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0,'hood,(slang) a neighborhood  
1,1530s,the decade from 1530 to 1539  
2,15_May_Organization,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  
3,1750s,the decade from 1750 to 1759  
4,1760s,the decade from 1760 to 1769  
5,1770s,the decade from 1770 to 1779  
6,1780s,the decade from 1780 to 1789  
7,1790s,the decade from 1790 to 1799  
8,18-karat_gold,an alloy that contains 75 per cent gold  
9,1820s,the decade from 1820 to 1829  
10,1830s,the decade from 1830 to 1839  
11,1840s,the decade from 1840 to 1849  
12,1850s,the decade from 1850 to 1859  
13,1860s,the decade from 1860 to 1869  
14,1870s,the decade from 1870 to 1879  
15,1900s,the decade from 1900 to 1909  
16,22-karat_gold,an alloy that contains 87 per cent gold  
17,24-karat_gold pure_gold,100 per cent gold  
18,24/7,uptime is 24 hours a day 7 days a week  
19,401-k_plan 401-k,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from the employer; contributions are made from your salary before taxes and the funds grow tax-free until they are withdrawn, at which point they can be converted into an IRA; funds can be transferred if you change employers and you can (to some extent) manage the investments yourself  
20,9/11 9-11 September_11 Sept._11 Sep_11,the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United States airliners and used them as bombs  
21,A a,the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet  
22,A type_A group_A,the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen  
23,A'man,the Israeli military intelligence which produces comprehensive national intelligence briefings for the prime minister and the cabinet  
24,A-horizon A_horizon,the top layer of a soil profile; usually contains humus  
25,A-line,women's clothing that has a fitted top and a flared skirt that is widest at the hemline; "it is called the A-line because the effect resembles the capital letter A"  
26,A-list,a list of names of specially favored people; "the boss gave me his A-list of people we should try to recruit"  
27,A-scan_ultrasonography,the use of ultrasonography to measure the length of the eyeball  
28,A-team,a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organization  
29,AB type_AB group_AB,the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens  
30,ABO_antibodies,blood type antibodies  
31,ABO_blood_group_system ABO_system ABO_group,a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O  
32,ACE_inhibitor angiotensin-converting_enzyme_inhibitor,an antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin II 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 used to treat congestive heart failure  
33,ADA-SCID,SCID resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for adenosine deaminase  
34,AIDS acquired_immune_deficiency_syndrome,a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles  
35,ALGOL,(from a combination of ALGOrithmic and Language); a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms  
36,AND_circuit AND_gate,a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire  
37,APC,a drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (aspirin and phenacetin and caffeine)  
38,ASCII_character,any member of the standard code for representing characters by binary numbers  
39,ASCII_character_set,(computer science) 128 characters that make up the ASCII coding scheme; "the ASCII character set is the most universal character coding set"  
40,ASCII_text_file,a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting  
41,ASL American_sign_language,the sign language used in the United States  
42,AWOL,one who is away or absent without leave  
43,A_battery,the battery used to heat the filaments of a vacuum tube  
44,A_level,the advanced level of a subject taken in school (usually two years after O level)  
45,Aachen Aken Aix-la-Chapelle,a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital  
46,Aalborg Alborg,a city and port in northern Jutland  
47,Aalst,a town in central Belgium  
48,Aalto Alvar_Aalto Hugo_Alvar_Henrik_Aalto,Finnish architect and designer of furniture (1898-1976)  
49,Aare Aar Aare_River,a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine  
50,Aaron,(Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites; created the golden calf  
51,Aaron Henry_Louis_Aaron Hank_Aaron,United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)  
52,Ab Av,the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)  
53,Abadan,a port city in southwestern Iran  
54,Abbe_condenser,a condenser having 2 or 3 lenses with wide aperture for use in microscopes  
55,Abecedarian,a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge  
56,Abel,(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Abel was killed by Cain  
57,Abel Niels_Abel Niels_Henrik_Abel,Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)  
58,Abelard Peter_Abelard Pierre_Abelard,French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142)  
59,Abelian_group commutative_group,a group that satisfies the commutative law  
60,Abelmoschus genus_Abelmoschus,genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers  
61,Aberdare,a mining town in southern Wales  
62,Aberdeen,a town in western Washington  
63,Aberdeen,a town in northeastern South Dakota  
64,Aberdeen,a town in northeastern Maryland  
65,Aberdeen,a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea  
66,Aberdeen_Angus Angus black_Angus,black hornless breed from Scotland  
67,Abidjan,city recognized by the United States as the capital of the Ivory Coast; largest city of the Ivory Coast  
68,Abies genus_Abies,true firs  
69,Abilene,a city in central Texas  
70,Abilene,a town in central Kansas to the west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower  
71,Abkhaz Abkhas,Circassian people living east of the Black Sea  
72,Abkhaz Abkhazia,an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability  
73,Abkhaz Abkhazian Abkhas Abkhasian,a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea  
74,Abkhazian Abkhasian,a Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz  
75,Abnaki,the Algonquian language spoken by the Abnaki and Penobscot  
76,Abnaki Abenaki,a member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec  
77,Abney_level,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  
78,Aborigine native_Australian Australian_Aborigine,a member of the people living in Australia when Europeans arrived  
79,Abraham Ibrahim,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"  
80,Abraham's_bosom bosom_of_Abraham,the place where the just enjoy the peace of heaven after death  
81,Abramis genus_Abramis,European fishes  
82,Abrocoma genus_Abrocoma,abrocomes  
83,Abronia genus_Abronia,genus of western North American herbs having showy flowers  
84,Abruzzi Abruzzi_e_Molise,a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic  
85,Abstract_Expressionism action_painting,a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles  
86,Abu_Dhabi United_Arab_Emirates's_capital,a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates  
87,Abu_Hafs_al-Masri_Brigades,a terrorist group that has worked with Al Qaeda; claimed responsibility for attacks in Iraq and Turkey  
88,Abu_Sayyaf Bearer_of_the_Sword,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"  
89,Abudefduf genus_Abudefduf,damsel fishes  
90,Abuja capital_of_Nigeria Nigerian_capital,capital of Nigeria in the center of the country  
91,Abukir Abukir_Bay,a bay on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt  
92,Abutilon genus_Abutilon,herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian mallow  
93,Abydos,an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander  
94,Abyssinian Abyssinian_cat,a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat  
95,Abyssinian_banana Ethiopian_banana Ensete_ventricosum Musa_ensete,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  
96,Academy_Award Oscar,an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance  
97,Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences,an academy that gives annual awards for achievements in motion picture production and performance  
98,Academy_of_Television_Arts_and_Sciences,an academy that gives annual awards for outstanding achievements in television  
99,Acadia,the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces  
100,Acadia_National_Park,a national park in Maine showing marine erosion and glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on the Atlantic coast  
101,Acadian,an early French settler in the Maritimes  
102,Acalypha genus_Acalypha,a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae  
103,Acanthaceae family_Acanthaceae acanthus_family,widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales  
104,Acanthisitta genus_Acanthisitta,a genus of Xenicidae  
105,Acanthocephala phylum_Acanthocephala,phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms  
106,Acanthocereus genus_Acanthocereus,mostly trailing cacti having nocturnal white flowers; tropical America and Caribbean region  
107,Acanthocybium genus_Acanthocybium,wahoos  
108,Acanthophis genus_Acanthophis,Australian elapid snakes  
109,Acanthopterygii superorder_Acanthopterygii,teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays  
110,Acanthoscelides genus_Acanthoscelides,a genus of Bruchidae  
111,Acanthuridae family_Acanthuridae,surgeonfishes  
112,Acanthurus genus_Acanthurus,type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes  
113,Acapulco Acapulco_de_Juarez,a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving)  
114,Acapulco_gold Mexican_green,a particularly potent variety of marijuana  
115,Acaridae family_Acaridae,mites  
116,Acarina order_Acarina,mites and ticks  
117,Accipiter genus_Accipiter,type genus of the family Accipitridae  
118,Accipitridae family_Accipitridae,hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles  
119,Accipitriformes order_Accipitriformes,in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes  
120,Accra capital_of_Ghana,the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port  
121,Acer genus_Acer,type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit  
122,Aceraceae family_Aceraceae maple_family,a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples  
123,Achaea,a region of ancient Greece on the north coast of the Peloponnese  
124,Achaean Achaian,a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks  
125,Achaean Arcado-Cyprians,the ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea  
126,Acheron River_Acheron,(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon  
127,Acherontia genus_Acherontia,death's-head moth  
128,Acheson Dean_Acheson Dean_Gooderham_Acheson,United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)  
129,Acheson_process,an industrial process for making graphite by heating a mixture of coke and clay  
130,Acheta genus_Acheta,common house and field crickets  
131,Achilles,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'  
132,Achilles'_heel,a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness  
133,Achilles_tendon tendon_of_Achilles,a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf  
134,Achoerodus genus_Achoerodus,a genus of Labridae  
135,Achomawi,a member of the Achomawi community of northeastern California  
136,Achomawi,a community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language and live in northeastern California  
137,Achomawi,the Shastan language spoken by the Achomawi  
138,Achras genus_Achras,tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit  
139,Acinonyx genus_Acinonyx,cheetahs  
140,Acinos genus_Acinos,plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha  
141,Acipenser genus_Acipenser,type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons  
142,Acipenseridae family_Acipenseridae,sturgeons  
143,Acnidosporidia subclass_Acnidosporidia,a subclass of Sporozoa  
144,Acocanthera genus_Acocanthera Acokanthera genus_Acokanthera,small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa  
145,Aconcagua,the highest mountain in the western hemisphere; located in the Andes in western Argentina (22,834 feet high)  
146,Aconitum genus_Aconitum,genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere with a vaulted and enlarged petal  
147,Acoraceae subfamily_Acoraceae,used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to Araceae  
148,Acorus genus_Acorus,sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae  
149,Acrasiomycetes class_Acrasiomycetes,cellular slime molds; in some classifications placed in kingdom Protoctista  
150,Acre,a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru  
151,Acre Akko Akka Accho,a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean  
152,Acrididae family_Acrididae Locustidae family_Locustidae,short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts  
153,Acridotheres genus_Acridotheres,mynas  
154,Acris genus_Acris,cricket frogs  
155,Acrobates genus_Acrobates,a genus of Phalangeridae  
156,Acrocarpus genus_Acrocarpus,small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia  
157,Acrocephalus genus_Acrocephalus,a genus of Sylviidae  
158,Acroclinium genus_Acroclinium,genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and South Africa: everlasting flower; most species usually placed in genus Helipterum  
159,Acrocomia genus_Acrocomia,Central and South American feather palms  
160,Acropora genus_Acropora,coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals  
161,Acrostichum genus_Acrostichum,in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae  
162,Actaea genus_Actaea,baneberry  
163,Actias genus_Actias,luna moths  
164,Actifed,trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to treat upper respiratory conditions and minor allergies  
165,Actinia genus_Actinia,a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools  
166,Actiniaria order_Actiniaria Actinaria order_Actinaria,sea anemones  
167,Actinidia genus_Actinidia,small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit  
168,Actinidiaceae family_Actinidiaceae,tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines  
169,Actiniopteris genus_Actiniopteris,terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and Africa  
170,Actinomeris genus_Actinomeris,used in some classification systems for plants now included in genus Verbesina  
171,Actinomycetaceae family_Actinomycetaceae,filamentous anaerobic bacteria  
172,Actinomycetales order_Actinomycetales,filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria  
173,Actinomyxidia order_Actinomyxidia,parasites of worms  
174,Actinopoda subclass_Actinopoda,heliozoans; radiolarians  
175,Actitis genus_Actitis,a genus of Scolopacidae  
176,Actium,an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece  
177,Actium,the naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC  
178,Acts_of_the_Apostles Acts,a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome  
179,Adad,Babylonian god of storms and wind  
180,Adalia genus_Adalia,genus of ladybugs  
181,Adam,(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race  
182,Adam Robert_Adam,Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792)  
183,Adam ecstasy XTC go disco_biscuit cristal X hug_drug,street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine  
184,Adam's_Peak Samanala,a mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high)  
185,Adam's_needle Adam's_needle-and-thread spoonleaf_yucca needle_palm Yucca_filamentosa,yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages  
186,Adams John_Adams President_Adams President_John_Adams,2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)  
187,Adams John_Quincy_Adams President_Adams President_John_Quincy_Adams,6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848)  
188,Adams Mount_Adams,a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high)  
189,Adams Sam_Adams Samuel_Adams,American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)  
190,Adana Seyhan,a city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River  
191,Adansonia genus_Adansonia,baobab; cream-of-tartar tree  
192,Adapa,a Babylonian demigod or first man (sometimes identified with Adam)  
193,Adapid Adapid_group,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  
194,Adar,the sixth month of the civil year; the twelfth month of the ecclesiastic year in the Jewish calendar (in February and March)  
195,Addis_Ababa New_Flower capital_of_Ethiopia,the capital of Ethiopia and the country's largest city; located in central Ethiopia  
196,Addison's_disease Addison's_syndrome hypoadrenalism hypoadrenocorticism,a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin  
197,Additions_to_Esther,an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther  
198,Adelaide,the state capital of South Australia  
199,Adelges genus_Adelges,type genus of the Adelgidae: plant lice  
200,Adelgidae family_Adelgidae,plant lice  
201,Adelie Adelie_penguin Pygoscelis_adeliae,medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie Coast of Antarctica  
202,Adelie_Land Terre_Adelie Adelie_Coast,a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins  
203,Aden,an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times  
204,Adenanthera genus_Adenanthera,small genus of trees of tropical Asia and Pacific areas  
205,Adenauer Konrad_Adenauer,German statesman; chancellor of West Germany (1876-1967)  
206,Adenium genus_Adenium,one species: succulent shrub or tree of tropical Africa and Arabia  
207,Adenota genus_Adenota,African antelopes: puku  
208,Adi_Granth Granth Granth_Sahib,the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus  
209,Adiantaceae family_Adiantaceae,used in some classification systems for some genera of the family Polypodiaceae (or Pteridaceae)  
210,Adiantum genus_Adiantum,cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae  
211,Adige River_Adige,a river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea; "Verona is on the Adige"  
212,Adirondacks Adirondack_Mountains,a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area  
213,Aditi,a Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease; mother of the Adityas  
214,Aditya,one of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi; Hindu gods of celestial light  
215,Adlumia genus_Adlumia,one species: climbing fumitory  
216,Admiralty_Island,an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau  
217,Admiralty_Islands,a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago  
218,Admiralty_Range,mountains in Antarctica to the north of Victoria Land  
219,Admission_Day,in some states of the United States: a legal holiday commemorating the day the state was admitted to the Union  
220,Adonic Adonic_line,a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis  
221,Adonis,(Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone; "when Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend summers with Aphrodite"  
222,Adonis genus_Adonis,annual or perennial herbs  
223,Adrian Edgar_Douglas_Adrian Baron_Adrian,English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)  
224,Adriatic Adriatic_Sea,an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west  
225,Advanced_Research_and_Development_Activity ARDA,an agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts advanced research and development related to information technology  
226,Advent,the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas  
227,Advent_Sunday,the first of the four Sundays during Advent  
228,Adventism Second_Adventism,any Christian religion that believes the second coming of Christ is imminent  
229,Adventist Second_Adventist,a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ  
230,Adzhar Adzharia,an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea  
231,Aedes genus_Aedes,yellow-fever mosquitos  
232,Aegates_Isles Aegadean_Isles,islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC  
233,Aegean Aegean_Sea,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  
234,Aegean_civilization Aegean_civilisation Aegean_culture,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"  
235,Aegean_island,an island in the Aegean Sea  
236,Aegiceras genus_Aegiceras,a genus of herbs of the family Verbenaceae  
237,Aegilops genus_Aegilops,goat grass  
238,Aegina,small medusa  
239,Aegina Aigina,an island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf  
240,Aegisthus,(Greek mythology) the seducer of Clytemnestra and murderer of Agamemnon who usurped the throne of Mycenae until Agamemnon's son Orestes returned home and killed him  
241,Aegospotami Aegospotamos,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  
242,Aegospotami Aegospotamos,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)  
243,Aegypiidae family_Aegypiidae,in some classifications considered the family comprising the Old World vultures which are more often included in the family Accipitridae  
244,Aegypius genus_Aegypius,a genus of Accipitridae  
245,Aegyptopithecus,extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; fossils found in Egypt  
246,Aeneas,a mythical Greek warrior who was a leader on the Trojan side of the Trojan War; hero of the Aeneid  
247,Aeneid,an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire  
248,Aeolian,the ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia  
249,Aeolian Eolian,a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks  
250,Aeolic Aeolic_dialect Eolic,the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis  
251,Aeolis Aeolia,an ancient coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) where the Aeolians founded several cities around 1100 BC  
252,Aeolus,god of the winds in ancient mythology  
253,Aeonium genus_Aeonium,a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae  
254,Aepyceros genus_Aepyceros,African antelopes: impalas  
255,Aepyornidae family_Aepyornidae,coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes  
256,Aepyorniformes order_Aepyorniformes,huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds  
257,Aerobacter genus_Aerobacter,aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature  
258,Aerobacter_aerogenes,a species of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that produce gas and acid from sugars and are sometimes involved in the souring of milk  
259,Aertex,a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear  
260,Aeschylus,Greek tragedian; the father of Greek tragic drama (525-456 BC)  
261,Aesculapius Asclepius Asklepios,son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea  
262,Aesculus genus_Aesculus,deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America; southeastern Europe; eastern Asia  
263,Aesir,(Norse mythology) the chief of gods living at Asgard  
264,Aesop,Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC)  
265,Aesop's_fables,a collection of fables believed to have been written by the Greek storyteller Aesop  
266,Aether,personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and night or of Chaos and darkness  
267,Aethionema genus_Aethionema,Old World genus of the family Cruciferae  
268,Aethusa genus_Aethusa,fool's parsley  
269,Aetobatus genus_Aetobatus,a genus of Myliobatidae  
270,Affirmed,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978  
271,Afghan Afghanistani,a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan  
272,Afghan_hound Afghan,tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East  
273,Afghan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in the Islamic State of Afghanistan  
274,Afghanistan Islamic_State_of_Afghanistan,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"  
275,Aframomum genus_Aframomum,an African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae  
276,Africa,the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean  
277,African,a native or inhabitant of Africa  
278,African_American_Vernacular_English AAVE African_American_English Black_English Black_English_Vernacular Black_Vernacular Black_Vernacular_English Ebonics,a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States  
279,African_bowstring_hemp African_hemp Sansevieria_guineensis,bowstring hemp of South Africa  
280,African_chameleon Chamaeleo_chamaeleon,a chameleon found in Africa  
281,African_clawed_frog Xenopus_laevis,a tongueless frog native to Africa; established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animals  
282,African_coral_snake Aspidelaps_lubricus,small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange  
283,African_country African_nation,any one of the countries occupying the African continent  
284,African_crocodile Nile_crocodile Crocodylus_niloticus,a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa  
285,African_daisy,African or Asiatic herbs with daisylike flowers  
286,African_daisy,any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers  
287,African_daisy yellow_ageratum Lonas_inodora Lonas_annua,shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers  
288,African_elephant Loxodonta_africana,an elephant native to Africa having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks  
289,African_grey African_gray Psittacus_erithacus,commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa  
290,African_hemp Sparmannia_africana,large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers  
291,African_holly Solanum_giganteum,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  
292,African_hunting_dog hyena_dog Cape_hunting_dog Lycaon_pictus,a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area  
293,African_lily African_tulip blue_African_lily Agapanthus_africanus,African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers  
294,African_mahogany,African tree having hard heavy odorless wood  
295,African_marigold big_marigold Aztec_marigold Tagetes_erecta,a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America  
296,African_monitor Varanus_niloticus,destroys crocodile eggs  
297,African_oil_palm Elaeis_guineensis,oil palm of Africa  
298,African_scented_mahogany cedar_mahogany sapele_mahogany Entandrophragma_cylindricum,African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown  
299,African_violet Saintpaulia_ionantha,tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers  
300,African_walnut Lovoa_klaineana,tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles mahogany  
301,African_wild_ass Equus_asinus,a wild ass of Africa  
302,Africander,tall large-horned humped cattle of South Africa; used for meat or draft  
303,Africanized_bee Africanized_honey_bee killer_bee Apis_mellifera_scutellata Apis_mellifera_adansonii,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  
304,Afrikaans Taal,an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish  
305,Afrikaner Afrikander Boer,a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans  
306,Afro Afro_hairdo,a rounded thickly curled hairdo  
307,Afro-wig,a wig that gives the appearance of an Afro hairdo  
308,Afroasiatic Afro-Asiatic Afroasiatic_language Afrasian Afrasian_language Hamito-Semitic,a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa  
309,Afrocarpus genus_Afrocarpus,dioecious evergreen trees or shrubs; equatorial to southern and southeastern Africa: yellowwood; similar to trees or genus Podocarpus  
310,Aga Agha,title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey)  
311,Agalinis genus_Agalinis,semiparasitic herb with purple or white or pink flowers; grows in the United States and West Indies  
312,Agamemnon,(Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War  
313,Agamidae family_Agamidae,an Old World reptile family of Sauria  
314,Agapornis genus_Agapornis,a genus of Psittacidae  
315,Agaricaceae family_Agaricaceae,large family including many familiar mushrooms  
316,Agaricales order_Agaricales,typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota  
317,Agaricus genus_Agaricus,type genus of Agaricaceae; gill fungi having brown spores and including several edible species  
318,Agassiz Louis_Agassiz Jean_Louis_Rodolphe_Agassiz,United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873)  
319,Agastache genus_Agastache,giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop  
320,Agathis genus_Agathis,kauri pine  
321,Agavaceae family_Agavaceae agave_family sisal_family,chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae  
322,Agave_tequilana,Mexican plant used especially for making tequila  
323,Agdestis genus_Agdestis,a genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots; grown in hot climates  
324,Agdistis,Asiatic epithet for Rhea or Cybele  
325,Agee James_Agee,United States novelist (1909-1955)  
326,Agelaius genus_Agelaius,red-winged blackbirds  
327,Agent_Orange,a herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas  
328,Ageratina genus_Ageratina,annual to perennial herbs or shrubs of eastern United States and Central and South America  
329,Aghan Margasivsa,the ninth month of the Hindu calendar  
330,Agincourt,a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415  
331,Agkistrodon genus_Agkistrodon Ancistrodon genus_Ancistrodon,copperheads  
332,Aglaia,(Greek mythology) one of the three Graces  
333,Aglaomorpha genus_Aglaomorpha,epiphytic ferns of tropical Asia  
334,Aglaonema genus_Aglaonema,climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen  
335,Agnatha superclass_Agnatha,superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms  
336,Agni,(Sanskrit) Hindu god of fire in ancient and traditional India; one of the three chief deities of the Vedas  
337,Agnus_Dei,a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words  
338,Agnus_Dei Paschal_Lamb,figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ  
339,Agonidae family_Agonidae,poachers  
340,Agonus genus_Agonus,type genus of the Agonidae  
341,Agra,a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal  
342,Agricola Gnaeus_Julius_Agricola,Roman general who was governor of Britain and extended Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth (37-93)  
343,Agrigento Acragas,a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples  
344,Agriocharis genus_Agriocharis,a genus of birds of the family Meleagrididae including the ocellated turkey  
345,Agrippa Marcus_Vipsanius_Agrippa,Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC)  
346,Agrippina Agrippina_the_Elder,granddaughter of Augustus and mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger (14 BC - AD 33)  
347,Agrippina Agrippina_the_Younger,wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero  
348,Agrobacterium genus_Agrobacterium,small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems  
349,Agrobacterium_tumefaciens,the bacteria that produce crown gall disease in plants  
350,Agropyron genus_Agropyron,perennial grasses of temperate and cool regions: wheatgrass; dog grass  
351,Agrostemma genus_Agrostemma,a caryophylloid dicot genus including corn cockles  
352,Agrostis genus_Agrostis,annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland)  
353,Ahab,according to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC)  
354,Ahriman,the spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism; arch rival of Ormazd  
355,Ahuehuete Tule_tree,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"  
356,Ahura,(Zoroastrianism) title for benevolent deities  
357,Aiken Conrad_Aiken Conrad_Potter_Aiken,United States writer (1889-1973)  
358,Ailey Alvin_Ailey,United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931)  
359,Ailuropoda genus_Ailuropoda,only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae  
360,Ailuropodidae family_Ailuropodidae,in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas  
361,Ailurus genus_Ailurus,lesser pandas  
362,Air_Combat_Command ACC,a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft  
363,Air_Corps,formerly the airborne division of the United States Army  
364,Air_Force_Intelligence_Surveillance_and_Reconnaissance Air_Force_ISR AFISR,an 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  
365,Air_Force_Research_Laboratory AFRL,a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces  
366,Air_Force_Space_Command AFSPC,a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations  
367,Air_Medal,a United States Air Force decoration for meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight  
368,Air_National_Guard ANG,a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies  
369,Aire River_Aire Aire_River,a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire  
370,Airedale Airedale_terrier,breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire  
371,Aix genus_Aix,wood duck and mandarin duck  
372,Aizoaceae family_Aizoaceae Tetragoniaceae family_Tetragoniaceae carpetweed_family,succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds  
373,Ajaia genus_Ajaia,a genus of Platalea  
374,Ajax,a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad  
375,Ajuga genus_Ajuga,bugle  
376,Akan,a Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast  
377,Akeridae family_Akeridae,bubble shells  
378,Akhbari,a religious movement by Arab Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iraq that is opposed to the Usuli; "Akhbari Shiism has never promoted political control"  
379,Akhenaton Akhenaten Ikhanaton Amenhotep_IV,early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)  
380,Akkadian,an ancient branch of the Semitic languages  
381,Akron,a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry  
382,Aksa_Martyrs_Brigades al-Aksa_Martyrs_Brigades Martyrs_of_al-Aqsa,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  
383,Akwa'ala,a member of the Akwa'ala community in Baja California  
384,Akwa'ala,a community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language and live in Baja California  
385,Akwa'ala,the Yuman language spoken by the Akwa'ala  
386,Al-hakim,an Ismaili caliph of Egypt who declared himself an incarnation of God and founded the Druze religious sect (985-1021)  
387,Al_Aqabah Aqaba Akaba,Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba  
388,Al_Ladhiqiyah Latakia,a seaport on the western coast of Syria  
389,Al_Nathir,a Palestinian terrorist organization formed in 2002 and linked to Fatah movement of Yasser Arafat  
390,Alabama,a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in what is now the state of Alabama; "the Alabamas were members of the Creek Confederacy"  
391,Alabama,the Muskhogean language of the Alabama  
392,Alabama Alabama_River,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  
393,Alabama Heart_of_Dixie Camellia_State AL Ala.,a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War  
394,Alabaman Alabamian,a native or resident of Alabama  
395,Aladdin,in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie  
396,Aladdin's_lamp,(Arabian Nights) a magical lamp from which Aladdin summoned a genie  
397,Alamo,a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico  
398,Aland_islands Aaland_islands Ahvenanmaa,an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control  
399,Alar daminozide,a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time  
400,Alaric,king of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410)  
401,Alaska Last_Frontier AK,a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States"  
402,Alaska_Native Alaskan_Native Native_Alaskan,a member or descendant of any of the aboriginal peoples of Alaska  
403,Alaska_Peninsula,a peninsula of southwestern Alaska (a continuation of the Aleutian Islands)  
404,Alaska_Range,a mountain range in south central Alaska; contains Mount McKinley  
405,Alaska_Standard_Time Yukon_Time,standard time in the 9th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 135th meridian west; used in Hawaii and most of Alaska  
406,Alaska_fur_seal Callorhinus_ursinus,of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California  
407,Alaska_king_crab Alaskan_king_crab king_crab Alaska_crab,meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat  
408,Alaska_rein_orchid Habenaria_unalascensis,similar to coastal rein orchid but with smaller flowers; Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and Colorado  
409,Alaskan,a native or resident of Alaska  
410,Alaskan_brown_bear Kodiak_bear Kodiak Ursus_middendorffi Ursus_arctos_middendorffi,brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia  
411,Alaskan_pipeline trans-Alaska_pipeline,an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez  
412,Alauda genus_Alauda,type genus of the Alaudidae: skylarks  
413,Alaudidae family_Alaudidae,larks  
414,Albania Republic_of_Albania,a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula  
415,Albanian,a native or inhabitant of Albania  
416,Albanian,the Indo-European language spoken by the people of Albania  
417,Albanian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Albania  
418,Albany,a town in southwest Georgia; processing center for peanuts and pecans  
419,Albany capital_of_New_York,state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river  
420,Albatrellus genus_Albatrellus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae  
421,Albatrellus_dispansus,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  
422,Albatrellus_ovinus sheep_polypore,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  
423,Albee Edward_Albee Edward_Franklin_Albeen,United States dramatist (1928-)  
424,Albers Josef_Albers,United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976)  
425,Albert Prince_Albert Albert_Francis_Charles_Augustus_Emmanuel,prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)  
426,Alberta,one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals  
427,Alberti Leon_Battista_Alberti,Italian architect and painter; pioneering theoretician of Renaissance architecture (1404-1472)  
428,Albigenses Cathars Cathari,a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism  
429,Albigensianism Catharism,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  
430,Albion,archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically  
431,Albright's_disease polyostotic_fibrous_dysplasia,fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones  
432,Albuginaceae family_Albuginaceae,fungi that produce white sori resembling blisters on certain flowering plants  
433,Albugo genus_Albugo,type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts  
434,Albula genus_Albula,type and sole genus of the family Albulidae  
435,Albulidae family_Albulidae,bonefish  
436,Albuquerque,the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande river  
437,Alca genus_Alca,type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill  
438,Alcaeus,Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC)  
439,Alcaic Alcaic_verse,verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus  
440,Alcea genus_Alcea,genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea  
441,Alcedinidae family_Alcedinidae,kingfishers  
442,Alcedo genus_Alcedo,type genus of the Alcedinidae  
443,Alcelaphus genus_Alcelaphus,African antelopes: hartebeests  
444,Alces genus_Alces,elk or moose  
445,Alcibiades,ancient Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War (circa 450-404 BC)  
446,Alcidae family_Alcidae,web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.  
447,Alcoholics_Anonymous AA,an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism  
448,Alcott Louisa_May_Alcott,United States novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888)  
449,Alcyonacea suborder_Alcyonacea,comprising the soft corals  
450,Alcyonaria order_Alcyonaria,corals and sea anemones having eight branches  
451,Alcyone Halcyon,(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher  
452,Aldebaran,the brightest star in Taurus  
453,Aldrovanda genus_Aldrovanda,one species: waterwheel plant  
454,Alectis genus_Alectis,a genus of Carangidae  
455,Alecto,one of the three Furies  
456,Alectoria genus_Alectoria,lichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched cylindrical thallus  
457,Alectoris genus_Alectoris,a genus of Perdicidae  
458,Alectura genus_Alectura,brush turkeys  
459,Alepisaurus genus_Alepisaurus,slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes  
460,Aletris genus_Aletris,small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae  
461,Aleuria_aurantia orange_peel_fungus,a discomycete with bright orange cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting bodies and pale orange exteriors  
462,Aleurites genus_Aleurites,candlenut  
463,Aleut,a community of Native Americans who speak an Eskimo-Aleut language and inhabit the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska; "the Aleut and the Eskimo are related culturally and linguistically"  
464,Aleut,the language spoken by the Aleut  
465,Aleut Aleutian,a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska  
466,Aleutian_Islands Aleutians,an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwest from Alaska  
467,Alex_Boncayao_Brigade ABB Revolutionary_Proletarian_Army RPA-ABB,an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s  
468,Alexander Alexander_the_Great,king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)  
469,Alexander Alexanders black_lovage horse_parsley Smyrnium_olusatrum,European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb  
470,Alexander_Archipelago,a group of islands off southeastern Alaska  
471,Alexander_I Czar_Alexander_I Aleksandr_Pavlovich,the czar of Russia whose plans to liberalize the government of Russia were unrealized because of the wars with Napoleon (1777-1825)  
472,Alexander_II Czar_Alexander_II Alexander_the_Liberator,the son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs (1818-1881)  
473,Alexander_III Czar_Alexander_III,son of Alexander II who was czar of Russia (1845-1894)  
474,Alexander_VI Pope_Alexander_VI Borgia Rodrigo_Borgia,Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503)  
475,Alexandria,a town in Louisiana on the Red River  
476,Alexandria El_Iskandriyah,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  
477,Alexandria_senna Alexandrian_senna true_senna tinnevelly_senna Indian_senna Senna_alexandrina Cassia_acutifolia Cassia_augustifolia,erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia  
478,Alexandrian,a resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt)  
479,Alexandrian_laurel Calophyllum_inophyllum,East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia  
480,Alexandrine,(prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet  
481,Aleyrodes genus_Aleyrodes,type genus of the Aleyrodidae  
482,Aleyrodidae family_Aleyrodidae,whiteflies  
483,Alfred Alfred_the_Great,king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)  
484,Alger Horatio_Alger,United States author of inspirational adventure stories for boys; virtue and hard work overcome poverty (1832-1899)  
485,Algeria Algerie Democratic_and_Popular_Republic_of_Algeria,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  
486,Algerian,a native or inhabitant of Algeria  
487,Algerian_centime,100 centimes equal 1 dinar in Algeria  
488,Algerian_dinar dinar,the basic unit of money in Algeria  
489,Algerian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Algeria  
490,Algeripithecus genus_Algeripithecus,an extinct genus of Hominoidea  
491,Algeripithecus_minutus,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  
492,Algiers Algerian_capital,an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria  
493,Algol,the second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary  
494,Algonkian Algonkin,a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec  
495,Algonkian Algonkin,the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian  
496,Algonquian Algonquin,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  
497,Algonquian Algonquin Algonquian_language,family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains  
498,Algren Nelson_Algren,United States writer (1909-1981)  
499,Alhambra,a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages  
500,Alhazen Alhacen al-Haytham Ibn_al-Haytham Al-Hasan_ibn_al-Haytham,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)  
501,Ali,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 assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects  
502,Ali Muhammad_Ali Cassius_Clay Cassius_Marcellus_Clay,United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)  
503,Ali_Baba,the fictional woodcutter who discovered that `open sesame' opened a cave in the Arabian Nights' Entertainment  
504,Alisma genus_Alisma,small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants  
505,Alismataceae family_Alismataceae water-plantain_family,perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants  
506,Alismatidae subclass_Alismatidae,one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 500 species in 14 families of aquatic and semiaquatic herbs  
507,Alka-seltzer,a commercial antacid that contains aspirin; tablets dissolve in water to give an effervescent solution  
508,All_Saints'_Day Allhallows November_1 Hallowmas Hallowmass,a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835  
509,All_Souls'_Day November_2,a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory  
510,Allah,Muslim name for the one and only God  
511,Alleghenies Allegheny_Mountains,the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia  
512,Allegheny Allegheny_River,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  
513,Allegheny_chinkapin eastern_chinquapin chinquapin dwarf_chestnut Castanea_pumila,shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts  
514,Allegheny_plum Alleghany_plum sloe Prunus_alleghaniensis,wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh  
515,Allegheny_spurge Allegheny_mountain_spurge Pachysandra_procumbens,low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere  
516,Allen Ethan_Allen,a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789)  
517,Allen Gracie_Allen Grace_Ethel_Cecile_Rosalie_Allen Gracie,United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)  
518,Allen Woody_Allen Allen_Stewart_Konigsberg,United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)  
519,Allen_screw,a screw with a hexagonal hole in the head  
520,Allen_wrench,a wrench for Allen screws  
521,Allentown,a city in eastern Pennsylvania; an industrial and commercial center  
522,Allhallowtide,the season of All Saints' Day  
523,Alliaceae family_Alliaceae,one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium  
524,Alliaria genus_Alliaria,a genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae; have broad leaves and white flowers and long siliques  
525,Allied_Command_Atlantic ACLANT,a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council  
526,Allied_Command_Europe ACE,a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey  
527,Allies,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  
528,Allies,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  
529,Alligatoridae family_Alligatoridae,alligators; caimans  
530,Allionia genus_Allionia,small genus of chiefly American herbs  
531,Allium genus_Allium,large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus  
532,Almaty Alma-Ata,the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998  
533,Almoravid,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  
534,Alnico,trade name for an alloy used to make high-energy permanent magnets; contains aluminum and iron and nickel plus cobalt or copper or titanium  
535,Alnus genus_Alnus,alders  
536,Aloeaceae family_Aloeaceae aloe_family,one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted  
537,Alonso Alicia_Alonso,Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921)  
538,Alopecurus genus_Alopecurus,annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds  
539,Alopex genus_Alopex,arctic foxes  
540,Alopiidae family_Alopiidae,thresher sharks  
541,Alopius genus_Alopius,type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae  
542,Alosa genus_Alosa,shad  
543,Alouatta genus_Alouatta,howler monkeys  
544,Alpena,a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron  
545,Alpha_Centauri Rigil_Kent Rigil,brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun  
546,Alpha_Crucis,the brightest star in the Southern Cross  
547,Alpine_anemone mountain_anemone Anemone_tetonensis,silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowers  
548,Alpine_besseya Besseya_alpina,small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet flowers; of high cold meadows from Wyoming and Utah to New Mexico  
549,Alpine_celery_pine Phyllocladus_alpinus,small shrubby celery pine of New Zealand  
550,Alpine_enchanter's_nightshade Circaea_alpina,an Alpine variety of enchanter's nightshade  
551,Alpine_fir subalpine_fir Abies_lasiocarpa,medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a narrowly conic to columnar crown  
552,Alpine_glacier Alpine_type_of_glacier,a glacier that moves down from a high valley  
553,Alpine_lady_fern Athyrium_distentifolium,a lady fern with deeply cut leaf segments; found in the Rocky Mountains  
554,Alpine_mouse-ear Arctic_mouse-ear Cerastium_alpinum,widespread in the Arctic and on mountains in Europe  
555,Alpine_woodsia northern_woodsia flower-cup_fern Woodsia_alpina,slender fern of northern North America with shining chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually distinct marginal sori  
556,Alpinia genus_Alpinia genus_Zerumbet genus_Languas,perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes  
557,Alpinism,mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)  
558,Alps the_Alps,a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction  
559,Alsace Alsatia Elsass,a region of northeastern France famous for its wines  
560,Alsatian,a native or inhabitant of Alsace  
561,Alsobia genus_Alsobia,tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia  
562,Alsophila genus_Alsophila,geometrid moths  
563,Alsophila_pometaria,North American moth with grey-winged males and wingless females; larvae are fall cankerworms  
564,Alstonia genus_Alstonia,genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeastern Asia and Polynesia  
565,Alstroemeriaceae family_Alstroemeriaceae,one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae  
566,Altai_Mountains Altay_Mountains,a mountain range in central Asia that extends a thousand miles from Kazakhstan eastward into western Mongolia and northern China  
567,Altaic,any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group  
568,Altaic Altaic_language,a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe  
569,Altair,double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation  
570,Alternanthera genus_Alternanthera,genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera  
571,Altoona,a town in central Pennsylvania  
572,Alyssum genus_Alyssum,a genus of the family Cruciferae  
573,Alytes genus_Alytes,midwife toads  
574,Alzheimer's_disease Alzheimer's Alzheimers,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  
575,Amaethon,the farmer god; ancient god of agriculture  
576,Amanita genus_Amanita,genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions  
577,Amaranthaceae family_Amaranthaceae amaranth_family,cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs  
578,Amaranthus genus_Amaranthus,large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs  
579,Amarillo,a city in the northern panhandle of Texas  
580,Amaryllidaceae family_Amaryllidaceae amaryllis_family,snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae  
581,Amaterasu Amaterasu_Omikami,central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan  
582,Amati,a violin made by Nicolo Amati or a member of his family  
583,Amati Nicolo_Amati Nicola_Amati,Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684)  
584,Amauropelta genus_Amauropelta,epiphytic or terrestrial ferns of America and Africa and Polynesia  
585,Amazon,(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)  
586,Amazon Amazon_River,a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)  
587,Amazon_ant Polyergus_rufescens,small reddish slave-making ant species  
588,Amazona genus_Amazona,a genus of Psittacidae  
589,Amberboa genus_Amberboa,herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their flowers  
590,Ambloplites genus_Ambloplites,a genus of Centrarchidae  
591,Amblyrhynchus genus_Amblyrhynchus,marine iguanas  
592,Ambrose Saint_Ambrose St._Ambrose,(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)  
593,Ambrosiaceae family_Ambrosiaceae,in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds  
594,Ambystoma genus_Ambystoma,type genus of the Ambystomatidae  
595,Ambystomatidae family_Ambystomatidae,New World salamanders  
596,Ameiuridae family_Ameiuridae,North American catfishes  
597,Ameiurus genus_Ameiurus,type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes  
598,Amelanchier genus_Amelanchier,North American deciduous trees or shrubs  
599,Amen Amon Amun,a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes  
600,Amen-Ra Amon-Ra Amun_Ra,Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were merged; principal deity during Theban supremacy  
601,Amentiferae group_Amentiferae,used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins  
602,America,North America and South America and Central America  
603,American,a native or inhabitant of the United States  
604,American,a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country  
605,American_Baptist_Convention Northern_Baptist_Convention,an association of Northern Baptists  
606,American_Civil_War United_States_Civil_War War_between_the_States,civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865  
607,American_Dream,the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did  
608,American_English American_language American,the English language as used in the United States  
609,American_Falls,a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo)  
610,American_Federation_of_Labor AFL,a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955  
611,American_Federation_of_Labor_and_Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations AFL-CIO,the largest federation of North American labor unions; formed in 1955  
612,American_Indian_Day,US: the 4th Friday in September  
613,American_Labor_Party,a former political party in the United States; formed in 1936 in New York when labor and liberals bolted the Democratic Party  
614,American_Legion,the largest organization of United States war veterans  
615,American_Party Know-Nothing_Party,a former political party in the United States; active in the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics  
616,American_Revolution American_Revolutionary_War War_of_American_Independence American_War_of_Independence,the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783  
617,American_Revolutionary_leader,a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States  
618,American_Samoa Eastern_Samoa AS,a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa  
619,American_Staffordshire_terrier Staffordshire_terrier American_pit_bull_terrier pit_bull_terrier,American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat  
620,American_Standard_Code_for_Information_Interchange ASCII,(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  
621,American_Standard_Version American_Revised_Version,a revised version of the King James Version  
622,American_Stock_Exchange AMEX Curb,a stock exchange in New York  
623,American_agave Agave_americana,widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to twenty years and then dies  
624,American_alligator Alligator_mississipiensis,large alligator of the southeastern United States  
625,American_angelica_tree devil's_walking_stick Hercules'-club Aralia_spinosa,small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States  
626,American_arborvitae northern_white_cedar white_cedar Thuja_occidentalis,small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets  
627,American_badger Taxidea_taxus,a variety of badger native to America  
628,American_barberry Berberis_canadensis,deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries  
629,American_basswood American_lime Tilia_americana,large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown  
630,American_beech white_beech red_beech Fagus_grandifolia Fagus_americana,North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts  
631,American_bison American_buffalo buffalo Bison_bison,large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains  
632,American_bittern stake_driver Botaurus_lentiginosus,a kind of bittern  
633,American_black_bear black_bear Ursus_americanus Euarctos_americanus,brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear  
634,American_bog_asphodel Narthecium_americanum,of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina  
635,American_bugbane summer_cohosh Cimicifuga_americana,bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers  
636,American_chameleon anole Anolis_carolinensis,small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color  
637,American_chestnut American_sweet_chestnut Castanea_dentata,large tree found from Maine to Alabama  
638,American_cockroach Periplaneta_americana,large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed  
639,American_coot marsh_hen mud_hen water_hen Fulica_americana,a coot found in North America  
640,American_copper Lycaena_hypophlaeas,common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America  
641,American_crab_apple garland_crab Malus_coronaria,medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit  
642,American_cranberry large_cranberry Vaccinium_macrocarpon,trailing red-fruited plant  
643,American_crayfish,common large crayfishes of eastern North America  
644,American_crow Corvus_brachyrhyncos,common crow of North America  
645,American_dewberry Rubus_canadensis,North American dewberry  
646,American_dog_violet Viola_conspersa,violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowers  
647,American_egret great_white_heron Egretta_albus,a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus  
648,American_elder black_elderberry sweet_elder Sambucus_canadensis,common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies  
649,American_elm white_elm water_elm rock_elm Ulmus_americana,large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America  
650,American_feverfew wild_quinine prairie_dock Parthenium_integrifolium,stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba Indians to treat burns  
651,American_flag Stars_and_Stripes Star-Spangled_Banner Old_Glory,the national flag of the United States of America  
652,American_fly_honeysuckle fly_honeysuckle Lonicera_canadensis,erect deciduous North American shrub with yellow-white flowers  
653,American_flying_squirrel,New World flying squirrels  
654,American_football American_football_game,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  
655,American_foxhound,an American breed of foxhounds used for hunting both in packs and individually  
656,American_frogbit Limnodium_spongia,American plant with roundish heart-shaped or kidney-shaped leaves; usually rooted in muddy bottoms of ponds and ditches  
657,American_gallinule Porphyrula_martinica,American purple gallinule  
658,American_germander wood_sage Teucrium_canadense,subshrub with serrate leaves and cream-colored to pink or purple flowers in spikelike racemes; North America  
659,American_ginseng sang Panax_quinquefolius,North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng  
660,American_green_toad Bufo_debilis,small green or yellow-green toad with small black bars and stripes  
661,American_hackberry Celtis_occidentalis,large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries  
662,American_harvest_mouse harvest_mouse,any of several small greyish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields  
663,American_hazel Corylus_americana,nut-bearing shrub of eastern North America  
664,American_holly Christmas_holly,an evergreen tree  
665,American_hop Humulus_americanus,native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop  
666,American_hornbeam Carpinus_caroliniana,tree or large shrub with grey bark and blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in autumn  
667,American_lady_crab lady_crab calico_crab Ovalipes_ocellatus,brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States  
668,American_larch tamarack black_larch Larix_laricina,medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark  
669,American_lobster Northern_lobster Maine_lobster,flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws; caught from Maine to the Carolinas  
670,American_lobster Northern_lobster Maine_lobster Homarus_americanus,lobster of Atlantic coast of America  
671,American_magpie Pica_pica_hudsonia,a magpie of Rocky Mountains in North America  
672,American_maidenhair_fern five-fingered_maidenhair_fern Adiantum_pedatum,hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes  
673,American_marten American_sable Martes_americana,valued for its fur  
674,American_mastodon American_mastodont Mammut_americanum,mastodon of North America; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon  
675,American_merganser Mergus_merganser_americanus,common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander  
676,American_mink Mustela_vison,usually rich dark brown  
677,American_mistletoe Arceuthobium_pusillum,small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees  
678,American_mistletoe Phoradendron_serotinum Phoradendron_flavescens,the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant  
679,American_mountain_ash Sorbus_americana,a variety of mountain ash  
680,American_oil_palm Elaeis_oleifera,palm of Central and South America  
681,American_organ,a free-reed instrument in which air is drawn in through reeds by suction bellows  
682,American_parasol Lepiota_americana,an agaric with a pallid cap and a stalk that is enlarged near the base  
683,American_pasqueflower Eastern_pasque_flower wild_crocus lion's_beard prairie_anemone blue_tulip American_pulsatilla Pulsatilla_patens Anemone_ludoviciana,short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia  
684,American_persimmon possumwood Diospyros_virginiana,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  
685,American_plaice Hippoglossoides_platessoides,large American food fish  
686,American_plan,a hotel plan that includes three meals daily  
687,American_quaking_aspen American_aspen Populus_tremuloides,slender aspen native to North America  
688,American_raspberry Rubus_strigosus Rubus_idaeus_strigosus,red raspberry of North America  
689,American_rattlebox Crotalaria_sagitallis,tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle  
690,American_red_elder red-berried_elder stinking_elder Sambucus_pubens,common North American shrub or small tree  
691,American_red_plum August_plum goose_plum Prunus_americana,wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh  
692,American_red_squirrel spruce_squirrel red_squirrel Sciurus_hudsonicus Tamiasciurus_hudsonicus,of northern United States and Canada  
693,American_redstart redstart Setophaga_ruticilla,flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail  
694,American_rock_brake American_parsley_fern Cryptogramma_acrostichoides,rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley  
695,American_saddle_horse,a high-stepping horse originating in Kentucky  
696,American_shrew_mole Neurotrichus_gibbsii,greyish-black shrew mole of the United States and Canada  
697,American_smelt rainbow_smelt,common smelt of eastern North America and Alaska  
698,American_smokewood chittamwood Cotinus_americanus Cotinus_obovatus,shrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke  
699,American_smooth_dogfish Mustelus_canis,found along the Atlantic coast of the Americas  
700,American_spikenard petty_morel life-of-man Aralia_racemosa,unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico  
701,American_star_grass Hypoxis_hirsuta,perennial star grass of North America  
702,American_state,one of the 50 states of the United States  
703,American_sycamore American_plane buttonwood Platanus_occidentalis,very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico  
704,American_toad Bufo_americanus,common toad of America  
705,American_turkey_oak turkey_oak Quercus_laevis,small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes  
706,American_twinflower Linnaea_borealis_americana,similar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia  
707,American_water_ouzel Cinclus_mexicanus,a water ouzel of western North America  
708,American_water_shrew Sorex_palustris,water shrew of North America  
709,American_water_spaniel,breed of medium-sized spaniels originating in America having chocolate or liver-colored curly coat  
710,American_watercress mountain_watercress Cardamine_rotundifolia,mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States  
711,American_white_birch paper_birch paperbark_birch canoe_birch Betula_cordifolia Betula_papyrifera,small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes  
712,American_white_oak Quercus_alba,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  
713,American_white_pine eastern_white_pine weymouth_pine Pinus_strobus,tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber tree  
714,American_widgeon baldpate Anas_americana,a widgeon the male of which has a white crown  
715,American_wistaria American_wisteria Wisteria_frutescens,an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers  
716,American_woodcock woodcock_snipe Philohela_minor,small long-billed woodcock; prized as a game bird  
717,American_wormseed Mexican_tea Spanish_tea wormseed Chenopodium_ambrosioides,rank-smelling tropical American pigweed  
718,Americana,any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America  
719,Americanism,an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans  
720,Americanism,loyalty to the United States and its institutions  
721,Americanism,a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens  
722,Americanization Americanisation,assimilation into American culture  
723,Amerind Amerindian_language American-Indian_language American_Indian Indian,any of the languages spoken by Amerindians  
724,Amerindian Native_American,any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived  
725,Amhara,a member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia  
726,Amharic Ethiopian_language,the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact  
727,Amia genus_Amia,type genus of the Amiidae  
728,Amianthum genus_Amianthum,one species: fly poison; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae  
729,Amiidae family_Amiidae,only the bowfins  
730,Amish,an American follower of the Mennonite religion  
731,Amish_sect,an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century; settled chiefly in southeastern Pennsylvania  
732,Amman capital_of_Jordan,the capital and largest city of Jordan  
733,Ammodytes genus_Ammodytes,type genus of the Ammodytidae  
734,Ammodytidae family_Ammodytidae,sand lances  
735,Ammotragus genus_Ammotragus,genus of wild sheep  
736,Amniota,higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during development  
737,Amoebida order_Amoebida Amoebina order_Amoebina,the animal order including amoebas  
738,Amontillado,pale medium-dry sherry from Spain  
739,Amos,a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet  
740,Amos Book_of_Amos,an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies  
741,Amphibolips genus_Amphibolips,cynipid gall wasps, especially causing oak-apple galls  
742,Amphicarpaea genus_Amphicarpaea Amphicarpa genus_Amphicarpa,very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut  
743,Amphineura subclass_Amphineura,a class of Gastropoda  
744,Amphioxidae family_Amphioxidae Branchiostomidae family_Branchiostomidae,lancelets  
745,Amphipoda order_Amphipoda,small flat-bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp  
746,Amphiprion genus_Amphiprion,damsel fishes  
747,Amphisbaena genus_Amphisbaena Amphisbaenia genus_Amphisbaenia,type genus of the Amphisbaenidae  
748,Amphisbaenidae family_Amphisbaenidae,worm lizards  
749,Amphiumidae family_Amphiumidae,congo snakes  
750,Amsinckia genus_Amsinckia,rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks  
751,Amsler_grid,a pattern of small boxes that is used for self-monitoring by patients who have age-related macular degeneration  
752,Amsonia genus_Amsonia,genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers; Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North America  
753,Amsterdam Dutch_capital capital_of_The_Netherlands,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  
754,Amundsen Roald_Amundsen,Norwegian explorer who was the first to traverse the Northwest Passage and in 1911 the first to reach the South Pole (1872-1928)  
755,Amur Amur_River Heilong_Jiang Heilong,an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk  
756,Amur_privet Ligustrum_amurense,eastern Asian shrub cultivated especially for its persistent foliage  
757,Amygdalaceae family_Amygdalaceae,used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus  
758,Amygdalus genus_Amygdalus,used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus  
759,Ana,mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu  
760,Anabantidae family_Anabantidae,small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia  
761,Anabaptism,a Protestant movement in the 16th century that believed in the primacy of the Bible, baptised only believers, not infants, and believed in complete separation of church and state  
762,Anabaptist,adherent of Anabaptism  
763,Anabaptist_denomination,a Protestant sect denying infant baptism and baptising only believers  
764,Anabas genus_Anabas,the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch  
765,Anabrus genus_Anabrus,a genus of Tettigoniidae  
766,Anacanthini order_Anacanthini,at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications  
767,Anacardiaceae family_Anacardiaceae sumac_family,the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac  
768,Anacardium genus_Anacardium,type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew  
769,Anacyclus genus_Anacyclus,a Spanish pellitory  
770,Anadenanthera genus_Anadenanthera,2 species of tropical American shrubs or trees  
771,Anadenanthera_colubrina Piptadenia_macrocarpa,Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia  
772,Anagallis genus_Anagallis,chiefly Old World herbs  
773,Anagasta genus_Anagasta,moth whose larvae are flour moths  
774,Anagyris genus_Anagyris,very small genus of shrubs of southern Europe having backward curving seed pods  
775,Anaheim,a city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles); site of Disneyland  
776,Ananas genus_Ananas,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)  
777,Ananias,a habitual liar (after a New Testament character who was struck dead for lying)  
778,Anaphalis genus_Anaphalis,a genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting  
779,Anapsida subclass_Anapsida,oldest known reptiles; turtles and extinct Permian forms  
780,Anarhichadidae family_Anarhichadidae,wolffishes  
781,Anarhichas genus_Anarhichas,type genus of the Anarhichadidae  
782,Anas genus_Anas,type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks  
783,Anasa genus_Anasa,squash bugs  
784,Anasazi,a Native American who lived in what is now southern Colorado and Utah and northern Arizona and New Mexico and who built cliff dwellings  
785,Anaspida order_Anaspida,extinct order of jawless vertebrates  
786,Anastatica genus_Anastatica,one species: rose of Jericho; resurrection plant  
787,Anastomus genus_Anastomus,openbills  
788,Anatidae family_Anatidae,swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks  
789,Anatolian Anatolian_language,an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European  
790,Anaxagoras,a presocratic Athenian philosopher who maintained that everything is composed of very small particles that were arranged by some eternal intelligence (500-428 BC)  
791,Anaximander,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)  
792,Anaximenes,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)  
793,Anchorage,a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"  
794,Ancient_Greek,the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire  
795,Ancohuma,a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,960 feet high)  
796,Ancylidae family_Ancylidae,freshwater gastropod  
797,Ancylostomatidae family_Ancylostomatidae,hookworms  
798,Ancylus genus_Ancylus,type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet  
799,Andalusia Andalucia,a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization  
800,Andaman_Sea,part of the Bay of Bengal to the west of the Malay Peninsula  
801,Andean_condor Vultur_gryphus,large vulture of the high Andes having black plumage and white neck ruff  
802,Andersen Hans_Christian_Andersen,a Danish author remembered for his fairy stories (1805-1875)  
803,Anderson Carl_Anderson Carl_David_Anderson,United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991)  
804,Anderson Marian_Anderson,United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993)  
805,Anderson Maxwell_Anderson,United States dramatist (1888-1959)  
806,Anderson Philip_Anderson Philip_Warren_Anderson Phil_Anderson,United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-)  
807,Anderson Sherwood_Anderson,United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)  
808,Andes,a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast  
809,Andhra_Pradesh,a state of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal  
810,Andira genus_Andira,small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa  
811,Andorra Principality_of_Andorra,a small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France  
812,Andorran,a native or inhabitant of Andorra  
813,Andreaea genus_Andreaea,brown or blackish Alpine mosses having a dehiscent capsule with 4 longitudinal slits  
814,Andreaeales order_Andreaeales,comprises a single genus: Andreaea  
815,Andrenidae family_Andrenidae,a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground  
816,Andrew Saint_Andrew St._Andrew Saint_Andrew_the_Apostle,(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland  
817,Andrews Roy_Chapman_Andrews,United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)  
818,Andricus genus_Andricus,cynipid gall wasps, chiefly affecting oaks  
819,Andromeda,(Greek mythology) an Ethiopian princess and daughter of Cassiopeia; she was fastened to a rock and exposed to a sea monster that was sent by Poseidon, but she was rescued by Perseus and became his wife  
820,Andromeda,a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy  
821,Andromeda_galaxy,a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye  
822,Andropogon genus_Andropogon,tall annual or perennial grasses with spikelike racemes; warm regions  
823,Andvari,(Norse mythology) a dwarf who possessed a treasure that was stolen by Loki  
824,Aneides genus_Aneides,climbing salamanders  
825,Anemia genus_Anemia,genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America  
826,Anemonella genus_Anemonella,one species: rue anemone  
827,Anemopsis genus_Anemopsis,one species: yerba mansa  
828,Anethum genus_Anethum,dill  
829,Angara Angara_River Tunguska Upper_Tunguska,a river in southeastern Siberia that flows northwest from Lake Baikal to become a tributary of the Yenisei River  
830,Angas,a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa  
831,Angel Angel_Falls,the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally  
832,Angelus,a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation  
833,Angevin Angevine,a resident of Anjou  
834,Angiospermae class_Angiospermae Magnoliophyta division_Magnoliophyta Anthophyta division_Anthophyta,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)  
835,Angle,a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons  
836,Anglesey Anglesey_Island Anglesea Anglesea_Island Mona,an island to the northwest of Wales  
837,Anglia,the Latin name for England  
838,Anglian,one of the major dialects of Old English  
839,Anglican,a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism  
840,Anglican_Catholic,a member of the Anglican Church who emphasizes its Catholic character  
841,Anglican_Church Anglican_Communion Church_of_England,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  
842,Anglicanism,the faith and doctrine and practice of the Anglican Church  
843,Anglicism Briticism Britishism,an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English)  
844,Anglicism Britishism,a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens  
845,Anglicization Anglicisation,the act of anglicizing; making English in appearance  
846,Anglo-American,an American who was born in Britain or one whose ancestors were British  
847,Anglo-Catholicism High_Anglicanism,a doctrine and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the Catholic tradition  
848,Anglo-French Anglo-Norman,the French (Norman) language used in medieval England  
849,Anglo-German_concertina,a concertina with bellows and buttons on both ends  
850,Anglo-Indian,a person of English citizenship born or living in India  
851,Anglo-Saxon,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'; "in the ninth century the Vikings began raiding the Anglo-Saxons in Britain"; "his ancestors were not just British, they were Anglo-Saxons"  
852,Anglo-Saxon,a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest  
853,Anglo-Saxon_deity,(Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons  
854,Anglomania,an excessive enthusiasm for all things English  
855,Anglophilia,admiration for Britain and British customs  
856,Anglophobia,dislike (or fear) of Britain and British customs  
857,Angola Republic_of_Angola,a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990  
858,Angolan,a native or inhabitant of Angola  
859,Angolan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Angola  
860,Angolese,a member of the Bantu tribes resident in Angola  
861,Angora Angora_cat,a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat  
862,Angora Angora_goat,a domestic breed of goat raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair  
863,Angora Angora_rabbit,domestic breed of rabbit with long white silky hair  
864,Angostura_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the Orinoco River at Ciudad Bolivar  
865,Anguidae family_Anguidae,alligator lizards  
866,Anguilla,a British colony in the West Indies  
867,Anguilla genus_Anguilla,type genus of the Anguillidae: eels  
868,Anguillan,a native or inhabitant of the island of Anguilla in the West Indies  
869,Anguillidae family_Anguillidae,eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn  
870,Anguilliformes order_Anguilliformes order_Apodes,elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced  
871,Anguillula genus_Anguillula Turbatrix genus_Turbatrix,a genus of Cephalobidae  
872,Anguis genus_Anguis,type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms  
873,Angus_Og Aengus Oengus Angus,Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women  
874,Anhima genus_Anhima,type genus of the Anhimidae; horned screamers  
875,Anhimidae family_Anhimidae,screamers  
876,Anhingidae family_Anhingidae,snakebirds  
877,Anigozanthus genus_Anigozanthus,genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves; includes kangaroo's paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae  
878,Animalia kingdom_Animalia animal_kingdom,taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals  
879,Anisoptera suborder_Anisoptera,dragonflies  
880,Anisotremus genus_Anisotremus,a genus of Haemulidae  
881,Anjou,a former province of western France in the Loire valley  
882,Ankara Turkish_capital capital_of_Turkey Angora,the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats  
883,Ann_Arbor,a city in southern Michigan near Detroit; site of the University of Michigan  
884,Annaba,a port city of northeastern Algeria near the Tunisian border  
885,Annapolis capital_of_Maryland,state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy  
886,Annapurna Anapurna,a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high)  
887,Anne,Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)  
888,Annelida phylum_Annelida,segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches  
889,Anniellidae family_Anniellidae,legless lizards  
890,Annona genus_Annona,type genus of the Annonaceae; tropical American trees or shrubs  
891,Annonaceae family_Annonaceae custard-apple_family,chiefly tropical trees or shrubs  
892,Annunciation,(Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ  
893,Annunciation Lady_Day Annunciation_Day March_25,a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland  
894,Annwfn Annwn,(Welsh mythology) the other world; land of fairies  
895,Anobiidae family_Anobiidae,deathwatch beetles  
896,Anodonta genus_Anodonta,thin-shelled freshwater mussels  
897,Anoectochilus genus_Anoectochilus,genus of delicate Asiatic orchids  
898,Anogramma genus_Anogramma,a genus of ferns belonging to the family Pteridaceae  
899,Anolis genus_Anolis,New World chameleons  
900,Anomala genus_Anomala,genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses  
901,Anomalopidae family_Anomalopidae,a family of fish including: flashlight fishes  
902,Anomia genus_Anomia,type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters  
903,Anomiidae family_Anomiidae,saddle oysters  
904,Anopheles genus_Anopheles,malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae  
905,Anoplura order_Anoplura,sucking lice  
906,Anostraca order_Anostraca,small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps  
907,Anouilh Jean_Anouilh,French dramatist noted for his reinterpretations of Greek myths (1910-1987)  
908,Ansar_al_Islam Ansar_al-Islam Supporters_of_Islam,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  
909,Anselm Saint_Anselm St._Anselm,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  
910,Anser genus_Anser,typical geese  
911,Anseres suborder_Anseres,used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae  
912,Anseriformes order_Anseriformes,ducks; geese; swans; screamers  
913,Anserinae subfamily_Anserinae,used in some classifications for the swans  
914,Anshar,the Babylonian father of the gods; identified with Assyrian Ashur; in Sumerian the name signifies `the totality of the upper world'  
915,Antalya Adalia,a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya  
916,Antananarivo capital_of_Madagascar,the capital and largest city of Madagascar  
917,Antarctic Antarctic_Zone South_Frigid_Zone,the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters  
918,Antarctic_Circle,a line of latitude north of the south pole  
919,Antarctic_Ocean,the southern waters surrounding Antarctica  
920,Antarctic_Peninsula Palmer_Peninsula,a large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea from the South Pacific  
921,Antarctica Antarctic_continent,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; "Antarctica is twice the size of Australia"  
922,Antares,the brightest star in Scorpius  
923,Antedon genus_Antedon,a genus of echinoderms of the family Antedonidae  
924,Antedonidae family_Antedonidae,feather stars  
925,Antennaria genus_Antennaria,small woolly perennial herbs having small whitish discoid flowers surrounded by a ring of club-shaped bristles  
926,Antennariidae family_Antennariidae,frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and anglers  
927,Anthemis genus_Anthemis,dog fennel  
928,Antheraea genus_Antheraea,large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality  
929,Anthericum genus_Anthericum,genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae  
930,Antheropeas genus_Antheropeas,small genus of North American herbs often included in genus Eriophyllum  
931,Anthidium genus_Anthidium,potter bees  
932,Anthoceropsida class_Anthoceropsida,hornworts: in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida  
933,Anthoceros genus_Anthoceros,hornworts  
934,Anthocerotaceae family_Anthocerotaceae,hornworts  
935,Anthocerotales order_Anthocerotales,hornworts; liverworts having a thalloid gametophyte; in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida  
936,Anthonomus genus_Anthonomus,weevils destructive of cultivated plants  
937,Anthony Susan_Anthony Susan_B._Anthony Susan_Brownell_Anthony,United States suffragist (1820-1906)  
938,Anthozoa class_Anthozoa Actinozoa class_Actinozoa,a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed  
939,Anthriscus genus_Anthriscus,chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia  
940,Anthropoidea suborder_Anthropoidea,monkeys; apes; hominids  
941,Anthus genus_Anthus,pipits  
942,Anthyllis genus_Anthyllis,genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs  
943,Anti-Masonic_Party,a former political party in the United States; founded in 1825 in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs  
944,Antichrist,(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  
945,Antido,an artificial language related to Ido  
946,Antidorcas genus_Antidorcas,springboks  
947,Antigone,(Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to death  
948,Antigonia genus_Antigonia,a genus of fish in the family Caproidae  
949,Antigonus Antigonus_Cyclops Monophthalmos,a general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia; lost one eye; killed in a battle at Ipsus (382-301 BC)  
950,Antigua,the largest of the islands comprising Antigua and Barbuda  
951,Antigua_and_Barbuda,a country in the northern Leeward Islands  
952,Antiguan,a native or inhabitant of Antigua  
953,Antilles,a group of islands in the West Indies  
954,Antilocapra genus_Antilocapra,type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one species  
955,Antilocapridae family_Antilocapridae,comprising only the pronghorns  
956,Antilope genus_Antilope,blackbucks  
957,Antioch Antakya Antakiya,a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity  
958,Antirrhinum genus_Antirrhinum,a genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightly colored irregular flowers  
959,Antlia,a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Vela  
960,Antofagasta,a port city on the Pacific in northern Chile  
961,Antonine_Wall,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  
962,Antoninus Aurelius Marcus_Aurelius Marcus_Aurelius_Antoninus Marcus_Annius_Verus,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)  
963,Antonius_Pius,Emperor of Rome; adoptive son of Hadrian (86-161)  
964,Antony Anthony Mark_Antony Mark_Anthony Antonius Marcus_Antonius,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)  
965,Antrozous genus_Antrozous,a genus of Vespertilionidae  
966,Antum,Babylonian consort of Anu  
967,Antwerpen Antwerp Anvers,a busy port and financial center in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river; it has long been a center for the diamond industry and the first stock exchange was opened there in 1460  
968,Anu,Babylonian god of the sky; one of the supreme triad including Bel and Ea  
969,Anubis Anpu,Egyptian god of tombs and ruler of the underworld; usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal  
970,Anunnaki Enuki,any of a group of powerful Babylonian earth spirits or genii; servitors of the gods  
971,Anzac,a soldier in the Australian and New Zealand army corps during World War I  
972,Anzio,a town of central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea; the Allies established a beachhead at Anzio in World War II  
973,Aotus genus_Aotus,douroucoulis  
974,Apache,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  
975,Apache,the language of the Apache  
976,Apalachicola Apalachicola_River,a river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida border  
977,Apalachicola_rosemary Conradina_glabra,small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers; a threatened species  
978,Apatura genus_Apatura,large Old World butterflies  
979,Apeldoorn,a city of east central Netherlands; a popular tourist center and site of the summer residence of the Dutch royal family  
980,Apennines,a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula  
981,Apgar_score,an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness  
982,Aphasmidia class_Aphasmidia,one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems  
983,Aphididae family_Aphididae,small soft-bodied plant lice  
984,Aphidoidea superfamily_Aphidoidea,plant lice  
985,Aphis genus_Aphis,type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables  
986,Aphriza genus_Aphriza,a genus of Scolopacidae  
987,Aphrodite Cytherea,goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus  
988,Aphrophora genus_Aphrophora,a genus of Cercopidae  
989,Aphyllanthaceae family_Aphyllanthaceae,one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes  
990,Aphyllanthes genus_Aphyllanthes,one species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own family Aphyllanthaceae  
991,Aphyllophorales order_Aphyllophorales,includes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike bodies; sometimes placed in class Hymenomycetes or included in Agaricales  
992,Apia capital_of_Western_Samoa,the capital of Western Samoa  
993,Apidae family_Apidae,honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees  
994,Apios genus_Apios,twining perennial North American plants  
995,Apis genus_Apis,type genus of the Apidae: honeybees  
996,Apium genus_Apium,celery  
997,Aplectrum genus_Aplectrum,a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae  
998,Aplodontia genus_Aplodontia,type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers  
999,Aplodontiidae family_Aplodontiidae,mountain beavers  
1000,Aplysia genus_Aplysia Tethys genus_Tethus,type genus of the family Aplysiidae  
1001,Aplysiidae family_Aplysiidae Tethyidae family_Tethyidae,sea hares  
1002,Apocrypha,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  
1003,Apocynaceae family_Apocynaceae dogbane_family,chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs  
1004,Apocynum genus_Apocynum,perennial herbs with small pink or white flowers  
1005,Apodemus genus_Apodemus,Old World field mice  
1006,Apodidae family_Apodidae,swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes  
1007,Apodiformes order_Apodiformes,swifts; hummingbirds  
1008,Apogon genus_Apogon,type genus of the Apogonidae  
1009,Apogonidae family_Apogonidae,bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth  
1010,Apoidea superfamily_Apoidea,bees  
1011,Apollinaire Guillaume_Apollinaire Wilhelm_Apollinaris_de_Kostrowitzki,French poet; precursor of surrealism (1880-1918)  
1012,Apollo Phoebus Phoebus_Apollo,(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis  
1013,Apollo_asteroid,an asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's orbit  
1014,Apollo_program,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"  
1015,Aporocactus genus_Aporocactus,small genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico  
1016,Apostle,(New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel  
1017,Apostle Apostelic_Father,any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people  
1018,Appalachia,an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina)  
1019,Appalachian,a native or inhabitant of Appalachia  
1020,Appalachians Appalachian_Mountains,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  
1021,Appaloosa,a hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump  
1022,Appenzeller,a smaller of the four Swiss breeds  
1023,Appian_Way,an ancient Roman road in Italy extending south from Rome to Brindisi; begun in 312 BC  
1024,Appleton,a town in eastern Wisconsin  
1025,Appleton Edward_Appleton Sir_Edward_Victor_Appleton,English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)  
1026,Appleton_layer F_layer F_region,the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission  
1027,April Apr,the month following March and preceding May  
1028,April_Fools' April_Fools'_day All_Fools'_day,the first day of April which is celebrated by playing practical jokes  
1029,April_fool,the butt of a prank played on April 1st  
1030,April_fool,a practical joke or trick played on the first day of April  
1031,Apsu,father of the gods and consort of Tiamat  
1032,Aptenodytes genus_Aptenodytes,large penguins  
1033,Apterygidae family_Apterygidae,coextensive with the order Apterygiformes  
1034,Apterygiformes order_Apterygiformes,a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis  
1035,Apus,a constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans  
1036,Apus genus_Apus,type genus  
1037,Aquarius,a zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces  
1038,Aquarius Aquarius_the_Water_Bearer Water_Bearer,the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18  
1039,Aquarius Water_Bearer,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius  
1040,Aquifoliaceae family_Aquifoliaceae holly_family,widely distributed shrubs and trees  
1041,Aquila,a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair  
1042,Aquila L'Aquila Aquila_degli_Abruzzi,the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy  
1043,Aquila genus_Aquila,a genus of Accipitridae  
1044,Aquinas Thomas_Aquinas Saint_Thomas St._Thomas Saint_Thomas_Aquinas St._Thomas_Aquinas,(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)  
1045,Aquitaine Aquitania,a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees  
1046,Ara,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma  
1047,Ara genus_Ara,macaws  
1048,Arab Arabian,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  
1049,Arab-Israeli_War Six-Day_War Six_Day_War,tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East  
1050,Arab-Israeli_War Yom_Kippur_War,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  
1051,Arab_League,an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation  
1052,Arabian Arab,a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia  
1053,Arabian_Desert Eastern_Desert,a desert in Egypt between the Nile River and the Red Sea  
1054,Arabian_Desert Great_Arabian_Desert,a desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia  
1055,Arabian_Nights'_Entertainment Arabian_Nights Thousand_and_One_Nights,a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century  
1056,Arabian_Peninsula Arabia,a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources  
1057,Arabian_Sea,a northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia  
1058,Arabian_camel dromedary Camelus_dromedarius,one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia  
1059,Arabian_coffee Coffea_arabica,shrubby tree of northeastern tropical Africa widely cultivated in tropical or near tropical regions for its seed which form most of the commercial coffee  
1060,Arabian_jasmine Jasminum_sambac,East Indian evergreen vine cultivated for its profuse fragrant white flowers  
1061,Arabic Arabic_language,the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects  
1062,Arabic_alphabet,the alphabet of 28 characters derived from Aramaic and used for writing Arabic languages (and borrowed for writing Urdu)  
1063,Arabic_numeral Hindu_numeral Hindu-Arabic_numeral,one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0  
1064,Arabidopsis genus_Arabidopsis,a genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis  
1065,Arabidopsis_lyrata,a small noninvasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers; closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana  
1066,Arabidopsis_thaliana mouse-ear_cress,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  
1067,Arabis genus_Arabis,annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress  
1068,Arabist,a scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture  
1069,Araceae family_Araceae arum_family,anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron  
1070,Arachis genus_Arachis,a genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see peanut)  
1071,Arachnida class_Arachnida,a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings  
1072,Arafat Yasser_Arafat,Palestinian statesman who was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (1929-2004)  
1073,Arafura_Sea,a part of the western Pacific Ocean to the north of Australia and to the south of New Guinea and the eastern islands of Indonesia  
1074,Aragon,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)  
1075,Aragon Louis_Aragon,French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982)  
1076,Araguaia Araguaia_River Araguaya Araguaya_River,a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River  
1077,Arales order_Arales,Araceae; Lemnaceae  
1078,Araliaceae family_Araliaceae ivy_family,mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax and Hedera  
1079,Aram,the biblical name for ancient Syria  
1080,Aramaic,a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia  
1081,Aramaic Aramaic_script,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  
1082,Aramean Aramaean,a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC  
1083,Aramus genus_Aramus,genus of large brown long-billed wading birds found in warm swampy regions of the western hemisphere: courlan; limpkin  
1084,Aran_Islands,three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay  
1085,Aranea genus_Aranea Araneus genus_Araneus,a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders  
1086,Araneae order_Araneae Araneida order_Araneida,spiders  
1087,Aranyaka,a treatise resembling a Brahmana but to be read or expounded by anchorites in the quiet of the forest  
1088,Arapaho Arapahoe,a member of a tribe of Plains Indians formerly inhabiting eastern Colorado and Wyoming (now living in Oklahoma and Wyoming)  
1089,Arapaho Arapahoe,the Algonquian language spoken by the Arapaho  
1090,Ararat Mount_Ararat Mt._Ararat,the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded  
1091,Aras Araxes,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  
1092,Arauca,a river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela  
1093,Araucariaceae family_Araucariaceae araucaria_family,tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae  
1094,Araujia genus_Araujia,small genus of South American evergreen vines  
1095,Arawak Arawakan,a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America  
1096,Arawak Arawakan,a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America  
1097,Arawn,Celtic deity who was the lord of Annwfn (the other world or the land of fairies)  
1098,Arbor_Day,a day designated for planting trees  
1099,Arca genus_Arca,type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams  
1100,Arcadia,a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese  
1101,Arcadian,an inhabitant of Arcadia  
1102,Arcadic Arcadic_dialect,the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians  
1103,Arcellidae family_Arcellidae,soil and freshwater protozoa; cosmopolitan in distribution  
1104,Arceuthobium genus_Arceuthobium,genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers  
1105,Archaeornithes subclass_Archaeornithes,primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous  
1106,Archean Archean_eon Archean_aeon Archeozoic Archaeozoic Archeozoic_eon Archaeozoic_aeon,the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life  
1107,Arches_National_Park,a national park in Utah including mountains and the Colorado River gorge and huge rock formations caused by erosion  
1108,Archiannelida class_Archiannelida,a class of Annelida  
1109,Archidiskidon genus_Archidiskidon,a genus of Elephantidae  
1110,Archilochus genus_Archilochus,a genus of Trochilidae  
1111,Archilochus_colubris,a kind of hummingbird  
1112,Archimedes,Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 BC)  
1113,Archimedes'_principle law_of_Archimedes,(hydrostatics) the apparent loss in weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid  
1114,Archosargus genus_Archosargus,a genus of Sparidae  
1115,Archosauria subclass_Archosauria,a large subclass of diapsid reptiles including: crocodiles; alligators; dinosaurs; pterosaurs; plesiosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts  
1116,Arcidae family_Arcidae,ark shells  
1117,Arctic Arctic_Zone North_Frigid_Zone,the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole  
1118,Arctic_Archipelago,all the islands that lie to the north of mainland Canada and the Arctic Circle  
1119,Arctic_Circle,a line of latitude near but to the 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  
1120,Arctic_Ocean,ice covered waters surrounding the North Pole; mostly covered with solid ice or with ice floes and icebergs  
1121,Arctic_char Salvelinus_alpinus,small trout of northern waters; landlocked populations in Quebec and northern New England  
1122,Arctic_fox white_fox Alopex_lagopus,thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter  
1123,Arctic_ground_squirrel parka_squirrel Citellus_parryi,large ground squirrel of the North American far north  
1124,Arctictis genus_Arctictis,binturongs  
1125,Arctiidae family_Arctiidae,tiger moths  
1126,Arctium genus_Arctium,burdock  
1127,Arctocebus genus_Arctocebus,a genus of Lorisidae  
1128,Arctocephalus genus_Arctocephalus,fur seals  
1129,Arctonyx genus_Arctonyx,a genus of Mustelidae  
1130,Arctostaphylos genus_Arctostaphylos,bearberry; manzanita  
1131,Arctotis genus_Arctotis,herbs and subshrubs: African daisy  
1132,Arcturus,the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth  
1133,Ardea genus_Ardea,type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons  
1134,Ardeidae family_Ardeidae,herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns  
1135,Ardennes,a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II  
1136,Ardisia genus_Ardisia,tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of Asia and Australasia to Americas  
1137,Arecidae subclass_Arecidae,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  
1138,Arenaria genus_Arenaria,sandworts  
1139,Arenaria genus_Arenaria,turnstones  
1140,Arenaviridae,a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods  
1141,Arendt Hannah_Arendt,United States historian and political philosopher (born in Germany) (1906-1975)  
1142,Arenga genus_Arenga,a genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees  
1143,Areopagite,a member of the council of the Areopagus  
1144,Areopagus,a hill to the to the west of the Athenian acropolis where met the highest governmental council of ancient Athens and later a judicial court  
1145,Areopagus,the highest governmental assembly in ancient Athens (later a judicial court)  
1146,Arequipa,a city in southern Peru founded in 1540 on the site of an ancient Inca city  
1147,Ares,(Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars  
1148,Argasidae family_Argasidae,soft ticks  
1149,Argentina Argentine_Republic,a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America  
1150,Argentina genus_Argentina,type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines  
1151,Argentine_hemorrhagic_fever,hemorrhagic fever with neurological signs; caused by the Junin virus  
1152,Argentine_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Argentina  
1153,Argentinian,a native or inhabitant of Argentina  
1154,Argentinidae family_Argentinidae,small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts  
1155,Argiope genus_Argiope,the type genus of Argiopidae; small genus of orb-weaving spiders  
1156,Argiopidae family_Argiopidae orb-weaver,spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution  
1157,Argive,a native or inhabitant of the city of Argos  
1158,Argo,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  
1159,Argonaut,(Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece  
1160,Argonauta genus_Argonauta,type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus  
1161,Argonautidae family_Argonautidae,represented solely by the genus Argonauta  
1162,Argos,an ancient city in southeastern Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC  
1163,Argun Argun_River Ergun_He,a river in eastern Asia that arises in China and flows northeast along the border between China and Russia to become a tributary of the Amur River  
1164,Argus,(Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes  
1165,Argusianus genus_Argusianus,argus pheasants  
1166,Argynnis genus_Argynnis,fritillaries  
1167,Argyranthemum genus_Argyranthemum,comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum  
1168,Argyreia genus_Argyreia,woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia  
1169,Argyrotaenia genus_Argyrotaenia,orange tortrix  
1170,Argyroxiphium genus_Argyroxiphium,small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs  
1171,Arhat Arhant lohan,a Buddhist who has attained nirvana  
1172,Arhus Aarhus,port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland  
1173,Ariadne,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  
1174,Ariana,city in Tunisia  
1175,Arianism,heretical doctrine taught by Arius that asserted the radical primacy of the Father over the Son  
1176,Arianrhod Arianrod,Celtic goddess famous for her beauty; mother of Dylan  
1177,Aries,a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus  
1178,Aries Aries_the_Ram Ram,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  
1179,Aries Ram,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries  
1180,Ariidae family_Ariidae,sea catfishes  
1181,Arikara Aricara,a member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river  
1182,Arikara Aricara,the Caddoan language spoken by the Arikara  
1183,Arilus genus_Arilus,a genus of Reduviidae  
1184,Ariocarpus genus_Ariocarpus,slow-growing geophytic cacti; northern and eastern Mexico; southern Texas  
1185,Ariomma genus_Ariomma,a genus of Stromateidae  
1186,Arisaema genus_Arisaema,tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials  
1187,Arisarum genus_Arisarum,tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area  
1188,Aristarchus,an ancient Greek grammarian remembered for his commentary on the Iliad and Odyssey (circa 217-145 BC)  
1189,Aristarchus,a bright crater on the Moon  
1190,Aristarchus_of_Samos,an ancient Greek astronomer who was one of the first to propose a heliocentric theory of the universe (circa 270 BC)  
1191,Aristolochia genus_Aristolochia,birthworts; Dutchman's-pipe  
1192,Aristolochiaceae family_Aristolochiaceae birthwort_family,family of birthworts (including wild ginger)  
1193,Aristolochiales order_Aristolochiales,order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary  
1194,Aristophanes,an ancient Greek dramatist remembered for his comedies (448-380 BC)  
1195,Aristotelia genus_Aristotelia,small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand and western South America  
1196,Aristotelian Aristotelean Peripatetic,a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism  
1197,Aristotelian_logic,the syllogistic logic of Aristotle as developed by Boethius in the Middle Ages  
1198,Aristotelianism peripateticism,(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"  
1199,Aristotle,one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)  
1200,Arius,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)  
1201,Arius genus_Arius,type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes  
1202,Arizona Grand_Canyon_State AZ,a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon  
1203,Arizona genus_Arizona,glossy snake  
1204,Arizona_ash Fraxinus_velutina,small shrubby ash of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico  
1205,Arizona_cypress Cupressus_arizonica,Arizona timber tree with bluish silvery foliage  
1206,Arizona_sycamore Platanus_wrightii,medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5  
1207,Arizona_white_oak Quercus_arizonica,semi-evergreen shrub or small tree of Arizona and New Mexico having acorns with hemispherical cups  
1208,Arizonan Arizonian,a native or resident of Arizona  
1209,Arjuna,(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  
1210,Ark Ark_of_the_Covenant,(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments  
1211,Arkansan Arkansawyer,a native or resident of Arkansas  
1212,Arkansas Arkansas_River,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  
1213,Arkansas Land_of_Opportunity AR Ark.,a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War  
1214,Arkansas_kingbird western_kingbird,a kingbird seen in western United States; head and back are pale grey and the breast is yellowish and the tail is black  
1215,Arlington,a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth  
1216,Armadillidiidae family_Armadillidiidae,pill bugs  
1217,Armadillidium genus_Armadillidium,type genus of the Armadillidiidae  
1218,Armageddon,(New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world  
1219,Armageddon,any catastrophically destructive battle; "they called the first World War an Armageddon"  
1220,Armagnac,dry brandy distilled in the Armagnac district of France  
1221,Armata_Corsa Corsican_Army,a terrorist organization founded in 1999 to oppose the link between nationalists and the Corsican mafia; "the attacks of Armata Corsa are aimed at symbolic targets of colonialism in Corsica"  
1222,Armed_Forces_Day,the 3rd Saturday in May  
1223,Armed_Islamic_Group GIA,a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent 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"  
1224,Armenia Republic_of_Armenia Hayastan,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  
1225,Armenian,a native or inhabitant of Armenia  
1226,Armenian Armenian_alphabet,a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written  
1227,Armenian Armenian_language,the Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia, but also in Azerbaijan  
1228,Armenian_Church Armenian_Apostolic_Orthodox_Church,an independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine traditions  
1229,Armenian_Secret_Army_for_the_Liberation_of_Armenia ASALA Orly_Group 3rd_October_Organization,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"  
1230,Armenian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Armenia  
1231,Armeria genus_Armeria,shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials  
1232,Armillaria genus_Armillaria,genus of edible mushrooms having white spores an annulus and blue juice; some are edible; some cause root rot  
1233,Armillaria_caligata booted_armillaria,fungus with a brown cap and white gills and a membranous ring halfway up the stalk  
1234,Armillaria_ponderosa white_matsutake,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  
1235,Armillaria_zelleri,a large fungus with viscid cap that dries and turns brown with age; gills are off-white  
1236,Armillariella genus_Armillariella,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  
1237,Arminian,adherent of Arminianism  
1238,Arminian_Baptist General_Baptist,group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists)  
1239,Arminian_Church,the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Jacobus Arminius  
1240,Arminianism,17th 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 sovereignty  
1241,Arminius Armin Hermann,German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)  
1242,Arminius Jacobus_Arminius Jacob_Harmensen Jakob_Hermandszoon,Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)  
1243,Armoracia genus_Armoracia,horseradish  
1244,Armstrong Louis_Armstrong Satchmo,United States pioneering jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971)  
1245,Armstrong Neil_Armstrong,United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)  
1246,Army_High_Performance_Computing_Research_Center AHPCRC,a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry  
1247,Army_Intelligence AI,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  
1248,Army_National_Guard ARNG,a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies  
1249,Army_for_the_Liberation_of_Rwanda ALIR Former_Armed_Forces FAR Interahamwe,a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"  
1250,Arnhem,a city in the central Netherlands on the lower Rhine River; site of a battle in 1944 during World War II  
1251,Arnica_montana,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  
1252,Arno Arno_River River_Arno,a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea  
1253,Arnold Benedict_Arnold,United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801)  
1254,Arnold Matthew_Arnold,English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)  
1255,Arnold-Chiari_deformity,deformity in which part of the brain protrudes through the skull  
1256,Arnold_of_Brescia,Italian theologian who censured the worldly possessions of monks and the temporal power of bishops and was condemned for dogmatic errors by the Second Lateran Council (early 12th century)  
1257,Arnoseris genus_Arnoseris,lamb succory  
1258,Arp Jean_Arp Hans_Arp,Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of dadaism in Zurich; noted for abstract organic sculptures (1887-1966)  
1259,Arrhenatherum genus_Arrhenatherum,oat grass  
1260,Arrhenius Svante_August_Arrhenius,Swedish chemist and physicist noted for his theory of chemical dissociation (1859-1927)  
1261,Artamidae family_Artamidae,wood swallows  
1262,Artamus genus_Artamus,type genus of the Artamidae  
1263,Artaxerxes_I Artaxerxes,king of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in Jerusalem (?-424 BC)  
1264,Artaxerxes_II Artaxerxes,king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC)  
1265,Artemia genus_Artemia Chirocephalus genus_Chirocephalus,fairy shrimp; brine shrimp  
1266,Artemis Cynthia,(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana  
1267,Artemision_at_Ephesus,the large temple of the Greek goddess Artemis which was begun at Ephesus in 541 BC and completed 220 years later; the temple was destroyed by the Goths in 262  
1268,Arthropoda phylum_Arthropoda,jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes  
1269,Arthropteris genus_Arthropteris,tropical and subtropical Old World epiphytic or lithophytic ferns  
1270,Arthur Chester_A._Arthur Chester_Alan_Arthur President_Arthur,elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)  
1271,Arthur King_Arthur,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  
1272,Arthurian_legend,the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot  
1273,Articles_of_Confederation,a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens  
1274,Artiodactyla order_Artiodactyla,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  
1275,Artocarpus genus_Artocarpus,evergreen Asiatic trees now grown through the tropics: breadfruit; jackfruit  
1276,Artois,a former province of northern France near the English Channel (between Picardy and Flanders)  
1277,Aruba,a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles  
1278,Arulo,an artificial language intended for international use as an auxiliary language  
1279,Arundinaria genus_Arundinaria,North American bamboo  
1280,Arundo genus_Arundo,any of several coarse tall perennial grasses of most warm areas: reeds  
1281,Aruru,mother and earth goddess in Gilgamish epic; identified with Sumerian Ki and Ninkhursag  
1282,Arvicola genus_Arvicola,in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus  
1283,Aryan,(according to Nazi doctrine) a Caucasian person of Nordic descent (and not a Jew)  
1284,Aryan Indo-European,a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European  
1285,Asahikawa,a city on western Hokkaido that is the center of a fertile agricultural area  
1286,Asama Mount_Asama,a volcano in central Honshu near Nagano; one of the largest volcanoes in Japan (8,340 feet)  
1287,Asanga,Indian religious leader and founder of the Yogacara school of Buddhism in India (4th century)  
1288,Asarh Asadha,the fourth month of the Hindu calendar  
1289,Asarum genus_Asarum,wild ginger  
1290,Asbat_al-Ansar Band_of_Partisans,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  
1291,Ascaphidae family_Ascaphidae,family of one species of frog: tailed frog  
1292,Ascaphus genus_Ascaphus,type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family Leiopelmatidae  
1293,Ascaridae family_Ascaridae,large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates  
1294,Ascaridia genus_Ascaridia,roundworm having a preanal sucker  
1295,Ascaris genus_Ascaris,type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth  
1296,Ascension Ascension_Day Ascension_of_the_Lord,(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter  
1297,Ascension Ascension_of_Christ,(New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection  
1298,Asch Sholem_Asch Shalom_Asch Sholom_Asch,United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957)  
1299,Ascidiaceae class_Ascidiaceae,sometimes classified as an order: sea squirts  
1300,Asclepiadaceae family_Asclepiadaceae milkweed_family,widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice  
1301,Asclepias genus_Asclepias,genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed  
1302,Ascomycetes class_Ascomycetes,large class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota: sac fungi  
1303,Ascomycota subdivision_Ascomycota Ascomycotina subdivision_Ascomycotina,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  
1304,Ascophyllum genus_Ascophyllum,brown algae distinguished by compressed or inflated branchlets along the axis  
1305,Asgard,(Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes  
1306,Ash_Can Ashcan_school,early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life  
1307,Ash_Wednesday,the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance  
1308,Ashcan_School Eight,a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life  
1309,Ashe Arthur_Ashe Arthur_Robert_Ashe,United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)  
1310,Asheville,a town in western North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west of Charlotte  
1311,Ashkenazi,a Jew of eastern European or German descent  
1312,Ashkhabad capital_of_Turkmenistan,the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan  
1313,Ashton Sir_Frederick_Ashton,British choreographer (1906-1988)  
1314,Ashur Ashir,chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar  
1315,Ashurbanipal Assurbanipal Asurbanipal,king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC)  
1316,Asia,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  
1317,Asia,the nations of the Asian continent collectively  
1318,Asia_Minor Anatolia,a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey  
1319,Asian Asiatic,a native or inhabitant of Asia  
1320,Asian_American,an American who is of Asian descent  
1321,Asian_Russia,the Russia that is part of Asia  
1322,Asian_black_grouse Lyrurus_mlokosiewiczi,a black grouse of western Asia  
1323,Asian_coral_snake,of India  
1324,Asian_country Asian_nation,any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent  
1325,Asian_crocodile Crocodylus_porosus,estuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands  
1326,Asian_horseshoe_crab,horseshoe crab of the coast of eastern Asia  
1327,Asian_influenza Asiatic_flu,influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957  
1328,Asian_longhorned_beetle Anoplophora_glabripennis,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  
1329,Asian_tiger_mosquito Aedes_albopictus,striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases  
1330,Asian_wild_ox,genus of Asiatic wild oxen  
1331,Asiatic_black_bear black_bear Ursus_thibetanus Selenarctos_thibetanus,bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia  
1332,Asiatic_flying_squirrel,nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps  
1333,Asiatic_shrew_mole Uropsilus_soricipes,shrew mole of eastern Asia  
1334,Asiatic_sweetleaf sapphire_berry Symplocus_paniculata,deciduous shrub of eastern Asia bearing decorative bright blue fruit  
1335,Asilidae family_Asilidae,robber flies  
1336,Asimina genus_Asimina,pawpaw  
1337,Asimov Isaac_Asimov,United States writer (born in Russia) noted for his science fiction (1920-1992)  
1338,Asin Asvina,the seventh month of the Hindu calendar  
1339,Asio genus_Asio,a genus of European owls  
1340,Ask_Jeeves,a widely used search engine accepting plain English questions or phrases or terms  
1341,Asmara Asmera,the capital of Eritrea  
1342,Aspalathus genus_Aspalathus,genus of South African heathlike shrubs  
1343,Asparagaceae family_Asparagaceae,one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus  
1344,Asperger's_syndrome,a psychiatric disorder usually noted during early school years; characterized by impaired social relations and by repetitive patterns of behavior  
1345,Aspergillaceae family_Aspergillaceae,family of fungi including some common molds  
1346,Aspergillus genus_Aspergillus,genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals  
1347,Aspergillus_fumigatus,a mold causing aspergillosis in birds and man  
1348,Asperula genus_Asperula,woodruff  
1349,Asphodelaceae family_Asphodelaceae,one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae  
1350,Asphodeline genus_Asphodeline,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  
1351,Asphodelus genus_Asphodelus,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  
1352,Aspidelaps genus_Aspidelaps,African coral snakes  
1353,Aspidiotus genus_Aspidiotus,a genus of Diaspididae  
1354,Aspidophoroides genus_Aspidophoroides,alligatorfishes  
1355,Aspleniaceae family_Aspleniaceae,one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Asplenium, Pleurosorus, Schaffneria  
1356,Asplenium genus_Asplenium,in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae  
1357,Assam,state in northeastern India  
1358,Assamese,native or inhabitant of the state of Assam in northeastern India  
1359,Assamese Asamiya,the Magadhan language spoken by the Assamese people; closely related to Bengali  
1360,Assault,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946  
1361,Assemblies_of_God,a charismatic Protestant denomination in the United States  
1362,Associate_in_Applied_Science AAS,an associate degree in applied science  
1363,Associate_in_Arts AA,an associate degree in arts  
1364,Associate_in_Nursing AN,an associate degree in nursing  
1365,Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Retired_Persons AARP,an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens  
1366,Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Nations ASEAN,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  
1367,Assumption,(Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended  
1368,Assumption Assumption_of_Mary August_15,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  
1369,Assur Asur Ashur,an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq  
1370,Assyria,an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq  
1371,Assyrian,an inhabitant of ancient Assyria  
1372,Assyrian_Akkadian Assyrian,an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia  
1373,Assyrian_Neo-Aramaic Assyrian,the language of modern Iraq  
1374,Assyriology,archeology of the ancient Assyrians  
1375,Astacidae family_Astacidae Astacura,crayfish  
1376,Astacus genus_Astacus,type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish  
1377,Astaire Fred_Astaire,United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987)  
1378,Astana Akmola capital_of_Kazakhstan,remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998  
1379,Astarte Ashtoreth,an ancient Phoenician goddess of love and fertility; the Phoenician counterpart to Ishtar  
1380,Asteridae subclass_Asteridae,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  
1381,Asteroidea class_Asteroidea,sea stars  
1382,Astor John_Jacob_Astor,United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848)  
1383,Astor Nancy_Witcher_Astor Viscountess_Astor,British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)  
1384,Astragalus genus_Astragalus,large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae  
1385,Astrakhan,a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River  
1386,Astreus genus_Astreus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Geastraceae  
1387,Astreus_hygrometricus,a common species of earthstar widely distributed in sandy soil; the gleba is a pale tan  
1388,Astreus_pteridis,the largest earthstar; the fruiting body can measure 15 cm across when the rays are expanded  
1389,Astroloma genus_Astroloma,evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania  
1390,Astronium genus_Astronium,a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Anacardiaceae  
1391,Astronomical_Unit AU,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)  
1392,Astrophyton genus_Astrophyton,includes many of the basket stars  
1393,Astrophyton_muricatum,a variety of basket star  
1394,Astropogon genus_Astropogon,a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae  
1395,Asuncion capital_of_Paraguay,the capital and chief port of Paraguay  
1396,Asura,earlier a god; later a demon; counterpart of Zoroastrian Ahura  
1397,Asvins,(literally `possessing horses' in Sanskrit) in Hinduism the twin chariot warriors conveying Surya  
1398,Aswan Assuan Assouan,an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby  
1399,Aswan_High_Dam High_Dam,one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt  
1400,Atacama_Desert,a desert in western Chile that extends roughly 600 miles south from the Peruvian border; one of the driest areas in the world, but rich in nitrate and copper deposits  
1401,Atacama_Trench,a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile  
1402,Atakapa Atakapan Attacapa Attacapan,a language spoken by the Atakapa of the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas  
1403,Atakapa Attacapan,a member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas  
1404,Ataturk Kemal_Ataturk Kemal_Pasha Mustafa_Kemal,Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938)  
1405,Ate,goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment  
1406,Ateles genus_Ateles,spider monkeys  
1407,Aten Aton,the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the Pharaoh Akhenaten  
1408,Athanasian_Creed,a Christian profession of faith  
1409,Athanasianism,the theological doctrine taught by Athanasius that Christ the Son is of the same substance as God the Father  
1410,Athanasius Saint_Athanasius St._Athanasius Athanasius_the_Great,(Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373)  
1411,Athapaskan Athapascan Athabaskan Athabascan,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  
1412,Athapaskan Athapascan Athabaskan Athabascan Athapaskan_language,a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)  
1413,Atharva-Veda,a collection of mantras and formulas  
1414,Athelstan,the first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England (895-939)  
1415,Athena Athene Pallas Pallas_Athena Pallas_Athene,(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva  
1416,Athene genus_Athene,a genus of Strigidae  
1417,Athenian,a resident of Athens  
1418,Athens,a town in southeast Ohio  
1419,Athens,a university town in northeast Georgia  
1420,Athens Athinai capital_of_Greece Greek_capital,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"  
1421,Atherinidae family_Atherinidae,small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water  
1422,Atherinopsis genus_Atherinopsis,a genus of Atherinidae  
1423,Atherurus genus_Atherurus,a genus of Hystricidae  
1424,Athiorhodaceae family_Athiorhodaceae,small motile sulphur bacteria  
1425,Athos Mount_Athos,an autonomous area in northeastern Greece that is the site of several Greek Orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth century  
1426,Athrotaxis genus_Athrotaxis,a genus of gymnosperm  
1427,Athyrium genus_Athyrium,temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus Asplenium  
1428,Atlanta battle_of_Atlanta,a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864  
1429,Atlanta capital_of_Georgia,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  
1430,Atlantic Atlantic_Ocean,the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east  
1431,Atlantic_City,a city on the Atlantic shore in southeastern New Jersey; a resort and gambling center  
1432,Atlantic_Coast,a coast of the Atlantic Ocean  
1433,Atlantic_Time Atlantic_Standard_Time,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  
1434,Atlantic_bottlenose_dolphin Tursiops_truncatus,the most common dolphin of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; often kept captive and trained to perform  
1435,Atlantic_cod Gadus_morhua,one of the world's most important commercial fishes  
1436,Atlantic_croaker Micropogonias_undulatus,a silvery-bodied croaker with dark markings and tiny barbels  
1437,Atlantic_halibut Hippoglossus_hippoglossus,largest United States flatfish  
1438,Atlantic_herring Clupea_harengus_harengus,important food fish; found in enormous shoals in the northern Atlantic  
1439,Atlantic_manta Manta_birostris,largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanic  
1440,Atlantic_puffin Fratercula_arctica,common puffin of the northern Atlantic  
1441,Atlantic_ridley bastard_ridley bastard_turtle Lepidochelys_kempii,grey sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America  
1442,Atlantic_sailfish Istiophorus_albicans,a kind of sailfish  
1443,Atlantic_salmon,fatty pink flesh of fish from northern coastal Atlantic; usually marketed fresh  
1444,Atlantic_salmon Salmo_salar,found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning  
1445,Atlantic_sea_bream Archosargus_rhomboidalis,sea bream of warm Atlantic waters  
1446,Atlantic_spiny_dogfish Squalus_acanthias,destructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of America and Europe; widely used in anatomy classes  
1447,Atlantic_tripletail Lobotes_surinamensis,tripletail found from Cape Cod to northern South America  
1448,Atlantic_walrus Odobenus_rosmarus,a walrus of northern Atlantic and Arctic waters  
1449,Atlantis,according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake  
1450,Atlas,(Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders  
1451,Atlas_Mountains,a mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert; extends from southwestern Morocco to northern Tunisia  
1452,Atlas_cedar Cedrus_atlantica,tall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green leaves; widely planted as an ornamental  
1453,Atomic_Energy_Commission AEC,a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States  
1454,Atreus,(Greek mythology) the king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and of Menelaus  
1455,Atrichornis genus_Atrichornis,type genus of the Atrichornithidae  
1456,Atrichornithidae family_Atrichornithidae,scrubbirds  
1457,Atriplex genus_Atriplex,orach; saltbush  
1458,Atropa genus_Atropa,belladonna  
1459,Atropidae family_Atropidae,booklice  
1460,Atropos,the Greek goddess of fate who cuts the thread of life  
1461,Atsugewi,a member of a North American Indian people of northern California  
1462,Atsugewi,the Shastan language spoken by the Atsugewi  
1463,Attalea genus_Attalea,unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America  
1464,Attic Ionic Ionic_dialect Classical_Greek,the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia  
1465,Attica,the territory of Athens in ancient Greece where the Ionic dialect was spoken  
1466,Atticus genus_Atticus,atlas moth  
1467,Attila Attila_the_Hun Scourge_of_God Scourge_of_the_Gods,king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453)  
1468,Attlee Clement_Attlee Clement_Richard_Attlee 1st_Earl_Attlee,British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967)  
1469,Attorney_General Attorney_General_of_the_United_States,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"  
1470,Attorney_General United_States_Attorney_General US_Attorney_General,the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington"  
1471,Auchincloss Louis_Auchincloss Louis_Stanton_Auchincloss,United States writer (born in 1917)  
1472,Auckland,the largest city and principal port of New Zealand  
1473,Aucuba genus_Aucuba,hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan  
1474,Auden W._H._Auden Wystan_Hugh_Auden,United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973)  
1475,Audubon John_James_Audubon,United States ornithologist and artist (born in Haiti) noted for his paintings of birds of America (1785-1851)  
1476,Audubon's_caracara Polyborus_cheriway_audubonii,widespread from southern United States to Central America; rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail  
1477,Audubon's_warbler Audubon_warbler Dendroica_auduboni,common warbler of western North America  
1478,Augean_stables,(Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them  
1479,Augeas,(Greek mythology) the mythical Greek king who for 30 years did not clean his stables which contained his vast herd of cattle  
1480,Augsburg_Confession,the document drawn up in 1555 to defend the catholicity of Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran practice; is still in effect today  
1481,August Aug,the month following July and preceding September  
1482,Augusta,a city in eastern Georgia north-northwest of Savannah; noted for golf tournaments  
1483,Augusta capital_of_Maine,the capital of the state of Maine  
1484,Augustine Saint_Augustine St._Augustine Augustine_of_Hippo,(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)  
1485,Augustinian,a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders  
1486,Augustinian_Canons,an Augustinian monastic order  
1487,Augustinian_Hermits,a monastic order of friars established in 1256 by the Pope  
1488,Augustinian_order,any of several monastic orders observing a rule derived from the writings of St. Augustine  
1489,Augustus Gaius_Octavianus Gaius_Julius_Caesar_Octavianus Octavian,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)  
1490,Aulacorhyncus genus_Aulacorhyncus,a genus of Ramphastidae  
1491,Aulostomidae family_Aulostomidae,trumpetfishes  
1492,Aulostomus genus_Aulostomus,type genus of the Aulostomidae  
1493,Aum_Shinrikyo Aum Supreme_Truth,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"  
1494,Aureolaria genus_Aureolaria,small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic and bearing golden-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia  
1495,Auricularia genus_Auricularia,type genus of the Auriculariaceae  
1496,Auriculariaceae family_Auriculariaceae,fungi having gelatinous sporophores  
1497,Auriculariales order_Auriculariales,coextensive with the family Auriculariaceae; sometimes included in the order Tremellales  
1498,Auriga Charioteer,a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way  
1499,Auriparus genus_Auriparus,a genus of Paridae  
1500,Aurora,(Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos  
1501,Auschwitz,a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II  
1502,Austen Jane_Austen,English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)  
1503,Austerlitz,a town in Czech Republic; site of the battle of Austerlitz in 1805  
1504,Austerlitz battle_of_Austerlitz,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  
1505,Austin capital_of_Texas,state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas  
1506,Austin_Friar,one of the Roman Catholic hermits of Saint Augustine  
1507,Austin_Friars,an Augustinian monastic order  
1508,Australasia,Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the South Pacific  
1509,Australia,the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean  
1510,Australia Commonwealth_of_Australia,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  
1511,Australian Aboriginal_Australian,the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines  
1512,Australian Aussie,a native or inhabitant of Australia  
1513,Australian_Alps,a range of mountains in Australia that forms the southern end of the Great Dividing Range  
1514,Australian_Desert Great_Australian_Desert,general name given to all desert areas in Australia  
1515,Australian_Labor_Party,the oldest political party in Australia, founded in 1891; the party is moderately liberal  
1516,Australian_arowana Dawson_River_salmon saratoga spotted_barramundi spotted_bonytongue Scleropages_leichardti,a species of large fish found in Australian rivers  
1517,Australian_blacksnake Pseudechis_porphyriacus,large semiaquatic snake of Australia; black above with red belly  
1518,Australian_bonytongue northern_barramundi Scleropages_jardinii,a species of large fish found in Australian rivers  
1519,Australian_cockroach Periplaneta_australasiae,widely distributed in warm countries  
1520,Australian_coral_snake Rhynchoelaps_australis,small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-white on red  
1521,Australian_dollar,the basic unit of money in Australia and Nauru  
1522,Australian_grass_tree Richea_dracophylla,stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers  
1523,Australian_hare's_foot Davallia_pyxidata,a hare's-foot fern of the genus Davallia  
1524,Australian_heath,any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region  
1525,Australian_lungfish Queensland_lungfish Neoceratodus_forsteri,an endangered species of lungfish found in rivers in Queensland  
1526,Australian_magpie,black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies  
1527,Australian_nettle Australian_nettle_tree,any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea  
1528,Australian_pea Dipogon_lignosus Dolichos_lignosus,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  
1529,Australian_pine Casuarina_equisetfolia,common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood  
1530,Australian_pitcher_plant Cephalotus_follicularis,a carnivorous perennial herb having a green pitcher and hinged lid both with red edges; western Australia  
1531,Australian_reed_grass Calamagrostic_quadriseta,tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay  
1532,Australian_sea_lion Zalophus_lobatus,a variety of sea lion found in Australia  
1533,Australian_state,one of the several states constituting Australia  
1534,Australian_sumac Rhodosphaera_rhodanthema Rhus_rhodanthema,evergreen of Australia yielding a dark yellow wood  
1535,Australian_terrier,small greyish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia similar to the cairn  
1536,Australian_turtledove turtledove Stictopelia_cuneata,small Australian dove  
1537,Australopithecus_afarensis,fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago  
1538,Australopithecus_africanus,gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago  
1539,Australopithecus_boisei,large-toothed hominid of eastern Africa; from 1 to 2 million years ago  
1540,Australopithecus_robustus,large-toothed hominid of southern Africa; from 1.5 to 2 million years ago; formerly Paranthropus  
1541,Austria Republic_of_Austria Oesterreich,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  
1542,Austria-Hungary,a geographical area in central and eastern Europe; broken into separate countries at the end of World War I  
1543,Austrian,a native or inhabitant of Austria  
1544,Austrian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Austria  
1545,Austro-Asiatic Austro-Asiatic_language Munda-Mon-Khmer,a family of languages spoken in southern and southeastern Asia  
1546,Austrocedrus genus_Austrocedrus,one species; formerly included in genus Libocedrus  
1547,Austronesia,islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia)  
1548,Austronesian,a native or inhabitant of Austronesia  
1549,Austronesian Austronesian_language,the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia  
1550,Austrotaxus genus_Austrotaxus,a gymnosperm genus having one species: New Caledonian yew  
1551,Authorized_Version King_James_Version King_James_Bible,an English translation of the Bible published in 1611  
1552,Automeris genus_Automeris,io moth  
1553,Auvergne,a region in central France  
1554,Avahi genus_Avahi,a genus of Indriidae  
1555,Avalokitesvara Avalokiteshvara,a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people  
1556,Ave_Maria Hail_Mary,a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her  
1557,Avena genus_Avena,oats  
1558,Averrhoa genus_Averrhoa,trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves: carambolas  
1559,Averroes ibn-Roshd Abul-Walid_Mohammed_ibn-Ahmad_Ibn-Mohammed_ibn-Roshd,Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198)  
1560,Aves class_Aves,(ornithology) the class of birds  
1561,Avesta Zend-Avesta,a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries  
1562,Avestan,the script in which the ancient Persian language of the Avesta is written  
1563,Avestan Zend,an ancient Iranian language  
1564,Avicenna ibn-Sina Abu_Ali_al-Husain_ibn_Abdallah_ibn_Sina,Persian physician and influential philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)  
1565,Avicennia genus_Avicennia,small genus of tropical shrubs or trees  
1566,Avicenniaceae family_Avicenniaceae,used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia  
1567,Avignon,a town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism  
1568,Avogadro Amedeo_Avogadro,Italian physicist noted for his work on gases; proposed what has come to be called Avogadro's law (1776-1856)  
1569,Avogadro's_law Avogadro's_hypothesis,the principle that equal volumes of all gases (given the same temperature and pressure) contain equal numbers of molecules  
1570,Avogadro's_number Avogadro_number,the number of molecules in a mole of a substance (approximately 602,250,000,000,000,000,000,000)  
1571,Avon,a county in southwestern England  
1572,Avon River_Avon,a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn  
1573,Avon River_Avon Upper_Avon Upper_Avon_River,a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn  
1574,Axis,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"  
1575,Ayr,a port in southwestern Scotland  
1576,Ayrshire,hardy breed of dairy cattle from Ayr, Scotland  
1577,Aythya genus_Aythya,canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc.  
1578,Ayurveda,(Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda  
1579,Az_Zarqa Zarqa,city in northwestern Jordan  
1580,Azadirachta genus_Azadirachta,genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees  
1581,Azerbaijan Azerbaijani_Republic Azerbajdzhan Azerbajdzhan_Republic,a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet  
1582,Azerbaijani,a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan  
1583,Azerbaijani,the Turkic language spoken by the Azerbaijani  
1584,Azerbaijani_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Azerbaijan  
1585,Azeri,an ethnic group living in Azerbaijan  
1586,Azolla genus_Azolla,a genus of fern sometimes placed in its own family Azollaceae  
1587,Azollaceae family_Azollaceae,used in some classifications for the genus Azolla  
1588,Azores Acores,islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal; "the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes"  
1589,Aztec,a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519  
1590,Aztecan,the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Aztec  
1591,B b,the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet  
1592,B type_B group_B,the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen  
1593,B-52,United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber  
1594,B-complex_vitamin B_complex vitamin_B_complex vitamin_B B_vitamin B,originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins  
1595,B-flat_clarinet licorice_stick,the ordinary clarinet with a middle range  
1596,B-girl bar_girl,a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers  
1597,B-horizon B_horizon,immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils  
1598,B-scan_ultrasonography,the use of ultrasonography to view structure in the back of the eye  
1599,BASIC,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  
1600,BB BB_shot,a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun  
1601,BB_gun,an air gun in which BBs are propelled by compressed air  
1602,BVD BVD's,trademark for men's underwear  
1603,B_battery,battery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube  
1604,B_cell B_lymphocyte,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  
1605,Baader_Meinhof_Gang Baader-Meinhof_Gang,a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977  
1606,Baal,any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god  
1607,Babar,an imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children  
1608,Babbitt_metal babbitt,an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction  
1609,Babesiidae family_Babesiidae,piroplasms and cattle pathogens  
1610,Babinski Babinski_reflex Babinski_sign,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  
1611,Babylon,the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia  
1612,Babylonia Chaldaea Chaldea,an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king)  
1613,Babylonian,an inhabitant of ancient Babylon  
1614,Babylonian,the ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written  
1615,Babylonian_Captivity,the deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC  
1616,Babyrousa genus_Babyrousa,a genus of Suidae  
1617,Baccharis genus_Baccharis,shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control  
1618,Bacchus,(classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus  
1619,Bach,the music of Bach; "he played Bach on the organ"  
1620,Bach Johann_Sebastian_Bach,German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)  
1621,Bachelor_of_Arts BA Artium_Baccalaurens AB,a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences  
1622,Bachelor_of_Arts_in_Library_Science ABLS,a bachelor's degree in library science  
1623,Bachelor_of_Arts_in_Nursing BAN,a bachelor's degree in nursing  
1624,Bachelor_of_Divinity BD,a bachelor's degree in religion  
1625,Bachelor_of_Laws LLB,a three-year law degree  
1626,Bachelor_of_Literature BLitt,a bachelor's degree in literature  
1627,Bachelor_of_Medicine MB,(a British degree) a bachelor's degree in medicine  
1628,Bachelor_of_Music BMus,a bachelor's degree in music  
1629,Bachelor_of_Naval_Science BNS,a bachelor's degree in naval science  
1630,Bachelor_of_Science BS SB,a bachelor's degree in science  
1631,Bachelor_of_Science_in_Architecture BSArch,a bachelor's degree in architecture  
1632,Bachelor_of_Science_in_Engineering,a bachelor's degree in engineering  
1633,Bachelor_of_Theology ThB,a bachelor's degree in theology  
1634,Bacillaceae family_Bacillaceae,typically rod-shaped usually Gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores  
1635,Bacillariophyceae class_Bacillariophyceae Diatomophyceae class_Diatomophyceae,marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms  
1636,Bacillus_anthracis anthrax_bacillus,a species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon  
1637,Bacillus_subtilis Bacillus_globigii grass_bacillus hay_bacillus,a species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics  
1638,Bacon Francis_Bacon Sir_Francis_Bacon Baron_Verulam 1st_Baron_Verulam Viscount_St._Albans,English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)  
1639,Bacon Roger_Bacon,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)  
1640,Bacteroidaceae family_Bacteroidaceae,family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes  
1641,Bacteroides genus_Bacteroides,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  
1642,Bactrian_camel Camelus_bactrianus,two-humped camel of the cold deserts of central Asia  
1643,Bad_Lands Badlands,an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska  
1644,Badaga,a member of an agricultural people of southern India  
1645,Badaga,the dialect of Kannada that is spoken by the Badaga  
1646,Bade,a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria  
1647,Badlands_National_Park,a national park in South Dakota having multicolored peaks and spires resulting from erosion; fossil sites  
1648,Baedeker Karl_Baedeker,German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859)  
1649,Baffin_Bay,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  
1650,Baffin_Island,the 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay  
1651,Baghdad Bagdad capital_of_Iraq,capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world"  
1652,Bahai,a teacher of or believer in Bahaism  
1653,Bahaism,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"  
1654,Bahamas Commonwealth_of_the_Bahamas Bahama_Islands,island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort  
1655,Bahamian,a native or inhabitant of the Bahamas  
1656,Bahamian_dollar,the basic unit of money in the Bahamas  
1657,Bahia_Blanca,a port city in eastern Argentina to the southwest of Buenos Aires on an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean  
1658,Bahia_grass Paspalum_notatum,perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of the Gulf States  
1659,Bahrain Bahrain_Island Bahrein Bahrein_Island,an island in the Persian Gulf  
1660,Bahrain State_of_Bahrain Bahrein,an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s  
1661,Bahrain_dinar dinar,the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils  
1662,Bahraini Bahreini,a native or inhabitant of Bahrain  
1663,Bahrainian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Bahrain  
1664,Bai Baic,the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan  
1665,Baikal Lake_Baikal Baykal Lake_Baykal,the largest freshwater lake in Asia or Europe and the deepest lake in the world  
1666,Bailey Nathan_Bailey Nathaniel_Bailey,English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)  
1667,Bailey Pearl_Bailey Pearl_Mae_Bailey,United States singer (1918-1990)  
1668,Bailey_bridge,a temporary bridge designed for rapid construction  
1669,Baiomys genus_Baiomys,pygmy mice  
1670,Bairava,epithet of Siva; "the terrible Bairava"  
1671,Bairdiella genus_Bairdiella,drumfish  
1672,Baisakh Vaisakha,the second month of the Hindu calendar  
1673,Bakelite,a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.  
1674,Bakersfield,a city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley  
1675,Bakke_decision,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  
1676,Baku capital_of_Azerbaijan,a port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production  
1677,Bakunin Mikhail_Bakunin Mikhail_Aleksandrovich_Bakunin,Russian anarchist; ally and later opponent of Karl Marx (1814-1876)  
1678,Balaena genus_Balaena,type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales  
1679,Balaeniceps genus_Balaeniceps,type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills  
1680,Balaenicipitidae family_Balaenicipitidae,shoebills  
1681,Balaenidae family_Balaenidae,right whales  
1682,Balaenoptera genus_Balaenoptera,type genus of the Balaenopteridae  
1683,Balaenopteridae family_Balaenopteridae,rorquals; blue whales  
1684,Balanchine George_Balanchine,United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983)  
1685,Balanidae family_Balanidae,stalkless barnacles  
1686,Balanus genus_Balanus,type genus of the family Balanidae  
1687,Balarama,elder brother of Krishna; an incarnation of Vishnu  
1688,Balaton Lake_Balaton Plattensee,a large shallow lake in western Hungary  
1689,Balboa Vasco_Nunez_de_Balboa,Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519)  
1690,Balder Baldr,(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  
1691,Baldwin,an American eating apple with red or yellow and red skin  
1692,Baldwin James_Baldwin James_Arthur_Baldwin,United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)  
1693,Baldwin Stanley_Baldwin 1st_Earl_Baldwin_of_Bewdley,English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947)  
1694,Balearic_Islands,an archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain  
1695,Balenciaga Cristobal_Balenciaga,Spanish fashion designer known for his stark elegant designs (1895-1972)  
1696,Balfour Arthur_James_Balfour 1st_Earl_of_Balfour,English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930)  
1697,Bali,an island in Indonesia to the east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts  
1698,Balinese,the Indonesian language of the people of Bali  
1699,Balistes genus_Balistes,type genus of the Balistidae  
1700,Balistidae family_Balistidae,triggerfishes  
1701,Balkan,an inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula  
1702,Balkan_Peninsula Balkans,a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range  
1703,Balkan_Wars,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  
1704,Balkan_country Balkan_nation Balkan_state,any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula  
1705,Balkans,the Balkan countries collectively  
1706,Balkans Balkan_Mountains Balkan_Mountain_Range,the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula  
1707,Ball Lucille_Ball,United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)  
1708,Ballistic_Missile_Defense_Organization BMDO,an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality  
1709,Ballota genus_Ballota,perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area: black horehound  
1710,Balmoral bluebonnet,a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side  
1711,Balmoral_Castle,a castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private residence of the British sovereign  
1712,Balochi Baluchi,an Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf  
1713,Balsaminaceae family_Balsaminaceae balsam_family,distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers  
1714,Balsamorhiza genus_Balsamorhiza,genus of coarse western American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam  
1715,Balthazar Balthasar,(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus  
1716,Baltic Baltic_Sea,a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy  
1717,Baltic Baltic_language,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  
1718,Baltic-Finnic,a group of Finnic languages including Finnish and Estonian  
1719,Baltic_State Baltic_Republic,European countries bordering the Baltic Sea  
1720,Baltimore,the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center  
1721,Baltimore_oriole Baltimore_bird hangbird firebird Icterus_galbula_galbula,eastern subspecies of northern oriole  
1722,Balto-Slavic Balto-Slavic_language Balto-Slavonic,a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages  
1723,Balzac Honore_Balzac Honore_de_Balzac,French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850)  
1724,Bam,an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003  
1725,Bamako,the capital of Mali; located in the south on the Niger  
1726,Bambusa genus_Bambusa,tall tender clumping bamboos  
1727,Bambuseae tribe_Bambuseae,bamboos  
1728,Band_Aid,trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters  
1729,Bandung,a city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate  
1730,Banff,a popular vacation spot in the Canadian Rockies  
1731,Bangalore,an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai)  
1732,Bangiaceae family_Bangiaceae,a family of protoctist  
1733,Bangkok capital_of_Thailand Krung_Thep,the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture  
1734,Bangladesh People's_Republic_of_Bangladesh Bangla_Desh East_Pakistan,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  
1735,Bangladeshi,a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh  
1736,Bangladeshi_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Bangladesh  
1737,Bangor,a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River  
1738,Bangor,a university town in northwestern Wales on the Menai Strait  
1739,Bangor,a town in southeastern Northern Ireland  
1740,Bangui capital_of_Central_Africa,the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic  
1741,Banjul capital_of_Gambia,a port city and capital of Gambia  
1742,Bank_of_England,the central bank of England and Wales  
1743,Bank_of_Japan,the central bank of Japan  
1744,Bankhead Tallulah_Bankhead,uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968)  
1745,Bankia genus_Bankia,giant shipworms  
1746,Banks Sir_Joseph_Banks,English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)  
1747,Bannister Roger_Bannister Sir_Roger_Gilbert_Bannister,English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)  
1748,Bannockburn,a battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland  
1749,Banti's_disease Banti's_syndrome,a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis  
1750,Banting F._G._Banting Sir_Frederick_Grant_Banting,Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941)  
1751,Bantu,a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa  
1752,Bantu Bantoid_language,a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent  
1753,Baphia genus_Baphia,small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar  
1754,Baptisia genus_Baptisia,genus of North American plants with showy flowers and an inflated pod  
1755,Baptist,follower of Baptistic doctrines  
1756,Baptist_Church Baptists,any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers  
1757,Baptist_denomination,group of Baptist congregations  
1758,Baptistic_doctrine,any of various doctrines closely related to Anabaptism  
1759,Baraka Imamu_Amiri_Baraka LeRoi_Jones,United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934)  
1760,Barany Robert_Barany,Austrian physician who developed a rotational method for testing the middle ear (1876-1936)  
1761,Barbadian,a native or inhabitant of Barbados  
1762,Barbados,a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area  
1763,Barbados,easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela  
1764,Barbados_dollar,the basic unit of money in Barbados  
1765,Barbados_gooseberry Barbados-gooseberry_vine Pereskia_aculeata,West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits  
1766,Barbados_gooseberry blade_apple,small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies  
1767,Barbarea genus_Barbarea,biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress  
1768,Barbarossa Khayr_ad-Din,Barbary pirate (died in 1546)  
1769,Barbary,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  
1770,Barbary_Coast,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!"  
1771,Barbary_Coast,the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates  
1772,Barbary_ape Macaca_sylvana,tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar  
1773,Barber Samuel_Barber,United States composer (1910-1981)  
1774,Barberton_daisy Transvaal_daisy Gerbera_jamesonii,widely cultivated South African perennial having flower heads with orange to flame-colored rays  
1775,Barbuda,an island in Antigua and Barbuda  
1776,Barcelona,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  
1777,Bardeen John_Bardeen,United States physicist who won the Nobel prize for physics twice (1908-1991)  
1778,Barents_Sea,the part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Norway and Russia  
1779,Bari,capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast  
1780,Barkley Alben_Barkley Alben_William_Barkley,United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the United States (1877-1956)  
1781,Barnaby's_thistle yellow_star-thistle Centaurea_solstitialis,European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States  
1782,Barnum P._T._Barnum Phineas_Taylor_Barnum,United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)  
1783,Baroque Baroque_era Baroque_period,the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe  
1784,Barranquilla,a port city of northern Colombia near the Caribbean on the Magdalena River  
1785,Barrie James_Barrie J._M._Barrie James_Matthew_Barrie Sir_James_Matthew_Barrie,Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)  
1786,Barrow's_goldeneye Bucephala_islandica,North American goldeneye diving duck  
1787,Barrymore Ethel_Barrymore,United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959)  
1788,Barrymore Georgiana_Barrymore Georgiana_Emma_Barrymore,United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893)  
1789,Barrymore John_Barrymore,United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942)  
1790,Barrymore Lionel_Barrymore,United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954)  
1791,Barrymore Maurice_Barrymore Herbert_Blythe,United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905)  
1792,Barstow,a town in southeastern California  
1793,Barth John_Barth John_Simmons_Barth,United States novelist (born in 1930)  
1794,Barth Karl_Barth,Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968)  
1795,Barthelme Donald_Barthelme,United States author of sometimes surrealistic stories (1931-1989)  
1796,Bartholdi Frederic_Auguste_Bartholdi,French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of Liberty now in New York harbor  
1797,Bartholin Caspar_Bartholin,Danish physician who discovered Bartholin's gland (1585-1629)  
1798,Bartholin's_gland,either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper's gland in the male  
1799,Bartle_Frere genus_Bartle-Frere green_dinosaur,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  
1800,Bartlesville,a town in northeastern Oklahoma  
1801,Bartlett John_Bartlett,United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)  
1802,Bartlett Robert_Bartlett Robert_Abram_Bartlett Captain_Bob,United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)  
1803,Bartok Bela_Bartok,Hungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945)  
1804,Bartram_Juneberry Amelanchier_bartramiana,open-growing shrub of eastern North America having pure white flowers and small waxy almost black fruits  
1805,Bartramia genus_Bartramia,a genus of Scolopacidae  
1806,Baruch,a disciple of and secretary for the prophet Jeremiah  
1807,Baruch Bernard_Baruch Bernard_Mannes_Baruch,economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965)  
1808,Baruch Book_of_Baruch,an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch  
1809,Baryshnikov Mikhail_Baryshnikov,Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948)  
1810,Basel Basle Bale,a city in northwestern Switzerland  
1811,Basic_English,a simplified form of English proposed for use as an auxiliary language for international communication; devised by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards  
1812,Basidiomycetes class_Basidiomycetes,large class of higher fungi coextensive with subdivision Basidiomycota  
1813,Basidiomycota subdivision_Basidiomycota Basidiomycotina subdivision_Basidiomycotina,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  
1814,Basil St._Basil Basil_of_Caesarea Basil_the_Great St._Basil_the_Great,(Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)  
1815,Basilicata Lucania,a region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot')  
1816,Basiliscus genus_Basiliscus,a reptile genus of Iguanidae  
1817,Basket_Maker,early Amerindians related to the Pueblo; known for skill in making baskets  
1818,Basotho,a member of a subgroup of people who inhabit Lesotho  
1819,Basque,a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain  
1820,Basque,the language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language  
1821,Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna ETA,a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials"  
1822,Basra Basia,the second largest city in Iraq; an oil port in southern Iraq  
1823,Bassariscidae subfamily_Bassariscidae,in some classifications considered a separate family  
1824,Bassariscus genus_Bassariscus,cacomistles  
1825,Basse-Normandie Lower-Normandy,a division of Normandy  
1826,Basseterre,the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the island of Saint Christopher  
1827,Bassia genus_Bassia Kochia genus_Kochia,summer cypress  
1828,Bast,cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun  
1829,Bastille,a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution  
1830,Bastille_Day 14_July,a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789  
1831,Bata,a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad  
1832,Bataan Corregidor,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  
1833,Bath,a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains  
1834,Bathsheba,(Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of king David; Solomon was her son by David (circa 10th century BC)  
1835,Bathyergidae family_Bathyergidae,mole rats; sand rats  
1836,Bathyergus genus_Bathyergus,mole rats  
1837,Batidaceae family_Batidaceae saltwort_family,family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts  
1838,Batis genus_Batis,small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs  
1839,Batna,a town in north central Algeria  
1840,Baton_Rouge capital_of_Louisiana,capital of Louisiana  
1841,Baton_Rouge_Bridge,a cantilever bridge across the Mississippi at Baton Rouge  
1842,Batrachoididae family_Batrachoididae,toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes  
1843,Batrachoseps genus_Batrachoseps,slender salamanders  
1844,Battle_of_Britain,the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it  
1845,Battle_of_Kerbala,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"  
1846,Battle_of_Puebla,a battle in which Mexican forces defeated the French in 1862  
1847,Battle_of_Wake Battle_of_Wake_Island,in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines  
1848,Battle_of_the_Ardennes_Bulge Battle_of_the_Bulge Ardennes_counteroffensive,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  
1849,Battle_of_the_Marne Belleau_Wood Chateau-Thierry Marne_River,a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918  
1850,Battle_of_the_Spanish_Armada,in the English Channel a small fleet of British ships successfully defeated the large armada sent from Spain by Philip II to invade England  
1851,Baudelaire Charles_Baudelaire Charles_Pierre_Baudelaire,a French poet noted for macabre imagery and evocative language (1821-1867)  
1852,Bauhaus,a German style of architecture begun by Walter Gropius in 1918  
1853,Bauhinia genus_Bauhinia,mountain ebony, orchid tree  
1854,Baum Frank_Baum Lyman_Frank_Brown,United States writer of children's books (1856-1919)  
1855,Bavaria,a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory  
1856,Bavarian,a native or an inhabitant of Bavaria  
1857,Bavarian_blue,blue cheese of Bavaria  
1858,Bavarian_cream,a rich custard set with gelatin  
1859,Bay_Stater,a native or resident of Massachusetts  
1860,Bay_of_Bengal,an arm of the Indian Ocean to the east of India  
1861,Bay_of_Biscay,an arm of the Atlantic Ocean in western Europe; bordered by the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain  
1862,Bay_of_Fundy,a bay of the North Atlantic between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; noted for rapid tides as great as 70 feet  
1863,Bay_of_Naples,an arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Naples  
1864,Bayard Seigneur_de_Bayard Chevalier_de_Bayard Pierre_Terrail Pierre_de_Terrail,French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)  
1865,Bayes Thomas_Bayes,English mathematician for whom Bayes' theorem is named (1702-1761)  
1866,Bayes'_postulate,(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)  
1867,Bayes'_theorem,(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  
1868,Bayonne,a city in northeastern New Jersey  
1869,Bayonne_Bridge,a steel arch bridge connecting New Jersey and Staten Island at Bayonne, New Jersey  
1870,Bayrut Beirut capital_of_Lebanon,capital and largest city of Lebanon; located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean  
1871,Beacon_Hill,a fashionable section of Boston; site of the Massachusetts capital building  
1872,Beadle George_Beadle George_Wells_Beadle,United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)  
1873,Beatitude,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'"  
1874,Beatles,a rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of them written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon)  
1875,Beatrice,the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy  
1876,Beaufort_Sea,part of the Arctic Ocean to the northeast of Alaska  
1877,Beaufort_scale,a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind  
1878,Beaufort_scale wind_scale,an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)  
1879,Beaujolais,dry fruity light red wine drunk within a few months after it is made; from the Beaujolais district in southeastern France  
1880,Beaumont,a city of southeastern Texas near Houston  
1881,Beaumont Francis_Beaumont,English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616)  
1882,Beaumont William_Beaumont,United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)  
1883,Beaumontia genus_Beaumontia,small genus of evergreen woody vines in the East Indies and Asia  
1884,Beauvoir Simone_de_Beauvoir,French feminist and existentialist and novelist (1908-1986)  
1885,Beaverbrook 1st_Baron_Beaverbrook William_Maxwell_Aitken,British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964)  
1886,Bechtel_crab flowering_crab,derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms  
1887,Becker_muscular_dystrophy,a form of muscular dystrophy that sets 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)  
1888,Becket Thomas_a_Becket Saint_Thomas_a_Becket St._Thomas_a_Becket,(Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)  
1889,Beckett Samuel_Beckett,a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the theater of the absurd (1906-1989)  
1890,Beckley,a city in southern West Virginia  
1891,Beckman_thermometer,a mercury thermometer that measures small differences or changes in temperature  
1892,Becquerel Henri_Becquerel Antoine_Henri_Becquerel,French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908)  
1893,Bede Saint_Bede St._Bede Baeda Saint_Baeda St._Baeda Beda Saint_Beda St._Beda the_Venerable_Bede,(Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)  
1894,Bedford_cord,a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing  
1895,Bedlam booby_hatch crazy_house cuckoo's_nest funny_farm funny_house loony_bin madhouse nut_house nuthouse sanatorium snake_pit,pejorative terms for an insane asylum  
1896,Bedlington_terrier,a light terrier groomed to resemble a lamb  
1897,Bedouin Beduin,a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs  
1898,Beecher Henry_Ward_Beecher,United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)  
1899,Beerbohm Max_Beerbohm Sir_Henry_Maxmilian_Beerbohm,English writer and caricaturist (1872-1956)  
1900,Beethoven,the music of Beethoven; "he enjoyed Beethoven most of all"  
1901,Beethoven van_Beethoven Ludwig_van_Beethoven,German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)  
1902,Begin Menachem_Begin,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)  
1903,Begoniaceae family_Begoniaceae begonia_family,monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America  
1904,Beguine,(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  
1905,Behrens Peter_Behrens,German architect known for his simple utilitarian factory buildings (1868-1940)  
1906,Beijing Peking Peiping capital_of_Red_China,capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city  
1907,Beira,a port city in eastern Mozambique on the Mozambique Channel  
1908,Bel,Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil  
1909,Bel B,a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels  
1910,Bel_and_the_Dragon,an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel  
1911,Belamcanda genus_Belamcanda,a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae  
1912,Belarus Republic_of_Belarus Byelarus Byelorussia Belorussia White_Russia,a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet  
1913,Belarusian Byelorussian White_Russian,the Slavic language spoken in Belarus  
1914,Belarusian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Belarus  
1915,Belem Para Feliz_Lusitania Santa_Maria_de_Belem St._Mary_of_Bethlehem,port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin  
1916,Belemnitidae family_Belemnitidae,family of extinct Mesozoic cephalopods  
1917,Belemnoidea order_Belemnoidea,order of extinct dibranchiate cephalopods related to the surviving spirulas  
1918,Belfast capital_of_Northern_Ireland,capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland  
1919,Belgian,a native or inhabitant of Belgium  
1920,Belgian_endive French_endive witloof,young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head  
1921,Belgian_franc,formerly the basic unit of money in Belgium  
1922,Belgian_hare leporide,red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare  
1923,Belgian_sheepdog Belgian_shepherd,hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep  
1924,Belgian_waffle,thick sweet waffle often eaten with ice cream or fruit sauce  
1925,Belgium Kingdom_of_Belgium Belgique,a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization  
1926,Belgrade Beograd capital_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro,capital and largest city of Serbia and Montenegro; situated on the Danube  
1927,Belisarius,Byzantine general under Justinian I; he recovered former Roman territories in northern Africa and fought against the Persians  
1928,Belize British_Honduras,a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control  
1929,Belize_dollar,the basic unit of money in Belize  
1930,Bell Alexander_Bell Alexander_Graham_Bell,United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)  
1931,Bell Melville_Bell Alexander_Melville_Bell,a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)  
1932,Bell Vanessa_Bell Vanessa_Stephen,English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)  
1933,Bellarmine Bellarmino Cardinal_Bellarmine Roberto_Francesco_Romolo_Bellarmine,Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621)  
1934,Belle_Isle_cress early_winter_cress land_cress American_cress American_watercress Barbarea_verna Barbarea_praecox,of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida  
1935,Bellerophon,(Greek mythology) a mythical hero of Corinth who performed miracles on the winged horse Pegasus (especially killing the monster Chimera)  
1936,Bellingham,a town in northwestern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border  
1937,Bellini Vincenzo_Bellini,Italian composer of operas (1801-1835)  
1938,Bellis genus_Bellis,daisy  
1939,Belloc Hilaire_Belloc Joseph_Hilaire_Peter_Belloc,English author (born in France) remembered especially for his verse for children (1870-1953)  
1940,Bellow Saul_Bellow Solomon_Bellow,United States author (born in Canada) whose novels influenced American literature after World War II (1915-2005)  
1941,Belmont_Park Belmont,a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes  
1942,Belmont_Stakes,an annual race for three-year-old horses; held on Long Island at Elmont, New York  
1943,Belo_Horizonte,city in southeastern Brazil to the north of Rio de Janeiro; the first of Brazil's planned communities  
1944,Belonidae family_Belonidae,ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars  
1945,Belostomatidae family_Belostomatidae,water bugs  
1946,Belsen,a Nazi concentration camp for Jews created in northwestern Germany during World War II  
1947,Belshazzar,(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)  
1948,Bemidji,a town in northern Minnesota  
1949,Bemisia genus_Bemisia,sweet-potato whitefly  
1950,Ben_Gurion David_Ben_Gurion David_Grun,Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973)  
1951,Ben_Sira Sirach Ecclesiasticus Wisdom_of_Jesus_the_Son_of_Sirach,an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)  
1952,Bench,the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively  
1953,Benchley Robert_Benchley Robert_Charles_Benchley,United States humorist (1889-1945)  
1954,Bend,a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range  
1955,Benday_process,a photoengraving technique for adding shading or texture or tone to a printed image  
1956,Benedict Ruth_Benedict Ruth_Fulton,United States anthropologist (1887-1948)  
1957,Benedict Saint_Benedict St._Benedict,Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547)  
1958,Benedict_XIV Prospero_Lambertini,pope who was a patron of the arts and who denounced the cruelty to the indigenous peoples of South America (1675-1758)  
1959,Benedict_XV Giacomo_della_Chiesa,pope who founded the Vatican service for prisoners of war during World War I (1854-1922)  
1960,Benedictine,a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict  
1961,Benedictine_order order_of_Saint_Benedict,a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities  
1962,Benelux,a customs union comprising Belgium and Netherlands and Luxembourg  
1963,Benet Stephen_Vincent_Benet,United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943)  
1964,Benet William_Rose_Benet,United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950)  
1965,Benford's_law,a law used by auditors to identify fictitious populations of numbers; applies to any population of numbers derived from other numbers; "Benford'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"  
1966,Bengal,a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India  
1967,Bengal_light,a steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework  
1968,Bengal_tiger,southern short-haired tiger  
1969,Bengali,(Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)  
1970,Bengali,an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India  
1971,Bengali Bangla,a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal  
1972,Benghazi,port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli  
1973,Benin Republic_of_Benin Dahomey,a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control  
1974,Benin_franc,the basic unit of money in Benin  
1975,Beninese,a native or inhabitant of Benin  
1976,Benjamin,(Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel  
1977,Benjamin_Franklin_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the Delaware River  
1978,Bennett Floyd_Bennett,United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)  
1979,Bennettitaceae family_Bennettitaceae,a family of fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous  
1980,Bennettitales order_Bennettitales,fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous  
1981,Bennettitis genus_Bennettitis,type of the Bennettitales  
1982,Bennington,a town in southwestern Vermont  
1983,Benny Jack_Benny Benjamin_Kubelsky,United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974)  
1984,Bentham Jeremy_Bentham,English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831)  
1985,Benton Thomas_Hart_Benton,United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)  
1986,Benton Thomas_Hart_Benton Old_Bullion,United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858)  
1987,Benzedrine bennie,a form of amphetamine  
1988,Benzoin genus_Benzoin,used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera  
1989,Beowulf,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  
1990,Berber,a member of an indigenous people of northern Africa  
1991,Berber,a cluster of related dialects that were once the major language of northern Africa west of Egypt; now spoken mostly in Morocco  
1992,Berberidaceae family_Berberidaceae barberry_family,shrubs or herbs  
1993,Berberis genus_Berberis,large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds  
1994,Berbers Arab-Berbers,an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa  
1995,Bercy Bercy_butter,butter creamed with white wine and shallots and parsley  
1996,Berg Alban_Berg,Austrian composer in Schoenberg's twelve-tone music system (1885-1935)  
1997,Bergen,a port city in southwestern Norway  
1998,Bergman Ingmar_Bergman,Swedish film director who used heavy symbolism and explored the psychology of the characters (born 1918)  
1999,Bergman Ingrid_Bergman,Swedish film actress (1915-1982)  
2000,Bergson Henri_Bergson Henri_Louis_Bergson,French philosopher who proposed elan vital as the cause of evolution and development (1859-1941)  
2001,Beria Lavrenti_Pavlovich_Beria,Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953)  
2002,Bering Vitus_Bering Behring Vitus_Behring,Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)  
2003,Bering_Sea,part of the North Pacific between Alaska and Siberia; connected to the Arctic Ocean by the Bering Strait  
2004,Bering_Strait,a strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean  
2005,Bering_Time Bering_Standard_Time,standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway Islands  
2006,Berith Berit Brith Bris Briss,the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life  
2007,Berkeley,a city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley  
2008,Berkeley Bishop_Berkeley George_Berkeley,Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)  
2009,Berkshire,a county in southern England  
2010,Berkshires Berkshire_Hills,a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area  
2011,Berlage Hendrik_Petrus_Berlage,Dutch architect and town planner (1856-1934)  
2012,Berlin German_capital,capital of Germany located in eastern Germany  
2013,Berlin Irving_Berlin Israel_Baline,United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989)  
2014,Berlin_airlift,airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin  
2015,Berlin_doughnut bismark jelly_doughnut,a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam  
2016,Berliner,an inhabitant of Berlin  
2017,Berlioz Hector_Berlioz Louis-Hector_Berlioz,French composer of romantic works (1803-1869)  
2018,Bermuda Bermudas,a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort  
2019,Bermuda_Triangle,an area in the western Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes are supposed to have been mysteriously lost  
2020,Bermuda_buttercup English-weed Oxalis_pes-caprae Oxalis_cernua,South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers  
2021,Bermuda_cedar Juniperus_bermudiana,ornamental densely pyramidal juniper of Bermuda; fairly large for a juniper  
2022,Bermuda_chub rudderfish Kyphosus_sectatrix,food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships  
2023,Bermuda_dollar,the basic unit of money in Bermuda  
2024,Bermuda_grass devil_grass Bahama_grass kweek doob scutch_grass star_grass Cynodon_dactylon,trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India  
2025,Bermuda_maidenhair Bermuda_maidenhair_fern Adiantum_bellum,delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock  
2026,Bermuda_onion,mild flat onion grown in warm areas  
2027,Bermuda_plan,a hotel plan that provides a full breakfast daily  
2028,Bermuda_rig Bermudan_rig Bermudian_rig Marconi_rig,a rig of triangular sails for a yacht  
2029,Bermuda_shorts Jamaica_shorts,(used in the plural) short pants that end at the knee  
2030,Bermudan Bermudian,a native or inhabitant of Bermuda  
2031,Bern Berne capital_of_Switzerland,the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland  
2032,Bernard Claude_Bernard,French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)  
2033,Bernese_mountain_dog,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  
2034,Bernhardt Sarah_Bernhardt Henriette_Rosine_Bernard,French actress (1844-1923)  
2035,Bernini Giovanni_Lorenzo_Bernini,Italian sculptor and architect of the baroque period in Italy; designed many churches and chapels and tombs and fountains (1598-1680)  
2036,Bernoulli Daniel_Bernoulli,Swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics (1700-1782)  
2037,Bernoulli Jakob_Bernoulli Jacques_Bernoulli James_Bernoulli,Swiss mathematician (1654-1705)  
2038,Bernoulli Johann_Bernoulli Jean_Bernoulli John_Bernoulli,Swiss mathematician (1667-1748)  
2039,Bernoulli's_law law_of_large_numbers,(statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population statistics  
2040,Bernstein Leonard_Bernstein,United States conductor and composer (1918-1990)  
2041,Berra Lawrence_Peter_Berra Yogi Yogi_Berra,United States baseball player (born 1925)  
2042,Berry Chuck_Berry Charles_Edward_Berry,United States rock singer (born in 1931)  
2043,Berteroa genus_Berteroa,hoary alyssum  
2044,Bertholletia genus_Bertholletia,brazil nut  
2045,Bertillon Alphonse_Bertillon,French criminologist (1853-1914)  
2046,Bertillon_system,a system or procedure for identifying persons  
2047,Bertolucci Bernardo_Bertolucci,Italian filmmaker (born in 1940)  
2048,Berycomorphi order_Berycomorphi,an order of spiny-finned fish in the superorder Acanthopterygii  
2049,Berzelius Jons_Jakob_Berzelius,Swedish chemist who discovered three new elements and determined the atomic weights of many others (1779-1848)  
2050,Bessel Friedrich_Wilhelm_Bessel,German mathematician and astronomer who made accurate measurements of stellar distances and who predicted the existence on an 8th planet (1784-1846)  
2051,Bessemer Sir_Henry_Bessemer,British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process (1813-1898)  
2052,Bessemer_converter,a refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into steel by the Bessemer process  
2053,Bessemer_process,an industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer converter to blast air through molten iron and thus burning the excess carbon and impurities; the first successful method of making steel in quantity at low cost  
2054,Bessera genus_Bessera,small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae  
2055,Besseya genus_Besseya,genus of North American spring wildflowers  
2056,Best C._H._Best Charles_Herbert_Best,Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)  
2057,Beta genus_Beta,beets  
2058,Beta_Centauri,the second brightest star in Centaurus  
2059,Beta_Crucis,the second brightest star in the Southern Cross  
2060,Betelgeuse Alpha_Orionis,the second brightest star in Orion  
2061,Bethe Hans_Bethe Hans_Albrecht_Bethe,United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for research in astrophysics and nuclear physics (1906-2005)  
2062,Bethlehem,a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production  
2063,Bethlehem Bayt_Lahm Bethlehem_Ephrathah Bethlehem-Judah,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  
2064,Bethune Mary_McLeod_Bethune,United States educator who worked to improve race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955)  
2065,Bettongia genus_Bettongia,jerboa kangaroo  
2066,Betula genus_Betula,a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)  
2067,Betulaceae family_Betulaceae birch_family,monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)  
2068,Beveridge William_Henry_Beveridge First_Baron_Beveridge,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)  
2069,Beverly_Hills,a city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles; home of many Hollywood actors  
2070,Bevin Ernest_Bevin,British labor leader and statesman who played an important role in diplomacy after World War II (1884-1951)  
2071,Bewick's_swan Cygnus_columbianus_bewickii,Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper  
2072,Bhadon Bhadrapada,the sixth month of the Hindu calendar  
2073,Bhaga,Hindu god of wealth and love  
2074,Bhagavad-Gita Bhagavadgita Gita,(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  
2075,Bhumi_Devi,Hindu earth goddess; one of the two wives of Vishnu  
2076,Bhutan Kingdom_of_Bhutan,a landlocked principality in the Himalayas to the northeast of India  
2077,Bhutanese Bhutani,a native or inhabitant of Bhutan  
2078,Bhutanese_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Bhutan  
2079,Bibb_lettuce,lettuce with relatively crisp leaves  
2080,Bible Christian_Bible Book Good_Book Holy_Scripture Holy_Writ Scripture Word_of_God Word,the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"  
2081,Bible_Belt,southern and midwestern United States where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant  
2082,Biblical_Aramaic,the form of Aramaic that was spoken in Palestine in the time of the New Testament  
2083,Bibos genus_Bibos,wild ox  
2084,Bidens genus_Bidens,bur marigolds  
2085,Bierce Ambrose_Bierce Ambrose_Gwinett_Bierce,United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914)  
2086,Big_Ben,clock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London  
2087,Big_Bend,a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande  
2088,Big_Bend_National_Park,a large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlife  
2089,Big_Blue BLU-82,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  
2090,Big_Brother,a totalitarian leader and invader of privacy  
2091,Big_Dipper Dipper Plough Charles's_Wain Wain Wagon,a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major  
2092,Big_Sioux_River,a river that rises in northeastern South Dakota and flows southward to join the Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa  
2093,Big_Sur,a picturesque coastal region of California to the south of San Francisco  
2094,Bigfoot Sasquatch,large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada  
2095,Bighorn Bighorn_River,a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana  
2096,Bight_of_Benin,a broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa  
2097,Bignonia genus_Bignonia,one species: cross vine  
2098,Bignoniaceae family_Bignoniaceae,trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales  
2099,Bihar,a state of northeastern India  
2100,Bihari,the Indic language spoken in Bihar (and by some people in Pakistan and Bangladesh)  
2101,Bikini,an atoll in the Marshall Islands; formerly used by the United States as a site for testing nuclear weapons  
2102,Bill_of_Rights,a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)  
2103,Billings,the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river  
2104,Biloxi,a member of the Siouan people of southeastern Mississippi  
2105,Biloxi,an old town in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico  
2106,Biloxi,the Siouan language spoken by the Biloxi  
2107,Binet Alfred_Binet,French psychologist remembered for his studies of the intellectual development of children (1857-1911)  
2108,Binet-Simon_Scale,the first intelligence test  
2109,Binghamton,a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania  
2110,Bioko,an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea  
2111,Birmingham Brummagem,a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center  
2112,Birmingham Pittsburgh_of_the_South,the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama  
2113,Biscayne_Bay,a narrow bay formed by an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Florida  
2114,Biscayne_National_Park,a national park in Florida having underwater coral reefs and marine life  
2115,Biscutella genus_Biscutella,genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard  
2116,Bishkek Biskek Frunze capital_of_Kyrgyzstan,the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)  
2117,Bismarck capital_of_North_Dakota,capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river  
2118,Bismarck von_Bismarck Otto_von_Bismarck Prince_Otto_von_Bismarck Prince_Otto_Eduard_Leopold_von_Bismarck Iron_Chancellor,German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)  
2119,Bismarck_Archipelago,a group of islands in the southwestern Pacific to the northeast of New Guinea; part of Papua New Guinea  
2120,Bismarck_Sea,an arm of the South Pacific to the southwest of the Bismarck Archipelago  
2121,Bismarck_Sea battle_of_the_Bismarck_Sea,a naval battle in World War II; Allied land-based bombers destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943  
2122,Bissau capital_of_Guinea-Bissau,the capital of Guinea-Bissau  
2123,Bithynia,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  
2124,Bitis genus_Bitis,a genus of Viperidae  
2125,Bittacidae family_Bittacidae,a family of predacious tropical insects of the order Mecoptera  
2126,Biu-Mandara,a group of Chadic languages spoken in the border area between Cameroon and Nigeria south of Lake Chad  
2127,Bivalvia class_Bivalvia Lamellibranchia class_Lamellibranchia class_Pelecypoda,oysters; clams; scallops; mussels  
2128,Bizet Georges_Bizet,French composer best known for his operas (1838-1875)  
2129,Blaberus genus_Blaberus,giant cockroaches  
2130,Black African-American Negro Negroid,a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today  
2131,Black Joseph_Black,British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)  
2132,Black Shirley_Temple_Black Shirley_Temple,popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)  
2133,Black_African,an African who is Black  
2134,Black_Death Black_Plague,the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe  
2135,Black_Forest Schwarzwald,a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany  
2136,Black_Hand,a secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century  
2137,Black_Hawk Makataimeshekiakiak,Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838)  
2138,Black_Hills,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  
2139,Black_Hills,mountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming  
2140,Black_Hole_of_Calcutta,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  
2141,Black_Muslim,an activist member of a largely American group of Blacks called the Nation of Islam  
2142,Black_Panther,a member of the Black Panthers political party  
2143,Black_Panthers,a militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end political dominance by Whites  
2144,Black_Rock_Desert,a desert in northwestern Nevada  
2145,Black_Sea Euxine_Sea,a sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of eastern Europeans  
2146,Black_September_Movement,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  
2147,Black_and_Tan,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  
2148,Blackburn Blackburnian_warbler Dendroica_fusca,black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat  
2149,Blackfoot,a member of a warlike group of Algonquians living in the northwestern plains  
2150,Blackfoot,any of the Algonquian languages spoken by the Blackfoot  
2151,Blackpool,a resort town in Lancashire in northwestern England on the Irish Sea; famous for its tower  
2152,Blacksburg,a university town in southwestern Virginia (west of Roanoke) in the Allegheny Mountains  
2153,Blackshirt,a member of the Italian fascist party before World War II  
2154,Blackwall_hitch,a simple hitch used for temporarily attaching a line to a hook  
2155,Blaia_Zimondal,an artificial language  
2156,Blair Tony_Blair Anthony_Charles_Lynton_Blair,British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)  
2157,Blake William_Blake,visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)  
2158,Blandfordia genus_Blandfordia,small genus of tuberous Australian perennial herbs  
2159,Blantyre,city in southern Malawi; largest city and commercial center of Malawi  
2160,Blarina genus_Blarina,shrews  
2161,Blarney_Stone,a stone in a castle in Ireland that is said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it  
2162,Blastocladia genus_Blastocladia,a genus of fungi of the family Blastodiaceae  
2163,Blastocladiales order_Blastocladiales,fungi that carry out asexual reproduction by thick-walled resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes  
2164,Blastodiaceae family_Blastodiaceae,a family of saprobic fungi of order Blastocladiales  
2165,Blastomyces genus_Blastomyces,genus of pathogenic yeastlike fungi  
2166,Blatta genus_Blatta,type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide  
2167,Blattella genus_Blattella,small cockroaches  
2168,Blattidae family_Blattidae,domestic cockroaches  
2169,Blattodea suborder_Blattodea Blattaria suborder_Blattaria,cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order  
2170,Blechnaceae family_Blechnaceae,one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Blechnum, Doodia, Sadleria, Stenochlaena, and Woodwardia  
2171,Blechnum genus_Blechnum,in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; terrestrial ferns of cosmopolitan distribution mainly in southern hemisphere: hard ferns  
2172,Blenheim,the First Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the French in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession  
2173,Blenheim_spaniel,red-and-white variety of English toy spaniel  
2174,Blenniidae family_Blenniidae,a family of fish including: combtooth blennies  
2175,Blennioidea suborder_Blennioidea,blennies; butterfishes; gunnels  
2176,Blennius genus_Blennius,type genus of the Blenniidae  
2177,Blephilia genus_Blephilia,small genus of North American herbs: wood mints  
2178,Bleriot Louis_Bleriot,French aviator who in 1909 made the first flight across the English Channel (1872-1936)  
2179,Bletilla genus_Bletilla,small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia  
2180,Bletilla_striata Bletia_striata,Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia  
2181,Blida,a city in northern Algeria at the foot of the Atlas Mountains to the southwest of Algiers  
2182,Bligh William_Bligh Captain_Bligh,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)  
2183,Blighia genus_Blighia,small genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe  
2184,Blighty,a slang term for Great Britain used by British troops serving abroad  
2185,Blissus genus_Blissus,chinch bugs  
2186,Blitzstein Marc_Blitzstein,United States pianist and composer of operas and musical plays (1905-1964)  
2187,Bloch Ernest_Bloch,United States composer (born in Switzerland) who composed symphonies and chamber music and choral music and a piano sonata and an opera (1880-1959)  
2188,Bloemfontein,the seat of the supreme court  
2189,Blok Alexander_Alexandrovich_Blok Aleksandr_Aleksandrovich_Blok,Russian poet (1880-1921)  
2190,Bloody_Mary,a cocktail made with vodka and spicy tomato juice  
2191,Bloomeria genus_Bloomeria,small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae  
2192,Bloomfield Leonard_Bloomfield,United States linguist who adopted a behavioristic approach to linguistics (1887-1949)  
2193,Bloomington,a university town in south central Indiana  
2194,Bloomsbury,a city district of central London laid out in garden squares  
2195,Bloomsbury_Group,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  
2196,Blucher von_Blucher G._L._von_Blucher Gebhard_Leberecht_von_Blucher,Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819)  
2197,Blue_Mountain_tea sweet_goldenrod Solidago_odora,goldenrod of eastern America having aromatic leaves from which a medicinal tea is made  
2198,Blue_Nile,a headstream of the Nile; joins the White Nile at Khartoum to form the Nile  
2199,Blue_Ridge_Mountains Blue_Ridge,a range of the Appalachians extending from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia  
2200,Bluebeard,(fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience  
2201,Bluegrass Bluegrass_Country Bluegrass_Region,an area in central Kentucky noted for its bluegrass and thoroughbred horses  
2202,Bo_Hai Po_Hai,an inlet of the Yellow Sea, on the coast of Eastern China  
2203,Boann,Celtic goddess; mother of Angus Og  
2204,Boccaccio Giovanni_Boccaccio,Italian poet (born in France) (1313-1375)  
2205,Bodhisattva Boddhisatva,Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others  
2206,Bodo-Garo Barish,Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India  
2207,Bodoni Gianbattista_Bodoni,Italian printer who designed the Bodoni font (1740-1813)  
2208,Boehme Jakob_Boehme Bohme Jakob_Bohme Boehm Jakob_Boehm Behmen Jakob_Behmen,German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624)  
2209,Boehmenism Behmenism,the mystical theological doctrine of Jakob Boehme that influenced the Quakers  
2210,Boehmeria genus_Boehmeria,false nettle  
2211,Boell Heinrich_Boell Heinrich_Theodor_Boell,German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985)  
2212,Boeotia,a district of ancient Greece to the northwest of Athens  
2213,Boer_War,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)  
2214,Boethius Anicius_Manlius_Severinus_Boethius,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)  
2215,Bofors_gun,an automatic double-barreled antiaircraft gun  
2216,Bogart Humphrey_Bogart Humphrey_DeForest_Bogart,United States film actor (1899-1957)  
2217,Bogota capital_of_Colombia,capital and largest city of Colombia; located in central Colombia on a high fertile plain  
2218,Bohemia,a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic  
2219,Bohemian,a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic  
2220,Bohemian_waxwing Bombycilla_garrulus,large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing  
2221,Bohr Niels_Bohr Niels_Henrik_David_Bohr,Danish physicist who studied atomic structure and radiations; the Bohr theory of the atom accounted for the spectrum of hydrogen (1885-1962)  
2222,Bohr_theory,(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  
2223,Boidae family_Boidae,boas and pythons  
2224,Boise capital_of_Idaho,the capital and largest city of Idaho  
2225,Bokmal Bokmaal Dano-Norwegian,book language; one of two official languages of Norway; closely related to Danish  
2226,Bolbitis genus_Bolbitis,terrestrial or less than normally scandent ferns of tropical regions of northern hemisphere  
2227,Bole Bolanci,a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa  
2228,Boletaceae family_Boletaceae,family of fleshy fungi having the germ pores easily separating from the cup and often from each other  
2229,Boletellus genus_Boletellus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae  
2230,Boletellus_russellii,a fungus with a long coarsely shaggy reticulate stalk and a rimose areolate cap surface  
2231,Boletus genus_Boletus,type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible  
2232,Boletus_chrysenteron,a fungus convex cap and a dingy yellow under surface and a dry stalk  
2233,Boletus_edulis,an 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  
2234,Boletus_luridus,a poisonous fungus with a dingy yellow cap and orange red undersurface and a cylindrical reticulate stalk  
2235,Boletus_mirabilis,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  
2236,Boletus_pallidus,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  
2237,Boletus_pulcherrimus,a beautiful but poisonous bolete; has a brown cap with a scarlet pore surface and a thick reticulate stalk  
2238,Boletus_pulverulentus,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  
2239,Boletus_roxanae,a fungus with a rusty red cap and a white pore surface that becomes yellow with age and a pale yellow stalk  
2240,Boletus_subvelutipes,a fungus with a velvety stalk and usually a dingy brown cap; injured areas turn blue instantly  
2241,Boletus_variipes,an edible (but not choice) fungus found on soil under hardwoods; has a dry convex cap with whitish under surface and a reticulate stalk  
2242,Boletus_zelleri,an edible and choice fungus that has a brown cap with greenish yellow under surface and a stalk that become dull red with age  
2243,Boleyn Anne_Boleyn,the second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536)  
2244,Bolivar Simon_Bolivar El_Libertador,Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830)  
2245,Bolivia Republic_of_Bolivia,a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain  
2246,Bolivian,a native or inhabitant of Bolivia  
2247,Bolivian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Bolivia  
2248,Bollywood,the film industry of India  
2249,Bologna,the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy to the east of the Apennines  
2250,Bolshevik Bolshevist,a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party  
2251,Bolshevik Marxist red bolshie bolshy,emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries  
2252,Bolshevism collectivism sovietism,Soviet communism  
2253,Boltonia genus_Boltonia,genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters  
2254,Boltzmann Ludwig_Boltzmann,Austrian physicist who contributed to the kinetic theory of gases (1844-1906)  
2255,Boltzmann's_constant,constant used in the calculation of the ideal gas constant  
2256,Bolzano,an Italian city in Trentino-Alto Adige near the Austrian border; noted as a resort and for its Alpine scenery  
2257,Bomarea genus_Bomarea,large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae  
2258,Bombacaceae family_Bombacaceae,tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds  
2259,Bombax genus_Bombax,trees of chiefly South America  
2260,Bombina genus_Bombina,fire-bellied toads  
2261,Bombus genus_Bombus,bumblebees  
2262,Bombycidae family_Bombycidae,Chinese silkworm moth  
2263,Bombycilla genus_bombycilla,waxwings  
2264,Bombycillidae family_Bombycillidae,a family of birds of the suborder Oscines  
2265,Bombyliidae family_Bombyliidae,bee flies  
2266,Bombyx genus_Bombyx,type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth  
2267,Bonaire,a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles  
2268,Bonasa genus_Bonasa,ruffed grouse  
2269,Bond James_Bond,British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming  
2270,Bond Julian_Bond,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)  
2271,Bonete,a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,546 feet high)  
2272,Bonfire_Night Guy_Fawkes_Night,effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned on this night  
2273,Bonhoeffer Dietrich_Bonhoeffer,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)  
2274,Boniface Saint_Boniface St._Boniface Winfred Wynfrith Apostle_of_Germany,(Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)  
2275,Boniface_VIII Benedetto_Caetani,pope who declared that Catholic princes are subject to the pope in temporal as well as in theological matters (1235-1303)  
2276,Bonn,a city in western Germany on the Rhine River; was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1989  
2277,Bonney William_H._Bonney Billie_the_Kid,United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881)  
2278,Bontemps Arna_Wendell_Bontemps,United States writer (1902-1973)  
2279,Book_of_Common_Prayer,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  
2280,Book_of_Mormon,a sacred text revealed to Joseph Smith in 1830 by an ancient prophet Mormon; supposedly a record of ancient peoples of America translated by Joseph Smith  
2281,Boole George_Boole,English mathematician; creator of Boolean algebra (1815-1864)  
2282,Boolean_logic Boolean_algebra,a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in computers  
2283,Boone Daniel_Boone,an American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820)  
2284,Bootes,a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Ursa Major  
2285,Booth John_Wilkes_Booth,United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865)  
2286,Boott's_goldenrod,a variety of goldenrod  
2287,Boraginaceae family_Boraginaceae borage_family,a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit  
2288,Borago genus_Borago,perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region  
2289,Borassus genus_Borassus,palmyra  
2290,Bordeaux,a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade  
2291,Bordeaux Bordeaux_wine,any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them  
2292,Bordeaux_mixture,antifungal agent consisting of a solution of copper sulphate and quicklime  
2293,Border_collie,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  
2294,Border_terrier,small rough-coated terrier of British origin  
2295,Boreas,(Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind; "Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold"  
2296,Borges Jorge_Borges Jorge_Luis_Borges,Argentinian writer remembered for his short stories (1899-1986)  
2297,Borgia Cesare_Borgia,Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507)  
2298,Borgia Lucrezia_Borgia Duchess_of_Ferrara,Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519)  
2299,Born Max_Born,British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)  
2300,Bornean,a native or inhabitant of Borneo  
2301,Borneo Kalimantan,3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago  
2302,Borodin Aleksandr_Borodin Aleksandr_Porfirevich_Borodin,Russian composer (1833-1887)  
2303,Borodino,Napoleon defeated the Russians in 1812 in a pitched battle at a village in western Russia west of Moscow, but irreparably weakened his army  
2304,Borrelia_burgdorferi Lime_disease_spirochete,cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes  
2305,Bos genus_Bos,wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini  
2306,Bosch Hieronymus_Bosch Jerom_Bos,Dutch painter (1450-1516)  
2307,Bose Satyendra_N._Bose Satyendra_Nath_Bose,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  
2308,Bose-Einstein_statistics,(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)  
2309,Boselaphus genus_Boselaphus,Indian antelopes: nilgais  
2310,Boskop_man,possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species  
2311,Bosnia,the northern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina  
2312,Bosnia_and_Herzegovina Republic_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina Bosna_i_Hercegovina Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnia,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  
2313,Bosporus,a strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping route  
2314,Bosporus_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul  
2315,Boston Hub_of_the_Universe Bean_Town Beantown capital_of_Massachusetts,state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services  
2316,Boston_Harbor,the seaport at Boston  
2317,Boston_Tea_Party,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  
2318,Boston_baked_beans,dried navy beans baked slowly with molasses and salt pork  
2319,Boston_bull Boston_terrier,small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings  
2320,Boston_cream_pie,layer cake filled with custard  
2321,Boston_fern Nephrolepis_exaltata Nephrolepis_exaltata_bostoniensis,a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant  
2322,Boston_ivy Japanese_ivy Parthenocissus_tricuspidata,Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries  
2323,Boston_lettuce,lettuce with relatively soft leaves  
2324,Boston_rocker,a rocking chair that has a high spindle back and a decorative top panel  
2325,Bostonian,a native or resident of Boston  
2326,Boswell,a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds  
2327,Boswell James_Boswell,Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)  
2328,Boswellia genus_Boswellia,genus of trees of North Africa and India that yield incense  
2329,Boswellia_carteri,tree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense  
2330,Bosworth_Field,the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485); Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII  
2331,Botaurus genus_Botaurus,bitterns  
2332,Bothidae family_Bothidae,a family of fish of the order Heterosomata  
2333,Bothrops genus_Bothrops,fer-de-lance  
2334,Botrychium genus_Botrychium,grape fern; moonwort  
2335,Botswana Republic_of_Botswana,a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s  
2336,Botswana_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Botswana  
2337,Botticelli Sandro_Botticelli Alessandro_di_Mariano_dei_Filipepi,Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510)  
2338,Bougainville,the largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea  
2339,Bougainville Louis_Antoine_de_Bougainville,French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811)  
2340,Bougainville_Trench,a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean between New Guinea and the Solomon Islands  
2341,Boulder,a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town  
2342,Boulez Pierre_Boulez,French composer of serial music (born in 1925)  
2343,Bounty H.M.S._Bounty,a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat  
2344,Bourbon,a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South)  
2345,Bourbon,a member of the European royal family that ruled France  
2346,Bourbon Bourbon_dynasty,a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily  
2347,Bourgogne Burgundy,a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines  
2348,Bourse,the stock exchange in Paris  
2349,Bouteloua genus_Bouteloua,forage grasses  
2350,Bouvet_Island,an island belonging to Norway in the South Atlantic near the Antarctic Circle  
2351,Bouvier_des_Flandres Bouviers_des_Flandres,rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle  
2352,Bouvines,in 1214 the French under Philip Augustus defeated a coalition formed against him in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages  
2353,Bouyei Buyi,a branch of the Tai languages  
2354,Bovidae family_Bovidae,true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats  
2355,Bovinae subfamily_Bovinae,term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu  
2356,Bovini tribe_Bovini,term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos  
2357,Bowditch Nathaniel_Bowditch,United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838)  
2358,Bowdler Thomas_Bowdler,English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)  
2359,Bowdlerism,censorship in the form of prudish expurgation  
2360,Bowery,a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts  
2361,Bowie Jim_Bowie James_Bowie,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)  
2362,Bowie_knife,a stout hunting knife with a single edge  
2363,Bowiea genus_Bowiea,small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae  
2364,Bowling_Green,a town in southern Kentucky  
2365,Bowman's_capsule glomerular_capsule capsula_glomeruli,thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron  
2366,Boxer,a member of a nationalistic Chinese secret society that led an unsuccessful rebellion in 1900 against foreign interests in China  
2367,Boxing_Day,first weekday after Christmas  
2368,Boy_Scout,a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts  
2369,Boy_Scouts,an international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys  
2370,Boy_Scouts_of_America,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  
2371,Boykinia genus_Boykinia,genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in panicles; North America; Japan  
2372,Boyle Kay_Boyle,United States writer (1902-1992)  
2373,Boyle Robert_Boyle,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)  
2374,Boyle's_law Mariotte's_law,the pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume  
2375,Boyne battle_of_Boyne,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  
2376,Bozeman,a town in southwestern Montana; gateway to Yellowstone National Park  
2377,Brabancon_griffon,a variety of Brussels griffon having a short smooth coat  
2378,Brachinus genus_Brachinus,bombardier beetles  
2379,Brachiopoda phylum_Brachiopoda,marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks  
2380,Brachychiton genus_Brachychiton,Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks)  
2381,Brachycome genus_Brachycome,mostly Australian herbs having basal or alternate leaves and loosely corymbose flower heads  
2382,Brachystegia genus_Brachystegia,small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black:  
2383,Brachyura suborder_Brachyura,an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface  
2384,Bradbury Ray_Bradbury Ray_Douglas_Bradbury,United States writer of science fiction (born 1920)  
2385,Bradford William_Bradford,United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752)  
2386,Bradley Omar_Bradley Omar_Nelson_Bradley,United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981)  
2387,Bradley Thomas_Bradley Tom_Bradley,United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)  
2388,Bradley's_spleenwort Asplenium_bradleyi,a spleenwort of eastern to southern United States  
2389,Bradley_method_of_childbirth Bradley_method,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)  
2390,Bradstreet Anne_Bradstreet Anne_Dudley_Bradstreet,poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672)  
2391,Brady James_Buchanan_Brady Diamond_Jim_Brady Diamond_Jim,United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917)  
2392,Brady Mathew_B._Brady,United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)  
2393,Bradypodidae family_Bradypodidae,a family of edentates comprising the true sloths  
2394,Bradypus genus_Bradypus,type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths  
2395,Braga,an ancient city in northern Portugal  
2396,Bragg Braxton_Bragg,Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876)  
2397,Bragi Brage,(Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin  
2398,Brahe Tycho_Brahe,Danish astronomer whose observations of the planets provided the basis for Kepler's laws of planetary motion (1546-1601)  
2399,Brahma,the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon  
2400,Brahman Brahma Brahmin Bos_indicus,any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding  
2401,Brahmana,prose works attached to the Samhitas instructing the brahmins to perform the very elaborate sacrificial rituals  
2402,Brahmanism Brahminism,the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism  
2403,Brahmanism Brahminism,the religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads  
2404,Brahmaputra Brahmaputra_River,an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal  
2405,Brahmi,a script (probably adapted from the Aramaic about the 7th century BC) from which later Indian scripts developed  
2406,Brahms,the music of Brahms; "Brahms was included in the program"  
2407,Brahms Johannes_Brahms,German composer who developed the romantic style of both lyrical and classical music (1833-1897)  
2408,Brahui,a member of a Dravidian people living in Pakistan  
2409,Brahui,an isolated Dravidian language spoken by the Brahui in Pakistan  
2410,Braille Louis_Braille,French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852)  
2411,Brama genus_Brama,type genus of the Bramidae  
2412,Bramante Donato_Bramante Donato_d'Agnolo_Bramante,great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy (1444-1514)  
2413,Bramidae family_Bramidae,deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas  
2414,Bramley's_Seedling,very large cooking apple  
2415,Branchiobdella genus_Branchiobdella,type genus of the Branchiobdellidae: a small worm that lives on the gills or surface of a crayfish attached by a sucker  
2416,Branchiobdellidae family_Branchiobdellidae,small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches  
2417,Branchiopoda subclass_Branchiopoda,primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas  
2418,Branchiostegidae family_Branchiostegidae,small family of marine fishes having covered gills  
2419,Branchiura order_Branchiura,copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes  
2420,Brancusi Constantin_Brancusi,Romanian sculptor noted for abstractions of animal forms (1876-1957)  
2421,Brandenburg,the territory of an Elector (of the Holy Roman Empire) that expanded to become the kingdom of Prussia in 1701  
2422,Brandt Willy_Brandt,German statesman who as chancellor of West Germany worked to reduce tensions with eastern Europe (1913-1992)  
2423,Branta genus_Branta,wild geese  
2424,Braque Georges_Braque,French painter who led the cubist movement (1882-1963)  
2425,Brasenia genus_Brasenia,alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae  
2426,Brasilia Brazilian_capital capital_of_Brazil,the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960  
2427,Brasov,a city in central Romania in the foothills of the Transylvanian Alps  
2428,Brassia genus_Brassia,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  
2429,Brassica genus_Brassica,mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.  
2430,Bratislava capital_of_Slovakia Pressburg Pozsony,capital and largest city of Slovakia  
2431,Brattleboro,a town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River  
2432,Braun Eva_Braun,the German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945)  
2433,Braun von_Braun Wernher_von_Braun Wernher_Magnus_Maximilian_von_Braun,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)  
2434,Braun's_holly_fern prickly_shield_fern Polystichum_braunii,North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales  
2435,Braunschweig Brunswick,a city in central Germany  
2436,Braxton-Hicks_contraction false_labor,painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency  
2437,Brazil Federative_Republic_of_Brazil Brasil,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  
2438,Brazilian,a native or inhabitant of Brazil  
2439,Brazilian_guava Psidium_guineense,South American tree having fruit similar to the true guava  
2440,Brazilian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Brazil  
2441,Brazilian_pepper_tree Schinus_terebinthifolius,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  
2442,Brazilian_rosewood caviuna_wood jacaranda Dalbergia_nigra,an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black  
2443,Brazilian_trumpeter Psophia_crepitans,trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana; often kept to protect poultry in Brazil  
2444,Brazos Brazos_River,a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico  
2445,Brazzaville,the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo  
2446,Brecht Bertolt_Brecht,German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956)  
2447,Breed's_Hill,a hill in Charlestown that was the site of the battle of Bunker Hill in 1775  
2448,Bremen,a city of northwestern Germany linked by the Weser River to the port of Bremerhaven and the North Sea; in the Middle Ages it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League  
2449,Bremerhaven,a port city in northwestern Germany at the mouth of the Weser River on the North Sea; has a deep natural harbor and is an important shipping center  
2450,Bren Bren_gun,a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II  
2451,Brenner_Pass,an Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions  
2452,Brer_Rabbit,the fictional character of a rabbit who appeared in tales supposedly told by Uncle Remus and first published in 1880  
2453,Brescia,an ancient Italian city in central Lombardy  
2454,Brest,a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France  
2455,Bretagne Brittany Breiz,a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay  
2456,Breton,a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)  
2457,Breton,a Celtic language of Brittany  
2458,Breuer Marcel_Lajos_Breuer,United States architect (born in Hungary) who was associated with the Bauhaus in the 1920's (1902-1981)  
2459,Brevoortia genus_Brevoortia,menhaden  
2460,Brezhnev Leonid_Brezhnev Leonid_Ilyich_Brezhnev,Soviet statesman who became president of the Soviet Union (1906-1982)  
2461,Brickellia genus_Brickelia,genus of herbs of southwestern America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath  
2462,Bridgeport,a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound  
2463,Bridges Harry_Bridges,United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)  
2464,Bridget Saint_Bridget St._Bridget Brigid Saint_Brigid St._Brigid Bride Saint_Bride St._Bride,Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)  
2465,Bridgetown capital_of_Barbados,capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados  
2466,Brie,soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert  
2467,Brighton,a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex  
2468,Brigit,Celtic goddess of fire and fertility and agriculture and household arts and wisdom; later associated with Saint Bridget  
2469,Brihaspati,personification of the power of ritual devotion  
2470,Brindisi,a port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages  
2471,Brinell_number,measure of the hardness of a material  
2472,Brinton Daniel_Garrison_Brinton,United States anthropologist who was the first to attempt a systematic classification of Native American languages (1837-1899)  
2473,Brioschi,an antacid  
2474,Brisbane,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  
2475,Bristol,an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon  
2476,Bristol_Channel,an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between southern Wales and southwestern England  
2477,Britannia_metal,an alloy similar to pewter  
2478,British British_people Brits,the people of Great Britain  
2479,British_Cabinet,the senior ministers of the British government  
2480,British_Columbia,a province in western Canada  
2481,British_Commonwealth Commonwealth_of_Nations,an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown  
2482,British_Crown,the symbol of the power of the British monarchy; "members of the British Commonwealth owe allegiance to the British Crown"  
2483,British_East_Africa,the former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar  
2484,British_Empire,a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand; "the sun never sets on the British Empire"  
2485,British_Imperial_System English_system British_system,a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint  
2486,British_Isles,Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic  
2487,British_Labour_Party Labour_Party Labour Labor,a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries  
2488,British_Parliament,the British legislative body  
2489,British_Virgin_Islands,more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom  
2490,British_West_Africa,the former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast  
2491,British_West_Indies,the islands in the West Indies that were formerly under British control, including the Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Antigua, Grenada, Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad  
2492,British_capacity_unit Imperial_capacity_unit,a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet  
2493,British_empiricism,the predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century  
2494,British_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Great Britain  
2495,British_pound pound British_pound_sterling pound_sterling quid,the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence  
2496,British_shilling shilling bob,a former monetary unit in Great Britain  
2497,British_thermal_unit BTU B.Th.U.,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  
2498,Britisher Briton Brit,a native or inhabitant of Great Britain  
2499,Briton,an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions  
2500,Brittany_spaniel,tall active short-tailed French breed of bird dog having a usually smooth orange- or liver-and-white coat  
2501,Britten Benjamin_Britten Edward_Benjamin_Britten Lord_Britten_of_Aldeburgh,major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976)  
2502,Brix_scale,a system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions  
2503,Brno Brunn,an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic to the southeast of Prague  
2504,Broadway Great_White_Way,a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters  
2505,Brobdingnag,a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where everything was enormous  
2506,Broca Pierre-Paul_Broca,French anthropologist who studied the craniums and brains of different people; remembered for his discovery that articulate speech depends on an area of the brain now known as Broca's area (1824-1880)  
2507,Broca's_area Broca's_center Broca's_gyrus Broca's_convolution convolution_of_Broca,the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people  
2508,Brockhouse Bertram_Brockhouse,Canadian physicist who bounced neutron beams off of atomic nuclei to study the structure of matter (1918-2003)  
2509,Brodmann's_area,one of the cortical areas mapped out on the basis of its cytoarchitecture  
2510,Broglie de_Broglie Louis_Victor_de_Broglie,French nuclear physicist who generalized the wave-particle duality by proposing that particles of matter exhibit wavelike properties (1892-1987)  
2511,Bromelia,the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx  
2512,Bromeliaceae family_Bromeliaceae pineapple_family,a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance  
2513,Bromo-seltzer,an antacid  
2514,Bromus genus_Bromus,a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae  
2515,Bronte Anne_Bronte,English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849)  
2516,Bronte Charlotte_Bronte,English novelist; oldest of three Bronte sisters (1816-1855)  
2517,Bronte Emily_Bronte Emily_Jane_Bronte Currer_Bell,English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848)  
2518,Bronte_sisters,a 19th century family of three sisters who all wrote novels  
2519,Bronx,a borough of New York City  
2520,Bronx-Whitestone_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City  
2521,Bronze_Age,(archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons  
2522,Bronze_Star_Medal Bronze_Star,a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight)  
2523,Brooke Rupert_Brooke,English lyric poet (1887-1915)  
2524,Brooklyn,a borough of New York City  
2525,Brooklyn_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883  
2526,Brooks Van_Wyck_Brooks,United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)  
2527,Brosmius genus_Browmius,cusk  
2528,Brother,(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother"  
2529,Brotulidae family_Brotulidae,chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae  
2530,Broussonetia genus_Broussonetia,paper mulberry  
2531,Brown John_Brown,abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)  
2532,Brown Robert_Brown,Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)  
2533,Brown_Swiss,large hardy brown breed of dairy cattle from Switzerland  
2534,Brown_University Brown,a university in Rhode Island  
2535,Browne Charles_Farrar_Browne Artemus_Ward,United States writer of humorous tales of an itinerant showman (1834-1867)  
2536,Browne Hablot_Knight_Browne Phiz,English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)  
2537,Brownian_movement Brownian_motion pedesis,the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid  
2538,Brownie,a junior Girl Scout  
2539,Browning Elizabeth_Barrett_Browning,English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861)  
2540,Browning John_M._Browning John_Moses_Browning,United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)  
2541,Browning Robert_Browning,English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889)  
2542,Browning_automatic_rifle BAR,a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War  
2543,Browning_machine_gun Peacemaker,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  
2544,Brownshirt,a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms  
2545,Brownsville,a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships  
2546,Bruce David_Bruce Sir_David_Bruce,Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)  
2547,Bruce Robert_the_Bruce Robert_I,king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)  
2548,Brucella,an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon  
2549,Bruch Max_Bruch,German composer (1838-1920)  
2550,Bruchidae family_Bruchidae,seed beetles  
2551,Bruchus genus_Bruchus,type genus of the Bruchidae  
2552,Bruckenthalia genus_Bruckenthalia,a genus containing only one species: spike heath  
2553,Bruckner Anton_Bruckner,Austrian organist and composer of romantic music (1824-1896)  
2554,Brueghel Breughel Bruegel Pieter_Brueghel Pieter_Breughel Pieter_Bruegel Breughel_the_Elder Pieter_Brueghel_the_Elder,Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)  
2555,Bruges City_of_Bridges,a city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal to the North Sea; in the 13th century it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League; the old city (known as the City of Bridges) is a popular tourist attraction  
2556,Brugmansia genus_Brugmansia,includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel's trumpets  
2557,Brule,a member of a group of Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux  
2558,Brumaire,second month of the Revolutionary calendar (October and November); the month of mist  
2559,Brummell George_Bryan_Brummell Beau_Brummell,English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840)  
2560,Brummie Brummy,a native or resident of Birmingham, England  
2561,Brunanburh battle_of_Brunanburh,a battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots  
2562,Brunei Negara_Brunei_Darussalam,a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984  
2563,Brunei_dollar,the basic unit of money in Brunei  
2564,Bruneian,a native or inhabitant of Brunei  
2565,Brunelleschi Filippo_Brunelleschi,Florentine architect who was the first great architect of the Italian Renaissance (1377-1446)  
2566,Brunfelsia genus_Brunfelsia,genus of tropical American shrubs grown for their flowers followed by fleshy berrylike fruits  
2567,Brunhild Brunnhilde Brynhild,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  
2568,Bruno Giordano_Bruno,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)  
2569,Bruno Saint_Bruno St._Bruno,(Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101)  
2570,Brunswick,a university town in southwestern Maine  
2571,Brunswick,a town in southeast Georgia near the Atlantic coast; a port of entry  
2572,Brunswick_stew,spicy southern specialty: chicken (or small game) with corn and tomatoes and lima beans and okra and onions and potatoes  
2573,Brussels_carpet,a carpet with a strong linen warp and a heavy pile of colored woolen yarns drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern  
2574,Brussels_lace,fine lace with a raised or applique design  
2575,Brutus Marcus_Junius_Brutus,statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)  
2576,Bruxelles Brussels Belgian_capital capital_of_Belgium,the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization  
2577,Brya genus_Brya,genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardwood  
2578,Bryaceae family_Bryaceae,a family of acrocarpous mosses  
2579,Bryales order_Bryales,category used in some classification systems for mosses having the spore case separated from the capsule wall by a hollow intercellular space  
2580,Bryan,a town of east central Texas  
2581,Bryan William_Jennings_Bryan Great_Commoner Boy_Orator_of_the_Platte,United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)  
2582,Bryce_Canyon_National_Park,a national park in Utah having multicolored rock erosions  
2583,Bryophyta division_Bryophyta,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)  
2584,Bryopsida class_Bryopsida Musci class_Musci,true mosses: bryophytes having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes: comprises orders Andreaeales; Bryales; Dicranales; Eubryales; Sphagnales  
2585,Bryozoa phylum_Bryozoa polyzoa,marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids  
2586,Brythonic Brittanic,a southern group of Celtic languages  
2587,Bryum genus_Bryum,type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked capsules  
2588,Bubalus genus_Bubalus tribe_Bubalus,in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes  
2589,Buber Martin_Buber,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)  
2590,Bubo genus_Bubo,a genus of Strigidae  
2591,Bubulcus genus_Bubulcus,small white egrets  
2592,Buccinidae family_Buccinidae,whelks  
2593,Bucconidae family_Bucconidae,puffbirds  
2594,Bucephala genus_Bucephala,buffleheads and goldeneyes  
2595,Buceros genus_Buceros,type genus of the family Bucerotidae  
2596,Bucerotidae family_Bucerotidae,hornbills  
2597,Buchanan James_Buchanan President_Buchanan,15th President of the United States (1791-1868)  
2598,Bucharest Bucharesti Bucuresti capital_of_Romania,national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania  
2599,Buchenwald,a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in World War II that was located in central Germany  
2600,Buchloe genus_Buchloe,buffalo grass  
2601,Buchner Eduard_Buchner,German organic chemist who studied alcoholic fermentation and discovered zymase (1860-1917)  
2602,Buck Pearl_Buck Pearl_Sydenstricker_Buck,United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)  
2603,Buckingham_Palace,the London residence of the British sovereign  
2604,Budapest Hungarian_capital capital_of_Hungary,capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary  
2605,Buddha,one who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment  
2606,Buddha Siddhartha Gautama Gautama_Siddhartha Gautama_Buddha,founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC)  
2607,Buddhism,a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha  
2608,Buddhism,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  
2609,Buddhist,one who follows the teachings of Buddha  
2610,Budge Don_Budge John_Donald_Budge,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)  
2611,Budorcas genus_Budorcas,gnu goats  
2612,Buena_Vista,a pitched battle in the Mexican War in 1847; United States forces under Zachary Taylor defeated the Mexican forces under Santa Anna at a locality in northern Mexico  
2613,Buenos_Aires capital_of_Argentina,capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina's chief port and industrial and cultural center  
2614,Buffalo,a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)  
2615,Bufonidae family_Bufonidae,true toads  
2616,Buganda,a state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom  
2617,Bujumbura Usumbura capital_of_Burundi,the capital and largest city of Burundi; "Usumbura was renamed Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962"  
2618,Bukharin Nikolai_Ivanovich_Bukharin,Bolshevik leader in Russia who advocated gradual collectivism of the farms; was executed in a purge by Stalin (1888-1938)  
2619,Bulawayo,industrial city in southwestern Zimbabwe  
2620,Bulgaria Republic_of_Bulgaria,a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe  
2621,Bulgarian,a native or inhabitant of Bulgaria  
2622,Bulgarian,a Slavic language spoken in Bulgaria  
2623,Bulgarian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Bulgaria  
2624,Bull_Run,a creek in northeastern Virginia where two battles were fought in the American Civil War  
2625,Bull_Run Battle_of_Bull_Run,either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles  
2626,Bullfinch Charles_Bullfinch,United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844)  
2627,Bullock's_oriole Icterus_galbula_bullockii,western subspecies of northern oriole  
2628,Bulnesia genus_Bulnesia,palo santo  
2629,Bultmann Rudolf_Bultmann Rudolf_Karl_Bultmann,a Lutheran theologian in Germany (1884-1976)  
2630,Bumelia genus_Bumelia,deciduous or evergreen American shrubs small trees having very hard wood and milky latex  
2631,Bunche Ralph_Bunche Ralph_Johnson_Bunche,United States diplomat and United Nations official (1904-1971)  
2632,Bundesbank,the central bank of Germany  
2633,Bungarus genus_Bungarus,kraits  
2634,Bunker_Buster Guided_Bomb_Unit-28 GBU-28,a 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to penetrate hardened underground facilities  
2635,Bunker_Hill battle_of_Bunker_Hill,the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the British defeated the colonial forces  
2636,Bunsen Robert_Bunsen Robert_Wilhelm_Bunsen,German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899)  
2637,Bunuel Luis_Bunuel,Spanish film director (1900-1983)  
2638,Bunyan John_Bunyan,English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688)  
2639,Bunyan Paul_Bunyan,a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada; "Paul Bunyan had a blue ox named Babe"; "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe's footprints filled with water"  
2640,Bunyaviridae,a large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods)  
2641,Buphthalmum genus_Buphthalmum,oxeye  
2642,Bura Pabir,a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad  
2643,Burbage Richard_Burbage,English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619)  
2644,Burbank Luther_Burbank,United States horticulturist who developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers (1849-1926)  
2645,Burberry,a lightweight belted raincoat typically made of tan gabardine with a distinctive tartan lining; named for the original manufacturer  
2646,Bureau_of_Alcohol_Tobacco_and_Firearms ATF,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  
2647,Bureau_of_Customs Customs_Bureau Customs_Service USCB,the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs  
2648,Bureau_of_Diplomatic_Security DS,the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas  
2649,Bureau_of_Engraving_and_Printing,the agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency  
2650,Bureau_of_Intelligence_and_Research INR,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  
2651,Bureau_of_Justice_Assistance BJA,the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse  
2652,Bureau_of_Justice_Statistics BJS,the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers  
2653,Bureau_of_the_Census Census_Bureau,the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States  
2654,Burger Warren_Burger Warren_E._Burger Warren_Earl_Burger,United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court by Richard Nixon (1907-1995)  
2655,Burgess Anthony_Burgess,English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)  
2656,Burgoyne John_Burgoyne Gentleman_Johnny,British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)  
2657,Burgundy Burgundy_wine,red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere)  
2658,Burhinidae family_Burhinidae,large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews  
2659,Burhinus genus_Burhinus,type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews  
2660,Burk Martha_Jane_Burk Burke Martha_Jane_Burke Calamity_Jane,United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)  
2661,Burke Edmund_Burke,British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)  
2662,Burkina_Faso Upper_Volta,a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960  
2663,Burkina_Faso_franc,the basic unit of money in Burkina Faso  
2664,Burlington,the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont  
2665,Burma_padauk Burmese_rosewood Pterocarpus_macrocarpus,tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany  
2666,Burmannia genus_Burmannia,type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a three-angled or three-winged perianth  
2667,Burmanniaceae family_Burmanniaceae,family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers  
2668,Burmeisteria genus_Burmeisteria,a genus of Dasypodidae  
2669,Burmese,a native or inhabitant of Myanmar  
2670,Burmese,the official language of Burma  
2671,Burmese_cat,a short-haired breed with body similar to the Siamese cat but having a solid dark brown or grey coat  
2672,Burnett Frances_Hodgson_Burnett Frances_Eliza_Hodgson_Burnett,United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924)  
2673,Burnham Daniel_Hudson_Burnham,United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)  
2674,Burns George_Burns Nathan_Birnbaum,United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)  
2675,Burns Robert_Burns,celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796)  
2676,Burnside A._E._Burnside Ambrose_Everett_Burnside,United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)  
2677,Burr Aaron_Burr,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)  
2678,Burroughs Edgar_Rice_Burroughs,United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950)  
2679,Burroughs William_Burroughs William_S._Burroughs William_Seward_Burroughs,United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)  
2680,Burroughs William_Seward_Burroughs,United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)  
2681,Bursa Brusa,a city in northwestern Turkey  
2682,Bursera genus_Bursera,type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum elemi  
2683,Burseraceae family_Burseraceae torchwood_family,resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees  
2684,Burt Cyril_Burt Cyril_Lodowic_Burt,English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)  
2685,Burton,a strong dark English ale  
2686,Burton Richard_Burton,Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)  
2687,Burton Richard_Burton Sir_Richard_Burton Sir_Richard_Francis_Burton,English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)  
2688,Burundi Republic_of_Burundi,a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika  
2689,Burundi_franc,the basic unit of money in Burundi  
2690,Burundian,a native or inhabitant of Burundi  
2691,Bush George_Bush George_H.W._Bush George_H._W._Bush George_Herbert_Walker_Bush President_Bush,vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)  
2692,Bush George_Bush George_W._Bush George_Walker_Bush President_Bush President_George_W._Bush Dubyuh Dubya,43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)  
2693,Bush Vannevar_Bush,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)  
2694,Bush_administration,the executive under President George H. W. Bush  
2695,Bush_administration,the executive under President George W. Bush  
2696,Bushido,traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living  
2697,Bushman Khoisan,nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa  
2698,Bushnell David_Bushnell Father_of_the_Submarine,American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824)  
2699,Butea genus_Butea,genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak  
2700,Buteo genus_Buteo,broad-winged soaring hawks  
2701,Butler Samuel_Butler,English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (1835-1902)  
2702,Butler Samuel_Butler,English poet (1612-1680)  
2703,Butte,a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper  
2704,Butterfield William_Butterfield,English architect who designed many churches (1814-1900)  
2705,Buxaceae family_Buxaceae box_family,widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees  
2706,Buxus genus_Buxus,type genus of the Buxaceae  
2707,Buzzards_Bay,an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Massachusetts  
2708,Byblos,an ancient Mediterranean seaport that was a thriving city state in Phoenicia during the second millennium BC; was the chief port for the export of papyrus; located in Lebanon to the north of Beirut; now partially excavated  
2709,Bydgoszcz Bromberg,an industrial city and river port in northern Poland  
2710,Byelorussian Belorussian White_Russian,a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia  
2711,Byrd Richard_E._Byrd Richard_Evelyn_Byrd Admiral_Byrd,explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957)  
2712,Byrd William_Byrd,English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)  
2713,Byron Lord_George_Gordon_Byron Sixth_Baron_Byron_of_Rochdale,English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)  
2714,Byzantine,a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire  
2715,Byzantine_Empire Byzantium Eastern_Roman_Empire,a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395  
2716,Byzantine_architecture,the style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire developed after the 5th century; massive domes with square bases and round arches and spires and much use of mosaics  
2717,Byzantium,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  
2718,C,a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system  
2719,C,(music) the keynote of the scale of C major  
2720,C c,the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet  
2721,C-clamp,a clamp in the shape of the letter C  
2722,C-horizon C_horizon,beneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of weathered rock  
2723,C-ration,a canned field ration issued by the United States Army  
2724,C-reactive_protein CRP,a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation  
2725,CD-R compact_disc_recordable CD-WO compact_disc_write-once,a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory  
2726,CD-ROM compact_disc_read-only_memory,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  
2727,CD-ROM_drive,a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-ROM can be `played'  
2728,CD_drive,a drive that reads a compact disc and that is connected to an audio system  
2729,CD_player,a stand-alone piece of electronic equipment that either has its own display or attaches to a television set  
2730,CN_Tower,a tower in Toronto; 1815 feet tall for broadcasting widely  
2731,COBOL,common business-oriented language  
2732,CPU_board mother_board,the main circuit board for a computer  
2733,C_battery,battery used to maintain the grid potential in a vacuum tube  
2734,C_clef,a movable clef that puts middle C on one of the lines of a staff  
2735,C_compiler,a compiler for programs written in C  
2736,C_major C_major_scale scale_of_C_major,(music) the major scale having no sharps or flats  
2737,C_program,a program written in C  
2738,Cabalist Kabbalist,a student of the Jewish Kabbalah  
2739,Cabell James_Branch_Cabell,United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958)  
2740,Cabernet Cabernet_Sauvignon,superior Bordeaux type of red wine  
2741,Cabernet_Sauvignon_grape,superior red wine grapes grown especially in the Bordeaux region of France and northern California  
2742,Cabomba genus_Cabomba,alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic plants  
2743,Cabombaceae subfamily_Cabombaceae water-shield_family,in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia  
2744,Cabot John_Cabot Giovanni_Cabato,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)  
2745,Cabot Sebastian_Cabot,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)  
2746,Cacajao genus_Cacajao,uakaris  
2747,Cacalia genus_Cacalia,genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor; in some classifications includes many plants usually placed in genus Emilia  
2748,Cachi,a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high)  
2749,Cacicus genus_Cacicus,a genus of tropical American orioles  
2750,Cactaceae family_Cactaceae cactus_family,constituting the order Opuntiales  
2751,Caddo,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  
2752,Caddo Caddoan Caddoan_language,a family of North American Indian languages spoken widely in the Midwest by the Caddo  
2753,Cadiz,an ancient port city in southwestern Spain  
2754,Cadmus,(Greek mythology) the brother of Europa and traditional founder of Thebes in Boeotia  
2755,Cadra genus_Cadra,a genus of Pyralidae  
2756,Caeciliidae family_Caeciliidae Caeciliadae family_Caeciliadae,coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians  
2757,Caelum,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Columba and Eridanus  
2758,Caenolestes genus_Caenolestes,type genus of the family Caenolestidae  
2759,Caenolestidae family_Caenolestidae,small marsupials of southern South America  
2760,Caesalpinia genus_Caesalpinia,small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana  
2761,Caesalpiniaceae family_Caesalpiniaceae,spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae  
2762,Caesalpinioideae subfamily_Caesalpinioideae,alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae  
2763,Caesar Julius_Caesar Gaius_Julius_Caesar,conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)  
2764,Caesar Sid_Caesar Sidney_Caesar,United States comedian who pioneered comedy television shows (born 1922)  
2765,Caesar_salad,typically having fried croutons and dressing made with a raw egg  
2766,Caesarea,an ancient seaport in northwestern Israel; an important Roman city in ancient Palestine  
2767,Cage John_Cage John_Milton_Cage_Jr.,United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)  
2768,Cagliostro Count_Alessandro_di_Cagliostro Giuseppe_Balsamo,Italian who was famous as a magician and alchemist (1743-1795)  
2769,Cagney Jimmy_Cagney James_Cagney,United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986)  
2770,Cahita,a member of the Taracahitian people of central Mexico  
2771,Cahita,the Uto-Aztecan language of the Cahita  
2772,Cain,(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  
2773,Cairene,a native or inhabitant of Cairo  
2774,Cairina genus_Cairina,a genus of Anatidae  
2775,Cairo,a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers  
2776,Cairo Al_Qahira El_Qahira Egyptian_capital capital_of_Egypt,the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs  
2777,Cajanus genus_Cajanus,erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions  
2778,Cajun,a Louisianian descended from Acadian immigrants from Nova Scotia (`Cajun' comes from `Acadian')  
2779,Cakchiquel,a member of the Mayan people living in south central Guatemala  
2780,Cakchiquel,the Mayan language spoken by the Cakchiquel  
2781,Cakile genus_Cakile,small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores of North America and Europe  
2782,Calabria,a region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian `boot')  
2783,Caladium_bicolor,most popular caladium; cultivated in many varieties since the late 19th century  
2784,Calais,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  
2785,Calamagrostis genus_Calamagrostis,reed grass  
2786,Calamintha genus_Calamintha,calamint  
2787,Calamus genus_Calamus,a genus of Sparidae  
2788,Calandrinia genus_Calandrinia,large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers  
2789,Calder Alexander_Calder,United States sculptor who first created mobiles and stabiles (1898-1976)  
2790,Calderon Calderon_de_la_Barca Pedro_Calderon_de_la_Barca,Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great Spanish writers (1600-1681)  
2791,Caldwell Erskine_Caldwell Erskine_Preston_Caldwell,United States author remembered for novels about poverty and degeneration (1903-1987)  
2792,Caledonia,the geographical area (in Roman times) to the north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland  
2793,Caledonian_Canal,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  
2794,Calgary,the largest city in southern Alberta; an oil and gas center and a technology center for Alberta and most of western Canada  
2795,Cali,city in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area  
2796,Cali_cartel,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.)  
2797,Calidris genus_Calidris,a genus of Scolopacidae  
2798,California Golden_State CA Calif.,a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes  
2799,California_Personality_Inventory CPI,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.  
2800,California_black_oak Quercus_kelloggii,large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves  
2801,California_black_walnut Juglans_californica,medium-sized tree with somewhat aromatic compound leaves and edible nuts  
2802,California_bluebell Phacelia_campanularia,annual of southern California with intricately branched stems and lax cymes of aromatic deep blue bell-shaped flowers  
2803,California_bluebell whitlavia Phacelia_minor Phacelia_whitlavia,desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes  
2804,California_box_elder Acer_negundo_Californicum,maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are white when mature  
2805,California_condor Gymnogyps_californianus,North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct  
2806,California_four_o'clock Mirabilis_laevis Mirabilis_californica,California four o'clock with purple-red flowers  
2807,California_fuchsia humming_bird's_trumpet Epilobium_canum_canum Zauschneria_californica,shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers  
2808,California_lady's_slipper Cypripedium_californicum,often having many yellow-green orchids with white pouches growing along streams and seeps of southwestern Oregon and northern California  
2809,California_laurel California_bay_tree Oregon_myrtle pepperwood spice_tree sassafras_laurel California_olive mountain_laurel Umbellularia_californica,Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood  
2810,California_newt Taricha_torosa,newt that is similar to Taricha granulosa in characteristics and habitat  
2811,California_nutmeg nutmeg-yew Torreya_californica,California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor  
2812,California_pitcher_plant Darlingtonia_californica,marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below  
2813,California_poppy Eschscholtzia_californica,of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers  
2814,California_privet Ligustrum_ovalifolium,semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet  
2815,California_quail Lofortyx_californicus,plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon  
2816,California_redwood coast_redwood Sequoia_sempervirens,lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy habitats  
2817,California_sagebrush California_sage Artemisia_californica,low ashy-grey California shrub  
2818,California_sea_lion Zalophus_californianus Zalophus_californicus,often trained as a show animal  
2819,California_single-leaf_pinyon Pinus_californiarum,very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry's pinyon in range  
2820,California_sycamore Platanus_racemosa,tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers  
2821,California_whipsnake striped_racer Masticophis_lateralis,a whipsnake of scrublands and rocky hillsides  
2822,California_white_oak valley_oak valley_white_oak roble Quercus_lobata,tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns  
2823,California_wine,any of various wines produced in California  
2824,Californian,a native or resident of California  
2825,Caligula Gaius Gaius_Caesar,Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41)  
2826,Caliphate,the era of Islam's ascendancy 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"  
2827,Calixtus_II Guy_of_Burgundy,pope who in 1122 forced the Holy Roman Emperor Henry V to sign a concordat that recognized the right of the church to choose its own leadership (died in 1124)  
2828,Calixtus_III Borgia Alfonso_Borgia,Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)  
2829,Call,a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call"  
2830,Calla genus_Calla,water arum  
2831,Callas Maria_Callas Maria_Meneghini_Callas,Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977)  
2832,Callicebus genus_Callicebus,titis  
2833,Callimorpha genus_Callimorpha,cinnabar moths  
2834,Callinectes genus_Callinectes,New World blue crabs  
2835,Callionymidae family_Callionymidae,dragonets  
2836,Calliope,(Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry  
2837,Calliophis genus_Calliophis Callophis genus_Callophis,Asian coral snakes  
2838,Calliphora genus_Calliphora,type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies  
2839,Calliphoridae family_Calliphoridae,blowflies  
2840,Callirhoe genus_Callirhoe,small genus of North American herbs having usually red or purple flowers  
2841,Callisaurus genus_Callisaurus,zebra-tailed lizard  
2842,Callistephus genus_Callistephus,one species: erect Asiatic herb with large flowers  
2843,Callisto,the second largest of Jupiter's satellites  
2844,Callithricidae family_Callithricidae,marmosets  
2845,Callithrix genus_Callithrix,type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets  
2846,Callitrichaceae family_Callitrichaceae,dicot aquatic herbs  
2847,Callitriche genus_Callitriche,water starworts  
2848,Callitris genus_Callitris,evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs: cypress pines  
2849,Callorhinus genus_Callorhinus,fur seals  
2850,Calluna genus_Calluna,one species  
2851,Calocarpum genus_Calocarpum,a genus of tropical American trees of the family Sapotaceae  
2852,Calocedrus genus_Calocedrus,tall evergreens of western North America and eastern Asia; formerly included in genus Libocedrus  
2853,Calochortus genus_Calochortus,large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs  
2854,Caloocan,a suburb of Manila in southwestern Luzon  
2855,Caloosahatchee Caloosahatchee_River,a river in southern Florida that flows westerly to the Gulf of Mexico; forms the western end of the Cross-Florida Waterway  
2856,Caloosahatchee_Canal,a canal that connects Lake Okeechobee with the Caloosahatchee River in southern Florida to form part of the Cross-Florida Waterway  
2857,Calophyllum genus_Calophyllum,genus of tropical evergreen trees  
2858,Calopogon genus_Calopogon,terrestrial orchids of North America  
2859,Calorie kilogram_calorie kilocalorie large_calorie nutritionist's_calorie,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  
2860,Caloscypha_fulgens,an early spring variety of discomycete with yellow to orange yellow lining of the cup  
2861,Calostoma_cinnabarina,a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body this globose and has a red spore case  
2862,Calostoma_lutescens,a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body that is globose and has a pale yellow spore case  
2863,Calostoma_ravenelii,a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body with a thin gelatinous spore case and elliptical spores  
2864,Calostomataceae family_Calostomataceae,a family of fungi belonging to the order Tulostomatales  
2865,Caltha genus_Caltha,a genus of Caltha  
2866,Calvados,dry apple brandy made in Normandy  
2867,Calvary Golgotha,a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified  
2868,Calvary_clover Medicago_intertexta Medicago_echinus,an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots  
2869,Calvary_cross cross_of_Calvary,a Latin cross set on three steps  
2870,Calvatia genus_Calvatia,genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores  
2871,Calvin John_Calvin Jean_Cauvin Jean_Caulvin Jean_Chauvin,Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)  
2872,Calvin Melvin_Calvin,United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)  
2873,Calvinism,the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone  
2874,Calvinist Genevan,an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin  
2875,Calvinistic_Baptist Particular_Baptist,group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the French theologian John Calvin who believed in strict predetermination  
2876,Calvino Italo_Calvino,Italian writer of novels and short stories (born in Cuba) (1923-1987)  
2877,Calycanthaceae family_Calycanthaceae calycanthus_family strawberry-shrub_family,shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia  
2878,Calycanthus genus_Calycanthus,a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae including: allspice  
2879,Calycophyllum genus_Calycophyllum,medium to large tropical American trees having shiny reddish-brown shredding bark  
2880,Calymmatobacterium genus_Calymmatobacterium,a genus of bacterial rods containing only the one species that causes granuloma inguinale  
2881,Calymmatobacterium_granulomatis,the species of bacteria that causes granuloma inguinale  
2882,Calypso,(Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years  
2883,Calystegia genus_Calystegia,climbing or scrambling herbs: bindweed  
2884,Cam River_Cam Cam_River,a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River  
2885,Camassia genus_Camassia Quamassia genus_Quamassia,genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs  
2886,Cambarus genus_Cambarus,a genus of Astacidae  
2887,Cambodia Kingdom_of_Cambodia Kampuchea,a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946  
2888,Cambodian Kampuchean,a native or inhabitant of Cambodia  
2889,Cambodian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Cambodia  
2890,Cambrian Cambrian_period,from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine invertebrates  
2891,Cambrian_Mountains,a rugged plateau that runs north to south through central Wales  
2892,Cambridge,a city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology  
2893,Cambridge,a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University  
2894,Cambridge_University Cambridge,a university in England  
2895,Camden,a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia  
2896,Camelidae family_Camelidae,camels and llamas and vicunas  
2897,Camelina genus_Camelina false_flax,annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia  
2898,Camelot,(Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there  
2899,Camelus genus_Camelus,type genus of the Camelidae: camels  
2900,Camembert,rich soft creamy French cheese  
2901,Cameroon,an inactive volcano in western Cameroon; highest peak on the West African coast  
2902,Cameroon Republic_of_Cameroon Cameroun,a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960  
2903,Cameroon_franc,the basic unit of money in Cameroon  
2904,Cameroonian,a native or inhabitant of Cameroon  
2905,Camlan,(Arthurian legend) the battlefield where King Arthur was mortally wounded  
2906,Camorra,a secret society in Naples notorious for violence and blackmail  
2907,Camp_David,a retreat to the northwest of Washington that is used by the president of the United States  
2908,Campania,a region of southwestern Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea including the islands of Capri and Ischia  
2909,Campanulaceae family_Campanulaceae bellflower_family,family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae  
2910,Campanulales order_Campanulales,an order of plants of the subclass Asteridae including: Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae; Compositae  
2911,Campbell Joseph_Campbell,United States mythologist (1904-1987)  
2912,Campeche,a Mexican city on the Bay of Campeche  
2913,Campeche,a Mexican state on the eastern part of the Gulf of Campeche  
2914,Campephilus genus_Campephilus,a genus of Picidae  
2915,Campfire_Girl,a girl who is a member of Campfire Girls; for girls age 7-18  
2916,Camponotus genus_Camponotus,carpenter ants  
2917,Camptosorus genus_Camptosorus,classification used in some especially former systems for plants usually placed in genus Asplenium  
2918,Campyloneurum genus_Campyloneurum,epiphytic ferns of tropical America  
2919,Campylorhynchus genus_Campylorhynchus Heleodytes genus_Heleodytes,alternative classifications for the cactus wrens  
2920,Camus Albert_Camus,French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960)  
2921,Canaanite,a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites  
2922,Canaanite,the extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied Canaan before the Israelite conquest  
2923,Canaanitic Canaanitic_language,a group of Semitic languages  
2924,Canachites genus_Canachites,spruce grouse  
2925,Canada,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"  
2926,Canada_anemone Anemone_Canadensis,common summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to Colorado  
2927,Canada_balsam,yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium  
2928,Canada_garlic meadow_leek rose_leek Allium_canadense,North American bulbous plant  
2929,Canada_ginger black_snakeroot Asarum_canadense,deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States  
2930,Canada_jay grey_jay gray_jay camp_robber whisker_jack Perisoreus_canadensis,a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery  
2931,Canada_lily wild_yellow_lily meadow_lily wild_meadow_lily Lilium_canadense,common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown  
2932,Canada_lynx Lynx_canadensis,of northern North America  
2933,Canada_plum Prunus_nigra,small tree native to northeastern North America having oblong orange-red fruit  
2934,Canada_porcupine Erethizon_dorsatum,porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease  
2935,Canada_thistle creeping_thistle Cirsium_arvense,European thistle naturalized in United States and Canada where it is a pernicious weed  
2936,Canada_violet tall_white_violet white_violet Viola_canadensis,tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple streaks  
2937,Canada_wild_rye Elymus_canadensis,North American wild rye  
2938,Canadian,a native or inhabitant of Canada  
2939,Canadian Canadian_River,a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma  
2940,Canadian_Falls Horseshoe_Falls,a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario  
2941,Canadian_French,the French language as spoken in Quebec, Canada  
2942,Canadian_Security_Intelligence_Service CSIS,Canada's main foreign intelligence agency that gathers and analyzes information to provide security intelligence for the Canadian government  
2943,Canadian_aspen bigtooth_aspen bigtoothed_aspen big-toothed_aspen large-toothed_aspen large_tooth_aspen Populus_grandidentata,aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America  
2944,Canadian_bacon,from a boned strip of cured loin  
2945,Canadian_dollar loonie,the basic unit of money in Canada; "the Canadian dollar has the image of loon on one side of the coin"  
2946,Canadian_pondweed Elodea_canadensis,North American waterweed; widely naturalized in Europe  
2947,Canadian_province,Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes  
2948,Canandaigua_Lake Lake_Canandaigua,a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes  
2949,Cananga genus_Cananga Canangium genus_Canangium,a genus of Malayan tree  
2950,Canary_Island_hare's_foot_fern Davallia_canariensis,fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira  
2951,Canary_Islands Canaries,a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces  
2952,Canary_wine,a sweet white wine from the Canary Islands  
2953,Canavalia genus_Canavalia,herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics  
2954,Canberra Australian_capital capital_of_Australia,the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia  
2955,Cancer,a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini  
2956,Cancer Cancer_the_Crab Crab,the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22  
2957,Cancer Crab,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer  
2958,Cancer genus_Cancer,type genus of the family Cancridae  
2959,Cancridae family_Cancridae,many of the best known edible crabs  
2960,Cancun,a popular island resort off the northeastern tip of the Yucatan peninsula  
2961,Candida_albicans Monilia_albicans,a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vagina  
2962,Candlemas Candlemas_Day Feb_2,feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland  
2963,Canellaceae family_Canellaceae canella_family,one genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and Florida to West Indies  
2964,Canetti Elias_Canetti,English writer born in Germany (1905-1994)  
2965,Canidae family_Canidae,dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes  
2966,Canis genus_Canis,type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals  
2967,Canis_Major Great_Dog,a constellation to the southeast of Orion; contains Sirius  
2968,Canis_Minor Little_Dog,a constellation to the east of Orion; contains Procyon  
2969,Cannabidaceae family_Cannabidaceae hemp_family,two genera of erect or twining herbs that are pollinated by the wind, including the 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  
2970,Cannaceae family_Cannaceae,coextensive with the genus Canna  
2971,Cannae,ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC  
2972,Cannes,a port and resort city on the French Riviera; site of an annual film festival  
2973,Canopus,supergiant star 650 light years from Earth; second brightest star in the sky  
2974,Cantabrian_Mountains,a range of mountains in northern Spain along the coast of the Bay of Biscay  
2975,Cantabrigian,a resident of Cambridge  
2976,Canterbury,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  
2977,Canterbury_Tales,an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer  
2978,Canterbury_bell Gloxinia_perennis,herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers  
2979,Canterbury_bell cup_and_saucer Campanula_medium,European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers  
2980,Cantharellus genus_Cantharellus,a well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting body; includes the chanterelles  
2981,Canticle_of_Simeon Nunc_dimittis,the prayer of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32)  
2982,Canton_crepe,a soft thick crinkled dress crepe; heavier than crepe de Chine  
2983,Canuck,informal term for Canadians in general and French Canadians in particular  
2984,Canute Cnut Knut Canute_the_Great,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)  
2985,Canyonlands_National_Park,a national park in Utah having rock formations and ancient cliff dwellings; canyons of the Green River and the Colorado River  
2986,Cape_Ann,a Massachusetts peninsula to the north of Boston extending into the Atlantic Ocean  
2987,Cape_Breton_Island,an island that forms the northeastern part of Nova Scotia  
2988,Cape_Canaveral Cape_Kennedy,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  
2989,Cape_Cod,a Massachusetts peninsula to the south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area  
2990,Cape_Cod_Bay,the southern part of Massachusetts Bay  
2991,Cape_Cod_Canal,a canal connecting Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay  
2992,Cape_Fear,a cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the Atlantic Ocean  
2993,Cape_Fear_River,a river in North Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear  
2994,Cape_Flattery,a cape of northwestern Washington  
2995,Cape_Froward,a cape on the Strait of Magellan in southern Chile; the most southern point on the mainland of South America  
2996,Cape_Girardeau,a town in southeast Missouri  
2997,Cape_Hatteras,a promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina; "frequent storms drive ships to their destruction on Cape Hatteras"  
2998,Cape_Horn,a rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego)  
2999,Cape_May,a cape of southeast New Jersey extending into the Atlantic Ocean  
3000,Cape_May_warbler Dendroica_tigrina,North American wood warbler; olive green and yellow striped with black  
3001,Cape_Passero Passero_Cape,a cape that forms the southeastern corner of the island of Sicily  
3002,Cape_Province Cape_of_Good_Hope_Province Cape_Colony,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  
3003,Cape_Sable,a cape at the southwest tip of Florida; the southernmost part of the United States mainland  
3004,Cape_Sable,a promontory on the far southern part of Nova Scotia  
3005,Cape_Town,port city in southwestern South Africa; the seat of the legislative branch of the government of South Africa  
3006,Cape_Trafalgar,a small cape in southwestern Spain; "Nelson defeated the French and Spanish fleets off Cape Trafalgar in 1805"  
3007,Cape_Verde Republic_of_Cape_Verde,an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal  
3008,Cape_Verde_Islands,a group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of Senegal  
3009,Cape_Verde_escudo escudo,the basic unit of money on Cape Verde; equal to 100 centavos  
3010,Cape_Verde_monetary_unit,monetary unit on Cape Verde  
3011,Cape_York,the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula at the Torres Strait; the northernmost point of the Australian mainland  
3012,Cape_York_Peninsula,a peninsula in Queensland in northeastern Australia between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea  
3013,Cape_buffalo Synercus_caffer,large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves  
3014,Cape_lobster Homarus_capensis,small lobster of southern Africa  
3015,Cape_of_Good_Hope,a point of land in southwestern South Africa (south of Cape Town)  
3016,Cape_of_Good_Hope,a province of western South Africa  
3017,Cape_primrose,any of various African plants of the genus Streptocarpus widely cultivated especially as houseplants for their showy blue or purple flowers  
3018,Cape_tulip Haemanthus_coccineus,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  
3019,Capek Karel_Capek,Czech writer who introduced the word `robot' into the English language (1890-1938)  
3020,Capella,the brightest star in Auriga  
3021,Capet Hugh_Capet,King of France elected in 987 and founding the Capetian dynasty (940-996)  
3022,Capetian,a member of the Capetian dynasty  
3023,Capetian_dynasty,a Frankish dynasty founded by Hugh Capet that ruled from 987 to 1328  
3024,Capital Washington,the federal government of the United States  
3025,Capitol Capitol_Building,the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet  
3026,Capitol_Hill the_Hill,a hill in Washington, D.C., where the Capitol Building sits and Congress meets; "they are debating the budget today on Capitol Hill"  
3027,Capitol_Reef_National_Park,a national park in Utah having colorful rock formations and desert plants and wildlife  
3028,Capitonidae family_Capitonidae,barbets  
3029,Capone Al_Capone Alphonse_Capone Scarface,United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)  
3030,Caporetto battle_of_Caporetto,battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces  
3031,Cappadocia,an ancient country is eastern Asia Minor  
3032,Capparidaceae family_Capparidaceae caper_family,a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia  
3033,Capparis genus_Capparis,tropical or subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees  
3034,Capra Frank_Capra,United States film maker (1897-1991)  
3035,Capra genus_Capra,goats  
3036,Caprella genus_Caprella,skeleton shrimp  
3037,Capreolus genus_Capreolus,roe deer  
3038,Capri,an island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy; a tourist attraction noted for beautiful scenery  
3039,Capricorn Capricorn_the_Goat Goat,the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19  
3040,Capricorn Goat,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn  
3041,Capricornis genus_Capricornis,serows  
3042,Capricornus Capricorn,a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius  
3043,Caprifoliaceae family_Caprifoliaceae honeysuckle_family,shrubs and small trees and woody vines  
3044,Caprimulgidae family_Caprimulgidae,goatsuckers  
3045,Caprimulgiformes order_Caprimulgiformes,goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds  
3046,Caprimulgus genus_Caprimulgus,type genus of the Caprimulgidae  
3047,Caproidae family_Caproidae,boarfishes  
3048,Capromyidae family_Capromyidae,coypus  
3049,Capros genus_Capros,a genus of fish in the family Caproidae  
3050,Capsella genus_Capsella,shepherd's purse  
3051,Carabidae family_Carabidae,ground beetles  
3052,Caracas capital_of_Venezuela,the capital and largest city of Venezuela  
3053,Carangidae family_Carangidae,large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas  
3054,Caranx genus_Caranx,type genus of the Carangidae  
3055,Carapidae family_Carapidae,pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae  
3056,Carassius genus_Carassius,goldfish  
3057,Caravaggio Michelangelo_Merisi_da_Caravaggio,Italian painter noted for his realistic depiction of religious subjects and his novel use of light (1573-1610)  
3058,Carboloy,an alloy based on tungsten with cobalt or nickel as a binder; used in making metal-cutting tools  
3059,Carbondale,a town in southern Illinois  
3060,Carboniferous Carboniferous_period,from 345 million to 280 million years ago  
3061,Carcharhinidae family_Carcharhinidae,largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks  
3062,Carcharhinus genus_Carcharhinus,type genus of the Carcharhinidae  
3063,Carcharias genus_Carcharias Odontaspis genus_Odontaspis,type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks  
3064,Carchariidae family_Carchariidae Odontaspididae family_Odontaspididae,sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae  
3065,Carcharodon genus_Carcharodon,man-eating sharks  
3066,Cardamine genus_Cardamine,bittercress, bitter cress  
3067,Cardiff,the capital and largest city of Wales  
3068,Cardigan Cardigan_Welsh_corgi,slightly bowlegged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail  
3069,Cardiidae family_Cardiidae,somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks  
3070,Cardiospermum genus_Cardiospermum,tendril-climbing herbs or shrubs whose seeds have a white heart-shaped spot  
3071,Cardium genus_Cardium,type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles  
3072,Carducci Giosue_Carducci,Italian poet considered the national poet of modern Italy (1835-1907)  
3073,Carduelinae subfamily_Carduelinae,used in some classifications for a subgroup of finches  
3074,Carduelis genus_Carduelis,in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets  
3075,Carduus genus_Carduus,genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles  
3076,Caretta genus_Caretta,loggerhead turtles  
3077,Carew Thomas_Carew,Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)  
3078,Carex genus_Carex,large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges  
3079,Cariama genus_Cariama,the type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama  
3080,Cariamidae family_Cariamidae,crane-like South American wading birds  
3081,Carib Carib_Indian,a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles  
3082,Carib Caribbean_language,the family of languages spoken by the Carib  
3083,Caribbean,region including the Caribbean Islands  
3084,Caribbean Caribbean_Sea,an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream  
3085,Caribbean_Island,an island in the Caribbean Sea  
3086,Carica genus_Carica,type genus of the Caricaceae; tropical American trees: papayas  
3087,Caricaceae family_Caricaceae papaya_family,trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves  
3088,Carina,a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the star Canopus  
3089,Carioca,a native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro  
3090,Carl_XVI_Gustav Carl_XVI_Gustaf,king of Sweden since 1973 (born 1946)  
3091,Carlina genus_Carlina,genus of Mediterranean thistles  
3092,Carlsbad,a town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border; potash deposits  
3093,Carlsbad_Caverns,a group of caverns in southeastern New Mexico noted for their stalactites and stalagmites  
3094,Carlsbad_Caverns_National_Park,a national park in New Mexico featuring what is probably the world's largest cavern with spectacular underground formations  
3095,Carlyle Thomas_Carlyle,Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)  
3096,Carmelite White_Friar,a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers  
3097,Carmelite_order Order_of_Our_Lady_of_Mount_Carmel,a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century  
3098,Carmichael Hoagy_Carmichael Hoagland_Howard_Carmichael,United States songwriter (1899-1981)  
3099,Carnegie Andrew_Carnegie,United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919)  
3100,Carnegie Dale_Carnegie,United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955)  
3101,Carnegie_Mellon_University,an engineering university in Pittsburgh  
3102,Carnegiea genus_Carnegiea,caryophylloid dicot genus with only one species: saguaro  
3103,Carniolan_bee,greyish highly productive European honeybee that has a quiet disposition  
3104,Carnivora order_Carnivora,cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia  
3105,Carnosaura suborder_Carnosaura,largest carnivorous land animals ever known  
3106,Carnot Sadi_Carnot Nicolas_Leonard_Sadi_Carnot,French physicist who founded thermodynamics (1796-1832)  
3107,Carnot_cycle Carnot's_ideal_cycle,a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat  
3108,Carolina Carolinas,the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina  
3109,Carolina_allspice strawberry_shrub strawberry_bush sweet_shrub Calycanthus_floridus,hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers  
3110,Carolina_buckthorn indian_cherry Rhamnus_carolinianus,deciduous shrub of eastern and central United States having black berrylike fruit; golden-yellow in autumn  
3111,Carolina_chickadee Parus_carolinensis,southern United States chickadee similar to the blackcap but smaller  
3112,Carolina_hemlock Tsuga_caroliniana,medium-sized evergreen of southeastern United States having spreading branches and widely diverging cone scales  
3113,Carolina_lupine Thermopsis_villosa,eastern United States bush pea  
3114,Carolina_moonseed Cocculus_carolinus,woody vine of southeastern United States resembling the common moonseed but having red fruits  
3115,Carolina_parakeet Conuropsis_carolinensis,extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States  
3116,Carolina_spring_beauty Claytonia_caroliniana,similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers; eastern North America  
3117,Carolina_wren Thryothorus_ludovicianus,large United States wren with a musical call  
3118,Caroline_Islands,a long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia to the east of the Philippines  
3119,Carolingian Carlovingian,a member of the Carolingian dynasty  
3120,Carolingian_dynasty Carlovingian_dynasty,a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 987  
3121,Carolinian,a native or resident of the Carolinas  
3122,Carothers Wallace_Carothers Wallace_Hume_Carothers,United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937)  
3123,Carpathians Carpathian_Mountains,a mountain range in central Europe that extends from Slovakia and southern Poland southeastward through western Ukraine to northeastern Romania; a popular resort area  
3124,Carphophis genus_Carphophis,thunder snake  
3125,Carpinaceae subfamily_Carpinaceae family_Carpinaceae,used in some classification systems for the genera Carpinus, Ostryopsis, and Ostryopsis  
3126,Carpinus genus_Carpinus,mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams; sometimes placed in subfamily Carpinaceae  
3127,Carpobrotus genus_Carpobrotus,a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus  
3128,Carpocapsa genus_Carpocapsa,codling moths  
3129,Carpodacus genus_Carpodacus,house finches and purple finches  
3130,Carrel Alexis_Carrel,French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944)  
3131,Carrere John_Merven_Carrere,United States architect who with his partner Thomas Hastings designed many important public buildings (1858-1911)  
3132,Carroll Lewis_Carroll Dodgson Reverend_Dodgson Charles_Dodgson Charles_Lutwidge_Dodgson,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)  
3133,Carson Kit_Carson Christopher_Carson,United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War (1809-1868)  
3134,Carson Rachel_Carson Rachel_Louise_Carson,United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)  
3135,Carson_City capital_of_Nevada,capital of the state of Nevada; located in western Nevada  
3136,Cartagena,a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean  
3137,Cartagena,a port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean  
3138,Cartagena_bark Cinchona_cordifolia Cinchona_lancifolia,Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark)  
3139,Carter Howard_Carter,Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)  
3140,Carter Jimmy_Carter James_Earl_Carter James_Earl_Carter_Jr. President_Carter,39th President of the United States (1924-)  
3141,Carter_administration,the executive under President Carter  
3142,Cartesian,a follower of Cartesian thought  
3143,Cartesian_coordinate,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  
3144,Cartesian_coordinate_system,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  
3145,Cartesian_plane,a plane in which all points can be described in Cartesian coordinates  
3146,Carthage,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  
3147,Carthaginian,a native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage  
3148,Carthamus genus_Carthamus,safflower  
3149,Carthusian,a member of the Carthusian order  
3150,Carthusian_order,an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084  
3151,Cartier Jacques_Cartier,French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)  
3152,Cartwright Edmund_Cartwright,English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823)  
3153,Carum genus_Carum,caraway  
3154,Caruso Enrico_Caruso,outstanding Italian operatic tenor (1873-1921)  
3155,Carver George_Washington_Carver,United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)  
3156,Carya genus_Carya,genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China  
3157,Caryocar genus_Caryocar,type genus of the Caryocaraceae; South American trees yielding strong fine-grained wood and edible nuts  
3158,Caryocaraceae family_Caryocaraceae,small genus of tropical South American trees  
3159,Caryophyllaceae family_Caryophyllaceae carnation_family pink_family,large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)  
3160,Caryophyllales order_Caryophyllales Chenopodiales order-Chenopodiales,corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae  
3161,Caryophyllidae subclass_Caryophyllidae,a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or 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  
3162,Caryota genus_Caryota,fishtail palms  
3163,Casablanca,a port on the Atlantic and the largest city of Morocco  
3164,Casals Pablo_Casals,an outstanding Spanish cellist noted for his interpretation of Bach's cello suites (1876-1973)  
3165,Casanova,any man noted for his amorous adventures  
3166,Casanova Giovanni_Jacopo_Casanova Casanova_de_Seingalt Giovanni_Jacopo_Casanova_de_Seingalt,an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798)  
3167,Cascades Cascade_Range Cascade_Mountains,a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range  
3168,Cash Johnny_Cash John_Cash,United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003)  
3169,Cashmere_goat Kashmir_goat,Himalayan goat having a silky undercoat highly prized as cashmere wool  
3170,Casmerodius genus_Casmerodius,a white egrets  
3171,Caspar Gaspar,(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus  
3172,Casper,a city of east central Wyoming on the North Platte river  
3173,Caspian Caspian_Sea,a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world  
3174,Cassandra,(Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed  
3175,Cassegrainian_telescope Gregorian_telescope,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  
3176,Cassin's_kingbird Tyrannus_vociferans,a kingbird seen in the southwestern United States; largely grey with a yellow abdomen  
3177,Cassiope genus_Cassiope,low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having moss-like foliage and nodding white or pink flowers  
3178,Cassiopeia,(Greek mythology) the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda  
3179,Cassiopeia,a W-shaped constellation in the northern hemisphere near Polaris  
3180,Cassirer Ernst_Cassirer,German philosopher concerned with concept formation in the human mind and with symbolic forms in human culture generally (1874-1945)  
3181,Cassius Cassius_Longinus Gaius_Cassius_Longinus,prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (died in 42 BC)  
3182,Castanea genus_Castanea,chestnuts; chinkapins  
3183,Castanopsis genus_Castanopsis,evergreen trees and shrubs of warm regions valued for their foliage; southeastern United States and eastern Australia and northern New Zealand  
3184,Castanospermum genus_Castanospermum,a rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut  
3185,Castile Castilla,a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479  
3186,Castilian,the Spanish language as spoken in Castile  
3187,Castilleja genus_Castilleja Castilleia genus_Castilleia,genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses  
3188,Castillian,a native or inhabitant of Castile  
3189,Castor Alpha_Geminorum,a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux  
3190,Castor genus_Castor,type genus of the Castoridae: beavers  
3191,Castoridae family_Castoridae,beavers  
3192,Castoroides genus_Castoroides,extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern United States  
3193,Castries,a port on the island of Saint Lucia; capital and largest city of Saint Lucia  
3194,Castro Fidel_Castro Fidel_Castro_Ruz,Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927)  
3195,Castroism,a form of communism developed in Cuba by Fidel Castro  
3196,Casualty_Care_Research_Center CCRC,an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care  
3197,Casuaridae family_Casuaridae,a family of large ostrich-like birds including cassowaries  
3198,Casuariiformes order_Casuariiformes,a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus  
3199,Casuarinaceae family_Casuarinaceae,one genus: genus Casuarina  
3200,Casuarinales order_Casuarinales,order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising the casuarinas; 1 family: Casuarinaceae  
3201,Casuarius genus_Casuarius,type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries  
3202,Catacala genus_Catacala,moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings  
3203,Catalan,a native or inhabitant of Catalonia  
3204,Catalan,the Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan)  
3205,Catalina_cherry Prunus_lyonii,evergreen shrub or small tree found on Catalina Island (California)  
3206,Catalonia,a region of northeastern Spain  
3207,Catalpa_bignioides,catalpa tree of southern United States  
3208,Catalpa_speciosa,catalpa tree of central United States  
3209,Cataract_Canyon,a tributary of the Grand Canyon  
3210,Catasetum genus_Catasetum,genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences  
3211,Catawba,a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Carolinas  
3212,Catawba,slipskin grape; a reddish American table grape  
3213,Catawba,the Siouan language spoken by the Catawba  
3214,Caterpillar cat,a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work  
3215,Catha genus_Catha,a genus of African evergreen shrubs characterized by thick leaves and white flowers  
3216,Catha_edulis,a shrub that is cultivated by Arabs for its leaves which are chewed or used to make tea  
3217,Catharacta genus_Catharacta,skuas  
3218,Catharanthus genus_Catharanthus,small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca  
3219,Cathartes genus_Cathartes,type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures  
3220,Cathartidae family_Cathartidae,condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures  
3221,Cathaya,Chinese evergreen conifer discovered in 1955; not yet cultivated elsewhere  
3222,Cather Willa_Cather Willa_Sibert_Cather,United States writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947)  
3223,Catherine_I,empress of Russia who succeeded her husband Peter the Great (1684-1727)  
3224,Catherine_II Catherine Catherine_the_Great,empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)  
3225,Catherine_de_Medicis,queen of France as the wife of Henry II and regent during the minority of her son Charles IX (1519-1589)  
3226,Catherine_of_Aragon Catherine,first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)  
3227,Catholic,a member of a Catholic church  
3228,Catholic_Church,any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church  
3229,Catholic_school,a parochial school maintained by the Catholic Church  
3230,Catholicism Catholicity,the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church  
3231,Catholicos,the ecclesiastical title of the leaders of the Nestorian and Armenian churches  
3232,Catoptrophorus genus_Catoptrophorus,willet  
3233,Catostomidae family_Catostomidae,suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae  
3234,Catostomus genus_Catostomus,type genus of the family Catostomidae  
3235,Catskills Catskill_Mountains,a range of the Appalachians to the west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas  
3236,Cattell James_McKeen_Cattell,American psychologist and editor (1860-1944)  
3237,Cattell Ray_Cattell R._B._Cattell Raymond_B._Cattell Raymond_Bernard_Cattell,American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998)  
3238,Catullus Gaius_Valerius_Catullus,Roman lyric poet remembered for his love poems to an aristocratic Roman woman (84-54 BC)  
3239,Caucasia Caucasus,a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource  
3240,Caucasian Caucasian_language,a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere  
3241,Caucasian_walnut Pterocarya_fraxinifolia,medium-sized Caucasian much-branched tree distinguished from other walnut trees by its winged fruit  
3242,Caucasus Caucasus_Mountains,the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia  
3243,Caudine_Forks,a battle in the Apennines in 321 BC in which the Samnites defeated the Romans  
3244,Caulophyllum genus_Caulophyllum,blue cohosh  
3245,Cavalier Royalist,a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War  
3246,Cavell Edith_Cavell Edith_Louisa_Cavell,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)  
3247,Cavendish Henry_Cavendish,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)  
3248,Cavia genus_Cavia,type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs  
3249,Caviidae family_Caviidae,a family of Hystricomorpha  
3250,Caxton William_Caxton,English printer who in 1474 printed the first book in English (1422-1491)  
3251,Cayman_Islands,a British colony in the Caribbean to the northwest of Jamaica; an international banking center  
3252,Cayman_Islands_dollar,the basic unit of money in the Cayman Islands  
3253,Cayuga,a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living around Cayuga Lake in New York State  
3254,Cayuga,the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga  
3255,Cayuga_Lake Lake_Cayuga,a glacial lake in central New York; the longest of the Finger Lakes  
3256,Cebidae family_Cebidae,all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins  
3257,Cebu,one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor  
3258,Cebu Cebu_City,an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines  
3259,Cebuan,inhabitant of the island of Cebu; a member of the Visayan people of the Philippines  
3260,Cebuan Cebuano,language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines  
3261,Cebuella genus_Cebuella,pygmy marmosets  
3262,Cebus genus_Cebus,type genus of the Cebidae  
3263,Cecidomyidae family_Cecidomyidae,gall midges  
3264,Cecropia genus_Cecropia,large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc  
3265,Cecropiaceae family_Cecropiaceae,in some classifications included in family Moraceae  
3266,Cedar_Rapids,a city in eastern Iowa  
3267,Cedrela genus_Cedrela,tropical American trees  
3268,Cedrus genus_Cedrus,true cedars  
3269,Ceiba genus_Ceiba,tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers  
3270,Celastraceae family_Celastraceae spindle-tree_family staff-tree_family,trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits  
3271,Celastrus genus_Celastrus,genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet  
3272,Celebes Sulawesi,a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia  
3273,Celestial_City City_of_God Heavenly_City Holy_City,phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'"  
3274,Cellini Benvenuto_Cellini,Italian sculptor (1500-1571)  
3275,Celosia genus_Celosia,annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa  
3276,Celsius Anders_Celsius,Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer (1701-1744)  
3277,Celsius_scale international_scale centigrade_scale,a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees  
3278,Celt Kelt,a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times  
3279,Celtic Celtic_language,a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era  
3280,Celtic_cross,a Latin cross with a ring surrounding the intersection  
3281,Celtic_deity,a deity worshipped by the Celts  
3282,Celtis genus_Celtis,large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit  
3283,Cenchrus genus_Cenchrus,a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs  
3284,Cenozoic Cenozoic_era Age_of_Mammals,approximately the last 63 million years  
3285,Centaurea genus_Centaurea,knapweed; star thistle  
3286,Centaurium genus_Centaurium,genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers  
3287,Centaurus Centaur,a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross  
3288,Center_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention CDC,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)  
3289,Centigrade_thermometer,a thermometer calibrated in degrees centigrade  
3290,Central_African_Republic Central_Africa,a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960  
3291,Central_African_Republic_franc,the basic unit of money in the Central African Republic  
3292,Central_America,the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia  
3293,Central_America,the nations of Central America collectively  
3294,Central_American,a native or inhabitant of Central America  
3295,Central_American_country Central_American_nation,any one of the countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments  
3296,Central_American_strap_fern narrow-leaved_strap_fern Campyloneurum_augustifolium,fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina  
3297,Central_Dravidian,a Dravidian language spoken primarily in central India  
3298,Central_Intelligence_Agency CIA,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  
3299,Central_Intelligence_Machinery CIM,the United Kingdom's central unit for the tasking and coordination and funding of intelligence and security agencies  
3300,Central_Park,a large park in Manhattan  
3301,Central_Powers,in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies  
3302,Central_Time Central_Standard_Time CST,standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central United States  
3303,Centranthus genus_Centranthus,genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs  
3304,Centrarchidae family_Centrarchidae,sunfish family  
3305,Centre,a low-lying region in central France  
3306,Centriscidae family_Centriscidae,shrimpfishes  
3307,Centrocercus genus_Centrocercus,sage grouse  
3308,Centrolobium genus_Centrolobium,a genus of Centrolobium  
3309,Centropomidae family_Centropomidae,a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robalos  
3310,Centropomus genus_Centropomus,type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks  
3311,Centropristis genus_Centropristis,sea basses  
3312,Centropus genus_Centropus,a genus of Cuculidae  
3313,Centrosema genus_Centrosema,a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers  
3314,Centrospermae group_Centrospermae,used in former classification systems; approximately synonymous with order Caryophyllales  
3315,Centunculus genus_Centunculus,a dicotyledonous genus of the family Primulaceae  
3316,Cephalanthera genus_Cephalanthera,small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids  
3317,Cephalobidae family_Cephalobidae,a family of Nematoda  
3318,Cephalochordata subphylum_Cephalochordata,lancelets  
3319,Cephalopoda class_Cephalopoda,octopuses; squids; cuttlefish; pearly nautilus  
3320,Cephalopterus genus_Cephalopterus,a genus of Cotingidae  
3321,Cephalotaceae family_Cephalotaceae,a family of plants of order Rosales; coextensive with the genus Cephalotus  
3322,Cephalotaxaceae family_Cephalotaxaceae plum-yew_family,a family of Cephalotaxaceae  
3323,Cephalotaxus genus_Cephalotaxus,the genus of Cephalotaxus (see plum-yews)  
3324,Cephalotus genus_Cephalotus,one species: Australian pitcher plant  
3325,Cepheus,(Greek mythology) king of Ethiopia and husband of Cassiopeia  
3326,Cepheus,a faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star  
3327,Cepphus genus_Cepphus,a genus of birds including: guillemots  
3328,Cerambycidae family_Cerambycidae,long-horned beetles  
3329,Cerapteryx genus_Cerapteryx,antler moths  
3330,Cerastium genus_Cerastium,mouse-eared chickweed  
3331,Ceratitis genus_Ceratitis,Mediterranean fruit flies  
3332,Ceratodontidae family_Ceratodontidae,lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth  
3333,Ceratonia genus_Ceratonia,carobs  
3334,Ceratopetalum genus_Ceratopetalum,a dicotyledonous genus of the family Cunoniaceae  
3335,Ceratophyllaceae family_Ceratophyllaceae,coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornworts  
3336,Ceratophyllum genus_Ceratophyllum,constituting the family Ceratophyllaceae: hornworts  
3337,Ceratopogon genus_Ceratopogon,type genus of the Ceratopogonidae  
3338,Ceratopogonidae family_Ceratopogonidae,biting midges; sand flies  
3339,Ceratopsia suborder_Ceratopsia,horned dinosaurs  
3340,Ceratopsidae family_Ceratopsidae,American ceratopsian dinosaurs  
3341,Ceratopteris genus_Ceratopteris,water ferns  
3342,Ceratostomataceae family_Ceratostomataceae,fungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks  
3343,Ceratostomella genus_Ceratostomella,genus of fungi forming continuous hyaline spores  
3344,Ceratotherium genus_Ceratotherium,African genus  
3345,Cerberus hellhound,(Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon  
3346,Cercidiphyllaceae family_Cercidiphyllaceae,one genus  
3347,Cercidiphyllum genus_Cercidiphyllum,one species: katsura tree  
3348,Cercidium genus_Cercidium,spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde  
3349,Cercis genus_Cercis,deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States  
3350,Cercocebus genus_Cercocebus,mangabeys  
3351,Cercopidae family_Cercopidae,froghoppers or spittlebugs  
3352,Cercopithecidae family_Cercopithecidae,Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey  
3353,Cercopithecus genus_Cercopithecus,type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons  
3354,Cercospora genus_Cercospora,form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with long slender spores  
3355,Cercosporella genus_Cercosporella,form genus of imperfect fungi lacking pigment in the spores and conidiophores  
3356,Ceres,(Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter  
3357,Ceres,the largest asteroid and the first discovered  
3358,Cereus genus_Cereus,genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white  
3359,Ceroxylon genus_Ceroxylon,wax palms  
3360,Certhia genus_Certhia,type genus of the Certhiidae  
3361,Certhiidae family_Certhiidae,creepers  
3362,Cervantes Miguel_de_Cervantes Cervantes_Saavedra Miguel_de_Cervantes_Saavedra,Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)  
3363,Cervidae family_Cervidae,deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer  
3364,Cervus genus_Cervus,the type genus of the Cervidae  
3365,Ceryle genus_Ceryle,a genus of birds of the family Alcedinidae  
3366,Cestida order_Cestida,ctenophore having short tentacles; one family  
3367,Cestidae family_Cestidae,coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body  
3368,Cestoda class_Cestoda,tapeworms  
3369,Cestrum genus_Cestrum,genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs  
3370,Cestum genus_Cestum,Venus's girdle  
3371,Cetacea order_Cetacea,an order of Eutheria  
3372,Ceterach genus_Ceterach,small genus of Old World ferns; superseded in some classification systems which place plants of this genus in e.g. genera Asplenium and Pleurosorus  
3373,Cetonia genus_Cetonia,a genus of Cetoniidae  
3374,Cetoniidae subfamily_Cetoniidae,considered a separate family in some classification systems  
3375,Cetorhinidae family_Cetorhinidae,in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks  
3376,Cetorhinus genus_Cetorhinus,comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae  
3377,Cetraria genus_Cetraria,foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes  
3378,Cetus,a large constellation on the equator near Pisces and Aquarius  
3379,Ceylon,an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India  
3380,Ceylon_bowstring_hemp Sansevieria_zeylanica,plant having thick fibrous leaves transversely banded in light and dark green  
3381,Ceylonite pleonaste,a dark-colored spinel containing iron  
3382,Cezanne Paul_Cezanne,French Post-impressionist painter who influenced modern art (especially cubism) by stressing the structural components latent in nature (1839-1906)  
3383,Chabad Chabad_Hasidism,a form of Hasidism practiced by Lithuanian and Russian Jews under communist rule; the beliefs and practices of the Lubavitch movement  
3384,Chablis,a town in north central France noted for white Burgundy wines  
3385,Chablis white_Burgundy,dry white table wine of Chablis, France or a wine resembling it  
3386,Chad Chadic Chadic_language,a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa  
3387,Chad Republic_of_Chad Tchad,a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960  
3388,Chadian,a native or inhabitant of Chad  
3389,Chadian_franc,the basic unit of money in Chad  
3390,Chaenomeles genus_Chaenomeles,flowering quince  
3391,Chaenopsis genus_Chaenopsis,a genus of fish of the family Clinidae including pikeblennies  
3392,Chaeronea,a battle in which Philip II of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC) and also Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC)  
3393,Chaetodipterus genus_Chaetodipterus,a genus of Ephippidae  
3394,Chaetodontidae family_Chaetodontidae,butterfly fishes  
3395,Chaetognatha phylum_Chaetognatha,arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms  
3396,Chagall Marc_Chagall,French painter (born in Russia) noted for his imagery and brilliant colors (1887-1985)  
3397,Chagatai Jagatai Jaghatai Eastern_Turki,a Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan)  
3398,Chain Ernst_Boris_Chain Sir_Ernst_Boris_Chain,British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)  
3399,Chait Caitra,the first Hindu calendar month (corresponding to March in the Gregorian calendar)  
3400,Chalcedon Council_of_Chalcedon,the fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ  
3401,Chalcedon Kadikoy,a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon  
3402,Chalcididae family_Chalcididae Chalcidae family_Chalcidae,an arthropod family including: chalcidflies  
3403,Chalcis genus_Chalcis,type genus of the Chalcididae  
3404,Chalcostigma genus_Chalcostigma,thornbills  
3405,Chaldea Chaldaea,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  
3406,Chaldean Chaldaean Chaldee,a wise man skilled in occult learning  
3407,Chaldean Chaldaean Chaldee,an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea  
3408,Chalons Chalons-sur-Marne,the battle in which Attila the Hun was defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451  
3409,Chamaea genus_Chamaea,a genus of Paridae  
3410,Chamaecrista genus_Chamaecrista,genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia  
3411,Chamaecyparis genus_Chamaecyparis,a genus of Chamaecyparis  
3412,Chamaecytisus genus_Chamaecytisus,small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; often especially formerly included in genus Cytisus  
3413,Chamaedaphne genus_Chamaedaphne,one species: leatherleaf  
3414,Chamaeleo genus_Chamaeleo genus_Chamaeleon,type genus of the Chamaeleontidae  
3415,Chamaeleon Chameleon,a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa  
3416,Chamaeleontidae family_Chamaeleontidae Chamaeleonidae family_Chamaeleonidae Rhiptoglossa family_Rhiptoglossa,Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria  
3417,Chamaemelum genus_Chamaemelum,small genus of plants sometimes included in genus Anthemis: chamomile  
3418,Chamberlain Neville_Chamberlain Arthur_Neville_Chamberlain,British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940)  
3419,Chambers William_Chambers Sir_William_Chambers,English architect (1723-1796)  
3420,Champagne Champagne-Ardenne,a region of northeastern France  
3421,Champaign,a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana  
3422,Champlain Samuel_de_Champlain,French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)  
3423,Champollion Jean_Francois_Champollion,Frenchman and Egyptologist who studied the Rosetta Stone and in 1821 became the first person to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics (1790-1832)  
3424,Champs_Elysees,a major avenue in Paris famous for elegant shops and cafes  
3425,Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer Chancellor,the British cabinet minister responsible for finance  
3426,Chancellorsville,a village in northeastern Virginia  
3427,Chancellorsville,a major battle in the American Civil War (1863); the Confederates under Robert E. Lee defeated the Union forces under Joseph Hooker  
3428,Chandi,malevolent aspect of Devi; "the fierce"  
3429,Chandler Raymond_Chandler Raymond_Thornton_Chandler,United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)  
3430,Chang_Jiang Changjiang Chang Yangtze Yangtze_River Yangtze_Kiang,the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai  
3431,Chang_Kuo Chang_Kuo-lao,one of the 8 immortals of Taoism  
3432,Changtzu,a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high)  
3433,Channel_Island,any of a group of British islands in the English Channel off the northern coast of France  
3434,Channel_Islands_National_Park,a national park in California featuring sea birds and marine life  
3435,Channidae class_Channidae,snakeheads  
3436,Chao_Phraya,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  
3437,Chaos,(Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe  
3438,Chapel_Hill,a town in central North Carolina; site of the University of North Carolina  
3439,Chaplin Charlie_Chaplin Sir_Charles_Spencer_Chaplin,English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977)  
3440,Chapman John_Chapman Johnny_Appleseed,United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)  
3441,Chapultepec,a pitched battle in the Mexican War that resulted in a major victory for American forces over Mexican forces at a locality south of Mexico City (1847)  
3442,Chara genus_Chara,green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts  
3443,Characeae family_Characeae,green algae superficially resembling horsetail ferns: stoneworts  
3444,Characidae family_Characidae,tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America  
3445,Characinidae family_Characinidae,former name of the Characidae  
3446,Charadrii suborder_Charadrii,shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews  
3447,Charadriidae family_Charadriidae,plover family  
3448,Charadriiformes order_Charadriiformes,large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life  
3449,Charadrius genus_Charadrius,type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers  
3450,Charales order_Charales,small order of macroscopic fresh and brackish water algae with a distinct axis: stoneworts  
3451,Charcot Jean_Martin_Charcot,French neurologist who tried to use hypnotism to cure hysteria (1825-1893)  
3452,Charcot-Marie-Tooth_disease hereditary_motor_and_sensory_neuropathy,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  
3453,Chardonnay Pinot_Chardonnay,dry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from Chardonnay grapes  
3454,Chardonnay chardonnay_grape,white wine grape  
3455,Chari-Nile,a group of Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of the Sudan and Zaire and Uganda and Tanzania  
3456,Charina genus_Charina,boas of western North America  
3457,Charlemagne Carolus Charles Charles_I Charles_the_Great,king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)  
3458,Charleroi,city in southwestern Belgium; center of an industrial region  
3459,Charles Charles_I Charles_Stuart,son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell (1600-1649)  
3460,Charles Charles_II,King of England and Scotland and Ireland during the Restoration (1630-1685)  
3461,Charles Charles_II Charles_I Charles_the_Bald,as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (823-877)  
3462,Charles Charles_IX,King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)  
3463,Charles Charles_River,a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston  
3464,Charles Charles_VII,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)  
3465,Charles Jacques_Charles Jacques_Alexandre_Cesar_Charles,French physicist and author of Charles's law which anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823)  
3466,Charles Prince_Charles,the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948)  
3467,Charleston,a port city in southeastern South Carolina  
3468,Charleston,an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century  
3469,Charleston capital_of_West_Virginia,state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river  
3470,Charlestown,a former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston; settled in 1629  
3471,Charlestown_Navy_Yard,the navy yard in Boston where the frigate `Constitution' is anchored  
3472,Charlotte Queen_City,the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina  
3473,Charlottetown,the provincial capital and largest city of Prince Edward Island  
3474,Charolais,large white or cream-colored breed from France  
3475,Charon,(Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades  
3476,Charophyceae class_Charophyceae,in some classifications: contains only the order Charales  
3477,Charronia genus_Charronia,a genus of Mustelidae  
3478,Chartism,the principles of a body of 19th century English reformers who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people  
3479,Chartist,a 19th century English reformer who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people  
3480,Chartres,a town in northern France that is noted for its Gothic Cathedral  
3481,Chartres_Cathedral,a Gothic cathedral in northern France; built in 13th century  
3482,Chartreuse,aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint oils; made at monastery near Grenoble, France  
3483,Charybdis,(Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla  
3484,Chase Salmon_P._Chase Salmon_Portland_Chase,United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)  
3485,Chateaubriand,a very thick center cut of beef tenderloin  
3486,Chateaubriand Francois_Rene_Chateaubriand Vicomte_de_Chateaubriand,French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848)  
3487,Chateura genus_Chateura,a genus of Apodidae  
3488,Chattahoochee Chattahoochee_River,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  
3489,Chattanooga,a city in eastern Tennessee  
3490,Chattanooga battle_of_Chattanooga,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  
3491,Chaucer Geoffrey_Chaucer,English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)  
3492,Chauna genus_Chauna,crested screamers  
3493,Chavez Carlos_Chavez,Mexican composer of nationalistic works using themes from Indian folk music (1899-1978)  
3494,Chavez Cesar_Chavez Cesar_Estrada_Chavez,United States labor leader who organized farm workers (born 1927)  
3495,Chechen,a native or inhabitant of Chechnya  
3496,Chechen,a northern Caucasian language spoken by the Chechen  
3497,Chechnya Chechenia Chechen_Republic,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  
3498,Cheddar,a village in southwestern England where cheddar cheese was first made  
3499,Cheever John_Cheever,United States writer of novels and short stories (1912-1982)  
3500,Cheilanthes genus_Cheilanthes,small evergreen ferns: lipferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae  
3501,Cheiranthus genus_Cheiranthus,Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers  
3502,Chekhov Chekov Anton_Chekhov Anton_Chekov Anton_Pavlovich_Chekhov Anton_Pavlovich_Chekov,Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)  
3503,Chelicerata superclass_Chelicerata,spiders; scorpions; horseshoe crabs  
3504,Chelidonium genus_Chelidonium,one species: greater celandine  
3505,Chelifer genus_Chelifer,a genus of Chelonethida  
3506,Chelone genus_Chelone,herbaceous perennials: shellflower  
3507,Chelonethida order_Chelonethida Pseudoscorpionida order_Pseudoscorpionida Pseudoscorpiones order_Pseudoscorpiones,false scorpions  
3508,Chelonia genus_Chelonia,green turtles  
3509,Chelonia order_Chelonia Testudinata order_Testudinata Testudines order_Testudines,tortoises and turtles  
3510,Cheloniidae family_Cheloniidae Chelonidae family_Chelonidae,green turtles; hawksbills  
3511,Chelyabinsk,a city in the Asian part of Russia  
3512,Chelydra genus_Chelydra,snapping turtles  
3513,Chelydridae family_Chelydridae,snapping turtles  
3514,Chemakuan,a group of Mosan languages spoken in Washington  
3515,Chemakum,a Chemakuan language spoken by the Chemakum  
3516,Chemical_Weapons_Convention,a global treaty banning the production or acquisition or stockpiling or transfer or use of chemical weapons  
3517,Chemnitz Karl-Marx-Stadt,a city in east central Germany; formerly called Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1990; noted for textile manufacturing  
3518,Chemnitzer_concertina,a hand-held and bellows-driven accordion  
3519,Chen subgenus_Chen,wild goose having white adult plumage  
3520,Chenin_blanc,white grape grown especially in California and the lower Loire valley of France  
3521,Chenin_blanc,made in California and the Loire valley in France  
3522,Chennai Madras,a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras  
3523,Chenopodiaceae family_Chenopodiaceae goosefoot_family,includes spinach and beets  
3524,Chenopodium genus_Chenopodium,goosefoot; pigweed  
3525,Cheops Khufu,Egyptian Pharaoh of the 27th century BC who commissioned the Great Pyramid at Giza  
3526,Cherbourg,a port town in northwestern France on the English Channel; site of a naval base  
3527,Cheremis Cheremiss Mari,a member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia  
3528,Cheremis Cheremiss Mari,the Finnic language spoken by the Cheremis  
3529,Cherepovets,a city of east central Russia to the north of Moscow  
3530,Chernobyl,a city in north central Ukraine; site of a major disaster at a nuclear power plant (26 April 1986)  
3531,Cherokee,a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living in the Appalachian Mountains but now chiefly in Oklahoma  
3532,Cherokee,the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee  
3533,Cherokee_rose Rosa_laevigata,Chinese climbing rose with fragrant white blossoms  
3534,Cherubini Luigi_Cherubini Maria_Luigi_Carlo_Zenobio_Cherubini,Italian composer of church music and operas (1760-1842)  
3535,Chesapeake_Bay,a large inlet of the North Atlantic between Virginia and Maryland; fed by Susquehanna River  
3536,Chesapeake_Bay_retriever,American breed having a short thick oily coat ranging from brown to light tan  
3537,Cheshire_cat,a fictional cat with a broad fixed smile on its face; created by Lewis Carroll  
3538,Cheshire_cheese,a mild yellow English cheese with a crumbly texture  
3539,Chester,a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)  
3540,Chesterfield Fourth_Earl_of_Chesterfield Philip_Dormer_Stanhope,suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)  
3541,Chesterton G._K._Chesterton Gilbert_Keith_Chesterton,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)  
3542,Chevalier Maurice_Chevalier,French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)  
3543,Cheviot,hardy hornless sheep of the Cheviot Hills noted for its short thick wool  
3544,Cheviots Cheviot_Hills,a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland  
3545,Chewa Cewa Chichewa,a member of the Bantu-speaking people of Malawi and eastern Zambia and northern Zimbabwe  
3546,Cheyenne,a member of a North American Indian people living on the western plains (now living in Oklahoma and Montana)  
3547,Cheyenne,the Algonquian language spoken by the Cheyenne  
3548,Cheyenne capital_of_Wyoming,the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state  
3549,ChiMwini,a Bantu language spoken in southern Somalia  
3550,Chiacoan_peccary,a recently discovered large wild pig of Paraguay  
3551,Chian_turpentine,a turpentine exuded by the terebinth  
3552,Chiang_Kai-shek Chiang_Chung-cheng,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)  
3553,Chianti,dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany  
3554,Chicago Windy_City,largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan  
3555,Chicano,a person of Mexican descent  
3556,Chichewa,the Bantu language of the Chewa of east central Africa  
3557,Chickamauga battle_of_Chickamauga,a Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces  
3558,Chickasaw,a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Mississippi  
3559,Chickasaw,the Muskhogean language of the Chickasaw  
3560,Chicken_Little,a fictional character who was hit on the head with an acorn and believed that the sky was falling  
3561,Chief_Constable,the head of the police force in a county (or similar area)  
3562,Chief_Secretary,a member of the British Cabinet  
3563,Chihuahua,a city in northern Mexico in the state of Chihuahua; commercial center of northern Mexico  
3564,Chihuahua,a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau  
3565,Chihuahua,an old breed of tiny short-haired dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization  
3566,Chihuahuan_Desert,a desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico  
3567,Chihuahuan_spotted_whiptail Cnemidophorus_exsanguis,having longitudinal stripes overlaid with light spots; upland lizard of United States southwest and Mexico  
3568,Chile Republic_of_Chile,a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast  
3569,Chile_bonito Chilean_bonito Pacific_bonito Sarda_chiliensis,common bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas; its dark oily flesh cans well  
3570,Chilean,a native or inhabitant of Chile  
3571,Chilean_cedar Austrocedrus_chilensis,a small South American evergreen having coppery bark and pretty foliage  
3572,Chilean_firebush Chilean_flameflower Embothrium_coccineum,grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-crimson flowers; Andes  
3573,Chilean_jasmine Mandevilla_laxa,woody vine of Argentina grown as an ornamental for its glossy leaves and racemes of large fragrant funnel-shaped creamy-white flowers  
3574,Chilean_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Chile  
3575,Chilean_nut Chile_nut Chile_hazel Chilean_hazelnut Guevina_heterophylla Guevina_avellana,Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut  
3576,Chilean_peso peso,the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos  
3577,Chilean_rimu Lepidothamnus_fonkii,about the hardiest Podocarpaceae species; prostrate spreading shrub similar to mountain rimu; mountains of southern Chile  
3578,Chiloe,the largest Chilean island and the only one to be settled; located off south-central Chile  
3579,Chilomastix genus_Chilomastix,flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates including humans  
3580,Chilomeniscus genus_Chilomeniscus,sand snakes  
3581,Chilomycterus genus_Chilomycterus,burrfishes  
3582,Chilopoda class_Chilopoda,arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes  
3583,Chilopsis genus_Chilopsis,one species: desert willow  
3584,Chimaeridae family_Chimaeridae,a family of Holocephali  
3585,Chimakum,a member of the Salishan people living in northwestern Washington  
3586,Chimaphila genus_Chimaphila,small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping rootstocks and shining leaves; North America; Europe; east Asia  
3587,Chimariko,a member of an extinct North American Indian people formerly living in California  
3588,Chimariko,the Hokan language spoken by the Chimariko  
3589,Chimborazo,a mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20,560 feet high)  
3590,Chimera Chimaera,(Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon  
3591,Chimonanthus genus_Chimonanthus,small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet  
3592,China People's_Republic_of_China mainland_China Communist_China Red_China PRC Cathay,a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world  
3593,China_aster Callistephus_chinensis,valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear bright colors; grown primarily for cutting  
3594,China_rose Bengal_rose Rosa_chinensis,shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses  
3595,China_rose Chinese_hibiscus Rose_of_China shoeblack_plant shoe_black Hibiscus_rosa-sinensis,large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers  
3596,China_tree false_dogwood jaboncillo chinaberry Sapindus_saponaria,evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans  
3597,Chinaman,a ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman that spins from off to leg  
3598,Chinchillidae family_Chinchillidae,small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents  
3599,Chinese,a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China  
3600,Chinese,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  
3601,Chinese_Revolution,the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912  
3602,Chinese_Wall Great_Wall Great_Wall_of_China,a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC; it averages 6 meters in width  
3603,Chinese_alligator Alligator_sinensis,small alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having unwebbed digits  
3604,Chinese_angelica Chinese_angelica_tree Aralia_stipulata,similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China  
3605,Chinese_anise star_anise star_aniseed,anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine  
3606,Chinese_brown_sauce brown_sauce,a sauce based on soy sauce  
3607,Chinese_cabbage celery_cabbage Chinese_celery,elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves  
3608,Chinese_cabbage celery_cabbage napa pe-tsai Brassica_rapa_pekinensis,plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia  
3609,Chinese_checkers Chinese_chequers,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  
3610,Chinese_chestnut Castanea_mollissima,a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in Korea and China  
3611,Chinese_cork_oak Quercus_variabilis,medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark  
3612,Chinese_deity,a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese  
3613,Chinese_elm Ulmus_parvifolia,small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges  
3614,Chinese_evergreen Japanese_leaf Aglaonema_modestum,erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves  
3615,Chinese_forget-me-not Cynoglossum_amabile,biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers  
3616,Chinese_goose Anser_cygnoides,very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the greylag  
3617,Chinese_gooseberry kiwi kiwi_vine Actinidia_chinensis Actinidia_deliciosa,climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat  
3618,Chinese_holly Ilex_cornuta,dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental  
3619,Chinese_lantern,a collapsible paper lantern in bright colors; used for decorative purposes  
3620,Chinese_lantern_plant winter_cherry bladder_cherry Physalis_alkekengi,Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx  
3621,Chinese_monetary_unit,the monetary unit in the People's Republic of China  
3622,Chinese_mustard,very hot prepared mustard  
3623,Chinese_paddlefish Psephurus_gladis,fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish  
3624,Chinese_parasol_tree Chinese_parasol Japanese_varnish_tree phoenix_tree Firmiana_simplex,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  
3625,Chinese_pea_tree Caragana_sinica,shrub with dark-green glossy foliage and solitary pale yellow flowers; northern China  
3626,Chinese_primrose Primula_sinensis,cultivated Asiatic primrose  
3627,Chinese_privet white_wax_tree Ligustrum_lucidum,erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet  
3628,Chinese_puzzle,intricate or ingenious puzzle consisting of boxes within boxes  
3629,Chinese_restaurant_syndrome,headache and tingling or burning feelings and sweating caused by eating food that contains monosodium glutamate  
3630,Chinese_rhubarb Rheum_palmatum,long used for laxative properties  
3631,Chinese_wistaria Wisteria_chinensis,having deep purple flowers  
3632,Chino-Japanese_War Sino-Japanese_War,a war between China and Japan (1894 and 1895) over the control of the Korean Peninsula; China was overwhelmingly defeated at Port Arthur  
3633,Chinook,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  
3634,Chinook_Jargon Oregon_Jargon,a pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern North America  
3635,Chinookan Chinook,a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook  
3636,Chiococca genus_Chiococca,shrubs of tropical and subtropical New World  
3637,Chionanthus genus_Chionanthus,deciduous trees or shrubs: fringe tree  
3638,Chios Khios,an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece  
3639,Chipewyan,a member of the Athapaskan people living in western Canada between Great Slave Lake and Hudson Bay  
3640,Chipewyan Chippewyan Chippewaian,the language spoken by the Chipewyan  
3641,Chippendale Thomas_Chippendale,a British cabinetmaker remembered for his graceful designs (especially of chairs) which influenced his contemporaries (1718-1779)  
3642,Chiricahua_Apache,an Apache language  
3643,Chirico Giorgio_de_Chirico,Italian painter (born in Greece) whose deep shadows and barren landscapes strongly influenced the surrealists (1888-1978)  
3644,Chiron,(Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes  
3645,Chiron,an asteroid discovered in 1977; it is unique in having an orbit lying mainly between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus  
3646,Chironomidae family_Chironomidae,midges  
3647,Chironomus genus_Chironomus,type genus of the Chironomidae  
3648,Chiroptera order_Chiroptera,an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)  
3649,Chisholm_Trail,a former cattle trail from San Antonio in Texas to Abilene in Kansas; not used after the 1880s  
3650,Chishona,a Bantu language that is one of the two major languages of Zimbabwe  
3651,Chittagong,a port city and industrial center in southeastern Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal  
3652,Chiwere,the Siouan language spoken by the Iowa and Oto and Missouri  
3653,Chlamydera genus_Chlamydera,a genus of Ptilonorhynchidae  
3654,Chlamydia_psittaci C._psittaci,bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia  
3655,Chlamydia_trachomatis C._trachomatis,bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venereum  
3656,Chlamydiaceae family_Chlamydiaceae,Gram-negative parasites in warm-blooded vertebrates  
3657,Chlamydomonadaceae family_Chlamydomonadaceae,green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome  
3658,Chlamydomonas genus_Chlamydomonas,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  
3659,Chlamydosaurus genus_Chlamydosaurus,frilled lizards  
3660,Chlamyphorus genus_Chlamyphorus,pichiciago  
3661,Chloranthaceae family_Chloranthaceae,small family of tropical herbs and shrubs and trees  
3662,Chloranthus genus_Chloranthus,type genus of the Chloranthaceae  
3663,Chloris genus_Chloris,tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass  
3664,Chlorococcales order_Chlorococcales,unicellular green algae that reproduce by spores  
3665,Chlorococcum genus_Chlorococcum,type genus of Chlorococcales; unicellular green algae occurring singly or in a layer on soil or damp rock  
3666,Chlorophis genus_Chlorophis,African green snakes  
3667,Chlorophoneus genus_Chlorophoneus,a genus of Malaconotinae  
3668,Chlorophthalmidae family_Chlorophthalmidae,small family of soft-finned bottom-dwellers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishes  
3669,Chlorophyceae class_Chlorophyceae,algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear green color, their chlorophyll being masked little if at all by other pigments  
3670,Chlorophyllum_molybdites,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'  
3671,Chlorophyta division_Chlorophyta,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  
3672,Chloroxylon genus_Chloroxylon,deciduous trees of India and Sri Lanka  
3673,Chlorura genus_Chlorura,towhees  
3674,Choctaw,a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Alabama  
3675,Choctaw Chahta,the Muskhogean language of the Choctaw  
3676,Choeronycteris genus_Choeronycteris,a genus of Phyllostomatidae  
3677,Choloepus genus_Choloepus,a genus of Megalonychidae consisting of the two-toed sloth  
3678,Chomsky Noam_Chomsky A._Noam_Chomsky,United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928)  
3679,Chondrichthyes class_Chondrichthyes,cartilaginous fishes  
3680,Chondrus genus_Chondrus,a genus of protoctist  
3681,Chongqing Chungking,a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China  
3682,Chopin,the music of Chopin; "he practiced Chopin day and night"  
3683,Chopin Frederic_Francois_Chopin,French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849)  
3684,Chopin Kate_Chopin Kate_O'Flaherty_Chopin,United States writer who described Creole life in Louisiana (1851-1904)  
3685,Chordata phylum_Chordata,comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord  
3686,Chordeiles genus_Chordeiles,a genus of Caprimulgidae  
3687,Chordospartium genus_Chordospartium,2 species of small New Zealand trees: weeping tree broom; endangered  
3688,Choriotis genus_Choriotis,Australian bustard  
3689,Chorizagrotis genus_Chorizagrotis,moths whose larvae are army cutworms  
3690,Chorizema genus_Chorizema,genus of Australian twining vines and small shrubs: flame peas  
3691,Chosen,the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945)  
3692,Christ's-thorn Jerusalem_thorn Paliurus_spina-christi,thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit  
3693,Christchurch,industrial city at the center of a rich agricultural region  
3694,Christendom Christianity,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"  
3695,Christian,a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination  
3696,Christian_Church Disciples_of_Christ,a Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only source of true Christian faith and practices baptism by immersion  
3697,Christian_Science,religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healing  
3698,Christian_Science Church_of_Christ_Scientist,Protestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866  
3699,Christian_Scientist,a member of the Protestant church founded in the United States by Mary Baker Eddy  
3700,Christian_era Common_era,the time period beginning with the supposed year of Christ's birth  
3701,Christian_holy_day,a religious holiday for Christians  
3702,Christian_liturgy,the Christian worship services  
3703,Christian_name baptismal_name,the first name given to Christians at birth or christening  
3704,Christian_theology,the teachings of Christian churches  
3705,Christianity Christian_religion,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  
3706,Christianization Christianisation,conversion to Christianity  
3707,Christie Agatha_Christie Dame_Agatha_Mary_Clarissa_Christie,prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)  
3708,Christmas Christmas_Day Xmas Dec_25,a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland  
3709,Christmas Christmastide Christmastime Yule Yuletide Noel,period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6  
3710,Christmas_Eve Dec_24,the day before Christmas  
3711,Christmas_begonia blooming-fool_begonia Begonia_cheimantha,hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers  
3712,Christmas_bells,any of several plants of the genus Blandfordia having large orange or crimson flowers  
3713,Christmas_box,a present given at Christmas for services during the year  
3714,Christmas_bush Christmas_tree Ceratopetalum_gummiferum,Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration  
3715,Christmas_cactus Schlumbergera_buckleyi Schlumbergera_baridgesii,epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter  
3716,Christmas_cake,a rich fruitcake (usually covered with icing and marzipan) and eaten at Christmas  
3717,Christmas_card,a card expressing a Christmas greeting  
3718,Christmas_factor factor_IX,coagulation factor whose absence is associated with hemophilia B  
3719,Christmas_fern canker_brake dagger_fern evergreen_wood_fern Polystichum_acrostichoides,North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds  
3720,Christmas_present Christmas_gift,a present given at Christmas time  
3721,Christmas_rose winter_rose black_hellebore Helleborus_niger,European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like winter-blooming flowers  
3722,Christmas_stocking,a stocking that is filled with small Christmas presents  
3723,Christmas_tree,an ornamented evergreen used as a Christmas decoration  
3724,Christmasberry Christmas_berry Lycium_carolinianum,spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries  
3725,Christology,a religious doctrine or theory based on Jesus or Jesus' teachings  
3726,Christology,the branch of theology concerned with the person and attributes and deeds of Christ  
3727,Christopher Saint_Christopher St._Christopher,Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)  
3728,Chronoperates genus_Chronoperates,a reptile genus of Therapsida  
3729,Chronoperates_paradoxus,shrew-sized protomammal from the Alberta region of Canada; from about 55 million years ago (much more recent than other mammal-like reptiles)  
3730,Chrysaora genus_Chrysaora,a genus of Scyphozoa  
3731,Chrysaora_quinquecirrha,a type of jellyfish  
3732,Chrysemys genus_Chrysemys,painted turtles  
3733,Chrysobalanus genus_Chrysobalanus,coco plums  
3734,Chrysochloridae family_Chrysochloridae,golden moles  
3735,Chrysochloris genus_Chrysochloris,type genus of the Chrysochloridae  
3736,Chrysolepis genus_Chrysolepis,two species: golden chinkapins  
3737,Chrysolophus genus_Chrysolophus,golden pheasants  
3738,Chrysomelidae family_Chrysomelidae,leaf beetles  
3739,Chrysophrys genus_Chrysophrys,Australian snapper  
3740,Chrysophyceae class_Chrysophyceae Heterokontae class_Heterokontae,all the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal length  
3741,Chrysophyllum genus_Chrysophyllum,tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs  
3742,Chrysophyta division_Chrysophyta,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  
3743,Chrysopidae family_Chrysopidae,green lacewings  
3744,Chrysopsis genus_Chrysopsis,golden aster  
3745,Chrysosplenium genus_Chrysosplenium,genus of widely distributed semiaquatic herbs with minute greenish-yellow apetalous flowers  
3746,Chrysothamnus genus_Chrysothamnus,genus of low branching shrubs of western North America  
3747,Chuang-tzu,4th-century Chinese philosopher on whose teachings Lao-tse based Taoism  
3748,Chukaku-Ha,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"  
3749,Chukchi,a member of an indigenous people living on the Chukchi Peninsula  
3750,Chukchi Chukchi_language,an indigenous and isolated language of unknown origin spoken by the Chukchi that is pronounced differently by men and women  
3751,Chukchi_Peninsula,peninsula of northeastern Siberia across the Bering Strait from northwestern Alaska  
3752,Chukchi_Sea,part of the Arctic Ocean just to the north of the Bering Strait  
3753,Chula_Vista,an industrial city in southern California (south of San Diego) near the Mexican border  
3754,Church_Father Father_of_the_Church Father,(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 Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom  
3755,Church_of_Ireland,autonomous branch of the Church of England in Ireland  
3756,Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-Day_Saints Mormon_Church Mormons,church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah  
3757,Church_of_the_Brethren Dunkers Dippers,a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion  
3758,Churchill,a Canadian town in northern Manitoba on Hudson Bay; important port for shipping grain  
3759,Churchill John_Churchill Duke_of_Marlborough First_Duke_of_Marlborough,English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)  
3760,Churchill Winston_Churchill Winston_S._Churchill Sir_Winston_Leonard_Spenser_Churchill,British statesman and leader during World War II; received Nobel prize for literature in 1953 (1874-1965)  
3761,Churchill_Downs,a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Louisville; site of the Kentucky Derby  
3762,Chuvash,a member of a people of Turkic speech living in the Volga region in eastern Russia  
3763,Chuvash,the Turkic language spoken by the Chuvash  
3764,Chytridiaceae family_Chytridiaceae,a family of aquatic fungi of order Chytridiales  
3765,Chytridiales order_Chytridiales,simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes  
3766,Chytridiomycetes class_Chytridiomycetes,a class of mostly aquatic fungi; saprophytic or parasitic on algae or fungi or plants  
3767,Ciardi John_Ciardi John_Anthony_Ciardi,United States poet and critic (1916-1986)  
3768,Cibotium genus_Cibotium,in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae: ornamental tree ferns with coarse gracefully drooping fronds  
3769,Cicadellidae family_Cicadellidae,leafhoppers  
3770,Cicadidae family_Cicadidae,cicadas  
3771,Cicer genus_Cicer,chickpea plant; Asiatic herbs  
3772,Cicero Marcus_Tullius_Cicero Tully,a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)  
3773,Cichlidae family_Cichlidae,cichlids  
3774,Cichorium genus_Cichorium,chicory  
3775,Cicindelidae family_Cicindelidae,tiger beetles  
3776,Ciconia genus_Ciconia,type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks  
3777,Ciconiidae family_Ciconiidae,storks  
3778,Ciconiiformes order_Ciconiiformes,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  
3779,Cicuta genus_Cicuta,small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock  
3780,Ciliata class_Ciliata Ciliophora class_Ciliophora,class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle  
3781,Cimabue Giovanni_Cimabue,painter of the Florentine school; anticipated the move from Byzantine to naturalistic art (1240-1302)  
3782,Cimarron Cimarron_River,a river that rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows eastward into Oklahoma where it becomes a tributary of the Arkansas River  
3783,Cimex genus_Cimex,type genus of the Cimicidae: bedbugs  
3784,Cimicidae family_Cimicidae,wingless flat-bodied bloodsucking insects  
3785,Cimicifuga genus_Cimicifuga,small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane  
3786,Cincinnati,a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river  
3787,Cincinnatus Lucius_Quinctius_Cincinnatus,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)  
3788,Cinclidae family_Cinclidae,water ouzels  
3789,Cinclus genus_Cinclus,type genus of the family Cinclidae  
3790,Cinco_de_Mayo,the fifth of May which is observed in Mexico and Mexican-American communities in the United States to commemorate the Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862  
3791,Cinderella,a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition  
3792,Cinderella,a fictional young girl who is saved from her stepmother and stepsisters by her fairy godmother and a handsome prince  
3793,Cinnamomum genus_Cinnamomum,Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs  
3794,Circaea genus_Circaea,enchanter's nightshade  
3795,Circaea_lutetiana,tall evening primrose with inconspicuous flowers  
3796,Circaetus genus_Circaetus,harrier eagles  
3797,Circassian,a member of the Sunni Muslim people living in northwestern Caucasia  
3798,Circassian,a mostly Sunni Muslim community living in northwestern Caucasia  
3799,Circassian,a northern Caucasian language spoken by the Circassian  
3800,Circe,(Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine  
3801,Circinus,a small faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Musca and Triangulum Australe  
3802,Circumcision Feast_of_the_Circumcision January_1,(Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st  
3803,Circus genus_Circus,a genus of haws comprising the harriers  
3804,Cirripedia subclass_Cirripedia,barnacles  
3805,Cirsium genus_Cirsium,plume thistles  
3806,Cistaceae family_Cistaceae rockrose_family,shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean  
3807,Cistothorus genus_Cistothorus,marsh wrens  
3808,Cistus genus_Cistus,small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa  
3809,Citation,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948  
3810,Citellus genus_Citellus Spermophilus genus_Spermophilus,typical ground squirrels  
3811,Citharichthys genus_Citharichthys,a genus of Bothidae  
3812,Citizenship_Day September_17,celebrated in the United States  
3813,Citlaltepetl Mount_Orizaba Mt_Orizaba Pico_de_Orizaba,an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet)  
3814,Citroncirus genus_Citroncirus,a cross between Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata  
3815,Citrullus genus_Citrullus,a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons  
3816,City_of_London the_City,the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of London  
3817,Ciudad_Bolivar,a port in eastern Venezuela on the Orinoco river  
3818,Ciudad_Juarez Juarez,a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso  
3819,Ciudad_Victoria,a city in east central Mexico  
3820,Civil_List,a sum of money voted by British Parliament each year for the expenses of the British royal family  
3821,Civil_Rights_movement,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  
3822,Cladonia genus_Cladonia,type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia  
3823,Cladoniaceae family_Cladoniaceae,a family of lichens  
3824,Cladorhyncus genus_Cladorhyncus,one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills  
3825,Cladrastis genus_Cladrastis,yellowwoods  
3826,Clamatores suborder_Clamatores,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  
3827,Clangula genus_Clangula,a genus of ducks  
3828,Clark Joe_Clark Charles_Joseph_Clark,Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-)  
3829,Clark Kenneth_Clark Kenneth_Bancroft_Clark,United States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated schools were discriminatory (1914-2005)  
3830,Clark Mark_Clark Mark_Wayne_Clark,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)  
3831,Clark William_Clark,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)  
3832,Clark's_nutcracker Nucifraga_columbiana,nutcracker of the western United States  
3833,Clark_cell Clark_standard_cell,a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force  
3834,Clarksburg,a city in northern West Virginia  
3835,Clathraceae family_Clathraceae,family of fleshy fungi resembling stinkhorns  
3836,Clathrus genus_Clathrus,type genus of the Clathraceae  
3837,Claudius Claudius_I Tiberius_Claudius_Drusus_Nero_Germanicus,Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Roman 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)  
3838,Clausewitz Karl_von_Clausewitz,Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831)  
3839,Clavariaceae family_Clavariaceae,fleshy fungi: coral fungi  
3840,Claviceps genus_Claviceps,fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses  
3841,Clavicipitaceae grainy_club_mushrooms,any of various mushrooms of the class Ascomycetes  
3842,Clay Henry_Clay the_Great_Compromiser,United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)  
3843,Clay Lucius_Clay Lucius_DuBignon_Clay,United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)  
3844,Claytonia genus_Claytonia,genus of mainly North American succulent herbs with white or pink flowers usually in terminal racemes  
3845,Cleanthes,ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded Zeno of Citium as the leader of the Stoic school (300-232 BC)  
3846,Cleistes genus_Cleistes,terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia  
3847,Clemenceau Georges_Clemenceau Georges_Eugene_Benjamin_Clemenceau,French statesman who played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of Versailles (1841-1929)  
3848,Clemens Samuel_Langhorne_Clemens Mark_Twain,United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)  
3849,Clement_III Guibert_of_Ravenna,Italian antipope from 1080 to 1100 who was installed as pope by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV who consistently opposed efforts at papal reform (died in 1100)  
3850,Clement_VII Giulio_de'_Medici,Italian pope from 1523 to 1534 who broke with Henry VIII of England after Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon and married Anne Boleyn (1478-1534)  
3851,Clement_XI Giovanni_Francesco_Albani,Italian pope from 1700 to 1721 who condemned Jansenist ideas on papal infallibility  
3852,Clement_XIV Lorenzo_Ganganelli,Italian pope from 1769 to 1774 who lost whatever support remained of Catholic Europe, causing the church to fall into the hands of secular princes (1705-1774)  
3853,Cleopatra,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)  
3854,Cleridae family_Cleridae,beetles that prey on other insects  
3855,Clethra genus_Clethra,type and sole genus of the Clethraceae; deciduous shrubs or small trees: white alder, summer-sweet  
3856,Clethraceae family_Clethraceae white-alder_family,coextensive with the genus Clethra  
3857,Clethrionomys genus_Clethrionomys,a genus of Cricetidae  
3858,Cleveland,the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port  
3859,Cleveland Grover_Cleveland Stephen_Grover_Cleveland President_Cleveland,22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908)  
3860,Clichy Clichy-la-Garenne,a northwestern suburb of Paris; the residence of the Merovingian royalty in the 7th century  
3861,Clifford_trust grantor_trust,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  
3862,Cliftonia genus_Cliftonia,one species: titi  
3863,Clinch_River,a river that rises in southwestern Virginia and flows generally southwestward across eastern Tennessee to the Tennessee River  
3864,Cline Martin_Cline,American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934)  
3865,Clinidae family_Clinidae,viviparous blennies of temperate and tropical seas  
3866,Clinopodium genus_Clinopodium,wild basil  
3867,Clinton,a town in east central Iowa  
3868,Clinton Bill_Clinton William_Jefferson_Clinton President_Clinton,42nd President of the United States (1946-)  
3869,Clinton DeWitt_Clinton,United States politician who as governor of New York supported the project to build the Erie Canal (1769-1828)  
3870,Clinton Hilary_Clinton Hilary_Rodham_Clinton,wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)  
3871,Clinton_administration,the executive under President Clinton  
3872,Clio,(Greek mythology) the Muse of history  
3873,Clitocybe genus_Clitocybe,a genus of agarics with white to pale yellow spore deposits and fleshy stalks centrally attached to the cap and closely attached gills  
3874,Clitocybe_clavipes,an agaric with a flat cap that is greyish or yellowish brown with pallid gills and a stalk that bulges toward the base  
3875,Clitocybe_dealbata,a small poisonous agaric; has a dry white cap with crowded gills and a short stalk  
3876,Clitocybe_inornata,a fungus with a cap that is creamy grey when young and turns brown with age and a whitish stalk that stains yellow when handled  
3877,Clitocybe_irina Tricholoma_irinum Lepista_irina,an edible agaric with large silky white caps and thick stalks  
3878,Clitocybe_robusta Clytocybe_alba,a large white agaric; edible but not palatable  
3879,Clitocybe_subconnexa,an edible white agaric that fruits in dense clusters; the gills are narrow and crowded and the stalk is fleshy and unpolished  
3880,Clitoria genus_Clitoria,genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowers  
3881,Clive Robert_Clive Baron_Clive Baron_Clive_of_Plassey,British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)  
3882,Clorox,a commercial bleaching agent  
3883,Clotho Klotho,the Greek goddess of fate who spins the thread of life  
3884,Clovis Clovis_I,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)  
3885,Clovis_culture,the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by sharp fluted projectile points made of obsidian or chalcedony  
3886,Clupea genus_Clupea,type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings  
3887,Clupeidae family_Clupeidae,herrings; shad; sardines; etc.  
3888,Clyde,a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow  
3889,Clydesdale,heavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally from Scotland  
3890,Clydesdale_terrier,selectively bred small Skye terrier with erect ears and a long silky coat  
3891,Clytemnestra,(Greek mythology) wife of Agamemnon who had him murdered when he returned from the Trojan War  
3892,Cnemidophorus genus_Cnemidophorus,whiptails  
3893,Cnicus genus_Cnicus,one species: blessed thistle  
3894,Cnidaria phylum_Cnidaria Coelenterata phylum_Coelenterata,hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals  
3895,Cnidoscolus genus_Cnidoscolus,a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae  
3896,Cnidosporidia subclass_Cnidosporidia,single-host parasites of lower vertebrates and invertebrates  
3897,Coahuila,a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau  
3898,Coast_Range Coast_Mountains,a string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California  
3899,Coats_Land,a region of western Antarctica along the southeastern shore of the Weddell Sea  
3900,Cobitidae family_Cobitidae,loaches  
3901,Coca Imogene_Coca,United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001)  
3902,Coca_Cola Coke,Coca Cola is a trademarked cola  
3903,Coccidae family_Coccidae,scale insects  
3904,Coccidia order_Coccidia,an order in the subclass Telosporidia  
3905,Coccinellidae family_Coccinellidae,the ladybugs  
3906,Coccoidea superfamily_Coccoidea,scale insects and mealybugs  
3907,Coccothraustes genus_Coccothraustes,large finches  
3908,Cocculus genus_Cocculus,climbing plants or shrubs  
3909,Coccyzus genus_Coccyzus,a genus of Cuculidae  
3910,Cochimi,a member of a North American Indian people living in central Baja California  
3911,Cochimi,the Yuman language spoken by the Cochimi  
3912,Cochise,Apache leader of the resistance to United States troops in Arizona (1812-1874)  
3913,Cochlearia genus_Cochlearia,a genus of the family Cruciferae  
3914,Cochlearius genus_Cochlearius,boatbills  
3915,Cochran Jacqueline_Cochran,United States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980)  
3916,Cockaigne,(Middle Ages) an imaginary land of luxury and idleness  
3917,Cockcroft Sir_John_Cockcroft Sir_John_Douglas_Cockcroft,British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first split an atom (1897-1967)  
3918,Cockcroft_and_Walton_accelerator Cockcroft-Walton_accelerator Cockcroft_and_Walton_voltage_multiplier Cockcroft-Walton_voltage_multiplier,a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube  
3919,Cockney,a native of the east end of London  
3920,Cocopa Cocopah,a member of a North American Indian people living around the mouth of the Colorado River  
3921,Cocopa Cocopah,the Yuman language spoken by the Cocopa  
3922,Cocos genus_Cocos,coconut palms  
3923,Cocteau Jean_Cocteau,French writer and film maker who worked in many artistic media (1889-1963)  
3924,Cocus,(Greek mythology) one of the Titans  
3925,Cocytus River_Cocytus,(Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron  
3926,Codariocalyx genus_Codariocalyx,used in some classifications for plants usually included in genus Desmodium  
3927,Codiaeum genus_Codiaeum,evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands  
3928,Cody William_F._Cody William_Frederick_Cody Buffalo_Bill Buffalo_Bill_Cody,United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)  
3929,Coeloglossum genus_Coeloglossum,terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe: satyr orchid  
3930,Coereba genus_Coereba,type genus of the Coerebidae  
3931,Coerebidae family_Coerebidae Dacninae family_Dacninae,the honeycreepers  
3932,Coeur_d'Alene,a member of an Amerindian people living in northern Idaho around Coeur d'Alene Lake  
3933,Coeur_d'Alene,a town in the northern panhandle of Idaho; popular resort area  
3934,Coeur_d'Alene_Lake,a lake in northern Idaho  
3935,Coffea genus_Coffea,coffee trees  
3936,Coffey_still,a still consisting of an apparatus for the fractional distillation of ethanol from fermentation on an industrial scale  
3937,Cognac,high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France  
3938,Cohan George_M._Cohan George_Michael_Cohan,United States songwriter and playwright famous for his patriotic songs (1878-1942)  
3939,Cohn Ferdinand_Julius_Cohn,German botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants  
3940,Coigue Nothofagus_dombeyi,Chilean evergreen whose leafy boughs are used for thatching  
3941,Cola genus_Cola,large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts  
3942,Colaptes genus_Colaptes,a genus of Picidae  
3943,Colbert Colbert_butter,butter creamed with parsley and tarragon and beef extract  
3944,Colchicaceae family_Colchicaceae,one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: genera Colchicum and Gloriosa  
3945,Colchicum genus_Colchicum,chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae  
3946,Colchis,(Greek mythology) a region on the Black Sea to the south of the Caucasus that was the site of an ancient country where (according to Greek mythology) Jason sought the Golden Fleece  
3947,Cold_War,a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States  
3948,Coleonyx genus_Coleonyx,banded geckos  
3949,Coleoptera order_Coleoptera,beetles  
3950,Coleridge Samuel_Taylor_Coleridge,English romantic poet (1772-1834)  
3951,Colette Sidonie-Gabrielle_Colette Sidonie-Gabrielle_Claudine_Colette,French writer of novels about women (1873-1954)  
3952,Colima Nevado_de_Colima Volcan_de_Colima,an active volcano in southwestern Mexico  
3953,Colinus genus_Colinus,New World quail: the bobwhites  
3954,Collembola order_Collembola,minute wingless arthropods: springtails  
3955,Collins Wilkie_Collins William_Wilkie_Collins,English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)  
3956,Collinsia genus_Collinsia,genus of hardy annual herbs of western United States  
3957,Collinsonia genus_Collinsonia,small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States  
3958,Collocalia genus_Collocalia,a genus of Apodidae  
3959,Colocasia genus_Colocasia,small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro  
3960,Cologne Koln,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  
3961,Colombia Republic_of_Colombia,a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language  
3962,Colombian,a native or inhabitant of Colombia  
3963,Colombian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Colombia  
3964,Colombian_peso peso,the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos  
3965,Colombo capital_of_Sri_Lanka,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  
3966,Colon Aspinwall,a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal  
3967,Colonel_Blimp,a pompous reactionary cartoon character created by Sir David Low  
3968,Colonel_Blimp Blimp,any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)  
3969,Colony,one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States  
3970,Coloradan,a native or resident of Colorado  
3971,Colorado Centennial_State CO Colo.,a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains  
3972,Colorado Colorado_River,a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico  
3973,Colorado Colorado_River,an important river in the 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 through the southern tip of Nevada, then forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; the main source of water in the southwestern United States  
3974,Colorado_Desert,an arid region of southeastern California  
3975,Colorado_Plateau,a large plateau to the 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  
3976,Colorado_River_hemp Sesbania_exaltata,tall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber formerly used by Indians for cordage  
3977,Colorado_Springs,a city in east central Colorado on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains; popular tourist center and site of the United States Air Force Academy  
3978,Colorado_potato_beetle Colorado_beetle potato_bug potato_beetle Leptinotarsa_decemlineata,black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide  
3979,Colorado_spruce Colorado_blue_spruce silver_spruce Picea_pungens,tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown; older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping downward  
3980,Colossae,an ancient city in south western Phrygia in Asia Minor; site of an early Christian Church  
3981,Colosseum Amphitheatrum_Flavium,a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80  
3982,Colossian,a native or inhabitant of the city of Colossae in ancient Phrygia  
3983,Colossus_of_Rhodes,a huge bronze statue of the sun god Helios that was built around 285 BC and that stood beside the harbor entrance on the island of Rhodes for about 50 years before it was toppled by an earthquake  
3984,Colt,a kind of revolver  
3985,Coluber genus_Coluber,racers  
3986,Colubridae family_Colubridae,nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species  
3987,Colubrina genus_Colubrina,mostly tropical American shrubs or small trees with small yellowish flowers and yellow or red fruits  
3988,Columba Dove,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum  
3989,Columba genus_Columba,type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons  
3990,Columbia,a town in west central Tennessee  
3991,Columbia,a university town in central Missouri  
3992,Columbia Columbia_River,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  
3993,Columbia capital_of_South_Carolina,capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina  
3994,Columbia_University Columbia,a university in New York City  
3995,Columbia_tiger_lily Oregon_lily Lilium_columbianum,lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers  
3996,Columbidae family_Columbidae,doves and pigeons  
3997,Columbiformes order_Columbiformes,sand grouse; pigeons; doves; extinct dodos and solitaires  
3998,Columbus,a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama  
3999,Columbus,a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center  
4000,Columbus Christopher_Columbus Cristoforo_Colombo Cristobal_Colon,Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)  
4001,Columbus capital_of_Ohio,the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University  
4002,Columbus_Day Discovery_Day October_12,a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus  
4003,Colutea genus_Colutea,small genus of Eurasian shrubs with yellow flowers and bladdery pods  
4004,Coma_Berenices,a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Ursa Major and Bootes; contains a cluster of some 10,000 galaxies  
4005,Comanche,a member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma  
4006,Comanche,the Shoshonean language spoken by the Comanche  
4007,Comandra genus_Comandra,small genus of chiefly North American parasitic plants  
4008,Comatula genus_Comatula,former usage synonymous with Antedon  
4009,Comatulidae family_Comatulidae,former usage synonymous with Antedonidae  
4010,Combined_DNA_Index_System,the DNA file maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation  
4011,Combretaceae family_Combretaceae combretum_family,a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales  
4012,Comenius John_Amos_Comenius Jan_Amos_Komensky,Czech educational reformer (1592-1670)  
4013,Commelinaceae family_Commelinaceae spiderwort_family,large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts  
4014,Commelinidae subclass_Commelinidae,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  
4015,Commiphora genus_Commiphora,genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products  
4016,Commission_on_Human_Rights,the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with human rights  
4017,Commission_on_Narcotic_Drugs,the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with drug traffic  
4018,Commission_on_the_Status_of_Women,the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with the status of women in different societies  
4019,Committee_for_State_Security KGB Soviet_KGB,formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia  
4020,Commodore_John_Barry_Bridge,a cantilever bridge in Chester, Pennsylvania  
4021,Commonwealth_Day Empire_day May_24,British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth  
4022,Commonwealth_of_Independent_States CIS,an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991  
4023,Communications_Security_Establishment CSE,Canadian agency that gathers communications intelligence and assist law enforcement and security agencies  
4024,Communion Holy_Communion sacramental_manduction manduction,the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation"  
4025,Communism_Peak Mount_Communism Stalin_Peak Mount_Garmo,the highest mountain peak in the Pamir Mountains; near the Chinese border in northeastern Tajikistan (24,590 feet high)  
4026,Communist,a member of the communist party  
4027,Communist_Manifesto,a socialist manifesto written by Marx and Engels (1842) describing the history of the working-class movement according to their views  
4028,Communist_Party,a political party that actively advocates a communist form of government; in Communist countries it is the sole political party of the state  
4029,Comoro_Islands Iles_Comores,three main islands and numerous islets in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar  
4030,Comoros Federal_Islamic_Republic_of_the_Comoros,a country on the Comoro Islands  
4031,Compositae family_Compositae Asteraceae family_Asteraceae aster_family,plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia  
4032,Composite_order,a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order  
4033,Compton Arthur_Compton Arthur_Holly_Compton,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)  
4034,Comptonia genus_Comptonia,one species: sweet fern  
4035,Comptroller_General,a United States federal official who supervises expenditures and settles claims against the government  
4036,Comptroller_of_the_Currency,a United States federal official who regulates the national banks  
4037,Comptroller_of_the_Currency,the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency  
4038,Comrade,a fellow member of the Communist Party  
4039,Comstock Anthony_Comstock,United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)  
4040,Comstock_mealybug Comstock's_mealybug Pseudococcus_comstocki,Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees  
4041,Comstockery,censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality  
4042,Comte Auguste_Comte Isidore_Auguste_Marie_Francois_Comte,French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study  
4043,Comtism,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  
4044,Conakry Konakri capital_of_Guinea,a port and the capital of Guinea  
4045,Conan_Doyle A._Conan_Doyle Arthur_Conan_Doyle Sir_Arthur_Conan_Doyle,British author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930)  
4046,Concepcion,an industrial city in Chile to the south of Santiago  
4047,Concord,town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought  
4048,Concord capital_of_New_Hampshire,capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river  
4049,Concord_grape,slipskin grape; a purple table grape of the northeastern United States  
4050,Condorcet Marquis_de_Condorcet Marie_Jean_Antoine_Nicolas_Caritat,French mathematician and philosopher (1743-1794)  
4051,Condylura genus_Condylura,star-nosed moles  
4052,Conepatus genus_Conepatus,a genus of Mustelidae  
4053,Coney_Island,a section of Brooklyn on the Atlantic; known as an amusement center  
4054,Confederacy Confederate_States Confederate_States_of_America South Dixie Dixieland,the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861  
4055,Confederate,a supporter of the Confederate States of America  
4056,Confederate_Army Army_of_the_Confederacy,the southern army during the American Civil War  
4057,Confederate_soldier,a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War  
4058,Confucian Confucianist,a believer in the teachings of Confucius  
4059,Confucianism,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  
4060,Confucius Kongfuze K'ung_Futzu Kong_the_Master,Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)  
4061,Congo Congo_River Zaire_River,a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic  
4062,Congo Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zaire Belgian_Congo,a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960  
4063,Congo Republic_of_the_Congo French_Congo,a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960  
4064,Congo_franc,the basic unit of money in the Congo  
4065,Congolese,a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo  
4066,Congregational_Christian_Church,merger of the Congregational Church and the Christian Church  
4067,Congregational_Church,a Protestant denomination holding that each individual congregation should be self-governing  
4068,Congregationalism,system of beliefs and church government of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing  
4069,Congregationalist,a member of the Congregational Church  
4070,Congress United_States_Congress U.S._Congress US_Congress,the legislature of the United States government  
4071,Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations CIO,a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955  
4072,Congress_of_Racial_Equality CORE,an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality  
4073,Congressional_Record,a published written account of the speeches and debates and votes of the United States Congress  
4074,Congreve William_Congreve,English playwright remembered for his comedies (1670-1729)  
4075,Congridae family_Congridae,marine eels  
4076,Coniferales order_Coniferales,profusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needlelike leaves  
4077,Coniferopsida class_Coniferopsida Coniferophytina subdivision_Coniferophytina Coniferophyta,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)  
4078,Conilurus genus_Conilurus,jerboa rats  
4079,Coniogramme genus_Coniogramme,terrestrial ferns of Pacific islands and Asia  
4080,Conium genus_Conium,small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock  
4081,Conn's_syndrome,disturbances in saltwater 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  
4082,Connaraceae family_Connaraceae zebrawood_family,mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae  
4083,Connarus genus_Connarus,large genus of tropical trees and shrubs; type genus of the Connaraceae  
4084,Connarus_guianensis,tropical American and east African tree with strikingly marked hardwood used in cabinetwork  
4085,Connecticut,one of the British colonies that formed the United States  
4086,Connecticut Connecticut_River,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  
4087,Connecticut Nutmeg_State Constitution_State CT Ct.,a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies  
4088,Connecticuter,a native or resident of Connecticut  
4089,Connemara_heath St._Dabeoc's_heath Daboecia_cantabrica,low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe represented by several varieties with flowers from white to rose-purple  
4090,Connochaetes genus_Connochaetes,African antelopes: gnus  
4091,Connolly Maureen_Catherine_Connolly Little_Mo_Connolly,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)  
4092,Connors Jimmy_Conors James_Scott_Connors,outstanding United States tennis player (born in 1952)  
4093,Conocarpus genus_Conocarpus,monotypic genus of tropical American trees: button tree  
4094,Conoclinium genus_Conoclinium,mistflower  
4095,Conodonta order_Conodonta Conodontophorida order_Conodontophorida,extinct order of primitive vertebrates; the precise taxonomy is not clear; in some classifications considered a separate phylum  
4096,Conopodium genus_Conopodium,a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Umbelliferae  
4097,Conospermum genus_Conospermum,Australian shrubs (some trees) with flowers in dense spikes: smoke bush  
4098,Conoy,a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in Maryland between Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac river; allies of the Nanticoke people  
4099,Conrad Joseph_Conrad Teodor_Josef_Konrad_Korzeniowski,English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)  
4100,Conradina genus_Conradina,small genus of low aromatic shrubs of southeastern United States  
4101,Conservative,a member of a Conservative Party  
4102,Conservative_Jew,Jew who keeps some requirements of Mosaic law but adapts others to suit modern circumstances  
4103,Conservative_Judaism,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  
4104,Conservative_Judaism,beliefs and practices of Conservative Jews  
4105,Conservative_Party,a political party (especially in Great Britain or Australia) that believes in the importance of a capitalist economy with private ownership rather than state control  
4106,Consolida genus_Consolida,plants having flowers resembling the larkspur's but differing from larkspur's in the arrangement of petals; sometimes included in genus Delphinium  
4107,Constable John_Constable,English landscape painter (1776-1837)  
4108,Constance Council_of_Constance,the council in 1414-1418 that succeeded in ending the Great Schism in the Roman Catholic Church  
4109,Constance Lake_Constance Bodensee,a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River  
4110,Constantina,a Romanian resort city on the Black Sea  
4111,Constantine,a walled city in northeastern Algeria to the east of Algiers; was destroyed in warfare in the 4th century and rebuilt by Constantine I  
4112,Constantine Constantine_I Constantine_the_Great Flavius_Valerius_Constantinus,Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)  
4113,Constantinople First_Council_of_Constantinople,the second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed  
4114,Constantinople Fourth_Council_of_Constantinople,the council in 869 that condemned Photius who had become the patriarch of Constantinople without approval from the Vatican, thereby precipitating the schism between the eastern and western churches  
4115,Constantinople Second_Council_of_Constantinople,the fifth ecumenical council in 553 which held Origen's writings to be heretic  
4116,Constantinople Third_Council_of_Constantinople,the sixth ecumenical council in 680-681 which condemned Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ, divine and human  
4117,Constitution Old_Ironsides,a 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  
4118,Constitutional_Convention,the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787  
4119,Constitutional_Union_Party,a former political party in the United States; formed in 1859 by former Whigs who hoped to preserve the Union  
4120,Continent,the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"  
4121,Continental_Army,the American army during the American Revolution  
4122,Continental_Congress,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  
4123,Continuity_Irish_Republican_Army CIRA Continuity_Army_Council,a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein  
4124,Contopus genus_Contopus,pewees  
4125,Contra,a member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua  
4126,Contras,a Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990; it opposed a left-wing government, with support from the United States  
4127,Conuropsis genus_Conuropsis,a genus of Psittacidae  
4128,Convallaria genus_Convallaria,sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley  
4129,Convallariaceae family_Convallariaceae,one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted  
4130,Converso,(medieval Spain and Portugal) a Jew or Moor who professed to convert to Christianity in order to avoid persecution or expulsion  
4131,Convolvulaceae family_Convolvulaceae morning-glory_family,morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit  
4132,Conyza genus_Conyza,common American weed or wildflower  
4133,Cook James_Cook Captain_Cook Captain_James_Cook,English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)  
4134,Cook_Strait,a narrow strait separating the North Island and South Island in New Zealand  
4135,Cooke Alistair_Cooke Alfred_Alistair_Cooke,United States journalist (born in England in 1908)  
4136,Cooke Jay_Cooke,United States financier who marketed Union bonds to finance the American Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905)  
4137,Cooley's_anemia Cooley's_anaemia thalassemia_major thalassaemia_major,a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged  
4138,Coolidge Calvin_Coolidge President_Coolidge,elected vice president and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933)  
4139,Cooper Gary_Cooper Frank_Cooper,United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961)  
4140,Cooper James_Fenimore_Cooper,United States novelist noted for his stories of American Indians and the frontier life (1789-1851)  
4141,Cooper Peter_Cooper,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)  
4142,Cooper's_hawk blue_darter Accipiter_cooperii,bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight  
4143,Cooper_Union Cooper_Union_for_the_Advancement_of_Science_and_Art,university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences  
4144,Cooperstown,a small town in east central New York; site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame  
4145,Coosa Coosa_River,river that rises in northwestern Georgia and flows southwest through eastern Alabama to join the Tallapoosa River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River  
4146,Copehan,a group of Penutian languages spoken to the west of the Sacramento river  
4147,Copenhagen Kobenhavn Danish_capital,the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand; "Copenhagen is sometimes called the Paris of the North"  
4148,Copepoda subclass_Copepoda,minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans  
4149,Copernican_system,(astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun  
4150,Copernicia genus_Copernicia,slow-growing tropical fan palms  
4151,Copernicus,a conspicuous crater on the Moon  
4152,Copernicus Nicolaus_Copernicus Mikolaj_Kopernik,Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)  
4153,Copland Aaron_Copland,United States composer who developed a distinctly American music (1900-1990)  
4154,Copley John_Copley John_Singleton_Copley,American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815)  
4155,Coppola Francis_Ford_Coppola,United States filmmaker (born in 1939)  
4156,Coprinaceae family_Coprinaceae,used in some classifications for the genus Coprinus  
4157,Coprinus genus_Coprinus,genus of black-spotted agarics in which the cap breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid; sometimes placed in its own family Coprinaceae  
4158,Copt,an Egyptian descended from the ancient Egyptians  
4159,Copt,a member of the Coptic Church  
4160,Coptic,the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet  
4161,Coptic_Church,the ancient Christian church of Egypt  
4162,Coptis genus_Coptis,small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers  
4163,Coracias genus_Coracias,type genus of the Coraciidae  
4164,Coraciidae family_Coraciidae,rollers  
4165,Coraciiformes order_Coraciiformes,rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies  
4166,Coragyps genus_Coragyps,a genus of Cathartidae  
4167,Coral_Sea,an arm of the South Pacific to the northeast of Australia  
4168,Coral_Sea battle_of_the_Coral_Sea,a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers  
4169,Corallorhiza genus_Corallorhiza,genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions  
4170,Corbett Jim_Corbett James_John_Corbett Gentleman_Jim,United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)  
4171,Corchorus genus_Corchorus,widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia  
4172,Cordaitaceae family_Cordaitaceae,chiefly Paleozoic plants; Cordaites is the chief and typical genus  
4173,Cordaitales order_Cordaitales,extinct plants having tall arborescent trunks comparable to or more advanced than cycads; known from the Pennsylvanian period; probably extinct since the Mesozoic era  
4174,Cordaites genus_Cordaites,tall Paleozoic trees superficially resembling modern screw pines; structurally intermediate in some ways between cycads and conifers  
4175,Corday Charlotte_Corday Marie_Anne_Charlotte_Corday_d'Armont,French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793)  
4176,Cordia genus_Cordia,tropical deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Boraginaceae  
4177,Cordoba Cordova,a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture  
4178,Cordoba Cordova,a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613  
4179,Cordoba Francisco_Fernandez_Cordoba Cordova Francisco_Fernandez_de_Cordova,Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526)  
4180,Cordylidae family_Cordylidae,small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizards  
4181,Cordyline genus_Cordyline,Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants  
4182,Cordylus genus_Cordylus,type genus of the Cordylidae; spiny lizards somewhat resembling tiny crocodiles  
4183,Coregonidae family_Coregonidae,soft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family Salmonidae  
4184,Coregonus genus_Coregonus,type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishes  
4185,Coreidae family_Coreidae,squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs  
4186,Corelli Arcangelo_Corelli,Italian violinist and composer of violin concertos (1653-1713)  
4187,Coriandrum genus_Coriandrum,small genus of annual Mediterranean herbs  
4188,Corinth Korinthos,the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens  
4189,Corinthian,a resident of Corinth  
4190,Corinthian_order,the last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves  
4191,Coriolis_effect,(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  
4192,Coriolis_force,(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  
4193,Corixa genus_Corixa,type genus of the Corixidae: boat bugs  
4194,Corixidae family_Corixidae,water bugs  
4195,Cork,a port city in southern Ireland  
4196,Corn_Belt,the midwestern states in the U.S. where corn is grown; Iowa and Illinois are excellent for raising corn and corn-fed livestock  
4197,Cornaceae family_Cornaceae dogwood_family,a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, Helwingia  
4198,Corneille Pierre_Corneille,French tragic dramatist whose plays treat grand moral themes in elegant verse (1606-1684)  
4199,Cornell Ezra_Cornell,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)  
4200,Cornell Katherine_Cornell,United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974)  
4201,Cornell_University,a university in Ithaca, New York  
4202,Cornish,a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall  
4203,Cornish Cornish_fowl,English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters  
4204,Cornish_heath Erica_vagans,bushy shrub having pink to white flowers; common on the moors of Cornwall and in southwestern Europe; cultivated elsewhere  
4205,Cornish_pasty,meat pie with filling of meat and vegetables  
4206,Cornishman,a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall  
4207,Cornishwoman,a woman who is a native or resident of Cornwall  
4208,Cornus genus_Cornus,a rosid dicot genus of the family Cornaceae including: dogwood; cornel: perennial chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of temperate regions of northern hemisphere  
4209,Cornwall,a hilly county in southwestern England  
4210,Cornwallis Charles_Cornwallis First_Marquess_Cornwallis,commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)  
4211,Corokia genus_Corokia,evergreen shrubs with intricately twisted wiry stems that in summer are smothered in small yellow flowers; grows in New Zealand  
4212,Corona_Borealis,a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Bootes and Hercules  
4213,Coropuna,a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,083 feet high)  
4214,Corot Jean_Baptiste_Camille_Corot,French painter of Italian landscapes (1796-1875)  
4215,Corpus_Christi,Thursday after Trinity Sunday; first celebrated in 1246  
4216,Corpus_Christi,a city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico  
4217,Correggio Antonio_Allegri_da_Correggio,Italian painter noted for his use of chiaroscuro and perspective (1494-1534)  
4218,Corse Corsica,an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France  
4219,Corse Corsica,a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte  
4220,Cortaderia genus_Cortaderia,tall ornamental grasses of South America and New Zealand and New Guinea: pampas grass  
4221,Cortes Cortez Hernando_Cortes Hernando_Cortez Hernan_Cortes Hernan_Cortez,Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)  
4222,Corticium genus_Corticium,genus of fungi having simple smooth sporophores; some are parasitic on wood or economic crops; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia  
4223,Cortinariaceae family_Cortinariaceae,a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales  
4224,Cortinarius genus_Cortinarius,the largest genus in the Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils)  
4225,Cortinarius_armillatus,a fungus with large tawny caps and pale cinnamon gills and a red band of veil around the stalk; usually found near birch trees  
4226,Cortinarius_atkinsonianus,an edible fungus with a slimy viscid cap that is initially yellow but turns olive and then tawny; flesh is lavender  
4227,Cortinarius_corrugatus,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  
4228,Cortinarius_gentilis,a poisonous fungus with a bright yellow brown cap and a long cinnamon colored stalk  
4229,Cortinarius_mutabilis purple-staining_Cortinarius,a fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surface; close violet gills; all parts stain dark purple when bruised  
4230,Cortinarius_semisanguineus,a fungus with a dry brown cap and rusty red gills and a yellowish stalk  
4231,Cortinarius_subfoetidus,a fungus with a sticky lavender cap and stalk that whitish above and covered with a silky lavender sheath  
4232,Cortinarius_violaceus,a fungus that is violet overall with a squamulose cap  
4233,Cortland,large apple with a red skin  
4234,Corvidae family_Corvidae,crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay  
4235,Corvus Crow,a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo  
4236,Corvus genus_Corvus,type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens  
4237,Coryanthes genus_Coryanthes,small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids  
4238,Corydalidae family_Corydalidae,dobsons  
4239,Corydalis genus_Corydalis,annual or perennial herbs of Himalayan China and South Africa  
4240,Corydalus genus_Corydalus Corydalis genus_Corydalis,type genus of the Corydalidae  
4241,Corylaceae subfamily_Corylaceae family_Corylaceae,used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus  
4242,Corylopsis genus_Corylopsis,small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asia  
4243,Corylus genus_Corylus,deciduous monoecious nut-bearing shrubs of small trees: hazel; sometimes placed in the subfamily or family Corylaceae  
4244,Corynebacteriaceae family_Corynebacteriaceae,a large family of mostly Gram-positive and aerobic and nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales  
4245,Corynebacterium_diphtheriae C._diphtheriae Klebs-Loeffler_bacillus,a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria  
4246,Corypha genus_Corypha,large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia  
4247,Coryphaena_equisetis,a kind of dolphinfish  
4248,Coryphaena_hippurus,the more common dolphinfish valued as food; about six feet long  
4249,Coryphaenidae family_Coryphaenidae,large active pelagic percoid fish  
4250,Cosimo_de_Medici Cosimo_the_Elder,Italian financier and statesman and friend of the papal court (1389-1464)  
4251,Cosmocampus genus_Cosmocampus,a genus of fish in the family Syngnathidae  
4252,Cossack,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  
4253,Costa_Rica Republic_of_Costa_Rica,a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America  
4254,Costa_Rican,a native or inhabitant of Costa Rica  
4255,Costa_Rican_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Costa Rica  
4256,Costanoan,a member of a North American Indian people living in coastal California between Monterey and San Francisco Bay  
4257,Costanoan,a Penutian language spoken by the Costanoan  
4258,Cotacachi,an Andean volcano in northern Ecuador; last erupted in 1955  
4259,Cotes_de_Provence,a wine from southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast  
4260,Cotingidae family_Cotingidae,cotingas; umbrella birds  
4261,Cotinus genus_Cotinus,smoke trees  
4262,Cotoneaster_dammeri,climbing evergreen shrub with white flowers and red berries; often used as ground cover  
4263,Cotoneaster_horizontalis,deciduous flat-growing shrub with a fanned herringbone pattern and having reddish flowers and orange-red berries; used as a ground cover  
4264,Cotonou,chief port of Benin on the Bight of Benin  
4265,Cotopaxi,the world's largest active volcano; located in the Andes in north central Ecuador  
4266,Cotswold,sheep with long wool originating in the Cotswold Hills  
4267,Cotswolds Cotswold_Hills,a range of low hills in southwestern England  
4268,Cottidae family_Cottidae,sculpins  
4269,Cottus genus_Cottus,type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins  
4270,Cotula genus_Cotula,cosmopolitan herbs especially southern hemisphere; many used as ground covers  
4271,Coturnix genus_Coturnix,Old World quail  
4272,Coue Emile_Coue,French psychotherapist who claimed that if one imagined one was getting better, one would get better (1857-1926)  
4273,Coulomb Charles_Augustin_de_Coulomb,French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb's Law (1736-1806)  
4274,Coulomb's_Law,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  
4275,Coumarouna genus_Coumarouna Dipteryx genus_Dipteryx,tropical American trees: tonka beans  
4276,Council_Bluffs,a town in southwest Iowa on the Missouri River across from Omaha  
4277,Council_of_Basel-Ferrara-Florence,the council in 1431-1439 that concentrated on the elimination of heresies and on reforms within the Roman Catholic Church  
4278,Council_of_Economic_Advisors,an executive agency responsible for providing economic advice to the President  
4279,Council_of_Trent,a council of the Roman Catholic Church convened in Trento in three sessions between 1545 and 1563 to examine and condemn the teachings of Martin Luther and other Protestant reformers; redefined the Roman Catholic doctrine and abolished various ecclesiastical abuses and strengthened the papacy  
4280,Council_on_Environmental_Policy,the executive agency that advises the President on protecting the environment  
4281,Counsel_to_the_Crown,a barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British ruler  
4282,Count_Fleet,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1943  
4283,Counter_Reformation,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  
4284,Counterterrorist_Center CTC,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  
4285,Couperin Francois_Couperin,French composer of music for organ and a member of a family of distinguished organists (1668-1733)  
4286,Courbet Gustave_Courbet,French painter noted for his realistic depiction of everyday scenes (1819-1877)  
4287,Court Margaret_Court,Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)  
4288,Court_of_Saint_James's,the British royal court  
4289,Courtelle,an acrylic fabric resembling wool  
4290,Cousteau Jacques_Costeau Jacques_Yves_Costeau,French underwater explorer (born in 1910)  
4291,Coventry,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  
4292,Coward Noel_Coward Sir_Noel_Pierce_Coward,English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)  
4293,Cowpens battle_of_Cowpens,battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British  
4294,Cowper William_Cowper,English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)  
4295,Cowper William_Cowper,English poet who wrote hymns and poetry about nature (1731-1800)  
4296,Cowper's_gland bulbourethral_gland,either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female  
4297,Cox's_Orange_Pippin,a yellow Pippin with distinctive flavor  
4298,Cox-2_inhibitor,an anti-inflammatory drug that fights pain and blocks Cox-2 activity without impeding the activity of Cox-1; increases the risk of heart attacks; "Cox-2 inhibitors reduce the symptoms of arthritis without endangering the stomach and kidneys"  
4299,Crab_Nebula,a remnant of a supernova detected first in 1054 AD  
4300,Cracidae family_Cracidae,curassows; guans; chachalacas  
4301,Cracow Krakow Krakau,an industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula  
4302,Cracticidae family_Cracticidae,Australian birds formerly included in the family Laniidae  
4303,Cracticus genus_Cracticus,type genus of the Cracticidae: Australian butcherbirds  
4304,Craigie William_A._Craigie Sir_William_Alexander_Craigie,English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966)  
4305,Crambe genus_Crambe,annual or perennial herbs with large leaves that resemble the leaves of cabbages  
4306,Crane Hart_Crane Harold_Hart_Crane,United States poet (1899-1932)  
4307,Crane Stephen_Crane,United States writer (1871-1900)  
4308,Crangon genus_Crangon,type genus of the family Crangonidae  
4309,Crangonidae family_Crangonidae,shrimps  
4310,Craspedia genus_Craspedia,herbs of Australia and New Zealand  
4311,Crassostrea genus_Crassostrea,Virginia oysters  
4312,Crassula genus_Crassula,type genus of Crassulaceae; herbs and small shrubs having woody stems and succulent aerial parts  
4313,Crassulaceae family_Crassulaceae stonecrop_family,succulent shrubs and herbs  
4314,Crataegus genus_Crataegus,thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple  
4315,Crater,a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus  
4316,Crater_Lake_National_Park,a national park in Oregon having the deepest lake in the United States in the crater of an extinct volcano  
4317,Crateva genus_Crateva,tropical genus of small trees or shrubs  
4318,Crawford Joan_Crawford,United States film actress (1908-1977)  
4319,Crawford Thomas_Crawford,United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)  
4320,Crax genus_Crax,type genus of the Cracidae: curassows  
4321,Crazy_Glue,a commercial brand of epoxy glue  
4322,Crazy_Horse Tashunca-Uitco,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)  
4323,Creation,(theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence  
4324,Crecy battle_of_Crecy,the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois  
4325,Cree,a member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada  
4326,Cree,the Algonquian language spoken by the Cree  
4327,Creek,any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma  
4328,Creek_Confederacy,a North American Indian confederacy organized by the Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United States before being removed to Oklahoma  
4329,Cremona,a city in Lombardy on the Po River; noted for the manufacture of fine violins from the 16th to the 18th centuries  
4330,Creole,a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America  
4331,Creole,a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana)  
4332,Creon,(Greek mythology) the brother of Jocasta and uncle of Antigone who became king of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus  
4333,Crepis genus_Crepis,hawk's-beard; cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere  
4334,Crescentia genus_Crescentia,a genus of tropical American trees of the family Bignoniaceae; has a short trunk and crooked limbs and drooping branches  
4335,Cretaceous Cretaceous_period,from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants  
4336,Cretan,a native or inhabitant of Crete  
4337,Crete Kriti,the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC  
4338,Creutzfeldt-Jakob_disease CJD Jakob-Creutzfeldt_disease,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  
4339,Crex genus_Crex,corncrakes  
4340,Cricetidae family_Cricetidae,mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters  
4341,Cricetus genus_Cricetus,type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters  
4342,Crichton James_Crichton The_Admirable_Crichton,Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)  
4343,Crick Francis_Crick Francis_Henry_Compton_Crick,English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)  
4344,Crimea,a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov  
4345,Crimea-Congo_hemorrhagic_fever,an infection common in Arab states caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by a tick that thrives on sheep  
4346,Crimean_War,a war in Crimea between Russia and a group of nations including England and France and Turkey and Sardinia; 1853-1856  
4347,Criminal_Intelligence_Services_of_Canada CISC,an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies  
4348,Criminal_Investigation_Command CID,the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world  
4349,Crinoidea class_Crinoidea,sea lilies  
4350,Crispin Saint_Crispin St._Crispin,patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century)  
4351,Crius,(Greek mythology) one of the Titans  
4352,Cro-magnon,extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe  
4353,Croatia Republic_of_Croatia Hrvatska,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  
4354,Croatian Croat,a member of the Slavic people living in Croatia  
4355,Crocethia genus_Crocethia,a genus of Scolopacidae  
4356,Crock_Pot,an electric cooker that maintains a relatively low temperature  
4357,Crockett Davy_Crockett David_Crockett,United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)  
4358,Crocodylia order_Crocodylia Crocodilia order_Crocodilia,crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials  
4359,Crocodylidae family_Crocodylidae,true crocodiles  
4360,Crocodylus genus_Crocodylus Crocodilus genus_Crocodilus,type genus of the Crocodylidae  
4361,Crocuta genus_Crocuta,a genus of Hyaenidae  
4362,Croesus,last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC)  
4363,Croesus,a very wealthy man  
4364,Crohn Burrill_Bernard_Crohn,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)  
4365,Croix_de_Guerre,a French military decoration for gallantry  
4366,Cromwell Oliver_Cromwell Ironsides,English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)  
4367,Cronartium genus_Cronartium,rust fungi having aecia produced in raised or swollen sori and teliospores borne in waxy columns  
4368,Cronus,(Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him; son of Uranus and Gaea in ancient Greek mythology; identified with Roman Saturn  
4369,Cronyn Hume_Cronyn Hume_Blake_Cronyn,Canadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003)  
4370,Crookes William_Crookes Sir_William_Crookes,English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919)  
4371,Crookes_radiometer,electromagnetic radiometer consisting of a small paddlewheel that rotates when placed in daylight  
4372,Crookes_tube,the original gas-discharge cathode-ray tube  
4373,Crosby Bing_Crosby Harry_Lillis_Crosby,United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)  
4374,Cross,a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry  
4375,Cross-Florida_Waterway Okeechobee_Waterway,a waterway used by small boats to travel between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico through Lake Okeechobee and the Caloosahatchee Canal and the Caloosahatchee River  
4376,Crossopterygii subclass_Crossopterygii,fishes having paired fins resembling limbs and regarded as ancestral to amphibians  
4377,Crotalidae family_Crotalidae,New World vipers: pit vipers  
4378,Crotalus genus_Crotalus,large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey  
4379,Crotaphytus genus_Crotaphytus,collared lizards  
4380,Crotophaga genus_Crotophaga,ani  
4381,Crouse Russel_Crouse,United States playwright (1893-1966)  
4382,Crow,a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana  
4383,Crow,a Siouan language spoken by the Crow  
4384,Crown,the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy; "the colonies revolted against the Crown"  
4385,Crown_Colony,a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor  
4386,Crown_land,land that belongs to the Crown  
4387,Cruciferae family_Cruciferae Brassicaceae family_Brassicaceae mustard_family,a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives  
4388,Crucifixion,the death of Jesus by crucifixion  
4389,Crusade,any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims  
4390,Crusader,a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the Crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims"  
4391,Crustacea class_Crustacea,class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas  
4392,Cryptacanthodes genus_Cryptacanthodes,a genus of Stichaeidae  
4393,Cryptobranchidae family_Cryptobranchidae,large aquatic salamanders: hellbenders; giant salamanders  
4394,Cryptobranchus genus_Cryptobranchus,type genus of the Cryptobranchidae  
4395,Cryptocercidae family_Cryptocercidae,a family of Blattodea  
4396,Cryptocercus genus_Cryptocercus,cockroaches  
4397,Cryptogamia,in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi  
4398,Cryptogramma genus_Cryptogramma,sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Cryptogrammataceae  
4399,Cryptogrammataceae family_Cryptogrammataceae,one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems  
4400,Cryptomeria genus_Cryptomeria,Japanese cedar; sugi  
4401,Cryptophyceae class_Cryptophyceae,motile usually brownish-green protozoa-like algae  
4402,Cryptophyta phylum_Cryptophyta,a phylum in the kingdom Protoctista  
4403,Cryptoprocta genus_Cryptoprocta,large primitive cat-like carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar  
4404,Cryptotermes genus_Cryptotermes,genus of dry wood termites; cosmopolitan in distribution; sometimes considered a subgenus of Kalotermes  
4405,Cryptotis genus_Cryptotis,least shrews  
4406,Ctenizidae family_Ctenizidae,large burrowing spiders  
4407,Ctenocephalides genus_Ctenocephalides,an arthropod genus of fleas  
4408,Ctenocephalus genus_Ctenocephalus,a former usage synonymous with Ctenocephalides  
4409,Ctenophora phylum_Ctenophora,comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata  
4410,Cub_Scout,a junior Boy Scout  
4411,Cuba,the largest island in the West Indies  
4412,Cuba Republic_of_Cuba,a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba  
4413,Cuban,a native or inhabitant of Cuba  
4414,Cuban_Revolution,the revolution led by Fidel Castro and a small band of guerrilla fighters against a corrupt dictatorship in Cuba; 1956-1959  
4415,Cuban_bast blue_mahoe mahoe majagua mahagua Hibiscus_elatus,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  
4416,Cuban_heel,a broad heel of medium height on women's shoes  
4417,Cuban_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Cuba  
4418,Cuban_peso peso,the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos  
4419,Cuculidae family_Cuculidae,includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner  
4420,Cuculiformes order_Cuculiformes,cuckoos; touracos; etc.  
4421,Cuculus genus_Cuculus,type genus of the Cuculidae  
4422,Cucumis genus_Cucumis,cucumbers; muskmelons  
4423,Cucurbita genus_Cucurbita,type genus of the Cucurbitaceae  
4424,Cucurbitaceae family_Cucurbitaceae gourd_family,a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)  
4425,Culbertson Ely_Culbertson,United States authority on contract bridge whose books helped to popularize the game (1891-1955)  
4426,Culcita genus_Culcita,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  
4427,Culebra,a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico with miles of beautiful beaches  
4428,Culex genus_Culex,type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface  
4429,Culex_quinquefasciatus Culex_fatigans,widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms  
4430,Culiacan,a city in northwestern Mexico  
4431,Culicidae family_Culicidae,mosquitoes  
4432,Cultural_Revolution Great_Proletarian_Cultural_Revolution,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  
4433,Culver's_root Culvers_root Culver's_physic Culvers_physic whorlywort Veronicastrum_virginicum,a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America  
4434,Cumana,a port city in northeastern Venezuela on the Caribbean Sea; founded in 1523, it is the oldest European settlement in South America  
4435,Cumberland Cumberland_River,a river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky  
4436,Cumberland William_Augustus Duke_of_Cumberland Butcher_Cumberland,English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)  
4437,Cumberland_Gap,a pass through the Cumberland Mountains between Virginia and Kentucky that early settlers used in order to move west  
4438,Cumberland_Mountains Cumberland_Plateau,the southwestern part of the Appalachians  
4439,Cumbria,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  
4440,Cumbria,a county of northwestern England  
4441,Cuminum genus_Cuminum,cumin  
4442,Cunaxa battle_of_Cunaxa,battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne  
4443,Cuniculus genus_Cuniculus,pacas  
4444,Cunningham Merce_Cunningham,United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)  
4445,Cunoniaceae family_Cunoniaceae cunonia_family,trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere  
4446,Cuon Cyon genus_Cuon genus_Cyon,Asiatic wild dog  
4447,Cupid Amor,(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros  
4448,Cupid's_bow,the double curve of the upper lip when considered to resemble Cupid's bow  
4449,Cupid's_bow,a curved bow with reversed curve ends  
4450,Cupressaceae family_Cupressaceae cypress_family,cypresses and junipers and many cedars  
4451,Cupressus genus_Cupressus,type genus of Cupressaceae  
4452,Cuquenan Cuquenan_Falls Kukenaam Kukenaam_Falls,a famous waterfall in Venezuela  
4453,Curacao,a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles  
4454,Curculionidae family_Curculionidae,true weevils: snout beetles  
4455,Curcuma genus_Curcuma,tropical Asiatic perennial herbs  
4456,Curia,(Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church  
4457,Curie Marie_Curie Madame_Curie Marya_Sklodowska,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)  
4458,Curie Pierre_Curie,French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906)  
4459,Curie_temperature Curie_point,the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic  
4460,Curitiba,a city in southeastern Brazil  
4461,Curl Robert_Curl Robert_F._Curl Robert_Floyd_Curl_Jr.,American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)  
4462,Currier Nathaniel_Currier,United States lithographer who (with his partner James Ives) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1813-1888)  
4463,Cursorius genus_Cursorius,coursers  
4464,Curtis William_Curtis,English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)  
4465,Curtisia genus_Curtisia,a large evergreen tree of South Africa  
4466,Curtiss Glenn_Curtiss Glenn_Hammond_Curtiss,United States industrialist and aviation pioneer (1878-1930)  
4467,Cuscuta genus_Cuscuta,genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll: dodder  
4468,Cushing Harvey_Cushing Harvery_Williams_Cushing,United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)  
4469,Cushing's_disease hyperadrenalism,a glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity  
4470,Cushing's_syndrome hyperadrenocorticism,a glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol  
4471,Cushitic,a group of languages spoken in Ethiopia and Somalia and northwestern Kenya and adjacent regions  
4472,Custer George_Armstrong_Custer General_Custer,United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)  
4473,Cuterebra genus_Cuterebra,type genus of the Cuterebridae  
4474,Cuterebridae family_Cuterebridae,New World botflies  
4475,Cuvier Georges_Cuvier Baron_Georges_Cuvier Georges_Leopold_Chretien_Frederic_Dagobert_Cuvier,French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832)  
4476,Cuzco Cusco,a town in the Andes in southern Peru; formerly the capital of the Inca empire  
4477,Cyamopsis genus_Cyamopsis,small genus of annual usually hairy herbs of tropical Africa and Arabia  
4478,Cyamus genus_Cyamus,whale lice  
4479,Cyanocitta genus_Cyanocitta,New World jays  
4480,Cyanophyta division_Cyanophyta,prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)  
4481,Cyathea genus_Cyathea,type genus of the Cyatheaceae: tree ferns of the tropical rain forest to temperate woodlands  
4482,Cyatheaceae family_Cyatheaceae,tropical tree ferns  
4483,Cybele Dindymene Great_Mother Magna_Mater Mater_Turrita,great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops  
4484,Cycadaceae family_Cycadaceae cycad_family,ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids  
4485,Cycadales order_Cycadales,primitive tropical gymnosperms abundant in the Mesozoic, now reduced to a few scattered tropical forms  
4486,Cycadofilicales order_Cycadofilicales Lyginopteridales order_Lyginopteridales,fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants from the Devonian: seed ferns  
4487,Cycadopsida class_Cycadopsida Cycadophytina subdivision_Cycadophytina Cycadophyta subdivision_Cycadophyta,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)  
4488,Cycas genus_Cycas,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  
4489,Cyclades Kikladhes,a group of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean  
4490,Cycladic_civilization Cycladic_civilisation Cycladic_culture Cyclades,the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC  
4491,Cycliophora phylum_Cycliophora,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  
4492,Cycloloma genus_Cycloloma,a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae  
4493,Cyclopes genus_Cyclopes,only the silky anteater  
4494,Cyclophorus genus_Cyclophorus,tropical Old World ferns having closely crowded circular sori and no indusia  
4495,Cyclops,(Greek mythology) one of a group of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead  
4496,Cyclopteridae family_Cyclopteridae,lumpfishes  
4497,Cyclopterus genus_Cyclopterus,type genus of the Cyclopteridae: lumpfishes  
4498,Cyclosorus genus_Cyclosorus,small genus of terrestrial ferns of tropical and subtropical southern hemisphere  
4499,Cyclosporeae class_Cyclosporeae,in more recent classifications superseded by the order Fucales  
4500,Cyclostomata order_Cyclostomata,primitive jawless aquatic vertebrate: lampreys; hagfishes  
4501,Cycnoches genus_Cycnoches,genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids  
4502,Cydippida order_Cydippida Cydippidea order_Cydippidea Cydippea order_Cydippea,ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles  
4503,Cydonia genus_Cydonia,quince  
4504,Cygnus,a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole  
4505,Cygnus genus_Cygnus,a genus of Anatidae  
4506,Cymatiidae family_Cymatiidae,tritons  
4507,Cynara genus_Cynara,artichoke; cardoon  
4508,Cynewulf Cynwulf,Anglo-Saxon poet (circa 9th century)  
4509,Cynic,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  
4510,Cynipidae family_Cynipidae,a family of Hymenoptera  
4511,Cynips genus_Cynips,type genus of the Cynipidae: gall wasps  
4512,Cynocephalidae family_Cynocephalidae,a family of Dermoptera  
4513,Cynocephalus genus_Cynocephalus,type genus of the family Cynocephalidae  
4514,Cynocephalus_variegatus,a variety of flying lemur  
4515,Cynodon genus_Cynodon,creeping perennial grasses of tropical and southern Africa  
4516,Cynodontia division_Cynodontia,a division of the order Therapsida from the Triassic period comprising small carnivorous tetrapod reptiles often with mammal-like teeth  
4517,Cynoglossidae family_Cynoglossidae,tonguefishes  
4518,Cynoglossum genus_Cynoglossum,a large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae  
4519,Cynomys genus_Cynomys,prairie dogs  
4520,Cynopterus genus_Cynopterus,a genus of Megachiroptera  
4521,Cynopterus_sphinx,a variety of fruit eating bat  
4522,Cynoscephalae,the fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the Macedonians  
4523,Cynoscephalae battle_of_Cynoscephalae,the battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC); the Romans defeated Philip V who lost his control of Greece  
4524,Cynoscion genus_Cynoscion,sea trout  
4525,Cyperaceae family_Cyperaceae sedge_family,bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant  
4526,Cyperus genus_Cyperus,type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions  
4527,Cyphomandra genus_Cyphomandra,tree tomato  
4528,Cypraea genus_Cypraea,type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries  
4529,Cypraeidae family_Cypraeidae,family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries  
4530,Cyprinidae family_Cyprinidae,a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace  
4531,Cypriniformes order_Cypriniformes,an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi  
4532,Cyprinodontidae family_Cyprinodontidae,large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes; flagfishes; swordtails; guppies  
4533,Cyprinus genus_Cyprinus,type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp  
4534,Cypriot Cypriote Cyprian,a native or inhabitant of Cyprus  
4535,Cypriot_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Cyprus  
4536,Cypriot_pound pound,the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents  
4537,Cypripedium genus_Cypripedium,genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum  
4538,Cyprus,an island in the eastern Mediterranean  
4539,Cyprus Republic_of_Cyprus,a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin  
4540,Cyrano_de_Bergerac Savinien_Cyrano_de_Bergerac,a French soldier and dramatist remembered chiefly for fighting many duels (often over the size of his nose); was immortalized in 1897 in a play by Edmond Rostand (1619-1655)  
4541,Cyril Saint_Cyril St._Cyril,Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)  
4542,Cyrilliaceae family_Cyrilliaceae cyrilla_family titi_family,shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia  
4543,Cyrillic_alphabet Cyrillic,an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages)  
4544,Cyrtomium genus_Cyrtomium,small genus of tropical Asiatic greenhouse ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae  
4545,Cyrus Cyrus_the_Younger,Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)  
4546,Cyrus_II Cyrus_the_Elder Cyrus_the_Great,king of Persia and founder of the Persian Empire (circa 600-529 BC)  
4547,Cystophora genus_Cystophora,hooded seals  
4548,Cystopteris genus_Cystopteris,chiefly small perennial rock ferns: bladder ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae  
4549,Cytisus genus_Cytisus,large genus of stiff or spiny evergreen or deciduous Old World shrubs: broom  
4550,Czech,a native of inhabitant of the Czech Republic  
4551,Czech,the Slavic language of Czechs  
4552,Czech_Republic,a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from Slovakia in 1993  
4553,Czech_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Czech Republic  
4554,Czechoslovakia,a former republic in central Europe; divided into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993  
4555,Czechoslovakian Czechoslovak Czech,a native or inhabitant of the former republic of Czechoslovakia  
4556,Czerny Karl_Czerny,Austrian virtuoso pianist and composer of many works for the piano; studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of Liszt (1791-1857)  
4557,Czestochowa,a city of southern Poland whose church contains the statue of the black Madonna which attracts many pilgrims  
4558,D d,the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet  
4559,D'Oyly_Carte Richard_D'Oyly_Carte,English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced many of their operettas in London (1844-1901)  
4560,D-day 6_June_1944,date of the Allied landing in France, World War II  
4561,D-layer D_region,the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves  
4562,DINK,a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)  
4563,DIP_switch dual_inline_package_switch,(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  
4564,DNA_fingerprint genetic_fingerprint,biometric identification obtained by examining a person's unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence in criminal law cases  
4565,DNA_polymerase,the enzyme responsible for DNA replication  
4566,DOS disk_operating_system,an operating system that is on a disk  
4567,DPT_vaccine,abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood  
4568,DPhil,a British doctorate  
4569,Daba Kola Musgoi,a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad  
4570,Daboecia genus_Daboecia,a dicotyledonous genus of the family Ericaceae  
4571,Dacelo genus_Dacelo,Australasian kingfishers  
4572,Dachau,a concentration camp for Jews created by the Nazis near Munich in southern Germany  
4573,Dacron Terylene,a kind of polyester fabric  
4574,Dacrycarpus genus_Dacrycarpus,evergreen coniferous shrubs or trees of New Zealand to Malaysia and Philippines  
4575,Dacrydium genus_Dacrydium,Australasian evergreen trees or shrubs  
4576,Dacrymyces genus_Dacrymyces,type genus of the Dacrymycetaceae: fungi with a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa  
4577,Dacrymycetaceae family_Dacrymycetaceae,a family of basidiomycetous fungi belonging to the order Tremellales having a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa  
4578,Dactylis genus_Dactylis,a monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species)  
4579,Dactyloctenium genus_Dactyloctenium,a monocotyledonous genus of the family Gramineae  
4580,Dactylopiidae family_Dactylopiidae,cochineal insects  
4581,Dactylopius genus_Dactylopius,type genus of the Dactylopiidae  
4582,Dactylopteridae family_Dactylopteridae,flying gurnards  
4583,Dactylopterus genus_Dactylopterus,a genus of Dactylopteridae  
4584,Dactylorhiza genus_Dactylorhiza,genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa  
4585,Dactyloscopidae family_Dactyloscopidae,sand stargazers  
4586,Daedalus Daedal,(Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the labyrinth of Minos; to escape the labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus  
4587,Dagan,god of agriculture and earth; counterpart of Phoenician Dagon  
4588,Dagda,chief Celtic god of the Tuatha De Danann; father of Angus Og and Brigit  
4589,Dagestani,an ethnic minority living on the Caspian Sea in southwestern Russia and Azerbaijan  
4590,Dagon,god of agriculture and the earth; national god of Philistines  
4591,Daguerre Louis_Jacques_Mande_Daguerre,French inventor of the first practical photographic process, the daguerreotype (1789-1851)  
4592,Dail_Eireann Dail,the lower house of the parliament of the Irish Republic  
4593,Daimler Gottlieb_Daimler,German engineer and automobile manufacturer who produced the first high-speed internal combustion engine (1834-1900)  
4594,Dakar capital_of_Senegal,the capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal  
4595,Dakota,a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux  
4596,Dakota,the area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota  
4597,Dakota,the Siouan language spoken by the Dakota  
4598,Dalai_Lama Grand_Lama,chief lama and once ruler of Tibet  
4599,Dalbergia genus_Dalbergia,large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers  
4600,Dalea genus_Dalea,indigo bush  
4601,Dali Salvador_Dali,surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989)  
4602,Dalian Talien Dairen,a port and shipbuilding center in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda  
4603,Dall_sheep Dall's_sheep white_sheep Ovis_montana_dalli,large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska  
4604,Dallas,a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields  
4605,Dalmatia,a historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea; mountainous with many islands  
4606,Dalmatian,a native or inhabitant of Dalmatia  
4607,Dalmatian_iris Iris_pallida,European iris having soft lilac-blue flowers  
4608,Dalmatian_laburnum Petteria_ramentacea Cytisus_ramentaceus,erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus  
4609,Dalton John_Dalton,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)  
4610,Dalton's_law Dalton's_law_of_partial_pressures law_of_partial_pressures,(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  
4611,Dama genus_Dama,fallow deer  
4612,Damaliscus genus_Damaliscus,African antelopes: sassabies  
4613,Damaraland_mole_rat,colonial mole rat of western Africa; similar to naked mole rat  
4614,Damascene,a native or inhabitant of Damascus  
4615,Damascus_steel Damask_steel,a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades  
4616,Damkina Damgalnunna,(Babylonian) earth goddess; consort of Ea and mother of Marduk  
4617,Damocles,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)  
4618,Damon,the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)  
4619,Damon_and_Pythias,(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  
4620,Danaea genus_Danaea,fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America  
4621,Danaidae family_Danaidae,small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies  
4622,Danaus genus_Danaus,type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies  
4623,Dandie_Dinmont Dandie_Dinmont_terrier,a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears  
4624,Dane,a native or inhabitant of Denmark  
4625,Dangla Dangaleat,a Chadic language spoken in Chad; uses seven vowels plus differences in vowel length  
4626,Daniel,(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)  
4627,Daniel,a wise and upright judge; "a Daniel come to judgment" -- Shakespeare  
4628,Daniel Book_of_Daniel Book_of_the_Prophet_Daniel,an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar  
4629,Danish,a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark  
4630,Danish_blue,blue cheese of Denmark  
4631,Danish_krone krone,the basic unit of money in Denmark  
4632,Danish_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Denmark  
4633,Dante Dante_Alighieri,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)  
4634,Danton Georges_Jacques_Danton,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)  
4635,Danu Dana,Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don  
4636,Danube Danube_River Danau,the 2nd longest European river (after the Volga); flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea; "Vienna, Budapest, and Belgrade are on the banks of the Danube"  
4637,Daphne,(Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo  
4638,Dar_al-Islam House_of_Islam,areas where Muslims are in the majority  
4639,Dar_al-harb House_of_War,areas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted  
4640,Dar_es_Salaam capital_of_Tanzania,the capital and largest port city of Tanzania on the Indian Ocean  
4641,Dard Dardic Dardic_language,any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan  
4642,Dardanelles Canakkale_Bogazi Hellespont,the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey  
4643,Dardanelles Dardanelles_campaign,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  
4644,Dardanus,(Greek mythology) founder of Troy  
4645,Darfur,an impoverished region of western Sudan; "Darfur was a semi-independent sultanate until 1917 and is ethnically distinct from central Sudan"  
4646,Dari Dari_Persian,an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan  
4647,Darius_I Darius_the_Great,king of Persia who expanded the Persian Empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the battle of Marathon (550-486 BC)  
4648,Darius_III,king of Persia who was defeated by Alexander the Great; his murder effectively ended the Persian Empire (died in 330 BC)  
4649,Darjeeling,a fine variety of black tea grown in northern India  
4650,Darling Darling_River,an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River  
4651,Darlingtonia genus_Darlingtonia,one species: California pitcher plant  
4652,Darmera genus_Darmera Peltiphyllum genus_Peltiphyllum,one species  
4653,Darrow Clarence_Darrow Clarence_Seward_Darrow,United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938)  
4654,Darsana,(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  
4655,Dartmouth_College Dartmouth,a college in New Hampshire  
4656,Darwin,provincial capital of the Northern Territory of Australia  
4657,Darwin Charles_Darwin Charles_Robert_Darwin,English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)  
4658,Darwin_tulip,any of several very tall, late blooming tulips bearing large squarish flowers on sturdy stems  
4659,Darwinian,an advocate of Darwinism  
4660,Darwinism,a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection  
4661,Das_Kapital Capital,a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories  
4662,Dasht-e-Kavir Kavir_Desert Great_Salt_Desert,a salt desert in north central Iran  
4663,Dasht-e-Lut Lut_Desert,a desert in eastern Iran  
4664,Dasyatidae family_Dasyatidae,sting rays  
4665,Dasyatis genus_Dasyatis,type genus of the Dasyatidae  
4666,Dasypodidae family_Dasypodidae,armadillos  
4667,Dasyprocta genus_Dasyprocta,type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis  
4668,Dasyproctidae family_Dasyproctidae,agoutis and pacas  
4669,Dasypus genus_Dasypus,type genus of the Dasypodidae  
4670,Dasyuridae family_Dasyuridae family_Dasyurinae,dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils  
4671,Dasyurus genus_Dasyurus,type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats  
4672,Datura genus_Datura,thorn apple  
4673,Daubentonia genus_Daubentonia,type genus; coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae  
4674,Daubentoniidae family_Daubentoniidae,comprising solely the aye-aye  
4675,Daucus genus_Daucus,carrot  
4676,Daugavpils,a city of southeastern Latvia  
4677,Daumier Honore_Daumier,French painter best known for his satirical lithographs of bourgeois society (1808-1879)  
4678,Davalliaceae family_Davalliaceae,one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems  
4679,Davenport,a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island  
4680,David,(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)  
4681,David Jacques_Louis_David,French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)  
4682,David Saint_David St._David,patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)  
4683,Davidson's_penstemon Penstemon_davidsonii,mat-forming plant with blue and lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California  
4684,Daviesia genus_Daviesia,genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods  
4685,Davis Bette_Davis,United States film actress (1908-1989)  
4686,Davis Dwight_Davis Dwight_Filley_Davis,United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945)  
4687,Davis Jefferson_Davis,American statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1808-1889)  
4688,Davis Miles_Davis Miles_Dewey_Davis_Jr.,United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)  
4689,Davis Stuart_Davis,United States painter who developed an American version of cubism (1894-1964)  
4690,Davis_Cup,cup awarded for the annual international team tennis competition  
4691,Davy Humphrey_Davy Sir_Humphrey_Davy,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)  
4692,Davys John_Davys Davis John_Davis,English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)  
4693,Dawes William_Dawes,American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799)  
4694,Dawson,a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike  
4695,Day Clarence_Day Clarence_Shepard_Day_Jr.,United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)  
4696,Dayan Moshe_Dayan,Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981)  
4697,Dayton,a city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center  
4698,Daytona_Beach,a resort town in northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast; hard white beaches have been used for automobile speed trials  
4699,DeMille Cecil_B._DeMille Cecil_Blount_DeMille,United States film maker remembered for his extravagant and spectacular epic productions (1881-1959)  
4700,De_Bakey Michael_Ellis_De_Bakey,United States heart surgeon who in 1966 implanted the first artificial heart in a human patient (born in 1908)  
4701,De_Forest Lee_De_Forest Father_of_Radio,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)  
4702,De_Niro Robert_De_Niro,United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943)  
4703,De_Quincey Thomas_De_Quincey,English writer who described the psychological effects of addiction to opium (1785-1859)  
4704,De_Sica Vittorio_De_Sica,Italian film maker (1901-1974)  
4705,Dead_Sea,a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level  
4706,Dead_Sea_scrolls,(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"  
4707,Dean James_Dean James_Byron_Dean,United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)  
4708,Death,the personification of death; "Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"  
4709,Death_Valley,a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada; contains the lowest point in North America  
4710,Debs Eugene_V._Debs Eugene_Victor_Debs,United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926)  
4711,Debussy Claude_Debussy Claude_Achille_Debussy,French composer who is said to have created Impressionism in music (1862-1918)  
4712,Decalogue Ten_Commandments,the biblical commandments of Moses  
4713,Decapoda order_Decapoda,lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns  
4714,Decapoda order_Decapoda,squids and cuttlefishes  
4715,Decapterus genus_Decapterus,scads especially mackerel scad; cosmopolitan in distribution  
4716,Decatur,a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here  
4717,Decatur,a town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River  
4718,Decatur Stephen_Decatur,United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820)  
4719,December Dec,the last (12th) month of the year  
4720,Decius,Emperor of Rome who was proclaimed emperor against his will; his reign was notable for his severe persecution of Christians (201-251)  
4721,Declaration_of_Independence,the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain  
4722,Decumaria genus_Decumaria,small genus of woody climbers with adhesive aerial roots; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae  
4723,Deep_South,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  
4724,Deere John_Deere,United States industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886)  
4725,Defender_of_the_Faith,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  
4726,Defense_Advanced_Research_Projects_Agency DARPA,the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11  
4727,Defense_Information_Systems_Agency DISA,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  
4728,Defense_Intelligence_Agency DIA,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 weapons acquisition  
4729,Defense_Logistics_Agency,a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions  
4730,Defense_Reutilization_and_Marketing_Service DRMS,the organization in the Defense Logistics Agency that inventories and evaluates and sells reusable United States government surplus  
4731,Defense_Technical_Information_Center DTIC,the agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors  
4732,Defoe Daniel_Defoe,English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)  
4733,Degas Edgar_Degas Hilaire_Germain_Edgar_Degas,French impressionist painter (1834-1917)  
4734,Deimos,the outer of two small satellites of Mars  
4735,Dekker Decker Thomas_Dekker Thomas_Decker,English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)  
4736,Del_Rio,a town in southwest Texas on the Rio Grande to the west of San Antonio  
4737,Delacroix Eugene_Delacroix Ferdinand_Victor_Eugene_Delacroix,French romantic painter (1798-1863)  
4738,Delairea genus_Delairea,one species: German ivy  
4739,Delaware,a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in New Jersey and New York and parts of Delaware and Pennsylvania  
4740,Delaware,one of the British colonies that formed the United States  
4741,Delaware,the Algonquian language spoken by the Delaware  
4742,Delaware Delaware_River,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  
4743,Delaware Diamond_State First_State DE Del.,a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies  
4744,Delaware_Bay,an inlet of the North Atlantic; fed by the Delaware River  
4745,Delaware_Memorial_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the Delaware River  
4746,Delawarean Delawarian,a native or resident of Delaware  
4747,Delbruck Max_Delbruck,United States biologist (born in Germany) who studied how viruses infect living cells (1906-1981)  
4748,Delhi New_Delhi,a city in north central India  
4749,Delibes Leo_Delibes Clement_Philibert_Leo_Delibes,French composer of operas (1836-1891)  
4750,Delichon genus_Delichon,a genus of Hirundinidae  
4751,Delicious,variety of sweet eating apples  
4752,Delilah,(Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength  
4753,Delius Frederick_Delius,English composer of orchestral works (1862-1934)  
4754,Delmonico_steak club_steak,small steak from the front of the short loin of beef  
4755,Delonix genus_Delonix,evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India  
4756,Delorme Philibert_Delorme de_l'Orme Philibert_de_l'Orme,French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570)  
4757,Delphi,an ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the oracle of Delphi  
4758,Delphinapterus genus_Delphinapterus,white whale  
4759,Delphinidae family_Delphinidae,dolphins  
4760,Delphinus,a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Pegasus and Aquila  
4761,Delphinus genus_Delphinus,type genus of the Delphinidae  
4762,Dematiaceae family_Dematiaceae,family of imperfect mushrooms having dark-colored hyphae or conidia  
4763,Demavend,an active volcano in northern Iran  
4764,Demerara,a river in northern Guyana that flows northward into the Atlantic  
4765,Demerara,a former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana  
4766,Demeter,(Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres  
4767,Demetrius Demetrius_I Demetrius_Poliorcetes,son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC)  
4768,Democrat,a member of the Democratic Party  
4769,Democratic-Republican_Party,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  
4770,Democratic_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine DFLP Popular_Democratic_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine PDFLP,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"  
4771,Democratic_Party,the older of two major political parties in the United States  
4772,Democritus,Greek philosopher who developed an atomistic theory of matter (460-370 BC)  
4773,Demogorgon,(Greek mythology) a mysterious and terrifying deity of the underworld  
4774,Demosthenes,Athenian statesman and orator (circa 385-322 BC)  
4775,Demotic Demotic_script,a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script; "Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek"  
4776,Dempsey Jack_Dempsey William_Harrison_Dempsey Manassa_Mauler,United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983)  
4777,Demulen,trade name for an oral contraceptive  
4778,Denali_Fault,a major open geological fault in Alaska  
4779,Denali_National_Park,a large national park in Alaska having peaks of the Alaska Range (including Mount McKinley) and the huge Denali fault  
4780,Dendranthema genus_Dendranthema,comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum  
4781,Dendroaspis genus_Dendroaspis Dendraspis genus_Dendraspis,mambas  
4782,Dendrocalamus genus_Dendrocalamus,giant clump-forming bamboos  
4783,Dendrocolaptes genus_Dendrocolaptes,type genus of the Dendrocolaptidae  
4784,Dendrocolaptidae family_Dendrocolaptidae,woodhewers or woodcreepers  
4785,Dendroctonus genus_Dendroctonus,genus of small bark beetles destructive especially to mature conifers  
4786,Dendroica genus_Dendroica,a genus of Parulidae  
4787,Dendrolagus genus_Dendrolagus,tree wallabies  
4788,Dendromecon genus_Dendromecon,one species: bush poppy  
4789,Deneb,the brightest star in Cygnus  
4790,Denebola,a star in Leo approximately 43 light years from Earth  
4791,Deng_Xiaoping Teng_Hsiao-ping Teng_Hsiaoping,Chinese communist statesman (1904-1997)  
4792,Denisonia genus_Denisonia,copperheads  
4793,Denmark Kingdom_of_Denmark Danmark,a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea  
4794,Dennstaedtia genus_Dennstaedtia,chiefly terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae  
4795,Dennstaedtiaceae family_Dennstaedtiaceae,one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems  
4796,Dentaria genus_Dentaria,usually included in genus Cardamine; in some classifications considered a separate genus  
4797,Denver Mile-High_City capital_of_Colorado,the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river  
4798,Depardieu Gerard_Depardieu,French film actor (born in 1948)  
4799,Deparia genus_Deparia,classification used for 5 species of terrestrial ferns usually placed in other genera  
4800,Department_of_Agriculture Agriculture_Department Agriculture USDA,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  
4801,Department_of_Commerce Commerce_Department Commerce DoC,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  
4802,Department_of_Commerce_and_Labor,a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1903 and split into two departments in 1913  
4803,Department_of_Defense Defense_Department United_States_Department_of_Defense Defense DoD,the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947  
4804,Department_of_Defense_Laboratory_System LABLINK,a defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitiveness  
4805,Department_of_Education Education_Department Education,the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979  
4806,Department_of_Energy Energy_Department Energy DOE,the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977  
4807,Department_of_Energy_Intelligence DOEI,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  
4808,Department_of_Health_Education_and_Welfare,a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1953 and divided in 1979  
4809,Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services Health_and_Human_Services HHS,the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979  
4810,Department_of_Homeland_Security Homeland_Security,the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security  
4811,Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development Housing_and_Urban_Development HUD,the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965  
4812,Department_of_Justice Justice_Department Justice DoJ,the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870  
4813,Department_of_Justice_Canada DoJC,an agency of the Canadian government that provides litigation and legal advice and opinions to the government  
4814,Department_of_Labor Labor_Department Labor DoL,the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913  
4815,Department_of_State United_States_Department_of_State State_Department State DoS,the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"  
4816,Department_of_Transportation Transportation DoT,the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966  
4817,Department_of_Veterans_Affairs VA,the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; created in 1989  
4818,Department_of_the_Interior Interior_Department Interior DoI,the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849  
4819,Department_of_the_Treasury Treasury_Department Treasury United_States_Treasury,the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789  
4820,Depression Great_Depression,a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment  
4821,Derain Andre_Derain,French painter and exponent of fauvism (1880-1954)  
4822,Dermacentor genus_Dermacentor,vectors of important diseases of man and animals  
4823,Dermaptera order_Dermaptera,earwigs and a few related forms  
4824,Dermatobia genus_Dermatobia,larvae live under the skin of domestic mammals and humans  
4825,Dermestidae family_Dermestidae,carpet beetles  
4826,Dermochelyidae family_Dermochelyidae,sea turtles  
4827,Dermochelys genus_Dermochelys,type genus of the Dermochelyidae: leatherback turtles  
4828,Dermoptera order_Dermoptera,flying lemurs  
4829,Derrida Jacques_Derrida,French philosopher and critic (born in Algeria); exponent of deconstructionism (1930-2004)  
4830,Des_Moines capital_of_Iowa,the capital and largest city in Iowa  
4831,Descartes Rene_Descartes,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)  
4832,Descurainia genus_Descurainia,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  
4833,Desmanthus genus_Desmanthus,genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers  
4834,Desmidiaceae family_Desmidiaceae,unicellular algae  
4835,Desmidium genus_Desmidium,a genus of protoctist  
4836,Desmodium genus_Desmodium,beggarweed; tick trefoil  
4837,Desmodontidae family_Desmodontidae,true vampire bats  
4838,Desmodus genus_Desmodus,type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats  
4839,Desmodus_rotundus,mouse-sized bat of tropical Central America and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammals  
4840,Desmograthus genus_Desmograthus,an amphibian genus of Plethodontidae  
4841,Detroit Motor_City Motown,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  
4842,Detroit_River,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  
4843,Deuteromycetes class_Deuteromycetes,form class; coextensive with subdivision Deuteromycota  
4844,Deuteromycota subdivision_Deuteromycota Deuteromycotina Fungi_imperfecti subdivision_Deuteromycotina,large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known  
4845,Deuteronomy Book_of_Deuteronomy,the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law  
4846,Devanagari Devanagari_script Nagari Nagari_script,a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi  
4847,Devi,Hindu mother goddess; supreme power in the universe; wife or embodiment of the female energy of Siva having both beneficent and malevolent forms or aspects  
4848,Devon,red dual-purpose cattle of English origin  
4849,Devon Devonshire,a county in southwestern England  
4850,Devonian Devonian_period Age_of_Fishes,from 405 million to 345 million years ago; preponderance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites  
4851,Dewar Sir_James_Dewar,Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923)  
4852,Dewar_flask Dewar,vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments  
4853,Dewey George_Dewey Admiral_Dewey,a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War  
4854,Dewey John_Dewey,United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952)  
4855,Dewey Melvil_Dewey Melville_Louis_Kossuth_Dewey,United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)  
4856,Dewey_decimal_classification Dewey_decimal_system decimal_system_of_classification,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  
4857,Dhahran,an oil town in eastern Saudi Arabia on an inlet from the Persian Gulf; in June 1996 terrorists bombed an apartment complex in Dhahran killing 19 United States soldiers and wounding more than 300 people  
4858,Dhaka Dacca capital_of_Bangladesh,the capital and largest city of Bangladesh  
4859,Dharma,basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes  
4860,Dhaulagiri,a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,820 feet high)  
4861,Dhegiha,any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages  
4862,Dhegiha,a branch of the Siouan languages  
4863,Dhu'l-Hijja Dhu'l-Hijjah Dhu_al-Hijja Dhu_al-Hijjah,the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of the hajj; has one extra day in leap years  
4864,Dhu'l-Qa'dah Dhu_al-Qadah,the eleventh month of the Islamic calendar  
4865,DiMaggio Joe_DiMaggio Joseph_Paul_DiMaggio,United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999)  
4866,Diacalpa genus_Diacalpa,one species: delicate fern of foothills of Himalayas  
4867,Diadophis genus_Diadophis,a genus of reptiles of the family Colubridae including ringneck snakes  
4868,Diaghilev Sergei_Diaghilev Sergei_Pavlovich_Diaghilev,Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929)  
4869,Dialeurodes genus_Dialeurodes,a genus of Aleyrodidae  
4870,Diana,(Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis  
4871,Diana Princess_Diana Princess_of_Wales Lady_Diana_Frances_Spencer,English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)  
4872,Diane_de_Poitiers Duchesse_de_Valentinois,French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566)  
4873,Dianthus genus_Dianthus,carnations and pinks  
4874,Diapensiaceae family_Diapensiaceae diapensia_family,north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales  
4875,Diapensiales order_Diapensiales,used in some classifications: coextensive with family Diapensiaceae  
4876,Diapsida subclass_Diapsida,used in former classifications to include all living reptiles except turtles; superseded by the two subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauria  
4877,Dias Diaz Bartholomeu_Dias Bartholomeu_Diaz,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)  
4878,Diaspididae family_Diaspididae,armored scales  
4879,Diaspora,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  
4880,Dibranchiata subclass_Dibranchiata Dibranchia subclass_Dibranchia,comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda (squids and cuttlefish)  
4881,Dicamptodontidae family_Dicamptodontidae,large and small highly aquatic salamanders  
4882,Dicentra genus_Dicentra,North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irregular flowers  
4883,Diceros genus_Diceros,most common species in Africa  
4884,Dick_test,a skin test to determine your susceptibility to scarlet fever  
4885,Dickens Charles_Dickens Charles_John_Huffam_Dickens,English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870)  
4886,Dickinson Emily_Dickinson,United States poet noted for her mystical and unrhymed poems (1830-1886)  
4887,Dicksonia genus_Dicksonia,tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae  
4888,Dicksoniaceae family_Dicksoniaceae,tree ferns: genera Dicksonia, Cibotium, Culcita, and Thyrsopteris elegans  
4889,Dicotyledones class_Dicotyledones Dicotyledonae class_Dicotyledonae Magnoliopsida class_Magnoliopsida,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  
4890,Dicranaceae family_Dicranaceae,mosses having costate leaves and long-stalked capsules with cleft peristome  
4891,Dicranales order_Dicranales,widely distributed order of mosses with erect gametophores and sporophytes at the tips of stems  
4892,Dicranopteris genus_Dicranopteris,terrestrial ferns of forest margin or open ground; pantropical  
4893,Dicranum genus_Dicranum,type genus of Dicranaceae  
4894,Dicrostonyx genus_Dicrostonyx,pied lemmings  
4895,Dictamnus genus_Dictamnus,a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae  
4896,Dictaphone,a tape recorder that records and reproduces dictation  
4897,Dictyophera genus_Dictyophera,closely related to genus Phallus distinguished by an indusium hanging like a skirt from below the pileus  
4898,Dictyoptera order_Dictyoptera,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  
4899,Dicynodontia division_Dicynodontia,a division of Therapsida  
4900,Didelphidae family_Didelphidae,opossums  
4901,Didelphis genus_Didelphis,type genus of the family Didelphidae  
4902,Diderot Denis_Diderot,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)  
4903,Didion Joan_Didion,United States writer (born in 1934)  
4904,Dido,(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  
4905,Dieffenbachia genus_Dieffenbachia,evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants  
4906,Diegueno,a member of a North American Indian people of southern California  
4907,Diegueno,the Yuman language spoken by the Diegueno  
4908,Dien_Bien_Phu,the French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops that lasted 56 days; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954  
4909,Diervilla genus_Diervilla,small genus of low deciduous shrubs: bush honeysuckles  
4910,Dies_Irae,the first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally `day of wrath')  
4911,Diesel Rudolf_Diesel Rudolf_Christian_Karl_Diesel,German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)  
4912,Dietrich Marlene_Dietrich Maria_Magdalene_von_Losch,United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992)  
4913,Dietrich Paul_Heinrich_Dietrich Thiry Paul-Henri_Thiry d'Holbach baron_d'Holbach,French philosopher (born in Germany) famous as being one of the first self-described atheists in Europe  
4914,Digitaria genus_Digitaria,crab grass; finger grass  
4915,Dijon,an industrial city in eastern France to the north of Lyons  
4916,Dilleniaceae family_Dilleniaceae,chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems: genera Dillenia and Hibbertia  
4917,Dilleniidae subclass_Dilleniidae,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  
4918,Dimash Damascus capital_of_Syria,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  
4919,Dimetapp,trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to relieve nasal congestion and to treat rhinitis  
4920,Dimocarpus genus_Dimocarpus,longan  
4921,Dimorphotheca genus_Dimorphotheca,South African herbs or subshrubs with usually yellow flowers  
4922,Dinesen Isak_Dinesen Blixen Karen_Blixen Baroness_Karen_Blixen,Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962)  
4923,Dinka,a Nilotic language  
4924,Dinocerata order_Dinocerata,small order of primitive ungulates of the Paleocene and Eocene  
4925,Dinoflagellata order_Dinoflagellata Cilioflagellata order_Cilioflagellata,in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta  
4926,Dinornis genus_Dinornis,type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas  
4927,Dinornithidae family_Dinornithidae,moas  
4928,Dinornithiformes order_Dinornithiformes,a ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of New Zealand  
4929,Diocletian Gaius_Aurelius_Valerius_Diocletian,Roman Emperor who when faced with military problems decided in 286 to divide the Roman Empire between himself in the east and Maximian in the west; he initiated the last persecution of the Christians in 303 (245-313)  
4930,Diodon genus_Diodon,type genus of the Diodontidae  
4931,Diodontidae family_Diodontidae,spiny puffers  
4932,Diogenes,an ancient Greek philosopher and Cynic who rejected social conventions (circa 400-325 BC)  
4933,Diomedeidae family_Diomedeidae,albatrosses  
4934,Dionaea genus_Dionaea,a genus of the family Droseraceae  
4935,Dionysia Bacchanalia,an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)  
4936,Dionysius Dionysius_the_Elder,the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)  
4937,Dionysus,(Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus  
4938,Diophantus,Greek mathematician who was the first to try to develop an algebraic notation (3rd century)  
4939,Dior Christian_Dior,French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style that became known as the New Look (1905-1957)  
4940,Dioscorea genus_Dioscorea,yams  
4941,Dioscoreaceae family_Dioscoreaceae yam_family,yams  
4942,Diospyros genus_Diospyros,a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood  
4943,Diphylla genus_Diphylla,vampire bats  
4944,Diplopoda class_Diplopoda Myriapoda class_Myriapoda,arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes  
4945,Diplopterygium genus_Diplopterygium,scandent thicket-forming ferns of Asia to western Pacific  
4946,Diplotaxis genus_Diplotaxis,wall rocket  
4947,Dipnoi subclass_Dipnoi,bony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a modified air bladder as well as gills; sometimes classified as an order of Crossopterygii  
4948,Dipodidae family_Dipodidae,Old World jerboas  
4949,Dipodomys genus_Dipodomys,kangaroo rats  
4950,Dipogon genus_Dipogon,one species: Australian pea  
4951,Dipsacaceae family_Dipsacaceae,chiefly southern European herbs with flowers usually in dense cymose heads  
4952,Dipsacus genus_Dipsacus,type genus of the Dipsacaceae: teasel  
4953,Dipsosaurus genus_Dipsosaurus,desert iguanas  
4954,Diptera order_Diptera,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  
4955,Dipterocarpaceae family_Dipterocarpaceae,chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins  
4956,Dipteronia genus_Dipteronia,small genus of large deciduous shrubs having large clusters of winged seeds that turn red as they mature; central and southern China  
4957,Dipus genus_Dipus,type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind foot  
4958,Dipylon_gate Dipylon,a gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found  
4959,Dirac Paul_Adrien_Maurice_Dirac,English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984)  
4960,Dirca genus_Dirca,deciduous shrub of North America: leatherwood  
4961,Director_of_Central_Intelligence DCI,the head of the United States Intelligence Community and director of the Central Intelligence Agency  
4962,Directorate_for_Inter-Services_Intelligence Inter-Services_Intelligence ISI,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  
4963,Discina_macrospora,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  
4964,Disciotis_venosa cup_morel,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  
4965,Discocephali order_Discocephali,small order of fishes comprising the remoras  
4966,Discoglossidae family_Discoglossidae,family of Old World toads having a fixed disklike tongue  
4967,Discomycetes subclass_Discomycetes,a large and taxonomically difficult group of Ascomycetes in which the fleshy fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped  
4968,Disney Walt_Disney Walter_Elias_Disney,United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966)  
4969,Disneyland,an amusement park in Anaheim created in 1955 by Walt Disney  
4970,Disraeli Benjamin_Disraeli First_Earl_of_Beaconsfield,British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881)  
4971,Distinguished_Conduct_Medal,a British military decoration for distinguished conduct in the field  
4972,Distinguished_Flying_Cross,a United States Air Force decoration for heroism while participating in an aerial flight  
4973,Distinguished_Service_Cross,a United States Army decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy  
4974,Distinguished_Service_Medal,a United States military decoration for meritorious service in wartime duty of great responsibility  
4975,Distinguished_Service_Order,a British military decoration for special service in action  
4976,District_of_Columbia D.C. DC,the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of the United States and created out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia  
4977,Divine_Comedy Divina_Commedia,a narrative epic poem written by Dante  
4978,Divine_Office,canonical prayers recited daily by priests (e.g. the breviary of the Roman Catholic Church)  
4979,Dix Dorothea_Dix Dorothea_Lynde_Dix,United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887)  
4980,Dixie_cup paper_cup,a disposable cup made of paper; for holding drinks  
4981,Djanet,a desert town in southeastern Algeria  
4982,Djibouti Republic_of_Djibouti Afars_and_Issas,a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997  
4983,Djibouti capital_of_Djibouti,port city on the Gulf of Aden; the capital and largest city of Djibouti  
4984,Djibouti_franc,the basic unit of money in Djibouti  
4985,Djiboutian,a native or inhabitant of Djibouti  
4986,Dneprodzerzhinsk,port city and industrial center in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River  
4987,Dnieper Dnieper_River,a river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea  
4988,Dnipropetrovsk Yekaterinoslav,city in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River; center of metallurgical industry  
4989,Doberman Doberman_pinscher,medium large breed of dog of German origin with a glossy black and tan coat; used as a watchdog  
4990,Dobrich Tolbukhin,a city in northeastern Bulgaria (north of Varna) that is the commercial center of an agricultural region  
4991,Docetism,the heretical doctrine (associated with the Gnostics) that Jesus had no human body and his sufferings and death on the cross were apparent rather than real  
4992,Doctor_of_Arts ArtsD,an honorary arts degree  
4993,Doctor_of_Arts D.A.,a doctor's degree with a special disciplinary focus  
4994,Doctor_of_Dental_Medicine DMD,a doctor's degree in dental medicine  
4995,Doctor_of_Dental_Surgery DDS,a doctor's degree in dental surgery  
4996,Doctor_of_Divinity DD,a doctor's degree in religion  
4997,Doctor_of_Education EdD DEd,a doctor's degree in education  
4998,Doctor_of_Fine_Arts,an honorary degree in fine arts  
4999,Doctor_of_Humane_Letters,an honorary degree in letters  
5000,Doctor_of_Humanities,an honorary degree in the humanities  
5001,Doctor_of_Laws LLD,an honorary law degree  
5002,Doctor_of_Medicine MD,a doctor's degree in medicine  
5003,Doctor_of_Music DMus MusD,a doctor's degree in music  
5004,Doctor_of_Musical_Arts AMusD,a doctor's degree in musical arts  
5005,Doctor_of_Optometry OD,a doctor's degree in optometry  
5006,Doctor_of_Osteopathy DO,doctor's degree in osteopathy  
5007,Doctor_of_Philosophy,a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge  
5008,Doctor_of_Public_Health DPH,a doctor's degree in preventive medicine  
5009,Doctor_of_Sacred_Theology STD,a doctor's degree in theology; "STD is from the Latin Sanctae Theologiae Doctor"  
5010,Doctor_of_Science DS ScD,an honorary degree in science  
5011,Doctor_of_Theology ThD,a doctor's degree in theology  
5012,Doctor_of_the_Church Doctor,(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages"  
5013,Doctorow E._L._Doctorow Edgard_Lawrence_Doctorow,United States novelist (born in 1931)  
5014,Dodecanese Dhodhekanisos,a group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea  
5015,Dodge_City,a town of southwestern Kansas on the Arkansas River; formerly a rowdy cow town  
5016,Dodoma,a city in the center of Tanzania that has been designated as the future capital  
5017,Dodonaea genus_Dodonaea,a genus of tropical shrub or tree  
5018,Doha Bida El_Beda capital_of_Qatar,the capital and chief port of Qatar  
5019,Dolby Ray_M._Dolby,United States electrical engineer who devised the Dolby system used to reduce background noise in tape recording  
5020,Dolichonyx genus_Dolichonyx,bobolinks  
5021,Dolichos genus_Dolichos,genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotyloma  
5022,Dolichotis genus_Dolichotis,maras  
5023,Doliolidae family_Doliolidae,oceanic tunicates  
5024,Dolomite_Alps,an eastern range of the Alps in northeastern Italy famous for their dolomitic limestone  
5025,Dom_Pedro,South African mixed drink made by mixing ice cream with whisky  
5026,Domesday_Book Doomsday_Book,record of a British census and land survey in 1085-1086 ordered by William the Conqueror  
5027,Domingo Placido_Domingo,Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941)  
5028,Dominic Saint_Dominic St._Dominic Domingo_de_Guzman,(Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)  
5029,Dominica,a volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a stronghold of the Carib Indians  
5030,Dominica Commonwealth_of_Dominica,a country on the island of Dominica  
5031,Dominican,a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic  
5032,Dominican Black_Friar Blackfriar friar_preacher,a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order  
5033,Dominican_Republic,a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola  
5034,Dominican_dollar,the basic unit of money in Dominica  
5035,Dominican_monetary_unit,monetary unit in the Dominican Republic  
5036,Dominican_order,a Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century  
5037,Dominican_peso peso,the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavos  
5038,Dominion,one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth  
5039,Dominion_Day July_1,a legal holiday in Canada commemorating receiving Dominion status in 1867  
5040,Dominique Dominick,American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs  
5041,Domino Fats_Domino Antoine_Domino,United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928)  
5042,Domitian Titus_Flavius_Domitianus,Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian who succeeded his brother Titus; instigated a reign of terror and was assassinated as a tyrant (51-96)  
5043,Don,a Spanish gentleman or nobleman  
5044,Don,Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu  
5045,Don,a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename; "Don Roberto"  
5046,Don Don_River,a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov  
5047,Don_Juan,a legendary Spanish nobleman and philanderer who became the hero of many poems and plays and operas  
5048,Don_Juan,any successful womanizer (after the legendary profligate Spanish nobleman)  
5049,Don_Quixote,any impractical idealist (after Cervantes' hero)  
5050,Don_Quixote,the hero of a romance by Cervantes; chivalrous but impractical  
5051,Dona,a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman; "Dona Marguerita"  
5052,Donald_Duck,a fictional duck created in animated film strips by Walt Disney  
5053,Donar,the Teutonic god of thunder; counterpart of Norse Thor  
5054,Donatello Donato_di_Betto_Bardi,Florentine sculptor famous for his lifelike sculptures (1386-1466)  
5055,Donatism,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  
5056,Donatist,an adherent of Donatism  
5057,Donatus Aelius_Donatus,Roman grammarian whose textbook on Latin grammar was used throughout the Middle Ages (fourth century)  
5058,Donets_Basin Donbass Donbas,an industrial region in the Ukraine  
5059,Donetsk Donetske Stalino,an industrial city in the Donets Basin  
5060,Donizetti Gaetano_Donizetti,Italian composer of operas (1797-1848)  
5061,Donkin Bryan_Donkin,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)  
5062,Donne John_Donne,English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631)  
5063,Donner_Pass,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  
5064,Doolittle Jimmy_Doolittle James_Harold_Doolittle,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)  
5065,Doppler Christian_Johann_Doppler,Austrian physicist famous for his discovery of the Doppler effect (1803-1853)  
5066,Doppler_effect Doppler_shift,change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other  
5067,Doppler_radar,radar that uses the Doppler shift to measure velocity  
5068,Dorado,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud  
5069,Dorian,a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks  
5070,Dorian,the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris who entered Greece from the north about 1100 BC  
5071,Doric Doric_dialect,the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris  
5072,Doric_order Dorian_order,the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base  
5073,Doris,(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids  
5074,Doris,a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken  
5075,Dorking,an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled)  
5076,Dormition Feast_of_Dormition,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  
5077,Doronicum genus_Doronicum,genus of Eurasian perennial tuberous or rhizomatous herbs: leopard's bane  
5078,Dorotheanthus genus_Dorotheanthus,a caryophyllaceous genus of Dorotheanthus  
5079,Dortmund,an industrial city in northwestern Germany; flourished from the 13th to 17th century as a member of the Hanseatic League  
5080,Dorylinae subfamily_Dorylinae,army ants  
5081,Doryopteris genus_Doryopteris,small to medium tropical tufted ferns; sometimes placed in family Adiantaceae  
5082,Dos_Passos John_Dos_Passos John_Roderigo_Dos_Passos,United States novelist remembered for his portrayal of life in the United States (1896-1970)  
5083,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_Dostoevsky,Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)  
5084,Douala,the largest city of Cameroon  
5085,Douay_Bible Douay_Version Douay-Rheims_Bible Douay-Rheims_Version Rheims-Douay_Bible Rheims-Douay_Version,an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars  
5086,Douglas Stephen_A._Douglas Stephen_Arnold_Douglas Little_Giant,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)  
5087,Douglass Frederick_Douglass,United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895)  
5088,Dover capital_of_Delaware,the capital of the state of Delaware  
5089,Dover's_powder,a medicinal powder made essentially of ipecac and opium; formerly used to relieve pain and induce perspiration  
5090,Dovyalis genus_Dovyalis,small genus of sometimes spiny shrubs or small trees; Africa; India; Sri Lanka  
5091,Dow_Jones Dow-Jones_Industrial_Average,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"  
5092,Dowding Hugh_Dowding Baron_Hugh_Caswall_Tremenheere_Dowding Dowdy,British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)  
5093,Dowland John_Dowland,English lutenist and composer of songs for the lute (1563-1626)  
5094,Down John_L._H._Down,English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)  
5095,Downing Andrew_Jackson_Downing,United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)  
5096,Downing_Street,a street of Westminster in London; "the Prime Minister lives at No. 10 Downing Street"  
5097,Downing_Street,the British government  
5098,Dracenaceae subfamily_Dracenaceae Dracaenaceae subfamily_Dracaenaceae,one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae  
5099,Draco,Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC)  
5100,Draco Dragon,a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus  
5101,Draco genus_Draco,a reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards  
5102,Dracocephalum genus_Dracocephalum,genus of American herbs and dwarf shrubs of the mint family: dragonheads  
5103,Dracula,fictional vampire in a gothic horror novel by Bram Stoker  
5104,Dracula genus_Dracula,comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile lips  
5105,Dracunculidae family_Dracunculidae,greatly elongated roundworm  
5106,Dracunculus genus_Dracunculus,tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum  
5107,Dracunculus genus_Dracunculus,type genus of the family Dracunculidae  
5108,Dragunov,a sniper rifle with a telescopic sight  
5109,Drake Francis_Drake Sir_Francis_Drake,English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)  
5110,Drambuie,a sweet Scotch whisky liqueur  
5111,Dravidian,a member of one of the aboriginal inhabitants of India  
5112,Dravidian Dravidic Dravidian_language,a large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka  
5113,Dreiser Theodore_Dreiser Theodore_Herman_Albert_Dreiser,United States novelist (1871-1945)  
5114,Dreissena genus_Dreissena,zebra mussels  
5115,Drepanididae family_Drepanididae,Hawaiian honeycreepers  
5116,Drepanis genus_Drepanis,a genus of Drepanididae  
5117,Dresden,a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945  
5118,Drew John_Drew,United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)  
5119,Dreyfus Alfred_Dreyfus,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)  
5120,Drimys genus_Drimys,shrubs and trees of southern hemisphere having aromatic foliage  
5121,Drixoral,the trade name for a drug used to treat upper respiratory congestion; it contains an antihistamine and a bronchodilator and a vasoconstrictor  
5122,Drogheda,in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants  
5123,Dromaeosauridae family_Dromaeosauridae,swift-running bipedal dinosaurs  
5124,Dromaius genus_Dromaius,a genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes  
5125,Drosera genus_Drosera,the type genus of Droseraceae including many low bog-inhabiting insectivorous plants  
5126,Droseraceae family_Droseraceae sundew_family,a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs  
5127,Drosophilidae family_Drosophilidae,fruit flies  
5128,Drosophyllum genus_Drosophyllum,one species  
5129,Drosophyllum_lusitanicum,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  
5130,Drug_Enforcement_Administration Drug_Enforcement_Agency DEA,federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations  
5131,Druid,a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland  
5132,Druze Druse,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"  
5133,Dryadella genus_Dryadella,comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: very dwarf plants having short tufted and usually unifoliate stems with usually solitary flowers  
5134,Dryas genus_Dryas,mountain avens  
5135,Dryden John_Dryden,the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)  
5136,Drymarchon genus_Drymarchon,a genus of Colubridae  
5137,Drymoglossum genus_Drymoglossum,epiphytic ferns of Madagascar to tropical Asia and New Guinea  
5138,Drynaria genus_Drynaria,large robust epiphytic ferns of tropical forest and scrub; Africa and Asia and Australia  
5139,Dryopithecus genus_Dryopithecus,genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene  
5140,Dryopteridaceae family_Dryopteridaceae Athyriaceae family_Athyriaceae,alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems  
5141,Dryopteris genus_Dryopteris,large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae  
5142,Du_Barry Comtesse_Du_Barry Marie_Jeanne_Becu,courtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793)  
5143,Du_Bois W._E._B._Du_Bois William_Edward_Burghardt_Du_Bois,United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963)  
5144,Dubai,port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf  
5145,Dublin Irish_capital capital_of_Ireland,capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic  
5146,Dubliner,a resident of Dublin  
5147,Dubonnet,(trademark) a sweet aromatic French wine (red or white) used chiefly as an aperitif  
5148,Dubrovnik Ragusa,a port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic; a popular tourist center  
5149,Dubuque,a town in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River  
5150,Duchamp Marcel_Duchamp,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)  
5151,Duchenne's_muscular_dystrophy pseudohypertrophic_dystrophy,the most common form of muscular dystrophy; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males)  
5152,Dufy Raoul_Dufy,French painter noted for brightly colored scenes (1877-1953)  
5153,Dugongidae family_Dugongidae,a family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and Steller's sea cow  
5154,Dukas Paul_Dukas,French composer (1865-1935)  
5155,Duke_University,a university in Durham, North Carolina  
5156,Dulles John_Foster_Dulles,United States diplomat who (as Secretary of State) pursued a policy of opposition to the USSR by providing aid to American allies (1888-1959)  
5157,Duluth,a city in northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior  
5158,Duma,a legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia and of some other republics in the former USSR  
5159,Dumas Alexandre_Dumas,French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870)  
5160,Dumetella genus_Dumetella,catbirds  
5161,Dumpster,a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste  
5162,Dumpy_level,a surveyor's level having a short telescope fixed to a horizontally rotating table and a spirit level  
5163,Dumuzi Tammuz,Sumerian and Babylonian god of pastures and vegetation; consort of Inanna  
5164,Duncan Isadora_Duncan,United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)  
5165,Dungeness_crab,flesh of Cancer magister (Dungeness crab)  
5166,Dungeness_crab Cancer_magister,small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America  
5167,Dunker Dunkard Tunker,an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)  
5168,Dunkirk,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"  
5169,Dunkirk Dunkerque,a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II  
5170,Dunkirk Dunkerque,an amphibious evacuation in World War II (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches in northern France in a desperate retreat under enemy fire  
5171,Duns_Scotus John_Duns_Scotus,Scottish theologian who was very influential in the Middle Ages (1265-1308)  
5172,Duplicidentata,in former classifications considered a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order Lagomorpha: gnawing animals  
5173,Duralumin,an aluminum-based alloy  
5174,Durango Victoria_de_Durango,a city in north central Mexico; mining center  
5175,Durant Will_Durant William_James_Durant,United States historian (1885-1981)  
5176,Durante Jimmy_Durante,United States comedian remembered for his large nose and hoarse voice (1893-1980)  
5177,Durban,a port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center  
5178,Durer Albrecht_Durer,a leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance (1471-1528)  
5179,Durga,Hindu goddess of war; a malevolent aspect of Devi; "the inaccessible Durga"  
5180,Durham,a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University  
5181,Durham shorthorn,English breed of short-horned cattle  
5182,Durio genus_Durio,a genus of tall Asian trees of the family Bombacaceae  
5183,Durkheim Emile_Durkheim,French sociologist and first professor of sociology at the Sorbonne (1858-1917)  
5184,Durrell Lawrence_Durrell Lawrence_George_Durrell,English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his life in Mediterranean regions (1912-1990)  
5185,Durres Durazzo,port city in western Albania on the Adriatic  
5186,Duse Eleonora_Duse,Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924)  
5187,Dushanbe Dusanbe Dyushambe Stalinabad capital_of_Tajikistan,the capital of Tajikistan; formerly Stalinabad 1926-1991  
5188,Dusicyon genus_Dusicyon,crab-eating dog  
5189,Dusseldorf,an industrial city in western Germany on the Rhine  
5190,Dutch,the West Germanic language of the Netherlands  
5191,Dutch Dutch_people,the people of the Netherlands; "the Dutch are famous for their tulips"  
5192,Dutch-elm_beetle Scolytus_multistriatus,a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease  
5193,Dutch-processed_cocoa,cocoa powder treated with a mild alkalizing agent (such as baking soda)  
5194,Dutch_courage,courage resulting from intoxication  
5195,Dutch_door half_door,an exterior door divided in two horizontally; either half can be closed or open independently  
5196,Dutch_elm Ulmus_hollandica,any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tall  
5197,Dutch_elm_disease,disease of elms caused by a fungus  
5198,Dutch_elm_fungus Ceratostomella_ulmi,fungus causing Dutch elm disease  
5199,Dutch_iris Iris_filifolia,bulbous Spanish iris with red-violet flowers  
5200,Dutch_iris Iris_tingitana,bulbous Spanish iris having blue flowers  
5201,Dutch_monetary_unit,monetary unit in the Netherlands  
5202,Dutch_oven,iron or earthenware cooking pot; used for stews  
5203,Dutch_oven,an oven consisting of a metal box for cooking in front of a fire  
5204,Dutch_treat,a dinner where each person pays for his own  
5205,Dutch_uncle,a counselor who admonishes frankly and sternly  
5206,Dutchman's-pipe pipe_vine Aristolochia_macrophylla Aristolochia_durior,hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe  
5207,Dutchman's_breeches Dicentra_cucullaria,delicate spring-flowering plant of the eastern United States having white flowers with double spurs  
5208,Duvalier Francois_Duvalier Papa_Doc,oppressive Haitian dictator (1907-1971)  
5209,Duvalier Jean-Claude_Duvalier Baby_Doc,son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951)  
5210,Dvorak Antonin_Dvorak,Czech composer who combined folk elements with traditional forms (1841-1904)  
5211,Dyaus Dyaus-pitar,Hindu god of the sky  
5212,Dyirbal Jirrbal,a language of Australian aborigines  
5213,Dylan,Celtic god of the waves; son of Arianrhod  
5214,Dylan Bob_Dylan,United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941)  
5215,Dysdercus genus_Dysdercus,a genus of slender long-legged bugs that feed on the developing seeds of cotton and stain it  
5216,Dytiscidae family_Dytiscidae,water beetles  
5217,E e,the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet  
5218,EBITDA Earnings_Before_Interest_Taxes_Depreciation_and_Amortization,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)  
5219,ENT_man ear-nose-and-throat_doctor otolaryngologist otorhinolaryngologist rhinolaryngologist,a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat  
5220,Ea,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  
5221,Eacles genus_Eacles,imperial moths  
5222,Eagle_Scout,a Boy Scout who has earned many merit badges  
5223,Eames Charles_Eames,United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978)  
5224,Eames_chair,a chair designed by Charles Eames; originally made of molded plywood; seat and back shaped to fit the human body  
5225,Earhart Amelia_Earhart,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)  
5226,Earl_Marshal,an officer of the English peerage who organizes royal processions and other ceremonies  
5227,Earth earth,the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell); "it was hell on earth"  
5228,Earth earth world globe,the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"  
5229,Earth-received_time ERT,the coordinated universal time when an event is received on Earth  
5230,East Orient,the countries of Asia  
5231,East eastern_United_States,the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River  
5232,East-sider,a resident of the east side of Manhattan in New York City  
5233,East_Africa,a geographical area in eastern Africa  
5234,East_Anglia,a region of eastern England that was formerly a kingdom  
5235,East_Chadic,a group of Chadic languages spoken in Chad  
5236,East_China_Sea,part of the Pacific Ocean near eastern Asia  
5237,East_Coast,the eastern seaboard of the United States (especially the strip between Boston and Washington D.C.)  
5238,East_German,a native or inhabitant of the former republic of East Germany  
5239,East_Germanic East_Germanic_language,an extinct branch of the Germanic languages  
5240,East_Germany German_Democratic_Republic,a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic; established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with West Germany in 1990  
5241,East_India_Company,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  
5242,East_India_kino Malabar_kino kino_gum,reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc  
5243,East_Indian,a native or inhabitant of the East Indies  
5244,East_Malaysia,the part of Malaysia that is on the island of Borneo  
5245,East_Midland,the dialect of Middle English that replaced West Saxon as the literary language and which developed into Modern English  
5246,East_River,a tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn  
5247,East_Saint_Louis,a town in southwest Illinois on the Mississippi across from Saint Louis  
5248,East_Sussex,a county in southern England on the English Channel  
5249,East_Timor,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  
5250,East_Turkistan_Islamic_Movement East_Turkestan_Islamic_Movement,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  
5251,Easter,a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox  
5252,Easter_Sunday Easter_Day,the day (in March or April) on which the festival of Easter is celebrated  
5253,Easter_bunny,a rabbit that delivers Easter eggs  
5254,Easter_cactus Hatiora_gaertneri Schlumbergera_gaertneri,spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera  
5255,Easter_card,a card expressing an Easter greeting  
5256,Easter_daisy stemless_daisy Townsendia_Exscapa,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  
5257,Easter_egg,an egg-shaped candy used to celebrate Easter  
5258,Easter_egg,a colored hard-boiled egg used to celebrate Easter  
5259,Easter_lily Bermuda_lily white_trumpet_lily Lilium_longiflorum,tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring  
5260,Eastern_Catholicism,the beliefs and practices of any of the eastern Catholic Churches based in Constantinople or Antioch or Alexandria or Moscow or Jerusalem  
5261,Eastern_Church Byzantine_Church,the Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire  
5262,Eastern_Time Eastern_Standard_Time EST,standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States  
5263,Eastern_cottonwood necklace_poplar Populus_deltoides,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  
5264,Eastern_hop_hornbeam ironwood ironwood_tree Ostrya_virginiana,medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America  
5265,Eastern_silvery_aster,a variety of aster  
5266,Eastertide,the Easter season  
5267,Eastman George_Eastman,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)  
5268,Eau_Claire,a town in west central Wisconsin  
5269,Ebenaceae family_Ebenaceae ebony_family,fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon  
5270,Ebenales order_Ebenales,trees or shrubs of the families Ebenaceae or Sapotaceae or Styracaceae or Symplocaceae  
5271,Ebola_hemorrhagic_fever Ebola_fever Ebola,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  
5272,Ebola_virus,a filovirus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon  
5273,Ebro Ebro_River,a river in northeastern Spain; flows into the Mediterranean  
5274,Eburophyton genus_Eburophyton,a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae  
5275,Ecballium genus_Ecballium,exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber  
5276,Eccles John_Eccles Sir_John_Carew_Eccles,Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997)  
5277,Eccles_cake,a flat round cake of sweetened pastry filled with dried fruit  
5278,Ecclesiastes Book_of_Ecclesiastes,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  
5279,Echeneididae family_Echeneididae family_Echeneidae,fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships  
5280,Echeneis genus_Echeneis,type genus of the Echeneididae: typical remoras  
5281,Echidnophaga genus_Echidnophaga,a genus of Siphonaptera  
5282,Echinacea genus_Echinacea,small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs  
5283,Echinocereus genus_Echinocereus,large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States  
5284,Echinochloa genus_Echinochloa,annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions  
5285,Echinodermata phylum_Echinodermata,radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers  
5286,Echinoidea class_Echinoidea,sea urchins and sand dollars  
5287,Echinops genus_Echinops,genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles  
5288,Echium genus_Echium,a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae  
5289,Echo,(Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained  
5290,Eck Johann_Eck Johann_Maier_Eck Johann_Maier,a German Roman Catholic theologian who was an indefatigable opponent of Martin Luther (1486-1543)  
5291,Eckhart Johannes_Eckhart Meister_Eckhart,German Roman Catholic theologian and mystic (1260-1327)  
5292,Economic_Commission_for_Africa,the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of African nations  
5293,Economic_Commission_for_Asia_and_the_Far_East,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  
5294,Economic_Commission_for_Europe,the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Europe  
5295,Economic_Commission_for_Latin_America,the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Latin America  
5296,Economic_and_Social_Council ECOSOC,a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions  
5297,Economic_and_Social_Council_commission ECOSOC_commission,a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations  
5298,Ectopistes genus_Ectopistes,a genus of Columbidae  
5299,Ectoprocta phylum_Ectoprocta,coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa  
5300,Ecuador Republic_of_Ecuador,a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes  
5301,Ecuadoran_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Ecuador  
5302,Ecuadorian Ecuadoran,a native or inhabitant of Ecuador  
5303,Edam,mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering  
5304,Edaphosauridae family_Edaphosauridae,a family of reptiles of the order Pelycosauria  
5305,Edda,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 Scandinavian mythology  
5306,Eddington Sir_Arthur_Stanley_Eddington,English astronomer remembered for his popular elucidation of relativity theory (1882-1944)  
5307,Eddy Mary_Baker_Eddy Mary_Morse_Baker_Eddy,founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)  
5308,Eden Garden_of_Eden,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)  
5309,Eden paradise nirvana heaven promised_land Shangri-la,any place of complete bliss and delight and peace  
5310,Edentata order_Edentata,order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New World anteaters; sloths; armadillos  
5311,Ederle Gertrude_Ederle Gertrude_Caroline_Ederle,United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1906-2003)  
5312,Edgar,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)  
5313,Edinburgh,the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth  
5314,Edirne Adrianople Adrianopolis,a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian  
5315,Edison Thomas_Edison Thomas_Alva_Edison,United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931)  
5316,Edmonton,the capital of the province of Alberta  
5317,Edmontonia,heavily armored and highly spiked dinosaur with semi-upright posture  
5318,Edmund_I,king of the English who succeeded Athelstan; he drove out the Danes and made peace with Scotland (921-946)  
5319,Edmund_II Edmund_Ironside,king of the English who led resistance to Canute but was defeated and forced to divide the kingdom with Canute (980-1016)  
5320,Edo,a member of a west African people living in the tropical forest region of southern Nigeria  
5321,Edward Black_Prince,son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376)  
5322,Edward Edward_I,King of England from 1272 to 1307; conquered Wales (1239-1307)  
5323,Edward Edward_II,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)  
5324,Edward Edward_III,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 House of Commons as the powerful arm of British Parliament (1312-1377)  
5325,Edward Edward_IV,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)  
5326,Edward Edward_V,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)  
5327,Edward Edward_VI,King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553; son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour; died of tuberculosis (1537-1553)  
5328,Edward Edward_VII Albert_Edward,King of England from 1901 to 1910; son of Victoria and Prince Albert; famous for his elegant sporting ways (1841-1910)  
5329,Edward Edward_VIII Duke_of_Windsor,King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)  
5330,Edward Prince_Edward Edward_Antony_Richard_Louis,third son of Elizabeth II (born in 1964)  
5331,Edward_the_Confessor Saint_Edward_the_Confessor St._Edward_the_Confessor,son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066)  
5332,Edward_the_Elder,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)  
5333,Edward_the_Martyr Saint_Edward_the_Martyr St._Edward_the_Martyr,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)  
5334,Edwardian,someone belonging to (or as if belonging to) the era of Edward VII  
5335,Edwards Jonathan_Edwards,American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)  
5336,Edwin,king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)  
5337,Edwy Eadwig,King of England who was renounced by Northumbria in favor of his brother Edgar (died in 959)  
5338,Eelam Tamil_Eelam,the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for  
5339,Egadi_Islands Aegadean_Isles Aegadean_Islands Isole_Egadi Aegates,a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean  
5340,Egbert,king of Wessex whose military victories made Wessex the most powerful kingdom in England (died in 839)  
5341,Egeria genus_Egeria,small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants  
5342,Eglevsky Andre_Eglevsky,United States ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1917-1977)  
5343,Egretta genus_Egretta,small Old and New World herons  
5344,Egypt Arab_Republic_of_Egypt United_Arab_Republic,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  
5345,Egyptian,a native or inhabitant of Egypt  
5346,Egyptian,the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC  
5347,Egyptian_Empire Egypt,an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament  
5348,Egyptian_cat,a domestic cat of Egypt  
5349,Egyptian_cotton,fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton  
5350,Egyptian_deity,a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians  
5351,Egyptian_grass crowfoot_grass Dactyloctenium_aegypticum,a creeping grass with spikes like fingers  
5352,Egyptian_henbane Hyoscyamus_muticus,poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine  
5353,Egyptian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Egypt  
5354,Egyptian_pound pound,the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters  
5355,Egyptian_vulture Pharaoh's_chicken Neophron_percnopterus,small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia  
5356,Egyptologist,an archeologist who specializes in Egyptology  
5357,Egyptology,archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts  
5358,Ehadhamen,city in Tunisia  
5359,Ehrenberg Ilya_Ehrenberg Ilya_Grigorievich_Ehrenberg,Russian novelist (1891-1967)  
5360,Ehrlich Paul_Ehrlich,German bacteriologist who found a `magic bullet' to cure syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology (1854-1915)  
5361,Eichhornia genus_Eichhornia,water hyacinth; water orchid  
5362,Eichmann Adolf_Eichmann Karl_Adolf_Eichmann,Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered during World War II (1906-1962)  
5363,Eiffel Alexandre_Gustave_Eiffel,French engineer who constructed the Eiffel Tower (1832-1923)  
5364,Eiffel_Tower,a wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed in Paris in 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-made structure  
5365,Eigen Manfred_Eigen,German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927)  
5366,Eighteenth_Amendment,an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; repealed in 1932  
5367,Eijkman Christiaan_Eijkman,Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi is caused by a nutritional deficiency (1858-1930)  
5368,Eimeriidae family_Eimeriidae,a family of protoctist in the order Coccidia  
5369,Eindhoven,city in southeastern Netherlands noted for electrical industry  
5370,Einstein Albert_Einstein,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)  
5371,Einthoven Willem_Einthoven,Dutch physiologist who devised the first electrocardiograph (1860-1927)  
5372,Eira genus_Eira,a genus of Mustelidae  
5373,Eisenhower Dwight_Eisenhower Dwight_D._Eisenhower Dwight_David_Eisenhower Ike President_Eisenhower,United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)  
5374,Eisenstaedt Alfred_Eisenstaedt,United States photographer (born in Germany) whose unposed documentary photographs created photojournalism (born in 1898)  
5375,Eisenstein Sergei_Eisenstein Sergei_Mikhailovich_Eisenstein,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)  
5376,Ekman Vagn_Walfrid_Ekman,Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954)  
5377,El_Aaium,a town in Morocco near the Atlantic coast  
5378,El_Alamein,a village to the west of Alexandria on the northern coast of Egypt; the scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Germans in 1942  
5379,El_Alamein Al_Alamayn Battle_of_El_Alamein,a pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel  
5380,El_Cid,the hero of a Spanish epic poem from the 12th century  
5381,El_Dorado eldorado,an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers  
5382,El_Greco Greco Domenikos_Theotocopoulos,Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614)  
5383,El_Libertador,a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high)  
5384,El_Misti,the world's 2nd largest active volcano; located in the Andes in southern Peru  
5385,El_Muerto,a mountain peak in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (21,457 feet high)  
5386,El_Nino,(oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time  
5387,El_Nino,the Christ child  
5388,El_Nino_southern_oscillation,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  
5389,El_Paso,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  
5390,El_Salvador Republic_of_El_Salvador Salvador,a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America  
5391,El_Salvadoran_monetary_unit,monetary unit in El Salvador  
5392,Elaeagnaceae family_Elaeagnaceae oleaster_family,shrubs or small trees often armed  
5393,Elaeagnus genus_Elaeagnus,oleaster  
5394,Elaeis genus_Elaeis,oil palms  
5395,Elaeocarpaceae family_Elaeocarpaceae elaeocarpus_family,genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae  
5396,Elaeocarpus genus_Elaeocarpus,type genus of the family Elaeocarpaceae  
5397,Elagatis genus_Elagatis,a genus of Carangidae  
5398,Elam Susiana,an ancient country in southwestern Asia to the east of the Tigris River (in what is modern Iran); was known for its warlike people  
5399,Elamite,a member of an ancient warlike people living in Elam east of Babylonia as early as 3000 BC  
5400,Elamitic Elamite Susian,an extinct ancient language of unknown affinities; spoken by the Elamites  
5401,Elanoides genus_Elanoides,a genus of kites  
5402,Elanus genus_Elanus,a genus of small kites of both Old and New Worlds  
5403,Elaphe genus_Elaphe,North American rat snakes  
5404,Elaphurus genus_Elaphurus,a genus of Cervidae  
5405,Elapidae family_Elapidae,cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes  
5406,Elasmobranchii subclass_Elasmobranchii Selachii subclass_Selachii,sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates  
5407,Elastoplast,an elastic adhesive bandage for covering cuts or wounds  
5408,Elateridae family_Elateridae,click beetles and certain fireflies  
5409,Elbe Elbe_River,a river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea  
5410,Eleanor_of_Aquitaine,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)  
5411,Elector,any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the election of new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire  
5412,Electra,(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)  
5413,Electra_complex,a complex of females; sexual attraction to the father  
5414,Electrophoridae family_Electrophoridae,small family comprising the electric eels  
5415,Electrophorus genus_Electrophorus,type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels  
5416,Eleocharis genus_Eleocharis,sedges having dense spikes of flowers and leaves reduced to basal sheaths  
5417,Eleotridae family_Eleotridae,sleepers  
5418,Elephantidae family_Elephantidae,elephants  
5419,Elephantopus genus_Elephantopus,perennial American herb  
5420,Elephas genus_Elephas,type genus of the family Elephantidae  
5421,Elettaria genus_Elettaria,cardamom  
5422,Eleusine genus_Eleusine,annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands  
5423,Eleutherodactylus genus_Eleutherodactylus,completely terrestrial robber frogs  
5424,Elgar Sir_Edward_Elgar Sir_Edward_William_Elgar,British composer of choral and orchestral works including two symphonies as well as songs and chamber music and music for brass band (1857-1934)  
5425,Elgin_Marbles,a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and fragments of architecture created by Phidias; chiefly from the Parthenon in Athens  
5426,Elijah,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)  
5427,Eliomys genus_Eliomys,lerots  
5428,Eliot George_Eliot Mary_Ann_Evans,British writer of novels characterized by realistic analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880)  
5429,Eliot T._S._Eliot Thomas_Stearns_Eliot,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)  
5430,Elizabeth Elizabeth_I,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)  
5431,Elizabeth Elizabeth_II,daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-); "Elizabeth II is the head of state in Great Britain"  
5432,Elizabeth_River,a short river in southeastern Virginia flowing between Norfolk and Portsmouth into Hampton Roads  
5433,Elizabethan,a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I; "William Shakespeare was an Elizabethan"  
5434,Elizabethan_age,a period in British history during the reign of Elizabeth I in the 16th century; an age marked by literary achievement and domestic prosperity  
5435,Elli,(Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match  
5436,Ellington Duke_Ellington Edward_Kennedy_Ellington,United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974)  
5437,Elliott's_goldenrod,a variety of goldenrod  
5438,Ellis_Island,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"  
5439,Ellison Ralph_Ellison Ralph_Waldo_Ellison,United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994)  
5440,Ellsworth Oliver_Ellsworth,United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)  
5441,Elmont,a town on Long Island in New York; site of Belmont Park  
5442,Elodea genus_Elodea pondweed ditchmoss,submerged freshwater perennials  
5443,Elopidae family_Elopidae,tarpons and ladyfishes  
5444,Elops genus_Elops,type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder  
5445,Elul Ellul,the twelfth month of the civil year; the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in August and September)  
5446,Elymus genus_Elymus,tall tufted perennial grasses (such as lyme grass or wild rye)  
5447,Elysium,a place or condition of ideal happiness  
5448,Elysium Elysian_Fields,(Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death  
5449,Ember_Day,a day set aside for fasting and prayer  
5450,Emberiza genus_Emberiza,Old World buntings  
5451,Emberizidae subfamily_Emberizidae subfamily_Emberizinae,buntings and some New World sparrows  
5452,Embioptera order_Embioptera Embiodea order_Embiodea,web spinners  
5453,Embiotocidae family_Embiotocidae,viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes  
5454,Embothrium genus_Embothrium,small genus of South American evergreen shrubs or small trees with long willowy branches and flowers in flamboyant terminal clusters  
5455,Emergency_Alert_System EAS,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  
5456,Emerson Ralph_Waldo_Emerson,United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)  
5457,Emetrol,trade name for an antiemetic drug that has a mint flavor  
5458,Emile,the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau  
5459,Emilia genus_Emilia,tropical African herbs  
5460,Emilia-Romagna,a region of north central Italy on the Adriatic  
5461,Emmanthe genus_Emmanthe,one species: yellow bells  
5462,Emmenthal Emmental Emmenthaler Emmentaler,Swiss cheese with large holes  
5463,Emmy,an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television  
5464,Empedocles,Greek philosopher who taught that all matter is composed of particles of fire and water and air and earth (fifth century BC)  
5465,Empetraceae family_Empetraceae crowberry_family,heathlike shrubs  
5466,Empetrum genus_Empetrum,crowberries  
5467,Empire,an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple  
5468,Empire_State_Building,a skyscraper built in New York City in 1931; 1250 feet tall  
5469,Emydidae family_Emydidae,box and water turtles  
5470,Encelia genus_Encelia,genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico: brittlebush  
5471,Enceliopsis genus_Enceliopsis,small genus of xerophytic herbs of southwestern United States  
5472,Encyclia genus_Encyclia,large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum  
5473,Endamoeba genus_Endamoeba,the type genus of the family Endamoebidae  
5474,Endamoeba_histolytica,the parasitic ameba that causes amebic dysentery in human beings  
5475,Endamoebidae family_Endamoebidae,a large family of endoparasitic amebas that invade the digestive tract  
5476,Endecott Endicott John_Endecott John_Endicott,born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665)  
5477,Enderby_Land,a region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land; claimed by Australia  
5478,Endomycetales order_Endomycetales,fungi having a zygote or a single cell developing directly into an ascus  
5479,Enesco Georges_Enesco George_Enescu,Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955)  
5480,Enets Entsi Entsy Yenisei Yenisei-Samoyed Yeniseian,the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian  
5481,Engelmann_spruce Engelmann's_spruce Picea_engelmannii,tall spruce of Rocky Mountains and British Columbia with blue-green needles and acutely conic crown; wood used for rough lumber and boxes  
5482,Engels Friedrich_Engels,socialist who wrote the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx in 1848 (1820-1895)  
5483,England,a division of the United Kingdom  
5484,English,the discipline that studies the English language and literature  
5485,English English_language,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  
5486,English English_people,the people of England  
5487,English side,(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist  
5488,English_Channel,an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain  
5489,English_Civil_War,civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648  
5490,English_Revolution Glorious_Revolution Bloodless_Revolution,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)  
5491,English_concertina,a concertina developed in England  
5492,English_department department_of_English,the academic department responsible for teaching English and American literature  
5493,English_elm European_elm Ulmus_procera,broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe and planted elsewhere  
5494,English_foxhound,an English breed slightly larger than the American foxhounds originally used to hunt in packs  
5495,English_hawthorn Crataegus_monogyna,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  
5496,English_horn cor_anglais,a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch  
5497,English_iris Iris_xiphioides,bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow  
5498,English_lady_crab Portunus_puber,crab of the English coasts  
5499,English_lavender Lavandula_angustifolia Lavandula_officinalis,aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets  
5500,English_muffin,round, raised muffin cooked on a griddle; usually split and toasted before being eaten  
5501,English_person,a native or inhabitant of England  
5502,English_plantain narrow-leaved_plantain ribgrass ribwort ripple-grass buckthorn Plantago_lanceolata,an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions  
5503,English_primrose Primula_vulgaris,plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers  
5504,English_saddle English_cavalry_saddle,a saddle having a steel cantle and pommel and no horn  
5505,English_setter,an English breed having a plumed tail and a soft silky coat that is chiefly white  
5506,English_sole lemon_sole Parophrys_vitulus,popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America  
5507,English_sparrow house_sparrow Passer_domesticus,small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe  
5508,English_springer English_springer_spaniel,a breed having typically a black-and-white coat  
5509,English_teacher English_professor,someone who teaches English  
5510,English_toy_spaniel,British breed having a long silky coat and rounded head with a short upturned muzzle  
5511,English_walnut,nut with a wrinkled two-lobed seed and hard but relatively thin shell; widely used in cooking  
5512,English_walnut English_walnut_tree Circassian_walnut Persian_walnut Juglans_regia,Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated  
5513,Englishman,a man who is a native or inhabitant of England  
5514,Englishwoman,a woman who is a native or inhabitant of England  
5515,Engraulidae family_Engraulidae,anchovies  
5516,Engraulis genus_Engraulis,type genus of the family Engraulidae  
5517,Enhydra genus_Enhydra,sea otters  
5518,Enid,a town in north central Oklahoma  
5519,Eniwetok,an atoll in the Marshall Islands; site of an amphibious assault in World War II; later used temporarily by the United States to test atomic bombs  
5520,Eniwetok,World War II (February 1944); American infantry landed and captured a Japanese stronghold  
5521,Enki,water god and god of wisdom; counterpart of the Akkadian Ea  
5522,Enkidu,legendary friend of Gilgamish  
5523,Enlightenment Age_of_Reason,a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine; "the Enlightenment brought about many humanitarian reforms"  
5524,Enlil En-lil,god of the air and king of the Sumerian gods  
5525,Enovid,trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and norethynodrel  
5526,Ensete genus_Ensete,Old World tropical herbs: Abyssinian bananas  
5527,Ensis genus_Ensis,razor clams  
5528,Entandrophragma genus_Entandrophragma,cedar mahogany trees  
5529,Entebbe,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)  
5530,Entelea genus_Entelea,a genus of evergreen shrub that grows in New Zealand  
5531,Enterobacteriaceae family_Enterobacteriaceae,a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales  
5532,Enterobius genus_Enterobius,pinworms  
5533,Enterolobium genus_Enterolobium,small genus of tropical American timber trees closely allied to genus Albizia  
5534,EntleBucher,the smallest of the Sennenhunde  
5535,Entoloma genus_Entoloma,agarics with pink spores but lacking both volva and annulus (includes some that are poisonous)  
5536,Entoloma_aprile,an agaric with a dark brown conical cap; fruits in early spring  
5537,Entoloma_lividum Entoloma_sinuatum,a deadly poisonous agaric; a large cap that is first white (livid or lead-colored) and then turns yellowish or tan  
5538,Entolomataceae family_Entolomataceae,a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales  
5539,Entomophthora genus_Entomophthora,type genus of the Entomophthoraceae; fungi parasitic on insects  
5540,Entomophthoraceae family_Entomophthoraceae,mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the bodies of insects  
5541,Entomophthorales order_Entomophthorales,coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae  
5542,Entomostraca subclass_Entomostraca,in some older classifications includes the Branchiopoda and Copepoda and Ostracoda and Cirripedia; no longer in technical use  
5543,Entoprocta phylum_Entoprocta Endoprocta,sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa  
5544,Environmental_Protection_Agency EPA E.P.A.,an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment  
5545,Eocene Eocene_epoch,from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals  
5546,Eolithic_Age Eolithic,the earliest part of the Stone Age marked by the earliest signs of human culture  
5547,Eos,(Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora  
5548,Epacridaceae family_Epacridaceae epacris_family,Australasian shrubs or small trees  
5549,Ephedraceae family_Ephedraceae,ephedras: in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae  
5550,Ephemeridae family_Ephemeridae,mayflies  
5551,Ephemeroptera order_Ephemeroptera Ephemerida order_Ephemerida,mayflies  
5552,Ephesian,a resident of the ancient Greek city of Ephesus  
5553,Ephestia genus_Ephestia,small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products  
5554,Ephesus,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  
5555,Ephesus Council_of_Ephesus,the third ecumenical council in 431 which declared Mary as mother of God and condemned Pelagius  
5556,Ephippidae family_Ephippidae,small family comprising the spadefishes  
5557,Ephippiorhynchus genus_Ephippiorhynchus,saddlebills  
5558,Epictetus,Greek philosopher who was a Stoic (circa 50-130)  
5559,Epicurus,Greek philosopher who believed that the world is a random combination of atoms and that pleasure is the highest good (341-270 BC)  
5560,Epidendrum genus_Epidendrum,large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United States  
5561,Epigaea genus_Epigaea,small creeping evergreen shrubs: trailing arbutus  
5562,Epilachna genus_Epilachna,genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants  
5563,Epilobium genus_Epilobium,large widely distributed genus of herbs and subshrubs of especially western North America and Arctic areas  
5564,Epimedium genus_Epimedium,herbaceous perennials of Mediterranean to India and eastern Asia  
5565,Epimetheus,(Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus; despite Prometheus's warning against gifts from Zeus he accepted Pandora as his wife  
5566,Epinephelus genus_Epinephelus,genus of groupers or sea bass  
5567,Epipactis genus_Epipactis,genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers  
5568,Epipactis_helleborine,European orchid with spikes of green and pinkish or purplish flowers  
5569,Epiphany Epiphany_of_Our_Lord Twelfth_day Three_Kings'_Day January_6,twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus  
5570,Epipremnum genus_Epipremnum,small genus of evergreen lianas of southeastern Asia to western Pacific areas  
5571,Epirus,an ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located in northwestern Greece and southern Albania  
5572,Episcopal_Church Episcopal_Church_of_Scotland,an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland  
5573,Episcopal_Church Protestant_Episcopal_Church,United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury  
5574,Episcopalian,a member of the Episcopal church  
5575,Episcopalianism,the theological doctrine of church government by bishops  
5576,Epistle,a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle  
5577,Epistle_of_James James,a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle  
5578,Epistle_of_Jude Jude,a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude  
5579,Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_Philemon Epistle_to_Philemon Philemon,a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping  
5580,Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_Titus Epistle_to_Titus Titus,a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters  
5581,Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_the_Colossians Epistle_to_the_Colossians Colossians,a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia  
5582,Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_the_Ephesians Epistle_to_the_Ephesians Ephesians,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  
5583,Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_the_Galatians Epistle_to_the_Galatians Galatians,a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians  
5584,Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_the_Philippians Epistle_to_the_Philippians Philippians,a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Philippi in Macedonia  
5585,Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_the_Romans Epistle_to_the_Romans Romans,a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58  
5586,Epistle_to_the_Hebrews Hebrews,a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him  
5587,Epona,(possibly Roman mythology) Celtic goddess of horses and mules and asses  
5588,Epsilon_Aurigae,the largest known star  
5589,Epsom_salts,(used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative  
5590,Epsom_salts bitter_salts,hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures  
5591,Epstein Jacob_Epstein Sir_Jacob_Epstein,British sculptor (born in the United States) noted for busts and large controversial works (1880-1959)  
5592,Epstein-Barr_virus EBV,the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China  
5593,Eptesicus genus_Eptesicus,a genus of Vespertilionidae  
5594,Equatorial_Guinea Republic_of_Equatorial_Guinea Spanish_Guinea,a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968  
5595,Equetus genus_Equetus,drumfish  
5596,Equidae family_Equidae,horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals  
5597,Equisetaceae family_Equisetaceae horsetail_family,sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies  
5598,Equisetales order_Equisetales,lower tracheophytes in existence since the Devonian  
5599,Equisetum genus_Equisetum,horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae  
5600,Equus genus_Equus,type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae  
5601,Eragrostis genus_Eragrostis,annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics  
5602,Eranthis genus_Eranthis,winter aconite  
5603,Erasmus Desiderius_Erasmus Gerhard_Gerhards Geert_Geerts,Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536)  
5604,Erastianism Byzantinism Caesaropapism,the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters  
5605,Erato,(Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry  
5606,Eratosthenes,Greek mathematician and astronomer who estimated the circumference of the earth and the distances to the Moon and sun (276-194 BC)  
5607,Erb's_palsy Erb-Duchenne_paralysis,paralysis of the arm resulting from injury to the brachial plexus (usually during childbirth)  
5608,Ercilla genus_Ercilla,a genus of evergreen climbers  
5609,Erebus,(Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day  
5610,Ereshkigal Eresh-kigal Ereshkigel,goddess of death and consort of Nergal  
5611,Erethizon genus_Erethizon,a genus of Erethizontidae  
5612,Erethizontidae family_Erethizontidae,New World arboreal porcupines  
5613,Eretmochelys genus_Eretmochelys,hawksbills  
5614,Erewhon,a satirical novel written by Samuel Butler (1872) describing a fictitious land  
5615,Erianthus genus_Erianthus,genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs  
5616,Ericaceae family_Ericaceae heath_family,heathers  
5617,Ericales order_Ericales,Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceae  
5618,Eridanus,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Fornax and Cetus  
5619,Erie,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  
5620,Erie,a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania  
5621,Erie_Canal,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  
5622,Erigeron genus_Erigeron,cosmopolitan genus of usually perennial herbs with flowers that resemble asters; leaves occasionally (especially formerly) used medicinally  
5623,Erignathus genus_Erignathus,bearded seals  
5624,Erin,an early name of Ireland that is now used in poetry  
5625,Erinaceidae family_Erinaceidae,true hedgehogs  
5626,Erinaceus genus_Erinaceus,type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs  
5627,Eriobotrya genus_Eriobotrya,Asiatic evergreen fruit trees  
5628,Eriocaulaceae family_Eriocaulaceae pipewort_family,chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts  
5629,Eriocaulon genus_Eriocaulon,type genus of the Eriocaulaceae: rushlike aquatic or marginal perennials usually found in shallow waters of acid lakes and pools and bogs  
5630,Eriodictyon genus_Eriodictyon,small genus of evergreen shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico  
5631,Eriophorum genus_Eriophorum,cotton grass  
5632,Eriophyllum genus_Eriophyllum,genus of hairy herbs and shrubs of western North America  
5633,Eriosoma genus_Eriosoma,woolly aphids  
5634,Eris,(Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares  
5635,Erithacus genus_Erithacus,Old World thrushes  
5636,Eritrea State_of_Eritrea,an African country to the north of Ethiopia on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993  
5637,Eritrean,a native or inhabitant of Eritrea  
5638,Erlang,a unit of traffic intensity in a telephone system  
5639,Erlenmeyer Richard_August_Carl_Emil_Erlenmeyer,German chemist (1825-1909)  
5640,Erlenmeyer_flask,a conical flask with a wide base and narrow neck  
5641,Ernst Max_Ernst,painter (born in Germany, resident of France and the United States) who was a cofounder of dadaism; developed the technique of collage (1891-1976)  
5642,Erodium genus_Erodium,geraniums of Europe and South America and Australia especially mountainous regions  
5643,Erolia genus_Erolia,a genus of Scolopacidae  
5644,Eros,(Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid  
5645,Eruca genus_Eruca,annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region  
5646,Erving Julius_Erving Julius_Winfield_Erving Dr._J,United States basketball forward (born in 1950)  
5647,Eryngium genus_Eryngium,large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution  
5648,Erysimum genus_Erysimum,large genus of annual or perennial herbs some grown for their flowers and some for their attractive evergreen leaves; Old World and North America  
5649,Erysiphaceae family_Erysiphaceae,family of fungi parasitic mostly on leaves; includes powdery mildews  
5650,Erysiphales order_Erysiphales,saprophytic and parasitic fungi that live on plants  
5651,Erysiphe genus_Erysiphe,genus of powdery mildews  
5652,Erythrocebus genus_Erythrocebus,patas  
5653,Erythronium genus_Erythronium,perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily  
5654,Erythroxylaceae family_Erythroxylaceae,a family of plants of order Geraniales; have drupaceous fruit  
5655,Erythroxylon genus_Erythroxylon Erythroxylum genus_Erythroxylum,a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae  
5656,Erythroxylon_coca coca coca_plant,a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine  
5657,Erythroxylon_truxiuense,a South American shrub whose leaves are a source of cocaine  
5658,Esaki Leo_Esaki,physicist honored for advances in solid state electronics (born in Japan in 1925)  
5659,Esau,(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  
5660,Escherichia_coli E._coli,a species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a threat to food safety  
5661,Eschrichtiidae family_Eschrichtiidae,comprising only the grey whales  
5662,Eschrichtius genus_Eschrichtius,type and sole genus of the Eschrichtiidae  
5663,Eschscholtzia genus_Eschscholtzia,showy herbs of western North America  
5664,Eskimo Esquimau,the language spoken by the Eskimo  
5665,Eskimo Esquimau Inuit,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')  
5666,Eskimo-Aleut Eskimo-Aleut_language,the family of languages that includes Eskimo and Aleut  
5667,Eskimo_curlew Numenius_borealis,New World curlew that breeds in northern North America  
5668,Eskimo_dog husky,breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog  
5669,Esocidae family_Esocidae,pikes; pickerels; muskellunges  
5670,Esox genus_Esox,type and only genus of the family Esocidae  
5671,Espagnole sauce_Espagnole,brown sauce with tomatoes and a caramelized mixture of minced carrots and onions and celery seasoned with Madeira  
5672,Esperantido,an artificial language based on Esperanto and Ido  
5673,Esperanto,an artificial language based as far as possible on words common to all the European languages  
5674,Espoo,a city in southern Finland  
5675,Esquire Esq,a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name  
5676,Esselen,a member of a North American Indian people living on the California coast near Monterey  
5677,Esselen,the Hokan language spoken by the Esselen  
5678,Essen,a city in western Germany; industrial center of the Ruhr  
5679,Essene,a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus  
5680,Essex,a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary  
5681,Estates_General,assembly of the estates of all France; last meeting in 1789  
5682,Esther,(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)  
5683,Esther Book_of_Esther,an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre  
5684,Estonia Esthonia Republic_of_Estonia,a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea  
5685,Estonian Esthonian,the official language of Estonia; belongs to the Baltic-Finnic family of languages  
5686,Estonian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Estonia  
5687,Estrilda genus_Estrilda,avadavats  
5688,Ethelbert,Anglo-Saxon king of Kent who was converted to Christianity by Saint Augustine; codified English law (552-616)  
5689,Ethelred Ethelred_I,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)  
5690,Ethelred Ethelred_II Ethelred_the_Unready,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)  
5691,Ethiopia Federal_Democratic_Republic_of_Ethiopia Yaltopya Abyssinia,Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia  
5692,Ethiopian,a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia  
5693,Ethiopian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Ethiopia  
5694,Etna Mount_Etna Mt_Etna,an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet)  
5695,Eton_College,a public school for boys founded in 1440; located in Berkshire  
5696,Eton_collar,broad white collar worn over the lapels of a jacket  
5697,Eton_jacket,a jacket hanging to the waist and cut square at the bottom  
5698,Etonian,a student enrolled in (or graduated from) Eton College  
5699,Etropus genus_Etropus,a genus of Bothidae  
5700,Etruria,an ancient country in central Italy; assimilated by the Romans by about 200 BC  
5701,Etruscan,a native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria; the Etruscans influenced the Romans (who had suppressed them by about 200 BC)  
5702,Euarctos genus_Euarctos,American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus  
5703,Euascomycetes subclass_Euascomycetes,category not used in many classification systems  
5704,Eubacteriales order_Eubacteriales,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  
5705,Eubryales order_Eubryales,mosses with perennial erect gametophores and stems with rows of leaves and drooping capsules  
5706,Eucarya genus_Eucarya Fusanus genus_Fusanus,quandong trees  
5707,Eucinostomus genus_Eucinostomus,a genus of Gerreidae  
5708,Euclid,Greek geometer (3rd century BC)  
5709,Euclid's_axiom Euclid's_postulate Euclidean_axiom,(mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry  
5710,Euclid's_fifth_axiom parallel_axiom,only one line can be drawn through a point parallel to another line  
5711,Euclid's_first_axiom,a straight line can be drawn between any two points  
5712,Euclid's_fourth_axiom,all right angles are equal  
5713,Euclid's_second_axiom,any terminated straight line can be projected indefinitely  
5714,Euclid's_third_axiom,a circle with any radius can be drawn around any point  
5715,Euclidean_space,a space in which Euclid's axioms and definitions apply; a metric space that is linear and finite-dimensional  
5716,Euderma genus_Euderma,a genus of Vespertilionidae  
5717,Eudyptes genus_Eudyptes,rock hoppers  
5718,Eugene,a city in western Oregon on the Willamette River; site of a university  
5719,Eugene Prince_Eugene_of_Savoy,Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)  
5720,Eugenia genus_Eugenia,tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood  
5721,Euglenaceae family_Euglenaceae,considered green algae  
5722,Euglenophyceae class_Euglenophyceae,coextensive with the division Euglenophyta  
5723,Euglenophyta division_Euglenophyta,free-swimming flagellate algae  
5724,Euler Leonhard_Euler,Swiss mathematician (1707-1783)  
5725,Eumeces genus_Eumeces,New World skinks  
5726,Eumenes genus_Eumenes,mason wasps  
5727,Eumetopias genus_Eumetopias,sea lions  
5728,Eumops genus_Eumops,mastiff bats  
5729,Eumycetes class_Eumycetes,category used in some classifications: coextensive with division Eumycota  
5730,Eumycota division_Eumycota,true fungi; eukaryotic heterotrophic walled organisms; distinguished from Myxomycota (funguslike slime molds): comprises subdivisions Mastigomycotina; Zygomycotina; Ascomycotina; Basidiomycotina; Deuteromycotina (imperfect fungi)  
5731,Eunectes genus_Eunectes,anacondas  
5732,Euonymus genus_Euonymus,widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines  
5733,Euopean_hoopoe Upupa_epops,pinkish-brown hoopoe with black-and-white wings  
5734,Eupatorium genus_Eupatorium,large genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white or purplish flowers  
5735,Euphagus genus_Euphagus,a genus of Icteridae  
5736,Euphausia_pacifica,food for jellyfish  
5737,Euphausiacea order_Euphausiacea,small commonly luminescent crustaceans; important element of marine plankton: krill  
5738,Euphorbia genus_Euphorbia,type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice  
5739,Euphorbiaceae family_Euphorbiaceae spurge_family,a family of plants of order Geraniales  
5740,Euphractus genus_Euphractus,a genus of Dasypodidae  
5741,Euphrates Euphrates_River,a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia  
5742,Euphrosyne,(Greek mythology) one of the three Graces  
5743,Euplectella genus_Euplectella,a genus of Hyalospongiae  
5744,Euproctis genus_Euproctis,a genus of Lymantriidae  
5745,Eurafrican,a person of mixed European and African descent  
5746,Eurasia,the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia  
5747,Eurasian,a person of mixed European and Asian descent  
5748,Eurasian_badger Meles_meles,a variety of badger native to Europe and Asia  
5749,Eurasian_green_toad Bufo_viridis,Eurasian toad with variable chiefly green coloring  
5750,Eurasian_hamster Cricetus_cricetus,a variety of hamster common to Europe and Asia  
5751,Eurasian_kingfisher Alcedo_atthis,small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage  
5752,Eurasian_otter Lutra_lutra,otter found in Europe and Asia  
5753,Eurasian_woodcock Scolopax_rusticola,short-legged long-billed migratory Old World woodcock  
5754,Eureka,a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean  
5755,Euripides,one of the greatest tragic dramatists of ancient Greece (480-406 BC)  
5756,Eurobabble,the jargon of European community documents and regulations  
5757,Eurocentrism,belief in the preeminence of Europe and the Europeans  
5758,Eurocurrency,currency of the major financial and industrial countries held in those countries for the purpose of lending and borrowing  
5759,Eurodollar,a United States dollar deposited in a European bank and used as an international currency to finance trade  
5760,Euronithopoda suborder_Euronithopoda euronithopod Ornithopoda suborder_Ornithopoda,widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and iguanodon)  
5761,Europa,the 4th largest of Jupiter's satellites; covered with a smooth shell of frozen water  
5762,Europan,an artificial language proposed as an auxiliary European language  
5763,Europe,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  
5764,Europe,the nations of the European continent collectively; "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II"  
5765,European,a native or inhabitant of Europe  
5766,European_Central_Bank,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"  
5767,European_Russia,the part of Russia that is part of Europe  
5768,European_Union EU European_Community EC European_Economic_Community EEC Common_Market Europe,an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union"  
5769,European_ash common_European_ash Fraxinus_excelsior,tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny dark-green above and pale downy beneath  
5770,European_beggar-ticks trifid_beggar-ticks trifid_bur_marigold Bidens_tripartita,bur marigold of temperate Eurasia  
5771,European_bittern Botaurus_stellaris,a kind of bittern  
5772,European_black_grouse heathfowl Lyrurus_tetrix,large northern European grouse that is black with a lyre-shaped tail  
5773,European_bog_asphodel Narthecium_ossifragum,of western Europe: Scandinavia to northern Spain and Portugal  
5774,European_bream Abramis_brama,European freshwater fish having a flattened body and silvery scales; of little value as food  
5775,European_catfish sheatfish Silurus_glanis,large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe  
5776,European_chestnut sweet_chestnut Spanish_chestnut Castanea_sativa,wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia  
5777,European_country European_nation,any one of the countries occupying the European continent  
5778,European_cranberry small_cranberry Vaccinium_oxycoccus,small red-fruited trailing cranberry of Arctic and cool regions of the northern hemisphere  
5779,European_creeper Certhia_familiaris,common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with down-curved bill  
5780,European_cuckoo Cuculus_canorus,common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds  
5781,European_curlew Numenius_arquata,common Eurasian curlew  
5782,European_dewberry Rubus_caesius,creeping European bramble bearing dewberries  
5783,European_dogtooth Erythronium_dens-canis,sturdy European dogtooth with rose to mauve flowers; cultivated in many varieties  
5784,European_fire_salamander Salamandra_salamandra,a kind of European salamander  
5785,European_flatfish Platichthys_flesus,important food fish of Europe  
5786,European_fly_honeysuckle European_honeysuckle Lonicera_xylosteum,cultivated Eurasian shrub with twin yellowish-white flowers and scarlet fruit  
5787,European_gallinule Porphyrio_porphyrio,purple gallinule of southern Europe  
5788,European_goatsucker European_nightjar Caprimulgus_europaeus,Old World goatsucker  
5789,European_hackberry Mediterranean_hackberry Celtis_australis,bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe  
5790,European_hare Lepus_europaeus,large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter  
5791,European_hornbeam Carpinus_betulus,medium-sized Old World tree with smooth grey bark and leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn  
5792,European_house_cricket Acheta_domestica,lives in human dwellings; naturalized in parts of America  
5793,European_ladies'_tresses Spiranthes_spiralis,European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly spiraling snow-white flowers  
5794,European_larch Larix_decidua,tall European tree having a slender conic crown, flat needlelike leaves, and hairy cone scales  
5795,European_lemming Lemmus_lemmus,notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown  
5796,European_lobster,similar to but smaller than American lobsters  
5797,European_lobster Homarus_vulgaris,lobster of Atlantic coast of Europe  
5798,European_magpie Pica_pica,a common magpie of Eurasia  
5799,European_nuthatch Sitta_europaea,a kind of nuthatch  
5800,European_parsley_fern mountain_parsley_fern Cryptogramma_crispa,fern of Europe and Asia Minor having short slender rhizome and densely tufted bright green fronds resembling parsley  
5801,European_pasqueflower Pulsatilla_vulgaris Anemone_pulsatilla,European perennial having usually violet or white spring flowers  
5802,European_perch Perca_fluviatilis,a perch native to Europe  
5803,European_plan continental_plan,a hotel plan that provides a continental breakfast daily  
5804,European_rabbit Old_World_rabbit Oryctolagus_cuniculus,common greyish-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 are born naked and helpless  
5805,European_red_elder red-berried_elder Sambucus_racemosa,Eurasian shrub  
5806,European_roller Coracias_garrulus,common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back  
5807,European_sandpiper Actitis_hypoleucos,a variety of sandpiper  
5808,European_sanicle Sanicula_Europaea,sanicle of Europe and Asia having white to pale pink flowers  
5809,European_sea_bream Pagellus_centrodontus,food fish of European coastal waters  
5810,European_shrike Lanius_excubitor,a common European butcherbird  
5811,European_silver_fir Christmas_tree Abies_alba,tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and grey bark  
5812,European_smelt sparling,common smelt of Europe  
5813,European_sole Solea_solea,highly valued as food  
5814,European_spider_crab king_crab Maja_squinado,a large spider crab of Europe  
5815,European_swift Apus_apus,common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs  
5816,European_toad Bufo_bufo,common toad of Europe  
5817,European_tortoise Testudo_graeca,small land tortoise of southern Europe  
5818,European_turkey_oak turkey_oak Quercus_cerris,large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes  
5819,European_water_ouzel Cinclus_aquaticus,a water ouzel of Europe  
5820,European_water_shrew Neomys_fodiens,widely distributed Old World water shrew  
5821,European_white_lily Nymphaea_alba,a water lily with white flowers  
5822,European_wildcat catamountain Felis_silvestris,bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat  
5823,European_wolf_spider tarantula Lycosa_tarentula,large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)  
5824,European_wood_mouse Apodemus_sylvaticus,nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens  
5825,European_woolly_thistle Cirsium_eriophorum,woolly thistle of western and central Europe and Balkan Peninsula  
5826,Europeanization Europeanisation,assimilation into European culture  
5827,Europol European_Law_Enforcement_Organisation,police organization for the European Union; aims to improve effectiveness and cooperation among European police forces  
5828,Eurotiales order_Eurotiales Aspergillales order_Aspergillales,order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium) with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium  
5829,Eurotium genus_Eurotium,a genus of fungi belonging to the order Eurotiales  
5830,Euryale,(Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons  
5831,Euryale genus_Euryale,basket stars  
5832,Euryalida subclass_Euryalida,basket stars  
5833,Eurydice,(Greek mythology) the wife of Orpheus  
5834,Eurylaimi suborder_Eurylaimi,broadbills  
5835,Eurylaimidae family_Eurylaimidae,coextensive with the suborder Eurylaimi  
5836,Eurypterida order_Eurypterida,extinct aquatic arthropods of the Paleozoic  
5837,Eusebius Eusebius_of_Caesarea,Christian bishop of Caesarea in Palestine; a church historian and a leading early Christian exegete (circa 270-340)  
5838,Eustachian_tube auditory_tube,either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum  
5839,Eustachio Bartolommeo_Eustachio,Italian anatomist who was one of the fathers of modern anatomy; noted for descriptions of the ear and the heart (1520-1574)  
5840,Eustoma genus_Eustoma,small genus of herbs of warm regions of southern North America to northern South America  
5841,Eutamias genus_Eutamias,chipmunks of western America and Asia  
5842,Euterpe,(Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)  
5843,Euterpe genus_Euterpe,a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America  
5844,Eutheria subclass_Eutheria,all mammals except monotremes and marsupials  
5845,Euthynnus genus_Euthynnus,a genus of Scombridae  
5846,Evangelical_United_Brethren_Church,a Methodist denomination  
5847,Evangelical_and_Reformed_Church,a Protestant denomination of Calvinist faith  
5848,Evangelist,(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  
5849,Evans Arthur_Evans Sir_Arthur_John_Evans,British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941)  
5850,Evans Herbert_McLean_Evans,United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)  
5851,Evansville,a city in southwestern Indiana on the Ohio River  
5852,Eve,(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  
5853,Evening_Prayer evensong,(Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer  
5854,Evenki Ewenki,a member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia  
5855,Everest Mount_Everest Mt._Everest,a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)  
5856,Everglades,a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife  
5857,Everglades_National_Park,a national park in Florida containing an immense subtropical wilderness with mangrove swamps and rare birds and wild animals  
5858,Evernia genus_Evernia,lichens of the family Usneaceae having a pendulous or shrubby thallus  
5859,Evers Medgar_Evers Medgar_Wiley_Evers,United States civil rights worker in Mississippi; was killed by a sniper (1925-1963)  
5860,Evert Chris_Evert Chrissie_Evert Christine_Marie_Evert,United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954)  
5861,Ewe,a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana  
5862,Ewe,a Kwa language spoken by the Ewe in Ghana and Togo and Benin  
5863,Ewing's_sarcoma Ewing's_tumor Ewing's_tumour endothelial_myeloma,malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones)  
5864,Exacum genus_Exacum,genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets  
5865,Exaeretodon genus_Exaeretodon,a genus of reptiles of the division Cynodontia  
5866,Excalibur,the legendary sword of King Arthur  
5867,Excellency,a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by `Your' or `His' or `Her'; "Your Excellency"  
5868,Exmoor,horned sheep of Devon; valued for mutton  
5869,Exmoor,stocky breed of pony with a fawn-colored nose  
5870,Exocet,a guided missile developed by the French government for use against ships  
5871,Exocoetidae family_Exocoetidae,flying fishes; closely related to the halfbeaks  
5872,Exocycloida order_Exocycloida,flat sea urchins  
5873,Exodus Book_of_Exodus,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  
5874,Exopterygota subclass_Exopterygota Hemimetabola,subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis  
5875,Eyck van_Eyck Jan_van_Eyck,Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441)  
5876,Eyeish,a member of the Caddo people of northeastern Texas  
5877,Eyre Lake_Eyre,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  
5878,Eyre_Peninsula,a peninsula of southern Australia  
5879,Eysenck Hans_Eysenck H._J._Eysenck Hans_Jurgen_Eysenck,a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis  
5880,Eysenck_Personality_Inventory EPI,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)  
5881,Ezekiel Ezechiel,a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC  
5882,Ezekiel Ezechiel Book_of_Ezekiel,an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration  
5883,Ezra,a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem  
5884,Ezra Book_of_Ezra,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  
5885,F f,the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet  
5886,FAQ,a list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given topic) along with their answers  
5887,FICA,a tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system  
5888,FORTRAN,a high-level programing language for mathematical and scientific purposes; stands for formula translation  
5889,FORTRAN_program,a program written in FORTRAN  
5890,Faberge Peter_Carl_Faberge,Russian goldsmith noted for creating a series of jeweled and enameled Easter eggs for European royalty (1846-1920)  
5891,Fabian,a member of the Fabian Society in Britain  
5892,Fabian_Society,an association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism  
5893,Fabiana genus_Fabiana,genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen shrubs  
5894,Fabianism,socialism to be established by gradual reforms within the law  
5895,Fafnir,(Norse mythology) the Norse dragon that guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd  
5896,Fagaceae family_Fagaceae beech_family,chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus  
5897,Fagales order_Fagales,an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae  
5898,Fagin,a villainous Jew in a novel by Charles Dickens; "Fagin was a fence who trained boys as pickpockets"  
5899,Fagopyrum genus_Fagopyrum,buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum  
5900,Fagus genus_Fagus,beeches  
5901,Fahd Fahd_ibn_Abdel_Aziz_al-Saud,king of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005 (1923-2005)  
5902,Fahrenheit Gabriel_Daniel_Fahrenheit,German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736)  
5903,Fahrenheit_scale,a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 32 degrees and the boiling point of water a 212 degrees  
5904,Fahrenheit_thermometer,a thermometer calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit  
5905,Fairbanks Douglas_Fairbanks Douglas_Elton_Fairbanks Julius_Ullman,United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939)  
5906,Fairbanks Douglas_Fairbanks_Jr.,United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000)  
5907,Faisal Faisal_ibn_Abdel_Aziz_al-Saud,king of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975)  
5908,Faisalabad Lyallpur,city in northeast Pakistan  
5909,Falange,the Spanish Nazi party under Franco  
5910,Falcatifolium genus_Falcatifolium,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  
5911,Falco genus_Falco,a genus of Falconidae  
5912,Falconidae family_Falconidae,a family of birds of the order Falconiformes  
5913,Falconiformes order_Falconiformes,chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures  
5914,Falkland_Islands,a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British Crown Colony  
5915,Fall,the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"  
5916,Fall_of_Man,(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 of Eden and into the world where they would be subject to sickness and pain and eventual death  
5917,Falla Manuel_de_Falla,Spanish composer and pianist (1876-1946)  
5918,Fallopian_tube uterine_tube oviduct,either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus  
5919,Fallopius Gabriele_Fallopius Fallopio Gabriello_Fallopio,Italian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes (1523-1562)  
5920,Fallot Etienne-Louis_Arthur_Fallot,French physician who described cardiac anomalies including Fallot's tetralogy (1850-1911)  
5921,Falstaff Sir_John_Falstaff,a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays  
5922,Fanconi's_anemia Fanconi's_anaemia congenital_pancytopenia,a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow  
5923,Fang,a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon  
5924,Fanny_Adams,nautical term for tinned meat  
5925,Far_East,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)  
5926,Faraday Michael_Faraday,the English physicist and chemist who discovered electromagnetic induction (1791-1867)  
5927,Fargo,largest city in North Dakota; located in eastern North Dakota on the Red river  
5928,Farley_maidenhair Farley_maidenhair_fern Barbados_maidenhair glory_fern Adiantum_tenerum_farleyense,named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered  
5929,Farm_Credit_System FCS,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  
5930,Farmer Fannie_Farmer Fannie_Merritt_Farmer,an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915)  
5931,Farmer James_Leonard_Farmer,United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920)  
5932,Farmer-Labor_Party,a former minor political party in the United States in the early 20th century  
5933,Farmington,a town in northwestern New Mexico  
5934,Farmington,a residential town in central Connecticut  
5935,Faroe_Islands Faeroe_Islands Faroes Faeroes,a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands  
5936,Faroe_Islands Faeroe_Islands Faroes Faeroes,a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands  
5937,Faroese Faeroese,a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands  
5938,Farouk_I Faruk_I,king of Egypt who in 1952 was ousted by a military coup d'etat (1920-1965)  
5939,Farragut David_Glasgow_Farragut,United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870)  
5940,Farrell Eileen_Farrell,United States operatic soprano noted for the clarity and power of her voice (1920-2002)  
5941,Farrell James_Thomas_Farrell,United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979)  
5942,Farsi,a person of Iranian descent; "many Farsi emigrated to India near Bombay"  
5943,Fasciola genus_Fasciola,a genus of Fasciolidae  
5944,Fasciolidae family_Fasciolidae,a family of Trematoda  
5945,Fasciolopsis genus_Fasciolopsis,a genus of Fasciolidae  
5946,Fasciolopsis_buski,fluke that is parasitic on humans and swine; common in eastern Asia  
5947,Fast_of_Esther,(Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar 13 commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people; the fast is connected with Purim  
5948,Fast_of_Gedaliah,(Judaism) a minor fast day on Tishri 3 that commemorates the killing of the Jewish governor of Judah  
5949,Fast_of_Tammuz,(Judaism) a minor fast day on Tammuz 17 when the walls of Jerusalem were breached  
5950,Fast_of_Tevet,(Judaism) a minor fast day on Tevet 10 commemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem and has also been proclaimed a memorial day for the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust  
5951,Fast_of_the_Firstborn,(Judaism) a minor fast day on Nissan 14 that is observed only by firstborn males; it is observed on the day before Passover  
5952,Fatah_Revolutionary_Council Fatah-RC Abu_Nidal_Organization ANO Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades Black_September Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims,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"  
5953,Fatah_Tanzim Tanzim,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  
5954,Father Father-God Fatherhood,God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"  
5955,Father Padre,`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  
5956,Father's_Day,US: third Sunday in June  
5957,Father_Brown,a Catholic priest who was the hero of detective stories by G. K. Chesterton  
5958,Fatiha Fatihah,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  
5959,Fatima Fatimah,youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632)  
5960,Faulkner William_Faulkner William_Cuthbert_Faulkner Falkner William_Falkner,United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962)  
5961,Fauntleroy Little_Lord_Fauntleroy,an excessively polite and well-dressed boy  
5962,Faunus,(Roman mythology) ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan  
5963,Faust Faustus,an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge  
5964,Fauve fauvist,a member of a group of French painters who followed fauvism  
5965,Fawkes Guy_Fawkes,English conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606)  
5966,Fayetteville,a town in central West Virginia on the New River  
5967,Fayetteville,a town in south central North Carolina  
5968,Fayetteville,a university town in northwestern Arkansas in the Ozarks  
5969,February Feb,the month following January and preceding March  
5970,Fechner Gustav_Theodor_Fechner,German physicist who founded psychophysics; derived Fechner's law on the basis of early work by E. H. Weber (1801-1887)  
5971,Fechner's_law Weber-Fechner_law,(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  
5972,Fedayeen_Saddam Saddam's_Martyrs,a feared paramilitary unit formed in 1995 by young soldiers to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents  
5973,Federal Fed federal_official,any federal law-enforcement officer  
5974,Federal Federal_soldier Union_soldier,a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War  
5975,Federal_Aviation_Administration FAA,an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation  
5976,Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation FBI,a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice  
5977,Federal_Bureau_of_Prisons BoP,the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes  
5978,Federal_Communications_Commission FCC,an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite  
5979,Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corporation FDIC,a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions  
5980,Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency FEMA,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  
5981,Federal_Home_Loan_Bank_System,the central credit system for thrift institutions  
5982,Federal_Home_Loan_Mortgage_Corporation Freddie_Mac FHLMC,a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages  
5983,Federal_Housing_Administration FHA,the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages  
5984,Federal_Judiciary,the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws  
5985,Federal_Law_Enforcement_Training_Center FLETC,a center in the Department of Homeland Security that trains law enforcement professionals for more than seventy federal agencies  
5986,Federal_National_Mortgage_Association Fannie_Mae FNMA,a federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages  
5987,Federal_Protective_Service FPS,an agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business  
5988,Federal_Reserve_Bank reserve_bank,one of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region  
5989,Federal_Reserve_Board,the seven-member board governing the Federal Reserve System  
5990,Federal_Reserve_System Federal_Reserve Fed FRS,the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered 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"  
5991,Federal_Security_Bureau FSB Federal_Security_Service,the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin  
5992,Federal_Trade_Commission FTC,an independent agency of the United States federal government that maintains fair and free competition; enforces federal antitrust laws; educates the public about identity theft  
5993,Federalist,a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government  
5994,Federalist_Party American_Federalist_Party Federal_Party,a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government  
5995,Fehling's_solution,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  
5996,Feifer Jules_Feifer,United States cartoonist who created a sarcastic comic strip (born in 1929)  
5997,Felicia genus_Felicia,genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers  
5998,Felidae family_Felidae,cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers  
5999,Felis genus_Felis,type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats  
6000,Fellini Federico_Fellini,Italian filmmaker (1920-1993)  
6001,Fennic Finnic Non-Ugric,one of two branches of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family of languages including Finnish and Estonian (but not Hungarian)  
6002,Fenrir,(Norse mythology) an enormous wolf that was fathered by Loki and that killed Odin  
6003,Fentanyl Sublimaze,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  
6004,Fenusa genus-Fenusa,birch leaf miner  
6005,Feosol,trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some kinds of anemia  
6006,Ferber Edna_Ferber,United States novelist; author of several popular novels (1887-1968)  
6007,Ferdinand King_Ferdinand Ferdinand_of_Aragon Ferdinand_V Ferdinand_the_Catholic,the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516)  
6008,Ferdinand_I,Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary and Bohemia (1503-1564)  
6009,Ferdinand_I Ferdinand_the_Great,king of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the Moorish kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo (1016-1065)  
6010,Ferdinand_II,Holy Roman Emperor and king of Bohemia and Hungary who waged war against Protestant forces (1578-1637)  
6011,Ferdinand_III,Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary and Bohemia who signed the Peace of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years' War (1608-1657)  
6012,Ferdinand_and_Isabella,joint monarchs of Spain; Ferdinand V and Isabella I  
6013,Fergon,trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some types of anemia  
6014,Fermat Pierre_de_Fermat,French mathematician who founded number theory; contributed (with Pascal) to the theory of probability (1601-1665)  
6015,Fermi Enrico_Fermi,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)  
6016,Fermi-Dirac_statistics,(physics) law obeyed by a systems of particles whose wave function changes when two particles are interchanged (the Pauli exclusion principle applies)  
6017,Ferocactus genus_Ferocactus,genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cacti  
6018,Ferrara,a city in northern Italy; "in the 13th century Ferrara was a center of Renaissance learning and the arts"  
6019,Ferris_wheel,a vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel rotates; provides a ride at an amusement park  
6020,Fertile_Crescent,a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates  
6021,Festuca genus_Festuca,a genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae  
6022,Feynman Richard_Feynman Richard_Phillips_Feynman,United States physicist who contributed to the theory of the interaction of photons and electrons (1918-1988)  
6023,Fez Fes,a city in north central Morocco; religious center  
6024,Fibonacci_number,a number in the Fibonacci sequence  
6025,Fibonacci_sequence,a sequence of numbers in which each number equals the sum of the two preceding numbers  
6026,Ficus genus_Ficus,large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees  
6027,Fiedler Arthur_Fiedler,popular United States conductor (1894-1979)  
6028,Fielding Henry_Fielding,English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754)  
6029,Fields W._C._Fields William_Claude_Dukenfield,United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)  
6030,Fifth_Amendment,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  
6031,Fifth_Avenue,an avenue in Manhattan that separates the east side of Manhattan from the west side  
6032,Fifth_Crusade,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  
6033,Fifth_Lateran_Council,the council in 1512-1517 that published disciplinary decrees and planned (but did not carry out) a crusade against Turkey  
6034,Fiji Republic_of_Fiji,an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands  
6035,Fiji_Islands Fijis,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  
6036,Fiji_dollar,the basic unit of money in Fiji  
6037,Fijian,a native or inhabitant of Fiji  
6038,Fijian,the Oceanic language spoken on Fiji  
6039,Filariidae family_Filariidae,threadlike roundworms  
6040,Filicales order_Filicales Polypodiales order_Polypodiales,true (leptosporangiate) ferns  
6041,Filicopsida class_Filicopsida Filicinae class_Filicinae,ferns  
6042,Filipino,a native or inhabitant of the Philippines  
6043,Fillmore Millard_Fillmore President_Fillmore,elected vice president and became the 13th President of the United States when Zachary Taylor died in office (1800-1874)  
6044,Filoviridae,a family of threadlike RNA viruses that cause diseases in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees)  
6045,Financial_Crimes_Enforcement_Network FinCEN,a law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering  
6046,Financial_Management_Service,the federal agency in the Treasury Department that manages the government's disbursement and collection systems and provides central accounting and financial reporting  
6047,Fingal's_Cave,a large cave with basaltic pillars on Staffa island in Scotland  
6048,Finger_Lakes,a geographical area in central New York State that is named for a series of narrow glacial lakes that lie parallel in a north-south direction  
6049,Finland Republic_of_Finland Suomi,republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917  
6050,Finn,a native or inhabitant of Finland  
6051,Finnbogadottir Vigdis_Finnbogadottir,former president of Iceland; first woman to be democratically elected head of state (born in 1930)  
6052,Finnish Suomi,the official language of Finland; belongs to the Baltic Finnic family of languages  
6053,Finnish_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Finland  
6054,Finno-Ugric Finno-Ugrian,a family of Uralic languages indigenous to Scandinavia and Hungary and Russia and western Siberia (prior to the Slavic expansion into those regions)  
6055,Firenze Florence,a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries  
6056,Firmiana genus_Firmiana,small genus of Asian trees or shrubs  
6057,First_Amendment,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  
6058,First_Crusade,a Crusade from 1096 to 1099; captured Jerusalem and created a theocracy there  
6059,First_Epistle_of_John I_John,the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle  
6060,First_Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_Timothy First_Epistle_to_Timothy I_Timothy,a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters  
6061,First_Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_the_Corinthians First_Epistle_to_the_Corinthians I_Corinthians,a New Testament book containing the first epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth  
6062,First_Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_the_Thessalonians First_Epistle_to_the_Thessalonians I_Thessalonians,a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to the Thessalonians  
6063,First_Epistle_of_Peter I_Peter,the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle  
6064,First_Lateran_Council,the first council of the Western Church held in the Lateran Palace in 1123; focused on church discipline and made plans to recover the Holy Lands from the Muslim `infidels'  
6065,First_Vatican_Council Vatican_I,the Vatican Council in 1869-1870 that proclaimed the infallibility of the pope when speaking ex cathedra  
6066,First_of_October_Antifascist_Resistance_Group GRAPO,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"  
6067,Firth J._R._Firth John_Rupert_Firth,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)  
6068,Firth_of_Clyde,a firth on the southwestern coast of Scotland emptying into the North Channel  
6069,Firth_of_Forth,a large firth on the east coast of Scotland and the estuary of the Forth River; location of Edinburgh  
6070,Fischer Bobby_Fischer Robert_James_Fischer,United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943)  
6071,Fischer Emil_Hermann_Fischer,German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines (1852-1919)  
6072,Fischer Hans_Fischer,German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945)  
6073,Fischer's_slime_mushroom,a type of slime mushroom  
6074,Fissipedia,in some classifications considered a suborder of Carnivora  
6075,Fissurella genus_Fissurella,type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets  
6076,Fissurellidae family_Fissurellidae,marine limpets  
6077,Fistularia genus_Fistularia,type genus of the family Fistulariidae  
6078,Fistulariidae family_Fistulariidae,cornetfishes  
6079,Fistulina genus_Fistulina,fungi having each pore separate though crowded  
6080,Fistulinaceae family_Fistulinaceae,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  
6081,Fitzgerald Edward_Fitzgerald,English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)  
6082,Fitzgerald Ella_Fitzgerald,United States scat singer (1917-1996)  
6083,Fitzgerald F._Scott_Fitzgerald Francis_Scott_Key_Fitzgerald,United States author whose novels characterized the Jazz Age in the United States (1896-1940)  
6084,Flacourtia genus_Flacourtia,often spiny trees or shrubs of tropical Asia and Africa  
6085,Flacourtiaceae family_Flacourtiaceae flacourtia_family,chiefly tropical trees and shrubs  
6086,Flag_Day June_14,commemorating the adoption of the United States flag in 1777  
6087,Flagstaff,a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory  
6088,Flaminian_Way,an ancient Roman road in Italy built by Gaius Flaminius in 220 BC; extends north from Rome to cisalpine Gaul  
6089,Flaminius Gaius_Flaminius,Roman statesman and general who built the Flaminian Way; died when he was defeated by Hannibal (died 217 BC)  
6090,Flammulina genus_Flammulina,a genus of agarics  
6091,Flanders,a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands  
6092,Flaubert Gustave_Flaubert,French writer of novels and short stories (1821-1880)  
6093,Flavian_dynasty,a dynasty of Roman Emperors from 69 to 96 including Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian  
6094,Flaviviridae,a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods  
6095,Fleet_Street,a street in central London where newspaper offices are situated  
6096,Fleet_Street,British journalism  
6097,Fleming,a native of Flanders or a Flemish-speaking Belgian  
6098,Fleming Alexander_Fleming Sir_Alexander_Fleming,Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955)  
6099,Fleming Ian_Fleming Ian_Lancaster_Fleming,British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)  
6100,Flemish,an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium  
6101,Flemish Flemish_dialect,one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch  
6102,Fletcher John_Fletcher,prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)  
6103,Flinders Matthew_Flinders Sir_Matthew_Flinders,British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814)  
6104,Flindersia genus_Flindersia,small genus of Australian timber trees  
6105,Flint,a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing  
6106,Flint Flint_River,a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River  
6107,Flodden,a hill in Northumberland where the invading Scots were defeated by the English in 1513  
6108,Flodden Battle_of_Flodden_Field,a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed  
6109,Floreal,eighth month of the Revolutionary calendar (April and May); the month of flowers  
6110,Florence,a town in northeast South Carolina; transportation center  
6111,Florence_fennel Foeniculum_dulce Foeniculum_vulgare_dulce,grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base  
6112,Florentine,a native or resident of Florence, Italy  
6113,Florentine_iris orris Iris_germanica_florentina Iris_florentina,German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome  
6114,Florey Howard_Florey Sir_Howard_Walter_Florey,British pathologist who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1898-1968)  
6115,Florida Sunshine_State Everglade_State FL Fla.,a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War  
6116,Florida_gallinule Gallinula_chloropus_cachinnans,North American dark bluish-grey gallinule  
6117,Florida_pompano Trachinotus_carolinus,found in coastal waters New England to Brazil except clear waters of West Indies  
6118,Florida_smoothhound Mustelus_norrisi,found from the northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil  
6119,Florida_strap_fern cow-tongue_fern hart's-tongue_fern,common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay  
6120,Florida_yew Taxus_floridana,small bushy yew of northern Florida having spreading branches and very narrow leaves  
6121,Floridian,a native or resident of Florida  
6122,Florio John_Florio,English lexicographer remembered for his Italian and English dictionary (1553-1625)  
6123,Flory Paul_John_Flory,United States chemist who developed methods for studying long-chain molecules (1910-1985)  
6124,Flying_Dutchman,the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day  
6125,Flying_Dutchman,a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope  
6126,Foeniculum genus_Foeniculum,very small genus of aromatic European herbs with pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers  
6127,Foggy_Bottom,United States Department of State, which is housed in a building in a low-lying area of Washington near the Potomac River  
6128,Folsom_culture,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  
6129,Fomes genus_Fomes,genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees  
6130,Fomor Fomorian,one of a group of Celtic sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature  
6131,Fonda Henry_Fonda,United States film actor (1905-1982)  
6132,Fonda Jane_Fonda,United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937)  
6133,Fontanne Lynn_Fontanne,United States actress (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983)  
6134,Fontenoy Battle_of_Fontenoy,a battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland  
6135,Fonteyn Dame_Margot_Fonteyn,English dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919)  
6136,Food_and_Agriculture_Organization Food_and_Agriculture_Organization_of_the_United_Nations FAO,the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture  
6137,Food_and_Drug_Administration FDA,a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products  
6138,Foraminifera order_Foraminifera,foraminifers  
6139,Forbidden_City,a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China  
6140,Force_17,formed in 1972 as a personal 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  
6141,Forces_of_Umar_Al-Mukhtar Umar_al-Mukhtar_Forces,a little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights  
6142,Ford Edsel_Bryant_Ford,son of Henry Ford (1893-1943)  
6143,Ford Ford_Madox_Ford Ford_Hermann_Hueffer,English writer and editor (1873-1939)  
6144,Ford Gerald_Ford Gerald_R._Ford Gerald_Rudolph_Ford President_Ford,38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-2006)  
6145,Ford Henry_Ford,United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947)  
6146,Ford Henry_Ford_II,grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987)  
6147,Ford John_Ford,United States film maker (1896-1973)  
6148,Fordhooks,relatively large lima beans  
6149,Foreign_Intelligence_Service Sluzhba_Vneshney_Razvedki SVR,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  
6150,Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act FISA,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  
6151,Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court F.I.S.C.,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  
6152,Foreign_Office,the government department in charge of foreign relations  
6153,Foreign_Service,the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world  
6154,Forester C._S._Forester Cecil_Scott_Forester,English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)  
6155,Forficula genus_Forficula,type genus of Forficulidae  
6156,Forficulidae family_Forficulidae,typical earwigs  
6157,Formica,any of various plastic laminates containing melamine  
6158,Formica genus_Formica,type genus of the Formicidae  
6159,Formica_fusca,an ant frequently enslaved  
6160,Formicariidae family_Formicariidae,antbirds  
6161,Formicarius genus_Formicarius,type genus of the Formicariidae  
6162,Formicidae family_Formicidae,ants  
6163,Formosan,the Austronesian languages spoken on Formosa  
6164,Fornax,a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix  
6165,Forseti,(Norse mythology) god of justice; son of Balder and Nanna  
6166,Fort_Lauderdale,a city in southeast Florida on the Atlantic coast to the north of Miami; a favorite place for college students to go on their spring vacations  
6167,Fort_Meade Fort_George_Gordon_Meade Fort_George_G._Meade,a United States Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency  
6168,Fort_Myers,a town in southwest Florida  
6169,Fort_Smith,a town in western Arkansas on the Arkansas River at the Oklahoma border  
6170,Fort_Ticonderoga Ticonderoga,a pitched battle in which American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775  
6171,Fort_Wayne,a city in northeastern Indiana  
6172,Fort_Worth,a city in northeastern Texas (just to the west of Dallas); a major industrial center  
6173,Forth Forth_River,a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth  
6174,Fortran_compiler,a compiler for programs written in FORTRAN  
6175,Fortuna,(Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche  
6176,Fortunella genus_Fortunella,small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats  
6177,Fosbury Dick_Fosbury Richard_D._Fosbury,United States athlete who revolutionized the high jump by introducing the Fosbury flop in the 1968 Olympics (born in 1947)  
6178,Fosbury_flop,jumping over the bar backwards and head first  
6179,Fossa genus_Fossa,monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets  
6180,Foster Stephen_Foster Stephen_Collins_Foster,United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)  
6181,Foucault Jean_Bernard_Leon_Foucault,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)  
6182,Foucault_pendulum,pendulum with a long wire; can swing in any direction; the change in the swing plane demonstrates the earth's rotation  
6183,Founding_Father,a member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787  
6184,Fountain_of_Youth,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"  
6185,Fouquieria genus_Fouquieria,resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semidesert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year  
6186,Fouquieriaceae family_Fouquieriaceae,small family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern United States  
6187,Four_Horsemen,(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  
6188,Four_Hundred,the exclusive social set of a city  
6189,Fourier Charles_Fourier Francois_Marie_Charles_Fourier,French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837)  
6190,Fourier Jean_Baptiste_Joseph_Fourier Baron_Jean_Baptiste_Joseph_Fourier,French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830)  
6191,Fourier_analysis harmonic_analysis,analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple sinusoidal components  
6192,Fourier_series,the sum of a series of trigonometric expressions; used in the analysis of periodic functions  
6193,Fourteenth_Amendment,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  
6194,Fourth_Crusade,a Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem  
6195,Fourth_Lateran_Council,the Lateran Council in 1215 was the most important council of the Middle Ages; issued a creed against Albigensianism, published reformatory decrees, promulgated the doctrine of transubstantiation, and clarified church doctrine on the Trinity and Incarnation   
6196,Fowler Henry_Watson_Fowler,English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)  
6197,Fox,a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River  
6198,Fox,the Algonquian language of the Fox  
6199,Fox Charles_James_Fox,English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)  
6200,Fox George_Fox,English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)  
6201,Fox_River,a river in Wisconsin that flows into Lake Michigan  
6202,Fragaria genus_Fragaria,strawberries  
6203,Fragonard Jean_Honore_Fragonard,French artist whose rococo paintings typified the frivolity of life in the royal court of France in the 18th century (1732-1806)  
6204,France Anatole_France Jacques_Anatole_Francois_Thibault,French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories (1844-1924)  
6205,France French_Republic,a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe  
6206,Franche-Comte,a former province of eastern France  
6207,Francis_Ferdinand Franz_Ferdinand,archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I; his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I (1863-1914)  
6208,Francis_II Emperor_Francis_II,the last Holy Roman Emperor (1768-1835)  
6209,Francis_Joseph Franz_Joseph Francis_Joseph_I Franz_Josef_I,emperor of Austria and king of Hungary; was defeated by Napoleon III at the battle of Magenta (1830-1916)  
6210,Francis_of_Assisi Saint_Francis_of_Assisi St._Francis_of_Assisi Saint_Francis St._Francis Giovanni_di_Bernardone,(Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226)  
6211,Francis_turbine,a type of hydroelectric turbine  
6212,Franciscan Grey_Friar,a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order  
6213,Franciscan_order,a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 13th century  
6214,Francisella genus_Francisella,a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)  
6215,Francisella_tularensis,the type species of the genus Francisella and the causal agent of tularemia in humans; can be used as a bioweapon  
6216,Franck Cesar_Franck,French composer and teacher who influenced a generation of composers (1822-1890)  
6217,Franck James_Franck,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)  
6218,Franco Francisco_Franco El_Caudillo General_Franco,Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975)  
6219,Franco-American,an American who was born in France or whose ancestors were French  
6220,Franco-Prussian_War,a war between France and Prussia that ended the Second Empire in France and led to the founding of modern Germany; 1870-1871  
6221,Francoa genus_Francoa,perennial evergreen herbs with white or pink flowers; Chile  
6222,Francophile Francophil,an admirer of France and everything French  
6223,Francophobe,a person who hates France and everything French  
6224,Frank,a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century  
6225,Frankenstein,an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator  
6226,Frankenstein,the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses  
6227,Frankenstein Frankenstein's_monster,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)  
6228,Frankfort capital_of_Kentucky,the capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky  
6229,Frankfurt_on_the_Main Frankfurt Frankfort,a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center  
6230,Franklin Benjamin_Franklin,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)  
6231,Franklin John_Hope_Franklin,United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)  
6232,Frankliniella genus_Frankliniella,tobacco thrips  
6233,Fraser_fir Abies_fraseri,small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves  
6234,Frasera genus_Frasera,genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some species sometimes placed in genus Swertia  
6235,Fratercula genus_Fratercula,puffins  
6236,Frau,a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman  
6237,Fraulein,a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman  
6238,Fraxinus genus_Fraxinus,ash  
6239,Frazer James_George_Frazer Sir_James_George_Frazer,English social anthropologist noted for studies of primitive religion and magic (1854-1941)  
6240,Frederick,a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore  
6241,Frederick_I,son of Frederick William who in 1701 became the first king of Prussia (1657-1713)  
6242,Frederick_I Frederick_Barbarossa Barbarossa,Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190)  
6243,Frederick_II Frederick_the_Great,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)  
6244,Frederick_II Holy_Roman_Emperor_Frederick_II,the Holy Roman Emperor who led the Sixth Crusade and crowned himself king of Jerusalem (1194-1250)  
6245,Frederick_William Great_Elector,the Elector of Brandenburg who rebuilt his domain after its destruction during the Thirty Years' War (1620-1688)  
6246,Frederick_William_I,son of Frederick I who became king of Prussia in 1713; reformed and strengthened the Prussian army (1688-1740)  
6247,Frederick_William_II,king of Prussia who became involved in a costly war with France (1744-1797)  
6248,Frederick_William_III,king of Prussia who became involved in the Napoleonic Wars (1770-1840)  
6249,Frederick_William_IV,king of Prussia who violently suppressed democratic movements (1795-1865)  
6250,Fredericksburg,a town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River  
6251,Fredericksburg Battle_of_Fredericksburg,an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee  
6252,Fredericton,the provincial capital of New Brunswick  
6253,Free_French Fighting_French,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  
6254,Free_Soil_Party,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  
6255,Free_State Orange_Free_State,a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997  
6256,Free_World,anti-communist countries collectively  
6257,Freemason Mason,a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love  
6258,Freemasonry Masonry,Freemasons collectively  
6259,Freetown capital_of_Sierra_Leone,port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone  
6260,Fregata genus_Fregata,type genus of the Fregatidae  
6261,Fregatidae family_Fregatidae,frigate birds  
6262,Fremont John_C._Fremont John_Charles_Fremont,United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and Northwest (1813-1890)  
6263,Fremontodendron genus_Fremontodendron Fremontia genus_Fremontia,flannelbush  
6264,French,the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France  
6265,French Daniel_Chester_French,United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)  
6266,French French_people,the people of France  
6267,French_Academy,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"  
6268,French_Canadian,a Canadian descended from early French settlers and whose native language is French  
6269,French_Foreign_Legion,a former foreign legion in the French army that was used for military duties outside of France  
6270,French_Foreign_Office Quai_d'Orsay,the French department in charge of foreign affairs; referred to familiarly by its address in Paris  
6271,French_Indochina,the French colonies of the territory now occupied by Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam  
6272,French_Polynesia French_Oceania,a French overseas possession in the South Pacific  
6273,French_Revolution,the revolution in France against the Bourbons; 1789-1799  
6274,French_Riviera Cote_d'Azur,the French part of the Riviera  
6275,French_West_Indies,the islands in the Lesser Antilles that are administered by France  
6276,French_and_Indian_War,a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by American Indian tribes); 1755-1760  
6277,French_blue French_ultramarine French_ultramarine_blue,ultramarine pigment prepared artificially  
6278,French_bread,a crusty sourdough bread often baked in long slender tapered loaves or baguettes  
6279,French_bulldog,small stocky version of the bulldog having a sleek coat and square head  
6280,French_chalk,a soft white compact talc used to mark cloth or to remove grease stains  
6281,French_door,a light door with transparent or glazed panels extending the full length  
6282,French_dressing vinaigrette sauce_vinaigrette,oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic  
6283,French_franc,formerly the basic unit of money in France  
6284,French_fritter beignet,a deep-fried, yeast-raised doughnut dusted with confectioners' sugar  
6285,French_heel,a fairly high narrow heel on women's shoes  
6286,French_honeysuckle sulla Hedysarum_coronarium,perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop  
6287,French_horn horn,a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves  
6288,French_knot,a stitch made by looping the thread several times around the needle before inserting it into the fabric  
6289,French_lavender Lavandula_stoechas,shrubby greyish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowers  
6290,French_leave,an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell)  
6291,French_lesson,instruction in the French language  
6292,French_loaf,a loaf of French bread  
6293,French_marigold Tagetes_patula,strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower heads marked with red; Mexico and Guatemala  
6294,French_omelet,omelet cooked quickly and slid onto a plate  
6295,French_pastry,sweet filled pastry made of especially puff paste  
6296,French_polish,the glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac  
6297,French_polish French_polish_shellac,a varnish for wood consisting of shellac dissolved in alcohol  
6298,French_region,a geographical subdivision of France  
6299,French_roof,a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular  
6300,French_sorrel,greens having small tart oval to pointed leaves; preferred to common sorrel for salads  
6301,French_sorrel garden_sorrel Rumex_scutatus,low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves  
6302,French_teacher,someone who teaches French  
6303,French_toast,bread slice dipped in egg and milk and fried; topped with sugar or fruit or syrup  
6304,French_window,a French door situated in an exterior wall of a building  
6305,Frenchman Frenchwoman French_person,a person of French nationality  
6306,Freon,any one or more chlorofluorocarbons (or related compounds) that are used as an aerosol propellant, organic solvent, or refrigerant  
6307,Fresnel Augustin_Jean_Fresnel,French physicist who invented polarized light and invented the Fresnel lens (1788-1827)  
6308,Fresnel_lens,lens composed of a number of small lenses arranged to make a lightweight lens of large diameter and short focal length  
6309,Fresno,a city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the Sierra Nevada Mountains  
6310,Freud Sigmund_Freud,Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939)  
6311,Freudian,a person who follows the basic theories or practices of Sigmund Freud  
6312,Freudian_psychology,the psychological theories of Sigmund Freud  
6313,Freudian_slip,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  
6314,Frey Freyr,(Norse mythology) god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir  
6315,Freya Freyja,(Norse mythology) goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey  
6316,Frick Henry_Clay_Frick,United States industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry (1849-1919)  
6317,Friday Fri,the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day  
6318,Friedan Betty_Friedan Betty_Naomi_Friedan Betty_Naomi_Goldstein_Friedan,United States feminist who founded a national organization for women (born in 1921)  
6319,Friedman Milton_Friedman,United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy (born in 1912)  
6320,Friedman_test rabbit_test,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  
6321,Friedreich's_ataxia herediatry_spinal_ataxia,sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord; characterized by muscular weakness and abnormal gait; occurs in children  
6322,Friend Quaker,a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)  
6323,Friesian Holstein Holstein-Friesian,a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland  
6324,Friesland,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  
6325,Friesland,one of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands  
6326,Frigg Frigga,(Norse mythology) goddess of the heavens and married love; wife of Odin  
6327,Frigid_Zone polar_zone polar_region,the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate  
6328,Frimaire,third month of the Revolutionary calendar (November and December); the frosty month  
6329,Fringilla genus_Fringilla,type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling  
6330,Fringillidae family_Fringillidae,finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings  
6331,Frisbee,a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition  
6332,Frisch Karl_von_Frisch,Austrian zoologist noted for his studies of honeybees (1886-1982)  
6333,Frisch Otto_Frisch Otto_Robert_Frisch,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)  
6334,Frisch Ragnar_Frisch Ragnar_Anton_Kittil_Frisch,Norwegian economist noted for his work in econometrics (1895-1973)  
6335,Frisia,an ancient region of northwestern Europe including the Frisian Islands  
6336,Frisian,a native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia  
6337,Frisian,a West Germanic language spoken in Friesland in the northwestern Netherlands; a near relative of English  
6338,Frisian_Islands,a chain of islands in the North Sea off the coast of northwestern Europe extending from the IJsselmeer to Jutland  
6339,Fritillaria genus_Fritillaria,fritillary  
6340,Friuli-Venezia_Giulia,a region in northeastern Italy  
6341,Friulian Friuli,a Rhaeto-Romance dialect spoken in northeastern Italy  
6342,Frobisher Sir_Martin_Frobisher,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)  
6343,Froebel Friedrich_Froebel Friedrich_Wilhelm_August_Froebel,German educator who founded the kindergarten system (1782-1852)  
6344,Froelichia genus_Froelichia,genus of erect or procumbent herbs of the Americas having spikes of woolly white flowers: cottonweed  
6345,Frost Robert_Frost Robert_Lee_Frost,United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963)  
6346,Frost's_bolete Boletus_frostii,a fungus with a red cap and a red coarsely reticulate stalk  
6347,Fructidor,twelfth month of the Revolutionary calendar (August and September); the month of fruit  
6348,Fry Christopher_Fry,English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)  
6349,Fry Roger_Fry Roger_Eliot_Fry,English painter and art critic (1866-1934)  
6350,Frye Northrop_Frye Herman_Northrop_Frye,Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991)  
6351,Fucaceae family_Fucaceae,small family of brown algae: gulfweeds; rockweeds  
6352,Fucales order_Fucales,coextensive with the family Fucaceae  
6353,Fuchs Klaus_Fuchs Emil_Klaus_Julius_Fuchs,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)  
6354,Fuego,a volcano in south central Guatemala  
6355,Fuentes Carlos_Fuentes,Mexican novelist (born in 1928)  
6356,Fugard Athol_Fugard,South African playwright whose plays feature the racial tensions in South Africa during apartheid (born in 1932)  
6357,Fuji Mount_Fuji Fujiyama Fujinoyama Fuji-san,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  
6358,Fukuoka,a city in southern Japan on Kyushu  
6359,Fula Ful Fulani Peul,a family of languages of the Fulani 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  
6360,Fulani Fula Fulah Fellata Fulbe,a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith  
6361,Fulbright William_Fulbright James_William_Fulbright,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)  
6362,Fulgoridae family_Fulgoridae,plant hoppers: lantern flies  
6363,Fulica genus_Fulica,coots  
6364,Fuller Buckminster_Fuller R._Buckminster_Fuller Richard_Buckminster_Fuller,United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983)  
6365,Fuller Melville_W._Fuller Melville_Weston_Fuller,United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)  
6366,Fulmarus genus_Fulmarus,fulmars  
6367,Fulton Robert_Fulton,American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815)  
6368,Fumaria genus_Fumaria,annual herbs whose flowers have only one petal spurred at the base  
6369,Fumariaceae family_Fumariaceae fumitory_family,erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn  
6370,Funafuti,capital of Tuvalu  
6371,Fundulus genus_Fundulus,killifish  
6372,Fungi kingdom_Fungi fungus_kingdom,the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants  
6373,Fungia genus_Fungia,a genus comprising the usual mushroom corals  
6374,Funk Casimir_Funk,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)  
6375,Furnariidae family_Furnariidae,e.g. ovenbirds  
6376,Furnarius genus_Furnarius,type genus of the family Furnariidae: ovenbirds  
6377,Furnivall Frederick_James_Furnivall,English philologist who first proposed the Oxford English Dictionary (1825-1910)  
6378,Fury Eumenides Erinyes,(classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals  
6379,Fuscoboletinus genus_Fuscoboletinus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae  
6380,Fuscoboletinus_paluster,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  
6381,Fuscoboletinus_serotinus,an edible fungus with a broadly convex brown cap and a whitish pore surface and stalk  
6382,G g,the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet  
6383,G-man FBI_agent government_man,a special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation  
6384,G-string thong,minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs, and is supported by a waistband  
6385,GIGO,(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  
6386,GI_series,diagnostic tests of the alimentary canal; usually involves inserting a contrast medium (such as barium sulfate) and taking an X-ray  
6387,Gable Clark_Gable William_Clark_Gable,United States film actor (1901-1960)  
6388,Gabon Gabonese_Republic Gabun,a republic on the west coast of Africa  
6389,Gabon_franc,the basic unit of money in Gabon  
6390,Gabonese,a native or inhabitant of Gabon  
6391,Gabor Dennis_Gabor,British physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on holography (1900-1979)  
6392,Gaboriau Emile_Gaboriau,French writer considered by some to be a founder of the detective novel (1832-1873)  
6393,Gaborone capital_of_Botswana,capital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme southeast  
6394,Gabriel,(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God  
6395,Gadaba,a member of an agricultural people in southeastern India  
6396,Gadaba,the Dravidian language spoken by the Gadaba  
6397,Gadidae family_Gadidae,large family of important mostly marine food fishes  
6398,Gadiformes order_Gadiformes,cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order Anacanthini  
6399,Gadsden,an industrial town in north central Alabama  
6400,Gadus genus_Gadus,type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes  
6401,Gaea Gaia Ge,(Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology  
6402,Gael,a Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man  
6403,Gaelic Goidelic Erse,any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland  
6404,Gafsa,a city in west central Tunisia  
6405,Gagarin Yuri_Gagarin Yuri_Alekseyevich_Gagarin,Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel in space (1934-1968)  
6406,Gainesville,a university town in north central Florida  
6407,Gainsborough Thomas_Gainsborough,English portrait and landscape painter (1727-1788)  
6408,Galahad Sir_Galahad,(Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail  
6409,Galan,a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,654 feet high)  
6410,Galapagos_Islands Galapagos,a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life  
6411,Galatea,(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  
6412,Galatia,an ancient country in central Asia Minor  
6413,Galatian,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)  
6414,Galbraith John_Galbraith John_Kenneth_Galbraith,United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)  
6415,Galbulidae family_Galbulidae,jacamars  
6416,Galega genus_Galega,small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue  
6417,Galen,Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)  
6418,Galeocerdo genus_Galeocerdo,tiger sharks  
6419,Galeopsis genus_Galeopsis,erect annual European herbs  
6420,Galeorhinus genus_Galeorhinus,a genus of Carcharhinidae  
6421,Galeras Pasto,an active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes  
6422,Galicia,a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay  
6423,Galician,a language spoken in Galicia, an Autonomus Community of Spain  
6424,Galiella_rufa,the cup-shaped fruiting body of this discomycete has a jellylike interior and a short stalk  
6425,Galilean Galilaean,an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)  
6426,Galilean_satellite Galilean,one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo  
6427,Galilean_telescope,a type of refracting telescope that is no longer used in astronomy  
6428,Galilee,an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry  
6429,Galileo Galileo_Galilei,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)  
6430,Galium genus_Galium,annual or perennial herbs: bedstraw; cleavers  
6431,Gallant_Fox,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1930  
6432,Gallaudet Thomas_Hopkins_Gallaudet,United States educator who established the first free school in the United States for the hearing impaired (1787-1851)  
6433,Galleria genus_Galleria,a genus of Pyralidae  
6434,Galliano,golden Italian liqueur flavored with herbs  
6435,Gallicanism,a religious movement originating among the French Roman Catholic clergy that favored the restriction of papal control and the achievement by each nation of individual administrative autonomy of the church  
6436,Gallicism,a word or phrase borrowed from French  
6437,Galliformes order_Galliformes,pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins  
6438,Gallinago genus_Gallinago Capella genus_Capella,snipes  
6439,Gallinula genus_Gallinula,gallinules  
6440,Gallirallus genus_Gallirallus,rails of New Zealand  
6441,Galloway,a district in southwestern Scotland  
6442,Galloway,breed of hardy black chiefly beef cattle native to Scotland  
6443,Gallup,a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border  
6444,Gallus genus_Gallus,common domestic birds and related forms  
6445,Galois Evariste_Galois,French mathematician who described the conditions for solving polynomial equations; was killed in a duel at the age of 21 (1811-1832)  
6446,Galois_theory,group theory applied to the solution of algebraic equations  
6447,Galsworthy John_Galsworthy,English novelist (1867-1933)  
6448,Galton Francis_Galton Sir_Francis_Galton,English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored many fields including heredity, meteorology, statistics, psychology, and anthropology; founder of eugenics and first to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911)  
6449,Galvani Luigi_Galvani,Italian physiologist noted for his discovery that frogs' muscles contracted in an electric field (which led to the galvanic cell) (1737-1798)  
6450,Galveston,a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island  
6451,Galveston_Bay,an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in Texas to the south of Houston  
6452,Galveston_Island,an island at the entrance of Galveston Bay  
6453,Galway,a port city in western Ireland on Galway Bay  
6454,Galway_Bay,a bay of the North Atlantic on the west coast of Ireland  
6455,Gambelia genus_Gambelia,leopard lizards  
6456,Gambia The_Gambia Republic_of_The_Gambia,a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa  
6457,Gambian,a native or inhabitant of Gambia  
6458,Gambian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Gambia  
6459,Gambier_Islands,a group of islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia  
6460,Gambusia genus_Gambusia,mosquitofish  
6461,Gamow George_Gamow,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)  
6462,Gan_Jiang Kan_River,a river in southeastern China that flows generally north into the Chang Jiang to the north of Nanchang  
6463,Gandhi Indira_Gandhi Indira_Nehru_Gandhi Mrs._Gandhi,daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984)  
6464,Gandhi Mahatma_Gandhi Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi,political and spiritual leader during India's struggle with Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive resistance (1869-1948)  
6465,Ganesh Ganesa Ganesha Ganapati,Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; the god who removes obstacles  
6466,Ganges Ganges_River,an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus  
6467,Ganoidei order_Ganoidei,a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales  
6468,Gansu Kansu Gansu_province,a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia  
6469,Ganymede,(Greek mythology) a Trojan boy who was so beautiful that Zeus carried him away to serve as cupbearer to the gods  
6470,Ganymede,the largest of Jupiter's satellites  
6471,Garand_rifle Garand M-1 M-1_rifle,a semiautomatic rifle  
6472,Garbo Greta_Garbo Greta_Louisa_Gustafsson,United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990)  
6473,Garcia_Lorca Frederico_Garcia_Lorca Lorca,Spanish poet and dramatist who was shot dead by Franco's soldiers soon after the start of the Spanish Civil War (1898-1936)  
6474,Garcinia genus_Garcinia,evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens  
6475,Gardiner Samuel_Rawson_Gardiner,British historian remembered for his ten-volume history of England (1829-1902)  
6476,Gardner Erle_Stanley_Gardner,writer of detective novels featuring Perry Mason (1889-1970)  
6477,Gardner Isabella_Stewart_Gardner,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)  
6478,Garfield James_Garfield James_A._Garfield James_Abraham_Garfield President_Garfield,20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881)  
6479,Gargantua,a voracious giant in Francois Rabelais' book of the same name  
6480,Garibaldi Giuseppe_Garibaldi,Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882)  
6481,Garland,a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)  
6482,Garland Judy_Garland,United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)  
6483,Garnier Jean_Louis_Charles_Garnier,French architect (1825-1898)  
6484,Garonne Garonne_River,a river that rises in the Pyrenees and flows northwest to the Bay of Biscay  
6485,Garrick David_Garrick,English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779)  
6486,Garrison William_Lloyd_Garrison,United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)  
6487,Garrulinae subfamily_Garrulinae,subfamily of the crow family: jays  
6488,Garrulus genus_Garrulus,type genus of the Garrulinae: Old World jays  
6489,Garuda,a supernatural eagle-like being that serves as Vishnu's mount  
6490,Gary,a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production  
6491,Gascogne Gascony,a region of southwestern France  
6492,Gasherbrum,a mountain in northern Kashmir (26,470 feet high)  
6493,Gaskell Elizabeth_Gaskell Elizabeth_Cleghorn_Stevenson_Gaskell,English writer who is remembered for her biography of Charlotte Bronte (1810-1865)  
6494,Gasteromycetes class_Gasteromycetes Gastromycetes class_Gastromycetes,fungi in which the hymenium is enclosed until after spores have matured: puffballs; earth stars; stinkhorn fungi  
6495,Gasterophilidae family_Gasterophilidae,horse botflies  
6496,Gasterophilus genus_Gasterophilus,type genus of the Gasterophilidae: horse botflies  
6497,Gasterosteidae family_Gasterosteidae,sticklebacks  
6498,Gasterosteus genus_gasterosteus,type genus of the family Gasterosteidae  
6499,Gastroboletus genus_Gastroboletus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Secotiaceae; they resemble boletes but the spores are not discharged from the basidium  
6500,Gastroboletus_scabrosus,a dingy yellow brown fungus with a rough stalk that superficially resembles a bolete  
6501,Gastroboletus_turbinatus,a fungus with a cap that can vary from red to dark brown; superficially resembles a bolete  
6502,Gastrocybe genus_Gastrocybe,a genus of fungi of the family Secotiaceae  
6503,Gastrocybe_lateritia,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  
6504,Gastrophryne genus_Gastrophryne,primarily tropical narrow-mouthed toads  
6505,Gastropoda class_Gastropoda Gasteropoda class_Gasteropoda,snails and slugs and their relatives  
6506,Gates Bill_Gates William_Henry_Gates,United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)  
6507,Gates_of_the_Arctic_National_Park,a large national park in Alaska featuring the Great Mendenhall Glacier  
6508,Gathic,an ancient Iranian language  
6509,Gatling Richard_Jordan_Gatling,United States inventor of the first rapid firing gun (1818-1903)  
6510,Gatling_gun,an early form of machine gun having several barrels that fire in sequence as they are rotated  
6511,Gaucher's_disease,a rare chronic disorder of lipid metabolism of genetic origin  
6512,Gaudi Antonio_Gaudi Gaudi_i_Cornet Antonio_Gaudi_i_Cornet,Spanish architect who was a leading exponent of art nouveau in Europe (1852-1926)  
6513,Gauguin Paul_Gauguin,French Post-impressionist painter who worked in the South Pacific (1848-1903)  
6514,Gaul,a Celt of ancient Gaul  
6515,Gaul Gallia,an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands  
6516,Gaultheria genus_Gaultheria,widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs  
6517,Gauri,in Hinduism, goddess of purity and posterity and a benevolent aspect of Devi; the `brilliant'  
6518,Gauss Karl_Gauss Karl_Friedrich_Gauss,German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855)  
6519,Gavia genus_Gavia,type genus of the Gavidae: loons  
6520,Gavialidae family_Gavialidae,gavials  
6521,Gavialis genus_Gavialis,type genus of the Gavialidae  
6522,Gavidae family_Gavidae,loon family  
6523,Gaviiformes order_Gaviiformes,large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms  
6524,Gawain Sir_Gawain,(Arthurian legend) a nephew of Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table  
6525,Gay-Lussac Joseph_Louis_Gay-Lussac,French chemist and physicist who first isolated boron and who formulated the law describing the behavior of gases under constant pressure (1778-1850)  
6526,Gay-Lussac's_law Charles's_law law_of_volumes,(physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature  
6527,Gaylussacia genus_Gaylussacia,deciduous or evergreen shrubs of North America: black huckleberries  
6528,Gaza_Strip Gaza,a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt; "he is a Palestinian from Gaza"  
6529,Gazella genus_Gazella,typical gazelles  
6530,Gazella_subgutturosa,a kind of gazelle  
6531,Gdansk Danzig,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  
6532,Geastraceae family_Geastraceae,a family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales  
6533,Geastrum genus_Geastrum,type genus of Geastraceae; fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments  
6534,Geastrum_coronatum,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  
6535,Geb Keb,Egyptian god of the earth; father of Osiris and Isis  
6536,Geglossaceae,a type of ascomycetous fungus  
6537,Gehenna Tartarus,a place where the wicked are punished after death  
6538,Gehrig Lou_Gehrig Henry_Louis_Gehrig,baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941)  
6539,Geiger Hans_Geiger,German physicist who developed the Geiger counter (1882-1945)  
6540,Geiger_counter Geiger-Muller_counter,counter tube that detects ionizing radiations  
6541,Geiger_tube Geiger-Muller_tube,an ionization chamber contained in a tube in a Geiger counter  
6542,Geisel Theodor_Seuss_Geisel Dr._Seuss,United States writer of children's books (1904-1991)  
6543,Gekkonidae family_Gekkonidae,geckos  
6544,Gelechia genus_Gelechia,type genus of the Gelechiidae: pink bollworms  
6545,Gelechia_gossypiella,small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton  
6546,Gelechiidae family_Gelechiidae,important economic pests  
6547,Gell-Mann Murray_Gell-Mann,United States physicist noted for his studies of subatomic particles (born in 1929)  
6548,Gelsemium genus_Gelsemium,evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia  
6549,Gemara,the second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishna  
6550,Gemini,a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic  
6551,Gemini Gemini_the_Twins Twins,the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20  
6552,Gemini Twin,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini  
6553,Gemini_program,a program of space flights undertaken by US in 1965 and 1966; "under the Gemini program each crew had two astronauts"  
6554,Gempylidae family_Gempylidae,snake mackerels  
6555,Gempylus genus_Gempylus,type genus of the Gempylidae  
6556,General_Agreement_on_Tariffs_and_Trade GATT,a United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas  
6557,General_Assembly,the supreme deliberative assembly of the United Nations  
6558,General_Certificate_of_Secondary_Education GCSE O_level,the basic level of a subject taken in school  
6559,General_Services_Administration GSA,a central management agency that sets Federal policy for Federal procurement and real property management and information resources management  
6560,Genesis Book_of_Genesis,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  
6561,Genet Edmund_Charles_Edouard_Genet Citizen_Genet,French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834)  
6562,Genet Jean_Genet,French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986)  
6563,Genetta genus_Genetta,genets  
6564,Geneva Geneve Genf,a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations  
6565,Geneva_Convention,an agreement first drawn up in Geneva in 1864 and later revised concerning the treatment of captured and wounded military personnel and civilians in wartime  
6566,Geneva_gown,black academic gown widely used by Protestant clergymen  
6567,Genevan,a native or resident of Geneva  
6568,Genghis_Khan Jinghis_Khan Jenghiz_Khan Temujin,Mongolian emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean (1162-1227)  
6569,Genista genus_Genista,chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean area and western Asia: broom  
6570,Genoa Genova,a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria  
6571,Genoese,a native or resident of Genoa  
6572,Genseric Gaiseric,king of the Vandals who seized Roman lands and invaded North Africa and sacked Rome (428-477)  
6573,Gent Gand Ghent,port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry  
6574,Gentiana genus_Gentiana,type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella  
6575,Gentianaceae family_Gentianaceae gentian_family,chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals  
6576,Gentianales order_Gentianales,an order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous flowers; Gentianaceae; Apocynaceae; Asclepiadaceae; Loganiaceae; Oleaceae; Salvadoraceae  
6577,Gentianella genus_Gentianella,genus of herbs with flowers that resemble gentian; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana  
6578,Gentianopsid_procera Gentiana_procera,small blue-flowered fringed gentian of east central North America  
6579,Gentianopsis genus_Gentianopsis,genus of fringed gentians; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana  
6580,Gentianopsis_crinita Gentiana_crinita,tall widely distributed fringed gentian of eastern North America having violet-blue or white fringed flowers  
6581,Gentianopsis_detonsa Gentiana_detonsa,medium-tall fringed gentian with pale-blue to blue-purple flowers; circumboreal in distribution  
6582,Gentianopsis_thermalis Gentiana_thermalis,small blue-flowered fringed gentian of western United States (Rocky Mountains) especially around hot springs in Yellowstone National Park  
6583,Genyonemus genus_Genyonemus,a genus of Sciaenidae  
6584,Geochelone genus_Geochelone,giant tortoises  
6585,Geococcyx genus_Geococcyx,roadrunners  
6586,Geoffrey_of_Monmouth,Welsh chronicler who wrote an 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)  
6587,Geoffroea genus_Geoffroea,small genus of shrubs or small trees of tropical and subtropical America  
6588,Geogia_holly,a holly shrub  
6589,Geoglossaceae family_Geoglossaceae,a family of fungi belonging to the order Helotiales  
6590,Geoglossum genus_Geoglossum,type genus of the Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues  
6591,Geometridae family_Geometridae,measuring worms  
6592,Geomyidae family_Geomyidae,North American pocket gophers  
6593,Geomys genus_Geomys,type genus of the Geomyidae  
6594,Geophilidae family_Geophilidae,small extremely elongate centipedes that live in earth  
6595,Geophilomorpha order_Geophilomorpha,small elongate centipedes living in soil and under stones and having more than 30 pairs of legs  
6596,Geophilus genus_Geophilus,type genus of the Geophilidae: a cosmopolitan genus of centipedes sometimes called earwigs  
6597,Geordie,a native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne  
6598,George George_I,Elector of Hanover and the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 (1660-1727)  
6599,George George_II,King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760 (1683-1760)  
6600,George George_III,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)  
6601,George George_IV,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)  
6602,George George_V,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)  
6603,George George_VI,King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1936 to 1947; he succeeded Edward VIII (1895-1952)  
6604,George Saint_George St._George,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)  
6605,George_Town,the capital of the Cayman Islands  
6606,George_Washington_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey  
6607,Georgetown,a section of northwestern Washington, D.C.  
6608,Georgetown Stabroek,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"  
6609,Georgia,one of the British colonies that formed the United States  
6610,Georgia Empire_State_of_the_South Peach_State GA Ga.,a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War  
6611,Georgia Sakartvelo,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  
6612,Georgian,a native or resident of the American state of Georgia  
6613,Georgian,a native or inhabitant of Georgia in Asia  
6614,Georgian,a southern Caucasian language with 3 million speakers and a long literary tradition  
6615,Georgian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Georgia  
6616,Geothlypis genus_Geothlypis,yellowthroats  
6617,Geraint Sir_Geraint,(Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table  
6618,Geraniaceae family_Geraniaceae geranium_family,chiefly herbaceous plants  
6619,Geraniales order_Geraniales,an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae  
6620,Gerbera genus_Gerbera,genus of South African or Asiatic herbs: African daisies  
6621,Gerbillinae subfamily_Gerbillinae,gerbils  
6622,Gerbillus genus_Gerbillus,type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils  
6623,Gerea genus_Gerea,small genus of hairy herbs with yellow flowers  
6624,German,a person of German nationality  
6625,German High_German German_language,the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic  
6626,German_American,an American who was born in Germany or whose ancestors were German  
6627,German_cockroach Croton_bug crotonbug water_bug Blattella_germanica,small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest  
6628,German_iris Iris_germanica,a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe  
6629,German_iris Iris_kochii,iris of northern Italy having deep blue-purple flowers; similar to but smaller than Iris germanica  
6630,German_ivy Delairea_odorata Senecio_milkanioides,South African succulent evergreen twining climber with yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio  
6631,German_lesson,instruction in the German language  
6632,German_measles rubella three-day_measles epidemic_roseola,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  
6633,German_millet golden_wonder_millet Setaria_italica_stramineofructa,millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes  
6634,German_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Germany  
6635,German_shepherd German_shepherd_dog German_police_dog alsatian,breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind  
6636,German_short-haired_pointer,liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany; 3/4 pointer and 1/4 bloodhound  
6637,Germanic Germanic_language,a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic  
6638,Germanism,a custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens  
6639,Germanist,a specialist in the study of Germanic language or culture or literature  
6640,Germany Federal_Republic_of_Germany Deutschland FRG,a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990  
6641,Germinal,seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of buds  
6642,Geronimo,Apache chieftain who raided the white settlers in the Southwest as resistance to being confined to a reservation (1829-1909)  
6643,Gerreidae family_Gerreidae Gerridae family_Gerridae,mojarras  
6644,Gerres genus_Gerres,type genus of the Gerreidae  
6645,Gerrhonotus genus_Gerrhonotus,alligator lizards  
6646,Gerrididae family_Gerrididae Gerridae family_Gerridae,an arthropod family that includes water striders  
6647,Gerris genus_Gerris,type genus of the Gerrididae  
6648,Gershwin George_Gershwin,United States composer who incorporated jazz into classical forms and composed scores for musical comedies (1898-1937)  
6649,Gershwin Ira_Gershwin,United States lyricist who frequently collaborated with his brother George Gershwin (1896-1983)  
6650,Geryon,(Greek mythology) a mythical monster with three heads that was slain by Hercules  
6651,Gesell Arnold_Gesell Arnold_Lucius_Gesell,United States psychologist noted for his work in child development (1880-1961)  
6652,Gesner Konrad_von_Gesner,Swiss naturalist who was one of the founders of modern zoology (1516-1565)  
6653,Gesneriaceae family_Gesneriaceae gesneria_family,large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales  
6654,Gestalt_law_of_organization Gestalt_principle_of_organization,a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization  
6655,Gestalt_psychology configurationism,(psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties  
6656,Gestapo,the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods  
6657,Gettysburg,a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery  
6658,Gettysburg Battle_of_Gettysburg,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  
6659,Gettysburg_Address,a three-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg (November 19, 1863)  
6660,Geum genus_Geum,avens  
6661,Ghana Republic_of_Ghana Gold_Coast,a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British"  
6662,Ghanian,a native or inhabitant of Ghana  
6663,Ghanian_monetary_unit,monetary unit of Ghana  
6664,Ghedda_wax,wax from Indian and African bees  
6665,Gheg Gheg_dialect,the dialect of Albanian spoken in northern Albania and Yugoslavia  
6666,Giacometti Alberto_Giacometti,Swiss sculptor and painter known for his bronze sculptures of elongated figures (1901-1966)  
6667,Gibbon Edward_Gibbon,English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)  
6668,Gibbs Josiah_Willard_Gibbs,United States chemist (1839-1903)  
6669,Gibraltar Rock_of_Gibraltar Calpe,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  
6670,Gibraltarian,a native or inhabitant of Gibraltar  
6671,Gibran Kahlil_Gibran,United States writer (born in Lebanon) (1883-1931)  
6672,Gibson Althea_Gibson,United States tennis player who was the first Black woman player to win all the major world singles titles (1927-2003)  
6673,Gibson C._D._Gibson Charles_Dana_Gibson,United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the `Gibson girl' (1867-1944)  
6674,Gibson Mel_Gibson Mel_Columcille_Gerard_Gibson,Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956)  
6675,Gibson_Desert,a desert area in western Australia  
6676,Gibson_girl,the idealized American girl of the 1890s as pictured by C. D. Gibson  
6677,Gidar,a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad  
6678,Gide Andre_Gide Andre_Paul_Guillaume_Gide,French author and dramatist who is regarded as the father of modern French literature (1869-1951)  
6679,Gielgud Sir_John_Gielgud Arthur_John_Gielgud,English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000)  
6680,Gigartinaceae family_Gigartinaceae,a family of protoctist  
6681,Gikuyu,a Bantu language spoken in western Kenya  
6682,Gila Gila_River,a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River  
6683,Gila_Desert,a desert area in southern Arizona  
6684,Gila_monster Heloderma_suspectum,large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested  
6685,Gilbert Cass_Gilbert,United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934)  
6686,Gilbert Humphrey_Gilbert Sir_Humphrey_Gilbert,English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)  
6687,Gilbert William_Gilbert,English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603)  
6688,Gilbert William_Gilbert William_S._Gilbert William_Schwenk_Gilbert Sir_William_Gilbert,a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)  
6689,Gilbert_Islands,a group of islands in Micronesia to the 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  
6690,Gilbert_and_Ellice_Islands,a former British possession in Micronesia  
6691,Gilbert_and_Sullivan,the music of Gilbert and Sullivan; "he could sing all of Gilbert and Sullivan"  
6692,Gilgamesh,a legendary Sumerian king who was the hero of an epic collection of mythic stories  
6693,Gilgamish,legendary Sumerian king and hero of Sumerian and Babylonian epics  
6694,Gillespie Dizzy_Gillespie John_Birks_Gillespie,United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993)  
6695,Gillette King_Camp_Gilette,United States inventor and manufacturer who developed the safety razor (1855-1932)  
6696,Gilman Charlotte_Anna_Perkins_Gilman,United States feminist (1860-1935)  
6697,Gilmer Elizabeth_Merriwether_Gilmer Dorothy_Dix,United States journalist who wrote a syndicated column of advice to the lovelorn (1870-1951)  
6698,Ginglymostoma genus_Ginglymostoma,nurse sharks  
6699,Ginkgoaceae family_Ginkgoaceae ginkgo_family,constituting the order Ginkgoales; includes the genus Ginkgo and extinct forms  
6700,Ginkgoales order_Ginkgoales,coextensive with the family Ginkgoaceae: plants that first appeared in the Permian and now represented by a single surviving species; often included in Coniferales  
6701,Ginkgopsida class_Ginkgopsida Ginkgophytina class_Ginkgophytina subdivision_Ginkgophytina subdivision_Ginkgophyta,ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class and in others as a subdivision; used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta  
6702,Ginsberg Allen_Ginsberg,United States poet of the beat generation (1926-1997)  
6703,Giotto Giotto_di_Bondone,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)  
6704,Giraffa genus_Giraffa,type genus of the Giraffidae  
6705,Giraffidae family_Giraffidae,giraffes  
6706,Girard Stephen_Girard,United States financier (born in France) who helped finance the War of 1812 (1750-1831)  
6707,Giraudoux Jean_Giraudoux Hippolyte_Jean_Giraudoux,French novelist and dramatist whose plays were reinterpretations of Greek myths (1882-1944)  
6708,Giriama,a Bantu language spoken in the coastal regions of eastern Kenya  
6709,Girl_Scout,a girl who is a member of the Girl Scouts  
6710,Girl_Scouts,an organization of young women and girls founded in 1912 for character development and citizenship training  
6711,Gironde,the French moderate political party that was in power (1791-1793) during the French Revolution  
6712,Girondism,the doctrine of the Girondists  
6713,Girondist Girondin,a member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins  
6714,Girru,the Babylonian god of fire; often invoked in incantations against sorcery  
6715,Gish Lillian_Gish,United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)  
6716,Giza El_Giza Gizeh,an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx  
6717,Gjellerup Karl_Gjellerup,Danish novelist (1857-1919)  
6718,Gladstone William_Gladstone William_Ewart_Gladstone,liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898)  
6719,Glareola genus_Glareola,type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles  
6720,Glareolidae family_Glareolidae,Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers  
6721,Glaser Donald_Glaser Donald_Arthur_Glaser,United States physicist who invented the bubble chamber to study subatomic particles (born in 1926)  
6722,Glasgow,largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world  
6723,Glaswegian,an inhabitant of Glasgow  
6724,Glauber's_salt Glauber's_salts,(Na2SO4.10H2O) a colorless salt used as a cathartic  
6725,Glaucium genus_Glaucium,herbs of Europe and North Africa and Asia: horned poppy  
6726,Glaucomys genus_Glaucomys,New World flying squirrels  
6727,Glaux genus_Glaux,sea milkwort  
6728,Glechoma genus_Glechoma,ground ivy  
6729,Gleditsia genus_Gleditsia,deciduous trees: honey locusts  
6730,Gleichenia genus_Gleichenia,type genus of Gleicheniaceae: leptosporangiate ferns with sessile sporangia; South Africa to Malaysia and New Zealand  
6731,Gleicheniaceae family_Gleicheniaceae,a family of ferns belonging to order Filicales  
6732,Glen_Canyon_Dam,a large dam built in 1964 on the Colorado River in Arizona  
6733,Glendower Owen_Glendower,Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1359-1416)  
6734,Glengarry,a Scottish cap with straight sides and a crease along the top from front to back; worn by Highlanders as part of military dress  
6735,Glenn John_Glenn John_Herschel_Glenn_Jr.,made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)  
6736,Glinka Mikhail_Glinka Mikhail_Ivanovich_Glinka,Russian composer (1804-1857)  
6737,Gliridae family_Gliridae,dormice and other Old World forms  
6738,Glis genus_Glis,type genus of the Gliridae  
6739,Global_Positioning_System GPS,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  
6740,Globicephala genus_Globicephala,pilot whales  
6741,Globigerinidae family_Globigerinidae,a family of protoctists  
6742,Glossinidae family_Glossinidae,flies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies  
6743,Glossodia genus_Glossodia,small genus of Australian orchids  
6744,Glossopsitta genus_Glossopsitta,a genus of Loriinae  
6745,Gloucester,a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries  
6746,Gloucester,a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn  
6747,Gloucestershire,a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley  
6748,Gluck Christoph_Willibald_von_Gluck,German composer of more than 100 operas (1714-1787)  
6749,Glyceria genus_Glyceria,manna grass  
6750,Glycine genus_Glycine,genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean  
6751,Glycyrrhiza genus_Glycyrrhiza,sticky perennial Eurasian herbs  
6752,Gnaphalium genus_Gnaphalium,large widely distributed genus of coarse hairy herbs with whitish involucres  
6753,Gnathostomata superclass_Gnathostomata,comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jaws  
6754,Gnetaceae family_Gnetaceae,plants having small unisexual flowers and fleshy or winged fruit: in some classifications includes the genera Ephedra and Welwitschia as well as genus Gnetum  
6755,Gnetales order_Gnetales,chiefly tropical or xerophytic woody plants; practically unknown as fossils but considered close to the ancestral line of angiosperms  
6756,Gnetopsida class_Gnetopsida Gnetophytina subdivision_Gnetophytina Gnetophyta,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)  
6757,Gnostic,an advocate of Gnosticism  
6758,Gnosticism,a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches  
6759,Go_Fish,a card game for two players who try to assemble books of cards by asking the opponent for particular cards  
6760,Goa,a state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony  
6761,Gobi Gobi_Desert,a desert in central China  
6762,Gobiesocidae family_Gobiesocidae,clingfishes  
6763,Gobiesox genus_Gobiesox,type genus of the Gobiesocidae  
6764,Gobiidae family_Gobiidae,gobies  
6765,Gobio genus_Gobio,true gudgeons  
6766,God Supreme_Being,the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions  
6767,God's_Will,the omnipotence of a divine being  
6768,God's_Wisdom,the omniscience of a divine being  
6769,Godard Jean_Luc_Godard,French film maker influenced by surrealism; early work explored the documentary use of film; noted for innovative techniques (born in 1930)  
6770,Goddard Robert_Hutchings_Goddard,United States physicist who developed the first successful liquid-fueled rocket (1882-1945)  
6771,Godel Kurt_Godel,United States mathematician (born in Austria) who is remembered principally for demonstrating the limitations of axiomatic systems (1906-1978)  
6772,Godhead Lord Creator Maker Divine God_Almighty Almighty Jehovah,terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God  
6773,Godiva Lady_Godiva,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)  
6774,Godspeed,a successful journey; "they wished him Godspeed"  
6775,Godunov Boris_Godunov Boris_Fyodorovich_Godunov,czar of Russia (1551-1605)  
6776,Goebbels Joseph_Goebbels Paul_Joseph_Goebbels,German propaganda minister in Nazi Germany who persecuted the Jews (1897-1945)  
6777,Goethals George_Washington_Goethals,United States army officer and engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal (1858-1928)  
6778,Goethe Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe,German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832)  
6779,Gog_and_Magog,biblical names of the enemies of God's people who wage war against God at the end of the world; "in the Book of Ezekiel Gog is a ruler from the land of Magog but in the Book of Revelation Gog and Magog are nations under the rule of Satan"  
6780,Gogol Nikolai_Vasilievich_Gogol,Russian writer who introduced realism to Russian literature (1809-1852)  
6781,Golan_Heights Golan,a fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and southern Syria; "artillery on the Golan Heights can dominate a large area of Israel"  
6782,Golconda,a source of great wealth (especially a mine)  
6783,Goldberg Rube_Goldberg Reuben_Lucius_Goldberg,United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970)  
6784,Golden_Age,(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  
6785,Golden_Delicious Yellow_Delicious,a sweet eating apple with yellow skin  
6786,Golden_Fleece,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  
6787,Golden_Gate,a strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean; discovered in 1579 by Sir Francis Drake  
6788,Golden_Gate_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate  
6789,Golden_Horde,a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the 13th century  
6790,Golden_Rule,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" (Matthew 7:12)  
6791,Goldie's_fern Goldie's_shield_fern goldie's_wood_fern Dryopteris_goldiana,North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe  
6792,Golding William_Golding Sir_William_Gerald_Golding,English novelist (1911-1993)  
6793,Goldman Emma_Goldman,United States anarchist (born in Russia) who opposed conscription; was deported to the Soviet Union in 1919 (1869-1940)  
6794,Goldmark Peter_Goldmark Peter_Carl_Goldmark,United States inventor (born in Hungary) who made the first TV broadcast in 1940 and invented the long-playing record in 1948 and pioneered videocassette recording (1906-1977)  
6795,Goldoni Carlo_Goldoni,prolific Italian dramatist (1707-1793)  
6796,Goldsboro,a town that is a major tobacco center in eastern North Carolina  
6797,Goldsmith Oliver_Goldsmith,Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays (1728-1774)  
6798,Goldwyn Sam_Goldwyn Samuel_Goldwyn,United States film maker (born in Poland) who founded his own film company and later merged with Louis B. Mayer (1882-1974)  
6799,Golgi Camillo_Golgi,Italian histologist noted for work on the structure of the nervous system and for his discovery of Golgi bodies (1844-1926)  
6800,Golgi's_cell Golgi_cell,a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter  
6801,Golgi_body Golgi_apparatus Golgi_complex dictyosome,a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)  
6802,Goliath,(Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot  
6803,Goma,a city in eastern Congo at the northern end of Lake Kivu near the border with Rwanda  
6804,Gombrowicz Witold_Gombrowicz,Polish author (1904-1969)  
6805,Gomorrah Gomorrha,(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  
6806,Gompers Samuel_Gompers,United States labor leader (born in England) who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 to 1924 (1850-1924)  
6807,Gomphotheriidae family_Gomphotheriidae,elephants extinct since the Pleistocene  
6808,Gomphotherium genus_Gomphotherium,type genus of the Gomphotheriidae  
6809,Gomphrena genus_Gomphrena,genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having flowers in close heads; tropical America and Australia  
6810,Goncourt Edmond_de_Goncourt Edmond_Louis_Antoine_Huot_de_Goncourt,French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896)  
6811,Goncourt Jules_de_Goncourt Jules_Alfred_Huot_de_Goncourt,French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870)  
6812,Gond,a member of a formerly tribal people in south central India  
6813,Gondi,a Dravidian language spoken by the Gond in south central India  
6814,Gondwanaland,a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into India and Australia and Africa and South America and Antarctica  
6815,Gongora Luis_de_Gongora_y_Argote,a Spanish poet whose work was characterized by an affected elegance of style (1561-1627)  
6816,Gongorism,an affected elegance of style that was introduced into Spanish literature by the poet Gongora  
6817,Gongorist,a practitioner of the affected elegant style of the Spanish poet Gongora  
6818,Goniopteris genus_Goniopteris,terrestrial ferns of Florida and West Indies to Central and South America  
6819,Gonne Maud_Gonne,Irish patriot and a founder of the Sinn Fein (1865-1953)  
6820,Gonorhynchidae family_Gonorhynchidae,coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus  
6821,Gonorhynchus genus_Gonorhynchus,slender cylindrical marine fishes lacking air bladders and teeth  
6822,Good_Friday,Friday before Easter  
6823,Goodall Jane_Goodall,English zoologist noted for her studies of chimpanzees in the wild (born in 1934)  
6824,Goodenia,a genus of shrubs and herbs that grow in Australia and New Guinea and Malaysia and southeast Asia  
6825,Goodeniaceae family_Goodeniaceae Goodenia_family,a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China  
6826,Goodman Benny_Goodman Benjamin_David_Goodman King_of_Swing,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)  
6827,Goodyear Charles_Goodyear,United States inventor of vulcanized rubber (1800-1860)  
6828,Goodyera genus_Goodyera,genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers  
6829,Goofy,a cartoon character created by Walt Disney  
6830,Google,a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search  
6831,Gopherus genus_Gopherus,gopher tortoises  
6832,Gorbachev Mikhail_Gorbachev Mikhail_Sergeyevich_Gorbachev,Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms (born in 1931)  
6833,Gordian_knot,any very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms  
6834,Gordian_knot,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  
6835,Gordimer Nadine_Gordimer,South African novelist and short-story writer whose work describes the effects of apartheid (born in 1923)  
6836,Gordius,legendary king of ancient Phrygia who was said to be responsible for the Gordian knot  
6837,Gordon_setter,a Scottish breed with a black-and-tan coat  
6838,Gore Al_Gore Albert_Gore_Jr.,Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948)  
6839,Gorgas William_Crawford_Gorgas,United States Army surgeon who suppressed yellow fever in Havana and in the Panama Canal Zone (1854-1920)  
6840,Gorgon,(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  
6841,Gorgonacea suborder_Gorgonacea Gorgoniacea suborder_Gorgoniacea,red corals and sea fans  
6842,Gorgonocephalus genus_Gorgonocephalus,basket stars  
6843,Goring Goering Hermann_Goring Hermann_Goering Hermann_Wilhelm_Goring,German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946)  
6844,Gorky Maksim_Gorky Gorki Maxim_Gorki Aleksey_Maksimovich_Peshkov Aleksey_Maximovich_Peshkov,Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts  
6845,Gosainthan,a mountain in the Himalayas in Tibet (26,290 feet high)  
6846,Gospel Gospels evangel,the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings  
6847,Gossypium genus_Gossypium,herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton  
6848,Gota_Canal,a canal for small oceangoing ships to enter Lake Vanern in Sweden  
6849,Goteborg Goeteborg Gothenburg,a port in southwestern Sweden; second largest city in Sweden  
6850,Goth,one of the Teutonic people who invaded the Roman Empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries  
6851,Gothic,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  
6852,Gothic Gothic_architecture,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  
6853,Gothic black_letter,a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries  
6854,Gothic_arch,a pointed arch; usually has a joint (instead of a keystone) at the apex  
6855,Gothic_romance,a romance that deals with desolate and mysterious and grotesque events  
6856,Gothic_romancer,a writer of Gothic romances  
6857,Gotterdammerung Ragnarok Twilight_of_the_Gods,myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil  
6858,Gouda Gouda_cheese,mild cream-colored Dutch cheese shaped in balls  
6859,Goudy Frederic_Goudy Frederic_William_Goudy,United States printer noted for designing typefaces (1865-1947)  
6860,Gould Jay_Gould,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)  
6861,Gould Stephen_Jay_Gould,United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)  
6862,Gounod Charles_Francois_Gounod,French composer best remembered for his operas (1818-1893)  
6863,Governador_Valadares,a city in eastern Brazil to the northeast of Belo Horizonte  
6864,Government_Accounting_Office GAO United_States_Government_Accounting_Office,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  
6865,Goya Goya_y_Lucientes Francisco_Goya Francisco_de_Goya Francisco_Jose_de_Goya Francisco_Jose_de_Goya_y_Lucientes,Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828)  
6866,Graafian_follicle,a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg  
6867,Grace,(Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors  
6868,Gracilariidae Gracillariidae family_Gracilariidae,leaf miners  
6869,Gracula genus_Gracula,mynas  
6870,Graf Steffi_Graf Stephanie_Graf,German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969)  
6871,Graham Billy_Graham William_Franklin_Graham,United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)  
6872,Graham Martha_Graham,United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991)  
6873,Grahame Kenneth_Grahame,English writer (born in Scotland) of children's stories (1859-1932)  
6874,Grainger Percy_Grainger Percy_Aldridge_Grainger George_Percy_Aldridge_Grainger,United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961)  
6875,Gram Hans_C._J._Gram,Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)  
6876,Gram's_method Gram_method Gram's_procedure Gram's_stain Gram_stain,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  
6877,Gram's_solution,a solution used in staining bacteria by Gram's method; consists of one part iodine and two parts potassium iodide and 300 parts water  
6878,Graminales order_Graminales,grasses; sedges; rushes  
6879,Gramineae family_Gramineae Graminaceae family_Graminaceae Poaceae family_Poaceae grass_family,the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane  
6880,Grammatophyllum genus_Grammatophyllum,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  
6881,Gran_Santiago Santiago Santiago_de_Chile capital_of_Chile,the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America  
6882,Granada,a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492; site of the Alhambra (a palace and fortress built by Moors in the Middle Ages) which is now a major tourist attraction  
6883,Grand_Canal,the major waterway in Venice, Italy  
6884,Grand_Canal,an inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China; extends from Tianjin in the north to Hangzhou in the south  
6885,Grand_Canyon,the enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona  
6886,Grand_Canyon_National_Park,a national park in Arizona including the mile deep canyon of the Colorado River which shows geologic features and fossil plants and animals  
6887,Grand_Guignol,a play of a macabre or horrific nature  
6888,Grand_Inquisitor,director of the court of Inquisition (especially in Spain and Portugal)  
6889,Grand_Island,a town in south central Nebraska  
6890,Grand_Marnier,an orange-flavored French liqueur  
6891,Grand_National,an annual steeplechase run in Liverpool, England  
6892,Grand_Prix,one of several international races  
6893,Grand_Rapids,a city in west central Michigan; noted for manufacturing furniture  
6894,Grand_River,a river in southern Michigan that flows northwest to empty into Lake Michigan  
6895,Grand_Teton,a mountain peak in northwestern Wyoming; the highest peak in the Teton Range (13,766 feet high)  
6896,Grand_Teton_National_Park,a national park in Wyoming featuring mountains  
6897,Granicus Battle_of_Granicus_River,the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC)  
6898,Granny_Smith,apple with a green skin and hard tart flesh  
6899,Grant Cary_Grant,United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)  
6900,Grant Duncan_Grant Duncan_James_Corrow_Grant,Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)  
6901,Grant Ulysses_Grant Ulysses_S._Grant Ulysses_Simpson_Grant Hiram_Ulysses_Grant President_Grant,18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)  
6902,Granville-Barker Harley_Granville-Barker,English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)  
6903,Grappelli Stephane_Grappelli,French jazz violinist (1908-1997)  
6904,Graptophyllum genus_Graptophyllum,caricature plant  
6905,Grass Gunter_Grass Gunter_Wilhelm_Grass,German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)  
6906,Graves Robert_Graves Robert_Ranke_Graves,English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)  
6907,Graves'_disease exophthalmic_goiter,exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs  
6908,Gray Asa_Gray,United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)  
6909,Gray Louis_Harold_Gray,English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965)  
6910,Gray Robert_Gray,American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)  
6911,Gray Thomas_Gray,English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771)  
6912,Graz,an industrial city is southeastern Austria  
6913,Great_Attractor,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  
6914,Great_Australian_Bight,a wide bay of the Indian Ocean in southern Australia; notorious for storms  
6915,Great_Barrier_Reef,the largest coral reef in the world; in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia  
6916,Great_Bear Ursa_Major,a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star  
6917,Great_Britain GB,an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales  
6918,Great_Dane,very large powerful smooth-coated breed of dog  
6919,Great_Depression,the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s  
6920,Great_Divide,that part of the continental divide formed by the Rocky Mountains in the United States  
6921,Great_Dividing_Range Eastern_Highlands,a mountain range running along the eastern coast of Australia  
6922,Great_Falls,a town in central Montana on the Missouri river; a center of extensive hydroelectric power  
6923,Great_Lakes,a group of five large, interconnected lakes in central North America  
6924,Great_Plains Great_Plains_of_North_America,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  
6925,Great_Pyrenees,bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundland  
6926,Great_Rift_Valley,( geology) a depression in southwestern Asia and eastern Africa; extends from the valley of the Jordan River to Mozambique; marked by geological faults  
6927,Great_Russian,a member of the chief stock of Russian people living in European Russia; used to distinguish ethnic Russians from other peoples incorporated into Russia  
6928,Great_Salt_Lake,a shallow body of salt water in northwestern Utah  
6929,Great_Sandy_Desert,a desert region in northwestern Australia to the north of the Gibson Desert  
6930,Great_Schism,the period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one in Avignon  
6931,Great_Seal_of_the_United_States,the seal of the United States government  
6932,Great_Slave_Lake,a lake in the Northwest Territories in northwestern Canada; drained by the Mackenzie River  
6933,Great_Smoky_Mountains,part of the Appalachians between North Carolina and Tennessee  
6934,Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park,a national park in Tennessee and North Carolina that includes the highest mountain in the eastern United States  
6935,Great_Victoria_Desert,a desert region in south central Australia to the north of the Nullarbor Plain  
6936,Greater_Antilles,a group of islands in the western West Indies  
6937,Greater_New_Orleans_Bridge,twin cantilever bridges across the Mississippi at New Orleans  
6938,Greater_Sunda_Islands,a chain of islands including Borneo and Celebes and Java and Sumatra  
6939,Greater_Swiss_Mountain_dog,the largest of the four Swiss breeds  
6940,Grecian,a native or resident of Greece  
6941,Greco-Roman_deity Graeco-Roman_deity,a deity of classical mythology  
6942,Greco-Roman_wrestling,a style of wrestling where the wrestlers are forbidden to tackle or trip or use holds below the waist  
6943,Greece,ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE  
6944,Greece Hellenic_Republic Ellas,a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil  
6945,Greek Hellene,a native or inhabitant of Greece  
6946,Greek Hellenic Hellenic_language,the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages  
6947,Greek_Catholic,a member of the Greek Orthodox Church  
6948,Greek_Orthodox_Church Greek_Church,state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church  
6949,Greek_alphabet,the alphabet used by ancient Greeks  
6950,Greek_architecture,the architecture of ancient Greece  
6951,Greek_cross,a cross with each of the four arms the same length  
6952,Greek_deity,a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks  
6953,Greek_fire,a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted  
6954,Greek_mode,any of the descending diatonic scales in the music of classical Greece  
6955,Greek_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Greece  
6956,Greek_mythology,the mythology of the ancient Greeks  
6957,Greek_partridge rock_partridge Alectoris_graeca,of mountainous areas of southern Europe  
6958,Greek_valerian Polemonium_reptans,erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States  
6959,Greeley Horace_Greeley,United States journalist with political ambitions (1811-1872)  
6960,Green,an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party  
6961,Green Green_River,a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River  
6962,Green William_Green,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)  
6963,Green_Bay,a city of eastern Wisconsin on an arm of Lake Michigan  
6964,Green_Beret,a soldier who is a member of the United States Army Special Forces  
6965,Green_Line,the border marking the boundaries of the land that Israel won in its 1948 war of independence  
6966,Green_Mountains,a range of the Appalachian Mountains that extends from south to north through Vermont  
6967,Green_Party,an environmentalist political party  
6968,Greenback_Party,a former political party in the United States; organized in 1874; opposed any reduction in the amount of paper money in circulation  
6969,Greenberg Joseph_Greenberg,United States linguist who studied the historical relations among 5,000 languages (1916-2001)  
6970,Greene Graham_Greene Henry_Graham_Greene,English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)  
6971,Greenland Gronland Kalaallit_Nunaat,the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark  
6972,Greenland_Sea,part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Iceland  
6973,Greenpeace,an international organization that works for environmental conservation and the preservation of endangered species  
6974,Greensboro,a city of north central North Carolina  
6975,Greenville,a town in northwest South Carolina in the Piedmont  
6976,Greenville,a city in eastern North Carolina; tobacco market  
6977,Greenville,a town in western Mississippi on the Mississippi River to the north of Vicksburg  
6978,Greenwich,a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time  
6979,Greenwich_Mean_Time Greenwich_Time GMT universal_time UT UT1,the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere  
6980,Greenwich_Meridian,the meridian passing through Greenwich; was internationally adopted as the earth's zero of longitude in 1884  
6981,Greenwich_Village Village,a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century  
6982,Gregarinida order_Gregarinida,an order in the subclass Telosporidia  
6983,Gregorian_calendar New_Style_calendar,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  
6984,Gregorian_calendar_month,a month in the Gregorian calendar  
6985,Gregorian_chant,a variety of plainsong named after Pope Gregory I  
6986,Gregory Gregory_I Saint_Gregory_I St._Gregory_I Gregory_the_Great,(Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604)  
6987,Gregory Gregory_Nazianzen Gregory_of_Nazianzen St._Gregory_of_Nazianzen,(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)  
6988,Gregory Gregory_VII Hildebrand,the Italian pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Roman Catholic Church and the supremacy of the church over the state (1020-1085)  
6989,Gregory Gregory_XII Angelo_Correr,the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417)  
6990,Gregory Gregory_XIII Ugo_Buoncompagni,the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585)  
6991,Gregory Gregory_XVI Bartolomeo_Alberto_Capillari,Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846)  
6992,Grenada,an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth  
6993,Grenada_dollar,the basic unit of money in Grenada  
6994,Grenadian,a native or inhabitant of Grenada  
6995,Grenoble,a city in southeastern France on the Isere River  
6996,Gresham Sir_Thomas_Gresham,English financier (1519-1579)  
6997,Gresham's_Law,(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  
6998,Gretzky Wayne_Gretzky,high-scoring Canadian ice-hockey player (born in 1961)  
6999,Grewia genus_Grewia,a genus of tropical and subtropical Old World climbers or shrubs or trees  
7000,Grey Charles_Grey Second_Earl_Grey,Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)  
7001,Grey Lady_Jane_Grey,Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)  
7002,Grey Zane_Grey,United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)  
7003,Grias genus_Grias,anchovy pear tree  
7004,Grieg Edvard_Grieg Edvard_Hagerup_Grieg,Norwegian composer whose work was often inspired by Norwegian folk music (1843-1907)  
7005,Griffith D._W._Griffith David_Lewelyn_Wark_Griffith,United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)  
7006,Grim_Reaper Reaper,Death personified as an old man or a skeleton with a scythe  
7007,Grimes'_golden,yellow apple that ripens in late autumn; eaten raw  
7008,Grimm Jakob_Grimm Jakob_Ludwig_Karl_Grimm,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)  
7009,Grimm Wilhelm_Grimm Wilhelm_Karl_Grimm,the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859)  
7010,Grimm's_law,a sound law relating German consonants and consonants in other Indo-European languages  
7011,Grindelia genus_Grindelia,large genus of coarse gummy herbs of western North and Central America  
7012,Grindelia_robusta,perennial gumweed of California and Baja California  
7013,Gris Jaun_Gris,Spanish cubist painter (1887-1927)  
7014,Griselinia genus_Griselinia,evergreen shrubs of New Zealand and South America  
7015,Groenlandia genus_Groenlandia,a monocotyledonous genus of the family Potamogetonaceae  
7016,Gromyko Andrei_Gromyko Andrei_Andreyevich_Gromyko,Soviet ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations (1909-1989)  
7017,Gropius Walter_Gropius,United States architect (born in Germany) and founder of the Bauhaus school (1883-1969)  
7018,Grossulariaceae family_Grossulariaceae gooseberry_family,in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry  
7019,Grotius Hugo_Grotius Huig_de_Groot,Dutch jurist and diplomat whose writings established the basis of modern international law (1583-1645)  
7020,Groundhog_Day February_2,if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter  
7021,Groves Leslie_Richard_Groves,United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)  
7022,Grozny Groznyy,the capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields  
7023,Grub_Street,the world of literary hacks  
7024,Gruidae family_Gruidae,cranes  
7025,Gruiformes order_Gruiformes,inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards  
7026,Grus Crane,a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix  
7027,Grus genus_Grus,type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes  
7028,Gruyere,Swiss cheese with small holes  
7029,Gryllidae family_Gryllidae,crickets  
7030,Guadalajara,a city in southwestern Mexico; a popular health resort and site of architecture from the Spanish colonial era  
7031,Guadalcanal,a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth  
7032,Guadalcanal Battle_of_Guadalcanal,a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces  
7033,Guadalupe_Island,a Mexican island in the Pacific to the west of Baja California  
7034,Guadalupe_Mountains,a mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas; the southern extension of the Sacramento Mountains  
7035,Guadalupe_Mountains_National_Park,a national park in Texas that has the highest point in Texas; includes desert wilderness and the ancient Apache hunting grounds  
7036,Guadalupe_cypress Cupressus_guadalupensis,relatively low wide-spreading endemic on Guadalupe Island; cultivated for its bluish foliage  
7037,Guadeloupe,an island territory of France located in the eastern West Indies; tourism is the major industry  
7038,Guaiacum genus_Guaiacum,small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America  
7039,Guallatiri,the world's highest volcano; in the Andes in northern Chile; last erupted in 1959  
7040,Guam GU,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  
7041,Guangdong Kwangtung Guangdong_province,a province in southern China  
7042,Guangzhou Kuangchou Kwangchow Canton,a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port  
7043,Guantanamo,a city in southeastern Cuba; site of a United States naval base  
7044,Guantanamo_Bay,an inlet of the Caribbean Sea; a United States naval station was established on the bay in 1903  
7045,Guarani,a member of the South American people living in Paraguay and Bolivia  
7046,Guarani,the language spoken by the Guarani of Paraguay and Bolivia  
7047,Guarneri Guarnieri Guarnerius Andrea_Guarneri,founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698)  
7048,Guarneri Guarnieri Guarnerius Guiseppe_Guarneri,Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745)  
7049,Guarnerius,a violin made by a member of the Guarneri family  
7050,Guatemala Republic_of_Guatemala,a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable  
7051,Guatemala_City capital_of_Guatemala,the capital and largest city of Guatemala  
7052,Guatemalan,a native or inhabitant of Guatemala  
7053,Guatemalan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Guatemala  
7054,Guayaquil,the largest city of Ecuador  
7055,Guernsey,breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey  
7056,Guernsey island_of_Guernsey,a Channel Island to the northwest of Jersey  
7057,Guest Edgar_Guest Edgar_Albert_Guest,United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959)  
7058,Guevara Ernesto_Guevara Che_Guevara,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)  
7059,Guevina genus_Guevina,one species: Chilean nut  
7060,Guggenheim Meyer_Guggenheim,United States industrialist (born in Switzerland) who with his sons established vast mining and metal processing companies (1828-1905)  
7061,Guggenheim Solomon_Guggenheim,United States philanthropist; son of Meyer Guggenheim who created several foundations to support the arts (1861-1949)  
7062,Guiana,a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam  
7063,Guiana_Highlands,a mountainous tableland in northern South America; extends from Venezuela into Guyana and northern Brazil  
7064,Guillain-Barre_syndrome infectious_polyneuritis Landry's_paralysis,a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown  
7065,Guinea Republic_of_Guinea French_Guinea,a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958  
7066,Guinea-Bissau Republic_of_Guinea-Bissau Guine-Bissau Portuguese_Guinea,a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974  
7067,Guinea-Bissau_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Guinea-Bissau  
7068,Guinea-Bissau_peso peso,the basic unit of money in Guinea-Bissau; equal to 100 centavos  
7069,Guinea_pepper negro_pepper Xylopia_aethiopica,tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine  
7070,Guinea_worm Dracunculus_medinensis,parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates  
7071,Guinea_worm_disease Guinea_worm dracunculiasis,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  
7072,Guinean,a native or inhabitant of Guinea  
7073,Guinean_franc,the basic unit of money in Guinea  
7074,Guinean_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Guinea  
7075,Guinevere Guenevere,(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  
7076,Guinness,a kind of bitter stout  
7077,Guinness Alec_Guinness Sir_Alec_Guinness,English stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000)  
7078,Gujarat Gujerat,an industrialized state in western India that includes parts of Bombay  
7079,Gujarati Gujerati,a member of the people of Gujarat  
7080,Gujarati Gujerati,the Indic language spoken by the people of India who live in Gujarat in western India  
7081,Gula,the Babylonian goddess of healing and consort of Ninurta  
7082,Gulf_Coast,a seashore of the Gulf of Mexico  
7083,Gulf_States,a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas  
7084,Gulf_States,the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf  
7085,Gulf_War_syndrome Persian_Gulf_illness,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  
7086,Gulf_of_Aden,arm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea  
7087,Gulf_of_Alaska,a gulf of the Pacific Ocean between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago  
7088,Gulf_of_Antalya,a gulf of the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Turkey  
7089,Gulf_of_Aqaba Gulf_of_Akaba,a northeastern arm of the Red Sea; between the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) and Saudi Arabia  
7090,Gulf_of_Bothnia,a northern arm of the Baltic Sea; between Sweden and Finland  
7091,Gulf_of_California Sea_of_Cortes,a gulf to the west of the mainland of Mexico  
7092,Gulf_of_Campeche Golfo_de_Campeche Bay_of_Campeche,a part of the Gulf of Mexico to the west of Yucatan  
7093,Gulf_of_Carpentaria Carpentaria,a wide shallow inlet of the Arafura Sea in northern Australia  
7094,Gulf_of_Corinth Gulf_of_Lepanto,inlet of the Ionian Sea between central Greece and the Peloponnesus  
7095,Gulf_of_Finland,an eastern arm of the Baltic Sea; between Finland and Estonia  
7096,Gulf_of_Guinea,a gulf off the southwest coast of Africa  
7097,Gulf_of_Martaban,an arm of the Andaman Sea off southern Myanmar  
7098,Gulf_of_Mexico Golfo_de_Mexico,an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico  
7099,Gulf_of_Ob Bay_of_Ob,an inlet of the Kara Sea in western Siberia  
7100,Gulf_of_Oman,an arm of the Arabian Sea connecting it with the Persian Gulf  
7101,Gulf_of_Riga,an inlet of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia  
7102,Gulf_of_Saint_Lawrence Gulf_of_St._Lawrence,an arm of the northwest Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern coast of Canada  
7103,Gulf_of_Sidra,wide inlet of the Mediterranean Sea on the north coast of Libya  
7104,Gulf_of_Suez,a northwestern arm of the Red Sea linked to the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal  
7105,Gulf_of_Tehuantepec,an arm of the Pacific in southern Mexico  
7106,Gulf_of_Thailand Gulf_of_Siam,an arm of the South China Sea between Indochina and the Malay Peninsula  
7107,Gulf_of_Venice,an arm of the Adriatic Sea  
7108,Gulf_stream,a warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean  
7109,Gulliver,a fictional Englishman who travels to the imaginary land of Lilliput in a satirical novel by Jonathan Swift  
7110,Gulo genus_Gulo,a genus of Mustelidae  
7111,Gulu,a city in northern Uganda  
7112,Gunpowder_Plot,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  
7113,Gunter's_chain,a unit of length (22 yards)  
7114,Gur Voltaic,a group of Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in southeastern Mali and northern Ghana  
7115,Gurkha,a member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the British army for 200 years; known for fierceness in combat  
7116,Gurkha,a member of Hindu people descended from brahmins and Rajputs who live in Nepal  
7117,Guru,each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion  
7118,Gustavus Gustavus_I,king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560)  
7119,Gustavus Gustavus_II Gustavus_Adolphus,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)  
7120,Gustavus Gustavus_III,king of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792)  
7121,Gustavus Gustavus_IV,king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837)  
7122,Gustavus Gustavus_V,king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950)  
7123,Gustavus Gustavus_VI,the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973)  
7124,Gutenberg Johann_Gutenberg Johannes_Gutenberg,German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468)  
7125,Guthrie Woody_Guthrie Woodrow_Wilson_Guthrie,United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967)  
7126,Gutierrezia genus_Gutierrezia,sticky perennial herbs and subshrubs of western North America and warm South America  
7127,Guttiferae family_Guttiferae Clusiaceae family_Clusiaceae St_John's_wort_family,widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber  
7128,Guttiferales order_Guttiferales,used in some classifications; coextensive with Parietales  
7129,Guy,an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day  
7130,Guy_Fawkes_Day,day for the celebration of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot  
7131,Guyana Co-operative_Republic_of_Guyana British_Guiana,a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966  
7132,Guyana_dollar,the basic unit of money in Guyana  
7133,Guyanese,a native or inhabitant of Guyana  
7134,Gwydion,Celtic sky god; a magician; giver of arts and civilization  
7135,Gwyn,Celtic underworld god  
7136,Gwynn Gywn Gynne Nell_Gwynn Nell_Gywn Nell_Gwynne Eleanor_Gwynn Eleanor_Gwyn Eleanor_Gwynne,English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)  
7137,Gymnadenia genus_Gymnadenia,small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia  
7138,Gymnadeniopsis genus_Gymnadeniopsis,genus of North American terrestrial orchids usually included in genus Habenaria  
7139,Gymnelis genus_Gymnelis,a genus of Zoarcidae  
7140,Gymnocalycium genus_Gymnocalycium,large genus of low-growing globular South American cacti with spiny ribs covered with many tubercles  
7141,Gymnocarpium genus_Gymnocarpium,oak ferns: in some classification systems included in genus Thelypteris  
7142,Gymnocladus genus_Gymnocladus,small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods  
7143,Gymnogyps genus_Gymnogyps,containing solely the California condor  
7144,Gymnophiona order_Gymnophiona,an order of amphibians including caecilians  
7145,Gymnopilus genus_Gymnopilus,a genus of fungus characterized by the orange color of the spore deposit  
7146,Gymnopilus_spectabilis,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  
7147,Gymnopilus_validipes,a poisonous fungus with a dry cap and a cortina that does not leave much of a ring on the robust stalk  
7148,Gymnopilus_ventricosus,a giant fungus of the Pacific Northwest; has a very thick stalk and the cortina leaves a ring high up on the stalk  
7149,Gymnorhina genus_Gymnorhina,in some classifications placed in the family Laniidae: Australian piping crows  
7150,Gymnospermae class_Gymnospermae Gymnospermophyta division_Gymnospermophyta,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)  
7151,Gymnosporangium genus_Gymnosporangium,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  
7152,Gymnura genus_Gymnura,butterfly rays  
7153,Gynura genus_Gynura,genus of Old World tropical herbs: velvet plants  
7154,Gypaetus genus_Gypaetus,in some classifications the type genus of the family Aegypiidae  
7155,Gyps genus_Gyps,a genus of Accipitridae  
7156,Gypsophila genus_Gypsophila,Mediterranean herbs having small white or pink flowers  
7157,Gypsy Gipsy Romany Rommany Romani Roma Bohemian,a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)  
7158,Gyrinidae family_Gyrinidae,whirligig beetles  
7159,Gyromitra_californica California_false_morel,a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a thick fluted stalk; found under conifers in California  
7160,Gyromitra_esculenta brain_mushroom beefsteak_morel,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  
7161,Gyromitra_fastigiata Gyromitra_brunnea,a lorchel with deep brownish red fertile part and white stalk  
7162,Gyromitra_gigas,a gyromitra with a large irregular stalk and fertile part that is yellow to brown and wrinkled; has early fruiting time  
7163,Gyromitra_infula saddled-shaped_false_morel,a poisonous fungus; saddle-shaped and dull yellow to brown fertile part is relatively even  
7164,Gyromitra_sphaerospora round-spored_gyromitra,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  
7165,H h,the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet  
7166,HAZMAT,an abbreviation for `hazardous material' used on warning signs; "NO HAZMATS IN TUNNEL"  
7167,HDL_cholesterol,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  
7168,HIV,infection by the human immunodeficiency virus  
7169,HMG-CoA_reductase 5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme_A_reductase,a liver enzyme that is responsible for producing cholesterol  
7170,Haastia genus_Haastia,genus of New Zealand mat-forming herbs or subshrubs: vegetable sheep  
7171,Habakkuk,a Hebrew minor prophet  
7172,Habakkuk Habacuc Book_of_Habakkuk,an Old Testament book telling Habakkuk's prophecies  
7173,Habenaria genus_Habenaria,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  
7174,Haber Fritz_Haber,German chemist noted for the synthetic production of ammonia from the nitrogen in air (1868-1934)  
7175,Haber_process Haber-Bosch_process,an industrial process for producing ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen by combining them under high pressure in the presence of an iron catalyst  
7176,Habsburg Hapsburg,a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806  
7177,Hachiman,a Shinto god of war  
7178,Hackelia genus_Hackelia Lappula genus_Lappula,stickweed; beggar's lice  
7179,Had_crime,(Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran; "Had crimes include apostasy from Islam and murder and theft and adultery"  
7180,Hadean Hadean_time Hadean_eon Hadean_aeon Priscoan Priscoan_eon Priscoan_aeon,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  
7181,Hades Aides Aidoneus,(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone  
7182,Hadith,(Islam) a tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions  
7183,Hadrian Publius_Aelius_Hadrianus Adrian,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)  
7184,Hadrian's_Wall,an ancient Roman wall built by Hadrian in the 2nd century; marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain  
7185,Hadrosauridae family_Hadrosauridae,duck-billed dinosaurs; upper Cretaceous  
7186,Haeckel Ernst_Heinrich_Haeckel,German biologist and philosopher; advocated Darwinism and formulated the theory of recapitulation; was an exponent of materialistic monism (1834-1919)  
7187,Haemanthus genus_Haemanthus,genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs: blood lilies  
7188,Haematobia genus_Haematobia,European genus of bloodsucking flies  
7189,Haematopodidae family_Haematopodidae,oystercatchers  
7190,Haematopus genus_Haematopus,oystercatchers  
7191,Haematoxylum genus_Haematoxylum Haematoxylon genus_Haematoxylon,small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees  
7192,Haemodoraceae family_Haemodoraceae bloodwort_family,some genera placed in family Liliaceae  
7193,Haemodorum genus_Haemodorum,type genus of family Haemodoraceae  
7194,Haemopis genus_Haemopis,leeches  
7195,Haemoproteidae family_Haemoproteidae,bird parasites  
7196,Haemoproteus genus_Haemoproteus,type genus of the family Haemoproteidae  
7197,Haemosporidia order_Haemosporidia,an order in the subclass Telosporidia  
7198,Haemulidae family_Haemulidae,grunts  
7199,Haemulon genus_Haemulon,type genus of the Haemulidae  
7200,Haftorah Haftarah Haphtorah Haphtarah,a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah  
7201,Haganah,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 Israeli defense force  
7202,Hageman_factor factor_XII,coagulation factor whose deficiency results in prolongation of clotting time of venous blood  
7203,Hagerstown,a town in northern Maryland  
7204,Haggadah Haggada Hagada,Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition  
7205,Haggai Aggeus,a Hebrew minor prophet  
7206,Haggai Aggeus Book_of_Haggai,an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity  
7207,Haggard Rider_Haggard Sir_Henry_Rider_Haggard,British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925)  
7208,Hagia_Sophia Hagia_Sofia Santa_Sophia Santa_Sofia,a 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul; built as a Christian church, converted to a mosque in 1453, and made into a museum in the middle of the 20th century  
7209,Hagiographa Ketubim Writings,the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures  
7210,Hahn Otto_Hahn,German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968)  
7211,Haida,a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska  
7212,Haida,the Na-Dene language of the Haida  
7213,Haile_Selassie Ras_Tafari_Makonnen Ras_Tafari,emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975)  
7214,Haiphong,a port city in northern Vietnam; industrial center  
7215,Haiti Republic_of_Haiti,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  
7216,Haitian,a native or inhabitant of Haiti  
7217,Haitian_Creole,a creole language spoken by most Haitians; based on French and various African languages  
7218,Haitian_centime,100 centimes equal 1 gourde in Haiti  
7219,Haitian_monetary_unit,the monetary unit in Haiti  
7220,Hakea genus_Hakea,Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers  
7221,Hakham,a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man  
7222,Hakka,a member of a people of southeastern China (especially Hong Kong, Canton, and Taiwan) who migrated from the north in the 12th century  
7223,Hakka Hakka_dialect,a dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China by the Hakka  
7224,Halab Aleppo Alep,a city in northwestern Syria  
7225,Halakah Halaka Halacha,Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures  
7226,Halchidhoma,a member of a North American Indian people of the Colorado river valley near the mouth of the Gila river; allied to the Maricopa  
7227,Halcyon genus_Halcyon,a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World  
7228,Haldane Elizabeth_Haldane Elizabeth_Sanderson_Haldane,Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937)  
7229,Haldane J._B._S._Haldane John_Burdon_Sanderson_Haldane,Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964)  
7230,Haldane John_Haldane John_Scott_Haldane,Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936)  
7231,Haldane Richard_Haldane Richard_Burdon_Haldane First_Viscount_Haldane_of_Cloan,Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928)  
7232,Haldea genus_Haldea,ground snakes  
7233,Hale Edward_Everett_Hale,prolific United States writer (1822-1909)  
7234,Hale George_Ellery_Hale,United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)  
7235,Hale Nathan_Hale,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)  
7236,Haleakala_National_Park,a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano  
7237,Halenia genus_Halenia,genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians  
7238,Halesia genus_Halesia,deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North America  
7239,Halevy Fromental_Halevy Jacques_Francois_Fromental_Elie_Halevy,French operatic composer (1799-1862)  
7240,Haley Alex_Haley,United States writer and Afro-American who wrote a fictionalized account of tracing his family roots back to Africa (1921-1992)  
7241,Haley Bill_Haley William_John_Clifton_Haley_Jr.,United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981)  
7242,Haliaeetus genus_Haliaeetus,a genus of Accipitridae  
7243,Halicarnassus,an ancient Greek city on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the mausoleum at Halicarnassus  
7244,Halicoeres genus_Halicoeres,a genus of Labridae  
7245,Halictidae family_Halictidae,a family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculture  
7246,Halifax,provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia  
7247,Halimodendron genus_Halimodendron,one species: salt tree  
7248,Haliotidae family_Haliotidae,abalones  
7249,Haliotis genus_Haliotis,type genus of the family Haliotidae  
7250,Hall Asaph_Hall,United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907)  
7251,Hall Charles_Francis_Hall,United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871)  
7252,Hall Charles_Martin_Hall,United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914)  
7253,Hall G._Stanley_Hall Granville_Stanley_Hall,United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924)  
7254,Hall Radclyffe_Hall Marguerite_Radclyffe_Hall,English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943)  
7255,Hall's_honeysuckle Lonicera_japonica_halliana,a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine; established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United States  
7256,Hall_of_Fame,a building containing trophies honoring famous people  
7257,Halle Halle-an-der-Saale,a city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River; a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th centuries  
7258,Hallel,(Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh  
7259,Halley Edmond_Halley Edmund_Halley,English astronomer who used Newton's laws of motion to predict the period of a comet (1656-1742)  
7260,Halloween Hallowe'en Allhallows_Eve,the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people  
7261,Halocarpus genus_Halocarpus,dioecious trees or shrubs of New Zealand; similar in habit to Dacrydium  
7262,Haloragidaceae family_Haloragidaceae Haloragaceae family_Haloragaceae water-milfoil_family,a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales  
7263,Hals Frans_Hals,Dutch portrait and genre painter who endowed his portraits with vitality and humor (1580?-1666)  
7264,Ham,(Old Testament) son of Noah  
7265,Hamamelidaceae family_Hamamelidaceae witch-hazel_family,comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera  
7266,Hamamelidae subclass_Hamamelidae,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  
7267,Hamamelidanthum genus_Hamamelidanthum,genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region  
7268,Hamamelidoxylon genus_Hamamelidoxylon,genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel  
7269,Hamamelis genus_Hamamelis,deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel  
7270,Hamamelites genus_Hamamelites,genus of fossil plants having leaves similar to those of the witch hazel  
7271,Haman,(Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them  
7272,Hamas Islamic_Resistance_Movement,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  
7273,Hamburg,a port city in northern Germany on the Elbe River that was founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century and is today the largest port in Germany; in 1241 it formed an alliance with Lubeck that became the basis for the Hanseatic League  
7274,Hamburg_parsley turnip-rooted_parsley Petroselinum_crispum_tuberosum,parsley with smooth leaves and enlarged edible taproot resembling a savory parsnip  
7275,Hameln Hamelin,a town in northern Germany (near Hanover) that is famous as the setting for the legend of the Pied Piper  
7276,Hamilton,a port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario  
7277,Hamilton,the capital of Bermuda  
7278,Hamilton Alexander_Hamilton,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)  
7279,Hamilton Alice_Hamilton,United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial poisons (1869-1970)  
7280,Hamilton Lady_Emma_Hamilton Amy_Lyon,English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815)  
7281,Hamilton William_Rowan_Hamilton Sir_William_Rowan_Hamilton,Irish mathematician (1806-1865)  
7282,Haminoea genus_Haminoea,common genus of marine bubble shells of the Pacific coast of North America  
7283,Hamitic Hamitic_language,a group of languages in northern Africa related to Semitic  
7284,Hamlet,the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father  
7285,Hammarskjold Dag_Hammarskjold Dag_Hjalmar_Agne_Carl_Hammarskjold,Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the United Nations in peacekeeping matters (1905-1961)  
7286,Hammerstein Oscar_Hammerstein Oscar_Hammerstein_II,United States lyricist who collaborated on many musical comedies (most successfully with Richard Rodgers) (1895-1960)  
7287,Hammett Dashiell_Hammett Samuel_Dashiell_Hammett,United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961)  
7288,Hammurabi Hammurapi,Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC)  
7289,Hampshire,a county of southern England on the English Channel  
7290,Hampshire Hampshire_down,British breed of hornless dark-faced domestic sheep  
7291,Hampton Lionel_Hampton,United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)  
7292,Hampton_Roads,a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay  
7293,Hampton_Roads,a naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac  
7294,Hamsun Knut_Hamsun Knut_Pedersen,Norwegian writer of novels (1859-1952)  
7295,Han Han_dynasty,imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization  
7296,Hancock John_Hancock,American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)  
7297,Hand-Schuller-Christian_disease Schuller-Christian_disease,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  
7298,Handel,the music of Handel  
7299,Handel George_Frideric_Handel George_Frederick_Handel Georg_Friedrich_Handel,a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)  
7300,Handies_Peak,a mountain peak in the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado (14,048 feet high)  
7301,Handy W._C._Handy William_Christopher_Handy,United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)  
7302,Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon,a terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the Euphrates; construction attributed to Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC  
7303,Hangzhou Hangchow,a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world  
7304,Hangzhou_Bay,a bay formed by an inlet of the East China Sea  
7305,Hani Akha,a Loloish language  
7306,Hanks Tom_Hanks Thomas_J._Hanks,United States film actor (born in 1956)  
7307,Hannibal,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)  
7308,Hannibal,a town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain  
7309,Hannover Hanover,a port city in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League  
7310,Hanoi capital_of_Vietnam,the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam  
7311,Hanover House_of_Hanover Hanoverian_line,the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)  
7312,Hanoverian,any of the British rulers who were members of the House of Hanover  
7313,Hanoverian,a member (or supporter) of the house of Hanover  
7314,Hansard,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"  
7315,Hanseatic_League,a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669  
7316,Hanukkah Hanukah Hannukah Chanukah Chanukkah Channukah Channukkah Festival_of_Lights Feast_of_Lights Feast_of_Dedication Feast_of_the_Dedication,(Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC  
7317,Hanuman,in Hinduism, the monkey god and helper of Rama; god of devotion and courage  
7318,Haplopappus genus_Haplopappus,genus of North and South American perennial herbs or shrubs with yellow flowers; in some classifications include species placed in other genera especially Hazardia  
7319,Haplosporidia order_Haplosporidia,an order in the subclass Acnidosporidia  
7320,Harare Salisbury capital_of_Zimbabwe,the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe  
7321,Hardenbergia genus_Hardenbergia,small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia  
7322,Harding Warren_Harding Warren_Gamaliel_Harding President_Harding,29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)  
7323,Hardy Oliver_Hardy,United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)  
7324,Hardy Thomas_Hardy,English novelist and poet (1840-1928)  
7325,Hare_Krishna,worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness  
7326,Hare_Krishna,a chant to the Hindu god Krishna  
7327,Hare_Krishna International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness ISKCON,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  
7328,Haredi,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  
7329,Hargeisa,a city in northwestern Somalia  
7330,Hargreaves James_Hargreaves,English inventor of the spinning jenny (1720-1778)  
7331,Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami Harakat_ul-Jihad-I-Islami HUJI,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  
7332,Harkat-ul-Mujahidin HUM Harkat_ul-Ansar HUA Harkat_ul-Mujahedeen Al_Faran Movement_of_Holy_Warriors,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  
7333,Harlem,a district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto  
7334,Harlem_Renaissance,a period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished  
7335,Harlem_River,a channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx  
7336,Harley_Street,a street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located  
7337,Harlow Jean_Harlow Harlean_Carpenter,United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937)  
7338,Harmsworth Alfred_Charles_William_Harmsworth Viscount_Northcliffe,British newspaper publisher (1865-1922)  
7339,Harold_I King_Harold_I Harold_Harefoot Harefoot,illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040)  
7340,Harold_II King_Harold_II,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)  
7341,Harpers_Ferry Harper's_Ferry,a small town in northeastern West Virginia that was the site of a raid in 1859 by the abolitionist John Brown and his followers who captured an arsenal that was located there  
7342,Harpia genus_Harpia,a genus of Accipitridae  
7343,Harpy,(Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman  
7344,Harriman Averell_Harriman William_Averell_Harriman,United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986)  
7345,Harriman E._H._Harriman Edward_Henry_Harriman,United States railway tycoon (1848-1909)  
7346,Harris Benjamin_Harris,publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713)  
7347,Harris Bomber_Harris Sir_Arthur_Travers_Harris,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)  
7348,Harris Frank_Harris James_Thomas_Harris,Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)  
7349,Harris Joel_Harris Joel_Chandler_Harris,United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)  
7350,Harris Townsend_Harris,United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878)  
7351,Harris Zellig_Harris Zellig_Sabbatai_Harris,United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992)  
7352,Harris_Tweed,a loosely woven tweed made in the Outer Hebrides  
7353,Harrisburg capital_of_Pennsylvania,capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state  
7354,Harrisia genus_Harrisia,genus of slender often treelike spiny cacti with solitary showy nocturnal white or pink flowers; Florida and Caribbean to South America  
7355,Harrison Benjamin_Harrison President_Harrison President_Benjamin_Harrison,23rd President of the United States (1833-1901)  
7356,Harrison George_Harrison,English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001)  
7357,Harrison Rex_Harrison Sir_Rex_Harrison Reginald_Carey_Harrison,English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)  
7358,Harrison William_Henry_Harrison President_Harrison President_William_Henry_Harrison,9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841)  
7359,Harrod Charles_Digby_Harrod,English merchant who expanded his father's shop in London into a prestigious department store (1841-1905)  
7360,Harrod Charles_Henry_Harrod,English merchant who took over a shop in London that was expanded by his son into a prestigious department store (1800-1885)  
7361,Hart Lorenz_Hart Lorenz_Milton_Hart,United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers (1895-1943)  
7362,Hart Moss_Hart,United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)  
7363,Harte Bret_Harte,United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)  
7364,Hartford capital_of_Connecticut,the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business  
7365,Hartley David_Hartley,English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)  
7366,Harvard John_Harvard,American philanthropist who left his library and half his estate to the Massachusetts college that now bears his name (1607-1638)  
7367,Harvard_University Harvard,a university in Massachusetts  
7368,Harvey William_Harvey,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)  
7369,Harvey_Wallbanger,a cocktail made of vodka or gin and orange juice and Galliano  
7370,Hasdrubal,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)  
7371,Hasek Jaroslav_Hasek,Czech author of novels and short stories (1883-1923)  
7372,Hashimoto's_disease,autoimmune disorder of the thyroid gland; most common in middle-aged women  
7373,Hasid Hassid Chasid Chassid,a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism  
7374,Hasidim Hassidim Hasidism Chasidim Chassidim,a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly  
7375,Hasidism Hassidism Chasidism Chassidism,beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews  
7376,Hassam Childe_Hassam Frederick_Childe_Hassam,United States painter noted for brilliant colors and bold brushwork (1859-1935)  
7377,Hassel Odd_Hassel,Norwegian chemist noted for his research on organic molecules (1897-1981)  
7378,Hastinapura,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)  
7379,Hastings,a town in East Sussex just to the south of the place where the battle of Hastings took place  
7380,Hastings Thomas_Hastings,United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)  
7381,Hastings battle_of_Hastings,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  
7382,Hathaway Anne_Hathaway,wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623)  
7383,Hatiora genus_Hatiora,small genus of South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti  
7384,Hatteras_Island,a barrier island running parallel to the North Carolina shore  
7385,Hattiesburg,a town in southeast Mississippi  
7386,Hausa Haussa,a member of a Negroid people living chiefly in northern Nigeria  
7387,Hausa Haussa,the chief member of the Chadic family of Afroasiatic languages; widely used as a trading language  
7388,Haute-Normandie Upper-Normandy,a division of Normandy  
7389,Havana capital_of_Cuba Cuban_capital,the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas  
7390,Havasupai,a member of a North American Indian people of Cataract Canyon in Arizona  
7391,Havasupai,the Yuman language spoken by the Havasupai  
7392,Havel Vaclav_Havel,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)  
7393,Haverhill_fever,the form of ratbite fever occurring in the United States  
7394,Haversian_canal,any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone  
7395,Hawaii Hawai'i Aloha_State HI Haw.,a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands  
7396,Hawaii Hawaii_Island,the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks  
7397,Hawaii_Time Hawaii_Standard_Time,standard time in the 10th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 150th meridian west; used in Hawaii and the western Aleutian Islands  
7398,Hawaii_Volcanoes_National_Park,a national park in Hawaii featuring active volcanoes  
7399,Hawaiian,a native or resident of Hawaii  
7400,Hawaiian,the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii  
7401,Hawaiian_Islands H.I. Sandwich_Islands,a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific  
7402,Hawaiian_guitar steel_guitar,guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect  
7403,Hawking Stephen_Hawking Stephen_William_Hawking,English theoretical physicist (born in 1942)  
7404,Hawkins Coleman_Hawkins,United States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969)  
7405,Hawkins Hawkyns Sir_John_Hawkins Sir_John_Hawkyns,English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)  
7406,Haworth Sir_Walter_Norman_Haworth,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)  
7407,Hawthorne Nathaniel_Hawthorne,United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)  
7408,Haydn,the music of Haydn  
7409,Haydn Joseph_Haydn Franz_Joseph_Haydn,prolific Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809)  
7410,Hayek Friedrich_August_von_Hayek,English economist (born in Austria) noted for work on the optimum allocation of resources (1899-1992)  
7411,Hayes Helen_Hayes,acclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993)  
7412,Hayes Rutherford_B._Hayes Rutherford_Birchard_Hayes President_Hayes,19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893)  
7413,Hays,a town in central Kansas  
7414,Hays Arthur_Garfield_Hays,United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954)  
7415,Hays Will_Hays William_Harrison_Hays,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)  
7416,Haywood Big_Bill_Haywood William_Dudley_Haywood,United States labor leader and militant socialist who was one of the founders of the Industrial Workers of the World (1869-1928)  
7417,Hazardia genus_Hazardia,small genus of shrubs and subshrubs of western United States having flowers that change color as they mature  
7418,Hazlitt William_Hazlitt,English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830)  
7419,Hearst William_Randolph_Hearst,United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951)  
7420,Heaven,the abode of God and the angels  
7421,Heaviside Oliver_Heaviside,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)  
7422,Heaviside_layer Kennelly-Heaviside_layer E_layer E_region,a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length  
7423,Hebbel Friedrich_Hebbel Christian_Friedrich_Hebbel,German dramatist (1813-1863)  
7424,Hebe,(Greek mythology) the goddess of youth and spring; wife of Hercules; daughter of Zeus and Hera; cupbearer to the Olympian gods  
7425,Hebei Hopei Hopeh Hebei_province,a populous province in northeastern China  
7426,Hebraist,linguist specializing in the Hebrew language  
7427,Hebrew,the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel  
7428,Hebrew_alphabet Hebraic_alphabet Hebrew_script,a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino)  
7429,Hebrew_lesson,instruction in the Hebrew language  
7430,Hebrews Israelites,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)  
7431,Hebrides Hebridean_Islands Hebridean_Isles Western_Islands Western_Isles,a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland  
7432,Hecate,(Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches  
7433,Hecht Ben_Hecht,United States writer of stories and plays (1894-1946)  
7434,Hector,(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War  
7435,Hedeoma genus_Hedeoma,small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal)  
7436,Hedera genus_Hedera,Old World woody vines  
7437,Hedysarum genus_Hedysarum,genus of herbs of north temperate regions  
7438,Hefa Haifa,a major port in northwestern Israel  
7439,Hegel Georg_Wilhelm_Friedrich_Hegel,German philosopher whose three stage process of dialectical reasoning was adopted by Karl Marx (1770-1831)  
7440,Hegelian,a follower of the thought of Hegel  
7441,Hegira Hejira,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  
7442,Heidegger Martin_Heidegger,German philosopher whose views on human existence in a world of objects and on Angst influenced the existential philosophers (1889-1976)  
7443,Heidelberg_man Homo_heidelbergensis,a type of primitive man who lived in Europe  
7444,Heimdall Heimdal Heimdallr,(Norse mythology) god of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard  
7445,Heimlich_maneuver Heimlich_manoeuvere,an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea  
7446,Heinlein Robert_A._Heinlein Robert_Anson_Heinlein,United States writer of science fiction (1907-1988)  
7447,Heinz Henry_John_Heinz,United States industrialist who manufactured and sold processed foods (1844-1919)  
7448,Heisenberg Werner_Karl_Heisenberg,German mathematical physicist noted for stating the uncertainty principle (1901-1976)  
7449,Hejaz Hedjaz Hijaz,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  
7450,Hel Hela,(Norse mythology) goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld  
7451,Helen Helen_of_Troy,(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  
7452,Helena capital_of_Montana,capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana  
7453,Helenium genus_Helenium,genus of American herbs with flowers having yellow rays: sneezeweeds  
7454,Heliamphora genus_Heliamphora,genus of pitcher plants of the Guiana Highlands in South America  
7455,Helichrysum genus_Helichrysum,large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications includes genus Ozothamnus  
7456,Helicidae family_Helicidae,land snails including the common edible snail and some pests  
7457,Helicteres genus_Helicteres,genus of shrubs and small trees of tropical America and Asia having cylindrical fruits spirally twisted around one another  
7458,Heliobacter genus_Heliobacter,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)  
7459,Heliobacter_pylori H._pylori,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)  
7460,Helios,(Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol  
7461,Heliothis genus_Heliothis,a genus of Noctuidae  
7462,Heliozoa order_Heliozoa,mostly freshwater protozoa  
7463,Helipterum genus_Helipterum,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 genera Pteropogon and Hyalosperma  
7464,Helix genus_Helix,type genus of the family Helicidae  
7465,Helix_hortensis,a kind of garden snail  
7466,Hell Hades infernal_region netherworld Scheol underworld,(religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis  
7467,Hell perdition Inferno infernal_region nether_region pit,(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"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson  
7468,Hell's_Kitchen Hell's_Half_Acre,a district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice  
7469,Helladic_civilization Helladic_civilisation Helladic_culture,the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece that flourished 2500-1100 BC  
7470,Helleborus genus_Helleborus,a genus of Helleborus  
7471,Hellenism,the principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization  
7472,Heller Joseph_Heller,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)  
7473,Hellman Lillian_Hellman,United States playwright; her plays were often indictments of injustice (1905-1984)  
7474,Helmholtz Hermann_von_Helmholtz Hermann_Ludwig_Ferdinand_von_Helmholtz Baron_Hermann_Ludwig_Ferdinand_von_Helmholtz,German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894)  
7475,Helminthostachys genus_Helminthostachys,one species: terrestrial fern of southeastern Asia and Australia  
7476,Heloderma genus_Heloderma,type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards  
7477,Helodermatidae family_Helodermatidae,only known venomous lizards  
7478,Heloise,student and mistress and wife of Abelard (circa 1098-1164)  
7479,Helotiaceae family_Helotiaceae,a fungus family of order Helotiales  
7480,Helotiales order_Helotiales,order of fungi having asci in a disk-shaped to goblet-shaped apothecium  
7481,Helotium genus_Helotium,type genus of the Helotiaceae  
7482,Helsinki Helsingfors capital_of_Finland Finnish_capital,the capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center  
7483,Helvella_acetabulum,a helvella with a cup-shaped fertile body having a brown interior; the stalk is creamy white and heavily ribbed  
7484,Helvella_crispa miter_mushroom,a helvella with a saddle-shaped fertile part and creamy color; the stalk is fluted and pitted  
7485,Helvella_sulcata,a helvella with an irregularly convoluted cap that is dark brown when young and becomes dull grey with age; the lower surface of the cap is smooth and pale grey; the stalk is thick and deeply fluted  
7486,Helvellaceae family_Helvellaceae,family of false morels or lorchels; some are edible and some are poisonous  
7487,Helvetia,the Latin name for Switzerland  
7488,Helvetian,a native of Switzerland  
7489,Helwingia genus_Helwingia,deciduous dioecious shrubs native to woodland thickets in low mountains in Japan  
7490,Helxine genus_Helxine Soleirolia genus_Soleirolia,one species; a dwarf creeping mat-forming evergreen herb  
7491,Hemachatus genus_Hemachatus,ringhals  
7492,Hemerobiidae family_Hemerobiidae,brown lacewings  
7493,Hemerocallidaceae family_Hemerocallidaceae,one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hemerocallis  
7494,Hemerocallis genus_Hemerocallis,east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae  
7495,Hemiascomycetes class_Hemiascomycetes,class of fungi in which no ascocarps are formed: yeasts and some plant parasites  
7496,Hemigalus genus_Hemigalus,banded palm civets  
7497,Hemigrammus genus_Hemigrammus,tetras  
7498,Heming Hemminge John_Heming John_Hemminge,English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630)  
7499,Hemingway Ernest_Hemingway,an American writer of fiction who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1954 (1899-1961)  
7500,Hemiprocnidae family_Hemiprocnidae,tree swifts  
7501,Hemiptera order_Hemiptera,plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas)  
7502,Hemipteronatus genus_Hemipteronatus,razor fish  
7503,Hemiramphidae family_Hemiramphidae,halfbeaks; marine and freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but not able to glide  
7504,Hemitripterus genus_Hemitripterus,sea ravens  
7505,Hendrix Jimi_Hendrix James_Marshall_Hendrix,United States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970)  
7506,Henry Joseph_Henry,United States physicist who studied electromagnetic phenomena (1791-1878)  
7507,Henry Patrick_Henry,a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799)  
7508,Henry William_Henry,English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836)  
7509,Henry's_law,(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  
7510,Henry_I Henry_Beauclerc,King of England from 1100 to 1135; youngest son of William the Conqueror; conquered Normandy in 1106 (1068-1135)  
7511,Henry_II,king of France from 1547 to 1559; regained Calais from the English; husband of Catherine de Medicis and father of Charles IX (1519-1559)  
7512,Henry_II,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)  
7513,Henry_III,son of Henry II of France and the last Valois to be king of France (1551-1589)  
7514,Henry_III,son of King John and king of England from 1216 to 1272; his incompetence aroused baronial opposition led by Simon de Montfort (1207-1272)  
7515,Henry_IV,King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor (1050-1106)  
7516,Henry_IV Bolingbroke Henry_Bolingbroke,the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)  
7517,Henry_IV Henry_of_Navarre Henry_the_Great,king of France from 1589 to 1610; although he was leader of the Huguenot armies, when he succeeded the Catholic Henry III and founded the Bourbon dynasty in 1589 he established religious freedom in France  
7518,Henry_V,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)  
7519,Henry_VI,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)  
7520,Henry_VII,King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor (1275-1313)  
7521,Henry_VII Henry_Tudor,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)  
7522,Henry_VIII,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 his excommunication 1538, leading to the start of the Reformation in England (1491-1547)  
7523,Henson Jim_Henson,United States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet characters (1936-1990)  
7524,Hepaticopsida class_Hepaticopsida Hepaticae class_Hepaticae,liverworts: comprises orders Anthocerotales; Jungermanniales; Marchantiales; Sphaerocarpales  
7525,Hepburn Katharine_Hepburn Katharine_Houghton_Hepburn,United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003)  
7526,Hephaestus Hephaistos,(Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan  
7527,Hepworth Barbara_Hepworth Dame_Barbara_Hepworth,British sculptor (1902-1975)  
7528,Hera Here,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  
7529,Heracleum genus_Heracleum,widely distributed genus of plants with usually thick rootstocks and large umbels of white flowers  
7530,Heraclitus,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)  
7531,Herat,a city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities  
7532,Herbart Johann_Friedrich_Herbart,German philosopher (1776-1841)  
7533,Herbert Victor_Herbert,United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)  
7534,Herculaneum,ancient city; now destroyed  
7535,Hercules,a large constellation in the northern hemisphere between Lyra and Corona Borealis  
7536,Hercules Heracles Herakles Alcides,(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality  
7537,Hercules'-club Hercules'-clubs Hercules-club Zanthoxylum_clava-herculis,densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies  
7538,Herder Johann_Gottfried_von_Herder,German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803)  
7539,Hereford whiteface,hardy English breed of cattle raised extensively in United States  
7540,Herero,a member of a pastoral Bantu people living in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola  
7541,Herero,a Banto language spoken by the Herero in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola  
7542,Heritiera genus_Heritiera Terrietia genus_Terrietia,small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses  
7543,Herman Woody_Herman Woodrow_Charles_Herman,United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)  
7544,Hermannia genus_Hermannia,genus of African herbs and subshrubs having honey-scented bell-shaped flowers  
7545,Hermaphroditus,(Greek mythology) son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body  
7546,Hermes,(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury  
7547,Hermissenda genus_Hermissenda,genus of marine sea slugs  
7548,Hermissenda_crassicornis,a kind of sea slug  
7549,Hermosillo,a city in northwestern Mexico near the Gulf of California  
7550,Hernaria genus_Hernaria,low-growing Old World herbs with minute bright green leaves  
7551,Hero,(Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her  
7552,Hero Heron Hero_of_Alexandria,Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)  
7553,Herod Herod_the_Great,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)  
7554,Herodotus,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 (485-425 BC)  
7555,Herpestes genus_Herpestes,mongooses  
7556,Herr,a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English  
7557,Herr,a German courtesy title or form of address for a man  
7558,Herrick Robert_Herrick,English lyric poet (1591-1674)  
7559,Herschel John_Herschel Sir_John_Herschel Sir_John_Frederick_William_Herschel,English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)  
7560,Herschel William_Herschel Sir_William_Herschel Sir_Frederick_William_Herschel,English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)  
7561,Herschelian_telescope off-axis_reflector,a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed  
7562,Hershey,an industrial town to the east of Harrisburg  
7563,Hershey Milton_Snavely_Hershey,United States confectioner and philanthropist who created the model industrial town of Hershey, Pennsylvania; founded an industrial school for orphan boys (1857-1945)  
7564,Hershey_bar,a bar of milk chocolate made by the Hershey company  
7565,Hertfordshire,a county in southern England  
7566,Hertz Gustav_Hertz Gustav_Ludwig_Hertz,German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)  
7567,Hertz Heinrich_Hertz Heinrich_Rudolph_Hertz,German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)  
7568,Hertzian_wave,a former name for a radio wave; an electromagnetic wave of radio frequency generated by oscillations in an electric circuit  
7569,Herzberg Gerhard_Herzberg,Canadian physicist (born in Germany) noted for contributions to understanding the structure of molecules (born in 1904)  
7570,Heshvan,the second month of the civil year; the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in October and November)  
7571,Hesiod,Greek poet whose existing works describe rural life and the genealogies of the gods and the beginning of the world (eighth century BC)  
7572,Hesperides Atlantides,(Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera  
7573,Hesperiphona genus_Hesperiphona,evening grosbeak  
7574,Hesperis genus_Hesperis,biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers  
7575,Hess Dame_Myra_Hess,English pianist (1890-1965)  
7576,Hess Rudolf_Hess Walther_Richard_Rudolf_Hess,Nazi leader who in 1941 flew a solo flight to Scotland in an apparent attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain but was imprisoned for life (1894-1987)  
7577,Hess Victor_Hess Victor_Franz_Hess,United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964)  
7578,Hess Walter_Hess Walter_Rudolf_Hess,Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973)  
7579,Hesse Hermann_Hesse,Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in eastern spiritual values (1877-1962)  
7580,Hessian_boot hessian jackboot Wellington Wellington_boot,(19th century) a man's high tasseled boot  
7581,Hessian_fly Mayetiola_destructor,small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains  
7582,Hestia,(Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta  
7583,Heteranthera genus_Heteranthera,mud plantains  
7584,Heterobasidiomycetes subclass_Heterobasidiomycetes,category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including rusts and smuts  
7585,Heterocephalus genus_Heterocephalus,sand rats  
7586,Heterodon genus_Heterodon,a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes  
7587,Heterokontophyta division_Heterokontophyta,algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some classifications  
7588,Heteromeles genus_Heteromeles,one species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photinia  
7589,Heteromyidae family_Heteromyidae,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  
7590,Heteroptera suborder_Heteroptera,true bugs  
7591,Heteroscelus genus_Heteroscelus,tattlers  
7592,Heterosomata order_Heterosomata order_Pleuronectiformes,flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes  
7593,Heterostraci suborder_Heterostraci,extinct group of armored jawless fishes or fish-like vertebrate; taxonomy is not clear  
7594,Heterotheca genus_Heterotheca,genus of yellow-flowered North American herbs  
7595,Heterotrichales order_Heterotrichales,yellow-green algae with simple or branching filaments; comprising the single family Tribonemaceae  
7596,Heuchera genus_Heuchera,genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers  
7597,Hevea rubber_tree genus_Hevea,small genus of South American trees yielding latex; "rubber trees are usually cultivated in plantations"  
7598,Hevesy George_Charles_Hevesy_de_Hevesy,Hungarian chemist who studied radioisotopes and was one of the discoverers of the element hafnium (1885-1966)  
7599,Hexagrammidae family_Hexagrammidae,greenlings  
7600,Hexagrammos genus_Hexagrammos,type genus of the Hexagrammidae  
7601,Hexalectris genus_Hexalectris,a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae  
7602,Hexamita genus_Hexamita,flagellates free-living or parasitic in intestines of birds  
7603,Hexanchidae family_Hexanchidae,primitive sharks  
7604,Hexanchus genus_Hexanchus,a genus of Hexanchidae  
7605,Heyerdahl Thor_Hyerdahl,Norwegian anthropologist noted for his studies of cultural diffusion (1914-2002)  
7606,Heyrovsky Joroslav_Heyrovsky,Czechoslovakian chemist who developed polarography (1890-1967)  
7607,Heyse Paul_Heyse Paul_Johann_Ludwig_von_Heyse,German writer (1830-1914)  
7608,Heyward DuBois_Heyward Edwin_DuBois_Hayward,United States writer (1885-1940)  
7609,Hezekiah Ezekias,(Old Testament) king of Judah who abolished idolatry (715-687 BC)  
7610,Hiawatha,a Native American chieftain who argued for peace with the European settlers (16th century)  
7611,Hibbertia genus_Hibbertia,evergreen heathlike or scandent shrubs of Madagascar; Australasia; Polynesia  
7612,Hibbing,a town in northeastern Minnesota in the Mesabi Range  
7613,Hickock Wild_Bill_Hickock James_Butler_Hickock,frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (1837-1876)  
7614,Hidatsa Gros_Ventre,a member of the Sioux people formerly inhabiting an area along the Missouri river in western North Dakota  
7615,Hidatsa Gros_Ventre,a Siouan language spoken by the Hidatsa  
7616,Hieracium genus_Hieracium,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  
7617,Higginson Thomas_Higginson Thomas_Wentworth_Storrow_Higginson,United States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823-1911)  
7618,High_Church High_Anglican_Church,a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority)  
7619,High_Commission,an embassy of one British Commonwealth country to another  
7620,High_Holy_Day High_Holiday,Jewish holy days observed with particular solemnity  
7621,High_Mass,a solemn and elaborate Mass with music  
7622,High_Renaissance,the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content  
7623,Higher_National_Diploma HND,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  
7624,Highlander,a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands  
7625,Highlander Scottish_Highlander Highland_Scot,a native of the Highlands of Scotland  
7626,Highlands Highlands_of_Scotland,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)  
7627,Highness,(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person  
7628,Highway_Code,the code of rules governing the use of public roads  
7629,Higi Kapsiki,a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad  
7630,Hilbert David_Hilbert,German mathematician (1862-1943)  
7631,Hilbert_space,a metric space that is linear and complete and (usually) infinite-dimensional  
7632,Hill Benny_Hill Alfred_Hawthorne,risque English comedian (1925-1992)  
7633,Hill J._J._Hill James_Jerome_Hill,United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916)  
7634,Hillary Edmund_Hillary Sir_Edmund_Hillary Sir_Edmund_Percival_Hillary,New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919)  
7635,Hillel,Palestinian rabbi and interpreter of Judaic law  
7636,Hilo,a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii  
7637,Himalaya_honeysuckle Leycesteria_formosa,shrub honeysuckle with drooping spikes of purplish flowers  
7638,Himalayan_lilac Syringa_emodi,robust upright shrub of mountains of northern India having oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous flowers  
7639,Himalayan_rhubarb Indian_rhubarb red-veined_pie_plant Rheum_australe Rheum_emodi,Asian herb (Himalayas)  
7640,Himalayas Himalaya_Mountains Himalaya,a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain  
7641,Himalayish,the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Tibet and Nepal and Bhutan and Sikkim  
7642,Himantoglossum genus_Himantoglossum,small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region  
7643,Himantopus genus_Himantopus,major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills  
7644,Himmler Heinrich_Himmler,German Nazi who was chief of the SS and the Gestapo and who oversaw the genocide of six million Jews (1900-1945)  
7645,Hinault Bernard_Hinault,French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1954)  
7646,Hinayana,a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts  
7647,Hinayana Hinayana_Buddhism,an offensive name for the early conservative Theravada Buddhism; it died out in India but survived in Sri Lanka and was taken from there to other regions of southwestern Asia  
7648,Hinayanism,the religious doctrine of Hinayana Buddhism  
7649,Hinayanist,an adherent of Hinayana Buddhism  
7650,Hindemith Paul_Hindemith,German neoclassical composer and conductor who believed that music should have a social purpose (1895-1963)  
7651,Hindenburg Paul_von_Hindenburg Paul_Ludwig_von_Beneckendorff_und_von_Hindenburg,German field marshal and statesman; as president of the Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934)  
7652,Hindi,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  
7653,Hindu Hindoo,a person who adheres to Hinduism  
7654,Hindu Hindoo Hindustani,a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India  
7655,Hindu_Kush Hindu_Kush_Mountains,a mountain range extending to the west of the Himalayas  
7656,Hindu_calendar,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)  
7657,Hindu_calendar_month,any lunisolar month in the Hindu calendar  
7658,Hindu_deity,a deity worshipped by the Hindus  
7659,Hinduism Hindooism,the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal  
7660,Hinduism Hindooism,a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of 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  
7661,Hindustan,northern region of India where Hinduism predominates  
7662,Hindustani Hindoostani Hindostani,a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi  
7663,Hipparchus,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)  
7664,Hippo Hippo_Regius,an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria  
7665,Hippobosca genus_Hippobosca,type genus of the Hippoboscidae  
7666,Hippoboscidae family_Hippoboscidae,winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies  
7667,Hippocampus genus_Hippocampus,seahorses  
7668,Hippocastanaceae family_Hippocastanaceae horse-chestnut_family,trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule  
7669,Hippocrates,medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine; author of the Hippocratic oath (circa 460-377 BC)  
7670,Hippocratic_oath,an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates  
7671,Hippocrepis genus_Hippocrepis,species of Old World herbs or subshrubs: horseshoe vetch  
7672,Hippodamia genus_Hippodamia,genus of ladybugs  
7673,Hippodamia_convergens,a variety of ladybug  
7674,Hippoglossoides genus_Hippoglossoides,a genus of Pleuronectidae  
7675,Hippoglossus genus_Hippoglossus,halibuts  
7676,Hippopotamidae family_Hippopotamidae,hippopotami  
7677,Hipposideridae family_Hipposideridae,Old World leafnose bats  
7678,Hipposideros genus_Hipposideros,horseshoe bats  
7679,Hippotragus genus_Hippotragus,sable antelopes  
7680,Hipsurus genus_Hipsurus,a genus of Embiotocidae  
7681,Hirohito Michinomiya_Hirohito,emperor of Japan who renounced his divinity and became a constitutional monarch after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II (1901-1989)  
7682,Hiroshima,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  
7683,Hirschfeld Al_Hirschfeld,United States artist noted for his line-drawn caricatures (1904-2003)  
7684,Hirschsprung Harold_Hirschsprung,Danish pediatrician (1830-1916)  
7685,Hirschsprung's_disease congenital_megacolon,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  
7686,Hirudinea class_Hirudinea,hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids  
7687,Hirudinidae family_Hirudinidae,a family of Hirudinea  
7688,Hirudo genus_Hirudo,type genus of the family Hirudinidae  
7689,Hirundinidae family_Hirundinidae,swallows and martins  
7690,Hirundo genus_Hirundo,type genus of the Hirundinidae  
7691,Hispaniola Haiti Hayti,an island in the West Indies  
7692,Hitchcock Alfred_Hitchcock Sir_Alfred_Hitchcock Alfred_Joseph_Hitchcock,English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980)  
7693,Hitchings George_Herbert_Hitchings,United States biochemist noted for developing drugs to treat leukemia and gout (1905-1998)  
7694,Hitchiti,a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Georgia; a member of the Creek Confederacy  
7695,Hitchiti,the Muskhogean language spoken by the Hitchiti  
7696,Hitler Adolf_Hitler Der_Fuhrer,German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)  
7697,Hittite,a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC  
7698,Hittite,the language of the Hittites and the principal language of the Anatolian group of languages; deciphered from cuneiform inscriptions  
7699,Hizb_ut-Tahrir Freedom_Party,the most popular and feared Islamic extremist group in central Asia; advocates `pure' Islam and the creation of a worldwide Islamic state  
7700,Hizballah 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,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  
7701,Hmong Hmong_language Miao,a language of uncertain affiliation spoken by the Hmong  
7702,Hmong Miao,a people living traditionally in mountain villages in southern China and adjacent areas of Vietnam and Laos and Thailand; many have emigrated to the United States  
7703,Ho_Chi_Minh Nguyen_Tat_Thanh,Vietnamese communist statesman who fought the Japanese in World War II and the French until 1954 and South Vietnam until 1975 (1890-1969)  
7704,Ho_Chi_Minh_City Saigon,a city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina  
7705,Hoagland Hudson_Hoagland,United States physiologist (1899-1982)  
7706,Hobart,a port and state capital of Tasmania  
7707,Hobbes Thomas_Hobbes,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)  
7708,Hobbs Sir_Jack_Hobbs John_Berry_Hobbs,notable English cricketer (1882-1963)  
7709,Hobson's_choice,the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all  
7710,Hodeida Al-Hudaydah,an important port in Yemen on the Red Sea  
7711,Hodgkin Alan_Hodgkin Sir_Alan_Hodgkin Alan_Lloyd_Hodgkin,English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (1914-1998)  
7712,Hodgkin Dorothy_Hodgkin Dorothy_Mary_Crowfoot_Hodgkin,English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994)  
7713,Hodgkin Thomas_Hodgkin,English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866)  
7714,Hodgkin's_disease,a malignant disorder in which there is progressive (but painless) enlargement of lymph tissue followed by enlargement of the spleen and liver  
7715,Hoenir,(Norse mythology) one of the Aesir having a strong and beautiful body but a dull mind  
7716,Hoffa Jimmy_Hoffa James_Riddle_Hoffa,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)  
7717,Hoffman Dustin_Hoffman,versatile United States film actor (born in 1937)  
7718,Hoffman Malvina_Hoffman,United States sculptor (1887-1966)  
7719,Hoffmann August_Wilhelm_von_Hoffmann,German chemist (1818-1892)  
7720,Hoffmann E._T._A._Hoffmann Ernst_Theodor_Amadeus_Hoffmann Ernst_Theodor_Wilhelm_Hoffmann,German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)  
7721,Hoffmann Josef_Hoffmann,Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956)  
7722,Hoffmann Roald_Hoffmann,United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937)  
7723,Hoffmannsthal Hugo_von_Hoffmannsthal,German poet who wrote libretti for operas by Richard Strauss (1874-1929)  
7724,Hogan Ben_Hogan William_Benjamin_Hogan,United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997)  
7725,Hogarth William_Hogarth,English artist noted for a series of engravings that satirized the affectations of his time (1697-1764)  
7726,Hogg James_Hogg,Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835)  
7727,Hogmanay,New Year's Eve in Scotland  
7728,Hohenlinden,a town in Bavaria (near Munich)  
7729,Hohenlinden battle_of_Hohenlinden,a battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians  
7730,Hohenzollern,a German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia  
7731,Hohenzollern_empire Second_Reich,the Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from 1871 to 1919)  
7732,Hoheria genus_Hoheria,small genus of shrubs and small trees of New Zealand: lacebarks  
7733,Hohhot,a northern industrial city of China to the northwest of Beijing  
7734,Hokan Hoka,a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languages  
7735,Hokan Hoka,a family of Amerindian languages spoken in California  
7736,Hokkaido Ezo Yezo,the second largest of the four main islands of Japan; to the north of Honshu  
7737,Hokusai Katsushika_Hokusai,Japanese painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1760-1849)  
7738,Holarrhena genus_Holarrhena,genus of deciduous trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia  
7739,Holbein Hans_Holbein Holbein_the_Elder,German painter of religious works (1465-1524)  
7740,Holbein Hans_Holbein Holbein_the_Younger,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)  
7741,Holbrookia genus_Holbrookia,earless lizards  
7742,Holcus genus_Holcus,a genus of Old World grasses widely cultivated in America  
7743,Hollerith Herman_Hollerith,United States inventor who invented a system for recording alphanumeric information on punched cards (1860-1929)  
7744,Holly Buddy_Holly Charles_Hardin_Holley,United States rock star (1936-1959)  
7745,Hollywood,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"  
7746,Hollywood,a district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry  
7747,Hollywood,the film industry of the United States  
7748,Holmes Arthur_Holmes,English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965)  
7749,Holmes Oliver_Wendell_Holmes,United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894)  
7750,Holmes Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.,United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)  
7751,Holocaust final_solution,the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 until 1945  
7752,Holocene Holocene_epoch Recent Recent_epoch,approximately the last 10,000 years  
7753,Holocentridae family_Holocentridae,squirrelfishes and soldierfishes  
7754,Holocentrus genus_Holocentrus,type genus of the family Holocentridae; squirrelfishes  
7755,Holocentrus_ascensionis,bright red fish of West Indies and Bermuda  
7756,Holocephali subclass_Holocephali,chimaeras and extinct forms  
7757,Holofernes,(Apocrypha) the Assyrian general who was decapitated by the biblical heroine Judith  
7758,Holothuria genus_Holothuria,type genus of the Holothuridae  
7759,Holothuridae family_Holothuridae,a family of Holothuroidea  
7760,Holothuroidea class_Holothuroidea,class of echinoderms including the sea cucumbers  
7761,Holy_Eucharist Eucharist sacrament_of_the_Eucharist Holy_Sacrament Liturgy Eucharistic_liturgy Lord's_Supper,a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine  
7762,Holy_Ghost Holy_Spirit Paraclete,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  
7763,Holy_Innocents'_Day Innocents'_Day,December 28, commemorating Herod's slaughter of the children of Bethlehem  
7764,Holy_Order Order,(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"  
7765,Holy_Roller,a member of a religion that expresses ecstatic fervor  
7766,Holy_Roman_Emperor,sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire  
7767,Holy_Roman_Empire,a political entity in Europe that began with the papal coronation of Otto I as the first emperor in 962 and lasted until 1806 when it was dissolved by Napoleon  
7768,Holy_Saturday,the Saturday before Easter; the last day of Lent  
7769,Holy_See The_Holy_See State_of_the_Vatican_City,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  
7770,Holy_Sepulcher Holy_Sepulchre,the sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and resurrection  
7771,Holy_Week Passion_Week,the week before Easter  
7772,Holy_Year,(Roman Catholic Church) a period of remission from sin (usually granted every 25 years)  
7773,Homaridae family_Homaridae,large-clawed lobsters  
7774,Homarus genus_Homarus,type genus of the family Homaridae: common edible lobsters  
7775,Home_Counties,the English counties surrounding London into which Greater London has expanded  
7776,Home_Loan_Bank,one of 11 regional banks that monitor and make short-term credit advances to thrift institutions in their region  
7777,Home_Office,the government department in charge of domestic affairs  
7778,Home_Secretary Secretary_of_State_for_the_Home_Department,the British cabinet minister who is head of the Home Office  
7779,Homer,ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)  
7780,Homer Winslow_Homer,United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910)  
7781,Hominidae family_Hominidae,modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man  
7782,Hominoidea superfamily_Hominoidea,anthropoid apes and human beings  
7783,Homo_erectus,extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain; "Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus"  
7784,Homo_habilis,extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics  
7785,Homo_sapiens,the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain volume at least 1400 cc  
7786,Homo_sapiens_sapiens modern_man,subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races  
7787,Homo_soloensis,extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly Javanthropus  
7788,Homobasidiomycetes subclass_Homobasidiomycetes,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  
7789,Homogyne genus_Homogyne,small genus of low perennial herbs of montane Europe; in some classifications included in genus Tussilago  
7790,Homona genus_Homona,tea tortrix  
7791,Homoptera suborder_Homoptera,plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects  
7792,Homyel Homel Gomel,industrial city of Belarus to the southeast of Minsk  
7793,Honduran,a native or inhabitant of Honduras  
7794,Honduran_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Honduras  
7795,Honduras Republic_of_Honduras,a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture  
7796,Honduras_mahogany Swietinia_macrophylla,an important Central American mahogany tree  
7797,Honduras_rosewood Dalbergia_stevensonii,Central American tree yielding a valuable dark streaked rosewood  
7798,Honegger Arthur_Honegger,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)  
7799,Hong_Kong,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  
7800,Hong_Kong_dollar,the basic unit of money in Hong Kong  
7801,Honiara,national capital of Solomon Islands  
7802,Honolulu capital_of_Hawaii Hawaiian_capital,the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu  
7803,Honshu Hondo,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  
7804,Hook_of_Holland Hoek_van_Holland,a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam  
7805,Hooke Robert_Hooke,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)  
7806,Hooke's_law,(physics) the principle that (within the elastic limit) the stress applied to a solid is proportional to the strain produced  
7807,Hooker Joseph_Hooker Fighting_Joe_Hooker,United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)  
7808,Hooker Richard_Hooker,English theologian (1554-1600)  
7809,Hooker's_green,green pigment consisting of Prussian blue mixed with gamboge  
7810,Hooker's_onion Allium_acuminatum,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  
7811,Hooker's_orchid Habenaria_hookeri,a long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals converging under the upper sepal  
7812,Hooray_Henry,a lively and ineffectual upper-class young man  
7813,Hoover,a kind of vacuum cleaner  
7814,Hoover Herbert_Hoover Herbert_Clark_Hoover President_Hoover,31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)  
7815,Hoover J._Edgar_Hoover John_Edgar_Hoover,United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)  
7816,Hoover William_Hoover William_Henry_Hoover,United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)  
7817,Hoover_Dam,a large dam built in 1933 on the Colorado River in Nevada  
7818,Hope Bob_Hope Leslie_Townes_Hope,United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)  
7819,Hopi,a member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona  
7820,Hopi,the Shoshonean language spoken by the Hopi  
7821,Hopkins Anthony_Hopkins Sir_Anthony_Hopkins Sir_Anthony_Philip_Hopkins,Welsh film actor (born in 1937)  
7822,Hopkins Gerard_Manley_Hopkins,English poet (1844-1889)  
7823,Hopkins Johns_Hopkins,United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873)  
7824,Hopkins Mark_Hopkins,United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)  
7825,Hopkins Sir_Frederick_Gowland_Hopkins,English biochemist who did pioneering work that led to the discovery of vitamins (1861-1947)  
7826,Hopkinson Francis_Hopkinson,American Revolutionary leader and patriot; a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1791)  
7827,Horace,Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)  
7828,Horatian_ode Sapphic_ode,an ode with several stanzas  
7829,Horatio_Hornblower Captain_Horatio_Hornblower,a fictional English admiral during the Napoleonic Wars in novels written by C. S. Forester  
7830,Hordeum genus_Hordeum,annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barley  
7831,Horne Lena_Horne Lena_Calhoun_Horne,United States singer and actress (born in 1917)  
7832,Horne Marilyn_Horne,United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934)  
7833,Horneophyton genus_Horneophyton,Devonian fossil plant considered one of the earliest forms of vascular land plants; similar to genus Rhynia but smaller  
7834,Horner's_syndrome,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)  
7835,Horney Karen_Horney Karen_Danielsen_Horney,United States psychiatrist (1885-1952)  
7836,Horowitz Vladimir_Horowitz,Russian concert pianist who was a leading international virtuoso (1904-1989)  
7837,Horta Victor_Horta,Belgian architect and leader in art nouveau architecture (1861-1947)  
7838,Horus,Egyptian solar god with the head of a falcon; the son of Osiris and Isis  
7839,Hosea,a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)  
7840,Hosea Book_of_Hosea,an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies  
7841,Host,a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion  
7842,Hosta genus_Hosta Funka genus_Funka,robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae  
7843,Hostaceae family_Hostaceae Funkaceae family_Funkaceae,one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta  
7844,Hot_Springs,a town in west central Arkansas; a health resort noted for thermal springs  
7845,Hot_Springs_National_Park,a national park in Arkansas featuring ancient hot springs; bathing is said to have therapeutic effects  
7846,Hotei,one of the 7 gods of happiness  
7847,Hoth Hothr Hoder Hodr Hodur,(Norse mythology) a blind god; misled by Loki, he kills his brother Balder by throwing a shaft of mistletoe  
7848,Hottentot_bread Hottentot's_bread,thick edible rootstock of elephant's-foot  
7849,Hottentot_fig Hottentot's_fig sour_fig Carpobrotus_edulis Mesembryanthemum_edule,low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp  
7850,Hottonia genus_Hottonia,aquatic herbs  
7851,Houdini Harry_Houdini Erik_Weisz,United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets or padlocked containers (1874-1926)  
7852,Houghton,a town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula  
7853,Houghton Henry_Oscar_Houghton,United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)  
7854,Housatonic Housatonic_River,a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound  
7855,House_of_Burgesses,the lower house of legislature in colonial Virginia  
7856,House_of_Commons British_House_of_Commons,the lower house of the British parliament  
7857,House_of_Lords British_House_of_Lords,the upper house of the British parliament  
7858,Houses_of_Parliament,the building in which the House of Commons and the House of Lords meet  
7859,Housman A._E._Housman Alfred_Edward_Housman,English poet (1859-1936)  
7860,Houston,the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration  
7861,Houston Sam_Houston Samuel_Houston,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)  
7862,Houttuynia genus_Houttuynia,one species; east Asian low-growing plant of wet places  
7863,Houyhnhnm,one of a race of intelligent horses who ruled the Yahoos in a novel by Jonathan Swift  
7864,Houyhnhnms,a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where intelligent horses ruled the Yahoos  
7865,Howard Catherine_Howard,Queen of England as the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was accused of adultery and executed (1520-1542)  
7866,Howard Leslie_Howard Leslie_Howard_Stainer,English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)  
7867,Howe Elias_Howe,United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867)  
7868,Howe Gordie_Howe Gordon_Howe,Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)  
7869,Howe Irving_Howe,United States editor (1920-1993)  
7870,Howe Julia_Ward_Howe,United States feminist who was active in the women's suffrage movement (1819-1910)  
7871,Howells William_Dean_Howells,United States writer and editor (1837-1920)  
7872,Hoyle Edmond_Hoyle,English writer on card games (1672-1769)  
7873,Hoyle Fred_Hoyle Sir_Fred_Hoyle,an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001)  
7874,Huainaputina,an inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Peru; last erupted in 1783  
7875,Huambo Nova_Lisboa,a city in the mountains in western Angola  
7876,Huang_He Hwang_Ho Yellow_River,a major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta  
7877,Huascaran,a mountain in the Andes in Peru (22,205 feet high)  
7878,Huayna_Capac,the Incan ruler under whom the Incan empire reached its widest extent (died in 1525)  
7879,Hubbard L._Ron_Hubbard,a United States writer of science fiction and founder of Scientology (1911-1986)  
7880,Hubbard Mount_Hubbard,a mountain peak in southeastern Alaska that is part of the Coast Range (14,950 feet high)  
7881,Hubble Edwin_Hubble Edwin_Powell_Hubble,United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953)  
7882,Hubble's_constant Hubble_constant Hubble's_parameter Hubble_parameter,(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 Hubble constant is not actually a constant, but is regarded as measuring the expansion rate today  
7883,Hubble's_law Hubble_law,(astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to their distance from the observer  
7884,Hubel David_Hubel,United States neuroscientist noted for his studies of the neural basis of vision (born in 1926)  
7885,Huckleberry_Finn Huck_Finn,a mischievous boy in a novel by Mark Twain  
7886,Hudson Henry_Hudson,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)  
7887,Hudson Hudson_River,a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century  
7888,Hudson W._H._Hudson William_Henry_Hudson,English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922)  
7889,Hudson_Bay,an inland sea in northern Canada  
7890,Hudson_River_school romantic_realism,the first coherent school of American art; active from 1825 to 1870; painted wilderness landscapes of the Hudson River valley and surrounding New England  
7891,Hudson_bay_collared_lemming Dicrostonyx_hudsonius,of northern Canada  
7892,Hudsonia genus_Hudsonia,small evergreen subshrubs of North America  
7893,Hudsonian_godwit Limosa_haemastica,New World godwit  
7894,Huggins Sir_William_Huggins,English astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910)  
7895,Hughes Charles_Evans_Hughes,United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1862-1948)  
7896,Hughes Howard_Hughes Howard_Robard_Hughes,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)  
7897,Hughes Langston_Hughes James_Langston_Hughes,United States writer (1902-1967)  
7898,Hughes Ted_Hughes Edward_James_Hughes,English poet (born in 1930)  
7899,Hugo Victor_Hugo Victor-Marie_Hugo,French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)  
7900,Hugueninia genus_Hugueninia,one species: tansy-leaved rocket  
7901,Huguenot,a French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries  
7902,Hull Cordell_Hull,United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955)  
7903,Hull Isaac_Hull,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)  
7904,Hull Kingston-upon_Hull,a large fishing port in northeastern England  
7905,Hulsea genus_Hulsea,small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs; Pacific coast of the northwestern United States  
7906,Human_Genome_Project,an international study of the entire human genetic material  
7907,Humber,an estuary in central northeastern England formed by the Ouse River and the Trent River  
7908,Humber_Bridge,a suspension bridge at Hull, England; 4,626 feet long  
7909,Humboldt Baron_Alexander_von_Humboldt Baron_Friedrich_Heinrich_Alexander_von_Humboldt,German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859)  
7910,Humboldt Baron_Wilhelm_von_Humboldt Baron_Karl_Wilhelm_von_Humboldt,German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)  
7911,Hume David_Hume,Scottish philosopher  skeptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)  
7912,Humperdinck Engelbert_Humperdinck,German composer of six operas and other incidental music (1854-1921)  
7913,Humpty_Dumpty,an egg-shaped character in a nursery rhyme who fell off a wall and could not be put back together again (late 17th century)  
7914,Humulus genus_Humulus,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  
7915,Humvee Hum-Vee,a high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-wheel drive  
7916,Hun,a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century  
7917,Hunan Hunan_province,a province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources  
7918,Hundred_Years'_War,the series of wars fought intermittently between France and England; 1337-1453  
7919,Hungarian Magyar,a native or inhabitant of Hungary  
7920,Hungarian Magyar,the official language of Hungary (also spoken in Rumania); belongs to the Ugric family of languages  
7921,Hungarian_lilac Syringa_josikaea Syringa_josikea,central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers  
7922,Hungarian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Hungary  
7923,Hungarian_partridge grey_partridge gray_partridge Perdix_perdix,common European partridge  
7924,Hungarian_sauce paprika_sauce,veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onion and paprika and cream  
7925,Hungary Republic_of_Hungary Magyarorszag,a republic in central Europe  
7926,Hunkpapa,a member of the Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux and who formerly lived in the western Dakotas; they were prominent in resisting the white encroachment into the northern Great Plains  
7927,Hunkpapa,a Siouan language spoken by the Hunkpapa  
7928,Hunnemannia genus_Hunnemania,one species: golden cup  
7929,Hunt Holman_Hunt William_Holman_Hunt,Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)  
7930,Hunt Leigh_Hunt James_Henry_Leigh_Hunt,British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)  
7931,Hunt Richard_Morris_Hunt,United States architect (1827-1895)  
7932,Huntingdon_elm Ulmus_hollandica_vegetata,erect vigorous hybrid ornamental elm tree  
7933,Huntington,a city of western West Virginia on the Ohio river at the mouth of the Kanawha  
7934,Huntington Collis_Potter_Huntington,United States railroad executive who built the western section of the first United States transcontinental railroad (1821-1900)  
7935,Huntington George_Huntington,United States physician who first described Huntington's chorea  
7936,Huntington Samuel_Huntington,American revolutionary leader who signed the Declaration of Independence and was president of the Continental Congress (1731-1796)  
7937,Huntington's_chorea Huntington's_disease,hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia  
7938,Huntsville,a city in northern Alabama; center for space research  
7939,Hupa,a member of the Athapaskan people of the Trinity River valley in California  
7940,Hupa,the Athapaskan language spoken by the Hupa  
7941,Hurler's_syndrome Hurler's_disease gargoylism dysostosis_multiplex lipochondrodystrophy,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  
7942,Hurok Sol_Hurok Solomon_Hurok,United States impresario who was born in Russia (1888-1974)  
7943,Huss John_Huss Hus Jan_Hus,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)  
7944,Hussein Husain Husayn Saddam_Hussein Saddam Saddam_bin_Hussein_at-Takriti,Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)  
7945,Hussein Husain Husayn ibn_Talal_Hussein King_Hussein,king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999)  
7946,Husserl Edmund_Husserl,German philosopher who developed phenomenology (1859-1938)  
7947,Hussite,an adherent of the religious reforms of John Huss  
7948,Huston John_Huston,United States film maker born in the United States but an Irish citizen after 1964 (1906-1987)  
7949,Hutchins Robert_Maynard_Hutchins,United States educator who was president of the University of Chicago (1899-1977)  
7950,Hutchinson Anne_Hutchinson,American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643)  
7951,Hutton James_Hutton,Scottish geologist who described the processes that have shaped the surface of the earth (1726-1797)  
7952,Hutton Sir_Leonard_Hutton,English cricketer (1916-1990)  
7953,Hutu,a member of a Bantu people living in Rwanda and Burundi  
7954,Huxley Aldous_Huxley Aldous_Leonard_Huxley,English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963)  
7955,Huxley Andrew_Huxley Andrew_Fielding_Huxley,English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917)  
7956,Huxley Thomas_Huxley Thomas_Henry_Huxley,English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895)  
7957,Huygens Christiaan_Huygens Christian_Huygens,Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695)  
7958,Hyacinthaceae family_Hyacinthaceae,one of many families or subfamilies in which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted  
7959,Hyacinthoides genus_Hyacinthoides,small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae  
7960,Hyades,(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  
7961,Hyaenidae family_Hyaenidae,hyenas  
7962,Hyalophora genus_Hyalophora,American silkworm moth  
7963,Hyalosperma genus_Hyalosperma,genus of herbs of temperate Australia including some from genus Helipterum  
7964,Hyalospongiae class_Hyalospongiae,sponges with siliceous spicules that have six rays; choanocytes are restricted to finger-shaped chambers  
7965,Hybanthus genus_Hybanthus,a genus of herbs and small shrubs with white or purple flowers; grows in tropical or subtropical regions  
7966,Hyderabad,a city in southern Pakistan on the Indus River  
7967,Hyderabad,a city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh  
7968,Hydnaceae family_Hydnaceae,tooth fungi  
7969,Hydnocarpus genus_Hydnocarpus Taraktagenos genus_Taraktagenos Taraktogenos genus_Taraktogenos,medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees  
7970,Hydnocarpus_laurifolia Hydnocarpus_wightiana,leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil  
7971,Hydnoraceae family_Hydnoraceae,a family of flowering plants in Africa and Argentina that are parasitic on the roots of other plants  
7972,Hydnum genus_Hydnum,type genus of Hydnaceae  
7973,Hydra,(Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones; "Hydra was slain by Hercules"  
7974,Hydra Snake,a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer  
7975,Hydrangeaceae family_Hydrangeaceae hydrangea_family,sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae  
7976,Hydrastis genus_Hydrastis,small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan  
7977,Hydrobates genus_Hydrobates,type genus of the Hydrobatidae  
7978,Hydrobatidae family_Hydrobatidae,storm petrels  
7979,Hydrocharis genus_Hydrocharis,frogbit  
7980,Hydrocharitaceae family_Hydrocharitaceae Hydrocharidaceae family_Hydrocharidaceae frogbit_family frog's-bit_family,simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed  
7981,Hydrochoeridae family_Hydrochoeridae,capybara  
7982,Hydrochoerus genus_Hydrochoerus,a genus of Hydrochoeridae  
7983,Hydrodamalis genus_Hydrodamalis,a genus of the family Dugongidae comprising only Steller's sea cow  
7984,Hydromantes genus_Hydromantes,web-toed salamanders  
7985,Hydromyinae subfamily_Hydromyinae,water rats of Australia and New Guinea  
7986,Hydromys genus_Hydromys,water rats  
7987,Hydrophidae family_Hydrophidae,sea snakes  
7988,Hydrophyllaceae family_Hydrophyllaceae waterleaf_family,perennial woodland herbs  
7989,Hydrophyllum genus_Hydrophyllum,waterleaf  
7990,Hydrozoa class_Hydrozoa,coelenterates typically having alternation of generations; hydroid phase is usually colonial giving rise to the medusoid phase by budding: hydras and jellyfishes  
7991,Hydrus,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near the south celestial pole  
7992,Hyemoschus genus_Hyemoschus,water chevrotains  
7993,Hygeia,(Greek mythology) the goddess of health; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Panacea  
7994,Hygrocybe genus_Hygrocybe,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae  
7995,Hygrocybe_acutoconica conic_waxycap,a fungus having an acutely conic cap and dry stalks  
7996,Hygrophoraceae family_Hygrophoraceae,a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales; the gills of these fungi have a clean waxy appearance  
7997,Hygrophorus genus_Hygrophorus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae  
7998,Hygrophorus_borealis,a fungus with a white convex cap and arcuate white gills and a stalk that tapers toward the base  
7999,Hygrophorus_caeruleus,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-grey; a short stalk tapers abruptly at the base  
8000,Hygrophorus_inocybiformis,a fungus with a drab squamulose cap and grey-brown squamules over the white background of the stalk and waxy grey-white gills  
8001,Hygrophorus_kauffmanii,a fungus with a slightly viscid cap; cap and gills are reddish brown and the stalk is grey  
8002,Hygrophorus_marzuolus,a grey fungus frequently found near melting snow banks  
8003,Hygrophorus_purpurascens,a fungus with a viscid purplish red cap and stalk; found under spruce and other conifers  
8004,Hygrophorus_russula,an edible fungus with a reddish cap and close pale gills and dry stalk; found under hardwoods  
8005,Hygrophorus_sordidus,an edible fungus with a large white cap and a dry stalk and white gills  
8006,Hygrophorus_tennesseensis,a fungus having a brownish sticky cap with a white margin and white gills and an odor of raw potatoes  
8007,Hygrophorus_turundus,a small fungus with orange cap and yellow gills found in sphagnum bogs  
8008,Hygrotrama genus_Hygrotrama,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae  
8009,Hygrotrama_foetens,a small grey-brown fungus with an unpleasant odor of mothballs  
8010,Hyla genus_Hyla,the type genus of the Hylidae; tree toads  
8011,Hylactophryne genus_Hylactophryne,barking frogs  
8012,Hylidae family_Hylidae,the amphibian family of tree frogs  
8013,Hylobates genus_Hylobates,gibbons  
8014,Hylobatidae family_Hylobatidae,used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae  
8015,Hylocereus genus_Hylocereus,genus of climbing or epiphytic tropical American cacti with angular stems and mostly white very fragrant flowers  
8016,Hylocichla genus_Hylocichla,American thrush: wood thrush; hermit thrush; veery  
8017,Hylophylax genus_Hylophylax,a genus of Formicariidae  
8018,Hymen,(Greek mythology) the god of marriage  
8019,Hymenaea genus_Hymenaea,genus of tropical American timber trees  
8020,Hymenanthera genus_Hymenanthera,a genus of slender evergreen shrubs; grow in Australia and New Zealand  
8021,Hymenogastrales order_Hymenogastrales,an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes; has a distinct basidiocarp with a fleshy or waxy gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)  
8022,Hymenomycetes class_Hymenomycetes,used in some classifications; usually coextensive with order Agaricales: mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi  
8023,Hymenophyllaceae family_Hymenophyllaceae,terrestrial (hygrophytic) or epiphytic ferns: filmy ferns  
8024,Hymenophyllum genus_Hymenophyllum,type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns  
8025,Hymenoptera order_Hymenoptera,an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.  
8026,Hynerpeton genus_Hynerpeton,earliest fossil amphibian ever found; of the Devonian; found in Pennsylvania  
8027,Hynerpeton_bassetti,fossil amphibian of the Devonian having well-developed forelimbs; found in Pennsylvania  
8028,Hyoscyamus genus_Hyoscyamus,genus of poisonous herbs: henbane  
8029,Hypatia,Greek philosopher and astronomer; she invented the astrolabe (370-415)  
8030,Hypentelium genus_Hypentelium,a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae  
8031,Hyperborean,(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  
8032,Hypericaceae family_Hypericaceae,used in some classification systems for plants usually included among the Guttiferae  
8033,Hypericum genus_Hypericum,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  
8034,Hyperion,(Greek mythology) a Titan who was the son of Gaea and Uranus and the father of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology  
8035,Hypermastigina order_Hypermastigina,cellulose-producing flagellates  
8036,Hyperoglyphe genus_Hyperoglyphe,a genus of Stromateidae  
8037,Hyperoodon genus_Hyperoodon,bottle-nosed whales  
8038,Hyphantria genus_Hyphantria,fall webworms  
8039,Hyphantria_cunea,moth whose larvae are fall webworms  
8040,Hypnos,(Greek mythology) the Greek god of sleep; the son of Nyx  
8041,Hypochaeris genus_Hypochaeris Hypochoeris genus_Hypochoeris,widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice; includes some cosmopolitan weeds  
8042,Hypocreaceae family_Hypocreaceae,family of fungi having brightly colored fleshy or membranous ascocarps; sometimes placed in its own order Hypocreales  
8043,Hypocreales order_Hypocreales,used in some classifications for the family Hypocreaceae  
8044,Hypoderma genus_Hypoderma,in some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies  
8045,Hypopachus genus_Hypopachus,sheep frogs  
8046,Hypopitys genus_Hypopitys,term used in some classifications for the pinesaps, which are usually included in the genus Monotropa  
8047,Hypoxidaceae family_Hypoxidaceae,in some classification systems included in the Amaryllidaceae  
8048,Hypoxis genus_Hypoxis,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  
8049,Hypsiglena genus_Hypsiglena,night snakes  
8050,Hypsiprymnodon genus_Hypsiprymnodon,musk kangaroos  
8051,Hyracoidea order_Hyracoidea,hyraxes and some extinct animals  
8052,Hyracotherium genus_Hyracotherium,extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus  
8053,Hyssopus genus_Hyssopus,Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs  
8054,Hystricidae family_Hystricidae,Old World porcupines  
8055,Hystricomorpha suborder_Hystricomorpha,an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.  
8056,I i,the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet  
8057,I-beam,girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I'  
8058,ID I.D.,a card or badge used to identify the bearer; "you had to show your ID in order to get in"  
8059,II_Chronicles 2_Chronicles,the second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC  
8060,II_Esdras 2_Esdras,an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations  
8061,II_Kings 2_Kings,the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel  
8062,II_Maccabees 2_Maccabees,an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus  
8063,II_Samuel 2_Samuel,the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David  
8064,IJssel IJssel_river,a river in the central Netherlands flowing north to the IJsselmeer  
8065,IJsselmeer,a shallow lake in northwestern Netherlands created in 1932 by building a dam across the entrance to the Zuider Zee  
8066,IOU,an informal debt instrument; representing `I owe you'  
8067,I_Chronicles 1_Chronicles,the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC  
8068,I_Esdra 1_Esdras,an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from I Chronicles and II Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah  
8069,I_Kings 1_Kings,the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel  
8070,I_Maccabees 1_Maccabees,an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus  
8071,I_Samuel 1_Samuel,the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David  
8072,Iago,the villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife  
8073,Iapetus,(Greek mythology) the Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology  
8074,Ibadan,a large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria; site of a university  
8075,Iberia,an ancient geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains that corresponded approximately to the present-day Georgia  
8076,Iberian,a native or inhabitant of Iberia in the Caucasus  
8077,Iberian,a native or inhabitant of the Iberian Peninsula (especially in ancient times)  
8078,Iberian_Peninsula Iberia,a peninsula in southwestern Europe  
8079,Iberis genus_Iberis,Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft  
8080,Ibero-mesornis,sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds  
8081,Ibert Jacques_Francois_Antoine_Ibert,French composer (1890-1962)  
8082,Ibizan_hound Ibizan_Podenco,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  
8083,Ibsen Henrik_Ibsen Henrik_Johan_Ibsen,realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906)  
8084,Icarus,(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  
8085,Iceland,a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle  
8086,Iceland Republic_of_Iceland,an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944  
8087,Iceland_moss Iceland_lichen Cetraria_islandica,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  
8088,Iceland_poppy Papaver_alpinum,Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange flowers  
8089,Iceland_poppy arctic_poppy Papaver_nudicaule,subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers  
8090,Iceland_spar,a transparent calcite found in Iceland and used in polarizing microscopes  
8091,Icelander,a native or inhabitant of Iceland  
8092,Icelandic,a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland  
8093,Icelandic_krona krona,the basic unit of money in Iceland  
8094,Icelandic_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Iceland  
8095,Ichneumonidae family_Ichneumonidae,ichneumon flies  
8096,Ichthyosauria order_Ichthyosauria,extinct marine reptiles: ichthyosaurs  
8097,Ichthyosauridae family_Ichthyosauridae,later ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous; widely distributed in both hemispheres  
8098,Ichyostega,early tetrapod amphibian found in Greenland  
8099,Ictalurus genus_Ictalurus,channel catfishes  
8100,Icteria genus_Icteria,New World chats  
8101,Icteridae family_Icteridae,American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks  
8102,Icterus genus_Icterus,type genus of the Icteridae  
8103,Ictiobus genus_Ictiobus,buffalo fishes  
8104,Ictodosauria order_Ictodosauria,extinct reptiles of the later Triassic period  
8105,Ictonyx genus_Ictonyx,a genus of Mustelidae  
8106,Id_al-Adha Feast_of_Sacrifice,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  
8107,Id_al-Fitr,a Muslim day of feasting at the end of Ramadan  
8108,Idaho Gem_State ID Id.,a state in the Rocky Mountains  
8109,Idaho_Falls,a town in southeastern Idaho on the Snake River  
8110,Idahoan,a native or resident of Idaho  
8111,Identikit Identikit_picture,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  
8112,Idiom_Neutral,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  
8113,Iditarod Iditarod_Trail_Dog_Sled_Race,an important dogsled race run annually on the Iditarod Trail  
8114,Iditarod_Trail,a trail that extends 1,100 miles from Anchorage over the Alaska Range to Nome  
8115,Ido,an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto  
8116,Idun Ithunn,(Norse mythology) goddess of spring and wife of Bragi; guarded the apples that kept the gods eternally young  
8117,Igbo,a member of the largest ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria; "most Igbo are farmers"  
8118,Igigi,any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu  
8119,Iglesias Julio_Iglesias,Spanish singer noted for his ballads and love songs (born in 1943)  
8120,Ignatius Saint_Ignatius St._Ignatius,bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)  
8121,Ignatius_of_Loyola Saint_Ignatius_of_Loyola St._Ignatius_of_Loyola Loyola,Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation (1491-1556)  
8122,Iguanidae family_Iguanidae Iguania family_Iguania,New World lizards  
8123,Iguanodontidae family_Iguanodontidae,iguanodons  
8124,Iguazu Iguazu_Falls Iguassu Iguassu_Falls Victoria_Falls,a large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil  
8125,Ile-St-Louis,island in Paris on the Seine  
8126,Ile-de-France,a region of north central France including Paris and the area around it  
8127,Ilex genus_Ilex,a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies)  
8128,Iliad,a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy  
8129,Iliamna genus_Iliamna,small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs; some often placed in other genera  
8130,Illampu,a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,870 feet high)  
8131,Illecebrum genus_Illecebrum,one species: coral necklace  
8132,Illicium genus_Illicium,anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves  
8133,Illimani,a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,201 feet high)  
8134,Illinois,a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Illinois and regions to the west  
8135,Illinois,the Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami  
8136,Illinois Prairie_State Land_of_Lincoln IL Ill.,a midwestern state in north-central United States  
8137,Illinois_River,a river in Illinois that flows southwest to the Mississippi River  
8138,Illinoisan,a native or resident of Illinois  
8139,Illyria,an uncertain region on the east shore of the Adriatic where an ancient Indo-European people once lived  
8140,Illyrian,a minor and almost extinct branch of the Indo-European languages; spoken along the Dalmatian coast  
8141,Immaculate_Conception December_8,Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854  
8142,Immaculate_Conception Immaculate_Conception_of_the_Virgin_Mary,(Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived  
8143,Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service INS,an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States  
8144,Impressionism,a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light  
8145,Inachis genus_Inachis,a genus of Nymphalidae  
8146,Inanna,consort of Dumuzi (Tammuz)  
8147,Inauguration_Day January_20,the day designated for inauguration of the United States President  
8148,Inca,a ruler of the Incas (or a member of his family)  
8149,Inca Inka,the small group of Quechua living in the Cuzco Valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors in order to create an empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s  
8150,Inca Inka Incan,a member of the Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru  
8151,Incarnation,(Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ  
8152,Inchon,a battle in the Korean War (1950); United States forces landed at Inchon  
8153,Inchon Incheon Chemulpo,a port city in western South Korea on the Yellow Sea  
8154,Inconel,a nickel-base alloy with chromium and iron; used in gas-turbine blades  
8155,Independence,a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail  
8156,Independence_Day Fourth_of_July July_4,a legal holiday in the United States  
8157,Independence_Hall,the building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed  
8158,India Republic_of_India Bharat,a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947  
8159,India-rubber_tree India-rubber_plant India-rubber_fig rubber_plant Assam_rubber Ficus_elastica,large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber  
8160,India_ink drawing_ink,a black liquid ink used for printing or writing or drawing  
8161,Indiaman,a large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with India  
8162,Indian,a native or inhabitant of India  
8163,Indian_Mutiny Sepoy_Mutiny,discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down after several battles and sieges (notably the siege at Lucknow)  
8164,Indian_Ocean,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  
8165,Indian_agent,a representative of the federal government to American Indian tribes (especially on Indian reservations)  
8166,Indian_beech Pongamia_glabra,evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree  
8167,Indian_blackwood East_Indian_rosewood East_India_rosewood Indian_rosewood Dalbergia_latifolia,East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood  
8168,Indian_buffalo,upland buffalo of eastern Asia where true water buffaloes do not thrive; used for draft and milk  
8169,Indian_button_fern Tectaria_macrodonta,fern of tropical Asia having round buttonlike bulbils  
8170,Indian_chief Indian_chieftain,the leader of a group of Native Americans  
8171,Indian_club,a bottle-shaped club used in exercises  
8172,Indian_cobra Naja_naja,a cobra of tropical Africa and Asia  
8173,Indian_coral_tree Erythrina_variegata Erythrina_Indica,small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or crimson flowers and black seeds  
8174,Indian_crocus,any of several dwarf orchids of the genus Pleione bearing one or two solitary white or pink to magenta or occasionally yellow flowers with slender stalks  
8175,Indian_elephant Elephas_maximus,Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male  
8176,Indian_giver,an offensive term for someone who asks you to return a present he has given you  
8177,Indian_hemp Cannabis_indica,source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber  
8178,Indian_hemp rheumatism_weed Apocynum_cannabinum,Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints  
8179,Indian_lettuce,a plant of the genus Montia having edible pleasant-tasting leaves  
8180,Indian_madder munjeet Rubia_cordifolia,perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient  
8181,Indian_mallow Sida_spinosa,tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States  
8182,Indian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in India  
8183,Indian_mongoose Herpestes_nyula,keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated  
8184,Indian_paintbrush painted_cup,any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts  
8185,Indian_pipe waxflower Monotropa_uniflora,small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age  
8186,Indian_plantain,any of various plants of the genus Cacalia having leaves resembling those of plantain  
8187,Indian_poke Phytolacca_acinosa,pokeweed of southeastern Asia and China  
8188,Indian_python Python_molurus,very large python of southeast Asia  
8189,Indian_rat_snake Ptyas_mucosus,enter buildings in pursuit of prey  
8190,Indian_rattlebox Crotalaria_spectabilis,erect subshrub having purple-tinted flowers and an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle; India  
8191,Indian_red,a red pigment composed in part from ferric oxide which is often used in paints and cosmetics  
8192,Indian_red,a red soil containing ferric oxide; often used as a pigment  
8193,Indian_red,a reddish-brown color resembling the red soil used as body paint by American Indians  
8194,Indian_reservation,a reservation set aside for the use of Indians  
8195,Indian_rhinoceros Rhinoceros_unicornis,having one horn  
8196,Indian_rhododendron Melastoma_malabathricum,evergreen spreading shrub of India and southeastern Asia having large purple flowers  
8197,Indian_rupee rupee,the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise  
8198,Indian_summer Saint_Martin's_summer,a period of unusually warm weather in the autumn  
8199,Indian_tobacco bladderpod Lobelia_inflata,North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic  
8200,Indian_trail,a trail through the wilderness worn by Amerindians  
8201,Indiana Hoosier_State IN Ind.,a state in midwestern United States  
8202,Indiana Robert_Indiana,United States pop artist (born 1928)  
8203,Indianan Hoosier,a native or resident of Indiana  
8204,Indianapolis capital_of_Indiana,the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commercial center in the country's heartland; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race  
8205,Indic Indo-Aryan,a branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages  
8206,Indicatoridae family_Indicatoridae,honey guides  
8207,Indigirka Indigirka_River,a river in far eastern Siberia that flows generally northward to the Arctic Ocean  
8208,Indigofera genus_Indigofera,genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes  
8209,Indo-European Indo-European_language Indo-Hittite,the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia  
8210,Indo-Iranian Indo-Iranian_language,the branch of the Indo-European family of languages including the Indic and Iranian language groups  
8211,Indochina Indochinese_peninsula,a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam  
8212,Indonesia Republic_of_Indonesia Dutch_East_Indies,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  
8213,Indonesian,a native or inhabitant of Indonesia  
8214,Indonesian Bahasa_Indonesia Bahasa,the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia  
8215,Indonesian_Borneo Kalimantan,the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo  
8216,Indonesian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Indonesia  
8217,Indra,chief Hindu god of the Rig-Veda; god of rain and thunder  
8218,Indriidae family_Indriidae,a family of Lemuroidea  
8219,Indus,a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Tucana  
8220,Indus Indus_River,an Asian river that rises in Tibet and flows through northern India and then southwest through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea; "the valley of the Indus was the site of an early civilization"  
8221,Indus_civilization,the bronze-age culture of the Indus valley that flourished from about 2600-1750 BC  
8222,Industrial_Revolution technological_revolution,the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation  
8223,Industrial_Workers_of_the_World IWW I.W.W.,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  
8224,Infusoria subclass_Infusoria,in some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata: minute organisms found in decomposing infusions of organic matter  
8225,Inge William_Inge,United States playwright (1913-1973)  
8226,Inge William_Ralph_Inge Gloomy_Dean,English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954)  
8227,Ingres Jean_Auguste_Dominique_Ingres,French classical painter (1780-1867)  
8228,Ingrian,a Finnic language spoken by the Ingrian  
8229,Ingrian Inger Ingerman,a member of western Finnish people formerly living in the Baltic province where Saint Petersburg was built  
8230,Inland_Passage Inside_Passage,a naturally protected waterway from Seattle to Skagway in southeastern Alaska  
8231,Inland_Revenue IR,a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes  
8232,Inland_Sea,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  
8233,Inner_Hebrides,islands between the Outer Hebrides and the western coast of Scotland  
8234,Inner_Light Light Light_Within Christ_Within,a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul  
8235,Inner_Mongolia Nei_Monggol,an autonomous region of northeastern China that was annexed by the Manchu rulers in 1635 and became an integral part of China in 1911  
8236,Innocent_III Lotario_di_Segni,Italian pope from 1198 to 1216 who instituted the Fourth Crusade and under whom papal intervention in European politics reached its height (1161-1216)  
8237,Innocent_VIII Giovanni_Battista_Cibo,Italian pope from 1484 to 1492 who was known as a nepotist and was attacked by Savonarola for his worldliness (1432-1492)  
8238,Innocent_XI Benedetto_Odescalchi,Italian pope from 1676 to 1689 whose papacy was marked by the struggle with Louis XIV of France over papal authority over French Catholics; known for saintliness and canonized in 1956 (1611-1689)  
8239,Innocent_XII Antonio_Pignatelli,Italian pope from 1691 to 1700 who abolished nepotism within the church hierarchy and was universally loved for his charity and piety  
8240,Innsbruck,city in southwestern Austria; known as a summer and winter resort  
8241,Inquisition,a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy  
8242,Inquisitor,an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition  
8243,Insecta class_Insecta Hexapoda class_Hexapoda,insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species  
8244,Insectivora order_Insectivora,shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs  
8245,Insessores order_Insessores perching_bird percher,a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists  
8246,Inspector_Maigret Commissaire_Maigret,a fictional detective in novels by Georges Simenon  
8247,Intelligence_Community National_Intelligence_Community United_States_Intelligence_Community IC,a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence  
8248,Intelnet,a computer network similar to but separate from the internet; devoted to the dissemination of information to and for the Intelligence Community  
8249,Interlaken,a popular resort town in the Alps in west central Switzerland  
8250,Interlingua,an artificial language proposed for use as an auxiliary international language; based on words common to English and the Romance languages  
8251,Internal_Revenue_Service IRS,the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections  
8252,International,any of several international socialist organizations  
8253,International_Atomic_Energy_Agency IAEA,the United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy  
8254,International_Bank_for_Reconstruction_and_Development World_Bank IBRD,a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments  
8255,International_Civil_Aviation_Organization ICAO,the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation  
8256,International_Court_of_Justice World_Court,a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations  
8257,International_Development_Association IDA,an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank  
8258,International_Finance_Corporation IFC,a United Nations agency that invests directly in companies and guarantees loans to private investors; affiliated with the World Bank  
8259,International_Grandmaster,a chess player who has been awarded the highest title by an international chess organization  
8260,International_Islamic_Front_for_Jihad_against_Jews_and_Crusaders,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  
8261,International_Labor_Organization International_Labour_Organization ILO,the United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor  
8262,International_Maritime_Organization IMO,the United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities  
8263,International_Monetary_Fund IMF,a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies  
8264,International_Olympic_Committee IOC I.O.C.,organization responsible for organizing the modern Olympic Games  
8265,International_Relations_and_Security_Network ISN,Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations  
8266,International_Wanted_Notice Red_Notice,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"  
8267,Internationale,a revolutionary socialist anthem  
8268,Internet_Explorer Explorer IE,a commercial browser  
8269,Interpol,an international intelligence agency permitting collaboration among intelligence agencies around the world  
8270,Interstate_Commerce_Commission ICC,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"  
8271,Invar,an alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion; used in tuning forks and measuring tapes and other instruments  
8272,Io,(Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer  
8273,Io,the closest of Jupiter's moons; has active volcanoes  
8274,Ionesco Eugene_Ionesco,French dramatist (born in Romania) who was a leading exponent of the theater of the absurd (1912-1994)  
8275,Ionia,region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks  
8276,Ionian,a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks  
8277,Ionian,the ancient Greek inhabitants of Attica and related regions in Ionia  
8278,Ionian_Sea,an arm of the Mediterranean Sea between western Greece and southern Italy  
8279,Ionic_order Ionian_order,the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls  
8280,Iowa Hawkeye_State IA Ia.,a state in midwestern United States  
8281,Iowa Ioway,a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri  
8282,Iowa Ioway,a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa  
8283,Iowa_crab Iowa_crab_apple prairie_crab western_crab_apple Malus_ioensis,wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers  
8284,Iowan,a native or resident of Iowa  
8285,Iphigenia,(Greek mythology) the daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon; Agamemnon was obliged to offer her as a sacrifice to Artemis when the Greek fleet was becalmed on its way to Troy; Artemis rescued her and she later became a priestess  
8286,Ipomoea genus_Ipomoea,morning glory  
8287,Ipsus battle_of_Ipsus,a battle between the successors of Alexander the Great (301 BC); Lysimachus and Seleucus defeated Antigonus and Demetrius  
8288,Iran Islamic_Republic_of_Iran Persia,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  
8289,Iran-Iraq_War Gulf_War,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  
8290,Irani Iranian Persian,a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims"  
8291,Iranian Iranian_language,the modern Persian language spoken in Iran  
8292,Iranian_dinar dinar,100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran  
8293,Iranian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Iran  
8294,Iranian_rial rial,the basic unit of money in Iran  
8295,Iraq Republic_of_Iraq Al-Iraq Irak,a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq  
8296,Iraqi Iraki,a native or inhabitant of Iraq; "the majority of Iraqi are Arab Shiite Muslims although Sunni Muslims control the government"  
8297,Iraqi_Intelligence_Service IIS Iraqi_Mukhabarat,the most notorious and possibly the most important arm of Iraq's security system; "the Iraqi Mukhabarat has been involved in numerous terrorist activities"  
8298,Iraqi_Kurdistan,the part of Kurdistan that is in northwestern Iraq  
8299,Iraqi_National_Congress INC,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  
8300,Iraqi_dinar dinar,the basic unit of money in Iraq; equal to 1,000 fils  
8301,Iraqi_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Iraq  
8302,Ireland Hibernia Emerald_Isle,an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland  
8303,Ireland Republic_of_Ireland Irish_Republic Eire,a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921  
8304,Irena genus_Irena,type genus of the Irenidae: fairy bluebirds  
8305,Irenaeus Saint_Irenaeus St._Irenaeus,Greek theologian who was bishop of Lyons and an antiheretical writer; a saint and Doctor of the Church (circa 130-200)  
8306,Irenidae family_Irenidae,a family of birds of the suborder Oscines  
8307,Iresine genus_Iresine,genus of tropical American herbs or subshrubs  
8308,Iridaceae family_Iridaceae iris_family,large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs  
8309,Iridoprocne genus_Iridoprocne,a genus of Hirundinidae  
8310,Irish Irish_Gaelic,the Celtic language of Ireland  
8311,Irish Irish_people,people of Ireland or of Irish extraction  
8312,Irish Irish_whiskey Irish_whisky,whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley  
8313,Irish_National_Liberation_Army INLA People's_Liberation_Army People's_Republican_Army Catholic_Reaction_Force,a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland  
8314,Irish_Republican_Army IRA Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army Provisional_IRA Provos,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  
8315,Irish_Sea,an arm of the North Atlantic between Great Britain and Ireland  
8316,Irish_coffee,sweetened coffee with Irish whiskey and whipped cream  
8317,Irish_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Eire  
8318,Irish_moss carrageen carageen carragheen Chondrus_crispus,dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America  
8319,Irish_person Irelander,a native or inhabitant of Ireland  
8320,Irish_pound Irish_punt punt pound,formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence  
8321,Irish_setter red_setter,an Irish breed with a chestnut-brown or mahogany-red coat  
8322,Irish_soda_bread,round loaf made with soda and buttermilk; often containing caraway seeds and raisins  
8323,Irish_stew,meat (especially mutton) stewed with potatoes and onions  
8324,Irish_terrier,medium-sized breed with a wiry brown coat; developed in Ireland  
8325,Irish_water_spaniel,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  
8326,Irish_wolfhound,large breed of hound with a rough thick coat  
8327,Irishman,a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland  
8328,Irishwoman,a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland  
8329,Iron_Age,(archeology) the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons  
8330,Iroquoian Iroquois Iroquoian_language,a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois  
8331,Iroquois,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  
8332,Iroquois_League League_of_Iroquois Five_Nations Six_Nations,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)  
8333,Irrawaddy Irrawaddy_River,the main river of Myanmar rising in the north and flowing south through the length of Burma to empty into the Andaman Sea  
8334,Irtish Irtish_River Irtysh Irtysh_River,an Asian river that rises in the Altai Mountains in northern China and flows generally northwest to become a tributary of the Ob River  
8335,Irula,a Dravidian language closely related to Tamil that is spoken in a hilly section of southwestern India  
8336,Irving John_Irving,United States writer of darkly humorous novels (born in 1942)  
8337,Irving Washington_Irving,United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)  
8338,Irvingia genus_Irvingia,wild mango  
8339,Isaac,(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  
8340,Isabella Queen_Isabella Isabella_I Isabella_the_Catholic,the queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504)  
8341,Isaiah,(Old Testament) the first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC)  
8342,Isaiah Book_of_Isaiah,an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies  
8343,Isatis genus_Isatis,Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad  
8344,Ischia,a volcanic island (part of Campania) in the Tyrrhenian Sea at the north end of the Bay of Naples  
8345,Ischigualastia genus_Ischigualastia,early reptile found in Argentina  
8346,Isere Isere_River,a river in southeastern France; a tributary of the Rhone  
8347,Iseult Isolde,(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  
8348,Isfahan Esfahan Aspadana,city in central Iran; former capital of Persia  
8349,Isherwood Christopher_Isherwood Christopher_William_Bradshaw_Isherwood,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)  
8350,Ishmael,(Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes  
8351,Ishtar Mylitta,Babylonian and Assyrian goddess of love and fertility and war; counterpart to the Phoenician Astarte  
8352,Isis,Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris  
8353,Islam Islamism Mohammedanism Muhammadanism Muslimism,the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion"; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"  
8354,Islam Muslimism,the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion; "Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Indonesia"  
8355,Islamabad capital_of_Pakistan,the capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site was chosen in 1959  
8356,Islamic_Army_of_Aden IAA Islamic_Army_of_Aden-Abyan Aden-Abyan_Islamic_Army,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 killing western tourists in Yemen  
8357,Islamic_Great_Eastern_Raiders-Front IBDA-C,a Turkish terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for bombing a British consulate and bank in Istanbul; a violent opponent of Turkey's secular government and its ties to the European Union and NATO  
8358,Islamic_Group_of_Uzbekistan IMU Islamic_Party_of_Turkestan,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  
8359,Islamic_calendar Muhammadan_calendar Mohammedan_calendar Moslem_calendar Muslim_calendar,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  
8360,Islamic_calendar_month,any lunar month in the Muslim calendar  
8361,Islamism,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  
8362,Islamist,a scholar who knowledgeable in Islamic studies  
8363,Islamist,an orthodox Muslim  
8364,Islamophobia,prejudice against Muslims; "Muslim intellectuals are afraid of growing Islamophobia in the West"  
8365,Islay,an island of western Scotland at the southern end of the Inner Hebrides  
8366,Isle_Royal_National_Park,a national park on an island in Michigan; includes prehistoric iron mines  
8367,Isle_of_Skye,an island of northwestern Scotland noted for its rugged mountain scenery  
8368,Ismaili Ismailian,an adherent of Ismailism; a member of the Ismaili branch of Shiism  
8369,Ismailism,the branch of Shiism noted for its esoteric philosophy  
8370,Isocrates,Athenian rhetorician and orator (436-338 BC)  
8371,Isoetaceae family_Isoetaceae quillwort_family,quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes  
8372,Isoetales order_Isoetales,aquatic or marsh-growing fern allies; known to have existed since the Cenozoic; sometimes included in Lycopodiales  
8373,Isoetes genus_Isoetes,type and genus of the Isoetaceae and sole extant genus of the order Isoetales  
8374,Isopoda order_Isopoda,woodlice  
8375,Isoptera order_Isoptera,order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota  
8376,Isopyrum genus_Isopyrum,tufted perennial herbs of northern hemisphere  
8377,Isospondyli order_Isospondyli,most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon  
8378,Israel,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  
8379,Israel State_of_Israel Yisrael Zion Sion,Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine  
8380,Israeli,a native or inhabitant of Israel  
8381,Israeli_Defense_Force IDF,the ground and air and naval forces of Israel  
8382,Israeli_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Israel  
8383,Israelite,a native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Israel  
8384,Issachar,(Old Testament) a son of Jacob and a forebear of one of the tribes of Israel  
8385,Issus battle_of_Issus,a battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III  
8386,Istanbul Stambul Stamboul Constantinople,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  
8387,Isthmian_Games,the ancient Panhellenic games held biennially on the Isthmus of Corinth in the first and third years of each Olympiad  
8388,Isthmus_of_Corinth,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  
8389,Isthmus_of_Kra,a narrow isthmus linking the Malay Peninsula to the Asian mainland  
8390,Isthmus_of_Panama Isthmus_of_Darien,the isthmus that connects Central America and South America; was formerly called the Isthmus of Darien; "Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Darien"  
8391,Isthmus_of_Suez,the isthmus in northeastern Egypt that connects Africa and Asia  
8392,Isthmus_of_Tehuantepec,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  
8393,Istiophoridae family_Istiophoridae,sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins  
8394,Istiophorus genus_Istiophorus,type genus of the Istiophoridae  
8395,Isuridae family_Isuridae,in some classifications another name for the family Lamnidae  
8396,Isurus genus_Isurus,mako sharks  
8397,Italian,a native or inhabitant of Italy  
8398,Italian,the Romance language spoken in Italy  
8399,Italian_Peninsula,a boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea  
8400,Italian_Renaissance,the early period when Italy was the center of the Renaissance  
8401,Italian_bee,yellowish honeybee resembling the Carniolan bee in its habits  
8402,Italian_bread,unsweetened yeast-raised bread made without shortening and baked in long thick loaves with tapered ends  
8403,Italian_cypress Mediterranean_cypress Cupressus_sempervirens,tall Eurasian cypress with thin grey bark and ascending branches  
8404,Italian_dressing,a vinaigrette with garlic and herbs: oregano and basil and dill  
8405,Italian_greyhound,a toy dog developed from the greyhound  
8406,Italian_honeysuckle Italian_woodbine Lonicera_caprifolium,deciduous climbing shrub with fragrant yellow-white flowers in axillary whorls  
8407,Italian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Italy  
8408,Italian_parsley flat-leaf_parsley Petroselinum_crispum_neapolitanum,a variety of parsley having flat leaves  
8409,Italian_region,Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes  
8410,Italian_ryegrass Italian_rye Lolium_multiflorum,European grass much used for hay and in United States also for turf and green manure  
8411,Italic Italic_language,a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative  
8412,Italy Italian_Republic Italia,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  
8413,Ithaca,a college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga  
8414,Ithaca Ithaki,a Greek island to the west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king  
8415,Ivan_III Ivan_III_Vasilievich Ivan_the_Great,grand duke of Muscovy whose victories against the Tartars laid the basis for Russian unity (1440-1505)  
8416,Ivan_IV Ivan_Iv_Vasilievich Ivan_the_Terrible,the first czar of Russia (1530-1584)  
8417,Ivanov Lev_Ivanov,Russian choreographer (1834-1905)  
8418,Ives Charles_Edward_Ives,United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954)  
8419,Ives James_Ives James_Merritt_Ives,United States lithographer who (with his partner Nathaniel Currier) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1824-1895)  
8420,Ivory_Coast Cote_d'Ivoire Republic_of_Cote_d'Ivoire,a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa  
8421,Ivory_Coast_franc Cote_d'Ivoire_franc,the basic unit of money in the Ivory Coast  
8422,Ivry battle_of_Ivry Ivry_la_Bataille,a battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne  
8423,Ivy_League,a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige  
8424,Ivy_Leaguer,a student or graduate at an Ivy League school  
8425,Iwo Iwo_Jima invasion_of_Iwo,a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945)  
8426,Iwo_Jima,the largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan  
8427,Ixia genus_Ixia,a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae  
8428,Ixobrychus genus_Ixobrychus,bitterns  
8429,Ixodes genus_Ixodes,type genus of the family Ixodidae  
8430,Ixodes_dammini deer_tick,a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis  
8431,Ixodes_dentatus,usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats  
8432,Ixodes_neotomae,a tick that usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to dusky-footed wood rats  
8433,Ixodes_pacificus western_black-legged_tick,a tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California  
8434,Ixodes_persulcatus,bites humans; a vector for Lyme disease spirochete  
8435,Ixodes_scapularis black-legged_tick,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)  
8436,Ixodes_spinipalpis,usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats  
8437,Ixodidae family_Ixodidae,hard ticks  
8438,Iyar Iyyar,the eighth month of the civil year; the second month of the ecclesiastical year (in April and May)  
8439,Izanagi,the god who fathered the islands and gods of Japan with his sister Izanami  
8440,Izanami,sister and consort of Izanami; mother of the islands and gods of Japan  
8441,Izmir Smyrna,a port city in western Turkey  
8442,J j,the 10th letter of the Roman alphabet  
8443,J_particle psi_particle,a neutral meson with a large mass  
8444,Jabalpur Jubbulpore,an industrial city of central India to the southeast of Delhi  
8445,Jack_Frost,a personification of frost or winter weather  
8446,Jack_of_all_trades,a person able to do a variety of different jobs acceptably well  
8447,Jack_the_Ripper,an unidentified English murderer in the 19th century  
8448,Jackson,a town in western Wyoming  
8449,Jackson,a town in western Tennessee  
8450,Jackson,a town in south central Michigan  
8451,Jackson Andrew_Jackson Old_Hickory,7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)  
8452,Jackson Glenda_Jackson,English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)  
8453,Jackson Helen_Hunt_Jackson Helen_Maria_Fiske_Hunt_Jackson,United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885)  
8454,Jackson Jesse_Jackson Jesse_Louis_Jackson,United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941)  
8455,Jackson Mahalia_Jackson,United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972)  
8456,Jackson Michael_Jackson Michael_Joe_Jackson,United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958)  
8457,Jackson Thomas_Jackson Thomas_J._Jackson Thomas_Jonathan_Jackson Stonewall_Jackson,general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)  
8458,Jackson capital_of_Mississippi,capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl River  
8459,Jacksonia genus_Jacksonia,genus of yellow-flowered Australian unarmed or spiny shrubs without true leaves but having leaflike stems or branches  
8460,Jacksonian,a follower of Andrew Jackson or his ideas  
8461,Jacksonian_epilepsy,focal epilepsy in which the attack usually moves from distal to proximal limb muscles on the same side of the body  
8462,Jacksonville,Florida's largest city; a port and important commercial center in northeastern Florida  
8463,Jacob,(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')  
8464,Jacob Francois_Jacob,French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)  
8465,Jacob's_ladder Greek_valerian charity Polemonium_caeruleum Polemonium_van-bruntiae Polymonium_caeruleum_van-bruntiae,pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers  
8466,Jacob's_ladder jack_ladder pilot_ladder,(nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps  
8467,Jacob's_rod,asphodel having erect smooth unbranched stem either flexuous or straight  
8468,Jacobean,any distinguished personage during the reign of James I  
8469,Jacobean_lily Aztec_lily Strekelia_formosissima,Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower  
8470,Jacobi Karl_Gustav_Jacob_Jacobi,German mathematician (1804-1851)  
8471,Jacobin,a member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution  
8472,Jacobinism,the ideology of the most radical element of the French Revolution that instituted the Reign of Terror  
8473,Jacobite,a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts  
8474,Jacobs Aletta_Jacobs,Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929)  
8475,Jacobs Jane_Jacobs,United States writer and critic of urban planning (born in 1916)  
8476,Jacobs W._W._Jacobs William_Wymark_Jacobs,English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943)  
8477,Jacquard Joseph_M._Jacquard Joseph_Marie_Jacquard,French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)  
8478,Jacquard_loom Jacquard,a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics  
8479,Jacquemier's_sign,a purplish discoloration of the mucous membrane of the vagina that occurs early in pregnancy  
8480,Jacquinia genus_Jacquinia,sometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae  
8481,Jaculus genus_Jaculus,jerboas  
8482,Jaculus_jaculus,a variety of jerboa  
8483,Jaffa Joppa Yafo,a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950  
8484,Jaffa_orange,sweet almost seedless orange of Israel  
8485,Jaffar Jafar Jaffar_Umar_Thalib Jafar_Umar_Thalib,Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends (1965-2000)  
8486,Jafnea_semitosta,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  
8487,Jagannath Jagannatha Jagganath Juggernaut,an avatar of Vishnu  
8488,Jagger Mick_Jagger Michael_Philip_Jagger,English rock star (born in 1943)  
8489,Jainism,sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism  
8490,Jainism,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  
8491,Jainist,a believer in Jainism  
8492,Jaish-i-Mohammed Jaish-e-Muhammad JEM Army_of_Muhammad,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  
8493,Jakarta Djakarta capital_of_Indonesia,capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century  
8494,Jakobson Roman_Jakobson Roman_Osipovich_Jakobson,United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982)  
8495,Jalalabad,a town in eastern Afghanistan (east of Kabul)  
8496,Jamaat_ul-Fuqra Fuqra Tanzimul_Fuqra,an Islamic terrorist group organized in the 1980s; seeks to purify Islam through violence; the cells in North America and the Caribbean insulate themselves from Western culture and will even attack other Muslims who they regard as heretics  
8497,Jamaica,a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism  
8498,Jamaica,an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti  
8499,Jamaica_dogwood fish_fuddle Piscidia_piscipula Piscidia_erythrina,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  
8500,Jamaica_honeysuckle yellow_granadilla Passiflora_laurifolia,West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit  
8501,Jamaica_quassia,similar to the extract from Quassia amara  
8502,Jamaica_quassia bitterwood Picrasma_excelsa Picrasma_excelsum,West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia  
8503,Jamaica_rum,heavy pungent rum from Jamaica  
8504,Jamaican,a native or inhabitant of Jamaica  
8505,Jamaican_cherry calabur_tree calabura silk_wood silkwood Muntingia_calabura,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  
8506,Jamaican_dollar,the basic unit of money in Jamaica  
8507,Jambos genus_Jambos,used in some classifications for rose apples (Eugenia jambos)  
8508,James Henry_James,writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)  
8509,James James_I King_James King_James_I,the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625)  
8510,James James_II,the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701)  
8511,James James_IV,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)  
8512,James James_River,a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads  
8513,James James_River,a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri  
8514,James Jesse_James,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)  
8515,James Saint_James St._James Saint_James_the_Apostle St._James_the_Apostle,(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament  
8516,James William_James,United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)  
8517,James_Bay,the southern extension of Hudson Bay in Canada between western Quebec and northeastern Ontario  
8518,Jamesonia genus_Jamesonia,xerophytic ferns of South America  
8519,Jamestown,a former village on the James River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607  
8520,Jamison Judith_Jamison,United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944)  
8521,Jane_Doe,an unknown or fictitious woman who is a party to legal proceedings  
8522,Janissary,a Turkish soldier  
8523,Jansen Cornelis_Jansen Cornelius_Jansenius,a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian (1585-1638)  
8524,Jansenism,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  
8525,Jansenist,an advocate of Jansenism  
8526,January Jan,the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice  
8527,Janus,(Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head  
8528,Jap Nip,(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent  
8529,Japan Japanese_Islands Japanese_Archipelago,a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean  
8530,Japan Nippon Nihon,a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building  
8531,Japan_Trench,a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean to the northeast of Japan that reaches depths of 30,000 feet  
8532,Japan_allspice Japanese_allspice winter_sweet Chimonanthus_praecox,deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers  
8533,Japan_current Kuroshio_current Kuroshio,a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean  
8534,Japan_wax Japan_tallow,a yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes  
8535,Japanese,the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese  
8536,Japanese Nipponese,a native or inhabitant of Japan  
8537,Japanese_Red_Army JRA Anti-Imperialist_International_Brigade,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"  
8538,Japanese_angelica_tree Aralia_elata,deciduous clump-forming Asian shrub or small tree; adventive in the eastern United States  
8539,Japanese_apricot mei Prunus_mume,Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits  
8540,Japanese_banana Musa_basjoo,Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan  
8541,Japanese_barberry Berberis_thunbergii,compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries; widespread in cultivation especially for hedges  
8542,Japanese_beech,a beech native to Japan having soft light yellowish-brown wood  
8543,Japanese_beetle Popillia_japonica,small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America  
8544,Japanese_bittersweet Japan_bittersweet oriental_bittersweet Celastrus_orbiculatus Celastric_articulatus,ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America  
8545,Japanese_black_pine black_pine Pinus_thunbergii,large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog  
8546,Japanese_brome Japanese_chess Bromus_japonicus,grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia  
8547,Japanese_cedar Japan_cedar sugi Cryptomeria_japonica,tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood  
8548,Japanese_chestnut Castanea_crenata,a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk  
8549,Japanese_crab,crabmeat usually canned; from Japan  
8550,Japanese_deer sika Cervus_nipon Cervus_sika,small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers  
8551,Japanese_deity,a deity worshipped by the Japanese  
8552,Japanese_flowering_cherry Prunus_sieboldii,ornamental tree with inedible fruit widely cultivated in many varieties for its pink blossoms  
8553,Japanese_honeysuckle Lonicera_japonica,an Asiatic trailing evergreen honeysuckle with half-evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers turning yellow with age; has become a weed in some areas  
8554,Japanese_hop Humulus_japonicus,ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its variegated foliage  
8555,Japanese_iris Iris_kaempferi,iris native to Japan having large showy flowers  
8556,Japanese_lilac Syringa_villosa,lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse early summer rose-lilac flowers  
8557,Japanese_linden Japanese_lime Tilia_japonica,medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental  
8558,Japanese_maple Acer_palmatum,ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties  
8559,Japanese_maple full_moon_maple Acer_japonicum,leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan  
8560,Japanese_millet billion-dollar_grass Japanese_barnyard_millet sanwa_millet Echinochloa_frumentacea,coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States  
8561,Japanese_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Japan  
8562,Japanese_morning_glory Ipomoea_nil,annual Old World tropical climbing herb distinguished by wide color range and frilled or double flowers  
8563,Japanese_oak Lithocarpus_glabra Lithocarpus_glaber,small evergreen tree of China and Japan  
8564,Japanese_oak Quercus_mongolica Quercus_grosseserrata,oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan  
8565,Japanese_oyster Ostrea_gigas,a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay  
8566,Japanese_pagoda_tree Chinese_scholartree Chinese_scholar_tree Sophora_japonica Sophora_sinensis,handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan  
8567,Japanese_persimmon kaki Diospyros_kaki,small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit  
8568,Japanese_pink Dianthus_chinensis_heddewigii,a flowering variety of China pink distinguished by jagged-edged petals  
8569,Japanese_plum Prunus_salicina,small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor  
8570,Japanese_poinsettia mole_plant paint_leaf Euphorbia_heterophylla,showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru  
8571,Japanese_privet Ligustrum_japonicum,evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet  
8572,Japanese_quince Chaenomeles_speciosa,deciduous thorny shrub native to China having red or white blossoms  
8573,Japanese_red_pine Japanese_table_pine Pinus_densiflora,pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental  
8574,Japanese_snowbell Styrax_japonicum,shrubby tree of China and Japan  
8575,Japanese_spaniel,breed of toy dogs originating in Japan having a silky black-and-white or red-and-white coat  
8576,Japanese_spurge Pachysandra_terminalis,slow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover  
8577,Japanese_stranglehold,a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe  
8578,Japanese_tree_lilac Syringa_reticulata Syringa_amurensis_japonica,small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers  
8579,Japanese_umbrella_pine Sciadopitys_verticillata,tall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends of twigs  
8580,Japanese_wistaria Wisteria_floribunda,having flowers of pink to mauve or violet-blue  
8581,Japanese_yew Taxus_cuspidata,shrubby hardy evergreen of China and Japan having lustrous dark green foliage; cultivated in the eastern United States  
8582,Japheth,(Old Testament) son of Noah  
8583,Jarrell Randall_Jarrell,United States poet (1914-1965)  
8584,Jarvik_heart Jarvik_artificial_heart,a kind of artificial heart that has been used with some success  
8585,Jasminum genus_Jasminum,shrubs and woody climbers mostly of tropical and temperate Old World: jasmine; jessamine  
8586,Jason,(Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece  
8587,Jaspers Karl_Jaspers Karl_Theodor_Jaspers,German psychiatrist (1883-1969)  
8588,Jassidae family_Jassidae,family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some classifications  
8589,Jat,a member of an Indo-European people widely scattered throughout the northwest of the Indian subcontinent and consisting of Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs  
8590,Jatropha genus_Jatropha,a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae  
8591,Java,an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions  
8592,Java,a platform-independent object-oriented programming language  
8593,Java_man Trinil_man,fossil remains found in Java; formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus  
8594,Java_sparrow Java_finch ricebird Padda_oryzivora,small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields  
8595,Javanese,the Indonesian language spoken on Java  
8596,Javanese Javan,a native or inhabitant of Java  
8597,Javanthropus genus_Javanthropus,former genus of primitive man; now Homo soloensis: comprises Solo man  
8598,Javelle_water Javel_water eau_de_Javelle,an aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite  
8599,Jaws_of_Life,hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped inside  
8600,Jay John_Jay,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)  
8601,Jayshullah,an indigenous Islamic terrorist group in Azerbaijan that attempted to bomb the United States embassy in 1999  
8602,Jazz_Age,the 1920s in the United States characterized in the novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald as a period of wealth, youthful exuberance, and carefree hedonism  
8603,Jeanne_d'Arc Joan_of_Arc Saint_Joan,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)  
8604,Jebel_Musa Abila Abyla,a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules  
8605,Jeddah Jed'dah Jiddah Jidda,port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca  
8606,Jeffers Robinson_Jeffers John_Robinson_Jeffers,United States poet who wrote about California (1887-1962)  
8607,Jefferson Thomas_Jefferson President_Jefferson,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)  
8608,Jefferson_City capital_of_Missouri,capital of the state of Missouri; located in central Missouri on the Missouri river  
8609,Jefferson_Davis'_Birthday Davis'_Birthday June_3,celebrated in southern United States  
8610,Jeffersonian,a follower of Thomas Jefferson or his ideas and principles  
8611,Jeffrey_pine Jeffrey's_pine black_pine Pinus_jeffreyi,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  
8612,Jehovah's_Witness,believer in imminent approach of the millennium; practitioner of active evangelism  
8613,Jehovah's_Witnesses,Protestant denomination founded in the United States by Charles Taze Russell in 1884  
8614,Jekyll_and_Hyde,someone with two personalities - one good and one evil  
8615,Jemaah_Islamiyah JI Islamic_Group Islamic_Community Malaysian_Mujahidin_Group Malaysia_Militant_Group,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  
8616,Jena Battle_of_Jena,the battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians  
8617,Jenner Edward_Jenner,English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent them from getting smallpox (1749-1823)  
8618,Jenny William_Le_Baron_Jenny,United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)  
8619,Jensen Johannes_Vilhelm_Jensen,modernistic Danish writer (1873-1950)  
8620,Jeremiah,(Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC)  
8621,Jeremiah Book_of_Jeremiah,a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah  
8622,Jerez Jerez_de_la_Frontera,a city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry  
8623,Jericho,a village in Palestine near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as they entered the Promised Land  
8624,Jeroboam Jeroboam_I,(Old Testament) first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC)  
8625,Jerome Saint_Jerome St._Jerome Hieronymus Eusebius_Hieronymus Eusebius_Sophronius_Hieronymus,(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)  
8626,Jersey,a breed of diary cattle developed on the island of Jersey  
8627,Jersey island_of_Jersey,the largest of the Channel Islands  
8628,Jersey_City,a city in northeastern New Jersey (opposite Manhattan)  
8629,Jersey_elm guernsey_elm wheately_elm Ulmus_sarniensis Ulmus_campestris_sarniensis Ulmus_campestris_wheatleyi,a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves  
8630,Jersey_knapweed,a variety of knapweed  
8631,Jerusalem capital_of_Israel,capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom  
8632,Jerusalem_Warriors,ethnic Turkish Sunni terrorists who are linked with the Turkish Hizballah; killed a United States Air Force sergeant in 1991  
8633,Jerusalem_artichoke,edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke  
8634,Jerusalem_artichoke girasol Jerusalem_artichoke_sunflower Helianthus_tuberosus,tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers  
8635,Jerusalem_artichoke sunchoke,sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips  
8636,Jerusalem_cherry winter_cherry Madeira_winter_cherry Solanum_pseudocapsicum,small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit  
8637,Jerusalem_cross,a cross with equal arms, each terminating in a small crossbar  
8638,Jerusalem_oak feather_geranium Mexican_tea Chenopodium_botrys Atriplex_mexicana,Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America  
8639,Jerusalem_sage Phlomis_fruticosa,a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers  
8640,Jerusalem_thorn horsebean Parkinsonia_aculeata,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  
8641,Jespersen Otto_Jespersen Jens_Otto_Harry_Jespersen,Danish linguist (1860-1943)  
8642,Jesuit,a member of the Jesuit order  
8643,Jesuitism Jesuitry,the theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic)  
8644,Jesus Jesus_of_Nazareth the_Nazarene Jesus_Christ Christ Savior Saviour Good_Shepherd Redeemer Deliverer,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)  
8645,Jeth Jyaistha,the third month of the Hindu calendar  
8646,Jevons William_Stanley_Jevons,English economist and logician who contributed to the development of the theory of marginal utility (1835-1882)  
8647,Jew Hebrew Israelite,a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties  
8648,Jew's-ear Jew's-ears ear_fungus Auricularia_auricula,widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood  
8649,Jewbush Jew-bush Jew_bush redbird_cactus redbird_flower Pedilanthus_tithymaloides,low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties  
8650,Jewess,a woman who is a Jew  
8651,Jewish_calendar Hebrew_calendar,(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  
8652,Jewish_calendar_month,a month in the Jewish calendar  
8653,Jewish_holy_day,a religious holiday for Jews  
8654,Jewish_rye_bread Jewish_rye,(Judaism) bread made with rye flour; usually contains caraway seeds  
8655,Jewison Norman_Jewison,Canadian filmmaker (born in 1926)  
8656,Jewry,Jews collectively  
8657,Jezebel,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)  
8658,Jihadist,a Muslim who is involved in a jihad  
8659,Jimenez Juan_Ramon_Jimenez,Spanish lyric poet (1881-1958)  
8660,Jimenez_de_Cisneros Francisco_Jimenez_de_Cisneros,prelate who was the confessor of Isabella I and who was later appointed Grand Inquisitor (1436-1517)  
8661,Jinghpo Jinghpaw Chingpo,a Kachinic language  
8662,Jinja,a city in Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria  
8663,Jinnah Muhammad_Ali_Jinnah,Indian statesman who was the founder of Pakistan as a Muslim state (1876-1948)  
8664,Jirga,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"  
8665,Joachim Joseph_Joachim,Hungarian violinist and composer (1831-1907)  
8666,Joao_Pessoa,a city in northeastern Brazil near the Atlantic Ocean to the north of Recife  
8667,Job,a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him  
8668,Job,any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing  
8669,Job Book_of_Job,a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply  
8670,Job's_comforter,someone whose comfort is actually discouraging  
8671,Job's_tears,hard pearly seeds of an Asiatic grass; often used as beads  
8672,Jocasta,(Greek mythology) queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her own son Oedipus  
8673,Joe-Pye_weed purple_boneset trumpet_weed marsh_milkweed Eupatorium_purpureum,North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple  
8674,Joe-Pye_weed spotted_Joe-Pye_weed Eupatorium_maculatum,North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads  
8675,Joel,a Hebrew minor prophet  
8676,Joel Book_of_Joel,an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies  
8677,Joffre Joseph_Jacques_Cesaire_Joffre,French field marshal who commanded the Allied armies in France during World War II (1852-1931)  
8678,Joffrey Robert_Joffrey,United States choreographer (1930-1988)  
8679,Johannesburg,city in the northeastern part of South Africa near Pretoria; commercial center for diamond and gold industries  
8680,John Gospel_According_to_John,the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament  
8681,John King_John John_Lackland,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)  
8682,John Saint_John St._John Saint_John_the_Apostle St._John_the_Apostle John_the_Evangelist John_the_Divine,(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation  
8683,John_Chrysostom St._John_Chrysostom,(Roman Catholic Church) a Church Father who was a great preacher and bishop of Constantinople; a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-407)  
8684,John_Doe,an unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings  
8685,John_Doe Joe_Blow Joe_Bloggs man_in_the_street,a hypothetical average man  
8686,John_Dory Zeus_faber,European dory  
8687,John_Henry,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  
8688,John_Paul_I Albino_Luciano,the first Pope to assume a double name; he reigned for only 34 days (1912-1978)  
8689,John_Paul_II Karol_Wojtyla,the first Pope born in Poland; the first Pope not born in Italy in 450 years (1920-2005)  
8690,John_XXIII Angelo_Guiseppe_Roncalli,Italian pope from 1958 to 1963 who convoked the Second Vatican Council (1881-1963)  
8691,John_of_Gaunt Duke_of_Lancaster,the fourth son of Edward III who was the effective ruler of England during the close of his father's reign and during the minority of Richard II; his son was Henry Bolingbroke (1340-1399)  
8692,John_the_Baptist St._John_the_Baptist,(New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome  
8693,Johns Jasper_Johns,United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)  
8694,Johns_Hopkins,a university in Baltimore  
8695,Johnson Andrew_Johnson President_Johnson President_Andrew_Johnson,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)  
8696,Johnson Lyndon_Johnson Lyndon_Baines_Johnson LBJ President_Johnson President_Lyndon_Johnson,36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)  
8697,Johnson Samuel_Johnson Dr._Johnson,English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)  
8698,Johnson_City,a town in northeastern Tennessee  
8699,Johnson_grass Aleppo_grass means_grass evergreen_millet Sorghum_halepense,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  
8700,Johnston J._E._Johnston Joseph_Eggleston_Johnston,Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)  
8701,Johor Johore,sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia  
8702,Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff Joint_Chiefs,the executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the United States Army and the United States Navy and the United States Air Force and the commandant of the United States Marine Corps  
8703,Joint_Direct_Attack_Munition JDAM,a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs  
8704,Joliot Jean-Frederic_Joliot Joliot-Curie Jean-Frederic_Joliot-Curie,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)  
8705,Joliot-Curie Irene_Joliot-Curie,French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956)  
8706,Jolliet Louis_Jolliet Joliet Louis_Joliet,French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700)  
8707,Jolson Al_Jolson Asa_Yoelson,United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950)  
8708,Jonah,(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  
8709,Jonah Book_of_Jonah,a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale  
8710,Jonah_crab Cancer_borealis,large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North America  
8711,Jonathan,red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw  
8712,Jones Bobby_Jones Robert_Tyre_Jones,United States golfer (1902-1971)  
8713,Jones Casey_Jones John_Luther_Jones,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)  
8714,Jones Daniel_Jones,English phonetician (1881-1967)  
8715,Jones Inigo_Jones,one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652)  
8716,Jones John_Paul_Jones,American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792)  
8717,Jones Mother_Jones Mary_Harris_Jones,United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)  
8718,Jones'_penstemon Penstemon_dolius,low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah  
8719,Jonesboro,a town in northeast Arkansas  
8720,Jong Erica_Jong,United States writer (born in 1942)  
8721,Jonson Ben_Jonson Benjamin_Jonson,English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)  
8722,Joplin Janis_Joplin,United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970)  
8723,Joplin Scott_Joplin,United States composer who was the first creator of ragtime to write down his compositions (1868-1917)  
8724,Jordan Hashemite_Kingdom_of_Jordan,an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea  
8725,Jordan Jordan_River,a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan  
8726,Jordan_almond,an almond covered with a sugar coating that is hard and flavored and colored  
8727,Jordanella genus_Jordanella,flagfishes  
8728,Jordanian,a native or inhabitant of Jordan  
8729,Jordanian_dinar dinar,the basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils  
8730,Jordanian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Jordan  
8731,Joseph,(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  
8732,Joseph,(New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus  
8733,Joseph Chief_Joseph,leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)  
8734,Josephus Flavius_Josephus Joseph_ben_Matthias,Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100)  
8735,Joshua,(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho  
8736,Joshua Josue Book_of_Joshua,a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses  
8737,Joshua_tree Yucca_brevifolia,a large branched arborescent yucca of southwestern United States having short leaves and clustered greenish white flowers  
8738,Jotun Jotunn,(Norse mythology) one of a group of giants often in conflict with the Aesir  
8739,Joule James_Prescott_Joule,English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)  
8740,Jovian_planet gas_giant,any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter)  
8741,Jowett Benjamin_Jowett,English classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893)  
8742,Joyce James_Joyce James_Augustine_Aloysius_Joyce,influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)  
8743,Juan_Carlos Juan_Carlos_Victor_Maria_de_Borbon_y_Borbon,king of Spain since 1975 (born in 1938)  
8744,Judah,(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  
8745,Judah Juda,an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center  
8746,Judaica,materials relating to Judaism  
8747,Judaism,the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud  
8748,Judaism Hebraism Jewish_religion,Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud  
8749,Judas,someone who betrays under the guise of friendship  
8750,Judas Judas_Iscariot,(New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver  
8751,Judas_Maccabaeus,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)  
8752,Judas_tree love_tree Circis_siliquastrum,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  
8753,Jude Saint_Jude St._Jude Judas Thaddaeus,(New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless  
8754,Judea Judaea,the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ  
8755,Judeo-Spanish Ladino,the Spanish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews but written in the Hebrew script  
8756,Judges Book_of_Judges,a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges  
8757,Judgment_Day Judgement_Day Day_of_Judgment Day_of_Judgement Doomsday Last_Judgment Last_Judgement Last_Day eschaton day_of_reckoning doomsday crack_of_doom end_of_the_world,(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives  
8758,Judith,Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes  
8759,Judith Book_of_Judith,an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people  
8760,Juggernaut,a crude idol of Krishna  
8761,Juglandaceae family_Juglandaceae walnut_family,trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans  
8762,Juglandales order_Juglandales,coextensive with the family Juglandaceae  
8763,Juglans genus_Juglans,type genus of the Juglandaceae  
8764,Julian Julian_the_Apostate Flavius_Claudius_Julianus,Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)  
8765,Julian_calendar Old_Style_calendar,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  
8766,July,the month following June and preceding August  
8767,Jumada_I Jomada_I,the fifth month of the Islamic calendar  
8768,Jumada_II Jomada_II,the sixth month of the Islamic calendar  
8769,Juncaceae family_Juncaceae rush_family,tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes  
8770,Juncus genus_Juncus,type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes  
8771,Jund-ul-Islam Soldiers_of_God,an Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular control with bombings and assassinations; believed to have ties with al-Qaeda  
8772,June,the month following May and preceding July  
8773,June_beetle June_bug May_bug May_beetle,any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.  
8774,Juneau capital_of_Alaska,the state capital of Alaska  
8775,Juneberry serviceberry service_tree shadbush shadblow,any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit  
8776,Jung Carl_Jung Carl_Gustav_Jung,Swiss psychologist (1875-1961)  
8777,Jungermanniaceae family_Jungermanniaceae,comprising the leafy members of the order Jungermanniales  
8778,Jungermanniales order_Jungermanniales,large order of chiefly tropical liverworts  
8779,Jungian,a follower or advocate of Carl Jung's theories  
8780,Jungian_psychology,the psychological theories of Carl Jung  
8781,Junin_virus,the RNA virus that causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice  
8782,Junior Jr Jnr,a son who has the same first name as his father  
8783,Juniperus genus_Juniperus,junipers  
8784,Junker,member of the Prussian aristocracy noted especially for militarism  
8785,Junkers Hugo_Junkers,German aircraft engineer who designed the first all-metal airplane (1859-1935)  
8786,Juno,(Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera  
8787,Jupiter,the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky  
8788,Jupiter Jove,(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus  
8789,Jupiter's_beard silverbush silver-bush Anthyllis_barba-jovis,silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers  
8790,Jupiter_Fidius Protector_of_Boundaries,an epithet for Jupiter  
8791,Jupiter_Fulgur Jupiter_Fulminator Lightning_Hurler,an epithet for Jupiter  
8792,Jupiter_Optimus_Maximus Best_and_Greatest,an epithet for Jupiter  
8793,Jupiter_Pluvius Rain-giver,an epithet for Jupiter  
8794,Jupiter_Tonans Thunderer,an epithet for Jupiter  
8795,Jurassic Jurassic_period,from 190 million to 135 million years ago; dinosaurs; conifers  
8796,Jussieu Antoine_Laurent_de_Jussieu,French botanist who categorized plants into families and developed a system of plant classification (1748-1836)  
8797,Justinian Justinian_I Justinian_the_Great,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)  
8798,Jute,a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons  
8799,Jutland Jylland,peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany  
8800,Jutland battle_of_Jutland,an indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought between the British and German fleets off the northwestern coast of Denmark  
8801,Juvenal Decimus_Junius_Juvenalis,Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)  
8802,Jynx genus_Jynx,wrynecks  
8803,K jet super_acid special_K honey_oil green cat_valium super_C,street names for ketamine  
8804,K k,the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet  
8805,K2 Godwin_Austen Mount_Godwin_Austen Dapsang,a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high)  
8806,K_ration,a small package of emergency rations; issued to United States troops in World War II  
8807,Ka,unknown god; an epithet of Prajapati and Brahma  
8808,Kaaba Caaba,(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  
8809,Kabbalah Kabbala Kabala Cabbalah Cabbala Cabala Qabbalah Qabbala,an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries  
8810,Kabbalism Cabalism,the doctrines of the Kabbalah  
8811,Kabul capital_of_Afghanistan,the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan  
8812,Kachaturian Aram_Kachaturian,Armenian composer who incorporated oriental folk music (1903-1978)  
8813,Kachin Kachinic,Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India  
8814,Kadai Kam-Tai Kadai_language,a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia  
8815,Kafir,a member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan  
8816,Kafiri,a Dardic language spoken by the Kafir in northeastern Afghanistan  
8817,Kafka Franz_Kafka,Czech novelist who wrote in German about a nightmarish world of isolated and troubled individuals (1883-1924)  
8818,Kahane_Chai Kach,a terrorist organization founded for Jewish defense; fights antisemitism and hopes to restore the biblical state of Israel  
8819,Kahlua,coffee-flavored liqueur made in Mexico  
8820,Kahn Louis_Isadore_Kahn,United States architect (born in Estonia) (1901-1974)  
8821,Kahoolawe Kahoolawe_Island,an island of south-central Hawaii  
8822,Kaiser,the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918  
8823,Kakatoe genus_Kakatoe Cacatua genus_Cacatua,a genus of Psittacidae  
8824,Kakemono,a Japanese (paper or silk) wall hanging; usually narrow with a picture or writing on it and a roller at the bottom  
8825,Kalahari Kalahari_Desert,a desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana  
8826,Kalamazoo,a town in southwest Michigan  
8827,Kalapooia Kalapuya Calapooya Calapuya,a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon  
8828,Kalapooian Kalapuyan,a Penutian language spoken by the Kalapuya  
8829,Kalashnikov,a type of submachine gun made in Russia  
8830,Kalashnikov_culture,the attitudes and behavior in a social group that resolves political disputes by force of arms; "the Kalashnikov culture in Afghanistan"  
8831,Kali,wife of Siva and malevolent form of Devi; "the black"  
8832,Kalinin Mikhail_Kalinin Mikhail_Ivanovich_Kalinin,soviet statesman and head of state of the USSR (1875-1946)  
8833,Kalki,the 10th and last incarnation of Vishnu  
8834,Kallman's_syndrome,hypogonadism with anosmia; a congenital sexual disorder that prevents the testicles from maturing at puberty  
8835,Kalon_Tripa,the chairman of the Kashag and essentially head of the Tibetan government-in-exile  
8836,Kalotermes genus_Kalotermes,type genus of Kalotermitidae; termites destructive of wood and living trees  
8837,Kalotermitidae family_Kalotermitidae,primitive termites of warm regions  
8838,Kaluga,a city of central Russia to the south of Moscow  
8839,Kam-Sui,a group of Kadai languages  
8840,Kama,Hindu god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara  
8841,Kamarupan,the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northeastern India and adjacent regions of western Burma  
8842,Kamasutra,(Hinduism) an ancient Sanskrit text giving rules for sensuous and sensual pleasure and love and marriage in accordance with Hindu law  
8843,Kamba,a Bantu language spoken by the Kamba in Kenya  
8844,Kamchatka_Peninsula,a peninsula in eastern Siberia; between Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk  
8845,Kamchatkan_sea_eagle Stellar's_sea_eagle Haliaeetus_pelagicus,found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific  
8846,Kamehameha_I Kamehameha_the_Great,Hawaiian king who united the islands under his rule (1758-1819)  
8847,Kamet,a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)  
8848,Kami,one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature)  
8849,Kamia,a member of a North American Indian people of southeastern California and northwestern Mexico  
8850,Kamia,the Yuman language spoken by the Kamia  
8851,Kammon_Strait_Bridge,a suspension bridge between Kyushu and Honshu  
8852,Kampala capital_of_Uganda,the capital and largest city of Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria  
8853,Kananga Luluabourg,a city in southwestern Congo; former name (until 1966) was Luluabourg  
8854,Kanara Canara,a historical region of southwestern India on the west coast  
8855,Kanarese Canarese,a member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living chiefly in Kanara in southern India  
8856,Kanawha Kanawha_River,a tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia  
8857,Kanchenjunga Mount_Kanchenjunga Kanchanjanga Kinchinjunga,a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,208 feet high)  
8858,Kandahar Qandahar,a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center  
8859,Kandinsky Wassily_Kandinsky Kandinski Wassily_Kandinski,Russian painter who was a pioneer of abstract art (1866-1944)  
8860,Kandy,a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious center  
8861,Kannada Kanarese,a Dravidian language spoken in southern India  
8862,Kansa Kansas,a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas  
8863,Kansa Kansas,the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa  
8864,Kansan,a native or resident of Kansas  
8865,Kansas Kansas_River Kaw_River,a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River  
8866,Kansas Sunflower_State KS Kan.,a state in midwestern United States  
8867,Kansas_City,a city in western Missouri situated at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River; adjacent to Kansas City, Kansas  
8868,Kansas_City,a city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri  
8869,Kant Immanuel_Kant,influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804)  
8870,Kaopectate,trade name for a fixed-combination antidiarrheal drug that use kaolin as the adsorbent and pectin as the emollient  
8871,Kaplan_Group Association_of_Islamic_Groups_and_Communities Caliphate_State,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  
8872,Kaposi's_sarcoma,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"  
8873,Kara_Kum Qara_Qum Turkestan_Desert,a desert in Turkmenistan to the south of the Aral Sea  
8874,Kara_Sea,part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia and to the east of the Barents Sea; icebound most of the year  
8875,Karachi,the largest city in Pakistan; located in southeastern Pakistan; an industrial center and seaport on the Arabian Sea; former capital of Pakistan  
8876,Karaites,a Jewish sect that recognizes only the Hebrew Scriptures as the source of divinely inspired legislation and denies the authority of the postbiblical tradition of the Talmud; the sect arose in Iraq in the eighth century  
8877,Karakalpak,a member of a Turkic people living near Lake Aral in central Asia  
8878,Karakalpak,the Turkic language spoken by the Karakalpak  
8879,Karakoram Karakoram_Range Karakorum_Range Mustagh Mustagh_Range,a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak  
8880,Karelia,a region in Finland and Russia between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea  
8881,Karelian Carelian,a member of the Finnish people living in Karelia in northwestern European Russia  
8882,Karelian Carelian,a Finnic language spoken by the people of Karelia  
8883,Karelian_Isthmus,the isthmus between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga that connects Finland and Russia  
8884,Karen Karenic,the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands  
8885,Karlfeldt Erik_Axel_Karlfeldt,Swedish poet whose works incorporate Swedish customs and folklore (1864-1931)  
8886,Karloff Boris_Karloff William_Henry_Pratt,United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969)  
8887,Karnataka Mysore,state in southern India; formerly Mysore  
8888,Karok,a member of a North American Indian people of the Klamath river valley in northern California  
8889,Karok,the Quoratean language of the Karok  
8890,Karpov Anatoli_Karpov Anatoli_Yevgenevich_Karpov,Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951)  
8891,Karsavina Tamara_Karsavina,Russian dancer who danced with Nijinsky (1885-1978)  
8892,Kartik Karttika,the eighth month of the Hindu calendar  
8893,Kartikeya Karttikeya,Hindu god of bravery  
8894,Kasai Kasai_River River_Kasai,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  
8895,Kashag,the advisory board of the Tibetan government-in-exile  
8896,Kashmir Cashmere Jammu_and_Kashmir,an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India  
8897,Kashmiri,a member of the people of Kashmir  
8898,Kashmiri,the official state language of Kashmir  
8899,Kasparov Gary_Kasparov Gary_Weinstein,Azerbaijani chess master who became world champion in 1985 by defeating Anatoli Karpov (born in 1963)  
8900,Kassite Cassite,a member of an ancient people who ruled Babylonia between 1600 and 1200 BC  
8901,Kassite Cassite,an ancient language spoken by the Kassites  
8902,Kastler Alfred_Kastler,French physicist (1902-1984)  
8903,Katharevusa,literary style of Modern Greek containing features borrowed from Koine  
8904,Kathmandu Katmandu capital_of_Nepal,the capital and largest city of Nepal  
8905,Katmai_National_Park,a national park in Alaska featuring mountains  
8906,Katowice,an industrial city of southern Poland  
8907,Katsina,a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people  
8908,Katsuwonidae family_Kasuwonidae,in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos  
8909,Katsuwonus genus_Katsuwonus,oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own family Katsuwonidae  
8910,Kattegatt,a strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Sweden; connects with the North Sea through the Skagerrak  
8911,Kauai Kauai_Island,an island of Hawaii to the northwest of Oahu  
8912,Kaufman George_S._Kaufman George_Simon_Kaufman,United States playwright who collaborated with many other writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961)  
8913,Kaunas Kovna Kovno,a city in central Lithuania  
8914,Kaunda Kenneth_Kaunda Kenneth_David_Kaunda,statesman who led Northern Rhodesia to full independence as Zambia in 1964 and served as Zambia's first president (1924-1999)  
8915,Kawasaki_disease mucocutaneous_lymph_node_syndrome,an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever; of unknown cause  
8916,Kayser-Fleischer_ring,a pigmented ring at the outer edge of the cornea of the eye; a symptom of Wilson's disease  
8917,Kazak Kazakh,a Muslim who is a member of a Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan)  
8918,Kazak Kazakh,the Turkic language spoken by the Kazak  
8919,Kazakhstan Republic_of_Kazakhstan Kazakstan Kazakh Kazak,a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the 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  
8920,Kazakhstani,a native or inhabitant of Kazakhstan  
8921,Kazakhstani_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Kazakhstan  
8922,Kazan,an industrial city in the European part of Russia  
8923,Kazan Elia_Kazan Elia_Kazanjoglous,United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey) and believer in method acting (1909-2003)  
8924,Kean Edmund_Kean,English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833)  
8925,Keaton Buster_Keaton Joseph_Francis_Keaton,United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966)  
8926,Keats John_Keats,Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)  
8927,Keble John_Keble,English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement (1792-1866)  
8928,Kedah,sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia  
8929,Kegel_exercises pubococcygeus_exercises,exercises for women designed to improve the ability to hold urine  
8930,Kekchi,a member of a Mayan people of north central Guatemala  
8931,Kekchi,a Mayan language spoken by the Kekchi  
8932,Kekule Friedrich_August_Kekule Friedrich_August_Kekule_von_Stradonitz,German chemist remembered for his discovery of the ring structure of benzene (1829-1896)  
8933,Kelantan,sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia  
8934,Keller Helen_Keller Helen_Adams_Keller,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)  
8935,Kellogg W._K._Kellogg Will_Keith_Kellog,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)  
8936,Kelly Emmett_Kelly Weary_Willie,United States circus clown (1898-1979)  
8937,Kelly Gene_Kelly Eugene_Curran_Kelly,United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996)  
8938,Kelly Grace_Kelly Grace_Patricia_Kelly Princess_Grace_of_Monaco,United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982)  
8939,Kelvin First_Baron_Kelvin William_Thompson,British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907)  
8940,Kelvin_scale absolute_scale,a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees  
8941,Kenai_Fjords_National_Park,a national park in Alaska having mountains and whale watching and ancient Indian copper mines  
8942,Kendal_green Kendal,a green dye, often used to color cloth, which is obtained from the woad plant  
8943,Kendall Edward_Kendall Edward_Calvin_Kendall,United States biochemist who discovered cortisone (1886-1972)  
8944,Kendall_partial_rank_correlation,a nonparametric measure of partial correlation  
8945,Kendall_test,any of several nonparametric measures of correlation (used when the assumptions of standard correlational analysis are not met)  
8946,Kendrew Sir_John_Cowdery_Kendrew,English biologist noted for studies of the molecular structure of blood components (born in 1917)  
8947,Kennan George_F._Kennan George_Frost_Kennan,United States diplomat who recommended a policy of containment in dealing with Soviet aggression (1904-2005)  
8948,Kennedia genus_Kennedia Kennedya genus_Kennedya,genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers  
8949,Kennedy Jack_Kennedy John_Fitzgerald_Kennedy JFK President_Kennedy President_John_F._Kennedy,35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)  
8950,Kennedy Kennedy_International Kennedy_International_Airport,a large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City  
8951,Kennelly A._E._Kennelly Arthur_Edwin_Kennelly,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)  
8952,Kennesaw_Mountain,battle of the American Civil War (1864); Union forces under William Tecumseh Sherman were repulsed by Confederate troops under Joseph Eggleston Johnston  
8953,Kennewick,a town in southern Washington on the Columbia River  
8954,Kent,a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans  
8955,Kent Rockwell_Kent,United States painter noted for his woodcuts (1882-1971)  
8956,Kentish,a dialect of Middle English  
8957,Kentish Jutish,one of the major dialects of Old English  
8958,Kentuckian Bluegrass_Stater,a native or resident of Kentucky  
8959,Kentucky Bluegrass_State KY Ken.,a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses  
8960,Kentucky_Derby,an annual race for three-year-old horses; held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky  
8961,Kentucky_black_bass spotted_black_bass Micropterus_pseudoplites,a variety of black bass  
8962,Kentucky_bluegrass Kentucky_blue Kentucy_blue_grass June_grass Poa_pratensis,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  
8963,Kentucky_coffee_tree bonduc chicot Gymnocladus_dioica,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  
8964,Kentucky_wonder Kentucky_wonder_bean,flat-podded green bean  
8965,Kentucky_yellowwood gopherwood Cladrastis_lutea Cladrastis_kentukea,small handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye  
8966,Kenya Republic_of_Kenya,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  
8967,Kenyan,a native or inhabitant of Kenya  
8968,Kenyan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Kenya  
8969,Kenyan_shilling shilling,the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents  
8970,Kenyapithecus genus_Kenyapithecus,extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in Kenya  
8971,Kenyata Jomo_Kenyata,Kenyan statesman and the first president of independent Kenya (1893-1978)  
8972,Keogh_plan,a tax-deferred pension plan for employees of unincorporated businesses or for self-employed persons  
8973,Keokuk,Sauk leader who aided the United States against Black Hawk (1790-1848)  
8974,Kepler Johannes_Kepler Johan_Kepler,German astronomer who first stated laws of planetary motion (1571-1630)  
8975,Kepler's_first_law,a law stating that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the sun at one focus of the ellipse  
8976,Kepler's_law Kepler's_law_of_planetary_motion,(astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion stated by Johannes Kepler  
8977,Kepler's_second_law law_of_areas law_of_equal_areas,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"  
8978,Kepler's_third_law harmonic_law,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  
8979,Kera,a Chadic language spoken in Chad  
8980,Kerbala Karbala Kerbela,a city of central Iraq to the 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  
8981,Kerensky Aleksandr_Feodorovich_Kerensky,Russian revolutionary who was head of state after Nicholas II abdicated but was overthrown by the Bolsheviks (1881-1970)  
8982,Kern Jerome_Kern Jerome_David_Kern,United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)  
8983,Kernig's_sign,symptom of meningitis; patient cannot extend the leg at the knee when the thigh is flexed because of stiffness in the hamstrings  
8984,Kerouac Jack_Kerouac Jean-Louis_Lebris_de_Kerouac,United States writer who was a leading figure of the beat generation (1922-1969)  
8985,Kerr_cell,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  
8986,Kerry_blue_terrier,an Irish breed of medium-sized terriers with a silky blue-grey coat  
8987,Kesey Ken_Kesey Ken_Elton_Kesey,United States writer whose best-known novel was based on his experiences as an attendant in a mental hospital (1935-2001)  
8988,Kettering Charles_Kettering Charles_Franklin_Kettering,United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958)  
8989,Keuka_Lake Lake_Keuka,a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes  
8990,Key Francis_Scott_Key,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)  
8991,Key_West,a town on the westernmost of the Florida keys in the Gulf of Mexico  
8992,Keynes John_Maynard_Keynes,English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946)  
8993,Keynesian,a follower of the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes  
8994,Keynesianism,the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes who advocated government monetary and fiscal programs intended to stimulate business activity and increase employment  
8995,Khabarovsk,a city on the Amur River on the border of China and the capital of Khabarovsk  
8996,Khabarovsk,an administrative territory in Russia on the eastern coast of Siberia  
8997,Khachaturian Aram_Khachaturian Aram_Ilich_Khachaturian,Russian composer (born in Armenia) whose works are romantic and reflect his interest in folk music (1903-1978)  
8998,Khalkha Khalka Kalka,the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia  
8999,Khalkha Khalka Kalka,the language of the Khalkha that is the official language of the Mongolian People's Republic  
9000,Khalsa,the group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty; founded by the tenth and last Guru in 1699  
9001,Khama Sir_Seretse_Khama,Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980)  
9002,Khamti,a branch of the Tai languages  
9003,Khanty Ostyak,a Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Ostyak  
9004,Kharkov Kharkiv,a city in northeastern Ukraine; former capital of the Ukraine  
9005,Khartoum capital_of_Sudan,the capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile  
9006,Khaya genus_Khaya,African mahogany trees  
9007,Khedive,one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914  
9008,Khepera,Egyptian god of the morning sun; creator  
9009,Khmer,a native or inhabitant of Cambodia  
9010,Khmer,the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Cambodia  
9011,Khmer_Rouge KR Party_of_Democratic_Kampuchea Communist_Party_of_Kampuchea,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  
9012,Khoikhoin Khoikhoi Hottentot,any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa  
9013,Khoisan Khoisan_language,a family of languages spoken in southern Africa  
9014,Khomeini Ruholla_Khomeini Ayatollah_Khomeini Ayatollah_Ruholla_Khomeini,Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989)  
9015,Khowar,a Dardic language spoken in northwestern Pakistan  
9016,Khrushchev Nikita_Khrushchev Nikita_Sergeyevich_Khrushchev,Soviet statesman and premier who denounced Stalin (1894-1971)  
9017,Khuen,a branch of the Tai languages  
9018,Khyber_Pass,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  
9019,Ki,goddess personifying earth; counterpart of Akkadian Aruru  
9020,Kichaga Chaga Chagga,a Bantu language spoken by the Chaga in northern Tanzania  
9021,Kichai,a member of a Caddo people formerly living in north central Texas  
9022,Kickapoo,a member of the Algonquian people formerly inhabiting southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois  
9023,Kickapoo,the Algonquian language of the Kickapoo  
9024,Kidd William_Kidd Captain_Kidd,Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)  
9025,Kierkegaard Soren_Kierkegaard Soren_Aabye_Kierkegaard,Danish philosopher who is generally considered. along with Nietzsche, to be a founder of existentialism (1813-1855)  
9026,Kieslowski Krzysztof_Kieslowski,Polish filmmaker who made ten films based on the Ten Commandments (1941-1996)  
9027,Kigali capital_of_Rwanda,the national capital and largest city of Rwanda; located in central Rwanda  
9028,Kiggelaria genus_Kiggelaria,small genus of South African shrubs or small trees  
9029,Kilimanjaro Mount_Kilimanjaro,the highest peak in Africa; located in northeastern Tanzania; 19,340 feet high  
9030,Kiliwa Kiliwi,a member of a North American Indian people living in northern Baja California  
9031,Kiliwa Kiliwi,the Yuman language spoken by the Kiliwa  
9032,Killarney_fern Trichomanes_speciosum,large stout fern of extreme western Europe  
9033,Kilroy,a nonexistent person popularized by American servicemen during World War II; "Kilroy was here"  
9034,Kimberley,city in central South Africa; center for diamond mining and diamond marketing  
9035,Kinetoscope,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  
9036,King B._B._King Riley_B_King,United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)  
9037,King Billie_Jean_King Billie_Jean_Moffitt_King,United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)  
9038,King Martin_Luther_King Martin_Luther_King_Jr.,United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)  
9039,King's_Counsel,Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a king  
9040,King's_English Queen's_English,English as spoken by educated persons in southern England  
9041,King_Charles_spaniel,a toy English spaniel with a black-and-tan coat; named after Charles II who popularized it  
9042,King_William_pine Athrotaxis_selaginoides,evergreen of Tasmanian mountains having sharp-pointed leaves that curve inward  
9043,King_of_England King_of_Great_Britain,the sovereign ruler of England  
9044,King_of_France,the sovereign ruler of France  
9045,King_of_the_Germans,the sovereign ruler of the Germans  
9046,Kingdom_of_God,the spiritual domain over which God is sovereign  
9047,Kings_Canyon_National_Park,a national park in California that has giant sequoia trees and alpine lakes and glaciers  
9048,Kingston,a town on the Hudson River in New York  
9049,Kingston,a town in southeast Ontario on Lake Ontario near the head of the Saint Lawrence River  
9050,Kingston capital_of_Jamaica Jamaican_capital,capital and largest city of Jamaica  
9051,Kingstown,the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; on Saint Vincent  
9052,Kinosternidae family_Kinosternidae,mud turtles; musk turtles  
9053,Kinosternon genus_Kinosternon,type genus of the Kinosternidae  
9054,Kinsey Alfred_Charles_Kinsey,United States zoologist best known for his interview studies of sexual behavior (1894-1956)  
9055,Kinshasa Leopoldville,the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville  
9056,Kinyarwanda,a Bantu language  
9057,Kiowa,a member of a Tanoan people living in the southwestern United States  
9058,Kiowa,the Tanoan language spoken by the Kiowa  
9059,Kipling Rudyard_Kipling Joseph_Rudyard_Kipling,English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936)  
9060,Kipp's_apparatus,a laboratory apparatus for producing a gas (usually hydrogen sulfide) by the action of a liquid on a solid without heating  
9061,Kirchhoff G._R._Kirchhoff Gustav_Robert_Kirchhoff,German physicist who with Bunsen pioneered spectrum analysis and formulated two laws governing electric networks (1824-1887)  
9062,Kirchhoff's_laws,(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  
9063,Kirchner Ernst_Ludwig_Kirchner,German expressionist painter (1880-1938)  
9064,Kirghiz Kirgiz Khirghiz,a member of a people vast regions of central Siberia  
9065,Kirghiz Kirgiz Khirghiz,the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz  
9066,Kiribati Republic_of_Kiribati,an island republic in the west central Pacific just to the south of the equator  
9067,Kiribati_dollar,the basic unit of money in Kiribati  
9068,Kirkia genus_Kirkia,small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs  
9069,Kirkuk,a city in northeastern Iraq; the center of a rich oilfield with pipelines to the Mediterranean  
9070,Kishar,Babylonian consort of Anshar; in Sumerian the name signifies `the totality of the lower world'  
9071,Kishinev Chisinau capital_of_Moldova,the capital of Moldova  
9072,Kislev Chislev,the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in November and December)  
9073,Kissimmee Kissimmee_River,a river of central Florida that flows southward to Lake Okeechobee  
9074,Kissinger Henry_Kissinger Henry_Alfred_Kissinger,United States diplomat who served under President Nixon and President Ford (born in 1923)  
9075,Kisumu,a port city in western Kenya on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria; fishing and trading center  
9076,Kiswahili,a Bantu language  
9077,Kitakyushu,a Japanese city on northern Kyushu  
9078,Kitchener Herbert_Kitchener Horatio_Herbert_Kitchener First_Earl_Kitchener_of_Khartoum,British field marshal (1850-1916)  
9079,Kitty_Litter,granulated clay; placed in a container where it absorbs the waste products of a cat or dog  
9080,Kivu Lake_Kivu,a lake in the mountains of central Africa between Congo and Rwanda  
9081,Klaipeda Memel,a city in western Lithuania on the Baltic Sea; formerly an important trading town of the Hanseatic League  
9082,Klamath Klamath_River,a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean  
9083,Klamath_Falls,a town in southern Oregon near the California border  
9084,Klansman Ku_Kluxer Kluxer,a member of the Ku Klux Klan  
9085,Klaproth Martin_Heinrich_Klaproth,German chemist who pioneered analytical chemistry and discovered three new elements (1743-1817)  
9086,Klee Paul_Klee,Swiss painter influenced by Kandinsky (1879-1940)  
9087,Kleenex,a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief  
9088,Klein Calvin_Klein Calvin_Richard_Klein,United States fashion designer noted for understated fashions (born in 1942)  
9089,Klein Felix_Klein,German mathematician who created the Klein bottle (1849-1925)  
9090,Klein Melanie_Klein,United States psychoanalyst (born in Austria) who was the first to specialize in the psychoanalysis of small children (1882-1960)  
9091,Klein_bottle,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  
9092,Kleist Heinrich_von_Kleist Bernd_Heinrich_Wilhelm_von_Kleist,German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811)  
9093,Klimt Gustav_Klimt,Austrian painter influenced by art nouveau (1862-1918)  
9094,Kline Franz_Kline Franz_Joseph_Kline,United States abstract expressionist painter (1910-1962)  
9095,Klinefelter Harry_F._Klinefelter Harry_Fitch_Kleinfelter,United States physician who first described the XXY-syndrome (born in 1912)  
9096,Klinefelter's_syndrome Klinefelter_syndrome XXY-syndrome,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  
9097,Klondike,a region in northwestern Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910  
9098,Klopstock Friedrich_Gottlieb_Klopstock,German poet (1724-1803)  
9099,Klyuchevskaya,an inactive volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula; last erupted in 1946  
9100,Knesset Knesseth,the Israeli unicameral parliament  
9101,Knight_Templar,a man who belongs to a Masonic order in the United States  
9102,Knight_Templar Templar,a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher  
9103,Knight_of_the_Round_Table,in the Arthurian legend, a knight of King Arthur's court  
9104,Knightia genus_Knightia,small genus of trees or shrubs of New Zealand and New Caledonia  
9105,Knossos Cnossos Cnossus,an ancient town on Crete where Bronze Age culture flourished from about 2000 BC to 1400 BC  
9106,Knowlton's_cactus Pediocactus_knowltonii,small clustering cactus of southwestern United States; a threatened species  
9107,Knox John_Knox,Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)  
9108,Knoxville,a city in eastern Tennessee on the Tennessee River  
9109,Koasati,a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Alabama; a member of the Creek Confederacy  
9110,Koasati,the Muskhogean language spoken by the Koasati  
9111,Kobe,a port city in Japan on Osaka Bay in southern Honshu; was damaged by an earthquake in 1995  
9112,Kobuk_Valley_National_Park,a national park in Alaska having mountains and forests and tundra and sand dunes and archeological sites  
9113,Kobus genus_Kobus,African antelopes: waterbucks  
9114,Koch Robert_Koch,German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910)  
9115,Kodiak Kodiak_Island,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  
9116,Koestler Arthur_Koestler,British writer (born in Hungary) who wrote a novel exposing the Stalinist purges during the 1930s (1905-1983)  
9117,Kogia genus_Kogia,pygmy sperm whales  
9118,Koine,a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire  
9119,Kokka_Shinto Kokka,the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan  
9120,Kol_Nidre,the opening prayer on the eve of Yom Kippur  
9121,Kola_Peninsula,a peninsula in northwestern Russia projecting eastward between the Barents Sea and the White Sea  
9122,Kolam,a member of a formerly tribal people now living in south central India  
9123,Kolami,the Dravidian language spoken by the Kolam in central India  
9124,Kolkata Calcutta,the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding  
9125,Kolkwitzia genus_Kolkwitzia,Chinese genus of 1 species: beauty bush  
9126,Kolonia,capital of Micronesia  
9127,Komi,a member of a Finnish people living in the northwestern Urals in Russia  
9128,Komi Zyrian,the Finnic language spoken by the Komi  
9129,Komodo_dragon Komodo_lizard dragon_lizard giant_lizard Varanus_komodoensis,the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands  
9130,Kongo,the Bantu language spoken by the Kongo living in the tropical forests of Zaire and Congo and Angola  
9131,Konoe Fumimaro_Konoe Prince_Fumimaro_Konoe Konoye Fumimaro_Konoye Prince_Fumimaro_Konoye,Japanese statesman who set Japan's expansionist policies and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945)  
9132,Konqueror,a freeware browser for Linux  
9133,Koopmans Tjalling_Koopmans Tjalling_Charles_Koopmans,United States economist (born in the Netherlands) (1910-1985)  
9134,Koplik's_spots,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  
9135,Koran Quran al-Qur'an Book,the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina  
9136,Korbut Olga_Korbut,Soviet gymnast (born in 1955)  
9137,Korchnoi Viktor_Korchnoi Viktor_Lvovich_Korchnoi,Russian chess master (born in 1931)  
9138,Korda Sir_Alexander_Korda Sandor_Kellner,British filmmaker (born in Hungary) (1893-1956)  
9139,Kordofan,a mountainous province of central Sudan  
9140,Kordofanian,a group of languages spoken in the relatively small Kordofan area of the south Sudan  
9141,Korea Korean_Peninsula Dae-Han-Min-Gook Han-Gook,an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook  
9142,Korea_Bay,an inlet of the Yellow Sea between the Liaodong Peninsula in China and western Korea  
9143,Korean,a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language  
9144,Korean,the Altaic language spoken by Koreans  
9145,Korean_Strait Korea_Strait,a strait between Korea and Japan; connects the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan  
9146,Korean_War,a war between North and South Korea; South Korea was aided by the United States and other members of the United Nations; 1950-1953  
9147,Korean_lawn_grass Japanese_lawn_grass Zoysia_japonica,lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States  
9148,Korean_lespedeza Lespedeza_stipulacea,annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and hay in hot dry regions  
9149,Korzybski Alfred_Korzybski Alfred_Habdank_Skarbek_Korzybski,United States semanticist (born in Poland) (1879-1950)  
9150,Kosciusko Thaddeus_Kosciusko Kosciuszko Tadeusz_Andrzej_Bonawentura_Kosciuszko,Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817)  
9151,Kosovo,a Serbian province in southern Serbia and Montenegro populated predominantly by Albanians  
9152,Kosteletzya genus_Kosteletzya,small genus of herbs of southeastern United States and tropical America and Africa  
9153,Kota Kotar,a member of the Dravidian people living in the Nilgiri Hills in southern India  
9154,Kota Kotar,a Dravidian language spoken by the Kota  
9155,Kotoko,a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad  
9156,Koussevitzky Serge_Koussevitzky Sergei_Aleksandrovich_Koussevitzky,United States conductor (born in Russia) who was noted for performing the works of contemporary composers (1874-1951)  
9157,Krafft-Ebing Richard_von_Krafft-Ebing Baron_Richard_von_Krafft-Ebing,German neurologist noted for his studies of sexual deviance (1840-1902)  
9158,Krakatau Krakatao Krakatoa,a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history  
9159,Krasner Lee_Krasner,United States artist remembered for her spontaneous approach to painting; she was a founder of the New York school of abstract expressionism (1908-1984)  
9160,Kraut Krauthead Boche Jerry Hun,offensive term for a person of German descent  
9161,Krebs Hans_Adolf_Krebs Sir_Hans_Adolf_Krebs,English biochemist (born in Germany) who discovered the Krebs cycle (1900-1981)  
9162,Krebs_cycle Krebs_citric_acid_cycle citric_acid_cycle tricarboxylic_acid_cycle,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  
9163,Kreisler Fritz_Kreisler,United States violinist (born in Austria) (1875-1962)  
9164,Kremlin,citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government  
9165,Krishna,8th and most important avatar of Vishnu; incarnated as a handsome young man playing a flute  
9166,Krishnaism,worship of Krishna the 8th avatar of Vishnu  
9167,Kroeber Alfred_Kroeber Alfred_Louis_Kroeber,United States anthropologist noted for his studies of culture (1876-1960)  
9168,Kronecker Leopold_Kronecker,German mathematician (1823-1891)  
9169,Kronecker_delta,a function of two variables i and j that equals 1 when i=j and equals 0 otherwise  
9170,Kropotkin Prince_Peter_Kropotkin Pyotr_Alexeyevich_Kropotkin,Russian anarchist (1842-1921)  
9171,Kroto Harold_Kroto Harold_W._Kroto Sir_Harold_Walter_Kroto,British chemist who with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1939)  
9172,Kruger Oom_Paul_Kruger Stephanus_Johannes_Paulus_Kruger,Boer statesman (1825-1904)  
9173,Krupp Alfred_Krupp,German arms manufacturer and son of Friedrich Krupp; his firm provided ordnance for German armies from the 1840s through World War II (1812-1887)  
9174,Krupp Friedrich_Krupp,German industrialist who manufactured steel in Essen (1787-1826)  
9175,Krypterophaneron genus_Krypterophaneron,a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae  
9176,Kshatriya,a member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste  
9177,Ku_Klux_Klan Klan KKK,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  
9178,Kuala_Lumpur,the largest city and former capital of Malaysia until 2005  
9179,Kublai_Khan Kubla_Khan Kublai_Kaan,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)  
9180,Kubrick Stanley_Kubrick,United States filmmaker (born in 1928)  
9181,Kuchean West_Tocharian Kuchean_dialect,a dialect of Tocharian  
9182,Kuhn Richard_Kuhn,Austrian chemist who did research on carotenoids and vitamins (1900-1967)  
9183,Kui,a member of the Dravidian people living in southeastern India  
9184,Kui,the Dravidian language spoken by the Kui in southeastern India  
9185,Kuiper Gerard_Kuiper Gerard_Peter_Kuiper,United States astronomer (born in the Netherlands) who studied the solar system and suggested in 1951 that there is a belt of comet-like debris at the edge of the solar system (1905-1973)  
9186,Kuiper_belt Edgeworth-Kuiper_belt,a disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of Neptune  
9187,Kuiper_belt_object KBO,any of many minor planets in the Kuiper belt outside the orbit of Neptune at the edge of the solar system  
9188,Kuki Chin Kuki-Chin,Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India  
9189,Kulanapan,a group of languages of the Hokan family  
9190,Kumasi,a city in southern Ghana  
9191,Kundt's_tube,a measuring instrument used to measure the speed of sound  
9192,Kunlun Kunlan_Shan Kunlun_Mountains Kuenlun Kuenlun_Mountains,a mountain range in western China that extends eastward from the Indian border for 1000 miles  
9193,Kuomintang Guomindang,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  
9194,Kupffer's_cell,specialized cells in the liver that destroy bacteria, foreign proteins, and worn-out blood cells  
9195,Kura Kura_River,a river in western Asia; rises in northeast Turkey and flows to the Caspian Sea  
9196,Kurd,a member of a largely pastoral Islamic people who live in Kurdistan; the largest ethnic group without their own state  
9197,Kurdish,an Iranian language spoken in Turkey and Iran and Iraq and Syria and Russia  
9198,Kurdistan,an extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the Caucasus  
9199,Kurdistan,an oriental rug woven by Kurds that is noted for fine colors and durability  
9200,Kurdistan_Workers_Party Kurdistan_Labor_Pary Partiya_Karkeran_Kurdistan PPK,a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey  
9201,Kurosawa Akira_Kurosawa,Japanese filmmaker noted for blending Japanese folklore with western styles of acting (1910-1998)  
9202,Kursk,a city of southwestern Russia  
9203,Kurux,a Dravidian language spoken in eastern India  
9204,Kusan,a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon  
9205,Kusan,a Penutian language spoken by the Kusan  
9206,Kutuzov Mikhail_Ilarionovich_Kutuzov Prince_of_Smolensk,Russian field marshal who commanded the Russian opposition to Napoleon (1745-1813)  
9207,Kuvi,a Dravidian language spoken in southeast India  
9208,Kuwait Kuwait_City Koweit capital_of_Kuwait,a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait  
9209,Kuwait State_of_Kuwait Koweit,an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum  
9210,Kuwaiti,a native or inhabitant of Kuwait  
9211,Kuwaiti_dinar dinar,the basic unit of money in Kuwait; equal 1,000 fils  
9212,Kuwaiti_dirham dirham,worth one tenth of a Kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils  
9213,Kuwaiti_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Kuwait  
9214,Kuznets Simon_Kuznets,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)  
9215,Kwa,a group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria  
9216,Kwajalein,an atoll in the western Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II  
9217,Kwajalein,an amphibious assault in the Pacific in World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese air base  
9218,Kwakiutl,a member of the Wakashan people living around Queen Charlotte Sound and on northern Vancouver Island  
9219,Kwakiutl,a Wakashan language spoken by the Kwakiutl  
9220,Kwan-yin Kuan_Yin,(Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon  
9221,Kwangju,city in southwestern South Korea; an important military base during the Korean War  
9222,Kwannon,Japanese counterpart of Chinese Kuan Yin  
9223,Kwanzaa Kwanza,a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year  
9224,Kwell,a preparation of lindane (trade name Kwell) that is used to kill lice and itch mites; available in cream or shampoo  
9225,Kyd Kid Thomas_Kyd Thomas_Kid,English dramatist (1558-1594)  
9226,Kyoto,a city in central Japan on southern Honshu; a famous cultural center that was once the capital of Japan  
9227,Kyphosidae family_Kyphosidae,sea chubs  
9228,Kyphosus genus_Kyphosus,type genus of the Kyphosidae  
9229,Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz_Republic Kirghizia Kirgizia Kirghiz Kirgiz Kirghizstan Kirgizstan,a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991  
9230,Kyrgyzstani_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Kyrgyzstan  
9231,Kyushu,the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan; contains coal fields  
9232,Kyyiv Kiev capital_of_the_Ukraine,capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major manufacturing and transportation center  
9233,Kyzyl_Kum Kizil_Kum Qizil_Qum,a desert in Uzbekistan to the southeast of the Aral Sea  
9234,L l,the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet  
9235,L'Enfant Charles_L'Enfant Pierre_Charles_L'Enfant,United States architect (born in France) who laid out the city plan for Washington (1754-1825)  
9236,L-dopa levodopa Bendopa Brocadopa Larodopa,the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease  
9237,L-plate,a square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner  
9238,LDL_cholesterol,the cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins; the `bad' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to be related to various pathogenic conditions  
9239,LISP list-processing_language,a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists  
9240,LISP_compiler,a compiler for programs written in LISP  
9241,LISP_program,a program written in LISP  
9242,LLud,a Celtic warrior god  
9243,LP L-P,a long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm  
9244,LaSalle Sieur_de_LaSalle Rene-Robert_Cavelier,French explorer who claimed Louisiana for France (1643-1687)  
9245,La_Crosse,a town in western Wisconsin on the Mississippi River  
9246,La_Fontaine Jean_de_La_Fontaine,French writer who collected Aesop's fables and published them (1621-1695)  
9247,La_Paz capital_of_Bolivia,capital city in western Bolivia and the administrative seat of Bolivia's government; largest city in Bolivia  
9248,La_Rochefoucauld Francois_de_La_Rochefoucauld,French writer of moralistic maxims (1613-1680)  
9249,La_Spezia,a port city in Liguria on an arm of the Ligurian Sea; a major seaport and year-round resort  
9250,La_Tour Georges_de_La_Tour,French painter of religious works (1593-1652)  
9251,Laban Rudolph_Laban,Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958)  
9252,Labanotation,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  
9253,Labiatae family_Labiatae Lamiaceae family_Lamiaceae mint_family,a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary  
9254,Lablab genus_Lablab,one species: hyacinth bean  
9255,Labor_Day,first Monday in September in the United States and Canada  
9256,Labourite,a member of the British Labour Party  
9257,Labrador,the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada  
9258,Labrador-Ungava_Peninsula Labrador_Peninsula,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  
9259,Labrador_Sea,an arm of the northern Atlantic between Labrador and southern Greenland  
9260,Labrador_retriever,breed originally from Labrador having a short black or golden-brown coat  
9261,Labrador_tea crystal_tea Ledum_groenlandicum,evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution  
9262,Labridae family_Labridae,wrasses  
9263,Labrouste Henri_Labrouste,French architect who was among the first to use metal construction successfully (1801-1875)  
9264,Laburnum genus_Laburnum,flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous  
9265,Labyrinth_of_Minos,a vast labyrinth built in Crete by Daedalus at the command of Minos in order to contain the Minotaur  
9266,Labyrinthodontia superorder_Labyrinthodontia Labyrinthodonta superorder_Labyrinthodonta,extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic  
9267,Laccopetalum genus_Laccopetalum,one species: giant buttercup  
9268,Lacerta genus_Lacerta,type genus of the Lacertidae  
9269,Lacertidae family_Lacertidae,Old World lizards  
9270,Lachaise Gaston_Lachaise,United States sculptor (born in France) noted for his large nude figures (1882-1935)  
9271,Lachesis,the Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the thread of life  
9272,Lachnolaimus genus_Lachnolaimus,a genus of Labridae  
9273,Laconia,an ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Peloponnesus; dominated by Sparta  
9274,Laconian,a resident of Laconia  
9275,Lactarius genus_Lactarius,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  
9276,Lactobacillaceae family_Lactobacillaceae Lactobacteriaceae family_Lactobacteriaceae,lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid  
9277,Lactophrys genus_Lactophrys,a genus of Ostraciidae  
9278,Lactuca genus_Lactuca,an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce  
9279,Ladin,a Rhaeto-Romance dialect of Romansh spoken in southeastern Switzerland  
9280,Lady noblewoman peeress,a woman of the peerage in Britain  
9281,Ladyship,a title used to address any peeress except a duchess; "Your Ladyship"; "Her Ladyship"  
9282,Laertes,(Greek mythology) the father of Odysseus  
9283,Lafayette,a town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians  
9284,Lafayette,a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River  
9285,Lafayette La_Fayette Marie_Joseph_Paul_Yves_Roch_Gilbert_du_Motier Marquis_de_Lafayette,French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)  
9286,Laffer Arthur_Laffer,United States economist who proposed the Laffer curve (born in 1940)  
9287,Laffer_curve,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  
9288,Laffite Lafitte Jean_Laffite Jean_Lafitte,French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)  
9289,Lag_b'Omer,(Judaism) Jewish holy day; the 33rd day after the 2nd day of Passover; the 18th day of Iyar  
9290,Lagarostrobus genus_Lagarostrobus,genus of dioecious evergreen trees of New Zealand and Tasmania; similar to genus Dacrydium  
9291,Lagenaria genus_Lagenaria,bottle gourds  
9292,Lagenophera genus_Lagenophera,small genus of herbs of Australia and South America having small solitary white or purple flowers similar to true daisies of genus Bellis  
9293,Lagerstroemia genus_Lagerstroemia,shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers  
9294,Lagidium genus_Lagidium,a genus of Chinchillidae  
9295,Lagodon genus_Lagodon,a genus of Sparidae  
9296,Lagomorpha order_Lagomorpha,rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia  
9297,Lagopus genus_Lagopus,ptarmigans  
9298,Lagorchestes genus_Lagorchestes,hare wallabies  
9299,Lagos,chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria  
9300,Lagostomus genus_Lagostomus,viscachas  
9301,Lagothrix genus_Lagothrix,woolly monkeys  
9302,Laguncularia genus_Laguncularia,a genus of Laguncularia  
9303,Lahore,city in northeast Pakistan  
9304,Lahu,a Loloish language  
9305,Laius,(Greek mythology) king of Thebes who was unwittingly killed by his son Oedipus  
9306,Lake_Albert Lake_Albert_Nyanza Mobuto_Lake,a shallow lake on the border between Uganda and Congo in the Great Rift Valley  
9307,Lake_Aral Aral_Sea,a lake to the east of the Caspian Sea lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan  
9308,Lake_Chad Chad,a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river  
9309,Lake_Champlain Champlain,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  
9310,Lake_Chelan,a narrow very deep lake in central Washington in the Cascade Range  
9311,Lake_Clark_National_Park,a national park in Alaska having Eskimo and Athapaskan archeological sites  
9312,Lake_District Lakeland,a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain  
9313,Lake_Edward,a lake in the Great Rift Valley between Congo and Uganda  
9314,Lake_Erie Erie,the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal  
9315,Lake_Geneva Lake_Leman,a lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is crossed from east to west by the Rhone  
9316,Lake_Huron Huron,the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes  
9317,Lake_Ilmen Ilmen,a lake in northwestern Russia; drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga  
9318,Lake_Ladoga Ladoga,a lake in northwestern Russia to the north of St. Petersburg; the largest lake in Europe; drains through the Neva River into the Gulf of Finland  
9319,Lake_Mead,the largest reservoir in the United States; located in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona and formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River; the center of a recreational area  
9320,Lake_Michigan Michigan,the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest freshwater lake entirely within the United States borders  
9321,Lake_Nasser Nasser,lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan  
9322,Lake_Nyasa Lake_Malawi,a long lake in southeastern Africa between Tanzania, Mozambique, and Malawi  
9323,Lake_Onega Onega,lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland; second largest lake in Europe  
9324,Lake_Ontario Ontario,the smallest of the Great Lakes  
9325,Lake_Powell,the second largest reservoir in the United States; located in southern Utah and north central Arizona and formed by the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River  
9326,Lake_St._Clair Lake_Saint_Clair,a lake between Ontario and Michigan; connected with Lake Huron and Lake Erie  
9327,Lake_Superior Superior,the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes  
9328,Lake_Tahoe,a lake on the border between Nevada and California to the west of Carson City; a popular resort area  
9329,Lake_Tana Lake_Tsana,a lake in northern Ethiopia; the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile  
9330,Lake_Tanganyika Tanganyika,the longest lake in the world in central Africa between Tanzania and Congo in the Great Rift Valley  
9331,Lake_Trasimenus Battle_of_Lake_Trasimenus,a battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius  
9332,Lake_Urmia Urmia Daryacheh-ye_Orumiyeh,a shallow saline lake in northwestern Iran between Tabriz and the western border of Turkey  
9333,Lake_Vanern Vanern,a lake in southwestern Sweden; the largest lake in Sweden  
9334,Lake_Victoria Victoria_Nyanza,the largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world; a headwaters reservoir for the Nile River  
9335,Lake_Volta,the Volta river in southeastern has been dammed to create one of the world's largest man-made lakes  
9336,Lakeland_terrier,breed of wire-haired terrier originally from the Lake District of England and used for hunting  
9337,Lakshmi,Hindu goddess of fortune and prosperity  
9338,Lallans Scottish_Lallans,a dialect of English spoken in the Lowlands of Scotland  
9339,Lama genus_Lama,llamas  
9340,Lamaism Tibetan_Buddhism,a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism  
9341,Lamaist,(Buddhism) an adherent of Lamaism  
9342,Lamarck Jean_Baptiste_de_Lamarck Chevalier_de_Lamarck,French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)  
9343,Lamarckian,a believer in Lamarckism  
9344,Lamarckism,a theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics are transmitted to offspring  
9345,Lamaze_method_of_childbirth Lamaze_method,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) and learns about the physiology of childbirth and techniques of relaxation, concentration, and breathing  
9346,Lamb Charles_Lamb Elia,English essayist (1775-1834)  
9347,Lambert Constant_Lambert Leonard_Constant_Lambert,English composer and conductor (1905-1951)  
9348,Lambert-Eaton_syndrome Eaton-Lambert_syndrome myasthenic_syndrome carcinomatous_myopathy,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  
9349,Lambertia genus_Lambertia,small genus of Australian shrubs  
9350,Lambis genus_Lambis,scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere  
9351,Lamellicornia superfamily_Lamellicornia,scarabaeid beetles and stag beetles  
9352,Lamentations Book_of_Lamentations,an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah  
9353,Laminaria genus_Laminaria,type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps  
9354,Laminariaceae family_Laminariaceae,large family of marine brown algae including many economically important large kelps chiefly of northern waters  
9355,Laminariales order_Laminariales,in some classifications coextensive with family Laminariaceae: marine brown algae of cold or polar seas  
9356,Lamium genus_Lamium,genus of Old World herbs: dead nettles; henbits  
9357,Lammas Lammas_Day August_1,commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England  
9358,Lammastide,the season of Lammas  
9359,Lamna genus_Lamna,a genus of Lamnidae  
9360,Lamnidae family_Lamnidae,oceanic sharks  
9361,Lampridae family_Lampridae,opahs  
9362,Lampris genus_Lampris,type genus of the Lampridae  
9363,Lampropeltis genus_Lampropeltis,king snakes and milk snakes  
9364,Lampyridae family_Lampyridae,fireflies  
9365,Lanai Lanai_Island,an island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area  
9366,Lancashire,a historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea; noted for textiles  
9367,Lancaster,a city in northwestern England  
9368,Lancaster House_of_Lancaster Lancastrian_line,the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose  
9369,Lancastrian,a member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster  
9370,Lancastrian,a resident of Lancaster  
9371,Lancelot Sir_Lancelot,(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  
9372,Land Din_Land Edwin_Herbert_Land,United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991)  
9373,Landau Lev_Davidovich_Landau,Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968)  
9374,Lander,a town in central Wyoming  
9375,Landowska Wanda_Landowska,United States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to revive modern interest in the harpsichord (1879-1959)  
9376,Landsteiner Karl_Landsteiner,United States pathologist (born in Austria) who discovered human blood groups (1868-1943)  
9377,Lane's_Prince_Albert,apple used primarily in cooking  
9378,Laney Lucy_Craft_Laney,United States educator who founded the first private school for Black students in Augusta, Georgia (1854-1933)  
9379,Lange Dorothea_Lange,United States photographer remembered for her portraits of rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965)  
9380,Langley Samuel_Pierpoint_Langley,United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906)  
9381,Langmuir Irving_Langmuir,United States chemist who studied surface chemistry and developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957)  
9382,Langside battle_of_Langside,(1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were routed by Protestants  
9383,Langtry Lillie_Langtry Jersey_Lillie Emilie_Charlotte_le_Breton,British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929)  
9384,Langue_d'oc Langue_d'oc_French,medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in the south of France  
9385,Langue_d'oil Langue_d'oil_French,medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France  
9386,Languedoc-Roussillon,a region in south central France; named after the medieval dialect of French that was spoken there  
9387,Laniidae family_Laniidae,shrikes  
9388,Lanius genus_Lanius,type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes  
9389,Lansing capital_of_Michigan,capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand River  
9390,Lanthanotidae family_Lanthanotidae,stout-bodied lizards  
9391,Lanthanotus genus_Lanthanotus,one species  
9392,Lanthanotus_borneensis,a stout-bodied pleurodont lizard of Borneo  
9393,Lanzhou Lanchou Lanchow,the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River  
9394,Lao,the Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos  
9395,Lao Laotian,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  
9396,Lao-tzu Lao-tse Lao-zi,Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC)  
9397,Laocoon,(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  
9398,Laos Lao_People's_Democratic_Republic,a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949  
9399,Laotian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Laos  
9400,Laplace Marquis_de_Laplace Pierre_Simon_de_Laplace,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)  
9401,Laportea genus_Laportea,mostly tropical stinging herbs or trees: nettle  
9402,Lapp Lapplander Sami Saami Same Saame,a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer  
9403,Lapp Sami Saami Same Saame,the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula  
9404,Lappic Lappish,any of the languages spoken by the Lapps and generally assumed to be Uralic languages  
9405,Lappland Lapland,a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps  
9406,Laptev_Sea,part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia (between the Taimyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands) that is icebound most of the year  
9407,Laputa,a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where impractical projects were pursued and practical projects neglected  
9408,Laramie,a university town in southeast Wyoming  
9409,Lardizabala genus_Lardizabala,evergreen monoecious climbers of South America having dark mauve-blue edible berries  
9410,Lardizabalaceae family_Lardizabalaceae lardizabala_family,thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit  
9411,Lardner Ring_Lardner Ringgold_Wilmer_Lardner,United States humorist and writer of satirical short stories (1885-1933)  
9412,Laredo,a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande  
9413,Large_Magellanic_Cloud,the larger of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere  
9414,Lari suborder_Lari,gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers  
9415,Laricariidae family_Laricariidae,armored catfish  
9416,Laridae family_Laridae,gull family: gulls and terns  
9417,Larix genus_Larix,larches  
9418,Larousse Pierre_Larousse Pierre_Athanase_Larousse,French lexicographer (1817-1875)  
9419,Larrea genus_Larrea,xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern United States  
9420,Larus genus_Larus,type genus of the Laridae  
9421,Larvacea class_Larvacea,small free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order  
9422,Las_Cruces,a town in southern New Mexico on the Rio Grande  
9423,Las_Vegas,largest city in Nevada; located in southeastern Nevada; originally settled by Mormons but is now famous for entertainment and gambling and general excess  
9424,Lascar,a volcano in the Andes in Chile  
9425,Lascaux,a cave in southwestern France that contains Paleolithic paintings  
9426,Lashkar-e-Jhangvi,a Sunni Muslim extremist group in Pakistan that collaborates with al-Qaeda; the armed wing of Sipah-e-Sahaba  
9427,Lashkar-e-Omar Al_Qanoon,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  
9428,Lashkar-e-Taiba Lashkar-e-Toiba Lashkar-e-Tayyiba LET Army_of_the_Pure Army_of_the_Righteous,a 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"  
9429,Lasiocampa genus_Lasiocampa,type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars  
9430,Lasiocampidae family_Lasiocampidae,tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths  
9431,Lasiurus genus_Lasiurus,a genus of Vespertilionidae  
9432,Laskar_Jihad Holy_War_Warriors,a paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam  
9433,Lassa_fever,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  
9434,Lassa_virus,the RNA virus that causes Lassa fever  
9435,Lassen_Volcanic_National_Park,a national park in California having mountains and volcanic lakes and hot springs  
9436,Lasso Orlando_di_Lasso Roland_de_Lassus,Belgian composer (1532-1594)  
9437,Last_Supper Lord's_Supper,the traditional Passover supper of Jesus with his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion  
9438,Lastex,yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads  
9439,Lasthenia genus_Lasthenia,small genus of herbs of Pacific coast of North and South America  
9440,Lastreopsis genus_Lastreopsis,tropical terrestrial shield ferns  
9441,Late_Greek,the Greek language in the 3rd to 8th centuries  
9442,Late_Latin Biblical_Latin,the form of Latin written between the 3rd and 8th centuries  
9443,Lateran,the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the Lateran Palace  
9444,Lateran_Council,any of five general councils of the Western Catholic Church that were held in the Lateran Palace  
9445,Lateran_Palace,a palace that served as the residence of the popes until the 14th century  
9446,Lateran_Treaty,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  
9447,Lates genus_Lates,a genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish water  
9448,Lathyrus genus_Lathyrus,genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea  
9449,Latimeria genus_Latimeria,type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth  
9450,Latimeridae family_Latimeridae,extinct except for the coelacanth  
9451,Latin,an inhabitant of ancient Latium  
9452,Latin,a person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin  
9453,Latin,any dialect of the language of ancient Rome  
9454,Latin_America,the parts of North America and South America to the south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken  
9455,Latin_American Latino,a native of Latin America  
9456,Latin_cross,a cross with the lowest arm being longer than the others  
9457,Latin_square,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  
9458,Latinae,a subfamily of the family Centropomidae  
9459,Latinesce,an artificial language based on Latin  
9460,Latinism,a word or phrase borrowed from Latin  
9461,Latinist,a specialist in the Latin language  
9462,Latium Lazio,an ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea  
9463,Latrobe Benjamin_Henry_Latrobe,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)  
9464,Latrodectus genus_Latrodectus,venomous spiders  
9465,Latter-Day_Saint Mormon,a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints  
9466,Latvia Republic_of_Latvia,a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea  
9467,Latvian,a native or inhabitant of Latvia  
9468,Latvian Lettish,the official language of Latvia; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European  
9469,Latvian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Latvia  
9470,Lauder Harry_Lauder Sir_Harry_MacLennan_Lauder,Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950)  
9471,Laudo,a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (20,997 feet high)  
9472,Laughton Charles_Laughton,United States film actor (born in England) (1899-1962)  
9473,Lauraceae family_Lauraceae laurel_family,a family of Lauraceae  
9474,Laurasia,a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into North America and Europe and Asia  
9475,Laurel Stan_Laurel Arthur_Stanley_Jefferson_Laurel,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)  
9476,Laurel_and_Hardy,United States slapstick comedy duo who made many films together  
9477,Laurens Henry_Laurens,leader of the American Revolution and president of the Continental Congress (1724-1792)  
9478,Laurentian_Plateau Laurentian_Highlands Canadian_Shield,a large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean  
9479,Laurus genus_Laurus,small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves  
9480,Lausanne,a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center  
9481,Lautaro_Youth_Movement Lautaro_Faction_of_the_United_Popular_Action_Movement Lautaro_Popular_Rebel_Forces,a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths  
9482,Lavandula genus_Lavandula,lavender  
9483,Lavatera genus_Lavatera,widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers  
9484,Laver Rod_Laver Rodney_George_Laver,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)  
9485,Lavoisier Antoine_Lavoisier Antoine_Laurent_Lavoisier,French chemist known as the father of modern chemistry; discovered oxygen and disproved the theory of phlogiston (1743-1794)  
9486,Lawrence,a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856  
9487,Lawrence D._H._Lawrence David_Herbert_Lawrence,English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930)  
9488,Lawrence E._O._Lawrence Ernest_Orlando_Lawrence,United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958)  
9489,Lawrence Gertrude_Lawrence,English actress (1898-1952)  
9490,Lawrence Saint_Lawrence St._Lawrence Laurentius,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)  
9491,Lawrence Sir_Thomas_Lawrence,English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830)  
9492,Lawrence T._E._Lawrence Thomas_Edward_Lawrence Lawrence_of_Arabia,Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935)  
9493,Lawton,a town in southwest Oklahoma  
9494,Layia genus_Layia,genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers  
9495,Lazarus,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  
9496,Lazarus,the diseased beggar in Jesus' parable of the rich man and the beggar  
9497,Le_Chatelier's_principle Le_Chatelier's_law Le_Chatelier_principle Le_Chatelier-Braun_principle,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  
9498,Le_Corbusier Charles_Edouard_Jeanneret,French architect (born in Switzerland) (1887-1965)  
9499,Le_Duc_Tho,Vietnamese diplomat who negotiated with Henry Kissinger to end the war in Vietnam (1911-1990)  
9500,Le_Gallienne Eva_Le_Gallienne,United States actress (born in England) (1899-1991)  
9501,Le_Havre,a port city in northern France on the English Channel at the mouth of the Seine  
9502,Le_Notre Andre_Le_Notre,French landscape gardener who designed many formal gardens including the parks of Versailles (1613-1700)  
9503,Leacock Stephen_Leacock Stephen_Butler_Leacock,Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944)  
9504,League_of_Nations,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  
9505,Leakey Louis_Leakey Louis_Seymour_Bazett_Leakey,English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)  
9506,Leakey Mary_Leakey Mary_Douglas_Leakey,English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years old (1913-1996)  
9507,Leakey Richard_Leakey Richard_Erskine_Leakey,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)  
9508,Leander,(Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her  
9509,Leaning_Tower Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa,a tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicular; construction was begun in 1174  
9510,Lear Edward_Lear,British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)  
9511,Lear King_Lear,the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters  
9512,Leary Tim_Leary Timothy_Leary Timothy_Francis_Leary,United States psychologist who experimented with psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known advocate of their use (1920-1996)  
9513,Lebanese,a native or inhabitant of Lebanon  
9514,Lebanese_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Lebanon  
9515,Lebanese_pound pound,the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters  
9516,Lebanon Lebanese_Republic,an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean  
9517,Lebistes genus_Lebistes,guppies  
9518,Leboyer_method_of_childbirth Leboyer_method,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 bonding between mother and child is encouraged  
9519,Lecanoraceae family_Lecanoraceae,a fungus family of the division Lichenes  
9520,Leccinum genus_Leccinum,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae  
9521,Leccinum_fibrillosum,an edible fungus with a dark reddish brown cap and a wide light tan stalk that expands toward the base  
9522,Lechanorales order_Lechanorales,category used in some classification systems for all lichens that produce apothecia  
9523,Leclanche_cell,voltaic cell that produces approximately 1.5 volts  
9524,Lecythidaceae family_Lecythidaceae,large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins  
9525,Leda,(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  
9526,Ledbetter Huddie_Leadbetter Leadbelly,United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949)  
9527,Ledum genus_Ledum,evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions  
9528,Lee Bruce_Lee Lee_Yuen_Kam,United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)  
9529,Lee Gypsy_Rose_Lee Rose_Louise_Hovick,United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)  
9530,Lee Henry_Lee Lighthorse_Harry_Lee,soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818)  
9531,Lee Richard_Henry_Lee,leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794)  
9532,Lee Robert_E._Lee Robert_Edward_Lee,American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)  
9533,Lee Spike_Lee Shelton_Jackson_Lee,United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)  
9534,Lee Tsung_Dao_Lee,United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926)  
9535,Leeds,a city on the River Aire in West Yorkshire in northern England; a center of the clothing industry  
9536,Leeward_Islands,a group of islands in the eastern West Indies  
9537,Left_Bank Latin_Quarter,the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life  
9538,Leger Fernand_Leger,French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955)  
9539,Legionella_pneumophilia legionella,the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease  
9540,Legionnaire,a member of the American Legion  
9541,Legionnaires'_disease,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  
9542,Lego Lego_set,(trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models  
9543,Leguminosae family_Leguminosae Fabaceae family_Fabaceae legume_family pea_family,a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae  
9544,Lehar Franz_Lehar,Hungarian composer of light operas (1870-1948)  
9545,Lehigh_River,a river in eastern Pennsylvania that flows southeast into the Delaware River  
9546,Leibniz Leibnitz Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibnitz,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)  
9547,Leicester,an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement  
9548,Leicestershire Leicester,a largely agricultural county in central England  
9549,Leichtlin's_camas Camassia_leichtlinii,camas found to the west of Cascade Mountains  
9550,Leiden Leyden,a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620  
9551,Leiden_jar Leyden_jar,an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest  
9552,Leigh Vivien_Leigh,English film actress (1913-1967)  
9553,Leiopelma genus_Leiopelma Liopelma genus_Liopelma,type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae  
9554,Leiopelmatidae family_Leiopelmatidae Liopelmidae family_Liopelmidae,primitive New Zealand frogs  
9555,Leiophyllum genus_Leiophyllum,one species: sand myrtle  
9556,Leipzig,a city in southeastern Germany famous for fairs; formerly a music and publishing center  
9557,Leishmania genus_Leishmania,flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis  
9558,Leitneria genus_Leitneria,one species: corkwood  
9559,Leitneriaceae family_Leitneriaceae corkwood_family,coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order  
9560,Lemaireocereus genus_Lemaireocereus,tropical American cacti usually tall and branching with stout spines and funnel-shaped flowers and globular or ovoid often edible fruit  
9561,Lemaitre Georges_Henri_Lemaitre Edouard_Lemaitre,Belgian cosmologist who proposed the big-bang theory of the origin of the universe (1894-1966)  
9562,Lemmon Jack_Lemmon John_Uhler,United States film actor (1925-2001)  
9563,Lemmus genus_lemmus,lemmings  
9564,Lemna genus_Lemna,minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root  
9565,Lemnaceae family_Lemnaceae duckweed_family,family of small free-floating thalloid plants  
9566,Lemnos Limnos,a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea; famous for a reddish-brown clay that has medicinal properties  
9567,Lemuridae family_Lemuridae,typical lemurs; of Madagascar  
9568,Lemuroidea suborder_Lemuroidea,Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii  
9569,Lena Lena_River,a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea  
9570,Lenard Philipp_Lenard,German physicist who studied cathode rays (1862-1947)  
9571,Lendl Ivan_Lendl,United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships; in 1992 he became a United States citizen (born in 1960)  
9572,Lenin Vladimir_Lenin Nikolai_Lenin Vladimir_Ilyich_Lenin Vladimir_Ilich_Lenin Vladimir_Ilyich_Ulyanov Vladimir_Ilich_Ulyanov,Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924)  
9573,Leninism Marxism-Leninism,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)  
9574,Lennoaceae family_Lennoaceae,family of fleshy parasitic herbs lacking green foliage and having heads of small flowers; California and Mexico  
9575,Lennon John_Lennon,English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)  
9576,Lens genus_Lens,genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils  
9577,Lent Lententide,a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday  
9578,Lente_Insulin Lente_Iletin,trade names for forms of insulin that are used to treat diabetes mellitus  
9579,Lentibulariaceae family_Lentibulariaceae bladderwort_family,carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia, Pinguicula, and Genlisea  
9580,Lentinus genus_Lentinus,a genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae  
9581,Leo,a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo  
9582,Leo Leo_the_Lion Lion,the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22  
9583,Leo Lion,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo  
9584,Leo_I St._Leo_I Leo_the_Great,Italian pope from 440 to 461 who extended the authority of the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack Rome (440-461)  
9585,Leo_III,Italian pope from 795 to 816 who in 800 crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans (750-816)  
9586,Leo_IX Bruno Bruno_of_Toul,German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)  
9587,Leo_X Giovanni_de'Medici,son of Lorenzo de'Medici and pope from 1513 to 1521 who excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521)  
9588,Leo_XIII Gioacchino_Pecci Giovanni_Vincenzo_Pecci,Italian pope from 1878 to 1903 who was interested in the advancement of learning and who opened the Vatican secret archives to all scholars  
9589,Leon,a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain  
9590,Leon,a city in northwestern Spain at the foot of the Cantabrian Mountains  
9591,Leon,a city in central Mexico  
9592,Leonard Elmore_Leonard Elmore_John_Leonard Dutch_Leonard,United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)  
9593,Leonardo Leonardo_da_Vinci da_Vinci,Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519)  
9594,Leonberg,a large dog (usually with a golden coat) produced by crossing a St Bernard and a Newfoundland  
9595,Leonidas,king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC)  
9596,Leonotis genus_Leonotis,small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa  
9597,Leontief Wassily_Leontief,United States economist (born in Russia) who devised an input-output method of economic analysis (1906-1999)  
9598,Leontocebus genus_Leontocebus genus_Leontideus,tamarins  
9599,Leontodon genus_Leontodon,hawkbit  
9600,Leontopodium genus_Leontopodium,edelweiss  
9601,Leonurus genus_Leonurus,genus of stout Old World herbs having flowers in whorls  
9602,Leotia_lubrica,a discomycete that develops in clusters of slippery rubbery gelatinous fruiting bodies that are dingy yellow to tan in color  
9603,Lepadidae family_Lepadidae,goose barnacles  
9604,Lepanto Battle_of_Lepanto,Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope  
9605,Lepas genus_Lepas,type genus of the family Lepadidae  
9606,Lepechinia genus_Lepechinia Sphacele genus_Sphacele,a dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae  
9607,Lepidium genus_Lepidium,cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress  
9608,Lepidobotryaceae family_Lepidobotryaceae,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  
9609,Lepidochelys genus_Lepidochelys,ridleys  
9610,Lepidocybium genus_Lepidocybium,a genus of Gempylidae  
9611,Lepidodendraceae family_Lepidodendraceae,fossil plants characterized by conspicuous spirally arranged leaf scars on the trunk  
9612,Lepidodendrales order_Lepidodendrales,fossil arborescent plants arising during the early Devonian and conspicuous throughout the Carboniferous  
9613,Lepidoptera order_Lepidoptera,moths and butterflies  
9614,Lepidosauria subclass_Lepidosauria,diapsid reptiles: lizards; snakes; tuataras  
9615,Lepidothamnus genus_Lepidothamnus,small usually shrubby conifers  
9616,Lepiota_clypeolaria,an agaric with a ragged stalk and a soft floccose cap  
9617,Lepiota_naucina,an agaric with greyish white fruiting body and gills that change from pink to dingy red  
9618,Lepiota_rhacodes,an agaric with a large cap with brown scales and a thick stalk  
9619,Lepiota_rubrotincta,an agaric with a relatively small pink to red cap and white gills and stalk  
9620,Lepiotaceae family_Lepiotaceae,a family of fungi having free gills and a cap that is cleanly separable from the stalk  
9621,Lepisma genus_Lepisma,type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish  
9622,Lepismatidae family_Lepismatidae,firebrats  
9623,Lepisosteidae family_Lepisosteidae,comprises the genus Lepisosteus  
9624,Lepisosteus genus_Lepisosteus,type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars  
9625,Lepomis genus_Lepomis,bream  
9626,Leporidae family_Leporidae,hares and rabbits  
9627,Leptarrhena genus_Leptarrhena,one species: leatherleaf saxifrage  
9628,Leptinotarsa genus_Leptinotarsa,Colorado potato beetles  
9629,Leptodactylidae family_Leptodactylidae,New World frogs; in some classifications essentially coextensive with the family Bufonidae  
9630,Leptodactylus genus_Leptodactylus,type genus of the Leptodactylidae; in some classifications placed in the family Bufonidae  
9631,Leptoglossus genus_Leptoglossus,leaf-footed bugs  
9632,Leptopteris genus_Leptopteris,including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea  
9633,Leptoptilus genus_Leptoptilus,adjutant birds and marabous  
9634,Leptotyphlopidae family_Leptotyphlopidae,blind snakes  
9635,Leptotyphlops genus_Leptotyphlops,blind snakes of Asia and Africa and Americas  
9636,Lepus,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Orion and Columba  
9637,Lepus genus_Lepus,type genus of the Leporidae: hares  
9638,Lermontov Mikhail_Yurievich_Lermontov,Russian writer (1814-1841)  
9639,Lerner Alan_Jay_Lerner,United States lyricist who collaborated on musicals with Frederick Loewe (1918-1986)  
9640,Lesbian,a resident of Lesbos  
9641,Lesbos Lesvos Mytilene,an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry  
9642,Lesotho Kingdom_of_Lesotho Basutoland,a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966  
9643,Lesotho_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Lesotho  
9644,Lesquerella genus_Lesquerella,genus of low-growing hairy herbs: bladderpods  
9645,Lesseps Ferdinand_de_Lesseps Vicomte_Ferdinand_Marie_de_Lesseps,French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894)  
9646,Lesser_Antilles Caribees,a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies  
9647,Lesser_Sunda_Islands Nusa_Tenggara,a chain of islands forming a province of Indonesia to the east of Java; includes Bali and Timor  
9648,Lessing Doris_Lessing Doris_May_Lessing,English author of novels and short stories who grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) (born in 1919)  
9649,Lessing Gotthold_Ephraim_Lessing,German playwright and leader of the Enlightenment (1729-1781)  
9650,Lethe River_Lethe,(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  
9651,Leto Latona,wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology  
9652,Letter_of_Jeremiah Epistle_of_Jeremiah,an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry  
9653,Leucadendron genus_Leucadendron,large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery white leaves and solitary terminal flowers with conspicuous silvery bracts  
9654,Leucaena genus_Leucaena,small genus of tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having pods like those of the acacia  
9655,Leucanthemum genus_Leucanthemum,comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum  
9656,Leuciscus genus_Leuciscus,a genus of fish including: dace, chub  
9657,Leucogenes genus_Leucogenes,New Zealand edelweiss  
9658,Leuctra battle_of_Leuctra,Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta's military supremacy in Greece  
9659,Leuwenhoek Leeuwenhoek Anton_van_Leuwenhoek Anton_van_Leeuwenhoek,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)  
9660,Levant,the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel  
9661,Levant Levant_morocco,a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding  
9662,Levant_cotton Gossypium_herbaceum,Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons  
9663,Levantine,(formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant  
9664,Levi's levis,a popular brand of jeans  
9665,Levi-Strauss Claude_Levi-Strauss,French cultural anthropologist who promoted structural analysis of social systems (born in 1908)  
9666,Levisticum genus_Levisticum,genus of aromatic European herbs with yellow flowers  
9667,Levite,a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (especially the branch that provided male assistants to the temple priests)  
9668,Leviticus Book_of_Leviticus,the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents  
9669,Lewis C._S._Lewis Clive_Staples_Lewis,English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963)  
9670,Lewis Carl_Lewis Frederick_Carleton_Lewis,United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961)  
9671,Lewis Jerry_Lee_Lewis,United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)  
9672,Lewis John_L._Lewis John_Llewelly_Lewis,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)  
9673,Lewis Meriwether_Lewis,United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809)  
9674,Lewis Sinclair_Lewis Harry_Sinclair_Lewis,United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951)  
9675,Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition,an expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States; led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; traveled from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River from 1803 to 1806  
9676,Lewisia genus_Lewisia,genus of western North American low-growing herbs having linear woolly leaves and large pink flowers  
9677,Lewiston,a town in southwestern Maine to the north of Portland  
9678,Lewiston,a town in northwestern Idaho  
9679,Lexington,town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought  
9680,Lexington,a city in eastern Kentucky; noted for raising thoroughbred horses  
9681,Lexington Concord Lexington_and_Concord,the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)  
9682,Leycesteria genus_Leycesteria,small species of shrubs of western Himalayas to China  
9683,Leydig_cell Leydig's_cell,a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone  
9684,Leymus genus_Leymus,genus that in some classifications overlaps the genus Elymus  
9685,Leyte Leyte_Island Leyte_invasion,a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; the battle marked first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese  
9686,Lhasa Lassa capital_of_Tibet Forbidden_City,the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers  
9687,Lhasa Lhasa_apso,a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs  
9688,Lhotse,a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high)  
9689,Li_Po,Chinese lyric poet (700-762)  
9690,Liao Liao_dynasty,the dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125  
9691,Liaodong_Peninsula Liaodong_Bandao,a peninsula in northeastern China that extends into the Yellow Sea, between Bo Hai and Korea Bay  
9692,Liatris genus_Liatris,genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous roots  
9693,Libby Willard_Frank_Libby,United States chemist who developed a method of radiocarbon dating (1908-1980)  
9694,Liberal_Democrat_Party,a political party in Great Britain; formerly the Liberal Party; advocates reforms and improvement of the conditions of working people  
9695,Liberal_Party,a political party in Australia, Canada, and other nations, and formerly in Great Britain  
9696,Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam LTTE Tamil_Tigers Tigers World_Tamil_Association World_Tamil_Movement,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"  
9697,Liberia Republic_of_Liberia,a republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves  
9698,Liberian,a native or inhabitant of Liberia  
9699,Liberian_coffee Coffea_liberica,small tree of West Africa  
9700,Liberian_dollar,the basic unit of money in Liberia  
9701,Liberty_Bell,the bell of Independence Hall; rung 8 July 1776 to announce the signing of the Declaration of Independence  
9702,Liberty_Island Bedloe's_Island,an island in New York Bay to the southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands; "Congress officially changed the name from Bedloe's Island to Liberty Island in 1956"  
9703,Liberty_Party,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  
9704,Liberty_ship,a slow cargo ship built during World War II  
9705,Libocedrus genus_Libocedrus,cypresses that resemble cedars  
9706,Libra,a small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Virgo and Scorpius  
9707,Libra Balance,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra  
9708,Libra Libra_the_Balance Balance Libra_the_Scales,the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22  
9709,Libreville capital_of_Gabon,the capital of Gabon  
9710,Libya Socialist_People's_Libyan_Arab_Jamahiriya,a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum  
9711,Libyan,a native or inhabitant of Libya  
9712,Libyan_Desert,the northeastern part of the Sahara Desert in Libya and Egypt and Sudan  
9713,Libyan_Islamic_Fighting_Group FIG Al-Jama'a_al-Islamiyyah_al-Muqatilah_bi-Libya Libyan_Fighting_Group Libyan_Islamic_Group,a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi  
9714,Libyan_dinar dinar,the basic unit of money in Libya  
9715,Libyan_dirham dirham,100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Libya  
9716,Libyan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Libya  
9717,Lichanura genus_Lichanura,boas of western North America  
9718,Lichenales order_Lichenales,category used especially in former classifications for organisms now constituting the division Lichenes  
9719,Lichenes division_Lichenes,comprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae; sometimes treated as an independent group more or less coordinate with algae and fungi  
9720,Lichtenstein Roy_Lichtenstein,United States painter who was a leading exponent of pop art (1923-1997)  
9721,Lidocaine Xylocaine,a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes  
9722,Lie Trygve_Lie Trygve_Halvden_Lie,Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)  
9723,Liebig_condenser,a condenser: during distillation the vapor passes through a tube that is cooled by water  
9724,Liechtenstein Principality_of_Liechtenstein,a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland  
9725,Liechtensteiner,a native or inhabitant of Liechtenstein  
9726,Liederkranz,a soft cheese with a strong odor and flavor  
9727,Liege Luik,city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium  
9728,Liepaja,a city of southwestern Latvia on the Baltic Sea  
9729,Life_Saver,a candy shaped like a small lifesaver  
9730,Ligularia genus_Ligularia,genus of Old World herbs resembling groundsel: leopard plants  
9731,Liguria,region of northwestern Italy on the Ligurian Sea  
9732,Ligurian_Sea,an arm of the Mediterranean between northwest Italy and Corsica  
9733,Ligustrum genus_Ligustrum,genus of Old World shrubs: privet  
9734,Ligustrum_obtusifolium,small deciduous shrub having graceful arching branches and luxuriant foliage  
9735,Liliaceae family_Liliaceae lily_family,includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae  
9736,Liliales order_Liliales,an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae  
9737,Liliidae subclass_Liliidae,one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises 17 families including: Liliaceae; Alliaceae; Amaryllidaceae; Iridaceae; Orchidaceae; Trilliaceae  
9738,Lilith,in ancient Semitic folklore: a female demon who attacks children  
9739,Lilium genus_Lilium,type genus of Liliaceae  
9740,Liliuokalani Lydia_Kamekeha_Paki_Liliuokalani,queen of the Hawaiian islands (1838-1917)  
9741,Lille,an industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border; was the medieval capital of Flanders  
9742,Lillie Beatrice_Lillie Lady_Peel,British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)  
9743,Lilliput,a land imagined by Jonathan Swift that was inhabited by tiny people  
9744,Lilliputian,a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift  
9745,Lilo,a type of inflatable air mattress  
9746,Lilongwe capital_of_Malawi,the capital of Malawi; located in south central Malawi  
9747,Lima capital_of_Peru,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  
9748,Limacidae family_Limacidae,slugs  
9749,Limanda genus_Limanda,a genus of Pleuronectidae; righteye flounders having a humped nose and small scales; the underside is often brightly colored  
9750,Limax genus_Limax,a genus of Limacidae  
9751,Limburger,a soft white cheese with a very strong pungent odor and flavor  
9752,Limeira,a city of southeastern Brazil (northwest of Sao Paulo)  
9753,Limenitis genus_Limenitis,mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars  
9754,Limerick,port city in southwestern Ireland  
9755,Limicolae suborder_Limicolae,term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii  
9756,Limnobium genus_Limnobium,American frogbit  
9757,Limnocryptes genus_Limnocryptes,snipe  
9758,Limnodromus genus_Limnodromus,dowitchers  
9759,Limonium genus_Limonium,sea lavender  
9760,Limosa genus_Limosa,godwits  
9761,Limousin,a region of central France to the west of the Auvergne mountains  
9762,Limpopo Crocodile_River,an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean  
9763,Limulidae family_Limulidae,horseshoe crabs  
9764,Limulus genus_Limulus,type genus of the family Limulidae  
9765,Lin Maya_Lin,United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)  
9766,Linaceae family_Linaceae flax_family,a widely distributed family of plants  
9767,Linanthus genus_Linanthus,a genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United States  
9768,Linaria genus_Linaria,genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragon  
9769,Lincoln,long-wooled mutton sheep originally from Lincolnshire  
9770,Lincoln Abraham_Lincoln President_Lincoln President_Abraham_Lincoln,16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)  
9771,Lincoln capital_of_Nebraska,capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska  
9772,Lincoln's_Birthday February_12,the day on which President Abraham Lincoln is remembered  
9773,Lincoln_Memorial,memorial building in Washington containing a large marble statue of Abraham Lincoln  
9774,Lincolnshire,an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea  
9775,Lind Jenny_Lind Swedish_Nightingale,Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887)  
9776,Lindbergh Charles_Lindbergh Charles_A._Lindbergh Charles_Augustus_Lindbergh Lucky_Lindy,United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974)  
9777,Lindera genus_Lindera,aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees of eastern Asia and North America  
9778,Lindesnes Naze,a cape at the southern tip of Norway  
9779,Lindheimera genus_Lindheimera,one species: Texas star  
9780,Lindsay Howard_Lindsay,United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)  
9781,Lindsay Vachel_Lindsay Nicholas_Vachel_Lindsay,United States poet who traveled the country trading his poems for room and board (1879-1931)  
9782,Line_of_Control,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  
9783,Linear_A,an undeciphered writing system used in Crete in the 17th century B.C.  
9784,Linear_B,a syllabic script used in Greece in the 13th century B.C.  
9785,Ling-pao Mystic_Jewel,a member of the Taoist Trinity  
9786,Lingualumina,an artificial language  
9787,Lingvo_Kosmopolita,an artificial language  
9788,Link_trainer,an early form of flight simulator  
9789,Linnaea genus_Linnaea,one species: twinflower  
9790,Linnaeus Carolus_Linnaeus Carl_von_Linne Karl_Linne,Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)  
9791,Linotype Linotype_machine,a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal  
9792,Linum genus_Linum,a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves  
9793,Linux,an open-source version of the UNIX operating system  
9794,Linz Lentia,city in northern Austria on the Danube; noted as a cultural center  
9795,Liomys genus_Liomys,pocket mice  
9796,Lions_Club International_Association_of_Lions_clubs,club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and good government and community and national and international welfare  
9797,Liopelma_hamiltoni,primitive New Zealand frog with four unwebbed toes on forefeet and five on hind feet  
9798,Liparididae family_Liparididae Liparidae family_Liparidae,snailfishes  
9799,Liparis genus_Liparis,type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes  
9800,Lipchitz Jacques_Lipchitz,United States sculptor (born in Lithuania) who pioneered cubist sculpture (1891-1973)  
9801,Lipmann Fritz_Albert_Lipmann,United States biochemist (born in Germany) noted for his studies of metabolic processes (1899-1986)  
9802,Liposcelis genus_Liposcelis,a genus of Psocidae  
9803,Lipotyphla suborder_Lipotyphla,moles; hedgehogs; true shrews  
9804,Lippi Filippino_Lippi,Italian painter and son of Fra Filippo Lippi (1457-1504)  
9805,Lippi Fra_Filippo_Lippi,Italian painter whose works show a three-dimensional style (1406-1469)  
9806,Lippizan Lipizzan Lippizaner,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"  
9807,Lippmann Gabriel_Lippmann,French physicist who developed the first color photographic process (1845-1921)  
9808,Lippmann Walter_Lippmann,United States journalist (1889-1974)  
9809,Lipscomb William_Nunn_Lipscom_Jr.,United States chemist noted for his theories of molecular structure (born in 1919)  
9810,Lir Ler,the sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to Welsh Llyr  
9811,Liriodendron genus_Liriodendron,tulip trees  
9812,Liriope genus_Liriope,sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf  
9813,Lisbon Lisboa capital_of_Portugal,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  
9814,Lister Joseph_Lister Baron_Lister,English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912)  
9815,Listera genus_Listera,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  
9816,Listeria_monocytogenes L._monocytogenes,the type species of the genus Listeria; can cause meningitis, encephalitis, septicemia, endocarditis, abortion, abscesses, listeriosis  
9817,Liston Sonny_Liston Charles_Liston,United States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932-1970)  
9818,Lisu,a Loloish language  
9819,Liszt Franz_Liszt,Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso (1811-1886)  
9820,Litany,a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation  
9821,Lithocarpus genus_Lithocarpus,tanbark oaks  
9822,Lithodidae family_Lithodidae,deep-sea crabs of cold waters  
9823,Lithophragma genus_Lithophragma,small genus of perennial herbs of the western North America  
9824,Lithospermum genus_Lithospermum,annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australia  
9825,Lithuania Republic_of_Lithuania Lietuva,a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea  
9826,Lithuanian,a native or inhabitant of Lithuania  
9827,Lithuanian,the official language of Lithuania; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European  
9828,Lithuanian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Lithuania  
9829,Litocranius genus_Litocranius,antelopes of eastern Africa: gerenuks  
9830,Little_Bear Ursa_Minor,a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star  
9831,Little_Bighorn Battle_of_Little_Bighorn Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn Custer's_Last_Stand,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  
9832,Little_Bighorn Little_Bighorn_River Little_Horn,a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand  
9833,Little_Dipper Dipper,a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris  
9834,Little_John,legendary follower of Robin Hood; noted for his size and strength  
9835,Little_Missouri Little_Missouri_River,a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota  
9836,Little_Office,a Roman Catholic office honoring the Virgin Mary; similar to but shorter than the Divine Office  
9837,Little_Red_Riding_Hood,a girl in a fairy tale who meets a wolf while going to visit her grandmother  
9838,Little_Rock capital_of_Arkansas,the state capital and largest city of Arkansas in the central part of Arkansas on the Arkansas River  
9839,Little_Sioux_River,a river that rises in southwestern Minnesota and flows southwestward to the Missouri River in western Iowa  
9840,Little_Wabash Little_Wabash_River,a river in eastern Illinois that flows southeastward to the Wabash River  
9841,Littorina genus_Littorina,type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles  
9842,Littorinidae family_Littorinidae,periwinkles  
9843,Littre Maximilien_Paul_Emile_Littre,French lexicographer (1801-1881)  
9844,Livermore Mary_Ashton_Rice_Livermore,United States suffragist (1820-1905)  
9845,Liverpool,a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports  
9846,Liverpudlian Scouser,a native or resident of Liverpool  
9847,Livingston Robert_R._Livingston,American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)  
9848,Livingstone David_Livingstone,Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)  
9849,Livistona genus_Livistona,fan palms of Asia and Australia and Malaysia  
9850,Livonia,a region on the Baltic that is divided between northern Estonia and southern Latvia  
9851,Livonian,a member of the Livonian-speaking people of Latvia  
9852,Livonian,the Finnic language spoken by the people of Livonia in Estonia and Latvia  
9853,Livy Titus_Livius,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)  
9854,Ljubljana,the capital of Slovenia  
9855,Llano_Estacado,a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains  
9856,Llew_Llaw_Gyffes,son of Gwydion and Arianrhod; supported by magic of Gwydion; cursed by Arianrhod  
9857,Lloyd Harold_Lloyd Harold_Clayton_Lloyd,United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)  
9858,Lloyd_Webber Andrew_Lloyd_Webber Baron_Lloyd_Webber_of_Sydmonton,English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948)  
9859,Llullaillaco,a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,057 feet high)  
9860,Llyr,Celtic deity who was the father of Manawydan; corresponds to Irish Lir  
9861,Lo/Ovral,trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel  
9862,Loafer,a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel  
9863,Loasaceae family_Loasaceae loasa_family,family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia  
9864,Lobachevsky Nikolai_Ivanovich_Lobachevsky,Russian mathematician who independently discovered non-Euclidean geometry (1792-1856)  
9865,Lobata order_Lobata,ctenophore having tentacles only in the immature stage; body compressed vertically having two large oral lobes and four pointed processes  
9866,Lobeliaceae family_Lobeliaceae lobelia_family,not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae  
9867,Lobipes genus_Lobipes,a genus of Phalaropidae  
9868,Lobito,a seaport on the Atlantic coast of Angola  
9869,Lobotes genus_Lobotes,type genus of the Lobotidae  
9870,Lobotidae family_Lobotidae,tripletails  
9871,Lobularia genus_Lobularia,sweet alyssum  
9872,Loch_Achray,a lake in central Scotland  
9873,Loch_Linnhe,an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the western coast of Scotland  
9874,Loch_Ness,a lake in the Scottish highlands; the largest body of fresh water in Great Britain  
9875,Loch_Ness_monster Nessie,a large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland  
9876,Lochaber_ax,a battle-ax formerly used by Scottish Highlanders  
9877,Locke John_Locke,English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)  
9878,Locusta genus_Locusta,a genus of Acrididae  
9879,Lodge Sir_Oliver_Lodge Sir_Oliver_Joseph_Lodge,English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)  
9880,Lodz,a large city of central Poland  
9881,Loeb Jacques_Loeb,United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924)  
9882,Loestrin,trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone  
9883,Loewe Frederick_Loewe,United States composer (born in Austria) who collaborated with Lerner on several musicals (1901-1987)  
9884,Loewi Otto_Loewi,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)  
9885,Lofortyx genus_Lofortyx,California quail  
9886,Lofoten,a string of islands off the northwestern coast of Norway in the Norwegian Sea  
9887,Logan Mount_Logan,a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)  
9888,Logania genus_Logania,type genus of the Loganiaceae; Australian and New Zealand shrubs sometimes cultivated for their flowers  
9889,Loganiaceae family_Loganiaceae,a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales  
9890,Logrono,a city in northern Spain on the Ebro River  
9891,Loire Loire_River,the longest French river; rises in the Massif Central and flows north and west to the Atlantic Ocean  
9892,Loire_Valley,the valley of the Loire River where many French wines originated  
9893,Loiseleuria genus_Loiseleuria,one species: alpine azalea  
9894,Loki,(Norse mythology) trickster; god of discord and mischief; contrived death of Balder and was overcome by Thor  
9895,Lolita,a sexually precocious young girl  
9896,Lolium genus_Lolium,darnel; ryegrass  
9897,Lolo Yi,a Loloish language  
9898,Lolo-Burmese Burmese-Yi,the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northern Burma and Yunnan  
9899,Loloish,languages spoken by hill tribes in northern Burma and neighboring areas  
9900,Lomariopsidaceae family_Lomariopsidaceae,small family of usually scandent ferns  
9901,Lombard Langobard,a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century  
9902,Lombard_Street,a street in central London containing many of the major London banks  
9903,Lombardy Lombardia,a region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland  
9904,Lombardy_poplar Populus_nigra_italica,distinguished by its columnar fastigiate shape and erect branches  
9905,Lome capital_of_Togo,capital and largest city of Togo; located in the south on the Gulf of Guinea  
9906,Lomogramma genus_Lomogramma,large scandent ferns of southeastern Asia  
9907,Lomotil,trade name of an antidiarrheal  
9908,Lonas genus_Lonas,one species: yellow ageratum  
9909,Lonchocarpus genus_Lonchocarpus,genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having pinnate leaves and red or white flowers  
9910,London Greater_London British_capital capital_of_the_United_Kingdom,the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center  
9911,London Jack_London John_Griffith_Chaney,United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916)  
9912,London_plane Platanus_acerifolia,very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree  
9913,Londoner,a native or resident of London  
9914,Long_Beach,a city in southern California located on 8.5 miles of Pacific beachfront; was a resort until oil was discovered in 1921  
9915,Long_Island,an island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are on its western end  
9916,Long_Island_Sound,a sound between Long Island and Connecticut  
9917,Longfellow Henry_Wadsworth_Longfellow,United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)  
9918,Lonicera genus_Lonicera,woodbine  
9919,Loos Adolf_Loos,Austrian architect (1870-1933)  
9920,Lophiidae family_Lophiidae,large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers  
9921,Lophius genus_Lophius,type genus of family Lophiidae  
9922,Lophodytes genus_Lophodytes,a genus of Merginae  
9923,Lopholatilus genus_Lopholatilus,large brightly colored food fish of deep Atlantic waters  
9924,Lophophora genus_Lophophora,two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal  
9925,Lophophorus genus_Lophophorus,monals  
9926,Lophosoria genus_Lophosoria,one species: tree fern of Central and South America  
9927,Lophosoriaceae family_Lophosoriaceae,very small family of tree ferns  
9928,Loranthaceae family_Loranthaceae mistletoe_family,in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria  
9929,Loranthus genus_Loranthus,type genus of the Loranthaceae: 1 species  
9930,Lord noble nobleman,a titled peer of the realm  
9931,Lord's_Prayer,the prayer that Christ gave his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:9-13)  
9932,Lord's_Resistance_Army,a quasi-religious rebel group in Uganda that terrorized and raped women and kidnapped children who were forced to serve in the army  
9933,Lord_Chancellor Lord_High_Chancellor,the highest officer of the Crown who is head of the judiciary and who presides in the House of Lords  
9934,Lord_Privy_Seal,the senior cabinet minister in the British Cabinet who has no official duties  
9935,Lord_of_Misrule,a person appointed master of revels at a Christmas celebration  
9936,Lordship,a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge; "Your Lordship"; "His Lordship"  
9937,Lorelei,a Siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction  
9938,Loren Sophia_Loren Sofia_Scicolone,Italian film actress (born in 1934)  
9939,Lorentz Hendrik_Antoon_Lorentz,Dutch physicist noted for work on electromagnetic theory (1853-1928)  
9940,Lorentz_force,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"  
9941,Lorenz Konrad_Lorenz Konrad_Zacharias_Lorenz,Austrian zoologist who studied the behavior of birds and emphasized the importance of innate as opposed to learned behaviors (1903-1989)  
9942,Lorenzo_de'Medici Lorenzo_the_Magnificent,Italian statesman and scholar who supported many artists and humanists including Michelangelo and Leonardo and Botticelli (1449-1492)  
9943,Lorenzo_dressing,vinaigrette with chili sauce and chopped watercress  
9944,Loricata order_Loricata,former name for the order Crocodylia  
9945,Loriinae subfamily_Loriinae,lories  
9946,Lorisidae family_Lorisidae,slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless  
9947,Lorraine Lothringen,an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits  
9948,Lorraine_cross cross_of_Lorraine,a cross with two crossbars, one above and one below the midpoint of the vertical, the lower longer than the upper  
9949,Lorre Peter_Lorre Laszlo_Lowestein,United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964)  
9950,Los_Alamos,a town in north central New Mexico; in 1942 it was chosen as a nuclear research site where the first atomic bombs were produced  
9951,Los_Angeles City_of_the_Angels L.A.,a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States  
9952,Lost_Tribes,the ten Tribes of Israel that were deported into captivity in Assyria around 720 BC (leaving only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin)  
9953,Lot,(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  
9954,Lot's_wife,(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  
9955,Lota genus_Lota,burbot  
9956,Lothario,a successful womanizer; a man who behaves selfishly in his sexual relationships with women  
9957,Lothian_Region,a district in southeast central Scotland (south side of the Firth of Forth) and the location of Edinburgh  
9958,Lotus genus_Lotus,annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs  
9959,Louis Joe_Louis Joseph_Louis_Barrow,United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)  
9960,Louis_I Louis_the_Pious,third son of Charlemagne and king of France and Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (778-840)  
9961,Louis_II Louis_le_Begue Louis_the_Stammerer Louis_the_German,king of France and Germany (846-879)  
9962,Louis_III,son of Louis II and king of the France and Germany (863-882)  
9963,Louis_IV Louis_d'Outremer,king of France (921-954)  
9964,Louis_IX Saint_Louis St._Louis,king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful Crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270)  
9965,Louis_V Louis_le_Faineant,the last Carolingian king of France (967-987)  
9966,Louis_VI Louis_the_Far Louis_the_Wideawake Louis_the_Bruiser,king of France whose military victories consolidated his reign (1081-1137)  
9967,Louis_VII,king of France who led the unsuccessful Second Crusade and fought frequent wars with Henry II of England (1120-1180)  
9968,Louis_VIII,king of France who increased the power of the Crown over the feudal lords (1187-1226)  
9969,Louis_X Louis_le_Hutin Louis_the_Quarreller,king of France (1289-1316)  
9970,Louis_XI,king of France who put down an alliance of unruly nobles and unified France except for Brittany (1423-1483)  
9971,Louis_XII,king of France who was popular with his subjects (1462-1515)  
9972,Louis_XIII,king of France from 1610 to 1643 who relied heavily on the advice of Cardinal Richelieu (1601-1643)  
9973,Louis_XIV Sun_King Louis_the_Great,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)  
9974,Louis_XV,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)  
9975,Louis_XVI,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)  
9976,Louisiana Pelican_State LA La.,a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War  
9977,Louisiana_Purchase,territory in the 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  
9978,Louisianan Louisianian,a native or resident of Louisiana  
9979,Louisville,the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby  
9980,Louvre Louvre_Museum,an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris  
9981,Lovelace Richard_Lovelace,English poet (1618-1857)  
9982,Lovell Sir_Bernard_Lovell Sir_Alfred_Charles_Bernard_Lovell,English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in 1913)  
9983,Lovoa genus_Lovoa,genus of African timber trees  
9984,Low David_Low Sir_David_Low Sir_David_Alexander_Cecil_Low,British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)  
9985,Low_Countries,the lowland region of western Europe on the North Sea: Belgium and Luxembourg and the Netherlands  
9986,Low_German Plattdeutsch,a German dialect spoken in northern Germany  
9987,Low_Latin,any dialect of Latin other than classical Latin  
9988,Low_Mass,a Mass recited without music  
9989,Low_Sunday,the Sunday following Easter  
9990,Lowell Abbott_Lawrence_Lowell,United States educator and president of Harvard University (1856-1943)  
9991,Lowell Amy_Lowell,United States poet (1874-1925)  
9992,Lowell Percival_Lowell,United States astronomer whose studies of Mars led him to conclude that Mars was inhabited (1855-1916)  
9993,Lowell Robert_Lowell Robert_Traill_Spence_Lowell_Jr.,United States poet (1917-1977)  
9994,Lower_California Baja_California,a mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico  
9995,Lower_Egypt,one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; consists of the Nile delta  
9996,Lower_Paleolithic,the oldest part of the Paleolithic Age with the emergence of the hand ax; ended about 120,000 years ago  
9997,Lower_Peninsula,the part of Michigan between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron  
9998,Lower_Saxony,a state in northwestern Germany  
9999,Lowlander Scottish_Lowlander Lowland_Scot,a native of the Lowlands of Scotland  
10000,Lowlands Lowlands_of_Scotland,the southern part of Scotland that is not mountainous  
10001,Lowry L._S._Lowry Laurence_Stephen_Lowry,English painter (1887-1976)  
10002,Lowry Malcolm_Lowry Clarence_Malcolm_Lowry,English novelist (1909-1957)  
10003,Loxia genus_Loxia,crossbill  
10004,Loxodonta genus_Loxodonta,a genus of Elephantidae  
10005,Loxoma genus_Loxoma,one species of terrestrial ferns of New Zealand  
10006,Loxomataceae family_Loxomataceae,very small family of New Zealand ferns  
10007,Loxostege genus_Loxostege,garden webworms  
10008,Loxostege_similalis,moth whose larvae are garden webworms  
10009,Loya_Jirga,a grand council or grand assembly used to resolve political conflicts or other national problems; "he convened a Loya Jirga that persuaded tribal leaders to acquiesce"  
10010,Loyalist_Volunteer_Force,a terrorist group formed in 1996 in Northern Ireland; seeks to prevent the peace process; murders Catholics and any Protestant leaders who favor peace  
10011,Lozier Clemence_Sophia_Harned_Lozier,United States physician who in 1863 founded a medical school for women (1813-1888)  
10012,LuGanda,the Bantu language of the Buganda people; spoken in Uganda  
10013,Luanda Angolan_capital,port city on Atlantic coast; the capital and largest city of Angola  
10014,Luba Chiluba,a member of a Bantu people in southeastern Congo  
10015,Luba Tshiluba,a Bantu language spoken in southeastern Congo  
10016,Lubavitch,a town in Belarus that was the center of the Chabad movement for a brief period during the 19th century  
10017,Lubavitch Lubavitch_movement Chabad-Lubavitch Chabad,a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study  
10018,Lubavitcher,a member of the Lubavitch movement; a follower of Chabad Hasidism  
10019,Lubbock,a city in northwest Texas to the south of Amarillo  
10020,Lubeck,a city in northwestern Germany and an important Baltic port; a leading member of the Hanseatic League  
10021,Lubitsch Ernst_Lubitsch,German filmmaker of sophisticated comedies (1892-1947)  
10022,Lublin,an industrial city of eastern Poland  
10023,Lubumbashi Elisabethville,a city in southeastern Congo near the border with Zambia; a copper mining center; former name (until 1966) was Elisabethville  
10024,Lucanidae family_Lucanidae,stag beetles  
10025,Lucas George_Lucas,United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)  
10026,Luce Clare_Booth_Luce,United States playwright and public official (1902-1987)  
10027,Luce Henry_Luce Henry_Robinson_Luce,United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)  
10028,Lucilia genus_Lucilia,greenbottle flies  
10029,Lucite Perspex,a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin  
10030,Lucknow,a city in northern India in Uttar Pradesh; during the Indian Mutiny its British residents were besieged by Indian insurgents  
10031,Lucknow,the British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857)  
10032,Lucretius Titus_Lucretius_Carus,Roman philosopher and poet; in a long didactic poem he tried to provide a scientific explanation of the universe (96-55 BC)  
10033,Lucullus Licinius_Lucullus Lucius_Licinius_Lucullus,Roman general famous for self-indulgence and giving lavish banquets (circa 110-57 BC)  
10034,Luculus Lucius_Licinius_Luculus,Roman general famous for giving lavish banquets (110-57 BC)  
10035,Lucy,incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974  
10036,Luda Luta,an industrial conurbation in northeastern China on the southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula; it now includes the cities of Dalian and Lushun  
10037,Luddite,any opponent of technological progress  
10038,Luddite,one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment  
10039,Ludi_Saeculares secular_games,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  
10040,Ludian,a Baltic-Finnic language  
10041,Lufengpithecus genus_Lufengpithecus,a genus of Hominidae  
10042,Lufkin,a town in eastern Texas  
10043,Luftwaffe German_Luftwaffe,the German airforce  
10044,Lug Lugh,ancient Celtic god  
10045,Luger,a German semiautomatic pistol  
10046,Lugosi Bela_Lugosi Bela_Ferenc_Blasko,United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956)  
10047,Luke Gospel_of_Luke Gospel_According_to_Luke,one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life  
10048,Luke Saint_Luke St._Luke,(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel  
10049,Lule_Burgas battle_of_Lule_Burgas,the principal battle of the Balkan Wars (1912); Bulgarian forces defeated the Turks  
10050,Lully Jean_Baptiste_Lully Lulli Giambattista_Lulli,French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687)  
10051,Lully Raymond_Lully Ramon_Lully,Spanish philosopher (1235-1315)  
10052,Lumpenus genus_Lumpenus,a genus of Stichaeidae  
10053,Luna,(Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene  
10054,Lunaria genus_Lunaria,small genus of European herbs: honesty  
10055,Lund,a city in southern Sweden  
10056,Lunda genus_Lunda,puffins  
10057,Lunt Alfred_Lunt,United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977)  
10058,Luo,a Nilotic language  
10059,Luoyang Loyang,a city in east central China; the capital of ancient China during several dynasties  
10060,Lupinus genus_Lupinus,herbs or shrubs: lupin  
10061,Lupus,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus  
10062,Lusaka capital_of_Zambia,the capital and largest city of Zambia  
10063,Luscinia genus_Luscinia,nightingales  
10064,Lushun Port_Arthur,a major port city in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda  
10065,Lusitania,ancient region and Roman province on the Iberian Peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain  
10066,Luther Martin_Luther,German theologian who led the Reformation; believed that salvation is granted on the basis of faith rather than deeds (1483-1546)  
10067,Lutheran,follower of Lutheranism  
10068,Lutheran_Church,the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Martin Luther  
10069,Lutheranism,teachings of Martin Luther emphasizing the cardinal doctrine of justification by faith alone  
10070,Lutjanidae family_Lutjanidae,snappers  
10071,Lutjanus genus_Lutjanus,type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers  
10072,Lutra genus_Lutra,in some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae  
10073,Lutrinae subfamily_Lutrinae,subdivision not used in some classifications: otters  
10074,Lutyens Sir_Edwin_Lutyens Sir_Edwin_Landseer_Luytens,English architect who planned the city of New Delhi (1869-1944)  
10075,Lutzen battle_of_Lutzen,a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1632); Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Holy Roman Empire under Wallenstein; Gustavus Adolphus was killed  
10076,Luvaridae family_Luvaridae,louvars  
10077,Luvarus genus_Luvarus,type genus of the Luvaridae  
10078,Luwian Luvian,an Anatolian language  
10079,Luxembourg Grand_Duchy_of_Luxembourg Luxemburg,a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center  
10080,Luxembourg-Ville Luxembourg Luxemburg Luxembourg_City capital_of_Luxembourg,the capital and largest city of Luxembourg  
10081,Luxembourg_franc,formerly the basic unit of money in Luxembourg  
10082,Luxemburger Luxembourger,a native or inhabitant of Luxembourg  
10083,Luxor El-Aksur,a city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and around Thebes  
10084,Luyia,a Bantu language  
10085,Luzon,the main island of the Philippines  
10086,Lycaena genus_Lycaena,type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper  
10087,Lycaenidae family_Lycaenidae,family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs  
10088,Lycaeon genus_Lycaeon,African hunting dog  
10089,Lycia,an ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia Minor  
10090,Lycian,an Anatolian language  
10091,Lycium genus_Lycium,deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny; cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regions  
10092,Lycoperdaceae family_Lycoperdaceae,a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs  
10093,Lycoperdales order_Lycoperdales,small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies; includes puffballs and earthstars  
10094,Lycoperdon genus_Lycoperdon,genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium  
10095,Lycopersicon genus_Lycopersicon Lycopersicum genus_Lycopersicum,tomatoes  
10096,Lycophyta,used in some classifications for the class Lycopsida: club mosses  
10097,Lycopodiaceae family_Lycopodiaceae clubmoss_family,a family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales  
10098,Lycopodiales order_Lycopodiales,lower vascular plants coextensive with the family Lycopodiaceae; in some classifications includes the Selaginellaceae and Isoetaceae  
10099,Lycopodineae class_Lycopodineae,alternative designation for the class Lycopsida  
10100,Lycopodium genus_Lycopodium,type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations  
10101,Lycopsida class_Lycopsida Lycopodiate class_Lycopodiate,club mosses and related forms: includes Lycopodiales; Isoetales; Selaginellales; and extinct Lepidodendrales; sometimes considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta  
10102,Lycopus genus_Lycopus,small genus of herbs of the mint family  
10103,Lycosa genus_Lycosa,type genus of the family Lycosidae  
10104,Lycosidae family_Lycosidae,wolf spiders  
10105,Lydia,an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC  
10106,Lydian,an Anatolian language  
10107,Lygaeidae family_Lygaeidae,lygaeid bugs  
10108,Lyginopteris genus_Lyginopteris,genus of fossil seed ferns of the Carboniferous  
10109,Lygodium genus_Lygodium,chiefly tropical climbing ferns  
10110,Lygus genus_Lygus,plant-sucking bugs  
10111,Lyly John_Lyly,English writer noted for his elaborate style (1554-1606)  
10112,Lymantria genus_Lymantria,type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means `destroyer')  
10113,Lymantriidae family_Lymantriidae,tussock moths  
10114,Lyme_disease Lyme_arthritis,an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick  
10115,Lynchburg,a city in central Virginia  
10116,Lyon Lyons,a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon  
10117,Lyonia genus_Lyonia,evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of United States to Antilles and eastern Asia to the Himalaya  
10118,Lyonnais,a former province of east central France; now administered by Rhone-Alpes  
10119,Lyonnaise_sauce brown_onion_sauce,brown sauce with sauteed chopped onions and parsley and dry white wine or vinegar  
10120,Lyons First_Council_of_Lyons,the council of the Western Church in 1245 that excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and planned a new crusade against the Holy Land  
10121,Lyons Second_Council_of_Lyons,the council in 1274 that effected a temporary reunion of the Greek Orthodox with the Roman Catholic Church  
10122,Lyra,a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega  
10123,Lyrurus genus_Lyrurus,black grouse  
10124,Lysander,Spartan general who defeated the Athenians in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (died in 395 BC)  
10125,Lysenko Trofim_Denisovich_Lysenko,Soviet geneticist whose adherence to Lamarck's theory of evolution was favored by Stalin (1898-1976)  
10126,Lysichiton genus_Lysichiton Lysichitum genus_Lysichitum,skunk cabbage  
10127,Lysiloma genus_Lysiloma,small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and flat straight pods  
10128,Lysimachia genus_Lysimachia,loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be invasive  
10129,Lysimachus,Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; with Seleucus he defeated Antigonus and Demetrius at the battle of Ipsus (circa 355-281 BC)  
10130,Lysippus,Greek sculptor (4th century BC)  
10131,Lysol,a clear oily brown solution of cresols in soap; used as an antiseptic and disinfectant  
10132,Lythraceae family_Lythraceae loosestrife_family,herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers  
10133,Lythrum genus_Lythrum,loosestrife  
10134,Lytton First_Baron_Lytton Bulwer-Lytton Edward_George_Earle_Bulwer-Lytton,English writer of historical romances (1803-1873)  
10135,M m,the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet  
10136,M-theory,(particle physics) a theory that involves an eleven-dimensional universe in which the weak and strong forces and gravity are unified and to which all the string theories belong  
10137,M1,a measure of the money supply; includes currency in circulation plus demand deposits or checking account balances  
10138,M2,a measure of the money supply; M1 plus net time deposits (other than large certificates of deposit)  
10139,M3,a measure of the money supply; M2 plus deposits at institutions that are not banks (such as savings and loan associations)  
10140,MANPAD,a man-portable surface-to-air missile  
10141,MEDLINE,the computer-based telephone system of the United States National Library of Medicine that provides rapid linkage to MEDLARS  
10142,MIPS million_instructions_per_second,(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"  
10143,MOT MOT_test Ministry_of_Transportation_test,a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes  
10144,MPEG,a set of standards adopted by the moving pictures experts group for the compression of digital video and audio data or a file of data compressed according to those standards  
10145,MS-DOS Microsoft_disk_operating_system,an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers  
10146,Maalox,an antacid  
10147,MacArthur Douglas_MacArthur,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)  
10148,MacDowell Edward_MacDowell,United States composer best remembered as a composer of works for the piano (1860-1908)  
10149,MacGregor Robert_MacGregor Rob_Roy,Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)  
10150,MacLeish Archibald_MacLeish,United States poet (1892-1982)  
10151,Macaca genus_Macaca,macaques; rhesus monkeys  
10152,Macadamia_integrifolia,medium-sized tree of eastern Australia having creamy-white flowers  
10153,Macao Macau,a former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China in 1999  
10154,Macao_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Macao  
10155,Macaulay Thomas_Babington_Macaulay First_Baron_Macaulay Lord_Macaulay,English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859)  
10156,Macbeth,king of Scotland (died in 1057)  
10157,Mace Chemical_Mace,(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  
10158,Macedon Macedonia Makedonija,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  
10159,Macedonia,landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991  
10160,Macedonian,a native or inhabitant of Macedon  
10161,Macedonian,the Slavic language of modern Macedonia  
10162,Macedonian_War,one the four wars between Macedonia and Rome in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, which ended in the defeat of Macedonia and its annexation as a Roman province  
10163,Mach Ernst_Mach,Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916)  
10164,Mach_number,the ratio of the speed of a moving body to the speed of sound  
10165,Machaeranthera genus_Machaeranthera,wildflowers of western North America  
10166,Machiavelli Niccolo_Machiavelli,a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527)  
10167,Machiavellian,a follower of Machiavelli's principles  
10168,Machiavellianism,the political doctrine of Machiavelli: any means (however unscrupulous) can be used by a ruler in order to create and maintain his autocratic government  
10169,Machilidae family_Machilidae,jumping bristletails  
10170,Machu_Picchu,Inca fortress city in the Andes in Peru discovered in 1911; it may have been built in the 15th century  
10171,Machupo_virus,the RNA virus that causes Bolivian hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice  
10172,Mackem,a native of Sunderland  
10173,Mackenzie Mackenzie_River,a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea  
10174,Mackenzie Sir_Alexander_Mackenzie,Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by land north of Mexico (1764-1820)  
10175,Mackinac_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan  
10176,Macleaya genus_Macleaya,a perennial herb of eastern Asia: plume poppy  
10177,Macleod John_Macleod John_James_Rickard_Macleod,Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)  
10178,Maclura genus_Maclura,yellowwood trees or shrubs  
10179,Macon,a city in central Georgia to the southeast of Atlanta  
10180,Macoun,similar to McIntosh; juicy and late-ripening  
10181,Macowanites genus_Macowanites,a stout-stemmed genus of fungus belonging to the family Secotiaceae having fruiting bodies that never expand completely  
10182,Macowanites_americanus,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  
10183,Macrocephalon genus_Macrocephalon,maleos  
10184,Macrocheira genus_Macrocheira,giant crabs of Japan  
10185,Macroclemys genus_Macroclemys,includes the alligator snapping turtle  
10186,Macrodactylus genus_Macrodactylus,a genus of Melolonthidae  
10187,Macronectes genus_Macronectes,giant petrels  
10188,Macropodidae family_Macropodidae,kangaroos; wallabies  
10189,Macropus genus_Macropus,type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies  
10190,Macrorhamphosidae family_Macrorhamphosidae,bellows fishes  
10191,Macrothelypteris genus_Macrothelypteris,medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia to Polynesia and Australia; naturalized in Americas  
10192,Macrotis genus_Macrotis,a genus of Peramelidae  
10193,Macrotyloma genus_Macrotyloma,annual or perennial vines of Africa and India and Australia; plants often placed in genus Dolichos  
10194,Macrouridae family_Macrouridae Macruridae family_Macruridae,grenadiers  
10195,Macrozoarces genus_Macrozoarces,a genus of Zoarcidae  
10196,Madagascan,a native or inhabitant of Madagascar  
10197,Madagascar,an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world  
10198,Madagascar Republic_of_Madagascar Malagasy_Republic,a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960  
10199,Madagascar_cat ring-tailed_lemur Lemur_catta,small lemur having its tail barred with black  
10200,Madagascar_franc,the basic unit of money in Madagascar  
10201,Madagascar_jasmine waxflower Stephanotis_floribunda,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  
10202,Madeira,an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa; the largest of the Madeira Islands  
10203,Madeira,an amber dessert wine from the Madeira Islands  
10204,Madeira Madeira_River,a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River  
10205,Madeira_Islands Madeiras,a group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of Morocco; the group forms an autonomous region of Portugal  
10206,Madeira_cake Madeira_sponge,a rich sponge cake with close texture; intended to be eaten with a glass of Madeira wine  
10207,Madia genus_Madia,genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light  
10208,Madison James_Madison President_Madison,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)  
10209,Madison capital_of_Wisconsin,capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin  
10210,Madonna Madonna_Louise_Ciccone,United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958)  
10211,Madonna_lily white_lily Annunciation_lily Lent_lily Lilium_candidum,lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers  
10212,Madoqua genus_Madoqua,genus comprising some small antelopes of eastern and northeastern Africa  
10213,Madreporaria order_Madreporaria,stony corals  
10214,Madrid capital_of_Spain Spanish_capital,the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum  
10215,Mae_West air_jacket,an inflatable life jacket  
10216,Maeandra genus_Maeandra,brain corals  
10217,Maeterlinck Count_Maurice_Maeterlinck,Belgian playwright (1862-1949)  
10218,Mafia Maffia Cosa_Nostra,a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia  
10219,Mafia Maffia Sicilian_Mafia,a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century  
10220,Magadhan,a subfamily of Indic languages  
10221,Magdalena Magdalena_River,a river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla  
10222,Magellan Ferdinand_Magellan Fernao_Magalhaes,Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521)  
10223,Magellanic_Cloud,either of two small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way; visible near the south celestial pole  
10224,Magenta Battle_of_Magenta,a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I  
10225,Magh Magha,the eleventh month of the Hindu calendar; corresponds to January in the Gregorian calendar  
10226,Maghreb Mahgrib,the region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia  
10227,Magicicada genus_Magicicada,seventeen-year locust  
10228,Maginot Andre_Maginot,French politician who proposed the Maginot Line (1877-1932)  
10229,Maginot_Line,a fortification built before World War II to protect France's eastern border; initially considered to be impregnable, it was easily overrun by the German army in 1940  
10230,Magna_Carta Magna_Charta The_Great_Charter,the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215  
10231,Magnificat,(Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum')  
10232,Magnoliaceae family_Magnoliaceae magnolia_family,subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia  
10233,Magnoliidae subclass_Magnoliidae ranalian_complex,a group of families of 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  
10234,Magritte Rene_Magritte,Belgian surrealist painter (1898-1967)  
10235,Mah-Jongg mahjong,Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles  
10236,Mahabharata Mahabharatam Mahabharatum,(Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families  
10237,Mahan Alfred_Thayer_Mahan,United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914)  
10238,Maharashtra,a state in west-central India  
10239,Mahayana,a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia  
10240,Mahayana Mahayana_Buddhism,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  
10241,Mahayanism,the religious doctrine of Mahayana Buddhism  
10242,Mahayanist,an adherent of Mahayana Buddhism  
10243,Mahdi,(Islam) a messianic leader who (according to popular Muslim belief) will appear before the end of the world and restore justice and religion  
10244,Mahdism,belief in the appearance of the Mahdi; devotion to a Mahdi  
10245,Mahdist,an adherent of Mahdism  
10246,Mahler Gustav_Mahler,Austrian composer and conductor (1860-1911)  
10247,Mahonia genus_Mahonia,evergreen shrubs and small trees of North and Central America and Asia  
10248,Maianthemum genus_Maianthemum,sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: false lily of the valley  
10249,Maidu,a member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in California  
10250,Maiduguri Yerwa-Maiduguri,a city in northeastern Nigeria; an agricultural trading center  
10251,Mailer Norman_Mailer,United States writer (born in 1923)  
10252,Maillol Aristide_Maillol,French sculptor of monumental female nudes (1861-1944)  
10253,Maimonides Moses_Maimonides Rabbi_Moses_Ben_Maimon,Spanish philosopher considered the greatest Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages who codified Jewish law in the Talmud (1135-1204)  
10254,Main_Street,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"  
10255,Maine Pine_Tree_State ME Me.,a state in New England  
10256,Mainer Down_Easter,a native or resident of Maine  
10257,Maintenon Marquise_de_Maintenon Francoise_d'Aubigne Madame_de_Maintenon,French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719)  
10258,Maitland Frederic_William_Maitland,English historian noted for his works on the history of English law (1850-1906)  
10259,Maitreya,the Bodhisattva who is to appear as a Buddha 5000 years after the death of Gautama  
10260,Maja genus_Maja Maia genus_Maia,type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution  
10261,Majidae family_Majidae,spider crabs  
10262,Major John_Major John_R._Major John_Roy_Major,British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)  
10263,Majorana genus_Majorana,small genus of herbs usually included in the genus Origanum  
10264,Majorca,the largest of the Balearic Islands  
10265,Makaira genus_Makaira,marlins  
10266,Makalu,a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high)  
10267,Makarios_III,Greek Orthodox bishop and archbishop of Cyprus and the first president of independent Cyprus (1913-1977)  
10268,Maksutov_telescope,reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lens  
10269,Maktab_al-Khidmat MAK,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 fight the Russians; a split in the group led bin Laden and the extremist faction of MAK to form al-Qaeda  
10270,Malabo,the capital and largest city of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea  
10271,Malacanthidae family_Malacanthidae,short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored  
10272,Malacca,the third smallest Malaysian state; located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula  
10273,Malachi Malachias,a Hebrew minor prophet of the 5th century BC  
10274,Malachi Malachias Book_of_Malachi,an Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi  
10275,Malaclemys genus_Malaclemys,American terrapins  
10276,Malaconotinae subfamily_Malaconotinae,an African bush shrikes  
10277,Malacopterygii superorder_Malacopterygii,an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays  
10278,Malacosoma genus_Malacosoma,tent caterpillars  
10279,Malacostraca subclass_Malacostraca,largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies  
10280,Malacothamnus genus_Malacothamnus,genus of shrubs or small trees: chaparral mallow  
10281,Malaga,a port city and resort in Andalusia in southern Spain on the Mediterranean  
10282,Malamud Bernard_Malamud,United States writer (1914-1986)  
10283,Malathion,a yellow insecticide used as a dust or spray to control garden pests and house flies and mites  
10284,Malawi Republic_of_Malawi Nyasaland,a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964  
10285,Malawi_kwacha kwacha,the basic unit of money in Malawi  
10286,Malawian,a native or inhabitant of Malawi  
10287,Malawian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Malawi  
10288,Malaxis genus_Malaxis,large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; cosmopolitan  
10289,Malay,a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages  
10290,Malay Malayan,a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago  
10291,Malay_Archipelago East_Indies East_India,a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia  
10292,Malay_Peninsula,a peninsula in southeastern Asia occupied by parts of Malaysia and Thailand and Myanmar  
10293,Malayalam,a Dravidian language (closely related to Tamil) that is spoken in southwestern India  
10294,Malayan_tapir Indian_tapir Tapirus_indicus,a tapir found in Malaya and Sumatra  
10295,Malayo-Polynesian Polynesian,the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific  
10296,Malaysia Federation_of_Malaysia,a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957  
10297,Malaysian,a native or inhabitant of Malaysia  
10298,Malaysian Bahasa_Malaysia Bahasa_Melayu Bahasa_Kebangsaan,the Malay language spoken in Malaysia  
10299,Malaysian_monetary_unit,monetary unit is Malaysia  
10300,Malaysian_state,one of the several states constituting Malaysia  
10301,Malcolm_X Malcolm_Little,militant civil rights leader (1925-1965)  
10302,Malcolm_stock stock,any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia  
10303,Malcolmia genus_Malcolmia,genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; Mediterranean to Afghanistan  
10304,Maldives Maldive_Islands,a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean  
10305,Maldives Republic_of_Maldives,a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965  
10306,Maldivian Maldivan,a native or inhabitant of Maldives  
10307,Maldon Battle_of_Maldon,a battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991; celebrated in an old English poem  
10308,Male,the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands  
10309,Malebranche Nicolas_de_Malebranche,French philosopher (1638-1715)  
10310,Malecite,a member of the Algonquian people of northeastern Maine and New Brunswick  
10311,Malecite Maleseet,the Algonquian language of the Malecite and Passamaquody  
10312,Malevich Kazimir_Malevich Kazimir_Severinovich_Malevich,Russian abstract painter (1878-1935)  
10313,Mali Republic_of_Mali French_Sudan,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  
10314,Mali_franc,the basic unit of money in Mali  
10315,Malian,a native or inhabitant of Mali  
10316,Malinowski Bronislaw_Malinowski Bronislaw_Kasper_Malinowski,British anthropologist (born in Poland) who introduced the technique of the participant observer (1884-1942)  
10317,Mallarme Stephane_Mallarme,French symbolist poet noted for his free verse (1842-1898)  
10318,Mallon Mary_Mallon Typhoid_Mary,United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938)  
10319,Mallophaga order_Mallophaga,biting lice  
10320,Mallotus genus_Mallotus,capelins  
10321,Malmo,a port in southern Sweden  
10322,Malone Edmund_Malone Edmond_Malone,English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)  
10323,Malopterurus genus_Malopterurus,electric catfish  
10324,Malory Thomas_Malory Sir_Thomas_Malory,English writer who published a translation of romances about King Arthur taken from French and other sources (died in 1471)  
10325,Malosma genus_Malosma,one species; often included in the genus Rhus  
10326,Malpighi Marcello_Malpighi,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)  
10327,Malpighia genus_Malpighia,type genus of the Malpighiaceae  
10328,Malpighiaceae family_Malpighiaceae,tropical shrubs or trees  
10329,Malraux Andre_Malraux,French novelist (1901-1976)  
10330,Malta,a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea  
10331,Malta Republic_of_Malta,a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964  
10332,Maltese,a native or inhabitant of Malta  
10333,Maltese Maltese_cat,a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat  
10334,Maltese Maltese_language Malti,the national language of the Republic of Malta; a Semitic language derived from Arabic but with many loan words from Italian, Spanish, and Norman-French  
10335,Maltese_cross,a cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center  
10336,Maltese_dog Maltese_terrier Maltese,breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat  
10337,Maltese_monetary_unit,monetary unit on Malta  
10338,Malthus Thomas_Malthus Thomas_Robert_Malthus,an English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834)  
10339,Malthusian,a believer in Malthusian theory  
10340,Malthusianism Malthusian_theory,Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence  
10341,Malto,a member of the Dravidian people living in northern Bengal in eastern India  
10342,Malto,the Dravidian language spoken by the Malto  
10343,Malus genus_Malus,apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemisphere  
10344,Malva genus_Malva,herbs and subshrubs: mallows  
10345,Malvaceae family_Malvaceae mallow_family,herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra  
10346,Malvales order_Malvales,Malvaceae; Bombacaceae; Elaeocarpaceae; Sterculiaceae; Tiliaceae  
10347,Malvastrum genus_Malvastrum,genus of mallows characterized by red and yellow flowers often placed in other genera  
10348,Malvaviscus genus_Malvaviscus,small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax mallows  
10349,Mam,a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala  
10350,Mam,a Mayan language spoken by the Mam  
10351,Mama,a name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped  
10352,Mamet David_Mamet,United States playwright (born in 1947)  
10353,Mammalia class_Mammalia,warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in the female  
10354,Mammea genus_Mammea,American and Asiatic trees having edible one-seeded fruit  
10355,Mammon,(New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit; "ye cannot serve God and Mammon"  
10356,Mammoth_Cave_National_Park,a national park in Kentucky having a large cavern and an underground river  
10357,Mammut genus_Mammut genus_Mastodon,extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons  
10358,Mammuthus genus_Mammuthus,extinct genus: mammoths  
10359,Mammutidae family_Mammutidae family_Mastodontidae,extinct family: mastodons  
10360,Man Isle_of_Man,one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea  
10361,Managua capital_of_Nicaragua Nicaraguan_capital,the capital and largest city of Nicaragua  
10362,Manama capital_of_Bahrain,the capital of Bahrain; located at the northern end of Bahrain Island  
10363,Manannan,Celtic god of the sea; son of Ler  
10364,Manawydan Manawyddan,Celtic sea god; son of Llyr  
10365,Manchester,largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river  
10366,Manchester,a city in northwestern England (30 miles to the east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England  
10367,Manchester_terrier black-and-tan_terrier,a breed of short-haired rat terrier with a black-and-tan coat that was developed in Manchester, England  
10368,Manchu,a member of the Manchu speaking people of Manchuria; related to the Tungus; conquered China in the 17th century  
10369,Manchu,the Tungusic language spoken by the Manchu  
10370,Manchuria,a region in northeastern China  
10371,Mancunian,a native or resident of Manchester  
10372,Manda,a Dravidian language spoken in south central India  
10373,Mandaean Mandean,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  
10374,Mandaean Mandean,the form of Aramaic used by the Mandeans  
10375,Mandaeanism Mandeanism,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  
10376,Mandalay,a city in central Myanmar to the north of Rangoon  
10377,Mandara Wandala,a Chadic language spoken in the Mandara mountains in Cameroon; has only two vowels  
10378,Mandarin Mandarin_Chinese Mandarin_dialect Beijing_dialect,the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China  
10379,Mande,a group of African languages in the Niger-Congo group spoken from Senegal east as far as the Ivory Coast  
10380,Mandela Nelson_Mandela Nelson_Rolihlahla_Mandela,South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918)  
10381,Mandelbrot Benoit_Mandelbrot,French mathematician (born in Poland) noted for inventing fractals (born in 1924)  
10382,Mandelbrot_set,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  
10383,Mandelstam Osip_Mandelstam Osip_Emilevich_Mandelstam Mandelshtam,Russian poet who died in a prison camp (1891-1938)  
10384,Mandevilla genus_Mandevilla Dipladenia genus_Dipladenia,genus of tropical South American tuberous perennial woody vines with large racemose flowers and milky sap  
10385,Mandragora genus_Mandragora,a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae  
10386,Mandrillus genus_Mandrillus,baboons  
10387,Manduca genus_Manduca,moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms  
10388,Manduca_quinquemaculata,moth whose larvae are tomato hornworms  
10389,Manduca_sexta,moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms  
10390,Manes,a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276)  
10391,Manet Edouard_Manet,French painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1832-1883)  
10392,Mangifera genus_Mangifera,tropical tree native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit  
10393,Manhattan,one of the five boroughs of New York City  
10394,Manhattan_Island,an island at the north end of New York Bay where the borough of Manhattan is located  
10395,Manhattan_Project,a former United States executive agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II  
10396,Manhattan_Project,code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II  
10397,Manhattan_clam_chowder,a chowder made with clams and tomatoes and other vegetables and seasonings  
10398,Manichaean Manichean Manichee,an adherent of Manichaeism  
10399,Manichaeism Manichaeanism,a religion founded by Manes in 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  
10400,Manidae family_Manidae,coextensive with the order Pholidota  
10401,Manihot genus_Manihot,genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava  
10402,Manila capital_of_the_Philippines,the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon  
10403,Manila_Bay,a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet  
10404,Manila_grass Japanese_carpet_grass Zoysia_matrella,lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States  
10405,Manila_hemp Manilla_hemp abaca,a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines  
10406,Manilkara genus_Manilkara,genus of large evergreen trees with milky latex; pantropical  
10407,Manipur,state in northeastern India  
10408,Maniraptora suborder_Maniraptora,advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and possibly even modern birds  
10409,Manis genus_Manis,type genus of the Manidae  
10410,Manitoba,one of the three prairie provinces in central Canada  
10411,Mankato,a town in southern Minnesota  
10412,Mann Horace_Mann,United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859)  
10413,Mann Thomas_Mann,German writer concerned about the role of the artist in bourgeois society (1875-1955)  
10414,Mannheim,a city in southwestern Germany at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar rivers  
10415,Mansart Francois_Mansart,French architect who introduced the mansard roof (1598-1666)  
10416,Mansfield,a town in north central Ohio  
10417,Mansfield Katherine_Mansfield Kathleen_Mansfield_Beauchamp,New Zealand writer of short stories (1888-1923)  
10418,Mansi Vogul,the Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Vogul  
10419,Manson Sir_Patrick_Manson,Scottish physician who discovered that elephantiasis is spread by mosquitos and suggested that mosquitos also spread malaria (1844-1922)  
10420,Mantegna Andrea_Mantegna,Italian painter and engraver noted for his frescoes (1431-1506)  
10421,Mantell Gideon_Algernon_Mantell,English geologist remembered as the first person to recognize that dinosaurs were reptiles (1790-1852)  
10422,Manteodea suborder_Manteodea,mantises; in former classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera  
10423,Mantidae family_Mantidae Manteidae family_Manteidae,mantises  
10424,Mantinea Mantineia,the site of three famous battles among Greek city-states: in 418 BC and 362 BC and 207 BC  
10425,Mantispidae family_Mantispidae,mantispids  
10426,Mantle Mickey_Mantle Mickey_Charles_Mantle,United States baseball player (1931-1997)  
10427,Mantophasmatodea order_mantophasmatodea,an order of insect identified in 2002 in a 45 million year old piece of amber from the Baltic region  
10428,Mantoux_test,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  
10429,Manuel_Rodriquez_Patriotic_Front,a terrorist group formed in 1983 as the armed wing of the Chilean Communist Party  
10430,Manx,the ancient Gaelic formerly spoken on the Isle of Man; the language is sometimes used on ceremonial occasions  
10431,Manx Manx_cat,a short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of Man  
10432,Manx_shearwater Puffinus_puffinus,small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic  
10433,Manzanilla,very dry pale sherry from Spain  
10434,Manzoni Alessandro_Manzoni,Italian novelist and poet (1785-1873)  
10435,Mao Mao_Zedong Mao_Tsetung,Chinese communist leader (1893-1976)  
10436,Mao_jacket,a light weight jacket with a high collar; worn by Mao Zedong and the Chinese people during his regime  
10437,Maoism,a form of communism developed in China by Mao Zedong  
10438,Maoist,an advocate of Maoism  
10439,Maori,an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand  
10440,Maori,the Oceanic language spoken by the Maori in New Zealand  
10441,MapQuest,a free, widely-used Web Map Server  
10442,Maputo capital_of_Mozambique,the capital and largest city of Mozambique  
10443,Maquis,the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II  
10444,Maquis Maquisard,a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II  
10445,Mara,Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama  
10446,Maracaibo,a port city in northwestern Venezuela; a major oil center  
10447,Maracay,a city in north central Venezuela; cattle center  
10448,Maraco,a member of the South American people living in Argentina and Bolivia and Paraguay  
10449,Maraco Maracan_language,the language spoken by the Maraco  
10450,Marantaceae family_Marantaceae arrowroot_family,tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes  
10451,Marasmius genus_Marasmius,chiefly small mushrooms with white spores  
10452,Marat Jean_Paul_Marat,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)  
10453,Maratha Mahratta,a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra  
10454,Marathi Mahratti,an Indic language; the state language of Maharashtra in west central India; written in the Devanagari script  
10455,Marathon battle_of_Marathon,a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians  
10456,Marattia genus_Marattia,type genus of the Marattiaceae: ferns having the sporangia fused together in two rows  
10457,Marattiaceae family_Marattiaceae,constituting the order Marattiales: chiefly tropical eusporangiate ferns with gigantic fronds  
10458,Marattiales order_Marattiales,lower ferns coextensive with the family Marattiaceae  
10459,Marburg_disease Marburg_hemorrhagic_fever green_monkey_disease,a viral disease of green monkeys caused by the Marburg virus; when transmitted to humans it causes serious or fatal illness  
10460,Marburg_virus,a filovirus that causes Marburg disease; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon  
10461,Marceau Marcel_Marceau,French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923)  
10462,March Mar,the month following February and preceding April  
10463,Marchantia genus_Marchantia,type genus of Marchantiaceae; liverworts that reproduce asexually by gemmae and have stalked antheridiophores  
10464,Marchantiaceae family_Marchantiaceae,liverworts with prostrate and usually dichotomously branched thalli  
10465,Marchantiales order_Marchantiales,liverworts with gametophyte differentiated internally  
10466,Marche Marches,a region in central Italy  
10467,Marciano Rocco_Marciano Rocky_Marciano,United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship in 1952 (1924-1969)  
10468,Marcionism,the Christian heresy of the 2nd and 3rd centuries that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Jesus as a human  
10469,Marco_Polo_sheep Marco_Polo's_sheep Ovis_poli,Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon)  
10470,Marconi Guglielmo_Marconi,Italian electrical engineer who invented wireless telegraphy and in 1901 transmitted radio signals across the Atlantic Ocean (1874-1937)  
10471,Marcuse Herbert_Marcuse,United States political philosopher (born in Germany) concerned about the dehumanizing effects of capitalism and modern technology (1898-1979)  
10472,Mardi_Gras Fat_Tuesday,a carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans  
10473,Mardi_Gras Shrove_Tuesday Fat_Tuesday pancake_day,the last day before Lent  
10474,Marduk Merodach Baal_Merodach Bel-Merodach,the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu  
10475,Marengo,a battle in 1800 in which the French under Napoleon Bonaparte won a great victory over the Austrians  
10476,Marfan's_syndrome,an autosomal dominant disease characterized by elongated bones (especially of limbs and digits) and abnormalities of the eyes and circulatory system  
10477,Marginocephalia suborder_Marginocephalia marginocephalian,includes boneheaded (pachycephalosaurs) and horned (ceratopsian) dinosaurs  
10478,Maria Calophyllum_longifolium,valuable timber tree of Panama  
10479,Mariana_Islands Marianas Ladrone_Islands,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  
10480,Maricopa,a member of a North American Indian people of the Gila river valley in Arizona  
10481,Maricopa,the Yuman language spoken by the Maricopa and the Halchidhoma  
10482,Marie_Antoinette,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)  
10483,Mariehamn Maarianhamina,a town that is the chief port of the Aland islands  
10484,Marine devil_dog leatherneck shipboard_soldier,a member of the United States Marine Corps  
10485,Marine_Corps_Intelligence_Activity MCIA,an agency of the United States Marine Corps that provides responsive and broad intelligence support for the worldwide Marine Corps organization  
10486,Marineland,a commercial aquarium featuring trained dolphins  
10487,Marines,members of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at sea  
10488,Marini Giambattista_Marini Marino Giambattista_Marino,Italian poet (1569-1625)  
10489,Mariposan Yokuts,a Penutian language spoken by the Yokuts in the San Joaquin Valley  
10490,Maritime_Provinces Maritimes Canadian_Maritime_Provinces,the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island  
10491,Mark Gospel_According_to_Mark,the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament  
10492,Mark Saint_Mark St._Mark,Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel  
10493,Markaz-ud-Dawa-wal-Irshad MDI,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  
10494,Markov Andrei_Markov Markoff Andre_Markoff,Russian mathematician (1856-1922)  
10495,Markov_chain Markoff_chain,a Markov process for which the parameter is discrete time values  
10496,Markov_process Markoff_process,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  
10497,Markova Dame_Alicia_Markova Lilian_Alicia_Marks,English ballet dancer (born in 1910)  
10498,Marks Simon_Marks First_Baron_Marks_of_Broughton,English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)  
10499,Marley Robert_Nesta_Marley Bob_Marley,Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)  
10500,Marlowe Christopher_Marlowe,English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)  
10501,Marlowe Philip_Marlowe,tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes in American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler  
10502,Marmara Sea_of_Marmara Marmara_Denizi Marmora Sea_of_Marmora,an inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the Dardanelles  
10503,Marmota genus_Marmota,marmots  
10504,Marquand John_Marquand John_Philip_Marquand,United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr. Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960)  
10505,Marquesas_Islands Iles_Marquises,a group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia  
10506,Marquette,a town on Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula in northwest Michigan  
10507,Marquette Jacques_Marquette Pere_Jacques_Marquette,French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675)  
10508,Marquis Don_Marquis Donald_Robert_Perry_Marquis,humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)  
10509,Marrakesh Marrakech,a city in western Morocco; tourist center  
10510,Marrano,(medieval Spain and Portugal) a disparaging term for a Jew who converted to Christianity in order to avoid persecution but continued to practice their religion secretly  
10511,Marrubium genus_Marrubium,Old World aromatic herbs: horehound  
10512,Mars,(Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares  
10513,Mars Red_Planet,a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color; "Mars has two satellites"  
10514,Marsala,dark sweet or semisweet dessert wine from Sicily  
10515,Marseillaise,the French national anthem  
10516,Marseille Marseilles,a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean  
10517,Marseilles_fever Kenya_fever Indian_tick_fever boutonneuse_fever,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  
10518,Marsh Ngaio_Marsh,New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982)  
10519,Marsh Reginald_Marsh,United States painter (1898-1954)  
10520,Marshall E._G._Marshall,United States actor (1914-1998)  
10521,Marshall George_Marshall George_Catlett_Marshall,United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959)  
10522,Marshall John_Marshall,United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835)  
10523,Marshall_Islands,a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia  
10524,Marshall_Islands Republic_of_the_Marshall_Islands,a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands  
10525,Marshall_Plan European_Recovery_Program,a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952); named after George Marshall  
10526,Marsilea genus_Marsilea,clover ferns  
10527,Marsileaceae family_Marsileaceae,clover ferns  
10528,Marstan John_Marstan,English playwright (1575-1634)  
10529,Marston_Moor,a former moor in northern England  
10530,Marston_Moor battle_of_Marston_Moor,a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert  
10531,Marsupialia order_Marsupialia,coextensive with the subclass Metatheria  
10532,Martes genus_Martes,martens  
10533,Martha's_Vineyard,an island summer resort off of Cape Cod  
10534,Marti Jose_Julian_Marti,Cuban poet and revolutionary who fought for Cuban independence from Spain (1853-1895)  
10535,Martial,Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)  
10536,Martian,imaginary people who live on the planet Mars  
10537,Martin Dean_Martin Dino_Paul_Crocetti,United States singer (1917-1995)  
10538,Martin Mary_Martin,United States actress (1913-1990)  
10539,Martin St._Martin,French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)  
10540,Martin Steve_Martin,United States actor and comedian (born in 1945)  
10541,Martin_Luther_King_Jr's_Birthday Martin_Luther_King_Day,observed on the Monday closest to January 15  
10542,Martin_V Oddone_Colonna,Italian pope from 1417 to 1431 whose election as pope ended the Great Schism (1368-1431)  
10543,Martinique,an island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands; administered as an overseas region of France  
10544,Martinmas St_Martin's_Day 11_November,the feast of Saint Martin; a quarter day in Scotland  
10545,Martyniaceae family_Martyniaceae,in most classifications not considered a separate family but included in the Pedaliaceae  
10546,Marut,any of a group of Hindu storm gods; offspring of Rudra  
10547,Marvell Andrew_Marvell,English poet (1621-1678)  
10548,Marx Arthur_Marx Harpo,United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1893-1964)  
10549,Marx Herbert_Marx Zeppo,United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979)  
10550,Marx Julius_Marx Groucho,United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1890-1977)  
10551,Marx Karl_Marx,founder of modern communism; wrote the Communist Manifesto with Engels in 1848; wrote Das Kapital in 1867 (1818-1883)  
10552,Marx Leonard_Marx Chico,United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961)  
10553,Marx_Brothers,a family of United States comedians consisting of four brothers with an anarchic sense of humor  
10554,Marxism,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 ultimately be superseded by communism  
10555,Marxist,an advocate of Marxism  
10556,Mary Virgin_Mary The_Virgin Blessed_Virgin Madonna,the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics  
10557,Mary_I Mary_Tudor Bloody_Mary,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)  
10558,Mary_II,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)  
10559,Mary_Magdalene St._Mary_Magdalene Mary_Magdalen St._Mary_Magdalen,sinful woman Jesus healed of evil spirits; she became a follower of Jesus  
10560,Mary_Queen_of_Scots Mary_Stuart,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)  
10561,Maryland,one of the British colonies that formed the United States  
10562,Maryland Old_Line_State Free_State MD Md.,a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies  
10563,Maryland_chicken,chicken fried than oven-baked and served with milk gravy  
10564,Maryland_golden_aster Chrysopsis_mariana,perennial golden aster of southeastern United States  
10565,Marylander,a native or resident of Maryland  
10566,Masa,an independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages  
10567,Masai,a Nilotic language  
10568,Masefield John_Masefield John_Edward_Masefield,English poet (1878-1967)  
10569,Maseru capital_of_Lesotho,the capital of Lesotho; located in northwestern Lesotho  
10570,Mashhad Meshed,the holy city of Shiite Muslims; located in northeastern Iran  
10571,Mashi,a Bantu language  
10572,Mashriq,Arabic name for the Middle East  
10573,Mason A._E._W._Mason Alfred_Edward_Woodley_Mason,English writer (1865-1948)  
10574,Mason George_Mason,American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)  
10575,Mason James_Mason James_Neville_Mason,English film actor (1909-1984)  
10576,Mason-Dixon_line Mason_and_Dixon_line Mason_and_Dixon's_line,the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War  
10577,Mason_City,a town in north central Iowa  
10578,Mason_jar,a glass jar with an air-tight screw top; used in home canning  
10579,Masonite,a type of fiberboard  
10580,Masorah Masora,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  
10581,Masorete Massorete Masorite,a scholar who is expert on the Masorah (especially one of the Jewish scribes who contributed to the Masorah)  
10582,Masoud Ahmad_Shah_Masoud,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)  
10583,Mass,a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven"  
10584,Mass,a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass"  
10585,Mass,(Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist  
10586,Mass_card,(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  
10587,Massachuset Massachusetts,a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay  
10588,Massachuset Massachusetts,the Algonquian language of the Massachuset  
10589,Massachusetts Bay_State Old_Colony MA Mass.,a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies  
10590,Massachusetts Massachusetts_Bay_Colony,one of the British colonies that formed the United States  
10591,Massachusetts_Bay,an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off of eastern Massachusetts extending from Cape Ann on the north to Cape Cod on the south  
10592,Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology MIT,an engineering university in Cambridge  
10593,Massachusetts_fern Parathelypteris_simulata Thelypteris_simulata,delicate feathery shield fern of the eastern United States; sometimes placed in genus Thelypteris  
10594,Massasoit,Wampanoag leader who aided the Pilgrims (1580-1661)  
10595,Massawa,a port town in Eritrea on an inlet of the Red Sea  
10596,Massenet Jules_Emile_Frederic_Massenet,French composer best remembered for his pop operas (1842-1912)  
10597,Massif_Central,a mountainous plateau in southern France that covers almost one sixth of the country  
10598,Massine Leonide_Fedorovitch_Massine Leonid_Fyodorovich_Myasin,French choreographer and ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1895-1979)  
10599,Master_in_Business Master_in_Business_Administration MBA,a master's degree in business  
10600,Master_in_Public_Affairs,a master's degree in questions of public concern  
10601,Master_of_Architecture MArch,a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture  
10602,Master_of_Arts MA Artium_Magister AM,a master's degree in arts and sciences  
10603,Master_of_Arts_in_Library_Science MALS,a master's degree in library science  
10604,Master_of_Arts_in_Teaching MAT,a master's degree in teaching  
10605,Master_of_Divinity MDiv,a master's degree in religion  
10606,Master_of_Education MEd,a master's degree in education  
10607,Master_of_Fine_Arts MFA,a master's degree in fine arts  
10608,Master_of_Laws LLM,an advanced law degree  
10609,Master_of_Library_Science MLS,a master's degree in library science  
10610,Master_of_Literature MLitt,a master's degree in literature  
10611,Master_of_Science MS SM MSc,a master's degree in science  
10612,Master_of_Science_in_Engineering,a master's degree in engineering  
10613,Master_of_Theology ThM,a master's degree in theology  
10614,Masters Edgar_Lee_Masters,United States poet (1869-1950)  
10615,Masticophis genus_Masticophis,whip snakes  
10616,Mastigomycota subdivision_Mastigomycota Mastigomycotina subdivision_Mastigomycotina,fungi in which the spores and gametes are motile; in some systems placed in the Phycomycetes group with the Zygomycota  
10617,Mastigophora class_Mastigophora Flagellata class_Flagellata,protozoa having flagella  
10618,Mastigoproctus genus_Mastigoproctus,giant whip scorpions  
10619,Mastotermes genus_Mastotermes,primitive genus of termites; mostly extinct; sometimes considered the most primitive Isoptera  
10620,Mastotermes_darwiniensis,Australian termite; sole living species of Mastotermes; called a living fossil; apparent missing link between cockroaches and termites  
10621,Mastotermes_electrodominicus,extinct termite found in amber in the Dominican Republic  
10622,Mastotermes_electromexicus,an extinct termite found in amber in southern Mexico  
10623,Mastotermitidae family_Mastotermitidae,primitive termites  
10624,Mata_Hari Margarete_Gertrud_Zelle,Dutch dancer who was executed by the French as a German spy in World War I (1876-1917)  
10625,Matakam Mafa,a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad  
10626,Matamoros,a city in northeastern Mexico opposite Brownsville near the mouth of the Rio Grande  
10627,Mathias Bob_Mathias Robert_Bruce_Mathias,United States athlete who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon (born in 1930)  
10628,Matisse Henri_Matisse Henri_Emile_Benoit_Matisse,French painter and sculptor; leading figure of fauvism (1869-1954)  
10629,Matricaria genus_Matricaria,chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; comprises plants sometimes included in other genera: e.g. Tanacetum; Tripleurospermum  
10630,Matterhorn,a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape  
10631,Matteuccia genus_Matteuccia Pteretis genus_Pteretis,small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae  
10632,Matthew Gospel_According_to_Matthew,one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount  
10633,Matthew Saint_Matthew St._Matthew Saint_Matthew_the_Apostle St._Matthew_the_Apostle Levi,(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel  
10634,Matthew_Walker Matthew_Walker_knot,a kind of stopper knot  
10635,Matthiola genus_Matthiola,genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals  
10636,Mattole,a member of the Athapaskan people living in northwestern California  
10637,Mattole,the Athapaskan language spoken by the Mattole  
10638,Maugham Somerset_Maugham W._Somerset_Maugham William_Somerset_Maugham,English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories (1874-1965)  
10639,Maui Maui_Island,the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands  
10640,Mauldin Bill_Mauldin William_Henry_Mauldin,United States cartoonist noted for his drawings of soldiers in battle (1921-2003)  
10641,Mauna_Kea,an active volcano on north central Hawaii Island; highest peak in the Hawaiian Islands  
10642,Mauna_Loa,an active volcano on south central Hawaii Island  
10643,Maundy,a public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money  
10644,Maundy_Thursday Holy_Thursday,the Thursday before Easter; commemorates the Last Supper  
10645,Maundy_money,specially minted silver coins that are distributed by the British sovereign on Maundy Thursday  
10646,Maupassant Guy_de_Maupassant Henri_Rene_Albert_Guy_de_Maupassant,French writer noted especially for his short stories (1850-1893)  
10647,Mauriac Francois_Mauriac Francois_Charles_Mauriac,French novelist who wrote about the conflict between desire and religious belief (1885-1970)  
10648,Mauritania Islamic_Republic_of_Mauritania Mauritanie Muritaniya,a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert  
10649,Mauritanian,a native or inhabitant of Mauritania  
10650,Mauritanian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Mauritania  
10651,Mauritian,a native or inhabitant of Mauritius  
10652,Mauritian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Mauritius  
10653,Mauritian_rupee rupee,the basic unit of money in Mauritius; equal to 100 cents  
10654,Mauritius,an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean  
10655,Mauritius Republic_of_Mauritius,a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius  
10656,Maurois Andre_Maurois Emile_Herzog,French writer best known for his biographies (1885-1967)  
10657,Mauser,trademark for a repeating rifle or pistol  
10658,Mauser von_Mauser P._P._von_Mauser Peter_Paul_Mauser,German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914)  
10659,Mausoleum_at_Halicarnasus,a white marble mausoleum 140 feet high built in 352 BC at Halicarnassus as a memorial to a king; destroyed in 1402  
10660,Maxim Sir_Hiram_Stevens_Maxim,English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)  
10661,Maxim_gun,an obsolete water-cooled machine gun having a single barrel  
10662,Maximian Marcus_Aurelius_Valerius_Maximianus Herculius,Roman Emperor from 286 until he abdicated in 305; when Diocletian divided the Roman Empire in 286 Maximian became emperor in the west (died in 311)  
10663,Maximilian's_sunflower Helianthus_maximilianii,tall perennial of central United States to Canada having golden-yellow flowers  
10664,Maxostoma genus_Maxostoma,a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae  
10665,Maxwell J._C._Maxwell James_Clerk_Maxwell,Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879)  
10666,Maxwell's_demon,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  
10667,Maxwell's_equations,four differential equations that summarize classical properties of electromagnetic fields  
10668,Maxwell-Boltzmann_distribution_law Boltzmann_distribution_law,(physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium  
10669,Maxzide,trade name for an antihypertensive drug containing hydrochlorothiazide and another diuretic  
10670,May,the month following April and preceding June  
10671,May_Day First_of_May May_1,observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor of labor  
10672,May_apple,edible but insipid fruit of the May apple plant  
10673,May_queen queen_of_the_May,the girl chosen queen of a May Day festival  
10674,May_wine,a punch made of Moselle and sugar and sparkling water or champagne flavored with sweet woodruff  
10675,Maya,an ethnic minority speaking Mayan languages and living in Yucatan and adjacent areas  
10676,Maya Mayan Mayan_language,a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas  
10677,Mayaca genus_Mayaca,small genus of delicate mossy bog plants having white or violet flowers  
10678,Mayacaceae family_Mayacaceae,a monocotyledonous family of bog plants of order Xyridales  
10679,Mayakovski Vladimir_Vladimirovich_Mayakovski,Soviet poet; leader of Russian futurism (1893-1930)  
10680,Mayan Maya,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"  
10681,Mayday,an internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone (from the French m'aider)  
10682,Mayenne,a department of northwestern France in the Pays de la Loire region  
10683,Mayer Louis_B._Mayer Louis_Burt_Mayer,United States filmmaker (born in Russia) who founded his own film company and later merged with Samuel Goldwyn (1885-1957)  
10684,Mayer Marie_Goeppert_Mayer,United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for her research on the structure of the atom (1906-1972)  
10685,Mayetiola genus_Mayetiola,a genus of Cecidomyidae  
10686,Mayflower,the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620  
10687,Mays Willie_Mays Willie_Howard_Mays_Jr. Say_Hey_Kid,United States baseball player (born in 1931)  
10688,Mazama genus_Mazama,brockets  
10689,Mazar-i-Sharif,a city in northern Afghanistan  
10690,Mazatlan,a port city in western Mexico on the Pacific Ocean; tourist center  
10691,Mazzini Giuseppe_Mazzini,Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy (1805-1872)  
10692,Mbabane capital_of_Swaziland,capital of Swaziland; located in northwestern Swaziland  
10693,Mbeya,a city in southwestern Tanzania  
10694,Mbundu Ovimbundu,an ethnic group speaking Umbundu and living in western Angola  
10695,McAlester,a town in southeastern Oklahoma  
10696,McAllen,a town in southern Texas on the Rio Grande  
10697,McArdle's_disease,an inherited disease in which abnormal amounts of glycogen accumulate in skeletal muscle; results in weakness and cramping  
10698,McBurney's_point,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  
10699,McCarthy Joseph_McCarthy Joseph_Raymond_McCarthy,United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists (1908-1957)  
10700,McCarthy Mary_McCarthy Mary_Therese_McCarthy,United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989)  
10701,McCarthyism,unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty (as by saying they were Communists)  
10702,McCartney Paul_McCartney Sir_James_Paul_McCartney,English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942)  
10703,McCauley Mary_McCauley Mary_Ludwig_Hays_McCauley Molly_Pitcher,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 (1754-1832)  
10704,McCormick Cyrus_McCormick Cyrus_Hall_McCormick,United States inventor and manufacturer of a mechanical harvester (1809-1884)  
10705,McCormick John_McCormick,United States operatic tenor (born in Ireland) (1884-1945)  
10706,McCullers Carson_McCullers Carson_Smith_McCullers,United States novelist (1917-1967)  
10707,McGraw John_McGraw John_Joseph_McGraw,United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934)  
10708,McGuffey William_Holmes_McGuffey,United States educator who compiled the McGuffey Eclectic Readers (1800-1873)  
10709,McGuffey_Eclectic_Readers,readers that combined lessons in reading with moralistic messages  
10710,McGuffin MacGuffin,(film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot; "the McGuffin was a key element of Alfred Hitchcock's films"  
10711,McIntosh,early-ripening apple popular in the northeastern United States; primarily eaten raw but suitable for applesauce  
10712,McKim Charles_Follen_McKim,United States neoclassical architect (1847-1909)  
10713,McKinley Mount_McKinley Mt._McKinley Denali,a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high)  
10714,McKinley William_McKinley President_McKinley,25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an anarchist (1843-1901)  
10715,McLuhan Marshall_McLuhan Herbert_Marshall_McLuhan,Canadian writer noted for his analyses of the mass media (1911-1980)  
10716,McMaster John_Bach_McMaster,United States historian who wrote a nine volume history of the people of the United States (1852-1932)  
10717,McPherson Aimee_Semple_McPherson,United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944)  
10718,Mead George_Herbert_Mead,United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931)  
10719,Mead Margaret_Mead,United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)  
10720,Mead's_milkweed Asclepias_meadii Asclepia_meadii,milkweed of central North America; a threatened species  
10721,Meade George_Gordon_Meade,United States general in charge of the Union troops at the Battle of Gettysburg (1815-1872)  
10722,Meade James_Edward_Meade,English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (1907-1995)  
10723,Meany George_Meany,United States labor leader who was the first president of the AFL-CIO (1894-1980)  
10724,Mecca,joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Muhammad it is the holiest city of Islam  
10725,Meccano Meccano_set,a child's construction set for making mechanical models  
10726,Meckel's_diverticulum,a congenital diverticulum in the ileum resulting from incomplete closure of the yolk sac  
10727,Meconopsis genus_Meconopsis,herbs almost entirely of mountains of China and Tibet; often monocarpic  
10728,Mecoptera order_Mecoptera,an order of carnivorous insects usually having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing mouths at the tip  
10729,Medaille_Militaire,a French military decoration  
10730,Medal_of_Honor Congressional_Medal_of_Honor,the highest U.S. military decoration awarded for bravery and valor in action `above and beyond the call of duty'  
10731,Medan,a city in Indonesia; located in northeastern Sumatra  
10732,Medawar Peter_Medawar Sir_Peter_Brian_Medawar,British immunologist (born in Brazil) who studied tissue transplants and discovered that the rejection of grafts was an immune response (1915-1987)  
10733,Medea,(Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father  
10734,Medellin,city in western Colombia; important coffee center  
10735,Medellin_cartel,a drug cartel in Colombia; controlled the production of cocaine from the 1970s until 1993 when the leader was killed  
10736,Medford,a town in southwestern Oregon; a summer resort  
10737,Medford,town in northeastern Massachusetts; residential suburb of Boston  
10738,Medicago genus_Medicago,a genus of herbs that resemble clover  
10739,Medicaid,health care for the needy; a federally and state-funded program  
10740,Medicaid_funds,public funds used to pay for Medicaid  
10741,Medical_Literature_Analysis_and_Retrieval_System MEDLARS,relational database of the United States National Library of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of bibliographical information concerning the biomedical literature  
10742,Medicare,health care for the aged; a federally administered system of health insurance available to persons aged 65 and over  
10743,Medici,aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century  
10744,Medieval_Greek Middle_Greek Byzantine_Greek,the Greek language from about 600 to 1200 AD  
10745,Medieval_Latin,Latin used for liturgical purposes during the Middle Ages  
10746,Medina Al_Madinah,a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam  
10747,Medinilla genus_Medinilla,tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink flowers  
10748,Medinilla_magnifica,a beautiful tropical evergreen epiphytic shrub grown for its lush foliage and huge panicles of pink flowers; Philippines  
10749,Mediterranean Mediterranean_Sea,the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia  
10750,Mediterranean_flour_moth Anagasta_kuehniella,small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour  
10751,Mediterranean_fruit_fly medfly Ceratitis_capitata,small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit  
10752,Mediterranean_snapdragon Antirrhinum_majus,perennial native to the Mediterranean but widely cultivated for its purple or pink flowers  
10753,Mediterranean_water_shrew Neomys_anomalus,a type of water shrew  
10754,Medoc,red Bordeaux wine from the Medoc district of southwestern France  
10755,Medusa,(Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus  
10756,Megachile genus_Megachile,type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees  
10757,Megachilidae family_Megachilidae,leaf-cutting and mason bees  
10758,Megachiroptera suborder_Megachiroptera,fruit bats  
10759,Megaderma genus_Megaderma,type genus of the Megadermatidae  
10760,Megadermatidae family_Megadermatidae,Old World false vampire bats  
10761,Megaera,one of the three Furies  
10762,Megalobatrachus genus_Megalobatrachus,giant salamanders; in some classifications included in the genus Cryptobranchus  
10763,Megalonychidae family_Megalonychidae,mammal family consisting of the two-toed sloths  
10764,Megaloptera suborder_Megaloptera,in some classifications considered a separate order: alderflies; dobsonflies; snake flies  
10765,Megalosauridae family_Megalosauridae,megalosaurs  
10766,Megapodiidae family_Megapodiidae,megapodes  
10767,Megapodius genus-Megapodius,type genus of the Megapodiidae  
10768,Megaptera genus_Megaptera,humpback whales  
10769,Megatheriidae family_Megatheriidae,extinct ground sloths  
10770,Megatherium genus_Megatherium,type genus of the Megatheriidae  
10771,Megillah,(Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim  
10772,Meibomian_gland tarsal_gland,a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids; "bacterial infection of a Meibomian gland produces a stye"  
10773,Meiji_Tenno Mutsuhito,emperor of Japan who encouraged the modernization of Japan (1852-1912)  
10774,Meir Golda_Meir,Israeli statesman (born in Russia) (1898-1978)  
10775,Meissner Fritz_W._Meissner,German physicist (1882-1974)  
10776,Meissner Georg_Meissner,German anatomist (1829-1905)  
10777,Meitner Lise_Meitner,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)  
10778,Mekong Mekong_River,an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea  
10779,Melampodium genus_Melampodium,herbs and subshrubs of warm North America  
10780,Melampsora genus_Melampsora,rusts having sessile one-celled teliospores in a single layer  
10781,Melampsoraceae family_Melampsoraceae,rust fungi  
10782,Melanchthon Philipp_Melanchthon Philipp_Schwarzerd,German theologian and Luther's successor as leader of the Reformation in Germany (1497-1560)  
10783,Melanerpes genus_Melanerpes,a genus of Picidae  
10784,Melanesia,the islands in the southwestern part of Oceania  
10785,Melanitta genus_Melanitta,scoters  
10786,Melanogrammus genus_Melanogrammus,haddock  
10787,Melanoplus genus_Melanoplus,New World migratory locusts and common American grasshoppers  
10788,Melanotis genus_Melanotis,a genus of Mimidae  
10789,Melanthiaceae family_Melanthiaceae,one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum  
10790,Melastoma genus_Melastoma,type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries  
10791,Melastomataceae family_Melastomataceae Melastomaceae family_Melastomaceae meadow-beauty_family,a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals  
10792,Melba Dame_Nellie_Melba Helen_Porter_Mitchell,Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931)  
10793,Melba_toast,very thin crisp brown toast  
10794,Melbourne,a resort town in east central Florida  
10795,Melbourne,the capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city; a financial and commercial center  
10796,Melchior,(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  
10797,Melchior Lauritz_Melchior Lauritz_Lebrecht_Hommel_Melchior,United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973)  
10798,Meleagrididae family_Meleagrididae,turkeys and some extinct forms  
10799,Meleagris genus_Meleagris,type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys  
10800,Meles genus_Meles,in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae  
10801,Melia genus_Melia,type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash  
10802,Meliaceae family_Meliaceae mahogany_family,tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees  
10803,Melicoccus genus_Melicoccus Melicocca genus_Melicocca,tropical American trees and shrubs bearing berries  
10804,Melicytus genus_Melicytus,a genus of deciduous shrubs or trees; fruit is a berry; grow in New Zealand and Fiji and Solomon Islands  
10805,Melinae subfamily_Melinae,subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers  
10806,Meliphagidae family_Meliphagidae,honey eaters  
10807,Melissa genus_Melissa,a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae  
10808,Melkite Melchite,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  
10809,Melkite Melchite,an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem  
10810,Mellivora genus_Mellivora,ratels  
10811,Mellon Andrew_Mellon Andrew_W._Mellon Andrew_William_Mellon,United States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937)  
10812,Melocactus genus_Melocactus,genus of strongly ribbed globose or spheroid cacti of tropical South and Central America and the Caribbean  
10813,Melogale genus_Melogale,a genus of Mustelidae  
10814,Meloidae family_Meloidae,blister beetles  
10815,Melolontha genus_Melolontha,a genus of Melolonthidae  
10816,Melolonthidae subfamily_Melolonthidae,considered a separate family in some classification systems  
10817,Melophagus genus_Melophagus,an arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep ked  
10818,Melopsittacus genus_Melopsittacus,a genus of Psittacidae  
10819,Melospiza genus_Melospiza,American song sparrow and swamp sparrow  
10820,Melpomene,(Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy  
10821,Melursus genus_Melursus,sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus  
10822,Melville Herman_Melville,United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891)  
10823,Membracidae family_Membracidae,plant hoppers: treehoppers  
10824,Memorial_Day Decoration_Day,legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war  
10825,Memphis,largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River  
10826,Memphis,an ancient city of Egypt on the Nile (south of Cairo)  
10827,Menai_Strait,a strait in northern Wales between Anglesey Island and the mainland  
10828,Menander,comic dramatist of ancient Greece (342-292 BC)  
10829,Mencken H._L._Mencken Henry_Louis_Mencken,United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956)  
10830,Mendel Gregor_Mendel Johann_Mendel,Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)  
10831,Mendel's_law,(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  
10832,Mendeleyev Mendeleev Dmitri_Mendeleyev Dmitri_Mendeleev Dmitri_Ivanovich_Mendeleyev Dmitri_Ivanovich_Mendeleev,Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of the chemical elements and predicted the discovery of several new elements (1834-1907)  
10833,Mendelian,a follower of Mendelism  
10834,Mendelism Mendelianism,the theory of inheritance based on Mendel's laws  
10835,Mendelsohn Erich_Mendelsohn,German architect who migrated to Palestine in 1937 (1887-1953)  
10836,Mendelssohn Felix_Mendelssohn Jakob_Ludwig_Felix_Mendelssohn-Bartholdy,German musician and romantic composer of orchestral and choral works (1809-1847)  
10837,Mendenhall_Glacier Great_Mendenhall_Glacier,a glacier of the Piedmont type near Juneau in Alaska  
10838,Menelaus,(Greek mythology) the king of Sparta at the time of the Trojan War; brother of Agamemnon; husband of Helen  
10839,Meniere Prosper_Meniere,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)  
10840,Meniere's_disease,a disease of the inner ear characterized by episodes of dizziness and tinnitus and progressive hearing loss (usually unilateral)  
10841,Menippe genus_Menippe,stone crabs  
10842,Meniscium genus_Meniscium,terrestrial ferns of tropical Americas  
10843,Menispermaceae family_Menispermaceae moonseed_family,herbaceous or woody climbers  
10844,Menispermum genus_Menispermum,climbing herbs  
10845,Menninger Charles_Menninger Charles_Frederick_Menninger,United States psychiatrist who with his sons founded a famous psychiatric clinic in Topeka (1862-1953)  
10846,Menninger Karl_Menninger Karl_Augustus_Menninger,United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1893-1990)  
10847,Menninger William_Menninger William_Claire_Menninger,United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1899-1966)  
10848,Mennonite,a member of an Anabaptist movement in Holland noted for its simplicity of life  
10849,Mennonite_Church,formed from the Anabaptist movement in the 16th century; noted for its simplicity of life  
10850,Mennonitism,system of beliefs and practices including belief in scriptural authority; plain dress; adult baptism; foot washing; restriction of marriage to members of the group  
10851,Menomini Menominee,a member of the federally recognized tribe of Algonquian people living on a reservation in central Wisconsin  
10852,Menomini Menominee,the Algonquian language spoken by the Menomini  
10853,Menopon genus_Menopon,chicken lice  
10854,Menorah,(Judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of Creation  
10855,Menotti Gian_Carlo_Menotti,United States composer (born in Italy) of operas (born in 1911)  
10856,Menotyphla suborder_Menotyphla,elephant shrews; tree shrews  
10857,Mensa,a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud  
10858,Menshevik,a Russian member of the liberal minority group that advocated gradual reform and opposed the Bolsheviks before and during the Russian Revolution  
10859,Mentha genus_Mentha,mint plants  
10860,Menticirrhus genus_Menticirrhus,kingfishes; whiting  
10861,Mentzelia genus_Mentzelia,genus of bristly herbs or subshrubs of western America lacking stinging hairs  
10862,Menuhin Yehudi_Menuhin Sir_Yehudi_Menuhin,British violinist (born in the United States) who began his career as a child prodigy in the 1920s (1916-1999)  
10863,Menura genus_Menura,type and sole genus of the family Menuridae  
10864,Menurae suborder_Menurae,lyrebirds and scrubbirds  
10865,Menuridae family_Menuridae,lyrebirds  
10866,Menyanthaceae family_Menyanthaceae buckbean_family,a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales  
10867,Menyanthes genus_Menyanthes,the type genus of the Menyanthaceae; one species: bogbeans  
10868,Menziesia genus_Menziesia,deciduous shrubs of North America and eastern Asia  
10869,Mephistopheles,evil spirit to whom Faust sold his soul  
10870,Mephitinae subfamily_Mephitinae,subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks  
10871,Mephitis genus_Mephitis,in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae  
10872,Mercalli_scale,a scale formerly used to describe the magnitude of an earthquake; an earthquake detected only by seismographs is a I and an earthquake that destroys all buildings is a XII  
10873,Mercator Gerardus_Mercator Gerhard_Kremer,Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594)  
10874,Mercator_projection Mercator's_projection,a map projection of the earth onto a cylinder; areas appear greater the farther they are from the equator  
10875,Mercedario,a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,210 feet high)  
10876,Mercenaria genus_Mercenaria,a genus of Veneridae  
10877,Mercer John_Mercer,British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866)  
10878,Merckx Eddy_Merckx,Belgian racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1945)  
10879,Mercouri Melina_Mercouri Anna_Amalia_Mercouri,Greek film actress (1925-1994)  
10880,Mercurialis genus_Mercurialis,a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae  
10881,Mercury,(Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes  
10882,Mercury,the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun  
10883,Mercury_program,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"  
10884,Meredith George_Meredith,English novelist and poet (1828-1909)  
10885,Meredith James_Meredith James_Howard_Meredith,United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)  
10886,Mergenthaler Ottmar_Mergenthaler,United States inventor (born in Germany) of the Linotype machine (1854-1899)  
10887,Merginae subfamily_Merginae,mergansers and closely related diving birds  
10888,Mergus genus_Mergus,mergansers  
10889,Merida,the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan  
10890,Meridian,a town in eastern Mississippi  
10891,Meriones genus_Meriones,a genus of Cricetidae  
10892,Merlangus genus_Merlangus,whitings  
10893,Merlin,(Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor  
10894,Merlot,black wine grape originally from the region of Bordeaux  
10895,Merlot,dry red wine made from a grape grown widely in Bordeaux and California  
10896,Merluccius genus_Merluccius,hakes  
10897,Merman Ethel_Merman,United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984)  
10898,Meropidae family_Meropidae,bee-eaters  
10899,Merops genus_Merops,type genus of the Meropidae  
10900,Merostomata class_Merostomata,used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida  
10901,Merovingian,a member of the Merovingian dynasty  
10902,Merovingian Merovingian_dynasty,a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750  
10903,Merrimac,an ironclad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North  
10904,Merrimack Merrimack_River,a river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and empties into the Atlantic Ocean  
10905,Mertensia genus_Mertensia,a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels  
10906,Merton Robert_Merton Robert_King_Merton,United States sociologist (1910-2003)  
10907,Merton Thomas_Merton,United States religious and writer (1915-1968)  
10908,Meryta genus_Meryta,small to medium evergreen dioecious trees of oceanic climates: puka  
10909,Mesa,a city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix  
10910,Mesa_Verde_National_Park,a national park in Colorado containing prehistoric cliff dwellings; semiarid landscape  
10911,Mesabi_Range,a range of hills in northeastern Minnesota where rich iron ore deposits were discovered in 1887  
10912,Mesasamkranti,Hindu solar holiday at the beginning of the new astrological year when the sun enters the constellation Aries  
10913,Mesembryanthemum genus_Mesembryanthemum,South African annual or biennial plants having flowers that open only in bright sunlight  
10914,Mesmer Franz_Anton_Mesmer Friedrich_Anton_Mesmer,Austrian physician who tried to treat diseases with a form of hypnotism (1734-1815)  
10915,Mesoamerica,Mexico and Central America  
10916,Mesoamerican,a member of one of the various peoples inhabiting Mesoamerica  
10917,Mesocricetus genus_Mesocricetus,golden hamsters  
10918,Mesolithic_Age Mesolithic Epipaleolithic,middle part of the Stone Age beginning about 15,000 years ago  
10919,Mesopotamia,the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq  
10920,Mesozoic Mesozoic_era Age_of_Reptiles,from 230 million to 63 million years ago  
10921,Mespilus genus_Mespilus,medlars  
10922,Messiah,Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer  
10923,Messiah,the awaited king of the Jews; the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people  
10924,Messiah,an oratorio composed by Handel in 1742  
10925,Messidor,tenth month of the Revolutionary calendar (June and July); the month of harvest  
10926,Messina,a port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina  
10927,Mesua genus_Mesua,genus of tropical Asiatic trees having large solitary flowers  
10928,Metatheria subclass_Metatheria,pouched animals  
10929,Metaurus_River,a battle during the second Punic War (207 BC); Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal was defeated by the Romans which ended Hannibal's hopes for success in Italy  
10930,Metazoa subkingdom_Metazoa,multicellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and nervous system  
10931,Metchnikoff Elie_Metchnikoff Metchnikov Elie_Metchnikov Ilya_Ilich_Metchnikov,Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916)  
10932,Methodism,the religious beliefs and practices of Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public morals  
10933,Methodist,a follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church  
10934,Methodist_Church Methodists,a Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles Wesley  
10935,Methodist_denomination,group of Methodist congregations  
10936,Methuselah,(Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years  
10937,Metis,a person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry  
10938,Metroxylon genus_Metroxylon,a genus of Malayan pinnate-leaved palm trees that flower and fruit once and then die  
10939,Metternich Klemens_Metternich Prince_Klemens_Wenzel_Nepomuk_Lothar_von_Metternich,Austrian statesman (1773-1859)  
10940,Meuniere_butter lemon_butter,clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with lemon juice and parsley  
10941,Meuse Meuse_River,a European river; flows into the North Sea  
10942,Meuse Meuse_River Argonne Argonne_Forest Meuse-Argonne Meuse-Argonne_operation,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  
10943,Mexicali,a city in northwestern Mexico near the California border  
10944,Mexican,a native or inhabitant of Mexico  
10945,Mexican-American Mexicano,a Mexican (or person of Mexican descent) living in the United States  
10946,Mexican_Revolution,a revolution for agrarian reforms led in northern Mexico by Pancho Villa and in southern Mexico by Emiliano Zapata (1910-1911)  
10947,Mexican_Spanish,the dialect of Spanish spoken in Mexico  
10948,Mexican_War,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  
10949,Mexican_bean_beetle bean_beetle Epilachna_varivestis,introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant  
10950,Mexican_cypress cedar_of_Goa Portuguese_cypress Cupressus_lusitanica,tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa  
10951,Mexican_hairless,any of an old breed of small nearly hairless dogs of Mexico  
10952,Mexican_hat Ratibida_columnaris,coneflower with flower heads resembling a Mexican hat with a tall red-brown disk and drooping yellow or yellow and red-brown rays; grows in the great plains along base of Rocky Mountains  
10953,Mexican_hyssop Agastache_mexicana,erect perennial of Mexico having rose to crimson flowers  
10954,Mexican_juniper drooping_juniper Juniperus_flaccida,small tree of western Texas and mountains of Mexico having spreading branches with drooping branchlets  
10955,Mexican_mint Salvia_divinorum,an herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin  
10956,Mexican_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Mexico  
10957,Mexican_peso peso,the basic unit of money in Mexico; equal to 100 centavos  
10958,Mexican_pocket_mouse Liomys_irroratus,large pocket mouse of Mexico  
10959,Mexican_poppy Argemone_mexicana,annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico  
10960,Mexican_standoff,a situation in which no one can emerge as a clear winner  
10961,Mexican_sunflower tithonia,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  
10962,Mexico United_Mexican_States,a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810  
10963,Mexico_City Ciudad_de_Mexico Mexican_capital capital_of_Mexico,the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the world's largest cities  
10964,Meyerbeer Giacomo_Meyerbeer Jakob_Liebmann_Beer,German composer of operas in a style that influenced Richard Wagner (1791-1864)  
10965,Meyerhof Otto_Meyerhof Otto_Fritz_Meyerhof,United States biochemist (born in Germany) who studied the metabolism of muscles (1884-1951)  
10966,Miami,a member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living in northern Indiana and southern Michigan  
10967,Miami,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  
10968,Miami_Beach,a city in southeastern Florida on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; known for fashionable resort hotels  
10969,Micah Micheas,a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)  
10970,Micah Micheas Book_of_Micah,an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem  
10971,Micawber Wilkins_Micawber,fictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal optimist  
10972,Michael,(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews  
10973,Michaelmas Michaelmas_Day September_29,honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland  
10974,Michaelmas_daisy New_York_aster Aster_novi-belgii,North American perennial herb having small autumn-blooming purple or pink or white flowers; widely naturalized in Europe  
10975,Michaelmastide,the season of Michaelmas  
10976,Michelangelo Michelangelo_Buonarroti,Florentine sculptor and painter and architect; one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance (1475-1564)  
10977,Michelson A._A._Michelson Albert_Michelson Albert_Abraham_Michelson,United States physicist (born in Germany) who collaborated with Morley in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1852-1931)  
10978,Michelson-Morley_experiment,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  
10979,Michener James_Michener James_Albert_Michener,United States writer of historical novels (1907-1997)  
10980,Michigan Chicago Newmarket boodle stops,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  
10981,Michigan Wolverine_State Great_Lakes_State MI Mich.,a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region  
10982,Michigan_lily Lilium_michiganense,lily of central North America having recurved orange-red flowers with deep crimson spots  
10983,Michigander Wolverine,a native or resident of Michigan  
10984,Mickey_Finn,slang term for knockout drops  
10985,Mickey_Mouse,a fictional mouse created in animated film strips by Walt Disney  
10986,Micmac,the Algonquian language of the Micmac  
10987,Micmac Mikmaq,a member of the Algonquian people inhabiting the Maritime Provinces of Canada  
10988,Microcentrum genus_Microcentrum,katydids  
10989,Microchiroptera suborder_Microchiroptera,most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats  
10990,Micrococcaceae family_Micrococcaceae,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  
10991,Micrococcus genus_Micrococcus,type genus of the family Micrococcaceae  
10992,Microdesmidae family_Microdesmidae,worm fish  
10993,Microdipodops genus_Microdipodops,kangaroo mice  
10994,Microgramma genus_Microgramma,epiphytic ferns of tropical America and Africa  
10995,Microhylidae family_Microhylidae Brevicipitidae family_Brevicipitidae,narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide  
10996,Micromeria genus_Micromeria,large genus of fragrant chiefly Old World herbs  
10997,Micromyx genus_Micromyx,Old World harvest mice  
10998,Micronesia,the islands in the northwestern part of Oceania  
10999,Micronesia Federated_States_of_Micronesia TT,a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986  
11000,Micronor,trade name for and oral contraceptive containing the progestin compound norethindrone  
11001,Micropogonias genus_Micropogonias,croakers  
11002,Micropterus genus_Micropterus,American freshwater black basses  
11003,Microscopium,a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Sagittarius and Capricornus  
11004,Microsorium genus_Microsorium,tropical usually epiphytic ferns; Africa to Asia and Polynesia to Australia  
11005,Microsporum genus_Microsporum,a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm  
11006,Microstomus genus_Microstomus,a genus of Pleuronectidae  
11007,Microstrobos genus_Microstrobos,2 species of small evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania  
11008,Microtaggant,(trademark) a microscopic and traceable identification particle used to trace explosives or other hazardous materials or to prevent counterfeiting  
11009,Microtus genus_Microtus,voles of the northern hemisphere  
11010,Micruroides genus_Micruroides,coral snakes  
11011,Micrurus genus_Micrurus,coral snakes  
11012,Mid-Atlantic_Ridge,a very long narrow elevation on the ocean floor that runs all the way from Iceland in the North Atlantic to Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic  
11013,Mid-Atlantic_states,a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland  
11014,Midas,(Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold  
11015,Midas_touch,an ability to make and manage large amounts of money  
11016,Middle_Ages Dark_Ages,the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance  
11017,Middle_East Mideast Near_East,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"  
11018,Middle_English,English from about 1100 to 1450  
11019,Middle_High_German,High German from 1100 to 1500  
11020,Middle_Irish,Irish Gaelic from 1100 to 1500  
11021,Middle_Low_German,Low German from 1100 to 1500  
11022,Middle_Paleolithic,the time period of Neanderthal man; ended about 35,000 years BC  
11023,Middleton Thomas_Middleton,English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)  
11024,Midgard,(Norse mythology) the abode of humans in Norse mythology  
11025,Midi,the southern part of France  
11026,Midi-Pyrenees,a region in southwestern France  
11027,Midland,a town in west central Texas  
11028,Midrash,(Judaism) an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures that is based on Jewish methods of interpretation and attached to the biblical text  
11029,Midsummer_Day Midsummer's_Day St_John's_Day June_24,a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland  
11030,Midsummer_Eve Midsummer_Night St_John's_Eve St_John's_Night June_23,the night before Midsummer Day  
11031,Midway Battle_of_Midway,naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands  
11032,Midway_Islands,an atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 miles to the northwest of Honolulu; site of an important United States naval base  
11033,Midwest middle_west midwestern_United_States,the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)  
11034,Mies_Van_Der_Rohe Ludwig_Mies_Van_Der_Rohe,United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969)  
11035,Mighty_Mouse,a fictional mouse endowed with great strength and courage  
11036,Mikania genus_Mikania,large genus of evergreen lianas of tropical America  
11037,Mikir-Meithei,Kamarupan languages spoken in the states of Manipur and Assam in northeastern India  
11038,Milady,an English noblewoman  
11039,Milan Milano,the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages  
11040,Milanese,a native or inhabitant of Milan  
11041,Milhaud Darius_Milhaud,French composer of works that combine jazz and polytonality and Brazilian music (1892-1974)  
11042,Militant_Tendency,a Trotskyist political organization in Great Britain set up in 1964 inside the Labour Party  
11043,Milk Milk_River,a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River  
11044,Milky_Way Milky_Way_Galaxy Milky_Way_System,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  
11045,Mill James_Mill,Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836)  
11046,Mill John_Mill John_Stuart_Mill,English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)  
11047,Millais Sir_John_Everett_Millais,Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1829-1896)  
11048,Millay Edna_Millay Edna_Saint_Vincent_Millay,United States poet (1892-1950)  
11049,Miller Arthur_Miller,United States playwright (1915-2005)  
11050,Miller Glenn_Miller Alton_Glenn_Miller,United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)  
11051,Miller Henry_Miller Henry_Valentine_Miller,United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980)  
11052,Millet Jean_Francois_Millet,French painter of rural scenes (1814-1875)  
11053,Millikan Robert_Andrews_Millikan,United States physicist who isolated the electron and measured its charge (1868-1953)  
11054,Mills Robert_Mills,United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)  
11055,Milne A._A._Milne Alan_Alexander_Milne,English writer of stories for children (1882-1956)  
11056,Miltiades,Athenian general who defeated the Persians at Marathon (540-489)  
11057,Milton John_Milton,English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)  
11058,Miltonia genus_Miltonia,genus of tropical American orchids  
11059,Milvus genus-Milvus,a genus including the common European kits  
11060,Milwaukee,largest city of Wisconsin; located in southeastern Wisconsin on the western shore of Lake Michigan; a flourishing agricultural center known for its breweries  
11061,Mimamsa,(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  
11062,Mimidae family_Mimidae,sometimes considered a subfamily of Troglodytidae: mockingbirds; catbirds; thrashers  
11063,Mimir,(Norse mythology) giant who lives in the roots of Yggdrasil and guards the well of wisdom  
11064,Mimosaceae family_Mimosaceae,family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae  
11065,Mimosoideae subfamily_Mimosoideae,alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae  
11066,Mimus genus_Mimus,type genus of the family Mimidae: mockingbirds  
11067,Min,an Egyptian god of procreation  
11068,Min Min_dialect Fukien Fukkianese Hokkianese Amoy Taiwanese,any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province  
11069,Minamata_Bay,a bay on the west coast of Kyushu; in the 1950s industrial wastes caused mercury poisoning among the Japanese people who ate fish from Minamata Bay  
11070,Minamata_disease,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  
11071,Minato_Ohashi_Bridge,cantilever bridge at Osaka, Japan  
11072,Mindanao,the second largest island of the Philippines at the southern end of the archipelago; mountainous and volcanic  
11073,Minden battle_of_Minden,a battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the English forces and their allies defeated the French  
11074,Mindoro,a mountainous island in the central Philippines  
11075,Minerva,(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena  
11076,Ming Ming_dynasty,the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644  
11077,Miniconju,a member of a group of Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux  
11078,Minkowski Hermann_Minkowski,German mathematician (born in Russia) who suggested the concept of four-dimensional space-time (1864-1909)  
11079,Minneapolis,largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river; noted for flour mills; one of the Twin Cities  
11080,Minnesota Gopher_State North_Star_State MN Minn.,a midwestern state  
11081,Minnesota_Multiphasic_Personality_Inventory MMPI,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  
11082,Minnesotan Gopher,a native or resident of Minnesota  
11083,Minnie_Mouse,the partner of Mickey Mouse  
11084,Minoan,a Cretan who lived in the bronze-age culture of Crete about 3000-1100 BC  
11085,Minoan_civilization Minoan_civilisation Minoan_culture,the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100 BC  
11086,Minos,son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld  
11087,Minotaur,(Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus  
11088,Minsk capital_of_Belarus,the capital of Belarus and of the Commonwealth of Independent States  
11089,Minuartia genus_Minuartia,mostly perennial herbs of northern hemisphere often with mat-forming habit; most often placed in genus Arenaria: sandworts  
11090,Minuit Peter_Minuit Minnewit Peter_Minnewit,Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)  
11091,Minuteman,an American militiaman prior to and during the American Revolution  
11092,Minuteman,a strategic weapon system using a guided missile of intercontinental range; missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads and dispersed in hardened silos  
11093,Miocene Miocene_epoch,from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals  
11094,Mirabeau Comte_de_Mirabeau Honore-Gabriel_Victor_Riqueti,French revolutionary who was prominent in the early days of the French Revolution (1749-1791)  
11095,Mirabilis genus_Mirabilis,four o'clocks  
11096,Miranda_rule,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)  
11097,Miri Mirish Abor Dafla,little known Kamarupan languages  
11098,Miridae family_Miridae Capsidae family_Capsidae,leaf bugs  
11099,Miro Joan_Miro,Spanish surrealist painter (1893-1983)  
11100,Mirounga genus_Mirounga,elephant seals  
11101,Mishna Mishnah,the first part of the Talmud; a collection of early oral interpretations of the scriptures that was compiled about AD 200  
11102,Miss,a form of address for an unmarried woman  
11103,Mississippi Magnolia_State MS Miss.,a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War  
11104,Mississippi Mississippi_River,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  
11105,Mississippian,a native or resident of Mississippi  
11106,Mississippian Missippian_period Lower_Carboniferous Lower_Carboniferous_period,from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects  
11107,Missoula,a university town in western Montana  
11108,Missouri,a member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the valley of the Missouri river in Missouri  
11109,Missouri,a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri  
11110,Missouri Missouri_River,the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis; "The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers together form the third longest river in the world"  
11111,Missouri Show_Me_State MO Mo.,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  
11112,Missouri_Compromise,an agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories  
11113,Missouri_goldenrod Solidago_missouriensis,similar to meadow goldenrod but usually smaller  
11114,Missouri_primrose Ozark_sundrops Oenothera_macrocarpa,evening-opening primrose of south central United States  
11115,Missourian,a native or resident of Missouri  
11116,Mister Mr Mr.,a form of address for a man  
11117,Mitchell Arthur_Mitchell,United States dancer who formed the first Black classical ballet company (born in 1934)  
11118,Mitchell John_Mitchell,United States labor leader; president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1898 to 1908 (1870-1919)  
11119,Mitchell Margaret_Mitchell Margaret_Munnerlyn_Mitchell,United States writer noted for her novel about the South during the American Civil War (1900-1949)  
11120,Mitchell Maria_Mitchell,United States astronomer who studied sunspots and nebulae (1818-1889)  
11121,Mitchell R._J._Mitchell Reginald_Joseph_Mitchell,English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)  
11122,Mitchell William_Mitchell Billy_Mitchell,United States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936)  
11123,Mitchella genus_Mitchella,creeping evergreen herbs of North America  
11124,Mitchum Robert_Mitchum,United States film actor (1917-1997)  
11125,Mitella genus_Mitella,genus of low slender herbs of North America and northeastern Asia having flowers with trifid or pinnatifid petals  
11126,Mitford Jessica_Mitford Jessica_Lucy_Mitford,United States writer (born in England) who wrote on American culture (1917-1996)  
11127,Mitford Nancy_Mitford Nancy_Freeman_Mitford,English writer of comic novels (1904-1973)  
11128,Mithraism Mithraicism,ancient Persian religion; popular among Romans during first three centuries a.d.  
11129,Mithraist,adherent of Mithraism  
11130,Mithras Mithra,ancient Persian god of light and truth; sun god  
11131,Mithridates Mithridates_VI Mithridates_the_Great,ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey (132-63 BC)  
11132,Mitra,Hindu god of friendship and alliances; usually invoked together with Varuna as a supporter of heaven and earth  
11133,Mitrula_elegans,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  
11134,Mitterrand Francois_Mitterrand Francois_Maurice_Marie_Mitterrand,French statesman and president of France from 1981 to 1985 (1916-1996)  
11135,Miwok,a member of the North American Indian people living in the central Sierra Nevada in California  
11136,Mnemosyne,(Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of memory; mother of the Muses  
11137,Mniaceae family_Mniaceae,family of erect mosses with club-shaped paraphyses and the hexagonal cells of the upper leaf surface; sometimes treated as a subfamily of Bryaceae  
11138,Mnium genus_Mnium,mosses similar to those of genus Bryum but larger  
11139,Mobile,a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay  
11140,Mobile Mobile_River,a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay  
11141,Mobile_Bay,a bay of the Gulf of Mexico; fed by the Mobile River  
11142,Mobius August_F._Mobius August_Ferdinand_Mobius,German mathematician responsible for the Mobius strip (1790-1868)  
11143,Mobius_strip,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  
11144,Mobula genus_Mobula,type genus of the Mobulidae  
11145,Mobulidae family_Mobulidae,large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas  
11146,Model_T,the first widely available automobile powered by a gasoline engine; mass-produced by Henry Ford from 1908 to 1927  
11147,Modern_English,English since about 1450  
11148,Modern_Greek New_Greek,the Greek language as spoken and written today  
11149,Modern_Hebrew,Hebrew used in Israel today; revived from ancient Hebrew  
11150,Modicon,trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone  
11151,Modigliani Amedeo_Modigliano,Italian painter and sculptor (1884-1920)  
11152,Moehringia genus_Moehringia,low-growing herbs widely distributed in temperate and Arctic northern hemisphere: sandworts; distinguished from members of the genus Arenaria mainly by having four-petaled rather than five-petaled flowers  
11153,Moeller's_glossitis glossodynia_exfoliativa,a superficial form of glossitis marked by irregular red patches on the tongue and sensitivity to hot or spicy food  
11154,Mogadishu Mogadiscio capital_of_Somalia,the capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the Indian Ocean  
11155,Mogul Moghul,a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857  
11156,Mogul_empire,an empire established by the Mogul conquerors of India that reigned from 1526 to 1857  
11157,Mohammed Mohammad Muhammad Mahomet Mahound,the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)  
11158,Mohammed_Ali Mehemet_Ali Muhammad_Ali,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)  
11159,Mohammedan Muhammedan Muhammadan,a follower of Mohammed  
11160,Mohave Mojave,a member of the North American Indian people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona and Nevada and California  
11161,Mohave Mojave,the Yuman language spoken by the Mohave  
11162,Mohawk,a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State  
11163,Mohawk,the Iroquoian language spoken by the Mohawk  
11164,Mohawk_River,a river of central New York that flows southeastward to the Hudson River  
11165,Mohican Mahican,a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in the Hudson valley and eastward to the Housatonic  
11166,Mohican Mahican,the Algonquian language spoken by the Mohican  
11167,Mohorovicic Andrija_Mohorovicic,Yugoslav geophysicist for whom the Mohorovicic discontinuity was named (1857-1936)  
11168,Mohorovicic_discontinuity Moho,the boundary between the Earth's crust and the underlying mantle; "the Mohorovicic discontinuity averages 5 miles down under oceans and 20 miles down under continents"  
11169,Mohria genus_Mohria,African terrestrial ferns  
11170,Mohs_scale,a scale of hardness of solids; talc is 0 and diamond is 10; ordering is determined by which substance can scratch another substance  
11171,Moirai Moirae,any of the three Greek goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns  
11172,Mojave Mojave_Desert Mohave Mohave_Desert,a desert area in southern California and western Arizona  
11173,Mojave_aster Machaeranthera_tortifoloia,wild aster having greyish leafy stems and flower heads with narrow pale lavender or violet rays; of rocky desert slopes California to Arizona and Utah  
11174,Mojave_rattlesnake Crotalus_scutulatus,extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico  
11175,Mokulu,a Chadic language spoken in Chad  
11176,Moldova Republic_of_Moldova Moldavia,a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991  
11177,Moldovan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Moldova  
11178,Molidae family_Molidae,ocean sunfishes  
11179,Moliere Jean-Baptiste_Poquelin,French author of sophisticated comedies (1622-1673)  
11180,Moline,a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River  
11181,Molise,a region of south central Italy  
11182,Mollienesia genus_Mollienesia,mollies  
11183,Molluga genus_Molluga,carpetweeds  
11184,Mollusca phylum_Mollusca,gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons  
11185,Molly_Miller Scartella_cristata,inhabits both coasts of tropical Atlantic  
11186,Molnar Ferenc_Molnar,Hungarian playwright (1878-1952)  
11187,Moloch,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  
11188,Moloch Molech,god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children  
11189,Molokai Molokai_Island,an island of central Hawaii (between Maui and Oahu)  
11190,Molossidae family_Molossidae,mastiff bats; freetail bats  
11191,Molothrus genus_Molothrus,cowbirds  
11192,Molotov Vyacheslav_Mikhailovich_Molotov,Soviet statesman (1890-1986)  
11193,Molotov_cocktail petrol_bomb gasoline_bomb,a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick  
11194,Moluccas Spice_Islands,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  
11195,Molucella genus_Molucella,small genus of aromatic herbs of Mediterranean regions; widely cultivated  
11196,Molva genus_Molva,ling  
11197,Mombasa,a port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean  
11198,Mommsen Theodor_Mommsen,German historian noted for his history of Rome (1817-1903)  
11199,Momordica genus_Momordica,Old World tropical vine  
11200,Momotidae family_Momotidae,a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes  
11201,Momotus genus_Momotus,type genus of the Momotidae  
11202,Momus Momos,god of blame and mockery  
11203,Mon,a member of a Buddhist people living in Myanmar and adjacent parts of Thailand  
11204,Mon,the Mon-Khmer language spoken by the Mon  
11205,Mon-Khmer,a branch of the Austro-Asiatic languages  
11206,Monaco Principality_of_Monaco,a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera  
11207,Monaco-Ville,the capital of Monaco  
11208,Monardella genus_Monardella,a genus of fragrant herbs of the family Labiatae in the western United States  
11209,Monario,an artificial language  
11210,Monday Mon,the second day of the week; the first working day  
11211,Mondrian Piet_Mondrian,Dutch painter whose work (intersecting lines at right angles and planes in primary colors) influenced the development of abstract art (1872-1944)  
11212,Monegasque Monacan,a native or inhabitant of Monaco  
11213,Monel_metal Monell_metal,an alloy of nickel and copper and other metals (such as iron and/or manganese and/or aluminum)  
11214,Monera kingdom_Monera Prokayotae kingdom_Prokaryotae,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  
11215,Moneses genus_Moneses,one species: one-flowered wintergreen; sometimes included in genus Pyrola  
11216,Monet Claude_Monet,French impressionist painter (1840-1926)  
11217,Mongol Mongolian,a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia  
11218,Mongolia,a vast region in Asia including the Mongolian People's Republic and China's Inner Mongolia  
11219,Mongolia Mongolian_People's_Republic Outer_Mongolia,a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia  
11220,Mongolian Mongolic Mongolic_language,a family of Altaic language spoken in Mongolia  
11221,Mongolian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Mongolia  
11222,Mongoloid,a member of the Mongoloid family  
11223,Moniliaceae family_Moniliaceae,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  
11224,Moniliales order_Moniliales,order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores of having conidiophores that are superficial and not enclosed in a pycnidium  
11225,Monitor,an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac  
11226,Monk Thelonious_Monk Thelonious_Sphere_Monk,United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)  
11227,Monmouth_Court_House Battle_of_Monmouth_Court_House Battle_of_Monmouth,a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces  
11228,Monnet Jean_Monnet,French economist who advocated a Common Market in Europe (1888-1979)  
11229,Monocanthidae family_Monocanthidae,filefishes  
11230,Monocanthus genus_Monocanthus,type genus of the Monocanthidae  
11231,Monochamus genus_Monochamus,sawyer beetles  
11232,Monocotyledones class_Monocotyledones Monocotyledonae class_Monocotyledonae Liliopsida class_Liliopsida,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  
11233,Monod Jacques_Monod Jacques_Lucien_Monod,French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976)  
11234,Monodon genus_Monodon,type genus of the Monodontidae  
11235,Monodontidae family_Monodontidae,narwhals  
11236,Monomorium genus_Monomorium,a genus of Formicidae  
11237,Monongahela Monongahela_River,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  
11238,Mononychus_olecranus,a turkey-sized long-legged fossil 75 million years old found in the Gobi Desert having bird-like fused wrist bones and keeled breastbone and a long tail resembling a dinosaur's; short forelimbs end in a single claw instead of wings; classification as bird or dinosaur is in dispute  
11239,Monophysite,an adherent of Monophysitism  
11240,Monophysitism,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  
11241,Monopoly,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  
11242,Monothelitism,the theological doctrine that Christ had only one will even though he had two natures (human and divine); condemned as heretical in the Third Council of Constantinople  
11243,Monotremata order_Monotremata,coextensive with the subclass Prototheria  
11244,Monotropa genus_Monotropa,leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae  
11245,Monotropaceae family_Monotropaceae,used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes  
11246,Monroe,a town of southeast Michigan on Lake Erie  
11247,Monroe,a town in north central Louisiana  
11248,Monroe James_Monroe President_Monroe,5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe Doctrine (1758-1831)  
11249,Monroe Marilyn_Monroe Norma_Jean_Baker,United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962)  
11250,Monroe_Doctrine,an American foreign policy opposing interference in the western hemisphere from outside powers  
11251,Monrovia Liberian_capital capital_of_Liberia,the capital and chief port and largest city of Liberia  
11252,Monsieur,used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'  
11253,Monsignor,(Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests  
11254,Mont_Blanc Monte_Bianco,the highest mountain peak in the Alps; on the border between France and Italy to the south of Geneva (15,781 feet high)  
11255,Montagu Ashley_Montagu,United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-)  
11256,Montagu's_harrier Circus_pygargus,brownish European harrier  
11257,Montaigne Michel_Montaigne Michel_Eyquem_Montaigne,French writer regarded as the originator of the modern essay (1533-1592)  
11258,Montana Treasure_State MT Mont.,a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border  
11259,Montanan,a native or resident of Montana  
11260,Monte_Carlo,a town and popular resort in the principality of Monaco; famous for its gambling casino  
11261,Montego_Bay,port and resort city in northwestern Jamaica  
11262,Montenegro Crna_Gora,a former country bordering on the Adriatic Sea; now part of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro  
11263,Monterey,a town in western California to the south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay  
11264,Monterey_Bay,an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in western California  
11265,Monterey_cypress Cupressus_macrocarpa,tall California cypress endemic on Monterey Bay; widely used for ornament as well as reforestation and shelterbelt planting  
11266,Monterey_pine Pinus_radiata,tall California pine with long needles in bunches of 3, a dense crown, and dark brown deeply fissured bark  
11267,Monterrey,an industrial city in northeastern Mexico  
11268,Montespan Marquise_de_Montespan Francoise-Athenais_de_Rochechouart,French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707)  
11269,Montesquieu Baron_de_la_Brede_et_de_Montesquieu Charles_Louis_de_Secondat,French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755)  
11270,Montessori Maria_Montesorri,Italian educator who developed a method of teaching mentally handicapped children and advocated a child-centered approach (1870-1952)  
11271,Monteverdi Claudio_Monteverdi,Italian composer (1567-1643)  
11272,Montevideo capital_of_Uruguay,the capital and largest city of Uruguay; a cosmopolitan city and one of the busiest ports in South America  
11273,Montez Lola_Montez Marie_Dolores_Eliza_Rosanna_Gilbert,Irish dancer (1818-1861)  
11274,Montezuma,evergreen tree with large leathery leaves and large pink to orange flowers; considered a link plant between families Bombacaceae and Sterculiaceae  
11275,Montezuma's_revenge,diarrhea contracted in Mexico or Central America  
11276,Montezuma_II,the last Aztec emperor in Mexico who was overthrown and killed by Hernando Cortes (1466-1520)  
11277,Montezuma_cypress Mexican_swamp_cypress Taxodium_mucronatum,cypress of river valleys of Mexican highlands  
11278,Montfort Simon_de_Montfort Earl_of_Leicester,an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265)  
11279,Montgolfier Jacques_Etienne_Montgolfier,French inventor who (with his brother Josef Michel Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1745-1799)  
11280,Montgolfier Josef_Michel_Montgolfier,French inventor who (with his brother Jacques Etienne Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1740-1810)  
11281,Montgomery Bernard_Law_Montgomery Sir_Bernard_Law_Montgomery 1st_Viscount_Montgomery_of_Alamein,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)  
11282,Montgomery L._M._Montgomery Lucy_Maud_Montgomery,Canadian novelist (1874-1942)  
11283,Montgomery capital_of_Alabama,the state capital of Alabama on the Mobile River  
11284,Montgomery's_tubercle,one of the sebaceous glands on the areolae of the breast that lubricate the breast during breast-feeding  
11285,Montia genus_Montia,small genus of densely tufted annual herbs; north temperate regions and South America and tropical Africa and Asia  
11286,Montmartre,the highest point in Paris; famous for its associations with many artists  
11287,Montpelier capital_of_Vermont,capital of the state of Vermont; located in north central Vermont  
11288,Montrachet,a white Burgundy wine  
11289,Montreal,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  
11290,Montserrat,a volcanic island in the Caribbean; in the West Indies  
11291,Montserratian,a native or inhabitant of Montserrat  
11292,Moody Dwight_Lyman_Moody,United States evangelist (1837-1899)  
11293,Moody Helen_Wills_Moody Helen_Wills Helen_Newington_Wills,United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)  
11294,Moon Sun_Myung_Moon,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)  
11295,Moon moon,the natural satellite of the Earth; "the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers"; "men first stepped on the moon in 1969"  
11296,Moonie,an often derogatory term for a member of the Unification Church  
11297,Moor,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  
11298,Moore Douglas_Moore,United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)  
11299,Moore Dudley_Moore Dudley_Stuart_John_Moore,English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935)  
11300,Moore G._E._Moore George_Edward_Moore,English philosopher (1873-1958)  
11301,Moore Henry_Moore Henry_Spencer_Moore,British sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms (1898-1986)  
11302,Moore Marianne_Moore Marianne_Craig_Moore,United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1872)  
11303,Moore Thomas_Moore,Irish poet who wrote nostalgic and patriotic verse (1779-1852)  
11304,Moorish Moorish_architecture,a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches  
11305,Moorish_arch horseshoe_arch,a round arch that widens before rounding off  
11306,Moquelumnan Miwok,a Penutian language spoken by the Miwok  
11307,Moraceae family_Moraceae mulberry_family,trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis  
11308,Moranzanist_Patriotic_Front,a terrorist group of radical leftists formed in the late 1980s; seeks to prevent the United States from intervening in Honduran economic and political affairs  
11309,Moravia,a region in the central and eastern part of the Czech Republic; it lies to the east of Bohemia and to the west of the Carpathians  
11310,Moray_Firth,an inlet of the North Sea on the northeast coast of Scotland  
11311,Morchella genus_Morchella,genus of edible fungi: morel  
11312,Morchella_crassipes thick-footed_morel,a delicious morel with a conic fertile portion having deep and irregular pits  
11313,Morchella_semilibera half-free_morel cow's_head,a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length  
11314,Morchellaceae family_Morchellaceae,a family of edible fungi including the true morels  
11315,Mordva Mordvin Mordvinian,a member of the agricultural people living in the central Volga provinces of European Russia  
11316,Mordva Mordvin Mordvinian,the Finnic language spoken by the Mordvinians  
11317,More Thomas_More Sir_Thomas_More,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  
11318,Moreau_River,a river that rises in western South Dakota and flows eastward to the Missouri River  
11319,Moreton_Bay,an arm of the Tasman Sea forming a bay to the east of Brisbane  
11320,Moreton_Bay_chestnut Australian_chestnut,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  
11321,Moreton_Bay_tulipwood Harpullia_pendula,Australian tree yielding a variegated tulipwood  
11322,Morgan,an American breed of small compact saddle horses  
11323,Morgan Daniel_Morgan,soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802)  
11324,Morgan Henry_Morgan Sir_Henry_Morgan,a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)  
11325,Morgan J._P._Morgan John_Pierpont_Morgan,United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913)  
11326,Morgan Lewis_Henry_Morgan,United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)  
11327,Morgan Thomas_Hunt_Morgan,United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945)  
11328,Morgan_City,a town in southeast Louisiana to the south of Baton Rouge  
11329,Morgan_le_Fay,(Arthurian legend) a wicked enchantress who was the half sister and enemy of King Arthur  
11330,Morgantown,a city in northern West Virginia on the Monongahela river near the Pennsylvania border; site of the University of West Virginia  
11331,Morlett's_crocodile,a variety of crocodile  
11332,Morley E._W._Morley Edward_Morley Edward_Williams_Morley,United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)  
11333,Mormon,the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints  
11334,Mormonism,the doctrines and practices of the Mormon Church based on the Book of Mormon  
11335,Mornay_sauce,onion-flavored creamy cheese sauce with egg yolk and grated cheese  
11336,Moro,a member of the predominantly Muslim people in the southern Philippines  
11337,Moro_Islamic_Liberation_Front,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  
11338,Moroccan,a native or inhabitant of Morocco  
11339,Moroccan_dirham dirham,the basic unit of money in Morocco; equal to 100 centimes  
11340,Moroccan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Morocco  
11341,Morocco Kingdom_of_Morocco Maroc Marruecos Al-Magrib,a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956  
11342,Moron,a city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires  
11343,Morone genus_Morone,carnivorous fresh and salt water fishes  
11344,Morpheus,the Roman god of sleep and dreams  
11345,Morrigan Morrigu,Celtic war goddess  
11346,Morris Esther_Morris Esther_Hobart_McQuigg_Slack_Morris,United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)  
11347,Morris Gouverneur_Morris,United States statesman who led the committee that produced the final draft of the United States Constitution (1752-1816)  
11348,Morris Robert_Morris,leader of the American Revolution who signed the Declaration of Independence and raised money for the Continental Army (1734-1806)  
11349,Morris William_Morris,English poet and craftsman (1834-1896)  
11350,Morris_chair,an armchair with an adjustable back  
11351,Morrison Jim_Morrison James_Douglas_Morrison,United States rock singer (1943-1971)  
11352,Morrison Toni_Morrison Chloe_Anthony_Wofford,United States writer whose novels describe the lives of African-Americans (born in 1931)  
11353,Morristown,a town in northern New Jersey where the Continental Army spent two winters  
11354,Morrow's_honeysuckle Lonicera_morrowii,a grey deciduous honeysuckle shrub paired white flowers turning yellow; Japan  
11355,Mors,(Roman mythology) Roman god of death; counterpart of Thanatos  
11356,Morse Morse_code international_Morse_code,a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)  
11357,Morse Samuel_Morse Samuel_F._B._Morse Samuel_Finley_Breese_Morse,United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872)  
11358,Mortimer Roger_de_Mortimer,English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)  
11359,Morton Jelly_Roll_Morton Ferdinand_Joseph_La_Menthe_Morton,United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)  
11360,Morus genus_Morus,type genus of the Moraceae: mulberries  
11361,Mosaic,a freeware browser  
11362,Mosaic_law Law_of_Moses,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)  
11363,Mosan,a family of Amerindian languages spoken in Washington and British Columbia  
11364,Mosander Carl_Gustaf_Mossander,Swedish chemist who discovered rare earth elements (1797-1858)  
11365,Moschus genus_Moschus,musk deer  
11366,Moscow capital_of_the_Russian_Federation Russian_capital,a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation  
11367,Moselle,German white wine from the Moselle valley or a similar wine made elsewhere  
11368,Moses,(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  
11369,Moses Grandma_Moses Anna_Mary_Robertson_Moses,United States painter of colorful and primitive rural scenes (1860-1961)  
11370,Mossad,the Israeli foreign intelligence agency; "the primary focus of the Mossad is on Arab nations"  
11371,Mossbauer Rudolf_Ludwig_Mossbauer,German physicist (born in 1929)  
11372,Mosul,a city in northern Iraq on the Tigris across from the ruins of Nineveh  
11373,Motacilla genus_Motacilla,type genus of the Motacillidae: wagtails  
11374,Motacillidae family_Motacillidae,pipits and wagtails  
11375,Mother's_Day,second Sunday in May  
11376,Mother_Carey's_chicken Mother_Carey's_hen Oceanites_oceanicus,medium-sized storm petrel  
11377,Mother_Goose,the imaginary author of a collection of nursery rhymes  
11378,Mother_Hubbard muumuu,a woman's loose unbelted dress  
11379,Motherwell Robert_Motherwell,United States abstract expressionist painter (1915-1991)  
11380,Mott Lucretia_Coffin_Mott,United States feminist and suffragist (1793-1880)  
11381,Moulmein Mawlamyine,a port city of southern Myanmar on the Gulf of Martaban  
11382,Mound_Builder,prehistoric Amerindians who built altar mounds  
11383,Mount_Bartle_Frere,the highest mountain peak in Queensland, Australia  
11384,Mount_Carmel,a mountain range in northwestern Israel near the Mediterranean coast; "according to the Old Testament, Elijah defeated the priests of Baal at Mount Carmel"  
11385,Mount_Elbert,the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,431 feet high)  
11386,Mount_Rainier_National_Park,a national park in Washington having mountain terrain featuring glaciers and alpine lakes and streams and swamps  
11387,Mount_Saint_Helens Mount_St._Helens Mt._St._Helens,an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of inactivity  
11388,Mount_Vernon,the former residence of George Washington in northeastern Virginia overlooking the Potomac river  
11389,Mountain_Time Mountain_Standard_Time MST,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  
11390,Mountie,colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police  
11391,Moynihan Daniel_Patrick_Moynihan,United States politician and educator (1927-2003)  
11392,Mozambican,a native or inhabitant of Mozambique  
11393,Mozambique Republic_of_Mozambique Mocambique,a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975  
11394,Mozambique_Channel,an arm of the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and southeastern Africa  
11395,Mozambique_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Mozambique  
11396,Mozart,the music of Mozart; "the concert was mostly Mozart"  
11397,Mozart Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart,prolific Austrian composer and child prodigy; master of the classical style in all its forms of his time (1756-1791)  
11398,Mr._Moto,Japanese sleuth created by John Marquand  
11399,Mrs Mrs.,a form of address for a married woman  
11400,Ms Ms.,a form of address for a woman  
11401,Mubarak Hosni_Mubarak,Egyptian statesman who became president in 1981 after Sadat was assassinated (born in 1929)  
11402,Mucoraceae family_Mucoraceae,large family of chiefly saprophytic fungi that includes many common molds destructive to food products  
11403,Mucorales order_Mucorales,an order of mostly saprophytic fungi  
11404,Muenster,semisoft pale-yellow cheese  
11405,Mugil genus_Mugil,type genus of the Mugilidae: mullets  
11406,Mugilidae family_Mugilidae,grey mullets  
11407,Mugiloidea suborder_Mugiloidea,fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins: families Mugilidae; Atherinidae; Sphyraenidae  
11408,Mugwump,someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884  
11409,Muhammad Elijah_Muhammad,leader of Black Muslims who campaigned for independence for Black Americans (1897-1975)  
11410,Muharram Moharram Muharrum,the first month of the Islamic calendar  
11411,Muhlenbergia genus_Muhlenbergia,a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae grown in America and Asia  
11412,Muir John_Muir,United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914)  
11413,Mujahedeen_Khalq,Iranian guerillas based in Iraq  
11414,Mujahedeen_Kompak,a militant Islamic militia that was formed in 2005 by hardliners who split from Jemaah Islamiyah  
11415,Mujahidin-e_Khalq_Organization MKO MEK People's_Mujahidin_of_Iran,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 opposition to communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who deposed the Shah  
11416,Mukalla Al-Mukalla,a port in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden to the east of Aden  
11417,Mull,an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides  
11418,Mullah Mollah Mulla,a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque  
11419,Mullah_Omar Mullah_Mohammed_Omar,reclusive Afghanistani politician and leader of the Taliban who imposed a strict interpretation of shariah law on Afghanistan (born in 1960)  
11420,Muller Hermann_Joseph_Muller,United States geneticist who studied the effects of X-rays on genes (1890-1967)  
11421,Muller Johann_Muller Regiomontanus,German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476)  
11422,Muller Johannes_Peter_Muller,German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858)  
11423,Muller Karl_Alex_Muller,Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in 1927)  
11424,Muller Max_Muller Friedrich_Max_Muller,British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900)  
11425,Muller Paul_Hermann_Muller,Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965)  
11426,Mullidae family_Mullidae,goatfishes or red mullets  
11427,Mulloidichthys genus_Mulloidichthys,a genus of Mullidae  
11428,Mullus genus_Mullus,type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishes  
11429,Mumbai Bombay,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  
11430,Munch Edvard_Munch,Norwegian painter (1863-1944)  
11431,Munchausen's_syndrome Munchausen_syndrome,syndrome consisting of feigning acute and dramatic illness for which no clinical evidence is ever found  
11432,Munchhausen Karl_Friedrich_Hieronymus_von_Munchhausen Munchausen Baron_Munchausen,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)  
11433,Muncie,a town in east central Indiana  
11434,Munda,a family of languages spoken by people scattered throughout central India  
11435,Munich Muenchen,the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern Germany  
11436,Munich_beer Munchener,a dark lager produced in Munich since the 10th century; has a distinctive taste of malt  
11437,Munro H._H._Munro Hector_Hugh_Munro Saki,British writer of short stories (1870-1916)  
11438,Muntiacus genus_Muntiacus,muntjacs  
11439,Muntingia genus_Muntingia,one species: Jamaican cherry; sometimes placed in family Flacourtiaceae  
11440,Muraenidae family_Muraenidae,marine eels  
11441,Murdoch Iris_Murdoch Dame_Jean_Iris_Murdoch,British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her novels (1919-1999)  
11442,Murdoch Rupert_Murdoch Keith_Rupert_Murdoch,United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)  
11443,Muridae family_Muridae,originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches  
11444,Murillo Bartolome_Esteban_Murillo,Spanish painter (1617-1682)  
11445,Murmansk,a port city in northwestern Russia on the Kola Peninsula; the largest city to the north of the Arctic Circle; an important supply line to Russia in World War I and World War II  
11446,Muroidea superfamily_Muroidea,a superfamily of rodents essentially equal to the suborder Myomorpha but with the Dipodidae excluded  
11447,Murphy's_Law Sod's_Law,humorous axiom stating that anything that can go wrong will go wrong  
11448,Murphy_bed,a bed that can be folded or swung into a cabinet when not being used  
11449,Murray Gilbert_Murray George_Gilbert_Aime_Murphy,British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)  
11450,Murray James_Murray James_Augustus_Murray James_Augustus_Henry_Murray Sir_James_Murray Sir_James_Augustus_Murray Sir_James_Augustus_Henry_Murray,Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915)  
11451,Murray Murray_River,a southeast Australian river; flows westward and then south into the Indian Ocean at Adelaide  
11452,Murrow Edward_R._Murrow Edward_Roscoe_Murrow,United States broadcast journalist remembered for his reports from London during World War II (1908-1965)  
11453,Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee_River,a river of southeastern Australia; flows westward into the Murray River  
11454,Mus genus_Mus,type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch  
11455,Musa genus_Musa,type genus of the Musaceae: bananas  
11456,Musaceae family_Musaceae banana_family,treelike tropical Asian herbs  
11457,Musales order_Musales,tropical plants  
11458,Musca,a small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon  
11459,Musca genus_Musca,type genus of the Muscidae: houseflies  
11460,Muscadet,white grape grown especially in the valley the Loire in France  
11461,Muscadet,dry white wine from the Loire valley in France  
11462,Muscardinus genus_Muscardinus,a genus of Gliridae  
11463,Muscari genus_Muscari,sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae  
11464,Muscat Masqat capital_of_Oman,a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman  
11465,Muscicapa genus_Muscicapa,type genus of the Muscicapidae  
11466,Muscicapidae family_Muscicapidae,Old World (true) flycatchers  
11467,Muscidae family_Muscidae,two-winged flies especially the housefly  
11468,Muscivora genus_Muscivora,a genus of Tyrannidae  
11469,Muscoidea superfamily_Muscoidea,two-winged flies especially the families: Muscidae; Gasterophilidae; Calliphoridae; Tachinidae  
11470,Muscovite,a resident of Moscow  
11471,Muscovy,a Russian principality in the 13th to 16th centuries; Moscow was the capital  
11472,Muse,in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science  
11473,Musgu Munjuk Mulwi,a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad  
11474,Musial Stan_Musial Stanley_Frank_Musial Stan_the_Man,United States baseball player (born in 1920)  
11475,Muskhogean Muskhogean_language Muskogean Muskogean_language,a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the southeastern United States  
11476,Muskhogean Muskogean,a member of any of the peoples formerly living in southeastern United States and speaking Muskhogean languages  
11477,Muskogee,a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Georgia and eastern Alabama and constituting the core of the Creek Confederacy  
11478,Muskogee,a town in eastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas River  
11479,Muskogee,the Muskhogean language spoken by the Muskogee  
11480,Muslim Moslem,a believer in or follower of Islam  
11481,Muslimah,a Muslim woman  
11482,Musophaga genus_Musophaga,type genus of the Musophagidae  
11483,Musophagidae family_Musophagidae,touracos  
11484,Musset Alfred_de_Musset Louis_Charles_Alfred_de_Musset,French poet and writer (1810-1857)  
11485,Mussolini Benito_Mussolini Il_Duce,Italian fascist dictator (1883-1945)  
11486,Mussorgsky Moussorgsky Modest_Mussorgsky Modest_Moussorgsky Modest_Petrovich_Mussorgsky Modest_Petrovich_Moussorgsky,Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881)  
11487,Mustela genus_Mustela,type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels  
11488,Mustelidae family_Mustelidae,weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens  
11489,Mustelus genus_Mustelus,smooth dogfishes  
11490,Mutawa'een Mutawa,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  
11491,Mutillidae family_Mutillidae,a family of wasps  
11492,Mutinus genus_Mutinus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Phallaceae  
11493,Muybridge Eadweard_Muybridge Edward_James_Muggeridge,United States motion-picture pioneer remembered for his pictures of running horses taken with a series of still cameras (born in England) (1830-1904)  
11494,Muztag Muztagh,a highest mountain peak in the Kunlun Shan in China; near the Indian border (23,891 feet high)  
11495,Mwanza,a city in northern Tanzania on Lake Victoria  
11496,Mwera,a Bantu language spoken in southern coastal Tanzania  
11497,Mya genus_Mya,type genus of the family Myacidae  
11498,Myaceae order_Myaceae,clams  
11499,Myacidae family_Myacidae,soft-shell clams  
11500,Myadestes genus_Myadestes,solitaires  
11501,Myanmar Union_of_Burma Burma,a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar"  
11502,Myanmar_monetary_unit,monetary unit in the Union of Burma  
11503,Mycelia_Sterilia order_Mycelia_Sterilia,order of imperfect fungi having no known spore stage  
11504,Mycenae,an ancient city is southern Greece; center of the Mycenaean civilization during the late Bronze Age  
11505,Mycenaean_civilization Mycenaean_civilisation Mycenaean_culture,the late bronze-age culture of Mycenae that flourished 1400-1100 BC  
11506,Mycenaen,a native or inhabitant of ancient Mycenae  
11507,Mycetophilidae family_Mycetophylidae,fungus gnats  
11508,Mycobacteriaceae family_Mycobacteriaceae,a family of bacteria  
11509,Mycoplasmataceae family_Mycoplasmataceae,pleomorphic Gram-negative nonmotile microorganism similar to both viruses and bacteria; parasitic in mammals  
11510,Mycoplasmatales order_Mycoplasmatales,coextensive with the family Mycoplasmataceae  
11511,Mycrosporidia order_Mycrosporidia,an order in the subclass Cnidosporidia  
11512,Mycteria genus_Mycteria,a genus of storks of the family Ciconiidae now including only the American wood ibis  
11513,Mycteroperca genus_Mycteroperca,groupers  
11514,Myctophidae family_Myctophidae,deep-sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes  
11515,Mylanta,an antacid  
11516,Mylar,a thin polyester film  
11517,Myliobatidae family_Myliobatidae,eagle rays  
11518,Mylodontidae family_Mylodontidae,extinct South American edentates  
11519,Myocastor genus_Myocastor,a genus of Capromyidae  
11520,Myomorpha suborder_Myomorpha,true rats and mice and related rodents  
11521,Myopus genus_Myopus,a genus of Cricetidae  
11522,Myosotis genus_Myosotis,forget-me-nots; scorpion grass  
11523,Myotis genus_Myotis,largest and most widely distributed genus of bats  
11524,Myrciaria genus_Myrciaria Myrcia,a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs of the myrtle family  
11525,Myrdal Gunnar_Myrdal Karl_Gunnar_Myrdal,Swedish economist (1898-1987)  
11526,Myrica genus_Myrica,deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees  
11527,Myricaceae family_Myricaceae wax-myrtle_family,constituting the order Myricales  
11528,Myricales order_Myricales,coextensive with the family Myricaceae  
11529,Myricaria genus_Myricaria,small genus of deciduous shrubs or subshrubs of southern Europe to Siberia and China; tolerant of chalky soil  
11530,Myriophyllum genus_Myriophyllum,chiefly monoecious and usually aquatic herbs (as the milfoils)  
11531,Myristica genus_Myristica,type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits  
11532,Myristicaceae family_Myristicaceae nutmeg_family,family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds  
11533,Myrmecia genus_Myrmecia,bulldog ants  
11534,Myrmecobius genus_Myrmecobius,banded anteater  
11535,Myrmecophaga genus_Myrmecophaga,type genus of the Myrmecophagidae; South American ant bear  
11536,Myrmecophagidae family_Myrmecophagidae,New World anteaters  
11537,Myrmeleon genus_Myrmeleon,type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions  
11538,Myrmeleontidae family_Myrmeleontidae,antlions  
11539,Myrmidon,(Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy  
11540,Myroxylon genus_Myroxylon,a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and white flowers  
11541,Myrrhis genus_Myrrhis,European perennial herbs having pinnate leaves and umbels of white flowers  
11542,Myrsinaceae family_Myrsinaceae myrsine_family,family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida  
11543,Myrsine genus_Myrsine,evergreen trees and shrubs having aromatic foliage; Africa; Asia (New Zealand)  
11544,Myrtaceae family_Myrtaceae myrtle_family,trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil  
11545,Myrtales order_Myrtales Thymelaeales order_Thymelaeales,Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae  
11546,Myrtillocactus genus_Myrtillocactus,small genus of arborescent cacti of Mexico and Central America  
11547,Myrtus genus_Myrtus,type genus of the Myrtaceae  
11548,Mysidacea order_Mysidacea,opossum shrimp  
11549,Mysidae family_Mysidae,small shrimp-like crustaceans  
11550,Mysis genus_Mysis,type genus of the family Mysidae  
11551,Mysore,a city in southern India to the southwest of Bangalore  
11552,Mysore_thorn Caesalpinia_decapetala Caesalpinia_sepiaria,spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers  
11553,Mysticeti suborder_Mysticeti,baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks  
11554,Mytilidae family_Mytilidae,marine mussels  
11555,Mytilus genus_Mytilus,type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels  
11556,Myxine genus_Myxine,type genus of the Myxinidae (typical hagfishes)  
11557,Myxine_glutinosa,typical hagfish  
11558,Myxinidae family_Myxinidae,slime-producing marine animals: hagfishes  
11559,Myxiniformes suborder_Myxiniformes Hyperotreta suborder_Hyperotreta Myxinoidei Myxinoidea suborder_Myxinoidei,hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys  
11560,Myxinikela genus_Myxinikela,fossil hagfishes  
11561,Myxinikela_siroka,fossil hagfish of the Pennsylvanian period (c. 300 million years ago) that resembled modern hagfishes  
11562,Myxocephalus genus_Myxocephalus,grubby  
11563,Myxomycetes class_Myxomycetes,the class of true slime molds; essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota  
11564,Myxomycota division_Myxomycota Gymnomycota division_Gymnomycota,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  
11565,Myxophyceae family_Myxophyceae Schizophyceae family_Schizophyceae,former terms for Cyanophyceae  
11566,Myxosporidia order_Myxosporidia,an order in the subclass Cnidosporidia  
11567,N n,the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet  
11568,N'Djamena Ndjamena Fort-Lamy capital_of_Chad,the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river  
11569,NADA_daiquiri,a daiquiri made without alcohol  
11570,NAND_circuit NAND_gate,a logic gate that produces an output that is the inverse of the output of an AND gate  
11571,NIMBY,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  
11572,NOC,an undercover agent who is given no official cover  
11573,Na-Dene,a family of North American Indian languages  
11574,Nabalus genus_Nabalus,genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Prenanthes  
11575,Nablus,an ancient city in the West Bank to the north of Jerusalem; the home of Jacob in biblical times  
11576,Nabokov Vladimir_Nabokov Vladimir_vladimirovich_Nabokov,United States writer (born in Russia) (1899-1977)  
11577,Nabu Nebo,Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools  
11578,Nacimiento,a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,302 feet high)  
11579,Naegele's_rule,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  
11580,Naemorhedus genus_Naemorhedus,gorals  
11581,Nag_Hammadi,a town in Upper Egypt  
11582,Nag_Hammadi Nag_Hammadi_Library,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 firsthand knowledge of Gnosticism  
11583,Naga,Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma  
11584,Nagano,a city in central Honshu to the northwest of Tokyo; site of a Buddhist shrine  
11585,Nagasaki,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  
11586,Nageia genus_Nageia,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  
11587,Nagoya,an industrial city in southern Honshu  
11588,Naha_City,the chief city in the Ryukyu Islands  
11589,Nahuatl,a member of any of various Indian peoples of central Mexico  
11590,Nahuatl,the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Nahuatl  
11591,Nahum,a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC  
11592,Nahum Book_of_Nahum,an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh  
11593,Naiadaceae family_Naiadaceae Najadaceae family_Najadaceae naiad_family,monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers  
11594,Naiadales order_Naiadales Alismales order_Alismales,an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants  
11595,Naias genus_Naias Najas genus_Najas,sole genus of the family Naiadaceae  
11596,Naiki,a Dravidian language spoken in south central India  
11597,Nairobi capital_of_Kenya,the capital and largest city of Kenya; a center for tourist safaris  
11598,Naismith James_Naismith,United States educator (born in Canada) who invented the game of basketball (1861-1939)  
11599,Naja genus_Naja,cobras  
11600,Nakuru,a city in western Kenya; commercial center of an agricultural region  
11601,Nalchik,a city in southwestern Russia in a valley of the Caucasus Mountains; an industrial center and health resort  
11602,Namib_Desert,a desert in Namibia extending along the coast between the high plateau and the Atlantic Ocean  
11603,Namibia Republic_of_Namibia South_West_Africa,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 forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa  
11604,Namibian,a native or inhabitant of Namibia  
11605,Nammu,goddess personifying the primeval sea; mother of the gods and of heaven and earth  
11606,Namoi Namoi_River,a river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River  
11607,Nampa,a town in southwestern Idaho  
11608,Namtar Namtaru,a demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind  
11609,Namur,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  
11610,Nan Nan_River,a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya  
11611,Nan_Ling,a mountain range in southeastern China running generally east to west  
11612,Nanaimo,a town in southwestern British Columbia on Vancouver Island to the west of Vancouver  
11613,Nanak Guru_Nanak,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)  
11614,Nancere,a Chadic language spoken in Chad  
11615,Nanchang Nan-chang,a walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang  
11616,Nancy,a city in northeastern France in Lorraine  
11617,Nanda_Devi,a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,660 feet high)  
11618,Nanga_Parbat,a mountain in the Himalayas in Kashmir (26,660 feet high)  
11619,Nanjing Nanking,a city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s  
11620,Nanna,(Norse mythology) wife of Balder  
11621,Nanna,god of the Moon; counterpart of the Akkadian Sin  
11622,Nanning Nan-ning,an industrial city in southern China  
11623,Nansen Fridtjof_Nansen,Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I (1861-1930)  
11624,Nantes,a port city in western France on the Loire estuary  
11625,Nanticoke,a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Maryland and eastern Delaware  
11626,Nanticoke,the Algonquian language spoken by the Nanticoke and Conoy  
11627,Nantua shrimp_sauce,white sauce with whipping cream and shrimp butter  
11628,Nantucket,an island resort off Cape Cod; formerly a center of the whaling industry  
11629,Naomi Noemi,the mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament  
11630,Napaea genus_Napaea,one species: glade mallow  
11631,Napier John_Napier,Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617)  
11632,Napier's_bones Napier's_rods,a set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication and division by a method invented by John Napier  
11633,Naples Napoli,a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region  
11634,Napoleon Napoleon_I Napoleon_Bonaparte Bonaparte Little_Corporal,French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)  
11635,Napoleon nap,a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes  
11636,Napoleon_III Emperor_Napoleon_III Charles_Louis_Napoleon_Bonaparte,nephew of Napoleon I and emperor of the French from 1852 to 1871 (1808-1873)  
11637,Napoleonic_Wars,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  
11638,Narcissus,(Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection  
11639,Nares_Deep,a depression in the floor of the Atlantic Ocean to the north of Haiti and Puerto Rico  
11640,Narragansett_Bay,a deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in Rhode Island  
11641,Narthecium genus_Narthecium,bog asphodels; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae  
11642,Nasalis genus_Nasalis,proboscis monkeys  
11643,Naseby,a village in western Northamptonshire  
11644,Naseby Battle_of_Naseby,a battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists  
11645,Nash Ogden_Nash,United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971)  
11646,Nash_equilibrium,(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  
11647,Nashville capital_of_Tennessee,capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north central part of the state on the Cumberland River; known for country music  
11648,Nassau capital_of_the_Bahamas,the capital of the Bahamas  
11649,Nasser Gamal_Abdel_Nasser,Egyptian statesman who nationalized the Suez Canal (1918-1970)  
11650,Nast Thomas_Nast,United States political cartoonist (1840-1902)  
11651,Nasturtium genus_Nasturtium,aquatic herbs  
11652,Nasua genus_Nasua,coatis  
11653,Natal,a port city in northeastern Brazil  
11654,Natal KwaZulu-Natal,a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; "Natal was renamed KwaZulu-Natal in 1994"  
11655,Natantia suborder_Natantia,shrimp; prawns; etc.  
11656,Natchez,a town in southwest Mississippi on the Mississippi River  
11657,Naticidae family_Naticidae,moonshells  
11658,Nation Carry_Nation Carry_Amelia_Moore_Nation,United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)  
11659,Nation_of_Islam,a group of militant Black Americans who profess Islamic religious beliefs and advocate independence for Black Americans  
11660,National_Academy_of_Sciences,an honorary American society of scientists created by President Lincoln during the American Civil War  
11661,National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration NASA,an independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight  
11662,National_Archives_and_Records_Administration NARA,the independent agency that oversees management of federal government records including presidential libraries and historic collections  
11663,National_Association_of_Realtors,a United States association of real estate agents which follows a strict code of ethics  
11664,National_Association_of_Securities_Dealers_Automated_Quotations NASDAQ,a computerized data system to provide brokers with price quotations for securities traded over the counter  
11665,National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame,a Hall of Fame and museum in Cooperstown, New York, honoring great baseball players  
11666,National_Climatic_Data_Center NCDC,the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data  
11667,National_Geospatial-Intelligence_Agency NGA,a combat support agency that provides geographic intelligence in support of national security  
11668,National_Guard home_reserve,United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government; subject to call by either  
11669,National_Guard_Bureau NGB,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  
11670,National_Institute_of_Justice NIJ,the law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of Justice  
11671,National_Institute_of_Standards_and_Technology NIST,an agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programs  
11672,National_Institutes_of_Health NIH,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  
11673,National_Labor_Relations_Board NLRB,an independent agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor unions  
11674,National_Liberation_Army ELN,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 large corporations"  
11675,National_Liberation_Army ELN Nestor_Paz_Zamora_Commission CNPZ,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  
11676,National_Liberation_Front_of_Corsica FLNC,a terrorist group formed in 1976 to work for Corsican independence; attacks on Corsica are aimed at sabotaging public infrastructure and symbols of colonialism  
11677,National_Library_of_Medicine United_States_National_Library_of_Medicine U.S._National_Library_of_Medicine,the world's largest medical library  
11678,National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration NOAA,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  
11679,National_Park_Service,an agency of the Interior Department responsible for the national parks  
11680,National_Reconnaissance_Office NRO,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  
11681,National_Rifle_Association NRA,a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government  
11682,National_Science_Foundation NSF,an independent agency of the federal government responsible for the promotion of progress in science and engineering by supporting programs in research and education  
11683,National_Security_Agency NSA,the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information  
11684,National_Security_Council NSC,a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security; supervises the Central Intelligence Agency  
11685,National_Socialist_German_Workers'_Party Nazi_Party,the political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power by Hitler in 1933  
11686,National_Technical_Information_Service NTIS,an agency in the Technology Administration that is a primary resource for government-funded scientific and technical and engineering and business related information  
11687,National_Trust NT,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  
11688,National_Weather_Service,the federal agency in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather maps  
11689,Native_Hawaiian,a member or descendant of the indigenous Polynesian people who lived in the Hawaiian Islands  
11690,Natrix genus_Natrix,water snakes; a cosmopolitan genus  
11691,Natta Giulio_Natta,Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979)  
11692,Nauclea genus_Nauclea,small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with smooth leathery leaves  
11693,Naucrates genus_Naucrates,a genus of Carangidae  
11694,Nauru Nauru_Island Pleasant_Island,a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles to the southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia to the west of the Gilbert Islands  
11695,Nauru Republic_of_Nauru,an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy  
11696,Nauruan,a native or inhabitant of Nauru  
11697,Nautilidae family_Nautilidae,spiral-shelled cephalopods  
11698,Navaho Navajo,a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah  
11699,Navaho Navajo,the Athapaskan language spoken by the Navaho  
11700,Naval_Air_Warfare_Center_Weapons_Division NAWCWPNS,the principal agency of the United States Navy for research and development for air warfare and missile weapon systems  
11701,Naval_Research_Laboratory NRL,the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines  
11702,Naval_Special_Warfare NSW,the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare  
11703,Naval_Surface_Warfare_Center NSWC,the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for all aspects of surface warfare  
11704,Naval_Underwater_Warfare_Center NUWC,the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for submarine and undersea warfare systems  
11705,Navarino battle_of_Navarino,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  
11706,Navratilova Martina_Navratilova,United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won nine Wimbledon women's singles championships (born in 1956)  
11707,Navy_Cross,a United States Navy decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy  
11708,Navy_Department,a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1798 and combined with the War Department in 1947  
11709,Navy_SEAL SEAL,a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land"  
11710,Nazarene,an early name for any Christian  
11711,Nazarene,an inhabitant of Nazareth  
11712,Nazarene Ebionite,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 the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome  
11713,Nazareth,a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary  
11714,Nazi German_Nazi,a German member of Adolf Hitler's political party  
11715,Nazification,social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) Nazism; "as the process of Nazification spread they paid less attention to public opinion"  
11716,Nazimova Alla_Nazimova,United States actress (born in Russia) (1879-1945)  
11717,Nazism Naziism national_socialism,a form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism and obedience to a strong leader  
11718,Ndebele Matabele,a Bantu language sometimes considered a dialect of Zulu  
11719,Neandertal_man Neanderthal_man Neandertal Neanderthal Homo_sapiens_neanderthalensis,extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia  
11720,Neapolitan,a native or inhabitant of Naples  
11721,Neapolitan_ice_cream,a block of ice cream with 3 or 4 layers of different colors and flavors  
11722,Nebraska Cornhusker_State NE Neb.,a midwestern state on the Great Plains  
11723,Nebraskan Cornhusker,a native or resident of Nebraska  
11724,Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar_II Nebuchadrezzar Nebuchadrezzar_II,(Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC)  
11725,Neckar Neckar_River,a river in Germany; rises in the Black Forest and flows north into the Rhine  
11726,Necturus genus_Necturus,a genus of Proteidae  
11727,Neel Louis_Eugene_Felix_Neel,French physicist noted for research on magnetism (born in 1904)  
11728,Nefertiti,queen of Egypt and wife of Akhenaton (14th century BC)  
11729,Nefud An_Nefud Nafud An_Nafud,a desert in northern Saudi Arabia that is noted for its red sand and violent winds  
11730,Negaprion genus_Negaprion,lemon sharks  
11731,Negeri_Sembilan,one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia; located on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia  
11732,Negev Negev_Desert,a desert in southern Israel  
11733,Negritude,an ideological position that holds Black culture to be independent and valid on its own terms; an affirmation of the African cultural heritage  
11734,Nehemiah Book_of_Nehemiah,an Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity  
11735,Nehru Jawaharlal_Nehru,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)  
11736,Nejd Najd,a central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  
11737,Nelson Horatio_Nelson Viscount_Nelson Admiral_Nelson Lord_Nelson,English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)  
11738,Nelumbo genus_Nelumbo,sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses  
11739,Nelumbonaceae subfamily_Nelumbonaceae,in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the single genus Nelumbo  
11740,Nematocera suborder_Nematocera,mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies  
11741,Nematoda phylum_Nematoda Aschelminthes phylum_Aschelminthes,unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms  
11742,Nemea,a valley in southeastern Greece where the Nemean Games were held  
11743,Nemean_Games,the ancient Panhellenic games held biennially at Nemea in the second and fourth years of each Olympiad  
11744,Nemean_lion,(Greek mythology) an enormous lion strangled by Hercules as the first of his 12 labors  
11745,Nemertea phylum_Nemertea Nemertina phylum_Nemertina,proboscis worms  
11746,Nemesis,(Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance  
11747,Nenets Nentsi Nentsy Yurak-Samoyed,a Uralic language spoken by a Samoyed of northern Siberia  
11748,Neo-Lamarckism,a modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters  
11749,Neo-Latin New_Latin,Latin since the Renaissance; used for scientific nomenclature  
11750,Neoceratodus genus_Neoceratodus,extant Australian lungfishes  
11751,Neofiber genus_Neofiber,round-tailed muskrat  
11752,Neohygrophorus genus_Neohygrophorus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae  
11753,Neohygrophorus_angelesianus,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  
11754,Neolentinus genus_Neolentinus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae  
11755,Neolentinus_ponderosus,a gilled polypore with a large cap (up to 15 inches in diameter) and a broad stalk; edible when young and tender  
11756,Neolithic_Age Neolithic New_Stone_Age,latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the Middle East (but later elsewhere)  
11757,Neomys genus_Neomys,a genus of Soricidae  
11758,Neophron genus_Neophron,a genus of Accipitridae  
11759,Neoplatonism,a system of philosophical and theological 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"  
11760,Neoplatonist,an adherent of Neoplatonism  
11761,Neopolitan,a resident of Naples  
11762,Neosho Neosho_River,a river that rises in eastern Kansas and flows eastward into Oklahoma to become a tributary of the Arkansas River  
11763,Neosporin,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  
11764,Neotoma genus_Neotoma,packrats  
11765,Nepa genus_Nepa,type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water scorpions  
11766,Nepal Kingdom_of_Nepal,a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China  
11767,Nepal_trumpet_flower Easter_lily_vine Beaumontia_grandiflora,evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers  
11768,Nepalese Nepali,a native or inhabitant of Nepal  
11769,Nepalese_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Nepal  
11770,Nepalese_rupee rupee,the basic unit of money in Nepal; equal to 100 paisa  
11771,Nepali,the official state language of Nepal  
11772,Nepenthaceae family_Nepenthaceae,coextensive with the genus Nepenthes  
11773,Nepenthes genus_Nepenthes,pitcher plants  
11774,Nepeta genus_Nepeta,catmint  
11775,Nephelium genus_Nephelium,a genus of dicotyledonous trees of the family Sapindaceae that are native to Asia and Australia  
11776,Nephrolepis genus_Nephrolepis,small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceae  
11777,Nephrops genus_Nephrops,a genus of Nephropsidae  
11778,Nephropsidae family_Nephropsidae,in some classifications coextensive with the Homaridae  
11779,Nephthys,Egyptian goddess associated with ritual of the dead; sister of Geb and Nut; wife of Set  
11780,Nephthytis_afzelii,tropical rhizomatous plant cultivated as an ornamental for its large sagittate leaves  
11781,Nepidae family_Nepidae,water scorpions  
11782,Neptune,(Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon  
11783,Neptune,a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants; "the existence of Neptune was predicted from perturbations in the orbit of Uranus and it was then identified in 1846"  
11784,Nereid,(Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus  
11785,Nereus,(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  
11786,Nergal,(Akkadian) god ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead  
11787,Neritidae family_Neritidae,neritids  
11788,Nerium genus_Nerium,one species: oleander  
11789,Nernst Walther_Hermann_Nernst,German physicist and chemist who formulated the third law of thermodynamics (1864-1941)  
11790,Nero Nero_Claudius_Caesar_Drusus_Germanicus Lucius_Domitius_Ahenobarbus,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 Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)  
11791,Nerodia genus_Nerodia,North American water snakes  
11792,Nerthus Hertha,the Teutonic goddess of fertility; later identified with Norse Njord  
11793,Neruda Pablo_Neruda Reyes Neftali_Ricardo_Reyes,Chilean poet (1904-1973)  
11794,Nerva Marcus_Cocceius_Nerva,Emperor of Rome who introduced a degree of freedom after the repressive reign of Domitian; adopted Trajan as his successor (30-98)  
11795,Nervi Pier_Luigi_Nervi,Italian architect who pioneered in the use of reinforced concrete (1891-1979)  
11796,Nesokia genus_Nesokia,bandicoot rats  
11797,Nesselrode Nesselrode_pudding,a rich frozen pudding made of chopped chestnuts and maraschino cherries and candied fruits and liqueur or rum  
11798,Nestor,(Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy  
11799,Nestor genus_Nestor,a genus of Psittacidae  
11800,Nestorian,a follower of Nestorius  
11801,Nestorian_Church,a Christian Church in the Middle East that followed Nestorianism; there is still a small Nestorian Church in Iraq  
11802,Nestorianism,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)  
11803,Nestorius,Syrian who was a Christian bishop and Patriarch of Constantinople in the early fifth century; one of the major heresies concerning the doctrine of the hypostasis of Christ was named after him (died in 451)  
11804,Netherlander Dutchman Hollander,a native or inhabitant of Holland  
11805,Netherlands The_Netherlands Kingdom_of_The_Netherlands Nederland Holland,a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level  
11806,Netherlands_Antilles,a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles just to the north of Venezuela that are administered by The Netherlands  
11807,Netscape,a commercial browser  
11808,Neuroptera order_Neuroptera,an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fish flies; mantispids; spongeflies  
11809,Neurospora genus_Neurospora,genus of fungi with black perithecia used extensively in genetic research; includes some forms with orange spore masses that cause severe damage in bakeries  
11810,Neurotrichus genus_Neurotrichus,shrew moles  
11811,Neva Neva_River,a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland  
11812,Nevada Silver_State Battle_Born_State Sagebrush_State NV Nev.,a state in the western United States  
11813,Nevadan,a native or resident of Nevada  
11814,Nevelson Louise_Nevelson,United States sculptor (born in Russia) known for massive shapes of painted wood (1899-1988)  
11815,Never-Never,the remote outback of Australia; unpopulated desert country  
11816,Nevis,one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis  
11817,New_Amsterdam,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  
11818,New_Britain,the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea  
11819,New_Brunswick,a university town in central New Jersey  
11820,New_Brunswick,a province in southeastern Canada  
11821,New_Caledonia,an island to the to the east of Australia and to the north of New Zealand  
11822,New_Caledonian_yew Austrotaxus_spicata,large yew native to New Caledonia; cultivated in eastern Australia and New Zealand and Hawaii  
11823,New_Deal,the historic period (1933-1940) in the United States during which President Franklin Roosevelt's economic policies were implemented  
11824,New_Deal,the economic policy of F. D. Roosevelt  
11825,New_Dealer,a supporter of the economic policies in the United States known as the New Deal  
11826,New_England,a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut  
11827,New_England_aster Aster_novae-angliae,common perennial of eastern North America having showy purplish flowers; a parent of the Michaelmas daisy  
11828,New_England_clam_chowder,a thick chowder made with clams and potatoes and onions and salt pork and milk  
11829,New_Englander Yankee,an American who lives in New England  
11830,New_English_Bible,a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha  
11831,New_Forest,an area of woods and heathland in southern Hampshire that was set aside by William I as Crown property in 1079; originally a royal hunting ground but now administered as parkland; noted for its ponies  
11832,New_Guinea,a Pacific island to the north of Australia; the 2nd largest island in the world; the western part is governed by Indonesia and the eastern part is Papua New Guinea  
11833,New_Hampshire,one of the British colonies that formed the United States  
11834,New_Hampshire Granite_State NH N.H.,a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies  
11835,New_Hampshirite Granite_Stater,a native or resident of New Hampshire  
11836,New_Haven,a city in southwestern Connecticut; site of Yale University  
11837,New_Ireland,an island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea  
11838,New_Jersey,one of the British colonies that formed the United States  
11839,New_Jersey Jersey Garden_State NJ N.J.,a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies  
11840,New_Jerseyan New_Jerseyite Garden_Stater,a native of resident of New Jersey  
11841,New_London,a town in southeastern Connecticut near Long Island Sound; an important whaling center in the 19th century  
11842,New_Look,a style of women's clothing created by Christian Dior in 1947; involved a tight bodice and narrow waist and a flowing pleated skirt  
11843,New_Mexican,a native or resident of New Mexico  
11844,New_Mexico Land_of_Enchantment NM N.M.,a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border  
11845,New_Netherland,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  
11846,New_Orleans,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  
11847,New_People's_Army NPA,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  
11848,New_River,a river in the southeastern United States that flows northward from North Carolina to West Virginia where it empties into the Kanawha River  
11849,New_River_Gorge_Bridge,a steel arch bridge across New River at Fayetteville, West Virginia  
11850,New_Siberian_Islands,a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia and to the east of the Laptev Sea  
11851,New_South_Wales,an Australian state in southeastern Australia  
11852,New_Testament,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  
11853,New_Wave Nouvelle_Vague,an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s  
11854,New_Waver,a film maker who follows New Wave ideas  
11855,New_World_beaver Castor_canadensis,a variety of beaver found in almost all areas of North America except Florida  
11856,New_World_blackbird blackbird,any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black  
11857,New_World_chat chat,birds having a chattering call  
11858,New_World_flycatcher flycatcher tyrant_flycatcher tyrant_bird,large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing  
11859,New_World_goldfinch goldfinch yellowbird Spinus_tristis,American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer  
11860,New_World_jay,a North American jay  
11861,New_World_least_weasel Mustela_rixosa,of Canada and northeastern United States  
11862,New_World_monkey platyrrhine platyrrhinian,hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails  
11863,New_World_mouse,a variety of rodent  
11864,New_World_opah Lampris_guttatus,from Nova Scotia to West Indies and Gulf of Mexico  
11865,New_World_oriole American_oriole oriole,American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow  
11866,New_World_porcupine,arboreal porcupine  
11867,New_World_sparrow,sparrow-like North American finches  
11868,New_World_tapir Tapirus_terrestris,a tapir found in South America and Central America  
11869,New_World_vulture cathartid,large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures  
11870,New_World_warbler wood_warbler,small bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song  
11871,New_Year,the calendar year just begun  
11872,New_Year's_Day New_Year's January_1,the first day of the year  
11873,New_Year's_Eve December_31,the last day of the year  
11874,New_York,one of the British colonies that formed the United States  
11875,New_York New_York_City Greater_New_York,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  
11876,New_York New_York_State Empire_State NY N.Y.,a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies  
11877,New_York_Bay,a bay of the North Atlantic; fed by the Hudson River  
11878,New_York_State_Barge_Canal,a system of canals crossing New York State and connecting the Great Lakes with the Hudson River and Lake Champlain  
11879,New_York_Stock_Exchange N._Y._Stock_Exchange NYSE big_board,a stock exchange in New York  
11880,New_York_fern Parathelypteris_novae-boracensis Dryopteris_noveboracensis,slender shield fern of moist woods of eastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Dryopteris  
11881,New_Yorker,a native or resident of New York (especially of New York City)  
11882,New_Zealand,an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery  
11883,New_Zealand New_Zealand_Islands,North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific  
11884,New_Zealand_beech,any of several tall New Zealand trees of the genus Nothofagus; some yield useful timber  
11885,New_Zealand_cotton,a fiber from the bast of New Zealand ribbon trees that resembles cotton fiber  
11886,New_Zealand_daisybush Olearia_haastii,bushy New Zealand shrub cultivated for its fragrant white flower heads  
11887,New_Zealand_dollar,the basic unit of money in New Zealand  
11888,New_Zealand_spinach Tetragonia_tetragonioides Tetragonia_expansa,coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow flowers; cultivated for its edible young shoots and succulent leaves  
11889,New_Zealand_wren,birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens  
11890,New_Zealander Kiwi,a native or inhabitant of New Zealand  
11891,Newari,Himalayish language spoken in the Kathmandu valley of Nepal  
11892,Newark,the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey  
11893,Newburg_sauce,lobster butter and cream and egg yolks seasoned with onions and sherry or Madeira  
11894,Newburgh,a town on the Hudson River in New York; in 1782 and 1783 it was George Washington's headquarters  
11895,Newcastle Newcastle-upon-Tyne,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)  
11896,Newcastle_disease,disease of domestic fowl and other birds  
11897,Newcomb Simon_Newcomb,United States astronomer (1835-1909)  
11898,Newfoundland,an island in the north Atlantic  
11899,Newfoundland Newfoundland_dog,a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland  
11900,Newfoundland_and_Labrador,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  
11901,Newfoundland_dwarf_birch American_dwarf_birch Betula_glandulosa,small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland  
11902,Newgate,a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902  
11903,Newman John_Henry_Newman Cardinal_Newman,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)  
11904,Newman Paul_Newman Paul_Leonard_Newman,United States film actor (born in 1925)  
11905,Newport,a resort city in southeastern Rhode Island; known for the summer homes of millionaires; important yachting center  
11906,Newport,a port city in southeastern Wales  
11907,Newport_News,a port city in southeastern Virginia at the mouth of the James River off Hampton Roads; large shipyards  
11908,Newton Isaac_Newton Sir_Isaac_Newton,English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)  
11909,Newton's_law_of_motion Newton's_law law_of_motion,one of three basic laws of classical mechanics  
11910,Newtonian,a follower of Isaac Newton  
11911,Newtonian_telescope Newtonian_reflector,reflecting telescope in which the image is viewed through an eyepiece perpendicular to main axis  
11912,Newtown_Wonder,apple used primarily in cooking  
11913,Ney Michel_Ney Duc_d'Elchingen,French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815)  
11914,Nez_Perce,a member of a tribe of the Shahaptian people living on the pacific coast  
11915,Nez_Perce,the Shahaptian language spoken by the Nez Perce  
11916,Nganasan,a member of the Samoyedic people living on the Taimyr Peninsula in Siberia  
11917,Nganasan,the Uralic language spoken by the Nganasan  
11918,Nguni,a group of southern Bantu languages  
11919,Ni-hard Ni-hard_iron,cast iron to which nickel has been added to make it resist abrasion  
11920,Ni-resist Ni-resist_iron,cast iron consisting of graphite in a matrix of austenite  
11921,Niagara Niagara_Falls,waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls  
11922,Niagara Niagara_River,a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York  
11923,Niagara_Falls,a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort  
11924,Niamey capital_of_Niger,the capital and largest city of Niger  
11925,Nibelung,(German mythology) a companion or follower of Siegfried  
11926,Nibelung,(German mythology) any of the group of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried  
11927,Nibelungenlied,an epic poem written in Middle High German and based on the legends of Siegfried and Teutonic kings  
11928,Nicaea,an ancient city in Bithynia; founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans; the Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325  
11929,Nicaea First_Council_of_Nicaea,the first ecumenical council in 325 which produced the wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy of Arianism  
11930,Nicaea Second_Council_of_Nicaea,the seventh ecumenical council in 787 which refuted iconoclasm and regulated the veneration of holy images  
11931,Nicandra genus_Nicandra,sturdy annual of Peru  
11932,Nicaragua Republic_of_Nicaragua,a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821  
11933,Nicaraguan,a native or inhabitant of Nicaragua  
11934,Nicaraguan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Nicaragua  
11935,Nice,a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera  
11936,Nicene_Creed,(Christianity) a formal creed summarizing Christian beliefs; first adopted in 325 and later expanded  
11937,Nicholas Saint_Nicholas St._Nicholas,a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)  
11938,Nicholas_I Czar_Nicholas_I,czar of Russia from 1825 to 1855 who led Russia into the Crimean War (1796-1855)  
11939,Nicholas_II,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)  
11940,Nicholas_V Tomasso_Parentucelli,Italian pope from 1447 to 1455 who founded the Vatican library (1397-1455)  
11941,Nichrome,an alloy of nickel and chromium with high electrical resistance and an ability to withstand high temperatures; used for resistance heating elements  
11942,Nicklaus Jack_Nicklaus Jack_William_Nicklaus,United States golfer considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time (born in 1940)  
11943,Nicol_prism,optical device that produces plane-polarized light  
11944,Nicolson Harold_Nicolson Sir_Harold_George_Nicolson,English diplomat and author (1886-1968)  
11945,Nicosia capital_of_Cyprus,the capital and largest city of Cyprus  
11946,Nicotiana genus_Nicotiana,American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid foliage  
11947,Nidularia genus_Nidularia,type genus of the Nidulariaceae  
11948,Nidulariaceae family_Nidulariaceae,bird's-nest fungi  
11949,Nidulariales order_Nidulariales,small order of basidiomycetous fungi comprising families Nidulariaceae and Sphaerobolaceae  
11950,Niebuhr Barthold_George_Niebuhr,German historian noted for his critical approach to sources and for his history of Rome (1776-1831)  
11951,Niebuhr Reinhold_Niebuhr,United States Protestant theologian (1892-1971)  
11952,Nielsen Carl_Nielsen Carl_August_Nielsen,Danish composer (1865-1931)  
11953,Niemann-Pick_disease,a disorder of lipid metabolism that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait  
11954,Nietzsche Friedrich_Wilhelm_Nietzsche,influential German philosopher remembered for his concept of the superman and for his rejection of Christian values; considered, along with Kierkegaard, to be a founder of existentialism (1844-1900)  
11955,Niger Niger_River,an African river; flows into the South Atlantic  
11956,Niger Republic_of_Niger,a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert  
11957,Niger-Congo,a family of African language spoken in west Africa  
11958,Niger-Kordofanian Niger-Kordofanian_language,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)  
11959,Niger_franc,the basic unit of money in Niger  
11960,Nigeria Federal_Republic_of_Nigeria,a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country  
11961,Nigerian,a native or inhabitant of Nigeria  
11962,Nigerian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Nigeria  
11963,Nigerien,a native or inhabitant of Niger  
11964,Nightingale Florence_Nightingale Lady_with_the_Lamp,English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)  
11965,Nigroporus genus_Nigroporus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae  
11966,Nigroporus_vinosus,a woody pore fungus with a dark brown to red brown cap and spore surface and small pores  
11967,Nihau Nihau_Island,the most northwestern Hawaiian island (beyond Kauai)  
11968,Nijinsky Vaslav_Nijinsky Waslaw_Nijinsky,Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950)  
11969,Nijmegen,an industrial city in the eastern Netherlands  
11970,Nike,(Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria  
11971,Nile Nile_River,the world's longest river (4150 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  
11972,Nilgiri_Hills,hills in southern India  
11973,Nilo-Saharan Nilo-Saharan_language,a family of East African languages spoken by Nilotic peoples from the Sahara south to Kenya and Tanzania  
11974,Nilotic Nilotic_language,a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-Nile group  
11975,Nilsson Brigit_Nilsson Marta_Brigit_Nilsson,Swedish operatic soprano who played Wagnerian roles (born in 1918)  
11976,Nimitz Chester_Nimitz Chester_William_Nimitz Admiral_Nimitz,United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy (1885-1966)  
11977,Nimravus genus_Nimravus,false sabertoothed tigers  
11978,Nimrod,(Old Testament) a famous hunter  
11979,Nina,the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea  
11980,Nineteenth_Amendment,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  
11981,Nineveh,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  
11982,Ningal,(Akkadian) a goddess; wife of the Moon god Sin  
11983,Ningirsu,Babylonian god in older pantheon: god of war and agriculture  
11984,Ningishzida,an underworld Babylonian deity; patron of medicine  
11985,Ninigi Ninigino-Mikoto,grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan  
11986,Ninkhursag Ninhursag Ninkharsag,the great mother goddess; worshipped also as Aruru and Mama and Nintu  
11987,Nintu Nintoo,a name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped  
11988,Ninurta Ninib,a solar deity; firstborn of Bel and consort was Gula; god of war and the chase and agriculture; sometimes identified with biblical Nimrod  
11989,Niobe,(Greek mythology) the daughter of Tantalus whose boasting about her children provoked Apollo and Artemis to slay them all; Niobe was turned to stone while bewailing her loss  
11990,Niobrara Niobrara_River,a tributary of the Missouri River  
11991,Nipa genus_Nipa Nypa genus_Nypa,monotypic genus of palms of Australasia  
11992,Nisan Nissan,the seventh month of the civil year; the first month of the ecclesiastic year (in March and April)  
11993,Nisei,a person born in the United States of parents who emigrated from Japan  
11994,Nissen_hut Quonset_hut,a prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section  
11995,Nitella genus_Nitella,fragile branching stoneworts  
11996,Nitrobacter genus_Nitrobacter,rod-shaped soil bacteria  
11997,Nitrobacteriaceae family_Nitrobacteriaceae,usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria  
11998,Nitrosomonas genus_Nitrosomonas,ellipsoidal soil bacteria  
11999,Nitrospan Nitrostat,trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris  
12000,Nivose,fourth month of the Revolutionary calendar (December and January); the snowy month  
12001,Nixon Richard_Nixon Richard_M._Nixon Richard_Milhous_Nixon President_Nixon,vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)  
12002,Nizhnyi_Novgorod Nizhni_Novgorod Gorki Gorky Gorkiy,an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky  
12003,Njord Njorth,(Norse mythology) chief of the Vanir; god of the sea and winds and prosperity; father of Frey and Freya; sometimes subsumes Teutonic Nerthus  
12004,Noah,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  
12005,Noah's_flood Noachian_deluge Noah_and_the_Flood the_Flood,(Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings  
12006,Nob_Hill,a fashionable neighborhood in San Francisco  
12007,Nobel Alfred_Nobel Alfred_Bernhard_Nobel,Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896)  
12008,Nobel_prize,an annual award for outstanding contributions to chemistry or physics or physiology and medicine or literature or economics or peace  
12009,Nobelist Nobel_Laureate,winner of a Nobel prize  
12010,Noctua genus_Noctua,type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms  
12011,Noctuidae family_Noctuidae,cutworms; armyworms  
12012,Noether Emmy_Noether,German mathematician (1882-1935)  
12013,Nogales,a town in Arizona on the Mexican border opposite Nogales, Mexico  
12014,Nogales,a town in northern Mexico on the border of Arizona  
12015,Noguchi Hideyo_Noguchi,United States bacteriologist (born in Japan) who discovered the cause of yellow fever and syphilis (1876-1928)  
12016,Noguchi Isamu_Noguchi,United States sculptor (1904-1988)  
12017,Nolina genus_Nolina,perennial plants resembling yucca; found in southern United States and Mexico  
12018,Nome,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  
12019,Nomia_melanderi alkali_bee,a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States  
12020,Nonconformist chapelgoer,a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England  
12021,Nonproliferation_Center NPC,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  
12022,Noonan's_syndrome,syndrome seen only in males; marked by short stature and lowset ears and subnormal fertility  
12023,Nootka,a member of the Wakashan people living on Vancouver Island and in the Cape Flattery region of northwestern Washington  
12024,Nootka,a Wakashan language spoken by the Nootka  
12025,Nopalea genus_Nopalea,a genus of the cactus family with scarlet flowers  
12026,Nor-Q-D,trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norethindrone  
12027,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,a region in northeastern France  
12028,Norfolk,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  
12029,Norfolk_Island,an island territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Australia; formerly a British penal colony  
12030,Norfolk_jacket,loose-fitting single-breasted jacket  
12031,Norfolk_terrier,English breed of small terrier with a straight wiry grizzled coat and dropped ears  
12032,Norinyl,trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norethindrone and mestranol  
12033,Norlestrin,trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone  
12034,Norma,a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way  
12035,Norman,an inhabitant of Normandy  
12036,Norman Greg_Norman Gregory_John_Norman,Australian golfer (born in 1955)  
12037,Norman Jessye_Norman,United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)  
12038,Norman-French Norman_French Old_North_French,the medieval Norman dialect of Old French  
12039,Norman_Conquest,the invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the battle of Hastings (1066)  
12040,Norman_architecture,a Romanesque style first appearing in Normandy around 950 AD and used in Britain from the Norman Conquest until the 12th century  
12041,Normandie Normandy,a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie  
12042,Norn weird_sister,(Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae  
12043,Norris Frank_Norris Benjamin_Franklin_Norris_Jr.,United States writer (1870-1902)  
12044,Norrish Ronald_George_Wreyford_Norrish,English chemist (1897-1978)  
12045,Norse_deity,a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen  
12046,Norse_mythology,the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity  
12047,North,the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line  
12048,North Frederick_North Second_Earl_of_Guilford,British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)  
12049,North_Africa,an area of northern Africa between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea  
12050,North_America,a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama  
12051,North_America,the nations of the North American continent collectively  
12052,North_American,a native or inhabitant of North America  
12053,North_American_Free_Trade_Agreement NAFTA,an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico; became effective in 1994 for ten years  
12054,North_American_country North_American_nation,any country on the North American continent  
12055,North_Atlantic,that part of the Atlantic Ocean to the north of the equator  
12056,North_Atlantic_Council NAC,a council consisting of permanent representatives of all the member countries of NATO; has political authority and powers of decision  
12057,North_Atlantic_Treaty,the treaty signed in 1949 by 12 countries that established NATO  
12058,North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization NATO,an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security  
12059,North_Carolina,one of the British colonies that formed the United States  
12060,North_Carolina Old_North_State Tar_Heel_State NC N.C.,a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies  
12061,North_Carolinian Tarheel,a native or resident of North Carolina  
12062,North_Cascades_National_Park,a national park in Washington that is an alpine wilderness area featuring gold rush and logging campsites  
12063,North_Channel,a strait between Northern Ireland and Scotland that connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea  
12064,North_Dakota Peace_Garden_State ND N.D.,a state of north central United States bordering on Canada  
12065,North_Dakotan,a native or resident of North Dakota  
12066,North_Dravidian,a Dravidian language spoken primarily in eastern India  
12067,North_Equatorial_Current,an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just north of the equator  
12068,North_Island,the smaller but more populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from South Island by Cook Strait  
12069,North_Korea Democratic_People's_Republic_of_Korea D.P.R.K. DPRK,a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948  
12070,North_Korean,a Korean from North Korea  
12071,North_Korean_monetary_unit,monetary unit in North Korea  
12072,North_Korean_won won,the basic unit of money in North Korea  
12073,North_Pacific,that part of the Pacific Ocean to the north of the equator  
12074,North_Peak,19,370 feet high  
12075,North_Platte,a town in west central Nebraska on the Platte River  
12076,North_Platte North_Platte_River,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  
12077,North_Pole,the northernmost point of the Earth's axis  
12078,North_Sea,an arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia; oil was discovered under the North Sea in 1970  
12079,North_Temperate_Zone,Temperate Zone between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer  
12080,North_Vietnam,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  
12081,North_Yorkshire,a county in northern England  
12082,Northampton,the principal city of Northamptonshire  
12083,Northamptonshire,a county is central England  
12084,Northeast northeastern_United_States,the northeastern region of the United States  
12085,Northern,a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans  
12086,Northern_Alliance United_Front,a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban  
12087,Northern_Baptist,a member of the American Baptist Convention  
12088,Northern_Cross,a cluster of 5 bright stars forming a cross in the constellation Cygnus  
12089,Northern_Ireland,a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland  
12090,Northern_Marianas Northern_Mariana_Islands,a self-governing territory comprising all of the Mariana Islands except Guam  
12091,Northern_Spy,large late-ripening apple with skin striped with yellow and red  
12092,Northern_Territory,a territory in north central Australia  
12093,Northern_bedstraw Northern_snow_bedstraw Galium_boreale,North American stoloniferous perennial having white flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental  
12094,Northern_dewberry American_dewberry Rubus_flagellaris,of eastern North America  
12095,Northerner,an inhabitant of the North  
12096,Northrop John_Howard_Northrop,United States biochemist (1891-1987)  
12097,Northumberland,the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)  
12098,Northumbria,an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England until 876  
12099,Northwest northwestern_United_States,the northwestern region of the United States  
12100,Northwest_Passage,a water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean 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)  
12101,Northwest_Territories,a large territory in northwestern Canada; part is now Nunavut  
12102,Noruz Nowruz Nowrooz,(Persian) the new year holiday in Iran and Azerbaijan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and parts of India and among the Kurds; comes at the vernal equinox  
12103,Norway Kingdom_of_Norway Norge Noreg,a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905  
12104,Norway_lobster Nephrops_norvegicus,edible European lobster resembling the American lobster but slenderer  
12105,Norway_maple Acer_platanoides,a large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America; five-lobed leaves yellow in autumn; cultivated in many varieties  
12106,Norway_spruce Picea_abies,tall pyramidal spruce native to northern Europe having dark green foliage on spreading branches with pendulous branchlets and long pendulous cones  
12107,Norwegian,a Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway  
12108,Norwegian Norseman Norse,a native or inhabitant of Norway  
12109,Norwegian_Sea,the part of the Atlantic that lies off the Norwegian coast to the north of the North Sea  
12110,Norwegian_elkhound elkhound,breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk  
12111,Norwegian_krone krone,the basic unit of money in Norway  
12112,Norwegian_lobster langoustine scampo,caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster  
12113,Norwegian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Norway  
12114,Norwich_terrier,English breed of small short-legged terrier with a straight wiry red or grey or black-and-tan coat and erect ears  
12115,Nostocaceae family_Nostocaceae,blue-green algae  
12116,Nostradamus Michel_de_Notredame,French astrologer who wrote cryptic predictions whose interpretations are still being debated (1503-1566)  
12117,Notechis genus_Notechis,tiger snakes  
12118,Notemigonus genus_Notemigonus,golden shiners  
12119,Nothofagus genus_Nothofagus,beeches of temperate southern hemisphere except Africa: southern beech  
12120,Nothosauria suborder_Nothosauria,a suborder of Sauropterygia  
12121,Notomys genus_Notomys,jerboa rats  
12122,Notonecta genus_Notonecta,type genus of the Notonectidae: backswimmers  
12123,Notonectidae family_Notonectidae,aquatic carnivorous insects  
12124,Notophthalmus genus_Notophthalmus,newts  
12125,Notoryctidae family_Notoryctidae,pouched moles  
12126,Notoryctus genus_Notoryctus,type genus of the family Notoryctidae: comprising solely the marsupial mole  
12127,Notostraca order_Notostraca,small freshwater crustaceans with a shield-shaped carapace  
12128,Notropis genus_Notropis,shiners  
12129,Nouakchott,capital of Mauritania; located in western Mauritania near the Atlantic coast  
12130,Nov-Esperanto,an artificial language based on Esperanto  
12131,Nov-Latin,an artificial language based on Latin  
12132,Nova_Scotia,a peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence River  
12133,Nova_Scotia,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  
12134,Nova_Scotia_lox Nova_lox Nova_Scotia_salmon Nova_salmon Nova_style_salmon,brine-cured salmon that is less salty than most; sometimes sugar is also used in the curing  
12135,Nova_Scotian bluenose,a native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia  
12136,Novaya_Zemlya Nova_Zembla,two islands in the Arctic Ocean belonging to Russia; site of a test center for nuclear warheads  
12137,November Nov,the month following October and preceding December  
12138,November_5,anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot  
12139,Novgorod,a city in northwestern Russia on the Volkhov River; Russia's oldest city and an important trading center in the Middle Ages  
12140,Novial,an artificial language  
12141,Novosibirsk,a city in the Asian part of Russia on the Ob river; largest city in Siberia  
12142,Nox Night,Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx  
12143,Noyes Alfred_Noyes,English poet (1880-1958)  
12144,Nubia,an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile; much of Nubia is now under Lake Nasser  
12145,Nubian,a native or inhabitant of Nubia; "Nubians now form an ethnic minority in Egypt"  
12146,Nubian_Desert,an arid sandstone plateau in northeastern Sudan between the Nile and the Red Sea  
12147,Nucifraga genus_Nucifraga,nutcrackers  
12148,Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission NRC,an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants  
12149,Nuda class_Nuda,ctenophores lacking tentacles; comprises one genus: beroe  
12150,Nudibranchia order_Nudibranchia,comprising numerous marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shell in the adult state and usually having a body like a slug  
12151,Nuffield William_Richard_Morris First_Viscount_Nuffield,British industrialist who manufactured automobiles and created a philanthropic foundation (1877-1963)  
12152,Nullarbor_Plain,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  
12153,Numbers Book_of_Numbers,the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt  
12154,Numenius genus_Numenius,curlews  
12155,Numida genus_Numida,guinea fowl  
12156,Numidia,an ancient kingdom (later a Roman province) in North Africa in an area corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria  
12157,Numidian,an inhabitant of ancient Numidia  
12158,Numididae subfamily_Numididae Numidinae subfamily_Numidinae,guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar  
12159,Nummulitidae family_Nummulitidae,a family of fossil protoctists  
12160,Nunavut,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; "Nunavut is the homeland of the Inuit people"  
12161,Nung,a branch of the Tai languages  
12162,Nuphar genus_Nuphar,spatterdocks  
12163,Nuptse,a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (25,726 feet high)  
12164,Nuremberg Nurnberg,a city in southeastern Germany; site of Allied trials of Nazi war criminals (1945-46)  
12165,Nureyev Rudolf_Nureyev,Russian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938)  
12166,Nusku,god of fire and light; corresponds to Babylonian Girru  
12167,Nut,Egyptian goddess of the sky  
12168,Nuttall_oak Nuttall's_oak Quercus_nuttalli,similar to the pin oak; grows in damp sites in Mississippi River basin  
12169,Nuytsia genus_Nuytsia,one species  
12170,Nyala,city in Sudan  
12171,Nyamuragira,an active volcano in eastern Congo  
12172,Nyamwezi,a Bantu language spoken in central Tanzania  
12173,Nyctaginaceae family_Nyctaginaceae Allioniaceae family_Allioniaceae four-o'clock_family,a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales  
12174,Nyctaginia genus_Nyctaginia,a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Nyctaginaceae having only one species  
12175,Nyctanassa genus_Nyctanassa,American night herons  
12176,Nyctereutes genus_Nyctereutes,raccoon dogs  
12177,Nycticebus genus_Nycticebus,a genus of Lorisidae  
12178,Nycticorax genus_Nycticorax,Old World night herons  
12179,Nyctimene genus_Nyctimene,East Indian fruit bats  
12180,Nyiragongo,an active volcano in eastern Congo  
12181,Nymphaea genus_Nymphaea,the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies  
12182,Nymphaeaceae family_Nymphaeaceae water-lily_family,dicot aquatic plants  
12183,Nymphalidae family_Nymphalidae,large beautifully colored butterflies  
12184,Nymphalis genus_Nymphalis,type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies  
12185,Nymphicus genus_Nymphicus,a genus of Psittacidae  
12186,Nynorsk New_Norwegian Landsmal Landsmaal,one of two official languages of Norway; based on rural dialects  
12187,Nyquist_frequency,(telecommunication) twice the maximum frequency occurring in the transmitted signal  
12188,Nyquist_rate,(telecommunication) the lowest sampling rate that will permit accurate reconstruction of a sampled analog signal  
12189,Nyssa genus_Nyssa,tupelos: deciduous trees of moist habitats especially swamps and beside ponds  
12190,Nyssaceae family_Nyssaceae sour-gum_family tupelo_family,a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees  
12191,Nyx,(Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night; daughter of Chaos; counterpart of Roman Nox  
12192,O o,the 15th letter of the Roman alphabet  
12193,O type_O group_O,the blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B antigens; "people with type O blood are universal donors"  
12194,O'Brien Edna_O'Brien,Irish writer (born in 1932)  
12195,O'Casey Sean_O'Casey,Irish playwright (1880-1964)  
12196,O'Connor Flannery_O'Connor Mary_Flannery_O'Connor,United States writer (1925-1964)  
12197,O'Flaherty Liam_O'Flaherty,Irish writer of short stories (1896-1984)  
12198,O'Hara John_Henry_O'Hara,United States writer (1905-1970)  
12199,O'Keeffe Georgia_Okeeffe,United States painter (1887-1986)  
12200,O'Neill Eugene_O'Neill Eugene_Gladstone_O'Neill,United States playwright (1888-1953)  
12201,O'Toole Peter_O'Toole Peter_Seamus_O'Toole,British actor (born in Ireland in 1932)  
12202,O.K. OK okay okey okeh,an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead"  
12203,OR_circuit OR_gate,a gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its inputs fire  
12204,O_ring,a gasket consisting of a flat ring of rubber or plastic; used to seal a joint against high pressure  
12205,Oahu Oahu_Island,an island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state  
12206,Oak_Leaf_Cluster,a United States military decoration consisting of bronze or silver oak leaves and acorns awarded to anyone who has won a given medal before  
12207,Oakland,a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center  
12208,Oakley Annie_Oakley,United States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1860-1926)  
12209,Oates Joyce_Carol_Oates,United States writer (born in 1938)  
12210,Oates Titus_Oates,English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)  
12211,Oaxaca Oaxaca_de_Juarez,a city of southeastern Mexico  
12212,Ob Ob_River,a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea  
12213,Obadiah Abdias,a Hebrew minor prophet  
12214,Obadiah Abdias Book_of_Obadiah,an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible  
12215,Obama Barack_Hussein_Obama,44th President of the United States; first African-American President  
12216,Oberson,(Middle Ages) the king of the fairies and husband of Titania in medieval folklore  
12217,Oblation religious_offering,the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist  
12218,Occam William_of_Occam Ockham William_of_Ockham,English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349)  
12219,Occam's_Razor Ockham's_Razor principle_of_parsimony law_of_parsimony,the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred  
12220,Occidental,a native inhabitant of the Occident  
12221,Occidental,an artificial language  
12222,Occidentalism,the scholarly knowledge of western cultures and languages and people  
12223,Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Administration OSHA,a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment  
12224,Oceania Oceanica,a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago)  
12225,Oceanic Eastern_Malayo-Polynesian,an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages  
12226,Oceanid,(Greek mythology) sea nymph who was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys  
12227,Oceanites genus_Oceanites,a genus of Hydrobatidae  
12228,Oceanus,(Greek mythology) god of the stream that flowed around the earth in ancient mythology  
12229,Ochna genus_Ochna,type genus of Ochnaceae; evergreen trees and shrubs of Old World tropics  
12230,Ochnaceae family_Ochnaceae ochna_family,family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick shining parallel-veined leaves  
12231,Ochoa Severo_Ochoa,United States biochemist (born in Spain) who studied the biological synthesis of nucleic acids (1905-1993)  
12232,Ochotona genus_Ochotona,type genus of the Ochotonidae  
12233,Ochotonidae family_Ochotonidae,pikas and extinct forms  
12234,Ochroma genus_Ochroma,one species: balsa  
12235,Ochs Adolph_Simon_Ochs,United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935)  
12236,Ocimum genus_Ocimum,basil  
12237,Octans,the constellation that includes the southern celestial pole  
12238,October Oct,the month following September and preceding November  
12239,Octopoda order_Octopoda,octopuses and paper nautilus  
12240,Octopodidae family_Octopodidae,a family of Octopoda  
12241,Ocyurus genus_Ocyurus,snappers  
12242,Oder Oder_River,a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea  
12243,Odessa,a city in western Texas  
12244,Odessa Odesa,a port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea  
12245,Odets Clifford_Odets,United States playwright (1906-1963)  
12246,Odin,(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  
12247,Odoacer Odovacar Odovakar,Germanic barbarian leader who ended the Western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493)  
12248,Odobenidae family_Odobenidae,walruses and extinct forms  
12249,Odobenus genus_Odobenus,type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses  
12250,Odocoileus genus_Odocoileus,North American deer  
12251,Odonata order_Odonata,dragonflies and damselflies  
12252,Odontoceti suborder_Odontoceti,toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales  
12253,Odontophorus genus_Odontophorus,genus of Central and South American crested partridges resembling quails; sometimes placed in a distinct subfamily or isolated in a distinct family  
12254,Odysseus,(Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey  
12255,Odyssey,a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy  
12256,Oecanthus genus_Oecanthus,tree crickets  
12257,Oedipus King_Oedipus Oedipus_Rex,(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  
12258,Oedipus_complex Oedipal_complex,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  
12259,Oedogoniaceae family_Oedogoniaceae,filamentous green algae  
12260,Oedogoniales order_oedogoniales,simple or branched filamentous freshwater green algae  
12261,Oedogonium genus_Oedogonium,type genus of Oedogoniaceae; freshwater green algae having long unbranched filaments; usually free-floating when mature  
12262,Oenanthe genus_Oenanthe,poisonous herbs: water dropworts  
12263,Oenanthe genus_Oenanthe,wheatears  
12264,Oenothera genus_Oenothera,chiefly North American herbs with usually nocturnal flowers  
12265,Oersted Hans_Christian_Oersted,Danish physicist (1777-1851)  
12266,Oestridae family_Oestridae Hypodermatidae family_Hypodermatidae,warble flies  
12267,Oestrus genus_Oestrus,type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies  
12268,Offenbach Jacques_Offenbach,French composer of many operettas and an opera (1819-1880)  
12269,Offertory,the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God  
12270,Office_of_Inspector_General OIG,the investigative arm of the Federal Trade Commission  
12271,Office_of_Intelligence_Support OIS,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  
12272,Office_of_Management_and_Budget OMB,the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget  
12273,Office_of_Naval_Intelligence ONI,the military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the United States Navy  
12274,Office_of_the_Dead,an office read or sung before a burial mass in the Roman Catholic Church  
12275,Ofo,a member of the Siouan people living in the Yazoo river valley in Mississippi  
12276,Ofo,a Siouan language spoken by the Ofo  
12277,Ogcocephalidae family_Ogcocephalidae,batfishes: sluggish bottom-dwelling spiny fishes  
12278,Ogden,a town in northern Utah settled by Mormons  
12279,Ogden C._K._Ogden Charles_Kay_Ogden,English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957)  
12280,Oglala Ogalala,a member of the Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux and who formerly inhabited the Black Hills of western South Dakota  
12281,Oglala Ogalala,a Siouan language spoken by the Oglala  
12282,Ohio Buckeye_State OH,a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region  
12283,Ohio Ohio_River,a river that is formed in western Pennsylvania and flows westward to become a tributary of the Mississippi River  
12284,Ohio_State_University,a university in Columbus, Ohio  
12285,Ohio_buckeye,a buckeye with scaly grey bark that is found in the central United States  
12286,Ohio_goldenrod,a variety of goldenrod  
12287,Ohioan Buckeye,a native or resident of Ohio  
12288,Ohm Georg_Simon_Ohm,German physicist who formulated Ohm's law (1787-1854)  
12289,Ohm's_law,electric current is directly proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to resistance; I = E/R  
12290,Oireachtas,the parliament of the Irish Republic  
12291,Ojibwa Ojibway Chippewa,a member of an Algonquian people who lived west of Lake Superior  
12292,Ojibwa Ojibway Chippewa,the Algonquian language spoken by the Ojibwa  
12293,Ojos_del_Salado,a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,572 feet high)  
12294,Okapia genus_Okapia,okapis  
12295,Okeechobee Lake_Okeechobee,a lake in southeast Florida to the north of the Everglades  
12296,Okefenokee_Swamp,a large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia  
12297,Oken Lorenz_Oken Okenfuss Lorenz_Okenfuss,German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851)  
12298,Okinawa,the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands  
12299,Okinawa Okinawa_campaign,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  
12300,Oklahoma Sooner_State OK Okla.,a state in south central United States  
12301,Oklahoma_City capital_of_Oklahoma,capital and largest city of Oklahoma; the economy is based on oil and livestock  
12302,Oklahoman Sooner,a native or resident of Oklahoma  
12303,Oktoberfest,an autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer  
12304,Oktoberfest Octoberfest,a strong lager made originally in Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration; sweet and copper-colored  
12305,Olaf_II Olav_II Saint_Olaf Saint_Olav St._Olaf St._Olav,King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030)  
12306,Old_Bailey,the central criminal court in London  
12307,Old_Catholic,a member of the church formed in the 19th century by German Catholics who refused to accept the infallibility of the Pope  
12308,Old_Catholic_Church,Catholic churches that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 18th century  
12309,Old_Church_Slavonic Old_Church_Slavic Church_Slavic Old_Bulgarian,the Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th century  
12310,Old_English Anglo-Saxon,English prior to about 1100  
12311,Old_English_sheepdog bobtail,large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain  
12312,Old_Faithful,a geyser in Yellowstone National Park that erupts for about 4 minutes about every 65 minutes  
12313,Old_French,the earliest form of the French language; 9th to 15th century  
12314,Old_Frisian,the Frisian language until the 16th century; the Germanic language of ancient Frisia  
12315,Old_High_German,High German prior to 1200  
12316,Old_Icelandic,the extinct dialect of Old Norse that was spoken in Iceland up until about 1600  
12317,Old_Irish,Irish Gaelic up to about 1100  
12318,Old_Italian,the Italian language up to the middle of the 16th century  
12319,Old_Latin,the oldest recorded Latin (dating back at early as the 6th century B.C.)  
12320,Old_Norse,the extinct Germanic language of medieval Scandinavia and Iceland from about to 700 to 1350  
12321,Old_Prussian,a dead language of the (non-German) Prussians (extinct after 1700); thought to belong to the Baltic branch of Indo-European  
12322,Old_Saxon,Low German prior to 1200  
12323,Old_South,the South of the United States before the American Civil War  
12324,Old_Testament,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  
12325,Old_World,the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas  
12326,Old_World_beaver Castor_fiber,a European variety of beaver  
12327,Old_World_buffalo buffalo,any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo  
12328,Old_World_chat chat,songbirds having a chattering call  
12329,Old_World_coot Fulica_atra,a coot found in Eurasia  
12330,Old_World_crayfish ecrevisse,small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America  
12331,Old_World_flycatcher true_flycatcher flycatcher,any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing  
12332,Old_World_hop_hornbeam Ostrya_carpinifolia,medium-sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor  
12333,Old_World_jay,a European jay  
12334,Old_World_least_weasel Mustela_nivalis,of Europe  
12335,Old_World_monkey catarrhine,of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together  
12336,Old_World_oriole oriole,mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black  
12337,Old_World_porcupine,terrestrial porcupine  
12338,Old_World_quail,small game bird with a rounded body and small tail  
12339,Old_World_scops_owl Otus_scops,European scops owl  
12340,Old_World_vulture,any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia  
12341,Old_World_warbler true_warbler,small active brownish or greyish Old World birds  
12342,Old_World_yew English_yew Taxus_baccata,predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world  
12343,Old_world_white_pelican Pelecanus_onocrotalus,similar to American white pelican  
12344,Oldenburg Claes_Oldenburg Claes_Thure_Oldenburg,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)  
12345,Oldfield Barney_Oldfield Berna_Eli_Oldfield,United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946)  
12346,Olduvai_Gorge,a gorge in northeastern Tanzania where anthropologists have found some of the earliest human remains  
12347,Olea genus_Olea,evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits  
12348,Oleaceae family_Oleaceae olive_family,trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac  
12349,Oleales order_Oleales,coextensive with the family Oleaceae; in some classifications included in the order Gentianales  
12350,Oleandra genus_Oleandra,or family Polypodiaceae: tropical epiphytic or terrestrial ferns  
12351,Oleandraceae family_Oleandraceae,one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems  
12352,Olearia genus_Olearia,large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees with large daisylike flowers  
12353,Olfersia genus_Olfersia,genus of fern having only one species  
12354,Oligocene Oligocene_epoch,from 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats  
12355,Oligochaeta class_Oligochaeta,earthworms  
12356,Oligoplites genus_Oligoplites,leatherjackets  
12357,Oligoporus genus_Oligoporus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae  
12358,Oligoporus_leucospongia,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  
12359,Oliver Joseph_Oliver King_Oliver,United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)  
12360,Olivier Laurence_Olivier Sir_Laurence_Kerr_Olivier Baron_Olivier_of_Birghton,English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989)  
12361,Ollari,a Dravidian language spoken in south central India  
12362,Olmec,a member of an early Mesoamerican civilization centered around Veracruz that flourished between 1300 and 400 BC  
12363,Olmsted Frederick_Law_Olmsted,United States landscape architect primarily responsible for the design of Central Park in New York City (1822-1903)  
12364,Olympia,a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; the chief sanctuary of Zeus and the site of the original Olympian Games  
12365,Olympia capital_of_Washington,capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound  
12366,Olympiad,one of the four-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC  
12367,Olympian,an athlete who participates in the Olympic games  
12368,Olympian Olympic_god,a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans  
12369,Olympian_Games Olympic_Games,the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC  
12370,Olympian_Zeus,a seated statue of the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology created for the temple at Olympia; the statue was 40 feet tall and rested on a base that was 12 feet high  
12371,Olympic_Games Olympics Olympiad,the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country  
12372,Olympic_National_Park,a national park in Washington having rain forests of giant evergreens  
12373,Olympus Mount_Olympus Mt._Olympus Olimbos,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)  
12374,Omaha,largest city in Nebraska; located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri river; a major transportation center of the Midwest  
12375,Omaha,the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Omaha  
12376,Omaha,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1935  
12377,Omaha Maha,a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska  
12378,Oman Sultanate_of_Oman Muscat_and_Oman,a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil  
12379,Omani,a native or inhabitant of Oman  
12380,Omani_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Oman  
12381,Omar_Khayyam,Persian poet and mathematician and astronomer whose poetry was popularized by Edward Fitzgerald's translation (1050-1123)  
12382,Omdurman,a city of Sudan; located in the central Sudan on the White Nile opposite Khartoum  
12383,Omdurman battle_of_Omdurman,a battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under Kitchener defeated the Sudanese  
12384,Omega_Centauri,a global cluster in the constellation Centaurus  
12385,Omiya,a city of east central Honshu; a suburb of Tokyo  
12386,Omomyid Omomyid_group,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  
12387,Omotic,a group of related languages spoken in a valley of southern Ethiopia; closely related to Cushitic languages  
12388,Omphalotus genus_Omphalotus,a genus of fungi with a depressed disc in the cap  
12389,Omsk,a city in the Asian part of Russia  
12390,Onagraceae family_Onagraceae evening-primrose_family,a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales  
12391,Oncorhynchus genus_Oncorhynchus,Pacific salmon including sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; chum salmon; coho salmon  
12392,Ondaatje Michael_Ondaatje Philip_Michael_Ondaatje,Canadian writer (born in Sri Lanka in 1943)  
12393,Ondatra genus_Ondatra,muskrats  
12394,Oneida,a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario  
12395,Oneida,the Iroquoian language spoken by the Oneida  
12396,Oniscidae family_Oniscidae,a family of Isopoda  
12397,Oniscus genus_Oniscus,type genus of the Oniscidae; woodlice that cannot roll into a ball  
12398,Ono Yoko_Ono,United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)  
12399,Onobrychis genus_Onobrychis,genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods  
12400,Onoclea genus_Onoclea,one species: sensitive fern; in some classifications included in Polypodiaceae  
12401,Onondaga,a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living between Lake Champlain and the Saint Lawrence River  
12402,Onondaga,the Iroquoian language spoken by the Onondaga  
12403,Ononis genus_Ononis,genus of European subshrubs or herbs having pink or purple or yellow solitary or clustered flowers: restharrow  
12404,Onopordum genus_Onopordum Onopordon genus_Onopordon,a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers  
12405,Onosmodium genus_Onosmodium,a genus of North American perennial herbs of the family Boraginaceae  
12406,Onsager Lars_Onsager,United States chemist (born in Norway) noted for his work in thermodynamics (1903-1976)  
12407,Ontario,a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada  
12408,Onychium genus_Onychium,small terrestrial ferns of Old World tropics and subtropics: clawed ferns; sometimes placed in family Cryptogrammataceae  
12409,Onychogalea genus_Onychogalea,a genus of Macropodidae  
12410,Onychomys genus_Onychomys,grasshopper mice  
12411,Onychophora class_Onychophora,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  
12412,Oomycetes class_Oomycetes,nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists  
12413,Oort Jan_Hendrix_Oort,Dutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and proposed the existence of the Oort cloud (1900-1992)  
12414,Oort_cloud,(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  
12415,Opel Wilhelm_von_Opel,German industrialist who was the first in Germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948)  
12416,Open_University,a British university that is open to people without formal academic qualifications and where teaching is by correspondence or broadcasting or summer school  
12417,Opera,a commercial browser  
12418,Operation_Desert_Storm,the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991)  
12419,Opheodrys genus_Opheodrys,North American green snakes  
12420,Ophidiidae family_Ophidiidae,eellike marine fishes  
12421,Ophiodon genus_Ophiodon,a genus of Ophiodontidae  
12422,Ophiodontidae family_Ophiodontidae,fishes closely related to greenlings  
12423,Ophioglossaceae family_Ophioglossaceae,a family of succulent ferns of order Ophioglossales; cosmopolitan in distribution  
12424,Ophioglossales order_Ophioglossales,coextensive with the family Ophioglossaceae  
12425,Ophioglossum genus_Ophioglossum,the type genus of the fern family Ophioglossaceae  
12426,Ophiophagus genus_Ophiophagus,king cobra  
12427,Ophisaurus genus_Ophisaurus,glass lizards  
12428,Ophiuchus,a large constellation in the equatorial region between Hercules and Scorpius  
12429,Ophiurida subclass_Ophiurida,brittle stars  
12430,Ophiuroidea class_Ophiuroidea,brittle stars and basket stars  
12431,Ophrys genus_Ophrys,a hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western Asia  
12432,Opisthobranchia subclass_Opisthobranchia,gastropods having the gills when present posterior to the heart and having no operculum: includes sea slugs; sea butterflies; sea hares  
12433,Opisthocomidae family_Opisthocomidae,comprising the hoatzins  
12434,Opisthocomus genus_Opisthocomus,type genus of the Opisthocomidae: hoatzins  
12435,Opisthognathidae family_Opisthognathidae,jawfishes  
12436,Oppenheimer Robert_Oppenheimer,United States physicist who directed the project at Los Alamos that developed the first atomic bomb (1904-1967)  
12437,Opposition,the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected; "Her Majesty's loyal opposition"  
12438,Ops,(Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor  
12439,Optez,an artificial language  
12440,Opuntia genus_Opuntia,large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears  
12441,Opuntiales order_Opuntiales,coextensive with the family Cactaceae: cactuses  
12442,Oran,a port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city  
12443,Orange Orange_River,a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean  
12444,Orange_Group OV,a terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland  
12445,Orange_Order Association_of_Orangemen,a Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland  
12446,Orangeman,a member of a society founded in Ireland in 1795 to uphold Protestantism and the British sovereign  
12447,Orbignya genus_Orbignya,palms of southern Mexico to northern South America: babassu palm  
12448,Orbison Roy_Orbison,United States composer and rockabilly tenor popular in the 1950s (1936-1988)  
12449,Orchestia genus_Orchestia,type genus of the family Orchestiidae  
12450,Orchestiidae family_Orchestiidae,beach fleas  
12451,Orchidaceae family_Orchidaceae orchid_family,enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers  
12452,Orchidales order_Orchidales,order of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds: Orchidaceae; Burmanniaceae  
12453,Orcinus genus_Orcinus,killer whales  
12454,Orczy Baroness_Emmusca_Orczy,British writer (born in Hungary) (1865-1947)  
12455,Ord_kangaroo_rat Dipodomys_ordi,most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain areas of central and western United States  
12456,Order_of_the_Purple_Heart Purple_Heart,a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action  
12457,Ordnance_Survey,the official cartography agency of the British government  
12458,Ordovician Ordovician_period,from 500 million to 425 million years ago; conodonts and ostracods and algae and seaweeds  
12459,Oread,(Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs  
12460,Oreamnos genus_Oreamnos,mountain goats  
12461,Orectolobidae family_Orectolobidae,nurse sharks and carpet sharks  
12462,Orectolobus genus_Orectolobus,carpet sharks  
12463,Oregon Beaver_State OR Ore.,a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific  
12464,Oregon_ash Fraxinus_latifolia Fraxinus_oregona,timber tree of western North America yielding hard light wood; closely related to the red ash  
12465,Oregon_cedar Port_Orford_cedar Lawson's_cypress Lawson's_cedar Chamaecyparis_lawsoniana,large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet  
12466,Oregon_crab_apple Malus_fusca,small tree or shrub of western United States having white blossoms and tiny yellow or red fruit  
12467,Oregon_grape Mahonia_nervosa,small shrub with grey-green leaves and yellow flowers followed by glaucous blue berries  
12468,Oregon_grape Oregon_holly_grape hollygrape mountain_grape holly-leaves_barberry Mahonia_aquifolium,ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries  
12469,Oregon_maple big-leaf_maple Acer_macrophyllum,maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn  
12470,Oregon_white_oak Oregon_oak Garry_oak Quercus_garryana,small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked branches and pale grey bark  
12471,Oregonian Beaver,a native or resident of Oregon  
12472,Oreopteris genus_Oreopteris,3 species of ferns formerly included in genus Dryopteris or Thelypteris  
12473,Oreortyx genus_Oreortyx,mountain quail of western United States  
12474,Orestes,(Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus  
12475,Orff Carl_Orff,German musician who developed a widely used system for teaching music to children (1895-1982)  
12476,Organization_for_the_Prohibition_of_Chemical_Weapons OPCW,international organization for chemical disarmament; administers the Chemical Weapons Convention  
12477,Organization_of_American_States OAS,an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation  
12478,Organization_of_Petroleum-Exporting_Countries OPEC,an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum  
12479,Oriental_arborvitae Thuja_orientalis Platycladus_orientalis,Asiatic shrub or small tree widely planted in United States and Europe; in some classifications assigned to its own genus  
12480,Oriental_beetle Asiatic_beetle Anomala_orientalis,introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses  
12481,Oriental_scops_owl Otus_sunia,Asian scops owl  
12482,Orientalism Oriental_Studies,the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people  
12483,Origen,Greek philosopher and theologian who reinterpreted Christian doctrine through the philosophy of Neoplatonism; his work was later condemned as unorthodox (185-254)  
12484,Orinoco Orinoco_River,a South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic  
12485,Oriolidae family_Oriolidae,Old World orioles  
12486,Oriolus genus_Oriolus,type genus of the Oriolidae  
12487,Orion,(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  
12488,Orion Hunter,a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel  
12489,Orissa,state in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal  
12490,Orites genus_Orites,small genus of Australian shrubs or trees  
12491,Oriya,a member of a people in India living in Orissa and neighboring areas  
12492,Oriya,a Magadhan language that is spoken by the Oriya and is the official language of the Indian state of Orissa  
12493,Orizaba,a city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz); a popular resort  
12494,Orkney_Islands,an archipelago of about 70 islands in the North Atlantic and North Sea off the northeastern coast of Scotland  
12495,Orlando,a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World  
12496,Orleanais,a former province of north central France; centered around Orleans  
12497,Orleanism,the political philosophy of the Orleanists  
12498,Orleanist,a supporter of the Orleans branch of the Bourbons that was descended from a younger brother of Louis XIV  
12499,Orleans,a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)  
12500,Orleans siege_of_Orleans,a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429  
12501,Orlon,an acrylic fiber or the lightweight crease-resistant fabric made with Orlon yarns  
12502,Orly,a southeastern suburb of Paris; site of an international airport serving Paris  
12503,Ormandy Eugene_Ormandy,United States conductor (born in Hungary) (1899-1985)  
12504,Ormazd Ormuzd Ahura_Mazda,chief deity of Zoroastrianism; source of light and embodiment of good  
12505,Ormosia genus_Ormosia,genus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish wood  
12506,Ornithischia order_Ornithischia,extinct terrestrial reptiles having bird-like pelvises: armored dinosaurs (thyreophorans); boneheaded and horned dinosaurs (marginocephalians); duck-billed dinosaurs (euronithopods)  
12507,Ornithogalum genus_Ornithogalum,sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae  
12508,Ornithomimida suborder_Ornithomimida,lightly built medium-size theropods  
12509,Ornithorhynchidae family_Ornithorhynchidae,platypus  
12510,Ornithorhynchus genus_Ornithorhynchus,type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae  
12511,Orobanchaceae family_Orobanchaceae broomrape_family,brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales  
12512,Orono,a university town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River to the north of Bangor  
12513,Orontium genus_Orontium,one species of aquatic plant: golden club  
12514,Orozco Jose_Orozco Jose_Clemente_Orozco,Mexican painter noted for his monumental murals (1883-1949)  
12515,Orpheus,(Greek mythology) a great musician; when his wife Eurydice died he went to Hades to get her back but failed  
12516,Orpington,English breed of large chickens with white skin  
12517,Orr Bobby_Orr Robert_Orr,Canadian hockey player (born 1948)  
12518,Ortalis genus_Ortalis,chachalacas  
12519,Ortega Daniel_Ortega Daniel_Ortega_Saavedra,Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945)  
12520,Ortega_y_Gasset Jose_Ortega_y_Gasset,Spanish philosopher who advocated leadership by an intellectual elite (1883-1955)  
12521,Orthilia genus_Orthilia,a shrubby perennial rhizomatous evergreen herb; grows in damp coniferous woodlands in northern temperate regions  
12522,Orthodox_Church Orthodox_Catholic_Church Eastern_Orthodox_Church Eastern_Church Eastern_Orthodox,derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites  
12523,Orthodox_Jew,Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic law  
12524,Orthodox_Judaism,beliefs and practices of a Judaic sect that strictly observes Mosaic law  
12525,Orthodox_Judaism Jewish_Orthodoxy,Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic law as interpreted in the Talmud  
12526,Orthopristis genus_Orthopristis,a genus of Haemulidae  
12527,Orthoptera order_Orthoptera,grasshoppers and locusts; crickets  
12528,Orthotomus genus_Orthotomus,tailorbirds  
12529,Orwell George_Orwell Eric_Blair Eric_Arthur_Blair,imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950)  
12530,Orycteropodidae family_Orycteropodidae,aardvarks  
12531,Orycteropus genus_Orycteropus,coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae  
12532,Oryctolagus genus_Oryctolagus,Old World rabbits  
12533,Oryza genus_Oryza,rice  
12534,Oryzomys genus_Oryzomys,rice rats  
12535,Oryzopsis genus_Oryzopsis,rice grass  
12536,Osage,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  
12537,Osage,the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Osage  
12538,Osage Osage_River,a river in Missouri that is a tributary of the Missouri River  
12539,Osaka,port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay; a commercial and industrial center of Japan  
12540,Osaka_Bay,a bay of the western Pacific in southern Honshu  
12541,Osasco,a city in southeastern Brazil; suburb of Sao Paulo  
12542,Osborne John_Osborne John_James_Osborne,English playwright (1929-1994)  
12543,Oscan,an Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania  
12544,Oscan,an extinct Italic language of ancient southern Italy  
12545,Oscillatoriaceae family_Oscillatoriaceae,blue green algae  
12546,Oscines suborder_Oscines Passeres suborder_Passeres,two names for the suborder of typical songbirds  
12547,Osco-Umbrian,a group of dead languages of ancient Italy; they were displace by Latin  
12548,Osiris,Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of Isis; father of Horus  
12549,Oslo Christiania capital_of_Norway,the capital and largest city of Norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast  
12550,Osman_I Othman_I,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)  
12551,Osmanthus genus_Osmanthus,widely distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or trees of southern United States and Middle East and China and Japan  
12552,Osmeridae family_Osmeridae,smelts  
12553,Osmerus genus_Osmerus,type genus of the Osmeridae  
12554,Osmundaceae family_Osmundaceae,large family of ferns widely distributed in temperate and tropical areas  
12555,Ossete,a northeastern Iranian language spoken in Russia  
12556,Ostariophysi order_Ostariophysi,in some classifications considered a superorder comprising the Cypriniformes and the Siluriformes  
12557,Osteichthyes class_Osteichthyes,a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage  
12558,Osteoglossidae family_Osteoglossidae,a family of large fishes that live in freshwater; includes bandfish and bonytongues  
12559,Osteoglossiformes Order_Osteoglossiformes,teleost fish with bony tongues  
12560,Osteostraci suborder_Osteostraci Cephalaspida suborder_Cephalaspida,extinct group of armored fish-like vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear  
12561,Ostraciidae family_Ostraciidae family_Ostraciontidae,boxfishes  
12562,Ostracoda subclass_Ostracoda,seed shrimps  
12563,Ostracodermi order_Ostracodermi,extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear  
12564,Ostrava,an industrial city in northwestern Czech Republic in the Moravian lowlands; located in the coal mining area of Silesia  
12565,Ostrea genus_Ostrea,type genus of the family Ostreidae  
12566,Ostreidae family_Ostreidae,oysters  
12567,Ostrogoth,a member of the eastern group of Goths who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD  
12568,Ostrya genus_Ostrya,deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae  
12569,Ostryopsis genus_Ostryopsis,deciduous monoecious shrubs of China and Mongolia resembling trees of the genus Ostrya; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae  
12570,Ostwald Wilhelm_Ostwald,German chemist (1853-1932)  
12571,Ostyak Khanty,a member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Urals)  
12572,Oswald Lee_Harvey_Oswald,United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)  
12573,Otaheite_arrowroot Otaheite_arrowroot_starch,a starch obtained from the root of the pia  
12574,Otaria genus_Otaria,type genus of the Otariidae  
12575,Otariidae family_Otariidae,eared seals: sea lions and fur seals  
12576,Othello,the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who would not trust his wife  
12577,Otides suborder_Otides,terrestrial game birds of the Old World and Australia: bustards  
12578,Otididae family_Otididae,bustards  
12579,Otis Elisha_Graves_Otis,United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)  
12580,Otis genus_Otis,type genus of the Otididae: European bustard  
12581,Oto Otoe,a member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska  
12582,Oto Otoe,a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Oto  
12583,Ottawa,a member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario  
12584,Ottawa Canadian_capital capital_of_Canada,the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec)  
12585,Otto_I Otho_I Otto_the_Great,King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor (912-973)  
12586,Ottoman Ottoman_Turk Osmanli,a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)  
12587,Ottoman Ottoman_dynasty,the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I  
12588,Ottoman_Empire Turkish_Empire,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  
12589,Ottumwa,a town in southeast Iowa  
12590,Otus genus_Otus,a genus of Strigidae  
12591,Ouachita Ouachita_River,a river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red River  
12592,Ouija Ouija_board,a board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages  
12593,Oujda,a city in northeastern Morocco near the Algerian border  
12594,Our_Lord's_candle Yucca_whipplei,yucca of southwestern United States and Mexico with a tall spike of creamy white flowers  
12595,Ouranopithecus genus_Ouranopithecus,a genus of Hominidae  
12596,Ouranos Uranus,(Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology  
12597,Ouse Ouse_River,a river in northeastern England that flows generally southeastward to join the Trent River and form the Humber  
12598,Outaouais Ottawa Ottawa_river,a river in southeastern Canada that flows along the boundary between Quebec and Ontario to the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal  
12599,Outer_Hebrides,a 130-mile long archipelago to the northwest of Scotland  
12600,Oval_Office,the office of the President of the United States in the White House  
12601,Ovalipes genus_Ovalipes,a genus of Portunidae  
12602,Oven_Stuffer Oven_Stuffer_Roaster,a brand name for a roasting chicken  
12603,Ovibos genus_Ovibos,consisting of the musk-ox  
12604,Ovid Publius_Ovidius_Naso,Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)  
12605,Oviedo,a city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains  
12606,Ovis genus_Ovis,sheep  
12607,Ovocon,trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone  
12608,Ovral,trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel  
12609,Ovrette,trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norgestrel  
12610,Ovulen,trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and a progestin compound  
12611,Owen Robert_Owen,Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)  
12612,Owen Sir_Richard_Owen,English comparative anatomist and paleontologist who was an opponent of Darwinism (1804-1892)  
12613,Owens Jesse_Owens James_Cleveland_Owens,United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)  
12614,Owensboro,a town in northwestern Kentucky on the Ohio River; a tobacco market  
12615,Oxalidaceae family_Oxalidaceae wood-sorrel_family,a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers  
12616,Oxandra genus_Oxandra,genus of tropical trees  
12617,Oxbridge,general term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University)  
12618,Oxford,a university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner  
12619,Oxford,a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University  
12620,Oxford_English,the dialect of English spoken at Oxford University and regarded by many as affected and pretentious  
12621,Oxford_English_Dictionary O.E.D. OED,an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles  
12622,Oxford_University Oxford,a university in England  
12623,Oxford_movement,19th-century movement in the Church of England opposing liberal tendencies  
12624,Oxonian,a native or resident of Oxford  
12625,Oxybelis genus_Oxybelis,vine snakes  
12626,Oxydendrum genus_Oxydendrum,sourwood  
12627,Oxylebius genus_Oxylebius,a genus of Hexagrammidae  
12628,Oxytropis genus_Oxytropis,large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pea-like corolla with a clawed petal  
12629,Oxyura genus_Oxyura,ruddy duck  
12630,Oxyuranus genus_Oxyuranus,taipans  
12631,Oxyuridae family_Oxyuridae,pinworms  
12632,Ozark_chinkapin Ozark_chinquapin chinquapin Castanea_ozarkensis,shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States  
12633,Ozarks Ozark_Mountains Ozark_Plateau,an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma  
12634,Ozawa Seiji_Ozawa,United States conductor (born in Japan in 1935)  
12635,Ozonium genus_Ozonium,form genus of imperfect fungi  
12636,Ozothamnus genus_Ozothamnus,genus of Australian shrubs and perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Helichrysum  
12637,P p,the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet  
12638,PAYE pay_as_you_earn,the British system of withholding tax  
12639,PC_board,a removable circuit board for a personal computer; fits into a slot in the mother board  
12640,PKU_test,a test of newborn infants for phenylketonuria  
12641,PSA_blood_test,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  
12642,PT_boat mosquito_boat mosquito_craft motor_torpedo_boat,a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat  
12643,Pablum,a soft form of cereal for infants  
12644,Pachycephala genus_Pachycephala,arboreal insectivorous birds  
12645,Pachyrhizus genus_Pachyrhizus,small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots  
12646,Pacific Pacific_Ocean,the largest ocean in the world  
12647,Pacific_Coast,a coast of the Pacific Ocean  
12648,Pacific_Northwest,a region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia  
12649,Pacific_Time Pacific_Standard_Time PST,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  
12650,Pacific_bottlenose_dolphin Tursiops_gilli,a bottlenose dolphin found in the Pacific Ocean  
12651,Pacific_cod Alaska_cod Gadus_macrocephalus,closely related to Atlantic cod  
12652,Pacific_giant_salamander Dicamptodon_ensatus,large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America  
12653,Pacific_halibut Hippoglossus_stenolepsis,a righteye flounder found in the Pacific  
12654,Pacific_herring Clupea_harengus_pallasii,important food fish of the northern Pacific  
12655,Pacific_newt,any of several rough-skinned newts found in western North America  
12656,Pacific_ridley olive_ridley Lepidochelys_olivacea,olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans  
12657,Pacific_sardine Sardinops_caerulea,small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America  
12658,Pacific_spiny_dogfish Squalus_suckleyi,dogfish of Pacific coast of North America  
12659,Pacific_sturgeon white_sturgeon Sacramento_sturgeon Acipenser_transmontanus,food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America  
12660,Pacific_tree_toad Hyla_regilla,the most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America  
12661,Pacific_tripletail Lobotes_pacificus,tripletail found in the Pacific  
12662,Pacific_walrus Odobenus_divergens,a walrus of the Bering Sea and northern Pacific  
12663,Pacific_yew California_yew western_yew Taxus_brevifolia,small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood  
12664,Pacinian_corpuscle,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  
12665,Packera genus_Packera,genus of American of east Asian perennial herbs with yellow to orange or red flower rays; sometimes included in genus Senecio  
12666,Padda genus_Padda,a genus of Ploceidae  
12667,Paddy Mick Mickey,(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent  
12668,Paderewski Ignace_Paderewski Ignace_Jan_Paderewski,Polish pianist who in 1919 served as the first Prime Minister of independent Poland (1860-1941)  
12669,Padua Padova Patavium,a city in Veneto  
12670,Paducah,a town in western Kentucky on the Ohio River  
12671,Paeonia genus_Paeonia,peonies: herbaceous or shrubby plants having showy flowers  
12672,Paeoniaceae family_Paeoniaceae peony_family,perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America  
12673,Paganini Niccolo_Paganini,Italian violinist and composer of music for the violin (1782-1840)  
12674,Page Sir_Frederick_Handley_Page,English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962)  
12675,Page Thomas_Nelson_Page,United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922)  
12676,Pagellus genus_Pagellus,sea breams  
12677,Paget Sir_James_Paget,English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis (1814-1899)  
12678,Paget's_disease osteitis_deformans,a disease of bone occurring in the middle aged and elderly; excessive bone destruction sometimes leading to bone pain and fractures and skeletal deformities  
12679,Pago_Pago Pango_Pango,a port in American Samoa  
12680,Pagophila genus_Pagophila,a genus of Laridae  
12681,Pagophilus genus_Pagophilus,harp seals  
12682,Pagrus genus_Pagrus,a genus of Sparidae  
12683,Paguridae family_Paguridae,hermit crabs  
12684,Pagurus genus_Pagurus,type genus of the family Paguridae  
12685,Pahang,sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia  
12686,Pahlavi,the script (derived from the Aramaic alphabet) used to write the Pahlavi language  
12687,Pahlavi Mohammed_Reza_Pahlavi Shah_Pahlavi Pahlevi Mohammed_Reza_Pahlevi,Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980)  
12688,Pahlavi Pehlevi,the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries  
12689,Paige Satchel_Paige Leroy_Robert_Paige,United States baseball player; a black pitcher noted for his longevity (1906-1982)  
12690,Paine Robert_Treat_Paine,American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1731-1814)  
12691,Paine Tom_Paine Thomas_Paine,American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)  
12692,Painted_Desert,a desert on a high plateau in northeastern Arizona  
12693,Paiute,the Shoshonean language spoken by the Paiute  
12694,Paiute Piute,a member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (northern Paiute and southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in the southwestern United States  
12695,Paiwanic,a Formosan language  
12696,Pakistan Islamic_Republic_of_Pakistan West_Pakistan,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  
12697,Pakistani,a native or inhabitant of Pakistan  
12698,Pakistani_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Pakistan  
12699,Pakistani_rupee rupee,the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisa  
12700,Palaemon genus_Palaemon,type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genus  
12701,Palaemonidae family_Palaemonidae,prawns  
12702,Palaic,an Anatolian language  
12703,Palaquium genus_Palaquium,large genus of Malaysian trees with milky juice and leathery leaves  
12704,Palatinate Pfalz,a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine  
12705,Palatine,the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces  
12706,Palau Palau_Islands Belau Pelew,a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean  
12707,Palau Republic_of_Palau TT,a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States  
12708,Paleacrita genus_Paleacrita,geometrid moths  
12709,Paleacrita_vernata,moth whose larvae are spring cankerworms  
12710,Paleo-American Paleo-Amerind Paleo-Indian,a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch  
12711,Paleo-American_culture Paleo-Amerind_culture Paleo-Indian_culture,the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America  
12712,Paleocene Paleocene_epoch,from 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals  
12713,Paleolithic_Age Paleolithic Palaeolithic,second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,000 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC  
12714,Paleozoic Paleozoic_era,from 544 million to about 230 million years ago  
12715,Palermo,the capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years  
12716,Palestine,a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948  
12717,Palestine Canaan Holy_Land Promised_Land,an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism  
12718,Palestine_Islamic_Jihad Palestinian_Islamic_Jihad PIJ Harakat_al-Jihad_al-Islami_al-Filastini,a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas  
12719,Palestine_Liberation_Front PLF Jabat_al-Tahrir_al-Filistiniyyah,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  
12720,Palestine_Liberation_Organization PLO,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  
12721,Palestine_National_Authority Palestinian_National_Authority Palestine_Authority,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  
12722,Palestinian Palestinian_Arab,a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine  
12723,Palestinian_Hizballah,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  
12724,Palestrina Giovanni_Pierluigi_da_Palestrina,Italian composer (1526-1594)  
12725,Palgrave Francis_Turner_Palgrave,English poet (1824-1897)  
12726,Pali,an ancient Prakrit language (derived from Sanskrit) that is the scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism  
12727,Palinuridae family_Palinuridae,spiny lobsters  
12728,Palinurus genus_Palinurus,type genus of the family Palinuridae  
12729,Paliurus genus_Paliurus,thorny Eurasian shrubs  
12730,Pall_Mall,a fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs  
12731,Palladio Andrea_Palladio,highly original and much imitated Italian architect (1508-1580)  
12732,Pallas,a large asteroid; the second asteroid to be discovered  
12733,Palm_Beach,a resort town in southeast Florida on an island on the Atlantic coast  
12734,Palm_Sunday,Sunday before Easter  
12735,Palmae family_Palmae Palmaceae family_Palmaceae Arecaceae family_Arecaceae palm_family,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  
12736,Palmales order_Palmales,coextensive with the family Palmae: palms  
12737,Palmer Arnold_Palmer Arnold_Daniel_Palmer,United States golfer (born in 1929)  
12738,Palo_Alto,a university town in California  
12739,Pamir_Mountains the_Pamirs,a mountain range in central Asia that is centered in Tajikistan but extends into Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and western China  
12740,Pamlico,a member of the Algonquian people formerly of the Pamlico river valley in North Carolina  
12741,Pamlico,the Algonquian language of the Pamlico  
12742,Pan genus_Pan,chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids  
12743,Pan goat_god,(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  
12744,Pan_American_Day April_14,a day celebrating political and economic unity among American countries  
12745,Pan_American_Union,the administrative agency of the Organization of American States  
12746,Panacea,(Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia  
12747,Panama Republic_of_Panama,a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903  
12748,Panama_Canal,a ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914)  
12749,Panama_Canal_Zone Canal_Zone,a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal  
12750,Panama_City,a resort and fishing town on the Gulf of Mexico in northwest Florida  
12751,Panama_City capital_of_Panama Panamanian_capital,the capital and largest city of Panama  
12752,Panama_redwood quira,hard heavy red wood of a quira tree  
12753,Panama_redwood_tree Panama_redwood Platymiscium_pinnatum,large erect shrub of Colombia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers  
12754,Panama_tree Sterculia_apetala,large deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the country takes its name; having densely leafy crown and naked trunk  
12755,Panamanian,a native or inhabitant of Panama  
12756,Panamanian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Panama  
12757,Panax genus_Panax,perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng  
12758,Panchen_Lama,the lama next in rank to the Dalai Lama  
12759,Pandanaceae family_Pandanaceae screw-pine_family,family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus  
12760,Pandanales order_Pandanales,families Typhaceae; Sparganiaceae; Pandanaceae  
12761,Pandion genus_Pandion,type genus of the Pandionidae  
12762,Pandionidae family_Pandionidae,ospreys  
12763,Pandora,(Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils  
12764,Pandora's_box,(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  
12765,Pangaea Pangea,(plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland  
12766,Pangloss,an incurable optimist in a satire by Voltaire  
12767,Panicum genus_Panicum,panic grass  
12768,Panini,Indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for Sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 BC)  
12769,Panipat battle_of_Panipat,battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the Mahrattas in 1761  
12770,Panofsky Erwin_Panofsky,art historian (1892-1968)  
12771,Panonychus genus_Panonychus,a genus of Tetranychidae  
12772,Panorpidae family_Panorpidae,a family of insects of the order Mecoptera  
12773,Pantaloon,a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes  
12774,Pantaloon,a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man  
12775,Panthera genus_Panthera,lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers  
12776,Pantotheria subclass_Pantotheria,generalized extinct mammals widespread during the Jurassic; commonly conceded to be ancestral to marsupial and placental mammals  
12777,Pap_test Papanicolaou_test smear_test,a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer  
12778,Papal_States,the temporal dominions belonging to the pope (especially in central Italy)  
12779,Papaver genus_Papaver,type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers  
12780,Papaveraceae family_Papaveraceae poppy_family,herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits  
12781,Papeete,the capital of French Polynesia on the northwestern coast of Tahiti  
12782,Paphiopedilum genus_Paphiopedilum,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  
12783,Papilionaceae family_Papilionacea,leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae  
12784,Papilionoideae subfamily_Papilionoideae,alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae  
12785,Papio genus_Papio,baboons  
12786,Paprilus genus_Paprilus,a genus of Stromateidae  
12787,Papua,the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea  
12788,Papua_New_Guinea Independent_State_of_Papua_New_Guinea,a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; in 1975 it became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations  
12789,Papuan,a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea  
12790,Papuan Papuan_language,any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages  
12791,Papuan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Papua New Guinea  
12792,Para Para_River,an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows  
12793,Para_rubber,a type of natural rubber obtained from tropical South American trees  
12794,Para_rubber_tree caoutchouc_tree Hevea_brasiliensis,deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; it yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial rubber  
12795,Paracelsus Philippus_Aureolus_Paracelsus Theophrastus_Philippus_Aureolus_Bombastus_von_Hohenheim,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)  
12796,Paracheirodon genus_Paracheirodon,a genus of Characidae  
12797,Paradisaeidae family_Paradisaeidae,birds of paradise  
12798,Paradise,(Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death  
12799,Paradoxurus genus_Paradoxurus,palm civets  
12800,Paraguay Republic_of_Paraguay,a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811  
12801,Paraguayan,a native or inhabitant of Paraguay  
12802,Paraguayan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Paraguay  
12803,Paralichthys genus_Paralichthys,a genus of Bothidae  
12804,Paralipomenon,(Old Testament) an obsolete name for the Old Testament books of I Chronicles and II Chronicles which were regarded as supplementary to Kings  
12805,Paralithodes genus_Paralithodes,a genus of Lithodidae  
12806,Parallel_Lives,a collection of biographies of famous pairs of Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch; used by Shakespeare in writing some of his plays  
12807,Paramaribo capital_of_Suriname,the capital and largest city and major port of Surinam  
12808,Parana Parana_River,a South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata  
12809,Paranthias genus_Paranthias,a genus of Serranidae  
12810,Paranthropus genus_Paranthropus,former classification for Australopithecus robustus  
12811,Parascalops genus_Parascalops,brewer's moles  
12812,Parashurama,an incarnation of Vishnu who rid the earth of Kshatriyas  
12813,Parasitaxus genus_Parasitaxus,one species: parasite yew  
12814,Parathelypteris genus_Parathelypteris,terrestrial ferns of warm and tropical Asia and North America  
12815,Parazoa subkingdom_Parazoa,multicellular organisms having less-specialized cells than in the Metazoa; comprises the single phylum Porifera  
12816,Parcae,any of the three Roman goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Greek Moirai and similar to the Norse Norns  
12817,Parcheesi,a modern board game based on pachisi  
12818,Pareto Vilfredo_Pareto,Italian sociologist and economist whose theories influenced the development of fascism in Italy (1848-1923)  
12819,Paridae family_Paridae,titmice and chickadees  
12820,Parietales order_Parietales Hypericales order_Hypericales,a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae  
12821,Parietaria genus_Parietaria,small genus of stingless herbs  
12822,Paris,(Greek mythology) the prince of Troy who abducted Helen from her husband Menelaus and provoked the Trojan War  
12823,Paris,a town in northeastern Texas  
12824,Paris City_of_Light French_capital capital_of_France,the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce  
12825,Paris genus_Paris,sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae  
12826,Paris_University University_of_Paris Sorbonne,a university in Paris; intellectual center of France  
12827,Paris_green,a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate  
12828,Parisian,a native or resident of Paris  
12829,Parisienne,a female native or resident of Paris  
12830,Parjanya,Hindu god of rain; sometimes identified with Indra  
12831,Parji,a Dravidian language spoken in south central India  
12832,Park Mungo_Park,Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806)  
12833,Park_Avenue Park_Ave.,a fashionable residential street in New York City  
12834,Parker Charlie_Parker Yardbird_Parker Bird_Parker Charles_Christopher_Parker,United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)  
12835,Parker Dorothy_Parker Dorothy_Rothschild_Parker,United States writer noted for her sharp wit (1893-1967)  
12836,Parker_House_roll,yeast-raised dinner roll made by folding a disk of dough before baking  
12837,Parkeriaceae family_Parkeriaceae,coextensive with the genus Ceratopteris; sometimes included in family Polypodiaceae  
12838,Parkersburg,a city in northwestern West Virginia on the Ohio river  
12839,Parkia genus_Parkia,genus of tropical Old World trees: nitta trees  
12840,Parkia_javanica,tall evergreen rain forest tree with wide-spreading crown having yellow-white flowers; grown as an ornamental in parks and large gardens  
12841,Parkinson C._Northcote_Parkinson Cyril_Northcote_Parkinson,British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies (1909-1993)  
12842,Parkinson James_Parkinson,English surgeon (1755-1824)  
12843,Parkinson's_law,C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that work will expand so as to fill the time available for its completion  
12844,Parkinson's_law,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  
12845,Parkinsonia genus_Parkinsonia,small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees  
12846,Parks Rosa_Parks,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)  
12847,Parliamentarian Member_of_Parliament,an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons  
12848,Parmelia genus_Parmelia,type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens  
12849,Parmeliaceae family_Parmeliaceae,a family of lichens  
12850,Parmenides,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)  
12851,Parmesan,hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese; often grated  
12852,Parnaiba Parnahiba,a river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean  
12853,Parnassus Mount_Parnassus Liakoura,(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"  
12854,Parnell Charles_Stewart_Parnell,Irish nationalist leader (1846-1891)  
12855,Parochetus genus_Parochetus,one species: shamrock pea  
12856,Paronychia genus_Paronychia,low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants; whitlowworts  
12857,Parophrys genus_Parophrys,a genus of Soleidae  
12858,Parr Catherine_Parr,Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548)  
12859,Parrish Maxfield_Parrish Maxfield_Frederick_Parrish,United States painter (1870-1966)  
12860,Parrotia genus_Parrotia,one species: iron tree  
12861,Parrotiopsis genus_Parrotiopsis,one species: deciduous tree of the Himalaya Mountains  
12862,Parry's_penstemon Penstemon_parryi,erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long interrupted clusters; Arizona  
12863,Parry's_pinyon Pinus_quadrifolia Pinus_parryana,five-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja California having (sometimes three-needled or four-needled showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum)  
12864,Parry_manzanita Arctostaphylos_manzanita,erect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red berrylike drupes; California  
12865,Parsee Parsi,a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India  
12866,Parsiism Parseeism,the faith of a Zoroastrian sect in India  
12867,Parsons Talcott_Parsons,United States sociologist (1902-1979)  
12868,Parsons_table,a sturdy rectangular table with block legs at the four corners; the top and the legs are the same width  
12869,Parthenium genus_Parthenium,small genus of North American herbs and shrubs with terminal panicles of small ray flowers  
12870,Parthenocissus genus_Parthenocissus,woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils  
12871,Parthenon,the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture  
12872,Parthia,an ancient kingdom in Asia to the southeast of the Caspian Sea; it dominated southwestern Asia from about 250 BC to AD 226  
12873,Parthian,a native or inhabitant of Parthia  
12874,Parthian,the Iranian language spoken in the Parthian kingdom (250 BC to AD 226)  
12875,Parula genus_Parula,type genus of the Parulidae: wood warblers  
12876,Parulidae family_Parulidae,New World warblers  
12877,Parus genus_Parus,type genus of the family Paridae  
12878,Parvati Anapurna Annapurna,wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: Hindu goddess of plenty  
12879,Pasadena,a city in southwestern California to the east of Los Angeles  
12880,Pascal,a programing language designed to teach programming through a top-down modular approach  
12881,Pascal Blaise_Pascal,French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662)  
12882,Pascal's_law Pascal's_law_of_fluid_pressures,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"  
12883,Pascal_compiler,a compiler for programs written in Pascal  
12884,Pasch Pascha,the Jewish feast of the Passover  
12885,Pasch Pascha,the Christian festival of Easter  
12886,Pashto Pashtu Paxto Afghani Afghan,an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan  
12887,Pasigraphy,an artificial international language using characters (as mathematical symbols) instead of words to express ideas  
12888,Pasiphae,(Greek mythology) daughter of Helios and mother of Ariadne  
12889,Passamaquody,a member of the Algonquian people related to the Malecite and living in northeastern Maine and New Brunswick  
12890,Passer genus_Passer,type genus of the Passeridae  
12891,Passeridae family_Passeridae,true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds  
12892,Passeriformes order_Passeriformes,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  
12893,Passerina genus_Passerina,a genus of small North American finches including the New World buntings  
12894,Passero Cape_Passero,a naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719)  
12895,Passiflora genus_Passiflora,type genus of the Passifloraceae  
12896,Passifloraceae family_Passifloraceae passionflower_family,tropical woody tendril-climbing vines  
12897,Passion Passion_of_Christ,the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion  
12898,Passion_Sunday,second Sunday before Easter  
12899,Passion_play,a play representing the Passion of Christ  
12900,Passover Pesach Pesah Feast_of_the_Unleavened_Bread,(Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt  
12901,Pasternak Boris_Pasternak Boris_Leonidovich_Pasternak,Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960)  
12902,Pasteur Louis_Pasteur,French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895)  
12903,Pastinaca genus_Pastinaca,a rosid dicot genus of the family Umbelliferae; includes parsnips  
12904,Pastor subgenus_Pastor,only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus  
12905,Patagonia,region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic  
12906,Patagonian_Desert,a semiarid region in southern South America  
12907,Patella genus_Patella,type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets  
12908,Patellidae family_Patellidae,marine limpets  
12909,Patent_and_Trademark_Office_Database Patent_Office,the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones  
12910,Paternoster,(Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'  
12911,Paterson,a city of northeastern New Jersey  
12912,Paterson William_Patterson,American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806)  
12913,Pathan Pashtun,an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan  
12914,Pathan Pashtun Pushtun Pashtoon,a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan"  
12915,Paton Alan_Paton Alan_Stewart_Paton,South African writer (1903-1988)  
12916,Patras Patrai,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  
12917,Patrick Saint_Patrick St._Patrick,Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century  
12918,Patriot's_Day,the 3rd Monday in April; Massachusetts and Maine celebrate the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775  
12919,Patroclus,(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  
12920,Patwin,a member of the North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in California  
12921,Patwin,a Copehan language spoken by the Patwin  
12922,Paul Alice_Paul,United States feminist (1885-1977)  
12923,Paul Saint_Paul St._Paul Apostle_Paul Paul_the_Apostle Apostle_of_the_Gentiles Saul Saul_of_Tarsus,(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"  
12924,Paul_III Alessandro_Farnese,Italian pope from 1534 to 1549 who excommunicated Henry VIII of England in 1538 and initiated the Council of Trent in 1545; was active in the Counter Reformation and promoted the Society of Jesus for this purpose (1468-1549)  
12925,Paul_VI Giovanni_Battista_Montini,Italian pope from 1963 to 1978 who eased restrictions on fasting and on interfaith marriages (1897-1978)  
12926,Pauli Wolfgang_Pauli,United States physicist (born in Austria) who proposed the exclusion principle (thus providing a theoretical basis for the periodic table) (1900-1958)  
12927,Pauli_exclusion_principle exclusion_principle,no two electrons or protons or neutrons in a given system can be in states characterized by the same set of quantum numbers  
12928,Pauling Linus_Pauling Linus_Carl_Pauling,United States chemist who studied the nature of chemical bonding (1901-1994)  
12929,Paulo_Afonso Paulo_Afonso_Falls,a major waterfall in northeastern Brazil  
12930,Pauropoda class_Pauropoda,an obscure class of minute arthropods with branched antennae and 8 to 10 pairs of legs  
12931,Pavarotti Luciano_Pavarotti,Italian tenor (born in 1935)  
12932,Pavlov Ivan_Pavlov Ivan_Petrovich_Pavlov,Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary responses in dogs (1849-1936)  
12933,Pavlova Anna_Pavlova,Russian ballerina (1882-1931)  
12934,Pavo,a small constellation near the South Pole between Tucana and Ara  
12935,Pavo genus_Pavo,peafowl  
12936,Pawnee,a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma  
12937,Pawnee,the Caddoan language spoken by the Pawnee  
12938,Pax_Romana,the Roman peace; the long period of peace enforced on states in the Roman Empire  
12939,Paxton Joseph_Paxton Sir_Joseph_Paxton,English architect (1801-1865)  
12940,Payena genus_Payena,genus of medium to large Malaysian trees yielding gutta-percha  
12941,Payne's_grey Payne's_gray,any pigment that produces a greyish to dark greyish blue  
12942,Pays_de_la_Loire,an agricultural region of western France on the Bay of Biscay  
12943,Peabody Elizabeth_Peabody Elizabeth_Palmer_Peabody,educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)  
12944,Peace_Corps,a civilian organization sponsored by the United States government; helps people in developing countries  
12945,Peace_of_Westphalia,the peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648  
12946,Pearl_Harbor,a harbor on Oahu to the west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941  
12947,Pearl_River,a river in Mississippi that flows southward to the Gulf of Mexico  
12948,Pearmain,any of several varieties of apples with red skins  
12949,Peary Robert_Peary Robert_E._Peary Robert_Edwin_Peary,United States Arctic explorer and United States naval officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1856-1920)  
12950,Peasant's_Revolt Great_Revolt,a widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England; suppressed by Richard II  
12951,Pecos Pecos_River,a tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas  
12952,Pectinibranchia order_Pectinibranchia,large order of gastropods comprising univalve mollusks that have a single gill resembling a comb  
12953,Pectinidae family_Pectinidae,scallops  
12954,Pedaliaceae family_Pedaliaceae sesame_family,the family of plants of order Polemoniales  
12955,Pediculati order_Pediculati,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  
12956,Pediculidae family_Pediculidae,true lice: human lice and related forms  
12957,Pediculus genus_Pediculus,type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans  
12958,Pedilanthus genus_Pedilanthus,tropical American succulent shrubs  
12959,Pediocactus genus_Pediocactus,low-growing cacti of the Great Plains of North America  
12960,Pedioecetes genus_Pedioecetes,sharp-tailed grouse  
12961,Pedionomus genus_Pedionomus,plain wanderer  
12962,Pedipalpi order_Pedipalpi Uropygi order_Uropygi,whip scorpions  
12963,Pee_Dee Pee_Dee_River,a river that flows through central North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean  
12964,Peel Robert_Peel Sir_Robert_Peel,British politician (1788-1850)  
12965,Pegasus,(Greek mythology) the 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 highflying imagination  
12966,Pegasus,a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces  
12967,Pei I._M._Pei Ieoh_Ming_Pei,United States architect (born in China in 1917)  
12968,Peirce Benjamin_Peirce,United States mathematician and astronomer remembered for his studies of Uranus and Saturn and Neptune (1809-1880)  
12969,Peirce Charles_Peirce Charles_Sanders_Peirce,United States philosopher and logician; pioneer of pragmatism (1839-1914)  
12970,Pekinese Pekingese Peke,a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle  
12971,Peking_man,fossils found near Beijing, China; they were lost during World War II  
12972,Pelagianism,the theological doctrine put forward by Pelagius which denied original sin and affirmed the ability of humans to be righteous; condemned as heresy by the Council of Ephesus in 431  
12973,Pelagius,a British or Irish monk who denied the doctrines of original sin and predestination and defended human goodness and free will; his views were declared heretical by the Council of Ephesus in 431 (circa 360-418)  
12974,Pelargonium genus_Pelargonium,geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated  
12975,Pelecanidae family_Pelecanidae,pelicans  
12976,Pelecaniformes order_Pelecaniformes,pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants  
12977,Pelecanoididae family_Pelecanoididae,diving petrels  
12978,Pelecanus genus_Pelecanus,type genus of the Pelecanidae  
12979,Peleus,a king of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles  
12980,Pelham,a bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle  
12981,Pellaea genus_Pellaea,genus of chiefly small rock-loving ferns; in some classification systems it is placed in the family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae  
12982,Pellicularia genus_Pellicularia,genus of fungi having the hymenium in the form of a crust; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia  
12983,Pelobatidae family_Pelobatidae,the amphibian family of spadefoot toads  
12984,Peloponnese Peloponnesus Peloponnesian_Peninsula,the southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC  
12985,Peloponnesian_War,a war in which Athens and its allies were defeated by the league centered on Sparta; 431-404 BC  
12986,Peltandra genus_Peltandra,small genus of North American marsh or aquatic herbs  
12987,Pelycosauria order_Pelycosauria,edaphosaurus; dimetrodon  
12988,Pembroke Pembroke_Welsh_corgi,the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail  
12989,Pempheridae family_Pempheridae,sweepers  
12990,Penang,the second smallest Malaysian state; located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia  
12991,Peneidae family_Peneidae,tropical prawns  
12992,Penelope,(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  
12993,Penelope genus_Penelope,a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds)  
12994,Peneus genus_Peneus,type genus of the family Peneidae  
12995,Pengo,a Dravidian language spoken in south central India  
12996,Penicillium genus_Penicillium,genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin  
12997,Penn William_Penn,Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)  
12998,Pennatula genus_Pennatula,type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens  
12999,Pennatulidae family_Pennatulidae,sea pens  
13000,Pennines Pennine_Chain,a system of hills in Britain that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers  
13001,Pennisetum genus_Pennisetum,a genus of Old World grasses  
13002,Pennsylvania,one of the British colonies that formed the United States  
13003,Pennsylvania Keystone_State PA Pa.,a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies  
13004,Pennsylvania_Dutch,a dialect of High German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland  
13005,Pennsylvanian Keystone_Stater,a native or resident of Pennsylvania  
13006,Pennsylvanian Pennsylvanian_period Upper_Carboniferous Upper_Carboniferous_period,from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land  
13007,Penobscot,a member of the Algonquian people belonging to the Abnaki confederacy and living in the Penobscot valley in northern Maine  
13008,Penobscot Penobscot_River,a river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay  
13009,Penobscot_Bay,an inlet of the Atlantic in eastern Maine  
13010,Pensacola,a town in extreme northwest Florida  
13011,Penstemon genus_Penstemon,large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America  
13012,Pentagon,the United States military establishment  
13013,Pentagon,a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense  
13014,Pentagon_Gang,a Filipino terrorist group that broke away from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in 2001 in order to continue terrorism and kidnapping and extortion  
13015,Pentastomida subphylum_Pentastomida,tongue worms  
13016,Pentecost Whitsunday,seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles; a quarter day in Scotland  
13017,Pentecostal Pentecostalist,any member of a Pentecostal religious body  
13018,Pentecostal_religion,any fundamentalist Protestant Church that uses revivalistic methods to achieve experiences comparable to the Pentecostal experiences of the first Christian disciples  
13019,Penutian,a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languages  
13020,Penutian,a family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California  
13021,People's_Party Populist_Party,a former political party in the United States; formed in 1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of railroads  
13022,People_against_Gangsterism_and_Drugs PAGAD,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  
13023,Peoria,a city in central Illinois on the Illinois River  
13024,Pepin Pepin_III Pepin_the_Short,king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)  
13025,Pepsi Pepsi_Cola,Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola  
13026,Pepto-bismal,an antacid  
13027,Pepys Samuel_Pepys,English diarist whose diary contained detailed descriptions of 17th century disasters in England (1633-1703)  
13028,Perak,sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia  
13029,Peramelidae family_Peramelidae,bandicoots  
13030,Perca genus_Perca,type genus of the Percidae  
13031,Percheron,one of a breed of grey or black draft horses originally used in France to draw heavy coaches or artillery  
13032,Percidae family_Percidae,active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches  
13033,Perciformes order_Perciformes Percomorphi order_Percomorphi,one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna  
13034,Percina genus_Percina,a genus of Percidae  
13035,Percoidea suborder_Percoidea,in some classifications nearly or exactly equivalent to the Perciformes which are considered a suborder  
13036,Percophidae family_Percophidae,percoid flatheads  
13037,Percy Sir_Henry_Percy Hotspur Harry_Hotspur,English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)  
13038,Percy Walker_Percy,United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)  
13039,Perdicidae subfamily_Perdicidae Perdicinae subfamily_Perdicinae,Old World partridges  
13040,Perdix genus_Perdix,a genus of Perdicinae  
13041,Perejil,a small uninhabited Mediterranean islet claimed by both Morocco and Spain  
13042,Pereskia genus_Pereskia Peireskia genus_Peireskia,genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers  
13043,Pergamum,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  
13044,Pericallis genus_Pericallis,cineraria  
13045,Pericles,Athenian statesman whose leadership contributed to Athens' political and cultural supremacy in Greece; he ordered the construction of the Parthenon (died in 429 BC)  
13046,Peridiniidae family_Peridiniidae,marine and freshwater dinoflagellates  
13047,Peridinium genus_Peridinium,type genus of the family Peridiniidae  
13048,Perilla genus_Perilla,small genus of Asiatic herbs  
13049,Periophthalmus genus_Periophthalmus,a genus of Gobiidae  
13050,Peripatidae family_Peripatidae,a family of Onychophora  
13051,Peripatopsidae family_Peripatopsidae,a family of Onychophora  
13052,Peripatopsis genus_Peripatopsis,type genus of Peripatopsidae; onychophorans of chiefly Asiatic and African tropical regions  
13053,Periplaneta genus_Periplaneta,cosmopolitan genus of large cockroaches  
13054,Periploca genus_Periploca,genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old World  
13055,Perisoreus genus_Perisoreus,Canada jays  
13056,Perissodactyla order_Perissodactyla,nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms  
13057,Peristediinae subfamily_Peristediinae,in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising the armored searobins  
13058,Peristedion genus_Peristedion,in some classifications the type genus of the subfamily Peristediinae: armored sea robins  
13059,Perlis,the smallest Malaysian state; located at the northern part of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia  
13060,Perm Molotov,a city in the European part of Russia  
13061,Permalloy,an 80/20 alloy of nickel and iron; easily magnetized and demagnetized  
13062,Permian Permian_period,from 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptiles  
13063,Permic,a group of Finnic languages spoken in the northwest Urals  
13064,Pernis genus_Pernis,a common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts  
13065,Pernod,(registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise  
13066,Perodicticus genus_Perodicticus,a genus of Lorisidae  
13067,Perognathus genus_Perognathus,pocket mice  
13068,Peromyscus genus_Peromyscus,New World wood mice  
13069,Peron Juan_Domingo_Peron,Argentine soldier who became president of Argentina (1895-1974)  
13070,Peronospora genus_Peronospora,genus of destructive downy mildews  
13071,Peronosporaceae family_Peronosporaceae,parasitic fungi: downy mildews  
13072,Peronosporales order_Peronosporales,order of chiefly parasitic lower fungi: Albuginaceae and Peronosporaceae and Pythiaceae  
13073,Perry Matthew_Calbraith_Perry,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)  
13074,Perry Oliver_Hazard_Perry Commodore_Perry,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)  
13075,Perry Ralph_Barton_Perry,United States philosopher (1876-1957)  
13076,Perry_Mason,fictional detective in novels by Erle Stanley Gardner  
13077,Persea genus_Persea,avocado  
13078,Persephone Despoina Kore Cora,(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina  
13079,Persepolis,an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins  
13080,Perseus,(Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster  
13081,Perseus,a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way  
13082,Pershing John_Joseph_Pershing Black_Jack_Pershing,United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948)  
13083,Persia Persian_Empire,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  
13084,Persian Farsi,the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms  
13085,Persian_Gulf Arabian_Gulf,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  
13086,Persian_Gulf_War Gulf_War,a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991  
13087,Persian_cat,a long-haired breed of cat  
13088,Persian_deity,a deity worshiped by the ancient Persians  
13089,Persian_iris Iris_persica,bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers  
13090,Persian_lamb,the fur of a karakul lamb  
13091,Persian_lamb,a karakul lamb  
13092,Persian_lilac Syringa_persica,small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers  
13093,Persian_melon,the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large green melon with orange flesh  
13094,Persian_violet Exacum_affine,perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers  
13095,Persoonia genus_Persoonia,Australian undershrubs to small trees: geebungs  
13096,Perth,the state capital of Western Australia  
13097,Pertusaria genus_Pertusaria,crustose lichens that are a source of the dye archil and of litmus  
13098,Pertusariaceae family_Pertusariaceae,a fungus family of division Lichenes  
13099,Peru Republic_of_Peru,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  
13100,Perutz Max_Perutz Max_Ferdinand_Perutz,English biochemist (born in Austria); studied the molecular structure of blood (1914-2002)  
13101,Peruvian,a native or inhabitant of Peru  
13102,Peruvian_balsam Myroxylon_pereirae Myroxylon_balsamum_pereirae,tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam  
13103,Peruvian_cotton Gossypium_peruvianum,cotton with long rough hairy fibers  
13104,Peruvian_current Humboldt_current,a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific Coast of South America before turning west  
13105,Peruvian_lily lily_of_the_Incas Alstroemeria_pelegrina,an Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lily-like flowers  
13106,Peruvian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Peru  
13107,Pesh_Merga,a Kurdish guerrilla force in Iraqi Kurdistan  
13108,Peshawar,city in northern Pakistan at the eastern end of the Khyber Pass  
13109,Petasites genus_Petasites,genus of rhizomatous herbs of north temperate regions: butterbur; sweet coltsfoot  
13110,Petaurista genus_Petaurista,very large Asiatic flying squirrels  
13111,Petauristidae subfamily_Petauristidae,Old World flying squirrels  
13112,Petaurus genus_Petaurus,a genus of Phalangeridae  
13113,Peter Simon_Peter Saint_Peter St._Peter Saint_Peter_the_Apostle St._Peter_the_Apostle,disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope  
13114,Peter_I Czar_Peter_I Peter_the_Great,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)  
13115,Peter_Pan,a boyish or immature man; after the boy in Barrie's play who never grows up  
13116,Peter_Pan,the main character in a play and novel by J. M. Barrie; a boy who won't grow up  
13117,Peter_Pan_collar,a flat collar with rounded ends that meet in front  
13118,Petersburg,a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War  
13119,Petersburg Petersburg_Campaign,the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee  
13120,Petrarch Petrarca Francesco_Petrarca,an Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374)  
13121,Petrarchan_sonnet Italian_sonnet,a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd  
13122,Petri_dish,a shallow dish used to culture bacteria  
13123,Petrified_Forest_National_Park,a national park in Arizona having the world's largest collection of petrified coniferous trees  
13124,Petrocoptis genus_Petrocoptis,perennial tussock-forming rock plants; of Pyrenees and mountains of northern Spain; similar to and sometimes placed in genus Lychnis  
13125,Petrogale genus_Petrogale,rock wallabies  
13126,Petromyzon genus_Petromyzon,typical lampreys  
13127,Petromyzoniformes suborder_Petromyzoniformes Hyperoartia suborder_Hyperoartia,lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes  
13128,Petromyzontidae family_Petromyzontidae,lampreys  
13129,Petronas_Towers,twin skyscrapers built in Kuala Lumpur in 1997; 1482 feet high  
13130,Petronius Gaius_Petronius Petronius_Arbiter,Roman satirist (died in 66)  
13131,Petroselinum genus_Petroselinum,parsley  
13132,Petteria genus_Petteria,one species: Dalmatian laburnum  
13133,Peyer's_patch Peter's_gland,any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon  
13134,Peziza genus_Peziza,type genus of the Pezizaceae: a variety of cup fungus  
13135,Peziza_domicilina,a discomycetous fungus of the genus Peziza; the fragile fruiting body is a ghostly white but stains yellow when broken; favors strongly alkaline habitats  
13136,Pezizaceae family_Pezizaceae,large family comprising many typical cup fungi  
13137,Pezizales order_Pezizales,order of mostly saprophytic fungi having cup-shaped ascocarps  
13138,Pezophaps genus_Pezophaps,constituted by the extinct solitaire  
13139,Ph.D. PhD,a doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study  
13140,Phacochoerus genus_Phacochoerus,warthogs  
13141,Phaeophyceae class_Phaeophyceae,brown algae; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae  
13142,Phaeophyta division_Phaeophyta,coextensive with class Phaeophyceae; in some classifications subsumed in the division Heterokontophyta  
13143,Phaethon,(Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth  
13144,Phaethon genus_Phaethon,type genus of the Phaethontidae  
13145,Phaethontidae family_Phaethontidae,tropicbirds  
13146,Phagun Phalguna,the twelfth month of the Hindu calendar  
13147,Phalacrocoracidae family_Phalacrocoracidae,cormorants  
13148,Phalacrocorax genus_Phalacrocorax,type genus: coextensive with the family Phalacrocoracidae  
13149,Phalaenopsis genus_Phalaenopsis,genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and Australia  
13150,Phalaenoptilus genus_Phalaenoptilus,a genus of Caprimulgidae  
13151,Phalangeridae family_Phalangeridae,phalangers; koalas  
13152,Phalangida order_Phalangida Opiliones order_Opiliones,harvestmen  
13153,Phalangiidae family_Phalangiidae,a family of Phalangida  
13154,Phalangium genus_Phalangium,type genus of the family Phalangiidae  
13155,Phalaris genus_Phalaris,a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers  
13156,Phalaropidae family_Phalaropidae,phalaropes  
13157,Phalaropus genus_Phalaropus,type genus of the Phalaropidae: phalaropes  
13158,Phallaceae family_Phallaceae,a family of fungi belonging to the order Phallales and comprising the true stinkhorns  
13159,Phallales order_Phallales,order of fungi comprising the stinkhorns and related forms whose mature hymenium is slimy and fetid; sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes  
13160,Phallus genus_Phallus,genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem  
13161,Phallus_ravenelii,this stinkhorn has a cap with a granulose surface at the apex and smells like decaying flesh  
13162,Phanerogamae,in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all seed-bearing plants; superseded by the division Spermatophyta  
13163,Phanerozoic Phanerozoic_eon Phanerozoic_aeon,the period from about 540 million years ago until the present, a period when abundant life existed  
13164,Pharaoh Pharaoh_of_Egypt,the title of the ancient Egyptian kings  
13165,Pharisee,a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions  
13166,Pharomacrus genus_Pharomacrus,a genus of Trogonidae  
13167,Pharsalus battle_of_Pharsalus,Caesar defeated Pompey in 48 BC  
13168,Phascogale genus_Phascogale,pouched mice  
13169,Phascolarctos genus_Phascolarctos,koalas  
13170,Phaseolus genus_Phaseolus,herbs of warm regions including most American beans  
13171,Phasianidae family_Phasianidae,pheasants; quails; partridges  
13172,Phasianus genus_Phasianus,type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasants  
13173,Phasmida order_Phasmida Phasmatodea order_Phasmatodea,in some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects  
13174,Phasmidae family_Phasmidae Phasmatidae family_Phasmatidae,stick insects  
13175,Phasmidia class_Phasmidia,one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems  
13176,Phegopteris genus_Phegopteris,beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus Thelypteris  
13177,Phellodendron genus_Phellodendron,small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark  
13178,Phidias Pheidias,ancient Greek sculptor (circa 500-432 BC)  
13179,Philadelphaceae subfamily_Philadelphaceae,one genus; usually included in family Hydrangeaceae  
13180,Philadelphia City_of_Brotherly_Love,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  
13181,Philadelphia_fleabane Erigeron_philadelphicus,especially pretty plant having a delicate fringe of threadlike rays around flower heads having very slender white or pink rays; United States and Canada  
13182,Philaenus genus_Philaenus,a genus of Cercopidae  
13183,Philemon,(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  
13184,Philemon,(New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul  
13185,Philip Prince_Philip Duke_of_Edinburgh,Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)  
13186,Philip_II Philip_Augustus,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)  
13187,Philip_II Philip_II_of_Macedon,king of ancient Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BC)  
13188,Philip_II Philip_II_of_Spain,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)  
13189,Philip_V,king of ancient Macedonia whose confrontations with the Romans led to his defeat and his loss of control over Greece  
13190,Philip_VI Philip_of_Valois,king of France who founded the Valois dynasty; his dispute with Edward III over his succession led to the Hundred Years' War (1293-1350)  
13191,Philippi,a city in ancient Macedonia that was important in early Christianity  
13192,Philippi battle_of_Philippi,Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC  
13193,Philippian,a native or inhabitant of Philippi in ancient Macedonia  
13194,Philippine Filipino,official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages  
13195,Philippine_Sea battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea,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  
13196,Philippine_mahogany,red hardwood of the Philippine mahogany tree used for cigar boxes and interior finish  
13197,Philippine_mahogany Philippine_cedar kalantas Toona_calantas Cedrela_calantas,Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood  
13198,Philippine_monetary_unit,monetary unit in the Philippines  
13199,Philippine_peso peso,the basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100 centavos  
13200,Philippines Philippine_Islands,an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands  
13201,Philippines Republic_of_the_Philippines,a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946  
13202,Philistia,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  
13203,Philistine,a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC  
13204,Phillips_screw,a screw with a special head having crossed slots  
13205,Phillips_screwdriver,a screwdriver for use with Phillips screws  
13206,Phillyrea genus_Phillyrea,small genus of evergreen shrubs of the Mediterranean region  
13207,Philohela genus_Philohela,American woodcocks  
13208,Philomachus genus_Philomachus,ruffs  
13209,Philophylla genus_Philophylla,leaf miners  
13210,Phintias Pythias,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)  
13211,Phlebodium genus_Phlebodium,chiefly epiphytic tropical ferns with free veins bearing sori  
13212,Phlebotomus genus_Phlebotomus,small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths  
13213,Phleum genus_Phleum,grasses native to temperate regions  
13214,Phnom_Penh Pnom_Penh Cambodian_capital,the capital and largest city of Kampuchea  
13215,Phobos,the larger of the two satellites of Mars  
13216,Phoca genus_Phoca,type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals  
13217,Phocidae family_Phocidae,earless seals  
13218,Phocoena genus_Phocoena,porpoises  
13219,Phoebe,(Greek mythology) a Titaness who became identified with Artemis as goddess of the Moon  
13220,Phoenicia Phenicia,an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean  
13221,Phoenician,a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C.  
13222,Phoenician,the extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world  
13223,Phoenicopteridae family_Phoenicopteridae,flamingos  
13224,Phoeniculidae family_Phoeniculidae,wood hoopoes  
13225,Phoeniculus genus_Phoeniculus,type and only genus of the family Phoeniculidae  
13226,Phoenicurus genus_Phoenicurus,Old World thrushes  
13227,Phoenix,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor  
13228,Phoenix capital_of_Arizona,the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation  
13229,Pholadidae family_Pholadidae,a family of Bivalvia  
13230,Pholas genus_Pholas,type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks  
13231,Pholidae family_Pholidae family_Pholididae,a family of fish of suborder Blennioidea  
13232,Pholidota genus_Pholidota,genus of mostly epiphytic orchids of Indonesia and the western Pacific  
13233,Pholidota order_Pholidota,pangolins; in some former classifications included in the order Edentata  
13234,Pholiota genus_Pholiota,genus of gilled agarics of Europe and North America having brown spores and an annulus; grows on open ground or decaying wood  
13235,Pholiota_astragalina,a fungus with a smooth orange cap and yellow gills and pale yellow stalk  
13236,Pholiota_aurea golden_pholiota,a beautiful yellow gilled fungus found from Alaska south along the coast  
13237,Pholiota_destruens,a large fungus with whitish scales on the cap and remnants of the veil hanging from the cap; the stalk is thick and hard  
13238,Pholiota_flammans,a fungus with a yellow cap covered with fine scales as is the stalk  
13239,Pholiota_flavida,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  
13240,Pholiota_squarrosa scaly_pholiota,a gilled fungus with a cap and stalk that are conspicuously scaly with upright scales; gills develop a greenish tinge with age  
13241,Pholiota_squarrosa-adiposa,a gilled fungus having yellow slimy caps with conspicuous tawny scales on the caps and stalks  
13242,Pholiota_squarrosoides,a pale buff fungus with tawny scales  
13243,Pholis genus_Pholis,type genus of the Pholidae: gunnels  
13244,Pholistoma genus_Pholistoma,straggling herbs of southwestern United States  
13245,Phoradendron genus_Phoradendron,any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe: false mistletoe  
13246,Phoronida Phoronidea phylum_Phoronida,small phylum of wormlike marine animals  
13247,Photinia genus_Photinia,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  
13248,Photius,Patriarch of Constantinople and saint of the Greek Orthodox Church; was condemned by the Fourth Council of Constantinople in 869 but was reinstated by a later pope  
13249,Photoblepharon genus_Photoblepharon,a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae  
13250,Photostat Photostat_machine,a duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper  
13251,Phoxinus genus_Phoxinus,minnows  
13252,Phragmipedium genus_Phragmipedium,genus of tropical American orchid species often included in genus Cypripedium or Paphiopedilum and Selenipedium: lady slippers  
13253,Phragmites genus_Phragmites,reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions  
13254,Phrygia,an ancient country in western and central Asia Minor  
13255,Phrygian,a native or inhabitant of Phrygia  
13256,Phrygian,a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient inhabitants of Phrygia and now extinct--preserved only in a few inscriptions  
13257,Phrygian_deity,deity of the ancient Phrygians of west central Asia Minor  
13258,Phrynosoma genus_Phrynosoma,horned lizards  
13259,Phthiriidae family_Phthiriidae,crab lice  
13260,Phthirius genus_Phthirius Phthirus genus_Phthirus,true lice: crab lice  
13261,Phthorimaea genus_Phthorimaea,potato moths  
13262,Phycomycetes Phycomycetes_group,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  
13263,Phyllidae family_Phyllidae Phillidae family_Phillidae,leaf insects  
13264,Phyllitis genus_Phyllitis genus_Scolopendrium,a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae (in some classification systems included in genus Asplenium)  
13265,Phyllium genus_Phyllium,type genus of the Phyllidae  
13266,Phyllocladaceae family_Phyllocladaceae,a family of Phyllocladaceae  
13267,Phyllocladus genus_Phyllocladus,celery pine  
13268,Phyllodoce genus_Phyllodoce,small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubs  
13269,Phylloporus genus_Phylloporus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae  
13270,Phylloporus_boletinoides,a fungus with a broadly convex brown cap and pores that extend part way down the stalk  
13271,Phyllorhynchus genus_Phyllorhynchus,leaf-nosed snakes  
13272,Phylloscopus genus_Phylloscopus,warblers  
13273,Phyllostachys genus_Phyllostachys,medium and large bamboos  
13274,Phyllostomidae family_Phyllostomidae Phyllostomatidae family_Phyllostomatidae,New World leaf-nosed bats  
13275,Phyllostomus genus_Phyllostomus,type genus of the family Phyllostomatidae  
13276,Phyllostomus_hastatus,a variety of leaf-nosed bat  
13277,Phylloxera genus_Phylloxera,type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice  
13278,Phylloxeridae family_Phylloxeridae,plant lice  
13279,Physalia genus_Physalia,Portuguese man-of-war  
13280,Physalis genus_Physalis,ground cherries  
13281,Physaria genus_Physaria,small genus of western North American herbs similar to Lesquerella: bladderpods  
13282,Physeter genus_Physeter,type genus of the Physeteridae  
13283,Physeteridae family_Physeteridae,sperm whales  
13284,Physidae family_Physidae,freshwater snails  
13285,Physostigma genus_Physostigma,African woody vines: calabar beans  
13286,Phytolacca genus_Phytolacca,type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed  
13287,Phytolaccaceae family_Phytolaccaceae pokeweed_family,chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma  
13288,Phytomastigina subclass_Phytomastigina,plantlike flagellates containing chlorophyll; often considered unicellular algae  
13289,Phytophthora genus_Phytophthora,destructive parasitic fungi causing brown rot in plants  
13290,Phytophthora_citrophthora,causes brown rot gummosis in citrus fruits  
13291,Phytophthora_infestans,fungus causing late blight in solanaceous plants especially tomatoes and potatoes  
13292,Piaf Edith_Piaf Edith_Giovanna_Gassion Little_Sparrow,French cabaret singer (1915-1963)  
13293,Piaget Jean_Piaget,Swiss psychologist remembered for his studies of cognitive development in children (1896-1980)  
13294,Pica genus_Pica,magpies  
13295,Picardie Picardy,a region of northern France on the English Channel  
13296,Picariae order_Picariae,term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes  
13297,Picasso Pablo_Picasso,prolific and influential Spanish artist who lived in France (1881-1973)  
13298,Picea genus_Picea,a genus of temperate and Arctic evergreen trees (see spruce)  
13299,Picidae family_Picidae,woodpeckers  
13300,Piciformes order_Piciformes,woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucans  
13301,Pick's_disease,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  
13302,Pickeringia genus_Pickeringia,one species: chaparral pea  
13303,Pickett George_Edward_Pickett,American Confederate general known for leading a disastrous charge at Gettysburg (1825-1875)  
13304,Pickford Mary_Pickford Gladys_Smith,United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979)  
13305,Picoides genus_Picoides,a genus of Picidae  
13306,Picrasma genus_Picrasma,small genus of deciduous trees of tropical America and Asia  
13307,Picris genus_Picris,genus of weedy Old World yellow-flowered herbs usually containing a bitter-tasting substance: bitterweed  
13308,Pictor,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Columba  
13309,Picumnus genus_Picumnus,a genus of Picidae  
13310,Picus genus_Picus,type genus of Picidae  
13311,Pied_Piper Pied_Piper_of_Hamelin,the title character in a German folk tale and in a poem by Robert Browning  
13312,Piedmont,the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama  
13313,Piedmont Piemonte,the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley  
13314,Piedmont_glacier Piedmont_type_of_glacier,a type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley glaciers meet to form an almost stagnant sheet of ice  
13315,Pierce Franklin_Pierce President_Pierce,14th President of the United States (1804-1869)  
13316,Pieridae family_Pieridae,arthropod family including cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies  
13317,Pieris genus_Pieris,decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines  
13318,Pieris genus_Pieris,type genus of the Pieridae  
13319,Pierre capital_of_South_Dakota,capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river  
13320,Pierre_Laporte_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at Quebec  
13321,Pierrot,a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face  
13322,Pietism,17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion  
13323,Pike's_Peak,a mountain peak in the Rockies in central Colorado (14,109 feet high)  
13324,Pilate Pontius_Pilate,the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)  
13325,Pilea genus_Pilea,low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage  
13326,Pilgrim Pilgrim_Father,one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620  
13327,Pilgrim's_Progress,an allegory written by John Bunyan in 1678  
13328,Pillars_of_Hercules,the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules  
13329,Pilosella genus_Pilosella,genus of hairy perennial herbs with horizontal rhizomes and leafy or underground stolons; Eurasia and North Africa; often considered congeneric with Hieracium  
13330,Pilsen Plzen,a town in Czech Republic where Pilsner beer originated  
13331,Pilsner Pilsener,a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen  
13332,Piltdown_man Piltdown_hoax,a supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax  
13333,Pilularia genus_Pilularia,pillworts  
13334,Pima,a member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico  
13335,Pima,the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Pima  
13336,Pimenta genus_Pimenta,allspice tree  
13337,Pimlico,a racetrack for thoroughbred racing; site of the Preakness  
13338,Pimpinella genus_Pimpinella,anise  
13339,Pinaceae family_Pinaceae pine_family,a family of Pinaceae  
13340,Pinatubo Mount_Pinatubo,a volcano on Luzon to the northwest of Manila; erupted in 1991 after 600 years of dormancy  
13341,Pinckneya genus_Pinckneya,small genus of shrubs or small trees of southeastern United States and northern South America  
13342,Pinctada genus_Pinctada,pearl oysters  
13343,Pincus Gregory_Pincus Gregory_Goodwin_Pincus,United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967)  
13344,Pindar,Greek lyric poet remembered for his odes (518?-438? BC)  
13345,Pindaric_ode Pindaric,an ode form used by Pindar; has triple groups of triple units  
13346,Pine_Bluff,a town in southeast central Arkansas on the Arkansas River  
13347,Pineus genus_Pineus,a genus of Adelgidae  
13348,Ping Ping_River,a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya  
13349,Pinguicula genus_Pinguicula,butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous bog plants; Europe and America to Antarctica  
13350,Pinguinus genus_Pinguinus,great auk  
13351,Pinicola genus_Pinicola,a genus of Fringillidae  
13352,Pinnipedia suborder_Pinnipedia,seals; sea lions; walruses  
13353,Pinnotheres genus_Pinnotheres,type genus of the family Pinnotheridae: pea crabs  
13354,Pinnotheridae family_Pinnotheridae,tiny soft-bodied crabs  
13355,Pinopsida class_Pinopsida Pinophytina subdivision_Pinophytina,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  
13356,Pinot Pinot_grape,any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for Burgundies and champagnes  
13357,Pinot_blanc,white wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Chablis, France  
13358,Pinot_blanc,dry white California table wine made from white Pinot grapes  
13359,Pinot_noir,red wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Burgundy, France  
13360,Pinot_noir,dry red California table wine made from purple Pinot grapes  
13361,Pinsk,a city of southwestern Belarus  
13362,Pinter Harold_Pinter,English dramatist whose plays are characterized by silences and the use of inaction (born in 1930)  
13363,Pinus genus_Pinus,type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines  
13364,Pipa genus_Pipa,type genus of the Pipidae  
13365,Piper genus_Piper,type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs  
13366,Piperaceae family_Piperaceae pepper_family,tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets  
13367,Piperales order_Piperales,Piperaceae; Saururaceae; Chloranthaceae  
13368,Pipidae family_Pipidae,tongueless frogs  
13369,Pipile genus_Pipile,genus of large crested guans (the piping guans)  
13370,Pipilo genus_Pipilo,towhees  
13371,Pipistrellus genus_Pipistrellus,nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small bats  
13372,Pippin,any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red  
13373,Pipra genus_Pipra,type genus of the Pipridae containing the typical manakins  
13374,Pipridae family_Pipridae,manakins  
13375,Piptadenia genus_Piptadenia,tropical American trees and shrubs; often placed in other genera  
13376,Pipturus genus_Pipturus,an Australian genus of woody plants of the family Urticaceae  
13377,Pipturus_albidus,Hawaiian tree of genus Pipturus having a bark (tapa) from which tapa cloth is made  
13378,Piqueria genus_Piqueria,small genus of tropical American perennial herbs or subshrubs with white to pale yellow flowers; often included in genus Stevia  
13379,Pirandello Luigi_Pirandello,Italian novelist and playwright (1867-1936)  
13380,Piranga genus_Piranga,a genus of Thraupidae  
13381,Pisa,a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower  
13382,Pisces,a large faint zodiacal constellation; between Aquarius and Aries  
13383,Pisces,a group of vertebrates comprising both cartilaginous and bony fishes and sometimes including the jawless vertebrates; not used technically  
13384,Pisces Fish,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces  
13385,Pisces Pisces_the_Fishes Fish,the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20  
13386,Piscidia genus_Piscidia,genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons  
13387,Pisonia genus_Pisonia,genus of often thorny tropical trees and shrubs and some vines; mainly America  
13388,Pissis,a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,241 feet high)  
13389,Pistacia genus_Pistacia,a dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae having drupaceous fruit  
13390,Piston Walter_Piston,United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976)  
13391,Pisum genus_Pisum,small genus of variable annual Eurasian vines: peas  
13392,Pithecanthropus Pithecanthropus_erectus genus_Pithecanthropus,former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus  
13393,Pithecellobium genus_Pithecellobium Pithecolobium genus_Pithecolobium,thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia  
13394,Pithecia genus_Pithecia,sakis  
13395,Pitman Sir_Isaac_Pitman,English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897)  
13396,Pitot Henri_Pitot,French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named (1695-1771)  
13397,Pitot-static_tube Pitot_head Pitot_tube,measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed  
13398,Pitot_tube Pitot,measuring instrument consisting of a right-angled tube with an open end that is directed in opposition to the flow of a fluid and used to measure the velocity of fluid flow  
13399,Pitt George_Pitt George_Dibdin_Pitt George_Dibdin-Pitt,a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855)  
13400,Pitt William_Pitt First_Earl_of_Chatham Pitt_the_Elder,English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778)  
13401,Pitt William_Pitt Second_Earl_of_Chatham Pitt_the_Younger,English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806)  
13402,Pittidae family_Pittidae,pittas  
13403,Pittsburgh,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  
13404,Pittsfield,a town in western Massachusetts  
13405,Pituophis genus_Pituophis,bull snakes  
13406,Pitymys genus_Pitymys,pine mice  
13407,Pityrogramma genus_Pityrogramma,terrestrial tropical ferns having fronds with powdery yellowish or white undersides; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae  
13408,Pius_II Aeneas_Silvius Enea_Silvio_Piccolomini,Italian pope from 1458 to 1464 who is remembered for his unsuccessful attempt to lead a crusade against the Turks (1405-1464)  
13409,Pius_IX Giovanni_Mastai-Ferretti Giovanni_Maria_Mastai-Ferretti,Italian pope from 1846 to 1878 who in 1854 declared the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary  
13410,Pius_V Antonio_Ghislieri,Italian pope from 1566 to 1572 who led the reformation of the Roman Catholic Church; he excommunicated Elizabeth I (1504-1572)  
13411,Pius_VI Giovanni_Angelo_Braschi Giannangelo_Braschi,Italian pope from 1775 to 1799 who served during the French Revolution; Napoleon attacked the Papal States and in 1797 Pius VI was taken to France where he died (1717-1799)  
13412,Pius_VII Barnaba_Chiaramonti Luigi_Barnaba_Gregorio_Chiaramonti,Italian pope from 1800 to 1823 who was humiliated by Napoleon and taken prisoner in 1809; he concluded a concordat with Napoleon and crowned him emperor of France; he returned to Rome in 1814 (1740-1823)  
13413,Pius_X Giuseppe_Sarto Giuseppe_Melchiorre_Sarto,pope who condemned religious modernism; he was canonized in 1954 because of his interest in the poor (1835-1914)  
13414,Pius_XI Achille_Ratti Ambrogio_Damiano_Achille_Ratti,pope who signed a treaty with Mussolini recognizing the Vatican City as an independent state (1857-1939)  
13415,Pius_XII Eugenio_Pacelli,pope who maintained neutrality during World War II and was later criticized for not aiding the Jews who were persecuted by Hitler (1876-1958)  
13416,Pizarro Francisco_Pizarro,Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541)  
13417,Placodermi class_Placodermi,extinct group of bony-plated fishes with primitive jaws  
13418,Placuna genus_Placuna,windowpane oysters  
13419,Plagianthus genus_Plagianthus,small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New Zealand  
13420,Plains_Indian Buffalo_Indian,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  
13421,Planck Max_Planck Max_Karl_Ernst_Ludwig_Planck,German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated quantum theory (1858-1947)  
13422,Planck's_constant h,the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10^-34 joule-second  
13423,Planck's_law,(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 given by Planck's constant  
13424,Planck's_radiation_law,(physics) an equation that expresses the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of an ideal black body  
13425,Planera genus_Planera,a deciduous tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in the southeastern United States  
13426,Plano,a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)  
13427,Planococcus genus_Planococcus,a genus of Pseudococcidae  
13428,Plantae kingdom_Plantae plant_kingdom,(botany) the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants  
13429,Plantagenet Plantagenet_line,the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485  
13430,Plantaginaceae family_Plantaginaceae plantain_family,cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds  
13431,Plantaginales order_Plantaginales,coextensive with the family Plantaginaceae  
13432,Plantago genus_Plantago,type genus of the family Plantaginaceae; large cosmopolitan genus of mostly small herbs  
13433,Plantation,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"  
13434,Plasmodiidae family_Plasmodiidae,malaria parasites  
13435,Plasmodiophora genus_Plasmodiophora,type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant parasitic fungi similar to and sometimes included among the slime molds  
13436,Plasmodiophoraceae family_Plasmodiophoraceae,family of fungi often causing hypertrophy in seed plants  
13437,Plassey battle_of_Plassey,the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal  
13438,Plasticine,a synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft; used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling (especially in schools)  
13439,Plataea,a former town in Boeotia; site of a battle between the Greeks and Persians in 479 BC  
13440,Plataea battle_of_Plataea,a defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks at Plataea in 479 BC  
13441,Platalea genus_Platalea,type genus of the Plataleidae  
13442,Plataleidae family_Plataleidae,spoonbills  
13443,Platanaceae family_Platanaceae plane-tree_family,coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees  
13444,Platanistidae family_Platanistidae,river dolphins  
13445,Platanthera genus_Platanthera,herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and southern hemispheres  
13446,Platanus genus_Platanus,genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London plane; sycamore  
13447,Plath Sylvia_Plath,United States writer and poet (1932-1963)  
13448,Platichthys genus_Platichthys,a genus of Pleuronectidae  
13449,Plato,ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC)  
13450,Plato's_Academy,a school established by Plato in ancient Athens; "Plato's Academy continued for several hundred years after Plato died"  
13451,Platonism realism,(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names  
13452,Platonist,an advocate of Platonism  
13453,Platt_National_Park,a national park in Oklahoma having mineral springs  
13454,Platte Platte_River,a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River  
13455,Platte_River_penstemon Penstemon_cyananthus,erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming  
13456,Platycephalidae family_Platycephalidae,scorpaenoid flatheads  
13457,Platycerium genus_Platycerium,often epiphytic tropical Old World ferns  
13458,Platyctenea order_Platyctenea,an order of Tentaculata  
13459,Platyhelminthes phylum_Platyhelminthes,flatworms  
13460,Platylobium genus_Platylobium,small genus of Australian evergreen leguminous shrubs or subshrubs  
13461,Platymiscium genus_Platymiscium,genus of tropical American trees: quira  
13462,Platypoecilus genus_Platypoecilus,platys  
13463,Platyrrhini superfamily_Platyrrhini,New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin  
13464,Platystemon genus_Platystemon,one species: creamcups  
13465,Plautus Titus_Maccius_Plautus,comic dramatist of ancient Rome (253?-184 BC)  
13466,Plautus genus_Plautus,a genus of Alcidae  
13467,Plecoptera order_Plecoptera,stoneflies  
13468,Plecotus genus_Plecotus,a genus of Vespertilionidae  
13469,Plectania genus_Plectania,genus of fungi in the family Pezizaceae closely related to and often included in genus Peziza  
13470,Plectognathi order_Plectognathi order_Tetraodontiformes,boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers  
13471,Plectomycetes class_Plectomycetes,class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a cleistothecium (it releases spores only on decay or disintegration)  
13472,Plectophera,in some former classifications: name for the Ephemeroptera  
13473,Plectorrhiza genus_Plectorrhiza,small genus of Australian orchids  
13474,Plectrophenax genus_Plectrophenax,snow bunting  
13475,Pleiades,(Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion  
13476,Pleiades,a star cluster in the constellation Taurus  
13477,Pleione genus_Pleione,small genus of dwarf orchids; India to Thailand and Taiwan  
13478,Pleiospilos genus_Pleiospilos,perennial succulents of South Africa  
13479,Pleistocene Pleistocene_epoch Glacial_epoch,from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution  
13480,Plesianthropus genus_Plesianthropus,former name for the genus Australopithecus  
13481,Plesiosauria suborder_Plesiosauria,any of the plesiosaurs  
13482,Plethodon genus_Plethodon,type genus of the Plethodontidae  
13483,Plethodontidae family_Plethodontidae,small mostly terrestrial New World salamanders having neither lungs nor gills as adults  
13484,Pleurobrachia genus_Pleurobrachia,sea gooseberries  
13485,Pleurobrachiidae family_Pleurobrachiidae,sea gooseberries  
13486,Pleuronectes genus_Pleuronectes,type genus of the Pleuronectidae  
13487,Pleuronectidae family_Pleuronectidae,righteye flounders  
13488,Pleurosorus genus_Pleurosorus,small genus comprising terrestrial ferns; found in Chile and Spain and Morocco and Australia and New Zealand  
13489,Pleurotus genus_Pleurotus,agarics with white spores and caps having an eccentric stem; an important mushroom of Japan  
13490,Plevna Pleven,the town was taken from the Turks by the Russians in 1877 after a siege of 143 days  
13491,Plexiglas plexiglass,a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic  
13492,Plicatoperipatus genus_Plicatoperipatus,a genus of Peripatidae  
13493,Plicatoperipatus_jamaicensis,a kind of onychophoran  
13494,Plinian_eruption,a volcanic eruption in which a stream of gas and ash is violently ejected to a height of several miles  
13495,Pliny Pliny_the_Elder Gaius_Plinius_Secundus,Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)  
13496,Pliny Pliny_the_Younger Gaius_Plinius_Caecilius_Secundus,Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)  
13497,Pliocene Pliocene_epoch,from 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals  
13498,Ploceidae family_Ploceidae,weaverbirds  
13499,Ploceus genus_Ploceus,type genus of the Ploceidae  
13500,Plotinus,Roman philosopher (born in Egypt) who was the leading representative of Neoplatonism (205-270)  
13501,Plott_hound,a brindle-coated American hound used in hunting bears and wild boars  
13502,Plovdiv Philippopolis,an ancient city in southern Bulgaria; commercial center of an agricultural region  
13503,Plumbaginaceae family_Plumbaginaceae leadwort_family sea-lavender_family,perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas  
13504,Plumbaginales order_Plumbaginales,coextensive with the family Plumbaginaceae; usually included in order Primulales  
13505,Plumeria genus_Plumeria Plumiera,deciduous shrubs and trees of tropical America having branches like candelabra and fragrant white or pink flowers  
13506,Plutarch,Greek biographer who wrote Parallel Lives (46?-120 AD)  
13507,Pluteaceae family_Pluteaceae,a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales  
13508,Pluteus genus_Pluteus roof_mushroom,a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer  
13509,Pluteus_aurantiorugosus,an agaric with a brilliant scarlet cap and a slender stalk  
13510,Pluteus_magnus sawdust_mushroom,an edible agaric found in piles of hardwood sawdust; the caps are black and coarsely wrinkled  
13511,Pluto,a cartoon character created by Walt Disney  
13512,Pluto,a large asteroid that was once thought to be the farthest known planet from the sun; it has an elliptical orbit; "Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930"  
13513,Pluto Dis Dis_Pater Orcus,(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades  
13514,Pluvialis genus_Pluvialis,golden plovers  
13515,Pluvianus genus_Pluvianus,coursers  
13516,Pluviose,fifth month of the Revolutionary calendar (January and February); the rainy month  
13517,Plymouth,a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620  
13518,Plymouth_Colony,colony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691  
13519,Plymouth_Rock,a boulder in Plymouth supposed to be where the Pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower  
13520,Plymouth_Rock,an American breed of domestic fowl  
13521,Po Po_River,a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea  
13522,Poa genus_Poa,chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions  
13523,Pobeda_Peak Pobedy_Peak,a mountain peak in the Tien Shan mountains in northern India (24,406 feet high)  
13524,Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca_Rolfe,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)  
13525,Pocatello,a university town in southeastern Idaho  
13526,Podalyria genus_Podalyria,genus of South African leguminous shrubs often placed in genus Sophora  
13527,Podargidae family_Podargidae,frogmouths  
13528,Podargus genus_Podargus,type genus of the Podargidae  
13529,Podaxaceae,a variety of gastromycete  
13530,Podiceps genus_Podiceps,type genus of the Podicipedidae: grebes  
13531,Podicipedidae family_Podicipedidae,coextensive with the order Podicipitiformes  
13532,Podicipitiformes order_Podicipitiformes Podicipediformes order_Podicipediformes Colymbiformes order_Colymbiformes,grebes  
13533,Podilymbus genus_Podilymbus,a genus of Podicipedidae  
13534,Podocarpaceae family_Podocarpaceae podocarpus_family,gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves  
13535,Podocarpus genus_Podocarpus,evergreen trees or shrubs; sometimes classified as member of the family Taxaceae  
13536,Podophyllum genus_Podophyllum,perennial rhizomatous herbs  
13537,Poe Edgar_Allan_Poe,United States writer and poet (1809-1849)  
13538,Poeciliidae family_Poeciliidae,topminnows  
13539,Poecilocapsus genus_Poecilocapsus,a genus of Miridae  
13540,Poecilogale genus_Poecilogale,muishonds  
13541,Poephila genus_Poephila,grassfinches  
13542,Pogonophora phylum_Pogonophora,beard worms  
13543,Pogostemon genus_Pogostemon,genus of Asiatic shrubs or trees whose leaves yield a fragrant oil  
13544,Poinciana subgenus_Poinciana,small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications  
13545,Poisson_distribution,a theoretical distribution that is a good approximation to the binomial distribution when the probability is small and the number of trials is large  
13546,Poitier Sidney_Poitier,United States film actor and director (born in 1927)  
13547,Poitiers battle_of_Poitiers,the battle in 1356 in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French  
13548,Poitou-Charentes Poitou,a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay  
13549,Pokomo,a Bantu language spoken in the Kenyan coastal areas of East Africa  
13550,Poland Republic_of_Poland Polska,a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II  
13551,Polanisia genus_Polanisia,widely distributed herbs having palmate leaves and creamy white to or pink to magenta flowers with many stamens of unequal length  
13552,Polaris North_Star pole_star polar_star polestar,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  
13553,Polaroid,(trade mark) a plastic film that can polarize a beam of light; often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare  
13554,Polaroid_camera Polaroid_Land_camera,a camera that develops and produces a positive print within seconds  
13555,Pole,a native or inhabitant of Poland  
13556,Polemoniaceae family_Polemoniaceae phlox_family,a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers  
13557,Polemoniales order_Polemoniales,Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophulariales  
13558,Polianthes genus_Polianthes,genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lily-like flowers; Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae  
13559,Polioptila genus_Polioptila,New World gnatcatchers  
13560,Polish,the Slavic language of Poland  
13561,Polish_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Poland  
13562,Polistes genus_Polistes,a genus of Vespidae  
13563,Polistes_annularis,a variety of paper wasp  
13564,Polk James_Polk James_K._Polk James_Knox_Polk President_Polk,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)  
13565,Pollachius genus_Pollachius,pollack  
13566,Pollack Sydney_Pollack,United States filmmaker (born in 1934)  
13567,Pollock Jackson_Pollock,United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)  
13568,Pollux,the brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor  
13569,Polo Marco_Polo,Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)  
13570,Polyangiaceae family_Polyangiaceae Myxobacteriaceae family_Myxobacteriaceae,bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung  
13571,Polyangium genus_Polyangium,type genus of the family Polyangiaceae: myxobacteria with rounded fruiting bodies enclosed in a membrane  
13572,Polyborus genus_Polyborus,a genus of Falconidae  
13573,Polybotrya genus_Polybotrya Polybotria genus_Polybotria,tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but scandent later  
13574,Polycarp Saint_Polycarp St._Polycarp,Greek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian faith and was burned to death by pagans (circa 69-155)  
13575,Polychaeta class_Polychaeta,marine annelid worms  
13576,Polycirrus genus_Polycirrus,genus of soft-bodied polychete marine worms  
13577,Polydactylus genus_Polydactylus,a genus of Polynemidae  
13578,Polyergus genus_Polyergus,Amazon ants  
13579,Polygala genus_Polygala,type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; senega; snakeroot  
13580,Polygalaceae family_Polygalaceae milkwort_family,trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres  
13581,Polygonaceae family_Polygonaceae buckwheat_family,a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats  
13582,Polygonales order_Polygonales,coextensive with the family Polygonaceae,  
13583,Polygonatum genus_Polygonatum,sometimes placed in subfamily Convallariaceae  
13584,Polygonia genus_Polygonia,comma butterflies  
13585,Polygonum genus_Polygonum,diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions  
13586,Polyhymnia,(Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance  
13587,Polymastigina order_Polymastigina,small usually parasitic flagellates  
13588,Polynemidae family_Polynemidae,threadfins  
13589,Polynesia,the islands in the eastern part of Oceania  
13590,Polynesian,a native or inhabitant of Polynesia  
13591,Polynesian_tattler Heteroscelus_incanus,tattler of Pacific coastal regions  
13592,Polyodon genus_Polyodon,type genus of the Polyodontidae  
13593,Polyodontidae family_Polyodontidae,paddlefishes  
13594,Polypedates genus_Polypedates,type genus of the Polypedatidae  
13595,Polypedatidae family_Polypedatidae,Old World tree frogs  
13596,Polyplacophora class_Polyplacophora,small class of marine mollusks comprising the chitons; sometimes considered an order of the subclass Amphineura  
13597,Polypodiaceae family_Polypodiaceae,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)  
13598,Polypodium genus_Polypodium,a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked sori  
13599,Polyporaceae family_Polyporaceae,fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees  
13600,Polyporus genus_Polyporus,type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers  
13601,Polyporus_squamosus scaly_polypore,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  
13602,Polyporus_tenuiculus,a fungus with a whitish kidney-shaped cap and elongated pores; causes white rot in dead hardwoods  
13603,Polyprion genus_Polyprion,wreckfish  
13604,Polystichum genus_Polystichum,small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae  
13605,Pomacanthus genus_Pomacanthus,angelfishes  
13606,Pomacentridae family_Pomacentridae,damselfishes  
13607,Pomacentrus genus_Pomacentrus,type genus of the Pomacentridae: damselfishes  
13608,Pomaderris genus_Pomaderris,a genus of Australasian shrubs and trees  
13609,Pomatomidae family_Pomatomidae,food and game fishes related to pompanos  
13610,Pomatomus genus_Pomatomus,type genus of the Pomatomidae  
13611,Pomeranian,breed of very small compact long-haired dogs of the spitz type  
13612,Pomo,a member of an Indian people of northern California living along the Russian River valley and adjacent Pacific coast  
13613,Pomo,the Kulanapan language spoken by the Pomo  
13614,Pomolobus genus_Pomolobus,genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned  
13615,Pomoxis genus_Pomoxis,crappies  
13616,Pompadour Marquise_de_Pompadour Jeanne_Antoinette_Poisson,French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)  
13617,Pompeii,ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius  
13618,Pompey Gnaeus_Pompeius_Magnus Pompey_the_Great,Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)  
13619,Ponca Ponka,a member of the Siouan people of the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska  
13620,Ponca Ponka,the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca  
13621,Ponce_de_Leon Juan_Ponce_de_Leon,Spanish explorer who accompanied Columbus on his second trip in 1493; in 1513 he discovered Florida while searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth (1460-1521)  
13622,Poncirus genus_Poncirus,one species: trifoliate orange  
13623,Pongamia genus_Pongamia,one species: Indian beech  
13624,Pongidae family_Pongidae,usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons  
13625,Pongo genus_Pongo,type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans  
13626,Pons Lily_Pons Alice-Josephine_Pons,United States coloratura soprano (born in France) (1904-1976)  
13627,Ponselle Rosa_Ponselle Rosa_Melba_Ponselle,United States soprano (1897-1981)  
13628,Ponte_25_de_Abril,a suspension bridge across the Tagus River at Lisbon  
13629,Pontederia genus_Pontederia,pickerelweed  
13630,Pontederiaceae family_Pontederiaceae pickerelweed_family,aquatic or bog plants  
13631,Pontiac,famous chief of the Ottawa who led an unsuccessful rebellion against the British (1715-1769)  
13632,Pontus,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  
13633,Pontus Pontos,(Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus  
13634,Pooecetes genus_Pooecetes,a genus of Fringillidae  
13635,Pop_Art,a school of art that emerged in the United Kingdom in the 1950s and became prevalent in the United States and the United Kingdom in the 1960s; it imitated the techniques of commercial art (as the soup cans of Andy Warhol) and the styles of popular culture and the mass media  
13636,Pope Alexander_Pope,English poet and satirist (1688-1744)  
13637,Popillia genus_Popillia,a genus of Scarabaeidae  
13638,Poplar_Bluff,a town in southeast Missouri  
13639,Popper Karl_Popper Sir_Karl_Raimund_Popper,British philosopher (born in Austria) who argued that scientific theories can never be proved to be true, but are tested by attempts to falsify them (1902-1994)  
13640,Popular_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine PFLP,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  
13641,Popular_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine-General_Command PFLP-GC,a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe  
13642,Popular_Struggle_Front PSF,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  
13643,Population_Commission,the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with population control  
13644,Populus genus_Populus,a genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere; poplars  
13645,Porcellio genus_Porcellio,Old World genus of isopod crustaceans  
13646,Porcellionidae family_Porcellionidae,sow bugs  
13647,Porifera phylum_Porifera,coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges  
13648,Poronotus genus_Poronotus,a genus of Stromateidae  
13649,Porphyra genus_Porphyra,a genus of protoctist  
13650,Porphyrio genus_Porphyrio,Old World purple gallinules  
13651,Porphyrula genus_Porphyrula,American purple gallinules  
13652,Port-au-Prince Haitian_capital,the capital and largest city of Haiti  
13653,Port_Arthur,a battle in the Chino-Japanese War (1894); Japanese captured the port and fortifications from the Chinese  
13654,Port_Jackson_fig rusty_rig little-leaf_fig Botany_Bay_fig Ficus_rubiginosa,Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood  
13655,Port_Jackson_heath Epacris_purpurascens,small shrub of southern and western Australia having pinkish to rosy purple tubular flowers  
13656,Port_Jackson_pine Callitris_cupressiformis,Australian cypress pine having globular cones  
13657,Port_Louis,capital and chief port of Mauritius; located on the northwestern coast of the island  
13658,Port_Moresby capital_of_Papua_New_Guinea,the administrative capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea  
13659,Port_Orford_cedar,the wood of the Port Orford cedar tree  
13660,Port_Sudan,port city in Sudan on the Red Sea  
13661,Port_Vila Vila capital_of_Vanuatu,capital of Vanuatu  
13662,Port_of_Spain Port-of-Spain capital_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago,the capital and largest city of Trinidad and Tobago on the west coast of the island of Trinidad  
13663,Porte Sublime_Porte,the Ottoman court in Constantinople  
13664,Porter Cole_Porter Cole_Albert_Porter,United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)  
13665,Porter Katherine_Anne_Porter,United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)  
13666,Porter William_Sydney_Porter O._Henry,United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)  
13667,Portland,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  
13668,Portland,largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state  
13669,Porto Oporto,port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine  
13670,Porto_Novo capital_of_Benin,the capital of Benin in southwestern part of country on a coastal lagoon  
13671,Portsmouth,a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards  
13672,Portsmouth,a port town in southeastern New Hampshire on the Atlantic Ocean  
13673,Portsmouth Pompey,a port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base  
13674,Portugal Portuguese_Republic,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)  
13675,Portuguese,a native or inhabitant of Portugal  
13676,Portuguese,the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil  
13677,Portuguese_escudo escudo,formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100 centavo  
13678,Portuguese_man-of-war man-of-war jellyfish,large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles  
13679,Portuguese_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Portugal  
13680,Portulacaceae family_Portulacaceae purslane_family,family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas  
13681,Portunidae family_Portunidae,swimming crabs  
13682,Portunus genus_Portunus,type genus of the family Portunidae  
13683,Porzana genus_Porzana,spotted crakes  
13684,Poseidon,(Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune  
13685,Post C._W._Post Charles_William_Post,United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914)  
13686,Post Emily_Post Emily_Price_Post,United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)  
13687,Post Wiley_Post,United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)  
13688,Post-It,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  
13689,Post-Office_box PO_Box POB call_box letter_box,a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for  
13690,Postal_Rate_Commission,an independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates  
13691,Postimpressionist Post-impressionist,an artist of the Postimpressionist school who revolted against Impressionism  
13692,Postum,trade mark for a coffee substitute invented by C. W. Post and made with chicory and roasted grains  
13693,Potamogalidae family_Potamogalidae,otter shrews  
13694,Potamogeton genus_Potamogeton,a large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in temperate regions; leaves usually float on the water  
13695,Potamogetonaceae family_Potamogetonaceae pondweed_family,plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae  
13696,Potamophis genus_Potamophis,ground snakes  
13697,Potawatomi,a member of the Algonquian people originally of Michigan and Wisconsin  
13698,Potawatomi,the Algonquian language spoken by the Potawatomi  
13699,Potemkin Potyokin Grigori_Potemkin Grigori_Potyokin Grigori_Aleksandrovich_Potemkin,a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791)  
13700,Potemkin_village,something that seems impressive but in fact lacks substance  
13701,Potentilla genus_Potentilla,chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoil  
13702,Poterium genus_Poterium,a genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae  
13703,Potomac,term sometimes used to refer to Washington, D.C.  
13704,Potomac Potomac_River,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  
13705,Potoroinae subfamily_Potoroinae,rat kangaroos  
13706,Potorous genus_Potorous,potoroos  
13707,Potos genus_Potos,a genus of Procyonidae  
13708,Potsdam,a city in northeastern Germany; site of the Potsdam Conference in the summer of 1945  
13709,Potsdam_Conference,a conference held in Potsdam in the summer of 1945 where Truman, Stalin, and Churchill drew up plans for the administration of Germany and Poland after World War II ended  
13710,Pott's_disease,TB of the spine with destruction of vertebrae resulting in curvature of the spine  
13711,Poulenc Francis_Poulenc,French pianist and composer (1899-1963)  
13712,Pound Ezra_Pound Ezra_Loomis_Pound,United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)  
13713,Poussin Nicolas_Poussin,French painter in the classical style (1594-1665)  
13714,Pouteria genus_Pouteria,tropical American timber tree with edible fruit (canistel)  
13715,Powell Cecil_Frank_Powell,English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding the nucleus together (1903-1969)  
13716,Powell Colin_Powell Colin_luther_Powell,United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)  
13717,Powhatan,a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in eastern Virginia  
13718,Powhatan,the Algonquian language of the Powhatan  
13719,Powhatan Wahunsonacock,Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618)  
13720,Powys John_Cowper_Powys,British writer of novels about nature; one of three literary brothers (1872-1963)  
13721,Powys Llewelyn_Powys,British writer of essays; one of three literary brothers (1884-1939)  
13722,Powys Theodore_Francis_Powys,British writer of allegorical novels; one of three literary brothers (1875-1953)  
13723,Poyang,a lake in central China that is connected to the Chang Jiang by a canal  
13724,Praetorian_Guard,the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome  
13725,Praetorian_Guard Praetorian,a member of the Praetorian Guard  
13726,Prague Praha Prag Czech_capital,the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the country; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century  
13727,Praia Cidade_de_Praia capital_of_Cape_Verde,the capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island  
13728,Prairial,ninth month of the Revolutionary calendar (May and June); the month of meadows  
13729,Prajapati,Hindu god personifying a creative force; equivalent to Brahma  
13730,Prakrit,any of the modern Indic languages  
13731,Prakrit,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  
13732,Praunus genus_Praunus,a genus of Mysidae  
13733,Praxiteles,ancient Greek sculptor (circa 370-330 BC)  
13734,Prayer_of_Azariah_and_Song_of_the_Three_Children,an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel  
13735,Pre-Raphaelite,a painter or writer dedicated to restoring early Renaissance ideals  
13736,Preakness,an annual race for three-year-old horses; held at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland  
13737,Precambrian Precambrian_eon Precambrian_aeon Precambrian_period,the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago  
13738,Premium_Bond,a government bond that bears no interest or capital gains but enters the holder into lotteries  
13739,Prenanthes genus_Prenanthes,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  
13740,Presbyterian,a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church  
13741,Presbyterian_Church,the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of John Calvin  
13742,Presbyterianism,the doctrines and practices of the Presbyterian Church: based in Calvinism  
13743,Presbytes genus_Presbytes mammal_Semnopithecus,langurs  
13744,Prescott,a town in central Arizona  
13745,President_of_the_United_States President Chief_Executive,the office of the United States head of state; "a President is elected every four years"  
13746,President_of_the_United_States United_States_President President Chief_Executive,the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government; "the President likes to jog every morning"  
13747,Presidential_Directive,a directive issued by the President of the United States; usually addressed to all heads of departments and agencies  
13748,Presidents'_Day,the third Monday in February; commemorates both presidents Lincoln and Washington  
13749,Presley Elvis_Presley Elvis_Aron_Presley,United States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977)  
13750,Pretender,a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)  
13751,Pretoria capital_of_South_Africa,city in the Transvaal; the seat of the executive branch of the government of South Africa  
13752,Priacanthidae family_Priacanthidae,small carnivorous percoid fishes found worldwide in tropical seas  
13753,Priacanthus genus_Priacanthus,type genus of the Priacanthidae  
13754,Priam,(Greek mythology) the last king of Troy; father of Hector and Paris and Cassandra  
13755,Priapus,(classical mythology) god of male procreative power and guardian of gardens and vineyards  
13756,Price Leontyne_Price Mary_Leontyne_Price,United States operatic soprano (born 1927)  
13757,Priestley Joseph_Priestley,English chemist who isolated many gases and discovered oxygen (independently of Scheele) (1733-1804)  
13758,Prima,used primarily as eating apples  
13759,Primates order_Primates,an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings  
13760,Primaxin,trade name for a parenteral antibiotic  
13761,Prime_Minister PM premier,the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom  
13762,Primulaceae family_Primulaceae primrose_family,a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere  
13763,Primulales order_Primulales,Primulaceae; Theophrastaceae; Myrsinaceae; and (in some classifications) Plumbaginaceae  
13764,Primus_stove Primus,a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers  
13765,Prince-of-Wales'-heath Prince_of_Wales_heath Erica_perspicua,South African shrub grown for its profusion of white flowers  
13766,Prince_Albert,a man's double-breasted frock coat  
13767,Prince_Albert_yew Prince_Albert's_yew Saxe-gothea_conspicua,small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile  
13768,Prince_Edward_Island,an island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; the smallest province of Canada  
13769,Prince_of_Wales,the male heir apparent of the British sovereign  
13770,Princeton,a university town in central New Jersey  
13771,Princeton_University Princeton,a university in New Jersey  
13772,Principe,an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe  
13773,Prinia genus_Prinia,a genus of Sylviidae  
13774,Priodontes genus_Priodontes,solely the giant armadillo  
13775,Prionace genus_Prionace,blue sharks  
13776,Prionotus genus_Prionotus,a genus of Triglidae  
13777,Pristidae family_Pristidae,large primitive rays with elongated snouts  
13778,Pristis genus_Pristis,type genus of the Pristidae  
13779,Pritzelago genus_Pritzelago,chamois cress  
13780,Prix_Goncourt,an award given annually for contributions to French literature  
13781,Prix_de_Rome,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  
13782,Proboscidea genus_Proboscidea,in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants  
13783,Proboscidea order_Proboscidea,an order of animals including elephants and mammoths  
13784,Procavia genus_Procavia,type genus of the Procaviidae  
13785,Procaviidae family_Procaviidae,includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea  
13786,Procellaria genus_Procellaria,type genus of the Procellariidae  
13787,Procellariidae family_Procellariidae,petrels; fulmars; shearwaters  
13788,Procellariiformes order_Procellariiformes,petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrels  
13789,Prociphilus genus_Prociphilus,a genus of Aphididae  
13790,Procnias genus_Procnias,bellbirds  
13791,Procrustes,(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  
13792,Procyon,the brightest star in Canis Minor  
13793,Procyon genus_Procyon,the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons  
13794,Procyonidae family_Procyonidae,raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas  
13795,Progne genus_Progne,a genus of Hirundinidae  
13796,Progressive_Party Bull_Moose_Party,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  
13797,Prohibition_Party,a political party in the United States; formed in 1869 to oppose the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages  
13798,Prokhorov Aleksandr_Prokhorov Aleksandr_Mikjailovich_Prokhorov,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)  
13799,Prokofiev Sergei_Sergeyevich_Prokofiev,Russian composer of ballets and symphonies and operas (1891-1953)  
13800,Prolog logic_programing logic_programming,a computer language designed in Europe to support natural language processing  
13801,Prometheus,(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  
13802,Promised_Land,the goal towards which Christians strive  
13803,Prophets Nebiim,the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures  
13804,Prosauropoda suborder_Prosauropoda,the earliest known dinosaurs  
13805,Proserpina Proserpine,goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone  
13806,Prosimii suborder_Prosimii,not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea  
13807,Prosopis genus_Prosopis,genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees: mesquite  
13808,Prosopium genus_Prosopium,whitefishes  
13809,Proteaceae family_Proteaceae protea_family,large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales  
13810,Proteales order_Proteales,coextensive with the family Proteaceae  
13811,Proteidae family_Proteidae,mud puppies  
13812,Proteles genus_Proteles,aardwolf  
13813,Proterochampsa genus_Proterochampsa,early archosaurian carnivore  
13814,Proterozoic Proterozoic_eon Proterozoic_aeon,from 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi; primitive multicellular organisms  
13815,Protestant,an adherent of Protestantism  
13816,Protestant_Church Protestant,the Protestant churches and denominations collectively  
13817,Protestant_denomination,group of Protestant congregations  
13818,Protestantism,the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation  
13819,Proteus,(Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will  
13820,Proteus genus_Proteus,type genus of the Proteidae  
13821,Protista division_Protista,eukaryotic one-celled living organisms distinct from multicellular plants and animals: protozoa, slime molds, and eukaryotic algae  
13822,Protium genus_Protium,genus of chiefly tropical American trees having fragrant wood and yielding gum elemi  
13823,Protium_guianense,tropical American tree  
13824,Protium_heptaphyllum,tropical American tree  
13825,Proto-Indo_European PIE,a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages  
13826,Proto-Norse,the Germanic language of Scandinavia up until about 700  
13827,Protoctista kingdom_Protoctista,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  
13828,Prototheria subclass_Prototheria,echidnas; platypus  
13829,Protozoa phylum_Protozoa,in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers  
13830,Protropin,trade name of a synthetic human growth hormone given to children deficient in the hormone; use by athletes and weightlifters is banned  
13831,Protura order_Protura,minute wingless arthropods: telsontails  
13832,Proudhon Pierre_Joseph_Proudhon,French socialist who argued that property is theft (1809-1865)  
13833,Proust Marcel_Proust,French novelist (1871-1922)  
13834,Provencal Occitan,the medieval dialects of Langue d'oc (southern France)  
13835,Provence,a former province of southeastern France; now administered with Cote d'Azur  
13836,Proverbs Book_of_Proverbs,an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)  
13837,Providence capital_of_Rhode_Island,the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University  
13838,Provo,a city in north central Utah settled by Mormons  
13839,Proxima Proxima_Centauri,the nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years  
13840,Prudhoe_Bay,a bay on the northern coast of Alaska where oil was discovered in 1968  
13841,Prumnopitys genus_Prumnopitys,mostly dioecious evergreen conifers; leaves are softer than in Podocarpus  
13842,Prunella genus_Prunella,small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers  
13843,Prunella genus_Prunella,type genus of the Prunellidae  
13844,Prunellidae family_Prunellidae,hedge sparrow  
13845,Prunus genus_Prunus,a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions  
13846,Prussia Preussen,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"  
13847,Prussian,a German inhabitant of Prussia  
13848,Prussian_blue,a dark greenish-blue color  
13849,Przewalski's_horse Przevalski's_horse Equus_caballus_przewalskii Equus_caballus_przevalskii,wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered  
13850,Psalm,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  
13851,Psalms Book_of_Psalms,an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms  
13852,Psalter Book_of_Psalms,a collection of Psalms for liturgical use  
13853,Psaltriparus genus_Psaltriparus,a genus of Paridae  
13854,Psenes genus_Psenes,a genus of Stromateidae  
13855,Psephurus genus_Psephurus,a genus of Polyodontidae  
13856,Psetta genus_Psetta,a genus of Bothidae  
13857,Psettichthys genus_Psettichthys,a genus of Soleidae  
13858,Pseudacris genus_Pseudacris,chorus frogs  
13859,Pseudaletia genus_Pseudaletia,moths whose larvae are armyworms  
13860,Pseudechis genus_Pseudechis,venomous Australian blacksnakes  
13861,Pseudemys genus_Pseudemys,sliders; red-bellied terrapin  
13862,Pseudepigrapha,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  
13863,Pseudobombax genus_Pseudobombax,tropical American deciduous shrubs or small trees  
13864,Pseudococcidae family_Pseudococcidae,scalelike insects: mealybugs  
13865,Pseudococcus genus_Pseudococcus,type genus of the Pseudococcidae  
13866,Pseudocolus genus_Pseudocolus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Clathraceae  
13867,Pseudolarix genus_Pseudolarix,one species: golden larch  
13868,Pseudomonadales order_Pseudomonadales,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  
13869,Pseudomonas genus_Pseudomonas,type genus of the family Pseudomonodaceae  
13870,Pseudomonas_pyocanea,a species of aerobic bacteria  
13871,Pseudomonodaceae family_Pseudomonodaceae,rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; include important plant and animal pathogens  
13872,Pseudopleuronectes genus_Pseudopleuronectes,a genus of Pleuronectidae  
13873,Pseudoryx genus_Pseudoryx,species of large cow-like mammals of Vietnam discovered by scientists in 1992  
13874,Pseudotaxus genus_Pseudotaxus,one species  
13875,Pseudotsuga genus_Pseudotsuga,douglas fir; closely related to genera Larix and Cathaya  
13876,Pseudowintera genus_Pseudowintera Wintera genus_Wintera,evergreen shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand  
13877,Psidium genus_Psidium,guavas  
13878,Psilophytaceae family_Psilophytaceae,Paleozoic plants  
13879,Psilophytales order_Psilophytales,Paleozoic simple dichotomously branched plants of Europe and eastern Canada including the oldest known vascular land plants  
13880,Psilopsida class_Psilopsida Psilotatae class_Psilotatae,whisk ferns; comprising the family Psilotaceae or Psilotatae: vascular plants with no roots, partial if any leaf differentiation, and rudimentary spore sacs  
13881,Psilotaceae family_Psilotaceae,small family of lower ferns having nearly naked stems and minute scalelike leaves  
13882,Psilotales order_Psilotales,lower vascular plants having dichotomously branched sporophyte divided into aerial shoot and rhizome and lacking true roots  
13883,Psilotum genus_Psilotum,type genus of the Psilotaceae  
13884,Psithyrus genus_Psithyrus,a large bee that resembles the bumblebee but lacks pollen-collecting apparatus and a worker caste  
13885,Psittacidae family_Psittacidae,coextensive with the order Psittaciformes  
13886,Psittaciformes order_Psittaciformes,an order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets  
13887,Psittacula genus_Psittacula,a genus of Psittacidae  
13888,Psittacus genus_Psittacus,type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African grey  
13889,Psocidae family_Psocidae,a family of small soft-bodied insects that feed on decaying vegetation; related to booklice  
13890,Psocoptera order_Psocoptera Corrodentia order_Corrodentia,an order of insects: includes booklice and bark-lice  
13891,Psophia genus_Psophia,type genus of the Psophiidae: trumpeters  
13892,Psophiidae family_Psophiidae,trumpeters  
13893,Psophocarpus genus_Psophocarpus,species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs  
13894,Psoralea genus_Psoralea,widely distributed genus of herbs or shrubs with glandular compound leaves and spicate or racemose purple or white flowers  
13895,Psyche,(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  
13896,Psychodidae family_Psychodidae,very small two-winged flies with hairy wings that develop in moss and damp vegetable matter: sand flies  
13897,Psychopsis genus_Psychopsis,epiphytic orchids of Central and South America formerly included in genus Oncidium  
13898,Psychopsis_krameriana Oncidium_papilio_kramerianum,orchid of South and Central America having flowers similar to but smaller than Psychopsis papilio; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium  
13899,Psychopsis_papilio Oncidium_papilio,orchid of South America and Trinidad having large yellow and reddish-brown flowers; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium  
13900,Psychotria genus_Psychotria,tropical chiefly South American shrubs and trees  
13901,Psyllidae family_Psyllidae Chermidae family_Chermidae,jumping plant lice  
13902,Ptah,a major Egyptian god; shaper of the world; father of gods and men; worshipped especially at Memphis  
13903,Pteridaceae family_Pteridaceae,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  
13904,Pteridium genus_Pteridium,a genus of ferns belonging to the family Dennstaedtiaceae  
13905,Pteridophyta division_Pteridophyta,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  
13906,Pteridospermae group_Pteridospermae Pteridospermaphyta group_Pteridospermaphyta,used in some classification systems: a group of extinct fossil gymnosperms coextensive with the order Cycadofilicales  
13907,Pteridospermopsida class_Pteridospermopsida,extinct gymnosperms most of Carboniferous to Jurassic: seed ferns and allies  
13908,Pteriidae family_Pteriidae,pearl oysters  
13909,Pteris genus_Pteris,large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae  
13910,Pteris_cretica,cultivated in many varieties as houseplants  
13911,Pternohyla genus_Pternohyla,burrowing tree frogs  
13912,Pterocarpus genus_Pterocarpus,genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods  
13913,Pterocarya genus_Pterocarya,Asiatic nut trees: wing nuts  
13914,Pterocles genus_Pterocles,type genus of the Pteroclididae  
13915,Pteroclididae family_Pteroclididae,sandgrouses  
13916,Pterocnemia genus_Pterocnemia,a genus of birds of the family Rheidae  
13917,Pterodactylidae family_Pterodactylidae,a reptile family in the order Pterosauria  
13918,Pterodactylus genus_Pterodactylus,a reptile genus of Pterodactylidae  
13919,Pterois genus_Pterois,lionfishes  
13920,Pteropsida subdivision_Pteropsida,used in former classifications to include all ferns and flowering plants and divided into the three classes Filicinae and Gymnospermae and Angiospermae  
13921,Pteropus genus_Pteropus,a genus of Megachiroptera  
13922,Pteropus_capestratus,a variety of fruit bat  
13923,Pteropus_hypomelanus,a variety of fruit bat  
13924,Pterosauria order_Pterosauria,extinct flying reptiles: pterosaurs  
13925,Pterospermum genus_Pterospermum,genus of tropical Asian trees and shrubs  
13926,Pterostylis genus_Pterostylis,genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand and western Pacific  
13927,Ptilocercus genus_Ptilocercus,pentails  
13928,Ptilocrinus genus_Ptilocrinus,sea lilies  
13929,Ptilonorhynchidae family_Ptilonorhynchidae,bowerbirds  
13930,Ptilonorhynchus genus_Ptilonorhynchus,type genus of the Ptilonorhynchidae  
13931,Ptloris genus_Ptloris,a genus of Paradisaeidae  
13932,Ptolemaic_system,(astronomy) Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth at the center  
13933,Ptolemy Claudius_Ptolemaeus,Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance  
13934,Ptolemy Ptolemaic_dynasty,an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra  
13935,Ptolemy_I,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)  
13936,Ptolemy_II,son of Ptolemy I and king of Egypt who was said to be responsible for the Septuagint (circa 309-247 BC)  
13937,Ptyas genus_Ptyas,Asian rat snakes  
13938,Ptychozoon genus_Ptychozoon,flying geckos  
13939,Puccini Giacomo_Puccini,Italian operatic composer noted for the dramatic realism of his operas (1858-1924)  
13940,Puccinia genus_Puccinia,type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants  
13941,Pucciniaceae family_Pucciniaceae,large important family of rust fungi  
13942,Puck Robin_Goodfellow,a mischievous sprite of English folklore  
13943,Puebla Puebla_de_Zaragoza Heroica_Puebla_de_Zaragoza,a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau  
13944,Pueblo,a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called `Pueblos' by the Spanish because they live in pueblos (villages built of adobe and rock)  
13945,Pueblo,a city in Colorado to the south of Colorado Springs  
13946,Pueraria genus_Pueraria,genus of woody Asiatic vines: kudzu  
13947,Puerto_Rican,a native or resident of Puerto Rico  
13948,Puerto_Rico Porto_Rico,the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean  
13949,Puerto_Rico Porto_Rico Commonwealth_of_Puerto_Rico PR,a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico  
13950,Puffinus genus_Puffinus,shearwaters  
13951,Puget_Sound,an inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington State  
13952,Pugin Augustus_Welby_Northmore_Pugin,English architect who played a prominent role in the 19th century revival of Gothic architecture (1812-1852)  
13953,Puglia Apulia,a region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic  
13954,Pujunan Maidu,a Penutian language spoken by the Maidu  
13955,Puka_Inti Sol_Rojo Red_Sun,a small but violent terrorist organization formed in Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several government buildings  
13956,Pulex genus_Pulex,type genus of the Pulicidae  
13957,Pulex_irritans,the most common flea attacking humans  
13958,Pulicaria genus_Pulicaria,genus of temperate Old World herbs: fleabane  
13959,Pulicidae family_Pulicidae,many common fleas attacking humans and domestic animals  
13960,Pulitzer Joseph_Pulitzer,United States newspaper publisher (born in Hungary) who established the Pulitzer prizes (1847-1911)  
13961,Pullman Pullman_car,luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel  
13962,Pulmonata order_Pulmonata,large order of gastropods usually breathing by means of a lung-like sac comprising most land snails and slugs and many freshwater snails  
13963,Pulsatilla genus_Pulsatilla,includes a group of plants that in some classifications are included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers  
13964,Punic,the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage  
13965,Punic_War,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  
13966,Punica genus_Punica,coextensive with the family Punicaceae  
13967,Punicaceae family_Punicaceae,one species: pomegranates  
13968,Punjab,a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan  
13969,Punjabi Panjabi,a member of the people of Pakistan and Punjab  
13970,Punjabi Panjabi,the Indic language spoken by people in Pakistan and Punjab  
13971,Punta_Arenas,a city in southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan; the southernmost city in the world  
13972,Puppis,a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Vela and Canis Major that shaped like the stern of a boat  
13973,Purace,an inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Colombia; last erupted in 1950  
13974,Purana,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  
13975,Purcell Henry_Purcell,English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695)  
13976,Purim,(Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman  
13977,Puritan,a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship  
13978,Puritanism,the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects)  
13979,Puritanism,strictness and austerity in conduct and religion  
13980,Purkinje Jan_Evangelista_Purkinje Johannes_Evangelista_Purkinje,Bohemian physiologist remembered for his discovery of Purkinje cells and the Purkinje network (1787-1869)  
13981,Purkinje_cell,a large densely branching neuron that is the characteristic cell of the cerebellar cortex  
13982,Purkinje_fiber,a specialized cardiac muscle fiber that is part of the Purkinje network  
13983,Purkinje_network Purkinje's_tissue Purkinje's_system,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  
13984,Purus Purus_River,a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River  
13985,Pus Pansa,the tenth month of the Hindu calendar  
13986,Pusan,a city in southeastern South Korea on the Korean Strait; the chief port and second largest city  
13987,Pusey Edward_Pusey Edward_Bouverie_Pusey,English theologian who (with John Henry Newman and John Keble) founded the Oxford movement (1800-1882)  
13988,Pushan,celestial shepherd god; conductor of souls of the dead  
13989,Pushkin Alexander_Pushkin Aleksandr_Sergeyevich_Pushkin,Russian poet (1799-1837)  
13990,Putin Vladimir_Putin Vladimir_Vladimirovich_Putin,Russian statesman chosen as president of the Russian Federation in 2000; formerly director of the Federal Security Bureau (born in 1952)  
13991,Putrajaya capital_of_Malaysia,Malaysia's sparkling new capital  
13992,Pycnanthemum genus_Pycnanthemum Koellia genus_Koellia,American mountain mint  
13993,Pycnogonida order_Pycnogonida,sea spiders  
13994,Pydna Battle_of_Pydna,a major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC; resulted in the downfall of the ancient Macedonian kingdom  
13995,Pygmalion,(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  
13996,Pygmy Pigmy,any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet  
13997,Pygopodidae family_Pygopodidae,Australian and Tasmanian lizards  
13998,Pygopus genus_Pygopus,type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs  
13999,Pygoscelis genus_Pygoscelis,a genus of Spheniscidae  
14000,Pyle Howard_Pyle,United States writer and illustrator of children's books (1853-1911)  
14001,Pylodictus genus_Pylodictus,flathead catfishes  
14002,Pynchon Thomas_Pynchon,United States writer of pessimistic novels about life in a technologically advanced society (born in 1937)  
14003,Pyongyang capital_of_North_Korea,capital of North Korea and an industrial center; "Pyongyang is Korea's oldest city but little of its history has been preserved"  
14004,Pyracantha pyracanth fire_thorn firethorn,any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries  
14005,Pyralidae family_Pyralidae Pyralididae family_Pyralididae,bee moths; corn borers; flour moths  
14006,Pyralis genus_Pyralis,type genus of the Pyralidae  
14007,Pyramid Great_Pyramid Pyramids_of_Egypt,a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt  
14008,Pyrausta genus_Pyrausta,moths whose larvae are corn borers  
14009,Pyrenees,a chain of mountains between France and Spain  
14010,Pyrenees_daisy Leucanthemum_lacustre Chrysanthemum_lacustre,perennial of Portugal similar to the oxeye daisy  
14011,Pyrenomycetes class_Pyrenomycetes,class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a perithecium; includes powdery mildews and ergot and Neurospora  
14012,Pyrethrum genus_Pyrethrum,used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum  
14013,Pyrex,a borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion; used for heat-resistant glassware in cooking and chemistry  
14014,Pyrocephalus genus_Pyrocephalus,a genus of Tyrannidae  
14015,Pyrolaceae family_Pyrolaceae wintergreen_family,evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola, Chimaphila, Moneses, Orthilia  
14016,Pyrophorus genus_Pyrophorus,tropical click beetles  
14017,Pyrrhic_victory,a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses  
14018,Pyrrhocoridae family_Pyrrhocoridae,firebugs  
14019,Pyrrhula genus_Pyrrhula,bullfinches  
14020,Pyrrhus,king of Epirus; defeated the Romans in two battles in spite of staggering losses (319-272 BC)  
14021,Pyrrophyta phylum_Pyrrophyta,a division of lower plants comprising unicellular and biflagellate algae that form starchy compounds  
14022,Pyrrosia genus_Pyrrosia,epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial ferns of tropical Old World  
14023,Pyrularia genus_Pyrularia,small genus of chiefly Asiatic parasitic shrubs  
14024,Pyrus genus_Pyrus,fruit trees native to the Old World: pears  
14025,Pythagoras,Greek philosopher and mathematician who proved the Pythagorean theorem; considered to be the first true mathematician (circa 580-500 BC)  
14026,Pythia Pythoness,(Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles  
14027,Pythiaceae family_Pythiaceae,fungi having sporangia usually borne successively and singly at the tips of branching sporangiophores  
14028,Pythian_Games,the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Delphi held every four years in the third year of the Olympiad in honor of Apollo  
14029,Pythius,epithet for Apollo; from the dragon Python which he killed  
14030,Python,(Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi  
14031,Pythonidae family_Pythonidae,in some classifications a family separate from Boidae comprising Old World boas  
14032,Pythoninae subfamily_Pythoninae,Old World boas: pythons; in some classifications considered a separate family from Boidae  
14033,Pyxidanthera genus_Pyxidanthera,one species: pyxie; the eastern United States  
14034,Pyxis,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia  
14035,Q q,the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet  
14036,QWERTY_keyboard,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  
14037,Q_fever,an acute disease resembling influenza  
14038,Qaddafi Qadhafi Khadafy Gaddafi Muammar_al-Qaddafi Muammar_el-Qaddafi,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)  
14039,Qassam_Brigades Salah_al-Din_Battalions Iz_Al-Din_Al-Qassam_Battalions,the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel  
14040,Qatar Qatar_Peninsula Katar Katar_Peninsula,a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf  
14041,Qatar State_of_Qatar Katar State_of_Katar,an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil  
14042,Qatari Katari,a native or inhabitant of Qatar  
14043,Qatari_dirham dirham,100 dirhams equal 1 riyal in Qatar  
14044,Qatari_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Qatar  
14045,Qatari_riyal riyal,the basic unit of money in Qatar  
14046,Qiang Qiangic,the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Sichuan  
14047,Qibla,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  
14048,Qin Qin_dynasty Ch'in Ch'in_dynasty,the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall  
14049,Qin_Shi_Huang_Ti Ch'in_Shih_Huang_Ti,the first Qin emperor who unified China, built much of the Great Wall, standardized weights and measures, and created a common currency and legal system (died 210 BC)  
14050,Qing Qing_dynasty Ch'ing Ch'ing_dynasty Manchu Manchu_dynasty,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  
14051,Quadragesima Quadrigesima_Sunday,the first Sunday in Lent  
14052,Quai_d'Orsay,the street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries  
14053,Quaker_gun,a dummy gun or piece of artillery made usually of wood  
14054,Quakerism,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  
14055,Quaoar,a planetoid discovered in 2002  
14056,Quapaw,a member of the Siouan people of the Arkansas river valley in Arkansas  
14057,Quapaw,the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Quapaw  
14058,Quaternary Quaternary_period Age_of_Man,last 2 million years  
14059,Quebec,the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British  
14060,Quebec Quebec_City,the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River  
14061,Quebec_Bridge,a cantilever bridge in Quebec  
14062,Quebecois,a native or inhabitant of Quebec (especially one who speaks French)  
14063,Quechua Kechua,a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire  
14064,Quechua Kechua,a community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire  
14065,Quechua Quechuan Quechuan_language Kechua Kechuan,the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas  
14066,Queckenstedt's_test,a test to determine whether there is a blockage of the spinal canal  
14067,Queen's_Counsel,Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a queen  
14068,Queen's_crape_myrtle pride-of-India Lagerstroemia_speciosa,native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers  
14069,Queen_Charlotte_Sound,an inlet of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia  
14070,Queen_Maud_Land,a region of Antarctica between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea; claimed by Norway  
14071,Queen_of_England,the sovereign ruler of England  
14072,Queens,a borough of New York City  
14073,Queensboro_Bridge,a cantilever bridge across the East River between Manhattan and Queens  
14074,Queensland,a state in northeastern Australia  
14075,Queensland_bottletree narrow-leaved_bottletree Brachychiton_rupestris Sterculia_rupestris,large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia  
14076,Queensland_grass-cloth_plant Pipturus_argenteus,Australian plant of genus Pipturus whose fiber is used in making cloth  
14077,Queensland_hemp jellyleaf Sida_rhombifolia,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  
14078,Queensland_nut Macadamia_tetraphylla,bushy tree with pink to purple flowers  
14079,Quercus genus_Quercus,oaks  
14080,Quetzalcoatl,an Aztec deity represented as a plumed serpent  
14081,Quezon_City,city on Luzon adjoining Manila  
14082,Quiche,a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala  
14083,Quiche,the Mayan language spoken by the Quiche  
14084,Quincy Josiah_Quincy,American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)  
14085,Quine W._V._Quine Willard_Van_Orman_Quine,United States philosopher and logician who championed an empirical view of knowledge that depended on language (1908-2001)  
14086,Quinquagesima Quinquagesima_Sunday,the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)  
14087,Quintana_Roo,a Mexican state on the eastern side of the Yucatan Peninsula  
14088,Quiscalus genus_Quiscalus,grackles  
14089,Quito capital_of_Ecuador,the capital of Ecuador  
14090,Qum,a city in northwestern Iran; a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims  
14091,Quoratean,a group of languages of the Hokan family  
14092,R r,the 18th letter of the Roman alphabet  
14093,R-2 Mexican_valium rophy rope roofy roach forget_me_drug circle,street names for flunitrazepan  
14094,RAM_disk,(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"  
14095,Ra Re,ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods  
14096,Rabat capital_of_Morocco,the capital of Morocco; located in the northwestern on the Atlantic coast  
14097,Rabbi,a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher  
14098,Rabelais Francois_Rabelais,author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553)  
14099,Rabi_I,the third month of the Islamic calendar  
14100,Rabi_II,the fourth month of the Islamic calendar  
14101,Rachel,(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin  
14102,Rachmaninoff Sergei_Rachmaninoff Sergei_Vasilievich_Rachmaninoff Rachmaninov Sergei_Rachmaninov Sergei_Vasilievich_Rachmaninov,composer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943)  
14103,Rachycentridae family_Rachycentridae,family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia  
14104,Rachycentron genus_Rachycentron,genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the cobia  
14105,Racine,a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan to the south of Milwaukee  
14106,Racine Jean_Racine Jean_Baptiste_Racine,French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699)  
14107,Radhakrishnan Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan Sir_Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan,Indian philosopher and statesman who introduced Indian philosophy to the West (1888-1975)  
14108,Radiigera genus_Radiigera,a genus of fungus belonging to the family Geastraceae  
14109,Radiigera_fuscogleba,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  
14110,Radiolaria order_Radiolaria,marine protozoa  
14111,Radyera genus_Radyera,very small genus of shrubs of southern hemisphere: bush hibiscus  
14112,Raffia genus_Raffia Raphia genus_Raphia,feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes  
14113,Raffles Sir_Thomas_Raffles Sir_Thomas_Stamford_Raffles,British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826)  
14114,Rafflesiaceae family_Rafflesiaceae,a family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales  
14115,Rahu,a Hindu demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses  
14116,Rain-in-the-Face,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)  
14117,Rainier Mount_Rainier Mt._Rainier Mount_Tacoma,a mountain peak in central Washington; highest peak in the Cascade Range; (14,410 feet high)  
14118,Raja genus_Raja,type genus of the family Rajidae  
14119,Rajab,the seventh month of the Islamic calendar  
14120,Rajidae family_Rajidae,bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates  
14121,Rajiformes order_Rajiformes Batoidei order_Batoidei,fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes  
14122,Rajput Rajpoot,a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India  
14123,Rakaposhi,a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir (25,560 feet high)  
14124,Raleigh Walter_Raleigh Sir_Walter_Raleigh Ralegh Walter_Ralegh Sir_Walter_Ralegh,English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)  
14125,Raleigh capital_of_North_Carolina,capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina  
14126,Rallidae family_Rallidae,rails; crakes; gallinules; coots  
14127,Rama,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"  
14128,Ramachandra,a hero in Hindu mythology; an incarnation of Vishnu  
14129,Ramadan,the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith  
14130,Ramadan,(Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan  
14131,Ramalina genus_Ramalina,shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus  
14132,Ramanavami,Hindu lunar holiday (on the 9th day of Caitra) to celebrate the birth of Rama  
14133,Ramayana,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  
14134,Rambouillet,hardy sheep developed from the merino producing both good mutton and fine wool  
14135,Rameau Jean-Philippe_Rameau,French composer of operas whose writings laid the foundation for the modern theory of harmony (1683-1764)  
14136,Rameses Ramesses Ramses,any of 12 kings of ancient Egypt between 1315 and 1090 BC  
14137,Rameses_II Ramesses_II Ramses_II Rameses_the_Great Ramesses_the_Great Ramses_the_Great,king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many monuments  
14138,Ramman,god of storms and wind; corresponds to Babylonian Adad  
14139,Ramon_y_Cajal Santiago_Ramon_y_Cajal,Spanish histologist noted for his work on the structure of the nervous system (1852-1934)  
14140,Ramphastidae family_Ramphastidae,toucans  
14141,Ramphomicron genus_Ramphomicron,thornbills  
14142,Ramsay_Hunt_syndrome,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  
14143,Rana genus_Rana,type genus of the Ranidae  
14144,Ranales order_Ranales Ranunculales order_Ranunculales,herbs, shrubs and trees: includes families Ranunculaceae; Annonaceae; Berberidaceae; Magnoliaceae; Menispermaceae; Myristicaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Lardizabalaceae; Lauraceae; Calycanthaceae; Ceratophyllaceae; Cercidiphyllaceae  
14145,Ranatra genus_Ranatra,elongate very slender water scorpions  
14146,Rand Ayn_Rand,United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982)  
14147,Rangifer genus_Rangifer,reindeer or caribou  
14148,Ranidae family_Ranidae,a family nearly cosmopolitan in distribution: true frogs  
14149,Rankin Jeannette_Rankin,leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973)  
14150,Rankine,a unit of temperature on the Rankine scale  
14151,Rankine_scale,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  
14152,Ranunculaceae family_Ranunculaceae buttercup_family crowfoot_family,a family of Ranunculaceae  
14153,Ranunculus genus_Ranunculus,annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot  
14154,Ranvier's_nodes nodes_of_Ranvier,small gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axons  
14155,Raoulia genus_Raoulia,genus of low-growing mat-forming New Zealand plants; in some classifications includes species placed in genus Haastia  
14156,Rapateaceae family_Rapateaceae,South American herbs somewhat resembling members of the Juncaceae  
14157,Raphael,an archangel of the Hebrew tradition  
14158,Raphael Raffaello_Santi Raffaello_Sanzio,Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)  
14159,Raphanus genus_Raphanus,radish  
14160,Raphicerus genus_Raphicerus,African antelopes: steenboks  
14161,Raphidae family_Raphidae,extinct dodos and solitaires  
14162,Raphidiidae family_Raphidiidae,a family of arthropods of the suborder Megaloptera, including snakeflies  
14163,Raphus genus_Raphus,type genus of the Raphidae: dodos  
14164,Rapid_City,a town in southwestern South Dakota in the eastern part of the Black Hills  
14165,Rappahannock Rappahannock_River,a river that flows across eastern Virginia into the Tidewater region  
14166,Raptores order_Raptores,term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes  
14167,Rasht Resht,city in northwestern Iran near the Caspian Sea  
14168,Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh National_Volunteers_Association,an all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster nationalism in India's Hindus  
14169,Rask Rasmus_Christian_Rask,Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832)  
14170,Raskolnikov Rodya_Raskolnikov,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  
14171,Rasmussen Kund_Johan_Victor_Rasmussen,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)  
14172,Rasputin Grigori_Efimovich_Rasputin,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)  
14173,Rastafari Rastas,(Jamaica) a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music  
14174,Rastafarian,(Ethiopia) adherents of an African religion that regards Ras Tafari as divine  
14175,Rastafarian Rasta,follower of Rastafarianism  
14176,Rastafarianism,a religious cult based on a belief that Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) is the Messiah and that Africa (especially Ethiopia) is the Promised Land  
14177,Ratibida genus_Ratibida,genus of perennial wildflowers of North American plains and prairies; often cultivated for their showy flower heads  
14178,Ratitae superorder_Ratitae,used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders  
14179,Rattigan Terence_Rattigan Sir_Terence_Mervyn_Rattigan,British playwright (1911-1977)  
14180,Rattus genus_Rattus,common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge  
14181,Ravel Maurice_Ravel,French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937)  
14182,Ravenna Battle_of_Ravenna,a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512  
14183,Ravenna_grass wool_grass Erianthus_ravennae,grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass  
14184,Rawalpindi,an ancient city in northeastern Pakistan; served as capital of Pakistan while Islamabad was being built  
14185,Rayleigh Third_Baron_Rayleigh Lord_Rayleigh John_William_Strutt,English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory (1842-1919)  
14186,Rayleigh_disk,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  
14187,Read_method_of_childbirth Read_method,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  
14188,Reading,a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England  
14189,Reagan Ronald_Reagan Ronald_Wilson_Reagan President_Reagan,40th President of the United States (1911-2004)  
14190,Reagan_administration,the executive under President Reagan  
14191,Real_Estate_Investment_Trust REIT,an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate assets; shares can be bought and sold in the stock market  
14192,Real_IRA Real_Irish_Republican_Army RIRA Dissident_Irish_Republican_Army,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  
14193,Realtor,a real estate agent who is a member of the National Association of Realtors  
14194,Reaumur Rene_Antoine_Ferchault_de_Reaumur,French physicist who invented the alcohol thermometer (1683-1757)  
14195,Reaumur_scale,a temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 80 degrees  
14196,Reaumur_thermometer,an alcohol thermometer calibrated in degrees Reaumur  
14197,Rebecca Rebekah,(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau  
14198,Rebel Reb Johnny_Reb Johnny greyback,`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms  
14199,Received_Pronunciation,the approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting  
14200,Recife Pernambuco,a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic  
14201,Reconstruction Reconstruction_Period,the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877  
14202,Recurvirostra genus_Recurvirostra,type genus of the Recurvirostridae: avocets  
14203,Recurvirostridae family_Recurvirostridae,long-legged shorebirds  
14204,Red Red_River,a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana  
14205,Red_Army_Faction RAF,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  
14206,Red_Brigades Brigate_Rosse BR,a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization 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  
14207,Red_Cloud,leader of the Oglala who resisted the development of a trail through Wyoming and Montana by the United States government (1822-1909)  
14208,Red_Cross,an international organization that cares for the sick or wounded or homeless in wartime  
14209,Red_Delicious,a sweet eating apple with bright red skin; most widely grown apple worldwide  
14210,Red_Guard,a radical political movement by Chinese youths who espoused Maoist principles  
14211,Red_Hand_Defenders RHD,a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland that tries to prevent any political settlement with the Irish Republic; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and murder  
14212,Red_Sea,a long arm of the Indian Ocean between northeast Africa and Arabia; linked to the Mediterranean at the north end by the Suez Canal  
14213,Red_Tai,a branch of the Tai languages  
14214,Redding,a town in north central California on the Sacramento River  
14215,Redford Robert_Redford Charles_Robert_Redford,United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936)  
14216,Rediffusion,a system for distributing radio or tv programs  
14217,Redonda,an island in Antigua and Barbuda  
14218,Redskin Injun red_man,(slang) offensive term for Native Americans  
14219,Reduviidae family_Reduviidae,assassin bugs  
14220,Redwood_National_Park,a national park in California featuring a redwood forest and Pacific Ocean coastline  
14221,Reed John_Reed,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)  
14222,Reed Walter_Reed,United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902)  
14223,Reform_Jew,liberal Jew who tries to adapt all aspects of Judaism to modern circumstances  
14224,Reform_Judaism,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  
14225,Reform_Judaism,beliefs and practices of Reform Jews  
14226,Reformation Protestant_Reformation,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  
14227,Regalecidae family_Regalecidae,ribbonfishes  
14228,Regency,the period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III's periods of insanity  
14229,Reggane,a town in central Algeria  
14230,Regina,the provincial capital of Saskatchewan  
14231,Regius_professor,holder of a British professorship created by a royal patron  
14232,Reglaecus genus_Regalecus,type genus of the Regalecidae  
14233,Regulus,the brightest star in Leo  
14234,Regulus genus_Regulus,a genus of birds of the family Sylviidae including kinglets  
14235,Rehnquist William_Rehnquist William_Hubbs_Rehnquist,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)  
14236,Reich,the German state  
14237,Reich Steve_Reich Stephen_Michael_Reich,United States composer (born in 1936)  
14238,Reich Wilhelm_Reich,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)  
14239,Reichstein Tadeus_Reichstein,a Swiss chemist born in Poland; studied the hormones of the adrenal cortex  
14240,Reid Thomas_Reid,Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)  
14241,Reign_of_Terror,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"  
14242,Reiter Hans_Conrad_Julius_Reiter,German bacteriologist who described a disease now known as Reiter's syndrome and who identified the spirochete that causes syphilis in humans (1881-1969)  
14243,Reiter's_syndrome Reiter's_disease,an inflammatory syndrome (etiology unknown) predominantly in males; characterized by arthritis and conjunctivitis and urethritis  
14244,Reithrodontomys genus_Reithrodontomys,New World harvest mice  
14245,Religious_Society_of_Friends Society_of_Friends Quakers,a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers  
14246,Rembrandt Rembrandt_van_Rijn Rembrandt_van_Ryn Rembrandt_Harmensz_van_Rijn,influential Dutch artist (1606-1669)  
14247,Remembrance_Day Remembrance_Sunday Poppy_Day,the Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in World War I and World War II are commemorated  
14248,Remilegia genus_Remilegia,a genus of Echeneididae  
14249,Remus,(Roman mythology) the twin brother of Romulus  
14250,Renaissance Renascence,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  
14251,Renaissance_man,a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics  
14252,Renaissance_man generalist,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"  
14253,Reno,a city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage  
14254,Renoir Pierre_Auguste_Renoir,French impressionist painter (1841-1919)  
14255,Reoviridae,a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods  
14256,Reptantia suborder_Reptantia,lobsters; crabs  
14257,Reptilia class_Reptilia,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  
14258,Republican,a member of the Republican Party  
14259,Republican Republican_River,a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas  
14260,Republican_Guard,formerly Iraq's elite military unit whose primary role was to protect the government in Baghdad  
14261,Republican_Party GOP,the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party  
14262,Requiem,a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead  
14263,Requiem,a Mass celebrated for the dead  
14264,Resedaceae family_Resedaceae mignonette_family,mainly Mediterranean herbs: mignonette  
14265,Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps ROTC,a training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers  
14266,Respighi Ottorino_Respighi,Italian composer remembered for his symphonic poems (1879-1936)  
14267,Restoration,the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685  
14268,Restoration,the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660  
14269,Resurrection Christ's_Resurrection Resurrection_of_Christ,(New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion  
14270,Retama genus_Retama,small genus of Mediterranean shrubs; often included in genus Genista  
14271,Reticulitermes genus_Reticulitermes,includes species highly destructive to structures and living trees  
14272,Reticulitermes_flanipes,destructive United States termite  
14273,Reticulitermes_lucifugus,destructive European termite  
14274,Reticulum,a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus  
14275,Retrophyllum genus_Retrophyllum,small genus of tropical evergreen dioecious shrubs or trees of Oceania and tropical South America  
14276,Reuben,(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel  
14277,Reuben,a hot sandwich with corned beef and Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread  
14278,Revelation Revelation_of_Saint_John_the_Divine Apocalypse Book_of_Revelation,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  
14279,Revere Paul_Revere,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)  
14280,Reverend,a title of respect for a clergyman  
14281,Revised_Standard_Version,a revision of the American Standard Version  
14282,Revised_Version,a British revision of the Authorized Version  
14283,Revolutionary_Armed_Forces_of_Colombia Fuerzas_Armadas_Revolucionarios_de_Colombia FARC,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 dealers  
14284,Revolutionary_Organization_17_November 17_November,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  
14285,Revolutionary_People's_Liberation_Party Revolutionary_People's_Liberation_Front,an extreme Marxist terrorist organization in Turkey that is opposed to NATO and the United States; attacks Turkish security and military officials  
14286,Revolutionary_People's_Struggle ELA,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  
14287,Revolutionary_Proletarian_Nucleus Revolutionary_Proletarian_Initiative_Nuclei NIPR,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  
14288,Revolutionary_United_Front RUF,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  
14289,Revolutionary_calendar,the calendar adopted by the first French Republic in 1793 and abandoned in 1805; dates were calculated from Sept. 22, 1792  
14290,Revolutionary_calendar_month,a month in the Revolutionary calendar  
14291,Reye's_syndrome,acquired encephalopathy following acute viral infections (especially influenza or chicken pox) in young children; characterized by fever, vomiting, disorientation, coma, and fatty infiltration of the liver  
14292,Reykjavik capital_of_Iceland,the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water  
14293,Reynard,a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'  
14294,Reynolds Sir_Joshua_Reynolds,English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)  
14295,Rh-negative_blood_type Rh-negative_blood Rh_negative,the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor (Rh antigen)  
14296,Rh-positive_blood_type Rh_positive,the blood group (approximately 85% of people) whose red cells have the Rh factor (Rh antigen)  
14297,Rh_antibody,rhesus factor antibody  
14298,Rh_incompatibility,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  
14299,Rhabdoviridae,a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods  
14300,Rhadamanthus,(Greek mythology) a judge of the dead in the underworld  
14301,Rhaeto-Romance Rhaeto-Romanic,Romance dialects spoken in parts of southeastern Switzerland and northern Italy and the Tyrol  
14302,Rhagoletis genus_Rhagoletis,a genus of Trypetidae  
14303,Rhamnaceae family_Rhamnaceae buckthorn_family,trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value  
14304,Rhamnales order_Rhamnales,an order of dicotyledonous plants  
14305,Rhamnus genus_Rhamnus,type genus of the Rhamnaceae: buckthorns  
14306,Rhapis genus_Rhapis,genus of small clump-forming fan palms of China and Japan  
14307,Rhea,fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor  
14308,Rhea_Silvia Rea_Silvia,(Roman mythology) a vestal virgin who became the mother by Mars of the twins Romulus and Remus  
14309,Rheidae family_Rheidae,a family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes  
14310,Rheiformes order_Rheiformes,a ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics between ostriches and emus: recent and extinct rheas  
14311,Rheims Reims,a city in northeastern France to the 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  
14312,Rheum genus_Rheum,rhubarb  
14313,Rhexia genus_Rhexia,deer grass  
14314,Rhincodon genus_Rhincodon,whale sharks  
14315,Rhincodontidae family_Rhincodontidae,small-toothed sharks comprising only one species  
14316,Rhine J._B._Rhine Joseph_Banks_Rhine,United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)  
14317,Rhine Rhine_River Rhein,a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea  
14318,Rhine_wine Rhenish hock,any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)  
14319,Rhineland Rheinland,a picturesque region of Germany around the Rhine river  
14320,Rhinobatidae family_Rhinobatidae,primitive rays with guitar-shaped bodies  
14321,Rhinocerotidae family_Rhinocerotidae rhinoceros_family,rhinoceroses  
14322,Rhinolophidae family_Rhinolophidae,Old World leaf-nosed bats  
14323,Rhinonicteris genus_Rhinonicteris,orange horseshoe bats  
14324,Rhinoptera genus_Rhinoptera,a genus of Myliobatidae  
14325,Rhinotermitidae family_Rhinotermitidae,large widely distributed family of termites of temperate to tropical regions  
14326,Rhipsalis genus_Rhipsalis,large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic unarmed cacti with usually segmented stems and pendulous branches; flowers are small followed by berrylike fruits  
14327,Rhizobiaceae family_Rhizobiaceae,a small family of rod-shaped bacteria  
14328,Rhizobium genus_Rhizobium,the type genus of Rhizobiaceae; usually occur in the root nodules of legumes; can fix atmospheric oxygen  
14329,Rhizophora genus_Rhizophora,type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs  
14330,Rhizophoraceae family_Rhizophoraceae mangrove_family,trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts  
14331,Rhizopoda subclass_Rhizopoda,creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers  
14332,Rhizopogon genus_Rhizopogon,a genus of fungi having subterranean sporophores resembling tubers  
14333,Rhizopogon_idahoensis,a large whitish Rhizopogon that becomes greyish brown in maturity  
14334,Rhizopogonaceae family_Rhizopogonaceae,a family of fungi of order Hymenogastrales having round subterranean sporophores  
14335,Rhode_Island,one of the British colonies that formed the United States  
14336,Rhode_Island Little_Rhody Ocean_State RI R.I.,a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state  
14337,Rhode_Island_red,American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken  
14338,Rhode_Islander,a native or resident of Rhode Island  
14339,Rhodes Cecil_Rhodes Cecil_J._Rhodes Cecil_John_Rhodes,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 British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902)  
14340,Rhodes Rodhos,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; site of the Colossus of Rhodes  
14341,Rhodes_grass Chloris_gayana,perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions  
14342,Rhodes_scholar,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  
14343,Rhodesian_man Homo_rhodesiensis,a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa  
14344,Rhodesian_ridgeback,a powerful short-haired African hunting dog having a crest of reversed hair along the spine  
14345,Rhodope_Mountains,a mountain range in the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe; extends along the border between Greece and Bulgaria  
14346,Rhodophyceae class_Rhodophyceae,coextensive with the Rhodophyta: red algae  
14347,Rhodophyta division_Rhodophyta,lower plants; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae  
14348,Rhodosphaera genus_Rhodosphaera,one species; an Australian evergreen sumac  
14349,Rhodymenia genus_Rhodymenia,type genus of the family Rhodymeniaceae  
14350,Rhodymeniaceae family_Rhodymeniaceae,a family of protoctist  
14351,Rhoeadales order_Rhoeadales Papaverales order_Papaverales,an order of dicotyledonous plants  
14352,Rhone Rhone_River,a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles; "the valley of the Rhone is famous for its vineyards"  
14353,Rhone-Alpes,a mountainous region of eastern France drained by the Rhone and Saone and Isere rivers  
14354,Rhone_wine,any of various wines from the Rhone River valley in France  
14355,Rhus genus_Rhus,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)  
14356,Rhus_dermatitis,contact dermatitis resulting from contact with plants of the genus Toxicodendron  
14357,Rhyacotriton genus_Rhyacotriton,olympic salamanders  
14358,Rhynchocephalia order_Rhynchocephalia,tuataras; extinct forms from middle Triassic  
14359,Rhynchoelaps genus_Rhynchoelaps,Australian coral snakes  
14360,Rhyncostylis genus_Rhyncostylis,genus of epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia  
14361,Rhynia genus_Rhynia,type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes  
14362,Rhyniaceae family_Rhyniaceae,primitive plants of the Paleozoic  
14363,Ribes genus_Ribes,a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere  
14364,Ribhus Rhibhus,one of three artisans of the Hindu gods  
14365,Ricardo David_Ricardo,English economist who argued that the laws of supply and demand should operate in a free market (1772-1823)  
14366,Rice Elmer_Rice Elmer_Leopold_Rice Elmer_Reizenstein,United States playwright (1892-1967)  
14367,Rice Sir_Tim_Rice Timothy_Miles_Bindon_Rice,English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944)  
14368,Richard_I Richard_Coeur_de_Lion Richard_the_Lionheart Richard_the_Lion-Hearted,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)  
14369,Richard_II,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 British Parliament and he was forced to abdicate in 1399 (1367-1400)  
14370,Richard_III,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)  
14371,Richard_Roe,an unknown or fictitious party to legal proceedings  
14372,Richards I._A._Richards Ivor_Armstrong_Richards,English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)  
14373,Richardson Henry_Hobson_Richardson,United States architect (1838-1886)  
14374,Richardson Ralph_Richardson Sir_Ralph_David_Richardson,British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983)  
14375,Richardson's_geranium Geranium_richardsonii,geranium of western North America having branched clusters of white or pale pink flowers  
14376,Richea genus_Richea,evergreen trees or shrubs of mountains of Australia and Tasmania  
14377,Richelieu Duc_de_Richelieu Armand_Jean_du_Plessis Cardinal_Richelieu,French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)  
14378,Richler Mordecai_Richler,Canadian novelist (born in 1931)  
14379,Richmond capital_of_Virginia,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  
14380,Richmondena genus_Richmondena,cardinals  
14381,Richter_scale,a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations  
14382,Ricinus genus_Ricinus,a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant  
14383,Rickenbacker Eddie_Rickenbacker Edward_Vernon_Rickenbacker,the most decorated United States combat pilot in World War I (1890-1973)  
14384,Rickettsiaceae family_Rickettsiaceae,microorganism resembling bacteria inhabiting arthropod tissues but capable of causing disease in vertebrates  
14385,Rickettsiales order_Rickettsiales,pleomorphic Gram-negative microorganisms  
14386,Rickover Hyman_Rickover Hyman_George_Rickover,United States admiral who advocated the development of nuclear submarines (1900-1986)  
14387,Riemann Bernhard_Riemann Georg_Friedrich_Bernhard_Riemann,pioneer of non-Euclidean geometry (1826-1866)  
14388,Riesling,white grape grown in Europe and California  
14389,Riesling,fragrant dry or sweet white wine from the Rhine valley or a similar wine from California  
14390,Riesman David_Riesman David_Riesman_Jr.,United States sociologist (1909-2002)  
14391,Riff Riffian,a Berber living in northern Morocco  
14392,Rift_Valley_fever,an infection common in Africa caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by mosquitoes or by handling infected animals  
14393,Rig-Veda,a Veda consisting of a collection of Hindu poems dating from before 2000 BC  
14394,Riga capital_of_Latvia,a port city on the Gulf of Riga that is the capital and largest city of Latvia; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League  
14395,Rigel Beta_Orionis,the brightest star in Orion  
14396,Right_Bank,the region of Paris on the north bank of the Seine  
14397,Riksmal Riksmaal,in 1929 this dialect of Norwegian was officially renamed Bokmal  
14398,Riley James_Whitcomb_Riley,United States poet (1849-1916)  
14399,Rilke Rainer_Maria_Rilke,German poet (born in Austria) whose imagery and mystic lyricism influenced 20th-century German literature (1875-1926)  
14400,Rimbaud Arthur_Rimbaud Jean_Nicholas_Arthur_Rimbaud,French poet whose work influenced the surrealists (1854-1891)  
14401,Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai_Andreyevich_Rimsky-Korsakov Rimski-Korsakov Nikolai_Andreyevich_Rimski-Korsakov,Russian composer of operas and orchestral works; often used themes from folk music (1844-1908)  
14402,Ringer's_solution Ringer_solution,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  
14403,Ringling Charles_Ringling,United States showman whose song-and-dance troop evolved into a circus (1863-1926)  
14404,Rio_Grande Rio_Bravo,a North American river; boundary between the United States and Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico  
14405,Rio_de_Janeiro Rio,the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction  
14406,Rio_de_la_Plata La_Plata Plata_River,an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay  
14407,Rioja,dry red table wine from the Rioja region of northern Spain  
14408,Riot_Act,a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them  
14409,Rip_van_Winkle,a person oblivious to social changes  
14410,Rip_van_Winkle,a person who sleeps a lot  
14411,Rip_van_Winkle,the title character in a story by Washington Irving about a man who sleeps for 20 years and doesn't recognize the world when he wakens  
14412,Riparia genus_Riparia,a genus of Hirundinidae  
14413,Riss_glaciation,the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in the Alps and the deposits laid down at that time  
14414,Rissa genus_Rissa,a genus of Laridae  
14415,Rittenhouse David_Rittenhouse,United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796)  
14416,Ritz,an ostentatiously elegant hotel  
14417,Ritz Cesar_Ritz,Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918)  
14418,Rivera Diego_Rivera,socialist Mexican painter of murals (1886-1957)  
14419,Riverside,a city in southern California  
14420,Riviera,a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France; "the Riviera contains some of Europe's most popular resorts"  
14421,Rivina genus_Rivina,small genus of erect perennial shrubby herbs; tropical and subtropical America  
14422,Riyadh capital_of_Saudi_Arabia,joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis; largest city in Saudi Arabia  
14423,Ro,an artificial language for international use that rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas  
14424,Roanoke,a city in southwestern Virginia  
14425,Rob_Roy,a manhattan cocktail made with Scotch whiskey  
14426,Robbins Jerome_Robbins,United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998)  
14427,Robert Henry_M._Robert Henry_Martyn_Robert,United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)  
14428,Robert's_Rules_of_Order,a book of rules for presiding over a meeting; written by Henry M. Martin in 1876 and subsequently updated through many editions  
14429,Robert_E_Lee's_Birthday Robert_E_Lee_Day Lee's_Birthday January_19,celebrated in southern United States  
14430,Roberts Bartholomew_Roberts,a Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722)  
14431,Roberts Kenneth_Roberts,United States writer remembered for his historical novels about colonial America (1885-1957)  
14432,Roberts Oral_Roberts,United States evangelist (born 1918)  
14433,Roberts Richard_J._Roberts Richard_John_Roberts,United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)  
14434,Robertson Oscar_Robertson Oscar_Palmer_Robertson,United States basketball guard (born in 1938)  
14435,Robeson Paul_Robeson Paul_Bustill_Robeson,United States bass singer and an outspoken critic of racism and proponent of socialism (1898-1976)  
14436,Robespierre Maxmillien_Marie_Isidore_de_Robespierre,French revolutionary; leader of the Jacobins and architect of the Reign of Terror; was himself executed in a coup d'etat (1758-1794)  
14437,Robin_Hood,legendary English outlaw of the 12th century; said to have robbed the rich to help the poor  
14438,Robinia genus_Robinia,deciduous flowering trees and shrubs  
14439,Robinson Edward_G._Robinson Edward_Goldenberg_Robinson,United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973)  
14440,Robinson Edwin_Arlington_Robinson,United States poet; author of narrative verse (1869-1935)  
14441,Robinson Jackie_Robinson Jack_Roosevelt_Robinson,United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972)  
14442,Robinson James_Harvey_Robinson,United States historian who stressed the importance of intellectual and social events for the course of history (1863-1936)  
14443,Robinson Lennox_Robinson Esme_Stuart_Lennox_Robinson,Irish playwright and theater manager in Dublin (1886-1958)  
14444,Robinson Ray_Robinson Sugar_Ray_Robinson Walker_Smith,United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989)  
14445,Robinson Robert_Robinson Sir_Robert_Robinson,English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)  
14446,Robinson_Crusoe,the hero of Daniel Defoe's novel about a shipwrecked English sailor who survives on a small tropical island  
14447,Robitussin,trade name of an expectorant that loosens phlegm and makes it easier to cough up  
14448,Roccellaceae family_Roccellaceae,a fungus family of division Lichenes  
14449,Roccus genus_Roccus,a genus of Serranidae  
14450,Rochambeau Comte_de_Rochambeau Jean_Baptiste_Donatien_de_Vimeur,French general who commanded French troops in the American Revolution, notably at Yorktown (1725-1807)  
14451,Rochelle_salt Rochelle_salts potassium_sodium_tartrate,a double salt used in Seidlitz powder; acts as a cathartic  
14452,Rochester,a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry  
14453,Rochester,a town in southeast Minnesota  
14454,Rochon_prism Wollaston_prism,optical device that produces plane-polarized ultraviolet light  
14455,Rock John_Rock,United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)  
14456,Rock_Cornish,small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl  
14457,Rock_Cornish_hen,flesh of a small fowl bred for roasting  
14458,Rock_Island,a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River; site of a Union prison during the American Civil War  
14459,Rock_Springs,a town of southwest Wyoming near the Utah border  
14460,Rockefeller John_D._Rockefeller John_Davison_Rockefeller,United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937)  
14461,Rockford,a city in northern Illinois  
14462,Rockies Rocky_Mountains,the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide  
14463,Rockingham Second_Marquis_of_Rockingham Charles_Watson-Wentworth,English statesman who served as prime minister and who opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782)  
14464,Rockwell Norman_Rockwell,United States illustrator whose works present a sentimental idealized view of everyday life (1894-1978)  
14465,Rocky_Mountain_National_Park,a national park in Colorado having mountains and lakes and streams and forests  
14466,Rocky_Mountain_bee_plant stinking_clover Cleome_serrulata,plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental  
14467,Rocky_Mountain_dogbane Apocynum_pumilum,North American plant similar to common dogbane  
14468,Rocky_Mountain_jay Perisoreus_canadensis_capitalis,a Canada jay with a white head; widely distributed from Montana to Arizona  
14469,Rocky_Mountain_spotted_fever mountain_fever tick_fever,caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks  
14470,Rocky_Mountain_whitefish Prosopium_williamsonii,whitefish of the western United States and Canada  
14471,Rocky_mountain_pinon Pinus_edulis,small compact two-needled pinon of southwestern United States; important as a nut pine  
14472,Rocroi Battle_of_Rocroi,a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1643); the French defeated the Spanish invaders  
14473,Rodentia order_Rodentia,small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis  
14474,Rodgers Richard_Rodgers,United States composer of musical comedies (especially in collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II and with Lorenz Hart) (1902-1979)  
14475,Rodin Auguste_Rodin Francois_Auguste_Rene_Rodin,French sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form (1840-1917)  
14476,Rodolia genus_Rodolia genus_Vedalia,genus of Australian ladybugs  
14477,Roebling John_Roebling John_Augustus_Roebling,United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869)  
14478,Roentgen Wilhelm_Konrad_Roentgen Rontgen Wilhelm_Konrad_Rontgen,German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923)  
14479,Rogation_Day,one of the three days before Ascension Day; observed by some Christians as days of supplication  
14480,Rogers Carl_Rogers,United States psychologist who developed client-centered therapy (1902-1987)  
14481,Rogers Ginger_Rogers Virginia_McMath Virginia_Katherine_McMath,United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995)  
14482,Rogers Will_Rogers William_Penn_Adair_Rogers,United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)  
14483,Roget Peter_Mark_Roget,English physician who in retirement compiled a well-known thesaurus (1779-1869)  
14484,Rolaids,an antacid  
14485,Rollerblade,(trademark) an in-line skate  
14486,Rollo Rolf Hrolf,Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)  
14487,Rolodex,(trademark) a desktop rotary card index with removable cards; usually used for names, addresses, and telephone numbers; "a news reporter has to have a good Rolodex"  
14488,Romaic Demotic,the modern Greek vernacular  
14489,Roman,an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire  
14490,Roman,a resident of modern Rome  
14491,Roman_Catholic,a member of the Roman Catholic Church  
14492,Roman_Catholic Western_Church Roman_Catholic_Church Church_of_Rome Roman_Church,the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy  
14493,Roman_Emperor Emperor_of_Rome,sovereign of the Roman Empire  
14494,Roman_Empire,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  
14495,Roman_Inquisition Congregation_of_the_Inquisition,an inquisition set up in Italy in 1542 to curb the number of Protestants; "it was the Roman Inquisition that put Galileo on trial"  
14496,Roman_Legion,a division of from 3000 to 6000 men (including cavalry) in the Roman army  
14497,Roman_Republic,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  
14498,Roman_alphabet Latin_alphabet,the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe  
14499,Roman_arch semicircular_arch,a round arch drawn from a single center  
14500,Roman_architecture,the architecture of ancient Rome  
14501,Roman_building,a building constructed by the ancient Romans  
14502,Roman_calendar,the lunar calendar in use in ancient Rome; replaced by the Julian calendar in 46 BC  
14503,Roman_candle,a cylindrical firework that projects a series of colored balls of fire  
14504,Roman_deity,a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans  
14505,Roman_hyacinth Hyacinthus_orientalis_albulus,hyacinth with loosely flowered spikes, several growing from one bulb  
14506,Roman_law Justinian_code civil_law jus_civile,the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law  
14507,Roman_mythology,the mythology of the ancient Romans  
14508,Roman_nettle Urtica_pipulifera,annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small clusters of green flowers  
14509,Roman_nose hooknose,a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge  
14510,Roman_numeral,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  
14511,Roman_pace,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  
14512,Roman_times,the time period during which Rome dominated Europe  
14513,Roman_wormwood Artemis_pontica,European wormwood; minor source of absinthe  
14514,Roman_wormwood rock_harlequin Corydalis_sempervirens Fumaria_sempervirens,glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria  
14515,Romanal,an artificial language  
14516,Romance Romance_language Latinian_language,the group of languages derived from Latin  
14517,Romanesque Romanesque_architecture,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  
14518,Romania Roumania Rumania,a republic in southeastern Europe with a short coastline on the Black Sea  
14519,Romanian Rumanian,a native or inhabitant of Romania  
14520,Romanian Rumanian,an eastern Romance language spoken in Romania  
14521,Romanian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Romania  
14522,Romanism Roman_Catholicism papism,the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome  
14523,Romanov Romanoff,a member of the imperial family that ruled Russia  
14524,Romanov Romanoff,the Russian imperial line that ruled from 1613 to 1917  
14525,Romansh Rumansh,the Rhaeto-Romance language spoken in southeastern Switzerland; it is an official language of Switzerland  
14526,Romanticism Romantic_Movement,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"  
14527,Romany Gypsy,the Indic language of the Gypsies  
14528,Romberg Sigmund_Romberg,United States composer (born in Hungary) who composed operettas (1887-1951)  
14529,Rome,the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church  
14530,Rome Roma Eternal_City Italian_capital capital_of_Italy,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  
14531,Rome_Beauty,large red apple used primarily for baking  
14532,Romeo,an ardent male lover  
14533,Rommel Erwin_Rommel Desert_Fox,German field marshal noted for brilliant generalship in North Africa during World War II (1891-1944)  
14534,Romneya genus_Romneya,one species: matilija poppy  
14535,Romulus,(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  
14536,Ron Bokkos Daffo,a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria  
14537,Roosevelt Eleanor_Roosevelt Anna_Eleanor_Roosevelt,wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights (1884-1962)  
14538,Roosevelt Franklin_Roosevelt Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt F._D._Roosevelt President_Roosevelt President_Franklin_Roosevelt FDR,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)  
14539,Roosevelt Theodore_Roosevelt President_Roosevelt President_Theodore_Roosevelt,26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration; "Theodore Roosevelt said `Speak softly but carry a big stick'" (1858-1919)  
14540,Roquefort,French blue cheese  
14541,Roridulaceae family_Roridulaceae,in some classifications included in the family Droseraceae  
14542,Rorippa genus_Rorippa,annual and perennial herbs of damp habitats; cosmopolitan except Antarctica  
14543,Rorschach Rorschach_test inkblot_test,a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot  
14544,Rosa genus_Rosa,large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses  
14545,Rosaceae family_Rosaceae rose_family,a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens  
14546,Rosales order_Rosales,in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae  
14547,Rosario,a port city on the Parana River in eastern central Argentina  
14548,Roseau,the capital and largest city of Dominica  
14549,Rosellinia genus_Rosellinia,fungi having smooth perithecia with dark one-celled ascospores  
14550,Rosetta_Stone,a part of an inscribed granite stela that was originally about six feet tall and was set up in 196 BC; the inscriptions in hieroglyphics and Demotic and Greek gave the first clues to the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics  
14551,Rosh_Hashanah Rosh_Hashana Rosh_Hashonah Rosh_Hashona Jewish_New_Year,(Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the shofar  
14552,Rosh_Hodesh Rosh_Chodesh,(Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish calendar; marked by a special liturgy  
14553,Rosicrucian,a member of any of various organizations that subsequently derived from the 17th-century society  
14554,Rosicrucian,a member of a secret 17th-century society of philosophers and scholars versed in mystical and metaphysical and alchemical lore  
14555,Rosicrucianism,the theological doctrine that venerates the rose and the cross as symbols of Christ's Resurrection and redemption; claims various occult powers  
14556,Rosidae subclass_Rosidae,a group of trees and shrubs and herbs mostly with polypetalous flowers; contains 108 families including Rosaceae; Crassulaceae; Myrtaceae; Melastomaceae; Euphorbiaceae; Umbelliferae  
14557,Rosmarinus genus_Rosmarinus,rosemary  
14558,Ross Betsy_Ross Betsy_Griscom_Ross,American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)  
14559,Ross James_Clark_Ross Sir_James_Clark_Ross,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)  
14560,Ross John_Ross Sir_John_Ross,Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)  
14561,Ross Nellie_Ross Nellie_Tayloe_Ross,a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)  
14562,Ross Sir_Ronald_Ross,British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)  
14563,Ross_Sea,an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean in Antarctica  
14564,Rossbach battle_of_Rossbach,a battle in the Seven Years' War (1757); Prussian forces under Frederick the Great defeated the armies of France and Austria  
14565,Rossetti Dante_Gabriel_Rossetti,English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)  
14566,Rossini Giloacchino_Antonio_Rossini,Italian composer remembered for his operas (1792-1868)  
14567,Rostand Edmond_Rostand,French dramatist and poet whose play immortalized Cyrano de Bergerac (1868-1918)  
14568,Rostock,a city in northeastern Germany near the Baltic sea; an important member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century  
14569,Rostov Rostov_on_Don Rostov_na_Donu,a seaport on the Don River near the Sea of Azov in the European part of Russia  
14570,Roswell,a town in southeast New Mexico  
14571,Rota,(Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts  
14572,Rotarian,a member of a Rotary Club  
14573,Rotary_Club Rotary_International,a group of businessmen in a town organized as a service club and to promote world peace  
14574,Roth Philip_Roth Philip_Milton_Roth,United States writer whose novels portray middle-class Jewish life (born in 1933)  
14575,Rothko Mark_Rothko,United States abstract painter (born in Russia) whose paintings are characterized by horizontal bands of color with indistinct boundaries (1903-1970)  
14576,Rothschild,any of family of powerful Jewish bankers in Europe  
14577,Rotifera phylum_Rotifera,a phylum including: rotifers  
14578,Rotterdam,the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea  
14579,Rottweiler,German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs  
14580,Rough_Rider,a member of the volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898)  
14581,Round_Table King_Arthur's_Round_Table,(legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights  
14582,Roundhead,a supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War  
14583,Rous Peyton_Rous Francis_Peyton_Rous,United States pathologist who discovered viruses that cause tumors (1879-1970)  
14584,Rousseau Henri_Rousseau Le_Douanier_Rousseau,French primitive painter (1844-1910)  
14585,Rousseau Jean-Jacques_Rousseau,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)  
14586,Royal_Academy Royal_Academy_of_Arts,an honorary academy in London (founded in 1768) intended to cultivate painting and sculpture and architecture in Britain  
14587,Royal_Air_Force RAF,the airforce of Great Britain  
14588,Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police RCMP Mounties,the federal police force of Canada  
14589,Royal_National_Eisteddfod,an eisteddfod with competitions in music and drama and poetry and the fine arts  
14590,Royal_Society Royal_Society_of_London_for_Improving_Natural_Knowledge,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  
14591,Roystonea genus_Roystonea,a monocotyledonous genus of West Indian feather palms  
14592,Rub_al-Khali Ar_Rimsal Dahna Great_Sandy_Desert,a desert in southern Saudi Arabia  
14593,Rubens Peter_Paul_Rubens Sir_Peter_Paul_Rubens,prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640)  
14594,Rubia genus_Rubia,type genus of the Rubiaceae; Old World herbs and subshrubs grown for their medicinal properties and for dye substances extracted from their roots  
14595,Rubiaceae family_Rubiaceae madder_family,widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry  
14596,Rubiales order_Rubiales,an order of dicotyledonous plants of the subclass Asteridae; have opposite leaves and an inferior compound ovary  
14597,Rubicon,the boundary in ancient times between Italy and Gaul; Caesar's crossing it with his army in 49 BC was an act of war  
14598,Rubicon point_of_no_return,a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment  
14599,Rubin_test,test to determine the patency or occlusion of the Fallopian tubes  
14600,Rubinstein Anton_Rubenstein Anton_Gregor_Rubinstein Anton_Grigorevich_Rubinstein,Russian composer and pianist (1829-1894)  
14601,Rubinstein Arthur_Rubinstein Artur_Rubinstein,United States pianist (born in Poland) known for his interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982)  
14602,Rubus genus_Rubus,large genus of brambles bearing berries  
14603,Rudbeckia genus_Rudbeckia,North American perennial herbs with showy cone-shaped flower heads  
14604,Rudra,father of the Hindu storm gods Marut; controller of nature; sometimes identified with Siva  
14605,Rufous_rubber_cup,a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae  
14606,Ruhr Ruhr_River,a tributary of the Rhine  
14607,Ruhr Ruhr_Valley,a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany  
14608,Rumex genus_Rumex,docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions  
14609,Ruminantia suborder_Ruminantia,cattle; bison; sheep; goats; antelopes; deer; chevrotains; giraffes; camels  
14610,Rumohra genus_Rumohra,leatherleaf ferns: in some classifications included in genus Polystichum  
14611,Rumpelstiltskin,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  
14612,Rundstedt von_Rundstedt Karl_Rudolf_Gerd_von_Rundstedt,German field marshal in World War II who directed the conquest of Poland and led the Ardennes counteroffensive (1875-1953)  
14613,Runyon Damon_Runyon Alfred_Damon_Runyon,United States writer of humorous stylized stories about Broadway and the New York underground (1884-1946)  
14614,Rupert Prince_Rupert,English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)  
14615,Rupicapra genus_Rupicapra,chamois  
14616,Rupicola genus_Rupicola,cock of the rocks  
14617,Ruptiliocarpon genus_Ruptiliocarpon,new (1993) genus of trees of Central America now recognized as similar to those of genus Lepidobotrys  
14618,Ruritania,an imaginary kingdom in central Europe; often used as a scene for intrigue and romance  
14619,Ruritanian,an imaginary inhabitant of Ruritania  
14620,Rus,the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev  
14621,Ruscaceae family_Ruscaceae,one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted  
14622,Ruscus genus_Ruscus,a genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae  
14623,Rush Benjamin_Rush,physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)  
14624,Rushdie Salman_Rushdie Ahmed_Salman_Rushdie,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)  
14625,Rushmore Mount_Rushmore Mt._Rushmore,a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota; the likenesses of Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln and Roosevelt are carved on it  
14626,Ruskin John_Ruskin,British art critic (1819-1900)  
14627,Russell Bertrand_Russell Bertrand_Arthur_William_Russell Earl_Russell,English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970)  
14628,Russell Bill_Russell William_Felton_Russell,United States basketball center (born in 1934)  
14629,Russell Charles_Taze_Russell,United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)  
14630,Russell George_William_Russell A.E.,Irish writer whose pen name was A.E. (1867-1935)  
14631,Russell Henry_Russell Henry_Norris_Russell,United States astronomer who developed a theory of stellar evolution (1877-1957)  
14632,Russell Ken_Russell Henry_Kenneth_Alfred_Russell,English film director (born in 1927)  
14633,Russell Lillian_Russell,United States entertainer remembered for her roles in comic operas (1861-1922)  
14634,Russell's_body cancer_body,an inclusion body found in plasma cells in cases of cancer  
14635,Russia,a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in the 17th and 18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917  
14636,Russia Russian_Federation,a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state  
14637,Russia_leather,a smooth leather tanned with willow, birch, or oak, and scented on the flesh side with birch oil  
14638,Russian,a native or inhabitant of Russia  
14639,Russian,the Slavic language that is the official language of Russia  
14640,Russian_Orthodox_Church,an independent church with its own Patriarch; until 1917 it was the established church or Russia  
14641,Russian_Revolution February_Revolution,the revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917  
14642,Russian_Revolution October_Revolution,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  
14643,Russian_River,a river in northern California  
14644,Russian_agency,an administrative agency of the Russian government  
14645,Russian_almond dwarf_Russian_almond Prunus_tenella,Asiatic shrub cultivated for its rosy red flowers  
14646,Russian_bank crapette,solitaire with two players using separate packs  
14647,Russian_dandelion kok-saghyz kok-sagyz Taraxacum_kok-saghyz,perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content  
14648,Russian_dressing Russian_mayonnaise,mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or catsup; sometimes with caviar added  
14649,Russian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Russia  
14650,Russian_olive silver_berry Elaeagnus_augustifolia,deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having grey leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery scales; sometimes spiny  
14651,Russian_roulette,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  
14652,Russian_thistle Russian_tumbleweed Russian_cactus tumbleweed Salsola_kali_tenuifolia,prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States  
14653,Russo-Japanese_War,Japanese victory in the war with Russia (1904-1905) gave Japan power over Korea and Manchuria  
14654,Russula genus_Russula,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  
14655,Russulaceae family_Russulaceae,used in some classification systems for the genus Russula  
14656,Rustbelt,urban areas in New England and Midwest characterized by concentrations of declining industries (steel or textiles)  
14657,Ruta genus_Ruta,type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs  
14658,Rutaceae family_Rutaceae rue_family,a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent  
14659,Ruth,the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament  
14660,Ruth Babe_Ruth George_Herman_Ruth Sultan_of_Swat,United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)  
14661,Ruth Book_of_Ruth,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  
14662,Rutherford Daniel_Rutherford,British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819)  
14663,Rutherford Ernest_Rutherford First_Baron_Rutherford First_Baron_Rutherford_of_Nelson,British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937)  
14664,Rutherford_atom,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  
14665,Rutilus genus_Rutilus,roaches  
14666,Rutland,a town in central Vermont  
14667,Rutledge John_Rutledge,United States jurist and second chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; he was appointed by George Washington and briefly served as chief justice but was ultimately rejected by the United States Senate (1739-1800)  
14668,Rwanda Rwandese_Republic Ruanda,a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony  
14669,Rwanda_franc,the basic unit of money in Rwanda  
14670,Rwandan,a native or inhabitant of Rwanda  
14671,Rydberg's_penstemon Penstemon_rydbergii,plant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers; Washington to Wyoming and south to California and Colorado  
14672,Rynchopidae family_Rynchopidae,coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers  
14673,Rynchops genus_Rynchops,type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers  
14674,Rypticus genus_Rypticus,a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes  
14675,Ryukyu_Islands,a chain of 55 islands in the western Pacific to the to the southwest of Japan (returned by United States to Japan in 1972)  
14676,Ryukyuan,a member of the Japanese people living on the Ryukyu Islands southwest of Japan  
14677,Ryukyuan,the language (related to Japanese) that is spoken by the people of the Ryukyu Islands  
14678,S s,the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet  
14679,S-shape,a double curve resembling the letter S  
14680,SA Sturmabteilung Storm_Troops,Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943  
14681,SALT_I,the first treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks  
14682,SALT_II,the second treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks  
14683,SOS,an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code  
14684,STP s.t.p.,standard temperature and pressure  
14685,SWAT_team SWAT_squad Special_Weapons_and_Tactics_team Special_Weapons_and_Tactics_squad,a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations  
14686,S_wrench,a wrench with an S-shaped handle  
14687,Saale Saale_River,a river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River  
14688,Saale_glaciation,the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe and the deposits laid down at that time  
14689,Saarinen Eero_Saarinen,United States architect (born in Finland) (1910-1961)  
14690,Saarinen Eliel_Saarinen,Finnish architect and city planner who moved to the United States in 1923; father of Eero Saarinen (1873-1950)  
14691,Saba,a island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano  
14692,Sabah North_Borneo,one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia; located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo  
14693,Sabahan,a Malaysian from Sabah  
14694,Sabal genus_Sabal,American dwarf fan palms  
14695,Sabaoth,(plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament; "Lord of Sabaoth"  
14696,Sabbatarian,one who observes Saturday as the Sabbath (as in Judaism)  
14697,Sabbath,a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims  
14698,Sabellian,an extinct Osco-Umbrian language of ancient Italy that survives only in a few inscriptions  
14699,Sabin Albert_Sabin Albert_Bruce_Sabin,United States microbiologist (born in Poland) who developed the Sabin vaccine that is taken orally against poliomyelitis (born 1906)  
14700,Sabin_vaccine oral_poliovirus_vaccine OPV trivalent_live_oral_poliomyelitis_vaccine TOPV,an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis  
14701,Sabine,a member of an ancient Oscan-speaking people of the central Apennines north of Rome who were conquered and assimilated into the Roman state in 290 BC  
14702,Sabine Sabine_River,a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico  
14703,Sabinea genus_Sabinea,small genus of deciduous West Indian trees or shrubs: carib wood  
14704,Sacagawea Sacajawea,the Shoshone guide and interpreter who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition part of the way  
14705,Saccharomyces genus_Saccharomyces,single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates  
14706,Saccharomycetaceae family_Saccharomycetaceae,family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates  
14707,Saccharum genus_Saccharum,tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane  
14708,Sacco Nicola_Sacco,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)  
14709,Sacramento capital_of_California,a city in north central California 75 miles to the northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River; capital of California  
14710,Sacramento_Mountains,mountain range in New Mexico to the east of the Rio Grande  
14711,Sacramento_River,a river in northern California rising near Mount Shasta and flowing south to the San Francisco Bay  
14712,Sacred_College College_of_Cardinals cardinalate Sacred_College_of_Cardinals,(Roman Catholic Church) the body of all cardinals of the church; elects and advises the pope  
14713,Sadat Anwar_Sadat Anwar_el-Sadat,Egyptian statesman who (as president of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with Menachem Begin (then prime minister of Israel) (1918-1981)  
14714,Sadducee,a member of an ancient Jewish sect around the time of Jesus; opposed to the Pharisees  
14715,Sade de_Sade Comte_Donatien_Alphonse_Francois_de_Sade Marquis_de_Sade,French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814)  
14716,Sadleria genus_Sadleria,low tree ferns with large fronds; in rain forests and on lava flows of Hawaiian Islands  
14717,Saek,a branch of the Tai languages  
14718,Safar Saphar,the second month of the Islamic calendar  
14719,Sagina genus_Sagina,small low-growing annual or perennial herbs of temperate and cool regions  
14720,Saginaw,a town in east central Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron  
14721,Sagitta,a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way  
14722,Sagittaria genus_Sagittaria,genus of aquatic herbs of temperate and tropical regions having sagittate or hastate leaves and white scapose flowers  
14723,Sagittariidae family_Sagittariidae,secretary birds  
14724,Sagittarius,a large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Scorpius and Capricornus  
14725,Sagittarius Archer,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius  
14726,Sagittarius Sagittarius_the_Archer Archer,the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21  
14727,Sagittarius genus_Sagittarius,type genus of the Sagittariidae  
14728,Sahara Sahara_Desert,the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa  
14729,Saharan,a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of Chad  
14730,Saigon_cinnamon Cinnamomum_loureirii,tropical southeast Asian tree with aromatic bark; yields a bark used medicinally  
14731,Saimiri genus_Saimiri,squirrel monkeys  
14732,Saint-Bernard's-lily Anthericum_liliago,southern European plant commonly cultivated for its spikes of small starry greenish-white flowers  
14733,Saint-Mihiel St_Mihiel battle_of_St_Mihiel,a battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France  
14734,Saint-Saens Charles_Camille_Saint-Saens,French pianist and composer (1835-1921)  
14735,Saint_Agnes's_Eve January_20,a Christian holy day  
14736,Saint_Anthony's_fire,any of several inflammatory or gangrenous skin conditions  
14737,Saint_Bernard St_Bernard,a Swiss alpine breed of large powerful dog with a thick coat of hair used as a rescue dog  
14738,Saint_Christopher St._Christopher Saint_Kitts St._Kitts,the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis  
14739,Saint_Cloud St._Cloud,a town in central Minnesota on the Mississippi River; granite quarries  
14740,Saint_Emilion,full-bodied red wine from around the town of Saint Emilion in Bordeaux  
14741,Saint_Eustatius St._Eustatius,an island in the Netherlands Antilles  
14742,Saint_Francis Saint_Francis_River St._Francis St._Francis_River,a tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri and flows southeastward through Arkansas  
14743,Saint_John Saint_John_River St._John St._John_River,a river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy  
14744,Saint_John St._John,a port in eastern Canada; the largest city in New Brunswick  
14745,Saint_John's St._John's,a port and provincial capital of Newfoundland  
14746,Saint_Johns Saint_Johns_River St._Johns St._Johns_River,a river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic Ocean  
14747,Saint_Joseph St._Joseph,a town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express  
14748,Saint_Joseph St_Joseph March_19,a Christian holy day  
14749,Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis Federation_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis Saint_Christopher-Nevis St._Christopher-Nevis St._Kitts_and_Nevis,a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983  
14750,Saint_Lawrence Saint_Lawrence_River St._Lawrence St._Lawrence_River,a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic  
14751,Saint_Lawrence_Seaway St._Lawrence_Seaway,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  
14752,Saint_Louis St._Louis Gateway_to_the_West,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  
14753,Saint_Lucia St._Lucia,a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979  
14754,Saint_Lucia St._Lucia,a volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of Martinique  
14755,Saint_Martin St._Martin Saint_Maarten St._Maarten,an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands  
14756,Saint_Paul St._Paul capital_of_Minnesota,capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis; one of the Twin Cities  
14757,Saint_Vincent St._Vincent,an island in the center of the Windward Islands; the largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  
14758,Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines St._Vincent_and_the_Grenadines,an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979  
14759,Saintpaulia genus_Saintpaulia,east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated  
14760,Saints_Peter_and_Paul June_29,first celebrated in the 3rd century  
14761,Saipan,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  
14762,Saipan,US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; it was an important air base until the end of World War II  
14763,Sajama,a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high)  
14764,Sakharov Andrei_Sakharov Andrei_Dimitrievich_Sakharov,Soviet physicist and dissident; helped develop the first Russian hydrogen bomb; advocated nuclear disarmament and campaigned for human rights (1921-1989)  
14765,Saladin Salah-ad-Din_Yusuf_ibn-Ayyub,sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de Lion in 1191 (1137-1193)  
14766,Salafism Salafi_movement,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  
14767,Salafist_Group Salafast_Group_for_Call_and_Combat GSPC,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  
14768,Salamandra genus_Salamandra,type genus of the Salamandridae  
14769,Salamandridae family_Salamandridae,salamanders  
14770,Salem,a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692  
14771,Salem,a city in southern India  
14772,Salem capital_of_Oregon,capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River  
14773,Salerno,a battle in World War II; the port was captured by United States troops in September 1943  
14774,Salian_Frank Salian,a member of the tribe of Franks who settled in the Netherlands in the 4th century AD  
14775,Salic_law,the code of laws of the Salian Franks and other German tribes  
14776,Salicaceae family_Salicaceae willow_family,two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus  
14777,Salicales order_Salicales,coextensive with the family Salicaceae  
14778,Salicornia genus_Salicornia,glassworts  
14779,Salientia order_Salientia Anura order_Anura Batrachia order_Batrachia,frogs, toads, tree toads  
14780,Salina,a town in central Kansas  
14781,Salinger J._D._Salinger Jerome_David_Salinger,United States writer (born 1919)  
14782,Salisbury_steak,ground beef patty usually with a sauce  
14783,Salish,a member of a group of North American Indians speaking a Salishan language and living on the northwest coast of North America  
14784,Salish Salishan,a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada  
14785,Salix genus_Salix,a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows  
14786,Salk Jonas_Salk Jonas_Edward_Salk,United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914)  
14787,Salk_vaccine IPV,a poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to poliomyelitis  
14788,Sally_Lunn,a flat round slightly sweet teacake usually served hot  
14789,Salmacis,nymph who merged with Hermaphroditus to form one body  
14790,Salmo genus_Salmo,type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout  
14791,Salmon Salmon_River,a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho  
14792,Salmonella_enteritidis Gartner's_bacillus,a form of salmonella that causes gastroenteritis in humans  
14793,Salmonella_typhimurium,a form of salmonella that causes food poisoning in humans  
14794,Salmonidae family_Salmonidae,salmon and trout  
14795,Salome,woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist  
14796,Salomon Haym_Salomon,American financier and American Revolutionary War patriot who helped fund the army during the American Revolution (1740?-1785)  
14797,Salpichroa genus_Salpichroa,herbs of temperate North and South America: cock's eggs  
14798,Salpidae family_Salpidae,a small family of tunicates in the class Thaliacea  
14799,Salpinctes genus_Salpinctes,a genus of Troglodytidae  
14800,Salsola genus_Salsola,chiefly Old World herbs or shrubs: saltworts  
14801,Salt_Lake_City capital_of_Utah,the capital and largest city of Utah; located near the Great Salt Lake in north central Utah; world capital of the Mormon Church  
14802,Salton_Sea,a saltwater lake in southeastern California  
14803,Saluki gazelle_hound,old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia  
14804,Salvadora genus_Salvadora,genus of evergreen trees or shrubs; fruit is a drupe; grows in Africa through Arabia to India and China  
14805,Salvadoraceae family_Salvadoraceae Salvadora_family,a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals  
14806,Salvadoran Salvadorian Salvadorean,a native or inhabitant of El Salvador  
14807,Salvation_Army,a charitable and religious organization to evangelize and to care for the poor and homeless  
14808,Salvelinus genus_Salvelinus,brook trout  
14809,Salvinia genus_Salvinia,type genus of the Salviniaceae: water ferns  
14810,Salviniaceae family_Salviniaceae,water ferns  
14811,Salyut,either of two Soviet space stations launched in the 1970s  
14812,Salzburg,city in western Austria; a music center and birthplace of Mozart  
14813,Sam_Browne_belt,leather belt supported by a strap over the right shoulder  
14814,Sama-Veda,a collection of mantras and tunes for use with the Rig-Veda  
14815,Samaria,an ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel; the site is in present-day northwestern Jordan  
14816,Samaritan,a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times  
14817,Samarkand Samarcand,city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century  
14818,Sambre Sambre_River,a river in western Europe that rises in northern France and flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Meuse at Namur  
14819,Sambucus genus_Sambucus,elder; elderberry  
14820,Samhita,one of four collections of sacred texts  
14821,Samia genus_Samia,silkworm moths  
14822,Samnite,an Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania who clashed repeatedly with the early Romans  
14823,Samoa Independent_State_of_Samoa Western_Samoa Samoa_i_Sisifo,a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific  
14824,Samoa Samoan_Islands,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  
14825,Samoan,a native or inhabitant of the Samoan Islands  
14826,Samolus genus_Samolus,genus of herbs usually growing in salt marshes: water pimpernels  
14827,Samoyed,a Samoyedic-speaking person in northwestern Siberia  
14828,Samoyed Samoyede,Siberian breed of white or cream-colored dog of the spitz family  
14829,Samoyedic Samoyed,the Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed in northwestern Siberia  
14830,Samson,(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  
14831,Samuel,(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king  
14832,San_Andreas_Fault,a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes  
14833,San_Angelo,a town in west central Texas; formerly a notorious frontier town  
14834,San_Antonio,a city of south central Texas; site of the Alamo; site of several military bases and a popular haven for vacationers  
14835,San_Bernardino,a city in southern California to the east of Los Angeles  
14836,San_Carlos_Apache,an Apache language  
14837,San_Diego,a picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border; site of an important naval base  
14838,San_Diego_Bay,a bay of the Pacific in southern California  
14839,San_Fernando_Valley,a fertile valley in southern California to the north of Los Angeles; includes many residential communities  
14840,San_Francisco,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  
14841,San_Francisco_Bay,a bay of the Pacific in western California  
14842,San_Joaquin_River,a river in central California that rises in the Sierra Nevada and flows northwest to form a large delta with the Sacramento River  
14843,San_Joaquin_Valley,a vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland  
14844,San_Jose,a city in western California located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay to the south of San Francisco; a center for computer and electronics industries  
14845,San_Jose capital_of_Costa_Rica,the capital and largest city of Costa Rica  
14846,San_Jose_scale Aspidiotus_perniciosus,small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees  
14847,San_Juan,the capital and largest city of Puerto Rico  
14848,San_Juan_Hill,a hill in eastern Cuba (near Santiago de Cuba) that was captured during the Spanish-American War; "Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders became famous for their charge up San Juan Hill"  
14849,San_Juan_Mountains,a mountain range in southwestern Colorado that is part of the Rocky Mountains  
14850,San_Luis_Potosi,a city in central Mexico  
14851,San_Marinese,a native or inhabitant of San Marino  
14852,San_Marino Republic_of_San_Marino,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  
14853,San_Marino capital_of_San_Marino,the capital and only city of San Marino  
14854,San_Mateo,a town in California to the south of San Francisco  
14855,San_Pablo,a town in western California to the north of Oakland on an arm of San Francisco Bay  
14856,San_Pedro_Sula,industrial city in northwestern Honduras  
14857,San_Salvador Salvadoran_capital,the capital and largest city of El Salvador; has suffered from recurrent earthquakes  
14858,San_Sebastian,a city in northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay near the French border; a fashionable seaside resort  
14859,Sana Sanaa Sana'a,the capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central plateau  
14860,Sanchez Ilich_Sanchez Ilich_Ramirez_Sanchez Carlos Carlos_the_Jackal Salim Andres_Martinez Taurus Glen_Gebhard Hector_Hevodidbon Michael_Assat,Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)  
14861,Sand George_Sand Amandine_Aurore_Lucie_Dupin Baroness_Dudevant,French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)  
14862,Sandburg Carl_Sandburg,United States writer remembered for his poetry in free verse and his six volume biography of Abraham Lincoln (1878-1967)  
14863,Sangay,an inactive volcano in the Andes in central Ecuador; last erupted in 1946  
14864,Sanger Frederick_Sanger Fred_Sanger,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)  
14865,Sanger Margaret_Sanger Margaret_Higgins_Sanger,United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood; she challenged Gregory Pincus to develop a birth control pill (1883-1966)  
14866,Sango,a trade language widely used in Chad  
14867,Sanguinaria genus_Sanguinaria,one species: bloodroot  
14868,Sanhedrin,the supreme judicial and ecclesiastical council of ancient Jerusalem  
14869,Sanicula genus_Sanicula,chiefly American herbs: sanicle  
14870,Sanskrit Sanskritic_language,(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  
14871,Sanskrit_literature,Hindu literature written in Sanskrit  
14872,Santa_Ana,a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast  
14873,Santa_Ana,a city in southern California to the east of Long Beach  
14874,Santa_Ana,a city in western El Salvador  
14875,Santa_Anna Santa_Ana Antonio_Lopez_de_Santa_Anna Antonio_Lopez_de_Santa_Ana,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)  
14876,Santa_Barbara,a town in southwestern California on the Pacific Ocean  
14877,Santa_Catalina Catalina_Island,an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California  
14878,Santa_Clara,a city of west central California; residential area with light industry  
14879,Santa_Claus Santa Kriss_Kringle Father_Christmas Saint_Nicholas Saint_Nick St._Nick,the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas  
14880,Santa_Cruz,a town in western California on Monterey Bay; a tourist center  
14881,Santa_Cruz,a city in central Bolivia  
14882,Santa_Cruz_cypress Cupressus_abramsiana Cupressus_goveniana_abramsiana,rare California cypress taller than but closely related to gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species  
14883,Santa_Fe capital_of_New_Mexico,capital of the state of New Mexico; located in north central New Mexico  
14884,Santa_Fe_Trail,a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century  
14885,Santa_Gertrudis,Brahman and shorthorn crossbreed of red cattle; hardy in hot regions  
14886,Santa_Lucia_fir bristlecone_fir Abies_bracteata Abies_venusta,a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines  
14887,Santa_Maria_del_Tule,a town in southeastern Mexico near Oaxaca; site of Ahuehuete, a giant Montezuma cypress  
14888,Santalaceae family_Santalaceae sandalwood_family,chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit  
14889,Santalales order_Santalales,order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary; many are parasitic or partly parasitic usually on roots  
14890,Santalum genus_Santalum,parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia  
14891,Santee,the Siouan language spoken by the Santee  
14892,Santee Santee_Sioux Santee_Dakota Eastern_Sioux,a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux  
14893,Santiago Santiago_de_Cuba,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  
14894,Santiago_de_Cuba Santiago,a port city in southeastern Cuba; industrial center  
14895,Santiago_de_los_Caballeros Santiago,city in the northern Dominican Republic  
14896,Santo_Domingo Ciudad_Trujillo capital_of_the_Dominican_Republic,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"  
14897,Santolina genus_Santolina,genus of Mediterranean subshrubs with rayless flower heads  
14898,Santos,a port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo  
14899,Sanvitalia genus_Sanvitalia,small genus of tropical American annual herbs: creeping zinnia  
14900,Sao_Bernardo_do_Campo,a city in southeastern Brazil; an industrial suburb of Sao Paulo  
14901,Sao_Francisco,a river in eastern Brazil flowing into the Atlantic Ocean  
14902,Sao_Goncalo,an industrial city in southeastern Brazil across the bay from Rio de Janeiro  
14903,Sao_Joao_de_Meriti,a city in southeastern Brazil that is a residential suburb of Rio de Janeiro  
14904,Sao_Jose_dos_Campos,a city in southeastern Brazil to the northeast of Sao Paulo  
14905,Sao_Louis,a city on an offshore island in northeast Brazil  
14906,Sao_Paulo,an ultramodern city in southeastern Brazil; the largest city in South America  
14907,Sao_Thome_e_Principe_monetary_unit,monetary unit on Sao Tome e Principe  
14908,Sao_Tiago_Island,largest of the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean  
14909,Sao_Tome,capital of Sao Tome and Principe  
14910,Sao_Tome_and_Principe Democratic_Republic_of_Sao_Tome_and_Principe Sao_Tome_e_Principe Sao_Thome_e_Principe St._Thomas_and_Principe,island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves  
14911,Saone Saone_River,a river in eastern France; rises in Lorraine and flows south to become the chief tributary of the Rhone  
14912,Sapindaceae family_Sapindaceae soapberry_family,chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins  
14913,Sapindales order_Sapindales,an order of dicotyledonous plants  
14914,Sapindus genus_Sapindus,type genus of the Sapindaceae  
14915,Sapir Edward_Sapir,anthropologist and linguist; studied languages of North American Indians (1884-1939)  
14916,Saponaria genus_Saponaria,mostly perennial Old World herbs  
14917,Sapotaceae family_Sapotaceae sapodilla_family,tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit  
14918,Sappho,the Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; much admired although only fragments of her poetry have been preserved (6th century BC)  
14919,Sapporo,a commercial city in northern Japan on western Hokkaido  
14920,Saprolegnia genus_Saprolegnia,aquatic fungi growing chiefly on plant debris and animal remains  
14921,Saprolegniales order_Saprolegniales,order of chiefly aquatic fungi  
14922,Saqqara Saqqarah Sakkara,a town in northern Egypt; site of the oldest Egyptian pyramids  
14923,Saracen,(when used broadly) any Arab  
14924,Saracen,(historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire  
14925,Saracen,(historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades  
14926,Sarah,(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac  
14927,Sarajevo,capital and largest city of Bosnia; scene of the assassination of Francis Ferdinand in 1914 which precipitated World War I  
14928,Sarasota,a town in west central Florida on the Gulf of Mexico  
14929,Sarasvati,Hindu goddess of learning and the arts  
14930,Saratoga battle_of_Saratoga,a battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated  
14931,Saratoga_Springs,a town in eastern New York State famed for its spa and its horse racing  
14932,Saratoga_spittlebug Aphrophora_saratogensis,feeds on pines in northern United States  
14933,Saratov,an industrial city in the European part of Russia  
14934,Sarawak,the largest state in Malaysia; located on the northwest of the island of Borneo  
14935,Sarawakian,a native or inhabitant of Sarawak  
14936,Sarazen Gene_Sarazen,United States golfer who was first to win all four major golf tournaments (1902-1999)  
14937,Sarcobatus genus_Sarcobatus,one species: greasewood  
14938,Sarcocephalus genus_Sarcocephalus,genus of tropical African trees and shrubs  
14939,Sarcochilus genus_Sarcochilus,diminutive epiphytic or lithophytic orchids with clumped short-stemmed foliage and arching racemes of colorful flowers; Australia and Polynesia to southeastern Asia  
14940,Sarcocystis genus_Sarcocystis,chief genus of the order Sarcosporidia  
14941,Sarcodes genus_Sarcodes,snow plant; in some classifications placed in family Pyrolaceae  
14942,Sarcodina class_Sarcodina,characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion and taking food: Actinopoda; Rhizopoda  
14943,Sarcophaga genus_Sarcophaga,flesh flies  
14944,Sarcophilus genus_Sarcophilus,Tasmanian devil  
14945,Sarcoptes genus_Sarcoptes,type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites  
14946,Sarcoptidae family_Sarcoptidae,small whitish mites  
14947,Sarcorhamphus genus_Sarcorhamphus,usually containing only the king vulture  
14948,Sarcoscypha_coccinea scarlet_cup,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  
14949,Sarcoscyphaceae family_Sarcoscyphaceae,family of fungi belonging to the order Pezizales  
14950,Sarcosomataceae,a type of ascomycetous fungus  
14951,Sarcosporidia order_Sarcosporidia,imperfectly known parasites of the muscles of vertebrates  
14952,Sarcostemma genus_Sarcostemma,succulent subshrubs or vines; tropical and subtropical India and Africa and Malaysia  
14953,Sarda genus_Sarda,bonitos  
14954,Sardina genus_Sardina genus_Sardinia,pilchards  
14955,Sardinia Sardegna,the Italian region on the island of Sardinia; the kingdom of Sardinia was the nucleus for uniting Italy during the 19th century  
14956,Sardinia Sardegna,an island in the Mediterranean to the west of Italy  
14957,Sardinian,a native or inhabitant of Sardinia  
14958,Sardinian,the Italian dialect spoken in Sardinia; sometimes considered a separate language with many loan words from Spanish  
14959,Sardinops genus_Sardinops,pilchards  
14960,Sardis,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  
14961,Sargasso_Sea,a vast area of the North Atlantic from the West Indies to the Azores that is dense with gulfweed  
14962,Sargent John_Singer_Sargent,United States painter (born in Italy) known for his society portraits (1856-1925)  
14963,Sarnoff David_Sarnoff,United States businessman who pioneered in radio and television broadcasting (1891-1971)  
14964,Saronic_Gulf Gulf_of_Aegina,a gulf of the Aegean on the southeastern coast of Greece  
14965,Saroyan William_Saroyan,United States writer of plays and short stories (1908-1981)  
14966,Sarpanitu Zirbanit Zarpanit,consort of Marduk  
14967,Sarpedon,(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  
14968,Sarracenia genus_Sarracenia,pitcher plants  
14969,Sarraceniaceae family_Sarraceniaceae pitcher-plant_family,insectivorous plants  
14970,Sarraceniales order_Sarraceniales,plants that are variously modified to serve as insect traps: families Sarraceniaceae; Nepenthaceae; Droseraceae  
14971,Sartre Jean-Paul_Sartre,French writer and existentialist philosopher (1905-1980)  
14972,Saskatchewan,one of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada; "vast fields of wheat grow on Saskatchewan's prairies"  
14973,Saskatoon,a city in central Saskatchewan; the largest city in the province  
14974,Sassenach,the Scots' term for an English person  
14975,Satan Old_Nick Devil Lucifer Beelzebub the_Tempter Prince_of_Darkness,(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell  
14976,Satanist diabolist,an adherent of Satan or Satanism  
14977,Satie Erik_Satie Erik_Alfred_Leslie_Satie,French composer noted for his experimentalism and rejection of Romanticism (1866-1925)  
14978,Saturday Sabbatum Sat,the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians  
14979,Saturday_night_special,a cheap handgun that is easily obtained  
14980,Satureja genus_Satureja Satureia genus_Satureia,savory  
14981,Saturn,(Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus; "Saturday is Saturn's Day"  
14982,Saturn,a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun  
14983,Saturnalia,an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn  
14984,Saturnia genus_Saturnia,type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth  
14985,Saturniidae family_Saturniidae,important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known  
14986,Satyagraha,the form of nonviolent resistance initiated in India by Mahatma Gandhi in order to oppose British rule and to hasten political reforms  
14987,Satyridae family_Satyridae,a widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woods  
14988,Saudi Saudi_Arabian,a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia  
14989,Saudi_Arabia Kingdom_of_Saudi_Arabia,an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy  
14990,Saudi_Arabian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Saudi Arabia  
14991,Saudi_Arabian_riyal riyal,the basic unit of money in Saudi Arabia  
14992,Sauk Sac,a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay  
14993,Saul,(Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines)  
14994,Sault_Sainte_Marie,a town of southern Ontario opposite northern Michigan  
14995,Sauria suborder_Sauria Lacertilia suborder_Lacertilia,true lizards; including chameleons and geckos  
14996,Saurischia order_Saurischia,extinct terrestrial reptiles: theropods (carnivorous); sauropods (herbivorous)  
14997,Sauromalus genus_Sauromalus,chuckwallas  
14998,Sauropoda suborder_Sauropoda,any of the sauropod dinosaurs  
14999,Sauropodomorpha suborder_Sauropodomorpha,gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having huge bodies with long necks and small heads: Prosauropoda and Sauropoda (apatosaurus, diplodocus and titanosaurs)  
15000,Sauropterygia order_Sauropterygia,extinct marine reptiles: plesiosaurs; nothosaurs  
15001,Saurosuchus genus_Saurosuchus,early archosaurian carnivore  
15002,Saururaceae family_Saururaceae lizard's-tail_family,family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus, Anemopsis, Houttuynia  
15003,Saururus genus_Saururus,type genus of the Saururaceae: lizard's-tails  
15004,Saussurea genus_Saussurea,genus of herbs of temperate and cool regions of Eurasia  
15005,Sauterne Sauternes,semisweet golden-colored table or dessert wine from around Bordeaux in France; similar wine from California  
15006,Sauvignon_blanc,white wine grape grown in California  
15007,Sauvignon_blanc,a California wine  
15008,Sauvignon_grape,small blue-black grape of Medoc region of France highly prized in winemaking  
15009,Savannah,a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river  
15010,Savannah Savannah_River,a river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic  
15011,Savara,a member of the Dravidian people living in southern India  
15012,Savara,a Dravidian language spoken by the Savara in southeastern India (north of Madras)  
15013,Savitar,an important Hindu god; the sun in its life-giving aspect  
15014,Savonarola Girolamo_Savonarola,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)  
15015,Savoy,a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy  
15016,Savoyard,a person who performs in the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan  
15017,Savoyard,a resident of Savoy  
15018,Sawan Sravana,the fifth month of the Hindu calendar  
15019,Sax Adolphe_Sax,a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)  
15020,Saxe Hermann_Maurice_Saxe comte_de_Saxe Marshal_Saxe,a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750)  
15021,Saxe-Coburg-Gotha,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  
15022,Saxe-gothea Saxegothea genus_Saxe-gothea genus_Saxegothea,one species: Prince Albert's yew  
15023,Saxicola genus_Saxicola,Old World chats  
15024,Saxifraga genus_Saxifraga,type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of Arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage  
15025,Saxifragaceae family_Saxifragaceae saxifrage_family,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  
15026,Saxo_Grammaticus,Danish historian who chronicled the history of Denmark (including the legend of Hamlet) (1150?-1220?)  
15027,Saxon,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  
15028,Saxony Sachsen Saxe,an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons  
15029,Sayan_Mountains,a range of mountains in southern Siberia to the west of Lake Baikal; contain important mineral deposits  
15030,Sayda Saida Sidon,the main city of ancient Phoenicia  
15031,Sayeret_Matkal Sayeret_Mat'kal sayeret,Israel's elite secret commando unit responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gathering and hostage rescue missions  
15032,Sayers Dorothy_Sayers Dorothy_L._Sayers Dorothy_Leigh_Sayers,English writer of detective fiction (1893-1957)  
15033,Sayornis genus_Sayornis,phoebes  
15034,Sazerac,a cocktail made with bourbon with bitters and Pernod and sugar served with lemon peel  
15035,Scandentia order_Scandentia,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)  
15036,Scandinavia,a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian  
15037,Scandinavia Scandinavian_Peninsula,the peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden  
15038,Scandinavian Norse Northman,an inhabitant of Scandinavia  
15039,Scandinavian Scandinavian_language Nordic Norse North_Germanic North_Germanic_language,the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland  
15040,Scandinavian_country Scandinavian_nation,any one of the countries occupying Scandinavia  
15041,Scandinavian_lox,salt-cured Scandinavian salmon  
15042,Scaphiopus genus_Scaphiopus,New World spadefoot toads  
15043,Scaphopoda class_Scaphopoda,small class of bilaterally symmetrical marine forms comprising the tooth shells  
15044,Scaphosepalum genus_Scaphosepalum,comprises some tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants with small flowers carried on one scape  
15045,Scarabaeidae family_Scarabaeidae,scarab or dung beetles  
15046,Scaramouch Scaramouche,a stock character in commedia dell'arte depicted as a boastful coward  
15047,Scardinius genus_Scardinius,rudds  
15048,Scaridae family_Scaridae,parrotfishes  
15049,Scartella genus_Scartella,a genus of Blenniidae  
15050,Sceliphron genus_Sceliphron,mud daubers  
15051,Sceloglaux genus_Sceloglaux,a genus of Strigidae  
15052,Sceloporus genus_Sceloporus,spiny lizards  
15053,Schadenfreude,delight in another person's misfortune  
15054,Schaffneria genus_Schaffneria,one species  
15055,Schaffneria_nigripes Asplenium_nigripes Scolopendrium_nigripes,a fern of the genus Schaffneria  
15056,Scheele Karl_Scheele Karl_Wilhelm_Scheele,Swedish chemist (born in Germany) who discovered oxygen before Priestley did (1742-1786)  
15057,Schefflera genus_Schefflera,large genus of shrubby and climbing tropical plants having showy digitately compound foliage  
15058,Scheldt Scheldt_River,a river that rises in France and flows northeast across Belgium and empties into the North Sea  
15059,Schenectady,a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal  
15060,Scheuchzeriaceae family_Scheuchzeriaceae Juncaginaceae family_Juncaginaceae arrow-grass_family,a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales  
15061,Schiaparelli Elsa_Schiaparelli,fashion designer born in Italy who was noted for her use of synthetic materials and brilliant colors (1896-1973)  
15062,Schiaparelli Giovanni_Virginio_Schiaparelli,Italian astronomer who first noted lines (which he called canals) on the surface of Mars (1835-1910)  
15063,Schick_test,a skin test for immunity to diphtheria  
15064,Schiller Johann_Christoph_Friedrich_von_Schiller,German romantic writer (1759-1805)  
15065,Schinus genus_Schinus,genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China  
15066,Schistosoma genus_Schistosoma,type genus of the family Schistosomatidae: blood flukes  
15067,Schistosomatidae family_Schistosomatidae,a family of Trematoda  
15068,Schizachyrium genus_Schizachyrium,overlaps the genus Andropogon  
15069,Schizaea genus_Schizaea,type genus of the Schizaeaceae cosmopolitan especially in tropics; small leptosporangiate ferns: curly grass fern  
15070,Schizaeaceae family_Schizaeaceae,small family of mainly tropical ferns  
15071,Schizomycetes class_Schizomycetes,a former classification  
15072,Schizophragma genus_Schizophragma,small genus of deciduous climbing and creeping shrubs with white flowers in flat clusters; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae  
15073,Schizophyta division_Schizophyta,former term for the Cyanophyta  
15074,Schizopoda,in former classifications a division of Malacostraca; superseded by the orders Mysidacea and Euphausiacea  
15075,Schizosaccharomyces genus_Schizosaccharomyces,type and only genus of Schizosaccharomycetaceae; comprises the fission yeasts  
15076,Schizosaccharomycetaceae family_Schizosaccharomycetaceae,a family of fungi belonging to order Endomycetales  
15077,Schleiden Matthias_Schleiden M._J._Schleiden,German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 formulated the cell theory (1804-1881)  
15078,Schlesinger Arthur_Schlesinger Arthur_Meier_Schlesinger,United States historian (1888-1965)  
15079,Schlesinger Arthur_Schlesinger Arthur_Schlesinger_Jr. Arthur_Meier_Schlesinger_Jr.,United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917)  
15080,Schliemann Heinrich_Schliemann,German archaeologist who discovered nine superimposed city sites of Troy; he also excavated Mycenae (1822-1890)  
15081,Schlumbergera genus_Schlumbergera,South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti  
15082,Schmidt Helmut_Schmidt Helmut_Heinrich_Waldemar_Schmidt,German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918)  
15083,Schmidt_telescope Schmidt_camera,reflecting telescope that has plate that corrects for aberration so a wide area of sky can be photographed  
15084,Schnabel Artur_Schnabel,United States composer (born in Austria) and pianist noted for his interpretations of the works of Mozart and Beethoven and Schubert (1882-1951)  
15085,Scholastic,a Scholastic philosopher or theologian  
15086,Scholasticism,the system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers  
15087,Schomburgkia genus_Schomburgkia,genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with showy racemose flowers  
15088,Schonbein Christian_Schonbein Christian_Friedrich_Schonbein,German chemist who discovered ozone and developed guncotton as a propellant in firearms (1799-1868)  
15089,Schonberg Arnold_Schonberg Schoenberg Arnold_Schoenberg,United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951)  
15090,Schoolcraft Henry_Rowe_Schoolcraft,United States geologist and ethnologist and explorer who discovered the source of the Mississippi River (1793-1864)  
15091,Schoolman medieval_Schoolman,a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism  
15092,Schopenhauer Arthur_Schopenhauer,German pessimist philosopher (1788-1860)  
15093,Schreiber's_aster,a variety of aster  
15094,Schrodinger Erwin_Schrodinger,Austrian physicist who discovered the wave equation (1887-1961)  
15095,Schrodinger_equation Schrodinger_wave_equation,the fundamental equation of wave mechanics  
15096,Schubert Franz_Schubert Franz_Peter_Schubert Franz_Seraph_Peter_Schubert,Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano (1797-1828)  
15097,Schulz Charles_Schulz Charles_M._Schulz Charles_Munroe_Schulz,United States cartoonist whose comic strip included the beagle Snoopy (1922-2000)  
15098,Schumann Clara_Josephine_Schumann,German pianist and composer of piano music; renowned for her interpretation of music, especially the music of her husband Robert Schumann (1819-1896)  
15099,Schumann Robert_Schumann Robert_Alexander_Schumann,German romantic composer known for piano music and songs (1810-1856)  
15100,Schumann-Heink Ernestine_Schumann-Heink,United States operatic contralto (1861-1936)  
15101,Schumpeter Joseph_Schumpeter Joseph_Alois_Schumpeter,United States economist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1883-1950)  
15102,Schutzstaffel SS,special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps  
15103,Schwann Theodor_Schwann,German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 and 1839 identified the cell as the basic structure of plant and animal tissue (1810-1882)  
15104,Schwann_cell,any cell that covers the nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system and forms the myelin sheath  
15105,Schweitzer Albert_Schweitzer,French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965)  
15106,Sciadopityaceae family_Sciadopityaceae,family comprising a single genus that until recently was considered part of Taxodiaceae  
15107,Sciadopitys genus_Sciadopitys,type and sole genus of Sciadopityaceae; Japanese umbrella pines  
15108,Sciaena genus_Sciaena,type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers  
15109,Sciaenidae family_Sciaenidae,warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout  
15110,Sciaenops genus_Sciaenops,a genus of Sciaenidae  
15111,Sciaridae family_Sciaridae,fungus gnats  
15112,Scientology Church_of_Scientology,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  
15113,Scilly_Islands Isles_of_Scilly,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  
15114,Scincella genus_Scincella,a reptile genus of Scincidae  
15115,Scincidae family_Scincidae,skinks  
15116,Scincus genus_Scincus,type genus of Scincidae  
15117,Scindapsus genus_Scindapsus genus_Pothos,evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazil  
15118,Scipio Scipio_Africanus Scipio_Africanus_Major Publius_Cornelius_Scipio Publius_Cornelius_Scipio_Africanus_Major Scipio_the_Elder,Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)  
15119,Scirpus genus_Scirpus,rhizomatous perennial grasslike herbs  
15120,Sciuridae family_Sciuridae,a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles  
15121,Sciuromorpha suborder_Sciuromorpha,large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc.  
15122,Sciurus genus_Sciurus,type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels  
15123,Scleranthus genus_Scleranthus,small genus of Old World weedy prostrate annuals: knawel  
15124,Scleroderma genus_Scleroderma,genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles  
15125,Scleroderma_bovista smooth_earthball,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  
15126,Scleroderma_citrinum Scleroderma_aurantium,an earthball fungus that is a dingy brownish yellow and a dark purplish interior; the peridium is covered with a pattern of small warts  
15127,Scleroderma_flavidium star_earthball,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  
15128,Sclerodermataceae family_Sclerodermataceae,a family of fungi or order Sclerodermatales with a single-layered peridium; includes earthballs  
15129,Sclerodermatales order_Sclerodermatales,an order of fungi having a peridium surrounding a gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)  
15130,Scleropages genus_Scleropages,a genus of large freshwater fishes of Australia and Borneo  
15131,Scleroparei order_Scleroparei,scorpionfishes; sculpins; gurnards; greenlings; flying gurnards  
15132,Sclerotiniaceae family_Sclerotiniaceae,a fungus family of order Helotiales  
15133,Sclerotium genus_Sclerotium,form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants  
15134,Scolopacidae family_Scolopacidae,sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers  
15135,Scolopax genus_Scolopax,type of the Scolopacidae: Old World woodcocks  
15136,Scolymus genus_Scolymus,small genus of thistlelike herbs of the Mediterranean region  
15137,Scolytidae family_Scolytidae Ipidae family_Ipidae,large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees  
15138,Scolytus genus_Scolytus,type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles  
15139,Scomber genus_Scomber,type genus of the Scombridae  
15140,Scomberesocidae family_Scomberesocidae Scombresocidae family_Scombresocidae,only sauries  
15141,Scomberesox genus_Scomberesox Scombresox genus_Scombresox,a genus of Scomberesocidae  
15142,Scomberomorus genus_Scomberomorus,Spanish mackerels  
15143,Scomberomorus_maculatus,a large commercially important mackerel of the Atlantic coastal waters of North America  
15144,Scombridae family_Scombridae,marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna  
15145,Scombroidea suborder_Scombroidea,mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes  
15146,Scopes John_Scopes John_Thomas_Scopes,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)  
15147,Scopes_trial,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  
15148,Scophthalmus genus_Scophthalmus,a genus of Bothidae  
15149,Scopolia genus_Scopolia,genus of European perennial herbs yielding medicinal alkaloids  
15150,Scopolia_carniolica,herb that is a source of scopolamine  
15151,Scorpaena genus_Scorpaena,type genus of the Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes  
15152,Scorpaenidae family_Scorpaenidae,scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes  
15153,Scorpaenoidea suborder_Scorpaenoidea,mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards  
15154,Scorpio Scorpio_the_Scorpion Scorpion,the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21  
15155,Scorpio Scorpion,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio  
15156,Scorpionida order_Scorpionida,true scorpions  
15157,Scorpius Scorpio,a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius  
15158,Scorsese Martin_Scorsese,United States filmmaker (born in 1942)  
15159,Scot Scotsman Scotchman,a native or inhabitant of Scotland  
15160,Scotch Scotch_whiskey Scotch_whisky malt_whiskey malt_whisky Scotch_malt_whiskey Scotch_malt_whisky,whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still  
15161,Scotch_and_soda,a highball with Scotch malt whiskey and club soda  
15162,Scotch_asphodel Tofieldia_pusilla,false asphodel having spikes of white flowers; of mountainous regions of Europe  
15163,Scotch_broth,a thick soup made from beef or mutton with vegetables and pearl barley  
15164,Scotch_egg,hard-cooked egg encased in sausage meat then breaded and deep-fried  
15165,Scotch_kiss,butterscotch candy kiss  
15166,Scotch_laburnum Alpine_golden_chain Laburnum_alpinum,an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum  
15167,Scotch_pine Scots_pine Scotch_fir Pinus_sylvestris,medium large two-needled pine of northern Europe and Asia having flaking red-brown bark  
15168,Scotch_terrier Scottish_terrier Scottie,old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears  
15169,Scotch_woodcock,creamy scrambled eggs on toast spread with anchovy paste  
15170,Scotland,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  
15171,Scotland_Yard New_Scotland_Yard,the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London  
15172,Scotswoman Scotchwoman,a woman who is a Scot  
15173,Scott Dred_Scott,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)  
15174,Scott George_C._Scott,award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)  
15175,Scott Robert_Scott Robert_Falcon_Scott,English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)  
15176,Scott Walter_Scott Sir_Walter_Scott,British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832)  
15177,Scott Winfield_Scott,United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866)  
15178,Scottish Scots Scots_English,the dialect of English used in Scotland  
15179,Scottish_Gaelic Scots_Gaelic,the Gaelic of Scotland  
15180,Scottish_deerhound deerhound,very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland  
15181,Scout,a Boy Scout or Girl Scout  
15182,Scrabble,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  
15183,Scranton,an industrial city of northeastern Pennsylvania  
15184,Scriabin Aleksandr_Scriabin Aleksandr_Nikolayevich_Scriabin,Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915)  
15185,Scribe Augustin_Eugene_Scribe,French playwright (1791-1861)  
15186,Scripps Edward_Wyllis_Scripps,United States newspaper publisher who founded an important press association; half-brother of James Edmund Scripps (1854-1926)  
15187,Scripps James_Edmund_Scripps,United States newspaper publisher and half-brother of Edward Wyllis Scripps (1835-1908)  
15188,Scrophularia genus_Scrophularia,type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts  
15189,Scrophulariaceae family_Scrophulariaceae figwort_family foxglove_family,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  
15190,Scrophulariales order_Scrophulariales,used in some classification systems; often included in the order Polemoniales  
15191,Sculptor,a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix and Cetus  
15192,Scutellaria genus_Scutellaria,an asterid dicot genus that includes the skullcaps  
15193,Scutigera genus_Scutigera,a genus of Scutigeridae  
15194,Scutigerella genus_Scutigerella,garden centipedes  
15195,Scutigeridae family_Scutigeridae,a family of Chilopoda  
15196,Scyliorhinidae family_Scyliorhinidae,small bottom-dwelling sharks  
15197,Scylla,(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  
15198,Scyphozoa class_Scyphozoa,coelenterates in which the polyp stage is absent or at least inconspicuous: jellyfishes  
15199,Scythia,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  
15200,Scythian,a member of the ancient nomadic people inhabiting Scythia  
15201,Scythian,the Iranian language spoken by the ancient Scythians  
15202,Scythian_lamb Cibotium_barometz,Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic  
15203,Sea_Scout,a Boy Scout enrolled in programs for water activities  
15204,Sea_of_Azov Sea_of_Azof Sea_of_Azoff,a bay of the Black Sea between Russia and the Ukraine  
15205,Sea_of_Japan East_Sea,an arm of the Pacific bordered by Japan, Korea, North Korea, and Russia  
15206,Sea_of_Okhotsk,an arm of the Pacific to the east of Asia  
15207,Seaborg Glenn_T._Seaborg Glenn_Theodore_Seaborg,United States chemist who was one of the discoverers of plutonium (1912-1999)  
15208,Sealyham,a village in southwestern Wales where the Sealyham terrier was first bred  
15209,Sealyham_terrier Sealyham,a wire-haired terrier with short legs that was first bred in Sealyham  
15210,Seaman Elizabeth_Seaman Elizabeth_Cochrane_Seaman Nellie_Bly,muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)  
15211,Seanad_Eireann Seanad,the upper house of the parliament of the Irish Republic  
15212,Sears_Tower,a skyscraper built in Chicago in 1974; 1454 feet tall  
15213,Seattle,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 Rainier visible to the south and east; an aerospace and computer center; site of the University of Washington  
15214,Seattle_Slew,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1977  
15215,Sebastiana genus_Sebastiana,Mexican spurges  
15216,Sebastodes genus_Sebastodes,rockfishes  
15217,Sebastopol Sevastopol,a city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea  
15218,Secale genus_Secale,cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain: rye  
15219,Secession,the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War  
15220,Second_Coming Second_Coming_of_Christ Second_Advent Advent Parousia,(Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment  
15221,Second_Crusade,a Crusade from 1145 to 1147 that failed because of internal disagreements among the crusaders and led to the loss of Jerusalem in 1187  
15222,Second_Empire,the imperial government of Napoleon III in France from 1852-1870  
15223,Second_Epistel_of_John II_John,the second New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle  
15224,Second_Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_Timothy Second_Epistle_to_Timothy II_Timothy,a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters  
15225,Second_Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_the_Corinthians Second_Epistle_to_the_Corinthians II_Corinthians,a New Testament book containing the second epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth  
15226,Second_Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_the_Thessalonians Second_Epistle_to_the_Thessalonians II_Thessalonians,a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle to the Thessalonians  
15227,Second_Epistle_of_Peter II_Peter,the second New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle  
15228,Second_Lateran_Council,the second council of the Western Church in 1139 which put an end to the dogmatic errors of Arnold of Brescia  
15229,Second_Vatican_Council Vatican_II,the Vatican Council in 1962-1965 that abandoned the universal Latin liturgy and acknowledged ecumenism and made other reforms  
15230,Secotiaceae family_Secotiaceae,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  
15231,Secotiales order_Secotiales,an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes  
15232,Secret_Intelligence_Service MI Military_Intelligence_Section_6,the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas  
15233,Secretariat,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1973  
15234,Secretary_General,a person who is a chief administrator (as of the United Nations)  
15235,Secretary_of_Agriculture Agriculture_Secretary,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"  
15236,Secretary_of_Agriculture Agriculture_Secretary,the position of the head of the Department of Agriculture; "the post of Secretary of Agriculture was established in 1889"  
15237,Secretary_of_Commerce Commerce_Secretary,the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Commerce; "the first Commerce Secretary was William C. Redfield who was appointed by Wilson"  
15238,Secretary_of_Commerce Commerce_Secretary,the position of the head of the Department of Commerce; "the position of Commerce Secretary was created in 1913"  
15239,Secretary_of_Commerce_and_Labor,head of a former executive department created in 1903 and divided into two departments in 1913  
15240,Secretary_of_Defense Defense_Secretary,the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department; "the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman"  
15241,Secretary_of_Defense Defense_Secretary,the position of the head of the Department of Defense; "the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947"  
15242,Secretary_of_Education Education_Secretary,the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Education; "Carter appointed Shirley Hufstedler as the first Secretary of Education"  
15243,Secretary_of_Education Education_Secretary,the position of the head of the Education Department; "the post of Education Secretary was created in 1979"  
15244,Secretary_of_Energy Energy_Secretary,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"  
15245,Secretary_of_Energy Energy_Secretary,the position of the head of the Department of Energy; "the post of Energy Secretary was created in 1977"  
15246,Secretary_of_Health_Education_and_Welfare,head of a former executive department created in 1953 and divided into two departments in 1979  
15247,Secretary_of_Health_and_Human_Services,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"  
15248,Secretary_of_Health_and_Human_Services,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"  
15249,Secretary_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development,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"  
15250,Secretary_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development,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"  
15251,Secretary_of_Labor Labor_Secretary,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"  
15252,Secretary_of_Labor Labor_Secretary,the position of the head of the Department of Labor; "the post of Labor Secretary was created in 1913"  
15253,Secretary_of_State,the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of State; "the first Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson"  
15254,Secretary_of_State,the position of the head of the State Department; "the position of Secretary of State was established in 1789"  
15255,Secretary_of_Transportation Transportation_Secretary,the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Transportation; "Johnson appointed Alan S. Boyd as the first Transportation Secretary"  
15256,Secretary_of_Transportation Transportation_Secretary,the position of the head of the Department of Transportation; "the post of Transportation Secretary was created in 1966"  
15257,Secretary_of_Veterans_Affairs,the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Veterans Affairs; "Bush appointed Edward J. Derwinski as the first Secretary of Veterans Affairs"  
15258,Secretary_of_Veterans_Affairs,the position of the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs; "the post of Secretary of Veterans Affairs was created in 1989"  
15259,Secretary_of_War War_Secretary,head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947  
15260,Secretary_of_the_Interior Interior_Secretary,the person who holds the secretaryship of the Interior Department; "President Taylor appointed Thomas Ewing as the first Secretary of the Interior"  
15261,Secretary_of_the_Interior Interior_Secretary,the position of the head of the Department of the Interior; "the position of Interior Secretary was created in 1849"  
15262,Secretary_of_the_Navy Navy_Secretary,head of a former executive department; combined with the War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947  
15263,Secretary_of_the_Treasury Treasury_Secretary,the person who holds the secretaryship of the Treasury Department; "Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury"  
15264,Secretary_of_the_Treasury Treasury_Secretary,the position of the head of the Treasury Department; "the position of Treasury Secretary was created in 1789"  
15265,Section_Eight,a soldier who received a Section Eight discharge as unfit for military service  
15266,Section_Eight,a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable  
15267,Securities_and_Exchange_Commission SEC,an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors  
15268,Security_Council SC,a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace  
15269,Security_Intelligence_Review_Committee SIRC,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  
15270,Security_Service MI Military_Intelligence_Section_5,the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory  
15271,Sedalia,a town in east central Missouri  
15272,Seder Passover_supper,(Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover  
15273,Sedna,a planetoid of rock and ice about three-quarters the size of Pluto discovered in 2003; the most distant object known to orbit around the sun  
15274,Seeger Alan_Seeger,United States poet killed in World War I (1888-1916)  
15275,Seeger Pete_Seeger Peter_Seeger,United States folk singer who was largely responsible for the interest in folk music in the 1960s (born in 1919)  
15276,Seeing_Eye_dog,(trademark) a guide dog trained to guide a blind person  
15277,Segal George_Segal,United States sculptor (born in 1924)  
15278,Segovia Andres_Segovia,Spanish guitarist who made classical guitar a concert instrument (1893-1987)  
15279,Segway Segway_Human_Transporter Segway_HT,(trademark) a self-balancing personal transportation device with two wheels; can operate in any level pedestrian environment  
15280,Seidlitz_powder Seidlitz_powders Rochelle_powder,an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic  
15281,Seine Seine_River,a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel  
15282,Seismosaurus genus_Seismosaurus,genus of large herbivorous dinosaurs of Cretaceous found in western North America  
15283,Seiurus genus_Seiurus,ovenbirds and water thrushes  
15284,Sekhet Eye_of_Ra,a lion-headed Egyptian goddess; typifies life-destroying power of the sun  
15285,Selaginella genus_Selaginella,type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen moss-like plants: spike moss and little club moss  
15286,Selaginellaceae family_Selaginellaceae,lesser club mosses: terrestrial chiefly tropical plants resembling mosses  
15287,Selaginellales order_Selaginellales,in some classifications included in Lycopodiales  
15288,Selangor,sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia  
15289,Selar genus_Selar,big-eyed scad  
15290,Selective_Service Selective_Service_System SSS,an independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service  
15291,Selenarctos genus_Selenarctos,Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus  
15292,Selene,(Greek mythology) goddess of the Moon in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Luna  
15293,Selene genus_Selene,a genus of Carangidae  
15294,Selenicereus genus_Selenicereus,mostly epiphytic climbing cacti that bloom at night  
15295,Selenipedium genus_Selenipedium,genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla  
15296,Seles Monica_Seles,United States tennis player (born in Yugoslavia in 1973)  
15297,Seleucus Seleucus_I Seleucus_I_Nicator,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)  
15298,Seljuk,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  
15299,Selkirk Selcraig Alexander_Selkirk Alexander_Selcraig,Scottish 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)  
15300,Selkirk_Mountains,a range of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern British Columbia  
15301,Selkup Ostyak-Samoyed,one of the people of mixed Ostyak and Samoyed origin in Siberia  
15302,Selkup Ostyak-Samoyed,the Uralic language spoken by the Ostyak-Samoyed  
15303,Sellers Peter_Sellers,English comic actor (1925-1980)  
15304,Selma,a town in central Alabama on the Alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register Black voters  
15305,Selznick David_O._Selznick David_Oliver_Selznick,United States filmmaker noted for his film adaptations of popular novels (1902-1965)  
15306,Semarang Samarang,a port city is southern Indonesia; located in northern Java  
15307,Seminole,a member of the Muskhogean people who moved into Florida in the 18th century  
15308,Seminole,the Muskhogean language of the Seminole  
15309,Semite,a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa  
15310,Semitic,a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family  
15311,Semitic_deity,a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites  
15312,Sempach battle_of_Sempach,the Swiss Confederation escaped Hapsburg domination by their victory in 1386  
15313,Seneca,a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York State south of Lake Ontario  
15314,Seneca,the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca  
15315,Seneca Lucius_Annaeus_Seneca,Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)  
15316,Seneca_Lake Lake_Seneca,a glacial lake in central New York; the largest of the Finger Lakes  
15317,Seneca_snakeroot Seneka_snakeroot senga_root senega_root senega_snakeroot Polygala_senega,eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots  
15318,Senecio genus_Senecio,enormous and diverse cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs and vines and herbs including many weeds  
15319,Senefelder Alois_Senefelder Aloys_Senefelder,German printer who invented lithography (1771-1834)  
15320,Senegal Republic_of_Senegal,a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960  
15321,Senegal_gum,gum arabic from the vicinity of the Senegal river  
15322,Senegalese,a native or inhabitant of Senegal  
15323,Senegalese_franc,the basic unit of money in Senegal  
15324,Senhor,a Portuguese title of respect; equivalent to English `Mr'  
15325,Sennacherib,king of Assyria who invaded Judea twice and defeated Babylon and rebuilt Nineveh after it had been destroyed by Babylonians (died in 681 BC)  
15326,Sennenhunde,any of four Swiss breeds  
15327,Sennett Mack_Sennett,United States filmmaker (born in Canada) noted for slapstick movies (1880-1960)  
15328,Senor,a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English `Mr' or `sir'  
15329,Senora,a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English `Mrs' or `madam'  
15330,Senorita,a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English `Miss'  
15331,Seoul capital_of_South_Korea,the capital of South Korea and the largest city of Asia; located in northwestern South Korea  
15332,Sephardi Sephardic_Jew,a Jew who is of Spanish or Portuguese or North African descent  
15333,Sepia genus_Sepia,type genus of the Sepiidae  
15334,Sepiidae family_Sepiidae,true cuttlefishes  
15335,September Sep Sept,the month following August and preceding October  
15336,September_elm red_elm Ulmus_serotina,autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States  
15337,Septobasidiaceae family_Septobasidiaceae,a family of fungi belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota  
15338,Septobasidium genus_Septobasidium,type genus of Septobasidiaceae: smooth shelf fungi usually having a well-developed sometimes thick-walled hypobasidium  
15339,Septuagesima Septuagesima_Sunday,the 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter)  
15340,Septuagint,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  
15341,Sequoia_National_Park,a national park in California that includes Mount Whitney  
15342,Sequoiadendron genus_Sequoiadendron,giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae  
15343,Sequoya Sequoyah George_Guess,Cherokee who created a notation for writing the Cherokee language (1770-1843)  
15344,Serbia Srbija,a historical region in central and northern Yugoslavia; Serbs settled the region in the 6th and 7th centuries  
15345,Serbia_and_Montenegro Union_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro Yugoslavia Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia Jugoslavija,a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro  
15346,Serbian Serb,a member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries  
15347,Serbo-Croat Serbo-Croatian,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  
15348,Serengeti Serengeti_Plain,a vast plain in Tanzania to the west of the Great Rift Valley known for its wildlife  
15349,Serengeti_National_Park,a national park in Tanzania created in 1951 to protect the wildlife  
15350,Serenoa genus_Serenoa,one species: saw palmetto  
15351,Serer,a West African language closely related to Fula; spoken primarily in Senegal and Gambia  
15352,Sericocarpus genus_Sericocarpus,small genus of herbs of the eastern United States: white-topped asters  
15353,Serinus genus_Serinus,Old World finches; e.g. canaries and serins  
15354,Seriola genus_Seriola,a genus of Carangidae  
15355,Seriphidium genus_Seriphidium,woody plants grown chiefly for their silver or grey and often aromatic foliage; formerly included in the genus Artemisia  
15356,Seriphus genus_Seriphus,a genus of Sciaenidae  
15357,Serkin Rudolf_Serkin,United States concert pianist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1903-1991)  
15358,Sermon_on_the_Mount,the first major discourse delivered by Jesus (Matthew 5-7 and Luke 6:20-49)  
15359,Serpens,a constellation in the equatorial region of the northern hemisphere near Ophiuchus and Corona Borealis  
15360,Serpentes suborder_Serpentes Ophidia suborder_Ophidia,snakes  
15361,Serra Junipero_Serra Miguel_Jose_Serra,Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784)  
15362,Serranidae family_Serranidae,marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish  
15363,Serranus genus_Serranus,type genus of the Serranidae: mostly small Pacific sea basses  
15364,Serrasalmus genus_Serrasalmus,piranhas  
15365,Serratia_marcescens,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  
15366,Serratula genus_Serratula,genus of Old World perennial herbs with spirally arranged toothed leaves  
15367,Sertoli_cell Sertoli's_cell,elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids  
15368,Sertularia genus_Sertularia,sessile hydroid that forms feathery colonies  
15369,Service Robert_William_Service,Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)  
15370,Sesamum genus_Sesamum,tropical African and Indian herbs  
15371,Seseli genus_Seseli,a rosid dicot genus that includes moon carrots  
15372,Sesotho Basuto,the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Basotho; an official language of Lesotho  
15373,Sessions Roger_Sessions Roger_Huntington_Sessions,United States composer who promoted 20th century music (1896-1985)  
15374,Set Seth,evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris  
15375,Setaria genus_Setaria,annual or perennial grasses of warm regions: bristlegrasses  
15376,Sete_Quedas Guaira Guaira_Falls,a great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay  
15377,Seth,(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel  
15378,Seton Elizabeth_Seton Saint_Elizabeth_Ann_Bayley_Seton Mother_Seton,United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821)  
15379,Setophaga genus_Setophaga,a genus of Parulidae  
15380,Setubal,a port city on the Atlantic coast of Portugal to the southeast of Lisbon  
15381,Seurat Georges_Seurat Georges_Pierre_Seurat,French painter who developed pointillism (1859-1891)  
15382,Seven_Hills_of_Rome,the hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built  
15383,Seven_Wonders_of_the_Ancient_World Seven_Wonders_of_the_World,impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe  
15384,Seven_Years'_War,a war of England and Prussia against France and Austria (1756-1763); Britain and Prussia got the better of it  
15385,Seventh-Day_Adventism,Adventism that is strongly Protestant and observes Saturday as the Sabbath  
15386,Seventh_Avenue,an avenue in Manhattan that runs north and south  
15387,Seventh_Crusade,a Crusade initiated in 1248 after the loss of Jerusalem in 1244 and defeated in 1249  
15388,Severn River_Severn Severn_River,a river in England and Wales flowing into the Bristol Channel; the longest river in Great Britain  
15389,Severn Severn_River,a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay  
15390,Sevilla Seville,a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain  
15391,Seward William_Henry_Seward,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)  
15392,Seward's_Folly,the transaction in 1867 in which the United States Secretary of State William Henry Seward purchased Alaska from Russia  
15393,Seward_Peninsula,a peninsula in western Alaska that projects westward into the Bering Sea just below the Arctic Circle  
15394,Sexton Anne_Sexton,United States poet (1928-1974)  
15395,Seychelles Republic_of_Seychelles,a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976  
15396,Seychelles Seychelles_islands,a group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean to the north of Madagascar  
15397,Seychelles_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Seychelles  
15398,Seychelles_rupee rupee,the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 cents  
15399,Seychellois,a native or inhabitant of Seychelles  
15400,Seyhan Seyhan_River,a Turkish river flowing south southwest into the Mediterranean  
15401,Seymour Jane_Seymour,Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)  
15402,Sfax Safaqis,the second largest city in Tunisia; located in eastern Tunisia near a phosphate region  
15403,Sha'ban Shaaban,the eighth month of the Islamic calendar  
15404,Shah Shah_of_Iran,title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran  
15405,Shah_Jahan,Mogul emperor of India during whose reign the finest monuments of Mogul architecture were built (including the Taj Mahal at Agra) (1592-1666)  
15406,Shahaptian Sahaptin,a Penutian language spoken by the Shahaptian  
15407,Shahaptian Sahaptin Sahaptino,a member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern Idaho  
15408,Shahn Ben_Shahn Benjamin_Shahn,United States artist whose work reflected social and political themes (1898-1969)  
15409,Shaker,a member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world  
15410,Shakers United_Society_of_Believers_in_Christ's_Second_Appearing,a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States  
15411,Shakespeare William_Shakespeare Shakspere William_Shakspere Bard_of_Avon,English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)  
15412,Shakespearean_sonnet Elizabethan_sonnet English_sonnet,a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg  
15413,Shakespearian Shakespearean,a Shakespearean scholar  
15414,Shakti Sakti,the female or generative principle; wife of Siva and a benevolent form of Devi  
15415,Shaktism Saktism,a Hindu sect worshiping Shakti  
15416,Shaktism Saktism,worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva  
15417,Shaktist,worshipper of Shakti  
15418,Shamash,the chief sun god; drives away winter and storms and brightens the earth with greenery; drives away evil and brings justice and compassion  
15419,Shang Shang_dynasty,the imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC  
15420,Shanghai,the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world  
15421,Shankar Ravi_Shankar,Indian sitar player who popularized classical Indian music in the West (born in 1920)  
15422,Shannon Claude_Shannon Claude_E._Shannon Claude_Elwood_Shannon,United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)  
15423,Shapley Harlow_Shapley,United States astronomer (1885-1972)  
15424,Shari Shari_River Chari Chari_River,an African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad  
15425,Sharpie,a pen with indelible ink that will write on any surface  
15426,Shasta,a member of the Indian people of northern California and southern Oregon  
15427,Shasta,the Shastan language spoken by the Shasta  
15428,Shasta Mount_Shasta,a volcanic mountain peak in the Cascade Range in northern California (14,162 feet high)  
15429,Shasta_salamander Hydromantes_shastae,primarily a cave dweller in the Mount Shasta area  
15430,Shastan,a group of languages of the Hokan family in California  
15431,Shavian,an admirer of G. B. Shaw or his works  
15432,Shavous Shabuoth Shavuoth Shavuot Pentecost Feast_of_Weeks,(Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments  
15433,Shaw Anna_Howard_Shaw,United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919)  
15434,Shaw Artie_Shaw Arthur_Jacob_Arshawsky,United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)  
15435,Shaw G._B._Shaw George_Bernard_Shaw,British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950)  
15436,Shaw Henry_Wheeler_Shaw Josh_Billings,United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885)  
15437,Shawn Ted_Shawn,United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972)  
15438,Shawnee,a member of the Algonquian people formerly living along the Tennessee river  
15439,Shawnee,the Algonquian language spoken by the Shawnee  
15440,Shawnee_cake,form of johnnycake  
15441,Shawwal,the tenth month of the Islamic calendar  
15442,Shearer Moira_Shearer,Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926)  
15443,Shebat Shevat,the fifth month of the civil year: the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in January and February)  
15444,Sheetrock,a kind of plasterboard  
15445,Sheffield,a steel manufacturing city in northern England famous for its cutlery industry  
15446,Shelley Mary_Shelley Mary_Wollstonecraft_Shelley Mary_Godwin_Wollstonecraft_Shelley,English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)  
15447,Shelley Percy_Bysshe_Shelley,Englishman and romantic poet (1792-1822)  
15448,Shem,(Old Testament) eldest son of Noah  
15449,Shema,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"  
15450,Shen-pao Spiritual_Jewel,a member of the Taoist Trinity; identified with Lao-tse  
15451,Shenandoah_National_Park,a national park in Virginia for the Blue Ridge Mountains  
15452,Shenandoah_River,a river of northern Virginia that empties into the Potomac at Harpers Ferry  
15453,Shenandoah_Valley,a large valley between the Allegheny Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia; site of numerous battles during the American Civil War  
15454,Shenyang Mukden Moukden Fengtien,a city in northeastern China  
15455,Shepard Alan_Shepard Alan_Bartlett_Shepard_Jr.,astronaut who made the first United States' suborbital rocket-powered flight in 1961 (1923-1998)  
15456,Shepard Sam_Shepard,United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)  
15457,Sheraton,a furniture style that originated in England around 1800; simple in design with straight lines and classical ornamentation  
15458,Sheridan Richard_Brinsley_Sheridan,Irish playwright remembered for his satirical comedies of manners (1751-1816)  
15459,Sherlock_Holmes Holmes,a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle  
15460,Sherman,a town in northeastern Texas near the Oklahoma border  
15461,Sherman Mount_Sherman,a peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,036 feet high)  
15462,Sherman Roger_Sherman,American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution (1721-1793)  
15463,Sherman William_Tecumseh_Sherman,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)  
15464,Sherpa,a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers  
15465,Sherrington Sir_Charles_Scott_Sherrington,English physiologist who conducted research on reflex action (1857-1952)  
15466,Sherwood Robert_Emmet_Sherwood,United States playwright (1896-1955)  
15467,Sherwood_Forest,an ancient forest in central England; formerly a royal hunting ground; said to be the home of Robin Hood and his merry band  
15468,Shetland Shetland_Islands Zetland,an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland  
15469,Shetland_pony,breed of very small pony with long shaggy mane and tail  
15470,Shetland_sheepdog Shetland_sheep_dog Shetland,a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands  
15471,Shetland_wool,a wool obtained from sheep of the Shetland islands  
15472,Shevchenko Taras_Grigoryevich_Shevchenko,Ukranian poet (1814-1861)  
15473,Shiah Shia Shiah_Islam,one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran  
15474,Shih-Tzu,a Chinese breed of small dog similar to a Pekingese  
15475,Shiism,the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs  
15476,Shiite Shi'ite Shiite_Muslim Shi'ite_Muslim Shia_Muslim,a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs  
15477,Shikoku,the smallest of the four main islands of Japan; to the south of Honshu and to the east of Kyushu; separated from Honshu by the Inland Sea; forested and mountainous  
15478,Shiloh battle_of_Shiloh battle_of_Pittsburgh_Landing,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  
15479,Shimchath_Torah Simchat_Torah Simhath_Torah Simhat_Torah Simchas_Torah Rejoicing_over_the_Law Rejoicing_of_the_Law Rejoicing_in_the_Law,(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  
15480,Shin_Bet General_Security_Services,the Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agency; "the Shin Bet also handles overall security for Israel's national airline"  
15481,Shina,a Dardic language spoken in northern Kashmir  
15482,Shingon,a form of Buddhism emphasizing mystical symbolism of mantras and mudras and the Buddha's ideal which is inexpressible  
15483,Shining_Path Sendero_Luminoso SL,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"  
15484,Shinto,the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan  
15485,Shinto Shintoism,the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors  
15486,Shintoist,a believer in Shintoism  
15487,Shiraz,a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby  
15488,Shirer William_Lawrence_Shirer,United States broadcast journalist who was in Berlin at the outbreak of World War II (1904-1993)  
15489,Shirodkar's_operation purse-string_operation,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  
15490,Shivaism Sivaism,a Hindu sect worshiping Shiva  
15491,Shivaism Sivaism,worship of Shiva one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon  
15492,Shivaist,worshipper of Shiva  
15493,Shockley William_Shockley William_Bradford_Shockley,United States physicist (born in England) who contributed to the development of the electronic transistor (1910-1989)  
15494,Shona,a member of a Bantu tribe living in present-day Zimbabwe  
15495,Shona,a Bantu language spoken in Zimbabwe  
15496,Shorea genus_Shorea,genus of Indonesian and Malaysian timber trees rich in resin  
15497,Short's_aster Aster_shortii,perennial of southeastern United States having usually blue flowers  
15498,Shoshone,the language spoken by the Shoshone (belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family)  
15499,Shoshone Shoshoni,a member of the North American Indian people (related to the Aztecs) of the southwestern United States  
15500,Shoshonean Shoshonean_language Shoshonian Shoshonian_language,a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States  
15501,Shostakovich Dmitri_Shostakovich Dmitri_Dmitrievich_Shostakovich,Russian composer best known for his fifteen symphonies (1906-1975)  
15502,Shreveport,a city in northwest Louisiana on the Red River near the Texas border  
15503,Shrovetide,immediately preceding Lent  
15504,Shudra Sudra,a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste  
15505,Shuha_Shinto Shua,any branch of Shinto other than Kokka  
15506,Shumard_oak Shumard_red_oak Quercus_shumardii,large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United States having large seven-lobed to nine-lobed elliptical leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood  
15507,Shute Nevil_Shute Nevil_Shute_Norway,English novelist who settled in Australia after World War II (1899-1960)  
15508,Shylock,a merciless usurer in a play by Shakespeare  
15509,Sialia genus_Sialia,North American bluebirds  
15510,Sialidae family_Sialidae,an arthropod family including: alderflies  
15511,Sialis genus_Sialis,type genus of the Sialidae  
15512,Siamese_cat Siamese,a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip  
15513,Siamese_twin conjoined_twin,one of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point  
15514,Sibelius Jean_Sibelius Johan_Julius_Christian_Sibelius,Finnish composer (1865-1957)  
15515,Siberia,a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters  
15516,Siberian,a native or inhabitant of Siberia  
15517,Siberian_crab Siberian_crab_apple cherry_apple cherry_crab Malus_baccata,Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving  
15518,Siberian_elm Chinese_elm dwarf_elm Ulmus_pumila,fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament  
15519,Siberian_husky,breed of sled dog developed in northeastern Siberia; they resemble the larger Alaskan malamutes  
15520,Siberian_larch Larix_siberica Larix_russica,medium-sized larch of northeastern Russia and Siberia having narrowly conic crown and soft narrow bright-green leaves; used in cultivation  
15521,Siberian_millet Setaria_italica_rubrofructa,millet having orange to reddish grains in long bristly spikes  
15522,Siberian_pea_tree Caragana_arborescens,large spiny shrub of eastern Asia having clusters of yellow flowers; often cultivated in shelterbelts and hedges  
15523,Siberian_spruce Picea_obovata,tall spruce of northern Europe and Asia; resembles Norway spruce  
15524,Siberian_wall_flower Erysimum_allionii Cheiranthus_allionii,showy erect biennial or short-lived perennial cultivated for its terminal racemes of orange-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus  
15525,Sibley_tent,a light conical canvas tent erected on a tripod with ventilation at the top  
15526,Sicilian,a resident of Sicily  
15527,Sicilian_pizza,pizza made with a thick crust  
15528,Sicily Sicilia,the Italian region on the island of Sicily  
15529,Sicily Sicilia,the largest island in the Mediterranean  
15530,Sida genus_Sida,large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances  
15531,Sidalcea genus_Sidalcea,genus of showy plants of western North America having palmate leaves and variously colored racemose flowers  
15532,Siddons Sarah_Siddons Sarah_Kemble_Siddons,English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831)  
15533,Sideritis genus_Sideritis,genus of woolly aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs of Mediterranean region  
15534,Sidney Sir_Philip_Sidney,English poet (1554-1586)  
15535,Siege_Perilous,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  
15536,Siegfried,(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  
15537,Siegfried_line,German fortifications facing the Maginot Line  
15538,Siemens Ernst_Werner_von_Siemens,German electrical engineer (1816-1892)  
15539,Siemens Karl_Wilhelm_Siemens Sir_Charles_William_Siemens,engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883)  
15540,Sierra_Leone Republic_of_Sierra_Leone,a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961  
15541,Sierra_Leone_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Sierra Leone  
15542,Sierra_Leonean,a native or inhabitant of Sierra Leone  
15543,Sierra_Madre_Occidental,a mountain range in northwestern Mexico that runs south from Arizona parallel to the Pacific coastline  
15544,Sierra_Madre_Oriental,a mountain range in northeastern Mexico the runs parallel to the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico  
15545,Sierra_Nevada,a mountain range in southern Spain along the Mediterranean coast to the east of Granada  
15546,Sierra_Nevada Sierra_Nevada_Mountains High_Sierra,a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney  
15547,Sierra_lodgepole_pine Pinus_contorta_murrayana,tall subspecies of lodgepole pine  
15548,Sierra_plum Pacific_plum Prunus_subcordata,shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit  
15549,Sif,(Norse mythology) wife of Thor and guardian of the home  
15550,Sigmodon genus_Sigmodon,American cotton rats  
15551,Signora,an Italian title or form of address for a married woman  
15552,Signorina,an Italian title or form of address for an unmarried woman  
15553,Sigurd,(Norse mythology) mythical Norse warrior hero who gains an accursed hoard of gold and was killed by Brynhild; Siegfried is the German counterpart  
15554,Sigyn,(Norse mythology) wife of Loki; held a cup over him during his punishment to spare him the pain of drops of poison  
15555,Sihasapa,a member of a group of Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux  
15556,Sikh,an adherent of Sikhism  
15557,Sikhism,the doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam  
15558,Sikkim,a state in northeastern India in the Himalaya Mountains between Nepal and Bhutan  
15559,Sikorsky Igor_Sikorsky Igor_Ivanovich_Sikorsky,United States industrialist (born in Russia) who designed the first four-engine airplane and the first mass-produced helicopter (1889-1972)  
15560,Silenus,the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey  
15561,Silesia Slask Slezsko Schlesien,a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland  
15562,Silex,a vacuum coffee maker  
15563,Silicon_Valley,a region in California to the south of San Francisco that is noted for its concentration of high-technology industries  
15564,Silk_Road,an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles); followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century to reach Cathay  
15565,Sillaginidae family_Sillaginidae,small family of small food fishes in shallow waters of the Pacific around Indonesia  
15566,Sillago genus_Sillago,type genus of the Sillaginidae  
15567,Sills Beverly_Sills Belle_Miriam_Silverman,United States operatic soprano (born in 1929)  
15568,Silphium genus_Silphium,tall North American perennial herbs  
15569,Silurian Silurian_period,from 425 million to 405 million years ago; first air-breathing animals  
15570,Siluridae family_Siluridae,Old World catfishes  
15571,Siluriformes order_Siluriformes,an order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii including catfishes  
15572,Silurus genus_Silurus,type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes  
15573,Silver_City,a town in southwestern New Mexico  
15574,Silver_Star_Medal Silver_Star,a United States military decoration for gallantry in action  
15575,Silverstein Shel_Silverstein Shelby_Silverstein,United States poet and cartoonist remembered for his stories and poems for children (1932-1999)  
15576,Silvia genus_Silvia,type genus of the Sylviidae: warblers  
15577,Silybum genus_Silybum,small genus of east African herbs  
15578,Simarouba genus_Simarouba,type genus of Simaroubaceae; tropical American trees and shrubs having a pale soft wood and bitter bark  
15579,Simaroubaceae family_Simaroubaceae quassia_family,chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit  
15580,Simenon Georges_Simenon Georges_Joseph_Christian_Simenon,French writer (born in Belgium) best known for his detective novels featuring Inspector Maigret (1903-1989)  
15581,Simeon,(Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel  
15582,Simon Herb_Simon Herbert_A._Simon Herbert_Alexander_Simon,United States economist and psychologist who pioneered in the development of cognitive science (1916-2001)  
15583,Simon Neil_Simon Marvin_Neil_Simon,United States playwright noted for light comedies (born in 1927)  
15584,Simon Paul_Simon,United States singer and songwriter (born in 1942)  
15585,Simon St._Simon Simon_Zelotes Simon_the_Zealot Simon_the_Canaanite,one of the twelve Apostles (first century)  
15586,Simon_Legree,the cruel slave dealer in an anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe  
15587,Simoniz,a brand of car polish  
15588,Simpson Mrs._Simpson Wallis_Warfield_Simpson Wallis_Warfield_Windsor Duchess_of_Windsor,United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication  
15589,Simpson Sir_James_Young_Simpson,Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of chloroform (1811-1870)  
15590,Simpson_Desert,a desert region of central Australia  
15591,Simuliidae family_Simuliidae,blackflies and sand flies  
15592,Simulium genus_Simulium,type genus of the Simuliidae: blackflies  
15593,Sin,(Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna  
15594,Sinai Mount_Sinai,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  
15595,Sinai Sinai_Desert,a desert on the Sinai Peninsula in northeastern Egypt  
15596,Sinai Sinai_Peninsula,a peninsula in northeastern Egypt; at north end of Red Sea  
15597,Sinanthropus genus_Sinanthropus,genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned  
15598,Sinapis genus_Sinapis,small genus of Old World herbs usually included in genus Brassica  
15599,Sinatra Frank_Sinatra Francis_Albert_Sinatra,United States singer and film actor (1915-1998)  
15600,Sinbad_the_Sailor Sinbad,in the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages  
15601,Sinclair Clive_Sinclair Sir_Clive_Marles_Sinclair,English electrical engineer who founded a company that introduced many innovative products (born in 1940)  
15602,Sinclair Upton_Sinclair Upton_Beall_Sinclair,United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)  
15603,Sind,a region of southeastern Pakistan  
15604,Sindhi,a native or inhabitant of Sind  
15605,Sindhi,the Indic language of Sind which is spoken also in western India  
15606,Singapore Republic_of_Singapore,a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965  
15607,Singapore Singapore_Island,an island to the south of the Malay Peninsula  
15608,Singapore capital_of_Singapore,the capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports  
15609,Singapore_dollar,the basic unit of money in Singapore  
15610,Singaporean,an inhabitant of Singapore  
15611,Singer Isaac_Bashevis_Singer,United States writer (born in Poland) of Yiddish stories and novels (1904-1991)  
15612,Singer Isaac_M._Singer Isaac_Merrit_Singer,United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875)  
15613,Sinhalese Singhalese,a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka  
15614,Sinhalese Singhalese Sinhala,the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka  
15615,Sinitic Sinitic_language,a group of Sino-Tibetan languages  
15616,Sinn_Fein,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  
15617,Sinningia genus_Sinningia,genus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and South America  
15618,Sino-Tibetan Sino-Tibetan_language,the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia  
15619,Sinologist,a student of Chinese history and language and culture  
15620,Sinology,the study of Chinese history and language and culture  
15621,Sinornis,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  
15622,Siouan Siouan_language,a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux  
15623,Sioux Siouan,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  
15624,Sioux_City,a city in northeastern Iowa where the Big Sioux River joins the Missouri  
15625,Sioux_Falls,largest city in South Dakota; located in southeastern South Dakota  
15626,Sipah-e-Sahaba,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  
15627,Siphonaptera order_Siphonaptera,fleas  
15628,Siphonophora order_Siphonophora,marine colonial hydrozoans  
15629,Sipuncula phylum_Sipuncula,peanut worms  
15630,Siqueiros David_Siqueiros David_Alfaro_Siqueiros,Mexican painter of murals depicting protest and revolution (1896-1974)  
15631,Sir,a title used before the name of knight or baronet  
15632,Sir_Barton,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1919  
15633,Siraj-ud-daula,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)  
15634,Siren,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"  
15635,Sirenia order_Sirenia,an animal order including: manatees; dugongs; Steller's sea cow  
15636,Sirenidae family_Sirenidae,sirens  
15637,Sirius Dog_Star Canicula Sothis,the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major  
15638,Sison genus_Sison,genus including stone parsley  
15639,Sister,(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address); "the Sisters taught her to love God"  
15640,Sistine_Chapel,the private chapel of the popes in Rome; it was built by and named after Sixtus IV in 1473  
15641,Sistrurus genus_Sistrurus,pygmy rattlesnakes  
15642,Sisyphus,(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  
15643,Sisyridae family_Sisyridae,an arthropod family of the order Neuroptera that includes spongeflies  
15644,Sisyrinchium genus_Sisyrinchium,chiefly North American grasslike herbs  
15645,Sita,wife of the Hindu god Rama; regarded as an ideal of womanhood  
15646,Sitka,a town in southeastern Alaska that was the capital of Russian America and served as the capital of Alaska from 1867 until 1906  
15647,Sitka_spruce Picea_sitchensis,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  
15648,Sitka_willow silky_willow Salix_sitchensis,small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon)  
15649,Sitophylus genus_Sitophylus,a genus of Bruchidae  
15650,Sitotroga genus_Sitotroga,grain moths  
15651,Sitta genus_Sitta,type genus of the Sittidae  
15652,Sitter Willem_de_Sitter,Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934)  
15653,Sittidae family_Sittidae,nuthatches  
15654,Sitting_Bull,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)  
15655,Sitwell Dame_Edith_Sitwell Dame_Edith_Louisa_Sitwell,English poet (1887-1964)  
15656,Sium genus_Sium,perennial of wet and marshy places in the northern hemisphere: water parsnips  
15657,Siva Shiva,the auspicious one; a major divinity in the later Hindu pantheon  
15658,Sivan Siwan,the ninth month of the civil year; the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in May and June)  
15659,Sivapithecus,fossil primates found in India  
15660,Sixteen_Personality_Factor_Questionnaire 16_PF,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  
15661,Sixth_Crusade,a Crusade from 1228 to 1229 led by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II who fell ill and was excommunicated by the Pope; by negotiation Frederick II was able to crown himself king of Jerusalem  
15662,Sixtus_IV Francesco_della_Rovere,Italian pope from 1471 to 1484 who consented to the establishment of the Spanish Inquisition and built the Sistine Chapel (1414-1484)  
15663,Skagens_Odde Skaw,a cape on the northernmost tip of Jutland between the Skagerrak and the Kattegatt  
15664,Skagerrak Skagerak,a broad strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Norway  
15665,Skagit,a member of the Salish people in northwestern Washington  
15666,Skagit,a Salishan dialect spoken by the Skagit  
15667,Skagway,a town in southeastern Alaska at the northern end of the Inside Passage; a gateway to the Klondike during the Alaskan gold rush  
15668,Skanda,Hindu god of war  
15669,Skeat Walter_William_Skeat,English philologist (1835-1912)  
15670,Skinner Cornelia_Otis_Skinner,United States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979)  
15671,Skinner Fred_Skinner B._F._Skinner Burrhus_Frederic_Skinner,United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990)  
15672,Skinner Otis_Skinner,United States actor (1858-1942)  
15673,Skinnerian,a follower of the theories or methods of B. F. Skinner  
15674,Skopje Skoplje Uskub,capital of modern Macedonia  
15675,Skuld,goddess of fate: a dwarf who personified the future  
15676,Skye_terrier,Scottish breed of terrier with shaggy hair and long low body with short legs; native to the Isle of Skye  
15677,Skylab,United States space station; in orbit from 1973 to 1979  
15678,Slav,any member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic language  
15679,Slavic Slavic_language Slavonic Slavonic_language,a branch of the Indo-European family of languages  
15680,Slavic_people,group of people speaking a Slavonic language  
15681,Sleeping_Beauty,fairy story: princess under an evil spell who could be awakened only by a prince's kiss  
15682,Sloanea genus_Sloanea,genus of tropical hardwood timber trees  
15683,Sloppy_Joe,ground beef (not a patty) cooked in a spicy sauce and served on a bun  
15684,Slovak,a native or inhabitant of Slovakia  
15685,Slovak,the Slavic language spoken in Slovakia  
15686,Slovakia Slovak_Republic,a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993  
15687,Slovakian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Slovakia  
15688,Slovene,a native of Slovenia  
15689,Slovene,the Slavic language of Slovenes  
15690,Slovenia Republic_of_Slovenia Slovenija,a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991  
15691,Slovenian,a native or inhabitant of Slovenia  
15692,Small_Business_Administration SBA,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  
15693,Small_Magellanic_Cloud,the smaller of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere  
15694,Smalley Richard_Smalley Richard_E._Smalley Richard_Errett_Smalley,American chemist who with Robert Curl and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1943)  
15695,Smetana Bedrich_Smetana,Czech composer (1824-1884)  
15696,Smilacaceae subfamily_Smilacaceae,one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted  
15697,Smilax genus_Smilax,sometimes placed in Smilacaceae  
15698,Smiledon genus_Smiledon,saber-toothed tigers  
15699,Smiledon_californicus,North American sabertooth; culmination of sabertooth development  
15700,Smitane,veloute or brown sauce with sauteed chopped onion and dry white wine and sour cream  
15701,Smith Adam_Smith,Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790)  
15702,Smith Bessie_Smith,United States blues singer (1894-1937)  
15703,Smith David_Smith David_Roland_Smith,United States sculptor (1906-1965)  
15704,Smith Ian_Smith Ian_Douglas_Smith,Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)  
15705,Smith John_Smith Captain_John_Smith,English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631)  
15706,Smith Joseph_Smith,religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830 (1805-1844)  
15707,Smith Julia_Evelina_Smith,United States suffragist who refused to pay taxes until she could vote (1792-1886)  
15708,Smith Kate_Smith Kathryn_Elizabeth_Smith,United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986)  
15709,Smolensk,a city in western Russia on the Dnieper River; scene of severe fighting in World War II  
15710,Smollett Tobias_Smollett Tobias_George_Smollett,Scottish writer of adventure novels (1721-1771)  
15711,Smuts Jan_Christian_Smuts,South African statesman and soldier (1870-1950)  
15712,Smyrnium genus_Smyrnium,Alexanders  
15713,Snake Snake_River,a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition  
15714,Snead Sam_Snead Samuel_Jackson_Snead,United States golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002)  
15715,Snellen Hermann_Snellen,Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1834-1908)  
15716,Snellen_chart,display consisting of a printed card with letters and numbers in lines of decreasing size; used to test visual acuity  
15717,Snellen_test,a test of visual acuity using a Snellen chart  
15718,Sno-cat,a kind of snowmobile  
15719,Snoopy,a fictional beagle in a comic strip drawn by Charles Schulz  
15720,Snow C._P._Snow Charles_Percy_Snow Baron_Snow_of_Leicester,English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980)  
15721,SoHo South_of_Houston,a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts  
15722,Soave,dry white Italian wine from Verona  
15723,Social_Democratic_Party,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  
15724,Social_Development_Commission,the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with social development  
15725,Social_Security,social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance  
15726,Social_Security_Administration SSA,an independent government agency responsible for the Social Security system  
15727,Social_Security_number,the number of a particular individual's Social Security account  
15728,Socialist_Labor_Party,a political party in the United States; formed in 1874 to advocate the peaceful introduction of socialism  
15729,Socialist_Party,a political party in the United States formed in 1900 to advocate socialism  
15730,Society_Islands,an island group of French Polynesia in the South Pacific to the east of Samoa  
15731,Society_of_Jesus Jesuit_order,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; it is strongly committed to education and scholarship  
15732,Socinian,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  
15733,Socinus Faustus_Socinus Fausto_Paolo_Sozzini,Italian theologian who argued against Trinitarianism (1539-1604)  
15734,Socotra_begonia Begonia_socotrana,semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink flowers; Yemen  
15735,Socrates,ancient Athenian philosopher; teacher of Plato and Xenophon (470-399 BC)  
15736,Socratic_irony,admission of your own ignorance and willingness to learn while exposing someone's inconsistencies by close questioning  
15737,Socratic_method maieutic_method,a method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students  
15738,Soddy Frederick_Soddy,English chemist whose work on radioactive disintegration led to the discovery of isotopes (1877-1956)  
15739,Sodom,(Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants  
15740,Sofia Serdica Bulgarian_capital,capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria  
15741,Soho,a city district of central London now noted for restaurants and nightclubs  
15742,Soissons battle_of_Soissons-Reims battle_of_the_Chemin-des-Dames battle_of_the_Aisne,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  
15743,Sokoro,a Chadic language spoken in Chad  
15744,Sol,(Roman mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the sun; counterpart of Greek Helios  
15745,Solanaceae family_Solanaceae potato_family,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, and Solandra  
15746,Solandra genus_Solandra,shrubby climbers of tropical America  
15747,Solanopteris genus_Solanopteris,tropical American epiphytic ferns having rhizomes with tubers and roots as well as scales  
15748,Solanum genus_Solanum,type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet  
15749,Solea genus_Solea,type genus of the Soleidae  
15750,Soledad,a city in northern Colombia; a suburb of Barranquilla  
15751,Soleidae family_Soleidae,soles  
15752,Solemnity_of_Mary January_1,(Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation  
15753,Solenichthyes order_Solenichthyes,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  
15754,Solenidae family_Solenidae,razor clams  
15755,Solenogastres order_Solenogastres Aplacophora order_Aplacophora,an order of Amphineura  
15756,Solenopsis genus_Solenopsis,fire ants  
15757,Solenostemon genus_Solenostemon,genus of shrubby often succulent herbs of tropical Africa and Asia; includes some plants often placed in genus Coleus  
15758,Solent,a strait of the English Channel between the coast of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight  
15759,Solferino battle_of_Solferino,an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I  
15760,Solidago genus_Solidago,goldenrod  
15761,Solingen,a city in west central Germany noted for cutlery  
15762,Solo_man,early man of late Pleistocene; skull resembles that of Neanderthal man but with smaller cranial capacity; found in Java  
15763,Solomon,(Old Testament) son of David and king of Israel noted for his wisdom (10th century BC)  
15764,Solomon's-seal,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  
15765,Solomon_Islands,the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth  
15766,Solomons Solomon_Islands,the northernmost islands are part of Papua New Guinea; the remainder form an independent state within the British Commonwealth  
15767,Solresol,an artificial language  
15768,Solvay Ernest_Solvay,Belgian chemist who developed the Solvay process and built factories exploiting it (1838-1922)  
15769,Solvay_process,an industrial process for producing sodium carbonate from sodium chloride and ammonia and carbon dioxide  
15770,Solway_Firth,a large firth on the west coast of Britain between England and Scotland  
15771,Solzhenitsyn Alexander_Isayevich_Solzhenitsyn Aleksandr_Solzhenitsyn Aleksandr_I._Solzhenitsyn,Soviet writer and political dissident whose novels exposed the brutality of Soviet labor camps (born in 1918)  
15772,Soma,personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual  
15773,Somali,the Cushitic language spoken by the Somali  
15774,Somali_peninsula Horn_of_Africa,a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia  
15775,Somalia,a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; subject to tribal warfare  
15776,Somalian Somali,a member of a tall dark (mostly Muslim) people inhabiting Somalia  
15777,Somalian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Somalia  
15778,Somalian_shilling shilling,the basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents  
15779,Somateria genus_Somateria,eider ducks  
15780,Sombrero,one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis  
15781,Somerset,a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel  
15782,Somme Somme_River Battle_of_the_Somme,battle of World War II (1944)  
15783,Somme Somme_River Battle_of_the_Somme,battle in World War I (1916)  
15784,Somrai Sibine,a Chadic language spoken in Chad  
15785,Son Word Logos,the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)  
15786,Sonchus genus_Sonchus,sow thistles  
15787,Sondheim Stephen_Sondheim,United States composer of musicals (born in 1930)  
15788,Song_of_Songs Song_of_Solomon Canticle_of_Canticles Canticles,an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later  
15789,Songhai,a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Songhai in Mali and Niger  
15790,Sonora genus_Sonora,ground snakes  
15791,Sonora_gum,acidulous gum resin of the creosote bush  
15792,Sonora_lac,resembling lac; secreted by a scale living on twigs of certain Mexican shrubs; used locally as medicine  
15793,Sonoran_Desert,a desert in southwestern Arizona  
15794,Sonoran_lyre_snake Trimorphodon_lambda,of desert regions of southwestern North America  
15795,Sonoran_whipsnake Masticophis_bilineatus,both terrestrial and arboreal snake of United States southwest  
15796,Sontag Susan_Sontag,United States writer (born in 1933)  
15797,Sophist,any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects  
15798,Sophocles,one of the great tragedians of ancient Greece (496-406 BC)  
15799,Sophora genus_Sophora,cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus Podalyria  
15800,Sorbian,a speaker of Sorbian  
15801,Sorbian Lusatian,a Slavonic language spoken in rural area of southeastern Germany  
15802,Sorbus genus_Sorbus,a genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having feathery leaves  
15803,Sorensen Soren_Peter_Lauritz_Sorensen,Danish chemist who devised the pH scale (1868-1939)  
15804,Sorex genus_Sorex,type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews  
15805,Soricidae family_Soricidae,shrews  
15806,Sotho,a member of the Bantu people who inhabit Botswana, Lesotho, and northern South Africa and who speak the Sotho languages  
15807,Sotho,any of the mutually intelligible southern Bantu languages of the Sotho in Botswana and South Africa and Lesotho  
15808,Soubise white_onion_sauce,veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onions and whipping cream  
15809,Soufflot Jacques_Germain_Soufflot,French architect (1713-1780)  
15810,Sousa John_Philip_Sousa March_King,a United States bandmaster and composer of military marches (1854-1932)  
15811,Sousse Susa Susah,a port city in eastern Tunisia on the Mediterranean  
15812,South,the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line  
15813,South-African_yellowwood Podocarpus_latifolius,erect or shrubby tree of Africa having ridged dark grey bark and rigid glossy medium to long leaves  
15814,South-Central_Dravidian,a Dravidian language spoken primarily in south central India  
15815,South_Africa Republic_of_South_Africa,a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)  
15816,South_African,a native or inhabitant of South Africa  
15817,South_African_monetary_unit,monetary unit in South Africa  
15818,South_America,a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama  
15819,South_America,the nations of the South American continent collectively; "South America is an important market for goods from the United States"  
15820,South_American,a native or inhabitant of South America  
15821,South_American_Indian,a member of a native Indian group in South America  
15822,South_American_country South_American_nation,any one of the countries occupying the South American continent  
15823,South_American_poison_toad,a South American toad  
15824,South_American_sea_lion Otaria_Byronia,of the southern coast of South America  
15825,South_American_staghorn Platycerium_andinum,fern of Peru and Bolivia  
15826,South_Atlantic,that part of the Atlantic Ocean to the south of the equator  
15827,South_Australia,a state in south central Australia  
15828,South_Bend,a city in northern Indiana  
15829,South_Carolina,one of the British colonies that formed the United States  
15830,South_Carolina Palmetto_State SC S.C.,a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies  
15831,South_Carolinian,a native or resident of South Carolina  
15832,South_China_Sea,a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons  
15833,South_Dakota Coyote_State Mount_Rushmore_State SD S.D.,a state in north central United States  
15834,South_Dakotan,a native or resident of South Dakota  
15835,South_Dravidian,a Dravidian language spoken primarily in southern India  
15836,South_Equatorial_Current,an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just south of the equator  
15837,South_Island,the larger but less populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from North Island by Cook Strait  
15838,South_Korea Republic_of_Korea,a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948  
15839,South_Korean,a Korean from South Korea  
15840,South_Korean_monetary_unit,monetary unit in South Korea  
15841,South_Korean_won won,the basic unit of money in South Korea  
15842,South_Pacific,that part of the Pacific Ocean to the south of the equator  
15843,South_Platte South_Platte_River,a tributary of the Platte River  
15844,South_Pole,the southernmost point of the Earth's axis  
15845,South_Sea,any sea to the south of the equator (but especially the South Pacific)  
15846,South_Sea_Islands,any islands in the southern or southwestern of central parts of the Pacific Ocean  
15847,South_Temperate_Zone,Temperate Zone between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn  
15848,South_Vietnam,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  
15849,South_Yorkshire,a metropolitan county in northern England  
15850,Southeast southeastern_United_States,the southeastern region of the United States  
15851,Southeast_Asia,a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore  
15852,Southern_Baptist,a member of the Southern Baptist Convention  
15853,Southern_Baptist_Convention,an association of Southern Baptists  
15854,Southern_Cross Crux Crux_Australis,a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus  
15855,Southern_Tai,a branch of the Tai languages  
15856,Southern_crab_apple flowering_crab Malus_angustifolia,small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms  
15857,Southern_dewberry Rubus_trivialis,of southern North America  
15858,Southerner,an American who lives in the South  
15859,Southey Robert_Southey,English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)  
15860,Southwest southwestern_United_States,the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado  
15861,Southwestern West_Saxon,a dialect of Middle English  
15862,Soutine Chaim_Soutine,French expressionist painter (born in Lithuania) (1893-1943)  
15863,Soviet_Russia Russia Russian_Soviet_Federated_Socialist_Republic,formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia  
15864,Soviet_Socialist_Republic,one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991)  
15865,Soviet_Union Russia Union_of_Soviet_Socialist_Republics USSR,a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991  
15866,Soviets,the government of the Soviet Union; "the Soviets said they wanted to increase trade with Europe"  
15867,Soweto,a large collection of African townships to the southwest of Johannesburg in South Africa; inhabited solely by Black Africans  
15868,Space_Needle,a tower 605 feet tall in Seattle; a tourist attraction  
15869,Spain Kingdom_of_Spain Espana,a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power  
15870,Spalacidae family_Spalacidae,mole rats  
15871,Spalax genus_Spalax,type genus of the Spalacidae  
15872,Spallanzani Lazzaro_Spallanzani,Italian physiologist who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation (1729-1799)  
15873,Spam,a canned meat made largely from pork  
15874,Spandau,a German machine gun  
15875,Spaniard,a native or inhabitant of Spain  
15876,Spanish,the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain  
15877,Spanish Spanish_people,the people of Spain  
15878,Spanish-American_War Spanish_War,a war between the United States and Spain in 1898  
15879,Spanish_American Hispanic_American Hispanic,an American whose first language is Spanish  
15880,Spanish_Armada Invincible_Armada,the great fleet sent from Spain against England by Philip II in 1588  
15881,Spanish_Civil_War,civil war in Spain in which Franco succeeded in overthrowing the republican government; during the war Spain became a battleground for fascists and socialists from all countries; 1936-1939  
15882,Spanish_Inquisition,an inquisition initiated in 1478 by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella that guarded the orthodoxy of Catholicism in Spain (especially from the 15th to the 17th centuries); "the Spanish Inquisition was administered by both civil and church authorities which gave it ultimate power"; "Torquemada was the inquisitor general for the Spanish Inquisition"  
15883,Spanish_bayonet Yucca_aloifolia,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  
15884,Spanish_bayonet Yucca_baccata,tall yucca of the southwestern United States and Mexico having a woody stem and stiff swordlike pointed leaves and a large cluster of white flowers  
15885,Spanish_broom Spanish_gorse Genista_hispanica,erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers  
15886,Spanish_broom weaver's_broom Spartium_junceum,tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California  
15887,Spanish_cedar Spanish_cedar_tree Cedrela_odorata,tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes  
15888,Spanish_dagger Yucca_carnerosana,arborescent yucca of southwestern United States and northern Mexico with sword-shaped leaves and white flowers  
15889,Spanish_dagger Yucca_gloriosa,yucca of southeastern United States similar to the Spanish bayonets but with shorter trunk and smoother leaves  
15890,Spanish_elm Equador_laurel salmwood cypre princewood Cordia_alliodora,large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood  
15891,Spanish_fly,green beetle of southern Europe  
15892,Spanish_grunt Haemulon_macrostomum,a kind of grunt  
15893,Spanish_heath Portuguese_heath Erica_lusitanica,erect dense shrub native to western Iberian peninsula having profuse white or pink flowers; naturalized in southwestern England  
15894,Spanish_iris xiphium_iris Iris_xiphium,bulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually violet-purple flowers  
15895,Spanish_lime Spanish_lime_tree honey_berry mamoncillo genip ginep Melicocca_bijuga Melicocca_bijugatus,tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp  
15896,Spanish_mackerel,flesh of commercially important fishes especially of the Atlantic coastal waters of America  
15897,Spanish_mackerel,any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus  
15898,Spanish_mackerel Scomber_colias,medium-sized mackerel of temperate Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico  
15899,Spanish_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Spain  
15900,Spanish_moss old_man's_beard black_moss long_moss Tillandsia_usneoides,dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America  
15901,Spanish_needles Bidens_bipinnata,common bur marigold of the eastern United States  
15902,Spanish_needles beggar-ticks,the seed of bur marigolds  
15903,Spanish_oak Quercus_texana,small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern Oklahoma  
15904,Spanish_onion,large mild and succulent onion; often eaten raw  
15905,Spanish_oyster_plant Scolymus_hispanicus,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  
15906,Spanish_paprika,a mild seasoning made from a variety of pimiento grown in Spain  
15907,Spanish_rice,spicy rice with tomatoes and onions and green peppers  
15908,Spanish_tamarind Vangueria_madagascariensis,shrubby tree of Madagascar occasionally cultivated for its edible apple-shaped fruit  
15909,Sparaxis genus_Sparaxis,deciduous perennial herbs of South Africa  
15910,Sparganiaceae family_Sparganiaceae bur-reed_family,coextensive with the genus Sparganium  
15911,Sparganium genus_Sparganium,type and sole genus of Sparganiaceae; marsh or aquatic herbs of temperate regions  
15912,Sparidae family_Sparidae,porgies; scups  
15913,Spark Muriel_Spark Dame_Muriel_Spark Muriel_Sarah_Spark,Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918)  
15914,Sparmannia genus_Sparmannia,small genus of tropical African shrubs  
15915,Sparrow_Unit,a hit squad of the New People's Army in the Philippines  
15916,Sparta,an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC  
15917,Spartan,a resident of Sparta  
15918,Spartina genus_Spartina,grass of freshwater swamps and salt marshes of Europe, Africa, America, and South Atlantic islands  
15919,Spartium genus_Spartium,one species: Spanish broom  
15920,Spassky Boris_Spassky Boris_Vasilevich_Spassky,Russian chess master who moved to Paris; world champion from 1969 to 1972 (born in 1937)  
15921,Spatangoida order_Spatangoida,heart-shaped sea urchins  
15922,Speaker,the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly; "the leader of the majority party is the Speaker of the House of Representatives"  
15923,Special_Air_Service SAS,a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)  
15924,Special_Branch,a government police department dealing with political security  
15925,Special_Forces U._S._Army_Special_Forces United_States_Army_Special_Forces,a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting  
15926,Special_Olympics,an athletic contest modeled after the Olympic Games but intended for mentally or physically handicapped persons  
15927,Speer Albert_Speer,German Nazi architect who worked for Hitler (1905-1981)  
15928,Speke John_Speke John_Hanning_Speke,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)  
15929,Spencer Herbert_Spencer,English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)  
15930,Spender Stephen_Spender Sir_Stephen_Harold_Spender,English poet and critic (1909-1995)  
15931,Spengler Oswald_Spengler,German philosopher who argued that cultures grow and decay in cycles (1880-1936)  
15932,Spenser Edmund_Spenser,English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)  
15933,Spenserian_sonnet,a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab bcbd cdcd ee  
15934,Spenserian_stanza,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"  
15935,Spergula genus_Spergula,small genus of Old World annual herbs: corn spurry  
15936,Spergularia genus_Spergularia,chiefly maritime Eurasian herbs: sand spurry; sea spurry  
15937,Spermatophyta division_Spermatophyta,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)  
15938,Sperry Elmer_Ambrose_Sperry,United States engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass (1860-1930)  
15939,Sphacelotheca genus_Sphacelotheca,genus of smut fungus  
15940,Sphaeralcea genus_Sphaeralcea,large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits: globe mallows  
15941,Sphaeriaceae family_Sphaeriaceae,parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia  
15942,Sphaeriales order_Sphaeriales,large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent classifications often divided among several orders  
15943,Sphaerobolaceae family_Sphaerobolaceae,monotypic family of fungi in which the more or less spherical gleba is forcibly ejected at maturity  
15944,Sphaerocarpaceae family_Sphaerocarpaceae,liverworts with bilaterally symmetrical gametophytes; sometimes placed in the order Jungermanniales  
15945,Sphaerocarpales order_Sphaerocarpales,small order sometimes included in the order Jungermanniales  
15946,Sphaerocarpus genus_Sphaerocarpus Sphaerocarpos genus_Sphaerocarpos,type genus of Sphaerocarpaceae; liverworts with small many-lobed usually orbicular thallus  
15947,Sphagnales order_Sphagnales,coextensive with the genus Sphagnum; in some classifications isolated in a separate subclass  
15948,Sphecidae family_Sphecidae,mud daubers; some digger wasps  
15949,Sphecius genus_Sphecius,large solitary wasps: cicada killer  
15950,Sphecoidea superfamily_Sphecoidea,families Sphecidae and Stizidae  
15951,Sphecotheres genus_Sphecotheres,a genus of Old World orioles  
15952,Spheniscidae family_Spheniscidae,comprising all existing penguins  
15953,Sphenisciformes order_Sphenisciformes,penguins  
15954,Spheniscus genus_Spheniscus,type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins  
15955,Sphenodon genus_Sphenodon,coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras  
15956,Sphenopsida class_Sphenopsida Equisetatae class_Equisetatae,horsetails and related forms  
15957,Sphingidae family_Sphingidae,hawkmoths  
15958,Sphinx,(Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon  
15959,Sphyraena genus_Sphyraena,type and sole genus of the Sphyraenidae: barracuda  
15960,Sphyraenidae family_Sphyraenidae,monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and subtropical waters: barracuda  
15961,Sphyrapicus genus_Sphyrapicus,a genus of Picidae  
15962,Sphyrna genus_Sphyrna,type genus of the Sphyrnidae  
15963,Sphyrnidae family_Sphyrnidae,hammerhead sharks; bonnethead sharks  
15964,Spica,the brightest star in Virgo  
15965,Spielberg Steven_Spielberg,United States filmmaker (born in 1947)  
15966,Spielmeyer-Vogt_disease juvenile_amaurotic_idiocy,a congenital progressive disorder of lipid metabolism having an onset at age 5 and characterized by blindness and dementia and early death  
15967,Spillane Mickey_Spillane Frank_Morrison_Spillane,United States writer of popular detective novels (born in 1918)  
15968,Spilogale genus_Spilogale,a genus of Mustelidae  
15969,Spinacia genus_Spinacia,spinach  
15970,Spinoza de_Spinoza Baruch_de_Spinoza Benedict_de_Spinoza,Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system (1632-1677)  
15971,Spinus genus_Spinus,in some classifications considered a subgenus of Carduelis: siskins and New World goldfinches  
15972,Spiraea genus_Spiraea,a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae  
15973,Spiranthes genus_Spiranthes,large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids  
15974,Spirillaceae family_Spirillaceae,rigid spirally curved elongate bacteria  
15975,Spirochaeta genus_Spirochaeta,the type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; a bacterium that is flexible, undulating, and chiefly aquatic  
15976,Spirochaetaceae family_Spirochaetaceae,large coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters  
15977,Spirochaetales order_Spirochaetales,higher bacteria; slender spiral rodlike forms  
15978,Spirodela genus_Spirodela,minute aquatic herbs floating on the water surface consisting of a shiny leaflike frond and 2-21 roots  
15979,Spirulidae family_Spirulidae,coextensive with the genus Spirula; included in the order Belemnoidea in some older classifications  
15980,Spitsbergen Spitzbergen,islands in the Svalbard archipelago to the east of northern Greenland; belonging to Norway  
15981,Spizella genus_Spizella,chipping sparrow; field sparrow; tree sparrow  
15982,Split,an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea  
15983,Spock Benjamin_Spock,United States pediatrician whose many books on child care influenced the upbringing of children around the world (1903-1998)  
15984,Spode,a brand of fine English porcelain  
15985,Spode Josiah_Spode,English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827)  
15986,Spodoptera genus_Spodoptera,moths whose larvae are armyworms  
15987,Spodoptera_exigua,moth whose larvae are beet armyworms  
15988,Spodoptera_frugiperda,moth whose larvae are fall armyworms  
15989,Spokane,a city in eastern Washington near the Idaho border  
15990,Spondias genus_Spondias,tropical trees having one-seeded fruit  
15991,Spork,trademark for a plastic eating utensil that has both tines and a bowl like a spoon  
15992,Sporobolus genus_Sporobolus,cosmopolitan annual and perennial grasses (as dropseed or rush grass)  
15993,Sporozoa class_Sporozoa,strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile; includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria parasites  
15994,Spotsylvania,a village in northeastern Virginia where battles were fought during the American Civil War  
15995,Spotsylvania battle_of_Spotsylvania_Courthouse,a battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign  
15996,Spraguea genus_Spraguea,small genus of usually perennial herbs having deep woody taproots and flower heads of umbels or cymes  
15997,Springfield,a city of southwestern Missouri  
15998,Springfield,a city and manufacturing center in southwestern Massachusetts on the Connecticut River  
15999,Springfield capital_of_Illinois,capital of the state of Illinois  
16000,Spyeria genus_Spyeria,fritillaries  
16001,Squalidae family_Squalidae,dogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin  
16002,Squalus genus_Squalus,spiny dogfishes  
16003,Squamata order_Squamata,diapsid reptiles: snakes and lizards  
16004,Squatina genus_Squatina,type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks  
16005,Squatinidae family_Squatinidae,bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks  
16006,Squillidae family_Squillidae,crustaceans that burrow in mud or under stones in shallow water along the seashore  
16007,Sri_Lanka Democratic_Socialist_Republic_of_Sri_Lanka Ceylon,a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948  
16008,Sri_Lanka_rupee rupee,the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents  
16009,Sri_Lankan,a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka  
16010,Sri_Lankan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Sri Lanka  
16011,St.-Bruno's-lily Paradisea_liliastrum,a variety of spiderwort  
16012,St._Andrew's_cross saltire,a cross resembling the letter x, with diagonal bars of equal length  
16013,St._Augustine Saint_Augustine,a resort city in northeastern Florida; the oldest city in the United States  
16014,St._Augustine_grass Stenotaphrum_secundatum buffalo_grass,low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass  
16015,St._Denis Saint_Denis Ruth_Saint_Denis Ruth_St._Denis,United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968)  
16016,St._Elias_Range St._Elias_Mountains,a range of mountains between Alaska and the Yukon territory  
16017,St._George's capital_of_Grenada,the capital and largest city of Grenada  
16018,St._John's Saint_John's capital_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda,the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antigua  
16019,St._Petersburg Leningrad Peterburg Petrograd Saint_Petersburg,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  
16020,St._Petersburg Saint_Petersburg,a city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter resort  
16021,St_Andrews's_cross Hypericum_crux_andrae,shrubby plant having yellow to apricot flowers with four petals arranged in a cross; southeastern United States: New York to Texas  
16022,St_John's_wort,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  
16023,St_Patrick's_Day Saint_Patrick's_Day March_17,a day observed by the Irish to commemorate the patron saint of Ireland  
16024,St_Peter's_wort Hypericum_tetrapterum Hypericum_maculatum,European perennial St John's wort; Ireland and France to western Siberia  
16025,Stachys genus_Stachys,large genus of usually woolly or hairy herbs or subshrubs or shrubs; temperate eastern hemisphere; tropical Australasia  
16026,Stael Madame_de_Stael Baronne_Anne_Louise_Germaine_Necker_de_Steal-Holstein,French romantic writer (1766-1817)  
16027,Staffa,an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides to the west of Mull; site of Fingal's Cave  
16028,Staffordshire_bullterrier Staffordshire_bull_terrier,English breed of strong stocky dog having a broad skull and smooth coat  
16029,Stagira Stagirus,an ancient town of Greece where Aristotle was born  
16030,Stalin Joseph_Stalin Iosif_Vissarionovich_Dzhugashvili,Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)  
16031,Stalinist,a follower of Stalin and Stalinism  
16032,Stalinization Stalinisation,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"  
16033,Stamp_Act,an act passed by the British Parliament 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  
16034,Standard_and_Poor's Standard_and_Poor's_Index,a broadly based stock market index  
16035,Standish Miles_Standish Myles_Standish,English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)  
16036,Stanford Leland_Stanford,United States railroad executive and founder of Stanford University (1824-1893)  
16037,Stanford-Binet_test,revision of the Binet-Simon Scale  
16038,Stanford_University Stanford,a university in California  
16039,Stanislavsky Konstantin_Stanislavsky Konstantin_Sergeyevich_Stanislavsky Konstantin_Sergeevich_Alekseev,Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938)  
16040,Stanley Francis_Edgar_Stanley,United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)  
16041,Stanley Henry_M._Stanley Sir_Henry_Morton_Stanley John_Rowlands,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)  
16042,Stanley_Steamer,a steam-powered automobile  
16043,Stanleya genus_Stanleya,prince's plume  
16044,Stanton Elizabeth_Cady_Stanton,United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)  
16045,Stapelias_asterias,stapelia of Cape Province having mostly dark red-brown flowers with flat starlike corollas  
16046,Staphylaceae family_Staphylaceae bladdernut_family,a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone  
16047,Staphylea genus_Staphylea,a genus of small trees or shrubs of the family Staphylaceae  
16048,Staphylinidae family_Staphylinidae,rove beetles  
16049,Star_Chamber,a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments  
16050,Star_of_David Shield_of_David Magen_David Mogen_David Solomon's_seal,a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism  
16051,Starr Ringo_Starr Starkey Richard_Starkey,rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)  
16052,Stars_and_Bars Confederate_flag,the first flag of the Confederate States of America  
16053,Stassano_furnace electric-arc_furnace,an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel  
16054,State_Department,a department of government in one of the 50 states  
16055,Statehouse,a government building in which a state legislature meets  
16056,Staten_Island,a borough of New York City  
16057,States'_Rights_Democratic_Party Dixiecrats,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  
16058,States_General,assembly of the estates of an entire country especially the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from 16th to 18th centuries  
16059,Station_of_the_Cross,a representation of any of the 14 stages in Christ's journey to Calvary  
16060,Stations Stations_of_the_Cross,(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary  
16061,Statistical_Commission,the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with statistical data from member nations  
16062,Statue_of_Liberty,a large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay  
16063,Stavanger,a port city in southwestern Norway; center for shipbuilding industry  
16064,Stayman,apple grown chiefly in the Shenandoah Valley  
16065,Stayman_Winesap,crisp tart apple; good for eating raw and suitable for cooking  
16066,Steatornis genus_Steatornis,type and sole genus of the family Steatornithidae  
16067,Steatornithidae family_Steatornithidae,oilbirds  
16068,Steele Sir_Richrd_Steele,English writer (1672-1729)  
16069,Steen Jan_Steen,Dutch genre painter (1626-1679)  
16070,Steffens Lincoln_Steffens Joseph_Lincoln_Steffens,United States journalist whose exposes in 1906 started an era of muckraking journalism (1866-1936)  
16071,Steganopus genus_Steganopus,a genus of Phalaropidae  
16072,Stegocephalia order_Stegocephalia,in former classifications a division of class Amphibia comprising all pre-Jurassic and some later extinct large salamandriform amphibia  
16073,Steichen Edward_Jean_Steichen,United States photographer who pioneered artistic photography (1879-1973)  
16074,Stein Gertrude_Stein,experimental expatriate United States writer (1874-1946)  
16075,Steinbeck John_Steinbeck John_Ernst_Steinbeck,United States writer noted for his novels about agricultural workers (1902-1968)  
16076,Steinberg Saul_Steinberg,United States cartoonist (born in Romania) noted for his caricatures of famous people (1914-1999)  
16077,Steinem Gloria_Steinem,United States feminist (born in 1934)  
16078,Steiner Rudolf_Steiner,Austrian philosopher who founded anthroposophy (1861-1925)  
16079,Steinman David_Barnard_Steinman,United States civil engineer noted for designing suspension bridges (including the George Washington Bridge) (1886-1960)  
16080,Steinmetz Charles_Proteus_Steinmetz,United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Germany) (1865-1923)  
16081,Steinway Henry_Steinway Henry_Engelhard_Steinway Heinrich_Engelhard_Steinway,United States piano maker (born in Germany) who founded a famous piano manufacturing firm in New York (1797-1871)  
16082,Stella Frank_Stella Frank_Philip_Stella,United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)  
16083,Stellaria genus_Stellaria,common chickweed; stitchwort  
16084,Steller Georg_Wilhelm_Steller,German naturalist (1709-1746)  
16085,Steller's_sea_cow Hydrodamalis_gigas,extinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near the Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea  
16086,Steller_sea_lion Steller's_sea_lion Eumetopias_jubatus,largest sea lion; of the northern Pacific  
16087,Stellite,a very hard alloy of cobalt and chromium with cobalt as the principal ingredient; used to make cutting tools and for surfaces subject to heavy wear  
16088,Sten_gun,a lightweight British submachine gun  
16089,Stendhal Marie_Henri_Beyle,French writer whose novels were the first to feature psychological analysis of the character (1783-1842)  
16090,Stengel Casey_Stengel Charles_Dillon_Stengel,United States baseball manager (1890-1975)  
16091,Stenocarpus genus_Stenocarpus,small genus of timber trees; Australia to Malaysia  
16092,Stenochlaena genus_Stenochlaena,large tropical ferns; some epiphytic climbers and some terrestrial bog ferns; Africa; Asia; Australasia  
16093,Stenopelmatidae family_Stenopelmatidae,long-horned grasshoppers  
16094,Stenopelmatus genus_Stenopelmatus,sand crickets  
16095,Stenotaphrum genus_Stenotaphrum,lawn grasses  
16096,Stenotomus genus_Stenotomus,scups  
16097,Stenotus genus_Stenotus,genus of western North American low evergreen shrubs growing in dense tufts  
16098,Stentor,the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes  
16099,Stephanomeria genus_Stephanomeria,malheur wire lettuce  
16100,Stephen Sir_Leslie_Stephen,English writer (1832-1904)  
16101,Stephenson George_Stephenson,English railway pioneer who built the first passenger railway in 1825 (1781-1848)  
16102,Stercorariidae family_Stercorariidae,jaegers and skuas:  
16103,Stercorarius genus_Stercorarius,type genus of the Stercorariidae: jaegers  
16104,Sterculiaceae family_Sterculiaceae sterculia_family,a large family of plants of order Malvales  
16105,Stereospondyli order_Stereospondyli,formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; amphibia having vertebrae whose component elements are fused into a single piece; "most vertebrates are stereospondylous"  
16106,Stern Isaac_Stern,United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)  
16107,Sterna genus_Sterna,a genus of Sterninae  
16108,Sterne Laurence_Sterne,English writer (born in Ireland) (1713-1766)  
16109,Sterninae subfamily_Sterninae,terns  
16110,Sternotherus genus_Sternotherus,musk turtles  
16111,Sterope Asterope,(Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades  
16112,Sterope Asterope,one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades  
16113,Steuben Baron_Friedrich_Wilhelm_Ludolf_Gerhard_Augustin_von_Steuben,American Revolutionary leader (born in Prussia) who trained the troops under George Washington (1730-1794)  
16114,Stevens George_Stevens,United States filmmaker (1905-1975)  
16115,Stevens Smitty_Stevens S._Smith_Stevens Stanley_Smith_Stevens,United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)  
16116,Stevens Wallace_Stevens,United States poet (1879-1955)  
16117,Stevens'_law power_law Stevens'_power_law,(psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to a power of the stimulus intensity  
16118,Stevenson Adlai_Stevenson Adlai_Ewing_Stevenson,United States politician and diplomat (1900-1968)  
16119,Stevenson Robert_Louis_Stevenson Robert_Louis_Balfour_Stevenson,Scottish author (1850-1894)  
16120,Stewart Dugald_Stewart,Scottish philosopher and follower of Thomas Reid (1753-1828)  
16121,Stewart Jimmy_Stewart James_Maitland_Stewart,United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)  
16122,Stheno,(Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons  
16123,Stichaeidae family_Stichaeidae,pricklebacks  
16124,Sticherus genus_Sticherus,umbrella ferns; warm regions of Australia and New Zealand  
16125,Stictomys genus_Stictomys,mountain pacas  
16126,Stictopelia genus_Stictopelia,a genus of Columbidae  
16127,Stieglitz Alfred_Stieglitz,United States photographer (1864-1946)  
16128,Still's_disease juvenile_rheumatoid_arthritis,a form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children; large joints become inflamed and bone growth may be retarded  
16129,Stillson_wrench,a large pipe wrench with L-shaped adjustable jaws that tighten as pressure on the handle is increased  
16130,Stilton,English blue cheese  
16131,Stilwell Joseph_Warren_Stilwell Vinegar_Joe_Stilwell Uncle_Joe,United States general who commanded the Allied forces in China and Burma and India during World War II (1883-1946)  
16132,Stinger,a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder  
16133,Stizidae family_Stizidae,cicada killers  
16134,Stizostedion genus_Stizostedion,pike-perches  
16135,Stockholm capital_of_Sweden,the capital and largest city of Sweden; located in southern Sweden on the Baltic; "the Nobel Prize is awarded in Stockholm"  
16136,Stockton Frank_Stockton Francis_Richard_Stockton,United States writer (1834-1902)  
16137,Stoic,a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno; "a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny"  
16138,Stoicism,(philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno  
16139,Stoker Bram_Stoker Abraham_Stoker,Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912)  
16140,Stokesia genus_Stokesia,one species: stokes' aster  
16141,Stokowski Leopold_Stokowski Leopold_Antoni_Stanislaw_Stokowski,United States conductor (born in Britain) (1882-1977)  
16142,Stomatopoda order_Stomatopoda,mantis shrimps  
16143,Stone Edward_Durell_Stone,United States architect (1902-1978)  
16144,Stone Harlan_Fiske_Stone,United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946)  
16145,Stone Harlan_Stone Harlan_F._Stone Harlan_Fisk_Stone,United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)  
16146,Stone I._F._Stone Isidor_Feinstein_Stone,United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989)  
16147,Stone Lucy_Stone,United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893)  
16148,Stone Oliver_Stone,United States filmmaker (born in 1946)  
16149,Stone_Age,(archeology) the earliest known period of human culture, characterized by the use of stone implements  
16150,Stonehenge,an ancient megalithic monument in southern England; probably used for ritual purposes  
16151,Stopes Marie_Stopes Marie_Charlotte_Carmichael_Stopes,birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth control clinic in London (1880-1958)  
16152,Stoppard Tom_Stoppard Sir_Tom_Stoppard Thomas_Straussler,British dramatist (born in Czechoslovakia in 1937)  
16153,Storeria genus_Storeria,a genus of Colubridae  
16154,Stowe Harriet_Beecher_Stowe Harriet_Elizabeth_Beecher_Stowe,United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896)  
16155,Strachey Lytton_Strachey Giles_Lytton_Strachey,English biographer and leading member of the Bloomsbury Group (1880-1932)  
16156,Stradavarius Strad,a violin made by Antonio Stradivari or a member of his family  
16157,Stradivari Antonio_Stradivari Stradivarius Antonius_Stradivarius,Italian violin maker who developed the modern violin and created violins of unequaled tonal quality (1644?-1737)  
16158,Strait_of_Dover Strait_of_Calais Pas_de_Calais,the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent  
16159,Strait_of_Georgia,the strait separating Vancouver Island from the Canadian mainland  
16160,Strait_of_Gibraltar,the strait between Spain and Africa  
16161,Strait_of_Hormuz Strait_of_Ormuz,a strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman  
16162,Strait_of_Magellan,the strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands to the south of the continent; discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520; an important route around South America before the Panama Canal was built  
16163,Strait_of_Malacca,the strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra; it connects the Pacific Ocean to the east with the Indian Ocean to the west and is an important shipping lane  
16164,Strait_of_Messina,the strait separating Sicily from the tip of Italy  
16165,Strand,a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels  
16166,Strasberg Lee_Strasberg Israel_Strassberg,United States actor and film director (born in Austria) who was a leader in developing method acting in the United States (1901-1982)  
16167,Strasbourg Strassburg,city on the Rhine in eastern France near the German border; an inland port  
16168,Strategic_Arms_Limitation_Talks SALT,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  
16169,Stratford-on-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon,a town in central England on the River Avon; birthplace (and burial place) of William Shakespeare  
16170,Strauss Johann_Strauss Strauss_the_Elder,Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849)  
16171,Strauss Johann_Strauss Strauss_the_Younger,Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king' (1825-1899)  
16172,Strauss Richard_Strauss,German composer of many operas; collaborated with librettist Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas (1864-1949)  
16173,Stravinsky,the music of Stravinsky; "Stravinsky no longer causes riots in the streets"  
16174,Stravinsky Igor_Stravinsky Igor_Fyodorovich_Stravinsky,composer who was born in Russia but lived in the United States after 1939 (1882-1971)  
16175,Streep Meryl_Streep,United States film actress (born in 1949)  
16176,Streisand Barbra_Streisand Barbra_Joan_Streisand,United States singer and actress (born in 1942)  
16177,Strekelia genus_Strekelia,a monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family  
16178,Strelitzia genus_Strelitzia,small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae  
16179,Strelitziaceae family_Strelitziaceae strelitzia_family,woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae  
16180,Strepera genus_Strepera,bell magpies  
16181,Strepsirhini suborder_Strepsirhini,in some classifications either coextensive with the Lemuroidea or comprising the true lemurs  
16182,Streptococcus_anhemolyticus,a species of bacteria  
16183,Streptomyces_erythreus,source of the antibiotic erythromycin  
16184,Streptomyces_griseus,source of the antibiotic streptomycin  
16185,Streptomycetaceae family_Streptomycetaceae,higher bacteria typically aerobic soil saprophytes  
16186,Streptopelia genus_Streptopelia,turtledoves  
16187,Streptopelia_turtur,the common European wild dove noted for its plaintive cooing  
16188,Streptosolen genus_Streptosolen,one species: marmalade bush  
16189,Strickland William_Strickland,United States architect and student of Latrobe (1787-1854)  
16190,Strigidae family_Strigidae,a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes  
16191,Strigiformes order_Strigiformes,owls  
16192,Strindberg August_Strindberg Johan_August_Strindberg,Swedish dramatist and novelist (1849-1912)  
16193,Strix genus_Strix,owls lacking ear tufts  
16194,Strobilomyces genus_Strobilomyces,fungi similar to Boletus but with a shaggy scaly cap  
16195,Stroheim Erich_von_Stroheim,United States film actor (born in Austria) (1885-1957)  
16196,Stromateidae family_Stromateidae,butterfishes: harvest fishes; dollar fishes  
16197,Strombidae family_Strombidae,the family of conchs  
16198,Strombus genus_Strombus,type genus of the family Strombidae  
16199,Strongylodon genus_Strongylodon,genus of Polynesian or southeastern Asian shrubs or vines  
16200,Strophanthus_kombe,plant that is a source of strophanthin  
16201,Stropharia genus_Stropharia ring-stalked_fungus,genus of gill fungi with brown spores that is closely related to Agaricus; here placed in its own family Strophariaceae  
16202,Stropharia_ambigua,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  
16203,Stropharia_hornemannii,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  
16204,Stropharia_rugoso-annulata,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  
16205,Strophariaceae family_Strophariaceae,sometimes included in family Agaricaceae  
16206,Struthio genus_Struthio,type genus of the Struthionidae: African ostriches  
16207,Struthionidae family_Struthionidae,tall terrestrial birds: ostriches  
16208,Struthioniformes order_Struthioniformes,a ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds; known from the Pleistocene onward  
16209,Strymon genus_Strymon,large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterflies  
16210,Strymon_melinus,larvae are pests of various economic plants  
16211,Stuart,a member of the royal family that ruled Scotland and England  
16212,Stuart,the royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371-1714 and ruled England from 1603 to 1649 and again from 1660 to 1714  
16213,Stuart Gilbert_Stuart Gilbert_Charles_Stuart,United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)  
16214,Stubbs William_Stubbs,English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)  
16215,Sturnella genus_Sturnella,a genus of passerine birds including the meadowlarks  
16216,Sturnidae family_Sturnidae,Old World starlings  
16217,Sturnus genus_Sturnus,type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings  
16218,Stuttgart,a city in southwestern Germany famous for innovative architecture  
16219,Stuyvesant Peter_Stuyvesant Petrus_Stuyvesant,the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)  
16220,Stylomecon genus_Stylomecon,one species: wind poppy  
16221,Stylophorum genus_Stylophorum,wood poppies  
16222,Styphelia genus_Styphelia,Australian heathlike shrubs  
16223,Styracaceae family_Styracaceae storax_family styrax_family,a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales  
16224,Styrofoam,a light resilient foam of polystyrene  
16225,Styron William_Styron,United States writer best known for his novels (born in 1925)  
16226,Styx River_Styx,(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls  
16227,Sub-Saharan_Africa Black_Africa,the region of Africa to the south of the Sahara Desert  
16228,Subularia genus_Subularia,small genus of herbs of north temperate regions and mountains of tropical Africa  
16229,Succoth Sukkoth Succos Feast_of_Booths Feast_of_Tabernacles Tabernacles,a major Jewish festival beginning on the eve of the 15th of Tishri and commemorating the shelter of the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness  
16230,Suckling Sir_John_Suckling,English poet and courtier (1609-1642)  
16231,Sucre,the judicial capital and seat of the judiciary in Bolivia  
16232,Sudan Republic_of_the_Sudan Soudan,a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956  
16233,Sudan Soudan,a region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea  
16234,Sudanese,a native or inhabitant of Sudan  
16235,Sudanese_monetary_unit,monetary unit in the Sudan  
16236,Sudanese_pound pound,the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters  
16237,Sudbury,a city in south central Canada in Ontario; a major nickel mining center  
16238,Sue Eugene_Sue,French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)  
16239,Suez,a city in northeastern Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern end of the Suez Canal  
16240,Suez_Canal,a ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea  
16241,Sufi,a Muslim who represents the mystical dimension of Islam; a Muslim who seeks direct experience of Allah; mainly in Iran  
16242,Sufism,Islamic mysticism  
16243,Suharto,Indonesian statesman who seized power from Sukarno in 1967 (born in 1921)  
16244,Suidae family_Suidae,pigs; hogs; boars  
16245,Suillus genus_Suillus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae  
16246,Suillus_albivelatus,a short squat edible fungus with a reddish brown cap and white stalk; fruits under pines in the spring  
16247,Sukarno Achmad_Sukarno,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)  
16248,Sukur,a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad  
16249,Sula genus_Sula,type genus of the Sulidae  
16250,Sulidae family_Sulidae,gannets and boobies  
16251,Sulla Lucius_Cornelius_Sulla_Felix,Roman general and dictator (138-78 BC)  
16252,Sullivan Anne_Sullivan Anne_Mansfield_Sullivan,United States educator who was the teacher and lifelong companion of Helen Keller (1866-1936)  
16253,Sullivan Arthur_Sullivan Arthur_Seymour_Sullivan Sir_Arthur_Sullivan,English composer of operettas who collaborated with the librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900)  
16254,Sullivan Ed_Sullivan Edward_Vincent_Sullivan,United States host on a well known television variety show (1902-1974)  
16255,Sullivan Harry_Stack_Sullivan,United States psychiatrist (1892-1949)  
16256,Sullivan Louis_Sullivan Louis_Henry_Sullivan Louis_Henri_Sullivan,United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase `form follows function' (1856-1924)  
16257,Sully Duc_de_Sully Maxmilien_de_Bethune,French statesman (1560-1641)  
16258,Sully Thomas_Sully,United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)  
16259,Sumatra,a mountainous island in western Indonesia  
16260,Sumatran,a native or inhabitant of Sumatra  
16261,Sumer,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  
16262,Sumerian,a member of a people who inhabited ancient Sumer  
16263,Sumerology,the archeology of ancient Sumerians  
16264,Sumner William_Graham_Sumner,United States sociologist (1840-1910)  
16265,Sun_City,a residential suburb of Phoenix  
16266,Sun_River,a river in western Montana that flows south and east to join the Missouri River  
16267,Sun_Valley,a winter sports resort in south central Idaho  
16268,Sun_Yat-sen Sun_Yixian,Chinese statesman who organized the Kuomintang and led the revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and 1912 (1866-1925)  
16269,Sunbelt,states in the south and southwest that have a warm climate and tend to be politically conservative  
16270,Sunda_Islands,a chain of islands in the western Malay Archipelago  
16271,Sundacarpus genus_Sundacarpus,one species  
16272,Sundacarpus_amara Prumnopitys_amara Podocarpus_amara,a large fast-growing monoecious tropical evergreen tree having large glossy lanceolate leaves; of rain forests of Sumatra and Philippines to northern Queensland  
16273,Sundanese,the Indonesian language spoken on West Java  
16274,Sunday Billy_Sunday William_Ashley_Sunday,United States evangelist (1862-1935)  
16275,Sunday Lord's_Day Dominicus Sun,first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians  
16276,Sunday_best Sunday_clothes,the best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday  
16277,Sunday_school Sabbath_school,school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction  
16278,Sunderland,a port and industrial city in northeastern England  
16279,Sung Sung_dynasty Song Song_dynasty,the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy  
16280,Sunnah Sunna hadith,(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  
16281,Sunni Sunni_Islam,one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam  
16282,Sunnite Sunni Sunni_Muslim,a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad  
16283,Superfund_program Superfund,the federal government's program to locate and investigate and clean up the worst uncontrolled and abandoned toxic waste sites nationwide; administered by the Environmental Protection Agency; "some have intimated that the Superfund's money may have turned into a political slush fund"  
16284,Superior,a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth  
16285,Supreme_Allied_Commander_Atlantic SACLANT,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  
16286,Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe SACEUR,commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe  
16287,Supreme_Court Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States United_States_Supreme_Court,the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation  
16288,Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe SHAPE,the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe  
16289,Sur Tyre,a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks  
16290,Surgeon_General,the head of the United States Public Health Service  
16291,Surgeon_General,the senior medical officer in an Army or Navy  
16292,Suricata genus_Suricata,meerkats  
16293,Surinam_cherry pitanga Eugenia_uniflora,Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida  
16294,Surinam_toad Pipa_pipa Pipa_americana,a South American toad; incubates its young in pits in the skin of its back  
16295,Suriname Republic_of_Suriname Surinam Dutch_Guiana Netherlands_Guiana,a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975  
16296,Suriname_River Surinam_River,a river in Suriname that flows northward to the Atlantic  
16297,Surinamese_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Suriname  
16298,Surnia genus_Surnia,a genus of hawk-like owls  
16299,Surrey,a county in southeastern England on the Thames  
16300,Surya,an important god of later Hinduism; the sun god or the sun itself worshipped as the source of warmth and light  
16301,Sus genus_Sus,type genus of the Suidae  
16302,Susan_B_Anthony_dollar,a United States coin worth one dollar  
16303,Susanna Book_of_Susanna,an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel  
16304,Susquehanna Susquehanna_River,a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay  
16305,Sussex,a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century  
16306,Sussex_spaniel,an English breed with short legs and a golden liver-colored coat  
16307,Sutherland Joan_Sutherland Dame_Joan_Sutherland,Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)  
16308,Suva,the capital and largest city of Fiji (on Viti Levu island)  
16309,Svalbard,a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean  
16310,Svengali,someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding  
16311,Svengali,the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically  
16312,Sverdrup Otto_Neumann_Sverdrup,Norwegian explorer who led expeditions into the Arctic (1855-1930)  
16313,Swahili,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  
16314,Swainsona genus_Swainsona,a genus of Australian herbs and subshrubs: darling peas  
16315,Swammerdam Jan_Swammerdam,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)  
16316,Swan_River_daisy Brachycome_Iberidifolia,western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays  
16317,Swan_River_everlasting rhodanthe Rhodanthe_manglesii Helipterum_manglesii,Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum  
16318,Swansea,a port city in southern Wales on an inlet of the Bristol Channel  
16319,Swanson Gloria_Swanson Gloria_May_Josephine_Svensson,United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983)  
16320,Swazi,a member of a southeast African people living in Swaziland and adjacent areas  
16321,Swazi,a Bantu language closely related to Zulu  
16322,Swaziland Kingdom_of_Swaziland,a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the commonwealth that achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968  
16323,Swaziland_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Swaziland  
16324,Swede,a native or inhabitant of Sweden  
16325,Sweden Kingdom_of_Sweden Sverige,a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula  
16326,Swedenborg Svedberg Emanuel_Swedenborg Emanuel_Svedberg,Swedish theologian (1688-1772)  
16327,Swedish,a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Sweden and one of two official languages of Finland  
16328,Swedish_iron,wrought iron of high purity made in Sweden  
16329,Swedish_krona krona,the basic unit of money in Sweden  
16330,Swedish_massage,massage combined with a system of active and passive exercises for the muscles and joints  
16331,Swedish_meatball,meatballs simmered in stock  
16332,Swedish_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Sweden  
16333,Swedish_rye_bread Swedish_rye,a moist aromatic yeast-raised bread made with rye flour and molasses and orange rind  
16334,Sweet Henry_Sweet,English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)  
16335,Swertia genus_Swertia,genus of herbs of mountains of North America and Eurasia and Africa  
16336,Swietinia genus_Swietinia,tropical American mahogany trees  
16337,Swift Gustavus_Franklin_Swift,United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)  
16338,Swift Jonathan_Swift Dean_Swift,an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)  
16339,Swinburne Algernon_Charles_Swinburne,English poet (1837-1909)  
16340,Swiss Swiss_people,the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland  
16341,Swiss_canton,one of the cantons of Switzerland  
16342,Swiss_cheese,hard pale yellow cheese with many holes from Switzerland  
16343,Swiss_franc,the basic unit of money in Switzerland  
16344,Swiss_mountain_pine mountain_pine dwarf_mountain_pine mugho_pine mugo_pine Pinus_mugo,low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of two  
16345,Swiss_pine Swiss_stone_pine arolla_pine cembra_nut_tree Pinus_cembra,large five-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a resinous exudate  
16346,Swiss_steak,steak braised in tomato and onion mixture  
16347,Switzerland Swiss_Confederation Suisse Schweiz Svizzera,a landlocked federal republic in central Europe  
16348,Sydenham Thomas_Sydenham English_Hippocrates,English physician (1624-1689)  
16349,Sydenham's_chorea Saint_Vitus_dance St._Vitus_dance,chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever  
16350,Sydney,the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port  
16351,Sydney_Harbor_Bridge,a steel arch bridge in Sydney, Australia  
16352,Sylvanus Silvanus,(Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart  
16353,Sylvester_II Gerbert,French pope from 999 to 1003 who was noted for his great learning (945-1003)  
16354,Sylviidae family_Sylviidae,in some classifications considered a subfamily (Sylviinae) of the family Muscicapidae: Old World (true) warblers; American kinglets and gnatcatchers  
16355,Sylviinae subfamily_Sylviinae,alternative classification for the Old World warblers  
16356,Sylvilagus genus_Sylvilagus,North American rabbits  
16357,Symbion_pandora,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  
16358,Symonds John_Addington_Symonds,English writer (1840-1893)  
16359,Symons Arthur_Symons,English poet (1865-1945)  
16360,Symphalangus genus_Symphalangus,used in some classifications for the siamangs  
16361,Symphoricarpos genus_Symphoricarpos,deciduous shrubs of North America and Central America and China  
16362,Symphyla class_Symphyla,small class of minute arthropods; unimportant except for the garden centipede  
16363,Symphytum genus_Symphytum,comfrey  
16364,Symplocaceae family_Symplocaceae sweetleaf_family,a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales  
16365,Symplocarpus genus_Symplocarpus,one species: skunk cabbage  
16366,Symplocus genus_Symplocus,type and sole genus of Symplocaceae including sweetleaf  
16367,Synagrops genus_Synagrops,a genus of Serranidae  
16368,Synanceja genus_Synanceja,stonefishes  
16369,Synapsida subclass_Synapsida,extinct reptiles of the Permian to Jurassic considered ancestral to mammals  
16370,Synaptomys genus_Synaptomys,bog lemmings  
16371,Synchytriaceae family_Synchytriaceae,a fungus family of order Chytridiales  
16372,Synchytrium genus_Synchytrium,simple parasitic fungi including pond scum parasites  
16373,Synentognathi order_Synentognathi,order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes; sauries; flying fishes; halfbeaks  
16374,Synercus genus_Synercus tribe_synercus,Cape buffalo  
16375,Synge J._M._Synge John_Millington_Synge Edmund_John_Millington_Synge,Irish poet and playwright whose plays are based on rural Irish life (1871-1909)  
16376,Syngnathidae family_Syngnathidae,pipefishes  
16377,Syngnathus genus_Syngnathus,type genus of the family Syngnathidae  
16378,Syngonium genus_Syngonium,epiphytic or terrestrial climbing shrubs of Central and South America; used as ornamental houseplants for their velvety foliage  
16379,Synodontidae family_Synodontidae,soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishes  
16380,Synoptic_Gospels Synoptics,the first three Gospels which describe events in Christ's life from a similar point of view  
16381,Syracuse,a city in central New York  
16382,Syracuse Siracusa,a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC  
16383,Syracuse siege_of_Syracuse,the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes)  
16384,Syracuse siege_of_Syracuse,the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse  
16385,Syria Syrian_Arab_Republic,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  
16386,Syrian,a native or inhabitant of Syria  
16387,Syrian_Desert,a desert of northern Arabia occupying western Iraq, southern Syria, eastern Jordan, and northern Saudi Arabia  
16388,Syrian_bear Ursus_arctos_syriacus,yellowish-grey Syrian brown bear  
16389,Syrian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Syria  
16390,Syrian_pound pound,the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters  
16391,Syringa genus_Syringa,genus of Old World shrubs or low trees having fragrant flowers in showy panicles: lilacs  
16392,Syrrhaptes genus_Syrrhaptes,a genus of Pteroclididae  
16393,Systeme_International_d'Unites Systeme_International SI_system SI SI_unit International_System_of_Units International_System,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"  
16394,Syzygium genus_Syzygium,a tropical evergreen tree of the myrtle family native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere  
16395,Szechwan Sichuan Szechuan Szechwan_province,a populous province of south central China  
16396,Szell George_Szell,United States conductor (born in Hungary) (1897-1970)  
16397,Szent-Gyorgyi Albert_Szent-Gyorgyi Albert_von_Szent-Gyorgyi,United States biochemist (born in Hungary) who was the first to isolate vitamin C (1893-1986)  
16398,Szilard Leo_Szilard,United States physicist and molecular biologist who helped develop the first atom bomb and later opposed the use of all nuclear weapons (1898-1964)  
16399,T t,the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet  
16400,T-bar_lift T-bar Alpine_lift,a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis  
16401,T-bone_steak,small steak from the thin end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and small piece of tenderloin  
16402,T-junction,a junction where two roads or pipes etc. meet to form a T  
16403,T-man,a special law-enforcement agent of the United States Treasury  
16404,T-network,a circuit formed by two equal series circuits with a shunt between them  
16405,T-square,a square used by draftsmen to draw parallel lines  
16406,TNT trinitrotoluene,explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene  
16407,TV_dinner,a meal that is prepared in advance and frozen; can be heated and served  
16408,T_cell T_lymphocyte,a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells  
16409,Ta'ziyeh,(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)  
16410,Tabanidae family_Tabanidae,horseflies  
16411,Tabasco,a Mexican state on the Gulf of Campeche  
16412,Tabasco Tabasco_sauce,very spicy sauce (trade name Tabasco) made from fully-aged red peppers  
16413,Tabernacle,(Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus  
16414,Tabernacle Mormon_Tabernacle,the Mormon temple  
16415,Tabernaemontana genus_Tabernaemontana,evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with milky sap  
16416,Tabora,a city in western Tanzania  
16417,Tabriz,an ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs  
16418,Tabuk,a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia  
16419,Tacca genus_Tacca,genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers  
16420,Taccaceae family_Taccaceae,small family of tropical herbs  
16421,Tachinidae family_Tachinidae,parasites on other insects  
16422,Tachyglossidae family_Tachyglossidae,echidnas  
16423,Tachyglossus genus_Tachyglossus,type genus of the family Tachyglossidae  
16424,Tachypleus genus_Tachypleus,a genus of Limulidae  
16425,Tacitus Publius_Cornelius_Tacitus Gaius_Cornelius_Tacitus,Roman historian who wrote major works on the history of the Roman Empire (56-120)  
16426,Tacoma,a city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound to the south of Seattle  
16427,Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge,a suspension bridge across Puget Sound at Tacoma  
16428,Taconic_Mountains,a range of the Appalachian Mountains along the eastern border of New York with Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont  
16429,Tadarida genus_Tadarida,freetail bats  
16430,Tadorna genus_Tadorna,sheldrakes  
16431,Taegu Tegu,a city in southeastern South Korea  
16432,Taeniidae family_Taeniidae,a family of Cestoda  
16433,Taft Lorado_Taft,United States sculptor (1860-1936)  
16434,Taft William_Howard_Taft President_Taft,27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930)  
16435,Tagalog,a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila  
16436,Tagalog,the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based  
16437,Tageteste genus_Tagetes,marigolds  
16438,Tagore Rabindranath_Tagore Sir_Rabindranath_Tagore,Indian writer and philosopher whose poetry (based on traditional Hindu themes) pioneered the use of colloquial Bengali (1861-1941)  
16439,Tagus Tagus_River,a European river; flows into the North Atlantic  
16440,Tahiti,an island in the south Pacific; the most important island in French Polynesia; made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin  
16441,Tahitian,a native or inhabitant of Tahiti  
16442,Tahitian,the Oceanic language spoken on Tahiti  
16443,Tai,the most widespread and best known of the Kadai family of languages  
16444,Tai_Dam Black_Tai,a branch of the Tai languages  
16445,Tai_Long Shan,a branch of the Tai languages  
16446,Tai_Lue Xishuangbanna_Dai,a branch of the Tai languages  
16447,Tai_Nuea Chinese_Shan Dehong_Dai,a branch of the Tai languages  
16448,Tai_Yuan Kam_Muang,a branch of the Tai languages  
16449,Taichung,a city in Taiwan  
16450,Taif,a city in western Saudi Arabia to the east of Mecca  
16451,Taimyr_Peninsula Taymyr_Peninsula,a peninsula in northern Siberia  
16452,Taipei Taipeh capital_of_Taiwan,the capital of Nationalist China; located in northern Taiwan  
16453,Taiwan China Nationalist_China Republic_of_China,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  
16454,Taiwan Formosa,an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea  
16455,Taiwan_dollar,the basic unit of money in Taiwan  
16456,Taiwanese,a native or inhabitant of Taiwan  
16457,Taiyuan,an ancient city in northeastern China noted for coal mining and steel production  
16458,Taj_Mahal,beautiful mausoleum at Agra built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan (completed in 1649) in memory of his favorite wife  
16459,Tajik Tadzhik,a native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China  
16460,Tajik Tadzhik,an ethnic group (mostly Moslem) living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China  
16461,Tajiki Tajik Tadzhik,the Iranian language of the Tajik that is closely related to Farsi; spoken in Iran and Tajikistan  
16462,Tajikistan Republic_of_Tajikistan Tadzhikistan Tadzhik Tadjik Tajik,a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet  
16463,Tajikistani_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Tajikistan  
16464,Takakkaw,a waterfall in southeastern British Columbia; the highest waterfall in Canada (1250 feet high)  
16465,Takayasu's_arteritis pulseless_disease,disorder characterized by the absence of a pulse in both arms and in the carotid arteries  
16466,Takelma,a member of a North American Indian people of southwestern Oregon  
16467,Takilman Takelma,a Penutian language spoken by the Takelma  
16468,Taklimakan_Desert Taklamakan_Desert,a desert in western China  
16469,Talbot Fox_Talbot William_Henry_Fox_Talbot,English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)  
16470,Taliban Taleban,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"  
16471,Talinum genus_Talinum,genus of mainly American more-or-less succulent herbs  
16472,Tallahassee capital_of_Florida,capital of the state of Florida; located in northern Florida  
16473,Tallapoosa Tallapoosa_River,river that rises in northwestern Georgia and flows southwest through central Alabama to join the Coosa River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River  
16474,Tallchief Maria_Tallchief,United States ballerina who promoted American ballet through tours and television appearances (born in 1925)  
16475,Talleyrand Charles_Maurice_de_Talleyrand,French statesman (1754-1838)  
16476,Tallinn Tallin capital_of_Estonia,a port city on the Gulf of Finland that is the capital and largest city of Estonia  
16477,Tallis Thomas_Tallis,English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585)  
16478,Talmud,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  
16479,Talmudic_literature,(Judaism) ancient rabbinical writings  
16480,Talpidae family_Talpidae,moles  
16481,Tamale,a city in northern Ghana  
16482,Tamaricaceae family_Tamaricaceae tamarisk_family,family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes)  
16483,Tamarindus genus_Tamarindus,widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africa  
16484,Tamarix genus_Tamarix,genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of eastern Mediterranean regions and tropical Asia  
16485,Tamerlane Tamburlaine Timur Timur_Lenk,Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)  
16486,Tamias genus_Tamias,chipmunks of eastern North America  
16487,Tamiasciurus genus_Tamiasciurus,American red squirrels  
16488,Tamil,a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasian people of southern India and Sri Lanka  
16489,Tamil,the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil in southern India and Sri Lanka  
16490,Tamil_Nadu Madras,a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras  
16491,Tamm Igor_Tamm Igor_Yevgeneevich_Tamm,Russian physicist (1895-1971)  
16492,Tammany_Hall Tammany_Society Tammany,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  
16493,Tammuz Thammuz,the tenth month of the civil year; the fourth month of the ecclesiastic year (in June and July)  
16494,Tampa,a resort city in western Florida; located on Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico  
16495,Tampa_Bay,an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in west central Florida  
16496,Tampax,tampon used to absorb menstrual flow  
16497,Tampere Tammerfors,an industrial city in south central Finland  
16498,Tampico,a port city in eastern Mexico  
16499,Tamus genus_Tamus,a genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes  
16500,Tanacetum genus_Tanacetum,a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum  
16501,Tanakh Tanach Hebrew_Scripture,the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings  
16502,Tancred,Norman leader in the First Crusade who played an important role in the capture of Jerusalem (1078-1112)  
16503,Tandy Jessica_Tandy,United States actress (born in England) who made many stage appearances, often with her husband Hume Cronyn (1909-1994)  
16504,Taney Roger_Taney Roger_Brooke_Taney,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 (1777-1864)  
16505,Tang Tang_dynasty,the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907  
16506,Tanga,a port city in northeastern Tanzania on the Indian Ocean  
16507,Tanganyika,a former state in East Africa; united with Zanzibar in 1964 to form Tanzania  
16508,Tange Kenzo_Tange,Japanese architect (born in 1913)  
16509,Tangier Tangiers,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"  
16510,Tangier_pea Tangier_peavine Lalthyrus_tingitanus,North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy but odorless flowers  
16511,Tangshan,an industrial city of northeastern China in Hebei province  
16512,Tanguy Yves_Tanguy,United States surrealist painter (born in France) (1900-1955)  
16513,Tannenberg battle_of_Tannenberg,a battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory over the Russians  
16514,Tanoan Tanoan_language,a family of North American Indian language spoken in southwestern United States  
16515,Tantalus,(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  
16516,Tantilla genus_Tantilla,black-headed snakes  
16517,Tantra Tantrism,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  
16518,Tantrism,movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism  
16519,Tantrist,an adherent of Tantrism  
16520,Tanzania United_Republic_of_Tanzania,a republic in eastern Africa  
16521,Tanzanian,a native or inhabitant of Tanzania  
16522,Tanzanian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Tanzania  
16523,Tanzanian_shilling shilling,the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents  
16524,Tao,the ultimate principle of the universe  
16525,Taoism,a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism  
16526,Taoism,religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu  
16527,Taoism Daoism,philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events  
16528,Taoism Hsuan_Chiao,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  
16529,Taoist Tao,an adherent of any branch of Taoism  
16530,Taoist_Trinity,the three pure ones; the three chief gods of Taoism  
16531,Taos,a member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico  
16532,Taos,an artist colony in northern New Mexico  
16533,Tapiridae family_Tapiridae,tapirs and extinct related forms  
16534,Tapirus genus_Tapirus,type genus of the Tapiridae  
16535,Tappan Arthur_Tappan,United States abolitionist (1786-1865)  
16536,Tappan_Zee_Bridge,a cantilever bridge across the Hudson River  
16537,Tara,a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century  
16538,Tarabulus Tripoli Tarabulus_Ash-Sham Trablous,a port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea  
16539,Taracahitian,a member of a group of peoples of Mexico  
16540,Tarahumara,a member of the Taracahitian people of north central Mexico  
16541,Tarantino Quentin_Tarantino Quentin_Jerome_Tarantino,United States filmmaker (born in 1963)  
16542,Tarawa Bairiki,national capital of Kiribati  
16543,Tarawa Makin Tarawa-Makin,battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting  
16544,Taraxacum genus_Taraxacum,an asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including dandelions  
16545,Tarbell Ida_Tarbell Ida_M._Tarbell Ida_Minerva_Tarbell,United States writer remembered for her muckraking investigations into industries in the early 20th century (1857-1944)  
16546,Tardigrada class_Tardigrada,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 needlelike piercing organs connected with the pharynx  
16547,Tareekh_e_Kasas Movement_for_Revenge,an organization of Muslims in India who killed Hindus in September 2002; believed to have ties with Muslim terrorists in Pakistan  
16548,Taricha genus_Taricha,Pacific newts  
16549,Tarkovsky Andrei_Tarkovsky Andrei_Arsenevich_Tarkovsky,Russian filmmaker (1932-1986)  
16550,Tarquin Tarquin_the_Proud Tarquinius Tarquinius_Superbus Lucius_Tarquinius_Superbus,according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC)  
16551,Tarrietia genus_Tarrietia,small genus of east Asian and Australian timber trees  
16552,Tarsiidae family_Tarsiidae,coextensive with the genus Tarsius: tarsiers  
16553,Tarsioidea suborder_Tarsioidea,in some classifications assigned to the suborder Prosimii  
16554,Tarsius genus_Tarsius,type and sole genus of the family Tarsiidae  
16555,Tarsius_glis,a variety of tarsier  
16556,Tarsius_syrichta,a variety of tarsier  
16557,Tartary Tatary,the vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries; "under Genghis Khan Tartary extended as far east as the Pacific Ocean"  
16558,Tartu,a city of southeastern Estonia that was a member of the Hanseatic League  
16559,Tartuffe Tartufe,a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)  
16560,Tarzan,(sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and agility (after the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs)  
16561,Tarzan Tarzan_of_the_Apes,a man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs  
16562,Tashkent Taskent capital_of_Uzbek,the capital of Uzbekistan  
16563,Tashmit Tashmitum,consort of Nabu  
16564,Tasman Abel_Tasman Abel_Janszoon_Tasman,Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659)  
16565,Tasman_Sea,an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean between southeastern Australia and New Zealand  
16566,Tasman_dwarf_pine Microstrobos_niphophilus,small shrub or Tasmania having short stiff branches  
16567,Tasmania,an Australian state on the island of Tasmania  
16568,Tasmania,an island off the southeastern coast of Australia  
16569,Tasmanian_devil ursine_dasyure Sarcophilus_hariisi,small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail  
16570,Tasso Torquato_Tasso,Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)  
16571,Tatahumara,the Uto-Aztecan language of the Tatahumara  
16572,Tatar,a member of the Turkic-speaking people living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains (the name has been attributed to many other groups)  
16573,Tatar,the Turkic language spoken by the Tatar living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains  
16574,Tatar Tartar Mongol_Tatar,a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century  
16575,Tate Allen_Tate John_Orley_Allen_Tate,United States poet and critic (1899-1979)  
16576,Tati Jacques_Tati Jacques_Tatischeff,French filmmaker (1908-1982)  
16577,Tatum Art_Tatum Arthur_Tatum,United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956)  
16578,Tatum Edward_Lawrie_Tatum,United States biochemist who discovered how genes act by regulating definite chemical events (1909-1975)  
16579,Taurotragus genus_Taurotragus,African antelopes: elands  
16580,Taurus,a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini  
16581,Taurus Bull,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus  
16582,Taurus Taurus_the_Bull Bull,the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20  
16583,Tautoga genus_Tautoga,tautogs  
16584,Tautogolabrus genus_Tautogolabrus,a genus of Labridae  
16585,Tawney Richard_Henry_Tawney,English economist remembered for his studies of the development of capitalism (1880-1962)  
16586,Taxaceae family_Taxaceae yew_family,sometimes classified as member of order Taxales  
16587,Taxales order_Taxales,coextensive with the family Taxaceae: yews  
16588,Taxidea genus_Taxidea,in some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae  
16589,Taxodiaceae subfamily_Taxodiaceae redwood_family,coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some classification systems  
16590,Taxodium genus_Taxodium,bald cypress; swamp cypress  
16591,Taxopsida class_Taxopsida Taxophytina subdivision_Taxophytina,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  
16592,Taxus genus_Taxus,yews  
16593,Tay,a branch of the Tai languages  
16594,Tay-Sachs_disease Tay-Sachs Sachs_disease infantile_amaurotic_idiocy,a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood  
16595,Tayalic Atayalic,a language spoken by a Malaysian people on Formosa  
16596,Tayassu genus_Tayassu genus_Pecari,type genus of the Tayassuidae  
16597,Tayassuidae family_Tayassuidae,peccaries  
16598,Taylor Deems_Taylor Joseph_Deems_Taylor,United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)  
16599,Taylor Elizabeth_Taylor,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)  
16600,Taylor Zachary_Taylor President_Taylor,12th President of the United States; died in office (1784-1850)  
16601,Tazir_crime,(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"  
16602,Tbilisi Tiflis capital_of_Georgia,the capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river  
16603,Tchaikovsky Peter_Tchaikovsky Peter_Ilich_Tchaikovsky Pyotr_Tchaikovsky Pyotr_Ilych_Tchaikovsky,important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893)  
16604,Te_Deum,an ancient liturgical hymn  
16605,Te_Kanawa Dame_Kiri_Te_Kanawa Dame_Kiri_Janette_Te_Kanawa,New Zealand operatic soprano (born in 1944)  
16606,Teach Edward_Teach Thatch Edward_Thatch Blackbeard,an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)  
16607,Teamsters_Union,an industrial union of truck drivers and chauffeurs and warehouse workers  
16608,Teapot_Dome Teapot_Dome_scandal,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  
16609,Teasdale Sara_Teasdale,United States poet (1884-1933)  
16610,Tebaldi Renata_Tebaldi,Italian operatic soprano (born in 1922)  
16611,Tebet Tevet,the fourth month of the civil year; the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year (in December and January)  
16612,Technology_Administration,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  
16613,Tecophilaeacea family_Tecophilaeacea,one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted  
16614,Tectaria genus_Tectaria,terrestrial or epilithic ferns of tropical rain forests  
16615,Tectona genus_Tectona,small genus of southeastern Asian tropics: teak  
16616,Tecumseh Tecumtha,a famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813)  
16617,Ted Teddy_boy,a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes  
16618,Teflon polytetrafluoroethylene,a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided  
16619,Tegucigalpa Honduran_capital,the capital and largest city of Honduras  
16620,Teheran Tehran capital_of_Iran Iranian_capital,the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran  
16621,Teiidae family_Teiidae,whiptails; etc.  
16622,Teilhard_de_Chardin Pierre_Teilhard_de_Chardin,French paleontologist and philosopher (1881-1955)  
16623,Tel_Aviv Tel_Aviv-Yalo Tel_Aviv-Jaffa,the largest city and financial center of Israel; located in western Israel on the Mediterranean  
16624,Telanthera genus_Telanthera,used in former classifications systems; now included in genus Alternanthera  
16625,Telemann Georg_Philipp_Telemann,German baroque composer (1681-1767)  
16626,Teleostei subclass_Teleostei,large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species  
16627,Teleprompter,a prompter for television performers  
16628,Telescopium,a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Ara  
16629,Tell William_Tell,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)  
16630,Teller Edward_Teller,United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)  
16631,Tellima genus_Tellima,genus of hardy perennials with palmately lobed leaves and long racemes of small nodding five-petaled flowers; western North America  
16632,Tellus,(Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea  
16633,Telopea genus_Telopea,Australian evergreen shrubs: waratahs  
16634,Telosporidia subclass_Telosporidia,parasitic sporozoans that form spores containing one or more infective sporozoites  
16635,Telugu,a member of the people in southeastern India (Andhra Pradesh) who speak the Telugu language  
16636,Telugu,a Dravidian language spoken by the Telugu in southeastern India  
16637,Temnospondyli order_Temnospondyli,formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; large Carboniferous and Permian amphibians having vertebrae in which some elements remain separate  
16638,Temperate_Zone,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  
16639,Temple_of_Apollo Oracle_of_Apollo Delphic_oracle oracle_of_Delphi,(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  
16640,Temple_of_Artemis,a large temple at Ephesus that was said to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world  
16641,Temple_of_Jerusalem Temple_of_Solomon,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  
16642,Templetonia genus_Templetonia,genus of Australian shrubs or subshrubs: coral bush  
16643,Temuco,a city in central Chile to the south of Concepcion  
16644,Tenebrionidae family_Tenebrionidae,a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms  
16645,Tenerife,a Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa; the largest of the Canary Islands  
16646,Tennessean Volunteer,a native or resident of Tennessee  
16647,Tennessee Tennessee_River,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  
16648,Tennessee Volunteer_State TN Tenn.,a state in east central United States  
16649,Tennessee_walker Tennessee_walking_horse Walking_horse Plantation_walking_horse,a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk  
16650,Tenniel Sir_John_Tenniel,English cartoonist (1820-1914)  
16651,Tennyson Alfred_Tennyson First_Baron_Tennyson Alfred_Lord_Tennyson,Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)  
16652,Tenoretic,trade name for an antihypertensive drug consisting of a fixed combination of atenolol and a diuretic  
16653,Tenrecidae family_Tenrecidae,tenrecs and extinct related forms  
16654,Tentaculata class_Tentaculata,ctenophores have retractile tentacles  
16655,Tenthredinidae family_Tenthredinidae,sawflies  
16656,Tenzing_Norgay,Sherpa mountaineer guide who with Sir Edmund Hillary was one of the first to attain the summit of Mount Everest (1914-1986)  
16657,Tephrosia genus_Tephrosia,genus of tropical and subtropical herbs or shrubs: hoary peas  
16658,Tepic,a city in west central Mexico  
16659,Tera Pidlimdi Yamaltu,a three-tone Chadic language  
16660,Terebella genus_Terebella,type genus of Terebellidae; tube-forming marine polychete worms with many filamentous tentacles  
16661,Terebellidae family_Terebellidae,marine burrowing or tube-forming polychete worms usually having long thick bodies  
16662,Teredinidae family_Teredinidae,shipworms  
16663,Terence Publius_Terentius_Afer,dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)  
16664,Terengganu,sultanate and one of the 13 states of the Federation of Malaysia  
16665,Teresa Mother_Teresa Theresa Mother_Theresa Agnes_Gonxha_Bojaxhiu,Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)  
16666,Teresa_of_Avila Saint_Teresa_of_Avila,Spanish mystic and religious reformer; author of religious classics and a Christian saint (1515-1582)  
16667,Tereshkova Valentina_Tereshkova Valentina_Vladmirovna_Tereshkova,Soviet cosmonaut who was the first woman in space (born in 1937)  
16668,Termes genus_Termes,type genus of the Termitidae  
16669,Termitidae family_Termitidae,termites  
16670,Terpsichore,(Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song  
16671,Terrapene genus_Terrapene,box turtles  
16672,Territorial_Army,British unit of nonprofessional soldiers organized for the defense of Great Britain  
16673,Terry Dame_Ellen_Terry Dame_Alice_Ellen_Terry,English actress (1847-1928)  
16674,Tertiary Tertiary_period,from 63 million to 2 million years ago  
16675,Tertry battle_of_Tertry,a battle in France in 687 among the descendants of Clovis  
16676,Tertullian Quintus_Septimius_Florens_Tertullianus,Carthaginian theologian whose writing influenced early Christian theology (160-230)  
16677,Tesla Nikola_Tesla,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)  
16678,Tesla_coil,a step-up transformer with an air core; used to produce high voltages at high frequencies  
16679,Testacea order_Testacea,testacean rhizopods  
16680,Testament,either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible  
16681,Testudinidae family_Testudinidae,land tortoises  
16682,Testudo genus_Testudo,type genus of the Testudinidae  
16683,Tet,the New Year in Vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after January 20th  
16684,Tethys,(Greek mythology) a Titaness and sea goddess; wife of Oceanus  
16685,Teton Lakota Teton_Sioux Teton_Dakota,a member of the large western branch of Sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains  
16686,Teton_Range,a mountain range in northwest Wyoming; contains the Grand Teton  
16687,Tetraclinis genus_Tetraclinis,sandarac tree  
16688,Tetragonia genus_Tetragonia,New Zealand spinach  
16689,Tetragonurus genus_Tetragonurus,a genus of Stromateidae  
16690,Tetragrammaton,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  
16691,Tetraneuris genus_Tetraneuris,genus of hairy yellow-flowered plants of the western United States  
16692,Tetranychidae family_Tetranychidae,plant-feeding mites  
16693,Tetrao genus_Tetrao,type genus of the Tetraonidae: capercaillies  
16694,Tetraodontidae family_Tetraodontidae,puffers  
16695,Tetraonidae family_Tetraonidae,grouse  
16696,Tetrapturus genus_Tetrapturus,a genus of Istiophoridae  
16697,Tetrazzini,a pasta dish with cream sauce and mushrooms  
16698,Tettigoniidae family_Tettigoniidae,long-horned grasshoppers; katydids  
16699,Teucrium genus_Teucrium,large widely distributed genus of perennial herbs or shrubs or subshrubs; native to Mediterranean region to western Asia  
16700,Teutoburger_Wald battle_of_Teutoburger_Wald,a battle in 9 AD in which the Germans under Arminius annihilated three Roman Legions  
16701,Teuton,someone (especially a German) who speaks a Germanic language  
16702,Teuton,a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans  
16703,Teutonic_deity,(German mythology) a deity worshipped by the ancient Teutons  
16704,Teutonist,a specialist in the history of the Teutonic people or language (especially with respect to the Teutonic influence on the history of England)  
16705,Tewkesbury battle_of_Tewkesbury,the final battle of the War of the Roses in 1471 in which Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians  
16706,Texan,a native or resident of Texas  
16707,Texarkana,a town in northeast Texas adjacent to Texarkana, Arkansas  
16708,Texarkana,a town in southwest Arkansas on the Texas border adjacent to Texarkana, Texas  
16709,Texas Lone-Star_State TX Tex.,the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico  
16710,Texas_Independence_Day March_2,Texans celebrate the anniversary of Texas' declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836  
16711,Texas_Ranger Ranger,a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier  
16712,Texas_bluebonnet Lupinus_texensis,closely resembles Lupinus subcarnosus; southwestern United States (Texas)  
16713,Texas_chachalaca Ortilis_vetula_macalli,of Mexico and Texas  
16714,Texas_fever,an infectious disease of cattle transmitted by the cattle tick  
16715,Texas_horned_lizard Phrynosoma_cornutum,of arid and semiarid open country  
16716,Texas_leaguer,(baseball) a fly ball that falls between and infielder and an outfielder  
16717,Texas_purple_spike Hexalectris_warnockii,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  
16718,Texas_snowbell Texas_snowbells Styrax_texana,styrax of southwestern United States; a threatened species  
16719,Texas_star Lindheimera_texana,Texas annual with coarsely pinnatifid leaves; cultivated for its showy radiate yellow flower heads  
16720,Texas_storksbill Erodium_texanum,of prairies and desert areas of southwestern United States and Mexico  
16721,Texas_toad Bufo_speciosus,nocturnal burrowing toad of mesquite woodland and prairies of the United States southwest  
16722,Texas_tortoise,close relative to the desert tortoise; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates  
16723,Thackeray William_Makepeace_Thackeray,English writer (born in India) (1811-1863)  
16724,Thai Siamese Central_Thai,a branch of the Tai languages  
16725,Thai Tai Siamese,a native or inhabitant of Thailand  
16726,Thai_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Thailand  
16727,Thailand Kingdom_of_Thailand Siam,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"  
16728,Thalarctos genus_Thalarctos,polar bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus  
16729,Thalassoma genus_Thalassoma,a genus of Labridae  
16730,Thales Thales_of_Miletus,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)  
16731,Thalia,(Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry  
16732,Thalia,(Greek mythology) one of the three Graces  
16733,Thaliacea class_Thaliacea,small class of free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order  
16734,Thalictrum genus_Thalictrum,widely distributed genus of perennial herbs: meadow rue  
16735,Thallophyta,used only in former classifications: comprising what is now considered a heterogeneous assemblage of flowerless and seedless organisms: algae; bacteria; fungi; lichens  
16736,Thames River_Thames Thames_River,the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea  
16737,Thamnophilus genus_Thamnophilus,a genus of Formicariidae  
16738,Thamnophis genus_Thamnophis,garter snakes  
16739,Thanatos,(Greek mythology) the Greek personification of death; son of Nyx  
16740,Thanksgiving Thanksgiving_Day,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  
16741,Thar_Desert Great_Indian_Desert,a desert to the east of the Indus River in northwestern India and southeastern Pakistan  
16742,Tharp Twyla_Tharp,innovative United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1941)  
16743,Thatcher Margaret_Thatcher Margaret_Hilda_Thatcher Baroness_Thatcher_of_Kesteven Iron_Lady,British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)  
16744,Thatcherism,(England) the political policy of Margaret Thatcher  
16745,Thatcherite,an advocate of Thatcherism  
16746,The_Hague 's_Gravenhage Den_Haag,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  
16747,The_Star-Spangled_Banner,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  
16748,Thea Theia,(Greek mythology) the Titaness who was mother of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology  
16749,Theaceae family_Theaceae tea_family,a family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales  
16750,Theban,an Egyptian inhabitant of ancient Thebes  
16751,Theban,a Greek inhabitant of ancient Thebes  
16752,Thebes,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 many splendid temples and tombs  
16753,Thebes,an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC  
16754,Thecodontia order_Thecodontia,extinct terrestrial reptiles having teeth set in sockets; of the late Permian to Triassic  
16755,Thelephoraceae family_Thelephoraceae,fungi having leathery or membranous sporophores  
16756,Thelypteridaceae family_Thelypteridaceae,genera Thelypteris, Phegopteris, and others  
16757,Thelypteris genus_Thelypteris,marsh ferns: in some classification systems considered part of genus Dryopteris in family Dryopteridaceae  
16758,Thematic_Apperception_Test TAT,a projective technique using black-and-white pictures; subjects tell a story about each picture  
16759,Themis,(Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of justice in ancient mythology  
16760,Themistocles,Athenian statesman who persuaded Athens to build a navy and then led it to victory over the Persians (527-460 BC)  
16761,Theobroma genus_Theobroma,cacao plants  
16762,Theodore_Roosevelt_Memorial_National_Park,a national park in North Dakota that includes the site of former President Theodore Roosevelt's ranch  
16763,Theodosius Theodosius_I Theodosius_the_Great Flavius_Theodosius,the last emperor of a united Roman Empire, he took control of the eastern empire and ended the war with the Visigoths; he became a Christian and in 391 banned all forms of pagan worship (346-395)  
16764,Theophrastaceae family_Theophrastaceae,family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae  
16765,Theophrastus,Greek philosopher who was a student of Aristotle and who succeeded Aristotle as the leader of the Peripatetics (371-287 BC)  
16766,Theraphosidae family_Theraphosidae,large tropical spiders; tarantulas  
16767,Therapsida order_Therapsida,extinct mammal-like reptiles found inhabiting all continents from the mid Permian to late Triassic  
16768,Theravada Theravada_Buddhism,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 non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia  
16769,Theridiidae family_Theridiidae,a family of comb-footed spiders  
16770,Thermidor,eleventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (July and August); the month of heat  
16771,Thermobia genus_Thermobia,a genus of Lepismatidae  
16772,Thermopsis genus_Thermopsis,genus of American and Asiatic showy rhizomatous herbs: bush peas  
16773,Thermopylae battle_of_Thermopylae,a famous battle in 480 BC; a Greek army under Leonidas was annihilated by the Persians who were trying to conquer Greece  
16774,Theropoda suborder_Theropoda,carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs; Jurassic and Cretaceous  
16775,Theseus,(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  
16776,Thespesia genus_Thespesia,a small genus of tropical trees including the portia tree  
16777,Thespis,Greek poet who is said to have originated Greek tragedy (sixth century BC)  
16778,Thessalia Thessaly,a fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece; Thessaly was a former region of ancient Greece  
16779,Thessalian,a native or inhabitant of Thessaly  
16780,Thessalonian,a native or inhabitant of Thessalonica  
16781,Thessaloniki Salonika Salonica Thessalonica,a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece  
16782,Thetis,(Greek mythology) one of the 50 Nereids; mother of Achilles by Peleus  
16783,Thevetia genus_Thevetia,genus of poisonous tropical American evergreen shrubs and trees having entire leaves and large cymose flowers  
16784,Thielavia genus_Thielavia,genus of fungi having spherical brown perithecia and some conidia borne in chains; cause root rot  
16785,Thiobacteriaceae family_Thiobacteriaceae,free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds  
16786,Thiosulfil,trade name for a sulfonamide antibacterial  
16787,Third_Crusade,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  
16788,Third_Epistel_of_John III_John,the third New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle  
16789,Third_Lateran_Council,the Lateran Council in 1179 that condemned the heresies of the Albigenses and the Waldenses  
16790,Third_Reich Nazi_Germany,the Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (1933-1945)  
16791,Third_World,underdeveloped and developing countries of Asia and Africa and Latin America collectively  
16792,Thirty_Years'_War,a series of conflicts (1618-1648) between Protestants and Catholics starting in Germany and spreading until France and Denmark and Sweden were opposing the Holy Roman Empire and Spain  
16793,Thlaspi genus_Thlaspi,herbs of temperate regions: pennycress  
16794,Tho,a branch of the Tai languages  
16795,Thomas Dylan_Thomas Dylan_Marlais_Thomas,Welsh poet (1914-1953)  
16796,Thomas Lowell_Thomas Lowell_Jackson_Thomas,a radio broadcast journalist during World War I and World War II noted for his nightly new broadcast (1892-1981)  
16797,Thomas Norman_Thomas Norman_Mattoon_Thomas,United States socialist who was a candidate for president six times (1884-1968)  
16798,Thomas Saint_Thomas St._Thomas doubting_Thomas Thomas_the_doubting_Apostle,the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes  
16799,Thomas Seth_Thomas,United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)  
16800,Thomism,the comprehensive theological doctrine created by Saint Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century and still taught by the Dominicans  
16801,Thomomys genus_Thomomys,western pocket gophers  
16802,Thompson Benjamin_Thompson Count_Rumford,English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814)  
16803,Thompson Homer_Thompson Homer_A._Thompson Homer_Armstrong_Thompson,United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)  
16804,Thompson_Seedless,seedless green table grape of California  
16805,Thomson Elihu_Thomson,United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937)  
16806,Thomson George_Paget_Thomson Sir_George_Paget_Thomson,English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975)  
16807,Thomson Joseph_John_Thomson Sir_Joseph_John_Thomson,English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940)  
16808,Thomson Virgil_Thomson Virgil_Garnett_Thomson,United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)  
16809,Thomson's_gazelle Gazella_thomsoni,East African gazelle; the smallest gazelle  
16810,Thor,(Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar  
16811,Thoreau Henry_David_Thoreau,United States writer and social critic (1817-1862)  
16812,Thorndike Dame_Sybil_Thorndike,English actress (1882-1976)  
16813,Thorndike Edward_Lee_Thorndike,United States educational psychologist (1874-1949)  
16814,Thornton William_Thornton,American architect (1759-1828)  
16815,Thorpe Jim_Thorpe James_Francis_Thorpe,outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953)  
16816,Thorshavn,the administrative center of the Faroe Islands  
16817,Thoth,Egyptian Moon deity with the head of an ibis; god of wisdom and learning and the arts; scribe of the gods  
16818,Thousand_Island_dressing,mayonnaise with chili sauce or catsup and minced olives and peppers and hard-cooked egg  
16819,Thrace,an ancient country and wine producing region in the east of the Balkan Peninsula to the north of the Aegean Sea; colonized by ancient Greeks; later a Roman province; now divided between Bulgaria and Greece and Turkey  
16820,Thracian,an inhabitant of ancient Thrace  
16821,Thracian,a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient people of Thrace but extinct by the early Middle Ages  
16822,Thraco-Phrygian,an extinct branch of the Indo-European language family thought by some to be related to Armenian  
16823,Thraupidae family_Thraupidae,tanagers  
16824,Threskiornis genus_Threskiornis,type genus of the Threskiornithidae  
16825,Threskiornithidae family_Threskiornithidae family_Ibidiidae,ibises  
16826,Thrinax genus_Thrinax,small to medium-sized fan palms  
16827,Thripidae family_Thripidae,thrips  
16828,Thryothorus genus_Thryothorus,Carolina wrens  
16829,Thucydides,ancient Greek historian remembered for his history of the Peloponnesian War (460-395 BC)  
16830,Thuja genus_Thuja,red cedar  
16831,Thujopsis genus_Thujopsis,one species; has close similarity to genus Thuja  
16832,Thule,a town in northwestern Greenland; during World War II a United States naval base was built there  
16833,Thule ultima_Thule,the geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world  
16834,Thunbergia genus_Thunbergia,a genus of herbs or vines of the family Acanthaceae  
16835,Thunder_Bay,a port city in Ontario on Lake Superior  
16836,Thunnus genus_Thunnus,tunas: warm-blooded fishes  
16837,Thurber James_Thurber James_Grover_Thurber,United States humorist and cartoonist who published collections of essays and stories (1894-1961)  
16838,Thuringia,a historical region of southern Germany  
16839,Thursday Th,the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day  
16840,Thylacinus genus_Thylacinus,Tasmanian wolf  
16841,Thylogale genus_Thylogale,pademelons  
16842,Thymelaeaceae family_Thymelaeaceae daphne_family,family of trees and shrubs and herbs having tough bark that are found especially in Australia and tropical Africa  
16843,Thymus genus_Thymus,large genus of Old World mints: thyme  
16844,Thyreophora suborder_Thyreophora thyreophoran,armored dinosaurs: stegosaurs and ankylosaurs  
16845,Thysanocarpus genus_Thysanocarpus,small genus of herbs of upland regions of the Pacific coast of North America  
16846,Thysanoptera order_Thysanoptera,thrips  
16847,Thysanura order_Thysanura,firebrats; silverfish; machilids  
16848,Tiamat,(Akkadian) mother of the gods and consort of Apsu  
16849,Tianjin Tientsin T'ien-ching,a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China  
16850,Tiarella genus_Tiarella,small genus of North American herbs having mostly basal leaves and slender racemes of delicate white flowers  
16851,Tiber Tevere,a river of central Italy; flows through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea  
16852,Tiberius Tiberius_Claudius_Nero_Caesar_Augustus,son-in-law of Augustus who became a suspicious tyrannical Emperor of Rome after a brilliant military career (42 BC to AD 37)  
16853,Tibet Thibet Xizang Sitsang,an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas  
16854,Tibetan,a native or inhabitant of Tibet  
16855,Tibetan,Himalayish language spoken in Tibet  
16856,Tibetan_mastiff,very large powerful rough-coated dog native to central Asia  
16857,Tibetan_terrier chrysanthemum_dog,breed of medium-sized terriers bred in Tibet resembling Old English sheepdogs with fluffy curled tails  
16858,Tibeto-Burman Tibeto-Burman_language,a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages spoken from Tibet to the Malay Peninsula  
16859,Tibicen genus_Tibicen,harvest flies  
16860,Tichodroma genus_Tichodroma,wall creepers; in some classifications placed in family Sittidae  
16861,Ticino Tessin,an Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland  
16862,Tidewater Tidewater_region,the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia  
16863,Tien-pao Heavenly_Jewel,a member of the Taoist Trinity  
16864,Tien_Shan Tyan_Shan,a major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles  
16865,Tiepolo Giovanni_Battista_Tiepolo,Italian painter (1696-1770)  
16866,Tierra_del_Fuego,an archipelago off southern South America; separated from the continent by the Strait of Magellan; islands are administered by Chile and by Argentina  
16867,Tietze's_syndrome,syndrome characterized by swelling of rib cartilage (causing pain)  
16868,Tiffany Louis_Comfort_Tiffany,United States artist who developed Tiffany glass (1848-1933)  
16869,Tiffany_glass,a kind of opalescent colored glass that was used in the early 1900s for stained-glass windows and lamps  
16870,Tigris Tigris_River,an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River  
16871,Tijuana,a Mexican city just to the south of San Diego on the Lower California peninsula; popular among American tourists for racetracks and bullfights  
16872,Tilapia genus_Tilapia,a genus of Cichlidae  
16873,Tilden Big_Bill_Tilden William_Tatem_Tilden_Jr.,United States tennis player who dominated men's tennis in the 1920s (1893-1953)  
16874,Tilia genus_Tilia,deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-grey bark of North America and Europe and Asia: lime trees; lindens; basswood  
16875,Tiliaceae family_Tiliaceae linden_family,chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia  
16876,Tiliomycetes class_Tiliomycetes,category used in some systems to comprise the two orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)  
16877,Tillandsia genus_Tillandsia,large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses  
16878,Tilletia genus_Tilletia,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae  
16879,Tilletiaceae family_Tilletiaceae,a family of smut fungi having a simple promycelium bearing the spores in an apical cluster  
16880,Tillich Paul_Tillich Paul_Johannes_Tillich,United States theologian (born in Germany) (1886-1965)  
16881,Timalia genus_Timalia,type genus of the Timaliidae  
16882,Timaliidae family_Timaliidae,babblers  
16883,Timbuktu,a city in central Mali near the Niger river; formerly famous for its gold trade  
16884,Times_Square,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  
16885,Timgad,an ancient town founded by the Romans; noted for extensive and well-preserved ruins  
16886,Timimoun,a town in central Algeria in the Atlas Mountains  
16887,Timor,an island in Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the Lesser Sunda Islands  
16888,Timor_Sea,an arm of the eastern Indian Ocean between Timor and northern Australia  
16889,Timorese,a native or inhabitant of Timor  
16890,Timothy,a disciple of Saint Paul who became the leader of the Christian community at Ephesus  
16891,Tin_Pan_Alley,a city district (originally in New York) where composers and publishers of popular music do business  
16892,Tinamidae family_Tinamidae,comprising the tinamous  
16893,Tinamiformes order_Tinamiformes,coextensive with the family Tinamidae  
16894,Tinbergen Jan_Tinbergen,Dutch economist noted for his work in econometrics (1903-1994)  
16895,Tinbergen Nikolaas_Tinbergen,Dutch zoologist who showed that much animal behavior is innate and stereotyped (1907-1988)  
16896,Tinca genus_Tinca,tench  
16897,Tinea genus_Tinea,type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths  
16898,Tineidae family_Tineidae,clothes moths  
16899,Tineoidea superfamily_Tineoidea,clothes moths; carpet moths; leaf miners  
16900,Tineola genus_Tineola,webbing clothes moths  
16901,Tingidae family_Tingidae,lace bugs  
16902,Tintoretto Jacopo_Robusti,Italian painter of the Venetian school (1518-1594)  
16903,Tipuana genus_Tipuana,one species: South American tree: tipu tree  
16904,Tipulidae family_Tipulidae,crane flies  
16905,Tirana Albanian_capital,the capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country  
16906,Tiresias,(Greek mythology) the blind prophet of Thebes who revealed to Oedipus that Oedipus had murdered his father and married his mother  
16907,Tirich_Mir,a mountain in the Hindu Kush in Pakistan (25,230 feet high)  
16908,Tirso_de_Molina Gabriel_Tellez,Spanish dramatist who wrote the first dramatic treatment of the legend of Don Juan (1571-1648)  
16909,Tishah_b'Av Tishah_b'Ab Tisha_b'Av Tisha_b'Ab Ninth_of_Av Ninth_of_Ab Fast_of_Av Fast_of_Ab,(Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem  
16910,Tishri,the first month of the civil year; the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in September and October)  
16911,Tisiphone,one of the three Furies  
16912,Titan,(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)  
16913,Titan,the largest of the satellites of Saturn; has a hazy nitrogen atmosphere  
16914,Titaness,(Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology  
16915,Titania,(Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore  
16916,Titanosauridae family_Titanosauridae,herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous  
16917,Titanosaurus genus_Titanosaurus,genus of herbivorous dinosaurs flourishing during the Cretaceous in South America  
16918,Titian Tiziano_Vecellio,old master of the Venetian school (1490-1576)  
16919,Tito Marshal_Tito Josip_Broz,Yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war (1892-1980)  
16920,Titus,a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul  
16921,Titus Titus_Vespasianus_Augustus Titus_Flavius_Vespasianus,Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian (39-81)  
16922,Tiu,god of war and sky; counterpart of Norse Tyr  
16923,Tivoli Tibur,a town twenty miles to the east of Rome (Tibur is the ancient name); a summer resort during the Roman empire; noted for its waterfalls  
16924,Tlingit,a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians living in southern Alaska  
16925,Tlingit,the Na-Dene language spoken by the Tlingit  
16926,Tobago,island in West Indies  
16927,Tobagonian,a native or inhabitant of the island of Tobago in the West Indies  
16928,Tobey Mark_Tobey,United States abstract painter influenced by oriental calligraphy (1890-1976)  
16929,Tobin James_Tobin,United States economist (1918-2002)  
16930,Tobit Book_of_Tobit,an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries  
16931,Tocantins Tocantins_River,a river in eastern Brazil that flows generally north to the Para River  
16932,Tocharian,a branch of the Indo-European language family that originated in central Asia during the first millennium A.D.  
16933,Tocqueville Alexis_de_Tocqueville Alexis_Charles_Henri_Maurice_de_Tocqueville,French political writer noted for his analysis of American institutions (1805-1859)  
16934,Toda,a member of a pastoral people living in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India  
16935,Toda,the Dravidian language spoken by the Toda in southern India  
16936,Todd Sir_Alexander_Robertus_Todd Lord_Todd,Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)  
16937,Todd Sweeney_Todd,fictional character in a play by George Pitt; a barber who murdered his customers  
16938,Todea genus_Todea,a genus of delicate ferns belonging to the family Osmundaceae  
16939,Todidae family_Todidae,a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes  
16940,Todus genus_Todus,type genus of the Todidae  
16941,Tofieldia genus_Tofieldia,genus of perennial herbs of cool temperate regions; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae  
16942,Togaviridae,a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods  
16943,Togo Togolese_Republic,a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control  
16944,Togo_franc,the basic unit of money in Togo  
16945,Togolese,a native or inhabitant of Togo  
16946,Tojo Tojo_Hideki Tojo_Eiki,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)  
16947,Tokay,Hungarian wine made from Tokay grapes  
16948,Tokay,variety of wine grape originally grown in Hungary; the prototype of vinifera grapes  
16949,Toklas Alice_B._Toklas,United States writer remembered as the secretary and companion of Gertrude Stein (1877-1967)  
16950,Tokyo Tokio Yeddo Yedo Edo Japanese_capital capital_of_Japan,the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan  
16951,Toledo,an industrial city in northwestern Ohio on Lake Erie  
16952,Toledo,a city in central Spain on the Tagus river; famous for steel and swords since the first century  
16953,Tolkien J.R.R._Tolkien John_Ronald_Reuel_Tolkien,British philologist and writer of fantasies (born in South Africa) (1892-1973)  
16954,Tolmiea genus_Tolmiea,one species: pickaback plant  
16955,Tolstoy Leo_Tolstoy Count_Lev_Nikolayevitch_Tolstoy,Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828-1910)  
16956,Toltec,a member of the Nahuatl speaking people of central and southern Mexico  
16957,Tolypeutes genus_Tolypeutes,a genus of Dasypodidae  
16958,Tom_Sawyer,the boy hero of a novel by Mark Twain  
16959,Tom_Thumb,an imaginary hero of English folklore who was no taller than his father's thumb  
16960,Tom_Thumb,a very small person  
16961,Tom_and_Jerry,hot rum toddy with a beaten egg  
16962,Tombaugh Clyde_Tombaugh Clyde_William_Tombaugh,United States astronomer who discovered the planet Pluto (1906-1997)  
16963,Tombigbee Tombigbee_River,a river that rises in northeastern Mississippi and flows southward through western Alabama to join the Alabama River and form the Mobile River  
16964,Tomistoma genus_Tomistoma,a genus of Malayan crocodiles  
16965,Tommy_gun Thompson_submachine_gun,a .45-caliber submachine gun  
16966,Tonegawa_Susumu,Japanese molecular biologist noted for his studies of how the immune system produces antibodies (born in 1939)  
16967,Tonga,the language of the Tongan people of south central Africa (Zambia and Rhodesia)  
16968,Tonga Kingdom_of_Tonga Friendly_Islands,a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970  
16969,Tongan,a Polynesian native or inhabitant of Tonga  
16970,Tongan,the Polynesian language spoken by the Tongan people  
16971,Tongan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Tonga  
16972,Toona genus_Toona,formerly included in genus Cedrela  
16973,Topeka capital_of_Kansas,the capital of the state of Kansas; located in eastern Kansas on the Kansas river  
16974,Torah,the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition  
16975,Torah,(Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services  
16976,Torah Pentateuch Laws,the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit  
16977,Toronto,the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)  
16978,Torpedinidae family_Torpedinidae,electric rays  
16979,Torpediniformes order_Torpediniformes,rays with bodies shaped like torpedoes  
16980,Torquemada Tomas_de_Torquemada,the Spaniard who as Grand Inquisitor was responsible for the death of thousands of Jews and suspected witches during the Spanish Inquisition (1420-1498)  
16981,Torreon,a city in northern Mexico to the west of Monterrey  
16982,Torres_Strait,a strait between northeastern Australia and southern New Guinea that connects the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea  
16983,Torrey_pine Torrey's_pine soledad_pine grey-leaf_pine sabine_pine Pinus_torreyana,medium-sized five-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones  
16984,Torreya genus_Torreya,nutmeg-yews  
16985,Torricelli Evangelista_Torricelli,Italian physicist who invented the mercury barometer (1608-1647)  
16986,Torrid_Zone tropical_zone tropics,the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate  
16987,Tortricidae family_Tortricidae,leaf rollers and codling moths  
16988,Tory,a member of political party in Great Britain that has been known as the Conservative Party since 1832; was the opposition party to the Whigs  
16989,Tory,a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative  
16990,Tory,an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution  
16991,Toscanini Arturo_Toscanini,Italian conductor of many orchestras worldwide (1867-1957)  
16992,Tosk Tosk_dialect,the dialect of Albanian spoken in southern Albania and in areas of Greece and Italy  
16993,Toulon,a port city and naval base in southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast  
16994,Toulouse,a city on the Garonne River in southern France to the southeast of Bordeaux; a cultural center of medieval Europe  
16995,Toulouse-Lautrec Henri_Toulouse-Lautrec,French painter who portrayed life in the cafes and music halls of Montmartre (1864-1901)  
16996,Tour_de_France,a French bicycle race for professional cyclists that lasts three weeks and covers about 3,000 miles  
16997,Tourette Gilles_de_la_Tourette Georges_Gilles_de_la_Tourette,French neurologist (1857-1904)  
16998,Tourette's_syndrome Gilles_de_la_Tourette_syndrome,neurological disorder characterized by facial grimaces and tics and movements of the upper body and grunts and shouts and coprolalia  
16999,Tours,an industrial city in western France on the Loire River  
17000,Tower_of_Babel Babel,(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  
17001,Tower_of_London,a fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels  
17002,Tower_of_Pharos,a great lighthouse (500 feet high) built at Alexandria in 285 BC  
17003,Town Ithiel_Town,United States architect who was noted for his design and construction of truss bridges (1784-1844)  
17004,Townes Charles_Townes Charles_Hard_Townes,United States physicist who developed the laser and maser principles for producing high-intensity radiation (1915-)  
17005,Townsend Francis_Everett_Townsend,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)  
17006,Townsendia genus_Townsendia,genus of western American low tufted herbs: Easter daisy  
17007,Toxicodendron genus_Toxicodendron,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  
17008,Toxostoma genus_Toxostoma,thrashers  
17009,Toxotes genus_Toxotes,type genus of the Toxotidae  
17010,Toxotidae family_Toxotidae,archerfishes  
17011,Toynbee Arnold_Toynbee Arnold_Joseph_Toynbee,English historian who studied the rise and fall of civilizations looking for cyclical patterns (1889-1975)  
17012,Toyohashi,a Japanese city in southern Honshu on the Pacific shore  
17013,Toyonaki,a Japanese city in southern Honshu; main residential suburb of Osaka  
17014,Toyota,an industrial city of Japan in southern Honshu  
17015,Trachelospermum genus_Trachelospermum,genus of Asiatic woody vines with milky sap in leaves and stems  
17016,Tracheophyta division_Tracheophyta,in former classifications: comprising plants with a vascular system including ferns and fern allies as well as seed plants  
17017,Trachinotus genus_Trachinotus,a genus of Carangidae  
17018,Trachipteridae family_Trachipteridae,ribbonfishes  
17019,Trachipterus genus_Trachipterus,type genus of the Trachipteridae  
17020,Trachurus genus_Trachurus,the scads (particularly horse mackerels)  
17021,Tractarian,a follower of Tractarianism and supporter of the Oxford movement (which was expounded in pamphlets called `Tracts for the Times')  
17022,Tractarianism Puseyism,principles of the founders of the Oxford movement as expounded in pamphlets called `Tracts for the Times'  
17023,Tracy Spencer_Tracy,United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)  
17024,Tradescant John_Tradescant,English botanist who was one of the first to collect specimens of plants (1570-1638)  
17025,Tradescantia genus_Tradescantia,spiderworts  
17026,Trafalgar battle_of_Trafalgar,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)  
17027,Trafalgar_Square,a square in central London where there is a memorial to Admiral Nelson  
17028,Tragelaphus genus_Tragelaphus Strepsiceros genus_Strepsiceros,African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks  
17029,Tragopogon genus_Tragopogon,genus of Old World herbs with linear entire leaves and yellow or purple flower heads  
17030,Tragulidae family_Tragulidae,chevrotains  
17031,Tragulus genus_Tragulus,type genus of the Tragulidae  
17032,Trajan Marcus_Ulpius_Traianus,Roman Emperor and adoptive son of Nerva; extended the Roman Empire to the east and conducted an extensive program of building (53-117)  
17033,Transcaucasia,a geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and to the north of Turkey that comprises Georgia and Armenia and Azerbaijan  
17034,Transfiguration Transfiguration_Day August_6,(Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus  
17035,Transfiguration Transfiguration_of_Jesus,(New Testament) the sudden emanation of radiance from the person of Jesus  
17036,Transportation_Security_Administration TSA,an agency established in 2001 to safeguard United States transportation systems and insure safe air travel  
17037,Transvaal,a province of northeastern South Africa originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu; colonized by the Boers  
17038,Transylvania,a historical plateau region in northwestern Romania that is separated from the rest of the country by the Transylvanian Alps; originally part of Hungary; incorporated into Romania at the end of World War I  
17039,Transylvanian_Alps,a range of the southern Carpathian Mountains extending across central Romania  
17040,Trapa genus_Trapa,small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs: water chestnut  
17041,Trapaceae family_Trapaceae,family comprising solely the genus Trapa; in some classifications treated as a subfamily or tribe of the family Onagraceae  
17042,Trapezium,a multiple star in the constellation of Orion  
17043,Trappist Cistercian,member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence  
17044,Trasimeno battle_of_Trasimeno,a battle in central Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans under Flaminius in 217 BC  
17045,Traubel Helen_Traubel,United States operatic soprano (1903-1972)  
17046,Trautvetteria genus_Trautvetteria,small genus of perennial herbs: false bugbane  
17047,Traverse_City,a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Michigan  
17048,Treasury First_Lord_of_the_Treasury,the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy  
17049,Treasury Treasury_obligations,negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time  
17050,Treasury_bill T-bill,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  
17051,Treasury_bond,a debt instrument with maturities of 10 years or longer  
17052,Treasury_note,securities with maturities of 1 to 10 years; sold for cash or in exchange for maturing issues or at auction  
17053,Treaty_of_Versailles,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  
17054,Tree Sir_Herbert_Beerbohm_Tree,English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)  
17055,Trema genus_Trema,an evergreen tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in tropical America and Africa and Asia  
17056,Trematoda class_Trematoda,parasitic flatworms (including flukes)  
17057,Tremella genus_Tremella,fungi with yellowish gelatinous sporophores having convolutions resembling those of the brain  
17058,Tremella_foliacea,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  
17059,Tremella_reticulata,a jelly fungus with an erect whitish fruiting body and a highly variable shape (sometimes resembling coral fungi)  
17060,Tremellaceae family_Tremellaceae,a family of basidiomycetous fungi of the order Tremellales that have the basidium divided longitudinally  
17061,Tremellales order_Tremellales,fungi varying from gelatinous to waxy or even horny in texture; most are saprophytic  
17062,Trent River_Trent Trent_River,a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber  
17063,Trentino-Alto_Adige,a region of northeastern Italy bordering Austria  
17064,Trento Trent,a city in northern Italy (northwest of Venice) on the River Adige; the site of the Council of Trent  
17065,Trenton capital_of_New_Jersey,capital of the state of New Jersey; located in western New Jersey on the Delaware river  
17066,Treponemataceae family_Treponemataceae,small spirochetes some parasitic or pathogenic  
17067,Trevelyan George_Macaulay_Trevelyan,English historian and son of Sir George Otto Trevelyan whose works include a social history of England and a biography of Garibaldi (1876-1962)  
17068,Trevelyan George_Otto_Trevelyan Sir_George_Otto_Trevelyan,English historian who wrote a history of the American revolution and a biography of his uncle Lord Macaulay (1838-1928)  
17069,Trevino Lee_Trevino Lee_Buck_Trevino Supermex,United States golfer (born in 1939)  
17070,Trevithick Richard_Trevithick,English engineer who built the first railway locomotive (1771-1833)  
17071,Triaenodon genus_Triaenodon,a genus of Triakidae  
17072,Triakidae family_Triakidae,small sharks with smooth skins and lacking spines on their dorsal fins  
17073,Trialeurodes genus_Trialeurodes,a genus of Aleyrodidae  
17074,Triangulum Triangle,a small northern constellation near Perseus between Andromeda and Aries  
17075,Triangulum_Australe Southern_Triangle,a small bright constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Circinus and Apus  
17076,Triassic Triassic_period,from 230 million to 190 million years ago; dinosaurs, marine reptiles; volcanic activity  
17077,Triatoma genus_Triatoma,conenoses  
17078,Tribes_of_Israel Twelve_Tribes_of_Israel,twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob  
17079,Tribolium genus_Tribolium,flour beetles  
17080,Tribonema genus_Tribonema genus_Conferva,type genus of Tribonemaceae  
17081,Tribonemaceae family_Tribonemaceae,simple filamentous freshwater yellow-green algae  
17082,Tribulus genus_Tribulus,annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs of warm regions  
17083,Trichechidae family_Trichechidae,comprising only the manatees  
17084,Trichechus genus_Trichecus,type and sole genus of the Trichechidae  
17085,Trichiuridae family_Trichiuridae,cutlassfishes  
17086,Trichoceros genus_Trichoceros,small genus of small epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical South America  
17087,Trichodontidae family_Trichodontidae,two species of elongate compressed scaleless large-eyed fishes that live in sand or mud  
17088,Trichoglossus genus_Trichoglossus,a genus of Loriinae  
17089,Tricholoma genus_Tricholoma,agarics with white spores and a fleshy stalk and notched gills; of various colors both edible and inedible  
17090,Tricholoma_aurantium,an orange tan agaric whose gills become brown by maturity; has a strong odor and taste  
17091,Tricholoma_pardinum,a poisonous agaric having a pale cap with fine grey fibrils  
17092,Tricholoma_pessundatum,a mildly poisonous agaric with a viscid reddish brown cap and white gills and stalk  
17093,Tricholoma_sejunctum,an agaric with a cap that is coated with dark fibrils in the center and has yellowish margins  
17094,Tricholoma_vaccinum,an agaric with a cap that is densely covered with reddish fibrils and pale gills and stalk  
17095,Tricholoma_venenata,a poisonous white agaric  
17096,Tricholomataceae family_Tricholomataceae,a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales  
17097,Trichomanes genus_Trichomanes,bristle ferns; kidney ferns  
17098,Trichophaga genus_Trichophaga,carpet moths  
17099,Trichophyton genus_Trichophyton,a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm and favus  
17100,Trichoptera order_Trichoptera,an order of insects consisting of caddis flies  
17101,Trichostema genus_Trichostema,genus of North American aromatic herbs or subshrubs: blue curls  
17102,Trichostigma genus_Trichostigma,a genus of erect or climbing shrubs found in tropical South America  
17103,Trichosurus genus_Trichosurus,a genus of Phalangeridae  
17104,Trichys genus_Trichys,a genus of Hystricidae  
17105,Tridacna genus_Tridacna,type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams  
17106,Tridacnidae family_Tridacnidae,large marine hard-shell clams  
17107,Trifolium genus_Trifolium,any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leaflets  
17108,Triga genus_Triga,type genus of the Triglidae  
17109,Triglidae family_Triglidae,in some classifications restricted to the gurnards and subdivided into the subfamilies Triglinae (true sea robins) and Peristediinae (armored sea robins)  
17110,Triglinae subfamily_Triglinae,in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising searobins having ordinary scales and no barbels (true searobins)  
17111,Triglochin genus_Triglochin,perennial or annual bog or marsh plants; includes arrow grass  
17112,Trigonella genus_Trigonella,Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs  
17113,Trilby,singer in a novel by George du Maurier who was under the control of the hypnotist Svengali  
17114,Trilisa genus_Trilisa,genus of herbs of southern United States  
17115,Trilliaceae family_Trilliaceae trillium_family,small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae  
17116,Trilling Lionel_Trilling,United States literary critic (1905-1975)  
17117,Trimorphodon genus_Trimorphodon,lyre snakes  
17118,Trimurti,the triad of divinities of later Hinduism  
17119,Trinectes genus_Trinectes,a genus of Soleidae  
17120,Tringa genus_Tringa,a genus of Scolopacidae  
17121,Trinidad,an island in West Indies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela  
17122,Trinidad_and_Tobago Republic_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago,an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962  
17123,Trinidad_and_Tobago_dollar,the basic unit of money in Trinidad and Tobago  
17124,Trinidadian,inhabitant or native of Trinidad  
17125,Trinitarian,adherent of Trinitarianism  
17126,Trinitarianism,Christian doctrine stressing belief in the Trinity  
17127,Trinity Holy_Trinity Blessed_Trinity Sacred_Trinity,the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead  
17128,Trinity_River,a river in eastern Texas that is formed near Dallas and flows generally southeastward to Galveston Bay  
17129,Trinity_Sunday,eighth Sunday after Easter  
17130,Trionychidae family_Trionychidae,soft-shelled turtles  
17131,Trionyx genus_Trionyx,type genus of the Trionychidae  
17132,Triopidae family_Triopidae,a family of Notostraca  
17133,Triops genus_Triops,type genus of the family Triopidae: small crustaceans with a small third median eye  
17134,Triostium genus_Triostium,genus of Asiatic and North American herbs: feverroot  
17135,Triple_Frontier,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  
17136,Tripleurospermum genus_Tripleurospermum,small genus comprising plants often included in genus Matricaria  
17137,Triplochiton genus_Triplochiton,small genus of tropical African trees with maplelike leaves  
17138,Tripoli Tarabulus_Al-Gharb capital_of_Libya,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  
17139,Tristan Tristram,(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  
17140,Triticum genus_Triticum,annual cereal grasses from Mediterranean area; widely cultivated in temperate regions  
17141,Triton,(Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon  
17142,Triton,the largest moon of Neptune  
17143,Triturus genus_Triturus,chiefly aquatic salamanders  
17144,Trochilidae family_Trochilidae,hummingbirds  
17145,Trogium genus_Trogium,a genus of Psocidae  
17146,Troglodytes genus_Troglodytes,type genus of the Troglodytidae  
17147,Troglodytidae family_Troglodytidae,wrens  
17148,Trogonidae family_Trogonidae,coextensive with the order Trogoniformes  
17149,Trogoniformes order_Trogoniformes,trogons  
17150,Trojan Dardan Dardanian,a native of ancient Troy  
17151,Trojan_Horse Wooden_Horse,a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War  
17152,Trojan_War,(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"  
17153,Trollius genus_Trollius,perennial herbs of north temperate regions: globeflowers  
17154,Trollope Anthony_Trollope,English writer of novels (1815-1882)  
17155,Trombicula genus_Trombicula,type genus of the family Trombiculidae  
17156,Trombiculidae family_Trombiculidae,mites  
17157,Trombidiidae family_Trombidiidae,mites  
17158,Trondheim Nidaros,a port in central Norway on Trondheim Fjord  
17159,Trondheim_Fjord Trondheim_Fiord,a long narrow inlet of the Norwegian Sea  
17160,Tropaeolaceae family_Tropaeolaceae nasturtium_family,coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum  
17161,Tropaeolum genus_Tropaeolum,a tropical American genus of dicotyledonous climbing or diffuse pungent herbs constituting the family Tropaeolaceae  
17162,Tropic_of_Cancer,a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the north of the equator  
17163,Tropic_of_Capricorn,a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the south of the equator  
17164,Tropidoclonion genus_Tropidoclonion,lined snakes  
17165,Trotsky Leon_Trotsky Lev_Davidovich_Bronstein,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)  
17166,Trotskyism,the form of communism advocated by Leon Trotsky; calls for immediate worldwide revolution by the proletariat  
17167,Trotskyite Trotskyist Trot,radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution  
17168,Troy Ilion Ilium,an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War  
17169,Truffaut Francois_Truffaut,French filmmaker (1932-1984)  
17170,Truman Harry_Truman Harry_S_Truman President_Truman,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)  
17171,Truman_doctrine,President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology  
17172,Trumbo Dalton_Trumbo,United States screenwriter who was blacklisted and imprisoned for refusing to cooperate with congressional investigations of communism in America (1905-1976)  
17173,Trumbull John_Trumbull,American painter of historical scenes (1756-1843)  
17174,Trumbull John_Trumbull,American satirical poet (1750-1831)  
17175,Trumbull Jonathan_Trumbull,American Revolutionary leader who as governor of Connecticut provided supplies for the Continental Army (1710-1785)  
17176,Truncocolumella genus_Truncocolumella,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Rhizopogonaceae  
17177,Truncocolumella_citrina,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  
17178,Trusteeship_Council TC,a permanent council of the United Nations that commissions a country (or countries) to undertake the administration of a territory  
17179,Truth Sojourner_Truth,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)  
17180,Trypetidae family_Trypetidae Trephritidae family_Trephritidae,fruit flies; some leaf miners  
17181,Tsimshian,a member of a Penutian people who lived on rivers and a sound in British Columbia  
17182,Tsimshian,a Penutian language spoken by the Tsimshian  
17183,Tsouic,a Formosan language  
17184,Tsuga genus_Tsuga,hemlock; hemlock fir; hemlock spruce  
17185,Tsushima,a naval battle in the Russo-Japanese War (1905); the Japanese fleet defeated the Russian fleet in the Korean Strait  
17186,Tswana Bechuana Batswana,a member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa  
17187,Tswana Setswana Sechuana,the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Tswana in Botswana  
17188,Tuamotu_Archipelago Paumotu_Archipelago Low_Archipelago,a group of about 80 coral islands in French Polynesia  
17189,Tuareg,a member of a nomadic Berber people of the Sahara  
17190,Tuareg,the dialect of Berber spoken by the Tuareg  
17191,Tuatha_De_Danann Tuatha_De,group of Celtic gods or demigods; ruled Ireland in the Golden Age  
17192,Tuber genus_Tuber,type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles  
17193,Tuberaceae family_Tuberaceae,family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple  
17194,Tuberales order_Tuberales,small order of fungi belonging to the subdivision Ascomycota having closed underground ascocarps  
17195,Tubercularia genus_Tubercularia,type genus of the Tuberculariaceae; fungi with nodules of red or pink conidia; some cause diebacks of woody plants  
17196,Tuberculariaceae family_Tuberculariaceae,large family of mainly saprophytic imperfect fungi  
17197,Tubman Harriet_Tubman,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)  
17198,Tubuai_Islands Austral_Islands,a chain of small islands in French Polynesia  
17199,Tubulidentata order_Tubulidentata,an order of Eutheria  
17200,Tucana,a large faint constellation in the southern hemisphere containing most of the Small Magellanic Cloud  
17201,Tuchman Barbara_Tuchman Barbara_Wertheim_Tuchman,United States historian (1912-1989)  
17202,Tucker Benjamin_Ricketson_Tucker,United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)  
17203,Tucker Sophie_Tucker,United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966)  
17204,Tucson,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  
17205,Tudor,a member of the dynasty that ruled England  
17206,Tudor Antony_Tudor,United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987)  
17207,Tudor House_of_Tudor,an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)  
17208,Tudor_arch four-centered_arch,a low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four centers  
17209,Tudor_architecture,a style of English-Gothic architecture popular during the Tudor period; characterized by half-timbered houses  
17210,Tuesday Tues,the third day of the week; the second working day  
17211,Tugela Tugela_Falls,a major waterfall in southern Africa; has more than one leap  
17212,Tuileries Tuileries_Gardens,formal gardens next to the Louvre in Paris  
17213,Tuileries Tuileries_Palace,palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens  
17214,Tulipa genus_Tulipa,Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs  
17215,Tulipa_gesneriana,tall late blooming tulip  
17216,Tulostoma genus_Tulostoma Tulestoma genus_Tulestoma,type genus of the Tulostomaceae  
17217,Tulostomaceae family_Tulostomaceae Tulostomataceae family_Tulostomataceae,stalked puffballs  
17218,Tulostomatales order_Tulostomatales,an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes  
17219,Tulsa,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  
17220,Tulu,a member of a Dravidian people living on the southwestern coast of India  
17221,Tulu,a Dravidian language spoken by the Tulu  
17222,Tums,an antacid  
17223,Tunga genus_Tunga,a genus of Siphonaptera  
17224,Tungus Evenk,a member of the Tungus speaking people who are a nomadic people widely spread over eastern Siberia; related to the Manchu  
17225,Tungus Tunguz Evenki Ewenki,the Tungusic language of the Evenki in eastern Siberia  
17226,Tungusic,any member of a people speaking a language in the Tungusic family  
17227,Tungusic Tungusic_language,a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas  
17228,Tunguska Lower_Tunguska,a river that arises to the north of Lake Baikal and flows north and west to the Yenisei River  
17229,Tunguska Stony_Tunguska,a river in Siberia that flows northwest to become a tributary of the Yenisei River  
17230,Tunis capital_of_Tunisia,the capital and principal port of Tunisia  
17231,Tunisia Republic_of_Tunisia,a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast; achieved independence from France in 1956; "southern Tunisia is mostly desert"  
17232,Tunisian,a native or inhabitant of Tunisia  
17233,Tunisian_dinar dinar,the basic unit of money in Tunisia  
17234,Tunisian_dirham dirham,100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Tunisia  
17235,Tunisian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Tunisia  
17236,Tunney Gene_Tunney James_Joseph_Tunney,United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978)  
17237,Tupac_Amaru_Revolutionary_Movement Movimiento_Revolucionario_Tupac_Anaru MRTA,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  
17238,Tupac_Katari_Guerrilla_Army EGTK,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  
17239,Tupaia genus_Tupaia,the type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews  
17240,Tupaiidae family_Tupaiidae,tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates  
17241,Tupelo,a town in northeast Mississippi  
17242,Tupi,a member of the South American Indian people living in Brazil and Paraguay  
17243,Tupi,the language spoken by the Tupi of Brazil and Paraguay  
17244,Tupi-Guarani Tupi-Guarani_language,a family of South American Indian languages  
17245,Tupinambis genus_Tupinambis,tejus  
17246,Tupungatito,an inactive volcano in central Chile; last erupted in 1959  
17247,Tupungato,a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,310 feet high)  
17248,Turbellaria class_Turbellaria,free-living flatworms  
17249,Turdidae family_Turdidae,thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae  
17250,Turdinae subfamily_Turdinae,alternative classification for the thrushes  
17251,Turdus genus_Turdus,type genus of the Turdidae  
17252,Turfan East_Tocharian Turfan_dialect,a dialect of Tocharian  
17253,Turgenev Ivan_Turgenev Ivan_Sergeevich_Turgenev,Russian writer of stories and novels and plays (1818-1883)  
17254,Turgot Anne_Robert_Jacques_Turgot,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)  
17255,Turin Torino,capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy  
17256,Turing Alan_Turing Alan_Mathison_Turing,English mathematician who conceived of the Turing machine and broke German codes during World War II (1912-1954)  
17257,Turing_machine,a hypothetical computer with an infinitely long memory tape  
17258,Turk,a native or inhabitant of Turkey  
17259,Turk's-cap Turk's_cap-lily Lilium_superbum,lily of the eastern United States with orange to red maroon-spotted flowers  
17260,Turk's-cap martagon Lilium_martagon,lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia  
17261,Turk's_head,an ornamental knot that resembles a small turban  
17262,Turkey Republic_of_Turkey,a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923  
17263,Turkey_red alizarine_red,a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye  
17264,Turki,any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language  
17265,Turki Turkic Turko-Tatar Turkic_language,a subfamily of Altaic languages  
17266,Turkish,a Turkic language spoken by the Turks  
17267,Turkish_Delight,a jellied candy typically flavored with rose water  
17268,Turkish_Hizballah,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  
17269,Turkish_bath,a steam room where facilities are available for a bath followed by a shower and massage  
17270,Turkish_bath steam_bath vapor_bath vapour_bath,you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower  
17271,Turkish_coffee,a drink made from pulverized coffee beans; usually sweetened  
17272,Turkish_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Turkey  
17273,Turkish_tobacco,a dark aromatic tobacco of eastern Europe that is used in cigarettes  
17274,Turkish_towel terry_towel,a bath towel with rough loose pile  
17275,Turkistan Turkestan,a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West  
17276,Turkmen Turkoman Turcoman,the Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman  
17277,Turkmen_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Turkmenistan  
17278,Turkmenistan Turkomen Turkmen Turkmenia,a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991  
17279,Turkoman Turkmen Turcoman,a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas  
17280,Turner Frederick_Jackson_Turner,United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951)  
17281,Turner Henry_Hubert_Turner,United States endocrinologist (1892-1970)  
17282,Turner Joseph_Mallord_William_Turner,English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851)  
17283,Turner Nat_Turner,United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)  
17284,Turner's_syndrome,a chromosomal disorder in females who have only one X chromosome; marked by dwarfism and heart abnormalities and underdeveloped sex organs  
17285,Turnicidae family_Turnicidae,small Old World birds resembling but not related to true quail  
17286,Turnix genus_Turnix,type genus of the Turnicidae: button quail  
17287,Turpin Dick_Turpin,English highwayman (1706-1739)  
17288,Turritis genus_Turritis,closely related to and often included in genus Arabis  
17289,Tursiops genus_Tursiops,a genus of Delphinidae  
17290,Tuscaloosa,a university town in west central Alabama  
17291,Tuscan,a resident of Tuscany  
17292,Tuscan,a dialect of Italian spoken in Tuscany (especially Florence)  
17293,Tuscan_order,a Roman order that resembles the Doric order but without a fluted shaft  
17294,Tuscany Toscana,a region in central Italy  
17295,Tuscarora,a member of an Iroquois people who formerly lived in North Carolina and then moved to New York State and joined the Iroquois  
17296,Tuscarora,the Iroquoian language spoken by the Tuscarora  
17297,Tuskegee,a town in eastern Alabama  
17298,Tussaud Marie_Tussaud Madame_Tussaud Marie_Grosholtz,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)  
17299,Tussilago genus_Tussilago,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  
17300,Tutankhamen,Pharaoh of Egypt around 1358 BC; his tomb was discovered almost intact by Howard Carter in 1922  
17301,Tutelo,a member of the Siouan people of Virginia and North Carolina  
17302,Tutelo,the Siouan language spoken by the Tutelo  
17303,Tutsi Watutsi Watusi,a member of a Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi  
17304,Tutu Desmond_Tutu,South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931)  
17305,Tuvalu,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  
17306,Tuvalu Ellice_Islands,a group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii  
17307,Tuvalu_dollar,the basic unit of money in Tuvalu  
17308,Tuxtla_Gutierrez,a city in southeastern Mexico  
17309,Tweedledum_and_Tweedledee Tweedledee_and_Tweedledum,any two people who are hard to tell apart  
17310,Twelfth_night,eve of Twelfth day; evening of January 5  
17311,Twelfthtide,the season of Epiphany  
17312,Twin Twin_Falls,a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho  
17313,Twin_Cities,nickname for Saint Paul and Minneapolis  
17314,Twin_Falls,a town on the Snake River in south central Idaho near the Twin Falls  
17315,Twinkie,a small sponge cake with a synthetic cream filling  
17316,Two_Kettle,a member of the Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux  
17317,Tyche,(Greek mythology) the goddess of fortune; identified with Roman Fortuna  
17318,Tyke,a native of Yorkshire  
17319,Tylenchidae family_Tylenchidae,a family of Nematoda  
17320,Tylenchus genus_Tylenchus,type genus of the family Tylenchidae  
17321,Tyler,a town in northeast Texas  
17322,Tyler John_Tyler President_Tyler,elected vice president and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862)  
17323,Tympanuchus genus_Tympanuchus,prairie chickens  
17324,Tyndale William_Tyndale Tindale William_Tindale Tindal William_Tindal,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)  
17325,Tyndall John_Tyndall,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)  
17326,Tyndall_effect,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  
17327,Tyne River_Tyne Tyne_River,a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea  
17328,Typha genus_Typha,reed maces; cattails  
17329,Typhaceae family_Typhaceae cattail_family,perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long linear leaves  
17330,Typhlopidae family_Typhlopidae,blind snakes  
17331,Typhoeus,(Greek mythology) son of Gaea and Tartarus who created the whirlwinds; had a terrifying voice and 100 dragon heads that spurted fire  
17332,Typhon,(Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who breathed out flames; son of Typhoeus and father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx  
17333,Tyr Tyrr,(Norse mythology) god of war and strife and son of Odin; identified with Anglo-Saxon Tiu  
17334,Tyranni suborder_Tyranni,New World flycatchers; antbirds; oven birds; woodhewers  
17335,Tyrannidae superfamily_Tyrannidae,New World tyrant flycatchers most numerous in Central America and South America but also in the United States and Canada  
17336,Tyrannus genus_Tyrannus,type genus of the Tyrannidae: tyrant flycatchers  
17337,Tyrian_purple,a red-purple to deep purple dye obtained from snails or made synthetically  
17338,Tyrian_purple,a vivid purplish-red color; in ancient Rome and Byzantium, it was the color worn by an emperor or senior magistrate   
17339,Tyrol Tirol,a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria and northern Italy  
17340,Tyrolean,a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol  
17341,Tyrolean_Alps,a popular tourist area in the Tyrol  
17342,Tyrrhenian_Sea,an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and Sicily  
17343,Tyson Mike_Tyson Michael_Gerald_Tyson,United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966)  
17344,Tyto genus_Tyto,type and only genus of the family Tytonidae  
17345,Tytonidae family_Tytonidae,comprising only the barn owls  
17346,Tzara Tristan_Tzara Samuel_Rosenstock,French poet (born in Romania) who was one of the cofounders of the dada movement (1896-1963)  
17347,U u,the 21st letter of the Roman alphabet  
17348,UNIX UNIX_system UNIX_operating_system,trademark for a powerful operating system  
17349,UNIX_guru,an expert on the UNIX operating system  
17350,URL uniform_resource_locator universal_resource_locator,the address of a web page on the world wide web  
17351,USS_Cole,a United States destroyer; "17 sailors died as the result of a terrorist attack while the USS Cole was anchored in Aden"  
17352,Ubykh,an extinct Caucasian language spoken exclusively in Turkey  
17353,Uca genus_Uca,fiddler crabs  
17354,Udmurt Votyak,a member of the Finno-Ugric-speaking people living in eastern European Russia  
17355,Udmurt Votyak,the Finnic language spoken by the Votyak  
17356,Ufa,a city in the European part of Russia  
17357,Uganda Republic_of_Uganda,a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962  
17358,Ugandan,a native or inhabitant of Uganda  
17359,Ugandan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Uganda  
17360,Ugandan_shilling shilling,the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents  
17361,Ugaritic,an extinct Semitic language of northern Syria  
17362,Ugric Ugrian,one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages; spoken in Hungary and northwestern Siberia  
17363,Uhland Johann_Ludwig_Uhland,German romantic poet (1787-1862)  
17364,Uighur Uigur Uygur,a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas  
17365,Uighur Uigur Uygur,the Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur in extreme northwestern China  
17366,Uighur Uigur Uygur,the script (derived from Aramaic) used to write the Uighur language  
17367,Uintatheriidae family_Uintatheriidae,an extinct family of Dinocerata  
17368,Uintatherium genus_Uintatherium,type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming  
17369,Ukraine Ukrayina,a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century  
17370,Ukrainian,the Slavic language spoken in the Ukraine  
17371,Ukranian,a native or inhabitant of the Ukraine  
17372,Ukranian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Ukraine  
17373,Ulan_Bator Ulaanbaatar Urga Kulun capital_of_Mongolia,the capital and largest city of Mongolia  
17374,Ulanova Galina_Ulanova Galina_Sergeevna_Ulanova,Russian ballet dancer (1910-1998)  
17375,Ulex genus_Ulex,genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse  
17376,Ulfilas Bishop_Ulfilas Ulfila Bishop_Ulfila Wulfila Bishop_Wulfila,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)  
17377,Ull Ullr,(Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson of Thor  
17378,Ulmaceae family_Ulmaceae elm_family,a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema  
17379,Ulmus genus_Ulmus,type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions  
17380,Ulster,a historic division of Ireland located in the northeastern part of the island; six of Ulster's nine counties are in Northern Ireland  
17381,Ulster_Defence_Association UDA,the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs  
17382,Ultrasuede,a synthetic suede cloth  
17383,Ulugh_Muztagh Ulugh_Muz_Tagh,a mountain in the Kunlun range in China (25,340 feet high)  
17384,Ulva genus_Ulva,type genus of the family Ulvaceae; green seaweed having a thallus two cells thick: sea lettuce  
17385,Ulvaceae family_Ulvaceae sea-lettuce_family,thin flat or tubular green algae  
17386,Ulvales order_Ulvales,an order of protoctist  
17387,Ulvophyceae class_Ulvophyceae,alternative name for the class Chlorophyceae in some classifications  
17388,Ulysses,(Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus  
17389,Uma,a benevolent aspect of Devi; `splendor'  
17390,Uma genus_Uma,fringe-toed lizard  
17391,Umayyad Ommiad Omayyad,the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus  
17392,Umbellales order_Umbellales,plants having umbels or corymbs of uniovulate flowers; includes the Umbelliferae (chiefly herbs) and Cornaceae (chiefly trees or shrubs)  
17393,Umbelliferae family_Umbelliferae Apiaceae family_Apiaceae carrot_family,plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill  
17394,Umbellularia genus_Umbellularia,aromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast  
17395,Umbria,a mountainous region in central Italy  
17396,Umbrian,an extinct Italic language of ancient southern Italy  
17397,Umbrina genus_Umbrina,croakers  
17398,Umbundu,a Bantu language spoken in Angola  
17399,Umma_Tameer-e-Nau UTN,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  
17400,Ummah Umma Muslim_Ummah Islamic_Ummah Islam_Nation,the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan; "moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to reject the terrorism of radical Muslims"  
17401,Uncle_Remus,the fictional storyteller of tales written in the Black Vernacular and set in the South; the tales were first collected and published in book form in 1880  
17402,Uncle_Sam,a personification of the United States government  
17403,Uncle_Tom,a servile black character in a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe  
17404,Uncompahgre_Peak,the highest peak in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado (14,309 feet high)  
17405,Underground_Railroad Underground_Railway,secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War  
17406,Undset Sigrid_Undset,Norwegian novelist (1882-1949)  
17407,Unguiculata,in former classifications a major division of Mammalia comprising mammals with nails or claws; distinguished from hoofed mammals and cetaceans  
17408,Ungulata,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)  
17409,Uniat Uniate Uniate_Christian,a member of the Uniat Church  
17410,Uniat_Church Uniate_Church,any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy  
17411,Unification_Church,a Christian church (with some Buddhist elements) founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon and known for staging mass weddings and other communal activities  
17412,Unio genus_Unio,type genus of the family Unionidae  
17413,Union North,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"  
17414,Union_Army,the northern army during the American Civil War  
17415,Union_Jack Union_flag,national flag of the United Kingdom  
17416,Unionidae family_Unionidae,freshwater mussels found worldwide  
17417,Unitarian,adherent of Unitarianism  
17418,Unitarian_Church,the Protestant denomination that rejects the doctrine of the Trinity  
17419,Unitarianism,a non-doctrinal religion that stresses individual freedom of belief and rejects the Trinity  
17420,United_Arab_Emirate_dirham dirham,the basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal to 1,000 fils  
17421,United_Arab_Emirate_monetary_unit,monetary unit in the United Arab Emirates  
17422,United_Arab_Emirates,a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves  
17423,United_Church_of_Christ,merger of the Congregational Christian Church and the Evangelical and Reformed Church in 1957  
17424,United_Kingdom UK U.K. Britain United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland Great_Britain,a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom  
17425,United_Methodist_Church,union of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church  
17426,United_Mine_Workers_of_America United_Mine_Workers,an industrial union of mine workers in North America  
17427,United_Nations UN,an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security  
17428,United_Nations_Children's_Fund United_Nations_International_Children's_Emergency_Fund UNICEF,an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries  
17429,United_Nations_Crime_Prevention_and_Criminal_Justice Centre_for_International_Crime_Prevention,the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention and criminal justice and law reform  
17430,United_Nations_Day October_24,a day for celebrating the founding of the United Nations  
17431,United_Nations_Educational_Scientific_and_Cultural_Organization UNESCO,an agency of the United Nations that promotes education and communication and the arts  
17432,United_Nations_Office_for_Drug_Control_and_Crime_Prevention DCCP,an agency of the United Nations that promotes drug control and crime prevention  
17433,United_Nations_Secretariat,the administrative arm of the United Nations  
17434,United_Nations_agency UN_agency,an agency of the United Nations  
17435,United_Self-Defense_Force_of_Colombia United_Self-Defense_Group_of_Colombia Autodefensas_Unidas_de_Colombia AUC,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"  
17436,United_States United_States_of_America America the_States US U.S. USA U.S.A.,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  
17437,United_States_Air_Force U._S._Air_Force US_Air_Force Air_Force USAF,the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space  
17438,United_States_Air_Force_Academy US_Air_Force_Academy,a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force  
17439,United_States_Army US_Army U._S._Army Army USA,the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare  
17440,United_States_Army_Criminal_Investigation_Laboratory U.S._Army_Criminal_Investigation_Laboratory US_Army_Criminal_Investigation_Laboratory USACIL,a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence  
17441,United_States_Army_Rangers,a specially trained elite unit of the United States Army  
17442,United_States_Border_Patrol US_Border_Patrol,the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States  
17443,United_States_Cabinet US_Cabinet,a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinet  
17444,United_States_Coast_Guard U._S._Coast_Guard US_Coast_Guard,an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce  
17445,United_States_Code U._S._Code,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  
17446,United_States_Constitution U.S._Constitution US_Constitution Constitution Constitution_of_the_United_States,the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states  
17447,United_States_Customary_System,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  
17448,United_States_Fish_and_Wildlife_Service US_Fish_and_Wildlife_Service FWS,an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves and protects fish and wildlife and their habitats; assesses the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution  
17449,United_States_Government_Printing_Office US_Government_Printing_Office Government_Printing_Office GPO,an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government  
17450,United_States_House_of_Representatives U.S._House_of_Representatives US_House_of_Representatives House_of_Representatives U.S._House US_House,the lower legislative house of the United States Congress  
17451,United_States_Marine_Corps United_States_Marines Marine_Corps US_Marine_Corps USMC Marines,an amphibious division of the United States Navy  
17452,United_States_Marshals_Service US_Marshals_Service Marshals,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  
17453,United_States_Military_Academy US_Military_Academy,a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Army  
17454,United_States_Mint U.S._Mint US_Mint,the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion  
17455,United_States_Naval_Academy US_Naval_Academy,a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Navy  
17456,United_States_Navy US_Navy USN Navy,the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces  
17457,United_States_Post_Office US_Post_Office Post_Office PO,an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States  
17458,United_States_Postal_Inspection_Service US_Postal_Inspection_Service,the primary law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service  
17459,United_States_Postal_Service US_Postal_Service USPS,an independent federal agency that provides mail processing and delivery service for individuals and businesses in the United States  
17460,United_States_Public_Health_Service PHS,an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health  
17461,United_States_Secret_Service US_Secret_Service USSS Secret_Service SS,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  
17462,United_States_Senate U.S._Senate US_Senate Senate,the upper house of the United States Congress  
17463,United_States_Trade_Representative US_Trade_Representative,the executive agency that administers the President's policies on international trade  
17464,United_States_Virgin_Islands American_Virgin_Islands VI,more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States  
17465,United_States_dollar,the basic unit of money in the United States  
17466,United_States_dry_unit,a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System  
17467,United_States_government United_States U.S._government US_Government U.S.,the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States  
17468,United_States_intelligence_agency,an intelligence service in the United States  
17469,United_States_liquid_unit,a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System  
17470,United_States_waters U.S._waters,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"  
17471,University_of_California_at_Berkeley,a university in Berkeley, California  
17472,University_of_Chicago,a university in Chicago, Illinois  
17473,University_of_Michigan,a university in Ann Arbor, Michigan  
17474,University_of_Nebraska,a university in Lincoln, Nebraska  
17475,University_of_North_Carolina,a university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina  
17476,University_of_Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn,a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  
17477,University_of_Pittsburgh,a university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  
17478,University_of_Sussex Sussex_University,a red-brick university in Brighton, England  
17479,University_of_Texas,a university in Austin, Texas  
17480,University_of_Vermont,a university in Burlington, Vermont  
17481,University_of_Washington,a university in Seattle, Washington  
17482,University_of_West_Virginia,a university in Morgantown, West Virginia  
17483,University_of_Wisconsin,a university in Madison, Wisconsin  
17484,Unknown_Soldier,an unidentified soldier whose body is honored as a memorial  
17485,Untermeyer Louis_Untermeyer,United States writer (1885-1977)  
17486,Upanishad,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"  
17487,Updike John_Updike John_Hoyer_Updike,United States author (born 1932)  
17488,Upjohn Richard_Upjohn,United States architect (born in England) (1802-1878)  
17489,Upper_Egypt,one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; extends south from Cairo to Sudan  
17490,Upper_Paleolithic,the time period during which only modern Homo sapiens was known to have existed; ended about 10,000 years BC  
17491,Upper_Peninsula,the peninsula between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan that forms the northwestern part of Michigan  
17492,Uppsala Upsala,a city in east central Sweden to the northwest of Stockholm  
17493,Upupa genus_Upupa,type genus of the Upupidae  
17494,Upupidae family_Upupidae,hoopoes  
17495,Ur,an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River  
17496,Ural-Altaic,a (postulated) group of languages including many of the indigenous languages of Russia (but not Russian)  
17497,Uralic Uralic_language,a family of Ural-Altaic languages  
17498,Urals Ural_Mountains,a mountain range in western Russia extending from the Arctic to the Caspian Sea; forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia  
17499,Urania,(Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy  
17500,Uranoscopidae family_Uranoscopidae,stargazers  
17501,Uranus,a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 7th planet from the sun has a blue-green color and many satellites; "Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in 1781"  
17502,Urban_II Odo Odo_of_Lagery Otho Otho_of_Lagery,French pope from 1088 to 1099 whose sermons called for the First Crusade (1042-1099)  
17503,Urban_V Guillaume_de_Grimoard,French pope from 1362 to 1370 who tried to reestablish the papacy in Rome but in 1367 returned to Avignon hoping to end the war between France and England; canonized in 1870 (1310-1370)  
17504,Urban_VI Bartolomeo_Prignano,Italian pope from 1378 to 1389 whose contested election began the Great Schism; he alienated his political allies by his ruthless treatment of his opponents (1318-1389)  
17505,Urban_VIII Maffeo_Barberini,Italian pope from 1623 to 1644 who sanctioned the condemnation of Galileo but later freed him (1568-1644)  
17506,Urbana,a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Champaign  
17507,Urd Urth,goddess of fate: a giantess who personified the past  
17508,Urdu,the official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi; widely used in India (mostly by Moslems); written in Arabic script  
17509,Uredinales order_Uredinales,rust fungi: parasitic fungi causing rust in plants; sometimes placed in  
17510,Urey Harold_Urey Harold_Clayton_Urey,United States chemist who discovered deuterium (1893-1981)  
17511,Urginea genus_Urginea,Mediterranean liliaceous plants; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae  
17512,Uria genus_Uria,murres  
17513,Uriah,(Old Testament) the husband of Bathsheba and a soldier who was sent to die in battle so that king David could marry his wife (circa 10th century BC)  
17514,Urim_and_Thummim,lots thrown to determine God's answers to yes-no questions  
17515,Urmia Orumiyeh,a city on the western side of Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran  
17516,Urnula_craterium urn_fungus,an urn-shaped discomycete with a nearly black interior  
17517,Urochordata subphylum_Urochordata Urochorda subphylum_Urochorda Tunicata subphylum_Tunicata,tunicates  
17518,Urocyon genus_Urocyon,grey foxes  
17519,Urocystis genus_Urocystis,a genus of smut fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae  
17520,Urodella order_Urodella Caudata order_Caudata,salamanders; newts; congo snakes  
17521,Urophycis genus_Urophycis,hakes  
17522,Uropsilus genus_Uropsilus,shrew moles  
17523,Urosaurus genus_Urosaurus,a reptile genus of Iguanidae  
17524,Ursidae family_Ursidae,bears and extinct related forms  
17525,Ursus genus_Ursus,type genus of Ursidae: brown bears; in some classifications genus Ursus includes all bears  
17526,Urtica genus_Urtica,a nettle yielding fiber resembling flax  
17527,Urticaceae family_Urticaceae nettle_family,a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs  
17528,Urticales order_Urticales,an order of dicotyledonous plants including Moraceae and Urticaceae and Ulmaceae  
17529,Urubupunga Urubupunga_Falls,a waterfall in the Parana river in Brazil  
17530,Uruguay,a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825  
17531,Uruguay_River,a South American river that arises in southern Brazil and flows south to the Rio de la Plata; the northern section forms the boundary between Argentina and Brazil and the southern section forms the boundary between Argentina and Uruguay  
17532,Uruguay_potato,similar to the common potato  
17533,Uruguay_potato Uruguay_potato_vine Solanum_commersonii,South American potato vine  
17534,Uruguayan,a native or inhabitant of Uruguay  
17535,Uruguayan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Uruguay  
17536,Uruguayan_peso peso,the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos  
17537,Ushas,Hindu goddess of dawn; daughter of the sky and sister of the night  
17538,Usnea genus_Usnea,widely distributed lichens usually having a greyish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus  
17539,Usneaceae family_Usneaceae,fruticose lichens having prostrate or erect or pendulous thalli: genera Usnea, Evernia, Ramalina, Alectoria  
17540,Ussher James_Ussher Usher James_Usher,Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)  
17541,Ustilaginaceae family_Ustilaginaceae,a fungus family of loose smuts  
17542,Ustilaginales order_Ustilaginales,parasitic fungi causing smuts; sometimes placed in class Tiliomycetes  
17543,Ustilaginoidea genus_Ustilaginoidea,genus of imperfect fungi causing plant diseases like smut  
17544,Ustilago genus_Ustilago,type genus of the Ustilaginaceae; genus comprising the loose smuts  
17545,Ustinov Sir_Peter_Ustinov Peter_Alexander_Ustinov,British actor and playwright (1921-2004)  
17546,Usuli,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"  
17547,Uta genus_Uta,a reptile genus of Iguanidae  
17548,Utah Beehive_State Mormon_State UT Ut.,a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young  
17549,Utahan,a native or resident of Utah  
17550,Ute,a member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico  
17551,Ute,the Shoshonean language spoken by the Utes  
17552,Utica,a city in central New York  
17553,Utica,an ancient city on the north coast of Africa (northwest of Carthage); destroyed by Arabs around 700 AD  
17554,Utnapishtim,favorite of the gods and grandfather of Gilgamish; survived the great flood and became immortal  
17555,Uto-Aztecan Uto-Aztecan_language,a family of American Indian languages  
17556,Utopia,a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island  
17557,Utopia Zion Sion,an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal  
17558,Utopian,an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer; "a Utopian believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man"  
17559,Utopianism,the political orientation of a Utopian who believes in impossibly idealistic schemes of social perfection  
17560,Utrecht,a city in the central Netherlands  
17561,Utricularia genus_Utricularia,bladderworts: large genus of aquatic carnivorous plants; cosmopolitan in distribution  
17562,Utrillo Maurice_Utrillo,French painter noted for his paintings of Parisian street scenes (1883-1955)  
17563,Uttar_Pradesh,a state in northern India  
17564,Utu Utug,sun god; counterpart of Akkadian Shamash  
17565,Uvularia genus_Uvularia,genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States  
17566,Uvulariaceae subfamily_Uvulariaceae,one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae  
17567,Uzbek Uzbeg Uzbak Usbek Usbeg,a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas  
17568,Uzbek Uzbeg Uzbak Usbek Usbeg,the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek  
17569,Uzbekistan Republic_of_Uzbekistan Uzbek,a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet  
17570,Uzbekistani_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Uzbekistan  
17571,Uzi,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"  
17572,V v,the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet  
17573,V-8_juice,brand name for canned mixed vegetable juices  
17574,V-E_Day 8_May_1945,the date of Allied victory in Europe, World War II  
17575,V-J_Day 15_August_1945,the date of Allied victory over Japan, World War II  
17576,V-day Victory_Day,the day of a victory  
17577,VAT value-added_tax ad_valorem_tax,a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production  
17578,VX_gas,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"  
17579,V_neck,the neck of a garment has the shape of the letter V  
17580,V_sign,a sign (for victory); making a V with the index and middle fingers  
17581,Vaccaria genus_Vaccaria,cow-cockles  
17582,Vaccinium genus_Vaccinium,evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries  
17583,Vaduz capital_of_Liechtenstein,the capital and largest city of Liechtenstein  
17584,Vaishnava,worshipper of Vishnu  
17585,Vaishnavism Vaisnavism,Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu  
17586,Vaishnavism Vaisnavism Vishnuism,worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon  
17587,Vaisya,a member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes  
17588,Vajra,Indra's thunderbolt  
17589,Valdez,a port on Alaska's southern coast from which oil is shipped to markets around the world  
17590,Valdosta,a town in southern Georgia near the Florida border  
17591,Valencia,an industrial city in northern Venezuela  
17592,Valencia,a city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean; "Valencia is the third largest city in Spain"  
17593,Valencia_orange,variety of sweet orange cultivated extensively in Florida and California  
17594,Valenciennes,a town in northeastern France long noted for its lace industry  
17595,Valenciennes Valenciennes_lace,a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns  
17596,Valentine,a card sent or given (as to a sweetheart) on Saint Valentine's Day  
17597,Valentine_Day Valentine's_Day Saint_Valentine's_Day St_Valentine's_Day February_14,a day for the exchange of tokens of affection  
17598,Valeriana genus_Valeriana,genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubs  
17599,Valerianaceae family_Valerianaceae valerian_family,genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor  
17600,Valerianella genus_Valerianella,genus of Old World annual herbs widely naturalized  
17601,Valhalla Walhalla,(Norse mythology) the hall in which the souls of heros slain in battle were received by Odin  
17602,Vali,(Norse mythology) one of the Aesir and avenger of Balder; son of Odin  
17603,Valkyrie,(Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla  
17604,Valle_D'Aosta,a region in northwestern Italy  
17605,Valletta Valetta capital_of_Malta,the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island  
17606,Vallisneria genus_Vallisneria,eelgrass; eel grass  
17607,Valmy battle_of_Valmy,the French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in 1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French artillery)  
17608,Valois,French royal house from 1328 to 1589  
17609,Valparaiso,the chief port and second largest city of Chile; located on a wide harbor in central Chile  
17610,Van_Allen James_Alfred_Van_Allen,United States physicist who discovered two belts of charged particles from the solar wind trapped by the Earth's magnetic field (born in 1914)  
17611,Van_Allen_belt,a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field  
17612,Van_Buren Martin_Van_Buren President_Van_Buren,8th President of the United States (1782-1862)  
17613,Van_Doren Carl_Van_Doren Carl_Clinton_Van_Doren,United States writer and literary critic (1885-1950)  
17614,Van_Vleck John_Van_Vleck John_Hasbrouck_Van_Vleck,United States physicist (1899-1980)  
17615,Van_de_Graaff Robert_Van_de_Graaff Robert_Jemison_Van_de_Graaff,United States physicist (1901-1967)  
17616,Vanbrugh John_Vanbrugh Sir_John_Vanbrigh,English architect (1664-1726)  
17617,Vancouver,a town in southwestern Washington on the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon  
17618,Vancouver,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  
17619,Vancouver George_Vancouver,English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798)  
17620,Vancouver_Island,an island off southwestern Canada (off the southwestern coast of British Columbia); the largest island off the west coast of North America  
17621,Vandal,a member of the Germanic people who overran Gaul and Spain and North Africa and sacked Rome in 455  
17622,Vanderbilt Cornelius_Vanderbilt Commodore_Vanderbilt,United States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877)  
17623,Vandyke Van_Dyck Anthony_Vandyke Sir_Anthony_Vandyke,Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641)  
17624,Vandyke_brown,a moderate brown color  
17625,Vanellus genus_Vanellus,Eurasian lapwings  
17626,Vanessa genus_Vanessa,painted beauty and red admiral  
17627,Vangueria genus_Vangueria,tropical African and Asiatic trees and shrubs having one-seeded fruit  
17628,Vanir,(Norse mythology) group of ancient gods sometimes in conflict with the Aesir  
17629,Vanua_Levu,a volcanic island in the Fijis  
17630,Vanuatu Republic_of_Vanuatu New_Hebrides,a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980  
17631,Vanzetti Bartolomeo_Vanzetti,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)  
17632,Varanidae family_Varanidae,monitor lizards  
17633,Varanus genus_Varanus,type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae  
17634,Varese Edgar_Varese,United States composer (born in France) whose music combines dissonance with complex rhythms and the use of electronic techniques (1883-1965)  
17635,Vargas Getulio_Dornelles_Vargas,Brazilian statesman who ruled Brazil as a virtual dictator (1883-1954)  
17636,Vargas_Llosa Mario_Vargas_Llosa Jorge_Mario_Pedro_Vargas_Llosa,Peruvian writer (born in 1936)  
17637,Varna,a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea  
17638,Varro Marcus_Terentius_Varro,Roman scholar (116-27 BC)  
17639,Varuna,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  
17640,Vasarely Viktor_Vasarely,French painter (born in Hungary) who was a pioneer of op art (1908-1997)  
17641,Vasari Giorgio_Vasari,Italian painter and art historian (1511-1574)  
17642,Vaseline,a trademarked brand of petroleum jelly  
17643,Vatican Vatican_Palace,the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City  
17644,Vatican_City Citta_del_Vaticano,the capital of the State of the Vatican City  
17645,Vatican_Council,each of two councils of the Roman Catholic Church  
17646,Vaughan Sarah_Vaughan,United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)  
17647,Vaughan_Williams Ralph_Vaughan_Williams,English composer influenced by folk tunes and music of the Tudor period (1872-1958)  
17648,Vaux Calvert_Vaux,United States landscape architect (born in England) who designed Central Park (1824-1895)  
17649,Vayu,Hindu wind god  
17650,Veadar Adar_Sheni,included seven times in every 19 years  
17651,Veblen Oswald_Veblen,United States mathematician (1880-1960)  
17652,Veblen Thorstein_Veblen Thorstein_Bunde_Veblen,United States economist who wrote about conspicuous consumption (1857-1929)  
17653,Vedanga,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  
17654,Vedanta,(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  
17655,Vedic_literature Veda,(from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads  
17656,Vedism,the form of Hinduism that revolves primarily around the mythic version and ritual ideologies in the Vedas  
17657,Vedist,a scholar of or an authority on the Vedas  
17658,Vega,the brightest star in the constellation Lyra  
17659,Vega Lope_de_Vega Lope_Felix_de_Vega_Carpio,prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635)  
17660,Vela,a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Carina and Pyxis; "because of its configuration Vela is sometimes called `the Sails'"  
17661,Velazquez Diego_Rodriguez_de_Silva_y_Velazquez,Spanish painter (1599-1660)  
17662,Velcro,nylon fabric used as a fastening  
17663,Velveeta,trademark: soft processed American cheese  
17664,Vendemiaire,first month of the Revolutionary calendar (September and October); the month of the grape harvest  
17665,Veneridae family_Veneridae,hard-shell clams  
17666,Venetian,a resident of Venice  
17667,Venetian_blind,a window blind made of horizontal strips that overlap when closed  
17668,Venetian_glass,fine glassware made near Venice  
17669,Venetian_sumac wig_tree Cotinus_coggygria,Old World shrub having large plumes of yellowish feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke  
17670,Veneto Venezia-Euganea Venetia,a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic  
17671,Venezuela Republic_of_Venezuela,a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil  
17672,Venezuelan,a native or inhabitant of Venezuela  
17673,Venezuelan_monetary_unit,monetary unit of Venezuela  
17674,Venice Venezia,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  
17675,Venn John_Venn,English logician who introduced Venn diagrams (1834-1923)  
17676,Venn_diagram Venn's_diagram,a diagram that uses circles to represent mathematical or logical sets pictorially inside a rectangle (the universal set); elements that are common to more than one set are represented by intersections of the circles  
17677,Ventner Craig_Ventner J._Craig_Ventner,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)  
17678,Ventose,sixth month of the Revolutionary calendar (February and March); the windy month  
17679,Venturi Robert_Venturi Robert_Charles_Venturi,United States architect (born in 1925)  
17680,Venturi_tube,a short tube inserted into a pipeline and used to measure the quantity of a liquid that is flowing in the pipeline  
17681,Venus,the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'; "before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer"  
17682,Venus Urania,goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite  
17683,Venus genus_Venus,type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells  
17684,Venus'_slipper Venus's_slipper Venus's_shoe,any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips  
17685,Venus's_flower_basket,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  
17686,Venus's_flytrap Venus's_flytraps Dionaea_muscipula,carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects  
17687,Venus's_girdle Cestum_veneris,ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body  
17688,Veps Vepse Vepsian,a member of a Finnish people of Russia  
17689,Veps Vepse Vepsian,a Finnic language spoken by the Veps  
17690,Veracruz,a major Mexican port on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Veracruz  
17691,Veratrum genus_Veratrum,a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae  
17692,Verbascum genus_Verbascum,genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leaves  
17693,Verbenaceae family_Verbenaceae verbena_family vervain_family,family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees  
17694,Verbesina genus_Verbesina,herbs and shrubs of warm North America to Mexico; includes plants formerly placed in genus Actinomeris  
17695,Verdandi Verthandi,goddess of fate: an elf who personified the present  
17696,Verdi Giuseppe_Verdi Guiseppe_Fortunino_Francesco_Verdi,Italian operatic composer (1813-1901)  
17697,Verdicchio,a variety of white wine grape grown in Italy  
17698,Verdicchio,a dry white Italian wine made from Verdicchio grapes  
17699,Verdun battle_of_Verdun,a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped  
17700,Verlaine Paul_Verlaine,French symbolist poet (1844-1896)  
17701,Vermeer Jan_Vermeer Jan_van_der_Meer,Dutch painter renowned for his use of light (1632-1675)  
17702,Vermont Green_Mountain_State VT Vt.,a state in New England  
17703,Vermonter,a native or resident of Vermont  
17704,Verne Jules_Verne,French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905)  
17705,Verner Karl_Adolph_Verner,Danish philologist (1846-1896)  
17706,Verner's_law,a qualification of Grimm's law  
17707,Vernier Paul_Vernier,French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)  
17708,Verona,a city in Veneto on the River Adige  
17709,Veronese Paolo_Veronese Paola_Caliari,Italian painter of the Venetian school (1528-1588)  
17710,Verpa bell_morel,a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top  
17711,Verpa_bohemica early_morel,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  
17712,Verpa_conica conic_Verpa,a morel with a fertile portion that has a relatively smooth surface; the stalk is fragile  
17713,Verrazano Giovanni_da_Verrazano Verrazzano Giovanni_da_Verrazzano,Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528)  
17714,Verrazano-Narrows_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the Verrazano Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island  
17715,Verrazano_Narrows,a narrow channel of water separating Staten Island and Brooklyn  
17716,Versace Gianni_Versace,Italian fashion designer (1946-1997)  
17717,Versailles,a city in north central France near Paris; site of the Palace of Versailles that was built by Louis XIV in the 17th century  
17718,Versailles Palace_of_Versailles,a palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest of Paris near the city of Versailles  
17719,Vertebrata subphylum_Vertebrata Craniata subphylum_Craniata,fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals  
17720,Verwoerd Hendrik_Verwoerd Hendrik_Frensch_Verwoerd,South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid (1901-1966)  
17721,Very_Reverend,a title of respect for various ecclesiastical officials (as cathedral deans and canons and others)  
17722,Very_light Very-light,a colored flare fired from a Very pistol  
17723,Very_pistol Verey_pistol,a pistol for firing Very-light flares  
17724,Vesalius Andreas_Vesalius,a Flemish surgeon who is considered the father of modern anatomy (1514-1564)  
17725,Vesey Denmark_Vesey,United States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822)  
17726,Vesicaria genus_Vesicaria,small genus of chiefly Mediterranean herbs: bladderpods  
17727,Vespa genus_Vespa,type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets  
17728,Vespasian Titus_Flavius_Sabinus_Vespasianus,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)  
17729,Vespertilio genus_Vespertilio,a genus of Vespertilionidae  
17730,Vespertilionidae family_Vespertilionidae,the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world  
17731,Vespidae family_Vespidae,an arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including: yellow jackets; hornets; mason wasps  
17732,Vespucci Amerigo_Vespucci Americus_Vespucius,Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512)  
17733,Vespula genus_Vespula,sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa: social wasps  
17734,Vesta,(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia  
17735,Vesta,the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered  
17736,Vestris Gaetan_Vestris,Italian dancing-master for Louis XVI who was considered the greatest dancer of his day; he was the first to discard the mask in mime (1729-1808)  
17737,Vesuvius Mount_Vesuvius Mt._Vesuvius,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  
17738,Veterans_Day Veterans'_Day Armistice_Day November_11,a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954  
17739,Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars VFW,an organization of United States war veterans  
17740,Vetluga Vetluga_River,a river in central Russia; flows generally southward into the Volga  
17741,Viborg,a town of Denmark in north central Jutland  
17742,Vibrio_fetus,bacteria that cause abortion in sheep  
17743,Viburnum genus_Viburnum,deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees: arrow-wood; wayfaring tree  
17744,Vice_President_of_the_United_States,the vice president of the United States who presides over the United States Senate  
17745,Vicente_Lopez,an industrial suburb of Buenos Aires  
17746,Vichy,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  
17747,Vichy_water,sparkling mineral water from springs at Vichy, France or water similar to it  
17748,Vicia genus_Vicia,widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs  
17749,Vicksburg,a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the 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  
17750,Vicksburg siege_of_Vicksburg,a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered  
17751,Victor_Emanuel_II,king of Italy who completed the unification of Italy by acquiring Venice and Rome (1820-1878)  
17752,Victor_Emanuel_III,king of Italy who appointed Mussolini prime minister; he abdicated in 1946 and the monarchy was abolished (1869-1947)  
17753,Victoria,(Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike  
17754,Victoria,a town in southeast Texas to the southeast of San Antonio  
17755,Victoria,a state in southeastern Australia  
17756,Victoria,capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Vancouver Island  
17757,Victoria Queen_Victoria,queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)  
17758,Victoria Victoria_Falls,a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally  
17759,Victoria capital_of_Seychelles,port city and the capital of Seychelles  
17760,Victoria_Cross,a British military decoration for gallantry  
17761,Victoria_Day,a public holiday in Canada on the Monday on or before May 24th  
17762,Victoria_Land,a mountainous area of Antarctica bounded by the Ross Sea and Wilkes Land  
17763,Victoria_plum,a large red plum served as dessert  
17764,Victoria_sandwich Victoria_sponge,a cake consisting of two layers of sponge cake with a jelly filling in between  
17765,Victorian,a person who lived during the reign of Victoria  
17766,Victorian_age,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  
17767,Victorian_architecture,a style of architecture used in Britain during the reign of Queen Victoria; characterized by massive construction and elaborate ornamentation  
17768,Victoriana,collection of materials of or characteristic of the Victorian era  
17769,Victrola,a brand of gramophone  
17770,Vicugna genus_Vicugna,a genus of Camelidae  
17771,Vidal Gore_Vidal Eugene_Luther_Vidal,United States writer (born in 1925)  
17772,Vidalia,a town in central Georgia; the origin of Vidalia onions  
17773,Vidalia_onion,sweet-flavored onion grown in Georgia  
17774,Vidua genus_Vidua,whydahs  
17775,Vienna Austrian_capital capital_of_Austria,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  
17776,Vienna_sausage,short slender frankfurter usually with ends cut off  
17777,Vienne,a town in south central France where is 1311-1313 the Roman Catholic Church held one of its councils  
17778,Vienne Council_of_Vienne,the council in 1311-1313 that dealt with alleged crimes of the Knights Templar, planned a new crusade, and took on the reformation of the clergy  
17779,Vientiane Laotian_capital capital_of_Laos,the capital and largest city of Laos  
17780,Vieques,a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico used for target practice by the United States Navy  
17781,Vietnam Socialist_Republic_of_Vietnam Viet_Nam Annam,a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945  
17782,Vietnam_War Vietnam,a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States  
17783,Vietnamese Annamese,a native or inhabitant of Vietnam  
17784,Vietnamese Annamese Annamite,the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam  
17785,Vietnamese_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Vietnam  
17786,Vigee-Lebrun Elisabeth_Vigee-Lebrun Marie_Louise_Elisabeth_Vigee-Lebrun,French painter noted for her portraits (1755-1842)  
17787,Vigna genus_Vigna,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  
17788,Viking,any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries  
17789,Villa Pancho_Villa Francisco_Villa Doroteo_Arango,Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)  
17790,Villa-Lobos Heitor_Villa-Lobos,Brazilian composer (1887-1959)  
17791,Villahermosa Villa_Hermosa,a city in southeastern Mexico; the capital of the state of Tabasco  
17792,Villard Henry_Villard,United States railroad magnate and businessman (1835-1900)  
17793,Villon Francois_Villon,French poet (flourished around 1460)  
17794,Vilnius Vilna Vilno Wilno capital_of_Lithuania,the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania  
17795,Viminaria genus_Viminaria,one species: Australian leafless shrubs: swamp oak  
17796,Vina_del_Mar,a resort city on the Pacific in central Chile  
17797,Vinca genus_Vinca,periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials  
17798,Vincent's_angina Vincent's_infection trench_mouth,an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane  
17799,Vincetoxicum genus_Vincetoxicum,genus of chiefly tropical American vines having cordate leaves and large purple or greenish cymose flowers; supposedly having powers as an antidote  
17800,Vinogradoff Sir_Paul_Gavrilovich_Vinogradoff,British historian (born in Russia) (1854-1925)  
17801,Vinson Frederick_Moore_Vinson,United States jurist who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court (1890-1953)  
17802,Vinylite,any of various vinyl resins  
17803,Viola genus_Viola,large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions  
17804,Violaceae family_Violaceae violet_family,a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus  
17805,Vipera genus_Vipera,type genus of the Viperidae  
17806,Viperidae family_Viperidae,Old World vipers  
17807,Virchow Rudolf_Virchow Rudolf_Karl_Virchow,German pathologist who recognized that all cells come from cells by binary fission and who emphasized cellular abnormalities in disease (1821-1902)  
17808,Vireonidae family_Vireonidae,small insectivorous American songbirds  
17809,Virgil Vergil Publius_Vergilius_Maro,a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC)  
17810,Virgilia genus_Virgilia,genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods  
17811,Virgin_Birth Nativity,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  
17812,Virgin_Islands,a group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493; owned by United States and Britain  
17813,Virgin_Islands_National_Park,a national park in the Virgin Islands having tropical plants and animals; sandy beaches and coral reefs  
17814,Virgin_Mary bloody_shame,a Bloody Mary made without alcohol  
17815,Virginia,one of the British colonies that formed the United States  
17816,Virginia,a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range  
17817,Virginia Old_Dominion Old_Dominion_State VA Va.,a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War  
17818,Virginia_Beach,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  
17819,Virginia_bluebell Virginia_cowslip Mertensia_virginica,smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud  
17820,Virginia_chain_fern Woodwardia_virginica,North American fern  
17821,Virginia_creeper American_ivy woodbine Parthenocissus_quinquefolia,common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit  
17822,Virginia_crownbeard frostweed frost-weed Verbesina_virginica,tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States  
17823,Virginia_deer white_tail whitetail white-tailed_deer whitetail_deer Odocoileus_Virginianus,common North American deer; tail has a white underside  
17824,Virginia_ham,a lean hickory-smoked ham; has dark red meat  
17825,Virginia_mallow Sida_hermaphrodita,tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers  
17826,Virginia_oyster,common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America  
17827,Virginia_reel reel,an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines  
17828,Virginia_snakeroot Virginia_serpentaria Virginia_serpentary Aristolochia_serpentaria,birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands  
17829,Virginia_spring_beauty Claytonia_virginica,small cormous perennial grown for its low rosette of succulent foliage and racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; eastern North America  
17830,Virginia_strawberry scarlet_strawberry Fragaria_virginiana,North American wild strawberry with sweet scarlet fruit; a source of many cultivated strawberries  
17831,Virginia_thimbleweed Anemone_virginiana,thimbleweed of central and eastern North America  
17832,Virginia_waterleaf Shawnee_salad shawny Indian_salad John's_cabbage Hydrophyllum_virginianum,showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States  
17833,Virginian,a native or resident of Virginia  
17834,Virginian_stock Virginia_stock Malcolmia_maritima,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  
17835,Virginian_witch_hazel Hamamelis_virginiana,common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen  
17836,Virgo,a large zodiacal constellation on the equator; between Leo and Libra  
17837,Virgo Virgin,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo  
17838,Virgo Virgo_the_Virgin Virgin,the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22  
17839,Visayan Bisayan,a member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines  
17840,Visayan_Islands Bisayas,group of islands in the central Philippines  
17841,Viscaceae family_Viscaceae mistletoe_family,in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae  
17842,Visconti Luchino_Visconti Don_Luchino_Visconti_Conte_di_Modrone,Italian filmmaker (1906-1976)  
17843,Viscum genus_Viscum,type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods  
17844,Vishnu,the sustainer; a Hindu divinity worshipped as the preserver of worlds  
17845,Visigoth,a member of the western group of Goths who sacked Rome and created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France  
17846,Vistula Vistula_River,a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea  
17847,Vitaceae family_Vitaceae Vitidaceae grapevine_family,a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales  
17848,Vitharr Vithar Vidar,(Norse mythology) one of the Aesir; son of Odin; avenges his parent by slaying Fenrir at Ragnarok  
17849,Viti_Levu,a volcanic island in the Fijis  
17850,Vitis genus_Vitis,the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes  
17851,Vittaria genus_Vittaria,tropical epiphytic ferns with straplike fronds  
17852,Vittariaceae family_Vittariaceae,one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems: genus Vittaria  
17853,Vitus St._Vitus,Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300)  
17854,Vivaldi Antonio_Vivaldi Antonio_Lucio_Vivaldi,Italian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741)  
17855,Viverra genus_Viverra,type genus of the family Viverridae  
17856,Viverricula genus_Viverricula,a genus of Viverridae  
17857,Viverridae family_Viverridae Viverrinae family_Viverrinae,genets; civets; mongooses  
17858,Viyella,a fabric made from a twilled mixture of cotton and wool  
17859,Vizcaino Sebastian_Vizcaino,Spanish explorer who was the first European to explore the California coast (1550-1615)  
17860,Vladivostok,a seaport in the Asian part of Russia  
17861,Vlaminck Maurice_de_Vlaminck,French painter and exponent of fauvism (1876-1958)  
17862,Vogul Mansi,a member of a nomadic people of the northern Urals  
17863,Volans,a small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Carina  
17864,Volapuk,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  
17865,Volcano_Islands,a group of Japanese Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the north of the Marianas  
17866,Volga Volga_River,a Russian river; the longest river in Europe; flows into the Caspian Sea  
17867,Volgaic,a group of Finnic languages spoken around the Volga river  
17868,Volgograd Stalingrad Tsaritsyn,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  
17869,Volkhov Volkhov_River,a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally north into Lake Ladoga  
17870,Volta,a river in Ghana that flows south to the Bight of Benin  
17871,Volta Count_Alessandro_Volta Conte_Alessandro_Volta Conte_Alessandro_Giuseppe_Antonio_Anastasio_Volta,Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827)  
17872,Voltaire Arouet Francois-Marie_Arouet,French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778)  
17873,Volund,(Norse mythology) a wonderful smith; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wayland and Teutonic Wieland  
17874,Volvaria genus_Volvaria,agarics having pink spores and a distinct volva  
17875,Volvaria_bombycina,a parasite on various trees  
17876,Volvariaceae family_Volvariaceae,a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales  
17877,Volvariella genus_Volvariella,an important genus of mushrooms in the Orient  
17878,Volvariella_bombycina,a mushroom with a dry yellowish to white fibrillose cap  
17879,Volvocaceae family_Volvocaceae,unicellular or colonial biflagellate free-swimming flagellates  
17880,Volvocales order_Volvocales,chiefly freshwater green algae; solitary or colonial  
17881,Volvox genus_Volvox,type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis  
17882,Vombatidae family_Vombatidae,wombats  
17883,Vonnegut Kurt_Vonnegut,United States writer whose novels and short stories are a mixture of realism and satire and science fiction (born in 1922)  
17884,Vouvray,a dry white French wine (either still or sparkling) made in the Loire valley  
17885,Voyageurs_National_Park,a national park in Minnesota having ancient rock outcroppings and evergreen forests  
17886,Voznesenski Andrei_Voznesenski,Russian poet (born in 1933)  
17887,Vuillard Edouard_Vuillard Jean_Edouard_Vuillard,French painter (1868-1940)  
17888,Vulcan,(Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus  
17889,Vulgar_Latin,nonclassical Latin dialects spoken in the Roman Empire; source of Romance languages  
17890,Vulgate,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  
17891,Vulpecula,a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Sagitta  
17892,Vulpes genus_Vulpes,foxes  
17893,Vultur genus_Vultur,a bird that is usually restricted to the Andean condor  
17894,W w double-u,the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet  
17895,WASP white_Anglo-Saxon_Protestant,a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination  
17896,WATS WATS_line,a telephone line;long distance service at fixed rates for fixed zones; an acronym for wide area telephone service  
17897,Wabash Wabash_River,a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana  
17898,Wac,a member of the Women's Army Corps  
17899,Waco,a city in east central Texas  
17900,Wade Virginia_Wade,English tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)  
17901,Wagga_Wagga,a town on the Murrumbidgee River in New South Wales; agricultural trading center  
17902,Wagner,the music of Wagner; "they say that Hitler listened only to Wagner"  
17903,Wagner Otto_Wagner,Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918)  
17904,Wagner Richard_Wagner Wilhelm_Richard_Wagner,German composer of operas and inventor of the musical drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused (1813-1883)  
17905,Wagnerian,a follower of the theories or an admirer of the music of Richard Wagner  
17906,Wagram,a town in northeastern Austria  
17907,Wagram battle_of_Wagram,a battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austrians  
17908,Wahhabi Wahabi,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; "Osama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim"  
17909,Wahhabism Wahabism,a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia; "Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism"  
17910,Waikiki,a well-known beach and resort area on Oahu Island to the southeast of Honolulu  
17911,Wailing_Wall,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  
17912,Wain John_Wain John_Barrington_Wain,English writer (1925-1994)  
17913,Waite Morrison_Waite Morrison_R._Waite Morrison_Remick_Waite,United States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant (1816-1888)  
17914,Wajda Andrzej_Wajda,Polish filmmaker (born in 1929)  
17915,Wakashan,a member of one of the peoples in British Columbia and Washington who speak the Wakashan language  
17916,Wakashan Wakashan_language,a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington  
17917,Wake_Island Wake,an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii  
17918,Walapai Hualapai Hualpai,a member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona  
17919,Walapai Hualapai Hualpai,the Yuman language spoken by the Walapai  
17920,Walbiri Warlpiri,a language of Australian aborigines  
17921,Waldenses Vaudois,a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century  
17922,Waldheim Kurt_Waldheim,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)  
17923,Waldorf_salad,typically made of apples and celery with nuts or raisins and dressed with mayonnaise  
17924,Wales Cymru Cambria,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  
17925,Walesa Lech_Walesa,Polish labor leader and statesman (born in 1943)  
17926,Walker Alice_Walker Alice_Malsenior_Walker,United States writer (born in 1944)  
17927,Walker John_Walker,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)  
17928,Walker_hound Walker_foxhound,an American breed of foxhound  
17929,Walkman,(trademark) a pocket-sized stereo system with light weight earphones  
17930,Wall_Street Wall_St.,a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance  
17931,Wall_Street the_Street,used to allude to the securities industry of the United States  
17932,Walla_Walla,a town in southeastern Washington near the Oregon border  
17933,Wallace Alfred_Russel_Wallace,English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913)  
17934,Wallace Edgar_Wallace Richard_Horatio_Edgar_Wallace,English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932)  
17935,Wallace Sir_William_Wallace,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)  
17936,Wallenstein Albrecht_Eusebius_Wenzel_von_Wallenstein,Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)  
17937,Waller Fats_Waller Thomas_Wright_Waller,United States jazz musician (1904-1943)  
17938,Walloon,a member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium  
17939,Walloon,a dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France  
17940,Walloons,an ethnic group speaking a dialect of French and living in southern and eastern Belgium and neighboring parts of France  
17941,Walpole Horace_Walpole Horatio_Walpole Fourth_Earl_of_Orford,English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797)  
17942,Walpole Robert_Walpole Sir_Robert_Walpole First_Earl_of_Orford,Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745)  
17943,Walpurgis_Night,eve of May Day  
17944,Walt_Disney_World,a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando  
17945,Walt_Whitman_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the Delaware River  
17946,Walter Bruno_Walter,German conductor (1876-1962)  
17947,Walter_Mitty,fictional character created by James Thurber who daydreams about his adventures and triumphs  
17948,Walton E._T._S._Walton Ernest_Walton Ernest_Thomas_Sinton_Walton,Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first split an atom (1903-1995)  
17949,Walton Izaak_Walton,English writer remember for his treatise on fishing (1593-1683)  
17950,Walton William_Walton Sir_William_Walton Sir_William_Turner_Walton,English composer (1902-1983)  
17951,Wampanoag,a member of the Algonquian people of Rhode Island and Massachusetts who greeted the Pilgrims  
17952,Wanamaker John_Wanamaker,United States businessman whose business grew into one of the first department stores (1838-1922)  
17953,Wandering_Jew,a legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion  
17954,Wankel_engine Wankel_rotary_engine epitrochoidal_engine,a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts  
17955,War_Admiral,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1937  
17956,War_Department,a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1789 and combined with the Navy Department in 1947  
17957,War_of_1812,a war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France  
17958,War_of_Greek_Independence,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)  
17959,War_of_the_Austrian_Succession,Prussia and Austria fought over Silesia and most of the rest of Europe took sides; 1740-1748  
17960,War_of_the_Grand_Alliance War_of_the_League_of_Augsburg,an aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the Holy Roman Empire and England and Holland and other states (1689-1697)  
17961,War_of_the_Roses Wars_of_the_Roses,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  
17962,War_of_the_Spanish_Succession,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  
17963,Warburg Aby_Warburg Aby_Moritz_Warburg,German art historian (1866-1929)  
17964,Warburg Otto_Heinrich_Warburg,German biochemist who pioneered the use of chemical techniques in biological investigations; noted for studies of cellular respiration (1883-1970)  
17965,Ward Barbara_Ward Baroness_Jackson_of_Lodsworth,English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)  
17966,Ward Montgomery_Ward Aaron_Montgomery_Ward,United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)  
17967,Ward Mrs._Humphrey_Ward Mary_Augusta_Arnold_Ward,English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)  
17968,Warhol Andy_Warhol,United States artist who was a leader of the Pop Art movement (1930-1987)  
17969,Warji,a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria  
17970,Warner Charles_Dudley_Warner,United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)  
17971,Warren Earl_Warren,United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974)  
17972,Warren Robert_Penn_Warren,United States writer and poet (1905-1989)  
17973,Warszawa Warsaw capital_of_Poland,the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland  
17974,Warwick Earl_of_Warwick Richard_Neville Kingmaker,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)  
17975,Washington Booker_T._Washington Booker_Taliaferro_Washington,United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)  
17976,Washington Evergreen_State WA Wash.,a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific  
17977,Washington George_Washington President_Washington,1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)  
17978,Washington Washington_D.C. American_capital capital_of_the_United_States,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  
17979,Washington's_Birthday February_22,the day on which George Washington is remembered  
17980,Washington_Monument,a stone obelisk built in Washington in 1884 to honor George Washington; 555 feet tall  
17981,Washingtonian,a native or resident of the city of Washington  
17982,Washingtonian,a native or resident of the state of Washington  
17983,Wassermann August_von_Wassermann,German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925)  
17984,Wassermann_test Wasserman_reaction Wassermann,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  
17985,Waterbury,a city in west central Connecticut  
17986,Waterford,a port city in southern Ireland; famous for glass industry  
17987,Watergate Watergate_scandal,a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974  
17988,Waterhouse-Friderichsen_syndrome,syndrome associated with bacterial meningitis; marked by sudden high fever and skin discoloration and petechiae with hemorrhage into the adrenal glands and cardiovascular collapse  
17989,Waterloo,a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat  
17990,Waterloo Battle_of_Waterloo,the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon  
17991,Waters Ethel_Waters,United States actress and singer (1896-1977)  
17992,Watertown,a town in southeastern Wisconsin  
17993,Watertown,a town in northern New York  
17994,Watson James_Watson James_Dewey_Watson,United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928)  
17995,Watson John_Broadus_Watson,United States psychologist considered the founder of behavioristic psychology (1878-1958)  
17996,Watson Thomas_Augustus_Watson,United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)  
17997,Watt James_Watt,Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819)  
17998,Watteau Jean_Antoine_Watteau,French painter (1684-1721)  
17999,Watts Isaac_Watts,English poet and theologian (1674-1748)  
18000,Waugh Evelyn_Waugh Evelyn_Arthur_Saint_John_Waugh,English author of satirical novels (1903-1966)  
18001,Wausau,a town in north central Wisconsin  
18002,Wave,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  
18003,Wavell Archibald_Percival_Wavell First_Earl_Wavell,British field marshal in North Africa in World War II; he defeated the Italians before being defeated by the Germans (1883-1950)  
18004,Wayland Wayland_the_Smith Wieland,(European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund  
18005,Wayne Anthony_Wayne Mad_Anthony_Wayne,American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796)  
18006,Wayne John_Wayne Duke_Wayne,United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)  
18007,Ways_and_Means_Committee,a permanent committee of the United States House of Representatives that makes recommendations to the US House on all bills that would raise revenue  
18008,Web_Map_Service Web_Map_Server,a computer program that produces maps of spatially referenced data dynamically from geographic information  
18009,Webb Beatrice_Webb Martha_Beatrice_Potter_Webb,English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)  
18010,Webb Sidney_Webb Sidney_James_Webb First_Baron_Passfield,English sociologist and economist and a central member of the Fabian Society (1859-1947)  
18011,Weber Carl_Maria_von_Weber Baron_Karl_Maria_Friedrich_Ernst_von_Weber,German conductor and composer of romantic operas (1786-1826)  
18012,Weber E._H._Weber Ernst_Heinrich_Weber,German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878)  
18013,Weber Max_Weber,United States abstract painter (born in Russia) (1881-1961)  
18014,Weber Max_Weber,German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920)  
18015,Weber Wilhelm_Eduard_Weber,German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891)  
18016,Weber's_law,(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"  
18017,Webster Daniel_Webster,United States politician and orator (1782-1817)  
18018,Webster John_Webster,English playwright (1580-1625)  
18019,Webster Noah_Webster,United States lexicographer (1758-1843)  
18020,Weddell_Sea,an arm of the south Atlantic in Antarctica to the east of the Antarctic Peninsula  
18021,Wedgwood,a type of pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors; typically has a classical decoration in white on a blue background  
18022,Wedgwood Josiah_Wedgwood,English potter (1730-1795)  
18023,Wednesday Midweek Wed,the fourth day of the week; the third working day  
18024,Wegener Alfred_Lothar_Wegener,German geophysicist who proposed the theory of continental drift (1880-1930)  
18025,Wei Wei_dynasty,any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556  
18026,Weil Andre_Weil,United States mathematician (born in France) (1906-1998)  
18027,Weil Simone_Weil,French philosopher (1909-1943)  
18028,Weil's_disease,a severe form of leptospirosis in human beings  
18029,Weill Kurt_Weill,German composer; collaborated with Bertolt Brecht (1900-1950)  
18030,Weimar,a German city near Leipzig; scene of the adoption in 1919 of the constitution of the Weimar Republic that lasted until 1933  
18031,Weimar_Republic,the German republic founded at Weimar in 1919; "The Weimar Republic was overthrown in 1933 and replaced by the Third Reich"  
18032,Weimaraner,large breed of hound having a smooth greyish coat; originated in Germany  
18033,Weinberg Steven_Weinberg,United States theoretical physicist (born in 1933)  
18034,Weismann August_Friedrich_Leopold_Weismann,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)  
18035,Weissbier white_beer wheat_beer,a general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent  
18036,Weisshorn,a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland (14,804 feet high)  
18037,Weizenbier,a general name in southern Germany for wheat beers  
18038,Weizenbock,a German wheat beer of bock strength  
18039,Weizmann Chaim_Weizmann Chaim_Azriel_Weizmann,Israeli statesman who persuaded the United States to recognize the new state of Israel and became its first president (1874-1952)  
18040,Weld Theodore_Dwight_Weld,United States abolitionist (1803-1895)  
18041,Welles Orson_Welles George_Orson_Welles,United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985)  
18042,Wellington Duke_of_Wellington First_Duke_of_Wellington Arthur_Wellesley Iron_Duke,British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)  
18043,Wellington capital_of_New_Zealand,the capital of New Zealand  
18044,Wells H._G._Wells Herbert_George_Wells,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)  
18045,Welsh Cymric,a Celtic language of Wales  
18046,Welsh Welsh_Black,a breed of dual-purpose cattle developed in Wales  
18047,Welsh_onion Japanese_leek Allium_fistulosum,Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions  
18048,Welsh_pony,breed of small ponies originally from Wales  
18049,Welsh_poppy Meconopsis_cambrica,widely cultivated west European plant with showy pale yellow flowers  
18050,Welsh_rarebit Welsh_rabbit rarebit,cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast  
18051,Welsh_springer_spaniel,a red-and-white breed slightly smaller than the English springer spaniel  
18052,Welsh_terrier,wire-haired terrier resembling Airedales but smaller; developed in Wales for hunting  
18053,Welshman Welsh Cambrian Cymry,a native or resident of Wales  
18054,Weltanschauung world_view,a comprehensive view of the world and human life  
18055,Welty Eudora_Welty,United States writer about rural southern life (1909-2001)  
18056,Welwitschiaceae family_Welwitschiaceae,in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae  
18057,Wembley,a southeastern part of Greater London that is the site of the English national soccer stadium  
18058,Wen_Ch'ang Wen-Ti,Chinese god of literature  
18059,Werdnig-Hoffman_disease,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  
18060,Werfel Franz_Werfel,United States writer (1890-1945)  
18061,Wernicke Karl_Wernicke,German neurologist best known for his studies of aphasia (1848-1905)  
18062,Wernicke's_aphasia fluent_aphasia receptive_aphasia sensory_aphasia impressive_aphasia,aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words  
18063,Wernicke's_area Wernicke's_center,the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people  
18064,Wernicke's_encephalopathy,inflammatory degenerative disease of the brain caused by thiamine deficiency that is usually associated with alcoholism  
18065,Weser Weser_River,a river in northwestern Germany that flows northward to the North Sea near Bremerhaven  
18066,Wesley Charles_Wesley,English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)  
18067,Wesley John_Wesley,English clergyman and founder of Methodism (1703-1791)  
18068,Wesleyan,a follower of Wesleyanism  
18069,Wesleyan_Methodist_Church Wesleyan_Methodists,the original Methodist Church  
18070,Wesleyanism Wesleyism,evangelical principles taught by John Wesley  
18071,Wessex,a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century  
18072,West Benjamin_West,English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)  
18073,West Mae_West,United States film actress (1892-1980)  
18074,West Occident,the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America  
18075,West Rebecca_West Dame_Rebecca_West Cicily_Isabel_Fairfield,British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)  
18076,West western_United_States,the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River  
18077,West-sider,a resident of the west side of Manhattan in New York City  
18078,West_Africa,an area of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea  
18079,West_African,a group of languages spoken in the extreme western part of West Africa  
18080,West_Bank,an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians  
18081,West_Bengal,a state in eastern India  
18082,West_Berlin,the part of Berlin under United States and British and French control until 1989  
18083,West_Berliner,an inhabitant of West Berlin  
18084,West_Chadic,a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member  
18085,West_Coast,the western seaboard of the United States from Washington to southern California  
18086,West_Country,the southwestern part of England (including Cornwall and Devon and Somerset)  
18087,West_End,the part of west central London containing the main entertainment and shopping areas  
18088,West_Germanic West_Germanic_language,a branch of the Germanic languages  
18089,West_Germany Federal_Republic_of_Germany,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  
18090,West_Highland_white_terrier,small white long-coated terrier developed in Scotland  
18091,West_Indian,a native or inhabitant of the West Indies  
18092,West_Indian_jasmine pagoda_tree Plumeria_alba,tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers  
18093,West_Indies the_Indies,the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area  
18094,West_Malaysia Malaya Peninsular_Malaysia,the region of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula; shares a land border with Thailand to the north  
18095,West_Midland,a dialect of Middle English  
18096,West_Nile_encephalitis,encephalitis caused by the West Nile virus; can be fatal in humans and horses and birds  
18097,West_Nile_virus West_Nile_encephalitis_virus,the flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis  
18098,West_Palm_Beach,a town in southeast Florida on the mainland opposite Palm Beach; founded as a commercial center for Palm Beach  
18099,West_Point,United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river to the north of New York City; site of United States Military Academy  
18100,West_Saxon,an inhabitant of Wessex  
18101,West_Saxon,a literary dialect of Old English  
18102,West_Sussex,a county in southern England on the English Channel  
18103,West_Virginia Mountain_State WV W.V.,a state in east central United States  
18104,West_Virginian,a native or resident of West Virginia  
18105,West_Yorkshire,a metropolitan county in northern England  
18106,Western horse_opera,a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development  
18107,Western_Australia,a state containing the western third of Australia  
18108,Western_Australia_coral_pea Hardenbergia_comnptoniana,vigorous climber of the forests of western Australia; grown for their dense racemes of attractive bright rose-purple flowers  
18109,Western_Malayo-Polynesian,a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages  
18110,Western_Roman_Empire Western_Empire,the western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395; it lasted only until 476  
18111,Western_Sahara Spanish_Sahara,an area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992  
18112,Western_Samoan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Western Samoa  
18113,Western_box_turtle Terrapene_ornata,primarily a prairie turtle of western United States and northern Mexico  
18114,Western_culture Western_civilization,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"  
18115,Western_diamondback Western_diamondback_rattlesnake Crotalus_atrox,largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico  
18116,Western_mountain_ash Sorbus_sitchensis,an ash of the western coast of North America  
18117,Western_pasqueflower Pulsatilla_occidentalis Anemone_occidentalis,of western North America  
18118,Western_ribbon_snake Thamnophis_proximus,yellow- or reddish-striped snake of temperate woodlands and grasslands to tropics  
18119,Western_sand_cherry Rocky_Mountains_cherry Prunus_besseyi,dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit  
18120,Western_silvery_aster,a variety of aster  
18121,Westernization Westernisation,assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization  
18122,Westinghouse George_Westinghouse,United States inventor and manufacturer (1846-1914)  
18123,Westminster City_of_Westminster,a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey  
18124,Westminster_Abbey,a famous Gothic church of St. Peter in Westminster, 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"  
18125,Weston Edward_Weston,United States photographer(1886-1958)  
18126,Weston_cell cadmium_cell,a standard voltaic cell (trademark Weston)  
18127,Wharton Edith_Wharton Edith_Newbold_Jones_Wharton,United States novelist (1862-1937)  
18128,Wheatley Phillis_Wheatley,American poet (born in Africa) who was the first recognized Black writer in America (1753-1784)  
18129,Wheatstone Sir_Charles_Wheatstone,English physicist and inventor who devised the Wheatstone bridge (1802-1875)  
18130,Wheatstone_bridge,a bridge used to measure resistances  
18131,Wheeler Sir_Mortimer_Wheeler Sir_Robert_Eric_Mortimer_Wheeler,Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)  
18132,Wheeler_Peak,a mountain peak in northeastern New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains  
18133,Wheeling,a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river  
18134,Whig,a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories  
18135,Whig,a supporter of the American Revolution  
18136,Whig,a member of the Whig Party that existed in the United States before the American Civil War  
18137,Whig_Party,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  
18138,Whipple's_penstemon Penstemon_whippleanus,wine and lavender to purple and black flowers in several clusters on the upper half of leafy stems; Montana south through the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and New Mexico  
18139,Whirlaway,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1941  
18140,Whistler James_Abbott_McNeill_Whistler,United States painter (1834-1903)  
18141,Whit-Tuesday Whitsun_Tuesday,the day after Whitmonday  
18142,White Andrew_D._White Andrew_Dickson_White,United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)  
18143,White E._B._White Elwyn_Brooks_White,United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)  
18144,White Edward_White Edward_D._White Edward_Douglas_White_Jr.,United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)  
18145,White Patrick_White Patrick_Victor_Martindale_White,Australian writer (1912-1990)  
18146,White Stanford_White,United States architect (1853-1906)  
18147,White T._H._White Theodore_Harold_White,United States political journalist (1915-1986)  
18148,White White_River,a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri  
18149,White White_person Caucasian,a Caucasian  
18150,White_House,the government building that serves as the residence and office of the President of the United States  
18151,White_House EXEC,the chief executive department of the United States government  
18152,White_Nile,a headstream of the Nile; joins the Blue Nile at Khartoum to form the Nile  
18153,White_Russian,a cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur, and milk or cream  
18154,White_Sea,a large inlet of the Barents Sea in the northwestern part of European Russia  
18155,White_Tai,a branch of the Tai languages  
18156,Whitehall,a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices  
18157,Whitehall,the British civil service  
18158,Whitehead Alfred_North_Whitehead,English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947)  
18159,Whitehorse,the provincial capital of the Yukon Territory  
18160,Whitman Marcus_Whitman,United States frontier missionary who established a post in Oregon where Christianity and schooling and medicine were available to Native Americans (1802-1847)  
18161,Whitman Walt_Whitman,United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)  
18162,Whitmonday Whitsun_Monday,the day after Whitsunday; a legal holiday in England and Wales and Ireland  
18163,Whitney Eli_Whitney,United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)  
18164,Whitney Mount_Whitney,the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high)  
18165,Whitsun Whitsuntide Whitweek,Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days)  
18166,Whittier John_Greenleaf_Whittier,United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)  
18167,Whittle Frank_Whittle Sir_Frank_Whittle,English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)  
18168,Wicca,a community of followers of the Wicca religion  
18169,Wicca,the polytheistic nature religion of modern witchcraft whose central deity is a mother goddess; claims origins in pre-Christian pagan religions of western Europe  
18170,Wiccan witch,a believer in Wicca  
18171,Wichita,a member of the Caddo people formerly living between Kansas and central Texas  
18172,Wichita,the largest city in Kansas; located in southern Kansas on the Arkansas River  
18173,Wichita,the Caddoan language spoken by the Wichita  
18174,Wichita_Falls,a city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma border  
18175,Widal_test Widal's_test,a test for detecting typhoid fever and other salmonella infections  
18176,Wiener Norbert_Wiener,United States mathematician and founder of cybernetics (1894-1964)  
18177,Wiesbaden,a city in western Germany; a spa since Roman times  
18178,Wiesel Elie_Wiesel Eliezer_Wiesel,United States writer (born in Romania) who survived Nazi concentration camps and is dedicated to keeping alive the memory of the Holocaust (born in 1928)  
18179,Wiesenthal Samuel_Wiesenthal,Austrian investigator of Nazi war crimes (born in 1908)  
18180,Wiffle Wiffle_Ball,(trademark) a hollow plastic ball with cutouts  
18181,Wight Isle_of_Wight,an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel  
18182,Wigner Eugene_Wigner Eugene_Paul_Wigner,United States physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on the structure of the atom and its nucleus (1902-1995)  
18183,Wild_West,the western United States during its frontier period  
18184,Wild_West_Show Buffalo_Bill's_Wild_West_Show,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  
18185,Wilde Oscar_Wilde Oscar_Fingal_O'Flahertie_Wills_Wilde,Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)  
18186,Wilder Billy_Wilder Samuel_Wilder,United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)  
18187,Wilder Thornton_Wilder Thornton_Niven_Wilder,United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)  
18188,Wilderness,a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War  
18189,Wilderness_Campaign,American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses  
18190,Wilhelm_II Kaiser_Wilhelm Kaiser_Bill,grandson of Queen Victoria and Kaiser of Germany from 1888 to 1918; he was vilified as causing World War I (1859-1941)  
18191,Wilkes Charles_Wilkes,United States explorer of Antarctica (1798-1877)  
18192,Wilkes John_Wilkes,English reformer who published attacks on George III and supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797)  
18193,Wilkes_Land,a coastal region of Antarctica on the Indian Ocean to the south of Australia; most of the territory is claimed by Australia  
18194,Wilkins George_Hubert_Wilkins,Australian who was the first to explore the Arctic by airplane (1888-1958)  
18195,Wilkins Maurice_Wilkins Maurice_Hugh_Frederick_Wilkins,English biochemist who helped discover the structure of DNA (1916-2004)  
18196,Wilkins Roy_Wilkins,United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)  
18197,Wilkinson Sir_Geoffrey_Wilkinson,English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921)  
18198,Willamette Willamette_River,a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland  
18199,Willard Emma_Hart_Willard,United States educator who was an early campaigner for higher education for women (1787-1870)  
18200,Willard Frances_Elizabeth_Caroline_Willard,United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898)  
18201,Willebrand von_Willebrand E._A._von_Willebrand Erik_von_Willebrand Erik_Adolf_von_Willebrand,Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia (1870-1949)  
18202,William_I William_the_Conqueror,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)  
18203,William_II William_Rufus,the second son of William the Conqueror who succeeded him as King of England (1056-1100)  
18204,William_III William_of_Orange,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)  
18205,William_IV Sailor_King,King of England and Ireland; son of George III who ascended the throne after a long naval career (1765-1837)  
18206,William_and_Mary,joint monarchs of England; William III and Mary II  
18207,Williams Hank_Williams Hiram_Williams Hiram_King_Williams,United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)  
18208,Williams Roger_Williams,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)  
18209,Williams Sir_Bernard_Williams Bernard_Arthur_Owen_Williams,English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003)  
18210,Williams Ted_Williams Theodore_Samuel_Williams,United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002)  
18211,Williams Tennessee_Williams Thomas_Lanier_Williams,United States playwright (1911-1983)  
18212,Williams William_Carlos_Williams,United States poet (1883-1963)  
18213,Williams_syndrome,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  
18214,Williamstown,a town in northwestern Massachusetts  
18215,Willis Thomas_Willis,English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)  
18216,Wilmington,a town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear River  
18217,Wilmington,the largest city in Delaware  
18218,Wilms'_tumor Wilms_tumour adenomyosarcoma nephroblastoma embryoma_of_the_kidney,malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass  
18219,Wilmut Ian_Wilmut,English geneticist who succeeded in cloning a sheep from a cell from an adult ewe (born in 1944)  
18220,Wilson Alexander_Wilson,Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813)  
18221,Wilson Charles_Thomson_Rees_Wilson,Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959)  
18222,Wilson E._O._Wilson Edward_Osborne_Wilson,United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929)  
18223,Wilson Edmund_Wilson,United States literary critic (1895-1972)  
18224,Wilson Harriet_Wilson,author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)  
18225,Wilson James_Wilson,American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798)  
18226,Wilson John_Tuzo_Wilson,Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993)  
18227,Wilson Mount_Wilson,a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high)  
18228,Wilson Robert_Woodrow_Wilson,United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918)  
18229,Wilson Sir_Angus_Wilson Angus_Frank_Johnstone_Wilson,English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991)  
18230,Wilson Woodrow_Wilson Thomas_Woodrow_Wilson President_Wilson,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)  
18231,Wilson's_phalarope Steganopus_tricolor,breeds on the northern great plains of Canada  
18232,Wilson's_snipe Gallinago_gallinago_delicata,American snipe  
18233,Wilson's_warbler Wilson's_blackcap Wilsonia_pusilla,yellow wood warbler with a black crown  
18234,Wilton Wilton_carpet,a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile  
18235,Wimbledon,a suburb of London and the headquarters of the club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courts  
18236,Winchester,a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire  
18237,Winchester,a shoulder rifle  
18238,Winchester_College,the oldest English public school; located in Winchester  
18239,Winckelmann Johann_Winckelmann Johann_Joachim_Winckelmann,German archaeologist and art historian said to be the father of archaeology (1717-1768)  
18240,Wind_Cave_National_Park,a national park in South Dakota featuring bison herds and limestone caverns  
18241,Windaus Adolf_Windaus,German chemist who studied steroids and cholesterol and discovered histamine (1876-1959)  
18242,Windhoek,capital of Namibia in the center of the country  
18243,Windows,(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface  
18244,Windsor,a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit  
18245,Windsor House_of_Windsor,the British royal family since 1917  
18246,Windsor_chair,straight chair having a shaped seat and a back of many spindles  
18247,Windsor_green,a light chrome green pigment  
18248,Windsor_knot,a wide triangular slipknot for tying a tie  
18249,Windsor_tie,a wide necktie worn in a loose bow  
18250,Windward_Islands Windward_Isles,a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles  
18251,Windward_Passage,a channel between eastern Cuba and western Haiti that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea  
18252,Winesap,crisp apple with dark red skin  
18253,Winnebago,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  
18254,Winnebago,the Siouan language spoken by the Winnebago  
18255,Winnipeg,the capital and largest city of Manitoba; located in southern Manitoba; known for severe winters  
18256,Winnipeg Lake_Winnipeg,a lake in southern Canada in Manitoba  
18257,Winslow Edward_Winslow,English colonial administrator who traveled to America on the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the Plymouth Colony (1595-1655)  
18258,Winston-Salem,a city of north central North Carolina  
18259,Winter_Olympic_Games Winter_Olympics,an Olympics for winter sports  
18260,Winteraceae family_Winteraceae winter's_bark_family,small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae  
18261,Wintun,a member of a North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in California  
18262,Wintun,a Copehan language spoken by the Wintun  
18263,Wisconsin Badger_State WI Wis. Wisc.,a midwestern state in north central United States  
18264,Wisconsin Wisconsin_River,a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin  
18265,Wisconsin_weeping_willow Salix_pendulina Salix_blanda Salix_pendulina_blanda,hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit  
18266,Wisconsinite Badger,a native or resident of Wisconsin  
18267,Wisdom_of_Solomon Wisdom,an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC  
18268,Wise Isaac_Mayer_Wise,United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)  
18269,Wise Stephen_Samuel_Wise,United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)  
18270,Wise_Men Magi,(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  
18271,Wister Owen_Wister,United States writer (1860-1938)  
18272,Witherspoon John_Witherspoon,American Revolutionary leader and educator (born in Scotland) who signed of the Declaration of Independence and was president of the college that became Princeton University (1723-1794)  
18273,Wittgenstein Ludwig_Wittgenstein Ludwig_Josef_Johan_Wittgenstein,British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on logic and logical positivism (1889-1951)  
18274,Witwatersrand Rand Reef,a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese  
18275,Wobbly,a member of the Industrial Workers of the World  
18276,Wodehouse P._G._Wodehouse Pelham_Grenville_Wodehouse,English writer known for his humorous novels and stories (1881-1975)  
18277,Woden Wodan,chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan  
18278,Wolf Friedrich_August_Wolf,German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824)  
18279,Wolf Hugo_Wolf,Austrian composer (1860-1903)  
18280,Wolfe Thomas_Wolfe Thomas_Clayton_Wolfe,United States writer best known for his autobiographical novels (1900-1938)  
18281,Wolfe Tom_Wolfe Thomas_Wolfe Thomas_Kennerly_Wolfe_Jr.,United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931)  
18282,Wolff Kaspar_Friedrich_Wolff,German anatomist (1733-1794)  
18283,Wolffia genus_Wolffia,minute rootless aquatic herbs having globular fronds floating on or near the water surface and bearing one flower per frond  
18284,Wolffiella genus_Wolffiella,minute rootless aquatic herbs having flat fronds floating on or below the water surface and bearing 1-2 flowers per frond; America and Africa  
18285,Wollaston William_Hyde_Wollaston,English chemist and physicist who discovered palladium and rhodium and demonstrated that static and current electricity are the same (1766-1828)  
18286,Wollemi_pine,newly discovered (1994) pine thought to have been long extinct; Australia; genus and species names not yet assigned  
18287,Wollstonecraft Mary_Wollstonecraft Mary_Wollstonecraft_Godwin,English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women; mother of Mary Shelley (1759-1797)  
18288,Wolof,the West African language of the Wolof in Senegal; related to Fula  
18289,Wolstonian_glaciation,the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in Britain and the deposits laid down at that time  
18290,Women's_Army_Corps WAC,an army corps that was organized in World War II but is no longer a separate branch of the United States Army  
18291,Wood Grant_Wood,United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942)  
18292,Wood Mrs._Henry_Wood Ellen_Price_Wood,English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887)  
18293,Wood Natalie_Wood,United States film actress (1938-1981)  
18294,Wood Sir_Henry_Wood Sir_Henry_Joseph_Wood,English conductor (1869-1944)  
18295,Wood's_metal Wood's_alloy,a fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit  
18296,Woodbury Helen_Laura_Sumner_Woodbury,United States social economist (1876-1933)  
18297,Woodhull Victoria_Clafin_Woodhull,United States advocate of women's suffrage; in 1872 she was the first woman to run for the United States presidency (1838-1927)  
18298,Woodward Bob_Woodward Robert_Woodward Robert_Burns_Woodward,United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex organic compounds (1917-1979)  
18299,Woodward C._Vann_Woodward Comer_Vann_Woodward,United States historian (1908-1999)  
18300,Woodwardia genus_Woodwardia,in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae: chain ferns  
18301,Woolf Virginia_Woolf Adeline_Virginia_Stephen_Woolf,English author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1882-1941)  
18302,Woollcott Alexander_Woollcott,United States drama critic and journalist (1887-1943)  
18303,Woolley Sir_Leonard_Woolley Sir_Charles_Leonard_Woolley,English archaeologist who supervised the excavations at Ur (1880-1960)  
18304,Woolworth Frank_Winfield_Woolworth,United States businessman who opened a shop in 1879 selling low-priced goods and built it into a national chain of stores (1852-1919)  
18305,Worcester,an industrial and university city in central Massachusetts to the west of Boston  
18306,Worcester,a cathedral city in west central England on the River Severn  
18307,Worcester Joseph_Emerson_Worcester,United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)  
18308,Worcester_sauce Worcestershire Worcestershire_sauce,a savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices  
18309,WordNet Princeton_WordNet,a machine-readable lexical database organized by meanings; developed at Princeton University  
18310,WordNet3.1,the latest publicly released version of WordNet  
18311,Word_of_God,a manifestation of the mind and will of God  
18312,Word_of_God,the message of the Gospel of Christ  
18313,Wordsworth William_Wordsworth,a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)  
18314,World_Council_of_Churches,an ecumenical organization of Protestant and eastern churches; intended to promote unity and cooperation in religious and secular matters  
18315,World_Cup,a soccer tournament held every four years between national soccer teams to determine a world champion  
18316,World_Health_Organization WHO W.H.O.,a United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services  
18317,World_Meteorological_Organization WMO,the United Nations agency concerned with the international collection of meteorological data  
18318,World_Series,series that constitutes the playoff for the baseball championship; "we watched the World Series on TV"  
18319,World_Trade_Center WTC twin_towers,twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built 1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001  
18320,World_Trade_Organization WTO,an international organization based in Geneva that monitors and enforces rules governing global trade  
18321,World_War_I World_War_1 Great_War First_World_War War_to_End_War,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  
18322,World_War_II World_War_2 Second_World_War,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  
18323,World_Wide_Web WWW web,computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol  
18324,Wormian_bone sutural_bone,any of the tiny soft bones found in the sutures between cranial bones  
18325,Worth Charles_Frederick_Worth,French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895)  
18326,Wotan,supreme Teutonic god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Anglo-Saxon Woden  
18327,Wouk Herman_Wouk,United States writer (born in 1915)  
18328,Wrangell-St._Elias_National_Park,the largest national park of the United States; located in Alaska  
18329,Wren Sir_Christopher_Wren,English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)  
18330,Wright Frances_Wright Fanny_Wright,United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)  
18331,Wright Frank_Lloyd_Wright,influential United States architect (1869-1959)  
18332,Wright Orville_Wright,United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)  
18333,Wright Richard_Wright,United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960)  
18334,Wright Wilbur_Wright,United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912)  
18335,Wright Willard_Huntington_Wright S._S._Van_Dine,United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)  
18336,Wroclaw Breslau,a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder  
18337,Wu Wu_dialect Shanghai_dialect,a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Yangtze delta  
18338,Wuhan,a city of central China on the Chang Jiang; the commercial and industrial center of central China  
18339,Wurlitzer Rudolf_Wurlitzer,United States businessman (born in Germany) who founded a company to make pipe organs (1831-1914)  
18340,Wurzburg Wuerzburg,a city of south central Germany  
18341,Wyatt James_Wyatt,English architect (1746-1813)  
18342,Wyatt Sir_Thomas_Wyatt Wyat Sir_Thomas_Wyat,English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542)  
18343,Wycherley William_Wycherley,English playwright noted for his humorous and satirical plays (1640-1716)  
18344,Wycliffe John_Wycliffe Wickliffe John_Wickliffe Wyclif John_Wyclif Wiclif John_Wiclif,English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)  
18345,Wyeth Andrew_Wyeth,United States painter (born in 1917)  
18346,Wykeham William_of_Wykeham,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)  
18347,Wykehamist,a student enrolled in (or graduated from) Winchester College  
18348,Wyler William_Wyler,United States filmmaker (1902-1981)  
18349,Wylie Elinor_Morton_Hoyt_Wylie,United States poet (1885-1928)  
18350,Wynette Tammy_Wynette Tammy_Wynetter_Pugh,United States country singer (1942-1998)  
18351,Wynnea genus_Wynnea,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Sarcoscyphaceae  
18352,Wynnea_americana,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  
18353,Wynnea_sparassoides,a fungus with a long solid stalk embedded in soil and a yellow-brown head shaped like a cauliflower  
18354,Wyoming Equality_State WY Wyo.,a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east  
18355,Wyomingite,a native or resident of Wyoming  
18356,Wyrd Weird,fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters  
18357,Wyszynski Stefan_Wyszynski,Polish prelate who persuaded the Soviet to allow greater religious freedom in Poland (1901-1981)  
18358,X x ex,the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet  
18359,X-OR_circuit XOR_circuit XOR_gate,gate for exclusive OR; a circuit in a computer that fires only if only one of its inputs fire  
18360,X-linked_SCID X-SCID,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  
18361,X-linked_dominant_inheritance,hereditary pattern in which a dominant gene on the X chromosome causes a characteristic to be manifested in the offspring  
18362,X-linked_gene,a gene located on an X chromosome  
18363,X-linked_recessive_inheritance,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  
18364,X-ray_diffraction,the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal  
18365,X-ray_film,photographic film used to make X-ray pictures  
18366,X-ray_machine,an apparatus that provides a source of X rays  
18367,X-ray_therapy,the therapeutic use of X rays  
18368,X-ray_tube,a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays  
18369,X-raying X-radiation,obtaining images by the use of X rays  
18370,XX,(genetics) normal complement of sex chromosomes in a female  
18371,XXX,(genetics) abnormal complement of three X chromosomes in a female  
18372,XXY,(genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male resulting in Klinefelter's syndrome  
18373,XY,(genetics) normal complement of sex hormones in a male  
18374,XYY,(genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male who has two Y chromosomes  
18375,X_chromosome,the sex chromosome that is present in both sexes: singly in males and doubly in females; "human females normally have two X chromosomes"  
18376,X_ray X-ray X-radiation roentgen_ray,electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target  
18377,Xanthium genus_Xanthium,coarse herbs having small heads of greenish flowers followed by burrs with hooked bristles  
18378,Xanthomonas genus_Xanthomonas,a genus of bacteria similar to Pseudomonas but producing a yellow pigment that is not soluble in water  
18379,Xanthophyceae class_Xanthophyceae,yellow-green algae  
18380,Xanthorrhoeaceae family_Xanthorrhoeaceae grass_tree_family,one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted  
18381,Xanthorroea genus_Xanthorroea,grass trees; sometimes placed in family Xanthorrhoeaceae  
18382,Xanthosoma genus_Xanthosoma,tropical American tuberous perennials  
18383,Xantusiidae family_Xantusiidae,night lizards  
18384,Xavier Saint_Francis_Xavier,Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552)  
18385,Xenarthra suborder_Xenarthra,armadillos; American anteaters; sloths  
18386,Xenicidae family_Xenicidae Acanthisittidae family_Acanthisittidae,alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens  
18387,Xenicus genus_Xenicus,type genus for the Xenicidae  
18388,Xenophanes,Greek philosopher (560-478 BC)  
18389,Xenophon,Greek general and historian; student of Socrates (430-355 BC)  
18390,Xenopodidae family_Xenopodidae,in some classifications the family of the genus Xenopus which is otherwise included in the family Pipidae  
18391,Xenopus genus_Xenopus,an African clawed frog; in some classifications made the type genus of a separate family Xenopodidae  
18392,Xenorhyncus genus_Xenorhyncus,East Indian and Australian storks  
18393,Xenosauridae family_Xenosauridae,monotypic family of Mexican lizards  
18394,Xenosaurus genus_Xenosaurus,type and sole genus of Xenosauridae: slender-bodied Mexican lizards having the upper surface covered with tiny granules and tubercles  
18395,Xerobates genus_Xerobates,possible new genus for desert and Texas tortoises based on recent research  
18396,Xerophyllum genus_Xerophyllum,small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae  
18397,Xerox xerographic_copier Xerox_machine,a duplicator (trade mark Xerox) 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  
18398,Xerxes_I Xerxes_the_Great,king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC)  
18399,Xhosa,a member of the Negroid people of southern South Africa  
18400,Xhosa,a community of Negroid people in southern South Africa  
18401,Xhosa,a Bantu language closely related to Zulu  
18402,Xian Sian Singan Changan Hsian,a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC  
18403,Xinjiang Sinkiang Xinjiang_Uighur_Autonomous_Region,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  
18404,Xiphias genus_Xiphias,type genus of the Xiphiidae  
18405,Xiphiidae family_Xiphiidae,comprising the common swordfishes  
18406,Xiphosura order_Xiphosura,horseshoe crabs and extinct forms  
18407,Xylaria genus_Xylaria,type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata  
18408,Xylariaceae family_Xylariaceae,family of fungi characterized by dark brown to black spores  
18409,Xylocopa genus_Xylocopa,carpenter bees  
18410,Xylomelum genus_Xylomelum,small species of Australian trees or shrubs; grown for their fruit and flowers  
18411,Xylopia genus_Xylopia,tropical evergreen trees or shrubs; chiefly African  
18412,Xyphophorus genus_Xyphophorus,swordtails  
18413,Xyridaceae family_Xyridaceae yellow-eyed_grass_family,plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places  
18414,Xyridales order_Xyridales Commelinales order_Commelinales,an order of monocotyledonous herbs  
18415,Xyris genus_Xyris,chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers  
18416,Y y wye,the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet  
18417,Y-linked_gene holandric_gene,a gene located on a Y chromosome  
18418,Y2K,the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar  
18419,Y_chromosome,the sex chromosome that is carried by men; "human males normally have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome"  
18420,Yahi,a member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in northern California  
18421,Yahi,the Yanan language spoken by the Yahi  
18422,Yahoo,one of a race of brutes resembling men but subject to the Houyhnhnms in a novel by Jonathan Swift  
18423,Yahoo,a widely used search engine for the web that finds information, news, images, products, finance  
18424,Yahweh YHWH Yahwe Yahveh YHVH Yahve Wahvey Jahvey Jahweh Jehovah JHVH,a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH  
18425,Yajur-Veda,a collection of sacrificial formulas and prayers  
18426,Yakima,a town in south central Washington  
18427,Yakut,a member of a Turkic people of northeastern Siberia (mainly in the Lena river basin)  
18428,Yakut,the Turkic language spoken by the Yakut  
18429,Yale Elihu_Yale,English philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721)  
18430,Yale_University Yale,a university in Connecticut  
18431,Yalta,a resort city in Crimea in the southern Ukraine on the Black Sea; site of the Allied conference between Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill in February 1945  
18432,Yalta_Conference,a conference held in Yalta in February 1945 where Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill planned the final stages of World War II and agreed to the territorial division of Europe  
18433,Yalu Yalu_River,river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China)  
18434,Yalu_River,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  
18435,Yama,Hindu god of death and lord of the underworld  
18436,Yamamoto Isoroku_Yamamoto,Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 (1884-1943)  
18437,Yamani Ahmed_Zoki_Yamani,Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930)  
18438,Yamoussukro,capital of the Ivory Coast  
18439,Yana,a member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in northern California  
18440,Yana,the Yanan language spoken by the Yana  
18441,Yanan,a language group of the Hokan family  
18442,Yang_Chen_Ning Chen_N._Yang,United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Tsung Dao Lee in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1922)  
18443,Yangon Rangoon,the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta  
18444,Yankee Yank Northerner,an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)  
18445,Yankee Yank Yankee-Doodle,an American (especially to non-Americans)  
18446,Yaounde capital_of_Cameroon,the capital of Cameroon  
18447,Yastrzemski Carl_Yastrzemski,United States baseball player (born in 1939)  
18448,Yavapai,a member of a North American Indian people of central Arizona  
18449,Yavapai,the Yuman language spoken by the Yavapai  
18450,Yay,a branch of the Tai languages  
18451,Yazoo Yazoo_River,a river that rises in west central Mississippi and flows southwest to empty into the Mississippi River above Vicksburg  
18452,Yeats William_Butler_Yeats W._B._Yeats,Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939)  
18453,Yellow_Sea Huang_Hai,part of the Pacific off the east coast of Asia  
18454,Yellowknife,a town in the Northwest Territories in northern Canada on the Great Slave Lake  
18455,Yellowstone Yellowstone_River,a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park  
18456,Yellowstone_National_Park,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  
18457,Yemen Republic_of_Yemen,a republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990  
18458,Yemeni,a native or inhabitant of Yemen  
18459,Yemeni_fils fils,100 Yemeni fils are worth one Yemeni rial  
18460,Yemeni_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Yemen  
18461,Yemeni_rial rial,the basic unit of money in Yemen; equal to 100 fils  
18462,Yenisei Yenisei_River Yenisey Yenisey_River,a Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the Kara Sea  
18463,Yeniseian,a member of one of the groups living in the Yenisei river valley in western Siberia  
18464,Yerevan Jerevan Erivan capital_of_Armenia,capital of Armenia  
18465,Yerkes Robert_M._Yerkes Robert_Mearns_Yerkes,United States psychologist who studied the intelligence of primates (1876-1956)  
18466,Yersin Alexandre_Yersin Alexandre_Emile_Jean_Yersin,French bacteriologist born in Switzerland; was a student of Pasteur; discovered the plague bacillus (1863-1943)  
18467,Yersinia_pestis,a bacillus bacterium that causes the plague; aerosolized bacteria can be used as a bioweapon  
18468,Yerupaja,a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,709 feet high)  
18469,Yevtushenko Yevgeni_Yevtushenko Yevgeni_Aleksandrovich_Yevtushenko,Russian poet who expressed the feelings of the post-Stalinist generation (born in 1933)  
18470,Yggdrasil Ygdrasil,(Norse mythology) a huge ash tree whose roots and branches hold the earth and Heaven and Hell together  
18471,Yiddish,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  
18472,Ymir,(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  
18473,Yogacara,one of the main traditions of Mahayana Buddhism; holds that the mind is real but that objects are just ideas or states of consciousness  
18474,Yokohama,port city on southeastern Honshu in central Japan  
18475,Yokuts,a member of the North American Indian people of the San Joaquin Valley  
18476,Yom_Kippur Day_of_Atonement,(Judaism) a solemn and major fast day on the Jewish calendar; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic law  
18477,York House_of_York,the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose  
18478,Yorkshire,a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties  
18479,Yorkshire_pudding,light puffy bread made of a puff batter and traditionally baked in the pan with roast beef  
18480,Yorkshire_terrier,very small breed having a long glossy coat of bluish-grey and tan  
18481,Yorktown,a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution  
18482,Yorktown siege_of_Yorktown,in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution  
18483,Yoruba,a member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria  
18484,Yoruba Aku,a Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba in southwestern Nigeria  
18485,Yosemite Yosemite_Falls,a series of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park in California; is reduced to a trickle for part of each year  
18486,Yosemite_National_Park,a national park in California famous for its waterfalls and rock formations  
18487,Yosemite_toad Bufo_canorus,of high Sierra Nevada meadows and forest borders  
18488,Young Brigham_Young,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)  
18489,Young Cy_Young Danton_True_Young,United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)  
18490,Young Edward_Young,English poet (1683-1765)  
18491,Young Loretta_Young,United States film and television actress (1913-2000)  
18492,Young Pres_Young Lester_Willis_Young,United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)  
18493,Young Thomas_Young,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)  
18494,Young Whitney_Young Whitney_Moore_Young_Jr.,United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)  
18495,Young's_modulus,a coefficient of elasticity applicable to the stretching of a wire  
18496,Young_Turk,a member of one or more of the insurgent groups in Turkey in the late 19th century who rebelled against the absolutism of Ottoman rule  
18497,Youngstown,a city in northeast Ohio  
18498,Ypres battle_of_Ypres first_battle_of_Ypres,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  
18499,Ypres battle_of_Ypres second_battle_of_Ypres,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  
18500,Ypres battle_of_Ypres third_battle_of_Ypres,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  
18501,Yquem,a sweet white French wine  
18502,Yuan Yuan_dynasty Mongol_dynasty,the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368  
18503,Yucatan,a state of Mexico on the northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula  
18504,Yucatan Yucatan_Peninsula,a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea  
18505,Yucatec Yucateco,a member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico  
18506,Yucatec Yucateco,a Mayan language spoken by the Yucatec  
18507,Yue Yue_dialect Cantonese Cantonese_dialect,the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China  
18508,Yugoslav Jugoslav Yugoslavian Jugoslavian,a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia  
18509,Yugoslavia,a former country of southeastern Europe bordering the Adriatic Sea; formed in 1918 and named Yugoslavia in 1929; controlled by Marshal Tito as a communist state until his death in 1980; "Tito's Yugoslavia included Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro"  
18510,Yugoslavian_dinar dinar,the basic unit of money in Yugoslavia  
18511,Yugoslavian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Yugoslavia  
18512,Yukawa Hideki_Yukawa,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)  
18513,Yukon Yukon_River,a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea  
18514,Yukon Yukon_Territory,a territory in northwestern Canada; site of the Klondike gold rush in the 1890s  
18515,Yukon_white_birch Betula_neoalaskana,Alaskan birch with white to pale brown bark  
18516,Yule_log,large log traditionally burned at Christmas  
18517,Yuma,a member of the North American Indian people of Arizona and adjacent Mexico and California  
18518,Yuma,a town in southwestern Arizona on the Colorado River and the California border  
18519,Yuma,the Yuman language spoken by the Yuma  
18520,Yuman,a group of language of the Hokan family in Arizona and California and Mexico  
18521,Yunnan Yunnan_province,a province of southern China  
18522,Z z zee zed ezed izzard,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"  
18523,ZIP_code ZIP postcode postal_code,a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail  
18524,Zaar Sayanci,a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria  
18525,Zabrze,an industrial city in southern Poland  
18526,Zaglossus genus_Zaglossus,a genus of Tachyglossidae  
18527,Zagreb,the capital of Croatia  
18528,Zaharias Babe_Zaharias Didrikson Babe_Didrikson Mildred_Ella_Didrikson Mildred_Ella_Didrikson_Zaharias,outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956)  
18529,Zairese Zairean,a native or inhabitant of Zaire  
18530,Zairese_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Zaire  
18531,Zalophus genus_Zalophus,sea lions  
18532,Zama battle_of_Zama,the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War  
18533,Zambezi Zambezi_River,an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean  
18534,Zambia Republic_of_Zambia Northern_Rhodesia,a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained independence within the commonwealth in 1964  
18535,Zambian,a native or inhabitant of Zambia  
18536,Zambian_kwacha kwacha,the basic unit of money in Zambia  
18537,Zambian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Zambia  
18538,Zamboni,the trademark for a machine that smooths the ice in an ice-skating rink  
18539,Zamiaceae family_Zamiaceae zamia_family,a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias  
18540,Zangwill Israel_Zangwill,English writer (1864-1926)  
18541,Zannichellia genus_Zannichellia,horned pondweed: completely submerged herbs; in some classifications included in Potamogetonaceae  
18542,Zannichelliaceae family_Zannichelliaceae,alternative classification for some genera included in Potamogetonaceae; one species  
18543,Zantedeschia genus_Zantedeschia,calla lily  
18544,Zanthoxylum genus_Zanthoxylum,deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash  
18545,Zanuck Darryl_Zanuck Darryl_Francis_Zanuck,United States filmmaker whose works include the first full-length feature film with sound sequences (1902-1979)  
18546,Zanzibar,an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the United Republic of Tanzania  
18547,Zanzibar_copal anime,a hard copal derived from an African tree  
18548,Zapata Emiliano_Zapata,Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms (1879-1919)  
18549,Zapodidae family_Zapodidae,jumping mice  
18550,Zapotec Zapotecan,a member of a large tribe of Mesoamericans living in southern Mexico whose civilization flourished around 300 to 900  
18551,Zapotec Zapotecan,the language of the Zapotec  
18552,Zapus genus_Zapus,type genus of the Zapodidae  
18553,Zaragoza Saragossa,an ancient city on the Ebro River in northeastern Spain; formerly the capital of Aragon  
18554,Zaria,a city in north central Nigeria; agricultural trading center  
18555,Zea genus_Zea,corn  
18556,Zealand Seeland Sjaelland,the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen  
18557,Zealander,a native or inhabitant of Zealand  
18558,Zealot,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  
18559,Zechariah Zacharias,a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC  
18560,Zechariah Zacharias Book_of_Zachariah,an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity  
18561,Zeeman Pieter_Zeeman,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)  
18562,Zeidae family_Zeidae,a family of fish in the order Zeomorphi  
18563,Zeitgeist,the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation  
18564,Zen Zen_Buddhism,school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan  
18565,Zen Zen_Buddhism,a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight  
18566,Zen_Buddhist,an adherent of the doctrines of Zen Buddhism  
18567,Zenaidura genus_Zenaidura,mourning doves  
18568,Zeno Zeno_of_Citium,ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Stoic school (circa 335-263 BC)  
18569,Zeno Zeno_of_Elea,ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC)  
18570,Zeomorphi order_Zeomorphi,dories  
18571,Zephaniah Sophonias,a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 7th century BC  
18572,Zephaniah Sophonias Book_of_Zephaniah,an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah  
18573,Zephyr,(Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind  
18574,Zeppelin Count_Ferdinand_von_Zeppelin,German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)  
18575,Zeus,(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  
18576,Zeus genus_Zeus,type genus of the family Zeidae  
18577,Zhou Zhou_dynasty Chou Chou_dynasty Chow Chow_dynasty,the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism  
18578,Zhou_En-lai Chou_En-lai,Chinese revolutionary and communist leader (1898-1976)  
18579,Zhu_Jiang Canton_River Chu_Kiang Pearl_River,a river in southeast China that flows into the South China Sea  
18580,Zhuang,a branch of the Tai languages  
18581,Zhukov Georgi_Zhukov Georgi_Konstantinovich_Zhukov,Soviet general who during World War II directed the counteroffensive at Stalingrad and relieved Leningrad and captured Berlin (1896-1974)  
18582,Ziegfeld Flo_Ziegfeld Florenz_Ziegfeld,United States theatrical producer noted for a series of extravagant revues known as the Ziegfeld Follies (1869-1932)  
18583,Ziegfeld_Follies,a series of extravagant revues produced by Flo Ziegfeld  
18584,Ziegler Karl_Waldemar_Ziegler,German chemist honored for his research on polymers (1898-1973)  
18585,Zigadenus genus_Zigadenus,genus of mostly North American poisonous plants; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae  
18586,Zimbabwe Republic_of_Zimbabwe Rhodesia Southern_Rhodesia,a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980  
18587,Zimbabwean,a native or inhabitant of Zimbabwe  
18588,Zimbabwean_dollar,the basic unit of money in Zimbabwe  
18589,Zimbalist Efrem_Zimbalist,United States violinist (born in Russia) (1889-1985)  
18590,Zinfandel,small black grape grown chiefly in California; transplanted from Europe  
18591,Zingiber genus_Zingiber,tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: ginger  
18592,Zingiberaceae family_Zingiberaceae ginger_family,a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales  
18593,Zinjanthropus genus_Zinjanthropus,genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned  
18594,Zinnemann Fred_Zinnemann,United States filmmaker (born in Austria) (1907-1997)  
18595,Zinsser Hans_Zinsser,United States bacteriologist who helped develop immunization against typhus fever (1878-1940)  
18596,Zinzendorf Count_Nikolaus_Ludwig_von_Zinzendorf,German theologian (1700-1760)  
18597,Zion Sion,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'"  
18598,Zion_National_Park,a national park in Utah having huge canyons and gorges carved by mountain rivers  
18599,Zionism,a policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine  
18600,Zionism Zionist_movement,a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine  
18601,Zionist,a Jewish supporter of Zionism  
18602,Ziphiidae family_Ziphiidae Hyperodontidae family_Hyperodontidae,beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae  
18603,Zizania genus_Zizania,wild rice  
18604,Ziziphus genus_Ziziphus,spiny chiefly tropical American and Asiatic shrubs: jujubes  
18605,Zoarces genus_Zoarces,type genus of the Zoarcidae  
18606,Zoarcidae family_Zoarcidae,eelpouts  
18607,Zola Emile_Zola,French novelist and critic; defender of Dreyfus (1840-1902)  
18608,Zollinger-Ellison_syndrome,syndrome consisting of intractable peptic ulceration with gastric hypersecretion and hyperacidity  
18609,Zomba,a city in southern Malawi; was the capital until 1971  
18610,Zonotrichia genus_Zonotrichia,large New World sparrows  
18611,Zoomastigina subclass_Zoomastigina,in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; holozoic or saprozoic flagellates  
18612,Zoroaster Zarathustra,Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC)  
18613,Zoroastrian,follower of Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism  
18614,Zoroastrianism Mazdaism,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)  
18615,Zostera genus_Zostera,(or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants  
18616,Zosteraceae family_Zosteraceae eelgrass_family,used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae  
18617,Zsigmondy Richard_Adolph_Zsigmondy,German chemist (born in Austria) honored for his research on colloidal solutions (1865-1929)  
18618,Zu Zubird,evil storm god represented as a black bird  
18619,Zuider_Zee,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  
18620,Zukerman Pinchas_Zukerman,Israeli violinist (born in 1948)  
18621,Zulu,a member of the tall Negroid people of eastern South Africa; some live in KwaZulu-Natal under the traditional clan system but many now work in the cities  
18622,Zulu,a community of Negroid people in eastern South Africa  
18623,Zulu,a Bantu language of considerable literary importance in southeastern Africa  
18624,Zuni,a member of the Pueblo people living in western New Mexico  
18625,Zurich,the largest city in Switzerland; located in the northern part of the country; "Zurich is the center of the German-speaking part of Switzerland"  
18626,Zurvan,the Zoroastrian god of time  
18627,Zurvanism,a Zoroastrian sect that claims Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe  
18628,Zurvanism,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  
18629,Zweig Stefan_Zweig,Austrian writer (1881-1942)  
18630,Zwingli Ulrich_Zwingli Huldreich_Zwingli,Swiss theologian whose sermons began the Reformation in Switzerland (1484-1531)  
18631,Zworykin Vladimir_Kosma_Zworykin,United States physicist who invented the iconoscope (1889-1982)  
18632,Zygnema genus_Zygnema,type genus of the family Zygnemataceae  
18633,Zygnemataceae family_Zygnemataceae,pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy masses  
18634,Zygnematales order_Zygnematales Zygnemales order_Zygnemales,pond scums; desmids  
18635,Zygocactus genus_Zygocactus,small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually branched joints and showy red or pink flowers followed by red fleshy fruits  
18636,Zygomycetes class_Zygomycetes,class of fungi coextensive with subdivision Zygomycota  
18637,Zygomycota subdivision_Zygomycota Zygomycotina subdivision_Zygomycotina,division of fungi having sexually produced zygospores  
18638,Zygophyllaceae family_Zygophyllaceae bean-caper_family,small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea  
18639,Zygophyllum genus_Zygophyllum,usually tropical herbs or shrubs having ill-smelling foliage and flower buds that are used as capers: bean capers  
18640,Zygoptera suborder_Zygoptera,damselflies  
18641,a_Kempis Thomas_a_Kempis,German ecclesiastic (1380-1471)  
18642,a_cappella_singing a_capella_singing,singing without instrumental accompaniment  
18643,a_la_carte,a menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices  
18644,aa,a dry form of lava resembling clinkers  
18645,aalii,a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood  
18646,aardvark ant_bear anteater Orycteropus_afer,nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata  
18647,aardwolf Proteles_cristata,striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects  
18648,aba,a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by Arabs  
18649,aba,a fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair  
18650,abaca Manila_hemp Musa_textilis,Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc  
18651,abacus,a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave  
18652,abacus,a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves  
18653,abalone ear-shell,any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior  
18654,abampere abamp,a unit of current equal to 10 amperes  
18655,abandon wantonness unconstraint,the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"  
18656,abandoned_person,someone for whom hope has been abandoned  
18657,abandoned_ship derelict,a ship abandoned on the high seas  
18658,abandonment,the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away  
18659,abandonment forsaking desertion,the act of giving something up  
18660,abarticulation,dislocation of a joint  
18661,abasement degradation abjection,a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken  
18662,abashment bashfulness,feeling embarrassed due to modesty  
18663,abasia,inability to walk  
18664,abasia_trepidans,abasia due to trembling of the legs  
18665,abatable_nuisance,a nuisance that can remedied (suppressed or extinguished or rendered harmless); "the continued existence of an abatable nuisance is not authorized under the law"  
18666,abatement,the act of abating; "laws enforcing noise abatement"  
18667,abatement_of_a_nuisance nuisance_abatement,(law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance  
18668,abator,a person who abates a nuisance  
18669,abattis abatis,a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy  
18670,abattoir butchery shambles slaughterhouse,a building where animals are butchered  
18671,abaya,(Arabic) a loose black robe from head to toe; traditionally worn by Muslim women  
18672,abbacy,the jurisdiction or office of an abbot  
18673,abbe,a French abbot  
18674,abbess mother_superior prioress,the superior of a group of nuns  
18675,abbey,a church associated with a monastery or convent  
18676,abbey,a convent ruled by an abbess  
18677,abbey,a monastery ruled by an abbot  
18678,abbot archimandrite,the superior of an abbey of monks  
18679,abbreviation,a shortened form of a word or phrase  
18680,abbreviation,shortening something by omitting parts of it  
18681,abcoulomb,a unit of electrical charge equal to 10 coulombs  
18682,abdication stepping_down,a formal resignation and renunciation of powers  
18683,abdication stepping_down,the act of abdicating  
18684,abdicator,one who formally relinquishes an office or responsibility  
18685,abdomen venter stomach belly,the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis  
18686,abdominal abdominal_muscle ab,the muscles of the abdomen  
18687,abdominal_actinomycosis,a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the abdomen  
18688,abdominal_aorta,a branch of the descending aorta  
18689,abdominal_aortic_aneurysm AAA,an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension  
18690,abdominal_breathing,breathing in which most of the respiratory effort is done by the abdominal muscles; "abdominal breathing is practiced by singers"  
18691,abdominal_cavity abdomen,the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm  
18692,abdominal_pregnancy,ectopic pregnancy in the abdominal cavity  
18693,abdominal_wall,a wall of the abdomen  
18694,abdominocentesis paracentesis,centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis  
18695,abdominoplasty tummy_tuck,cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach  
18696,abdominousness paunchiness,the bodily property of a protruding belly  
18697,abducens_muscle lateral_rectus_muscle lateral_rectus rectus_lateralis,the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward  
18698,abducent abducent_nerve abducens abducens_nerve nervus_abducens sixth_cranial_nerve,a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye  
18699,abduction,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  
18700,abduction,(physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body  
18701,abductor abductor_muscle,a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line  
18702,abecedarian,a novice learning the rudiments of some subject  
18703,abecedarius,a poem having lines beginning with letters of the alphabet in regular order  
18704,abelia,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  
18705,abelmosk musk_mallow Abelmoschus_moschatus Hibiscus_moschatus,bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus  
18706,aberrance aberrancy aberration deviance,a state or condition markedly different from the norm  
18707,aberrant,one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group  
18708,aberration,a disorder in one's mental state  
18709,aberration distortion optical_aberration,an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image  
18710,abetalipoproteinemia,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  
18711,abetment abettal instigation,the verbal act of urging on  
18712,abettor abetter,one who helps or encourages or incites another  
18713,abeyance suspension,temporary cessation or suspension  
18714,abfarad,a capacitance unit equal to one billion farads  
18715,abhenry,a unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry  
18716,abhorrence abomination detestation execration loathing odium,hate coupled with disgust  
18717,abhorrer,a signer of a 1679 address to Charles II in which those who petitioned for the reconvening of parliament were condemned and abhorred  
18718,abidance,the act of abiding (enduring without yielding)  
18719,abience,(psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object  
18720,ability,the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment  
18721,ability power,possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"  
18722,abiogenesis autogenesis autogeny spontaneous_generation,a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter  
18723,abiogenist,a believer in abiogenesis  
18724,abiotrophy,a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury  
18725,abjurer,a person who abjures  
18726,ablactation,the cessation of lactation  
18727,ablation,the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers  
18728,ablation extirpation cutting_out excision,surgical removal of a body part or tissue  
18729,ablative ablative_case,the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb  
18730,ablative_absolute,a constituent in Latin grammar; a noun and its modifier can function as a sentence modifier  
18731,ablaut,a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)  
18732,able_seaman able-bodied_seaman,a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills  
18733,ableism ablism able-bodiedism able-bodism,discrimination in favor of the able-bodied  
18734,ablepharia,a congenital absence of eyelids (partial or complete)  
18735,ablution,the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels  
18736,abnegation,the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"  
18737,abnegation self-abnegation denial self-denial self-renunciation,renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others  
18738,abnegator,one who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something  
18739,abnormal_psychology psychopathology,the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior  
18740,abnormality abnormalcy,an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies  
18741,abnormality freakishness,marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal  
18742,abnormality irregularity,behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality  
18743,abnormality mental_defectiveness,retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence  
18744,abocclusion,the condition in which the upper teeth do not touch the lower teeth when biting  
18745,abohm,a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm  
18746,abolition abolishment,the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment"  
18747,abolitionism,the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery  
18748,abolitionist emancipationist,a reformer who favors abolishing slavery  
18749,abomasum fourth_stomach,the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place  
18750,abominable_snowman yeti,a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas  
18751,abomination,a person who is loathsome or disgusting  
18752,abomination,an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence; "his treatment of the children is an abomination"  
18753,abominator loather,one who hates or loathes  
18754,abort,the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"  
18755,aborticide feticide,the act of destroying a fetus  
18756,abortifacient aborticide abortion-inducing_drug,a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion  
18757,abortion,termination of pregnancy  
18758,abortion_pill mifepristone RU_486,an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU 486) 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  
18759,abortionist,a person (who should be a doctor) who terminates pregnancies  
18760,abortus,a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body  
18761,about-face about_turn,act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation  
18762,about-face volte-face reversal policy_change,a major change in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy"  
18763,above,an earlier section of a written text; "for instructions refer to the above"  
18764,abracadabra,gibberish and nonsense  
18765,abrachia,the condition of having no arms  
18766,abrader abradant,a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing  
18767,abrading_stone,a primitive stone artifact (usually made of sandstone) used as an abrader  
18768,abrasion attrition corrasion detrition,erosion by friction  
18769,abrasion scratch scrape excoriation,an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off  
18770,abrasive abradant abrasive_material,a substance that abrades or wears down  
18771,abrasiveness,the quality of being sharply disagreeable  
18772,abridger abbreviator,one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work  
18773,abrocome chinchilla_rat rat_chinchilla,ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes  
18774,abrogation repeal annulment,the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation  
18775,abrogator,an authority or official empowered to abolish or annul or repeal  
18776,abruptio_placentae,a disorder of pregnancy in which the placenta prematurely separates from the wall of the uterus  
18777,abruptness brusqueness curtness gruffness shortness,an abrupt discourteous manner  
18778,abruptness precipitateness precipitousness precipitance precipitancy suddenness,the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning  
18779,abruptness precipitousness steepness,the property possessed by a slope that is very steep  
18780,abscess,symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue  
18781,abscessed_tooth,an abscess of a common kind in the tissue around a tooth  
18782,abscissa,the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis  
18783,abscission,shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant  
18784,abscission cutting_off,the act of cutting something off  
18785,absconder,a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution  
18786,abscondment decampment,the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)  
18787,abseiler rappeller,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  
18788,absence,the time interval during which something or somebody is away; "he visited during my absence"  
18789,absence,the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"  
18790,absence,failure to be present  
18791,absence absence_seizure,the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy  
18792,absence_without_leave unauthorized_absence,unauthorized military absence  
18793,absentee,one that is absent or not in residence  
18794,absentee_ballot,(election) a ballot that is cast while absent (usually mailed in prior to election day)  
18795,absentee_rate,the percentage of workers who do not report to work  
18796,absenteeism,habitual absence from work  
18797,absentmindedness,preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored  
18798,absinth absinthe,strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise  
18799,absolute,something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative; "no mortal being can influence the absolute"  
18800,absolute_alcohol,pure ethyl alcohol (containing no more than 1% water)  
18801,absolute_ceiling,the maximum altitude at which an airplane can maintain horizontal flight  
18802,absolute_magnitude,(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  
18803,absolute_pitch perfect_pitch,the ability to identify the pitch of a tone  
18804,absolute_space,physical space independent of what occupies it  
18805,absolute_temperature,temperature measured on the absolute scale  
18806,absolute_threshold,the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect  
18807,absolute_value numerical_value,a real number regardless of its sign  
18808,absolute_zero,(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  
18809,absoluteness,the quality of being absolute; "the absoluteness of the pope's decree could not be challenged"  
18810,absolution,the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance  
18811,absolution remission remittal remission_of_sin,the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance  
18812,absolutism,the doctrine of an absolute being  
18813,absolutism totalitarianism totalism,the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government  
18814,absolutism tyranny despotism,dominance through threat of punishment and violence  
18815,absolutist,one who advocates absolutism  
18816,absolver,someone who grants absolution  
18817,absorbate,a material that has been or is capable of being absorbed  
18818,absorbency,the property of being absorbent  
18819,absorbent_cotton,cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax  
18820,absorbent_material absorbent,a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance  
18821,absorber,(physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation  
18822,absorption,(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"  
18823,absorption soaking_up,(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid  
18824,absorption_band,a dark band in the spectrum of white light that has been transmitted through a substance that exhibits absorption at selective wavelengths  
18825,absorption_coefficient coefficient_of_absorption absorptance,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"  
18826,absorption_indicator,an indicator used in reactions that involve precipitation  
18827,absorption_spectrum,the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that has passed through a medium that absorbed radiation of certain wavelengths  
18828,absorption_unit,a unit for measuring absorption  
18829,absorptivity absorption_factor,(physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body  
18830,abstainer abstinent nondrinker,a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages  
18831,abstainer ascetic,someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline  
18832,abstemiousness,restricted to bare necessities  
18833,abstemiousness,moderation in eating and drinking  
18834,abstinence,act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite  
18835,abstinence abstention,the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)  
18836,abstractedness abstraction,preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else  
18837,abstraction,an abstract painting  
18838,abstraction,the act of withdrawing or removing something  
18839,abstraction abstract,a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"  
18840,abstraction abstract_entity,a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples  
18841,abstraction generalization generalisation,the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances  
18842,abstractionism abstract_art,an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation  
18843,abstractionism unrealism,a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples  
18844,abstractionist abstract_artist,a painter of abstract pictures  
18845,abstractness,the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object  
18846,abstractor abstracter,one who makes abstracts or summarizes information  
18847,absurd the_absurd,a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus  
18848,absurdity absurdness ridiculousness,a message whose content is at variance with reason  
18849,absurdity fatuity fatuousness silliness,a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior"  
18850,abulia aboulia,a loss of will power  
18851,abundance,(physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present  
18852,abundance,(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  
18853,abundance copiousness teemingness,the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance"  
18854,abuse insult revilement contumely vilification,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"  
18855,abuser maltreater,someone who abuses  
18856,abutment,point of contact between two objects or parts  
18857,abutment,a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge  
18858,abutment_arch,an arch supported by an abutment  
18859,abutter,the owner of contiguous property  
18860,abvolt,a unit of potential equal to one-hundred-millionth of a volt  
18861,abwatt,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)  
18862,abyss abysm,a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)  
18863,abyssal_zone,the deep sea (2000 meters or more) where there is no light  
18864,acacia,any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia  
18865,academia academe,the academic world  
18866,academic_administrator,an administrator in a college or university  
18867,academic_costume,a costume worn on formal occasions by the faculty or students of a university or college  
18868,academic_degree degree,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"  
18869,academic_department,a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject  
18870,academic_freedom,the freedom of teachers and students to express their ideas in school without religious or political or institutional restrictions  
18871,academic_gown academic_robe judge's_robe,a gown worn by academics or judges  
18872,academic_program,(education) a program of education in liberal arts and sciences (usually in preparation for higher education)  
18873,academic_relation,a professional relation between instructors and those they instruct  
18874,academic_requirement,a requirement for admission to or completion of an academic program  
18875,academician,someone elected to honorary membership in an academy  
18876,academician academic faculty_member,an educator who works at a college or university  
18877,academician schoolman,a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation  
18878,academicianship,the position of member of an honorary academy  
18879,academy,a secondary school (usually private)  
18880,academy,a school for special training  
18881,academy,a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge  
18882,academy honorary_society,an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature  
18883,acanthion,the craniometric point at the anterior extremity of the intermaxillary suture  
18884,acanthocephalan spiny-headed_worm,any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines  
18885,acanthocyte,an abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm  
18886,acanthocytosis,the presence of acanthocytes in the blood stream (as in abetalipoproteinemia)  
18887,acantholysis,a breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus)  
18888,acanthoma skin_tumor,a neoplasm originating in the epidermis  
18889,acanthosis,an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis)  
18890,acanthosis_nigricans keratosis_nigricans,a skin disease characterized by dark wartlike patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant  
18891,acanthus,any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated  
18892,acardia,congenital absence of the heart (as in the development of some monsters)  
18893,acariasis acariosis acaridiasis,infestation with itch mites  
18894,acaricide acaracide,a chemical agent used to kill mites  
18895,acarid,very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks  
18896,acarine,mite or tick  
18897,acaroid_resin accaroid_resin accroides accroides_resin accroides_gum gum_accroides,an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper  
18898,acarophobia,a morbid fear of small insects and mites and worms  
18899,acarus genus_Acarus,any of several mites of the order Acarina  
18900,acatalectic,(prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables  
18901,acataphasia,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  
18902,acathexia,an inability to retain bodily secretions  
18903,acathexis,(psychoanalysis) a lack of cathexis; a condition in which significant objects or memories arouse no emotion in an individual  
18904,accelerando,a gradually increasing tempo of music; "my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos"  
18905,acceleration,(physics) a rate of increase of velocity  
18906,acceleration,an increase in rate of change; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change"  
18907,acceleration quickening speedup,the act of accelerating; increasing the speed  
18908,acceleration_unit,a unit for measuring acceleration  
18909,accelerator accelerator_pedal gas_pedal gas throttle gun,a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"  
18910,accelerator particle_accelerator atom_smasher,a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles  
18911,accelerator throttle throttle_valve,a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine  
18912,accelerometer,an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets  
18913,accent accent_mark,a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation  
18914,accent speech_pattern,distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"  
18915,accentor,small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia  
18916,accentual_system prosodic_system,the system of accentuation used in a particular language  
18917,accentuation,the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance  
18918,acceptability acceptableness,satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards  
18919,acceptance,the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club"  
18920,acceptance,(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)  
18921,acceptance,the act of taking something that is offered; "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"; "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer"  
18922,acceptance banker's_acceptance,banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank  
18923,acceptance_sampling,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  
18924,acceptation,acceptance as true or valid  
18925,acceptor,(chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated  
18926,acceptor,the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures  
18927,access,the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)  
18928,access,the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building"  
18929,access access_code,a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.)  
18930,access approach,a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"  
18931,access memory_access,(computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information  
18932,access_road slip_road,a short road giving access to an expressway; "in Britain they call an access road a slip road"  
18933,access_time,(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"  
18934,accession,a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collection grew through accession"  
18935,accession,(civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement  
18936,accession addition,something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff"  
18937,accession assenting,agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination"  
18938,accession rise_to_power,the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's accession in 1558"  
18939,accessory accessary,someone who helps another person commit a crime  
18940,accessory accoutrement accouterment,clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing  
18941,accessory appurtenance supplement add-on,a supplementary component that improves capability  
18942,accessory_after_the_fact,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  
18943,accessory_before_the_fact,a person who procures or advises or commands the commission of a felony but who is not present at its perpetration  
18944,accessory_cephalic_vein vena_cephalica_accessoria,a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow  
18945,accessory_during_the_fact,a person who witnesses a crime but does not try to prevent it  
18946,accessory_fruit pseudocarp,fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry  
18947,accessory_hemiazygos_vein accessory_hemiazygous_vein vena_hemiazygos_accessoria,a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein  
18948,accessory_nerve spinal_accessory nervus_accessorius eleventh_cranial_nerve,arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the nerve  
18949,accessory_vertebral_vein vena_vertebralis_accessoria,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  
18950,accident,an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury  
18951,accident stroke fortuity chance_event,anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity"  
18952,accidental,a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature  
18953,acclaim acclamation plaudits plaudit eclat,enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"  
18954,acclimatization acclimatisation acclimation,adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)  
18955,accommodating_lens_implant accommodating_IOL,a lens implant containing a hinge that allows for both near and far vision (thus mimicking the natural lens of a young person)  
18956,accommodation,a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan"  
18957,accommodation,in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality  
18958,accommodation,living quarters provided for public convenience; "overnight accommodations are available"  
18959,accommodation,the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need  
18960,accommodation,(physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye  
18961,accommodation_endorser,a person who endorses a promissory note without compensation or benefit but simply as a favor to the borrower  
18962,accommodation_ladder,(nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside  
18963,accommodation_reflex,reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the retina  
18964,accompaniment concomitant attendant co-occurrence,an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another  
18965,accompaniment musical_accompaniment backup support,a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts  
18966,accompanist accompanyist,a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano)  
18967,accompanying_vein vena_comitans,a vein accompanying another structure; a vein may accompany an artery in such a way that the arterial pulses aid venous return  
18968,accomplice confederate,a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)  
18969,accomplishment achievement,the action of accomplishing something  
18970,accord,sympathetic compatibility  
18971,accord conformity accordance,concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal"  
18972,accord_and_satisfaction,the settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt  
18973,accordance accordance_of_rights,the act of granting rights; "the accordance to Canada of rights of access"  
18974,accordion squeeze_box,a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player  
18975,accordionist,a musician who plays the accordion  
18976,account,importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"  
18977,account,the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account"  
18978,account accounting account_statement,a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month"  
18979,account business_relationship,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"  
18980,account_executive account_representative registered_representative customer's_broker customer's_man,someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business  
18981,account_payable payable,a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit; "the problem was to match receivables and payables in the same currency"  
18982,accountability answerability answerableness,responsibility to someone or for some activity  
18983,accountancy accounting,the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business  
18984,accountant comptroller controller,someone who maintains and audits business accounts  
18985,accountantship,the position of accountant  
18986,accounting,a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"  
18987,accounting,a system that provides quantitative information about finances  
18988,accounting accounting_system method_of_accounting,a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts  
18989,accounting_data,all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine readable  
18990,accounting_firm,a firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee  
18991,accounting_principle accounting_standard,a principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactions  
18992,accounts_payable,a debtor's accounts of money he owes; normally arise from the purchase of products or services  
18993,accounts_receivable,a creditor's accounts of money owed to him; normally arise from the sale of products or services  
18994,accreditation,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"  
18995,accretion,something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"  
18996,accretion,(astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases  
18997,accretion,(biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles  
18998,accretion,(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment  
18999,accretion,(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)  
19000,accretion accumulation,an increase by natural growth or addition  
19001,accrual_basis,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  
19002,acculturation assimilation,the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure  
19003,acculturation culture,all the knowledge and values shared by a society  
19004,accumulation,(finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation  
19005,accumulation accrual accruement,the act of accumulating  
19006,accumulator accumulator_register,(computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register  
19007,accuracy,(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy"  
19008,accuracy truth,the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"  
19009,accusation accusal,a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt  
19010,accusation charge,an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"  
19011,accusative accusative_case objective_case,the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb  
19012,accused,a defendant in a criminal proceeding  
19013,accuser,someone who imputes guilt or blame  
19014,ace,one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face  
19015,ace,a serve that the receiver is unable to reach  
19016,ace adept champion sensation maven mavin virtuoso genius hotshot star superstar whiz whizz wizard wiz,someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field  
19017,ace_of_clubs,the ace in the club suit  
19018,ace_of_diamonds,the ace in the diamond suit  
19019,ace_of_hearts,the ace in the heart suit  
19020,ace_of_spades,the ace in the spade suit; sometimes taken as a portent of death  
19021,acebutolol Sectral,an oral beta blocker (trade name Sectral) used in treating hypertension  
19022,acentric_chromosome,a chromosome lacking a centromere  
19023,acephalia acephaly acephalism,absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters)  
19024,acerate_leaf needle,the leaf of a conifer  
19025,acerbity,a sharp bitterness  
19026,acerbity tartness,a sharp sour taste  
19027,acerola barbados_cherry surinam_cherry West_Indian_cherry,acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C  
19028,acervulus,small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi  
19029,acetabulum cotyloid_cavity,the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint  
19030,acetal,any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules  
19031,acetaldehyde ethanal,a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs  
19032,acetaldol,unsaturated aldol  
19033,acetamide ethanamide,a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds  
19034,acetaminophen Datril Tylenol Panadol Phenaphen Tempra Anacin_III,an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets)  
19035,acetanilide acetanilid phenylacetamide,a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic  
19036,acetate ethanoate,a salt or ester of acetic acid  
19037,acetate_disk phonograph_recording_disk,a disk coated with cellulose acetate  
19038,acetate_rayon acetate,a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate  
19039,acetic_acid ethanoic_acid,a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals  
19040,acetic_anhydride,a compound that is needed in order to refine opium into heroin  
19041,acetin,any of three liquid acetates that are formed when acetic acid and glycerin are heated together  
19042,acetoacetic_acid,unstable acid found in abnormal amounts in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism (as diabetes mellitus or starvation)  
19043,acetone propanone dimethyl_ketone,the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics  
19044,acetophenetidin acetphenetidin phenacetin,a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic  
19045,acetum,a dilute solution of acetic acid that is used as a solvent (e.g. for a drug)  
19046,acetyl acetyl_group acetyl_radical ethanoyl_group ethanoyl_radical,the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)  
19047,acetyl_chloride ethanoyl_chloride,colorless liquid acyl chloride (CH3COCl) that has a pungent odor  
19048,acetylation,the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound; "the acetylation of cyclooxygenase-2 by aspirin"  
19049,acetylcholine,a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems  
19050,acetylene ethyne alkyne,a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis  
19051,ache aching,a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain  
19052,achene,small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall  
19053,achievability attainability attainableness,the state of being achievable  
19054,achiever winner success succeeder,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"  
19055,achillea,any of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower heads  
19056,achimenes hot_water_plant,any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias  
19057,achira indian_shot arrowroot Canna_indica Canna_edulis,canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained  
19058,achlorhydria,an abnormal deficiency or absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice; often associated with severe anemias and cancer of the stomach  
19059,acholia cholestasis,a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed  
19060,achondrite,a stony meteor lacking chondrules  
19061,achondroplasia achondroplasty osteosclerosis_congenita chondrodystrophy,an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism  
19062,achromatic_color achromatic_colour,a color lacking hue; white or grey or black  
19063,achromatic_lens,a compound lens system that forms an image free from chromatic aberration  
19064,achromatic_vision,vision using the rods  
19065,achromatin,the part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyes  
19066,achromia,an absence of normal pigmentation especially in the skin (as in albinism) or in red blood cells  
19067,achylia achylia_gastrica,absence of gastric juices (partial or complete)  
19068,acicula,a needlelike part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal  
19069,acid,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  
19070,acid back_breaker battery-acid dose dot Elvis loony_toons Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds pane superman window_pane Zen,street name for lysergic acid diethylamide  
19071,acid-base_equilibrium acid-base_balance,(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"  
19072,acid-base_indicator,an indicator that changes color on going from acidic to basic solutions  
19073,acid_dye,dye in which the chromophore is part of a negative ion  
19074,acid_head,someone who takes LSD  
19075,acid_rain acid_precipitation,rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water  
19076,acid_test,a rigorous or crucial appraisal  
19077,acid_value,(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"  
19078,acidemia,a blood disorder characterized by an increased concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which falls below 7 on the pH scale)  
19079,acidic_hydrogen acid_hydrogen,a hydrogen atom in an acid that forms a positive ion when the acid dissociates  
19080,acidification,the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid  
19081,acidimetry,volumetric analysis using standard solutions of acids to measure the amount of a base present  
19082,acidity,pH values below 7  
19083,acidity acidulousness,the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth  
19084,acidophil acidophile,an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment  
19085,acidophilus Lactobacillus_acidophilus,a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics  
19086,acidophilus_milk,milk fermented by bacteria; used to treat gastrointestinal disorders  
19087,acidosis,abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues  
19088,acinus,one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry  
19089,acinus,one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland  
19090,ackee akee,red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe  
19091,acknowledgment acknowledgement,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"  
19092,aclinic_line magnetic_equator,an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip  
19093,acme height elevation peak pinnacle summit superlative meridian tiptop top,the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "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"  
19094,acne,an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones  
19095,acne_rosacea rosacea,a skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearance  
19096,acne_vulgaris,the most common form of acne; usually affects people from puberty to young adulthood  
19097,acolyte,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  
19098,aconite,any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers  
19099,acorea,absence of the pupil in an eye  
19100,acorn,fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base  
19101,acorn_barnacle rock_barnacle Balanus_balanoides,barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones  
19102,acorn_squash,squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with longitudinal ridges  
19103,acorn_squash,small dark green or yellow ribbed squash with yellow to orange flesh  
19104,acorn_tube,a small vacuum tube; used at high frequencies  
19105,acoustic,a remedy for hearing loss or deafness  
19106,acoustic_buoy,a buoy that can be heard (at night)  
19107,acoustic_delay_line sonic_delay_line,a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves  
19108,acoustic_device,a device for amplifying or transmitting sound  
19109,acoustic_guitar,sound is not amplified by electrical means  
19110,acoustic_modem,a modem that converts electrical signals to telephone tones and back again  
19111,acoustic_nerve auditory_nerve vestibulocochlear_nerve nervus_vestibulocochlearis eighth_cranial_nerve,a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea  
19112,acoustic_phenomenon,a physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound  
19113,acoustic_power sound_pressure_level,the physical intensity of sound  
19114,acoustic_radiation_pressure,(acoustics) the pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a sound wave  
19115,acoustic_resistance acoustic_impedance acoustic_reactance,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  
19116,acoustic_storage,a storage device consisting of acoustic delay lines  
19117,acoustician,a physicist who specializes in acoustics  
19118,acoustics,the study of the physical properties of sound  
19119,acquaintance acquaintanceship,a relationship less intimate than friendship  
19120,acquaintance familiarity conversance conversancy,personal knowledge or information about someone or something  
19121,acquaintance friend,a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"  
19122,acquiescence,acceptance without protest  
19123,acquired_hemochromatosis,hemochromatosis resulting from repeated transfusions or from excessive intake of foods containing iron  
19124,acquired_immunity,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  
19125,acquired_taste,a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience; "martinis are an acquired taste"  
19126,acquirer,a person who acquires something (usually permanently)  
19127,acquirer,a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock  
19128,acquirer,the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card  
19129,acquiring getting,the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"  
19130,acquisition,something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum"  
19131,acquisition,the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"  
19132,acquisitiveness,strong desire to acquire and possess  
19133,acquittal,a judgment of not guilty  
19134,acquittance release,a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation  
19135,acre,a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries  
19136,acre-foot,the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters  
19137,acre_inch,one twelfth of an acre-foot  
19138,acreage land_area,an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming); "he wanted some acreage to build on"  
19139,acridity,having an acrid smell  
19140,acridity acridness,extreme bitterness; "the acridity of alkali"  
19141,acridity acridness,the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone  
19142,acroanesthesia acroanaesthesia,loss of sensation in the extremities  
19143,acrobat,an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination  
19144,acrobatic_stunt acrobatic_feat,a stunt performed by an acrobat  
19145,acrobatics aerobatics stunting stunt_flying,the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft  
19146,acrobatics tumbling,the gymnastic moves of an acrobat  
19147,acrocarp acrocarpous_moss,a moss in which the main axis is terminated by the archegonium (and hence the capsule)  
19148,acrocentric_chromosome,a chromosome with the centromere near one end so that one chromosomal arm is short and one is long  
19149,acrocyanosis Raynaud's_sign,cyanosis of the extremities; can occur when a spasm of the blood vessels is caused by exposure to cold or by strong emotion  
19150,acrodont,an animal having teeth consolidated with the summit of the alveolar ridge without sockets  
19151,acrogen,any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem  
19152,acromegaly acromegalia,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)  
19153,acromicria acromikria,abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes)  
19154,acromion acromial_process,the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade  
19155,acromphalus,abnormal protrusion of the navel; sometimes the start of umbilical hernia  
19156,acromyotonia,myotonia of the extremities only; causes spastic deformity of the hand or foot  
19157,acronym initialism,a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word; "`NATO' is an initialism for North Atlantic Treaty Organization"; "the word `scuba' is an acronym for s(elf)-c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus)"  
19158,acrophobia,a morbid fear of great heights  
19159,acrophony,naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter  
19160,acropolis,the citadel in ancient Greek towns  
19161,acrosome,a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg  
19162,acrostic,verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message  
19163,acrylamide,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"  
19164,acrylic,a synthetic fabric  
19165,acrylic acrylic_paint,used especially by artists  
19166,acrylic acrylic_resin acrylate_resin,a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives  
19167,acrylic_fiber acrylic,polymerized from acrylonitrile  
19168,acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene ABS,any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances  
19169,act,a manifestation of insincerity; "he put on quite an act for her benefit"  
19170,act,a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet  
19171,act deed human_action human_activity,something that people do or cause to happen  
19172,act enactment,a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body  
19173,act routine number turn bit,a short 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"  
19174,act_of_God force_majeure vis_major inevitable_accident unavoidable_casualty,a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God"  
19175,actin,one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form  
19176,acting playing playacting performing,the performance of a part or role in a drama  
19177,acting_out,a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult  
19178,acting_out,(psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words); considered to be healthy and therapeutic  
19179,actinia actinian actiniarian,any sea anemone or related animal  
19180,actinic_dermatitis,dermatitis caused exposure to sunlight  
19181,actinic_keratosis,an overgrowth of skin layers resulting from extended exposure to the sun  
19182,actinic_radiation actinic_ray,electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions  
19183,actinide_series,(chemistry) a series of 15 radioactive elements with increasing atomic numbers from actinium to lawrencium  
19184,actinism,the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects  
19185,actinium Ac atomic_number_89,a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores  
19186,actinoid actinide actinon,any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103  
19187,actinolite,a green mineral of the amphibole group; calcium magnesium iron silicate  
19188,actinometer,an instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect)  
19189,actinometry,measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays)  
19190,actinomyces,soil-inhabiting saprophytes and disease-producing plant and animal parasites  
19191,actinomycete,any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales  
19192,actinomycin,any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria  
19193,actinomycosis,disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses  
19194,actinomyxidian,parasites of worms  
19195,actinopod,protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopods  
19196,action,the series of events that form a plot; "his novels always have a lot of action"  
19197,action,the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; "a man of action"  
19198,action,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"  
19199,action,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"  
19200,action,something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"  
19201,action action_mechanism,the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action"  
19202,action activity activeness,the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"  
19203,action_officer,the case officer designated to perform an act during a clandestine operation (especially in a hostile area)  
19204,action_potential,the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted  
19205,action_spectrum,the efficiency with which electromagnetic radiation produces a photochemical reaction plotted as a function of the wavelength of the radiation  
19206,activated_carbon activated_charcoal,powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons  
19207,activating_agent,(mineral extraction) a surface-active chemical used in flotation process to increase the attraction to a specific mineral  
19208,activation,stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical  
19209,activation,making active and effective (as a bomb)  
19210,activation_energy energy_of_activation,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"  
19211,activator,(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  
19212,active,a person who is a participating member of an organization; "the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees"  
19213,active_agent active,chemical agent capable of activity  
19214,active_air_defense,air defense by the use aircraft or missiles or artillery or electronic countermeasures  
19215,active_application,an application that is currently running and in the foreground  
19216,active_birth,childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant  
19217,active_citizen,a citizen who takes an active role in the community (as in crime prevention and neighborhood watch)  
19218,active_immunity,a form of acquired immunity in which the body produces its own antibodies against disease-causing antigens  
19219,active_matrix_screen,a type of LCD screen used for some portable computers; there is a separate circuit for each pixel  
19220,active_placebo,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"  
19221,active_site,the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs  
19222,active_transport,transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energy  
19223,active_trust,a trust in which the trustee must perform certain duties  
19224,active_voice active,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"  
19225,activeness activity,the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; "the level of activity declines with age"  
19226,activism,a policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal  
19227,activity,(chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction; "catalytic activity"  
19228,activity,any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"  
19229,actomyosin,a protein complex in muscle fibers; composed of myosin and actin; shortens when stimulated and causes muscle contractions  
19230,actor doer worker,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"  
19231,actor histrion player thespian role_player,a theatrical performer  
19232,actor's_agent theatrical_agent,a business agent for an actor  
19233,actor's_line speech words,words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech"  
19234,actress,a female actor  
19235,actual_damages compensatory_damages general_damages,(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated  
19236,actual_eviction,the physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises; the tenant is relieved of any further duty to pay rent  
19237,actual_possession,(law) immediate and direct physical control over property  
19238,actual_sin,a sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin)  
19239,actuality,the state of actually existing objectively; "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality"  
19240,actuarial_table statistical_table,a table of statistical data  
19241,actuator,a mechanism that puts something into automatic action  
19242,acuity visual_acuity sharp-sightedness,sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)  
19243,aculea,small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects  
19244,aculeus,a stiff sharp-pointed plant process  
19245,aculeus,a sharp-pointed process especially a sting of a hymenopterous insect  
19246,acumen,a tapering point  
19247,acuminate_leaf,a leaf narrowing to a slender point  
19248,acupressure G-Jo shiatsu,treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body  
19249,acupuncture stylostixis,treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin  
19250,acute_accent acute ague,a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation  
19251,acute_angle,an angle less than 90 degrees but more than 0 degrees  
19252,acute_brain_disorder acute_organic_brain_syndrome,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)  
19253,acute_gastritis,gastritis caused by ingesting an irritant (as too much aspirin)  
19254,acute_glaucoma closed-angle_glaucoma angle-closure_glaucoma,glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor; "closed-angle glaucoma can cause a rapid buildup of high intraocular pressure that results in permanent visual damage in a couple of days"  
19255,acute_glossitis,glossitis resulting from injury or infection and characterized by swelling and pain  
19256,acute_hemorrhagic_encephalitis,encephalitis that resembles apoplexy due to blood extravasation  
19257,acute_leukemia,rapidly progressing leukemia  
19258,acute_lymphocytic_leukemia acute_lymphoblastic_leukemia,acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of immature lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and blood; most common in children  
19259,acute_myelocytic_leukemia acute_myeloid_leukemia,acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults  
19260,acute_pyelonephritis,pyelonephritis resulting from the spread of a bladder infection  
19261,acute_renal_failure acute_kidney_failure,renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract  
19262,acute_schizophrenic_episode reactive_schizophrenia,schizophrenia of abrupt onset and relatively short duration (a few weeks or months)  
19263,acute_triangle acute-angled_triangle,a triangle whose interior angles are all acute  
19264,acuteness,a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed; "dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell"  
19265,acuteness,the quality of having a sharp edge or point  
19266,acuteness acuity sharpness keenness,a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"  
19267,acyclovir Zovirax,an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms  
19268,acyl acyl_group,any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"  
19269,acyl_anhydrides acid_anhydrides,organic compounds that react with water to form an acid  
19270,acyl_halide acid_halide,organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom  
19271,acylation,the process of introducing an acyl group into a compound  
19272,ad advertisement advertizement advertising advertizing advert,a public promotion of some product or service  
19273,ad-lib,remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians"  
19274,adactylia adactyly adactylism,congenital absence of fingers and/or toes  
19275,adagio,(music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly"  
19276,adagio,a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers  
19277,adamance obduracy unyieldingness,resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible  
19278,adaptability,the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances  
19279,adaptation,(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)  
19280,adaptation adaption adjustment,the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)  
19281,adaptation version,a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"  
19282,adapter adaptor,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  
19283,adaptive_radiation,the development of many different forms from an originally homogeneous group of organisms as they fill different ecological niches  
19284,addax Addax_nasomaculatus,large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of northern Africa  
19285,addend,a number that is added to another number (the augend)  
19286,addendum supplement postscript,textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end  
19287,adder,a person who adds numbers  
19288,adder,a machine that adds numbers  
19289,adder common_viper Vipera_berus,small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia  
19290,adder's_tongue adder's_tongue_fern,ferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake's tongue  
19291,addict,someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms  
19292,addict nut freak junkie junky,someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie"  
19293,addiction,an abnormally strong craving  
19294,addiction,(Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"  
19295,addiction dependence dependance dependency habituation,being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)  
19296,adding_machine totalizer totaliser,a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions  
19297,addition,a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area  
19298,addition,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"  
19299,addition add-on improver,a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor"  
19300,addition increase gain,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"  
19301,addition_reaction,a chemical reaction in which one molecule is added to another  
19302,additive,something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine  
19303,additive_inverse,(mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose sum is zero; the additive inverse of -5 is +5  
19304,addle-head addlehead loon birdbrain,a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought  
19305,address,the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with  
19306,address,the manner of speaking to another individual; "he failed in his manner of address to the captain"  
19307,address,a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described  
19308,address,the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball  
19309,address computer_address reference,(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored  
19310,address destination name_and_address,written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location  
19311,address speech,the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"  
19312,addressee,one to whom something is addressed  
19313,addressing_machine Addressograph,a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters for mailing  
19314,adducer,a discussant who offers an example or a reason or a proof  
19315,adducing,citing as evidence or proof  
19316,adduct,a compound formed by an addition reaction  
19317,adduction,(physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body  
19318,adductor adductor_muscle,a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line  
19319,adelgid,any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers  
19320,adenine A,(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA  
19321,adenitis,inflammation of a gland or lymph node  
19322,adenocarcinoma glandular_cancer glandular_carcinoma,malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium  
19323,adenoidectomy,surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy  
19324,adenoma,a benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin  
19325,adenomatous_polyp,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"  
19326,adenomegaly,gland enlargement  
19327,adenopathy,a glandular disease or enlargement of glandular tissue (especially of the lymph glands)  
19328,adenosine,(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  
19329,adenosine_deaminase ADA,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"  
19330,adenosine_diphosphate ADP,an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage  
19331,adenosine_monophosphate AMP adenylic_acid,a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP  
19332,adenosine_triphosphate ATP,a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions  
19333,adenovirus,any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye  
19334,adeptness adroitness deftness facility quickness,skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"  
19335,adequacy adequateness,the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"  
19336,ader_wax earth_wax mineral_wax ozokerite ozocerite,a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles  
19337,adesite,dark greyish extrusive rock  
19338,adhesion,abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen  
19339,adhesion,a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures  
19340,adhesion_contract contract_of_adhesion,a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power  
19341,adhesive_bandage,bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive  
19342,adhesive_material adhesive_agent adhesive,a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together  
19343,adhesive_tape,tape coated with adhesive  
19344,adhesiveness adhesion adherence bond,the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition; "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"  
19345,adhocracy,an organization with little or no structure; "the choice between bureaucracy and adhocracy represents a common dilemma"; "the need for informational flexibility can lead to adhocracy"  
19346,adiabatic_process,(thermodynamics) any process that occurs without gain or loss of heat  
19347,adience,(psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object  
19348,adieu adios arrivederci auf_wiedersehen au_revoir bye bye-bye cheerio good-by goodby good-bye goodbye good_day sayonara so_long,a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes"  
19349,adipose_tissue fat fatty_tissue,a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"  
19350,adiposity adiposeness fattiness,having the property of containing fat; "he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity"  
19351,adit,a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine  
19352,adjacency contiguity contiguousness,the attribute of being so near as to be touching  
19353,adjective,a word that expresses an attribute of something  
19354,adjective,the word class that qualifies nouns  
19355,adjoining_room,a hotel room that shares a wall with another hotel room  
19356,adjournment,the act of postponing to another time or place  
19357,adjournment dissolution,the termination of a meeting  
19358,adjudication,the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented  
19359,adjudicator,a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes  
19360,adjunct,a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another  
19361,adjunct,something added to another thing but not an essential part of it  
19362,adjunct,a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence  
19363,adjuration,a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something  
19364,adjustable_wrench adjustable_spanner,can be changed to different settings  
19365,adjuster adjustor claims_adjuster claims_adjustor claim_agent,one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement  
19366,adjusting_entry,an accounting entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate items between accounting periods  
19367,adjustment accommodation fitting,making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances  
19368,adjustment registration readjustment,the act of adjusting something to match a standard  
19369,adjutant aide aide-de-camp,an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer  
19370,adjutant_bird adjutant adjutant_stork Leptoptilus_dubius,large Indian stork with a military gait  
19371,adjutant_general,a general's adjutant; chief administrative officer  
19372,adjuvant,an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment  
19373,admass,the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British)  
19374,administration disposal,a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)  
19375,administration giving_medication,the act of administering medication  
19376,administration governance governing_body establishment brass organization organisation,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"  
19377,administration judicature,the act of meting out justice according to the law  
19378,administrative_data_processing business_data_processing,data processing in accounting or business management  
19379,administrative_district administrative_division territorial_division,a district defined for administrative purposes  
19380,administrative_hearing,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  
19381,administrative_law,the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government  
19382,administrative_unit administrative_body,a unit with administrative responsibilities  
19383,administrator,the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor  
19384,administrator decision_maker,someone who administers a business  
19385,administrator executive,someone who manages a government agency or department  
19386,administrivia,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"  
19387,admirability admirableness wonderfulness,admirable excellence  
19388,admiral,any of several brightly colored butterflies  
19389,admiral full_admiral,the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral  
19390,admiralty,the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)  
19391,admiralty,the office of admiral  
19392,admiration appreciation,a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works"  
19393,admiration esteem,a feeling of delighted approval and liking  
19394,admirer,a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves  
19395,admirer adorer,someone who admires a young woman; "she had many admirers"  
19396,admissibility,acceptability by virtue of being admissible  
19397,admission,an acknowledgment of the truth of something  
19398,admission admittance,the act of admitting someone to enter; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"  
19399,admixture alloy,the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something  
19400,admixture intermixture,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"  
19401,admonisher monitor reminder,someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided  
19402,admonition admonishment monition,a firm rebuke  
19403,admonition monition warning word_of_advice,cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness); "a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality"; "the warning was to beware of surprises"; "his final word of advice was not to play with matches"  
19404,adnexa annexa,accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages to an organ (especially of the embryo); "Fallopian tubes and ovaries are adnexa of the uterus"  
19405,adnoun,an adjective used as a noun; "`meek' in `blessed are the meek' is an adnoun"  
19406,adobe,the clay from which adobe bricks are made  
19407,adobe adobe_brick,sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates  
19408,adobe_lily pink_fritillary Fritillaria_pluriflora,California herb with pinkish purple flowers  
19409,adobo,a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice  
19410,adolescence,the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood  
19411,adolescence,in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood  
19412,adolescent stripling teenager teen,a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity  
19413,adonis,any handsome young man  
19414,adoptee,someone (such as a child) who has been adopted  
19415,adoption,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)  
19416,adoption acceptance acceptation espousal,the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"  
19417,adoptive_parent adopter,a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child  
19418,adorability adorableness,extreme attractiveness  
19419,adoration idolization idolisation,the act of admiring strongly  
19420,adoration latria,the worship given to God alone  
19421,adornment,a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness  
19422,adornment,the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting  
19423,adoxography,fine writing in praise of trivial or base subjects; "Elizabethan schoolboys were taught adoxography, the art of eruditely praising worthless things"; "adoxography is particularly useful to lawyers"  
19424,adrenal_cortex,the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones  
19425,adrenal_gland adrenal suprarenal_gland,either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney  
19426,adrenal_medulla,the medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine  
19427,adrenalectomy suprarenalectomy,surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands  
19428,adrenarche,the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty  
19429,adrenergic adrenergic_drug,drug that has the effects of epinephrine  
19430,adrenergic_agonist_eyedrop,a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops reduce intraocular pressure by decreasing the production of aqueous humor and increasing its drainage through the uveoscleral pathway  
19431,adrenocorticotropic_hormone adrenocorticotrophic_hormone ACTH adrenocorticotropin adrenocorticotrophin corticotropin corticotrophin,a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex  
19432,adrenosterone,a steroid having androgenic activity; obtained from the cortex of the adrenal gland  
19433,adsorbate,a material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed  
19434,adsorbent adsorbent_material,a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance  
19435,adsorption surface_assimilation,the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid  
19436,adulation,servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise  
19437,adult,any mature animal  
19438,adult grownup,a fully developed person from maturity onward  
19439,adult_body,the body of an adult human being  
19440,adult_education,a course (via lectures or correspondence) for adults who are not otherwise engaged in formal study  
19441,adult_female_body woman's_body,the body of an adult woman  
19442,adult_intelligence,the average IQ of the adults in a given population  
19443,adult_male_body man's_body,the body of an adult man  
19444,adult_respiratory_distress_syndrome ARDS wet_lung white_lung,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.  
19445,adulterant adulterator,any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance; "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use"  
19446,adulteration,the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)  
19447,adulteration debasement,being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating  
19448,adulterator,a changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance  
19449,adulterer fornicator,someone who commits adultery or fornication  
19450,adulteress fornicatress hussy jade loose_woman slut strumpet trollop,a woman adulterer  
19451,adultery criminal_conversation fornication,extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations; "adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce"  
19452,adulthood,the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity  
19453,adulthood maturity,the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed  
19454,adumbration,a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation  
19455,advance cash_advance,an amount paid before it is earned  
19456,advance rise,increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"  
19457,advance_death_benefit,a percentage of death benefits paid directly to policy holders having a short life expectancy (usually 6 months)  
19458,advancement progress,gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"  
19459,advancer,someone who advances  
19460,advantage,(tennis) first point scored after deuce  
19461,advantage reward,benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity"  
19462,advantage vantage,the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"  
19463,advection,(meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties  
19464,advent coming,arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer"  
19465,adventitious_root,root growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stem  
19466,adventure escapade risky_venture dangerous_undertaking,a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)  
19467,adventure_story heroic_tale,a story of an adventure  
19468,adventurer venturer,a person who enjoys taking risks  
19469,adventuress,a woman adventurer  
19470,adventurism,recklessness in politics or foreign affairs  
19471,adventurousness venturesomeness,the trait of being adventurous  
19472,adverb,a word that modifies something other than a noun  
19473,adverb,the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses  
19474,adverbial,a word or group of words function as an adverb  
19475,adversary antagonist opponent opposer resister,someone who offers opposition  
19476,adversative_conjunction,the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the opposition of their meanings  
19477,adverse_opinion,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  
19478,adverse_witness hostile_witness,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"  
19479,adversity,a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event; "a period marked by adversities"  
19480,adversity hardship hard_knocks,a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"  
19481,advertence advertency,the process of being heedful  
19482,advertiser advertizer adman,someone whose business is advertising  
19483,advertising publicizing,the business of drawing public attention to goods and services  
19484,advertising_agency ad_agency,an agency that designs advertisement to call public attention to its clients  
19485,advertising_campaign ad_campaign ad_blitz,an organized program of advertisements  
19486,advertising_department advertising_division,the division of a business that is responsible for advertising  
19487,advertorial,an advertisement that is written and presented in the style of an editorial or journalistic report  
19488,advice,a proposal for an appropriate course of action  
19489,advice_and_consent,a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making  
19490,advisability,the quality of being advisable; "they questioned the advisability of our policy"  
19491,advisee,someone who receives advice  
19492,adviser advisor consultant,an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala"  
19493,advisory,an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat; "a frost advisory"  
19494,advisory_board planning_board,a board appointed to advise the chief administrator  
19495,advisory_service,a consulting service in which a CPA develops findings and conclusions and recommendations that are presented to the client for consideration and decision making  
19496,advocacy protagonism,active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something  
19497,advocate advocator proponent exponent,a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea  
19498,advocate counsel counselor counsellor counselor-at-law pleader,a lawyer who pleads cases in court  
19499,advowson,the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice  
19500,adynamia,lack of strength or vigor (especially from illness)  
19501,adz adze,an edge tool used to cut and shape wood  
19502,adzuki_bean adsuki_bean Vigna_angularis Phaseolus_angularis,bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds  
19503,aeciospore,spore of a rust fungus formed in an aecium  
19504,aecium,fruiting body of some rust fungi bearing chains of aeciospores  
19505,aeolian_harp aeolian_lyre wind_harp,a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them  
19506,aeration,the process of exposing to air (so as to purify); "the aeration of the soil"  
19507,aeration,the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent  
19508,aerator,an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage)  
19509,aerial_ladder,mechanically extendible ladder; used on a fire truck  
19510,aerial_torpedo,a torpedo designed to be launched from an airplane  
19511,aerialist,an acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or trapeze)  
19512,aerides,any orchid of the genus Aerides  
19513,aerie aery eyrie eyry,the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)  
19514,aerie aery eyrie eyry,any habitation at a high altitude  
19515,aerobe,an organism (especially a bacterium) that requires air or free oxygen for life  
19516,aerobics aerobic_exercise,exercise that increases the need for oxygen  
19517,aerobiosis,life sustained in the presence of air or oxygen  
19518,aerodontalgia,pain in the teeth that results from a change in air pressure (as in flying or mountain climbing)  
19519,aerodynamic_force,forces acting on airfoils in motion relative to the air (or other gaseous fluids)  
19520,aerodynamic_lift lift,the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity  
19521,aerolite,a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals  
19522,aerology,meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers  
19523,aeromechanics aerodynamics,the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow  
19524,aeromedicine aerospace_medicine aviation_medicine,the study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight)  
19525,aeronautical_engineer,an engineer concerned with the design and construction of aircraft  
19526,aeronautical_engineering,the branch of engineering science concerned with the design and construction of aircraft  
19527,aeronautical_engineering,the activity of designing and constructing aircraft  
19528,aeronautics astronautics,the theory and practice of navigation through air or space  
19529,aerophagia,swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence)  
19530,aerophilately,the collection and study of airmail stamps  
19531,aerophile,a lover of aviation  
19532,aerosol,a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas  
19533,aerosol aerosol_container aerosol_can aerosol_bomb spray_can,a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)  
19534,aerospace,the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole  
19535,aerospace_engineer,an engineer of aircraft and space vehicles  
19536,aeschynanthus,a plant of the genus Aeschynanthus having somewhat red or orange flowers and seeds having distinctive hairs at base and apex  
19537,aesthetic esthetic,(philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism"  
19538,aesthetics esthetics,(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"  
19539,affability affableness amiability amiableness bonhomie geniality,a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)  
19540,affair affaire intimacy liaison involvement amour,a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship  
19541,affair occasion social_occasion function social_function,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"  
19542,affairs,transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state"  
19543,affect,the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion  
19544,affectation mannerism pose affectedness,a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display  
19545,affected_role patient_role patient,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  
19546,affectedness,the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others)  
19547,affection affectionateness fondness tenderness heart warmness warmheartedness philia,a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"  
19548,affectionateness fondness lovingness warmth,a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love  
19549,affective_disorder major_affective_disorder emotional_disorder emotional_disturbance,any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant  
19550,affenpinscher monkey_pinscher monkey_dog,European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzle  
19551,affiant,a person who makes an affidavit  
19552,affidavit,written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath  
19553,affiliate,a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization  
19554,affiliate,a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization; "network affiliates"  
19555,affiliation,the act of becoming formally connected or joined; "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"  
19556,affiliation association tie tie-up,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"  
19557,affine,(anthropology) kin by marriage  
19558,affine_geometry,the geometry of affine transformations  
19559,affine_transformation,(mathematics) a transformation that is a combination of single transformations such as translation or rotation or reflection on an axis  
19560,affinity,(anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship  
19561,affinity,(immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody  
19562,affinity,inherent resemblance between persons or things  
19563,affinity,a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam"  
19564,affinity chemical_attraction,the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk"  
19565,affinity kinship,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"  
19566,affinity phylogenetic_relation,(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"  
19567,affirmation,(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)  
19568,affirmation,a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand  
19569,affirmation assertion statement,the act of affirming or asserting or stating something  
19570,affirmative,a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative"  
19571,affirmative_action,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"  
19572,affirmative_pleading,any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff  
19573,affirmativeness,the agreeable quality of one who assents  
19574,affix,a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form  
19575,affixation,the result of adding an affix to a root word  
19576,affixation,formation of a word by means of an affix  
19577,afflatus,a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration; "divine afflatus"  
19578,affliction,a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity  
19579,affliction,a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health  
19580,affliction,a cause of great suffering and distress  
19581,affluence richness,abundant wealth; "they studied forerunners of richness or poverty"; "the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty"  
19582,affluent,an affluent person; a person who is financially well off; "the so-called emerging affluents"  
19583,afforestation,the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)  
19584,affray altercation fracas,noisy quarrel  
19585,affray disturbance fray ruffle,a noisy fight  
19586,affricate affricate_consonant affricative,a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')  
19587,affrication,the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate  
19588,affusion,the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head  
19589,afghan,a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl  
19590,afghani,the basic unit of money in Afghanistan  
19591,afibrinogenemia,the absence of fibrinogen in the plasma leading to prolonged bleeding  
19592,aficionado,a fan of bull fighting  
19593,aficionado,a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer  
19594,aflatoxin,a potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus; can be produced and stored for use as a bioweapon  
19595,afropavo Congo_peafowl Afropavo_congensis,both sexes are brightly colored  
19596,after-shave after-shave_lotion,a fragrant lotion for a man's face after shaving  
19597,afterbirth,the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born  
19598,afterburner,a device that injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust  
19599,aftercare,care and treatment of a convalescent patient  
19600,afterdamp,a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine  
19601,afterdeck,a deck abaft of midships  
19602,aftereffect,a delayed effect of a drug or therapy; "the drug had unexpected aftereffects"  
19603,aftereffect,any result that follows its cause after an interval  
19604,afterglow,a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset  
19605,afterglow,the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event; "he basked in the afterglow of his victory"  
19606,afterimage aftersensation,an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased  
19607,afterlife hereafter,life after death  
19608,aftermath wake backwash,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"  
19609,afternoon,the part of the day between noon and evening; "he spent a quiet afternoon in the park"  
19610,afterpains,pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus  
19611,afterpiece,a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play  
19612,aftershaft,a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds  
19613,aftershock,a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake  
19614,aftertaste,an afterimage of a taste  
19615,afterthought,an addition that was not included in the original plan; "the garage was an afterthought"  
19616,afterworld,the place where you are after you die  
19617,agal,a cord (usually of goat's hair) that Arabs (especially Bedouins) wind around their heads to hold down the kaffiyeh  
19618,agalactia agalactosis,a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered  
19619,agama,small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World  
19620,agamete,an asexual reproductive cell  
19621,agamid agamid_lizard,a lizard of the family Agamidae  
19622,agammaglobulinemia,a rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to infection  
19623,agapanthus lily_of_the_Nile,any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers  
19624,agape,(Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind  
19625,agape agape_love,selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature)  
19626,agape love_feast,a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship  
19627,agar agar-agar,a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods  
19628,agar nutrient_agar,any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent  
19629,agaric,a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside  
19630,agaric Fomes_igniarius,fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses  
19631,agate,an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles  
19632,agate_line line,space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising  
19633,agateware,pottery that is veined and mottled to resemble agate  
19634,agave century_plant American_aloe,tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber  
19635,age,how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age"  
19636,age eld,a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld"  
19637,age-related_macular_degeneration AMD,macular degeneration that is age-related  
19638,age_class,people in the same age range  
19639,age_group age_bracket cohort,a group of people having approximately the same age  
19640,age_limit,regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position  
19641,age_norm,the average age at which particular performances are expected to appear  
19642,age_of_consent,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  
19643,aged elderly,people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were available for the aged"  
19644,agedness senescence,the property characteristic of old age  
19645,ageism agism,discrimination on the basis of a person's age  
19646,agelessness,the quality of being timeless and eternal  
19647,agency,the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"  
19648,agency,a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties  
19649,agency federal_agency government_agency bureau office authority,an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"  
19650,agenda agendum order_of_business,a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)  
19651,agenda docket schedule,a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to  
19652,agenda_item,one of the items to be considered  
19653,agenesis agenesia,imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part  
19654,agent,a substance that exerts some force or effect  
19655,agent,a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations  
19656,agent,an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"  
19657,agent factor broker,a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission  
19658,agent federal_agent,any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau  
19659,agent-in-place,an operative serving as a penetration into an intelligence target  
19660,agent_bank,a bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bank  
19661,agent_provocateur provocateur,a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts  
19662,agentive_role agent,the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause  
19663,agerasia,youthful appearance in an old person  
19664,ageratum,any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers  
19665,agglomerate,volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together  
19666,agglomeration,a jumbled collection or mass  
19667,agglomeration,the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating  
19668,agglomerator,a device that causes material to gather into rounded balls; "a sonic agglomerator"  
19669,agglutination,a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)  
19670,agglutination,the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining  
19671,agglutination agglutinating_activity,the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated  
19672,agglutination_test,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  
19673,agglutinin,an antibody that causes agglutination of a specific antigen  
19674,agglutinogen,any substance that acts as an antigen to cause agglutinin production  
19675,aggrandizement aggrandisement elevation,the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal"  
19676,aggravated_assault,a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon)  
19677,aggravation exacerbation,action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care"  
19678,aggravation exasperation,an exasperated feeling of annoyance  
19679,aggravation irritation provocation,unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment  
19680,aggravator annoyance,an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating  
19681,aggregate,material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster  
19682,aggregate congeries conglomeration,a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together  
19683,aggregate_fruit multiple_fruit syncarp,fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple  
19684,aggression,a disposition to behave aggressively  
19685,aggression,the act of initiating hostilities  
19686,aggression,deliberately unfriendly behavior  
19687,aggression aggressiveness,a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack  
19688,aggression hostility,violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked  
19689,aggressiveness,the quality of being bold and enterprising  
19690,aggressiveness belligerence pugnacity,a natural disposition to be hostile  
19691,aggressor,a confident assertive person who acts as instigator  
19692,aggro,(informal British usage) aggravation or aggression; "I skipped it because it was too much aggro"  
19693,agility legerity lightness lightsomeness nimbleness,the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble  
19694,aging ageing senescence,the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age  
19695,agio agiotage premium exchange_premium,a fee charged for exchanging currencies  
19696,agitated_depression,a state of clinical depression in which the person exhibits irritability and restlessness  
19697,agitation,a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance  
19698,agitation,the feeling of being agitated; not calm  
19699,agitation,the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)  
19700,agitation excitement turmoil upheaval hullabaloo,disturbance usually in protest  
19701,agitation ferment fermentation tempestuousness unrest,a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"  
19702,agitator fomenter,one who agitates; a political troublemaker  
19703,agitprop,political propaganda (especially communist propaganda) communicated via art and literature and cinema  
19704,aglet aiglet,metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon  
19705,aglet aiglet aiguilette,ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform  
19706,agnate patrikin patrilineal_kin patrisib patrilineal_sib,one related on the father's side  
19707,agnomen,an additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in `Ferdinand the Great')  
19708,agnosia,inability to recognize objects by use of the senses  
19709,agnostic,a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist)  
19710,agnostic doubter,someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something  
19711,agnosticism,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"  
19712,agnosticism skepticism scepticism,the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge  
19713,agon,a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes  
19714,agonic_line,an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is zero  
19715,agonist,someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)  
19716,agonist,a muscle that contracts while another relaxes; "when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist"  
19717,agonist,(biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction  
19718,agony suffering excruciation,a state of acute pain  
19719,agony torment torture,intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"  
19720,agony_aunt,a newspaper columnist who answers questions and offers advice on personal problems to people who write in  
19721,agony_column,a newspaper column devoted to personal problems  
19722,agora,100 agorot equal 1 shekel in Israel  
19723,agora,the marketplace in ancient Greece  
19724,agora public_square,a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece  
19725,agoraphobia,a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)  
19726,agouti Dasyprocta_aguti,agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food  
19727,agranulocytosis agranulosis granulocytopenia,an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes  
19728,agrapha,sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels  
19729,agraphia anorthography logagraphia,a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion  
19730,agreeableness agreeability,a temperamental disposition to be agreeable  
19731,agreeableness amenity,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"  
19732,agreement,the verbal act of agreeing  
19733,agreement accord,harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement"  
19734,agreement arrangement,the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago"  
19735,agreement concord,the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations  
19736,agreement correspondence,compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence"  
19737,agreement understanding,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"  
19738,agribusiness agriculture factory_farm,a large-scale farming enterprise  
19739,agricultural_laborer agricultural_labourer,a person who tills the soil for a living  
19740,agriculture,the class of people engaged in growing food  
19741,agriculturist agriculturalist cultivator grower raiser,someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil  
19742,agrimonia agrimony,a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers  
19743,agrobiology,the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield  
19744,agrology,science of soils in relation to crops  
19745,agromania,an intense desire to be alone or out in the open  
19746,agronomist,an expert in soil management and field-crop production  
19747,agronomy scientific_agriculture,the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production  
19748,agrypnia,a vigil before certain feasts (as e.g. Easter)  
19749,agua agua_toad Bufo_marinus,largest known toad species; native to Central America; valuable destroyer of insect pests  
19750,ague,a fit of shivering or shaking  
19751,ague chills_and_fever,successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria  
19752,ague_root ague_grass Aletris_farinosa,colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States  
19753,agueweed ague_weed five-flowered_gentian stiff_gentian Gentianella_quinquefolia Gentiana_quinquefolia,gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers  
19754,ahimsa,a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence  
19755,aid assist assistance help,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"  
19756,aid assistance help,a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do; "visual aids in teaching"; "his job was to give technical assistance over the phone"  
19757,aid economic_aid financial_aid assistance financial_assistance economic_assistance,gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause; "economic assistance to depressed areas"  
19758,aide auxiliary,someone who acts as assistant  
19759,aide-memoire position_paper,a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications)  
19760,aigrette aigret,a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume  
19761,aikido,a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo  
19762,ailanthus,any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus  
19763,ailanthus_silkworm Samia_cynthia,large green silkworm of the cynthia moth  
19764,aileron,an airfoil that controls lateral motion  
19765,ailment complaint ill,an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining  
19766,ailurophobia,a morbid fear of cats  
19767,aim,the action of directing something at an object; "he took aim and fired"  
19768,aim object objective target,the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"  
19769,aioli aioli_sauce garlic_sauce,garlic mayonnaise  
19770,air,once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)  
19771,air,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"  
19772,air,the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air"  
19773,air airwave,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"  
19774,air aura atmosphere,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"  
19775,air-intake,a duct that admits air to be mixed with fuel  
19776,air-to-air_missile,a missile designed to be launched from one airplane at another  
19777,air-to-ground_missile air-to-surface_missile,a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground  
19778,air_alert,the time period during which military and civilian agencies are prepared for an enemy air attack  
19779,air_alert,the condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operation; "aircraft in the Mideast are on air alert"  
19780,air_alert,the warning signal that begins a period of preparation for an enemy air attack  
19781,air_attache,a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an air force  
19782,air_bag,a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward  
19783,air_base air_station,a base for military aircraft  
19784,air_bladder swim_bladder float,an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy  
19785,air_bubble,a bubble of air  
19786,air_compressor,a compressor that takes in air at atmospheric pressure and delivers it at a higher pressure  
19787,air_conditioner A/C air-conditioner,an appliance designed to extract humidity from the air and thereby cool it; "we rarely turn on the air-conditioner"  
19788,air_conditioner air_conditioning,a system that keeps air cool and dry  
19789,air_cover,the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations  
19790,air_cushion,the trapped air that supports a hovercraft a short distance above the water or ground  
19791,air_cushion air_spring,a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion  
19792,air_cushion inflatable_cushion,a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated  
19793,air_defense,defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness  
19794,air_embolism aeroembolism gas_embolism,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  
19795,air_filter air_cleaner,a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it  
19796,air_force airforce,the airborne branch of a country's armed forces  
19797,air_force_academy,an academy for training air force officers  
19798,air_force_officer commander,an officer in the airforce  
19799,air_group,a unit of the United States Air Force larger than a squadron and smaller than a wing  
19800,air_gun airgun air_rifle,a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air  
19801,air_hammer jackhammer pneumatic_hammer,a hammer driven by compressed air  
19802,air_hole,a hole that allows the passage of air  
19803,air_horn,a pneumatic horn  
19804,air_horn,air intake of a carburetor  
19805,air_lane flight_path airway skyway,a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another  
19806,air_mail,mail that is sent by air transport  
19807,air_marshal sky_marshal,a person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight  
19808,air_mass,a large body of air with uniform characteristics horizontally  
19809,air_mattress,a mattress that can be stored flat and inflated for use  
19810,air_passage air_duct airway,a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)  
19811,air_plant epiphyte aerophyte epiphytic_plant,plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it  
19812,air_pocket pocket air_hole,a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly  
19813,air_pollution,pollution of the atmosphere; "air pollution reduced the visibility"  
19814,air_potato Dioscorea_bulbifera,yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large tubers  
19815,air_pump vacuum_pump,a pump that moves air in or out of something  
19816,air_raid air_attack,an attack by armed planes on a surface target  
19817,air_reconnaissance,reconnaissance either by visual observation from the air or through the use of airborne sensors  
19818,air_sac,any of the thin-walled extensions of the tracheae of insects  
19819,air_sac,any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of birds  
19820,air_search_radar,a shipboard radar that searches for aircraft  
19821,air_shaft air_well,a shaft for ventilation  
19822,air_terminal airport_terminal,a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight  
19823,air_traffic,traffic created by the movement of aircraft  
19824,air_transportation air_transport,transportation by air  
19825,air_transportation_system,a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air  
19826,air_travel aviation air,travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"  
19827,air_traveler air_traveller,someone who travels by airplane  
19828,air_unit,a military unit that is part of the airforce  
19829,air_wave,a sound wave that is transmitted via air  
19830,airborne_patrol,a patrol provided by aircraft  
19831,airborne_transmission,a transmission mechanism in the which the infectious agent is spread as an aerosol and usually enters a person through the respiratory tract  
19832,airbrake,a vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles  
19833,airbrake dive_brake,a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft  
19834,airbrush,an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air  
19835,airburst,an explosion in the atmosphere  
19836,airbus,a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances  
19837,aircraft,a vehicle that can fly  
19838,aircraft_carrier carrier flattop attack_aircraft_carrier,a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings  
19839,aircraft_engine,the engine that powers and aircraft  
19840,aircraft_landing airplane_landing,landing an aircraft  
19841,aircraftsman aircraftman,a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force  
19842,aircrew air_crew,the crew of an aircraft  
19843,aircrewman,a member of an aircrew  
19844,airdock hangar repair_shed,a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained  
19845,airdrop,delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft; "until then, front line troops will be supplied by airdrop"  
19846,airfare,the fare charged for traveling by airplane  
19847,airfield landing_field flying_field field,a place where planes take off and land  
19848,airflow air_flow flow_of_air,the flow of air; "she adjusted the fan so that the airflow was directed right at her"  
19849,airfoil aerofoil control_surface surface,a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight  
19850,airframe,the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines)  
19851,airhead,a flighty scatterbrained simpleton; "she's a total airhead"; "every airhead on a big salary rushed out to buy one"  
19852,airhead,a bridgehead seized by airborne troops  
19853,airiness,the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air  
19854,airiness buoyancy,the property of something weightless and insubstantial  
19855,airiness delicacy,lightness in movement or manner  
19856,airing,a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air; "he took the dogs for an airing"  
19857,airing_cupboard,a warm cupboard where you put newly washed clothes until they are completely dry  
19858,airlift lift,transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)  
19859,airline air_hose,a hose that carries air under pressure  
19860,airline airline_business airway,a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers  
19861,airliner,a commercial airplane that carries passengers  
19862,airlock air_lock,a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure  
19863,airmail,letters and packages that are transported by aircraft  
19864,airmail airpost,a system of conveying mail by aircraft  
19865,airmail_letter air_letter aerogram aerogramme,a letter sent by air mail  
19866,airmailer,a mailer for airmail  
19867,airplane aeroplane plane,an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"  
19868,airplane_mechanics,the craft of building and repairing airplanes  
19869,airplane_propeller airscrew prop,a propeller that rotates to push against air  
19870,airport airdrome aerodrome drome,an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo  
19871,airs pose,affected manners intended to impress others; "don't put on airs with me"  
19872,airship dirigible,a steerable self-propelled aircraft  
19873,airsickness air_sickness,motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence)  
19874,airspace,the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction; "the plane was refused permission to enter Chinese airspace"  
19875,airspace air_space,the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth  
19876,airspeed,the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it is flying  
19877,airstream,a relatively well-defined prevailing wind  
19878,airstrip flight_strip landing_strip strip,an airfield without normal airport facilities  
19879,airworthiness,fitness to fly; "the plane received a certificate of airworthiness"  
19880,aisle,a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)  
19881,aisle,part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns  
19882,aisle gangway,passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores  
19883,aitchbone,a cut of beef including the H-shaped rump bone  
19884,akaryocyte akaryote acaryote,a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte)  
19885,akee akee_tree Blighia_sapida,widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh  
19886,akinesis akinesia,motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis  
19887,akinetic_epilepsy,epilepsy characterized by akinesia  
19888,al-Fatah Fatah al-Asifa,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"  
19889,al-Gama'a_al-Islamiyya Islamic_Group,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"  
19890,al-Jihad Egyptian_Islamic_Jihad Islamic_Jihad Vanguards_of_Conquest,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"  
19891,al-Ma'unah,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  
19892,al-Muhajiroun,a hard-line extremist Islamic group in Great Britain who support bin Laden and other terrorist groups  
19893,al-Qaeda Qaeda al-Qa'ida al-Qaida al_Qaeda al_Qaida Base,a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries  
19894,al-Rashid_Trust,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  
19895,al-Tawhid Al_Tawhid Divine_Unity,an Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but operates in Germany; goal is to attack Europe and Russia with chemical weapons  
19896,al-Ummah,a terrorist group formed in India in 1992; is believed to be responsible for bombings in southern India in 1998  
19897,al_Itihaad_al_Islamiya al-Itihaad_al-Islamiya Islamic_Unity AIAI,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  
19898,al_Sunna_Wal_Jamma Followers_of_the_Prophet,a resurgent Islamic fundamentalist organization based in Nigeria that is thought to be planning terrorist attacks  
19899,ala,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"  
19900,ala,a wing of an insect  
19901,alabaster,a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving  
19902,alabaster,a very light white  
19903,alabaster oriental_alabaster onyx_marble Mexican_onyx,a hard compact kind of calcite  
19904,alacrity briskness smartness,liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him"  
19905,alalia,paralysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to speak  
19906,alanine,a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins  
19907,alarm alert warning_signal alarum,an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger  
19908,alarm dismay consternation,fear resulting from the awareness of danger  
19909,alarm warning_device alarm_system,a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event  
19910,alarm_clock alarm,a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time  
19911,alarmism,needless warnings  
19912,alarmist,a person who alarms others needlessly  
19913,alastrim variola_minor pseudosmallpox pseudovariola milk_pox white_pox West_Indian_smallpox Cuban_itch Kaffir_pox,a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus  
19914,alb,a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests  
19915,albacore,relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna  
19916,albacore long-fin_tunny Thunnus_alalunga,large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters  
19917,albatross millstone,(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck"  
19918,albatross mollymawk,large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight  
19919,albedo reflective_power,the ratio of reflected to incident light  
19920,albinism,the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair  
19921,albino,a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink  
19922,albite white_feldspar,a widely distributed feldspar that forms rocks  
19923,albizzia albizia,any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia  
19924,albuca,any of various plants of the genus Albuca having large clusters of pale yellow flowers; South Africa  
19925,albuginea,whitish tunic  
19926,album,a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc  
19927,album record_album,one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc  
19928,albumin albumen,a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids  
19929,albuminuria proteinuria,the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder  
19930,albuterol Ventolin Proventil,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  
19931,alcalde,a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town  
19932,alcazar,any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors  
19933,alchemist,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  
19934,alchemy,a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times  
19935,alcohol,any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation  
19936,alcohol alcoholic_drink alcoholic_beverage intoxicant inebriant,a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"  
19937,alcohol_abuse alcoholic_abuse alcoholism_abuse,excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks  
19938,alcohol_group alcohol_radical,the chemical group -OH  
19939,alcohol_thermometer alcohol-in-glass_thermometer,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  
19940,alcoholic alky dipsomaniac boozer lush soaker souse,a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually  
19941,alcoholic_dementia alcohol_amnestic_disorder Korsakoff's_psychosis Korsakoff's_syndrome Korsakov's_psychosis Korsakov's_syndrome polyneuritic_psychosis,dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact  
19942,alcoholism alcohol_addiction inebriation drunkenness,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  
19943,alcove bay,a small recess opening off a larger room  
19944,aldehyde,any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids  
19945,aldehyde_group aldehyde_radical,the chemical group -CHO  
19946,alder,wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc  
19947,alder alder_tree,north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant  
19948,alder_blight,a disease of alders caused by the woolly alder aphid (a plant louse)  
19949,alder_buckthorn alder_dogwood Rhamnus_frangula,small tree common in Europe  
19950,alderfly alder_fly Sialis_lutaria,dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae  
19951,alderleaf_Juneberry alder-leaved_serviceberry Amelanchier_alnifolia,shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red fruits  
19952,alderman,a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council); "aldermen usually represent city wards"  
19953,aldohexose,a monosaccharide sugar having six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group  
19954,aldol aldehyde-alcohol,an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO)  
19955,aldol_reaction,a reaction of aldehydes resulting in an aldol  
19956,aldose,a monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal  
19957,aldosterone,a corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance  
19958,aldosteronism hyperaldosteronism,a condition caused by overproduction of aldosterone  
19959,ale,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  
19960,aleatory_contract,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)  
19961,alehouse,a tavern where ale is sold  
19962,alembic,an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube  
19963,alendronate Fosamax,a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause  
19964,aleph,the 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
19965,aleph-null aleph-nought aleph-zero,the smallest infinite integer  
19966,alert alerting,a warning serves to make you more alert to danger  
19967,alert qui_vive,condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis"  
19968,alertness alerting,a state of readiness to respond; "alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG"  
19969,alertness sharp-sightedness on_the_qui_vive,lively attentiveness  
19970,alethic_logic,the modal logic of necessity and possibility and contingency  
19971,aleurone,granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many seeds or cereal grains  
19972,alewife,flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams  
19973,alewife Alosa_pseudoharengus Pomolobus_pseudoharengus,shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus  
19974,alexandrite,a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone  
19975,alexic,a person with alexia  
19976,alfalfa,leguminous plant grown for hay or forage  
19977,alfalfa lucerne Medicago_sativa,important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop  
19978,alfalfa_sprout,sprouted alfalfa seeds  
19979,alga algae,primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves  
19980,algarroba Prosopis_juliflora Prosopis_juliiflora,mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela  
19981,algarroba algarrobilla algarobilla,mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing  
19982,algebra,the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations  
19983,algebraic_language,an algorithmic language having statements that resemble algebraic expressions  
19984,algebraic_number,root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients  
19985,algebraist,a mathematician whose specialty is algebra  
19986,algidity,prostration characterized by cold and clammy skin and low blood pressure  
19987,algin alginic_acid,a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier  
19988,algolagnia algophilia,sexual pleasure derived from inflicting or experiencing pain  
19989,algometer,device for measuring pain caused by pressure  
19990,algometry,measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure  
19991,algophobia,a morbid fear of pain  
19992,algorism,the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration  
19993,algorism,computation with Arabic figures  
19994,algorithm algorithmic_rule algorithmic_program,a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem  
19995,algorithm_error,error resulting from the choice of the wrong algorithm or method for achieving the intended result  
19996,algorithmic_language,an artificial language designed to express algorithms  
19997,alias assumed_name false_name,a name that has been assumed temporarily  
19998,alibi,(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question  
19999,alicyclic_compound,an aliphatic compound that contains a ring of atoms  
20000,alidade alidad,surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments  
20001,alidade alidad,surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles  
20002,alien_absconder,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"  
20003,alienage alienism,the quality of being alien  
20004,alienation,(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"  
20005,alienation,the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; "his behavior alienated the other students"  
20006,alienation disaffection estrangement,the feeling of being alienated from other people  
20007,alienation estrangement,separation resulting from hostility  
20008,alienation_of_affection,a tort based on willful and malicious interference with the marriage relation by a third party without justification or excuse  
20009,alienator,an unpleasant person who causes friendly people to become indifferent or unfriendly or hostile  
20010,alienee grantee,someone to whom the title of property is transferred  
20011,alienism,an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness  
20012,alienist,a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness  
20013,alienor,someone from whom the title of property is transferred  
20014,alignment,the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines  
20015,alignment,the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other  
20016,alimentary_canal alimentary_tract digestive_tube digestive_tract gastrointestinal_tract GI_tract,tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination  
20017,alimentary_tract_smear,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  
20018,alimony maintenance,court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated  
20019,aliphatic_compound,organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative  
20020,aliquant aliquant_part,an integer that is not an exact divisor of some quantity; "5 is an aliquant part of 12"  
20021,aliquot aliquot_part,an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity; "4 is an aliquot part of 12"  
20022,aliterate aliterate_person,a person who can read but is disinclined to derive information from literary sources  
20023,aliyah,(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"  
20024,aliyah,(Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel; "students making aliyah"  
20025,alizarin alizarine,an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing  
20026,alizarin_carmine alizarin_crimson alizarin_red,any of various acid dyes; used for dyeing wool scarlet red  
20027,alizarin_yellow,any of various yellow dyes; not related chemically to alizarin but applied in the same manner  
20028,alkahest alcahest universal_solvent,hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists  
20029,alkalemia,a blood disorder characterized by a lower concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which rises above 7.45 on the pH scale)  
20030,alkali,a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture  
20031,alkali_grass Zigadenus_elegans,plant of western North America having grasslike leaves and greenish-white flowers  
20032,alkali_metal alkaline_metal,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"  
20033,alkali_poisoning,poisoning resulting from the ingestion of an alkali compound (as lye or ammonia)  
20034,alkalimetry,volumetric analysis using standard solutions of alkali to measure the amount of acid present  
20035,alkaline_earth alkaline-earth_metal,any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)  
20036,alkalinity,pH values above 7  
20037,alkalinuria alkaluria,a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline  
20038,alkaloid,natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants  
20039,alkalosis,abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues  
20040,alkapton alcapton homogentisic_acid,an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine  
20041,alkaptonuria alcaptonuria,a rare recessive metabolic anomaly marked by ochronosis and the presence of alkapton in the urine  
20042,alkene olefine olefin,any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon  
20043,alkyd alkyd_resin,a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints  
20044,alkyl alkyl_group alkyl_radical,any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons  
20045,alkyl_halide haloalkane,organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane  
20046,alkylating_agent,an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer  
20047,alkylbenzene,organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring  
20048,alkylbenzenesulfonate,sulfonate of alkyl benzene  
20049,all-or-none_law,(neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus  
20050,all-rounder all_arounder,a versatile person who is expert at many things; "she's the best all-rounder they've seen in years"  
20051,all_clear,a signal (usually a siren) that danger is over  
20052,all_clear,permission to proceed because obstacles have been removed  
20053,all_fours high-low-jack,card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game  
20054,alla_breve,a musical time signature indicating two or four half notes to a measure  
20055,allamanda,a plant of the genus Allamanda having large showy funnel-shaped flowers in terminal cymes  
20056,allantois,the vascular fetal membrane that lies below the chorion and develops from the hindgut in many embryonic higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)  
20057,allegation,(law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice"  
20058,allegation allegement,statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove  
20059,allegiance fealty,the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)  
20060,allegorizer allegoriser,someone who communicates in allegories  
20061,allegory,an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor  
20062,allegretto,a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro  
20063,allegretto,a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro  
20064,allegro,a brisk and lively tempo  
20065,allegro,a musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner  
20066,allegro_con_spirito,lively with spirit  
20067,allele allelomorph,(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character; "some alleles are dominant over others"  
20068,allemande allemande_sauce,egg-thickened veloute  
20069,allergen,any substance that can cause an allergy  
20070,allergic_eczema,eczema caused by an allergic reaction  
20071,allergic_rhinitis,rhinitis caused by an allergic reaction  
20072,allergist,a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies  
20073,allergology,the branch of medical science that studies the causes and treatment of allergies  
20074,allergy allergic_reaction,hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity  
20075,allergy_diet,a diet designed to avoid the foods that you are allergic to  
20076,alleviator,a therapist who makes suffering more endurable  
20077,alley alleyway back_street,a narrow street with walls on both sides  
20078,alley_cat,a homeless cat  
20079,alliaceous_plant,bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor  
20080,alliance,a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim  
20081,alliance bond,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"  
20082,alliance coalition alignment alinement,an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty  
20083,alliance confederation,the state of being allied or confederated  
20084,allice_shad allis_shad allice allis Alosa_alosa,European shad  
20085,allies,an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy  
20086,alligator,leather made from alligator's hide  
20087,alligator gator,either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts  
20088,alligator_lizard,slim short-limbed lizard having a distinctive fold on each side that permits expansion; of western North America  
20089,alligator_snapping_turtle alligator_snapper Macroclemys_temmincki,large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States  
20090,alligator_weed alligator_grass Alternanthera_philoxeroides,prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses  
20091,alligator_wrench,a wrench with a v-shaped jaw and serrations on one side (resembles the open jaws of an alligator)  
20092,alligatorfish Aspidophoroides_monopterygius,small very elongate sea poachers  
20093,alliteration initial_rhyme beginning_rhyme head_rhyme,use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran"  
20094,alliterator,a speaker or writer who makes use of alliteration  
20095,allocation storage_allocation,(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions  
20096,allocation_unit,a group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file  
20097,allocator distributor,a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion  
20098,allocution,(rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts  
20099,allogamy,cross-fertilization in plants  
20100,allograph,a variant form of a grapheme, as `m' or `M' or a handwritten version of that grapheme  
20101,allograph,a signature written by one person for another  
20102,allomerism,(chemistry) variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form  
20103,allometry,the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole  
20104,allomorph,any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound; "calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite"  
20105,allomorph,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"  
20106,allopathy,the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself  
20107,allopatry,the occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap  
20108,allophone,(linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme  
20109,allopurinol Zyloprim,a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid  
20110,allosaur allosaurus,late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus  
20111,allotment allocation,a share set aside for a specific purpose  
20112,allotment apportionment apportioning allocation parceling parcelling assignation,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"  
20113,allotrope,a structurally different form of an element; "graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon"  
20114,allotropy allotropism,the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms  
20115,allowance,a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses  
20116,allowance,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"  
20117,allowance,the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"  
20118,allowance adjustment,an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"  
20119,allowance leeway margin tolerance,a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits  
20120,alloy metal,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"  
20121,alloy_iron alloy_cast_iron,cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment  
20122,alloy_steel,steel who characteristics are determined by the addition of other elements in addition to carbon  
20123,allspice,deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States  
20124,allspice,ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves  
20125,allspice allspice_tree pimento_tree Pimenta_dioica,aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries  
20126,allspice_tree Pimenta_officinalis,tropical American tree having small white flowers and aromatic berries  
20127,allure allurement temptingness,the power to entice or attract through personal charm  
20128,allurement,attractiveness; "its allurement was its remoteness"  
20129,allusion,passing reference or indirect mention  
20130,allusiveness,a quality characterized by indirect reference  
20131,alluvial_fan alluvial_cone,a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out  
20132,alluvial_flat alluvial_plain,a flat resulting from repeated deposits of alluvial material by running water  
20133,alluvial_sediment alluvial_deposit alluvium alluvion,clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down  
20134,alluvial_soil,a fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds  
20135,alluvion,gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment  
20136,ally,a friendly nation  
20137,ally friend,an associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"  
20138,allyl allyl_group allyl_radical,the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived from propylene  
20139,allyl_alcohol propenyl_alcohol,an unsaturated primary alcohol present in wood spirit; use to make resins and plasticizers and pharmaceuticals  
20140,allyl_resin,a resin derived from allyl alcohol that hardens when cured; used as an adhesive  
20141,alma_mater,your alma mater is a school you graduated from  
20142,almanac,an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year  
20143,almanac farmer's_calendar,an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year  
20144,almandine,a purple variety of the ruby spinel  
20145,almandite almandine,a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate  
20146,almond,oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree  
20147,almond sweet_almond Prunus_dulcis Prunus_amygdalus Amygdalus_communis,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  
20148,almond_cookie almond_crescent,very rich cookie containing ground almonds; usually crescent-shaped  
20149,almond_extract,flavoring made from almonds macerated in alcohol  
20150,almond_moth fig_moth Cadra_cautella,a moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored products of vegetable origin  
20151,almond_oil expressed_almond_oil sweet_almond_oil,pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds  
20152,almond_tree,any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts  
20153,almond_willow black_Hollander Salix_triandra Salix_amygdalina,Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry  
20154,almoner medical_social_worker,an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients  
20155,alms,money or goods contributed to the poor  
20156,alms-giving almsgiving,making voluntary contributions to aid the poor  
20157,alms_dish alms_tray,a tray for collecting the offering from a congregation  
20158,almsgiver,a person who gives alms  
20159,alocasia elephant's_ear elephant_ear,any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries  
20160,aloe,succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa  
20161,aloes bitter_aloes,a purgative made from the leaves of aloe  
20162,aloha ciao,an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)  
20163,aloneness loneliness lonesomeness solitariness,a disposition toward being alone  
20164,aloofness remoteness standoffishness withdrawnness,a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner  
20165,alopecia,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)  
20166,alopecia_areata,patchy baldness  
20167,alp,any high mountain  
20168,alpaca,wool of the alpaca  
20169,alpaca,a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool  
20170,alpaca Lama_pacos,domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco  
20171,alpenstock,a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers  
20172,alpha,the beginning of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations  
20173,alpha,the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet  
20174,alpha-beta_brass Muntz_metal yellow_metal,a brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha brass; used in making castings and hot-worked products  
20175,alpha-interferon,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)  
20176,alpha-linolenic_acid,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  
20177,alpha-naphthol,an isomer of naphthol used in dyes  
20178,alpha-naphthol_test Molisch's_test Molisch_test Molisch_reaction,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  
20179,alpha-tocopheral,a potent form of vitamin E obtained from germ oils or by synthesis  
20180,alpha_and_omega,the first and last; signifies God's eternity  
20181,alpha_and_omega,the basic meaning of something; the crucial part  
20182,alpha_blocker alpha-blocker alpha-adrenergic_blocker alpha-adrenergic_blocking_agent,any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder  
20183,alpha_brass,an alloy of brass and zinc; used mainly for cold working  
20184,alpha_bronze,an alloy of copper and tin that can be worked  
20185,alpha_decay,radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle  
20186,alpha_fetoprotein alpha_foetoprotein AFP,an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)  
20187,alpha_globulin,a globulin in blood plasma or serum that is alkaline and has great electrophoretic mobility  
20188,alpha_iron,a magnetic allotrope of iron; stable below 906 degrees centigrade  
20189,alpha_particle,a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes  
20190,alpha_privative,the negative prefix a- or un-  
20191,alpha_radiation alpha_ray,the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay  
20192,alpha_receptor alpha-adrenergic_receptor alpha-adrenoceptor,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)  
20193,alpha_rhythm alpha_wave,the normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed; occurs with a frequency of 8-12 hertz  
20194,alpha_software,a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers  
20195,alpha_test,(computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer  
20196,alphabet,a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language  
20197,alphabet_soup,a confusing assortment; "Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies"  
20198,alphabet_soup,soup that contains small noodles in the shape of letters of the alphabet  
20199,alphabetic_writing alphabetic_script,a writing system based on alphabetic characters  
20200,alphabetization alphabetisation,the act of putting in alphabetical order  
20201,alphabetizer alphabetiser,a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order  
20202,alphanumerics alphanumeric_characters,a character set that includes letters and digits and punctuation  
20203,alphavirus,an arbovirus of the family Togaviridae that can cause a variety of encephalitis in horses  
20204,alpine_ash mountain_oak Eucalyptus_delegatensis,tall timber tree with hard heavy pinkish or light brown wood  
20205,alpine_azalea mountain_azalea Loiseleuria_procumbens,creeping mat-forming evergreen shrub of high mountain regions of northern hemisphere grown for its rose-pink flowers  
20206,alpine_bearberry black_bearberry Arctostaphylos_alpina,deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar  
20207,alpine_clover Trifolium_alpinum,European mountain clover with fragrant usually pink flowers  
20208,alpine_clubmoss Lycopodium_alpinum,a variety of club moss  
20209,alpine_coltsfoot Homogyne_alpina Tussilago_alpina,rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilago  
20210,alpine_gold alpine_hulsea Hulsea_algida,low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United States  
20211,alpine_goldenrod Solidago_multiradiata,goldenrod similar to narrow goldenrod but having bristly hairs on edges of leaf stalks; mountainous regions of western America  
20212,alpine_milk_vetch Astragalus_alpinus,perennial of mountainous areas of Eurasia and North America  
20213,alpine_salamander Salamandra_atra,ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps  
20214,alpine_totara Podocarpus_nivalis,low wide-spreading coniferous shrub of New Zealand mountains  
20215,alpinist,a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs  
20216,alprazolam Xanax,an antianxiety agent (trade name Xanax) of the benzodiazepine class  
20217,alstroemeria,any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers  
20218,altar,a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made  
20219,altar communion_table Lord's_table,the table in Christian churches where communion is given  
20220,altar_boy,a boy serving as an acolyte  
20221,altar_wine sacramental_wine,used in a communion service  
20222,altarpiece reredos,a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table  
20223,altazimuth,an instrument that measures the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies; used in navigation  
20224,alter_ego,a very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself  
20225,alterability,the quality of being alterable  
20226,alteration modification adjustment,the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)  
20227,alternating_current AC alternating_electric_current,an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"  
20228,alternation,successive change from one thing or state to another and back again; "a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes"  
20229,alternation_of_generations heterogenesis xenogenesis,the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal  
20230,alternative_birth alternative_birthing,a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings  
20231,alternative_energy,energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment  
20232,alternative_medicine,the practice of medicine without the use of drugs; may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncture  
20233,alternative_pleading pleading_in_the_alternative,a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on  
20234,alternator,an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)  
20235,althea althaea hollyhock,any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea  
20236,altimeter,an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation  
20237,altitude,the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)  
20238,altitude height,elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface; "the altitude gave her a headache"  
20239,altitude_sickness,effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes  
20240,alto,a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef  
20241,alto,(of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments  
20242,alto,the pitch range of the lowest female voice  
20243,alto_clef viola_clef,a clef that puts middle C on the third line of a staff  
20244,alto_relievo alto_rilievo high_relief,a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth  
20245,alto_saxophonist altoist,a musician who plays the alto saxophone  
20246,altocumulus altocumulus_cloud,a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles  
20247,altostratus altostratus_cloud,a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles  
20248,altruism selflessness,the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others  
20249,alula calypter,scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly  
20250,alum,a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)  
20251,alum ammonia_alum ammonium_alum,a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum  
20252,alum potassium_alum potash_alum,a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum  
20253,alumina aluminum_oxide aluminium_oxide,any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum  
20254,aluminate,a compound of alumina and a metallic oxide  
20255,aluminum aluminium Al atomic_number_13,a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite  
20256,aluminum_bronze aluminium_bronze,an alloy of copper and aluminum with high tensile strength and resistance to corrosion  
20257,aluminum_business aluminum_industry,manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group  
20258,aluminum_chloride aluminium_chloride,a chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst  
20259,aluminum_foil aluminium_foil tin_foil,foil made of aluminum  
20260,aluminum_hydroxide aluminium_hydroxide hydrated_aluminum_oxide hydrated_aluminium_oxide,white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite  
20261,alumnus alumna alum graduate grad,a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)  
20262,alumroot alumbloom,any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera  
20263,alundum,a substance made of fused alumina  
20264,alveolar_arch,the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set  
20265,alveolar_artery arteria_alveolaris,a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process  
20266,alveolar_bed,lung tissue densely packed with alveoli  
20267,alveolar_consonant dental_consonant alveolar dental,a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge  
20268,alveolar_ectasia,abnormal enlargement of the air sacs in the lungs  
20269,alveolar_resorption,wasting of the bony socket  
20270,alveolar_rhabdomyosarcoma alveolar_rhabdosarcoma,form of rhabdomyosarcoma occurring mainly in adolescents and young adults  
20271,alveolar_ridge gum_ridge alveolar_process,a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth  
20272,alveolitis,inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic  
20273,alveolitis dry_socket,inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form  
20274,alveolus air_sac air_cell,a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways  
20275,alyssum madwort,any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers  
20276,amabilis_fir white_fir Pacific_silver_fir red_silver_fir Christmas_tree Abies_amabilis,medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed  
20277,amalgam,a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"  
20278,amalgam dental_amalgam,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  
20279,amalgamation merger uniting,the combination of two or more commercial companies  
20280,amalgamator,a businessman who arranges an amalgamation of two or more commercial companies  
20281,amaranth,seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America  
20282,amaranth,any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food  
20283,amarelle,pale red sour cherry with colorless or nearly colorless juice  
20284,amarelle Prunus_cerasus_caproniana,any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing pale red fruit with colorless juice  
20285,amaretto,an Italian almond liqueur  
20286,amaryllis,bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers  
20287,amastia,absence of the mammary glands (either through surgery or developmental defect)  
20288,amateur,an athlete who does not play for pay  
20289,amateur,someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime  
20290,amateurishness,something that demonstrates a lack of professional competency  
20291,amateurism,the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money  
20292,amaurosis,partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain  
20293,amazon,mainly green tropical American parrots  
20294,amazon virago,a large strong and aggressive woman  
20295,ambages,(archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action  
20296,ambassador,an informal representative; "an ambassador of good will"  
20297,ambassador embassador,a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another  
20298,ambassadorship,the post of ambassador  
20299,ambassadress,a woman ambassador  
20300,amber,a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used for jewelry  
20301,amber gold,a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair"  
20302,amber_lily Anthericum_torreyi,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  
20303,ambergris,waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume  
20304,amberjack amberfish,any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes  
20305,ambiance ambience,the atmosphere of an environment  
20306,ambidexterity ambidextrousness,the property of being equally skillful with each hand  
20307,ambiguity,an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context  
20308,ambiguity equivocalness,unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning  
20309,ambition ambitiousness,a strong drive for success  
20310,ambition aspiration dream,a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"  
20311,ambivalence ambivalency,mixed feelings or emotions  
20312,ambiversion,(psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion  
20313,amble promenade saunter stroll perambulation,a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)  
20314,amblygonite,a white or grey mineral consisting of lithium aluminum phosphate; a source of lithium  
20315,amblyopia,visual impairment without apparent organic pathology  
20316,amboina_pine amboyna_pine Agathis_dammara Agathis_alba,native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar resin  
20317,amboyna Andaman_redwood,mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus  
20318,ambrosia,fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut  
20319,ambrosia nectar,(classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal  
20320,ambulacrum,one of the five areas on the undersurface of an echinoderm on which the tube feet are located  
20321,ambulance,a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals  
20322,ambulance_chaser,an unethical lawyer who incites accident victims to sue  
20323,ambulant_plague ambulatory_plague pestis_ambulans,a mild form of bubonic plague  
20324,ambulation,walking about; "the hospital encouraged early ambulation"  
20325,ambulatory,a covered walkway (as in a cloister); "it has an ambulatory and seven chapels"  
20326,ambush ambuscade lying_in_wait trap,the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise  
20327,ambusher,an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack  
20328,ambystomid ambystomid_salamander,small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander  
20329,ameba amoeba,naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion  
20330,amebiasis amoebiasis amebiosis amoebiosis,infection by a disease-causing ameba  
20331,amebic_dysentery amoebic_dysentery,inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea  
20332,amelia,congenital absence of an arm or leg  
20333,amelioration melioration betterment,the act of relieving ills and changing for the better  
20334,ameloblast,a cell from which tooth enamel develops  
20335,amelogenesis,the developmental process of forming tooth enamel  
20336,amen_corner,area reserved for persons leading the responsive `amens'  
20337,amenability amenableness cooperativeness,the trait of being cooperative  
20338,amended_return,a tax return that corrects the information in an earlier return  
20339,amendment,a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)  
20340,amendment,the act of amending or correcting  
20341,amenorrhea amenorrhoea amenia,absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow  
20342,americium Am atomic_number_95,a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms  
20343,amethyst,a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone  
20344,amethystine_python,a python having the color of amethyst  
20345,ametria,congenital absence of the uterus  
20346,ametropia,(ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia  
20347,amicability amicableness,a disinclination to quarrel  
20348,amicability amicableness,having a disposition characterized by warmth and friendliness  
20349,amicus_curiae friend_of_the_court,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  
20350,amicus_curiae_brief,a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to it  
20351,amide,any organic compound containing the group -CONH2  
20352,amigo,a friend or comrade  
20353,amine aminoalkane,a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals  
20354,amino amino_group,the radical -NH2  
20355,amino_acid aminoalkanoic_acid,organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"  
20356,amino_plastic aminoplast amino_resin,a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds; used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles  
20357,aminoaciduria,abnormal presence of amino acids in the urine; usually a symptom of metabolic defects  
20358,aminobenzoic_acid,a derivative of benzoic acid  
20359,aminomethane,a methyl with the hydrogen atom replaced by an amino radical  
20360,aminophylline,a theophylline derivative that is used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of bronchial asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis  
20361,aminopyrine amidopyrine,a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic  
20362,amiodarone Cordarone,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  
20363,amitosis,the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes  
20364,amitriptyline amitriptyline_hydrochloride Elavil,a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications  
20365,amity,a state of friendship and cordiality  
20366,amity cordiality,a cordial disposition  
20367,amlodipine_besylate Norvasc,a vasodilator (trade name Norvasc) taken in tablet form; prescribed for hypertension and angina pectoris  
20368,ammeter,a meter that measures the flow of electrical current in amperes  
20369,ammine,a complex inorganic compound that contains ammonia molecules  
20370,ammobium,any plant of the genus Ammobium having yellow flowers and silvery foliage  
20371,ammonia,a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3)  
20372,ammonia_clock,an atomic clock based on vibrational frequency of the nitrogen atom in the ammonia molecule  
20373,ammonia_water ammonia ammonium_hydroxide,a water solution of ammonia  
20374,ammoniac gum_ammoniac,the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant  
20375,ammonification,impregnation with ammonia or a compound of ammonia  
20376,ammonite ammonoid,one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks  
20377,ammonium ammonium_ion,the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion  
20378,ammonium_carbamate,a salt of carbamic acid that is used as a nitrogen fertilizer  
20379,ammonium_carbonate,a carbonate of ammonium; used in the manufacture of smelling salts and baking powder and ammonium compounds  
20380,ammonium_chloride sal_ammoniac,a white salt used in dry cells  
20381,ammonium_nitrate,used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant  
20382,ammoniuria,excessive ammonia in the urine  
20383,ammunition,any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction  
20384,ammunition,information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint; "his admission provided ammunition for his critics"  
20385,ammunition ammo,projectiles to be fired from a gun  
20386,amnesia memory_loss blackout,partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"  
20387,amnesic amnesiac,a person suffering from amnesia  
20388,amnesty,a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment  
20389,amnesty pardon free_pardon,the formal act of liberating someone  
20390,amniocentesis amnio,(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  
20391,amnion amniotic_sac amnios,thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)  
20392,amniote,any member of the Amniota  
20393,amniotic_cavity,the fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing embryo  
20394,amniotic_fluid amnionic_fluid waters,the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break"  
20395,amobarbital,a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relieve insomnia and as an anticonvulsant  
20396,amobarbital_sodium blue blue_angel blue_devil Amytal,the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic  
20397,amora,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  
20398,amoralism,the doctrine that moral distinctions are invalid  
20399,amoralist,someone who adheres to the doctrine that ordinary moral distinctions are invalid  
20400,amorality,the quality of being amoral  
20401,amorist,one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love  
20402,amorousness enamoredness,a feeling of love or fondness  
20403,amorousness eroticism erotism sexiness amativeness,the arousal of feelings of sexual desire  
20404,amorpha,any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers  
20405,amorphophallus,any plant of the genus Amorphophallus  
20406,amorphous_shape,an ill-defined or arbitrary shape  
20407,amortization amortisation,the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years  
20408,amortization amortisation,payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers  
20409,amount,the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people"  
20410,amour_propre conceit self-love vanity,feelings of excessive pride  
20411,amoxicillin Amoxil Larotid Polymox Trimox Augmentin,an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections  
20412,amperage,the strength of an electrical current measured in amperes  
20413,ampere amp A,the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"  
20414,ampere international_ampere,a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere)  
20415,ampere-hour,a unit of charge equal to 3600 coulombs  
20416,ampere-minute,a unit of charge equal to 60 coulombs  
20417,ampere-turn,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  
20418,ampersand,a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and)  
20419,amphetamine pep_pill upper speed,a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression  
20420,amphetamine_sulfate amphetamine_sulphate,a sulfate derivative of amphetamine that is used as a stimulant for the central nervous system  
20421,amphibia class_Amphibia,the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians  
20422,amphibian,cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form  
20423,amphibian amphibious_aircraft,an airplane designed to take off and land on water  
20424,amphibian amphibious_vehicle,a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water  
20425,amphibian_family,any family of amphibians  
20426,amphibian_genus,any genus of amphibians  
20427,amphibious_assault,an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships  
20428,amphibious_demonstration,an amphibious operation conducted for the purpose of deceiving the enemy and leading him into a course of action unfavorable to him  
20429,amphibious_landing,a military action of coordinated land, sea, and air forces organized for an invasion; "MacArthur staged a massive amphibious landing behind enemy lines"  
20430,amphibious_operation,a military operation by both land and sea forces  
20431,amphibole,a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group  
20432,amphibole_group,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  
20433,amphibolite,a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase  
20434,amphibology amphiboly,an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes  
20435,amphibrach,a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember')  
20436,amphictyony,an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center  
20437,amphidiploid,(genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent  
20438,amphidiploidy,the condition of being amphidiploid  
20439,amphigory nonsense_verse,nonsensical writing (usually verse)  
20440,amphimixis,union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction  
20441,amphipod,a kind of malacostracan crustacean  
20442,amphisbaena,(classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body  
20443,amphitheater amphitheatre,a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)  
20444,amphitheater amphitheatre coliseum,an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held  
20445,amphitropous_ovule,a partly inverted ovule turned back 90 degrees on its stalk  
20446,amphiuma congo_snake congo_eel blind_eel,aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States  
20447,amphora,an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine  
20448,amphotericin,an antibiotic and antifungal agent  
20449,ampicillin Principen Polycillin SK-Ampicillin,semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin)  
20450,ampleness,the property of being more than sufficient; comfortable sufficiency; "the ampleness of her servings more than satisfied his hunger"  
20451,ampleness,the property of impressive largeness in size; "he admired the ampleness of its proportions"  
20452,amplexicaul_leaf,a leaf with its base clasping the stem  
20453,amplification,(electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current  
20454,amplification elaboration,addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed"  
20455,amplification gain,the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input  
20456,amplifier,electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it  
20457,amplitude,(physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave  
20458,amplitude,greatness of magnitude  
20459,amplitude bountifulness bounty,the property of copious abundance  
20460,amplitude_level,the level on a scale of amplitude  
20461,amplitude_modulation AM,modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave  
20462,ampulla,the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear  
20463,ampulla,a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils  
20464,amputation,a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs  
20465,amputation,a surgical removal of all or part of a limb  
20466,amputator,a surgeon who removes part or all of a limb  
20467,amputee,someone who has had a limb removed by amputation  
20468,amrinone Inocor,a drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction of myocardium  
20469,amulet talisman,a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease  
20470,amusement,a feeling of delight at being entertained  
20471,amusement_arcade,an arcade featuring coin-operated game machines  
20472,amusement_park funfair pleasure_ground,a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement  
20473,amygdala amygdaloid_nucleus corpus_amygdaloideum,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  
20474,amygdalin,a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds  
20475,amygdaloid,volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits  
20476,amygdalotomy,psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence)  
20477,amyl,a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds  
20478,amyl_alcohol,a mixture of 2 or more isomeric alcohols; used as a solvent and in organic synthesis  
20479,amyl_nitrate,a vasodilator that is sometimes used to treat angina pectoris  
20480,amylase,any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar  
20481,amyloid,a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch  
20482,amyloid,(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue  
20483,amyloid_plaque amyloid_protein_plaque,a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease)  
20484,amyloidosis,a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma  
20485,amylolysis,conversion of starch to sugar  
20486,amyotrophia amyotrophy,progressive wasting of muscle tissues  
20487,amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis ALS Lou_Gehrig's_disease,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  
20488,amyxia,a condition in which no mucus in produced  
20489,ana,a collection of anecdotes about a person or place  
20490,anabiosis,suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns  
20491,anabolic_steroid,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  
20492,anabolism constructive_metabolism,the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy  
20493,anachronism,a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age  
20494,anachronism,an artifact that belongs to another time  
20495,anachronism mistiming misdating,something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred  
20496,anaclisis,(psychoanalysis) relationship marked by strong dependence on others; especially a libidinal attachment to e.g. a parental figure  
20497,anaclitic_depression,severe and progressive depression in infants who lose their mother and do not get a suitable substitute  
20498,anacoluthia anacoluthon,an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another  
20499,anaconda Eunectes_murinus,large arboreal boa of tropical South America  
20500,anadama_bread,a yeast-raised bread made of white flour and cornmeal and molasses  
20501,anadiplosis reduplication,repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next  
20502,anaerobe,an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live  
20503,anaglyph,moving or still pictures in contrasting colors that appear three-dimensional when superimposed  
20504,anaglyph,anything carved in low relief  
20505,anaglyphy,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  
20506,anagnost,a cleric in the minor orders of the Eastern Orthodox Church who reads the lessons aloud in the liturgy (analogous to the lector in the Roman Catholic Church)  
20507,anagoge,a mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture)  
20508,anagram,a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase  
20509,anagrams,a game whose object is to form words from a group of randomly chosen letters  
20510,anal_personality anal_retentive_personality,(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)  
20511,anal_sphincter sphincter_ani musculus_sphincter_ani,the sphincter muscle of the anus  
20512,anal_stage anal_phase,(psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned  
20513,analbuminemia,an abnormally low level of albumin in the blood serum  
20514,analects analecta,a collection of excerpts from a literary work  
20515,analeptic,a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system  
20516,analgesia,absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness  
20517,analgesic anodyne painkiller pain_pill,a medicine used to relieve pain  
20518,analog_clock,a clock that displays the time of day by the position of hands on a dial  
20519,analog_computer analogue_computer,a computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages)  
20520,analog_watch,a watch that represents time by the position of hands on a dial  
20521,analogist,someone who looks for analogies or who reasons by analogy  
20522,analogue analog parallel,something having the property of being analogous to something else  
20523,analogy,an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others  
20524,analogy,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"  
20525,analphabet analphabetic,an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet  
20526,analysand,a person undergoing psychoanalysis  
20527,analysis,the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'  
20528,analysis,a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed  
20529,analysis,a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation  
20530,analysis,an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole  
20531,analysis analytic_thinking,the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations  
20532,analysis_of_variance ANOVA,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  
20533,analyst,an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions  
20534,analyst,someone who is skilled at analyzing data  
20535,analyst psychoanalyst,a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis  
20536,analytic_geometry analytical_geometry coordinate_geometry,the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system  
20537,analytical_balance chemical_balance,a beam balance of great precision used in quantitative chemical analysis  
20538,analytical_cubism,the early phase of cubism  
20539,analytical_review,an auditing procedure based on ratios among accounts and tries to identify significant changes  
20540,analyticity,the property of being analytic  
20541,analyzer analyser,an instrument that performs analyses  
20542,anamnestic_response anamnestic_reaction,renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen  
20543,anamorphism,metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals  
20544,anamorphosis anamorphism,the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes  
20545,anamorphosis anamorphism,a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner  
20546,anapest anapaest,a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables  
20547,anaphase,the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle  
20548,anaphor,a word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent  
20549,anaphora,using a pronoun or similar word instead of repeating a word used earlier  
20550,anaphoric_pronoun,a pronoun that refers to an antecedent  
20551,anaphoric_relation,the relation between an anaphor and its antecedent  
20552,anaphrodisia,decline or absence of sexual desire  
20553,anaphylactic_shock,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  
20554,anaphylaxis,hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance  
20555,anaplasia,loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication, as in a malignant tumor  
20556,anaplasmosis,a disease of cattle that is transmitted by cattle ticks; similar to Texas fever  
20557,anapsid anapsid_reptile,primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles  
20558,anarchism,a political theory favoring the abolition of governments  
20559,anarchist nihilist syndicalist,an advocate of anarchism  
20560,anarchy lawlessness,a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)  
20561,anarthria,partial or total loss of articulate speech resulting from lesions of the central nervous system  
20562,anasarca,generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue  
20563,anaspid,extinct small freshwater jawless fish usually having a heterocercal tail and an armored head; of the Silurian and Devonian  
20564,anastalsis,muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis  
20565,anastigmat,compound lens or lens system designed to be free of astigmatism and able to form approximately point images  
20566,anastigmatic_lens,a lens designed to correct astigmatism  
20567,anastomosis inosculation,a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous  
20568,anastomotic_vein vena_anastomotica,either of two communicating veins serving the brain  
20569,anastrophe inversion,the reversal of the normal order of words  
20570,anastylosis,the archeological reassembly of ruined monuments from fallen or decayed fragments (incorporating new materials when necessary)  
20571,anathema,a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication  
20572,anathema bete_noire,a detested person; "he is an anathema to me"  
20573,anathematization anathematisation,the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed  
20574,anatomical_reference anatomical,an expression that relates to anatomy  
20575,anatomist,an expert in anatomy  
20576,anatomy,a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes"  
20577,anatomy general_anatomy,the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals  
20578,anatotitan,one of the largest and most famous duck-billed dinosaurs  
20579,anatoxin toxoid,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"  
20580,anatropous_ovule,a completely inverted ovule turned back 180 degrees on its stalk  
20581,ancestor ascendant ascendent antecedent root,someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)  
20582,ancestor_worship,worship of ancestors  
20583,ancestress,a woman ancestor  
20584,ancestry lineage derivation filiation,inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline  
20585,anchor anchorman anchorperson,a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute  
20586,anchor ground_tackle,a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving  
20587,anchor mainstay keystone backbone linchpin lynchpin,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"  
20588,anchor_chain anchor_rope,the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel  
20589,anchor_light riding_light riding_lamp,a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor  
20590,anchorage,the condition of being secured to a base; "the plant needs a firm anchorage"; "the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family"  
20591,anchorage,a fee for anchoring  
20592,anchorage,the act of anchoring  
20593,anchorage anchorage_ground,place for vessels to anchor  
20594,anchorite hermit,one retired from society for religious reasons  
20595,anchovy,tiny fishes usually canned or salted; used for hors d'oeuvres or as seasoning in sauces  
20596,anchovy,small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide  
20597,anchovy_butter,butter blended with mashed anchovies  
20598,anchovy_dressing,vinaigrette and mashed anchovies  
20599,anchovy_paste,paste made primarily of anchovies; used in sauces and spreads  
20600,anchovy_pear anchovy_pear_tree Grias_cauliflora,West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango  
20601,anchovy_pear river_pear,West Indian fruit resembling the mango; often pickled  
20602,anchovy_pizza,tomato and cheese pizza with anchovies  
20603,anchovy_sauce,made of white sauce and mashed anchovies  
20604,anchusa,any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers  
20605,ancien_regime,a political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution)  
20606,ancient,a person who lived in ancient times  
20607,ancient antediluvian,a very old person  
20608,ancient_history,a history of the ancient world  
20609,ancient_history,knowledge of some recent fact or event that has become so commonly known that it has lost its original pertinence  
20610,ancient_pine Pinus_longaeva,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 semidesert mountain tops  
20611,ancientness antiquity,extreme oldness  
20612,ancients,people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)  
20613,anconeous_muscle musculus_anconeus,the muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in pronation of the wrist  
20614,andante,a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)  
20615,andante,a musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow  
20616,andesite,a dark grey volcanic rock  
20617,andiron firedog dog dog-iron,metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch"  
20618,andradite,a garnet consisting of calcium iron silicate and having any color ranging from yellow and green to brown and black; used as gemstone  
20619,andrena andrenid mining_bee,a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena  
20620,androecium,a male gametoecium  
20621,androgen androgenic_hormone,male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics  
20622,androgenesis androgeny,male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization  
20623,androglossia,a woman's voice with male qualities  
20624,androgyny hermaphroditism bisexuality,showing characteristics of both sexes  
20625,android humanoid mechanical_man,an automaton that resembles a human being  
20626,andromeda,any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers  
20627,andromeda Japanese_andromeda lily-of-the-valley_tree Pieris_japonica,broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers  
20628,androphobia,a morbid fear of men  
20629,androsterone,an androgenic hormone that is less active than testosterone  
20630,andryala,any plant of the genus Andryala having milky sap and heads of bright yellow flowers  
20631,anecdote,short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)  
20632,anecdotist raconteur,a person skilled in telling anecdotes  
20633,anechoic_chamber,a chamber having very little reverberation  
20634,anemia anaemia,a lack of vitality  
20635,anemia anaemia,a deficiency of red blood cells  
20636,anemic_anoxia,anoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of hemoglobin  
20637,anemic_hypoxia,hypoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of hemoglobin  
20638,anemography,recording anemometrical measurements  
20639,anemometer wind_gauge wind_gage,a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind  
20640,anemometry,measuring wind speed and direction  
20641,anemone windflower,any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves  
20642,anemone_fish,live associated with sea anemones  
20643,anencephaly anencephalia,a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres  
20644,anergy,reduction or lack of an immune response to a specific antigen  
20645,anergy,inactivity and lack of energy  
20646,aneroid_barometer aneroid,a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids  
20647,anesthesia anaesthesia,loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness  
20648,anesthesiologist anesthetist anaesthetist,a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated  
20649,anesthesiology,the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics  
20650,anesthetic anaesthetic anesthetic_agent anaesthetic_agent,a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations  
20651,anesthyl,a mixture of methyl and ethyl chloride; sprayed on as a local anesthetic  
20652,anestrus anestrum anoestrus anoestrum,applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus  
20653,aneuploidy,an abnormality involving a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number (one chromosome set is incomplete)  
20654,aneurysm aneurism,a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall  
20655,angel,spiritual being attendant upon God  
20656,angel backer,invests in a theatrical production  
20657,angel's_trumpet Brugmansia_suaveolens Datura_suaveolens,South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers  
20658,angel's_trumpet maikoa Brugmansia_arborea Datura_arborea,a South American plant that is cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers  
20659,angel-wing_begonia Begonia_cocchinea,South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers  
20660,angel_cake angel_food_cake,a light sponge cake made without egg yolks  
20661,angel_shark angelfish Squatina_squatina monkfish,sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do  
20662,angelfish,a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus  
20663,angelica,candied stalks of the angelica plant  
20664,angelica,aromatic stems or leaves or roots of Angelica Archangelica  
20665,angelica angelique,any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels  
20666,angelim andelmin,any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira  
20667,angelology,the branch of theology that is concerned with angels  
20668,angelus_bell angelus,the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited  
20669,anger angriness,the state of being angry  
20670,anger choler ire,a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance  
20671,angiitis,inflammation of a blood vessel or lymph duct  
20672,angina,any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain  
20673,angina_pectoris angina,a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart  
20674,angiocardiogram,a series of X rays representing the action of the heart and its blood vessels after the injection of a radiopaque substance  
20675,angiocarp,tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk  
20676,angioedema atrophedema giant_hives periodic_edema Quincke's_edema,recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs  
20677,angiogenesis,the formation of new blood vessels  
20678,angiogenesis_inhibitor,a drug that is designed to prevent the growth of blood vessels that nourish tumors  
20679,angiogram,an X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance; "angiograms are produced by angiography"  
20680,angiography,roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram  
20681,angiologist,a physician who specializes in angiology  
20682,angiology,the branch of medical science that studies the blood and lymph vessels and their disorders  
20683,angioma,a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels  
20684,angiopathy,any disease of the blood vessels or lymph ducts  
20685,angioplasty,an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery  
20686,angiopteris giant_fern Angiopteris_evecta,highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall  
20687,angiosarcoma,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  
20688,angioscope,a modified microscope used to study capillary vessels  
20689,angiosperm flowering_plant,plants having seeds in a closed ovary  
20690,angiospermous_tree flowering_tree,any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary  
20691,angiospermous_yellowwood,any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood  
20692,angiotelectasia,dilation and enlargement of arterioles  
20693,angiotensin angiotonin Hypertensin,any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels  
20694,angiotensin_I,a physiologically inactive form of angiotensin that is the precursor to angiotensin II  
20695,angiotensin_II,a potent vasopressor agent formed from angiotensin I  
20696,angiotensin_II_inhibitor,an agent that retards or restrains the action of angiotensin II  
20697,angiotensin_converting_enzyme angiotensin-converting_enzyme ACE,proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II  
20698,angle,the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians  
20699,angle_bracket angle_iron,an L-shaped metal bracket  
20700,angle_of_attack,the acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil  
20701,angle_of_extinction extinction_angle,the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light  
20702,angle_of_incidence incidence_angle,the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence  
20703,angle_of_reflection,the angle between a reflected ray and a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence  
20704,angle_of_refraction,the angle between a refracted ray and a line perpendicular to the surface between the two media at the point of refraction  
20705,angled_loofah sing-kwa Luffa_acutangula,loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics  
20706,angledozer,a bulldozer with an angled moldboard to push earth to one side  
20707,angler,a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage  
20708,angler troller,a fisherman who uses a hook and line  
20709,anglewing,nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings  
20710,angling,fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole)  
20711,anglophile anglophil,an admirer of England and things English  
20712,anglophobe,a person who hates England and everything English  
20713,angostura_bark angostura,the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters  
20714,angoumois_moth angoumois_grain_moth Sitotroga_cerealella,small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains  
20715,angrecum,any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers  
20716,angst,an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom  
20717,angstrom angstrom_unit A,a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation  
20718,anguid_lizard,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  
20719,anguish,extreme distress of body or mind  
20720,anguish torment torture,extreme mental distress  
20721,angular_acceleration,(physics) the rate of change of the angular velocity of a rotating body  
20722,angular_artery arteria_angularis,the terminal branch of the facial artery  
20723,angular_distance,the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer; "he recorded angular distances between the stars"  
20724,angular_momentum,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"  
20725,angular_position,relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established  
20726,angular_shape angularity,a shape having one or more sharp angles  
20727,angular_unit,a unit of measurement for angles  
20728,angular_vein vena_angularis,a short vein formed by the supraorbital vein and the supratrochlear vein and continuing as the facial vein  
20729,angular_velocity,(physics) the rate of change of the angular position of a rotating body; usually expressed in radians per second or radians per minute  
20730,angularity,the property possessed by a shape that has angles  
20731,angulation,the precise measurement of angles  
20732,angulation,the act of making angulate (having corners)  
20733,angwantibo golden_potto Arctocebus_calabarensis,a kind of lemur  
20734,anhedonia,an inability to experience pleasure  
20735,anhidrosis anhydrosis,failure of the sweat glands  
20736,anhydride,a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water  
20737,ani,black tropical American cuckoo  
20738,anil Indigofera_suffruticosa Indigofera_anil,shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye  
20739,anil indigo indigotin,a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically  
20740,aniline aniline_oil aminobenzine phenylamine,oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines  
20741,aniline_dye,any of many dyes made from aniline  
20742,anima,(Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious  
20743,animal animate_being beast brute creature fauna,a living organism characterized by voluntary movement  
20744,animal_communication,communication between animals (of the same species)  
20745,animal_disease,a disease that typically does not affect human beings  
20746,animal_fancier,a person who breeds animals  
20747,animal_fat,any fat obtained from animals; "animal fat is high in saturated fatty acids"  
20748,animal_fiber animal_fibre,fiber derived from animals  
20749,animal_foot foot,the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings  
20750,animal_glue,a protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horses  
20751,animal_group,a group of animals  
20752,animal_husbandry,breeding and caring for farm animals  
20753,animal_leg,the leg of an animal  
20754,animal_material,material derived from animals  
20755,animal_oil,any oil obtained from animal substances  
20756,animal_order,the order of animals  
20757,animal_pigment,pigment occurring in animals  
20758,animal_product,a product made from animal material  
20759,animal_skin,the outer covering of an animal  
20760,animal_tissue,the tissue in the bodies of animals  
20761,animal_toxin zootoxin,a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals  
20762,animal_trainer handler,one who trains or exhibits animals  
20763,animal_virus,an animal pathogen that is a virus  
20764,animalcule animalculum,microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium  
20765,animalism,the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature  
20766,animalism physicality,preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites  
20767,animality animal_nature,the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect  
20768,animalization,a depiction in the form of an animal  
20769,animateness aliveness liveness,the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life  
20770,animation,the making of animated cartoons  
20771,animation life living aliveness,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"  
20772,animation spiritedness invigoration brio vivification,quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous  
20773,animation vitality,the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed"  
20774,animatism,the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones  
20775,animator,the technician who produces animated cartoons  
20776,animatronics,the construction of robots to look like animals (developed for Disneyland)  
20777,anime,a style of animation developed in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art and often adult themes  
20778,anime gum_anime,any of various resins or oleoresins  
20779,animism,the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls; "animism is common among primitive peoples"  
20780,animist,one who accepts the doctrine of animism  
20781,animosity animus bad_blood,a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility  
20782,anion,a negatively charged ion  
20783,anionic_compound,a compound characterized by an active anion  
20784,anionic_detergent anionic non-ionic_detergent,a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do not ionize in aqueous solutions  
20785,anise anise_plant Pimpinella_anisum,native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery  
20786,anise aniseed anise_seed,liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors  
20787,anise_cookie,cookie made without butter and flavored with anise seed  
20788,anise_hyssop Agastache_foeniculum,much-branched North American herb with an odor like fennel  
20789,anise_tree,any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium  
20790,aniseikonia,visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes  
20791,anisette anisette_de_Bordeaux,liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed  
20792,anisogamete,either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike in size  
20793,anisogamy,(biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size)  
20794,anisometropia,difference in the refractive power of the two eyes  
20795,anisotropy,the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions  
20796,anjou,a pear with firm flesh and a green skin  
20797,ankle ankle_joint mortise_joint articulatio_talocruralis,a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus  
20798,ankle_brace,a brace worn to strengthen the ankle  
20799,anklebone astragal astragalus talus,the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint  
20800,anklet,a shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle  
20801,anklet ankle_bracelet,an ornament worn around the ankle  
20802,anklet anklets bobbysock bobbysocks,a sock that reaches just above the ankle  
20803,ankus,an elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook  
20804,ankylosaur ankylosaurus,having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard's  
20805,ankylosing_spondylitis Marie-Strumpell_disease rheumatoid_spondylitis,a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis  
20806,ankylosis anchylosis,abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint  
20807,anna,a former copper coin of Pakistan and India  
20808,annalist,a historian who writes annals  
20809,annals,reports of the work of a society or learned body etc  
20810,annals chronological_record,a chronological account of events in successive years  
20811,annealing tempering,hardening something by heat treatment  
20812,annelid annelid_worm segmented_worm,worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally  
20813,annex annexe extension wing,an addition that extends a main building  
20814,annexation,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"  
20815,annexation appropriation,incorporation by joining or uniting  
20816,annihilation disintegration,total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"  
20817,annihilation obliteration,destruction by annihilating something  
20818,annihilator,a total destroyer  
20819,anniversary day_of_remembrance,the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)  
20820,annotation annotating,the act of adding notes  
20821,annotator,a commentator who writes notes to a text  
20822,announcement proclamation annunciation declaration,a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"  
20823,announcement promulgation,a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"  
20824,announcer,someone who proclaims a message publicly  
20825,announcer,reads news, commercials on radio or television  
20826,annoyance annoying irritation vexation,the act of troubling or annoying someone  
20827,annoyance bother botheration pain infliction pain_in_the_neck pain_in_the_ass,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"  
20828,annoyance chafe vexation,anger produced by some annoying irritation  
20829,annual,(botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year  
20830,annual yearly yearbook,a reference book that is published regularly once every year  
20831,annual_fern Jersey_fern Anogramma_leptophylla,small short-lived fern of Central and South America  
20832,annual_ring growth_ring,an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow  
20833,annual_salt-marsh_aster,a variety of aster  
20834,annuitant,the recipient of an annuity  
20835,annuity rente,income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity"  
20836,annuity_in_advance,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"  
20837,annular_eclipse,only a thin outer disk of the sun can be seen  
20838,annular_scotoma,a circular scotoma surrounding the center of the field of vision  
20839,annulet,(heraldry) a charge in the shape of a small ring  
20840,annulet bandelet bandelette bandlet square_and_rabbet,molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column  
20841,annulment invalidation,(law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)  
20842,annulus skirt,(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar  
20843,annum,(Latin) year; "per annum"  
20844,annunciator,an indicator that announces which electrical circuit has been active (as on a telephone switchboard)  
20845,anoa dwarf_buffalo Anoa_depressicornis,small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns  
20846,anode,the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current  
20847,anode,a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device  
20848,anointer,one who anoints as a religious ceremony  
20849,anointing anointment,the act of applying oil or an oily liquid  
20850,anointing_of_the_sick extreme_unction last_rites,a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation  
20851,anomalist,someone who has a special interest in exceptional cases  
20852,anomalistic_month,period between successive perigees; approximately 27.5546 days  
20853,anomalistic_year,time of the earth's revolution from perihelion to perihelion again; 365 days and 6 hr and 13 min and 53.1 sec  
20854,anomalops flashlight_fish,fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico  
20855,anomalopteryx Anomalopteryx_oweni,the smallest moa; slender moa about the size of a large turkey  
20856,anomaly,(astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)  
20857,anomaly anomalousness,deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule  
20858,anomaly unusual_person,a person who is unusual  
20859,anomie anomy,personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation  
20860,anomie anomy,lack of moral standards in a society  
20861,anonymity namelessness,the state of being anonymous  
20862,anonymous_ftp anonymous_file_transfer_protocol,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  
20863,anopheline,any mosquito of the genus Anopheles  
20864,anopia,sightlessness (especially because of a structural defect in or the absence of an eye)  
20865,anorchism anorchidism anorchia,absence of one of both testes  
20866,anorexia,a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite  
20867,anorexia_nervosa,(psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciated  
20868,anorexic anorectic,a person suffering from anorexia nervosa  
20869,anorgasmia,absence of an orgasm in sexual relations  
20870,anorthite,rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks  
20871,anorthopia,distorted vision in which straight lines appear curved  
20872,anosmia,absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages)  
20873,anovulation,the absence of ovulation due to immaturity or post-maturity or pregnancy or oral contraceptive pills or dysfunction of the ovary  
20874,anoxemia,abnormally low oxygen content in arterial blood  
20875,anoxia,severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues  
20876,anoxic_anoxia,anoxia resulting from defective oxygenation of the blood in the lungs  
20877,anseriform_bird,chiefly web-footed swimming birds  
20878,answer,the speech act of replying to a question  
20879,answer,the principal 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  
20880,answer,a nonverbal reaction; "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me"  
20881,answer reply response,a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to 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"  
20882,answering_machine,an electronic device that answers the telephone and records messages  
20883,ant emmet pismire,social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers  
20884,ant_bear giant_anteater great_anteater tamanoir Myrmecophaga_jubata,large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America  
20885,ant_cow,excretes a honeylike substance eaten by ants  
20886,ant_lion antlion antlion_fly,winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants  
20887,ant_shrike,antbirds superficially resembling shrikes  
20888,ant_thrush,a kind of antbird  
20889,antacid gastric_antacid alkalizer alkaliser antiacid,an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)  
20890,antagonism,the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors; "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism"  
20891,antagonism,an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility  
20892,antagonism,(biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure  
20893,antagonist,a muscle that relaxes while another contracts; "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist"  
20894,antagonist,a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug  
20895,antagonistic_muscle,(physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another; "the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles"  
20896,antapex,the point opposite in direction from the solar apex; the point the solar system is moving away from  
20897,antbird ant_bird,any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms  
20898,ante,(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot  
20899,anteater New_World_anteater,any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites  
20900,antecedent,a preceding occurrence or cause or event  
20901,antecedent,the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun  
20902,antecedent forerunner,anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"  
20903,antediluvian antediluvian_patriarch,any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge  
20904,antefix,carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles  
20905,antelope,graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks  
20906,antelope_squirrel whitetail_antelope_squirrel antelope_chipmunk Citellus_leucurus,small ground squirrel of western United States  
20907,antenna aerial transmitting_aerial,an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals  
20908,antenna feeler,sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations"  
20909,antenna feeler,one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste  
20910,antepenult antepenultima antepenultimate,the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end  
20911,anterior_cardinal_vein,a major drainage channel from the cephalic part of the body  
20912,anterior_cerebral_artery,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  
20913,anterior_cerebral_vein vena_cerebri_anterior,accompanies the anterior cerebral artery and empties into the basal vein  
20914,anterior_facial_vein vena_facialis_anterior,a continuation of the angular vein; unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein  
20915,anterior_fontanelle,corresponds to the bregma when bones have ossified  
20916,anterior_jugular_vein,arises below the chin from veins draining the lower face; joins the external jugular vein  
20917,anterior_meningeal_artery,branch of the anterior ethmoidal artery that supplies meninges in the anterior cranial fossa  
20918,anterior_pituitary anterior_pituitary_gland adenohypophysis,the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature  
20919,anterior_serratus_muscle serratus_anterior musculus_serratus_anterior serratus_magnus,muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage  
20920,anterior_synechia,adhesion between the iris and the cornea  
20921,anterior_temporal_artery arteria_temporalis_anterior,temporal artery that goes to the anterior part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe  
20922,anterior_vertebral_vein vena_vertebralis_anterior,a vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery and opens into the vertebral vein  
20923,anteriority,the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head  
20924,anterograde_amnesia posttraumatic_amnesia,loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma  
20925,anteroom antechamber entrance_hall hall foyer lobby vestibule,a large entrance or reception room or area  
20926,anthem,a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)  
20927,anther,the part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalk  
20928,antheridiophore,gametophore bearing antheridia as in certain mosses and liverworts  
20929,antheridium,the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers  
20930,antherozoid spermatozoid,a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm  
20931,anthill formicary,a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest  
20932,anthologist,an editor who makes selections for an anthology  
20933,anthology,a collection of selected literary passages  
20934,anthophyllite,a dark brown mineral of the amphibole group; magnesium iron silicate  
20935,anthozoan actinozoan,sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed  
20936,anthracite anthracite_coal hard_coal,a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat  
20937,anthracosis black_lung black_lung_disease coal_miner's_lung,lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust  
20938,anthrax,a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia  
20939,anthrax splenic_fever,a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people  
20940,anthropocentrism anthropocentricity,an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values  
20941,anthropogenesis anthropogeny,the evolution or genesis of the human race  
20942,anthropoid,any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids  
20943,anthropoid ape,person who resembles a nonhuman primate  
20944,anthropoid_ape,any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidae  
20945,anthropolatry worship_of_man,the worship of human beings  
20946,anthropologist,a social scientist who specializes in anthropology  
20947,anthropology,the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings  
20948,anthropology_department department_of_anthropology,the academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology  
20949,anthropometry,measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities  
20950,anthropomorphism theanthropism,the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits  
20951,anthropophagy,human cannibalism; the eating of human flesh  
20952,anthroposophy,a system of beliefs and practices based on the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner; it claims to integrate the practical and psychological in child-centered education  
20953,anthurium tailflower tail-flower,any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers  
20954,anti,a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.); "the antis smelled victory after a long battle"  
20955,anti-American,a person who is opposed to the United States and its policies  
20956,anti-Catholicism,a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism  
20957,anti-G_suit G_suit,pressure suit worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration  
20958,anti-Semite Jew-baiter,someone who hates and would persecute Jews  
20959,anti-Semitism antisemitism,the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people  
20960,anti-TNF_compound,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  
20961,anti-drug_law,a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs  
20962,anti-dumping_duty,a tariff imposed to prevent dumping  
20963,anti-inflammatory anti-inflammatory_drug,a medicine intended to reduce inflammation  
20964,anti-racketeering_law Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act RICO_Act RICO,law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions  
20965,anti-submarine_rocket,a shipboard system to fire rockets at submarines  
20966,anti-takeover_defense,resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover  
20967,anti-virus_program,a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread  
20968,anti-war_movement,a campaign against entering or continuing a war  
20969,antiaircraft antiaircraft_gun flak flack pom-pom ack-ack ack-ack_gun,artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes  
20970,antiaircraft_fire,firing at enemy aircraft  
20971,antialiasing,(computer graphics) a technique that is used to smooth jagged distortions in curves and diagonal lines so they appear smoother  
20972,antiarrhythmic antiarrhythmic_drug antiarrhythmic_medication,a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm  
20973,antibacterial antibacterial_drug bactericide,any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth  
20974,antiballistic_missile ABM,a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles; "the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks placed limits on the deployment of ABMs"  
20975,antibaryon,the antiparticle of a baryon; a hadron with a baryon number of -1  
20976,antibiosis,an association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another  
20977,antibiotic antibiotic_drug,a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"  
20978,antibody,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  
20979,antic joke prank trick caper put-on,a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement  
20980,anticatalyst,(chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or diminishes the activity of a catalyst  
20981,anticholinergic anticholinergic_drug,a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine  
20982,anticholinesterase,a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect  
20983,anticipation expectancy,an expectation  
20984,anticipation expectancy,something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"  
20985,anticipation expectation,anticipating with confidence of fulfillment  
20986,anticipator anticipant,one who anticipates  
20987,anticipatory_breach constructive_breach,a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance  
20988,anticlimax,a disappointing decline after a previous rise; "the anticlimax of a brilliant career"  
20989,anticlimax bathos,a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one  
20990,anticoagulant anticoagulant_medication decoagulant,medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood  
20991,anticoagulation,the administration of an anticoagulant drug to retard coagulation of the blood  
20992,anticonvulsant anticonvulsant_drug antiepileptic antiepileptic_drug,a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)  
20993,anticyclone,(meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern  
20994,antidepressant antidepressant_drug,any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects  
20995,antidiabetic antidiabetic_drug,a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus  
20996,antidiarrheal antidiarrheal_drug,a drug used to control or stop diarrhea  
20997,antidiuretic antidiuretic_drug,a drug that limits the formation of urine  
20998,antidote counterpoison,a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison  
20999,antiemetic antiemetic_drug,a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting  
21000,antiestablishmentarianism antiestablishmentism,the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment  
21001,antifeminist,someone who does not believe in the social or economic or political equality of men and women  
21002,antiferromagnetism,magnetic field creates parallel but opposing spins; varies with temperature  
21003,antiflatulent,any agent that reduces intestinal gas  
21004,antifouling_paint,a paint used to protect against the accumulation of barnacles etc. on underwater surfaces  
21005,antifreeze,a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point  
21006,antifungal antifungal_agent fungicide antimycotic antimycotic_agent,any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi  
21007,antigen,any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)  
21008,antigenic_determinant determinant epitope,the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself  
21009,antigram,an anagram that means the opposite of the original word or phrase; "`restful' is the antigram of `fluster'"  
21010,antihemophilic_factor antihaemophilic_factor antihemophilic_globulin antihaemophilic_globulin factor_VIII Hemofil,a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A  
21011,antihero,a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine)  
21012,antihistamine,a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site  
21013,antihypertensive antihypertensive_drug,a drug that reduces high blood pressure  
21014,antiknock,any of various compounds that are added to gasoline to reduce engine knocking  
21015,antilepton,the antiparticle of a lepton  
21016,antilogarithm antilog,the number of which a given number is the logarithm  
21017,antimacassar,a piece of ornamented cloth that protects the back of a chair from hair oils  
21018,antimalarial antimalarial_drug,a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria  
21019,antimatter,matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal substances  
21020,antimeson,the antiparticle of a meson  
21021,antimetabolite,an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite  
21022,antimony Sb atomic_number_51,a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite  
21023,antimuon positive_muon,the antiparticle of a muon; decays to positron and neutrino and antineutrino  
21024,antimycin,a crystalline antibiotic active against various fungi  
21025,antineoplastic antineoplastic_drug cancer_drug,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  
21026,antineoplastic_antibiotic,an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy  
21027,antineutrino,the antiparticle of a neutrino  
21028,antineutron,the antiparticle of a neutron  
21029,antinode,(physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system  
21030,antinomasia,substitution of a title for a name  
21031,antinomian,a follower of the doctrine of antinomianism  
21032,antinomianism,the theological doctrine that by faith and God's grace a Christian is freed from all laws (including the moral standards of the culture)  
21033,antinomy,a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable  
21034,antioxidant,substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides  
21035,antiparticle,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  
21036,antipasto,a course of appetizers in an Italian meal  
21037,antipathy,the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided; "cats were his greatest antipathy"  
21038,antipathy aversion distaste,a feeling of intense dislike  
21039,antiperspirant,an astringent substance applied to the skin to reduce perspiration  
21040,antiphon antiphony,a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response  
21041,antiphonary antiphonal,bound collection of antiphons  
21042,antiphony,alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts  
21043,antiphrasis,the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)  
21044,antipodal antipodal_opposition diametrical_opposition,the relation of opposition along a diameter  
21045,antipode,direct opposite; "quiet: an antipode to focused busyness"  
21046,antipodes,any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth; "the North Pole and the South Pole are antipodes"  
21047,antipope,someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected; "the antipopes resided in Avignon during the Great Schism"  
21048,antiproton,an unstable negatively charged proton; the antiparticle of a proton  
21049,antiprotozoal antiprotozoal_drug,a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa  
21050,antipruritic,a substance that relieves or prevents itching  
21051,antipyresis,medication with antipyretics to treat a fever  
21052,antipyretic febrifuge,any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever  
21053,antiquark,the antiparticle of a quark  
21054,antiquary antiquarian archaist,an expert or collector of antiquities  
21055,antique,any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity  
21056,antiquity,the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe  
21057,antiquity,an artifact surviving from the past  
21058,antiredeposition,the process of preventing redeposition  
21059,antisepsis asepsis,the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms  
21060,antiseptic,a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues  
21061,antiserum,blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens; provides immunity to a disease  
21062,antisocial_personality_disorder sociopathic_personality psychopathic_personality,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)  
21063,antispasmodic spasmolytic antispasmodic_agent,a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles)  
21064,antistrophe,the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem  
21065,antisyphilitic,a drug (or other chemical agent) that is effective against syphilis  
21066,antitauon tau-plus_particle,an antilepton of very great mass  
21067,antithesis,exact opposite; "his theory is the antithesis of mine"  
21068,antithesis,the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance  
21069,antitoxin,an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin  
21070,antitrade_wind antitrade,winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics  
21071,antitrades,wind in the upper atmosphere blowing above but in the opposite direction from the trade winds  
21072,antitrust_case,a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place  
21073,antitrust_legislation antitrust_law,law intended to promote free competition in the market place by outlawing monopolies  
21074,antitussive,any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing  
21075,antitype,a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by an earlier type or symbol; especially a figure or event in the New Testament having a counterpart in the Old Testament; "Aaron and Jesus Christ are the type and antitype for the high priest who made atonement for the sins of the people"  
21076,antitype,an opposite or contrasting type  
21077,antivenin antivenene,an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal  
21078,antiviral antiviral_agent antiviral_drug,any drug that destroys viruses  
21079,antler,deciduous horn of a member of the deer family  
21080,antler_moth Cerapteryx_graminis,European moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands  
21081,antonym opposite_word opposite,a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"  
21082,antonymy,the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings  
21083,antrum,a natural cavity or hollow in a bone  
21084,anuresis anuria,inability to urinate  
21085,anus,the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal  
21086,anvil,a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering  
21087,anxiety,a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune  
21088,anxiety anxiousness,(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic  
21089,anxiety_attack,a sudden acute episode of intense anxiety and feelings of panic  
21090,anxiety_disorder,a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom  
21091,anxiety_hysteria,a form of hysteria having features of both conversion disorder and anxiety neurosis  
21092,anxiety_neurosis,characterized by diffuse anxiety and often somatic manifestations of fear  
21093,anxiousness disquiet,a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments  
21094,any-and-all_bid,a takeover bid where the acquirer offers to buy any and all shares outstanding  
21095,ao_dai,the traditional dress of Vietnamese women consisting of a tunic with long sleeves and panels front and back; the tunic is worn over trousers  
21096,aorist,a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation  
21097,aorta,the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries  
21098,aortic_aneurysm,an aneurysm of the aorta  
21099,aortic_arch,the part of the aorta that arches and turns downward  
21100,aortic_orifice,the orifice from the lower left chamber of the heart to the aorta  
21101,aortic_plexus,a plexus of lymph nodes in the lower portion of the abdominal aorta  
21102,aortic_stenosis,abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve  
21103,aortic_valve,a semilunar valve between the left ventricle and the aorta; prevents blood from flowing from the aorta back into the heart  
21104,aortitis,inflammation of the aorta  
21105,aoudad arui audad Barbary_sheep maned_sheep Ammotragus_lervia,wild sheep of northern Africa  
21106,apache,a Parisian gangster  
21107,apache_dance,a violent fast dance in French vaudeville (an apache is a member of the French underworld)  
21108,apache_devil_dance,a ritual dance of the Apache  
21109,apadana,the great hall in ancient Persian palaces  
21110,apar three-banded_armadillo Tolypeutes_tricinctus,South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates  
21111,apartheid,a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa  
21112,apartment flat,a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house  
21113,apartment_building apartment_house,a building that is divided into apartments  
21114,apatetic_coloration,coloring serving as natural camouflage  
21115,apathy,an absence of emotion or enthusiasm  
21116,apathy indifference numbness spiritlessness,the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally  
21117,apatite,a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus  
21118,apatosaur apatosaurus brontosaur brontosaurus thunder_lizard Apatosaurus_excelsus,huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic  
21119,ape,any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all  
21120,ape-man,a person assumed to have been raised by apes  
21121,apercu,a short synopsis  
21122,aperea wild_cavy Cavia_porcellus,South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig  
21123,aperitif,alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer  
21124,aperture,a natural opening in something  
21125,aperture,a device that controls amount of light admitted  
21126,aperture,an man-made opening; usually small  
21127,apery mimicry,the act of mimicking; imitative behavior  
21128,apetalous_flower,flower having no petals  
21129,apex solar_apex apex_of_the_sun's_way,the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars  
21130,aphaeresis apheresis,(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'  
21131,aphagia,loss of the ability to swallow  
21132,aphakia,absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts)  
21133,aphakic,someone afflicted by aphakia; someone lacking the natural lenses of the eyes  
21134,aphanite,fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye  
21135,aphasia,inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion  
21136,aphasic,someone affected by aphasia or inability to use or understand language  
21137,aphelion,apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun  
21138,apheresis pheresis,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  
21139,aphesis,the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'  
21140,aphid,any of various small plant-sucking insects  
21141,aphid_lion aphis_lion,carnivorous larva of lacewing flies  
21142,aphonia voicelessness,a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice  
21143,aphorism apothegm apophthegm,a short pithy instructive saying  
21144,aphorist,someone who formulates aphorisms or who repeats aphorisms  
21145,aphrodisia,a desire for heterosexual intimacy  
21146,aphrodisiac,a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire  
21147,aphthous_ulcer,a blister on the mucous membranes of the lips or mouth or gastrointestinal tract  
21148,apiary bee_house,a shed containing a number of beehives  
21149,apical_placentation,where one or few ovules develop at the top of a simple or compound ovary  
21150,apishamore,a saddle blanket made of buffalo hide  
21151,aplasia,failure of some tissue or organ to develop  
21152,aplastic_anemia aplastic_anaemia,anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure  
21153,aplite,light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars  
21154,aplomb assuredness cool poise sang-froid,great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"  
21155,apnea,transient cessation of respiration  
21156,apoapsis point_of_apoapsis,(astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited  
21157,apocalypse,a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil  
21158,apocope,abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds; "the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope"  
21159,apocrine_gland,a large sweat gland that produces both a fluid and an apocrine secretion; in human beings located in hairy regions of the body  
21160,apodeme,ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles  
21161,apodiform_bird,nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight  
21162,apoenzyme,a protein that combines with a coenzyme to form an active enzyme  
21163,apogamy,(botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization  
21164,apogee,apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth  
21165,apogee culmination,a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"  
21166,apojove,apoapsis in orbit around Jupiter  
21167,apolemia,large siphonophore of up to 50 ft long  
21168,apologetics,the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines  
21169,apologist vindicator justifier,a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment"  
21170,apology,an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"  
21171,apology apologia,a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly  
21172,apology excuse,a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"  
21173,apomict,a plant that reproduces or is reproduced by apomixis  
21174,apomixis,any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization  
21175,apomorphine,a morphine derivative that is not as strong as morphine; used as an emetic and in small doses as a sedative  
21176,aponeurosis,any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons  
21177,apophasis,mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned  
21178,apophatism,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)  
21179,apophysis,(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  
21180,apophysis,(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra  
21181,apoptosis programmed_cell_death caspase-mediated_cell_death,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  
21182,aposelene apolune,apoapsis in orbit around the moon  
21183,aposematic_coloration warning_coloration,conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators; "a skunk's aposematic coloration"  
21184,aposiopesis,breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)  
21185,apostasy renunciation defection,the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)  
21186,apostasy tergiversation,the act of abandoning a party for cause  
21187,apostle,an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform; "an apostle of revolution"  
21188,apostleship,the position of apostle  
21189,apostolic_delegate,(Roman Catholic Church) a representative of the Holy See in a country that has no formal diplomatic relations with it  
21190,apostrophe,address to an absent or imaginary person  
21191,apostrophe,the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word  
21192,apothecaries'_unit apothecaries'_weight,any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces  
21193,apothecium,a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi  
21194,appalling,an experience that appalls; "is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?"  
21195,appanage apanage,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"  
21196,appanage apanage,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"  
21197,apparatchik,a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization); "Democratic apparatchiks"  
21198,apparatchik,a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party  
21199,apparatus,(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"  
21200,apparatus setup,equipment designed to serve a specific function  
21201,apparel wearing_apparel dress clothes,clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"  
21202,apparel_chain,a chain of clothing stores  
21203,apparel_industry garment_industry fashion_industry fashion_business rag_trade,makers and sellers of fashionable clothing  
21204,apparent_motion motion apparent_movement movement,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"  
21205,apparentness apparency,the property of being apparent  
21206,apparition,the appearance of a ghostlike figure; "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"  
21207,apparition,an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly; "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger"  
21208,apparition phantom phantasm phantasma fantasm shadow,something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"  
21209,apparition phantom phantasm phantasma fantasm specter spectre,a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"  
21210,appeal,(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"  
21211,appeal appealingness charm,attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her"  
21212,appeal_board appeals_board board_of_appeals,a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals  
21213,appearance,the event of coming into sight  
21214,appearance,a mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police"  
21215,appearance,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"  
21216,appearance appearing coming_into_court,formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action  
21217,appearance show,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"  
21218,appearance visual_aspect,outward or visible aspect of a person or thing  
21219,appeasement calming,the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)  
21220,appeaser,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  
21221,appellant plaintiff_in_error,the party who appeals a decision of a lower court  
21222,appellate_court appeals_court court_of_appeals,a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies  
21223,appellation,a geographical indication used to identify where the grapes for a wine are grown  
21224,appellation denomination designation appellative,identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others  
21225,appendage,a part that is joined to something larger  
21226,appendectomy appendicectomy,surgical removal of the vermiform appendix  
21227,appendicitis,inflammation of the vermiform appendix  
21228,appendicle,a small appendage  
21229,appendicular_artery arteria_appendicularis,the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the vermiform appendix  
21230,appendicular_skeleton,the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs  
21231,appendicular_vein vena_appendicularis,a vein that accompanies the appendicular artery and empties into the ileocolic vein  
21232,appendicularia,free-swimming tadpole-shaped pelagic tunicate resembling larvae of other tunicates  
21233,appendix,supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book  
21234,appendix vermiform_appendix vermiform_process cecal_appendage,a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch  
21235,apperception,the process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience  
21236,appetite appetency appetence,a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks  
21237,appetizer appetiser starter,food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)  
21238,appetizingness appetisingness,the property of stimulating the appetite  
21239,applause hand_clapping clapping,a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together  
21240,apple,fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh  
21241,apple orchard_apple_tree Malus_pumila,native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits  
21242,apple_aphid green_apple_aphid Aphis_pomi,bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves  
21243,apple_blight apple_canker,a disease of apple trees  
21244,apple_butter,thick dark spicy puree of apples  
21245,apple_dumpling,apples wrapped in pastry and baked  
21246,apple_fritter,fritter containing sliced apple  
21247,apple_geranium nutmeg_geranium Pelargonium_odoratissimum,geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers  
21248,apple_jelly,jelly made from apple juice  
21249,apple_juice,the juice of apples  
21250,apple_maggot railroad_worm Rhagoletis_pomonella,larvae bore into and feed on apples  
21251,apple_mint applemint Mentha_rotundifolia Mentha_suaveolens,mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States  
21252,apple_of_Peru shoo_fly Nicandra_physaloides,coarse South American herb grown for its blue-and-white flowers followed by a bladderlike fruit enclosing a dry berry  
21253,apple_of_discord,(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  
21254,apple_orchard,a grove of apple trees  
21255,apple_pie,pie (with a top crust) containing sliced apples and sugar  
21256,apple_polisher bootlicker fawner groveller groveler truckler,someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect  
21257,apple_rust cedar-apple_rust Gymnosporangium_juniperi-virginianae,rust fungus causing rust spots on apples and pears etc  
21258,apple_tart,a small open pie filled with sliced apples and sugar  
21259,apple_tart,a tart filled with sliced apples and sugar  
21260,apple_tree,any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits  
21261,apple_turnover,turnover with an apple filling  
21262,applecart,the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart'  
21263,applecart,a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street  
21264,applejack,distilled from hard cider  
21265,applesauce apple_sauce,puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced  
21266,applesauce_cake,moist spicy cake containing applesauce  
21267,applet,a Java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface  
21268,applewood,wood of any of various apple trees of the genus Malus  
21269,appliance,durable goods for home or office use  
21270,appliance contraption contrivance convenience gadget gizmo gismo widget,a device or control that is very useful for a particular job  
21271,applicability pertinence pertinency,relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand  
21272,applicant applier,a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission  
21273,application,a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications"  
21274,application,the action of putting something into operation; "the application of maximum thrust"; "massage has far-reaching medical applications"; "the application of indexes to tables of data"  
21275,application application_program applications_programme,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"  
21276,application coating covering,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"  
21277,application diligence,a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"  
21278,application practical_application,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"  
21279,application-oriented_language problem-oriented_language,a language whose statements resemble terminology of the user  
21280,application_form,a form to use when making an application  
21281,applicator applier,a device for applying a substance  
21282,applied_mathematics applied_math,the branches of mathematics that are involved in the study of the physical or biological or sociological world  
21283,applied_psychology industrial_psychology,any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or marketing etc.  
21284,applique,a decorative design made of one material sewn over another  
21285,appointee,an official who is appointed  
21286,appointee appointment,a person who is appointed to a job or position  
21287,appointment,the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"  
21288,appointment,(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"  
21289,appointment assignment designation naming,the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"  
21290,appointment fitting,(usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)  
21291,appointment_book appointment_calendar,a book containing a calendar and space to keep a record of appointments  
21292,apposition,a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows; "`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition"  
21293,apposition,(biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material  
21294,appraisal,an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something  
21295,appraisal assessment,the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth  
21296,appraisal estimate estimation,a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)  
21297,appraiser authenticator,one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity  
21298,appraiser valuator,one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things  
21299,appreciation,an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note"  
21300,appreciation,an increase in price or value; "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate"  
21301,appreciation grasp hold,understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"  
21302,appreciator,a person who is fully aware of something and understands it; "he is not an appreciator of our dilemma"  
21303,apprehender,a person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who seizes or arrests in the name of justice)  
21304,apprehension apprehensiveness dread,fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"  
21305,apprehension arrest catch collar pinch taking_into_custody,the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"  
21306,apprehension misgiving,painful expectation  
21307,apprentice learner prentice,works for an expert to learn a trade  
21308,apprenticeship,the position of apprentice  
21309,appro,an informal British abbreviation of approval; "he accepted it on appro"  
21310,approach,a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius"  
21311,approach approach_shot,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"  
21312,approach approaching,the event of one object coming closer to another  
21313,approach approaching coming,the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter"  
21314,approach approaching coming,the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"  
21315,approach attack plan_of_attack,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"  
21316,approach_path approach glide_path glide_slope,the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing  
21317,approach_trench communication_trench,a trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position  
21318,approachability accessibility,the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with  
21319,approbation,official approval  
21320,approbation,official recognition or approval  
21321,appropriateness,the quality of being specially suitable  
21322,appropriateness rightness,appropriate conduct; doing the right thing  
21323,appropriation,money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose  
21324,appropriation,a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner; "the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest"  
21325,appropriation_bill,a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose  
21326,appropriator,someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission)  
21327,approval,a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval"  
21328,approval commendation,a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"  
21329,approval favorable_reception favourable_reception,acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval"  
21330,approver,an authority with power to approve  
21331,approximate_range ballpark,near to the scope or range of something; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark"  
21332,approximation,an imprecise or incomplete account; "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events"  
21333,approximation,the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)  
21334,approximation bringing_close_together,the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue  
21335,apraxia,inability to make purposeful movements  
21336,apricot,downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach  
21337,apricot apricot_tree,Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach  
21338,apricot_bar,fruit bar containing apricot jam  
21339,apricot_sauce,for Chinese dishes: apricot preserves and chutney  
21340,apron,(golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green  
21341,apron,a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used  
21342,apron,a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing  
21343,apron_string,(usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist  
21344,apse apsis,a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar  
21345,aptitude,inherent ability  
21346,aptness appositeness,appropriateness for the occasion; "the phrase had considerable aptness"  
21347,aptness propensity,a disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread"  
21348,aqua_regia nitrohydrochloric_acid,a yellow fuming corrosive mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid that dissolves metals (including gold)  
21349,aqua_vitae ardent_spirits,strong distilled liquor or brandy  
21350,aquaculture,rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food  
21351,aqualung Aqua-Lung scuba,a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus  
21352,aquamarine,a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color  
21353,aquanaut oceanaut,a skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research  
21354,aquaphobia,a morbid fear of drowning  
21355,aquaplane,a board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on it and skims over the top of the water  
21356,aquarium fish_tank marine_museum,a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals  
21357,aquatic,a plant that lives in or on water  
21358,aquatic_bird,wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water  
21359,aquatic_fern water_fern,ferns that grow in water  
21360,aquatic_mammal,whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; seals  
21361,aquatic_plant water_plant hydrophyte hydrophytic_plant,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  
21362,aquatic_vertebrate,animal living wholly or chiefly in or on water  
21363,aquatint,an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color  
21364,aquatint,a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color  
21365,aquavit akvavit,Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds  
21366,aqueduct,a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley  
21367,aqueous_humor aqueous_humour,the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens  
21368,aqueous_solution,a solution in water  
21369,aquifer,underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc  
21370,arabesque,position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose  
21371,arabesque,an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design  
21372,arability,the quality of land that is appropriate for cultivation  
21373,arachnid arachnoid,air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs  
21374,arachnoid arachnoid_membrane,the middle of the 3 meninges  
21375,arachnophobia,a morbid fear of spiders  
21376,aragonite,a mineral form of crystalline calcium carbonate; dimorphic with calcite  
21377,aralia,any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers  
21378,arame,an edible seaweed with a mild flavor  
21379,arariba Centrolobium_robustum,Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood  
21380,araroba Goa_powder chrysarobin,a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases  
21381,araucaria,any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds  
21382,arbiter arbitrator umpire,someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; "the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"; "the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants"; "an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case"  
21383,arbiter supreme_authority,someone with the power to settle matters at will; "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion"  
21384,arbitrage,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  
21385,arbitrageur arbitrager arb,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)  
21386,arbitration,(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)  
21387,arbitration arbitrament arbitrement,the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration"  
21388,arbitration_clause,a clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract  
21389,arbor,tree (as opposed to shrub)  
21390,arbor arbour bower pergola,a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"  
21391,arboreal_salamander Aneides_lugubris,yellow-spotted brown salamander of California woodlands  
21392,arborescent_plant,having the shape or characteristics of a tree  
21393,arboretum botanical_garden,a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition  
21394,arboriculture tree_farming,the tending of and caring for trees  
21395,arborolatry tree-worship,the worship of trees  
21396,arborvitae,any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis  
21397,arbovirus arborvirus,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 encephalitis  
21398,arbutus,any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America  
21399,arc,a continuous portion of a circle  
21400,arc_cosecant arccosecant inverse_cosecant,the angle that has a cosecant equal to a given number  
21401,arc_cosine arccosine arccos inverse_cosine,the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number  
21402,arc_cotangent arccotangent inverse_cotangent,the inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a cotangent equal to a given number  
21403,arc_lamp arc_light,a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes  
21404,arc_secant arcsecant arcsec inverse_secant,the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a secant equal to a given number  
21405,arc_sine arcsine arcsin inverse_sine,the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number  
21406,arc_tangent arctangent arctan inverse_tangent,the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number  
21407,arcade,a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side  
21408,arcade colonnade,a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns  
21409,arcella,an amoeba-like protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling an umbrella  
21410,arch,a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening  
21411,arch,a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)  
21412,arch,(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it  
21413,arch archway,a passageway under a curved masonry construction; "they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory"  
21414,arch_support,a support for the arch of the foot  
21415,archaebacteria archaebacterium archaeobacteria archeobacteria,considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae  
21416,archaeopteryx archeopteryx Archaeopteryx_lithographica,extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds  
21417,archaeornis,extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing  
21418,archaism archaicism,the use of an archaic expression  
21419,archaist,a person who archaizes  
21420,archangel,an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy  
21421,archbishop,a bishop of highest rank  
21422,archbishopric,the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop  
21423,archdeacon,(Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop  
21424,archdeaconry,the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon  
21425,archdiocese,the diocese of an archbishop  
21426,archduchess,a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria  
21427,archduchy,the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess  
21428,archduke,a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria  
21429,archegonium,a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms  
21430,archenteron,central cavity of the gastrula; becomes the intestinal or digestive cavity  
21431,archeological_remains remains,a relic that has been excavated from the soil  
21432,archeologist archaeologist,an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture  
21433,archeology archaeology,the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures  
21434,archer bowman,a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow  
21435,archerfish Toxotes_jaculatrix,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  
21436,archery,the sport of shooting arrows with a bow  
21437,archespore archesporium,primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops  
21438,archiannelid,small primitive marine worm lacking external segmentation and resembling polychaete larvae  
21439,archidiaconate,office or position of an archdeacon  
21440,archil orchil,any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil  
21441,archine,a Russian unit of length (71 cm)  
21442,archipallium paleocortex,the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum  
21443,archipelago,a group of many islands in a large body of water  
21444,architect designer,someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)  
21445,architectonics tectonics,the science of architecture  
21446,architectural_engineering,the branch of engineering that deals with the construction of buildings (as distinguished from architecture as a design art)  
21447,architectural_ornament,(architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance  
21448,architectural_style style_of_architecture type_of_architecture,architecture as a kind of art form  
21449,architecture,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"  
21450,architecture,an architectural product or work  
21451,architecture,the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect  
21452,architeuthis giant_squid,largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long)  
21453,architrave,the molding around a door or window  
21454,architrave,the lowest part of an entablature; rests immediately on the capitals of the columns  
21455,archive,a depository containing historical records and documents  
21456,archives,collection of records especially about an institution  
21457,archivist,a person in charge of collecting and cataloguing archives  
21458,archosaur archosaurian archosaurian_reptile,extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts  
21459,archpriest hierarch high_priest prelate primate,a senior clergyman and dignitary  
21460,arctic galosh golosh rubber gumshoe,a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow  
21461,arctic_willow Salix_arctica,low creeping shrub of Arctic Europe and America  
21462,arctiid arctiid_moth,stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars  
21463,arcuate_artery arteria_arcuata,curved artery in the foot  
21464,arcuate_artery_of_the_kidney,curved arteries of the kidney  
21465,arcuate_vein_of_the_kidney vena_arcuata_renis,veins that receive blood from interlobular veins of kidney and rectal venules  
21466,arcus arcus_senilis,a whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea  
21467,ardeb,a unit of dry measure used in Egypt  
21468,ardor ardour,intense feeling of love  
21469,ardor ardour elan zeal,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"  
21470,ardor ardour fervor fervour fervency fire fervidness,feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"  
21471,arduousness strenuousness,extreme effortfulness  
21472,are ar,a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters  
21473,area,a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..."  
21474,area,a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"  
21475,area country,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"  
21476,area expanse surface_area,the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"  
21477,area region,a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region"  
21478,area_code,a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada  
21479,area_of_cardiac_dullness,a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs  
21480,area_unit square_measure,a system of units used to measure areas  
21481,areaway,a passageway between buildings or giving access to a basement  
21482,areca,any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts  
21483,areflexia,absence of a reflex; a sign of possible nerve damage  
21484,arena,the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand  
21485,arena scene_of_action,a playing field where sports events take place  
21486,arena_theater theater_in_the_round,a theater arranged with seats around at least three sides of the stage  
21487,arenaceous_rock,a sedimentary rock composed of sand  
21488,arenavirus,animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae  
21489,areola,small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing  
21490,areola ring_of_color,small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite  
21491,areolar_tissue,fibrous connective tissue with the fibers arranged in a mesh or net  
21492,arete,a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains  
21493,arethusa,any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers  
21494,argali argal Ovis_ammon,wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia  
21495,argent,a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance  
21496,argentine,any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes  
21497,argentinosaur,huge herbivorous dinosaur of Cretaceous found in Argentina  
21498,argentite,a valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S)  
21499,argil,a white clay (especially a white clay used by potters)  
21500,argillaceous_rock,a sedimentary rock formed from clay deposits  
21501,argillite,a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages  
21502,arginine,a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition; its absence from the diet leads to a reduced production of spermatozoa  
21503,argon Ar atomic_number_18,a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere  
21504,argonaut,someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure  
21505,argosy,one or more large merchant ships  
21506,argument,a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable  
21507,argument argumentation debate,a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"  
21508,argument literary_argument,a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem"  
21509,argument parameter,(computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program  
21510,argument statement,a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"  
21511,argumentation logical_argument argument line_of_reasoning line,a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning"  
21512,argus argus_pheasant,large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant  
21513,argy-bargy argle-bargle,a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument  
21514,argyle argyll,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  
21515,argyle argyll,a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used in the plural)  
21516,argyll argyle,a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm  
21517,argyrodite,a rare steel-grey mineral consisting of silver and germanium and sulfur  
21518,aria,an elaborate song for solo voice  
21519,arianist,an adherent of Arianism (the belief that Jesus Christ was not truly God)  
21520,aridity aridness thirstiness,a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)  
21521,arietta short_aria,a short aria  
21522,aril,fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelops the seed  
21523,arioso,(music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an aria  
21524,arista,bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies  
21525,aristocrat blue_blood patrician,a member of the aristocracy  
21526,arithmancy,divination by means of numbers  
21527,arithmetic,the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations  
21528,arithmetic_mean first_moment expectation expected_value,the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values  
21529,arithmetic_operation,a mathematical operation involving numbers  
21530,arithmetic_progression,(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"  
21531,arithmetician,someone who specializes in arithmetic  
21532,arity,the number of arguments that a function can take  
21533,ark,a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood  
21534,ark_shell,marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface  
21535,arm,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  
21536,arm,the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person  
21537,arm branch limb,any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"  
21538,arm's_length,a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy  
21539,arm-twisting,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"  
21540,arm_bone,a bone in the arm  
21541,arm_exercise,exercise designed to strengthen the arm muscles  
21542,arm_guard arm_pad,a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers  
21543,armada,a large fleet  
21544,armadillo,burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates  
21545,armament,weaponry used by military or naval force  
21546,armamentarium,the collection of equipment and methods used in the practice of medicine  
21547,armature,coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field  
21548,armband,worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning  
21549,armband,a band worn around the upper arm  
21550,armchair,chair with a support on each side for arms  
21551,armchair_liberal,a person of liberal ideals who takes no action to realize them  
21552,armed_forces_censorship,military censorship of personal communications to or from persons in the armed forces  
21553,armed_robbery heist holdup stickup,robbery at gunpoint  
21554,armet,a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard  
21555,armful,the quantity that can be contained in the arms  
21556,armhole,a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached  
21557,armiger,a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms  
21558,armiger armor-bearer,a squire carrying the armor of a knight  
21559,armilla,(archeology) a bracelet worn around the wrist or arm  
21560,armillary_sphere armilla,a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars  
21561,arming armament equipping,the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war  
21562,armistice cease-fire truce,a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms  
21563,armlet arm_band,a band worn around the arm for decoration  
21564,armoire,a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons  
21565,armor armour,a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles  
21566,armor armour,protective covering made of metal and used in combat  
21567,armor armour,tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant  
21568,armor_plate armour_plate armor_plating plate_armor plate_armour,specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire  
21569,armored_car armoured_car,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"  
21570,armored_car armoured_car,a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun)  
21571,armored_catfish,South American catfish having the body covered with bony plates  
21572,armored_dinosaur,dinosaurs having bony armour  
21573,armored_personnel_carrier armoured_personnel_carrier APC,(military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry  
21574,armored_scale,insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female  
21575,armored_searobin armored_sea_robin Peristedion_miniatum,sea robins having bony scutes on the body and barbels on the chin; found mostly on the continental slope  
21576,armored_vehicle armoured_vehicle,a vehicle that is protected by armor plate  
21577,armorer armourer,a worker skilled in making armor or arms; "a sword made by a famous English armorer"  
21578,armorer armourer,a manufacturer of firearms  
21579,armorer armourer artificer,an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.  
21580,armory armoury arsenal,a place where arms are manufactured  
21581,armory armoury inventory,a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer"  
21582,armpit axilla axillary_cavity axillary_fossa,the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water"  
21583,armrest,a support for the arm  
21584,arms_control,a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country  
21585,arms_deal,a deal to provide military arms  
21586,arms_manufacturer,someone who manufactures arms and munitions  
21587,arms_race,a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments  
21588,army,a large number of people united for some specific purpose  
21589,army regular_army ground_forces,a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state  
21590,army_ant driver_ant legionary_ant,tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects  
21591,army_attache,a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an army  
21592,army_base,a large base of operations for an army  
21593,army_brat,the child of a career officer of the United States Army  
21594,army_cutworm Chorizagrotis_auxiliaris,larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states  
21595,army_engineer military_engineer,a member of the military who is trained in engineering and construction work  
21596,army_officer,an officer in the armed forces; "he's a retired army officer"  
21597,army_unit,a military unit that is part of an army  
21598,armyworm,larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains; they march in large companies in regular order when the food is exhausted  
21599,armyworm Pseudaletia_unipuncta,moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes  
21600,armyworm army_worm Pseudaletia_unipuncta,noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain  
21601,arnica,used especially in treating bruises  
21602,arnica,any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica  
21603,arnica,an ointment used in treating bruises  
21604,aroeira_blanca Schinus_chichita,small resinous tree or shrub of Brazil  
21605,aroma fragrance perfume scent,a distinctive odor that is pleasant  
21606,aromatherapy,the therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in baths or massage  
21607,aromatic_aster,a variety of aster  
21608,aromatic_compound,a hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of compounds  
21609,aromatic_hydrocarbon,a hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of organic compounds  
21610,arousal,a state of heightened physiological activity  
21611,arousal,awakening from sleep  
21612,arousal rousing,the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"  
21613,arpeggio,a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously  
21614,arpent,a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre  
21615,arquebus harquebus hackbut hagbut,an obsolete firearm with a long barrel  
21616,arrack arak,any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses  
21617,arraignment,a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment  
21618,arrangement,an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; "a flower arrangement"  
21619,arrangement arranging transcription,the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music  
21620,arrangement organization organisation system,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"  
21621,arranger adapter transcriber,a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance  
21622,array,an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order"  
21623,array,an impressive display; "it was a bewildering array of books"; "his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall"  
21624,array,an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics  
21625,array raiment regalia,especially fine or decorative clothing  
21626,arrears,the state of being behind in payments; "an account in arrears"  
21627,arrears,an unpaid overdue debt  
21628,arrest check halt hitch stay stop stoppage,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"  
21629,arrested_development fixation infantile_fixation regression,an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely  
21630,arrester arrester_hook,a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier  
21631,arrival,the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival"  
21632,arrival arriver comer,someone who arrives (or has arrived)  
21633,arrival reaching,accomplishment of an objective  
21634,arrival_gate,gate where passengers disembark  
21635,arrival_time time_of_arrival,the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to arrive at a given destination  
21636,arroba,a unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries  
21637,arroba,a liquid measure (with different values) used in some Spanish speaking countries  
21638,arrogance haughtiness hauteur high-handedness lordliness,overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors  
21639,arrogator,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  
21640,arrow,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  
21641,arrow pointer,a mark to indicate a direction or relation  
21642,arrow_arum,an aquatic plant of the genus Peltandra; North America  
21643,arrow_grass Triglochin_maritima,tufted perennial found in shallow water or marshland; sometimes poisons livestock  
21644,arrow_leaved_aster,a variety of aster  
21645,arrow_wood Viburnum_recognitum,closely related to southern arrow wood; grows in the eastern United States from Maine to Ohio and Georgia  
21646,arrow_wood southern_arrow_wood Viburnum_dentatum,deciduous shrub of eastern North America having blue-black berries and tough pliant wood formerly used to make arrows  
21647,arrowhead,the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow  
21648,arrowleaf_groundsel Senecio_triangularis,perennial with sharply toothed triangular leaves on leafy stems bearing a cluster of yellow flower heads; moist places in mountains of western North America  
21649,arrowroot,a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant  
21650,arrowroot American_arrowroot obedience_plant Maranta_arundinaceae,white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch  
21651,arrowsmith,a maker of arrows  
21652,arrowworm chaetognath,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  
21653,arroyo,a stream or brook  
21654,arroyo_willow Salix_lasiolepis,shrubby willow of the western United States  
21655,arroz_con_pollo,rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style; highly seasoned especially with saffron  
21656,arse arsehole asshole bunghole,vulgar slang for anus  
21657,arsenal armory armoury,all the weapons and equipment that a country has  
21658,arsenal armory armoury,a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms  
21659,arsenate,a salt or ester of arsenic acid  
21660,arsenic As atomic_number_33,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  
21661,arsenic arsenic_trioxide arsenous_anhydride arsenous_oxide white_arsenic ratsbane,a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer  
21662,arsenic_acid,an acid formed from arsenic pentoxide  
21663,arsenical,a pesticide or drug containing arsenic  
21664,arsenide,a compound of arsenic with a more positive element  
21665,arsenopyrite mispickel,a silver-white or grey ore of arsenic  
21666,arsine,a poisonous colorless flammable gas used in organic synthesis and to dope transistors and as a poison gas in warfare  
21667,arson incendiarism fire-raising,malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising"  
21668,arsonist incendiary firebug,a criminal who illegally sets fire to property  
21669,art artistic_creation artistic_production,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"  
21670,art artistry prowess,a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"  
21671,art fine_art,the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a collection of fine art"  
21672,art_class,a class in which you learn to draw or paint  
21673,art_collection,a collection of art works  
21674,art_critic,a critic of paintings  
21675,art_dealer,a dealer in works of art requiring esthetic evaluation  
21676,art_department,the academic department responsible for teaching art and art appreciation  
21677,art_director,the director in charge of the artistic features of a theatrical production (costumes and scenery and lighting)  
21678,art_editor,an editor who is responsible for illustrations and layouts in printed matter  
21679,art_exhibition,an exhibition of art objects (paintings or statues)  
21680,art_form,(architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture)  
21681,art_historian,a historian of art  
21682,art_history,the academic discipline that studies the development of painting and sculpture  
21683,art_nouveau,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  
21684,art_paper,a high-quality paper (usually having a filler of china clay)  
21685,art_school,a school specializing in art  
21686,art_student,someone studying to be an artist  
21687,art_teacher,someone who teaches art  
21688,artemisia,any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or greyish foliage  
21689,arterial_blood,blood found in arteries; "except for the pulmonary artery the arterial blood is rich in oxygen"  
21690,arterial_blood_gases,measurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood; important in diagnosis of many respiratory diseases  
21691,arterial_plaque,a fatty deposit inside an arterial wall; characteristic of atherosclerosis  
21692,arterial_pressure,the pressure of the circulating blood on the arteries; "arterial pressure is the product of cardiac output and vascular resistance"  
21693,arterial_road,a major or main route  
21694,arteriectasis arteriectasia,an abnormal distension of an artery  
21695,arteriogram,an X ray of an artery filled with a contrast medium  
21696,arteriography,roentgenographic examination of arteries  
21697,arteriole arteriola capillary_artery,one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries  
21698,arteriolosclerosis,sclerosis of the arterioles  
21699,arteriosclerosis arterial_sclerosis hardening_of_the_arteries induration_of_the_arteries coronary-artery_disease,sclerosis of the arterial walls  
21700,arteriosclerosis_obliterans,a stage of arteriosclerosis involving closure of blood vessels  
21701,arteritis,inflammation of an artery  
21702,artery,a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic  
21703,artery arteria arterial_blood_vessel,a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body  
21704,artery_of_the_penis_bulb arteria_bulbi_penis,a branch of the internal pudendal artery of males that supplies the bulb of the penis  
21705,artery_of_the_vestibule_bulb arteria_bulbi_vestibuli,a branch of the internal pudendal artery in females that supplies the bulb of the vestibule  
21706,artesian_well,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  
21707,artfulness,the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage  
21708,arthralgia,pain in a joint or joints  
21709,arthritic,a person afflicted with arthritis; "the hands of an elderly arthritic"  
21710,arthritis,inflammation of a joint or joints  
21711,arthrocentesis,removal of fluid from a joint by centesis  
21712,arthrodesis,the surgical fixation of a joint which is intended to result in bone fusion  
21713,arthrogram,an X ray of a joint after the injection of a contrast medium  
21714,arthrography,roentgenographic examination of a joint after injection of radiopaque contrast medium; produces an arthrogram  
21715,arthromere,any of the segments in the body of a jointed animal like an arthropod  
21716,arthropathy,a pathology or abnormality of a joint  
21717,arthroplasty,surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint  
21718,arthropod,invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin  
21719,arthropod_family,any of the arthropods  
21720,arthropod_genus,a genus of arthropods  
21721,arthroscope,a type of endoscope that is inserted into a joint for visual examination  
21722,arthroscopy,a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision  
21723,arthrospore,a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria  
21724,arthrospore,one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi  
21725,artichoke globe_artichoke,a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart  
21726,artichoke globe_artichoke artichoke_plant Cynara_scolymus,Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head  
21727,artichoke_heart,the tender fleshy center of the immature artichoke flower  
21728,article,(grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase  
21729,article,nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication  
21730,article,one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"  
21731,article clause,a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)  
21732,article_of_commerce,an article that is offered for sale  
21733,article_of_faith credendum,(Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided  
21734,articles_of_agreement shipping_articles,a contract between crew and captain of a ship  
21735,articles_of_incorporation,a legal document that creates a corporation; it is filed with a state by the founders of a corporation and is governed by the laws of the state  
21736,articular_muscle,a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint  
21737,articulated_ladder,a ladder consisting of segments (usually four) that are held together by joints that can lock in place  
21738,articulation,the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech  
21739,articulation,the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible  
21740,articulation join joint juncture junction,the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made  
21741,articulation voice,expressing in coherent verbal form; "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings"  
21742,articulator,someone who pronounces words  
21743,articulator,a movable speech organ  
21744,articulatory_system,the system of joints in the body  
21745,artifact artefact,a man-made object taken as a whole  
21746,artificial_blood,a liquid that can carry large amounts of oxygen and can serve as a temporary substitute for blood  
21747,artificial_flower,a handmade imitation of a blossom  
21748,artificial_heart,a pump that replaces the natural heart  
21749,artificial_horizon gyro_horizon flight_indicator,a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope; it artificially provides a simulated horizon for the pilot  
21750,artificial_insemination AI,the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse  
21751,artificial_intelligence AI,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"  
21752,artificial_joint,a metal or plastic part that is surgically implanted to replace a natural joint (possibly elbow or wrist but usually hip or knee)  
21753,artificial_kidney hemodialyzer,a machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste products from the bloodstream before returning the blood to the patient's body  
21754,artificial_language,a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose  
21755,artificial_respiration,an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially  
21756,artificial_skin,a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims  
21757,artificiality,the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally  
21758,artillery artillery_unit,an army unit that uses big guns  
21759,artillery heavy_weapon gun ordnance,large but transportable armament  
21760,artillery_fire cannon_fire,fire delivered by artillery  
21761,artillery_plant Pilea_microphylla,tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively  
21762,artillery_shell,a shell fired by artillery  
21763,artilleryman cannoneer gunner machine_gunner,a serviceman in the artillery  
21764,artisan's_lien,lien permitting an artisan to retain possession of a piece of work until has been paid for  
21765,artist creative_person,a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination  
21766,artist's_loft,a factory loft that has been converted into an artist's workroom and living area  
21767,artist's_model sitter,a person who poses for a painter or sculptor  
21768,artist's_workroom atelier,a studio especially for an artist or designer  
21769,artiste,a public performer (a dancer or singer)  
21770,artistic_movement art_movement,a group of artists who agree on general principles  
21771,artistic_style idiom,the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom"  
21772,artlessness,ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit  
21773,artlessness innocence ingenuousness naturalness,the quality of innocent naivete  
21774,arts_and_crafts,the arts of decorative design and handicraft; "they sponsored arts and crafts in order to encourage craftsmanship in an age of mass production"  
21775,artwork art graphics nontextual_matter,photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"  
21776,arum,starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root  
21777,arum aroid,any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe  
21778,arytenoid arytaenoid arytenoid_cartilage,either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached  
21779,asafetida asafoetida,the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic  
21780,asana,(Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)  
21781,asarabacca Asarum_europaeum,thick creeping evergreen herb of western Europe  
21782,asbestos,a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer  
21783,asbestos_abatement,the removal of asbestos from a public building  
21784,asbestosis,lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles  
21785,ascariasis,infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms  
21786,ascendant ascendent,position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant"  
21787,ascender,someone who ascends  
21788,ascender,a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters  
21789,ascender,(printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters  
21790,ascending_aorta,the ascending part of the aorta as it emerges from the left ventricle  
21791,ascending_artery arteria_ascendens,the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the ascending colon  
21792,ascending_colon,the part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colon  
21793,ascending_node,the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north  
21794,ascension,(astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon  
21795,ascent acclivity rise raise climb upgrade,an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"  
21796,asceticism,the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state  
21797,asceticism ascesis,rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint  
21798,ascidian,minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves  
21799,ascidian_tadpole,free-swimming larva of ascidians; they have a tail like a tadpole that contains the notochord  
21800,ascites,accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity  
21801,asclepiad,any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae  
21802,ascocarp,mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus  
21803,ascolichen,a lichen in which the fungus component is an ascomycete  
21804,ascoma,an ascocarp having the spore-bearing layer of cells (the hymenium) on a broad disklike receptacle  
21805,ascomycete ascomycetous_fungus,any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus  
21806,ascospore,sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus  
21807,ascot,a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin  
21808,ascus,saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes  
21809,asepsis antisepsis sterility sterileness,(of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms  
21810,asexual_reproduction agamogenesis,reproduction without the fusion of gametes  
21811,asexuality sexlessness,having no evident sex or sex organs  
21812,ash,the residue that remains when something is burned  
21813,ash,strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats  
21814,ash ash_tree,any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus  
21815,ash-key,winged seed of the ash tree  
21816,ash-pan,a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes collect and are removed  
21817,ash_grey ash_gray silver silver_grey silver_gray,a light shade of grey  
21818,ashcake ash_cake corn_tash,corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (southern)  
21819,ashcan trash_can garbage_can wastebin ash_bin ash-bin ashbin dustbin trash_barrel trash_bin,a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected  
21820,ashlar,a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes  
21821,ashram,a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram  
21822,ashram,(India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus  
21823,ashtray,a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes  
21824,aside,a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage  
21825,asininity,the quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with stubbornness  
21826,asking_price selling_price,the price at which something is offered for sale  
21827,asp Egyptian_cobra Naja_haje,cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death  
21828,asp asp_viper Vipera_aspis,of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder  
21829,asparaginase Elspar,antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia  
21830,asparagine,a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus)  
21831,asparagus,edible young shoots of the asparagus plant  
21832,asparagus edible_asparagus Asparagus_officinales,plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable  
21833,asparagus_bean yard-long_bean Vigna_unguiculata_sesquipedalis Vigna_sesquipedalis,South American bean having very long succulent pods  
21834,asparagus_bed,a bed in which asparagus is growing  
21835,asparagus_fern Asparagus_setaceous Asparagus_plumosus,a fernlike plant native to South Africa  
21836,aspartame,an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener  
21837,aspartic_acid,a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and occurring naturally in sugar beets and sugar cane  
21838,aspect,the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb  
21839,aspect,a characteristic to be considered  
21840,aspect facet,a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"  
21841,aspect_ratio,the ratio of the width to the height of a tv picture  
21842,aspen,any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind  
21843,asper,20 aspers equal 1 kurus in Turkey  
21844,aspergill aspersorium,a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water  
21845,aspergillosis,an opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus; characterized by inflammation and lesions of the ear and other organs  
21846,aspergillosis,disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and ears and respiratory organs  
21847,aspergillosis brooder_pneumonia,severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys  
21848,asperity grimness hardship rigor rigour severity severeness rigorousness rigourousness,something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"  
21849,asperity sharpness,harshness of manner  
21850,aspersion calumny slander defamation denigration,an abusive attack on a person's character or good name  
21851,aspersion slur,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"  
21852,aspersion sprinkling,the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)  
21853,aspersorium,the basin or other vessel that holds holy water in Roman Catholic Churches  
21854,asphalt,mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing  
21855,asphalt mineral_pitch,a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons  
21856,asphodel,any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers  
21857,asphyxia,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  
21858,aspic,savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables  
21859,aspidistra cast-iron_plant bar-room_plant Aspidistra_elatio,evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant  
21860,aspirant aspirer hopeful wannabe wannabee,an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"  
21861,aspirate,a consonant pronounced with aspiration  
21862,aspiration,a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath  
21863,aspiration,a will to succeed  
21864,aspiration_pneumonia,inflammation of the lungs caused by inhaling or choking on vomitus; may occur during unconsciousness (anesthesia or drunkenness or seizure or cardiac arrest)  
21865,aspirator,a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid  
21866,aspirin acetylsalicylic_acid Bayer Empirin St._Joseph,the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets  
21867,aspirin_powder headache_powder,a powdered form of aspirin  
21868,ass,a pompous fool  
21869,ass,hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse  
21870,assailability,vulnerability to forceful attack  
21871,assassin,a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders  
21872,assassin assassinator bravo,a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"  
21873,assassin_bug reduviid,a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals  
21874,assassination,murder of a public figure by surprise attack  
21875,assault,close fighting during the culmination of a military attack  
21876,assault,a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped  
21877,assault_gun,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  
21878,assault_rifle assault_gun,any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use  
21879,assay,a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components  
21880,assay,a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance  
21881,assay,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.  
21882,assay check,an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress"  
21883,assayer,an analyst who assays (performs chemical tests on) metals  
21884,assegai assagai,the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa  
21885,assembler assembly_program,a program to convert assembly language into machine language  
21886,assembly,a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose  
21887,assembly,a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together  
21888,assembly,a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit  
21889,assembly assemblage gathering,the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"  
21890,assembly_hall,a hall where many people can congregate  
21891,assembly_language,a low-level programing language; close approximation to machine language  
21892,assembly_plant,a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product  
21893,assemblyman,someone who is a member of a legislative assembly  
21894,assemblywoman,a woman assemblyman  
21895,assent acquiescence,agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"  
21896,assenter,a person who assents  
21897,asserter declarer affirmer asseverator avower,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"  
21898,assertion averment asseveration,a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)  
21899,assertiveness self-assertiveness,aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions  
21900,assertiveness_training,a method of psychotherapy that reinforces you for stating negative and positive feelings directly  
21901,assessee,a person (or property) that is assessed  
21902,assessment,an amount determined as payable; "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership"  
21903,assessment,the market value set on assets  
21904,asset plus,a useful or valuable quality  
21905,assets,anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company  
21906,asshole bastard cocksucker dickhead shit mother_fucker motherfucker prick whoreson son_of_a_bitch SOB,insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous  
21907,assibilation,the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant  
21908,assiduity assiduousness concentration,great and constant diligence and attention  
21909,assignation tryst,a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)  
21910,assignee,(law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)  
21911,assignment,the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another  
21912,assignment,an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)  
21913,assignment assigning,the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"  
21914,assignment duty_assignment,a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"  
21915,assignor,(law) the party who makes an assignment  
21916,assimilation,the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family  
21917,assimilation,a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound  
21918,assimilation,in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance  
21919,assimilation absorption,the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another  
21920,assimilation absorption,the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion  
21921,assist,(sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play  
21922,assistant helper help supporter,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"  
21923,assistant_professor,a teacher or lower rank than an associate professor  
21924,assisted_suicide,suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible  
21925,assize,the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale  
21926,assize,an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property  
21927,assizes court_of_assize court_of_assize_and_nisi_prius,the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)  
21928,associability associableness,the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought  
21929,associate,a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise; "associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners"  
21930,associate,a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"  
21931,associate,any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"  
21932,associate_degree associate,a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies  
21933,associate_professor,a teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor  
21934,associateship,the position of associate (as in an office or academy)  
21935,association,the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"  
21936,association,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"  
21937,association,(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding  
21938,association,a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"  
21939,association,(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  
21940,association,the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"  
21941,association connection connexion,the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"  
21942,association_area association_cortex,cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information  
21943,associationism association_theory,(psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity  
21944,assonance vowel_rhyme,the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words  
21945,assortative_mating,mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating  
21946,assortment mixture mixed_bag miscellany miscellanea variety salmagundi smorgasbord potpourri motley,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"  
21947,assumed_name fictitious_name Doing_Business_As DBA,(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation  
21948,assumption,the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"  
21949,assumption laying_claim,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"  
21950,assumption supposition supposal,a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"  
21951,assurance,a British term for some kinds of insurance  
21952,assurance,a statement intended to inspire confidence; "the President's assurances were not respected"  
21953,assurance pledge,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"  
21954,assurance self-assurance confidence self-confidence authority sureness,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"  
21955,astasia,inability to stand due to muscular incoordination  
21956,astatic_coils,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  
21957,astatic_galvanometer,has a moving magnet and astatic coils arranged to cancel the effect of the Earth's magnetic field  
21958,astatine At atomic_number_85,a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium  
21959,aster,any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers  
21960,aster,star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis  
21961,astereognosis tactile_agnosia,a loss of the ability to recognize objects by handling them  
21962,asterid_dicot_family,family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs  
21963,asterid_dicot_genus,genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs  
21964,asterion,the craniometric point at the junction of the lamboid suture and the occipitomastoid suture and the parietomastoid suture  
21965,asterisk star,a star-shaped character * used in printing  
21966,asterism,(mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light  
21967,asterism,(astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)  
21968,asteroid,any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)  
21969,asteroid_belt,the region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found  
21970,asthenia astheny,an abnormal loss of strength  
21971,asthenic_type ectomorphy,slender, weak, and lightweight  
21972,asthenosphere,the lower layer of the crust  
21973,asthma asthma_attack bronchial_asthma,respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin  
21974,asthmatic,a person suffering from asthma; "she is a chronic asthmatic"; "the painful gasps of a dying asthmatic"  
21975,astigmatism astigmia,(ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people  
21976,astigmatism astigmia,(optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point  
21977,astilbe,any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers  
21978,astonishment amazement,the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment"  
21979,astrakhan,the fur of young lambs  
21980,astrantia masterwort,any plant of the genus Astrantia  
21981,astraphobia,a morbid fear of thunder and lightning  
21982,astringency astringence,a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker  
21983,astringency stypsis,the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids  
21984,astringent astringent_drug styptic,a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals  
21985,astrocyte,comparatively large neuroglial cell  
21986,astrodome,a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations  
21987,astrodynamics,the branch of astronomy that studies the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space  
21988,astrogator,the navigator of a spacecraft  
21989,astroglia macroglia,tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells  
21990,astrolabe,an early form of sextant  
21991,astrolatry worship_of_heavenly_bodies,the worship of planets or stars  
21992,astrologer astrologist,someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon  
21993,astrology star_divination,a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon  
21994,astrometry,the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies  
21995,astronaut spaceman cosmonaut,a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; "the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts"  
21996,astronomer uranologist stargazer,a physicist who studies astronomy  
21997,astronomical_telescope,any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources  
21998,astronomy uranology,the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole  
21999,astronomy_satellite,a satellite equipped with a telescope to observe infrared radiation  
22000,astronomy_unit,a linear unit used for astronomical distances  
22001,astrophysicist,an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies  
22002,astrophysics,the branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies  
22003,astuteness profundity profoundness depth deepness,the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas  
22004,asymmetry dissymmetry imbalance,(mathematics) a lack of symmetry  
22005,asymptote,a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity; "the asymptote of the curve"  
22006,asynchronism asynchrony desynchronization desynchronisation desynchronizing,the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times; "the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves"  
22007,asynchronous_operation,operations that occur without a regular or predictable time relation to other events  
22008,asynchronous_transfer_mode ATM,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"  
22009,asynclitism obliquity,the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle  
22010,asyndeton,the omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used  
22011,asynergy asynergia,absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously  
22012,asystole cardiac_arrest cardiopulmonary_arrest,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  
22013,at,100 at equal 1 kip in Laos  
22014,at_home,a reception held in your own home  
22015,atactic_abasia ataxic_abasia,abasia due to ataxia of the legs  
22016,ataraxia,peace of mind  
22017,atavism reversion throwback,a reappearance of an earlier characteristic  
22018,atavist throwback,an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism  
22019,ataxia ataxy dyssynergia motor_ataxia,inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait  
22020,atelectasis,collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth  
22021,ateleiosis ateliosis,a form of infantilism characterized by physical underdevelopment but normal intelligence  
22022,atenolol Tenormin,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.)  
22023,athanor,a furnace that feeds itself so as to maintain a uniform temperature; used by alchemists  
22024,atheism,a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods  
22025,atheist,someone who does not believe in the existence of a god  
22026,athenaeum atheneum,a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning  
22027,athenaeum atheneum,a place where reading materials are available  
22028,atherogenesis,the formation of atheromas on the walls of the arteries as in atherosclerosis  
22029,atheroma,a fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery; can obstruct blood flow  
22030,atherosclerosis coronary_artery_disease,a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries  
22031,athetosis,a continuous succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts  
22032,athlete jock,a person trained to compete in sports  
22033,athlete's_heart,enlarged heart commonly found among athletes trained for endurance  
22034,athletic_contest athletic_competition athletics,a contest between athletes  
22035,athletic_facility,a facility for athletic events  
22036,athletic_game,a game involving athletic activity  
22037,athletic_sock sweat_sock varsity_sock,a sock worn for athletic events  
22038,athletic_supporter supporter suspensor jockstrap jock,a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise  
22039,athletic_training,the course of practice and exercise and diet undertaken by an athlete  
22040,athletic_type mesomorphy,muscular and big-boned  
22041,athleticism strenuosity,intense energy; "his music is characterized by a happy athleticism"  
22042,athletics,participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity  
22043,atlas atlas_vertebra,the 1st cervical vertebra  
22044,atlas book_of_maps map_collection,a collection of maps in book form  
22045,atlas telamon,a figure of a man used as a supporting column  
22046,atlas_moth Atticus_atlas,giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk  
22047,atmometer evaporometer,an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water  
22048,atmosphere,the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body  
22049,atmosphere air,the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"  
22050,atmosphere ambiance ambience,a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement"  
22051,atmosphere atmospheric_state,the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was thick with fog"  
22052,atmospheric_electricity,electrical discharges in the atmosphere  
22053,atmospheric_phenomenon,a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere  
22054,atmospheric_pressure air_pressure pressure,the pressure exerted by the atmosphere  
22055,atole,eaten as mush or as a thin gruel  
22056,atoll,an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon  
22057,atom,(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element  
22058,atom molecule particle corpuscle mote speck,(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything  
22059,atom_bomb atomic_bomb A-bomb fission_bomb plutonium_bomb,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)  
22060,atomic_clock,a timepiece that derives its time scale from the vibration of atoms or molecules  
22061,atomic_cocktail,an oral dose of radioactive substance used in treatment and diagnosis of cancer  
22062,atomic_energy nuclear_energy,the energy released by a nuclear reaction  
22063,atomic_mass atomic_weight relative_atomic_mass,(chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units  
22064,atomic_mass_unit,unit of mass for expressing masses of atoms or molecules  
22065,atomic_number,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  
22066,atomic_pile atomic_reactor pile chain_reactor,a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy  
22067,atomic_power nuclear_power,nuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the power grid (for civilian use)  
22068,atomic_spectrum,(physics) a spectrum of radiation caused by electron transitions within an atom; the series of spectrum lines is characteristic of the element  
22069,atomic_theory,a theory of the structure of the atom  
22070,atomic_warhead nuclear_warhead thermonuclear_warhead nuke,the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb  
22071,atomism,(psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association  
22072,atomism atomic_theory atomist_theory atomistic_theory,(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"  
22073,atomization atomisation,annihilation by reducing something to atoms  
22074,atomization atomisation fragmentation,separating something into fine particles  
22075,atomizer atomiser spray sprayer nebulizer nebuliser,a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist  
22076,atonality atonalism,the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system  
22077,atonement expiation satisfaction,compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"  
22078,atonicity atony atonia amyotonia,lack of normal muscular tension or tonus  
22079,atopic_dermatitis atopic_eczema,a severe form of dermatitis characterized by atopy  
22080,atopognosia atopognosis,absence or loss of topognosia; inability to locate correctly a point of touch  
22081,atorvastatin Lipitor,an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given  
22082,atrazine,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"  
22083,atresia,an abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent  
22084,atrial_artery,the branch of the coronary artery that supplies the muscles of the atria  
22085,atrial_fibrillation,fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart  
22086,atrial_septal_defect,an abnormal opening between the left and right atria of the heart  
22087,atrioventricular_bundle bundle_of_His atrioventricular_trunk truncus_atrioventricularis,a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract  
22088,atrioventricular_nodal_rhythm nodal_rhythm,the normal cardiac rhythm when the heart is controlled by the atrioventricular node  
22089,atrioventricular_node,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  
22090,atrioventricular_valve,either of two heart valves through which blood flows from the atria to the ventricles; prevents return of blood to the atrium  
22091,atrium,any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)  
22092,atrium,the central area in a building; open to the sky  
22093,atrium_cordis atrium_of_the_heart,the upper chamber of each half of the heart  
22094,atrocity atrociousness barbarity barbarousness heinousness,the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane  
22095,atrocity inhumanity,an act of atrocious cruelty  
22096,atrophy wasting wasting_away,a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse  
22097,atrophy withering,any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)  
22098,atropine,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  
22099,attache,a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission  
22100,attache_case attache,a shallow and rectangular briefcase  
22101,attachment,a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding  
22102,attachment,a supplementary part or accessory  
22103,attachment adherence adhesion,faithful support for a cause or political party or religion; "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive"  
22104,attachment affixation,the act of attaching or affixing something  
22105,attachment bond,a connection that fastens things together  
22106,attachment fond_regard,a feeling of affection for a person or an institution  
22107,attack,a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"  
22108,attack,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"  
22109,attack,strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work"  
22110,attack,an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"  
22111,attack attempt,the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"  
22112,attack onslaught onset onrush,(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"  
22113,attack tone-beginning,a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase  
22114,attack_dog,a watchdog trained to attack on command  
22115,attack_submarine,a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping  
22116,attacker aggressor assailant assaulter,someone who attacks  
22117,attainder civil_death,cancellation of civil rights  
22118,attainment,the act of achieving an aim; "the attainment of independence"  
22119,attainment,arrival at a new stage; "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition"  
22120,attar atar athar ottar,essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers  
22121,attar_of_roses rose_oil,a volatile fragrant oil obtained from fresh roses by steam distillation  
22122,attempt effort endeavor endeavour try,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"  
22123,attendance,the frequency with which a person is present; "a student's attendance is an important factor in her grade"  
22124,attendance,the number of people that are present; "attendance was up by 50 per cent"  
22125,attendance attending,the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)  
22126,attendance_check,a call of students' names in a classroom  
22127,attendant attender attendee meeter,a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"  
22128,attendant attender tender,someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another  
22129,attention,a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention"  
22130,attention,the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"  
22131,attention,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"  
22132,attention,a courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"  
22133,attention attending,the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others  
22134,attention_deficit_disorder ADD attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder ADHD hyperkinetic_syndrome minimal_brain_dysfunction minimal_brain_damage MBD,a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders  
22135,attention_span,the length of time you can concentrate on some idea or activity  
22136,attentiveness,the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others  
22137,attentiveness,the trait of being observant and paying attention  
22138,attentiveness heed regard paying_attention,paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences"  
22139,attenuation,the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density  
22140,attenuation fading,weakening in force or intensity; "attenuation in the volume of the sound"  
22141,attenuator,an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal  
22142,attestation,the action of bearing witness  
22143,attestation,the evidence by which something is attested  
22144,attestation_service attestation_report,a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion about the reliability of a written statement that is the responsibility of someone else  
22145,attester attestant,someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something  
22146,attic,(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof  
22147,attic bean bonce noodle noggin dome,informal terms for a human head  
22148,attic_fan,a fan that blows heated air out of the attic of a building  
22149,attire garb dress,clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"  
22150,attitude,position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)  
22151,attitude,a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude"  
22152,attitude mental_attitude,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"  
22153,attorney-client_privilege,the right of a lawyer to refuse to divulge confidential information from his client  
22154,attorney_general,the chief law officer of a country or state  
22155,attorneyship,the position of attorney  
22156,attosecond,one quintillionth (10^-18) of a second; one thousandth of a femtosecond  
22157,attraction,an entertainment that is offered to the public  
22158,attraction attractive_force,the force by which one object attracts another  
22159,attraction attractiveness,the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"  
22160,attraction attractor attracter attractive_feature magnet,a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees"  
22161,attractive_nuisance,anything on your premises that might attract children into danger or harm; "their swimming pool is an attractive nuisance; they should fence it in"  
22162,attractiveness,sexual allure  
22163,attractor attracter,(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  
22164,attribute,an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity  
22165,attribution ascription,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"  
22166,attribution ascription,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"  
22167,attributive_genitive attributive_genitive_case,a word in the genitive case that is used as an attributive adjective; "an example of the attributive genetive is `John's' in `John's mother'"  
22168,attrition,a wearing down to weaken or destroy; "a war of attrition"  
22169,attrition,the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction  
22170,attrition contrition contriteness,sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation  
22171,attrition_rate rate_of_attrition,the rate of shrinkage in size or number  
22172,atypical_pneumonia primary_atypical_pneumonia mycoplasmal_pneumonia,an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults  
22173,atypicality untypicality,any state that is not typical  
22174,au_pair,a young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework  
22175,au_pair_girl,a foreign girl serving as an au pair  
22176,auction auction_bridge,a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge  
22177,auction auction_sale vendue,the public sale of something to the highest bidder  
22178,auction_block block,a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block"  
22179,auction_house,a firm that conducts auctions  
22180,auctioneer,an agent who conducts an auction  
22181,audacity audaciousness,aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision"  
22182,audacity audaciousness temerity,fearless daring  
22183,audibility audibleness,quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear  
22184,audible,a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage  
22185,audience,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"  
22186,audience,a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"  
22187,audile,one whose mental imagery is auditory rather than visual or motor  
22188,audio,the sound elements of television  
22189,audio audio_frequency,an audible acoustic wave frequency  
22190,audio sound,the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials"  
22191,audio_CD audio_compact_disc,compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music)  
22192,audio_amplifier,an amplifier that increases the amplitude of reproduced sound  
22193,audio_lingual_acquisition,system of language acquisition focusing intensively on listening and speaking  
22194,audio_system sound_system,a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound  
22195,audiocassette,a cassette for audiotape  
22196,audiogram,a graphical representation of a person's auditory sensitivity to sound  
22197,audiology audiometry,the measurement of hearing  
22198,audiometer sonometer,an instrument used to measure the sensitivity of hearing  
22199,audiometry,measuring sensitivity of hearing  
22200,audiotape,a tape recording of sound  
22201,audiotape,magnetic tape for use in recording sound  
22202,audiovisual audiovisual_aid,materials using sight or sound to present information; "language tapes and videocassettes and other audiovisuals"  
22203,audit,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"  
22204,audit_program audit_programme,a listing of audit procedures to be performed in completing an audit  
22205,audited_account audit,an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA  
22206,audition tryout,a test of the suitability of a performer  
22207,auditor,a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit  
22208,auditor,a qualified accountant who inspects the accounting records and practices of a business or other organization  
22209,auditorium,the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits  
22210,auditory_agnosia,inability to recognize or understand the meaning of spoken words  
22211,auditory_aphasia acoustic_aphasia word_deafness,an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss  
22212,auditory_apparatus,all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears  
22213,auditory_area auditory_cortex,the cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate body  
22214,auditory_center,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  
22215,auditory_communication,communication that relies on hearing  
22216,auditory_hallucination acousma,illusory auditory perception of strange nonverbal sounds  
22217,auditory_image,a mental image that is similar to an auditory perception  
22218,auditory_meatus acoustic_meatus ear_canal auditory_canal external_auditory_canal,either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane  
22219,auditory_ossicle,ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear  
22220,auditory_perception sound_perception,the perception of sound as a meaningful phenomenon  
22221,auditory_system,the sensory system for hearing  
22222,augend,a number to which another number (the addend) is added  
22223,auger gimlet screw_auger wimble,hand tool for boring holes  
22224,augite,dark-green to black glassy mineral of the pyroxene group containing large amounts of aluminum and iron and magnesium  
22225,augmentation,the amount by which something increases  
22226,augmentation,the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original)  
22227,augmentation,the act of augmenting  
22228,augur auspex,(ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy  
22229,augury sign foretoken preindication,an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"  
22230,auk,black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas  
22231,auklet,any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coasts  
22232,auld_langsyne langsyne old_times good_old_days,past times remembered with nostalgia  
22233,aunt auntie aunty,the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle  
22234,aura,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  
22235,aura aureole halo nimbus glory gloriole,an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint  
22236,aureole corona,the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse  
22237,auricle atrial_auricle auricula_atrii,a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart  
22238,auricle pinna ear,the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear  
22239,auricula auricular_appendage auricular_appendix,a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart  
22240,auricula bear's_ear Primula_auricula,yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated  
22241,auricular_artery arteria_auricularis,artery that supplies blood to the ear  
22242,auricular_vein vena_auricularis,one of two veins serving the ear region  
22243,auriculare auricular_point,the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus  
22244,aurochs urus Bos_primigenius,large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle  
22245,aurora,an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force  
22246,aurora_australis southern_lights,the aurora of the southern hemisphere  
22247,aurora_borealis northern_lights,the aurora of the northern hemisphere  
22248,auscultation,listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)  
22249,auspice,a favorable omen  
22250,auspices protection aegis,kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"  
22251,auspiciousness propitiousness,the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result  
22252,austenite,a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite  
22253,austenitic_steel,steel that has enough nickel and chromium or manganese to retain austenite at atmospheric temperatures  
22254,austereness severity severeness,extreme plainness  
22255,austerity asceticism nonindulgence,the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)  
22256,austral,the basic unit of money in Argentina; equal to 100 centavos  
22257,australopithecine,any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago  
22258,autacoid autocoid,any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification  
22259,autarky autarchy,economic independence as a national policy  
22260,auteur,a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works  
22261,authentication certification,validating the authenticity of something or someone  
22262,authentication hallmark assay-mark,a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity  
22263,authenticity genuineness legitimacy,undisputed credibility  
22264,authoress,a woman author  
22265,authoring_language,software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming  
22266,authoritarian dictator,a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"  
22267,authoritarian_state authoritarian_regime,a government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people  
22268,authority,(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew"  
22269,authority,an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"  
22270,authority,an authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"  
22271,authority authorization authorisation potency dominance say-so,the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"  
22272,authority authorization authorisation sanction,official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"  
22273,authority_figure,someone who is regarded as an authority by someone else  
22274,authorization authorisation empowerment,the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant  
22275,authorized_shares authorized_stock capital_stock,the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation  
22276,authorizer authoriser,an authority who authorizes (people or actions); "the agents report back to their authorizers"  
22277,authorship paternity,the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed"  
22278,autism,(psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people  
22279,auto-da-fe,the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition)  
22280,auto_accessory,an accessory for an automobile  
22281,auto_limitation,social control achieved as a manifestation of self-will or general consent  
22282,auto_mechanics,the craft of building and repairing automobiles  
22283,auto_part car_part,a component of an automobile; "his business is auto parts"  
22284,auto_racing car_racing,the sport of racing automobiles  
22285,autoantibody,an antibody acting against tissues of the organism that produces it  
22286,autobahn,an expressway in a German-speaking country  
22287,autobiographer,someone who writes their own biography  
22288,autobiography,a biography of yourself  
22289,autocatalysis,catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction  
22290,autochthon,the earliest known inhabitants of a region  
22291,autoclave sterilizer steriliser,a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments  
22292,autocracy,a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual  
22293,autocracy autarchy,a political system governed by a single individual  
22294,autodidact,a person who has taught himself  
22295,autoeroticism autoerotism,using you own body as a sexual object  
22296,autofluorescence,self-induced fluorescence  
22297,autofocus,an optical device for focussing a camera or other instrument automatically  
22298,autogamy,self-fertilization in plants  
22299,autogenic_therapy autogenic_training autogenics,training patients in self-induced relaxation  
22300,autogiro autogyro gyroplane,an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller  
22301,autograft autoplasty,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"  
22302,autograph,something written by one's own hand  
22303,autograph John_Hancock,a person's own signature  
22304,autograph_album,an album for autographs  
22305,autoimmune_disease autoimmune_disorder,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  
22306,autoimmunity,production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body; produces autoimmune disease or hypersensitivity reactions  
22307,autoinjector,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"  
22308,autoloader self-loader,a firearm that reloads itself  
22309,autolysis self-digestion,lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process  
22310,automat,a vending machine from which you can get food  
22311,automat,a cafeteria where food is served from machines  
22312,automatic_choke,a choke that automatically controls the flow of air to the carburetor  
22313,automatic_data_processing ADP,data processing by a computer  
22314,automatic_firearm automatic_gun automatic_weapon,a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released  
22315,automatic_pilot autopilot,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"  
22316,automatic_pistol automatic,a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released  
22317,automatic_rifle automatic machine_rifle,light machine gun  
22318,automatic_transmission automatic_drive,a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car  
22319,automation,the condition of being automatically operated or controlled; "automation increases productivity"  
22320,automation,equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation; "this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment"  
22321,automation mechanization mechanisation,the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware; "automation replaces human workers by machines"  
22322,automatism,any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)  
22323,automaton robot golem,a mechanism that can move automatically  
22324,automaton zombi zombie,someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed"  
22325,automobile_engine,the engine that propels an automobile  
22326,automobile_factory auto_factory car_factory,a factory where automobiles are manufactured  
22327,automobile_horn car_horn motor_horn horn hooter,a device on an automobile for making a warning noise  
22328,automobile_industry,the manufacturers of automobiles considered collectively  
22329,automobile_insurance car_insurance,insurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents  
22330,automobile_loan auto_loan car_loan,a personal loan to purchase an automobile  
22331,automobile_mechanic auto-mechanic car-mechanic mechanic grease_monkey,someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles  
22332,automobile_race auto_race car_race,a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles  
22333,automobile_traffic car_traffic,cars coming and going  
22334,automotive_engineer,an engineer concerned with the design and construction of automobiles  
22335,automotive_technology automotive_engineering,the activity of designing and constructing automobiles  
22336,automysophobia,a morbid fear of being dirty  
22337,autonomic_ganglion,any of the ganglia of the autonomic system whose unmyelinated fibers innervate the internal organs  
22338,autonomic_nervous_system ANS,the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands  
22339,autonomic_plexus plexus_autonomici,a plexus of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers  
22340,autonomy liberty,immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence  
22341,autonomy self-direction self-reliance self-sufficiency,personal independence  
22342,autophyte autophytic_plant autotroph autotrophic_organism,plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances  
22343,autopilot automatic_pilot robot_pilot,a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course  
22344,autoplasty,surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the patient's own body  
22345,autopsy necropsy postmortem post-mortem PM postmortem_examination post-mortem_examination,an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease  
22346,autoradiograph,a radiogram produced by radiation emitted by the specimen being photographed  
22347,autoradiography,producing a radiograph by means of the radiation emitted from the specimen being photographed  
22348,autoregulation,(physiology) processes that maintain a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism  
22349,autosexing,(especially of domestic fowl) breeding to reveal differential sex characteristics at hatching  
22350,autosomal_dominant_disease autosomal_dominant_disorder,a disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome  
22351,autosomal_recessive_disease autosomal_recessive_defect,a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome  
22352,autosome somatic_chromosome,any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa  
22353,autostrada,an expressway in an Italian-speaking country  
22354,autosuggestion auto-suggestion self-suggestion,a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s  
22355,autotelism,belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification  
22356,autotomy,spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw of a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack  
22357,autotype autotypy,process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment  
22358,autumn_crocus meadow_saffron naked_lady Colchicum_autumnale,bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe  
22359,autumn_sneezeweed Helenium_autumnale,North American perennial with bright yellow late summer flowers  
22360,autumnal_equinox,(astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo  
22361,autumnal_equinox September_equinox fall_equinox,September 22  
22362,auxesis,growth from increase in cell size without cell division  
22363,auxiliary_airfield,an airfield that functions in a subsidiary capacity  
22364,auxiliary_boiler donkey_boiler,(nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port)  
22365,auxiliary_cell,a terrorist cell responsible for logistics; usually large and less compartmentalized than other terrorist cells  
22366,auxiliary_engine donkey_engine,(nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass)  
22367,auxiliary_operation off-line_operation,a operation performed by off-line equipment not under the control of the central processing unit  
22368,auxiliary_pump donkey_pump,a supplementary pump available if needed  
22369,auxiliary_research_submarine,a submarine for research purposes  
22370,auxiliary_storage external_storage secondary_storage,a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer  
22371,auxiliary_verb,a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with  
22372,auxin,a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth  
22373,avadavat amadavat,red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds  
22374,avail help service,a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"  
22375,avalanche,a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain  
22376,avalanche,a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things; "the program brought an avalanche of mail"  
22377,avalanche_lily Erythronium_montanum,perennial herb having large white flowers marked with orange; found near the snow line in the northwestern United States  
22378,avant-garde vanguard van new_wave,any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)  
22379,avaram tanner's_cassia Senna_auriculata Cassia_auriculata,evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning; sometimes placed in genus Cassia  
22380,avarice avariciousness covetousness cupidity,extreme greed for material wealth  
22381,avarice greed covetousness rapacity avaritia,reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)  
22382,avatar,the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form; "some Hindus consider Krishna to be an avatar of the god Vishnu"  
22383,avenger retaliator,someone who takes vengeance  
22384,avens,any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers  
22385,avenue,a line of approach; "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding"  
22386,avenue boulevard,a wide street or thoroughfare  
22387,average,(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities  
22388,average,an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual; "he is about average in height"; "the snowfall this month is below average"  
22389,average norm,a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"  
22390,average_cost,total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of units  
22391,averageness,the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity  
22392,averageness mediocrity,ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding  
22393,aversion averting,the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry"  
22394,aversion_therapy,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)  
22395,aversive_conditioning,conditioning to avoid an aversive stimulus  
22396,aversive_stimulus,any negative stimulus to which an organism will learn to make a response that avoids it  
22397,averting,the act of preventing something from occurring; "averting danger was his responsibility"  
22398,aviary bird_sanctuary volary,a building where birds are kept  
22399,aviation,the operation of aircraft to provide transportation  
22400,aviation air_power,the aggregation of a country's military aircraft  
22401,aviation airmanship,the art of operating aircraft  
22402,aviator aeronaut airman flier flyer,someone who operates an aircraft  
22403,aviatrix airwoman aviatress,a woman aviator  
22404,avifauna,the birds of a particular region or period  
22405,avionics,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"  
22406,avitaminosis hypovitaminosis,any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins  
22407,avo,100 avos equal 1 pataca in Macao  
22408,avocado alligator_pear avocado_pear aguacate,a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed  
22409,avocado avocado_tree Persea_Americana,tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits  
22410,avocation by-line hobby pursuit sideline spare-time_activity,an auxiliary activity  
22411,avocet,long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill  
22412,avoidance turning_away shunning dodging,deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening  
22413,avoirdupois avoirdupois_weight,a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)  
22414,avoirdupois_unit,any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights  
22415,avowal avouchment affirmation,a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something  
22416,avower,someone who admits or acknowledges openly and boldly  
22417,avulsion,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  
22418,avulsion,a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another  
22419,awakening wakening waking_up,the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most"  
22420,award accolade honor honour laurels,a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"  
22421,award awarding,a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"  
22422,awareness consciousness cognizance cognisance knowingness,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"  
22423,awareness sentience,state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "the crash intruded on his awareness"  
22424,away_game road_game,a game played away from home  
22425,awayness,the state of being elsewhere than in particular place  
22426,awe,an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"  
22427,awfulness dreadfulness horridness terribleness,a quality of extreme unpleasantness  
22428,awkwardness clumsiness,the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant  
22429,awkwardness clumsiness gracelessness stiffness,the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)  
22430,awkwardness clumsiness ineptness ineptitude maladroitness slowness,unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training  
22431,awkwardness cumbersomeness unwieldiness,trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"  
22432,awkwardness nuisance_value,the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"  
22433,awl,a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes  
22434,awlwort Subularia_aquatica,small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal  
22435,awn,slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses  
22436,awning sunshade sunblind,a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun  
22437,awnless_bromegrass Bromus_inermis,drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia  
22438,ax axe,an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle  
22439,ax_handle axe_handle,the handle of an ax  
22440,ax_head axe_head,the cutting head of an ax  
22441,axial_muscle,a skeletal muscle of the trunk or head  
22442,axial_rotation axial_motion roll,rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation"  
22443,axial_skeleton,the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs  
22444,axil,the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk  
22445,axile_placentation,ovules are borne at or around the center of a compound ovary on an axis formed from joined septa  
22446,axillary_artery arteria_axillaris,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  
22447,axillary_node,any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions  
22448,axillary_vein vena_axillaris,a continuation of the basilic vein and brachial vein that becomes the subclavian vein  
22449,axiology,the study of values and value judgments  
22450,axiom,(logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident  
22451,axis,the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged  
22452,axis,a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions  
22453,axis axis_of_rotation,the center around which something rotates  
22454,axis axis_vertebra,the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head  
22455,axle,a shaft on which a wheel rotates  
22456,axle_bar,an iron bar that serves as an axletree  
22457,axle_grease,a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axles  
22458,axletree,a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve  
22459,axolemma,outer membrane covering an axon  
22460,axolotl mud_puppy Ambystoma_mexicanum,larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing  
22461,axon axone,long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron  
22462,axseed crown_vetch Coronilla_varia,European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods  
22463,ayah,(in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children  
22464,ayapana Ayapana_triplinervis Eupatorium_aya-pana,low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium  
22465,ayatollah,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  
22466,aye-aye Daubentonia_madagascariensis,nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs  
22467,ayin,the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
22468,azadirachtin,insecticide  
22469,azalea,any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors  
22470,azathioprine Imuran,an immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ  
22471,azide,a chemical compound containing the azido group combined with an element or radical  
22472,azido_group azido_radical,the univalent group N3- derived from hydrazoic acid  
22473,azimuth AZ,the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian  
22474,azithromycin Zithromax,a systemic antibacterial medicine (trade name Zithromax) that is prescribed to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body  
22475,azo_dye,any dye containing one or more azo groups  
22476,azo_group azo_radical,the bivalent group -N=N- united to two hydrocarbon groups  
22477,azote,an obsolete name for nitrogen  
22478,azoturia,excess of urea in the urine  
22479,aztreonam Azactam,an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects  
22480,azure cerulean sapphire lazuline sky-blue,a light shade of blue  
22481,azure_aster,a variety of aster  
22482,azurite,blue carbonate of copper; blue malachite  
22483,azygos_vein azygous_vein vena_azygos,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  
22484,azymia,absence of an enzyme  
22485,b-meson,exceedingly short-lived meson  
22486,baa,the cry made by sheep  
22487,baa-lamb,child's word for a sheep or lamb  
22488,baas,South African term for `boss'  
22489,baba,a small cake leavened with yeast  
22490,baba_au_rhum rum_baba,a baba soaked in rum  
22491,babassu babassu_palm coco_de_macao Orbignya_phalerata Orbignya_spesiosa Orbignya_martiana,tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory  
22492,babassu_nut,hard-shelled nut of the babassu palm  
22493,babassu_oil babacu_oil,fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil  
22494,babbitting,lining a surface or bearing with Babbitt metal  
22495,babble babbling lallation,gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby  
22496,babbler cackler,any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae  
22497,babel,a confusion of voices and other sounds  
22498,babirusa babiroussa babirussa Babyrousa_Babyrussa,Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth  
22499,babka,a coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds  
22500,baboon,large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles  
22501,babu baboo,used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'  
22502,babushka,a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin; worn by Russian peasant women  
22503,baby,an unborn child; a human fetus; "I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby"; "it was great to feel my baby moving about inside"  
22504,baby,the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court"  
22505,baby,a very young mammal; "baby rabbits"  
22506,baby,a project of personal concern to someone; "this project is his baby"  
22507,baby babe infant,a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different"  
22508,baby's_breath babies'-breath Gypsophila_paniculata,tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers  
22509,baby's_tears baby_tears Helxine_soleirolia Soleirolia_soleirolii,prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small round short-stemmed leaves  
22510,baby_bed baby's_bed,a small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling  
22511,baby_blue-eyes Nemophila_menziesii,delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots  
22512,baby_boom baby-boom_generation,the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II  
22513,baby_boomer boomer,a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers"  
22514,baby_buggy baby_carriage carriage perambulator pram stroller go-cart pushchair pusher,a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around  
22515,baby_buster buster,a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically  
22516,baby_doctor pediatrician pediatrist paediatrician,a specialist in the care of babies  
22517,baby_farmer,someone who runs an establishment that houses and cares for babies for a fee  
22518,baby_grand baby_grand_piano parlor_grand parlor_grand_piano parlour_grand parlour_grand_piano,a small grand piano  
22519,baby_oil,an ointment for babies  
22520,baby_powder,powder used to prevent a baby's diaper from chafing  
22521,baby_shoe,a shoe designed to be worn by infants  
22522,baby_talk babytalk,the developing speech of a young child  
22523,baby_talk babytalk motherese,an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child  
22524,babyminder baby_minder minder,a person who looks after babies (usually in the person's own home) while the babys' parents are working  
22525,babysitter baby-sitter sitter,a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home  
22526,babysitting baby_sitting,the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home  
22527,baccalaureate,a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies  
22528,baccarat chemin_de_fer,a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine  
22529,bacchant,(classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus  
22530,bacchant bacchanal,a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus  
22531,bacchante,(classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus  
22532,bachelor unmarried_man,a man who has never been married  
22533,bachelor's_degree baccalaureate,an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies  
22534,bachelor_girl bachelorette,a young unmarried woman who lives alone  
22535,bachelor_party,stag party held for a bachelor (usually on the night before he is married)  
22536,bachelorhood,the time of a man's life prior to marriage  
22537,bachelorhood,the state of being an unmarried man  
22538,bacillus B,aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil  
22539,bacitracin,a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally  
22540,back,(football) a person who plays in the backfield  
22541,back,the part of a garment that covers the back of your body; "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back"  
22542,back,(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage  
22543,back backrest,a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"  
22544,back dorsum,the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"  
22545,back rear,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"  
22546,back-formation,a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it  
22547,back_brace,a brace worn to support the back  
22548,back_burner,reduced priority; "dozens of cases were put on the back burner"  
22549,back_channel,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"  
22550,back_circle,a feat in which an acrobat arches the back from a prone position and bends the knees until the toes touch the head  
22551,back_door backdoor,an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains  
22552,back_door backdoor,a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door"  
22553,back_door backdoor back_entrance,an entrance at the rear of a building  
22554,back_exercise,exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles  
22555,back_judge,a football official  
22556,back_matter end_matter,written matter following the main text of a book  
22557,back_of_beyond,a very remote and inaccessible place; "you'd have to go to the back of beyond to find one of those"  
22558,back_porch,a porch for the back door  
22559,back_room,a room located in the rear of an establishment; usually accessible only to privileged groups  
22560,back_tooth posterior,a tooth situated at the back of the mouth  
22561,backache,an ache localized in the back  
22562,backband,a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle  
22563,backbeat,a loud steady beat  
22564,backbench,any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons  
22565,backbencher,a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader  
22566,backbend,an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor  
22567,backblast back-blast,backfire from a recoilless weapon  
22568,backboard,a board used to support the back of someone or something  
22569,backboard basketball_backboard,a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard"  
22570,backbone,the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"  
22571,backbone grit guts moxie sand gumption,fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"  
22572,backdrop background backcloth,scenery hung at back of stage  
22573,backfield,the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen  
22574,backfire,a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine  
22575,backfire,a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path  
22576,backfire boomerang,a miscalculation that recoils on its maker  
22577,backflow backflowing,a flow that returns toward its source  
22578,backgammon,a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice  
22579,backgammon_board,the board on which backgammon is played  
22580,background,relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background"  
22581,background,a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background"  
22582,background background_knowledge,information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident"  
22583,background background_signal,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"  
22584,background desktop screen_background,(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear  
22585,background ground,the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"  
22586,background_noise ground_noise,extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal  
22587,background_processing backgrounding,the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system  
22588,background_radiation,radiation coming from sources other than those being observed  
22589,backgrounder,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"  
22590,backhand backhand_stroke backhand_shot,a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke  
22591,backhand_drive,a hard straight return made on the backhand side  
22592,backhander,a backhanded blow  
22593,backhoe,an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth  
22594,backing backup championship patronage,the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"  
22595,backing mount,something forming a back that is added for strengthening  
22596,backlash,an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"  
22597,backlighting,lighting from behind  
22598,backlog,the large log at the back of a hearth fire  
22599,backlog,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)  
22600,backpack back_pack knapsack packsack rucksack haversack,a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder  
22601,backpacker packer,a hiker who wears a backpack  
22602,backpacking_tent pack_tent,a tent that can be carried in a backpack  
22603,backplate,plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass  
22604,backroom,the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations  
22605,backroom_boy brain_truster,an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status  
22606,backsaw back_saw,a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge  
22607,backscratcher,someone who is willing to trade favors or services for mutual advantage  
22608,backscratcher,a long-handled scratcher for scratching your back  
22609,backseat,a secondary or inferior position or status; "tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding"  
22610,backseat,a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile)  
22611,backseat_driver,a meddler who insists on giving unwanted advice  
22612,backslapper,someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality  
22613,backsliding lapse lapsing relapse relapsing reversion reverting,a failure to maintain a higher state  
22614,backspace_character,a control character that indicates moving a space to the left  
22615,backspace_key backspace backspacer,the typewriter key used for back spacing  
22616,backspin,spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion  
22617,backstairs,a second staircase at the rear of a building  
22618,backstay,a stay that supports the back of something  
22619,backstitch,an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one  
22620,backstop,(baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field  
22621,backstop,a precaution in case of an emergency; "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"  
22622,backstroke,a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back  
22623,backstroker,someone who swims the backstroke  
22624,backswimmer Notonecta_undulata,predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites  
22625,backsword,a sword with only one cutting edge  
22626,backup,an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet"  
22627,backup computer_backup,(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"  
22628,backup_file,(computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups  
22629,backup_system,a computer system for making backups  
22630,backwater,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"  
22631,backwater,a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring; "the country is an economic backwater"  
22632,backwoods back_country boondocks hinterland,a remote and undeveloped area  
22633,backyard,the grounds in back of a house  
22634,bacon,back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried  
22635,bacon-lettuce-tomato_sandwich BLT,sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce  
22636,bacon_and_eggs,eggs (fried or scrambled) served with bacon  
22637,bacon_rind,the rind of bacon  
22638,bacon_strip,a slice of bacon  
22639,bacteremia bacteriemia bacteriaemia,transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood  
22640,bacteria bacterium,(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 to be plants  
22641,bacteria_bed,layer of sand or gravel used to expose sewage effluent to air and the action of microorganisms  
22642,bacteria_family,a family of bacteria  
22643,bacteria_genus,a genus of bacteria  
22644,bacteria_order,an order of bacteria  
22645,bacteria_species,a species of bacteria  
22646,bacterial_toxin,any endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells  
22647,bactericide bacteriacide,any chemical agent that destroys bacteria  
22648,bacteriochlorophyll,a substance in photosensitive bacteria that is related to but different from chlorophyll of higher plants  
22649,bacteriologist,a biologist who studies bacteria  
22650,bacteriology,the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease  
22651,bacteriolysis,dissolution or destruction of bacteria  
22652,bacteriophage phage,a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria; "phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria"  
22653,bacteriostasis,inhibition of the growth of bacteria  
22654,bacteriostat,a chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth  
22655,bacteroid,a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)  
22656,bad badness,that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"  
22657,bad_block,(computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data  
22658,bad_check bad_cheque,a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds; "issuing a bad check is a form of larceny"  
22659,bad_debt,a debt that is unlikely to be repaid  
22660,bad_egg,(old-fashioned slang) a bad person  
22661,bad_fairy,a fairy that tends to cause harm  
22662,bad_guy,any person who is not on your side  
22663,bad_luck mischance mishap,an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all"  
22664,bad_manners ill-breeding,impoliteness resulting from ignorance  
22665,bad_person,a person who does harm to others  
22666,bad_temper ill_temper,a persisting angry mood  
22667,bad_weather inclemency inclementness,weather unsuitable for outdoor activities  
22668,baddeleyite,a mineral consisting of zirconium oxide  
22669,badge,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"  
22670,badge,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"  
22671,badger,sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere  
22672,badgering worrying torment bedevilment,the act of harassing someone  
22673,badinage,frivolous banter  
22674,badlands,deeply eroded barren land  
22675,badminton,a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net  
22676,badminton_court,the court on which badminton is played  
22677,badminton_equipment,equipment for playing the game of badminton  
22678,badminton_racket badminton_racquet battledore,a light long-handled racket used by badminton players  
22679,badness severity severeness,used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather  
22680,baedeker,any of a series of travel guidebooks published by the German firm founded by Karl Baedeker  
22681,baffle baffle_board,a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy  
22682,baffled,people who are frustrated and perplexed; "the children's faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled"  
22683,bag,the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person); "his bag included two deer"  
22684,bag,a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"  
22685,bag bagful,the quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn"  
22686,bag handbag pocketbook purse,a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb"  
22687,bag old_bag,an ugly or ill-tempered woman; "he was romancing the old bag for her money"  
22688,bag traveling_bag travelling_bag grip suitcase,a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"  
22689,bag_lady,a homeless woman who carries all her possessions with her in shopping bags  
22690,bag_of_tricks,a supply of ways of accomplishing something; "every good mechanic has a large bag of tricks"  
22691,bagasse,the dry dusty pulp that remains after juice is extracted from sugar cane or similar plants  
22692,bagassosis bagascosis,alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust)  
22693,bagatelle,a light piece of music for piano  
22694,bagatelle bar_billiards,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  
22695,bagatelle fluff frippery frivolity,something of little value or significance  
22696,bagel beigel,(Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust  
22697,baggage,a worthless or immoral woman  
22698,baggage,the portable equipment and supplies of an army  
22699,baggage luggage,cases used to carry belongings when traveling  
22700,baggage_car luggage_van,a railway car where passengers' bags are carried  
22701,baggage_claim,an area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraft  
22702,baggageman,an attendant who takes care of baggage  
22703,bagger,a machine for putting objects or substances into bags  
22704,bagman,a racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money  
22705,bagpipe,a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone  
22706,baguet baguette,narrow French stick loaf  
22707,baht tical,the basic unit of money in Thailand  
22708,bail,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"  
22709,bail bail_bond bond,(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"  
22710,bailee,the agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered  
22711,bailey,the outer courtyard of a castle  
22712,bailey,the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle  
22713,bailiff,an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.  
22714,bailiffship,the office of bailiff  
22715,bailiwick,the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction  
22716,bailment,the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee  
22717,bailor,the person who delivers personal property (goods or money) in trust to the bailee in a bailment  
22718,bain-marie,a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans containing food can be set in the larger pan to keep food warm or to cook food slowly  
22719,bairn,a child: son or daughter  
22720,bait come-on hook lure sweetener,anything that serves as an enticement  
22721,bait decoy lure,something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed  
22722,bait_and_switch,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  
22723,bait_casting,the single-handed rod casting of a relatively heavy (artificial) bait  
22724,baiting,harassment especially of a tethered animal  
22725,baiza baisa,1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani in Oman  
22726,baize,a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables  
22727,baked_Alaska,cake covered with ice cream and meringue browned quickly in an oven  
22728,baked_goods,foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven  
22729,baked_potato,potato that has been cooked by baking it in an oven  
22730,baker,someone who bakes commercially  
22731,baker bread_maker,someone who bakes bread or cake  
22732,baker's_eczema,allergic eczema caused by flour or other ingredients handled by bakers  
22733,baker's_yeast brewer's_yeast Saccharomyces_cerevisiae,used as a leaven in baking and brewing  
22734,bakery bakeshop bakehouse,a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold  
22735,baking,making bread or cake or pastry etc.  
22736,baking,cooking by dry heat in an oven  
22737,baking-powder_biscuit,leavened with baking powder  
22738,baking_powder,any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast  
22739,baklava,rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey  
22740,balaclava balaclava_helmet,a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face  
22741,balagan,a word for chaos or fiasco borrowed from modern Hebrew (where it is a loan word from Russian); "it was utter and complete balagan!"  
22742,balalaika,a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings  
22743,balance,a state of equilibrium  
22744,balance,the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account  
22745,balance,equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account  
22746,balance,a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity  
22747,balance equilibrium equipoise counterbalance,equality of distribution  
22748,balance-of-payments_problem,an economic problem caused by payments for imports being greater than receipts for exports  
22749,balance_beam beam,a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts  
22750,balance_of_payments balance_of_international_payments,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"  
22751,balance_of_power,an equilibrium of power between nations  
22752,balance_of_trade trade_balance visible_balance trade_gap,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"  
22753,balance_sheet,a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets  
22754,balance_wheel balance,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  
22755,balanced_budget,a budget is balanced when current expenditures are equal to receipts  
22756,balanced_diet,a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity  
22757,balancer,an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions  
22758,balanitis,inflammation of the head of the penis  
22759,balanoposthitis,inflammation of both the head of the penis and the foreskin  
22760,balas balas_ruby,a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel  
22761,balata balata_tree beefwood bully_tree Manilkara_bidentata,a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber  
22762,balata gutta_balata,when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls  
22763,balboa,the basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos  
22764,balbriggan,a cotton knit fabric used for underwear  
22765,balcony,an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium  
22766,balcony,a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet  
22767,bald-faced_hornet white-faced_hornet Vespula_maculata,North American hornet  
22768,bald_cypress swamp_cypress pond_bald_cypress southern_cypress Taxodium_distichum,common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms  
22769,bald_eagle American_eagle Haliaeetus_leucocephalus,a large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and body  
22770,baldachin,ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)  
22771,balderdash fiddle-faddle piffle,trivial nonsense  
22772,baldhead baldpate baldy skinhead skin,a person whose head is bald or shaved  
22773,baldness phalacrosis,the condition of having no hair on the top of the head  
22774,baldric baldrick,a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip  
22775,bale,a large bundle bound for storage or transport  
22776,baleen_whale whalebone_whale,whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water  
22777,baling_wire,wire used to make bales  
22778,balk,an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base  
22779,balk baulk,the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"  
22780,balker baulker noncompliant,a person who refuses to comply  
22781,balkiness,likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly  
22782,balkline baulk-line string_line,line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game  
22783,ball,the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"  
22784,ball,a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; "the ball at the base of the thumb"; "he stood on the balls of his feet"  
22785,ball,a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"  
22786,ball,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"  
22787,ball,a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"  
22788,ball clod glob lump clump chunk,a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"  
22789,ball formal,a lavish dance requiring formal attire  
22790,ball globe orb,an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"  
22791,ball-and-socket_joint,a joint that can rotate within a socket  
22792,ball-and-socket_joint spheroid_joint cotyloid_joint enarthrodial_joint enarthrosis articulatio_spheroidea,a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone  
22793,ball-buster ball-breaker,a demanding woman who destroys men's confidence  
22794,ball-buster ball-breaker,a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing; "Vietnam was a ball-breaker"  
22795,ball-peen_hammer,a hammer with one round and one flat end; used in working metal  
22796,ball_and_chain,heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain  
22797,ball_bearing needle_bearing roller_bearing,bearings containing small metal balls  
22798,ball_boy,a boy who retrieves balls for tennis players  
22799,ball_carrier runner,(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play  
22800,ball_cartridge,a general purpose cartridge having a primer and a ball and a full charge of powder  
22801,ball_field baseball_field diamond,the baseball playing field  
22802,ball_game ballgame,a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)  
22803,ball_gown,the most formal gown; worn to a ball  
22804,ball_hawk,a team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the ball  
22805,ball_hawking,a skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing team  
22806,ball_valve,any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball  
22807,ballad lay,a narrative song with a recurrent refrain  
22808,ballad lay,a narrative poem of popular origin  
22809,ballade,a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy  
22810,ballast,coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads  
22811,ballast,an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings  
22812,ballast,any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship  
22813,ballast light_ballast,an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps  
22814,ballast_resistor ballast barretter,a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)  
22815,ballcock ball_cock,floating ball that controls level in a water tank  
22816,balldress,a suit or dress for formal occasions  
22817,ballerina danseuse,a female ballet dancer  
22818,ballet,music written for a ballet  
22819,ballet concert_dance,a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers  
22820,ballet_company,a company that produces ballets  
22821,ballet_dancer,a trained dancer who is a member of a ballet company  
22822,ballet_master,a man who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company  
22823,ballet_mistress,a woman who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company  
22824,ballet_position,classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet  
22825,ballet_skirt tutu,very short skirt worn by ballerinas  
22826,balletomane,a ballet enthusiast  
22827,balletomania,extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets  
22828,ballgame new_ballgame,a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation; "HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame"  
22829,ballistic_galvanometer,a moving-coil galvanometer that measures electric charge  
22830,ballistic_identification ballistic_fingerprinting bullet_fingerprinting,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  
22831,ballistic_missile,a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target  
22832,ballistic_pendulum,a physical pendulum consisting of a large mass suspended from a rod; when it is struck by a projectile its displacement is used to measure the projectile's velocity  
22833,ballistics,the science of flight dynamics  
22834,ballistics ballistic_trajectory,the trajectory of an object in free flight  
22835,ballistocardiogram,a graphical recording made by a ballistocardiograph  
22836,ballistocardiograph cardiograph,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  
22837,balloon,small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck  
22838,balloon,large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air  
22839,balloon_bomb Fugo,a bomb carried by a balloon; "In World War II the Japanese launched balloon bombs against North America"  
22840,balloon_flower scented_penstemon Penstemon_palmeri,fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah  
22841,balloon_sail,any light loose sail  
22842,balloon_vine heart_pea Cardiospermum_halicacabum,woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and America  
22843,balloonfish Diodon_holocanthus,similar to but smaller than porcupinefish  
22844,ballooning,flying in a balloon  
22845,balloonist,someone who flies a balloon  
22846,ballot,a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting  
22847,ballot_box,a box where voters deposit their ballots  
22848,ballottement,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)  
22849,ballpark park,a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark"  
22850,ballplayer baseball_player,an athlete who plays baseball  
22851,ballpoint ballpoint_pen ballpen Biro,a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper  
22852,ballroom dance_hall dance_palace,large room used mainly for dancing  
22853,ballroom_dancing ballroom_dance,any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom  
22854,ballup balls-up cockup mess-up,something badly botched or muddled  
22855,ballyhoo hoopla hype plug,blatant or sensational promotion  
22856,balm,any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing  
22857,balm_of_Gilead,a fragrant oleoresin  
22858,balm_of_gilead Commiphora_meccanensis,small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised  
22859,balminess softness,the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing; "the day's heat faded into balminess"; "the climate had the softness of the south of France"  
22860,balmoral,a sturdy laced walking shoe  
22861,baloney boloney bilgewater bosh drool humbug taradiddle tarradiddle tommyrot tosh twaddle,pretentious or silly talk or writing  
22862,balsa Ochroma_lagopus,forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts  
22863,balsa balsa_wood,strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats  
22864,balsa_raft Kon_Tiki,a light raft made of balsa  
22865,balsam,any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes  
22866,balsam,any seed plant yielding balsam  
22867,balsam,an ointment containing a fragrant resin  
22868,balsam_apple Momordica_balsamina,a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit  
22869,balsam_fir balm_of_Gilead Canada_balsam Abies_balsamea,medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees  
22870,balsam_of_Peru,dark brown syrupy balsam from the Peruvian balsam tree used especially in dressing wounds and treating certain skin diseases  
22871,balsam_pear Momordica_charantia,tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit  
22872,balsam_poplar hackmatack tacamahac Populus_balsamifera,poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves  
22873,balsam_willow Salix_pyrifolia,small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed  
22874,balsam_woolly_aphid Adelges_piceae,a variety of adelgid  
22875,balsamroot,a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots  
22876,baluster,one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing  
22877,bamboo,the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles  
22878,bamboo,woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture  
22879,bamboo_curtain,an ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s  
22880,bamboo_fern Coniogramme_japonica,fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern; cultivated for their attractive broad dark-green pinnate fronds  
22881,bamboo_palm Raffia_vinifera,a palm of the genus Raffia  
22882,bamboo_shoot,edible young shoots of bamboo  
22883,ban,100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova  
22884,ban,100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania  
22885,ban banning forbiddance forbidding,an official prohibition or edict against something  
22886,banana,elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh  
22887,banana banana_tree,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  
22888,banana_boat,a ship designed to transport bananas  
22889,banana_bread,moist bread containing banana pulp  
22890,banana_oil,a liquid ester derived from amyl alcohol; has the odor of bananas  
22891,banana_passion_fruit Passiflora_mollissima,cultivated for fruit  
22892,banana_peel banana_skin,the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded); "he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell"  
22893,banana_quit,any of several honeycreepers  
22894,banana_republic,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)  
22895,banana_split,a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream  
22896,band,instrumentalists not including string players  
22897,band,a range of frequencies between two limits  
22898,band,a driving belt in machinery  
22899,band,a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration  
22900,band,a restraint put around something to hold it together  
22901,band,a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)  
22902,band banding stria striation,a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"  
22903,band banding stripe,an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material  
22904,band ring,a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)  
22905,band-tailed_pigeon band-tail_pigeon bandtail Columba_fasciata,wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon  
22906,band_aid quick_fix quickie quicky,hurried repair  
22907,bandage patch,a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body  
22908,bandanna bandana,large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief  
22909,bandbox,a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats)  
22910,banded_gecko,any of several geckos with dark bands across the body and differing from typical geckos in having movable eyelids; of United States southwest and Florida Gulf Coast  
22911,banded_krait banded_adder Bungarus_fasciatus,sluggish krait banded with black and yellow  
22912,banded_palm_civet Hemigalus_hardwickii,an East Indian civet  
22913,banded_purple white_admiral Limenitis_arthemis,North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band  
22914,banded_sand_snake Chilomeniscus_cinctus,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  
22915,banded_stilt Cladorhyncus_leucocephalum,web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings  
22916,banderilla,a decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight  
22917,banderillero,the bullfighter who implants decorated darts (banderillas) into the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight  
22918,bandicoot,any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous  
22919,bandicoot_rat mole_rat,burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon  
22920,bandit brigand,an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band  
22921,banditry,the practice of plundering in gangs  
22922,bandleader,the leader of a dance band  
22923,bandmaster,the conductor of a band  
22924,bandoleer bandolier,a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers  
22925,bandoneon,a type of concertina popular in South America  
22926,bandsaw band_saw,an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels  
22927,bandsman,a player in a band (especially a military band)  
22928,bandstand outdoor_stage stand,a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air  
22929,bandwagon,a popular trend that attracts growing support; "when they saw how things were going everybody jumped on the bandwagon"  
22930,bandwagon,a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band; "the gaudy bandwagon led the circus parade"  
22931,bandwagon_effect,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"  
22932,bandwidth,a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel  
22933,bane curse scourge nemesis,something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life"  
22934,baneberry,a poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea  
22935,baneberry cohosh herb_Christopher,a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries  
22936,bang boot charge rush flush thrill kick,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"  
22937,bang clap eruption blast bam,a sudden very loud noise  
22938,bang fringe,a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead  
22939,bangalore_torpedo,a metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land mines or to clear a path through barbed wire  
22940,banger,(British informal) pork sausage  
22941,banging,a continuing very loud noise  
22942,bangle bauble gaud gewgaw novelty fallal trinket,cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing  
22943,banishment ostracism Coventry,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"  
22944,banishment proscription,rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone  
22945,banjo,a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body  
22946,bank,a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)  
22947,bank,the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games; "he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo"  
22948,bank,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"  
22949,bank,a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth"  
22950,bank,an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; "he operated a bank of switches"  
22951,bank,a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep bank"  
22952,bank bank_building,a building in which the business of banking transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon"  
22953,bank cant camber,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  
22954,bank-depositor_relation,the responsibility of a bank to act in the best interests of the depositors  
22955,bank_account,a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals; "he moved his bank account to a new bank"  
22956,bank_card,a credit card issued by a bank  
22957,bank_charter,a charter authorizing the operation of a bank  
22958,bank_closing,act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure  
22959,bank_commissioner,a commissioner appointed to supervise banks; a state superintendent of banks  
22960,bank_draft banker's_draft,a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank  
22961,bank_examination,an examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examiner  
22962,bank_examiner,an examiner appointed to audit the accounts of banks in a given jurisdiction  
22963,bank_failure,the inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations  
22964,bank_gravel pit-run_gravel pit_run,gravel as found in natural deposits  
22965,bank_guard,a security guard at a bank  
22966,bank_holding_company,a holding company owning or controlling one or more banks  
22967,bank_holiday,any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain  
22968,bank_identification_number BIN ABA_transit_number,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  
22969,bank_loan,a loan made by a bank; to be repaid with interest on or before a fixed date  
22970,bank_manager,manager of a branch office of a bank  
22971,bank_martin bank_swallow sand_martin Riparia_riparia,swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks  
22972,bank_rate,the discount rate fixed by a central bank  
22973,bank_robber,a robber of banks  
22974,bank_run,the concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw their money from a bank because they think it will fail  
22975,bank_shot,a basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard before passing through the hoop  
22976,bank_statement,a periodic statement prepared by a bank for each client; "I wish my bank statement arrived earlier in the month"  
22977,bank_withdrawal,the withdrawal of money from your account at a bank  
22978,bankbook passbook,a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks  
22979,banker,a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank  
22980,banker,the person in charge of the bank in a gambling game  
22981,banking,engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc.  
22982,banking,transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.  
22983,banking_game,any gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealer  
22984,banking_industry banking_system,banks collectively  
22985,bankroll roll,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"  
22986,bankrupt insolvent,someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts  
22987,bankruptcy,a state of complete lack of some abstract property; "spiritual bankruptcy"; "moral bankruptcy"; "intellectual bankruptcy"  
22988,bankruptcy,a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent  
22989,bankruptcy failure,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"  
22990,banksia,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  
22991,banksia_rose Rosa_banksia,Chinese evergreen climbing rose with yellow or white single flowers  
22992,banner streamer,long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising  
22993,banning-order,an order that bans something  
22994,bannister banister balustrade balusters handrail,a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling  
22995,bannock,a flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland  
22996,banns,a public announcement of a proposed marriage  
22997,banquet feast,a ceremonial dinner party for many people  
22998,banquet feast spread,a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread"  
22999,banquette,an upholstered bench  
23000,banshee banshie,(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death  
23001,bantam,any of various small breeds of fowl  
23002,bantamweight,weighs 115-126 pounds  
23003,bantamweight,an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds  
23004,banteng banting tsine Bos_banteng,wild ox of the Malay Archipelago  
23005,banter raillery give-and-take backchat,light teasing repartee  
23006,banyan banian,a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India  
23007,banyan banyan_tree banian banian_tree Indian_banyan East_Indian_fig_tree Ficus_bengalensis,East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks  
23008,banzai,a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph  
23009,banzai_attack banzai_charge,a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai'  
23010,baobab monkey-bread_tree Adansonia_digitata,African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread  
23011,bap,a small loaf or roll of soft bread  
23012,baptism,a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"  
23013,baptismal_font baptistry baptistery font,bowl for baptismal water  
23014,bar,(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"  
23015,bar,a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"  
23016,bar,a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises  
23017,bar,a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars"  
23018,bar,(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"  
23019,bar,a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"  
23020,bar,an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"  
23021,bar,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"  
23022,bar_bit,a bit for horses that is a solid bar of metal  
23023,bar_chart bar_graph,a chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities  
23024,bar_code Universal_Product_Code,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  
23025,bar_examination bar_exam,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"  
23026,bar_fly,a drinker who frequents bars  
23027,bar_line,a vertical line before the accented beat marking the boundary between musical bars  
23028,bar_magnet,a magnet in the form of a bar with magnetic poles at each end  
23029,bar_mask,a catcher's mask with bars  
23030,bar_mitzvah,(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"  
23031,bar_printer,an impact printer that uses a bar to carry the type slugs  
23032,bar_sinister bend_sinister,a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left  
23033,bar_soap,soap in the form of a bar  
23034,barb,the pointed part of barbed wire  
23035,barb,a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove  
23036,barb,one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather  
23037,barbados_cherry acerola Surinam_cherry West_Indian_cherry Malpighia_glabra,tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries  
23038,barbarization barbarisation,an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized  
23039,barbasco joewood Jacquinia_keyensis,West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood  
23040,barbecue barbeque,meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce  
23041,barbecue barbeque,a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit  
23042,barbecue barbeque,a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors  
23043,barbecue_pit,a pit where wood or charcoal is burned to make a bed of hot coals suitable for barbecuing meat  
23044,barbecue_sauce,spicy sweet and sour sauce usually based on catsup or chili sauce  
23045,barbecued_spareribs spareribs,baked or roasted with a spicy sauce  
23046,barbecued_wing,chicken wings cooked in barbecue sauce  
23047,barbecuing,roasting a large piece of meat on a revolving spit out of doors over an open fire  
23048,barbed_wire barbwire,strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage  
23049,barbel feeler,slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish  
23050,barbell,a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting  
23051,barber,a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade  
23052,barber's_pole,striped pole outside a barbershop  
23053,barber_chair,a large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customers  
23054,barberry,any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries  
23055,barbershop,a shop where men can get their hair cut  
23056,barbershop_quartet,an unaccompanied quartet of (usually male) voices singing sentimental songs in four-part harmony  
23057,barbet,small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings  
23058,barbette,(formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet  
23059,barbette_carriage,a gun carriage elevated so that the gun can be fired over the parapet  
23060,barbican barbacan,a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)  
23061,barbital veronal barbitone diethylbarbituric_acid diethylmalonylurea,a barbiturate used as a hypnotic  
23062,barbiturate,organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal  
23063,barbituric_acid malonylurea,a white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; used in preparing barbiturate drugs  
23064,barbu Polydactylus_virginicus,found along western Atlantic coast  
23065,barcarole barcarolle,a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers  
23066,bard,a lyric poet  
23067,bard,an ornamental caparison for a horse  
23068,bardolatry,the idolization of William Shakespeare  
23069,bare_bone,bone stripped of flesh  
23070,bare_bones,(plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story"  
23071,bareboat,a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions  
23072,bareboating,boating by chartering a bareboat and providing your own crew and provisions; "we saved money by bareboating"  
23073,bareness,the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body)  
23074,bareness starkness,an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation; "I was struck by the starkness of my father's room"  
23075,bargain buy steal,an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"  
23076,bargain deal,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"  
23077,bargain_hunter,a shopper who hunts for bargains  
23078,bargain_rate cheapness cut_rate cut_price,a price below the standard price  
23079,bargainer,negotiator of the terms of a transaction; "he is a hard bargainer"  
23080,bargaining,the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement  
23081,bargaining_chip,leverage in the form of an inducement or a concession useful in successful negotiations  
23082,barge flatboat hoy lighter,a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)  
23083,barge_pole,a long pole used to propel or guide a barge; "I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole"  
23084,bargello flame_stitch,needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines  
23085,barilla Halogeton_souda,Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate  
23086,baritone baritone_horn,the second lowest brass wind instrument  
23087,baritone baritone_voice,the second lowest adult male singing voice  
23088,baritone barytone,a male singer  
23089,barium Ba atomic_number_56,a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite  
23090,barium_dioxide barium_peroxide,a white toxic powder obtained by heating barium oxide in air  
23091,barium_enema,enema in which a contrast medium (usually barium sulfate) is injected into the rectum and X-rays are taken to search for lesions  
23092,barium_hydroxide,white poisonous crystals; made by dissolving barium oxide in water  
23093,barium_monoxide barium_oxide barium_protoxide,an oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder  
23094,barium_sulphate barium_sulfate blanc_fixe,a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment  
23095,bark,tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants  
23096,bark,a noise resembling the bark of a dog  
23097,bark,the sound made by a dog  
23098,bark barque,a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts  
23099,bark-louse bark_louse,any of several insects living on the bark of plants  
23100,bark_beetle,small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils  
23101,barker,someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers  
23102,barking_frog robber_frog Hylactophryne_augusti,of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog's bark  
23103,barley,cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain  
23104,barley barleycorn,a grain of barley  
23105,barley-sugar barley_candy,a brittle transparent candy made by melting and cooling cane sugar  
23106,barley_grass wall_barley Hordeum_murinum,European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows  
23107,barley_water,broth used to feed infants  
23108,barleycorn,a grain of barley  
23109,barmaid,a female bartender  
23110,barmbrack,a rich currant cake or bun  
23111,barn,an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals  
23112,barn b,(physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter  
23113,barn_dance,a dance party featuring country dancing  
23114,barn_door,the large sliding door of a barn  
23115,barn_owl Tyto_alba,mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control  
23116,barn_spider Araneus_cavaticus,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'"  
23117,barn_swallow chimney_swallow Hirundo_rustica,common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.  
23118,barnacle cirriped cirripede,marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces  
23119,barnacle_goose barnacle Branta_leucopsis,European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north  
23120,barnburner,someone who burns down a barn  
23121,barnburner,an impressively successful event; "the rock concert was a real barnburner"  
23122,barndoor,an opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areas  
23123,barndoor_skate Raja_laevis,one of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy to hook  
23124,barnful,the quantity that a barn will hold  
23125,barnstormer playactor play-actor trouper,an actor who travels around the country presenting plays  
23126,barnstormer stunt_flier stunt_pilot,a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting  
23127,barnyard,a yard adjoining a barn  
23128,barnyard_grass barn_grass barn_millet Echinochloa_crusgalli,a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing  
23129,barograph,a recording barometer; automatically records on paper the variations in atmospheric pressure  
23130,barometer,an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure  
23131,barometric_pressure,atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer  
23132,baron,a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank  
23133,baron,a British peer of the lowest rank  
23134,baron big_businessman business_leader king magnate mogul power top_executive tycoon,a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"  
23135,baronduki baranduki barunduki burunduki Eutamius_asiaticus Eutamius_sibiricus,terrestrial Siberian squirrel  
23136,baroness,a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron  
23137,baronet Bart,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."  
23138,baronetage,the collective body of baronets  
23139,baronetage,the state of a baronet  
23140,baronetcy,the title of a baron  
23141,baronetcy barony,the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness  
23142,barong,a knife resembling a cleaver; used in the Philippines  
23143,barony,the estate of a baron  
23144,barony,the domain of a baron  
23145,baroque baroqueness,elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century  
23146,baroreceptor,a sensory receptor that responds to pressure  
23147,barosaur barosaurus,a dinosaur that could grow to be as tall as a building five stories tall  
23148,barouche,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  
23149,barrack,a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel  
23150,barracouta snoek,a large marine food fish common on the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, and southern Africa  
23151,barracuda,any voracious marine fish of the genus Sphyraena having an elongated cylindrical body and large mouth with projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth  
23152,barrage barrage_fire battery bombardment shelling,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"  
23153,barrage bombardment outpouring onslaught,the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"  
23154,barrage_balloon,an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low  
23155,barrage_jamming,electronic jamming over a wide range of frequencies simultaneously  
23156,barramundi giant_perch giant_seaperch Asian_seabass white_seabass Lates_calcarifer,a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats  
23157,barrator barrater,someone guilty of barratry  
23158,barratry,the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery  
23159,barratry,(maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo; includes every breach of trust such as stealing or sinking or deserting the ship or embezzling the cargo  
23160,barratry,the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels  
23161,barred_owl Strix_varia,large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown  
23162,barrel barrelful,the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold  
23163,barrel bbl,any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"  
23164,barrel cask,a cylindrical container that holds liquids  
23165,barrel drum,a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends  
23166,barrel gun_barrel,a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired  
23167,barrel_cactus,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  
23168,barrel_knot blood_knot,a knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times  
23169,barrel_organ grind_organ hand_organ,a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs  
23170,barrel_roll,a roll in which the plane follows a spiral course  
23171,barrel_vault,the simplest form of vault; a single continuous arch  
23172,barrelfish black_rudderfish Hyperglyphe_perciformis,blackish fish of New England waters  
23173,barrelhouse honky-tonk,a cheap drinking and dancing establishment  
23174,barrels,the amount that many barrels might hold  
23175,barren waste wasteland,an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"  
23176,barren_ground_caribou Rangifer_arcticus,of tundra of northern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus  
23177,barrenness,the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children  
23178,barrenwort bishop's_hat Epimedium_grandiflorum,slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover  
23179,barrette,a pin for holding women's hair in place  
23180,barricade,a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy; "they stormed the barricade"  
23181,barrier,anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access  
23182,barrier,a structure or object that impedes free movement  
23183,barrier roadblock,any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to understanding"  
23184,barrier_island,a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore  
23185,barrier_reef,a long coral reef near and parallel to the shore  
23186,barring blackball,the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto  
23187,barrio,a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)  
23188,barrio,an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country  
23189,barrister,a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution  
23190,barroom bar saloon ginmill taproom,a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"  
23191,barrow barrowful,the quantity that a barrow will hold  
23192,barrow garden_cart lawn_cart wheelbarrow,a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels  
23193,bartender barman barkeep barkeeper mixologist,an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar  
23194,barter swap swop trade,an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter"  
23195,barterer,a trader who exchanges goods and not money  
23196,bartlett bartlett_pear,juicy yellow pear  
23197,bartonia Mentzelia_lindleyi,annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers  
23198,barycenter,(astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve  
23199,barye bar_absolute microbar,the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter  
23200,baryon heavy_particle,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  
23201,baryon_number,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  
23202,baryta,any of several compounds of barium  
23203,bas_relief low_relief basso_relievo basso_rilievo,a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut  
23204,basal_body_temperature basal_temperature,body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything  
23205,basal_body_temperature_method_of_family_planning basal_body_temperature_method,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  
23206,basal_ganglion,any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement  
23207,basal_metabolic_rate BMR,the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state  
23208,basal_metabolism,the amount of energy required to maintain the body of an individual in a resting state  
23209,basal_placentation,where one or few ovules develop at the base of a simple or compound ovary  
23210,basal_vein vena_basalis,a large vein passing along the medial surface of the temporal lobe and emptying into the great cerebral vein  
23211,basalt,the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene  
23212,bascule,a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)  
23213,base,the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle"  
23214,base,the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain"  
23215,base,(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"  
23216,base,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"  
23217,base,a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base"  
23218,base,(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector  
23219,base alkali,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"  
23220,base bag,a place that the runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag"  
23221,base base_of_operations,installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases"  
23222,base home,the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end  
23223,base pedestal stand,a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"  
23224,base radix,(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system"  
23225,base_hit safety,(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely  
23226,base_metal,a metal that is common and not considered precious; "lead, iron, copper, tin, and zinc are base metals"  
23227,base_on_balls walk pass,(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"  
23228,base_pair,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  
23229,base_rate,the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks  
23230,base_runner runner,a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)  
23231,baseball,a ball used in playing baseball  
23232,baseball baseball_game ball,a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"  
23233,baseball_bat lumber,an implement used in baseball by the batter  
23234,baseball_cap jockey_cap golf_cap,a cap with a bill  
23235,baseball_card,a trading card with a picture of a baseball player and information about his playing record  
23236,baseball_clinic,a meeting at which baseball players receive special evaluation and instruction; "a summer baseball clinic for promising young players"  
23237,baseball_club ball_club club nine,a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division"  
23238,baseball_coach baseball_manager,a coach of baseball players  
23239,baseball_diamond diamond infield,the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate  
23240,baseball_equipment,equipment used in playing baseball  
23241,baseball_glove glove baseball_mitt mitt,the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball  
23242,baseball_league,a league of baseball teams  
23243,baseball_play,(baseball) a play executed by a baseball team  
23244,baseball_score,the score of a baseball game  
23245,baseball_season,the season when baseball is played  
23246,baseball_swing swing cut,in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"  
23247,baseball_team,a team that plays baseball  
23248,baseboard mopboard skirting_board,a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor  
23249,baseline,an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; "the established a baseline for the budget"  
23250,baseline,the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases  
23251,basement,the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture  
23252,basement cellar,the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage  
23253,baseness sordidness contemptibility despicableness despicability,unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values  
23254,basenji,small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark  
23255,bash do brawl,an uproarious party  
23256,basic staple,(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant  
23257,basic_assumption constatation self-evident_truth,an assumption that is basic to an argument  
23258,basic_cognitive_process,cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge  
23259,basic_dye basic_color basic_colour,a dye that is considered to be a base because the chromophore is part of a positive ion  
23260,basic_iron,pig iron containing a high percentage of phosphorus; used in making steel by a process that removes the phosphorus  
23261,basic_point_defense_missile_system,a shipboard missile system  
23262,basic_slag,slag produced in making steel; low in silica but having large amounts of calcium phosphate; useful as fertilizer  
23263,basic_training,the initial period of training for new military personnel; involves intense physical activity and behavioral discipline  
23264,basics rudiments,a statement of fundamental facts or principles  
23265,basidiocarp,the fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells  
23266,basidiolichen,a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete  
23267,basidiomycete basidiomycetous_fungi,any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota  
23268,basidiospore,a sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium  
23269,basidium,a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes  
23270,basil,any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum  
23271,basil sweet_basil,leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried  
23272,basil_balm Monarda_clinopodia,perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of yellowish-pink balls  
23273,basil_mint Pycnanthemum_virginianum,perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very aromatic when bruised  
23274,basil_thyme basil_balm mother_of_thyme Acinos_arvensis Satureja_acinos,fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America  
23275,basilar_artery arteria_basilaris,an unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear  
23276,basilar_membrane,a membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti  
23277,basileus,a ruler of the eastern Roman Empire  
23278,basilic_vein vena_basilica,a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary vein  
23279,basilica,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"  
23280,basilica Roman_basilica,a Roman building used for public administration  
23281,basilisk,(classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance  
23282,basilisk,ancient brass cannon  
23283,basilisk,small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America  
23284,basin,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"  
23285,basin,a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"  
23286,basin basinful,the quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water"  
23287,basinet,a medieval steel helmet  
23288,basis base,the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"  
23289,basis base foundation fundament groundwork cornerstone,the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"  
23290,basivertebral_vein vena_basivertebralis,one of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of the vertebrae and emptying into the anterior internal vertebral venous plexus  
23291,basket basketball_hoop hoop,horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball  
23292,basket basketful,the quantity contained in a basket  
23293,basket field_goal,a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop  
23294,basket handbasket,a container that is usually woven and has handles  
23295,basket_fern Drynaria_rigidula,giant epiphytic or lithophytic fern; Asia to Polynesia and Australia  
23296,basket_fern toothed_sword_fern Nephrolepis_pectinata,tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided greyish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil  
23297,basket_flower Centaurea_americana,annual of southwestern United States cultivated for its purple flower heads and its bracts that resemble small baskets  
23298,basket_hilt,a hilt with a basket-shaped guard for the hand  
23299,basket_oak cow_oak Quercus_prinus Quercus_montana,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  
23300,basket_star basket_fish,any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc  
23301,basket_weave,a cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basket  
23302,basketball,an inflated ball used in playing basketball  
23303,basketball basketball_game hoops,a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop  
23304,basketball_clinic,a meeting at which basketball players receive special evaluation and instruction  
23305,basketball_coach,a coach of basketball players  
23306,basketball_court,the court on which basketball is played  
23307,basketball_equipment,sports equipment used in playing basketball  
23308,basketball_league,a league of basketball teams  
23309,basketball_play,a play executed by a basketball team  
23310,basketball_player basketeer cager,an athlete who plays basketball  
23311,basketball_score,the score in a basketball game  
23312,basketball_season,the season when basketball is played  
23313,basketball_shot,throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out"  
23314,basketball_team five,a team that plays basketball  
23315,basketry,the craft of basket making  
23316,basketweaver basketmaker,someone skilled in weaving baskets  
23317,basking_shark Cetorhinus_maximus,large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surface  
23318,basophil basophile,a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains  
23319,basophilia,the tendency of cells to stain with basic dyes; "cytoplasmic basophilia"  
23320,bass,the lowest part of the musical range  
23321,bass,the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments  
23322,bass,nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes  
23323,bass bass_part,the lowest part in polyphonic music  
23324,bass bass_voice basso,the lowest adult male singing voice  
23325,bass basso,an adult male singer with the lowest voice  
23326,bass_clarinet,a large clarinet whose range is an octave below the B-flat clarinet  
23327,bass_clef F_clef,a clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff  
23328,bass_drum gran_casa,a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch  
23329,bass_fiddle bass_viol bull_fiddle double_bass contrabass string_bass,largest and lowest member of the violin family  
23330,bass_guitar,the guitar with six strings that has the lowest pitch  
23331,bass_horn sousaphone tuba,the lowest brass wind instrument  
23332,bassarisk cacomistle cacomixle coon_cat raccoon_fox ringtail ring-tailed_cat civet_cat miner's_cat Bassariscus_astutus,raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings  
23333,basset basset_hound,smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears  
23334,basset_horn,a tenor clarinet; pitched in the key of F below the B-flat clarinet  
23335,bassine,coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms  
23336,bassinet,a perambulator that resembles a bassinet  
23337,bassinet,a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed  
23338,bassist,a musician who play the bass viol  
23339,basso_profundo,a very deep bass voice  
23340,bassoon,a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family  
23341,bassoonist,a musician who plays the bassoon  
23342,basswood linden,soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork  
23343,bast bast_fiber,strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants  
23344,bastard by-blow love_child illegitimate_child illegitimate whoreson,the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents  
23345,bastard mongrel,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"  
23346,bastard_feverfew Parthenium_hysterophorus,tropical American annual weed with small radiate heads of white flowers; adventive in southern United States  
23347,bastard_indigo Tephrosia_purpurea,East Indian shrub  
23348,bastard_lignum_vitae Guaiacum_sanctum,small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood  
23349,bastard_pennyroyal Trichostema_dichotomum,aromatic plant of the eastern United States  
23350,bastard_toadflax Comandra_pallida,woody creeping parasite of western North America having numerous thick powdery leaves and panicles of small dull-white flowers  
23351,bastard_wing alula spurious_wing,tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing  
23352,bastardization,declaring or rendering bastard; "the annulment of their marriage resulted in the bastardization of their children"  
23353,bastardization bastardisation,an act that debases or corrupts  
23354,bastardy illegitimacy bar_sinister,the status of being born to parents who were not married  
23355,baste basting basting_stitch tacking,a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together  
23356,baster,a cook who bastes roasting meat with melted fat or gravy  
23357,baster,a tube with a rubber bulb used to take up and release melted fat or gravy in order to moisten roasting meat  
23358,baster tacker,a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches  
23359,bastille,a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner)  
23360,bastinado,a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet  
23361,bastinado falanga,a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels  
23362,basting,moistening a roast as it is cooking  
23363,bastion,a group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism"  
23364,bastion,projecting part of a rampart or other fortification  
23365,bastion citadel,a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle  
23366,bastnasite bastnaesite,a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements  
23367,basuco,low-grade cocaine mixed with coca paste and cannabis  
23368,bat,a club used for hitting a ball in various games  
23369,bat at-bat,(baseball) a turn trying to get a hit; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats"  
23370,bat chiropteran,nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate  
23371,bat_boy,(baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment  
23372,bat_mitzvah bath_mitzvah bas_mitzvah,(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility  
23373,batch,all the loaves of bread baked at the same time  
23374,batch clutch,a collection of things or persons to be handled together  
23375,batch deal flock good_deal great_deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint mountain muckle passel peck pile plenty pot quite_a_little raft sight slew spate stack tidy_sum wad,(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"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"  
23376,batch_processing,the serial execution of computer programs  
23377,batfish,bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins  
23378,bath,an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons  
23379,bath,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"  
23380,bath,a soaking and washing in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning"  
23381,bath_asparagus Prussian_asparagus Ornithogalum_pyrenaicum,Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots  
23382,bath_chair,a wheelchair usually pushed by an attendant, as at a spa  
23383,bath_linen,linens for use in the bathroom  
23384,bath_mat,a heavy towel or mat to stand on while drying yourself after a bath  
23385,bath_oil,a scented oil added to your bath water  
23386,bath_salts,a preparation that softens or scents a bath  
23387,bath_towel,a large towel; to dry yourself after a bath  
23388,bath_water,water used for a bath  
23389,bathe,the act of swimming for pleasure or recreation; "the Englishman said he had a good bathe"  
23390,bather,a person who takes a bath; "the bathers enjoyed the cool water"  
23391,bathhouse bagnio,a building containing public baths  
23392,bathhouse bathing_machine,a building containing dressing rooms for bathers  
23393,bathing,immersing the body in water or sunshine  
23394,bathing_cap swimming_cap,a tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming  
23395,batholith batholite pluton plutonic_rock,large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth  
23396,bathos,triteness or triviality of style  
23397,bathrobe,a loose-fitting robe of towelling; worn after a bath or swim  
23398,bathroom,a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet  
23399,bathroom_cleaner,a preparation for cleaning bathrooms  
23400,bathroom_fixture,any fixture in a bathroom  
23401,bathtub bathing_tub tub,a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body  
23402,bathtub_gin,homemade gin especially that made illegally  
23403,bathymeter bathometer,an instrument that measures the depth of water  
23404,bathymetry plumbing,measuring the depths of the oceans  
23405,bathyscaphe bathyscaph bathyscape,navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration  
23406,bathysphere,spherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for underwater exploration  
23407,batik,a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted  
23408,batiste,a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses  
23409,batman,an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer  
23410,baton,a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority  
23411,baton,a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette  
23412,baton,a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race  
23413,baton wand,a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir  
23414,baton_twirler twirler,someone who twirls a baton  
23415,batrachomyomachia,a silly altercation  
23416,battalion,an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies  
23417,battalion large_number multitude plurality pack,a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"  
23418,batten,a strip fixed to something to hold it firm  
23419,batter,a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking  
23420,batter hitter slugger batsman,(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting  
23421,batter's_box,an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat  
23422,battering banging,the act of subjecting to strong attack  
23423,battering_ram,a ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings  
23424,battery,group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place  
23425,battery,a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher  
23426,battery,a collection of related things intended for use together; "took a battery of achievement tests"  
23427,battery assault_and_battery,an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact  
23428,battery electric_battery,a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series  
23429,battery stamp_battery,a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores  
23430,battery_acid electrolyte_acid,dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries  
23431,batting,(baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base  
23432,batting batten,stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber  
23433,batting_average,(an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds; "the salesman's batting average was 7 out of 12"  
23434,batting_average hitting_average,(baseball) a measure of a batter's performance; the number of base hits divided by the number of official times at bat; "Ted Williams once had a batting average above .400"  
23435,batting_cage cage,a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice  
23436,batting_coach,(baseball) someone who teaches batters how to bat better  
23437,batting_glove,a glove worn by batters in baseball to give a firmer grip on the bat  
23438,batting_helmet,a helmet worn by the batter in baseball  
23439,batting_order card lineup,(baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate"  
23440,battle conflict fight engagement,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"  
23441,battle-ax battle-axe,a sharp-tongued domineering wife  
23442,battle-ax battle-axe,a broadax used as a weapon  
23443,battle_cruiser,a cruiser of maximum speed and firepower  
23444,battle_damage combat_casualty,loss of military equipment in battle  
23445,battle_dress,a military uniform designed for field service  
23446,battle_fatigue combat_fatigue combat_neurosis shell_shock,a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare  
23447,battle_flag,a flag that leads troops into battle  
23448,battle_fleet,a fleet of warships prepared for battle  
23449,battle_group,an army unit usually consisting of five companies  
23450,battle_line,the line along which warring troops meet  
23451,battle_of_wits,a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used  
23452,battle_plan,plan for conducting a battle  
23453,battle_sight battlesight,an arrangement of sights that makes possible the rapid aiming of a firearm at short ranges  
23454,battledore battledore_and_shuttlecock,an ancient racket game  
23455,battlefield battleground field_of_battle field_of_honor field,a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields"  
23456,battlefront front front_line,the line along which opposing armies face each other  
23457,battlement crenelation crenellation,a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns  
23458,battleship battlewagon,large and heavily armoured warship  
23459,battue,a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter  
23460,batwing,one of a pair of swinging doors (as at the entrance to a western saloon)  
23461,bauble,a mock scepter carried by a court jester  
23462,baud baud_rate,(computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems  
23463,bauxite,a clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst  
23464,bawbee,an old Scottish coin of little value  
23465,bawdry bawdy,lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy"  
23466,bawler,a loud weeper; "their new baby is a real bawler"  
23467,bay,the sound of a hound on the scent  
23468,bay,a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay"  
23469,bay,a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose; "he opened the bomb bay"  
23470,bay,a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color  
23471,bay embayment,an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf  
23472,bay_leaf,dried leaf of the bay laurel  
23473,bay_myrtle puckerbush Myrica_cerifera,evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles  
23474,bay_rum,an aromatic liquid originally obtained by distilling the leaves of the bayberry tree with rum  
23475,bay_scallop,muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops  
23476,bay_scallop Pecten_irradians,a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America  
23477,bay_willow laurel_willow Salix_pentandra,European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States  
23478,bay_window bow_window,a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house  
23479,baya Ploceus_philippinus,common Indian weaverbird  
23480,bayat,an oath of allegiance to an emir  
23481,bayberry bay-rum_tree Jamaica_bayberry wild_cinnamon Pimenta_acris,West Indian tree; source of bay rum  
23482,bayberry candleberry swamp_candleberry waxberry Myrica_pensylvanica,deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries  
23483,bayberry_wax bayberry_tallow,a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles  
23484,bayonet,a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon  
23485,bayou,a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)  
23486,bazaar bazar,a street of small shops (especially in Orient)  
23487,bazaar bazar,a shop where a variety of goods are sold  
23488,bazaar fair,a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar"  
23489,bazooka,a portable rocket launcher used by infantrymen as an antitank weapon  
23490,bdellium,aromatic gum resin; similar to myrrh  
23491,be-all_and_end-all be_all_and_end_all,the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business"  
23492,beach,an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake  
23493,beach_ball beachball,large and light ball; for play at the seaside  
23494,beach_erosion,the erosion of beaches  
23495,beach_flea sand_hopper sandhopper sand_flea,small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches  
23496,beach_grass,tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores  
23497,beach_heather poverty_grass Hudsonia_tomentosa,small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North America  
23498,beach_house,a house built on or near a beach  
23499,beach_pancake Abronia_maritima,plant having hemispherical heads of wine-red flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to Mexico  
23500,beach_pea sea_pea Lathyrus_maritimus Lathyrus_japonicus,wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder  
23501,beach_plum,small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies  
23502,beach_plum beach_plum_bush Prunus_maritima,seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit  
23503,beach_sand_verbena pink_sand_verbena Abronia_umbellata,prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California  
23504,beach_strawberry Chilean_strawberry Fragaria_chiloensis,wild strawberry of western United States and South America; source of many varieties of cultivated strawberries  
23505,beach_towel,very large towel to dry yourself after swimming  
23506,beach_wagon station_wagon wagon estate_car beach_waggon station_waggon waggon,a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat  
23507,beachcomber,a vagrant living on a beach  
23508,beachfront,a strip of land running along a beach  
23509,beachhead,a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation; "the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead"  
23510,beachhead foothold,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"  
23511,beachwear,clothing to be worn at a beach  
23512,beacon beacon_fire,a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance  
23513,beacon lighthouse beacon_light pharos,a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships  
23514,bead,a small ball with a hole through the middle  
23515,bead_tree jumby_bean jumby_tree Ormosia_monosperma,small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots  
23516,beaded_lizard Mexican_beaded_lizard Heloderma_horridum,lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western Mexico  
23517,beading bead beadwork astragal,a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture  
23518,beading beadwork,ornamentation with beads  
23519,beading_plane,a plane with a concave blade for making moulding with beadwork  
23520,beadle,a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function  
23521,beads string_of_beads,several beads threaded together on a string  
23522,beadsman bedesman,a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another  
23523,beagle,a small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound  
23524,beagling,hunting rabbits with beagles  
23525,beak,a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures  
23526,beak,beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)  
23527,beak bill neb nib pecker,horny projecting mouth of a bird  
23528,beak honker hooter nozzle snoot snout schnozzle schnoz,informal terms for the nose  
23529,beaked_hazelnut Corylus_cornuta,hazel of western United States with conspicuous beaklike involucres on the nuts  
23530,beaked_salmon sandfish Gonorhynchus_gonorhynchus,fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand  
23531,beaked_whale,any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw  
23532,beaker,a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry  
23533,beaker,a cup (usually without a handle)  
23534,beam,(nautical) breadth amidships  
23535,beam,the broad side of a ship; "they sighted land on the port beam"  
23536,beam,long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction  
23537,beam beam_of_light light_beam ray ray_of_light shaft shaft_of_light irradiation,a column of light (as from a beacon)  
23538,beam ray electron_beam,a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation  
23539,beam-ends,(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  
23540,beam_balance,a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm  
23541,bean,any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans  
23542,bean bean_plant,any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods  
23543,bean edible_bean,any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food  
23544,bean_caper Syrian_bean_caper Zygophyllum_fabago,perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers  
23545,bean_counter,an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures  
23546,bean_curd tofu,cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk  
23547,bean_dip,a dip made of cooked beans  
23548,bean_sprout,any of various sprouted beans: especially mung beans or lentils or edible soybeans  
23549,bean_tostada,a flat tortilla topped with refried beans  
23550,bean_tree,any of several trees having seedpods as fruits  
23551,bean_trefoil stinking_bean_trefoil Anagyris_foetida,shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed  
23552,bean_weevil Acanthoscelides_obtectus,larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans  
23553,beanbag,a small cloth bag filled with dried beans; thrown in games  
23554,beanball beaner,a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head  
23555,beanfeast,an annual dinner party given by an employer for the employees  
23556,beanie beany,a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen  
23557,beanstalk,stem of a bean plant  
23558,bear,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  
23559,bear,massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws  
23560,bear's-paw_fern Aglaomorpha_meyeniana,epiphytic fern with large fronds; Taiwan and Philippines  
23561,bear's_breech bear's_breeches sea_holly Acanthus_mollis,widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers  
23562,bear_claw,an incised design resembling the claw of a bear; used in Native American pottery  
23563,bear_claw,claw of a bear; often used in jewelry  
23564,bear_claw bear_paw,almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear's claw  
23565,bear_cub,a young bear  
23566,bear_grass Nolina_microcarpa,stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico  
23567,bear_grass Yucca_glauca,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  
23568,bear_grass Yucca_smalliana,yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers  
23569,bear_hug,a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent  
23570,bear_hug,a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest  
23571,bear_market,a market characterized by falling prices for securities  
23572,bear_oak Quercus_ilicifolia,shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets  
23573,bearberry,chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas  
23574,bearberry possum_haw winterberry Ilex_decidua,deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States  
23575,bearberry_willow Salix_uva-ursi,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  
23576,beard,a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses  
23577,beard,a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)  
23578,beard,hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals  
23579,beard face_fungus whiskers,the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face  
23580,beard_lichen beard_moss Usnea_barbata,greenish grey pendulous lichen growing on trees  
23581,beard_worm pogonophoran,slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom  
23582,bearded_iris,any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals)  
23583,bearded_seal squareflipper_square_flipper Erignathus_barbatus,medium-sized greyish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of the Arctic Ocean  
23584,bearded_vulture lammergeier lammergeyer Gypaetus_barbatus,the largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill  
23585,bearded_wheatgrass Agropyron_subsecundum,a wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering glumes  
23586,beardless_iris,any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls)  
23587,bearer,a messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings"  
23588,bearing,relevant relation or interconnection; "those issues have no bearing on our situation"  
23589,bearing,a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily  
23590,bearing comportment presence mien,dignified manner or conduct  
23591,bearing heading aim,the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies  
23592,bearing_brass,a brass bushing or a lining for a bearing  
23593,bearing_rein checkrein,a rein designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position  
23594,bearing_wall,any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building  
23595,bearnaise,a sauce like hollandaise but made with white wine and tarragon and shallots instead of lemon juice  
23596,bearskin,the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)  
23597,bearskin busby shako,tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions  
23598,beast wolf savage brute wildcat,a cruelly rapacious person  
23599,beast_of_burden jument,an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work  
23600,beastliness,unpleasant nastiness; used especially of nasty weather  
23601,beastliness meanness,the quality of being deliberately mean  
23602,beat,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  
23603,beat,the sound of stroke or blow; "he heard the beat of a drum"  
23604,beat,a regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat"  
23605,beat,a stroke or blow; "the signal was two beats on the steam pipe"  
23606,beat,the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing  
23607,beat round,a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"  
23608,beat_generation beats beatniks,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)  
23609,beater,a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter  
23610,beater,an implement for beating  
23611,beatification,the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy  
23612,beatification,(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  
23613,beating thrashing licking drubbing lacing trouncing whacking,the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows  
23614,beating whipping,the act of overcoming or outdoing  
23615,beating-reed_instrument reed_instrument reed,a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed  
23616,beatnik beat,a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior  
23617,beats_per_minute bpm metronome_marking M.M.,the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds  
23618,beau_geste,a gracious (but usually meaningless) gesture  
23619,beaugregory Pomacentrus_leucostictus,a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies  
23620,beautician cosmetician,someone who works in a beauty parlor  
23621,beautification,the act of making something more beautiful  
23622,beauty,the qualities that give pleasure to the senses  
23623,beauty beaut,an outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it's a beaut"  
23624,beauty_bush Kolkwitzia_amabilis,Chinese deciduous shrub with yellow-throated pinkish flowers and bristly fruit; often cultivated as an ornamental  
23625,beauty_consultant,someone who gives you advice about your personal appearance  
23626,beauty_sleep,sleep before midnight  
23627,beauty_spot,a spot that is worn on a lady's face for adornment  
23628,beauty_treatment,enhancement of someone's personal beauty  
23629,beaver,a full beard  
23630,beaver,a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face  
23631,beaver,large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges  
23632,beaver beaver_fur,the soft brown fur of the beaver  
23633,beaver castor,a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material)  
23634,beaver_board,a light wallboard made of compressed wood pulp  
23635,beaver_rat,amphibious rat of Australia and New Guinea  
23636,beck,a beckoning gesture  
23637,becket,(nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship  
23638,becomingness,the quality of being becoming  
23639,bed,(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of sandstone"  
23640,bed,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.  
23641,bed,a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track; "the track bed had washed away"  
23642,bed,a plot of ground in which plants are growing; "the gardener planted a bed of roses"  
23643,bed,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"  
23644,bed bottom,a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"  
23645,bed-wetting,enuresis during sleep; especially common in children (who usually outgrow it)  
23646,bed_and_breakfast bed-and-breakfast,an overnight boardinghouse with breakfast  
23647,bed_check,a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be  
23648,bed_ground bed-ground bedground,an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night  
23649,bed_jacket,a lightweight jacket worn over bedclothes (as when sitting in bed)  
23650,bed_linen,linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases)  
23651,bed_pillow,a soft pillow for use on a bed  
23652,bedbug bed_bug chinch Cimex_lectularius,bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood  
23653,bedclothes bed_clothing bedding,coverings that are used on a bed  
23654,bedder bedding_plant,an ornamental plant suitable for planting in a flowerbed  
23655,bedding_material bedding litter,material used to provide a bed for animals  
23656,bedfellow,a temporary associate; "politics makes strange bedfellows"  
23657,bedfellow,a person with whom you share a bed  
23658,bedlamite,an archaic term for a lunatic  
23659,bedpan,a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination  
23660,bedpost,any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead  
23661,bedrest bed_rest,confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons)  
23662,bedrock,solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil  
23663,bedroll,bedding rolled up for carrying  
23664,bedroom sleeping_room sleeping_accommodation chamber bedchamber,a room used primarily for sleeping  
23665,bedroom_community,a community where many commuters live  
23666,bedroom_furniture,furniture intended for use in a bedroom  
23667,bedroom_suite bedroom_set,a suite of furniture for the bedroom  
23668,bedside,space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person); "the doctor stood at her bedside"  
23669,bedside_manner,manner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient  
23670,bedsitting_room bedsitter bedsit,a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing)  
23671,bedsore pressure_sore decubitus_ulcer,a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)  
23672,bedspread bedcover bed_cover bed_covering counterpane spread,decorative cover for a bed  
23673,bedspring,(usually in the plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed  
23674,bedstead bedframe,the framework of a bed  
23675,bedstraw,any of several plants of the genus Galium  
23676,bedtime,the time you go to bed  
23677,bedwetter bed_wetter wetter,someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed  
23678,bee,a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions  
23679,bee,any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species  
23680,bee_balm beebalm Monarda_fistulosa,perennial herb of North America  
23681,bee_balm beebalm bergamot_mint oswego_tea Monarda_didyma,perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads  
23682,bee_beetle,European beetle; infests beehives  
23683,bee_eater,colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees  
23684,bee_fly,hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects  
23685,bee_moth wax_moth Galleria_mellonella,moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs  
23686,bee_orchid Ophrys_apifera,European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color  
23687,bee_sting,a sting inflicted by a bee  
23688,beebread ambrosia,a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae  
23689,beech beech_tree,any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions  
23690,beech beechwood,wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles  
23691,beech_fern,any fern of the genus Phegopteris having deeply cut triangular fronds  
23692,beechnut,small sweet triangular nut of any of various beech trees  
23693,beef beef_cattle,cattle that are reared for their meat  
23694,beef boeuf,meat from an adult domestic bovine  
23695,beef_Bourguignonne boeuf_Bourguignonne,beef and mushrooms and onions stewed in red wine and seasonings  
23696,beef_Stroganoff,sauteed strips of beef and mushrooms in sour cream sauce served with noodles  
23697,beef_Wellington filet_de_boeuf_en_croute,rare-roasted beef tenderloin coated with mushroom paste in puff pastry  
23698,beef_broth beef_stock,a stock made with beef  
23699,beef_burrito,a burrito with a beef filling  
23700,beef_fondue boeuf_fondu_bourguignon,cubes of beef cooked in hot oil and then dipped in various tasty sauces  
23701,beef_goulash,meat is browned before stewing  
23702,beef_jerky,strips of dried beef  
23703,beef_loin,cut of meat from a loin of beef  
23704,beef_neck,a cut of beef from the neck of the animal  
23705,beef_roast roast_beef,cut of beef suitable for roasting  
23706,beef_stew,a stew made with beef  
23707,beef_tallow,tallow obtained from a bovine animal  
23708,beef_tea Bovril,an extract of beef (given to people who are ill)  
23709,beef_tenderloin,beef loin muscle  
23710,beef_tongue,the tongue of a cow eaten as meat  
23711,beefcake,a photograph of a muscular man in minimal attire  
23712,beefsteak,a beef steak usually cooked by broiling  
23713,beefsteak_begonia kidney_begonia Begonia_erythrophylla Begonia_feastii,rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath  
23714,beefsteak_fungus Fistulina_hepatica,a popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States  
23715,beefsteak_plant Perilla_frutescens_crispa,plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage  
23716,beefsteak_plant beef_plant Iresine_herbstii Iresine_reticulata,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  
23717,beefsteak_tomato,any of several large tomatoes with thick flesh  
23718,beefwood,any of several heavy hard reddish chiefly tropical woods of the families Casuarinaceae and Proteaceae; some used for cabinetwork  
23719,beefwood,any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork  
23720,beefwood Grevillea_striata,tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood  
23721,beehive,a hairdo resembling a beehive  
23722,beehive,any workplace where people are very busy  
23723,beehive hive,a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree  
23724,beehive hive,a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees  
23725,beekeeper apiarist apiculturist,a farmer who keeps bees for their honey  
23726,beekeeping apiculture,the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey  
23727,beeline,the most direct route; "he made a beeline for the bathroom"  
23728,beep bleep,a short high tone produced as a signal or warning  
23729,beeper pager,an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged  
23730,beer,a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops  
23731,beer_barrel beer_keg,a barrel that holds beer  
23732,beer_bottle,a bottle that holds beer  
23733,beer_can,a can that holds beer  
23734,beer_drinker ale_drinker,someone whose favorite drink is beer or ale  
23735,beer_garden,tavern with an outdoor area (usually resembling a garden) where beer and other alcoholic drinks are served  
23736,beer_glass,a relatively large glass for serving beer  
23737,beer_hall,a hall or barroom featuring beer and (usually) entertainment  
23738,beer_mat,a drip mat placed under a glass of beer  
23739,beer_mug stein,a mug intended for serving beer  
23740,beeswax,a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs  
23741,beet beetroot,round red root vegetable  
23742,beet common_beet Beta_vulgaris,biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop  
23743,beet_armyworm Spodoptera_exigua,moth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetables  
23744,beet_blight,a disease of beet plants  
23745,beet_green,young leaves of the beetroot  
23746,beet_sugar,sugar made from sugar beets  
23747,beet_sugar,sugar from sugar beets used as sweetening agent  
23748,beetle,insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings  
23749,beetroot Beta_vulgaris_rubra,beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption  
23750,befoulment defilement pollution,the state of being polluted  
23751,beggar mendicant,a pauper who lives by begging  
23752,beggar's_lice beggar_lice,Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing  
23753,beggar-my-neighbor beggar-my-neighbour strip-Jack-naked,a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards  
23754,beggar-my-neighbor_policy beggar-my-neighbour_policy beggar-my-neighbor_strategy beggar-my-neighbour_strategy,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"  
23755,beggarman,a man who is a beggar  
23756,beggarweed Desmodium_tortuosum Desmodium_purpureum,West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil  
23757,beggarwoman,a woman who is a beggar  
23758,beggary begging mendicancy,a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)  
23759,beggary mendicancy mendicity,the state of being a beggar or mendicant; "they were reduced to mendicancy"  
23760,beginning,the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"  
23761,beginning,the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"  
23762,beginning commencement first outset get-go start kickoff starting_time showtime offset,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"  
23763,beginning origin root rootage source,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"  
23764,beginning start commencement,the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"  
23765,begonia,any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes  
23766,beguilement distraction,an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations  
23767,beguine,music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance  
23768,beguine,a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba  
23769,begum,a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan  
23770,behalf,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"  
23771,behalf,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"  
23772,behavior behaviour,the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments"  
23773,behavior behaviour,(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation  
23774,behavior behaviour conduct doings,manner of acting or controlling yourself  
23775,behavior_therapy behavior_modification,psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior  
23776,behaviorism behaviourism behavioristic_psychology behaviouristic_psychology,an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior  
23777,behaviorist behaviourist,a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism  
23778,behest,an authoritative command or request  
23779,beige ecru,a very light brown  
23780,being beingness existence face_of_the_earth,the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"; "he appeared on the face of the earth one day"  
23781,bel_canto,a style of operatic singing  
23782,bel_esprit,a witty or clever person with a fine mind  
23783,belay,something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured  
23784,belaying_pin,a wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing)  
23785,belch belching burp burping eructation,a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth  
23786,belching,the forceful expulsion of something from inside; "the belching of smoke from factory chimneys"  
23787,beldam beldame,a woman of advanced age  
23788,belemnite,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  
23789,belfry,a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung  
23790,belief,any cognitive content held as true  
23791,believer truster,a supporter who accepts something as true  
23792,believer worshiper worshipper,a person who has religious faith  
23793,believing,the cognitive process that leads to convictions; "seeing is believing"  
23794,belittling,the act of belittling  
23795,bell,the flared opening of a tubular device  
23796,bell,a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck  
23797,bell bell_shape campana,the shape of a bell  
23798,bell ship's_bell,(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.  
23799,bell toll,the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"  
23800,bell-like_call,a birdcall that resembles the tone of a bell  
23801,bell_apple sweet_cup water_lemon yellow_granadilla,the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle  
23802,bell_arch,a round arch resting on corbels  
23803,bell_book,a logbook in which all orders concerning the main engines of a ship are recorded  
23804,bell_buoy gong_buoy,a buoy with a bell on it  
23805,bell_captain,the supervisor of bellboys in a hotel  
23806,bell_cote bell_cot,a small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof  
23807,bell_deck,a floor under the bells of an open belfry  
23808,bell_founder,a person who casts metal bells  
23809,bell_foundry,a foundry where bells are cast  
23810,bell_gable,an extension of a gable that serves as a bell cote  
23811,bell_heather heather_bell fine-leaved_heath Erica_cinerea,common low European shrub with purple-red flowers  
23812,bell_jar bell_glass,a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases  
23813,bell_metal,bronze with 3 or 4 parts copper to 1 part tin; used in making bells  
23814,bell_pepper,large bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties  
23815,bell_push,a button that is pushed to ring a bell  
23816,bell_ringer,someone who plays musical handbells  
23817,bell_ringer bull's_eye mark home_run,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"  
23818,bell_ringing,the sound of someone playing a set of bells  
23819,bell_ringing carillon carillon_playing,playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower  
23820,bell_seat balloon_seat,a seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs)  
23821,bell_tent,a bell-shaped tent  
23822,bell_tower,a tower that supports or shelters a bell  
23823,belladonna,an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally  
23824,belladonna belladonna_plant deadly_nightshade Atropa_belladonna,perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine  
23825,belladonna_lily naked_lady Amaryllis_belladonna,amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers  
23826,bellarmine longbeard long-beard greybeard,a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)  
23827,bellbird,any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call  
23828,bellbottom_trousers bell-bottoms bellbottom_pants,(used in the plural) trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s  
23829,bellboy bellman bellhop,someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels  
23830,belle,a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals; "she was the belle of the ball"  
23831,belles-lettres belles_lettres,creative writing valued for esthetic content  
23832,bellicosity bellicoseness,a natural disposition to fight  
23833,belligerence belligerency,hostile or warlike attitude or nature  
23834,bellow bellowing holla holler hollering hollo holloa roar roaring yowl,a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"  
23835,bellows,(used in the plural) a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument  
23836,bellpull,a handle or cord that is pulled to ring a doorbell or a servant's bell etc.  
23837,bellwether,someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity  
23838,bellwether,sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell  
23839,bellwort merry_bells wild_oats,any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers  
23840,belly,a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail"  
23841,belly,the hollow inside of something; "in the belly of the ship"  
23842,belly,the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish  
23843,belly paunch,a protruding abdomen  
23844,belly_dance belly_dancing danse_du_ventre,a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen  
23845,belly_dancer exotic_belly_dancer exotic_dancer,a woman who performs a solo belly dance  
23846,belly_flop belly_flopper belly_whop belly_whopper,a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water  
23847,belly_laugh sidesplitter howler thigh-slapper scream wow riot,a joke that seems extremely funny  
23848,bellyband,a cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants until the navel has healed)  
23849,bellyband,a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon  
23850,bellyful,an undesirable overabundance; "a bellyful of your complaints"  
23851,belonging,happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging"  
23852,beloved dear dearest honey love,a beloved person; used as terms of endearment  
23853,belt,an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found; "a belt of high pressure"  
23854,belt,endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys  
23855,belt,a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)  
23856,belt belt_ammunition belted_ammunition,ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun  
23857,belt_buckle,the buckle used to fasten a belt  
23858,belt_maker,a maker of belts  
23859,belted_kingfisher Ceryle_alcyon,greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest  
23860,belted_sandfish Serranus_subligarius,found in warm shallow waters of western Atlantic  
23861,belting,the material of which belts are made  
23862,beltway bypass ring_road ringway,a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center  
23863,beluga hausen white_sturgeon Acipenser_huso,valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas  
23864,beluga_caviar,roe of beluga sturgeon usually from Russia; highly valued  
23865,belvedere,a gazebo sited to command a fine view  
23866,ben,a mountain or tall hill; "they were climbing the ben"  
23867,bench,the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench"  
23868,bench,(law) the seat for judges in a courtroom  
23869,bench,a long seat for more than one person  
23870,bench_clamp,a clamp used to hold work in place on a workbench  
23871,bench_hook,any of various stops on a workbench against which work can be pushed (as while chiseling or planing)  
23872,bench_lathe,lathe mounted on a workbench  
23873,bench_press,a small punch press mounted on a workbench  
23874,bench_press,a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward  
23875,bench_warmer,(sports) a substitute who seldom plays  
23876,bench_warrant arrest_warrant,a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court  
23877,benchmark,a standard by which something can be measured or judged; "his painting sets the benchmark of quality"  
23878,benchmark bench_mark,a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point  
23879,bend bend_dexter,diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left  
23880,bend crook twist turn,a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"  
23881,bend curve,curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)  
23882,bendability pliability,the property of being easily bent without breaking  
23883,bender,a tool for bending; "he used pliers as a bender"  
23884,bending,the act of bending something  
23885,bending bend,movement that causes the formation of a curve  
23886,benedick benedict,a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)  
23887,benedictine,a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks  
23888,benediction blessing,a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection  
23889,benefaction,a contribution of money or assistance  
23890,benefactive_role beneficiary,the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause  
23891,benefactor helper,a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)  
23892,benefactress,a woman benefactor  
23893,benefice ecclesiastical_benefice,an endowed church office giving income to its holder  
23894,beneficence,doing good; feeling beneficent  
23895,beneficence,the quality of being kind or helpful or generous  
23896,beneficiary donee,the recipient of funds or other benefits  
23897,benefit,financial assistance in time of need  
23898,benefit,a performance to raise money for a charitable cause  
23899,benefit welfare,something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the benefit of all"  
23900,benefit_concert,a concert given for the benefit of some charitable cause  
23901,benefit_of_clergy,sanction by a religious rite; "they are living together without benefit of clergy"  
23902,benevolence,disposition to do good  
23903,benevolence,an inclination to do kind or charitable acts  
23904,benevolence benefaction,an act intending or showing kindness and good will  
23905,benign_prostatic_hyperplasia BPH,enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging process  
23906,benign_tumor benign_tumour nonmalignant_tumor nonmalignant_tumour nonmalignant_neoplasm,a tumor that is not cancerous  
23907,benignity benignancy graciousness,the quality of being kind and gentle  
23908,benison,a spoken blessing  
23909,bennet white_avens Geum_canadense,North American white-flowered avens  
23910,bennet white_avens Geum_virginianum,avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers  
23911,bent,an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges  
23912,bent bent_grass bent-grass,grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens  
23913,bent knack hang,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"  
23914,bent set,a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious"  
23915,bent_hang,a hang performed with the elbows bent  
23916,benthos,organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea  
23917,benthos benthic_division benthonic_zone,a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones  
23918,bentonite,an absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash  
23919,bentwood,wood that is steamed until it becomes pliable and then is shaped for use in making furniture; "bentwood chairs"  
23920,benzene benzine benzol,a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds  
23921,benzene_formula benzene_ring benzene_nucleus Kekule_formula,a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached  
23922,benzoate,any salt or ester of benzoic acid  
23923,benzoate_of_soda sodium_benzoate,a white crystalline salt used as a food preservative and antiseptic  
23924,benzocaine ethyl_aminobenzoate,a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic  
23925,benzodiazepine,any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency  
23926,benzofuran coumarone cumarone,a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins  
23927,benzoic_acid,a white crystalline solid occurring in many resins  
23928,benzoin gum_benzoin benjamin gum_benjamin asa_dulcis,gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation  
23929,benzoyl_group benzoyl_radical,the univalent radical derived from benzoic acid  
23930,benzoyl_peroxide,a white crystalline peroxide used in bleaching (flour or oils or fats) and as a catalyst for free radical reactions  
23931,benzyl benzyl_group benzyl_radical,the univalent radical derived from toluene  
23932,bequest legacy,(law) a gift of personal property by will  
23933,berating blowing_up,a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him"  
23934,bereaved bereaved_person,a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved; "the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of"  
23935,beret,a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth  
23936,bergamot bergamot_orange Citrus_bergamia,small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy  
23937,bergamot_mint lemon_mint eau_de_cologne_mint Mentha_citrata,mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange  
23938,bergenia,any plant of the genus Bergenia; valued as an evergreen ground cover and for the spring blossoms  
23939,beriberi,avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1)  
23940,berk,a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of  
23941,berkelium Bk atomic_number_97,a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium  
23942,berlin,a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats  
23943,berm,a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope  
23944,beroe,delicately iridescent thimble-shaped ctenophores  
23945,berry,a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)  
23946,berry,any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves  
23947,berserker berserk,one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury  
23948,berth bunk built_in_bed,a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers  
23949,beryl,the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems  
23950,beryllium Be glucinium atomic_number_4,a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element  
23951,beryllium_bronze,a copper-base alloy containing beryllium  
23952,besieger,an energetic petitioner  
23953,besieger,an enemy who lays siege to your position  
23954,besom,a broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle  
23955,best,the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best"  
23956,best topper,the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them"  
23957,best_evidence_rule,a rule of evidence requiring that to prove the content of a writing or recording or photograph the original is required  
23958,best_friend,the one friend who is closest to you  
23959,best_man,the principal groomsman at a wedding  
23960,best_seller bestseller,a book that has had a large and rapid sale  
23961,bestiality,the stupid brutal quality of a beast  
23962,bestiality zooerastia zooerasty sodomy,sexual activity between a person and an animal  
23963,bestiary,a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals  
23964,bestowal bestowment,a gift that is bestowed or conferred  
23965,bestowal bestowment conferral conferment,the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift  
23966,bet wager,the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"  
23967,beta,the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet  
23968,beta-carotene,an isomer of carotene that is found in dark green and dark yellow fruits and vegetables  
23969,beta-hydroxybutyric_acid,beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism  
23970,beta-interferon,a form of interferon that is produced by fibroblasts and have antiviral effects; used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis  
23971,beta-naphthol,an isomer of naphthol used in rubber as an antioxidant  
23972,beta_blocker beta-blocking_agent beta-adrenergic_blocker beta-adrenergic_blocking_agent,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  
23973,beta_blocker_eyedrop,a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops reduce intraocular pressure by reducing the production of aqueous humor  
23974,beta_cell,a cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas  
23975,beta_decay,radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of a beta particle  
23976,beta_endorphin,an endorphin produced by the pituitary gland that suppresses pain  
23977,beta_iron,an allotrope of iron that is the same as alpha iron except that it is nonmagnetic; stable between 768 and 906 degrees centigrade  
23978,beta_particle,a high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope  
23979,beta_radiation beta_ray electron_radiation,radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay  
23980,beta_receptor beta-adrenergic_receptor beta-adrenoceptor,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)  
23981,beta_rhythm beta_wave,the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz  
23982,beta_software,software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release; "beta software is usually available only to particular users who will test it"  
23983,beta_test,(computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization  
23984,betaine,a sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets  
23985,betatron induction_accelerator,accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux  
23986,betel betel_pepper Piper_betel,Asian pepper plant whose leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians  
23987,betel_leaf betel,a leaf of a vine from the betel pepper  
23988,betel_nut areca_nut,seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia  
23989,betel_palm Areca_palm Areca_catechu,southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk)  
23990,beth,the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
23991,bethel,a house of worship (especially one for sailors)  
23992,betrayal,the quality of aiding an enemy  
23993,betrothal espousal,the act of becoming betrothed or engaged  
23994,betrothal troth engagement,a mutual promise to marry  
23995,betrothed,the person to whom you are engaged  
23996,better,a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"  
23997,better,the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two"  
23998,better,something superior in quality or condition or effect; "a change for the better"  
23999,betterment,an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility  
24000,betting_shop,a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track  
24001,bettong,short-nosed rat kangaroo  
24002,bettor better wagerer punter,someone who bets  
24003,bevatron,a cyclotron that accelerates protons up to several billion electron volts  
24004,bevel bevel_square,a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size  
24005,bevel cant chamfer,two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees  
24006,bevel_gear pinion_and_crown_wheel pinion_and_ring_gear,gears that mesh at an angle  
24007,beverage drink drinkable potable,any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"  
24008,bevy,a large gathering of people of a particular type; "he was surrounded by a bevy of beauties in bathing attire"; "a bevy of young beach boys swarmed around him"  
24009,bevy,a flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground); "we were visited at breakfast by a bevy of excited ducks"  
24010,bewilderment obfuscation puzzlement befuddlement mystification bafflement bemusement,confusion resulting from failure to understand  
24011,bewitchery beguilement animal_magnetism,magnetic personal charm  
24012,bey,(formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt; "he introduced me to Ahmet Bey"  
24013,bey,the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire  
24014,bezant bezzant byzant solidus,a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages  
24015,bezel,a sloping edge on a cutting tool  
24016,bezoar_goat pasang Capra_aegagrus,wild goat of Iran and adjacent regions  
24017,bhakti,(Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sex  
24018,bhang,a preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant; much used in India  
24019,bi-fold_door,an interior door  
24020,bialy bialystoker,flat crusty-bottomed onion roll  
24021,bias prejudice preconception,a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation  
24022,biauriculate_heart,a heart (as of mammals and birds and reptiles) having two auricles  
24023,bib,top part of an apron; covering the chest  
24024,bib,a napkin tied under the chin of a child while eating  
24025,bib-and-tucker,an attractive outfit; "she wore her best bib-and-tucker"  
24026,bible,a book regarded as authoritative in its field  
24027,bibliographer,someone trained in compiling bibliographies  
24028,bibliography,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.)  
24029,bibliolatry Bible-worship,the worship of the Bible  
24030,bibliomania,preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books  
24031,bibliophile booklover book_lover,someone who loves (and usually collects) books  
24032,bibliopole bibliopolist,a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books)  
24033,bibliotheca,a collection of books  
24034,bibliotics,the scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity  
24035,bibliotist,someone who engages in bibliotics  
24036,bicameral_script,a script having two distinct cases  
24037,bicarbonate hydrogen_carbonate,a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate  
24038,bicarbonate_of_soda sodium_hydrogen_carbonate sodium_bicarbonate baking_soda saleratus,a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid  
24039,bicentennial bicentenary,the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)  
24040,biceps,any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)  
24041,biceps_brachii musculus_biceps_brachii biceps_humeri,a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm  
24042,bichromate dichromate,a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid  
24043,bicker bickering spat tiff squabble pettifoggery fuss,a quarrel about petty points  
24044,bicolor_lespediza ezo-yama-hagi Lespedeza_bicolor,Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of feed for wild birds  
24045,bicorn bicorne,a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points  
24046,bicycle bike wheel cycle,a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals  
24047,bicycle-built-for-two tandem_bicycle tandem,a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats  
24048,bicycle_chain,a chain that transmits the power from the pedals to the rear wheel of a bicycle  
24049,bicycle_clip trouser_clip,a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain  
24050,bicycle_pump,a small pump that fills bicycle tires with air  
24051,bicycle_race bike_race,a race between people riding bicycles  
24052,bicycle_rack,a rack for parking bicycles  
24053,bicycle_seat saddle,a seat for the rider of a bicycle  
24054,bicycle_traffic,bicycles coming and going  
24055,bicycle_wheel,the wheel of a bicycle  
24056,bicycling,riding a bicycle  
24057,bid bidding,(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make  
24058,bid play,an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention"  
24059,bid tender,a formal proposal to buy at a specified price  
24060,bid_price,(stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to buy a certain security  
24061,bidder,someone who makes a bid at cards  
24062,bidder,someone who makes an offer  
24063,bidding summons,a request to be present; "they came at his bidding"  
24064,bidding_contest,a series of competing bids  
24065,bidet,a basin for washing genitals and anal area  
24066,biennial,(botany) 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  
24067,bier,a coffin along with its stand; "we followed the bier to the graveyard"  
24068,bier,a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial  
24069,bifocals,(plural) eyeglasses having two focal lengths, one for near vision and the other for far vision  
24070,bifurcation,a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)  
24071,bifurcation,the place where something divides into two branches  
24072,bifurcation,the act of splitting into two branches  
24073,big-bang_theory big_bang_theory,(cosmology) the theory that the universe originated sometime between 10 billion and 20 billion years ago from the cataclysmic explosion of a small volume of matter at extremely high density and temperature  
24074,big-cone_spruce big-cone_douglas_fir Pseudotsuga_macrocarpa,douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long  
24075,big-eared_bat Megaderma_lyra,large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears  
24076,big-tree_plum Prunus_mexicana,small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its large leaves  
24077,big_H hell_dust nose_drops smack thunder skag scag,street names for heroin  
24078,big_band,a large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead musicians  
24079,big_bang,(cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe  
24080,big_board,the large display board at the New York Stock Exchange that reports on stocks traded on the exchange  
24081,big_brother,an older brother  
24082,big_brown_bat Eptesicus_fuscus,rather large North American brown bat; widely distributed  
24083,big_business,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"  
24084,big_cat cat,any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild  
24085,big_deal,anything of great importance or consequence  
24086,big_game,large animals that are hunted for sport  
24087,big_sagebrush blue_sage Seriphidium_tridentatum Artemisia_tridentata,aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves  
24088,big_science,scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results  
24089,big_shellbark big_shellbark_hickory big_shagbark king_nut king_nut_hickory Carya_laciniosa,hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut  
24090,big_shot big_gun big_wheel big_cheese big_deal big_enchilada big_fish head_honcho,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"  
24091,big_sister,an older sister  
24092,big_spender high_roller,one who spends lavishly and ostentatiously on entertainment; "the last of the big spenders"  
24093,big_stick,a display of force or power; "speak softly but carry a big stick"  
24094,big_time,the highest level of an occupation (especially in entertainment)  
24095,big_toe great_toe hallux,the first largest innermost toe  
24096,bigamist,someone who marries one person while already legally married to another  
24097,bigamy,the state of having two spouses at the same time  
24098,bigamy,the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred  
24099,bigeye,red fishes of American coastal tropical waters having very large eyes and rough scales  
24100,bigeye_scad big-eyed_scad goggle-eye Selar_crumenophthalmus,of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait  
24101,biggin,a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin  
24102,bighead,any of various diseases of animals characterized by edema of the head and neck  
24103,bigheartedness,the quality of being kind and generous  
24104,bighorn bighorn_sheep cimarron Rocky_Mountain_bighorn Rocky_Mountain_sheep Ovis_canadensis,wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns  
24105,bight,a loop in a rope  
24106,bight,a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)  
24107,bight,a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight"  
24108,bight,the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)  
24109,bignoniad,any woody plant of the family Bignoniaceae  
24110,bigos,a Polish stew of cabbage and meat  
24111,bigot,a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own  
24112,bigotry dogmatism,the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot  
24113,bigram,a word that is written with two letters in an alphabetic writing system  
24114,bijou,a small and delicately worked piece  
24115,bijugate_leaf bijugous_leaf twice-pinnate,a pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets  
24116,bikini two-piece,a woman's very brief bathing suit  
24117,bikini_pants,(used in the plural) small and tight-fitting underpants; worn by women  
24118,bilabial,a consonant that is articulated using both lips; /p/ or /b/ or /w/  
24119,bilateral_contract,a contract involving mutual promises (each party is both promisor and promisee)  
24120,bilateral_descent,line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family  
24121,bilaterality bilateralism bilateral_symmetry,the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane  
24122,bilberry thin-leaved_bilberry mountain_blue_berry Viccinium_membranaceum,erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries  
24123,bilberry whortleberry European_blueberry,blue-black berries similar to American blueberries  
24124,bilberry whortleberry whinberry blaeberry Viccinium_myrtillus,erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries  
24125,bile gall,a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats  
24126,bile_acid,any of the steroid acids generated in the liver and stored with bile  
24127,bile_salt,a salt of bile acid and a base; functions as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids  
24128,bilge,where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom  
24129,bilge bilge_water,water accumulated in the bilge of a ship  
24130,bilge_keel,either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship's bilge; reduces rolling  
24131,bilge_pump,a pump to remove bilgewater  
24132,bilge_well,(nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away  
24133,bilges,in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side  
24134,biliary_ductule,excretory ducts of the liver; empty into the hepatic ducts  
24135,bilimbi Averrhoa_bilimbi,East Indian evergreen tree bearing very acid fruit  
24136,bilingual bilingualist,a person who speaks two languages fluently  
24137,bilingual_dictionary,a dictionary giving equivalent words in two languages  
24138,bilingualism,the ability to speak two languages colloquially  
24139,biliousness,gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gall bladder  
24140,bilirubin hematoidin haematoidin,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  
24141,bill,a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)  
24142,bill,the entertainment offered at a public presentation  
24143,bill account invoice,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"  
24144,bill billhook,a cutting tool with a sharp edge; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree"  
24145,bill measure,a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill"  
24146,bill note government_note bank_bill banker's_bill bank_note banknote Federal_Reserve_note greenback,a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"  
24147,bill peak eyeshade visor vizor,a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"  
24148,bill_of_Particulars,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  
24149,bill_of_attainder,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"  
24150,bill_of_entry,a list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import  
24151,bill_of_goods,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"  
24152,bill_of_goods,a consignment of merchandise  
24153,bill_of_health,a certificate saying that a departing ship's company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival)  
24154,bill_of_lading waybill,a receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery  
24155,bill_of_review,a proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered it  
24156,bill_of_sale,a deed transferring personal property  
24157,bill_poster poster bill_sticker,someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards  
24158,billabong,a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently  
24159,billabong,a branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high  
24160,billboard hoarding,large outdoor signboard  
24161,billet,lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)  
24162,billfish,giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw  
24163,billiard_ball,ball used in playing billiards  
24164,billiard_marker,a device for keeping the score in a game of billiards  
24165,billiard_player,someone who plays billiards  
24166,billiard_room billiard_saloon billiard_parlor billiard_parlour billiard_hall,a room in which billiards is played  
24167,billiards,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  
24168,billion one_million_million 1000000000000,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  
24169,billion one_thousand_million 1000000000,the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros  
24170,billionaire,a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars  
24171,billionth,position 1,000,000,000 in a countable series of things  
24172,billow surge,a large sea wave  
24173,billy billy_goat he-goat,male goat  
24174,billy_buttons,any of various plants of the genus Craspedia grown for their downy foliage and globose heads of golden flowers; Australia and New Zealand  
24175,billyo billyoh billy-ho all_get_out,an unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like billyo' where Americans say `it rained like all get out'"  
24176,bilocation,the ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations  
24177,bilocular_capsule,a capsule divided into two cells or compartments  
24178,biltong,meat that is salted and cut into strips and dried in the sun  
24179,bimbo,a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men  
24180,bimester,a period of 2 months  
24181,bimetal,material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals  
24182,bimetallic_strip,a strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature  
24183,bimetallism,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  
24184,bimetallist,an advocate of bimetallism  
24185,bimillennium bimillenary,the 2000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)  
24186,bimillennium bimillenary,a span of 2000 years  
24187,bimonthly,a periodical that is published twice a month or every two months (either 24 or 6 issues per year)  
24188,bin,a container; usually has a lid  
24189,bin binful,the quantity contained in a bin  
24190,bin_Laden Osama_bin_Laden Usama_bin_Laden,Arab terrorist who established al-Qaeda (born in 1957)  
24191,bin_liner,a plastic bag used to line a trash or garbage bin  
24192,binary binary_program,a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system; "the same source code can be compiled to produce different binaries for different operating systems"  
24193,binary_code,code using a string of 8 binary digits to represent characters  
24194,binary_compound,chemical compound composed of only two elements  
24195,binary_digit,either 0 or 1 in binary notation  
24196,binary_file,(computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an application; characters use all 8 bits of each byte  
24197,binary_notation,any notation that uses 2 characters (usually 0 and 1)  
24198,binary_numeration_system pure_binary_numeration_system binary_number_system binary_system,a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of two  
24199,binary_star binary double_star,a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation  
24200,bind,something that hinders as if with bonds  
24201,binder,something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface  
24202,binder ligature,something used to tie or bind  
24203,binder reaper_binder,a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves  
24204,binder ring-binder,holds loose papers or magazines  
24205,binder's_board binder_board,a cardboard used by bookbinders to make covers for books  
24206,bindery,a workshop where books are bound  
24207,binding,the capacity to attract and hold something  
24208,binding,strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration  
24209,binding book_binding cover back,the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding"  
24210,binding_energy separation_energy,the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect  
24211,bindweed,any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit  
24212,bing_cherry,dark red or blackish sweet cherry  
24213,binnacle,a nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm)  
24214,binocular_microscope,a light microscope adapted to the use of both eyes  
24215,binocular_vision,vision involving the use of both eyes  
24216,binoculars field_glasses opera_glasses,(plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes  
24217,binomial,(mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms  
24218,binomial_distribution Bernoulli_distribution,a theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a finite set of independent trials with a constant probability of success  
24219,binomial_theorem,a theorem giving the expansion of a binomial raised to a given power  
24220,binturong bearcat Arctictis_bintourong,arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair  
24221,bioassay bio-assay,appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard  
24222,biocatalyst,a biochemical catalyst such as an enzyme  
24223,biochemical_mechanism,a chemical mechanism involved in vital processes occurring in living organisms  
24224,biochemist,someone with special training in biochemistry  
24225,biochemistry,the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry  
24226,biochip,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  
24227,bioclimatology,the study of effects of climate on living organisms  
24228,biodegradable_pollution,pollution that is rendered harmless by natural processes and so causes no permanent harm  
24229,biodiversity,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"  
24230,bioelectricity,electric phenomena in animals or plants  
24231,bioethics,the branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences  
24232,biofeedback,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  
24233,biogenesis biogeny,the production of living organisms from other living organisms  
24234,biogeographical_region,an area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna  
24235,biogeography,dealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants  
24236,biographer,someone who writes an account of a person's life  
24237,biography life life_story life_history,an account of the series of events making up a person's life  
24238,biohazard,hazard to humans or the environment resulting from biological agents or conditions  
24239,biohazard_suit,a loose one-piece garment worn to protect the wearer against dangerous biological or chemical agents  
24240,biological_agent biohazard,any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare  
24241,biological_clock,an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions  
24242,biological_defense biological_defence biodefense biodefence,procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents  
24243,biological_group,a group of plants or animals  
24244,biological_research,scientific research conducted by biologists  
24245,biological_time,the time of various biological processes  
24246,biological_warfare BW biological_attack biologic_attack bioattack,the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food  
24247,biological_warfare_defense biological_warfare_defence BW_defense BW_defence,defense against biological warfare  
24248,biologism,use of biological principles in explaining human especially social behavior  
24249,biologist life_scientist,(biology) a scientist who studies living organisms  
24250,biology,characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms; "the biology of viruses"  
24251,biology biological_science,the science that studies living organisms  
24252,biology_department department_of_biology,the academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology  
24253,biology_lab biology_laboratory bio_lab,a laboratory for biological research  
24254,bioluminescence,luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly)  
24255,biomass,plant materials and animal waste used as fuel  
24256,biomass,the total mass of living matter in a given unit area  
24257,biome,a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate  
24258,biomedical_science,the application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine  
24259,biomedicine,the branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice  
24260,biomedicine,the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel)  
24261,biometric_identification biometric_authentication identity_verification,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"  
24262,biometrics biometry biostatistics,a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis  
24263,bionics,application of biological principles to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems)  
24264,biont,a discrete unit of living matter  
24265,biophysicist,a physicist who applies the methods of physics to biology  
24266,biophysics,physics as applied to biological problems  
24267,biopiracy,biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use  
24268,biopsy,examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease  
24269,bioremediation,the branch of biotechnology that uses biological process to overcome environmental problems  
24270,bioremediation,the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances  
24271,biosafety,safety from exposure to infectious agents  
24272,biosafety_level,the level of safety from exposure to infectious agents; depends on work practices and safety equipment and facilities  
24273,biosafety_level_1,exposure only to infectious agents that do not ordinarily cause human disease  
24274,biosafety_level_2,exposure to infectious agents that can cause disease in humans but whose potential for transmission is limited  
24275,biosafety_level_3,exposure to infectious agents that can be transmitted by the respiratory route and which can cause serious infection  
24276,biosafety_level_4,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  
24277,bioscope,a South African movie theater  
24278,bioscope,a kind of early movie projector  
24279,biosphere,the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist  
24280,biosynthesis biogenesis,production of a chemical compound by a living organism  
24281,biosystematics biosystematy,use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework  
24282,biota biology,all the plant and animal life of a particular region  
24283,biotechnology bioengineering ergonomics,the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments  
24284,biotechnology biotech,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"  
24285,bioterrorism biological_terrorism,terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare  
24286,biotin vitamin_H,a B vitamin that aids in body growth  
24287,biotite,dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock  
24288,biotype,organisms sharing a specified genotype or the genotype (or peculiarities) so shared  
24289,bioweapon biological_weapon bioarm,any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon"  
24290,biped,an animal with two feet  
24291,bipedalism,the bodily attribute of being bipedal; having two feet; "bipedalism made the human form of birth possible"  
24292,bipinnate_leaf,a leaf having pinnate leaflets; as ferns  
24293,biplane,old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other  
24294,biplane_flying_fish four-wing_flying_fish,having both pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged  
24295,bipolar_disorder manic_depression manic_depressive_illness manic-depressive_psychosis,a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression  
24296,biprism,an optical device for obtaining interference fringes  
24297,biquadrate biquadratic quartic fourth_power,an algebraic equation or function of the fourth degree  
24298,biquadratic biquadratic_polynomial quartic_polynomial,a polynomial of the fourth degree  
24299,biquadratic_equation biquadratic,an equation of the fourth degree  
24300,birch,hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood  
24301,birch birch_rod,a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment; "my father never spared the birch"  
24302,birch birch_tree,any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark  
24303,birch_beer,carbonated drink containing an extract from bark of birch trees  
24304,birch_leaf_miner Fenusa_pusilla,small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation  
24305,birchbark_canoe birchbark birch_bark,a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree  
24306,bird,warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings  
24307,bird fowl,the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food  
24308,bird's-eye_bush Ochna_serrulata,shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals  
24309,bird's-eye_maple,maple wood having a wavy grain with eyelike markings  
24310,bird's-foot_fern Pellaea_mucronata Pellaea_ornithopus,cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks  
24311,bird's-foot_violet pansy_violet Johnny-jump-up wood_violet Viola_pedata,common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies  
24312,bird's-nest_fungus,any of various fungi of the family Nidulariaceae having a cup-shaped body containing several egg-shaped structure enclosing the spores  
24313,bird's_eye_view panoramic_view,a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance  
24314,bird's_foot,the foot of a bird  
24315,bird's_foot_trefoil Trigonella_ornithopodioides,Old World herb related to fenugreek  
24316,bird's_foot_trefoil bird's_foot_clover babies'_slippers bacon_and_eggs Lotus_corniculatus,European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America  
24317,bird's_nest bird_nest birdnest,nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young  
24318,bird's_nest_fern Asplenium_nidus,tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches  
24319,bird_cherry bird_cherry_tree,any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds  
24320,bird_dog,a gun dog trained to locate or retrieve birds  
24321,bird_family,a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings  
24322,bird_fancier,a person with a strong interest in birds  
24323,bird_feed bird_food birdseed,food given to birds; usually mixed seeds  
24324,bird_feeder birdfeeder feeder,an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds  
24325,bird_genus,a genus of birds  
24326,bird_louse biting_louse louse,wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds  
24327,bird_of_paradise,any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area  
24328,bird_of_paradise Strelitzia_reginae,ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird  
24329,bird_of_paradise poinciana Caesalpinia_gilliesii Poinciana_gilliesii,a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana  
24330,bird_of_passage,any bird that migrates seasonally  
24331,bird_of_prey raptor raptorial_bird,any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals  
24332,bird_pepper Capsicum_frutescens_baccatum Capsicum_baccatum,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  
24333,bird_shot buckshot duck_shot,small lead shot for shotgun shells  
24334,bird_watcher birder,a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats  
24335,birdbath,an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in  
24336,birdcage,a cage in which a bird can be kept  
24337,birdcage_mask,a catcher's mask with a strong wire face  
24338,birdcall,a device for imitating a birdcall  
24339,birdcall call birdsong song,the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"  
24340,birdhouse,a shelter for birds  
24341,birdie,(golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole  
24342,birdlime lime,a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds  
24343,birdnesting,hunting for birds' nests to get the eggs  
24344,biretta berretta birretta,a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy  
24345,birling logrolling,rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)  
24346,birr,the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents  
24347,birth,the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"  
24348,birth,a baby born; an offspring; "the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births"  
24349,birth nativity nascency nascence,the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"  
24350,birth-control_campaigner birth-control_reformer,a social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning  
24351,birth_canal,a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth  
24352,birth_certificate,a copy of the official document giving details of a person's birth  
24353,birth_control birth_prevention family_planning,limiting the number of children born  
24354,birth_defect congenital_anomaly congenital_defect congenital_disorder congenital_abnormality,a defect that is present at birth  
24355,birth_pangs labor_pains labour_pains,a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth  
24356,birth_trauma,physical injury to an infant during the birth process  
24357,birth_trauma,emotional injury inflicted on an infant by events incident to birth that is alleged to appear in symbolic form in patients with mental illness  
24358,birthday,an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)  
24359,birthday natal_day,the date on which a person was born  
24360,birthday_cake,decorated cake served at a birthday party  
24361,birthday_card,a card expressing a birthday greeting  
24362,birthday_party,a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth  
24363,birthday_present birthday_gift,a present given in celebration of a person's birthday  
24364,birthmark nevus,a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth  
24365,birthplace cradle place_of_origin provenance provenience,where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"  
24366,birthplace place_of_birth,the place where someone was born  
24367,birthrate birth_rate fertility fertility_rate natality,the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year  
24368,birthright,a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; "free public education is the birthright of every American child"  
24369,birthright,personal characteristics that are inherited at birth  
24370,birthright patrimony,an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)  
24371,birthwort Aristolochia_clematitis,creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America  
24372,biryani biriani,an Indian dish made with highly seasoned rice and meat or fish or vegetables  
24373,biscuit,small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda  
24374,bise bize,a dry cold north wind in southeastern France  
24375,bisection,dividing into two equal parts  
24376,biserial_correlation_coefficient biserial_correlation,a correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomous  
24377,bisexual bisexual_person,a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes  
24378,bisexuality,sexual activity with both men and women  
24379,bishop,a senior member of the Christian clergy 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  
24380,bishop,port wine mulled with oranges and cloves  
24381,bishop,(chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color  
24382,bishop_pine bishop's_pine Pinus_muricata,two-needled or three-needled pinon mostly of northwestern California coast  
24383,bishopry episcopate,the office and dignity of a bishop  
24384,bismuth Bi atomic_number_83,a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals  
24385,bison,any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns  
24386,bisque,a thick cream soup made from shellfish  
24387,bister bistre,a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot  
24388,bistro,a small informal restaurant; serves wine  
24389,bit,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"  
24390,bit,the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers  
24391,bit,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"  
24392,bit,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"  
24393,bit chip flake fleck scrap,a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"  
24394,bit_field,a field containing only binary characters  
24395,bit_part minor_role,a small role  
24396,bitartrate,an acid tartrate; a hydrogen tartrate  
24397,bitch,an unpleasant difficulty; "this problem is a real bitch"  
24398,bitch,female of any member of the dog family  
24399,bitchery,aggressive remarks and behavior like that of a spiteful malicious woman  
24400,bite,a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person  
24401,bite,(angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"  
24402,bite,a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"  
24403,bite chomp,the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws  
24404,bite collation snack,a light informal meal  
24405,bite_plate biteplate,a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes  
24406,biter,someone who bites  
24407,bitewing,a dental X-ray film that can be held in place by the teeth during radiography  
24408,bitmap electronic_image,an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels  
24409,bitok,a Russian dish made with patties of ground meat (mixed with onions and bread and milk) and served with a sauce of sour cream  
24410,bits_per_inch bpi,a measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium  
24411,bits_per_second bps,(computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)  
24412,bitt_pin,a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off  
24413,bitter,English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)  
24414,bitter bitterness,the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth  
24415,bitter_almond Prunus_dulcis_amara Amygdalus_communis_amara,almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes  
24416,bitter_almond_oil,pale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or meal  
24417,bitter_betch Vicia_orobus,European perennial toxic vetch  
24418,bitter_cassava manioc mandioc mandioca tapioca_plant gari Manihot_esculenta Manihot_utilissima,cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca  
24419,bitter_chocolate baking_chocolate cooking_chocolate,pure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and sauces and candy  
24420,bitter_dock broad-leaved_dock yellow_dock Rumex_obtusifolius,European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America  
24421,bitter_end,the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be); "he was determined to fight to the bitter end"  
24422,bitter_end,(nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt  
24423,bitter_lemon,tart lemon-flavored carbonated drink  
24424,bitter_orange Seville_orange sour_orange,highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade  
24425,bitter_pea,any of several spiny shrubs of the genus Daviesia having yellow flowers and triangular seeds; Australia  
24426,bitter_principle,any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification  
24427,bittercress bitter_cress,any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic  
24428,bittern,relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes  
24429,bitterness acrimony acerbity jaundice tartness thorniness,a rough and bitter manner  
24430,bitterness bitter,the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste  
24431,bitternut bitternut_hickory bitter_hickory bitter_pignut swamp_hickory Carya_cordiformis,hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts  
24432,bitterroot Lewisia_rediviva,showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower  
24433,bitters,alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots  
24434,bittersweet American_bittersweet climbing_bittersweet false_bittersweet staff_vine waxwork shrubby_bittersweet Celastrus_scandens,twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds  
24435,bittersweet bittersweet_nightshade climbing_nightshade deadly_nightshade poisonous_nightshade woody_nightshade Solanum_dulcamara,poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America  
24436,bittersweet_chocolate semi-sweet_chocolate dark_chocolate,chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla; lecithin is usually added  
24437,bitterwood_tree,any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste  
24438,bitthead,the upper end of a bitt  
24439,bitumastic,a protective coating of asphalt and filter used on structural metals that are exposed to weathering  
24440,bitumen,any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons  
24441,bituminous_coal soft_coal,rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame  
24442,bivalve pelecypod lamellibranch,marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together  
24443,biweekly,a periodical that is published twice a week or every two weeks (either 104 or 26 issues per year)  
24444,black,(board games) the darker pieces  
24445,black,black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning); "the widow wore black"  
24446,black blackness inkiness,the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)  
24447,black-and-tan_coonhound,American breed of large powerful hound dogs used for hunting raccoons and other game  
24448,black-backed_gull great_black-backed_gull cob Larus_marinus,white gull having a black back and wings  
24449,black-billed_cuckoo Coccyzus_erythropthalmus,North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young  
24450,black-body_radiation blackbody_radiation,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  
24451,black-capped_chickadee blackcap Parus_atricapillus,chickadee having a dark crown  
24452,black-crowned_night_heron Nycticorax_nycticorax,night heron of both Old and New Worlds  
24453,black-eyed_Susan Rudbeckia_hirta Rudbeckia_serotina,the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays  
24454,black-eyed_Susan black-eyed_Susan_vine Thunbergia_alata,tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center  
24455,black-eyed_pea cowpea,eaten fresh as shell beans or dried  
24456,black-footed_albatross gooney gooney_bird goonie goony Diomedea_nigripes,a variety of albatross with black feet  
24457,black-footed_ferret ferret Mustela_nigripes,musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct  
24458,black-fronted_bush_shrike Chlorophoneus_nigrifrons,a kind of bush shrike  
24459,black-headed_snake,small secretive ground-living snake; found from central United States to Argentina  
24460,black-necked_cobra spitting_cobra Naja_nigricollis,aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness  
24461,black-necked_grebe eared_grebe Podiceps_nigricollis,small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States  
24462,black-necked_stilt Himantopus_mexicanus,stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck  
24463,black-stem_spleenwort black-stemmed_spleenwort little_ebony_spleenwort,fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil  
24464,black-tailed_deer blacktail_deer blacktail Odocoileus_hemionus_columbianus,mule deer of western Rocky Mountains  
24465,black-winged_stilt Himantopus_himantopus,stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings  
24466,black_and_gold_garden_spider Argiope_aurantia,a widely distributed North American garden spider  
24467,black_and_white monochrome,a black-and-white photograph or slide  
24468,black_ash basket_ash brown_ash hoop_ash Fraxinus_nigra,vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn  
24469,black_bamboo kuri-chiku Phyllostachys_nigra,small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black  
24470,black_bass,widely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game fishes (sunfish family)  
24471,black_bean turtle_bean,black-seeded bean of South America; usually dried  
24472,black_bee German_bee,dark-colored ill-tempered honeybee supposedly of German origin  
24473,black_beech Nothofagus_solanderi,New Zealand forest tree  
24474,black_belt,a person who attained the rank of expert in the martial arts (judo or karate)  
24475,black_belt,a black sash worn to show expert standards in the martial arts (judo or karate)  
24476,black_bile melancholy,a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy  
24477,black_birch river_birch red_birch Betula_nigra,birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark  
24478,black_body blackbody full_radiator,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"  
24479,black_box,equipment that records information about the performance of an aircraft during flight  
24480,black_bread pumpernickel,bread made of coarse rye flour  
24481,black_bream Chrysophrys_australis,important dark-colored edible food and game fish of Australia  
24482,black_bryony black_bindweed Tamus_communis,common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries  
24483,black_buffalo Ictiobus_niger,fish of the lower Mississippi  
24484,black_calla Arum_palaestinum,ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe  
24485,black_caraway nutmeg_flower Roman_coriander Nigella_sativa,herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of caraway  
24486,black_carpet_beetle,a carpet beetle that is solid black in color  
24487,black_catechu catechu,extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally  
24488,black_cherry black_cherry_tree rum_cherry Prunus_serotina,large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit  
24489,black_cohosh black_snakeroot rattle-top Cimicifuga_racemosa,North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia  
24490,black_comedy,comedy that uses black humor  
24491,black_cottonwood Western_balsam_poplar Populus_trichocarpa,cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath  
24492,black_crappie Pomoxis_nigromaculatus,a crappie that is black  
24493,black_currant,small black berries used in jams and jellies  
24494,black_currant European_black_currant Ribes_nigrum,widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries  
24495,black_cypress_pine red_cypress_pine Callitris_endlicheri Callitris_calcarata,Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and numerous dark brown seed; valued for its timber and resin  
24496,black_disease sheep_rot liver_rot distomatosis,a disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products  
24497,black_duck Anas_rubripes,a dusky duck of northeastern United States and Canada  
24498,black_economy,a hidden sector of the economy where private cash transactions go unreported; "no one knows how large the black economy really is"  
24499,black_eye,a bad reputation; "his behavior gave the whole family a black eye"  
24500,black_felt_cup,a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae  
24501,black_flag pirate_flag Jolly_Roger blackjack,a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship  
24502,black_fox,red fox in the color phase when its pelt is mostly black  
24503,black_grama Bouteloua_eriopoda,a pasture grass (especially of western coastal regions of North America)  
24504,black_grouse,grouse of which the male is bluish-black  
24505,black_guillemot Cepphus_grylle,northern Atlantic guillemot  
24506,black_haw Viburnum_prunifolium,upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America  
24507,black_hole,a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field  
24508,black_horehound black_archangel fetid_horehound stinking_horehound Ballota_nigra,ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers  
24509,black_huckleberry Gaylussacia_baccata,low shrub of the eastern United States bearing shiny black edible fruit; best known of the huckleberries  
24510,black_humor black_humour,the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect  
24511,black_ice,a thin coating of ice (as from freezing mist) on a road or sidewalk; nearly invisible but very hazardous  
24512,black_kite Milvus_migrans,dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion  
24513,black_knot,disease of plum and cherry trees characterized by black excrescences on the branches  
24514,black_locust,strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to decay  
24515,black_locust yellow_locust Robinia_pseudoacacia,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  
24516,black_maire Olea_cunninghamii,northern Zealand tree having dense hard light-brown wood  
24517,black_mallee black_sally black_gum Eucalytus_stellulata,a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum  
24518,black_mamba Dendroaspis_augusticeps,a highly venomous southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite  
24519,black_mangrove Aegiceras_majus,an Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the West Indies and Florida  
24520,black_mangrove Avicennia_marina,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  
24521,black_market,people who engage in illicit trade  
24522,black_market,an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls  
24523,black_marketeer,someone who engages illegally in trade in scarce or controlled commodities  
24524,black_marlin Makaira_mazara Makaira_marlina,large game fish in the Pacific Ocean; may reach 1000 pounds  
24525,black_medick hop_clover yellow_trefoil nonesuch_clover Medicago_lupulina,prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America  
24526,black_morel Morchella_conica conic_morel Morchella_angusticeps narrowhead_morel,a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is grey when young and black in old age  
24527,black_mulberry Morus_nigra,European mulberry having dark foliage and fruit  
24528,black_music African-American_music,music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses  
24529,black_mustard Brassica_nigra,widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard  
24530,black_nightshade common_nightshade poisonberry poison-berry Solanum_nigrum,Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible  
24531,black_oak yellow_oak quercitron quercitron_oak Quercus_velutina,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 five-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped  
24532,black_olive ripe_olive,olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil  
24533,black_opal,a dark colored opal with internal reflections of green or red  
24534,black_operation,a covert operation not attributable to the organization carrying it out  
24535,black_pea Lathyrus_niger,perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying  
24536,black_pepper,pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on  
24537,black_pine Pinus_nigra,large two-needled timber pine of southeastern Europe  
24538,black_poplar Populus_nigra,large European poplar  
24539,black_raspberry blackcap blackcap_raspberry thimbleberry Rubus_occidentalis,raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit  
24540,black_rat roof_rat Rattus_rattus,common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide  
24541,black_rat_snake blacksnake pilot_blacksnake mountain_blacksnake Elaphe_obsoleta,large harmless shiny black North American snake  
24542,black_rhinoceros Diceros_bicornis,African rhino; in danger of extinction  
24543,black_root_rot_fungus Xylaria_mali,fungus causing black root rot in apples  
24544,black_rot,a fungous disease causing darkening and decay of the leaves of fruits and vegetables  
24545,black_sage wooly_blue_curls California_romero Trichostema_lanatum,an aromatic plant with wooly leaves found in southern California and Mexico  
24546,black_salsify viper's_grass scorzonera Scorzonera_hispanica,perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots  
24547,black_sea_bass black_bass Centropistes_striata,bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States  
24548,black_sheep,sheep with a black coat  
24549,black_spleenwort Asplenium_adiantum-nigrum,spleenwort of Europe and Africa and Asia having pinnate fronds and yielding an astringent  
24550,black_spot,any of several fungous diseases of plants that produce small black spots on the plant  
24551,black_spruce Picea_mariana spruce_pine,small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood  
24552,black_squirrel,fox squirrel or grey squirrel in the black color phase  
24553,black_stork Ciconia_nigra,Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below  
24554,black_swan Cygnus_atratus,large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill  
24555,black_tea,fermented tea leaves  
24556,black_tie,a black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket  
24557,black_turnstone Arenaria-Melanocephala,common turnstone of the Pacific coast of North America  
24558,black_vulture Aegypius_monachus,of southern Eurasia and northern Africa  
24559,black_vulture carrion_crow Coragyps_atratus,American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard  
24560,black_walnut,American walnut having a very hard and thick woody shell  
24561,black_walnut black_walnut_tree black_hickory Juglans_nigra,North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut  
24562,black_wattle Acacia_auriculiformis,Australian tree that yields tanning materials  
24563,black_widow Latrodectus_mactans,venomous New World spider; the female is black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen  
24564,blackberry,large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus  
24565,blackberry blackberry_bush,bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle  
24566,blackberry-lily leopard_lily Belamcanda_chinensis,garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry  
24567,blackbird merl merle ouzel ousel European_blackbird Turdus_merula,common black European thrush  
24568,blackboard chalkboard,sheet of slate; for writing with chalk  
24569,blackboard_eraser,an eraser that removes chalk marks from blackboard  
24570,blackbuck black_buck Antilope_cervicapra,common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns  
24571,blackcap Silvia_atricapilla,small brownish-grey warbler with a black crown  
24572,blackcock black_cock,male black grouse  
24573,blackening darkening,changing to a darker color  
24574,blackface,the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro  
24575,blackfish,female salmon that has recently spawned  
24576,blackfly bean_aphid Aphis_fabae,blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets  
24577,blackfly black_fly buffalo_gnat,small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals  
24578,blackfoot_daisy Melampodium_leucanthum,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  
24579,blackhead comedo,a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin  
24580,blackheart,any of various diseases in which the central tissues blacken  
24581,blackheart blackheart_cherry,heart cherry with dark flesh and skin cherry  
24582,blackjack cosh sap,a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people  
24583,blackjack twenty-one vingt-et-un,a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21  
24584,blackjack_oak blackjack jack_oak Quercus_marilandica,a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets  
24585,blacklist black_book shitlist,a list of people who are out of favor  
24586,blackmail,extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information  
24587,blackmailer extortioner extortionist,a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them  
24588,blackmouth_bass Synagrops_bellus,small marine fish with black mouth and gill cavity  
24589,blackout,a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting  
24590,blackout,the failure of electric power for a general region  
24591,blackout,a momentary loss of consciousness  
24592,blackout brownout dimout,darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)  
24593,blackpoll Dendroica_striate,North American warbler having a black-and-white head  
24594,blacksmith,a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil  
24595,blacksnake black_racer Coluber_constrictor,blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet  
24596,blacktail_jackrabbit Lepus_californicus,the common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tail  
24597,blacktail_prairie_dog Cynomys_ludovicianus,tail is black tipped  
24598,blackthorn pear_haw pear_hawthorn Crataegus_calpodendron Crataegus_tomentosa,erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries  
24599,blackthorn sloe Prunus_spinosa,a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits  
24600,blacktip_shark sandbar_shark Carcharhinus_limbatus,widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink  
24601,blacktop blacktopping,a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock  
24602,blackwash,a wash that colors a surface black  
24603,blackwash black_lotion,a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores  
24604,blackwater,any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells  
24605,blackwater_fever,severe and often fatal malaria characterized by kidney damage resulting in dark urine  
24606,blackwood,very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees  
24607,blackwood blackwood_tree,any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood  
24608,bladder,a bag that fills with air  
24609,bladder vesica,a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)  
24610,bladder_campion Silene_uniflora Silene_vulgaris,perennial of Arctic Europe having large white flowers with inflated calyx  
24611,bladder_disorder,a disorder of the urinary bladder  
24612,bladder_fern,any fern of the genus Cystopteris characterized by a hooded indusium or bladderlike membrane covering the sori  
24613,bladder_senna Colutea_arborescens,yellow-flowered European shrub cultivated for its succession of yellow flowers and very inflated bladdery pods and as a source of wildlife food  
24614,bladder_sphincter musculus_sphincter_vesicae,the sphincter muscle of the urinary bladder; made up of a thickened muscular layer of bladder around the urethral opening  
24615,bladder_stone cystolith,a calculus formed in the bladder  
24616,bladder_worm,encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm  
24617,bladderpod,annual or perennial herbs with inflated seed pods; some placed in genus Lesquerella  
24618,bladderpod,any of several plants of the genus Physaria having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods  
24619,bladderpod,any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods  
24620,bladderwort,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  
24621,bladderwrack Ascophyllum_nodosum,similar to and found with black rockweed  
24622,bladderwrack black_rockweed bladder_fucus tang Fucus_vesiculosus,a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure  
24623,blade,a dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures"  
24624,blade,something long and thin resembling a blade of grass; "a blade of lint on his suit"  
24625,blade,a cut of beef from the shoulder blade  
24626,blade,a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)  
24627,blade,the part of the skate that slides on the ice  
24628,blade,the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge  
24629,blade leaf_blade,especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole  
24630,blade vane,flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water  
24631,blade_roast,a roast cut from the blade  
24632,blahs,a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction  
24633,blain,an inflammatory swelling or sore  
24634,blame rap,a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"  
24635,blame_game,accusations exchanged among people who refuse to accept sole responsibility for some undesirable event  
24636,blamelessness inculpability inculpableness guiltlessness,a state of innocence  
24637,blameworthiness culpability culpableness,a state of guilt  
24638,blanc,a white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables (used especially with braised meat)  
24639,blancmange,sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded  
24640,bland_diet ulcer_diet,a diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis"  
24641,blandishment cajolery palaver,flattery intended to persuade  
24642,blandishment wheedling,the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery  
24643,blandness,the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern; "the blandness of his confession enraged the judge"  
24644,blandness insipidity insipidness,lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property  
24645,blank,a piece of material ready to be made into something  
24646,blank dummy blank_shell,a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet  
24647,blank_check blank_cheque,a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank  
24648,blank_endorsement endorsement_in_blank,an endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearer  
24649,blank_verse,unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)  
24650,blanket,a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor  
24651,blanket cover,bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"  
24652,blanket mantle,anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow"  
24653,blanket_flower Indian_blanket fire_wheel fire-wheel Gaillardia_pulchella,annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center  
24654,blanket_stitch,a strong reinforcing stitch for edges of blanket and other thick material; similar to buttonhole stitch  
24655,blankness,the state of being blank; void; emptiness  
24656,blanquillo tilefish,important marine food fishes  
24657,blare blaring cacophony clamor din,a loud harsh or strident noise  
24658,blarney coaxing soft_soap sweet_talk,flattery designed to gain favor  
24659,blasphemer,a person who speaks disrespectfully of sacred things  
24660,blasphemy,blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)  
24661,blast,an explosion (as of dynamite)  
24662,blast,a very long fly ball  
24663,blast_furnace,a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air  
24664,blast_trauma,injury caused the explosion of a bomb (especially in enclosed spaces)  
24665,blastema,a mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body part develops  
24666,blaster chargeman,a workman employed to blast with explosives  
24667,blasting_cap,a small tube filled with detonating substances; used to detonate high explosives  
24668,blasting_gelatin,mixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin  
24669,blastocoel blastocoele blastocele segmentation_cavity cleavage_cavity,the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula  
24670,blastocyst blastodermic_vessicle,the blastula of a placental mammal in which some differentiation of cells has occurred  
24671,blastocyte,an undifferentiated embryonic cell  
24672,blastoderm germinal_disc blastodisc germinal_area,a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula  
24673,blastoff shot,the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination  
24674,blastogenesis,asexual reproduction by budding  
24675,blastogenesis,theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm  
24676,blastoma blastocytoma embryonal_carcinosarcoma,a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells  
24677,blastomere,any cell resulting from cleavage of a fertilized egg  
24678,blastomycete,any of various yeastlike budding fungi of the genus Blastomyces; cause disease in humans and other animals  
24679,blastomycosis,any of several infections of the skin or mucous membrane caused by Blastomyces  
24680,blastopore,the opening into the archenteron  
24681,blastula blastosphere,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  
24682,blatancy,the property of being both obvious and offensive; "the blatancy of his attempt to whitewash the crime was unforgivable"  
24683,blather blatherskite,foolish gibberish  
24684,blaxploitation,the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies)  
24685,blaze,a light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes"  
24686,blaze blazing,a strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly"  
24687,blazer sport_jacket sport_coat sports_jacket sports_coat,lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school  
24688,blazing_star Mentzelia_livicaulis Mentzelia_laevicaulis,biennial of southwestern United States having white stems and toothed leaves that is grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning  
24689,blazing_star button_snakeroot gayfeather gay-feather snakeroot,any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads  
24690,bleach,the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications"  
24691,bleach,the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)  
24692,bleach_liquor,a solution containing bleaching agents that is used to bleach textiles or paper pulp  
24693,bleacher,a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.)  
24694,bleachers,(used in the plural) an outdoor grandstand without a roof; patrons are exposed to the sun as linens are when they are bleached  
24695,bleaching_agent bleach blanching_agent whitener,an agent that makes things white or colorless  
24696,bleaching_clay bleaching_earth,an adsorbent clay that will remove coloring from oils  
24697,bleaching_powder chlorinated_lime chloride_of_lime,a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect  
24698,bleakness desolation bareness nakedness,a bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the landscape"  
24699,bleat,the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this)  
24700,bleeding hemorrhage haemorrhage,the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel  
24701,bleeding_heart,someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged  
24702,bleeding_heart lyreflower lyre-flower Dicentra_spectabilis,garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers  
24703,bleeding_tooth Nerita_peloronta,gastropod having reddish toothlike projections around the shell opening; of the Caribbean area  
24704,blemish defect mar,a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"  
24705,blend,an occurrence of thorough mixing  
24706,blend blending,the act of blending components together thoroughly  
24707,blend portmanteau_word portmanteau,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"  
24708,blended_whiskey blended_whisky,mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral spirits  
24709,blender liquidizer liquidiser,an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods  
24710,blennioid_fish blennioid,elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins  
24711,blenny combtooth_blenny,small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; are territorial and live in holes between rocks  
24712,blepharism,condition in which a person blinks continuously  
24713,blepharitis,inflammation of the eyelids characterized by redness and swelling and dried crusts  
24714,blepharospasm,spasm of the eyelid muscle resulting in closure of the eye  
24715,blessed_event happy_event,the live birth of a child  
24716,blessed_thistle sweet_sultan Cnicus_benedictus,annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers  
24717,blessedness beatitude beatification,a state of supreme happiness  
24718,blessing approval approving,the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"  
24719,blessing benediction,the act of praying for divine protection  
24720,blessing boon,a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"  
24721,bletia,any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudobulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers  
24722,bleu blue_cheese,cheese containing a blue mold  
24723,bleu_cheese_dressing blue_cheese_dressing,creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese  
24724,blewits Clitocybe_nuda,edible agaric that is pale lilac when young; has a smooth moist cap  
24725,blight,a state or condition being blighted  
24726,blight,any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting  
24727,blight_canker,a phase of fire blight in which cankers appear  
24728,blighty_wound,a wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad  
24729,blimp sausage_balloon sausage,a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon  
24730,blind,people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group; "he spent hours reading to the blind"  
24731,blind,a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind"  
24732,blind screen,a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"  
24733,blind_alley,(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"  
24734,blind_alley cul_de_sac dead-end_street impasse,a street with only one way in or out  
24735,blind_corner,a street corner that you cannot see around as you are driving  
24736,blind_curve blind_bend,a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving  
24737,blind_date,a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them)  
24738,blind_date,a date with a stranger; "she never goes on blind dates"  
24739,blind_flying blind_landing,using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc.  
24740,blind_person,a person with a severe visual impairment  
24741,blind_side,the side on which your vision is limited or obstructed  
24742,blind_snake worm_snake,wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes  
24743,blind_spot,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"  
24744,blind_spot optic_disc optic_disk,the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light  
24745,blind_stitching,stitching that is not easily seen or noticed  
24746,blind_trust,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  
24747,blindfold,a cloth used to cover the eyes  
24748,blindman's_bluff blindman's_buff,a children's game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players  
24749,blindness sightlessness cecity,the state of being blind or lacking sight  
24750,blindworm slowworm Anguis_fragilis,small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind  
24751,bling bling_bling,flashy, ostentatious jewelry; "the rapper was loaded with bling"  
24752,blini bliny,Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream  
24753,blink eye_blink blinking wink winking nictitation nictation,a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly  
24754,blink_of_an_eye flash heartbeat instant jiffy split_second trice twinkling wink New_York_minute,a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"  
24755,blinker flasher,a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages  
24756,blinker turn_signal turn_indicator trafficator,a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn  
24757,blinks blinking_chickweed water_chickweed Montia_lamprosperma,small Indian lettuce of northern regions  
24758,blintz blintze,(Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked  
24759,blip,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"  
24760,blip pip radar_target,a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface  
24761,bliss blissfulness cloud_nine seventh_heaven walking_on_air,a state of extreme happiness  
24762,blister,a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)  
24763,blister,(botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin  
24764,blister bulla bleb,(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid  
24765,blister_beetle meloid,beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin  
24766,blister_blight,a disease of Scotch pines  
24767,blister_blight,a disease of tea plants  
24768,blister_copper,an impure form of copper having a black blistered surface  
24769,blister_pack bubble_pack,packaging in which a product is sealed between a cardboard backing and clear plastic cover  
24770,blister_rust Cronartium_ribicola,fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host  
24771,blister_rust white-pine_rust white_pine_blister_rust,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  
24772,blitz blitzkrieg,a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment  
24773,blizzard snowstorm,a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds  
24774,bloat,swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas  
24775,bloater,large fatty herring lightly salted and briefly smoked  
24776,blob,an indistinct shapeless form  
24777,bloc axis,a group of countries in special alliance  
24778,block,(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"  
24779,block,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"  
24780,block,housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing"  
24781,block,a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"  
24782,block city_block,a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next block"  
24783,block cube,a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides  
24784,block mental_block,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"  
24785,block_and_tackle,pulley blocks with associated rope or cable  
24786,block_diagram,a diagram showing the interconnections between the components of system (especially an electronic system)  
24787,block_grant,a grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs; "block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare"  
24788,block_letter block_capital,a plain hand-drawn letter  
24789,block_plane,a small plane used on end grains of wood  
24790,block_vote,a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents  
24791,blockade,prevents access or progress  
24792,blockade encirclement,a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy  
24793,blockade-runner,a ship that runs through or around a naval blockade  
24794,blockage block closure occlusion stop stoppage,an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"  
24795,blockage closure occlusion,the act of blocking  
24796,blockbuster,a large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block)  
24797,blockbuster megahit smash_hit,an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)  
24798,blocker,a football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play  
24799,blocker blocking_agent,a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process  
24800,blockhouse,a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire  
24801,blocking block,the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements  
24802,blogger,a person who keeps and updates a blog  
24803,blolly West_Indian_snowberry Chiococca_alba,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  
24804,blond blonde,a person with fair skin and hair  
24805,blond blonde,a light grayish yellow to near white  
24806,blood,people viewed as members of a group; "we need more young blood in this organization"  
24807,blood,the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions"  
24808,blood,temperament or disposition; "a person of hot blood"  
24809,blood-brain_barrier,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"  
24810,blood-oxygenation_level_dependent_functional_magnetic_resonance_imaging BOLD_FMRI,functional magnetic resonance imaging that relies on intrinsic changes in hemoglobin oxygenation  
24811,blood_agar,a culture medium containing whole blood as the nutrient  
24812,blood_bank,a place for storing whole blood or blood plasma; "the Red Cross created a blood bank for emergencies"  
24813,blood_blister,blister containing blood or bloody serum usually caused by an injury  
24814,blood_brother,a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother  
24815,blood_brotherhood,the friendship characteristic of blood brothers  
24816,blood_cell blood_corpuscle corpuscle,either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets  
24817,blood_clam,red-blooded clam  
24818,blood_clot grume,a semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells  
24819,blood_coagulation blood_clotting,a process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot)  
24820,blood_count,the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample  
24821,blood_count,the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample  
24822,blood_cup fairy_cup Peziza_coccinea,a scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp  
24823,blood_disease blood_disorder,a disease or disorder of the blood  
24824,blood_donor,someone who gives blood to be used for transfusions  
24825,blood_dyscrasia,any abnormal condition of the blood  
24826,blood_extravasation,the leakage of blood from a vessel into tissues surrounding it; can occur in injuries or burns or allergic reactions  
24827,blood_flower swallowwort Asclepias_curassavica,tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics  
24828,blood_group blood_type,human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens  
24829,blood_lily,any of various deciduous or evergreen herbs of the genus Haemanthus; South Africa and Namibia  
24830,blood_meal,the dried and powdered blood of animals  
24831,blood_money,compensation paid to the family of a murdered person  
24832,blood_money,a reward for information about a murderer  
24833,blood_money,paid to a hired murderer  
24834,blood_poisoning septicemia septicaemia,invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection  
24835,blood_pressure,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"  
24836,blood_relation blood_relative cognate sib,one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another  
24837,blood_sausage blood_pudding black_pudding,a black sausage containing pig's blood and other ingredients  
24838,blood_spavin,spavin caused by distension of the veins  
24839,blood_sport,sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting)  
24840,blood_sugar blood_glucose,glucose in the bloodstream  
24841,blood_test,a serologic analysis of a sample of blood  
24842,blood_typing,determining a person's blood type by serological methods  
24843,blood_vessel,a vessel in which blood circulates  
24844,bloodbath bloodletting bloodshed battue,indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered"  
24845,bloodberry blood_berry rougeberry rouge_plant Rivina_humilis,bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas  
24846,bloodguilt,the state of being guilty of bloodshed and murder  
24847,bloodhound sleuthhound,a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking  
24848,bloodiness,the state of being bloody  
24849,bloodiness bloodthirstiness,a disposition to shed blood  
24850,bloodleaf,any plant of the genus Iresine having colored foliage  
24851,bloodletting,formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)  
24852,bloodlust,a desire for bloodshed  
24853,bloodmobile,a motor vehicle equipped to collect blood donations  
24854,bloodroot puccoon redroot tetterwort Sanguinaria_canadensis,perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant  
24855,bloodshed gore,the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"  
24856,bloodstain,a discoloration caused by blood  
24857,bloodstock,thoroughbred horses (collectively)  
24858,bloodstone heliotrope,green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood  
24859,bloodstream blood_stream,the blood flowing through the circulatory system  
24860,bloodwood_tree kiaat Pterocarpus_angolensis,deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood  
24861,bloodworm,a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait  
24862,bloodwort,any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter  
24863,bloom bloom_of_youth salad_days,the best time of youth  
24864,bloom blush flush rosiness,a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health  
24865,bloomer,a flower that blooms in a particular way; "a night bloomer"  
24866,bloomers pants drawers knickers,(used in the plural) underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing"  
24867,blooming bloom,the organic process of bearing flowers; "you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed"  
24868,blossoming flowering florescence inflorescence anthesis efflorescence,the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms  
24869,blot smear smirch spot stain,an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"  
24870,blotch splodge splotch,an irregularly shaped spot  
24871,blotter day_book police_blotter rap_sheet charge_sheet,the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station  
24872,blotting_paper blotter,absorbent paper used to dry ink  
24873,blouse,a top worn by women  
24874,blow,a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"  
24875,blow bump,an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"  
24876,blow puff,forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"  
24877,blow_gas blowing_gas,the gas leaving a generator during a blow period  
24878,blowback,misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service  
24879,blowback backfire,the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired  
24880,blower,a device that produces a current of air  
24881,blowfish sea_squab puffer pufferfish,delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver  
24882,blowfly blow_fly,large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds  
24883,blowgun blowpipe blowtube blow_tube,a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing  
24884,blowhole,the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull  
24885,blowing,processing that involves blowing a gas  
24886,blowout,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"  
24887,blowtorch torch blowlamp,a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame  
24888,blowtube blow_tube blowpipe,a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat  
24889,blubber,an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil  
24890,blubberer,someone who sniffles and weeps with loud sobs  
24891,blucher,a high shoe with laces over the tongue  
24892,bludgeon,a club used as a weapon  
24893,bludgeoner,an assailant who uses a bludgeon  
24894,blue,any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; "the Union army was a vast blue"  
24895,blue,blue clothing; "she was wearing blue"  
24896,blue,any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae  
24897,blue blueness,blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue"  
24898,blue-eyed_African_daisy Arctotis_stoechadifolia Arctotis_venusta,bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley sides in a sheet of color  
24899,blue-eyed_Mary Collinsia_verna,eastern United States plant with whorls of blue-and-white flowers  
24900,blue-eyed_grass,plant with grasslike foliage and delicate blue flowers  
24901,blue-headed_vireo Vireo_solitarius_solitarius,common vireo of northeastern North America with bluish slaty-grey head  
24902,blue_ash Fraxinus_quadrangulata,ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown wood  
24903,blue_baby,an infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective heart  
24904,blue_book,a report published by the British government; bound in blue  
24905,blue_book,a register of persons who are socially prominent  
24906,blue_book,a blue booklet used in universities for writing examinations  
24907,blue_catfish blue_cat blue_channel_catfish blue_channel_cat,a large catfish of the Mississippi valley  
24908,blue_cheese_dressing Roquefort_dressing,vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese  
24909,blue_chip,a blue poker chip with the highest value  
24910,blue_chip blue-chip_stock,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"  
24911,blue_cohosh blueberry_root papooseroot papoose_root squawroot squaw_root Caulophyllum_thalictrioides Caulophyllum_thalictroides,tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally  
24912,blue_columbine Aquilegia_caerulea Aquilegia_scopulorum_calcarea,columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue flowers  
24913,blue_crab,Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat  
24914,blue_crab Callinectes_sapidus,bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America  
24915,blue_curls,any of several plants of the genus Trichostema having whorls of small blue flowers  
24916,blue_daisy blue_marguerite Felicia_amelloides,hairy South African or Australian subshrub that has daisylike flowers with blue rays  
24917,blue_elder blue_elderberry Sambucus_caerulea,shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies  
24918,blue_false_indigo Baptisia_australis,wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of blue flowers  
24919,blue_flag Iris_versicolor,a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally  
24920,blue_fleabane Erigeron_acer,widespread weed with pale purple-blue flowers  
24921,blue_fox,a variety of Arctic fox having a pale grey winter coat  
24922,blue_goose Chen_caerulescens,North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter  
24923,blue_grama Bouteloua_gracilis,a pasture grass of western North America  
24924,blue_gum fever_tree Eucalyptus_globulus,tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish  
24925,blue_jasmine blue_jessamine curly_clematis marsh_clematis Clematis_crispa,climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers  
24926,blue_jay jaybird Cyanocitta_cristata,common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast  
24927,blue_law,a statute regulating work on Sundays  
24928,blue_lotus Nymphaea_caerulea,blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians  
24929,blue_lotus Nymphaea_stellata,blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia  
24930,blue_marlin Makaira_nigricans,largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in warm seas  
24931,blue_mockingbird Melanotis_caerulescens,mockingbird of Mexico  
24932,blue_mold_fungus Peronospora_tabacina,fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-grey mildew on undersides of leaves  
24933,blue_moon,a long time; "something that happens once in blue moon almost never happens"  
24934,blue_murder,an extravagantly loud outcry; "she screamed blue murder"  
24935,blue_note,a flattened third or seventh  
24936,blue_orchid Vanda_caerulea,famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowers  
24937,blue_pea butterfly_pea Clitoria_turnatea,vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centers  
24938,blue_peafowl Pavo_cristatus,peafowl of India and Ceylon  
24939,blue_peter,a blue flag with a white square in the center indicates that the vessel is ready to sail  
24940,blue_pike blue_pickerel blue_pikeperch blue_walleye Strizostedion_vitreum_glaucum,variety inhabiting the Great Lakes  
24941,blue_pimpernel blue_skullcap mad-dog_skullcap mad-dog_weed Scutellaria_lateriflora,an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic  
24942,blue_point_Siamese,Siamese cat having a bluish cream-colored body and dark grey points  
24943,blue_poppy Meconopsis_betonicifolia,Chinese perennial having mauve-pink to bright sky blue flowers in drooping cymes  
24944,blue_racer Coluber_constrictor_flaviventris,bluish-green blacksnake found from Ohio to Texas  
24945,blue_ribbon cordon_bleu,an honor or award gained for excellence  
24946,blue_ribbon_commission blue_ribbon_committee,an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue  
24947,blue_sage Salvia_azurea,blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States  
24948,blue_sage Salvia_reflexa Salvia_lancifolia,sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation  
24949,blue_sage mealy_sage Salvia_farinacea,Texas sage having intensely blue flowers  
24950,blue_shark great_blue_shark Prionace_glauca,slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark; blue body shades to white belly; dangerous especially during maritime disasters  
24951,blue_sky blue blue_air wild_blue_yonder,the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue"  
24952,blue_sky_law,a state law regulating the sale of securities in an attempt to control the sale of securities in fraudulent enterprises  
24953,blue_star Amsonia_tabernaemontana,subshrubs of southeastern United States forming slow-growing clumps and having blue flowers in short terminal cymes  
24954,blue_succory cupid's_dart Catananche_caerulea,south European plant having dark-eyed flowers with flat blue rays  
24955,blue_tit tomtit Parus_caeruleus,widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head  
24956,blue_toadflax old-field_toadflax Linaria_canadensis,North American plant having racemes of blue-violet flowers  
24957,blue_vitriol blue_copperas blue_stone chalcanthite,hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate  
24958,blue_wall_of_silence blue_wall wall_of_silence,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"  
24959,blue_whale sulfur_bottom Balaenoptera_musculus,largest mammal ever known; bluish-grey migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere  
24960,blueberry,sweet edible dark-blue berries of either low-growing or high-growing blueberry plants  
24961,blueberry blueberry_bush,any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries  
24962,blueberry_pie,pie containing blueberries and sugar  
24963,blueberry_yogurt,yogurt with sweetened blueberries or blueberry jam  
24964,bluebird,blue North American songbird  
24965,bluebonnet buffalo_clover Texas_bluebonnet Lupinus_subcarnosus,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  
24966,bluebottle Calliphora_vicina,blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight  
24967,bluecoat,a person dressed all in blue (as a soldier or sailor)  
24968,bluefin bluefin_tuna,flesh of very large tuna  
24969,bluefin bluefin_tuna horse_mackerel Thunnus_thynnus,largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics  
24970,bluefish,fatty bluish flesh of bluefish  
24971,bluefish Pomatomus_saltatrix,bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters  
24972,bluegill Lepomis_macrochirus,important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States  
24973,bluegrass,a type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitars  
24974,bluegrass blue_grass,any of various grasses of the genus Poa  
24975,bluehead Thalassoma_bifasciatum,small Atlantic wrasse the male of which has a brilliant blue head  
24976,bluejack_oak turkey_oak Quercus_incana,small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point  
24977,bluejacket navy_man sailor sailor_boy,a serviceman in the navy  
24978,bluepoint blue_point,oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw  
24979,bluepoint blue_point,small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island  
24980,blueprint,photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc.  
24981,blueprint design pattern,something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"  
24982,blueprint_paper,sensitized paper used to make blueprints  
24983,blues,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  
24984,blues blue_devils megrims vapors vapours,a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues"  
24985,bluestem blue_stem Andropogon_furcatus Andropogon_gerardii,tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States  
24986,bluestocking bas_bleu,a woman having literary or intellectual interests  
24987,bluestone,bluish-grey sandstone used for paving and building  
24988,bluethroat Erithacus_svecicus,songbird of northern Europe and Asia  
24989,bluethroat_pikeblenny Chaenopsis_ocellata,found from Florida to Cuba  
24990,bluetick,a very fast American hound; white mottled with bluish grey  
24991,bluetongue,a viral disease of sheep and cattle that is transmitted by biting midges  
24992,blueweed blue_devil blue_thistle viper's_bugloss Echium_vulgare,a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States  
24993,bluewing blue-winged_teal Anas_discors,American teal  
24994,bluff,a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)  
24995,bluff,pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"  
24996,bluff four_flush,the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards  
24997,bluffer four-flusher,a person who tries to bluff other people  
24998,bluffness,good-natured frankness  
24999,bluing blueing,a process that makes something blue (or bluish)  
25000,bluing blueing blue,used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge  
25001,bluish_green blue_green teal,a blue-green color or pigment; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green"  
25002,blunder blooper bloomer bungle pratfall foul-up fuckup flub botch boner boo-boo,an embarrassing mistake  
25003,blunderbuss,a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle  
25004,blunt_file,a file with parallel edges  
25005,blunt_trauma,injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car)  
25006,bluntness,the quality of being direct and outspoken; "the bluntness of a Yorkshireman"  
25007,blur fuzz,a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"  
25008,blush flush,sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)  
25009,blush_wine pink_wine rose rose_wine,pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began  
25010,blushing_mushroom blusher Amanita_rubescens,yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched  
25011,bluster,noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"  
25012,bluster,a violent gusty wind  
25013,boa,any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs  
25014,boa_constrictor Constrictor_constrictor,very large boa of tropical America and West Indies  
25015,boar,an uncastrated male hog  
25016,board,a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"  
25017,board,a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"  
25018,board gameboard,a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces"  
25019,board plank,a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes  
25020,board table,food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board"  
25021,board_foot,the volume of a piece of wood 1 foot square and 1 inch thick  
25022,board_game,a game played on a specially designed board  
25023,board_measure,a system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot  
25024,board_meeting committee_meeting,a meeting for administrative purposes  
25025,board_member,a member of a governing board  
25026,board_of_regents,a committee of university officers who have general supervision over the welfare and conduct of students  
25027,board_of_selectmen,a board of officials elected to administer the public business of a New England town  
25028,board_of_trustees,a governing board elected or appointed to direct the policies of an educational institution  
25029,board_rule,a measure used in computing board feet  
25030,boarder,someone who forces their way aboard ship; "stand by to repel boarders"  
25031,boarder,a pupil who lives at school during term time  
25032,boarding,a structure of boards  
25033,boarding embarkation embarkment,the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft  
25034,boarding_card boarding_pass,a pass that allows you to board a ship or plane  
25035,boarding_house boardinghouse,a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests  
25036,boarding_school,a private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught  
25037,boardroom council_chamber,a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company)  
25038,boards,(used in the plural) the stage of a theater; "most actors love to stride the boards"  
25039,boards,(used in the plural) the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink  
25040,boardwalk,a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside  
25041,boarfish,fish with large eyes and long snouts  
25042,boarfish Capros_aper,fish with a projecting snout  
25043,boarhound,large hound used in hunting wild boars  
25044,boast boasting self-praise jactitation,speaking of yourself in superlatives  
25045,boastfulness vainglory,outspoken conceit  
25046,boat,a small vessel for travel on water  
25047,boat_deck,the upper deck on which lifeboats are stored  
25048,boat_hook,pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats  
25049,boat_race,a race between people rowing or driving boats  
25050,boat_racing,the sport of racing boats  
25051,boat_train,a train taking passengers to or from a port  
25052,boat_whistle,a whistle on a boat that is sounded as a warning  
25053,boatbill boat-billed_heron broadbill Cochlearius_cochlearius,tropical American heron related to night herons  
25054,boatbuilder,a person who builds boats  
25055,boater leghorn Panama Panama_hat sailor skimmer straw_hat,a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown  
25056,boathouse,a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats  
25057,boating yachting,water travel for pleasure  
25058,boatload shipload carload,the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car; "he imported wine by the boatload"  
25059,boatman boater waterman,someone who drives or rides in a boat  
25060,boatmanship,skill in handling boats  
25061,boatswain bos'n bo's'n bosun bo'sun,a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen  
25062,boatswain's_chair bosun's_chair,a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship  
25063,boatyard,a place where boats are built or maintained or stored  
25064,bob,a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around  
25065,bob,a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string  
25066,bob,a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"  
25067,bob bobber cork bobfloat,a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line  
25068,bobbin spool reel,a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound  
25069,bobble,the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball; "the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out"  
25070,bobby,an informal term for a British policeman  
25071,bobby_pin hairgrip grip,a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip"  
25072,bobbysoxer bobby-socker,an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s)  
25073,bobcat bay_lynx Lynx_rufus,small lynx of North America  
25074,bobolink ricebird reedbird Dolichonyx_oryzivorus,migratory American songbird  
25075,bobsled bobsleigh,formerly two short sleds coupled together  
25076,bobsled bobsleigh bob,a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism  
25077,bobsledding,riding on a bobsled  
25078,bobtail bob dock,a short or shortened tail of certain animals  
25079,bobwhite bobwhite_quail partridge,a popular North American game bird; named for its call  
25080,bocce bocci boccie,Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court  
25081,bocce_ball bocci_ball boccie_ball,wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce  
25082,bocconia tree_celandine Bocconia_frutescens,small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers  
25083,bock bock_beer,a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring  
25084,bodega,a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries  
25085,bodice,part of a dress above the waist  
25086,bodice_ripper,a romantic novel containing scenes in which the heroine is sexually violated  
25087,bodily_process body_process bodily_function activity,an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"  
25088,bodily_property,an attribute of the body  
25089,bodkin,formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head  
25090,bodkin,a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric  
25091,bodkin threader,a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops  
25092,body,an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body"  
25093,body,a collection of particulars considered as a system; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents"  
25094,body,a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"  
25095,body,the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short"  
25096,body,the main mass of a thing  
25097,body,the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"  
25098,body dead_body,a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake"  
25099,body organic_structure,the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"  
25100,body_English,a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction  
25101,body_armor body_armour suit_of_armor suit_of_armour coat_of_mail cataphract,armor that protects the wearer's whole body  
25102,body_bag personnel_pouch human_remains_pouch,a bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed  
25103,body_count,a count of troops killed in an operation or time period; "the daily body count increased as the war went on"  
25104,body_covering,any covering for the body or a body part  
25105,body_hair,short hair growing over a person's body  
25106,body_image,an individual's idea as assessment of his or her own body; "some teenagers are obsessed with their body image"  
25107,body_language,communication via the movements or attitudes of the body  
25108,body_length,the length of your body  
25109,body_lotion,lotion applied to the body after bathing  
25110,body_louse cootie Pediculus_corporis,a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings  
25111,body_mass_index BMI,a measure of someone's weight in relation to height; to calculate one's BMI, multiply one's weight in pounds and divide that by the square of one's height in inches; overweight is a BMI greater than 25; obese is a BMI greater than 30  
25112,body_odor body_odour B.O.,malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe  
25113,body_of_water water,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"  
25114,body_pad,a pad worn by hockey goalkeeper  
25115,body_part,any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity  
25116,body_plethysmograph,plethysmograph consisting of a chamber surrounding the entire body; used in studies of respiration  
25117,body_servant,a valet or personal maid  
25118,body_stocking,a one-piece tight-fitting undergarment for women that covers the torso (and may have sleeves and legs)  
25119,body_substance,the substance of the body  
25120,body_temperature blood_heat,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  
25121,body_type somatotype,a category of physique  
25122,body_waste excretion excreta excrement excretory_product,waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body  
25123,body_weight,the weight of a person's body  
25124,bodybuilder muscle_builder muscle-builder musclebuilder muscleman,someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature  
25125,bodybuilding anaerobic_exercise muscle_building musclebuilding,exercise that builds muscles through tension  
25126,bodyguard,a group of men who escort and protect some important person  
25127,bodyguard escort,someone who escorts and protects a prominent person  
25128,bodywork,the exterior body of a motor vehicle  
25129,bodywork,the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies  
25130,boffin,(British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research  
25131,bog peat_bog,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  
25132,bog_asphodel,either of two herbaceous rushlike bog plants having small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves; north temperate regions  
25133,bog_aster,a variety of aster  
25134,bog_bilberry bog_whortleberry moor_berry Vaccinium_uliginosum_alpinum,an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves  
25135,bog_pimpernel Anagallis_tenella,small creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers  
25136,bog_rein_orchid bog_candles Habenaria_dilatata,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  
25137,bog_rose wild_pink dragon's_mouth Arethusa_bulbosa,a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada  
25138,bog_rosemary moorwort Andromeda_glaucophylla,wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States  
25139,bog_soil,poorly drained soils on top of peat and under marsh or swamp vegetation  
25140,bog_spavin,spavin caused by collection of fluids  
25141,bog_star Parnassia_palustris,plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green  
25142,bogey,(golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole  
25143,bogey bogy bogie,an evil spirit  
25144,bogeyman bugbear bugaboo boogeyman booger,an imaginary monster used to frighten children  
25145,bogy bogie bogey,an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft  
25146,bohemia,a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style  
25147,bohemian,a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life  
25148,bohemianism,conduct characteristic of a bohemian  
25149,bohrium Bh element_107 atomic_number_107,a transuranic element  
25150,boil furuncle,a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus  
25151,boil_smut Ustilago_maydis,a common smut attacking Indian corn causing greyish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass  
25152,boiled_dinner New_England_boiled_dinner,corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually other vegetables  
25153,boiled_egg coddled_egg,egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water  
25154,boiler steam_boiler,sealed vessel where water is converted to steam  
25155,boilerplate,standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories  
25156,boilerplate,thick plate iron used in the production of boilers  
25157,boiling,the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas  
25158,boiling stewing simmering,cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil  
25159,boiling_point,being highly angry or excited; ready to boil over; "after an hour of waiting I was at the boiling point"  
25160,boiling_point boil,the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "they brought the water to a boil"  
25161,boiling_water_reactor BWR,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  
25162,boisterousness,a turbulent and stormy state of the sea  
25163,boisterousness,the property of being noisy and lively and unrestrained  
25164,bok_choy bok_choi,elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks  
25165,bok_choy bok_choi pakchoi pak_choi Chinese_white_cabbage Brassica_rapa_chinensis,Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves  
25166,bola,a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin  
25167,boldface bold_face bold,a typeface with thick heavy lines  
25168,boldness daring hardiness hardihood,the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart"  
25169,boldness nerve brass face cheek,impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"  
25170,boldness strikingness,the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly  
25171,bole,a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)  
25172,bolero,music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance  
25173,bolero,a short jacket; worn mostly by women  
25174,bolero,a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets  
25175,bolete,any fungus of the family Boletaceae  
25176,bolide fireball,an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)  
25177,bolivar,the basic unit of money in Venezuela; equal to 100 centimos  
25178,bolivia,a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded  
25179,boliviano,the basic unit of money in Bolivia; equal to 100 centavos  
25180,boll,the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant  
25181,boll_weevil Anthonomus_grandis,greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton  
25182,bollard bitt,a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"  
25183,bollock bullock_block,a pulley-block at the head of a topmast  
25184,bollworm,any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls  
25185,bolo bolo_knife,long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin  
25186,bolo_tie bolo bola_tie bola,a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie  
25187,bologna Bologna_sausage,large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork  
25188,bolognese_pasta_sauce,sauce for pasta; contains mushrooms and ham and chopped vegetables and beef and tomato paste  
25189,bologram bolograph,record or recording made by a bolometer  
25190,bolometer,an instrument that measures heat radiation; extremely sensitive  
25191,bolster long_pillow,a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows  
25192,bolt,a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length  
25193,bolt,a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech  
25194,bolt,a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener  
25195,bolt,a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)  
25196,bolt deadbolt,the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key  
25197,bolt-hole,a hole through which an animal may bolt when pursued into its burrow or den  
25198,bolt_cutter,an implement for cutting bolts  
25199,bolti Tilapia_nilotica,important food fish of the Nile and other rivers of Africa and Asia Minor  
25200,bolus,a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)  
25201,bolus,a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine  
25202,bomb,an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions  
25203,bomb_blast,the explosion of a bomb  
25204,bomb_calorimeter bomb,strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion  
25205,bomb_rack,a device on an aircraft for carrying bombs  
25206,bomb_shelter air-raid_shelter bombproof,a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids  
25207,bomb_site,an area in a town that has been devastated by bombs; "they opened a parking lot on the bomb site"  
25208,bombardier,a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery  
25209,bombardier,the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target  
25210,bombardier_beetle,beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed  
25211,bombardment,the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)  
25212,bombardon bombard,a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family  
25213,bombast fustian rant claptrap blah,pompous or pretentious talk or writing  
25214,bombazine,a twilled fabric used for dresses; the warp is silk and the weft is worsted; "black bombazine is frequently used for mourning garments"  
25215,bomber,a person who plants bombs  
25216,bomber,a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight  
25217,bomber grinder hero hero_sandwich hoagie hoagy Cuban_sandwich Italian_sandwich poor_boy sub submarine submarine_sandwich torpedo wedge zep,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  
25218,bomber_crew bomber_aircrew,the crew of a bomber  
25219,bomber_jacket,a jacket gathered into a band at the waist  
25220,bombie,an unexploded bomblet; "unexploded bomblets known in Laos as `bombies' caused farmers to fear cultivating their fields"  
25221,bombing,the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists  
25222,bombing bombardment,an attack by dropping bombs  
25223,bombing_run,that part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs  
25224,bomblet cluster_bomblet,one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb  
25225,bombshell,an entertainer who has a sensational effect; "she was a blonde bombshell"  
25226,bombshell,an explosive bomb or artillery shell  
25227,bombshell thunderbolt thunderclap,a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell"  
25228,bombsight,a sighting device in an aircraft for aiming bombs  
25229,bombycid bombycid_moth silkworm_moth,moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk  
25230,bon_mot mot,a clever remark  
25231,bon_voyage send-off,an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture  
25232,bonanza,an especially rich vein of precious ore  
25233,bonbon,a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate  
25234,bond bond_certificate,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  
25235,bond bond_paper,a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents  
25236,bond_issue,bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity  
25237,bond_rating,an evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond issue will default; "the bonds of highest quality are said to have bond ratings of AAA"  
25238,bond_servant,someone bound to labor without wages  
25239,bond_trading bond-trading_activity,trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an exchange)  
25240,bondage,the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power; "he was in bondage to fear"; "he sought release from his bondage to Satan"; "a self freed from the bondage of time"  
25241,bondage,sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners  
25242,bondage slavery thrall thralldom thraldom,the state of being under the control of another person  
25243,bonded_labor,a practice in which employers give high-interest loans to workers whose entire families then labor at low wages to pay off the debt; the practice is illegal in the United States  
25244,bondholder,a holder of bonds issued by a government or corporation  
25245,bonding,a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child)  
25246,bonding,(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  
25247,bonding soldering,fastening firmly together  
25248,bondman bondsman,a male bound to serve without wages  
25249,bondman bondsman,a male slave  
25250,bondsman bondswoman,someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else  
25251,bonduc bonduc_tree Caesalpinia_bonduc Caesalpinia_bonducella,tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries  
25252,bonduc_nut nicker_nut nicker_seed,hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry  
25253,bondwoman bondswoman bondmaid,a female bound to serve without wages  
25254,bondwoman bondswoman bondmaid,a female slave  
25255,bone ivory pearl off-white,a shade of white the color of bleached bones  
25256,bone os,rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates  
25257,bone osseous_tissue,the porous calcified substance from which bones are made  
25258,bone-ash_cup cupel refractory_pot,a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead  
25259,bone-headed_dinosaur,bipedal herbivorous dinosaurs with bony crowns  
25260,bone_age,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  
25261,bone_ash,ash left when bones burn; high in calcium phosphate; used as fertilizer and in bone china  
25262,bone_black bone_char animal_black animal_charcoal,black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment  
25263,bone_cell,a cell that is part of a bone  
25264,bone_china,fine porcelain that contains bone ash  
25265,bone_fat,fatty matter in bones extracted with solvents or by boiling or steaming; used chiefly in candles and cheap soaps and in lubricating greases  
25266,bone_of_contention,the subject of a dispute; "the real bone of contention, as you know, is money"  
25267,bone_oil,the liquid portion of bone fat; used as a lubricant and in leather manufacture  
25268,bone_oil Dippel's_oil,dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol  
25269,bone_spavin,spavin caused by a bony growth  
25270,bonefish Albula_vulpes,slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons  
25271,bonemeal,fertilizer made of ground bones  
25272,bones castanets clappers finger_cymbals,(used in the plural) 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  
25273,boneset agueweed thoroughwort Eupatorium_perfoliatum,perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine  
25274,bonesetter,someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones  
25275,boneshaker,any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable; "that old bike without rubber tires was a real boneshaker"  
25276,bonfire balefire,a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration  
25277,bong,a dull resonant sound as of a bell  
25278,bongo Tragelaphus_eurycerus Boocercus_eurycerus,large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns  
25279,bongo bongo_drum,a small drum; played with the hands  
25280,bonheur,(French) happiness and good humor  
25281,bonito,flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna  
25282,bonito,any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas  
25283,bonito oceanic_bonito Katsuwonus_pelamis,fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna  
25284,bonito_shark blue_pointed Isurus_glaucus,common blue-grey shark of southwest Pacific; sport and food fish  
25285,bonnet poke_bonnet,a hat tied under the chin  
25286,bonnet_macaque bonnet_monkey capped_macaque crown_monkey Macaca_radiata,Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair  
25287,bonsai,a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot  
25288,bonus fillip,anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip"  
25289,bonus incentive,an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output  
25290,bony_fish,any fish of the class Osteichthyes  
25291,bony_labyrinth osseous_labyrinth,cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth  
25292,bonyness boniness emaciation gauntness maceration,extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)  
25293,boo hoot Bronx_cheer hiss raspberry razzing razz snort bird,a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt  
25294,booboisie,class consisting of all those who are considered boobs  
25295,booby,small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both  
25296,booby_prize,a prize given to one who finishes last in a contest  
25297,boodle bread cabbage clams dinero dough gelt kale lettuce lolly lucre loot moolah pelf scratch shekels simoleons sugar wampum,informal terms for money  
25298,booger,dried nasal mucus  
25299,boogie boogie-woogie,an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)  
25300,boojum_tree cirio Fouquieria_columnaris Idria_columnaris,candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers  
25301,book,a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game  
25302,book,a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics"  
25303,book,a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah"  
25304,book,a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps"  
25305,book rule_book,a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here"  
25306,book volume,physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop"  
25307,book_agent,a book salesman  
25308,book_bag,a bag in which students carry their books  
25309,book_fair bookfair,fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books  
25310,book_fair bookfair,bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause  
25311,book_jacket dust_cover dust_jacket dust_wrapper,a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed  
25312,book_lung,organ in many arachnids containing many thin folds of membrane resembling the leaves of a book  
25313,book_of_knowledge,an elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge  
25314,book_review,a critical review of a book (usually a recently published book)  
25315,book_scorpion Chelifer_cancroides,minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers  
25316,book_token,a gift voucher that can be exchanged for books costing up to an amount given on the voucher  
25317,book_value,the value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet; equals cost minus accumulated depreciation  
25318,bookbinder,a worker whose trade is binding books  
25319,bookbindery,a bookbinder's workshop; a place for binding books  
25320,bookbinding,the craft of binding books  
25321,bookcase,a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books  
25322,bookclub,a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices  
25323,bookdealer book_seller,a dealer in books; a merchant who sells books  
25324,bookend,a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)  
25325,booker booking_agent,someone who engages a person or company for performances  
25326,booking reservation,the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group); "wondered who had made the booking"  
25327,bookishness,exaggerated studiousness  
25328,bookkeeper,someone who records the transactions of a business  
25329,bookkeeping clerking,the activity of recording business transactions  
25330,booklet brochure folder leaflet pamphlet,a small book usually having a paper cover  
25331,booklouse book_louse deathwatch Liposcelis_divinatorius,minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers  
25332,bookmaker,a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books  
25333,bookmaker bookie,a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)  
25334,bookmark bookmarker,a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place  
25335,bookmobile,a van with shelves of books; serves as a mobile library or bookstore  
25336,bookplate ex_libris,a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted  
25337,bookseller,the proprietor of a bookstore  
25338,bookshelf,a shelf on which to keep books  
25339,bookshop bookstore bookstall,a shop where books are sold  
25340,bookworm,someone who spends a great deal of time reading  
25341,boolean_operation binary_operation binary_arithmetic_operation,an operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values  
25342,boom,a state of economic prosperity  
25343,boom,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  
25344,boom bonanza gold_rush gravy godsend manna_from_heaven windfall bunce,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 like an assembly line"  
25345,boom microphone_boom,a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set  
25346,boom roar roaring thunder,a deep prolonged loud noise  
25347,boom_town,a town enjoying sudden prosperity  
25348,boomerang throwing_stick throw_stick,a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower  
25349,boondoggle,work of little or no value done merely to look busy  
25350,boorishness,the manner of a rude or insensitive person  
25351,boorishness uncouthness,inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor  
25352,boost,the act of giving a push; "he gave her a boost over the fence"  
25353,boost encouragement,the act of giving hope or support to someone  
25354,booster booster_amplifier booster_station relay_link relay_station relay_transmitter,an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal  
25355,booster booster_dose booster_shot recall_dose,an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective  
25356,booster booster_rocket booster_unit takeoff_booster takeoff_rocket,the first stage of a multistage rocket  
25357,booster shoplifter lifter,a thief who steals goods that are in a store  
25358,boot,protective casing for something that resembles a leg  
25359,boot,footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg  
25360,boot,a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed  
25361,boot the_boot iron_boot iron_heel,an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg  
25362,boot_camp,camp for training military recruits  
25363,bootblack shoeblack,a person who polishes shoes and boots  
25364,bootee bootie,a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies)  
25365,booth,a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches  
25366,booth,a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment  
25367,booth cubicle stall kiosk,small area set off by walls for special use  
25368,boothose,protective stockings worn with or in place of boots  
25369,bootjack,has V-shaped notch for pulling off boots  
25370,bootlace,a long lace for fastening boots  
25371,bootleg,the part of a boot above the instep  
25372,bootlegger moonshiner,someone who makes or sells illegal liquor  
25373,bootlegging,the act of selling illegally or without permission; "the bootlegging of videotapes is common in Asia"  
25374,bootlegging,the act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally; "the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable"  
25375,bootmaker boot_maker,a maker of boots  
25376,bootstrap,a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on  
25377,bop bebop,an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)  
25378,borage,an herb whose leaves are used to flavor sauces and punches; young leaves can be eaten in salads or cooked  
25379,borage tailwort Borago_officinalis,hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach  
25380,borate,a salt or ester of boric acid  
25381,borax,an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent  
25382,bordelaise,brown sauce with beef marrow and red wine  
25383,border,a strip forming the outer edge of something; "the rug had a wide blue border"  
25384,border_patrol,a group of officers who patrol the borders of a country  
25385,border_patrolman,someone who patrols the borders of a country  
25386,borderer,an inhabitant of a border area (especially the border between Scotland and England)  
25387,borderland border_district march marchland,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"  
25388,borderline_intelligence,the minimal IQ required for someone to function normally and independently in the world (without some form of institutional assistance)  
25389,borderline_schizophrenia latent_schizophrenia,schizophrenia characterized by mild symptoms or by some preexisting tendency to schizophrenia  
25390,bore bore-hole drill_hole,a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes  
25391,bore dullard,a person who evokes boredom  
25392,bore gauge caliber calibre,diameter of a tube or gun barrel  
25393,bore_bit borer rock_drill stone_drill,a drill for penetrating rock  
25394,boredom ennui tedium,the feeling of being bored by something tedious  
25395,boric_acid boracic_acid,any of various acids containing boron and oxygen  
25396,boric_acid orthoboric_acid,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  
25397,boring drilling oil_production,the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum  
25398,boringness dreariness insipidness insipidity,extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest  
25399,born-again_Christian,a Christian who has experienced a dramatic conversion to faith in Jesus  
25400,bornite peacock_ore,a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits  
25401,boron B atomic_number_5,a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder  
25402,boron_chamber,an ionization chamber lined with boron or filled with boron trifluoride gas for counting low velocity neutrons  
25403,boron_counter_tube,a proportional counter tube for counting neutrons  
25404,boron_trifluoride,a pungent colorless gas  
25405,borosilicate,a salt of boric and silicic acids  
25406,borough,one of the administrative divisions of a large city  
25407,borough,an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament  
25408,borough_English,a former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers  
25409,borrelia,cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever  
25410,borrow_pit,a pit created to provide earth that can be used as fill at another site  
25411,borrower,someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent  
25412,borrowing,obtaining funds from a lender  
25413,borrowing adoption,the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"  
25414,borrowing_cost,the cost of borrowing something  
25415,borsch borsh borscht borsht borshch bortsch,a Russian or Polish soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation  
25416,borscht_circuit borsht_circuit borscht_belt borsht_belt,(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"  
25417,borstal,formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prison  
25418,borzoi Russian_wolfhound,tall fast-moving dog breed  
25419,bosc,greenish-yellow pear  
25420,bosk,a small wooded area  
25421,bosom,the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret"  
25422,bosom,a person's breast or chest  
25423,bosom,cloth that covers the chest or breasts  
25424,boson,any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons  
25425,boss,a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now"  
25426,boss hirer,a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job"  
25427,bossism,domination of a political organization by a party boss  
25428,bot,botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human  
25429,bota,a wine bottle made of leather  
25430,botanical,a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)  
25431,botanist phytologist plant_scientist,a biologist specializing in the study of plants  
25432,botany phytology,the branch of biology that studies plants  
25433,botfly,stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals  
25434,bottle,a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped  
25435,bottle bottleful,the quantity contained in a bottle  
25436,bottle feeding_bottle nursing_bottle,a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children  
25437,bottle-nosed_whale bottlenose_whale bottlenose Hyperoodon_ampullatus,northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead  
25438,bottle-tree bottle_tree,an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton  
25439,bottle_bank,a place where bottles can be deposited for recycling  
25440,bottle_bill,a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles  
25441,bottle_collection,a collection of bottles; "her bottle collection is arranged on glass shelves in the window"  
25442,bottle_collection,the activity of collecting bottles; "bottle collection is a hobby of hers"  
25443,bottle_collection,collecting bottles for reuse  
25444,bottle_gourd calabash Lagenaria_siceraria,Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits  
25445,bottle_green,dark to moderate or greyish green  
25446,bottle_opener,an opener for removing caps or corks from bottles  
25447,bottlebrush,a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles  
25448,bottlecap,a cap that seals a bottle  
25449,bottled_water,drinking water (often spring water) that is put into bottles and offered for sale  
25450,bottleneck,the narrow part of a bottle near the top  
25451,bottlenose_dolphin bottle-nosed_dolphin bottlenose,any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean  
25452,bottler,a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages  
25453,bottling_plant,a plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps  
25454,bottom,the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill"  
25455,bottom bottom_of_the_inning,the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat  
25456,bottom freighter merchantman merchant_ship,a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"  
25457,bottom underside undersurface,the lower side of anything  
25458,bottom-feeder,a scavenger that feeds low on the food chain  
25459,bottom-feeder bottom-dweller,a fish that lives and feeds on the bottom of a body of water  
25460,bottom_dog,a person of low status  
25461,bottom_feeder,an opportunist who profits from the misfortunes of others  
25462,bottom_fermentation,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  
25463,bottom_fermenting_yeast,brewer's yeast used in bottom fermentation of lager  
25464,bottom_line,the last line in an audit; the line that shows profit or loss  
25465,bottom_line,the decisive point  
25466,bottom_lurkers,a fish that lurks on the bottom of a body of water  
25467,bottom_quark beauty_quark,a quark with a charge of -1/3 and a mass about 10,000 times that of an electron  
25468,bottom_rot,fungous disease of lettuce that first rots lower leaves and spreads upward  
25469,bottom_rot_fungus Corticium_solani,fungus causing bottom rot in lettuce  
25470,bottom_round,cut from the round; suitable for pot roast  
25471,bottomland bottom,low-lying alluvial land near a river  
25472,bottomlessness,the property of being very deep; without limit  
25473,botulin botulinus_toxin botulismotoxin,potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon  
25474,botulinum_toxin,any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis  
25475,botulinum_toxin_A Botox,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 smooth frown lines temporarily  
25476,botulinus botulinum Clostridium_botulinum,anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism  
25477,botulism,food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly  
25478,boucle,a fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effect  
25479,boudoir,a lady's bedroom or private sitting room  
25480,bouffant,a woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance  
25481,bougainvillea,any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions  
25482,bough,any of the larger branches of a tree  
25483,bouillabaisse,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  
25484,bouillon,a clear seasoned broth  
25485,bouillon_cube,a cube of evaporated seasoned meat extract  
25486,boulder bowlder,a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin  
25487,boulevardier,a visitor of a city boulevard (especially in Paris)  
25488,boulle boule buhl,an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork  
25489,bounce bounciness,the quality of a substance that is able to rebound  
25490,bounce bouncing,rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)  
25491,bouncer chucker-out,a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting  
25492,bouncing_betty,an antipersonnel land mine  
25493,bouncing_putty,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  
25494,bound_morpheme bound_form,a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns  
25495,boundary bound bounds,the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something  
25496,boundary edge bound,a line determining the limits of an area  
25497,boundary_condition,(mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations  
25498,boundary_layer,the layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface  
25499,boundary_line border borderline delimitation mete,a line that indicates a boundary  
25500,bounder leaper,someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition)  
25501,bounty bounteousness,generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely  
25502,bounty premium,payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military  
25503,bounty_hunter,someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a reward is offered  
25504,bounty_hunter,a hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty  
25505,bouquet corsage posy nosegay,an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present  
25506,bouquet fragrance fragrancy redolence sweetness,a pleasingly sweet olfactory property  
25507,bourbon,whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels  
25508,bourgeois burgher,a member of the middle class  
25509,bourguignon bourguignon_sauce Burgundy_sauce,reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter  
25510,bourn bourne,an archaic term for a boundary  
25511,bourn bourne,an archaic term for a goal or destination  
25512,bourtree black_elder common_elder elderberry European_elder Sambucus_nigra,a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies  
25513,boustrophedon,an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally `as the ox ploughs'  
25514,bout,a period of illness; "a bout of fever"; "a bout of depression"  
25515,bout,a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)  
25516,boutique dress_shop,a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry  
25517,boutonniere,a flower that is worn in a buttonhole  
25518,bovid,hollow-horned ruminants  
25519,bovine,any of various members of the genus Bos  
25520,bovine_spongiform_encephalitis BSE mad_cow_disease,a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation  
25521,bow,a decorative interlacing of ribbons  
25522,bow,a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow  
25523,bow,a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments  
25524,bow,a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments  
25525,bow arc,something curved in shape  
25526,bow bowing obeisance,bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting  
25527,bow bowknot,a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces  
25528,bow curtain_call,an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience  
25529,bow fore prow stem,front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"  
25530,bow-wow,the bark of a dog  
25531,bow_and_arrow,a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them  
25532,bow_leg bow_legs bandy_legs,outward curvature of the legs  
25533,bow_tie bow-tie bowtie,a man's tie that ties in a bow  
25534,bowdlerization bowdlerisation,written material that has been bowdlerized  
25535,bowdlerization bowdlerisation,the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent  
25536,bowed_stringed_instrument string,stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well"  
25537,bowel_movement movement bm,a euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement"  
25538,bowels,the center of the Earth  
25539,bower_actinidia tara_vine Actinidia_arguta,climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit  
25540,bowerbird catbird,any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females  
25541,bowfin grindle dogfish Amia_calva,primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America  
25542,bowhead bowhead_whale Greenland_whale Balaena_mysticetus,large-mouthed Arctic whale  
25543,bowing,managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument; "the violinist's bowing was excellent"  
25544,bowl,a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling  
25545,bowl,a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids  
25546,bowl,a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods  
25547,bowl bowlful,the quantity contained in a bowl  
25548,bowl pipe_bowl,a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco  
25549,bowl trough,a concave shape with an open top  
25550,bowleg bow_leg bandyleg bandy_leg genu_varum tibia_vara,a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)  
25551,bowler,a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket  
25552,bowler,a player who rolls balls down an alley at pins  
25553,bowler_hat bowler derby_hat derby plug_hat,a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim  
25554,bowline bowline_knot,a loop knot that neither slips nor jams  
25555,bowling,a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them  
25556,bowling,(cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman  
25557,bowling,the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc  
25558,bowling_alley,a building that contains several alleys for bowling  
25559,bowling_alley alley skittle_alley,a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins  
25560,bowling_ball bowl,a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling  
25561,bowling_equipment,equipment used in bowling  
25562,bowling_green,a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls  
25563,bowling_league,a league of bowling teams  
25564,bowling_pin pin,a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target  
25565,bowling_score,the score in a bowling match  
25566,bowling_shoe,a special shoe worn when bowling  
25567,bowsprit,a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel  
25568,bowstring,the string of an archer's bow  
25569,bowstring_hemp,hemp obtained from the sansevieria  
25570,bowstring_hemp,strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage  
25571,box,a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes"  
25572,box,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"  
25573,box,separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"  
25574,box,a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"  
25575,box,a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"  
25576,box box_seat,the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver"  
25577,box boxful,the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates"  
25578,box boxwood,evergreen shrubs or small trees  
25579,box loge,private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty"  
25580,box_beam box_girder,a beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section  
25581,box_calf,black calfskin leather tanned with chromium salts  
25582,box_camera box_Kodak,a simple camera shaped like a rectangular box  
25583,box_coat,a short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders  
25584,box_elder ash-leaved_maple Acer_negundo,common shade tree of eastern and central United States  
25585,box_huckleberry Gaylussacia_brachycera,creeping evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small shiny boxlike leaves and flavorless berries  
25586,box_kite,a kite shaped like a box open at both ends  
25587,box_number,a mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be sent  
25588,box_office,total admission receipts for an entertainment  
25589,box_office ticket_office ticket_booth,the office where tickets of admission are sold  
25590,box_pleat,a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it  
25591,box_seat,a special seat in a theater or grandstand box  
25592,box_spring,a coiled bedspring in a frame that is covered with cloth  
25593,box_turtle box_tortoise,chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly  
25594,box_wrench box_end_wrench,a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head  
25595,boxcar,a freight car with roof and sliding doors in the sides  
25596,boxcars,(usually plural) an expression used when two dice are thrown and both come up showing six spots  
25597,boxer,a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany  
25598,boxer pugilist,someone who fights with his fists for sport  
25599,boxfish trunkfish,any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates  
25600,boxing pugilism fisticuffs,fighting with the fists  
25601,boxing_equipment,equipment used in boxing  
25602,boxing_glove glove,boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing  
25603,boxing_match,a match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring  
25604,boxing_ring prize_ring,a square ring where boxers fight  
25605,boxwood Turkish_boxwood,very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box (particularly the common box); used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks  
25606,boy,a friendly informal reference to a grown man; "he likes to play golf with the boys"  
25607,boy_scout,a man who is considered naive  
25608,boy_wonder,an extremely talented young male person  
25609,boycott,a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies  
25610,boyfriend fellow beau swain,a man who is the lover of a man or woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked"; "When the law changed, Pet could finally married his long-time boyfriend Jim"  
25611,boyhood,the childhood of a boy  
25612,boyishness,being characteristic of a boy  
25613,boysenberry,large raspberry-flavored fruit; cross between blackberries and raspberries  
25614,boysenberry boysenberry_bush,cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries  
25615,brace,either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material  
25616,brace,a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it  
25617,brace,a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee"  
25618,brace bitstock,a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring  
25619,brace braces orthodontic_braces,an appliance that corrects dental irregularities  
25620,brace bracing,a structural member used to stiffen a framework  
25621,brace suspender gallus,elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)  
25622,brace_and_bit,a drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it  
25623,brace_wrench,a wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a crank) and a socket head  
25624,bracelet bangle,jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration  
25625,bracelet_wood Jacquinia_armillaris,small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets  
25626,bracer armguard,a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports  
25627,bracer pick-me-up,a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)  
25628,bracero,a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II  
25629,brachial_artery arteria_brachialis,the main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbow  
25630,brachial_plexus plexus_brachialis,a network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder  
25631,brachial_vein vena_brachialis,two veins in either arm that accompany the brachial artery and empty into the axillary vein  
25632,brachiation,swinging by the arms from branch to branch  
25633,brachiocephalic_vein innominate_vein vena_brachiocephalica,veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins  
25634,brachiopod lamp_shell lampshell,marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide  
25635,brachium,(biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal  
25636,brachycephalic,an adult with a short broad head  
25637,brachycephaly brachycephalism,the quality of being brachycephalic  
25638,brachydactyly brachydactylia,abnormal shortness of fingers and toes  
25639,brachyuran,typical crabs  
25640,bracken Pteridium_esculentum,fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions  
25641,bracken pasture_brake brake Pteridium_aquilinum,large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan  
25642,bracket,a category falling within certain defined limits  
25643,bracket angle_bracket,either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material  
25644,bracket square_bracket,either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material  
25645,bracket wall_bracket,a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)  
25646,bracket_creep,a movement into a higher tax bracket as taxable income increases  
25647,bracket_fungus shelf_fungus,a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree trunks and wood structures  
25648,brackishness,the quality of being salty, as the saltiness of water  
25649,bract,a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence  
25650,bracteole bractlet,a small bract  
25651,brad,a small nail  
25652,bradawl pricker,an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws  
25653,bradycardia,abnormally slow heartbeat  
25654,brae,a slope or hillside  
25655,brag bragging crow crowing vaporing line-shooting gasconade,an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"  
25656,braggadocio bluster rodomontade rhodomontade,vain and empty boasting  
25657,bragger braggart boaster blowhard line-shooter vaunter,a very boastful and talkative person  
25658,brahman brahmin,a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston brahman"  
25659,brahman brahmin,a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests"  
25660,brahman brahmin,the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category  
25661,braid gold_braid braiding,trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains  
25662,braid plait tress twist,a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair  
25663,brail,a small net used to draw fish into a boat  
25664,brail,a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in  
25665,braille,a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals  
25666,brain,the brain of certain animals used as meat  
25667,brain brainpower learning_ability mental_capacity mentality wit,mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"  
25668,brain encephalon,that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord  
25669,brain_cell,a nerve cell in the brain  
25670,brain_coral,massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface  
25671,brain_damage,injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc.  
25672,brain_death cerebral_death,death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops  
25673,brain_disorder encephalopathy brain_disease,any disorder or disease of the brain  
25674,brain_drain,depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel  
25675,brain_science,the branch of neuroscience concerned with the brain  
25676,brain_surgery,any surgical procedure involving the brain  
25677,brain_tumor brain_tumour,a tumor in the brain  
25678,brainstem brain-stem brain_stem,the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus  
25679,brainstorming,a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions; "we had an intense brainstorming session today"  
25680,brainwashing,forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs  
25681,brainwave brain_wave cortical_potential,(neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph  
25682,brainworker brain-worker,someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems  
25683,braising,cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture  
25684,brake,any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants  
25685,brake,an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant  
25686,brake,anything that slows or hinders a process; "she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage"; "new legislation will put the brakes on spending"  
25687,brake,a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle  
25688,brake_band,a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation  
25689,brake_cylinder hydraulic_brake_cylinder master_cylinder,a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston  
25690,brake_disk,a disk or plate that is fixed to the wheel; pressure is applied to it by the brake pads  
25691,brake_drum drum,a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes  
25692,brake_failure,brakes fail to stop a vehicle  
25693,brake_lining,the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum  
25694,brake_pad,one of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk  
25695,brake_pedal,foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder  
25696,brake_shoe shoe skid,a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation  
25697,brake_system brakes,a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle  
25698,brakeman,a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes  
25699,bramble,any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines  
25700,bramble_bush,any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits  
25701,brambling Fringilla_montifringilla,Eurasian finch  
25702,bran,broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting  
25703,bran,food prepared from the husks of cereal grains  
25704,bran_flake,wheat flake including the bran  
25705,bran_muffin,muffin containing bran  
25706,branch,a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant  
25707,branch,a stream or river connected to a larger one  
25708,branch leg ramification,a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"  
25709,branch subdivision arm,a division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"  
25710,branch_line spur_track spur,a railway line connected to a trunk line  
25711,branch_water,pure natural water from a stream or brook; often distinguished from soda water  
25712,branched_chain,an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it  
25713,branching ramification fork forking,the act of branching out or dividing into branches  
25714,branchiopod_crustacean branchiopod branchiopodan,aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding  
25715,branchlet twig sprig,a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year  
25716,brand,identification mark on skin, made by burning  
25717,brand firebrand,a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning  
25718,brand make,a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"  
25719,brand-name_drug proprietary_drug,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)  
25720,brand-newness,the property of being very new  
25721,brandy,distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice  
25722,brandy_sling,a sling made with brandy  
25723,brandyball,a British candy flavored with brandy  
25724,brandysnap,a gingersnap flavored with brandy  
25725,brant brant_goose brent brent_goose,small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward  
25726,brashness,the trait of being rash and hasty  
25727,brass,an alloy of copper and zinc  
25728,brass,an ornament or utensil made of brass  
25729,brass brass_instrument,a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece  
25730,brass memorial_tablet plaque,a memorial made of brass  
25731,brass_band,a group of musicians playing only brass and percussion instruments  
25732,brass_buttons Cotula_coronopifolia,South African herb with golden-yellow globose flower heads; naturalized in moist areas along coast of California; cultivated as an ornamental  
25733,brass_family,(music) the family of brass instruments  
25734,brass_hat,a high-ranking military officer  
25735,brass_knucks knucks brass_knuckles knuckles knuckle_duster,(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand  
25736,brass_monkey,a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships  
25737,brass_ring,a rich opportunity or a prize; "he missed the brass ring at the Miami convention"  
25738,brass_section brass,the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments  
25739,brassard,armor plate that protects the arm  
25740,brassavola,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  
25741,brasserie,a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap  
25742,brassie,(formerly) a golfing wood with a face more elevated that a driver but less than a spoon  
25743,brassiere bra bandeau,an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts  
25744,brattice,a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine  
25745,bratwurst brat,a small pork sausage  
25746,bravado bluster,a swaggering show of courage  
25747,brave,a North American Indian warrior  
25748,brave,people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave"  
25749,bravo,a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance  
25750,bravura,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"  
25751,brawl free-for-all,a noisy fight in a crowd  
25752,brawler,a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls)  
25753,brawn brawniness muscle muscularity sinew heftiness,possessing muscular strength  
25754,bray,the cry of an ass  
25755,brazier brasier,large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times  
25756,brazil_nut brazil,three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell  
25757,brazil_nut brazil-nut_tree Bertholletia_excelsa,tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts  
25758,brazilian_ironwood Caesalpinia_ferrea,thornless tree yielding heavy wood  
25759,brazilwood,heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods  
25760,brazilwood peachwood peach-wood pernambuco_wood Caesalpinia_echinata,tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry  
25761,breach,an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)  
25762,breach,a failure to perform some promised act or obligation  
25763,breach_of_contract,a breach of a legal duty; failure to do something that is required in a contract  
25764,breach_of_duty,a breach of due care  
25765,breach_of_promise,failure to keep a promise (of marriage)  
25766,breach_of_the_covenant_of_warranty,a failure of the seller's guarantee of good title  
25767,breach_of_trust,violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him  
25768,breach_of_trust_with_fraudulent_intent,larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking  
25769,breach_of_warranty,a breach that occurs when an item is deficient according to the terms of a warranty  
25770,bread breadstuff staff_of_life,food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked  
25771,bread-bin breadbox,a container used to keep bread or cake in  
25772,bread_and_butter_pickle,thinly sliced sweet pickles  
25773,bread_dough,any of various doughs for bread  
25774,bread_knife,a knife used to cut bread  
25775,bread_mold Rhizopus_nigricans,a mold of the genus Rhizopus  
25776,bread_sauce,creamy white sauce made with bread instead of flour and seasoned with cloves and onion  
25777,breadbasket,a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain  
25778,breadbasket,a basket for serving bread  
25779,breadboard bread_board,a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced  
25780,breadcrumb,crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening  
25781,breadfruit,a large round seedless or seeded fruit with a texture like bread; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnuts  
25782,breadfruit breadfruit_tree Artocarpus_communis Artocarpus_altilis,native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread  
25783,breadline bread_line,a queue of people waiting for free food  
25784,breadroot Indian_breadroot pomme_blanche pomme_de_prairie Psoralea_esculenta,densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots  
25785,breadstick bread-stick,a crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup  
25786,breadstuff,flour or meal or grain used in baking bread  
25787,breadth comprehensiveness largeness,the capacity to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"; "a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views"  
25788,breadwinner,one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents  
25789,break,the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley"  
25790,break,an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion); "then there was a break in her voice"  
25791,break,the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool  
25792,break,a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door"  
25793,break break_of_serve,(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set"  
25794,break breakout jailbreak gaolbreak prisonbreak prison-breaking,an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"  
25795,break good_luck happy_chance,an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break"  
25796,break interruption disruption gap,an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"  
25797,break_dancing break_dance,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  
25798,break_seal,a seal that must be broken when first used and cannot easily be resealed; "it was stored in a tube with a break seal"  
25799,breakable,an article that is fragile and easily broken; "pack the breakables separately"  
25800,breakableness,the consistency of something that breaks under pressure  
25801,breakage,the quantity broken; "the total breakage was huge"  
25802,breakage,reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use  
25803,breakage break breaking,the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"  
25804,breakaway breaking_away,the act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood"  
25805,breakax breakaxe break-axe Sloanea_jamaicensis,West Indian timber tree having very hard wood  
25806,breakdown crack-up,a mental or physical breakdown  
25807,breakdown equipment_failure,a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown"  
25808,breakdown partitioning,an analysis into mutually exclusive categories  
25809,breaker ledgeman,a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone  
25810,breakfast,the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)  
25811,breakfast_area breakfast_nook,a place for light meals (usually near a kitchen); "the breakfast nook had a built in table and seats"  
25812,breakfast_food,any food (especially cereal) usually served for breakfast  
25813,breakfast_table,a table where breakfast is eaten  
25814,breakfast_time,the customary or habitual hour for eating breakfast  
25815,breaking_away,departing hastily  
25816,breaking_off abruption,an instance of sudden interruption  
25817,breaking_point,(psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial  
25818,breaking_point,the degree of tension or stress at which something breaks  
25819,breakthrough,a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense  
25820,breakthrough,making an important discovery  
25821,breakwater groin groyne mole bulwark seawall jetty,a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away  
25822,bream freshwater_bream,flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe  
25823,bream sea_bream,flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae  
25824,breast,the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest  
25825,breast bosom knocker boob tit titty,either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman  
25826,breast chest,the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger"  
25827,breast white_meat,meat carved from the breast of a fowl  
25828,breast_cancer,cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US  
25829,breast_drill,a portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the chest to force the drill point into the work  
25830,breast_implant,an implant for cosmetic purposes to replace a breast that has been surgically removed  
25831,breast_of_lamb poitrine_d'agneau,a cut of lamb including the breastbone and attached muscles dressed as meat  
25832,breast_of_veal,usually stuffed and roasted  
25833,breast_pocket,a pocket inside of a man's coat  
25834,breastplate aegis egis,armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass  
25835,breaststroke,a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick  
25836,breaststroker,someone who swims the breaststroke  
25837,breath,the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration; "his sour breath offended her"  
25838,breath,a slight movement of the air; "there wasn't a breath of air in the room"  
25839,breath,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"  
25840,breath breather breathing_place breathing_space breathing_spell breathing_time,a short respite  
25841,breath_of_fresh_air,a welcome relief; "the new management was like a breath of fresh air"  
25842,breathalyzer breathalyser,a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath  
25843,breathing external_respiration respiration ventilation,the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation  
25844,breathing_device breathing_apparatus breathing_machine ventilator,a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure  
25845,breathing_room breathing_space,sufficient room for easy breathing or movement; "moved to the country to find breathing room"  
25846,breccia,a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand  
25847,breech rear_of_barrel rear_of_tube,opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded  
25848,breech_delivery breech_birth breech_presentation,delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first  
25849,breechblock breech_closer,a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing  
25850,breechcloth breechclout loincloth,a garment that provides covering for the loins  
25851,breeches knee_breeches knee_pants knickerbockers knickers,(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee  
25852,breeches_buoy,a life buoy in the form of a ring with short breeches for support; used to transfer people from a ship  
25853,breechloader,a gun that is loaded at the breech  
25854,breed,a special type; "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs"  
25855,breed strain stock,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"  
25856,breeder stock_breeder,a person who breeds animals  
25857,breeder_reactor,a nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns  
25858,breeding,the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization  
25859,breeding bringing_up fostering fosterage nurture raising rearing upbringing,helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"  
25860,breeding genteelness gentility,elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression  
25861,breeding_ground,a place where animals breed  
25862,breeze zephyr gentle_wind air,a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"  
25863,breeziness jauntiness,a breezy liveliness; "a delightful breeziness of manner"  
25864,breeziness windiness,a mildly windy state of the air  
25865,bregma,the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium  
25866,brethren,(plural) the lay members of a male religious order  
25867,breve,a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound  
25868,brevet,a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)  
25869,breviary,(Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders  
25870,brevity,the use of brief expressions  
25871,brevity briefness transience,the attribute of being brief or fleeting  
25872,brew brewage,drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling  
25873,brewer,the owner or manager of a brewery  
25874,brewer beer_maker,someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water  
25875,brewer's_mole hair-tailed_mole Parascalops_breweri,mole of eastern North America  
25876,brewer's_yeast,yeast used in fermenting beer  
25877,brewery,a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation  
25878,brewing,the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast  
25879,brewpub,a combination brewery and restaurant; beer is brewed for consumption on the premises and served along with food  
25880,briar briar_pipe,a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath  
25881,briard,old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat  
25882,briarroot,hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea  
25883,briarwood brierwood brier-wood,wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes  
25884,bribe payoff,payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment  
25885,briber suborner,someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act  
25886,bribery graft,the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage  
25887,bric-a-brac knickknack nicknack knickknackery whatnot,miscellaneous curios  
25888,brick,a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy  
25889,brick,rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material  
25890,brick_cheese,semisoft sweet American cheese from whole milk in a brick form  
25891,brick_red,a bright reddish-brown color  
25892,brick_trowel mason's_trowel,a trowel used in masonry  
25893,brickbat,a fragment of brick used as a weapon  
25894,brickbat,blunt criticism  
25895,brickkiln,a kiln for making bricks  
25896,bricklayer,a craftsman skilled in building with bricks  
25897,bricklayer's_hammer,a hammer used in laying bricks  
25898,bricklaying,the craft of laying bricks  
25899,bricks_and_mortar,building material consisting of bricks laid with mortar between them  
25900,brickwork,masonry done with bricks and mortar  
25901,brickyard brickfield,a place where bricks are made and sold  
25902,bricolage,construction of something by whatver material are available  
25903,bridal espousal,archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast  
25904,bridal_gown wedding_gown wedding_dress,a gown worn by the bride at a wedding  
25905,bridal_wreath bridal-wreath Francoa_ramosa,Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers  
25906,bridal_wreath bridal-wreath Saint_Peter's_wreath St._Peter's_wreath Spiraea_prunifolia,shrub having copious small white flowers in spring  
25907,bride,a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony  
25908,bride,a woman who has recently been married  
25909,bride-gift,a wedding present to the bride  
25910,bride_price,money or property given (in some societies) by the bridegroom to the family of his bride  
25911,bridesmaid maid_of_honor,an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding  
25912,bridge,something resembling a bridge in form or function; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries"  
25913,bridge,the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose"  
25914,bridge,a wooden support that holds the strings up  
25915,bridge,any of various card games based on whist for four players  
25916,bridge bridge_circuit,a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected  
25917,bridge bridge_deck,an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands  
25918,bridge bridgework,a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth  
25919,bridge nosepiece,the link between two lenses; rests on the nose  
25920,bridge span,a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.  
25921,bridge_agent,an operative who acts as a courier or go-between from a case officer to a secret agent in a hostile area  
25922,bridge_hand,the cards held in a game of bridge  
25923,bridge_partner,one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game  
25924,bridge_player hand,a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge"  
25925,bridge_whist,the earliest form of bridge; the dealer could name the trump suit  
25926,bridged-T,a circuit consisting of a T-network with an additional shunt bridging the two series circuits  
25927,bridgehead,a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy  
25928,bridgehead foothold,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"  
25929,bridle,headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control  
25930,bridle check curb,the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"  
25931,bridle_path bridle_road,a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars)  
25932,bridoon,a bit resembling a snaffle bit; used with a separate curb  
25933,brief,a condensed written summary or abstract  
25934,brief legal_brief,a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case  
25935,briefcase,a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books  
25936,briefcase_bomb,a bomb consisting of an explosive and timer hidden inside a briefcase  
25937,briefcase_computer,a portable computer housed in a box that resembles a briefcase  
25938,briefing,detailed instructions, as for a military operation  
25939,briefness,the temporal property of being very short  
25940,briefs Jockey_shorts,(used in the plural) short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey shorts)  
25941,brier,a thorny stem or twig  
25942,brier brierpatch brier_patch,tangled mass of prickly plants  
25943,brig,two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts  
25944,brig,a penal institution (especially on board a ship)  
25945,brigade,army unit smaller than a division  
25946,brigadier brigadier_general,a general officer ranking below a major general  
25947,brigandine,a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth  
25948,brigantine hermaphrodite_brig,two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast  
25949,brightness,the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white  
25950,brightness cleverness smartness,intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty  
25951,brightness_constancy,the tendency for a visual object to be perceived as having the same brightness under widely different conditions of illumination  
25952,brill Scophthalmus_rhombus,European food fish  
25953,brilliance genius,unusual mental ability  
25954,brilliant_pebble,a code name for a small computerized heat-seeking missile that was supposed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles  
25955,brilliantine,a pomade to make the hair manageable and lustrous  
25956,brim,a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat  
25957,brim rim lip,the top edge of a vessel or other container  
25958,brimstone native_sulfur native_sulphur,an old name for sulfur  
25959,brine,a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling  
25960,brine_shrimp Artemia_salina,common to saline lakes  
25961,brininess salinity,the relative proportion of salt in a solution  
25962,brink,the edge of a steep place  
25963,brink threshold verge,a region marking a boundary  
25964,brinkmanship,the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)  
25965,brioche,a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet  
25966,briquette briquet,a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel  
25967,brisance,the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion  
25968,brisket,a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef  
25969,brisling sprat Clupea_sprattus,small herring processed like a sardine  
25970,bristle,a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic  
25971,bristle,a stiff hair  
25972,bristle_brush,a brush that is made with the short stiff hairs of an animal or plant  
25973,bristle_fern filmy_fern,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  
25974,bristlecone_pine Rocky_Mountain_bristlecone_pine Pinus_aristata,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  
25975,bristlegrass bristle_grass,grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet  
25976,bristletail,small wingless insect with a long bristlelike tail  
25977,bristly_locust rose_acacia moss_locust Robinia_hispida,large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers  
25978,bristly_sarsaparilla bristly_sarsparilla dwarf_elder Aralia_hispida,bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark  
25979,brit britt,the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish  
25980,brit britt,minute crustaceans forming food for right whales  
25981,britches,(used in the plural) informal term for breeches  
25982,brittle toffee toffy,caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets  
25983,brittle_bladder_fern brittle_fern fragile_fern Cystopteris_fragilis,delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems  
25984,brittle_maidenhair brittle_maidenhair_fern Adiantum_tenerum,tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated  
25985,brittle_star brittle-star serpent_star,an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc  
25986,brittlebush brittle_bush incienso Encelia_farinosa,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  
25987,brittleness crispness crispiness,firm but easily broken  
25988,broad,slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"  
25989,broad-leaved_everlasting_pea perennial_pea Lathyrus_latifolius,perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America  
25990,broad-leaved_montia Montia_cordifolia,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  
25991,broad-leaved_plantain common_plantain white-man's_foot whiteman's_foot cart-track_plant Plantago_major,common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed  
25992,broad-leaved_twayblade Listera_convallarioides,small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers; western North America  
25993,broad-mindedness,an inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking opinions or behavior  
25994,broad_arrow,an arrowhead mark identifying British government property  
25995,broad_arrow,a mark shaped like an arrowhead; used to mark convicts' clothing  
25996,broad_arrow,an arrow with a wide barbed head  
25997,broad_bean broad-bean broad-bean_plant English_bean European_bean field_bean Vicia_faba,Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder  
25998,broad_bean fava_bean horsebean,seed of the broad-bean plant  
25999,broad_bean horse_bean,a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder  
26000,broad_beech_fern southern_beech_fern Phegopteris_hexagonoptera Dryopteris_hexagonoptera Thelypteris_hexagonoptera,beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored stripes  
26001,broad_buckler-fern Dryopteris_dilatata,European shield fern  
26002,broad_gauge,a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches  
26003,broad_hatchet,a short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a hammerhead  
26004,broad_interpretation judicial_activism,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)  
26005,broad_jump long_jump,the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start  
26006,broad_leaved_centaury,a variety of centaury with broad leaves  
26007,broadax broadaxe,a large ax with a broad cutting blade  
26008,broadbill,small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills  
26009,broadcast,message that is transmitted by radio or television  
26010,broadcast program programme,a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?"  
26011,broadcast_area,the area over which a radio or tv transmission can be received  
26012,broadcast_journalist,a journalist who broadcasts on radio or television  
26013,broadcast_medium broadcasting,a medium that disseminates via telecommunications  
26014,broadcaster,someone who broadcasts on radio or television  
26015,broadcaster spreader,a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions  
26016,broadcasting,taking part in a radio or tv program  
26017,broadcasting_company,a company that manages tv or radio stations  
26018,broadcasting_station broadcast_station,a station equipped to broadcast radio or television programs  
26019,broadcasting_studio,a studio where broadcasts originate  
26020,broadcloth,a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish  
26021,broadcloth,a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib  
26022,broadening,the action of making broader; "the broadening of travel"  
26023,broadloom,a carpet woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams  
26024,broadside,all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship  
26025,broadside,the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was broadside to the dock"  
26026,broadside,the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship  
26027,broadsword,a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab  
26028,broadtail,the fur of a very young karakul lamb  
26029,broadtail caracul karakul,hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur  
26030,brocade,thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern  
26031,broccoli,branched green undeveloped flower heads  
26032,broccoli Brassica_oleracea_italica,plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds  
26033,broccoli_raab broccoli_rabe Brassica_rapa_ruvo,plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots  
26034,broccoli_rabe broccoli_raab,slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds  
26035,brochette,a small spit or skewer  
26036,brocket,small South American deer with unbranched antlers  
26037,brocket,male red deer in its second year  
26038,brodiaea,any of several plants of the genus Brodiaea having basal grasslike leaves and globose flower heads on leafless stems resembling those of genus Allium  
26039,brogan brogue clodhopper work_shoe,a thick and heavy shoe  
26040,broil broiling grilling,cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)  
26041,broiler,flesh of a small young chicken not over 2 1/2 lb suitable for broiling  
26042,broiler,an oven or part of a stove used for broiling  
26043,broken_arch,an arch with a gap at the apex; the gap is usually filled with some decoration  
26044,broken_heart,devastating sorrow and despair; "he is recovering from a broken heart"; "a broken heart languishes here"  
26045,broken_home,a family in which the parents have separated or divorced  
26046,broker-dealer,a financial specialist who trades for his own account and so acts both as a broker and principal  
26047,brokerage,the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties  
26048,brokerage brokerage_firm securities_firm,a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller  
26049,brokerage_account,a fund that a customer has entrusted to a securities brokerage; "you can't get a brokerage account unless you have $20,000"  
26050,brokerage_house brokerage,place where a broker conducts his business  
26051,brome bromegrass,any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions  
26052,bromic_acid,an unstable acid used as an oxidizing agent  
26053,bromide,any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs  
26054,bromine Br atomic_number_35,a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water  
26055,bromoform tribromomethane,colorless liquid haloform CHBr3  
26056,bromophenol_blue bromphenol_blue tetrabromo-phenolsulfonephthalein,a dye used as an acid-base indicator  
26057,bromothymol_blue bromthymol_blue,a dye used as an acid-base indicator  
26058,brompheniramine_maleate Dimetane,antihistamine (trade name Dimetane) used to treat hypersensitivity reactions (as rhinitis)  
26059,brompton_stock Matthiola_incana,European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental  
26060,bronchial_artery,arteries that accompany the bronchioles  
26061,bronchial_vein vena_bronchialis,veins serving the bronchi; empty into the azygos vein  
26062,bronchiole,any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli  
26063,bronchiolitis,inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles  
26064,bronchitis,inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes  
26065,bronchodilator,a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs  
26066,bronchopneumonia bronchial_pneumonia,pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles  
26067,bronchoscope,a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes  
26068,bronchospasm,a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis  
26069,bronchus bronchial_tube,either of the two main branches of the trachea  
26070,bronco bronc broncho,an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang  
26071,bronco_busting,breaking a bronco to saddle  
26072,bronze,an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin  
26073,bronze,a sculpture made of bronze  
26074,bronze_age,(classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by war and violence  
26075,bronze_medal,a trophy made of bronze (or having the appearance of bronze) that is usually awarded for winning third place in a competition  
26076,brooch broach breastpin,a decorative pin worn by women  
26077,brood,the young of an animal cared for at one time  
26078,brood_bitch,a bitch used for breeding  
26079,brood_hen broody broody_hen setting_hen sitter,a domestic hen ready to brood  
26080,brooding incubation,sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body  
26081,broodmare stud_mare,a female horse used for breeding  
26082,brook creek,a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"  
26083,brook_thistle Cirsium_rivulare,of central and southwestern Europe  
26084,brook_trout speckled_trout,a delicious freshwater food fish  
26085,brook_trout speckled_trout Salvelinus_fontinalis,North American freshwater trout; introduced in Europe  
26086,brooklet,a small brook  
26087,brooklime American_brooklime Veronica_americana,plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers  
26088,brooklime European_brooklime Veronica_beccabunga,European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers; sparsely naturalized in North America  
26089,brookweed Samolus_parviflorus Samolus_floribundus,American water pimpernel  
26090,brookweed Samolus_valerandii,water pimpernel of Europe to China  
26091,broom,any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers  
26092,broom,a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle  
26093,broom_beard_grass prairie_grass wire_grass Andropogon_scoparius Schizachyrium_scoparium,handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn  
26094,broom_closet,a small room for storing brooms and other cleaning equipment  
26095,broom_grass,any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making  
26096,broom_sedge Andropogon_virginicus,tall tufted grass of southeastern United States  
26097,broom_tree needle_furze petty_whin Genista_anglica,prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe  
26098,broomcorn Sorghum_vulgare_technicum,tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes  
26099,broomcorn_millet hog_millet Panicum_miliaceum,extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forage  
26100,broomstick broom_handle,the handle of a broom  
26101,broomweed broom-weed Gutierrezia_texana,annual of southwestern United States having rigid woody branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowers  
26102,broth,a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock  
26103,broth stock,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"  
26104,broth_of_a_boy broth_of_a_man,an outstanding person; as if produced by boiling down a savory broth  
26105,brother,a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group); "none of his brothers would betray him"  
26106,brother blood_brother,a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"  
26107,brother comrade,used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!"  
26108,brother-in-law,a brother by marriage  
26109,brotherhood,the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings  
26110,brotherhood,the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers  
26111,brotherhood fraternity sodality,people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity"  
26112,brotula,deep-sea fishes  
26113,brougham,light carriage; pulled by a single horse  
26114,brougham,a sedan that has no roof over the driver's seat  
26115,brouhaha,a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits  
26116,brow forehead,the part of the face above the eyes  
26117,brow_ptosis,sagging eyebrows  
26118,brown brownness,an orange of low brightness and saturation  
26119,brown_Betty,baked pudding of apples and breadcrumbs  
26120,brown_algae,algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments  
26121,brown_bat,any of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found worldwide in caves and trees and buildings  
26122,brown_bear bruin Ursus_arctos,large ferocious bear of Eurasia  
26123,brown_bells Fritillaria_micrantha Fritillaria_parviflora,California herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell-shaped flowers  
26124,brown_bread Boston_brown_bread,dark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or water  
26125,brown_bullhead,freshwater catfish of eastern United States  
26126,brown_butter beurre_noisette,clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capers  
26127,brown_creeper American_creeper Certhia_americana,a common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill  
26128,brown_cup,a variety of sclerotinia  
26129,brown_hyena strand_wolf Hyaena_brunnea,of southern Africa  
26130,brown_lacewing hemerobiid hemerobiid_fly,small dark-colored lacewing fly  
26131,brown_lemming Lemmus_trimucronatus,of northwestern Canada and Alaska  
26132,brown_pine Rockingham_podocarp Podocarpus_elatus,large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure  
26133,brown_rat Norway_rat Rattus_norvegicus,common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide  
26134,brown_rice,unpolished rice retaining the yellowish-brown outer layer  
26135,brown_root_rot_fungus Thielavia_basicola,fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber families  
26136,brown_rot,any of certain fungous diseases of plants characterized by browning and decay of tissues  
26137,brown_rot_gummosis gummosis,disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora  
26138,brown_sauce sauce_Espagnole,bouillon or beef stock thickened with butter and flour roux and variously seasoned with herbs or Worcestershire etc.  
26139,brown_snail Helix_aspersa,serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag markings; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution  
26140,brown_soft_scale Coccus_hesperidum,pest on citrus trees  
26141,brown_study,a state of deep absorption or thoughtfulness  
26142,brown_sugar,unrefined or only partly refined sugar  
26143,brown_thrasher brown_thrush Toxostoma_rufums,common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage  
26144,brown_trout salmon_trout Salmo_trutta,speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America  
26145,brownie,square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts  
26146,brownie_mix,a commercial mix for making brownies  
26147,brownish_yellow,a yellow color of low lightness with a brownish tinge  
26148,brownstone,a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings  
26149,brownstone,a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color  
26150,browntail brown-tail_moth Euproctis_phaeorrhoea,small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees  
26151,browse,vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat; "a deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day"  
26152,browse browsing,reading superficially or at random  
26153,browse browsing,the act of feeding by continual nibbling  
26154,browser,a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular  
26155,browser web_browser,a program used to view HTML documents  
26156,brucellosis contagious_abortion Bang's_disease,an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings  
26157,brucellosis undulant_fever Malta_fever Gibraltar_fever Rock_fever Mediterranean_fever,infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache  
26158,brucine,a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica  
26159,bruin,a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'  
26160,bruise contusion,an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration  
26161,brunch,combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning  
26162,brunch_coat,a woman's short housecoat or wrapper  
26163,brunet brunette,a person with dark (brown) hair  
26164,brunt,main force of a blow etc; "bore the brunt of the attack"  
26165,brush,conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor  
26166,brush,an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle  
26167,brush,a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)  
26168,brush,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"  
26169,brush brushing,the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"  
26170,brush brushing,the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush"  
26171,brush brushwood coppice copse thicket,a dense growth of bushes  
26172,brush clash encounter skirmish,a minor short-term fight  
26173,brush light_touch,momentary contact  
26174,brush-off,a curt or disdainful rejection  
26175,brush-tailed_phalanger Trichosurus_vulpecula,bushy-tailed phalanger  
26176,brush-tailed_porcupine brush-tail_porcupine,porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail  
26177,brush_cut,a short haircut with hairs standing up like a brush  
26178,brush_discharge,discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles  
26179,brush_fire,an uncontrolled fire that consumes brush and shrubs and bushes  
26180,brush_turkey Alectura_lathami,black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea  
26181,brushwood,the wood from bushes or small branches; "they built a fire of brushwood"  
26182,brushwork,an artist's distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush  
26183,brussels_sprout Brassica_oleracea_gemmifera,plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages  
26184,brussels_sprouts,the small edible cabbage-like buds growing along a stalk of the brussels sprout plant  
26185,brutality barbarity barbarism savagery,a brutal barbarous savage act  
26186,brutalization brutalisation,the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner  
26187,brutalization brutalisation,the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously  
26188,brutalization brutalisation animalization animalisation,an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities  
26189,bruxism,involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep  
26190,bryanthus,procumbent Old World mat-forming evergreen shrub with racemes of pinkish-white flowers  
26191,bryony briony,a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties  
26192,bryophyte nonvascular_plant,any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta  
26193,bryozoan polyzoan sea_mat sea_moss moss_animal,sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding  
26194,bubble,a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)  
26195,bubble,an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble"  
26196,bubble,a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic  
26197,bubble_and_squeak,leftover cabbage fried with cooked potatoes and sometimes meat  
26198,bubble_bath,a bath in which you add something to foam and scent the bath water  
26199,bubble_chamber,an instrument that records the tracks of ionizing particles  
26200,bubble_dance,a solo dance similar to a fan dance except large balloons are used instead of fans  
26201,bubble_gum,a kind of chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles  
26202,bubble_gum_dermatitis,an allergic contact dermatitis developed around the lips of children who chew bubble gum  
26203,bubble_jet_printer bubble-jet_printer bubblejet,a kind of ink-jet printer  
26204,bubble_shell,marine gastropod mollusk having a very small thin shell  
26205,bubbler,any of various devices in which air or some other gas is bubbled through a liquid  
26206,bubbliness effervescence frothiness,the property of giving off bubbles  
26207,bubo,a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis  
26208,bubonic_plague pestis_bubonica glandular_plague,the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person  
26209,buccal_artery arteria_buccalis,a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek  
26210,buccal_cavity,the cavity between the jaws and the cheeks  
26211,buck,mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)  
26212,buck-and-wing,a solo tap dance emphasizing sharp taps  
26213,buck_fever,nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter  
26214,buck_sergeant,a sergeant of the lowest rank in the military  
26215,buckboard,an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles  
26216,bucket bucketful,the quantity contained in a bucket  
26217,bucket pail,a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top  
26218,bucket_seat,a low single seat as in cars or planes  
26219,bucket_shop,an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm  
26220,bucket_shop,(formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket  
26221,buckeye horse_chestnut conker,the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut  
26222,bucking_bronco,a wild horse that is vicious and difficult or impossible to break in  
26223,buckle,fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong  
26224,buckler_mustard Biscutalla_laevigata,plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling bucklers  
26225,buckleya Buckleya_distichophylla,parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed by oily dull green olivelike fruits  
26226,buckminsterfullerene buckyball,a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene  
26227,buckram,a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing  
26228,bucksaw,a saw that is set in a frame in the shape of an H; used with both hands to cut wood that is held in a sawbuck  
26229,buckskin,a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin  
26230,buckskin,horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail  
26231,buckskins,(used in the plural) breeches made of buckskin  
26232,buckthorn,a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments  
26233,buckthorn,any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia  
26234,buckthorn_berry yellow_berry,fruit of various buckthorns yielding dyes or pigments  
26235,bucktooth,a large projecting front tooth  
26236,buckwheat,grain ground into flour  
26237,buckwheat Polygonum_fagopyrum Fagopyrum_esculentum,a member of the 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  
26238,buckwheat_cake,a pancake made with buckwheat flour  
26239,bud,a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals  
26240,bud,a partially opened flower  
26241,bud_brush bud_sagebrush Artemis_spinescens,a perennial that is valuable as sheep forage in the United States  
26242,budding,reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent  
26243,buddy brother chum crony pal sidekick,a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities  
26244,buddy_system,a cooperative practice of pairing two or more people together for mutual assistance or safety (especially in recreational swimming)  
26245,budgerigar budgereegah budgerygah budgie grass_parakeet lovebird shell_parakeet Melopsittacus_undulatus,small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors  
26246,budget,a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose; "the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year"  
26247,budget,a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them; "the president submitted the annual budget to Congress"  
26248,budget_cut,the act of reducing budgeted expenditures  
26249,budget_deficit,an excess of expenditures over revenues  
26250,buff,a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen  
26251,buff,bare skin; "swimming in the buff means to swim naked"  
26252,buff buffer,an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)  
26253,buffalo,meat from an American bison  
26254,buffalo_bur Solanum_rostratum,North American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose yellow flowers  
26255,buffalo_carpet_beetle Anthrenus_scrophulariae,a small black and red and white carpet beetle  
26256,buffalo_clover Trifolium_reflexum Trifolium_stoloniferum,clover of western United States  
26257,buffalo_fish buffalofish,any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley  
26258,buffalo_grass Buchloe_dactyloides,short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)  
26259,buffalo_nut elk_nut oil_nut,oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood  
26260,buffalo_wing,crisp spicy chicken wings  
26261,buffalofish,large carp-like North American fish  
26262,buffel_grass Cenchrus_ciliaris Pennisetum_cenchroides,erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage  
26263,buffer,(chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH  
26264,buffer buffer_storage buffer_store,(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  
26265,buffer fender,a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact  
26266,buffer polisher,a power tool used to buff surfaces  
26267,buffer_solution,a solution containing a buffer  
26268,buffer_state buffer_country,a small neutral state between two rival powers  
26269,buffer_zone buffer,a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict  
26270,buffered_aspirin Bufferin,aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin)  
26271,buffet,a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves  
26272,buffet counter sideboard,a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers  
26273,buffing_wheel,a wheel that is covered with soft material  
26274,bufflehead butterball dipper Bucephela_albeola,small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage  
26275,buffoonery clowning japery frivolity harlequinade prank,acting like a clown or buffoon  
26276,bufo,any toad of the genus Bufo  
26277,bug,a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly  
26278,bug,general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate  
26279,bug glitch,a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine  
26280,bugaboo,a source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them"  
26281,bugbane,a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects  
26282,bugbear hobgoblin,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  
26283,bugger_all fuck_all Fanny_Adams sweet_Fanny_Adams,little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery"  
26284,bugginess,the state of having bugs  
26285,buggy roadster,a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse  
26286,buggy_whip,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"  
26287,bugle,a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration  
26288,bugle,a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares  
26289,bugle bugleweed,any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover  
26290,bugle_call,a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle  
26291,bugler,someone who plays a bugle  
26292,bugleweed Lycopus_virginicus,a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States  
26293,bugloss alkanet Anchusa_officinalis,perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers  
26294,builder,a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country; "empire builder"  
26295,builder constructor,someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)  
26296,builder detergent_builder,a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action  
26297,building,the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise"  
26298,building edifice,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"  
26299,building_block,a block of material used in construction work  
26300,building_code,set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings  
26301,building_complex complex,a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures  
26302,building_material,material used for constructing buildings  
26303,building_permit,a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot  
26304,building_society,British equivalent of United States savings and loan association  
26305,building_supply_store building_supply_house,a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures  
26306,buildup,the result of the process of accumulation; "the buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes"  
26307,buildup,highly favorable publicity and praise; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup"  
26308,buildup,the act of building up an accumulation; "I envied his rapid buildup of assets"; "a military buildup in preparation for the invasion"  
26309,built-in_bed,a bed that is built in and fixed to a wall  
26310,bulb,anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop  
26311,bulb,a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure  
26312,bulb,a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ  
26313,bulb,a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe"  
26314,bulbar_conjunctiva conjunctival_layer_of_bulb tunica_conjunctiva_bulbi,the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea  
26315,bulbil bulblet,small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers  
26316,bulblet_fern bulblet_bladder_fern berry_fern Cystopteris_bulbifera,North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets  
26317,bulbous_iris,any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb  
26318,bulbous_plant,plant growing from a bulb  
26319,bulbul,nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry  
26320,bulge bump hump swelling gibbosity gibbousness jut prominence protuberance protrusion extrusion excrescence,something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"  
26321,bulgur bulghur bulgur_wheat,parched crushed wheat  
26322,bulgur_pilaf,pilaf made with bulgur wheat instead of rice and usually without meat  
26323,bulimarexia binge-purge_syndrome binge-vomit_syndrome bulima_nervosa,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  
26324,bulimia,pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)  
26325,bulimia binge-eating_syndrome,a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation  
26326,bulimic,a person suffering from bulimia  
26327,bulk,the property possessed by a large mass  
26328,bulk mass volume,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"  
26329,bulk_mail,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  
26330,bulk_modulus,the ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volume  
26331,bulkhead,a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments  
26332,bulkiness massiveness,an unwieldy largeness  
26333,bull,an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later  
26334,bull,uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle  
26335,bull,mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle  
26336,bull,a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment"  
26337,bull bruiser strapper Samson,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"  
26338,bull cop copper fuzz pig,uncomplimentary terms for a policeman  
26339,bull papal_bull,a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)  
26340,bull's_eye,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"  
26341,bull's_eye bull,the center of a target  
26342,bull_market,a market characterized by rising prices for securities  
26343,bull_mastiff,large powerful breed developed by crossing the bulldog and the mastiff  
26344,bull_neck,a thick short powerful neck  
26345,bull_nose,a disease of pigs resulting in swelling of the snout  
26346,bull_session,an informal discussion (usually among men)  
26347,bull_shark cub_shark Carcharhinus_leucas,a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous  
26348,bull_snake bull-snake,any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes  
26349,bull_thistle boar_thistle spear_thistle Cirsium_vulgare Cirsium_lanceolatum,European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States  
26350,bull_tongue,a heavy plow with a single wide blade; used chiefly in cotton fields  
26351,bulla,the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull  
26352,bullace Prunus_insititia,small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters  
26353,bullbrier greenbrier catbrier horse_brier horse-brier brier briar Smilax_rotundifolia,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  
26354,bulldog English_bulldog,a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting  
26355,bulldog_ant,any of the large fierce Australian ants of the genus Myrmecia  
26356,bulldog_clip alligator_clip,a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws  
26357,bulldog_wrench,a wrench designed to provide a firm grip on something  
26358,bulldozer dozer,large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground  
26359,bullet slug,a projectile that is fired from a gun  
26360,bullet_hole,a hole made by a bullet passing through it  
26361,bullet_train bullet,a high-speed passenger train  
26362,bullethead,a head shaped like a bullet  
26363,bulletin,a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)  
26364,bulletin_board notice_board,a board that hangs on a wall; displays announcements  
26365,bulletin_board_system bulletin_board electronic_bulletin_board bbs,a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest  
26366,bulletproof_vest,a vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet  
26367,bullfight corrida,a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators  
26368,bullfighter toreador,someone who fights bulls  
26369,bullfighting tauromachy,the activity at a bullfight  
26370,bullfinch Pyrrhula_pyrrhula,common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast  
26371,bullfrog Rana_catesbeiana,largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice  
26372,bullhead,freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines  
26373,bullhead bullhead_catfish,any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States  
26374,bullhorn loud_hailer loud-hailer,a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier  
26375,bullion,a mass of precious metal  
26376,bullion,gold or silver in bars or ingots  
26377,bullnose bullnosed_plane,a small carpenter's plane with the cutting edge near the front  
26378,bullock,young bull  
26379,bullock steer,castrated bull  
26380,bullock's_heart Jamaica_apple,large heart-shaped tropical fruit with soft acid pulp  
26381,bullock's_heart bullock's_heart_tree bullock_heart Annona_reticulata,small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit  
26382,bullpen,a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game  
26383,bullpen detention_cell detention_centre,a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily  
26384,bullring,a stadium where bullfights take place  
26385,bullshit bull Irish_bull horseshit shit crap dogshit,obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"  
26386,bullshot,a cocktail made with vodka and beef bouillon or consomme  
26387,bullterrier bull_terrier,a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers  
26388,bully,a hired thug  
26389,bully tough hooligan ruffian roughneck rowdy yob yobo yobbo,a cruel and brutal fellow  
26390,bully_beef corned_beef corn_beef,beef cured or pickled in brine  
26391,bully_pulpit,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"  
26392,bullyboy,a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction  
26393,bullying intimidation,the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something  
26394,bulrush bullrush common_rush soft_rush Juncus_effusus,tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America  
26395,bulwark,a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)  
26396,bumblebee humblebee,robust hairy social bee of temperate regions  
26397,bumboat,a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor  
26398,bumf bumph,reading materials (documents, written information) that you must read and deal with but that you think are extremely boring  
26399,bummer,an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing; "having to stand in line so long was a real bummer"  
26400,bummer,a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug  
26401,bump,a lump on the body caused by a blow  
26402,bumper,a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast); "we quaffed a bumper of ale"  
26403,bumper,a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage  
26404,bumper_car Dodgem,a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged  
26405,bumper_guard,vertical bars attached to a bumper to prevent locking bumpers with another vehicle  
26406,bumper_jack,a jack for lifting a motor vehicle by the bumper  
26407,bumpiness,the texture of a surface that has many bumps  
26408,bumptiousness cockiness pushiness forwardness,offensive boldness and assertiveness  
26409,bun roll,small rounded bread either plain or sweet  
26410,buna buna_rubber,made by polymerizing butadiene  
26411,bunch clump cluster clustering,a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"  
26412,bunch lot caboodle,any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle"  
26413,bunchberry dwarf_cornel crackerberry pudding_berry Cornus_canadensis,creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska  
26414,bunchgrass bunch_grass,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  
26415,bunco bunco_game bunko bunko_game con confidence_trick confidence_game con_game hustle sting flimflam,a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property  
26416,bundle sheaf,a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing  
26417,bundling,a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing  
26418,bundling,the act of binding something into a bundle  
26419,bundling,the act of shoving hastily; "she complained about bundling the children off to school"  
26420,bunfight bun-fight,(Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion  
26421,bung spile,a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask  
26422,bungalow cottage,a small house with a single story  
26423,bungee bungee_cord,an elasticized rope  
26424,bunghole,a hole in a barrel or cask; used to fill or empty it  
26425,bungler blunderer fumbler bumbler stumbler sad_sack botcher butcher fuckup,someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence  
26426,bunion,a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe  
26427,bunji-bunji Flindersia_schottiana,Australian timber tree whose bark yields a poison  
26428,bunk,a rough bed (as at a campsite)  
26429,bunk bunkum buncombe guff rot hogwash,unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)  
26430,bunk feed_bunk,a long trough for feeding cattle  
26431,bunk_bed bunk,beds built one above the other  
26432,bunker,a large container for storing fuel; "the ship's bunkers were full of coal"  
26433,bunker dugout,a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground  
26434,bunker sand_trap trap,a hazard on a golf course  
26435,bunker_mentality,defensiveness resulting from repeated attacks; "after so many suicide bombings the Israelis have to resist developing a bunker mentality"  
26436,bunkmate,someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself  
26437,bunny bunny_girl,a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit  
26438,bunny bunny_rabbit,(usually informal) especially a young rabbit  
26439,bunny_hug,a syncopated ballroom dance formerly popular in the US  
26440,bunsen_burner bunsen etna,a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air  
26441,bunt,(baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat  
26442,bunt Tilletia_caries,fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores  
26443,bunt stinking_smut,disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores  
26444,bunt stinking_smut Tilletia_foetida,similar to Tilletia caries  
26445,buntal,fine white Philippine fiber from stalks of unopened leaves of talipot palms; used in making hats  
26446,bunter,a batter who bunts  
26447,bunting,a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.  
26448,bunting,any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America  
26449,bunya_bunya,nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of Australian aborigines  
26450,bunya_bunya bunya_bunya_tree Araucaria_bidwillii,Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law  
26451,bunyavirus,an animal virus belonging to the family Bunyaviridae; can be used as a bioweapon  
26452,buoy,bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards  
26453,buoyancy,the tendency to float in water or other liquid  
26454,buoyancy perkiness,cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface  
26455,bur burr,seed vessel having hooks or prickles  
26456,bur burr,small bit used in dentistry or surgery  
26457,bur_marigold burr_marigold beggar-ticks beggar's-ticks sticktight,any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing  
26458,bur_oak burr_oak mossy-cup_oak mossycup_oak Quercus_macrocarpa,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  
26459,bur_reed,marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruit  
26460,burbot eelpout ling cusk Lota_lota,elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth  
26461,burden,the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse  
26462,burden load encumbrance incumbrance onus,an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"  
26463,burden_of_proof,the duty of proving a disputed charge  
26464,burdensomeness heaviness onerousness oppressiveness,unwelcome burdensome difficulty  
26465,burdock clotbur,any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs  
26466,bureau_de_change,(French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money  
26467,bureaucracy,a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials  
26468,bureaucracy,any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape  
26469,bureaucracy bureaucratism,nonelective government officials  
26470,bureaucrat administrative_official,an official of a bureaucracy  
26471,bureaucratic_procedure red_tape,needlessly time-consuming procedure  
26472,burette buret,measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration  
26473,burg,colloquial American term for a town; "I've lived in this burg all my life"  
26474,burgess burgher,a citizen of an English borough  
26475,burgh,a borough in Scotland  
26476,burglar,a thief who enters a building with intent to steal  
26477,burglar_alarm,a loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm; "they could hear the burglar alarm a mile away"  
26478,burglar_alarm,a warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary  
26479,burglary,entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property  
26480,burgomaster,a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria  
26481,burgoo,a gathering at which burgoo stew is served  
26482,burgoo,thick spicy stew of whatever meat and whatever vegetables are available; southern United States  
26483,burgrass bur_grass,a grass of the genus Cenchrus  
26484,burgrave,a nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right  
26485,burgrave,the military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries  
26486,burgundy,a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color  
26487,burial entombment inhumation interment sepulture,the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave  
26488,burial_chamber sepulcher sepulchre sepulture,a chamber that is used as a grave  
26489,burial_garment,cloth used to cover a corpse in preparation for burial  
26490,burial_mound grave_mound barrow tumulus,(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs  
26491,burin,a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving  
26492,burl,the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer  
26493,burl,a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree  
26494,burlap gunny,coarse jute fabric  
26495,burlesque,a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)  
26496,burn,an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation  
26497,burn,damage inflicted by fire  
26498,burn burn_mark,a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)  
26499,burn burning,pain that feels hot as if it were on fire  
26500,burn_bag,a bag into which secret documents are placed before being burned  
26501,burn_center,a center where patients with severe burns can be treated  
26502,burn_plant Aloe_vera,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  
26503,burner,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"  
26504,burner,an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse); "a diesel engine is an oil burner"  
26505,burning,a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin  
26506,burning burning_at_the_stake,execution by fire  
26507,burning combustion,the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"  
26508,burning_bush,(Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses  
26509,burnous burnoose burnouse,a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors  
26510,burnt_sienna,a reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna  
26511,burnt_umber,dark brown pigment obtained by heating umber  
26512,burnup,a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road  
26513,burnup,the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor)  
26514,burp_gun machine_pistol,a fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun  
26515,burqa burka,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"  
26516,burr,rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece  
26517,burr,rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting  
26518,burrawong Macrozamia_communis Macrozamia_spiralis,large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales  
26519,burrfish,any of several fishes having rigid flattened spines  
26520,burrito,a flour tortilla folded around a filling  
26521,burro,small donkey used as a pack animal  
26522,burrow tunnel,a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter  
26523,bursa,a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints  
26524,bursa_omentalis omental_bursa lesser_peritoneal_cavity,an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach  
26525,bursar,the treasurer at a college or university  
26526,bursary,the treasury of a public institution or religious order  
26527,bursitis,inflammation of a bursa; frequently in the shoulder  
26528,burst fit,a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning"  
26529,burthen,a variant of `burden'  
26530,burweed_marsh_elder false_ragweed Iva_xanthifolia,tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil in central North America that can cause contact dermatitis; produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever  
26531,burying burial,concealing something under the ground  
26532,bus autobus coach charabanc double-decker jitney motorbus motorcoach omnibus passenger_vehicle,a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work"  
26533,bus jalopy heap,a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus"  
26534,bus_company bus_service,a public utility providing local transportation  
26535,bus_fare carfare,the fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar  
26536,bus_lane,a traffic lane intended for buses only  
26537,bus_line,an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system  
26538,bus_route,the route regularly followed by a passenger bus  
26539,bus_stop,a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers  
26540,bus_terminal bus_depot bus_station coach_station,a terminal that serves bus passengers  
26541,bus_ticket,a ticket good for a ride on a bus  
26542,bus_topology bus,the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar  
26543,bus_traffic,buses coming and going  
26544,busbar bus,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"  
26545,busboy waiter's_assistant,a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes  
26546,bush,a large wilderness area  
26547,bush_bean,a bean plant whose bushy growth needs no supports  
26548,bush_clover lespedeza,shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States  
26549,bush_hibiscus Radyera_farragei Hibiscus_farragei,southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus  
26550,bush_honeysuckle Diervilla_lonicera,spreading bush of northeastern United States having small clusters of fragrant green and yellow flowers  
26551,bush_honeysuckle Diervilla_sessilifolia,bush honeysuckle of southeastern United States having large crowded clusters of sulfur-yellow flowers  
26552,bush_honeysuckle Tartarian_honeysuckle Lonicera_tatarica,a honeysuckle shrub of southern Russia to central Asia  
26553,bush_jacket,a loose fitting jacket; resembles a shirt with four patch pockets and a belt  
26554,bush_nasturtium Tropaeolum_minus,annual with deep yellow flowers smaller than the common garden nasturtium  
26555,bush_pea,any of various plants of the genus Thermopsis having trifoliate leaves and yellow or purple racemose flowers  
26556,bush_poppy tree_poppy,evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers  
26557,bush_shrike,an African shrike  
26558,bush_vetch Vicia_sepium,European purple-flowered with slender stems; occurs as a weed in hedges  
26559,bush_violet browallia,any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers  
26560,bush_willow Combretum_appiculatum,small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers  
26561,bush_willow Combretum_erythrophyllum,small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks  
26562,bushbuck guib Tragelaphus_scriptus,antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns  
26563,bushel,a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks  
26564,bushel,a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches  
26565,bushel_basket,a basket large enough to hold a bushel  
26566,bushing,an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass  
26567,bushing cylindrical_lining,a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction  
26568,bushman,a dweller in the Australian bush country  
26569,bushman's_poison ordeal_tree Acocanthera_oppositifolia Acocanthera_venenata,evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa  
26570,bushtit bush_tit,active grey titmice of western North America  
26571,bushwhacker,a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War  
26572,bushy_aster Aster_dumosus,stiff perennial of the eastern United States having small linear leaves and numerous tiny white flower heads  
26573,business,an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening"  
26574,business,a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"  
26575,business,the volume of commercial activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today"  
26576,business business_sector,business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree"  
26577,business concern business_concern business_organization business_organisation,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"  
26578,business stage_business byplay,incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"  
26579,business_activity commercial_activity,activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise  
26580,business_address,the address at which a business is located  
26581,business_agent,an agent who handles business affairs for another; especially one who deals with employers  
26582,business_card,a card on which are printed the person's name and business affiliation  
26583,business_college,a school for teaching the clerical aspects of business and commerce  
26584,business_cycle trade_cycle,recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline  
26585,business_deduction,tax write-off for expenses of doing business  
26586,business_department,a division of a business firm  
26587,business_district downtown,the central area or commercial center of a town or city; "the heart of Birmingham's downtown"  
26588,business_editor,the newspaper editor responsible for business news  
26589,business_expense trade_expense,ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in a taxpayer's business or trade  
26590,business_index,a statistical compilation that provides a context for economic or financial conditions; "this business index is computed relative to the base year of 2005"  
26591,business_interruption_insurance,insurance that provides protection for the loss of profits and continuing fixed expenses resulting from a break in commercial activities due to the occurrence of a peril  
26592,business_letter,a letter dealing with business  
26593,business_life professional_life,a career in industrial or commercial or professional activities  
26594,business_loan commercial_loan,a bank loan granted for the use of a business  
26595,business_lunch,lunch (usually at a restaurant) where business is discussed and the cost is charged as a business expense  
26596,business_news,news about businesses and investments  
26597,business_people businesspeople,people who transact business (especially business executives)  
26598,business_relation,a relation between different business enterprises  
26599,business_school,a graduate school offering study leading to a degree of Master in Business Administration  
26600,business_suit,a suit of clothes traditionally worn by businessmen  
26601,business_traveler,a traveler whose expenses are paid by the business he works for  
26602,businessman man_of_affairs,a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)  
26603,businessmen business_community,the body of individuals who manage businesses  
26604,businessperson bourgeois,a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise  
26605,businesswoman,a female businessperson  
26606,busker,a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money  
26607,buskin combat_boot desert_boot half_boot top_boot,a boot reaching halfway up to the knee  
26608,busload,the quantity of cargo or the number of passengers that a bus can carry  
26609,busman bus_driver,someone who drives a bus  
26610,busman's_holiday,a holiday where you do the same things you do at work  
26611,buspirone BuSpar,a drug (trade name BuSpar) designed specifically for anxiety  
26612,bust,a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person  
26613,bust tear binge bout,an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"  
26614,bust-up,a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship)  
26615,bust-up_takeover,a leveraged buyout in which the target company's assets are sold to repay the loan that financed the takeover  
26616,bustard,large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes  
26617,buster,a robust child  
26618,buster,a person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something; "dam buster"; "sanction buster"; "crime buster"  
26619,buster bronco_buster broncobuster,a person who breaks horses  
26620,bustier,a close-fitting and strapless top without sleeves that is worn by women either as lingerie or for evening dress  
26621,bustle,a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt  
26622,bustle hustle flurry ado fuss stir,a rapid active commotion  
26623,busybody nosy-parker nosey-parker quidnunc,a person who meddles in the affairs of others  
26624,busyness hum,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"  
26625,busywork make-work,active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork"  
26626,butacaine butacaine_sulfate,a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic  
26627,butadiene,a gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; used in making synthetic rubbers  
26628,butane,occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels  
26629,butanone methyl_ethyl_ketone,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  
26630,butch dike dyke,(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine  
26631,butcher,a brutal indiscriminate murderer  
26632,butcher meatman,a retailer of meat  
26633,butcher slaughterer,a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market  
26634,butcher's_broom Ruscus_aculeatus,shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms  
26635,butcher_board butcher_block,a thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood  
26636,butcher_knife,a large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat  
26637,butcher_paper,a strong wrapping paper that resists penetration by blood or meat fluids  
26638,butcher_shop meat_market,a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold  
26639,butcherbird,shrikes that impale their prey on thorns  
26640,butcherbird,large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns  
26641,butchery butchering,the business of a butcher  
26642,buteonine,any hawk of the genus Buteo  
26643,butler pantryman,a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table  
26644,butt,the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots  
26645,butt,a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)  
26646,butt butt_end,thick end of the handle  
26647,butt goat laughingstock stooge,a victim of ridicule or pranks  
26648,butt stub,the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)  
26649,butt_hinge,a hinge mortised flush into the edge of the door and jamb  
26650,butt_joint butt,a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping  
26651,butt_shaft,a blunt arrow without a barb; an arrow used for target practice  
26652,butt_weld butt-weld,a butt joint that is welded  
26653,butt_welding butt-welding,creating a butt joint by welding  
26654,butte,a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides  
26655,butter,a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head  
26656,butter,an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use  
26657,butter_cookie,cookie containing much butter  
26658,butter_dish,a small dish (often with a cover) for holding butter at the table  
26659,butter_knife,a small knife with a dull blade; for cutting or spreading butter  
26660,butterbur bog_rhubarb Petasites_hybridus Petasites_vulgaris,small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas  
26661,buttercrunch,lettuce with delicate and relatively crunchy leaves  
26662,buttercup butterflower butter-flower crowfoot goldcup kingcup,any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus  
26663,buttercup_squash,plant bearing somewhat drum-shaped fruit having dark green rind with greyish markings  
26664,buttercup_squash,drum-shaped squash with dark green rind marked in silver or grey  
26665,butterfat,the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made  
26666,butterfingers,someone who drops things (especially one who cannot catch a ball)  
26667,butterfish,any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin  
26668,butterfish stromateid_fish stromateid,small marine fish with a short compressed body and feeble spines  
26669,butterfly,diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings  
26670,butterfly butterfly_stroke,a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down  
26671,butterfly_bush buddleia,tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers  
26672,butterfly_effect,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  
26673,butterfly_fish,small usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins; found worldwide  
26674,butterfly_flower Bauhinia_monandra,shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink flowers streaked with purple  
26675,butterfly_flower poor_man's_orchid schizanthus,any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers  
26676,butterfly_orchid,any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids  
26677,butterfly_orchid Encyclia_tampensis Epidendrum_tampense,orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum  
26678,butterfly_orchid butterfly_orchis Epidendrum_venosum Encyclia_venosa,Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip  
26679,butterfly_orchid butterfly_orchis Orchis_papilionaceae,Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip  
26680,butterfly_pea Centrosema_virginianum,large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers  
26681,butterfly_pea Clitoria_mariana,large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers  
26682,butterfly_plant Phalaenopsis_amabilis,orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red  
26683,butterfly_ray,a stingray with a short tail and a broad fin  
26684,butterfly_valve,a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle  
26685,butterfly_weed orange_milkweed chigger_flower chiggerflower pleurisy_root tuber_root Indian_paintbrush Asclepias_tuberosa,erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers  
26686,butterhead_lettuce,lettuce with relatively soft leaves in a loose head; easily broken or bruised  
26687,buttermilk,residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture  
26688,buttermilk_biscuit soda_biscuit,very tender biscuit partially leavened with buttermilk and soda  
26689,buttermilk_pancake,a pancake made with buttermilk  
26690,butternut,oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family  
26691,butternut butternut_tree white_walnut Juglans_cinerea,North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye  
26692,butternut_squash,buff-colored squash with a long usually straight neck and sweet orange flesh  
26693,butternut_squash Cucurbita_maxima,plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and a smooth thin rind  
26694,butterscotch,a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar  
26695,butterweed,any of several yellow-flowered plants of the genus Packera; often placed in genus Senecio  
26696,butterweed ragwort Senecio_glabellus,American ragwort with yellow flowers  
26697,butterwort,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  
26698,buttery,a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals  
26699,buttinsky,a meddler who tends to butt in  
26700,buttock cheek,either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump  
26701,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 ass,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?"  
26702,button,any of various plant parts that resemble buttons  
26703,button,a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment; "they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate"  
26704,button,any artifact that resembles a button  
26705,button,a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes  
26706,button_accordion,an accordion with buttons rather than keys  
26707,button_fern Pellaea_rotundifolia,fern of New Zealand and Australia having trailing fronds with dark green buttonlike leaflets  
26708,button_fern Tectaria_cicutaria,Jamaican fern having round buttonlike bulbils  
26709,button_pink Dianthus_latifolius,much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely related to sweet William  
26710,button_quail button-quail bustard_quail hemipode,small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains  
26711,button_snakeroot Eryngium_aquaticum,coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master  
26712,button_tree button_mangrove Conocarpus_erectus,evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood  
26713,buttonhole button_hole,a hole through which buttons are pushed  
26714,buttonhole_stitch,a reinforcing looped stitch for edges, as around a buttonhole  
26715,buttonhook,a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole  
26716,buttress buttressing,a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building  
26717,butty,a sandwich; "a bacon butty"  
26718,butut butat,100 bututs equal 1 dalasi in Gambia  
26719,butyl,a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9)  
26720,butyl_alcohol butanol,a flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents  
26721,butyl_nitrite isobutyl_nitrite,a colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers  
26722,butyl_rubber,synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene  
26723,butylene butene,any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers  
26724,butyric_acid butanoic_acid,an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter  
26725,butyrin,any of three glycerides of butyric acid  
26726,buxomness,the bodily property of being attractively plump and vigorous and (of women) full-bosomed  
26727,buy-and-bust_operation,an undercover operation by narcotics detectives to catch unsuspecting drug dealers  
26728,buyer purchaser emptor vendee,a person who buys  
26729,buyer's_market buyers'_market soft_market,a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy  
26730,buying purchasing,the act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge"  
26731,buyout,acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock  
26732,buyout_bid,a bid to buy all of a person's holdings  
26733,buzz,a confusion of activity and gossip; "the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued"  
26734,buzz bombilation bombination,sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee"  
26735,buzz_bomb robot_bomb flying_bomb doodlebug V-1,a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb  
26736,buzzard Buteo_buteo,the common European short-winged hawk  
26737,buzzard turkey_buzzard turkey_vulture Cathartes_aura,a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States  
26738,buzzer,a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound  
26739,buzzword cant,stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition  
26740,by-and-by,an indefinite time in the future; "he'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by"  
26741,by-catch bycatch,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"  
26742,by-election bye-election,a special election between regular elections  
26743,by-line credit_line,a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article  
26744,by-product byproduct,a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence  
26745,by-product byproduct spin-off,a product made during the manufacture of something else  
26746,bye pass,an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round"  
26747,bygone water_under_the_bridge,past events to be put aside; "let bygones be bygones"  
26748,bylaw,a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members  
26749,bypass,a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)  
26750,bypass_condenser bypass_capacitor,a capacitor that provides low impedance over certain (high) frequencies  
26751,byssus beard,tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface  
26752,bystander,a nonparticipant spectator  
26753,byte,a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information  
26754,byway bypath byroad,a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)  
26755,cab,a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits  
26756,cab cabriolet,small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood  
26757,cab hack taxi taxicab,a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money  
26758,cab_fare taxi_fare,the fare charged for riding in a taxicab  
26759,cabal faction junto camarilla,a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue  
26760,cabala cabbala cabbalah kabala kabbala kabbalah qabala qabalah,an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret  
26761,cabalist,a member of a cabal  
26762,cabalist kabbalist,an expert who is highly skilled in obscure or difficult or esoteric matters  
26763,cabana,a small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool  
26764,cabaret floorshow floor_show,a series of acts at a night club  
26765,cabaret nightclub night_club club nightspot,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"  
26766,cabbage chou,any of various types of cabbage  
26767,cabbage cultivated_cabbage Brassica_oleracea,any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers  
26768,cabbage_bark cabbage-bark_tree cabbage_tree Andira_inermis,tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic  
26769,cabbage_butterfly,white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage  
26770,cabbage_palm Euterpe_oleracea,Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when young  
26771,cabbage_palm Roystonea_oleracea,West Indian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young  
26772,cabbage_palm cabbage_tree Livistona_australis,Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young  
26773,cabbage_palmetto cabbage_palm Sabal_palmetto,low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds  
26774,cabbage_tree grass_tree Cordyline_australis,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  
26775,cabbageworm Pieris_rapae,toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly  
26776,caber,a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)  
26777,cabin,a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area  
26778,cabin,small room on a ship or boat where people sleep  
26779,cabin,the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried  
26780,cabin_boy,a young man acting as a servant on a ship  
26781,cabin_car caboose,a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train  
26782,cabin_class second_class economy_class,a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations  
26783,cabin_cruiser cruiser pleasure_boat pleasure_craft,a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board  
26784,cabin_liner,a liner with cabins for passengers  
26785,cabinet,persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers  
26786,cabinet,a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display  
26787,cabinet console,housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television  
26788,cabinet locker storage_locker,a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock  
26789,cabinet_minister,a person who is a member of the cabinet  
26790,cabinet_minister,the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet  
26791,cabinet_wood,moderately dense wood used for cabinetwork; "teak and other heavy cabinet wood"  
26792,cabinetmaker furniture_maker,a woodworker who specializes in making furniture  
26793,cabinetmaking joinery,the craft of a joiner  
26794,cabinetwork,woodwork finished by hand by a cabinetmaker  
26795,cabinetwork cabinetry,the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality)  
26796,cable,a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire  
26797,cable cable_length cable's_length,a nautical unit of depth  
26798,cable cable_television cable_system cable_television_service,a television system that transmits over cables  
26799,cable cablegram overseas_telegram,a telegram sent abroad  
26800,cable line transmission_line,a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power  
26801,cable_car car,a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain"  
26802,cable_railway funicular funicular_railway,a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars  
26803,cable_television cable,television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver  
26804,cabochon,a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets  
26805,cabotage,the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders  
26806,cabotage,navigation in coastal waters  
26807,cabstand taxistand taxi_rank,a place where taxis park while awaiting customers; "in England the place where taxis wait to be hired is called a `taxi rank'"  
26808,cacao cacao_tree chocolate_tree Theobroma_cacao,tropical American tree producing cacao beans  
26809,cacao_bean cocoa_bean,seed of the cacao tree; ground roasted beans are source of chocolate  
26810,cache,a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)  
26811,cache memory_cache,(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  
26812,cachet,a seal on a letter  
26813,cachet lettre_de_cachet,a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal  
26814,cachet seal seal_of_approval,an indication of approved or superior status  
26815,cachexia cachexy wasting,any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease  
26816,cachinnation,loud convulsive laughter  
26817,cachou,a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco)  
26818,cacique cazique,black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics  
26819,cackle,the sound made by a hen after laying an egg  
26820,cackle,a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle  
26821,cackler,a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk  
26822,cacodemon cacodaemon,an evil spirit  
26823,cacodyl cacodyl_group cacodyl_radical arsenic_group,the univalent group derived from arsine  
26824,cacodyl tetramethyldiarsine,a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups; undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air  
26825,cacogenesis,inability to produce hybrids that are both viable and fertile  
26826,cacophony,loud confusing disagreeable sounds  
26827,cactus,any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines  
26828,cactus_mouse Peromyscus_eremicus,burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States  
26829,cactus_wren,large harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexico  
26830,cad bounder blackguard dog hound heel,someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog"  
26831,cadaster cadastre,a public register showing the details of ownership and value of land; made for the purpose of taxation  
26832,cadaver corpse stiff clay remains,the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"  
26833,cadaverine,a colorless toxic ptomaine with an unpleasant odor formed during the putrefaction of animal tissue  
26834,caddie golf_caddie,an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player  
26835,caddis_fly caddis-fly caddice_fly caddice-fly,small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae  
26836,caddisworm strawworm,larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris  
26837,caddy tea_caddy,a can for storing tea  
26838,cadence,the close of a musical section  
26839,cadence cadency,a recurrent rhythmical series  
26840,cadenza,a brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music  
26841,cadet plebe,a military trainee (as at a military academy)  
26842,cadetship,the position of cadet  
26843,cadmium Cd atomic_number_48,a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores  
26844,cadmium_orange,orange-hued cadmium yellow pigment  
26845,cadmium_sulfide,a yellow sulfide used chiefly as a pigment  
26846,cadmium_yellow,pigment of cadmium sulfide and barium sulfate varying in hue from lemon yellow to orange  
26847,cadmium_yellow_pale,pale-hued cadmium yellow pigment  
26848,cadre,a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion  
26849,caduceus,an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes  
26850,caecilian blindworm,any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions  
26851,caesium_clock,an atomic clock based on the energy difference between two states of the caesium nucleus in a magnetic field  
26852,caesura,a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued"  
26853,caesura,a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line  
26854,cafe coffeehouse coffee_shop coffee_bar,a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold  
26855,cafe_au_lait,equal parts of coffee and hot milk  
26856,cafe_noir demitasse,small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream  
26857,cafe_royale coffee_royal,black coffee with Cognac and lemon peel and sugar  
26858,cafeteria,a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier  
26859,cafeteria_facility,(usually plural) facilities for providing food for employees or visitors  
26860,cafeteria_tray,a tray for carrying your food in a cafeteria  
26861,caff,informal British term for a cafe  
26862,caffe_latte latte,strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk  
26863,caffein_addiction,an addiction to caffein  
26864,caffeine caffein,a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects  
26865,caffeine_addict caffein_addict,someone addicted to caffeine  
26866,caffeinism caffeine_intoxication,poisoning resulting from excessive intake of caffeine containing products  
26867,caftan kaftan,a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East  
26868,caftan kaftan,a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant  
26869,cage,something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement  
26870,cage,the net that is the goal in ice hockey  
26871,cage coop,an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept  
26872,cagoule,lightweight parka; waterproof  
26873,cahoot,collusion; "in cahoots with"  
26874,caiman cayman,a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly  
26875,caiman_lizard,crocodile-like lizard of South America having powerful jaws for crushing snails and mussels  
26876,cairn,a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path  
26877,cairn cairn_terrier,small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland  
26878,cairngorm smoky_quartz,a smoky yellow or brown quartz  
26879,caisson,a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition  
26880,caisson ammunition_chest,a chest to hold ammunition  
26881,caisson pneumatic_caisson cofferdam,large watertight chamber used for construction under water  
26882,caitiff,a cowardly and despicable person  
26883,cajan_pea pigeon_pea dahl,small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant  
26884,cake,baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat  
26885,cake bar,a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate"  
26886,cake_mix,a commercial mix for making a cake  
26887,cakewalk,a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake  
26888,cakewalk,an easy accomplishment; "winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him"; "invading Iraq won't be a cakewalk"  
26889,calaba Santa_Maria_tree Calophyllum_calaba,West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice  
26890,calabar-bean_vine Physostigma_venenosum,tropical African woody vine yielding calabar beans  
26891,calabar_bean ordeal_bean,dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine; source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft  
26892,calabash,round gourd of the calabash tree  
26893,calabash calabash_pipe,a pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd  
26894,calabash calabash_tree Crescentia_cujete,tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds  
26895,caladenia,any of various orchids of the genus Caladenia  
26896,caladium,any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red  
26897,calamine_lotion,a lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations  
26898,calamint,perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America  
26899,calamity catastrophe disaster tragedy cataclysm,an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"  
26900,calamus,any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes  
26901,calamus,the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally  
26902,calamus_oil,carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume  
26903,calanthe,any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise  
26904,calash caleche,a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century  
26905,calash caleche calash_top,the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage  
26906,calcarine_sulcus calcarine_fissure,a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum  
26907,calceolaria slipperwort,any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip  
26908,calceus,a shoe covering the ankle; worn by ancient Romans  
26909,calcification,tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts  
26910,calcification,an inflexible and unchanging state; "the calcification of negotiations"  
26911,calcification,a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)  
26912,calcimine,a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings  
26913,calcination,the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature  
26914,calcite,a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone  
26915,calcitonin thyrocalcitonin,thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone  
26916,calcium Ca atomic_number_20,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  
26917,calcium-cyanamide cyanamide,a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds  
26918,calcium_bicarbonate,a bicarbonate that is a major cause of hard water  
26919,calcium_blocker calcium-channel_blocker,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  
26920,calcium_carbide,a grey salt of calcium (CaC) used in making acetylene  
26921,calcium_carbonate,a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone  
26922,calcium_chloride,a deliquescent salt; used in de-icing and as a drying agent  
26923,calcium_hydride hydrolith,a saltlike binary compound (CaH2) used as a reducing agent and source of hydrogen  
26924,calcium_hydroxide lime slaked_lime hydrated_lime calcium_hydrate caustic_lime lime_hydrate,a caustic substance produced by heating limestone  
26925,calcium_hypochlorite,any hypochlorite of calcium; used as a bleaching agent  
26926,calcium_ion factor_IV,ion of calcium; a factor in the clotting of blood  
26927,calcium_lactate,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  
26928,calcium_nitrate,a deliquescent salt that is soluble in water; sometimes used as a source of nitrogen in fertilizers  
26929,calcium_oxide quicklime lime calx calcined_lime fluxing_lime unslaked_lime burnt_lime,a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide  
26930,calcium_phosphate,a phosphate of calcium; a main constituent of animal bones  
26931,calcium_stearate calcium_octadecanoate,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  
26932,calcium_sulphate calcium_sulfate,a white salt (CaSO4)  
26933,calculation computation computing,the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods  
26934,calculation computation figuring reckoning,problem solving that involves numbers or quantities  
26935,calculation deliberation,planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting"  
26936,calculator calculating_machine,a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations; can be mechanical or electronic  
26937,calculator reckoner figurer estimator computer,an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)  
26938,calculus concretion,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"  
26939,calculus infinitesimal_calculus,the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions  
26940,calculus_of_variations,the calculus of maxima and minima of definite integrals  
26941,caldera,a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression  
26942,caldron cauldron,a very large pot that is used for boiling  
26943,calefaction incalescence,the property of being warming  
26944,calendar,a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year  
26945,calendar,a tabular array of the days (usually for one year)  
26946,calendar,a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc); "I have you on my calendar for next Monday"  
26947,calendar_day civil_day,a day reckoned from midnight to midnight  
26948,calendar_month month,one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year; "he paid the bill last month"  
26949,calendar_year civil_year,the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar  
26950,calender,a machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers  
26951,calendula,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  
26952,calf,young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo  
26953,calf,young of domestic cattle  
26954,calf calfskin,fine leather from the skin of a calf  
26955,calf sura,the muscular back part of the shank  
26956,calf's-foot_jelly,a savory jelly made with gelatin obtained by boiling calves' feet  
26957,calf's_brain,the brain of a calf eaten as meat  
26958,calf's_tongue,the tongue of a calf eaten as meat  
26959,calf_roping,capturing a calf with a lasso and binding its feet  
26960,calibration standardization standardisation,the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration"  
26961,caliche,nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru  
26962,caliche hardpan,crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions  
26963,calico,coarse cloth with a bright print  
26964,californium Cf atomic_number_98,a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles  
26965,caliper calliper,an instrument for measuring the distance between two points (often used in the plural)  
26966,caliph calif kaliph kalif khalif khalifah,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"  
26967,caliphate,the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph  
26968,caliphate,the office of a caliph  
26969,calisaya Cinchona_officinalis Cinchona_ledgeriana Cinchona_calisaya,Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark  
26970,calisthenics callisthenics,the practice of calisthenic exercises; "calisthenics is recommended for general good health"  
26971,calisthenics callisthenics,light exercises designed to promote general fitness; "several different calisthenics were illustrated in the video"  
26972,calk calkin,a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping  
26973,call,a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call"  
26974,call,a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips"  
26975,call,an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed"  
26976,call,a brief social visit; "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers"; "the characters in Henry James' novels are forever paying calls on each other, usually in the parlor of some residence"  
26977,call,a visit in an official or professional capacity; "the pastor's calls on his parishioners"; "the salesman's call on a customer"  
26978,call,(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call"  
26979,call claim,a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"  
26980,call phone_call telephone_call,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"  
26981,call-back,a return call  
26982,call-back,the recall of an employee after a layoff  
26983,call-board,a bulletin board backstage in a theater  
26984,call-in,a telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program  
26985,call-out,a challenge to a fight or duel  
26986,call_center call_centre,a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers)  
26987,call_fire,fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit  
26988,call_forwarding,lets you transfer your incoming calls to any telephone that you can dial direct  
26989,call_girl,a female prostitute who can be hired by telephone  
26990,call_loan demand_loan,a loan that is repayable on demand  
26991,call_mark call_number pressmark,a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location  
26992,call_option,an option to buy  
26993,call_option call,the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date  
26994,call_up,an order to report for military duty  
26995,call_waiting,a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone  
26996,calla_lily calla arum_lily Zantedeschia_aethiopica,South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix  
26997,caller,an investor who buys a call option  
26998,caller,the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands  
26999,caller,someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice; "the callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner"  
27000,caller,the person who convenes a meeting; "who is the caller of this meeting?"  
27001,caller caller-out,a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance; "you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing"  
27002,caller caller-up phoner telephoner,the person initiating a telephone call; "there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone"  
27003,caller company,a social or business visitor; "the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company"  
27004,caller_ID,a small display that will show you the telephone number of the party calling you  
27005,calliandra,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  
27006,calligrapher calligraphist,someone skilled in penmanship  
27007,calligraphy penmanship chirography,beautiful handwriting  
27008,calling_card,a distinguishing characteristic or behavior; "bombs are a terrorist's calling cards"  
27009,calling_card phone_card,a card that is used instead of cash to make telephone calls  
27010,calling_card visiting_card card,a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited  
27011,calling_into_question demand_for_explanation,a challenge to defend what someone has said  
27012,calliope steam_organ,a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard  
27013,calliopsis Coreopsis_tinctoria,North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis  
27014,callithump callathump callithump_parade,a noisy boisterous parade  
27015,callosity callus,an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)  
27016,callosotomy callosectomy,severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy)  
27017,callowness jejuneness juvenility,lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life  
27018,callus,bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone  
27019,callus,(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid  
27020,calm_air calm,wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale  
27021,calmness,an absence of strong winds or rain  
27022,calmness,a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement  
27023,calomel mercurous_chloride,a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic  
27024,calorie gram_calorie small_calorie,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  
27025,calorie_chart,a list of foods and information about their caloric content  
27026,calorimeter,a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat  
27027,calorimetry,measurement of quantities of heat  
27028,calosoma,any beetle of the genus Calosoma  
27029,calpac calpack kalpac,a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus  
27030,calque calque_formation loan_translation,an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; "`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'"  
27031,caltrop devil's_weed Tribulus_terestris,tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed  
27032,calumet peace_pipe pipe_of_peace,a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)  
27033,calvaria skullcap,the dome of the skull  
27034,calvary martyrdom,any experience that causes intense suffering  
27035,calves'_feet,feet of calves used as food; usually jellied  
27036,calves'_liver calf's_liver,liver of a calf used as meat  
27037,calving,giving birth to a calf  
27038,calyculus caliculus calycle,a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)  
27039,calypso fairy-slipper Calypso_bulbosa,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  
27040,calyptra,the hood or cap covering the calyx of certain plants: e.g., the California poppy  
27041,calyx,(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  
27042,cam,a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion  
27043,camail aventail ventail,a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck  
27044,camas camass quamash camosh camash,any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America  
27045,camber,a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)  
27046,camber,the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top  
27047,camber_arch,an arch with a straight horizontal extrados and a slightly arched intrados  
27048,cambium,a formative one-cell layer of tissue between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth  
27049,cambium,the inner layer of the periosteum  
27050,cambric,a finely woven white linen  
27051,cambric_tea,a beverage for children containing hot water and milk and sugar and a small amount of tea  
27052,camcorder,a portable television camera and videocassette recorder  
27053,camel,cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions  
27054,camel's_hair camelhair,a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel  
27055,camel_racing,the sport of racing camels  
27056,camellia camelia,any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers  
27057,camelpox,a viral disease of camels closely related to smallpox; "with a little genetic engineering camelpox could be used as a bioweapon"  
27058,cameo,engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)  
27059,camera photographic_camera,equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)  
27060,camera_angle,the point of view of a camera  
27061,camera_care,keeping a camera in good working order  
27062,camera_lens optical_lens,a lens that focuses the image in a camera  
27063,camera_lucida,an optical device consisting of an attachment that enables an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface for sketching it  
27064,camera_obscura,a darkened enclosure in which images of outside objects are projected through a small aperture or lens onto a facing surface  
27065,camera_tripod,a tripod used to support a camera  
27066,cameraman camera_operator cinematographer,a photographer who operates a movie camera  
27067,camise,a loose shirt or tunic; originally worn in the Middle Ages  
27068,camisole,a short negligee  
27069,camisole underbodice,a short sleeveless undergarment for women  
27070,camlet,a garment made of camlet fabric  
27071,camlet,a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's hair  
27072,camomile_tea,tea-like drink made from camomile leaves and flowers  
27073,camouflage,device or stratagem for concealment or deceit  
27074,camouflage camo,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  
27075,camp,a group of people living together in a camp; "the whole camp laughed at his mistake"  
27076,camp,something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality; "the living room was pure camp"  
27077,camp,a penal institution (often for forced labor); "China has many camps for political prisoners"  
27078,camp,temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers; "level ground is best for parking and camp areas"  
27079,camp encampment cantonment bivouac,temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"  
27080,camp refugee_camp,shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs  
27081,camp summer_camp,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"  
27082,camp_chair,a light folding chair  
27083,camp_follower,a prostitute who provides service to military personnel  
27084,camp_follower,a follower who is not a member of an ingroup  
27085,camp_meeting,religious (usually evangelistic) meeting held in a large tent or outdoors and lasting several days  
27086,campaign cause crusade drive movement effort,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"  
27087,campaign hunting_expedition safari,an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)  
27088,campaign military_campaign,several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)  
27089,campaign_hat,a broad-brimmed felt hat with a high crown; formerly worn by the United States Army and Marine personnel  
27090,campaigner candidate nominee,a politician who is running for public office  
27091,campaigning candidacy candidature electioneering political_campaign,the campaign of a candidate to be elected  
27092,campanile belfry,a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building  
27093,campanula bellflower,any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers  
27094,camper,someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation  
27095,camper camping_bus motor_home,a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling  
27096,camper_trailer,a trailer equipped for occupancy (especially for holiday trips)  
27097,campfire,a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)  
27098,camphor,a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment  
27099,camphor_daisy Haplopappus_phyllocephalus,annual of southern United States and Mexico having bristly leaves and pale yellow flowers  
27100,camphor_dune_tansy Tanacetum_camphoratum,densely hairy plant with rayless flowers; San Francisco Bay area  
27101,camphor_ice,a cerate made of camphor and wax and spermaceti and castor oil  
27102,camphor_oil,oil distilled from camphor resin  
27103,camphor_tree Cinnamomum_camphora,large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphor  
27104,camping encampment bivouacking tenting,the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp  
27105,campmate,someone who lives in the same camp you do  
27106,campsite campground camping_site camping_ground bivouac encampment camping_area,a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent  
27107,campstool,a folding stool  
27108,campus,a field on which the buildings of a university are situated  
27109,campylotropous_ovule,a curved ovule with the micropyle almost touching the funiculus  
27110,camshaft,an engine shaft with cams attached to it  
27111,camwood African_sandalwood Baphia_nitida,small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye  
27112,can can_buoy,a buoy with a round bottom and conical top  
27113,can canful,the quantity contained in a can  
27114,can tin tin_can,airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.  
27115,can_of_worms,a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity  
27116,can_opener tin_opener,a device for cutting cans open  
27117,canal,(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion  
27118,canal,long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation  
27119,canal_boat narrow_boat narrowboat,a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals  
27120,canal_of_Schlemm Schlemm's_canal sinus_venosus_sclerae,a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins  
27121,canaliculus,a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants  
27122,canalization canalisation,the production of a canal or a conversion to canals  
27123,canape,an appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food  
27124,canard,a deliberately misleading fabrication  
27125,canary,a female singer  
27126,canary canary_bird,any of several small Old World finches  
27127,canary_grass birdseed_grass Phalaris_canariensis,Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds  
27128,canary_seed,a mixture of seeds used to feed caged birds  
27129,canary_yellow canary,a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge  
27130,canarybird_flower canarybird_vine canary_creeper Tropaeolum_peregrinum,a climber having flowers that are the color of canaries  
27131,canasta basket_rummy meld,a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank  
27132,canavanine,an amino acid found in the jack bean  
27133,cancan,a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line  
27134,cancellation,the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void  
27135,cancellation,the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement  
27136,cancer malignant_neoplastic_disease,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  
27137,cancer_cell,a cell that is part of a malignant tumor  
27138,cancer_juice,a milky substance found in certain cancerous growths  
27139,cancerweed cancer_weed Salvia_lyrata,sage of eastern United States  
27140,cancroid squamous_cell_carcinoma,the most common form of skin cancer  
27141,candelabrum candelabra,branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights  
27142,candelilla Euphorbia_antisyphilitica,wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States  
27143,candelilla Pedilanthus_bracteatus Pedilanthus_pavonis,wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica  
27144,candelilla_wax,a hard brown wax that occurs as a coating on candelilla shrubs  
27145,candid_camera,a miniature camera with a fast lens  
27146,candida,any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida  
27147,candidate prospect,someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)  
27148,candidiasis moniliasis monilia_disease,an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans)  
27149,candied_apple candy_apple taffy_apple caramel_apple toffee_apple,an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar)  
27150,candied_citrus_peel,strips of citrus peel cooked in a sugar syrup  
27151,candied_fruit succade crystallized_fruit,fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals  
27152,candle candela cd standard_candle,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  
27153,candle taper wax_light,stick of wax with a wick in the middle  
27154,candlelight candle_flame,the light provided by a burning candle  
27155,candlemaker,a person who makes or sells candles  
27156,candlenut,seed of candlenut tree; source of soil used in varnishes  
27157,candlenut varnish_tree Aleurites_moluccana,large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles  
27158,candlepin,a bowling pin that is thin by comparison with a tenpin  
27159,candlepins candlepin_bowling,a bowling game using slender bowling pins  
27160,candlepower light_intensity,luminous intensity measured in candelas  
27161,candlesnuffer,an implement with a small cup at the end of a handle; used to extinguish the flame of a candle  
27162,candlestick candle_holder,a holder with sockets for candles  
27163,candlewick,loops of soft yarn are cut to give a tufted pattern  
27164,candlewick,the wick of a candle  
27165,candlewood,any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for light  
27166,candor candour candidness frankness directness forthrightness,the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech  
27167,candy confect,a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts  
27168,candy_bar,a candy shaped as a bar  
27169,candy_cane,a hard candy in the shape of a rod (usually with stripes)  
27170,candy_corn,a small yellow and white candy shaped to resemble a kernel of corn  
27171,candy_egg,egg-shaped candy  
27172,candy_striper,a volunteer worker in a hospital  
27173,candy_thermometer,a thermometer used to determine the temperature of candy syrups during cooking  
27174,candytuft,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  
27175,cane,a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane  
27176,cane,a stick that people can lean on to help them walk  
27177,cane,a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment  
27178,cane_blight,a disease affecting the canes of various bush fruits (e.g., raspberries or currants)  
27179,cane_sugar,sucrose obtained from sugar cane  
27180,cane_sugar,sugar from sugarcane used as sweetening agent  
27181,canebrake,a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane)  
27182,canebrake_rattlesnake canebrake_rattler Crotalus_horridus_atricaudatus,southern variety  
27183,canella canella_bark white_cinnamon,highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic  
27184,canfield,a form of solitaire that involves gambling  
27185,cangue,an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms  
27186,canicola_fever,an acute feverish disease in people and in dogs marked by gastroenteritis and mild jaundice  
27187,canine canid,any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles  
27188,canine canine_tooth eyetooth eye_tooth dogtooth cuspid,one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars  
27189,canine_chorea chorea,chorea in dogs  
27190,canine_distemper,a viral disease of young dogs characterized by high fever and respiratory inflammation  
27191,canistel canistel_tree Pouteria_campechiana_nervosa,tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit  
27192,canistel eggfruit,ovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies  
27193,canister cannister tin,metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour  
27194,canker,a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark  
27195,canker canker_sore,an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)  
27196,cankerworm,green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees  
27197,canna,any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers  
27198,canna_lily Canna_generalis,plants grown for their large bright yellow to red flowers  
27199,cannabin cannabis_resin,a resin obtained from the hemp plant; thought to be the active narcotic agent in marijuana  
27200,cannabis hemp,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  
27201,cannabis marijuana marihuana ganja,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  
27202,canned_food canned_foods canned_goods tinned_goods,food preserved by canning  
27203,canned_hunt,a hunt for animals that have been raised on game ranches until they are mature enough to be killed for trophy collections  
27204,canned_meat tinned_meat,meat preserved in a can or tin  
27205,cannel_coal,a bituminous coal that burns with a luminous flame  
27206,cannelloni,tubular pasta filled with meat or cheese  
27207,cannery,a factory where food is canned  
27208,cannibal man-eater anthropophagus anthropophagite,a person who eats human flesh  
27209,cannibalism,the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind  
27210,cannikin,a wooden bucket  
27211,cannikin,a small can  
27212,cannon,heavy gun fired from a tank  
27213,cannon,(Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm  
27214,cannon,heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane  
27215,cannon,a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels  
27216,cannon shank,lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals  
27217,cannon_bone,greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals  
27218,cannon_cracker,a large firecracker  
27219,cannon_fodder fodder fresh_fish,soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire  
27220,cannonade drumfire,intense and continuous artillery fire  
27221,cannonball cannon_ball round_shot,a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon  
27222,cannula,a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication  
27223,cannulation canulation cannulization cannulisation canulization canulisation intubation,the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ  
27224,canoe,small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle  
27225,canoeist paddler,someone paddling a canoe  
27226,canola_oil canola,vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids  
27227,canon,a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter  
27228,canon,a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts  
27229,canon,a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"  
27230,canon,a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church  
27231,canon,a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired  
27232,canon_law ecclesiastical_law,the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church  
27233,canonical_hour,(Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer  
27234,canonist,a specialist in canon law  
27235,canonization canonisation,(Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints  
27236,canopic_jar canopic_vase,a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body  
27237,canopy,the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit  
27238,canopy,the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air  
27239,canopy,a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather  
27240,cant pious_platitude,insincere talk about religion or morals  
27241,cant_hook,a peavey having a hook instead of a spike; used for handling logs  
27242,cantala Cebu_maguey manila_maguey,hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants  
27243,cantaloup cantaloupe,the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh  
27244,cantaloupe cantaloup cantaloupe_vine cantaloup_vine Cucumis_melo_cantalupensis,a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh  
27245,cantata oratorio,a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text  
27246,canteen,sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.  
27247,canteen,a recreation room in an institution  
27248,canteen,restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat  
27249,canteen,a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers  
27250,canteen mobile_canteen,a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen  
27251,canter lope,a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop  
27252,canthus,either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet  
27253,canticle,a hymn derived from the Bible  
27254,cantilever,projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only  
27255,cantilever_bridge,bridge constructed of two cantilevers that meet in the middle  
27256,cantillation,liturgical chanting  
27257,cantle,the back of a saddle seat  
27258,canto,the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music  
27259,canto,a major division of a long poem  
27260,canton,a small administrative division of a country  
27261,cantor hazan,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  
27262,cantus_firmus,a pre-existing melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition; originally drawn from plainchant, but later drawn from other sources  
27263,canvas canvass,the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"  
27264,canvas canvass,an oil painting on canvas fabric  
27265,canvas canvass,the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"  
27266,canvas canvass,a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)  
27267,canvas_tent canvas canvass,a tent made of canvas fabric  
27268,canvasback canvasback_duck Aythya_valisineria,North American wild duck valued for sport and food  
27269,canvasser,a person who takes or counts votes  
27270,canyon canon,a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall  
27271,canyon_oak canyon_live_oak maul_oak iron_oak Quercus_chrysolepis,medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves  
27272,canyon_treefrog Hyla_arenicolor,a small chiefly ground dweller that stays within easy jumping distance of water; of United States southwest and northern Mexico  
27273,canyonside,the steeply sloping side of a canyon  
27274,cap,something serving as a cover or protection  
27275,cap,a top (as for a bottle)  
27276,cap,a tight-fitting headdress  
27277,cap pileus,a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom  
27278,cap_opener,a bottle opener to pry off caps  
27279,cap_screw,a threaded screw for machine parts; screws into a tapped hole  
27280,capability capableness,the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability"  
27281,capability capableness potentiality,an aptitude that may be developed  
27282,capability capacity,the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused"  
27283,capaciousness roominess,intellectual breadth; "the very capaciousness of the idea meant that agreement on fundamentals was unnecessary"; "his unselfishness gave him great intellectual roominess"  
27284,capaciousness roominess spaciousness commodiousness,spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building); "the capaciousness of Santa's bag astounded the child"; "roominess in this size car is always a compromise"; "his new office lacked the spaciousness that he had become accustomed to"  
27285,capacitance electrical_capacity capacity,an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored  
27286,capacitance_unit,a measure of the capacity of a circuit component to store charge  
27287,capacitor capacitance condenser electrical_condenser,an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge  
27288,capacity,(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"  
27289,capacity,capability to perform or produce; "among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism"; "limited runway capacity"; "a great capacity for growth"  
27290,capacity,tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity"  
27291,capacity,the maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"  
27292,capacity,a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"  
27293,capacity content,the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"  
27294,capacity mental_ability,the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior  
27295,caparison trapping housing,stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse  
27296,cape mantle,a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter  
27297,cape ness,a strip of land projecting into a body of water  
27298,cape_aloe Aloe_ferox,much-branched South African plant with reddish prickly succulent leaves  
27299,cape_forget-me-not Anchusa_capensis,anchusa of southern Africa having blue flowers with white throats  
27300,cape_forget-me-not Anchusa_riparia,anchusa of southern Africa having blue to red-purple flowers  
27301,cape_gooseberry purple_ground_cherry Physalis_peruviana,annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits  
27302,cape_jasmine cape_jessamine Gardenia_jasminoides Gardenia_augusta,evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves  
27303,cape_marigold sun_marigold star_of_the_veldt,any of several South African plants grown for the profusion of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic foliage  
27304,cape_yellowwood African_yellowwood Podocarpus_elongatus,South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown  
27305,capelin capelan caplin,very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes  
27306,capeline_bandage,bandage that covers the head or an amputation stump like a cap  
27307,caper,any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis  
27308,caper,pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces  
27309,caper capriole,a playful leap or hop  
27310,caper job,a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis"  
27311,caper_sauce,allemande sauce with capers  
27312,caper_spurge myrtle_spurge mole_plant Euphorbia_lathyris,poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil  
27313,caper_tree Jamaica_caper_tree Capparis_cynophallophora,shrub of southern Florida to West Indies  
27314,caper_tree bay-leaved_caper Capparis_flexuosa,shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and South America  
27315,capercaillie capercailzie horse_of_the_wood Tetrao_urogallus,large black Old World grouse  
27316,capful,the quantity that a cap will hold  
27317,capillarity capillary_action,a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries  
27318,capillary capillary_tube capillary_tubing,a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action  
27319,capillary capillary_vessel,any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules  
27320,capillary_bed,a layer of tissue densely packed with capillaries  
27321,capital,wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value  
27322,capital,a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product; "the crime capital of Italy"; "the drug capital of Columbia"  
27323,capital,a seat of government  
27324,capital capital_letter uppercase upper-case_letter majuscule,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"  
27325,capital chapiter cap,the upper part of a column that supports the entablature  
27326,capital working_capital,assets available for use in the production of further assets  
27327,capital_account,(economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities  
27328,capital_account,(finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date  
27329,capital_expenditure,the cost of long-term improvements  
27330,capital_gain,the amount by which the selling price of an asset exceeds the purchase price; the gain is realized when the asset is sold  
27331,capital_gains_tax,a tax on capital gains; "he avoided the capital gains tax by short selling"  
27332,capital_levy,a tax on capital or property  
27333,capital_loss,the amount by which the purchase price of an asset exceeds the selling price; the loss is realized when the asset is sold  
27334,capital_offense,a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate  
27335,capital_ship,a warship of the first rank in size and armament  
27336,capital_stock,the book value of the outstanding shares of a corporation  
27337,capitalism capitalist_economy,an economic system based on private ownership of capital  
27338,capitalist,a conservative advocate of capitalism  
27339,capitalist,a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)  
27340,capitalization capitalisation,writing in capital letters  
27341,capitalization capitalisation,an estimation of the value of a business  
27342,capitalization capitalisation,the act of capitalizing on an opportunity  
27343,capitalization capitalisation,the sale of capital stock  
27344,capitate capitate_bone os_capitatum,the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus  
27345,capitation,a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person  
27346,capitol,a building occupied by a state legislature  
27347,capitulation,a document containing the terms of surrender  
27348,capitulation,a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic  
27349,capitulation fall surrender,the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"  
27350,capitulum,an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree  
27351,capitulum head,a dense cluster of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"  
27352,capo,the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate  
27353,capon,flesh of a castrated male chicken  
27354,capon,castrated male chicken  
27355,capote hooded_cloak,a long cloak with a hood that can be pulled over the head  
27356,capote hooded_coat,a long overcoat with a hood that can be pulled over the head  
27357,cappuccino cappuccino_coffee coffee_cappuccino,equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream  
27358,capric_acid decanoic_acid,a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats; has an unpleasant smell resembling goats  
27359,capriccio,an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation  
27360,caprice impulse whim,a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse"  
27361,capriciousness unpredictability,the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses  
27362,caprifig Ficus_carica_sylvestris,wild variety of the common fig used to facilitate pollination of certain figs  
27363,caprimulgiform_bird,long-winged nonpasserine birds  
27364,capriole,(dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump  
27365,caproic_acid hexanoic_acid,a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats  
27366,caprylic_acid,a fatty acid having a rancid taste; found in butter and other fats and oils  
27367,capsaicin,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  
27368,capsicum pepper capsicum_pepper_plant,any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers  
27369,capsid,the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus  
27370,capsizing,(nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water  
27371,capstan,a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails  
27372,capstone copestone coping_stone stretcher,a stone that forms the top of wall or building  
27373,capsule,a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses  
27374,capsule,a structure that encloses a body part  
27375,capsule,a small container  
27376,capsule,a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside  
27377,captain,an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant  
27378,captain chieftain,the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"  
27379,captain headwaiter maitre_d'hotel maitre_d',a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers  
27380,captain police_captain police_chief,a policeman in charge of a precinct  
27381,captain senior_pilot,the pilot in charge of an airship  
27382,captain skipper,the naval officer in command of a military ship  
27383,captain's_chair,a wooden armchair with a saddle seat and a low back that has vertical spindles  
27384,captainship captaincy,the post of captain  
27385,caption,taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument; "a mere caption unworthy of a reply"  
27386,caption legend,brief description accompanying an illustration  
27387,captivation enchantment enthrallment fascination,a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual  
27388,captive,a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion  
27389,captive,an animal that is confined  
27390,captive_finance_company,a finance company owned by a manufacturer to finance dealers' inventories or to make loans to consumers buying the company's products  
27391,captivity imprisonment incarceration immurement,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"  
27392,captopril Capoten,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  
27393,captor capturer,a person who captures and holds people or animals  
27394,capture,a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field  
27395,capture,any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle  
27396,capture,the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board  
27397,capture gaining_control seizure,the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property  
27398,capture seizure,the act of taking of a person by force  
27399,capuchin,a hooded cloak for women  
27400,capuchin ringtail Cebus_capucinus,monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl  
27401,capulin Mexican_black_cherry,Mexican black cherry  
27402,capulin capulin_tree Prunus_capuli,Mexican black cherry tree having edible fruit  
27403,caput,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"  
27404,capybara capibara Hydrochoerus_hydrochaeris,pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent  
27405,car auto automobile machine motorcar,a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"  
27406,car elevator_car,where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor"  
27407,car gondola,the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant  
27408,car railcar railway_car railroad_car,a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails"  
27409,car-ferry,a ferry that transports motor vehicles  
27410,car_battery automobile_battery,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  
27411,car_bomb,a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device  
27412,car_boot_sale boot_sale,an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car  
27413,car_care,keeping a car in good working order  
27414,car_carrier,a trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencies  
27415,car_company auto_company,a company that makes and sells automobiles  
27416,car_dealer,a firm that sells and buys cars  
27417,car_door,the door of a car  
27418,car_manufacturer car_maker carmaker auto_manufacturer auto_maker automaker,a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles  
27419,car_mirror,a mirror that the driver of a car can use  
27420,car_pool,a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers  
27421,car_rental hire_car rent-a-car self-drive u-drive you-drive,a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel"  
27422,car_seat,a seat in a car  
27423,car_sickness,motion sickness experienced while traveling in a car  
27424,car_tire automobile_tire auto_tire rubber_tire,a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel  
27425,car_train,a train that transports passengers and their automobiles  
27426,car_wheel,a wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap; used to propel the car  
27427,car_window,a window in a car  
27428,carabao,water buffalo of the Philippines  
27429,carabiner karabiner snap_ring,an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes  
27430,caracal desert_lynx Lynx_caracal,of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia  
27431,caracara,any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South America and Central America  
27432,caracolito Ruptiliocarpon_caracolito,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  
27433,carafe decanter,a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water  
27434,carambola carambola_tree Averrhoa_carambola,East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit  
27435,carambola star_fruit,deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit; used raw as a vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert  
27436,caramel,firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk  
27437,caramel caramelized_sugar,burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food  
27438,carancha Polyborus_plancus,South American caracara  
27439,caranday caranda caranda_palm wax_palm Copernicia_australis Copernicia_alba,South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax  
27440,carangid_fish carangid,a percoid fish of the family Carangidae  
27441,carapace shell cuticle shield,hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles  
27442,carat,a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg  
27443,caravan train wagon_train,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"  
27444,caravanning,the practice of taking holidays in a caravan  
27445,caravansary caravanserai khan caravan_inn,an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans  
27446,caraway,leaves used sparingly in soups and stews  
27447,caraway Carum_carvi,a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed  
27448,caraway_seed,aromatic seeds of the caraway plant; used widely as seasoning  
27449,caraway_seed_bread,bread containing caraway seeds  
27450,carbamate,a salt (or ester) of carbamic acid  
27451,carbamic_acid,an acid that is known only by virtue of its salts (as ammonium carbamate) or its esters (as urethane)  
27452,carbide,a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element  
27453,carbine,light automatic rifle  
27454,carbineer carabineer carabinier,a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine  
27455,carbohydrate saccharide sugar,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  
27456,carbohydrate_loading carbo_loading,a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles; "carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing"  
27457,carbolic_acid phenol hydroxybenzene oxybenzene phenylic_acid,a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally  
27458,carbomycin,a colorless basic antibiotic that inhibits the growth of Gram-positive organisms  
27459,carbon C atomic_number_6,an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds  
27460,carbon carbon_copy,a copy made with carbon paper  
27461,carbon_arc_lamp carbon_arc,has carbon electrodes  
27462,carbon_atom,an atom of carbon  
27463,carbon_black lampblack soot smut crock,a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink  
27464,carbon_cycle,the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again  
27465,carbon_cycle,a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars  
27466,carbon_dioxide CO2 carbonic_acid_gas,a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis  
27467,carbon_disulfide,a toxic colorless flammable liquid (CS2); used in the manufacture of rayon and cellophane and carbon tetrachloride and as a solvent for rubber  
27468,carbon_monoxide carbon_monoxide_gas CO,an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon  
27469,carbon_monoxide_poisoning,a toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas; "carbon monoxide combines with hemoglobin and displaces oxygen in the blood"  
27470,carbon_nanotube nanotube,a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape  
27471,carbon_paper carbon,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  
27472,carbon_process,a process of printing on paper coated with bichromated gelatin containing pigment  
27473,carbon_steel,steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains  
27474,carbon_tetrachloride carbon_tet tetrachloromethane perchloromethane,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  
27475,carbon_tetrahalide,compounds composed of 1 carbon and 4 halogen molecules  
27476,carbonado,a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled  
27477,carbonado black_diamond,an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing  
27478,carbonara,sauce for pasta; contains eggs and bacon or ham and grated cheese  
27479,carbonate,a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)  
27480,carbonation,saturation with carbon dioxide (as soda water)  
27481,carbonic_acid,a weak acid known only in solution; formed when carbon dioxide combines with water  
27482,carbonization carbonisation,the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens)  
27483,carbonnade_flamande Belgian_beef_stew,beef stewed in beer seasoned with garlic and served with boiled potatoes  
27484,carbonyl,a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide  
27485,carbonyl_group,the bivalent radical CO  
27486,carborundum,an abrasive composed of silicon carbide crystals  
27487,carboxyl carboxyl_group,the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids  
27488,carboxylic_acid,an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups  
27489,carboxymethyl_cellulose,an acid derivative of cellulose  
27490,carboy,a large bottle for holding corrosive liquids; usually cushioned in a special container  
27491,carbuncle,deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets  
27492,carbuncle,an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus  
27493,carburetor carburettor,mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion  
27494,carcase carcass,the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food  
27495,carcinogen,any substance that produces cancer  
27496,carcinoid,a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion of serotonin  
27497,carcinoma,any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer  
27498,carcinoma_in_situ preinvasive_cancer,a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body  
27499,carcinosarcoma,a malignant neoplasm composed of carcinoma and sarcoma extensively intermixed  
27500,card,thin cardboard, usually rectangular  
27501,card,a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures); "they sent us a card from Miami"  
27502,card,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"  
27503,card identity_card,a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to show his card to get in"  
27504,card scorecard,(golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap"  
27505,card_catalog card_catalogue,a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card  
27506,card_game cards,a game played with playing cards  
27507,card_index card_catalog card_catalogue,an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item  
27508,card_player,someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games  
27509,card_table,a table for playing cards (as in a casino)  
27510,card_table,a small light table with folding legs; can be folded for storage  
27511,card_trick,a trick performed with playing cards  
27512,cardamom cardamon Elettaria_cardamomum,rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning  
27513,cardamom cardamon cardamum,aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces  
27514,cardboard composition_board,a stiff moderately thick paper  
27515,cardcase,a small case for carrying business cards  
27516,cardholder,a person who holds a credit card or debit card  
27517,cardholder,a player who holds a card or cards in a card game  
27518,cardia,the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus  
27519,cardiac_arrhythmia arrhythmia,an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart  
27520,cardiac_cycle,the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse 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"  
27521,cardiac_glycoside cardiac_glucoside,obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure  
27522,cardiac_massage heart_massage,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  
27523,cardiac_monitor heart_monitor,a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart  
27524,cardiac_muscle heart_muscle,the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction  
27525,cardiac_output,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"  
27526,cardiac_plexus plexus_cardiacus,a plexus of nerves supplying the heart and nearby structures  
27527,cardiac_rhythm heart_rhythm,the rhythm of a beating heart  
27528,cardiac_sphincter,the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction  
27529,cardiac_tamponade,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  
27530,cardigan,knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper  
27531,cardinal,(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  
27532,cardinal cardinal_grosbeak Richmondena_Cardinalis Cardinalis_cardinalis redbird,crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male  
27533,cardinal carmine,a variable color averaging a vivid red  
27534,cardinal_compass_point,one of the four main compass points  
27535,cardinal_flower Indian_pink Lobelia_cardinalis,North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers  
27536,cardinal_number cardinal,the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order  
27537,cardinal_tetra Paracheirodon_axelrodi,small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil and Colombia  
27538,cardinal_vein,any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates  
27539,cardinal_virtue,one of the seven preeminent virtues  
27540,cardinalfish,small red fishes of coral reefs and inshore tropical waters  
27541,cardinality,(mathematics) the number of elements in a set or group (considered as a property of that grouping)  
27542,cardinalship cardinalate,the office of cardinal; "following the scandal, the cardinal resigned his cardinalate"  
27543,cardiogenic_shock,shock caused by cardiac arrest  
27544,cardiograph electrocardiograph,medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart  
27545,cardiography electrocardiography,diagnostic procedure consisting of recording the activity of the heart electronically with a cardiograph (and producing a cardiogram)  
27546,cardioid,an epicycloid in which the rolling circle equals the fixed circle  
27547,cardioid_microphone cardioid_mike,a directional microphone with a cardioid pattern of sensitivity  
27548,cardiologist heart_specialist heart_surgeon,a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart  
27549,cardiology,the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases  
27550,cardiomegaly megalocardia megacardia enlarged_heart,an abnormal enlargement of the heart; "mild cardiomegaly is common in athletes"  
27551,cardiomyopathy myocardiopathy,a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium)  
27552,cardiopulmonary_exercise,exercise intended to strengthen the circulatory system  
27553,cardiopulmonary_resuscitation CPR cardiac_resuscitation mouth-to-mouth_resuscitation kiss_of_life,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  
27554,cardiospasm,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  
27555,cardiovascular_disease,a disease of the heart or blood vessels  
27556,carditis,inflammation of the heart  
27557,cardoon,only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes  
27558,cardoon Cynara_cardunculus,southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots  
27559,cardroom,a room for gambling on card games  
27560,cardsharp card_sharp cardsharper card_sharper sharper sharpie sharpy card_shark,a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games  
27561,care,a cause for feeling concern; "his major care was the illness of his wife"  
27562,care attention aid tending,the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"  
27563,care charge tutelage guardianship,attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard"  
27564,care maintenance upkeep,activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"  
27565,career calling vocation,the particular occupation for which you are trained  
27566,career life_history,the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"  
27567,career_counseling,counseling on career opportunities  
27568,career_girl,a woman who is a careerist  
27569,career_man,a man who is a careerist  
27570,careerism,the practice of advancing your career at the expense of your personal integrity  
27571,careerist,a professional who is intent on furthering his or her career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity  
27572,carefreeness,the trait of being without worry or responsibility  
27573,carefreeness insouciance lightheartedness lightsomeness,the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you  
27574,carefulness,the quality of being careful and painstaking; "I admired the carefulness of his work"  
27575,caregiver,a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult  
27576,carelessness sloppiness,the quality of not being careful or taking pains  
27577,caress,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"  
27578,caressing cuddling fondling hugging kissing necking petting smooching snuggling,affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)  
27579,caret,a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text  
27580,caretaker,an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily; "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected"  
27581,caretaker,a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)  
27582,carful,the quantity that a car will hold  
27583,cargo lading freight load loading payload shipment consignment,goods carried by a large vehicle  
27584,cargo_area cargo_deck cargo_hold hold storage_area,the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo  
27585,cargo_container,a large container for freight  
27586,cargo_cult,(Melanesia) the followers of 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)  
27587,cargo_cult,a religious cult that anticipates a time of joy, serenity, and justice when salvation comes  
27588,cargo_door,door used to load or unload cargo  
27589,cargo_hatch,hatch opening into the cargo compartment  
27590,cargo_helicopter,a helicopter that carries cargo  
27591,cargo_liner,a liner that carries cargo  
27592,cargo_ship cargo_vessel,a ship designed to carry cargo  
27593,carhop,a waiter at a drive-in restaurant  
27594,carib_wood Sabinea_carinalis,small Dominican tree bearing masses of large crimson flowers before the fine pinnate foliage emerges  
27595,caribou reindeer Greenland_caribou Rangifer_tarandus,Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America  
27596,caricature imitation impersonation,a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect  
27597,caricature_plant Graptophyllum_pictum,tropical Old World shrub having purple or red tubular flowers and leaf markings resembling the profile of a human face  
27598,caricaturist,someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner  
27599,carillon,set of bells hung in a bell tower  
27600,carillonneur,a musician who plays a carillon  
27601,carina,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  
27602,carina_fornicis,ridge on the lower surface of the fornix of the brain  
27603,carinate carinate_bird flying_bird,birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles  
27604,carioca,music composed for dancing the carioca  
27605,carioca,a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba  
27606,carissa,a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits  
27607,carissa_plum natal_plum,edible scarlet plumlike fruit of a South African plant  
27608,carjacking,the violent theft of an occupied car  
27609,carline_thistle,a thistle of the genus Carlina  
27610,carload,a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile  
27611,carminative,medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing  
27612,carnal_abuse,any lascivious contact by an adult with the sexual organs of a child (especially not involving sexual intercourse)  
27613,carnallite,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  
27614,carnassial_tooth,the last upper premolar and first lower molar teeth of a carnivore; having sharp edges for cutting flesh  
27615,carnation,a pink or reddish-pink color  
27616,carnation clove_pink gillyflower Dianthus_caryophyllus,Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors  
27617,carnauba carnauba_palm wax_palm Copernicia_prunifera Copernicia_cerifera,Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax  
27618,carnauba_wax carnauba,hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes  
27619,carnelian cornelian,a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony  
27620,carnival,a festival marked by merrymaking and processions  
27621,carnival fair funfair,a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.  
27622,carnivore,a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal; "terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb"  
27623,carnivore,any animal that feeds on flesh; "Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large carnivore"; "insectivorous plants are considered carnivores"  
27624,carnivorous_bat microbat,typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution  
27625,carnivorous_plant,plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals  
27626,carnosaur,large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having huge claws  
27627,carnotite,a yellow radioactive mineral; an ore of uranium and radium and vanadium  
27628,carob carob_bean algarroba_bean algarroba locust_bean locust_pod,long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute  
27629,carob carob_powder Saint-John's-bread,powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute  
27630,carob carob_tree carob_bean_tree algarroba Ceratonia_siliqua,evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob  
27631,carob_bar,a bar of candy made with carob powder  
27632,caroche,a luxurious carriage suitable for nobility in the 16th and 17th century  
27633,carol,a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)  
27634,carol Christmas_carol,joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ  
27635,caroler caroller,a singer of carols  
27636,caroling,singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas)  
27637,carom cannon,a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other  
27638,carotene,yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants  
27639,carotenemia xanthemia,excess carotene in the blood stream; can cause the skin to turn a pale yellow or red color  
27640,carotenoid,any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals  
27641,carotid_artery arteria_carotis,either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta  
27642,carotid_body,a chemoreceptor located near the bifurcations of the carotid arteries; monitors oxygen content of the blood and helps control respiration  
27643,carotid_plexus plexus_caroticus,a plexus of nerves surrounding the internal carotid artery  
27644,carouse carousal bender toot booze-up,revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party  
27645,carousel carrousel luggage_carousel luggage_carrousel,a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers  
27646,carousel carrousel merry-go-round roundabout whirligig,a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement  
27647,carp,the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised  
27648,carp,any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae  
27649,carpal_bone carpal wrist_bone,any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates  
27650,carpal_tunnel,a passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands pass  
27651,carpal_tunnel_syndrome,a painful disorder caused by compression of a nerve in the carpal tunnel; characterized by discomfort and weakness in the hands and fingers and by sensations of tingling, burning or numbness  
27652,carpel,a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil  
27653,carpenter,a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects  
27654,carpenter's_hammer claw_hammer clawhammer,a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails  
27655,carpenter's_kit tool_kit,a set of carpenter's tools  
27656,carpenter's_level,a straight bar of light metal with a spirit level in it  
27657,carpenter's_mallet,a short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge  
27658,carpenter's_rule,a rule used by a carpenter  
27659,carpenter's_square,a steel square used by carpenters; larger than a try square  
27660,carpenter_ant,ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggs  
27661,carpenter_bee,large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems  
27662,carpenteria Carpenteria_californica,California evergreen shrub having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers  
27663,carpentry woodworking woodwork,the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood  
27664,carper niggler,someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way  
27665,carpet,a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet; "a carpet of flowers"; "the larvae of some moths spin a web that resembles a carpet"  
27666,carpet_beater rug_beater,implement for beating dust out of carpets  
27667,carpet_beetle carpet_bug,small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics  
27668,carpet_bombing area_bombing saturation_bombing,an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target  
27669,carpet_knight,a knight who spends his time in luxury and idleness (knighted on the carpet at court rather than on the field of battle)  
27670,carpet_loom,a loom for weaving carpeting  
27671,carpet_moth tapestry_moth Trichophaga_tapetzella,larvae feed on carpets and other woolens  
27672,carpet_pad rug_pad underlay underlayment,a pad placed under a carpet  
27673,carpet_shark Orectolobus_barbatus,shark of the western Pacific with flattened body and mottled skin  
27674,carpet_snake Python_variegatus Morelia_spilotes_variegatus,Australian python with a variegated pattern on its back  
27675,carpet_sweeper sweeper,a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet  
27676,carpet_tack,a tack used to nail down carpets  
27677,carpetbag,traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century  
27678,carpetbagger,an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously; "after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south"  
27679,carpetweed Indian_chickweed Molluga_verticillata,annual prostrate mat-forming weed having whorled leaves and small greenish-white flowers; widespread throughout North America  
27680,carpophore,a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel  
27681,carport car_port,garage for one or two cars consisting of a flat roof supported on poles  
27682,carpospore,a nonmotile spore of red algae  
27683,carrack carack,a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman  
27684,carrageenin carrageenan,a colloidal extract from carrageen seaweed and other red algae  
27685,carrel carrell cubicle stall,small individual study area in a library  
27686,carriage,a machine part that carries something else  
27687,carriage bearing posture,characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"  
27688,carriage equipage rig,a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses  
27689,carriage_bolt,a roundheaded bolt for timber; threaded along part of the shank; inserted into holes already drilled  
27690,carriage_return,the operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed as the first character on a line  
27691,carriage_trade,trade from upper-class customers  
27692,carriage_wrench,a wrench designed for use with carriage bolts  
27693,carriageway,one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes  
27694,carrick_bend,a knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or hawsers  
27695,carrick_bitt,either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck  
27696,carrier,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  
27697,carrier,a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something; "refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business"  
27698,carrier,a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like  
27699,carrier,(genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring  
27700,carrier bearer toter,someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier"  
27701,carrier common_carrier,a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages  
27702,carrier immune_carrier,(medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others  
27703,carrier newsboy,a boy who delivers newspapers  
27704,carrier_pigeon,a homing pigeon used to carry messages  
27705,carrier_wave carrier,a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal  
27706,carrion,the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food  
27707,carron_oil,an ointment formerly used to treat burns  
27708,carrot,deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant  
27709,carrot,orange root; important source of carotene  
27710,carrot,promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote"  
27711,carrot cultivated_carrot Daucus_carota_sativa,perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions  
27712,carrot_juice,usually freshly squeezed juice of carrots  
27713,carrot_pudding,pudding made with grated carrots  
27714,carrot_stick,a stick of carrot eaten raw  
27715,carry,the act of carrying something  
27716,carry-over carry-forward,the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves  
27717,carryall holdall tote tote_bag,a capacious bag or basket  
27718,carrycot,box-shaped baby bed with handles (for a baby to sleep in while being carried)  
27719,carrying_charge,charge made for carrying an account or for merchandise sold on an installment plan  
27720,carrying_cost carrying_charge,the opportunity cost of unproductive assets; the expense incurred by ownership  
27721,cart,a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal  
27722,cartage carting,the work of taking something away in a cart or truck and disposing of it  
27723,carte_blanche,complete freedom or authority to act  
27724,carter,someone whose work is driving carts  
27725,carthorse cart_horse drayhorse,draft horse kept for pulling carts  
27726,cartilage gristle,tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults  
27727,cartilage_bone,any bone that develops within cartilage rather than a fibrous tissue  
27728,cartilaginification,abnormal formation of cartilage from other tissues; observed in some Asians  
27729,cartilaginous_fish chondrichthian,fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified  
27730,cartilaginous_structure,body structure given shape by cartilage  
27731,cartilaginous_tube,a duct with cartilaginous walls  
27732,cartload,the quantity that a cart holds  
27733,cartographer map_maker,a person who makes maps  
27734,carton,a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top  
27735,carton cartonful,the quantity contained in a carton  
27736,cartoon animated_cartoon toon,a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence  
27737,cartoon sketch,a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine  
27738,cartoonist,a person who draws cartoons  
27739,cartouche cartouch,a cartridge (usually with paper casing)  
27740,cartridge,a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment; "he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck"  
27741,cartridge,ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun  
27742,cartridge pickup,an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable  
27743,cartridge_belt,a broad belt with loops or pockets for holding ammunition  
27744,cartridge_brass,an alloy of copper and zinc (containing about 30% zinc) that is wrought into cartridges or tubing  
27745,cartridge_ejector ejector,a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing  
27746,cartridge_extractor cartridge_remover extractor,a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector  
27747,cartridge_fuse,a fuse cased in a tube  
27748,cartridge_holder cartridge_clip clip magazine,a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun  
27749,cartridge_paper,thick white paper for pencil and ink drawings  
27750,cartridge_paper,paper for making cartridge cases  
27751,cartwheel,a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim  
27752,cartwheel,acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel  
27753,cartwright,a workman who makes and repairs carts and wagons  
27754,caruncle caruncula,an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds  
27755,carvedilol,beta blocker that can reduce the progression of heart failure in individuals whose disease is not advanced  
27756,carving,a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape  
27757,carving cutting,removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape  
27758,carving_fork,a large fork used in carving cooked meat  
27759,carving_knife,a large knife used to carve cooked meat  
27760,caryatid,a supporting column carved in the shape of a person  
27761,caryophyllaceous_plant,a plant of the family Caryophyllaceae  
27762,caryophylloid_dicot_family,family of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers  
27763,caryophylloid_dicot_genus,genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers  
27764,casaba casaba_melon,melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh  
27765,cascade,a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls  
27766,cascade,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"  
27767,cascade_everlasting Ozothamnus_secundiflorus Helichrysum_secundiflorum,shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for drying; sometimes placed in genus Helichrysum  
27768,cascade_liquefier,an apparatus used to liquefy air or oxygen etc.  
27769,cascade_penstemon Penstemon_serrulatus,whorls of deep blue to dark purple flowers at tips of erect leafy stems; moist places from British Columbia to Oregon  
27770,cascade_transformer,a number of transformers in series; provides a high-voltage source  
27771,cascades_frog Rana_cascadae,mountain frog found near water; of United States Northwest to California  
27772,cascara cascara_sagrada chittam_bark chittem_bark,dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative  
27773,cascara_buckthorn bearberry bearwood chittamwood chittimwood Rhamnus_purshianus,shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada  
27774,cascarilla Croton_eluteria,West Indian shrub with aromatic bark  
27775,cascarilla_bark eleuthera_bark sweetwood_bark,aromatic bark of cascarilla; used as a tonic and for making incense  
27776,case,a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters"  
27777,case,a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"  
27778,case,a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"  
27779,case,a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly"  
27780,case,the actual state of things; "that was not the case"  
27781,case,a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"  
27782,case caseful,the quantity contained in a case  
27783,case compositor's_case typesetter's_case,(printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers; "for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters"  
27784,case display_case showcase vitrine,a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home  
27785,case grammatical_case,nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence  
27786,case instance example,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"  
27787,case pillowcase slip pillow_slip,bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"  
27788,case-fatality_proportion,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  
27789,case-hardened_steel,steel with a surface that is much harder than the interior metal  
27790,case-to-infection_proportion case-to-infection_ratio,the number of cases of a disease divided by the number of infections with the agent that causes the disease  
27791,case_agreement,agreement in grammatical case between words in the same construction  
27792,case_history,detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment  
27793,case_knife,a metal blade with a handle; used as cutlery  
27794,case_knife sheath_knife,a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath  
27795,case_law precedent common_law,(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions  
27796,case_load,the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency)  
27797,case_officer,an operative who also serves as an official staffer of an intelligence service  
27798,case_shot canister canister_shot,a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm  
27799,case_study,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  
27800,case_study,a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view  
27801,casebook,a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work  
27802,casein,a milk protein used in making e.g. plastics and adhesives  
27803,casein_glue,made from casein; used for e.g. plywood and cabinetwork  
27804,casein_paint casein,a water-base paint made with a protein precipitated from milk  
27805,casemaking_clothes_moth Tinea_pellionella,the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins  
27806,casement,a window sash that is hinged (usually on one side)  
27807,casement_window,a window with one or more casements  
27808,casern,military barracks in a garrison town  
27809,casework,close sociological study of a maladjusted person or family for diagnosis and treatment  
27810,caseworm,insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body  
27811,cash hard_cash hard_currency,money in the form of bills or coins; "there is a desperate shortage of hard cash"  
27812,cash immediate_payment,prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check  
27813,cash_account,an account with a securities brokerage whose transactions are settled on a cash basis  
27814,cash_bar,a counter at a large party where you can purchase drinks by the glass  
27815,cash_basis,a method of accounting in which each item is entered as payments are received or made  
27816,cash_card cashcard,a credit card that entitles the holder to receive cash  
27817,cash_crop,a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco)  
27818,cash_equivalent,a highly liquid debt instrument with maturities of less than three months  
27819,cash_flow,the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a give period of time (not including non-cash expenses)  
27820,cash_machine cash_dispenser automated_teller_machine automatic_teller_machine automated_teller automatic_teller ATM,an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used  
27821,cash_register register,a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill  
27822,cash_surrender_value,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  
27823,cashbox money_box till,a strongbox for holding cash  
27824,cashew cashew_nut,kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted  
27825,cashew cashew_tree Anacardium_occidentale,tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted  
27826,cashier,a person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant)  
27827,cashier's_check treasurer's_check cashier's_cheque treasurer's_cheque,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"  
27828,cashmere,the wool of the Kashmir goat  
27829,cashmere,a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat  
27830,casing,the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire  
27831,casing case,the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"  
27832,casino cassino,a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand  
27833,casino gambling_casino,a public building for gambling and entertainment  
27834,cask caskful,the quantity a cask will hold  
27835,casket jewel_casket,small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables  
27836,caspase,any of a group of proteases that mediate apoptosis  
27837,casque,(15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor  
27838,casquet casquetel,a light open casque without a visor or beaver  
27839,cassareep,a flavoring made by boiling down the juice of the bitter cassava; used in West Indian cooking  
27840,cassava casava,any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch  
27841,cassava cassava_starch manioc manioca,a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics  
27842,cassava manioc,cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca  
27843,casserole,food cooked and served in a casserole  
27844,casserole,large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served  
27845,cassette,a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video  
27846,cassette_deck,a tape deck for playing and recording cassette tapes  
27847,cassette_player,electronic equipment for playing cassettes  
27848,cassette_recorder,a recorder for recording or playing cassettes  
27849,cassette_tape,a cassette that contains magnetic tape  
27850,cassia,any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods  
27851,cassia cassia-bark_tree Cinnamomum_cassia,Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon  
27852,cassia_bark Chinese_cinnamon,aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark  
27853,cassiri,a drink resembling beer; made from fermented cassava juice  
27854,cassiterite,a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin  
27855,cassock,a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers  
27856,cassowary,large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest  
27857,cast cast_of_characters dramatis_personae,the actors in a play  
27858,cast casting,object formed by a mold  
27859,cast mold mould stamp,the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"  
27860,cast plaster_cast plaster_bandage,bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal  
27861,cast roll,the act of throwing dice  
27862,cast_iron,an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting  
27863,castaway shipwreck_survivor,a shipwrecked person  
27864,caste,social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"  
27865,caste,(Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity  
27866,caste,a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth  
27867,caste,in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony  
27868,caste_system,a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity  
27869,caster,a worker who casts molten metal into finished products  
27870,caster castor,a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar  
27871,caster castor,a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable  
27872,castigation chastisement,verbal punishment  
27873,castigation earful bawling_out chewing_out upbraiding going-over dressing_down,a severe scolding  
27874,castile_soap,a good hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide  
27875,casting,the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie  
27876,casting cast,the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel  
27877,casting_lots drawing_lots sortition,making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn  
27878,casting_vote,the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie  
27879,castle,a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack  
27880,castle castling,interchanging the positions of the king and a rook  
27881,castle rook,(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard  
27882,castor-oil_plant castor_bean_plant palma_christi palma_christ Ricinus_communis,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  
27883,castor_bean,the toxic seed of the castor-oil plant; source of castor oil  
27884,castor_oil,a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically  
27885,castor_sugar caster_sugar,very finely granulated sugar that was formerly sprinkled from a castor  
27886,castration,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"  
27887,castration emasculation,neutering a male animal by removing the testicles  
27888,castration_anxiety,(psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in principle apply to women  
27889,castrato,a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice  
27890,casualness familiarity,a casual manner  
27891,casualty,someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement  
27892,casualty,a decrease of military personnel or equipment  
27893,casualty injured_party,someone injured or killed in an accident  
27894,casuarina,any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood  
27895,casuist sophist,someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious  
27896,casuistry,argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading  
27897,casuistry,moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas  
27898,casus_belli,an event used to justify starting a war  
27899,cat,a spiteful woman gossip; "what a cat she is!"  
27900,cat true_cat,feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats  
27901,cat's-claw catclaw black_bead Pithecellobium_unguis-cati,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  
27902,cat's-ear,any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears  
27903,cat's-ear California_dandelion capeweed gosmore Hypochaeris_radicata,European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears  
27904,cat's-paw,a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked  
27905,cat's-tail bullrush bulrush nailrod reed_mace reedmace Typha_latifolia,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  
27906,cat's_cradle,a game played with string looped over the fingers  
27907,cat's_eye,any of various gems (as chrysoberyl or chalcedony) that reflect light when cut in a rounded shape  
27908,cat's_foot cat's_feet pussytoes Antennaria_dioica,low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers  
27909,cat-o'-nine-tails cat,a whip with nine knotted cords; "British sailors feared the cat"  
27910,cat_and_mouse cat_and_rat,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  
27911,cat_box,a receptacle for cat excrement  
27912,cat_fancier,a person who breeds and cares for cats  
27913,cat_flea Ctenocephalides_felis,flea that breeds chiefly on cats and dogs and rats  
27914,cat_food,food prepared for cats  
27915,cat_rig,rig of a catboat  
27916,cat_scratch_disease,a disease thought to be transmitted to humans by a scratch from a cat  
27917,cat_shark,small bottom-dwelling sharks with cat-like eyes; found along continental slopes  
27918,cat_thyme marum Teucrium_marum,Mediterranean germander having small hairy leaves and reddish purple flowers; attractive to cats  
27919,catabiosis,normal aging of cells  
27920,catabolism katabolism dissimilation destructive_metabolism,breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy  
27921,catachresis,strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')  
27922,catacomb,an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)  
27923,catafalque,a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral  
27924,catalase,enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst; decomposes hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water  
27925,catalectic,(prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot  
27926,catalepsy,a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli  
27927,cataleptic,a person suffering from catalepsy  
27928,catalexis,the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse  
27929,catalog catalogue,a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically; "it does not pretend to be a catalog of his achievements"  
27930,catalog catalogue,a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things; "he found it in the Sears catalog"  
27931,cataloged_procedure,a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name  
27932,cataloger cataloguer,a librarian who classifies publications according to a categorial system  
27933,catalpa Indian_bean,tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods  
27934,catalufa Priacanthus_arenatus,brightly colored carnivorous fish of western Atlantic and West Indies waters  
27935,catalysis contact_action,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"  
27936,catalyst,something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country"  
27937,catalyst accelerator,(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected  
27938,catalytic_converter,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  
27939,catalytic_cracker cat_cracker,a chemical reactor for converting oils with high boiling points into fuels with lower boiling points in the presence of a catalyst  
27940,catamaran,a boat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck  
27941,catamite,a boy who submits to a sexual relationship with a man  
27942,catananche,any of several plants of the genus Catananche having long-stalked heads of blue or yellow flowers  
27943,cataphasia,a speech disorder in which the same word is repeated several times in succession  
27944,cataphatism,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')  
27945,cataphyll,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  
27946,cataplasia,(biology) degenerative reversion of cells or tissue to a less differentiated or more primitive form  
27947,catapult arbalest arbalist ballista bricole mangonel onager trebuchet trebucket,an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles  
27948,catapult launcher,a device that launches aircraft from a warship  
27949,cataract,an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye  
27950,cataract,a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice  
27951,cataract_surgery,eye surgery that involves removing all or part of the lens and replacing it with an intraocular lens implant  
27952,catarrh,inflammation of the nose and throat with increased production of mucus  
27953,catarrhal_fever,any of several disease of livestock marked by fever and edema of the respiratory tract  
27954,catastrophe cataclysm,a sudden violent change in the earth's surface  
27955,catastrophe disaster,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"  
27956,catastrophic_illness,severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery; usually involves high costs for hospitals and doctors and medicines  
27957,catatonia,extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia  
27958,catatonic_schizophrenia catatonic_type_schizophrenia catatonia,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  
27959,catbird grey_catbird gray_catbird Dumetella_carolinensis,North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing  
27960,catboat,a sailboat with a single mast set far forward  
27961,catcall,a cry expressing disapproval  
27962,catch,anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching); "he shared his catch with the others"  
27963,catch,a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)  
27964,catch,a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window  
27965,catch,a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth; "he played catch with his son in the backyard"  
27966,catch gimmick,a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident; "it sounds good but what's the catch?"  
27967,catch grab snatch snap,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"  
27968,catch haul,the quantity that was caught; "the catch was only 10 fish"  
27969,catch match,a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect  
27970,catch stop,a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"  
27971,catch_crop,a crop that grows quickly (e.g. lettuce) and can be planted between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or between two rows of crops in the same season  
27972,catchall,an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends  
27973,catcher,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"; "a catcher plays behind the plate"  
27974,catcher backstop,(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher  
27975,catcher's_mask,a mask to protect the face of the catcher in baseball  
27976,catching,(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team  
27977,catching contracting,becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"  
27978,catchment,a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)  
27979,catchphrase catch_phrase,a phrase that has become a catchword  
27980,catechesis,oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation)  
27981,catechetical_instruction,teaching religious principles by questions and answers  
27982,catechin,a tannic acid that is extracted from black catechu as a white crystalline substance  
27983,catechism,a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views  
27984,catechism,an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers  
27985,catechist,one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism (especially one using a catechism)  
27986,catecholamine,any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland  
27987,catechu Jerusalem_thorn Acacia_catechu,East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu  
27988,catechumen neophyte,a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist  
27989,categorem categoreme,a categorematic expression; a term capable of standing alone as the subject or predicate of a logical proposition; "names are called categorems"  
27990,categorical_imperative,the moral principle that behavior should be determined by duty  
27991,categorization categorisation classification compartmentalization compartmentalisation assortment,the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type  
27992,category,a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme  
27993,catena,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)  
27994,catenary,the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points  
27995,caterer,someone who provides food and service (as for a party)  
27996,catering,providing food and services  
27997,caterpillar,a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth  
27998,caterwaul,the yowling sound made by a cat in heat  
27999,catfish mudcat,flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed  
28000,catfish siluriform_fish,any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth  
28001,catgut goat's_rue wild_sweet_pea Tephrosia_virginiana,perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone  
28002,catgut gut,a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery  
28003,catharsis katharsis abreaction,(psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions  
28004,catharsis katharsis purgation,purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels  
28005,cathedra bishop's_throne,a throne that is the official chair of a bishop  
28006,cathedral,any large and important church  
28007,cathedral duomo,the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese  
28008,catherine_wheel pinwheel,a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire  
28009,catheter,a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open  
28010,catheterization catheterisation,the operation of introducing a catheter into the body  
28011,cathexis charge,(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge"  
28012,cathode,the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current  
28013,cathode,a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device  
28014,cathode-ray_tube CRT,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  
28015,cathode_ray,a beam of electrons emitted by the cathode of an electrical discharge tube  
28016,cation,a positively charged ion  
28017,cationic_detergent invert_soap,a class of synthetic detergents in which the surface-active part of the molecule is the cation  
28018,catkin ament,a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence  
28019,catling,a long double-edged knife used for amputations  
28020,catmint catnip Nepeta_cataria,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  
28021,catoptrics,branch of optics dealing with formation of images by mirrors  
28022,catostomid,a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae  
28023,catsup ketchup cetchup tomato_ketchup,thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes  
28024,catsup_bottle ketchup_bottle,a bottle that holds catsup  
28025,cattail,tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes  
28026,cattalo beefalo,hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo; yields leaner beef than conventional breeds  
28027,cattiness bitchiness spite spitefulness nastiness,malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty  
28028,cattle cows kine oxen Bos_taurus,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"  
28029,cattle_breeding,breeding cattle  
28030,cattle_cake,a concentrated feed for cattle; processed in the form of blocks or cakes  
28031,cattle_car,a freight car for transporting cattle  
28032,cattle_drive,driving a bovine herd (as cows or bulls or steers)  
28033,cattle_egret Bubulcus_ibis,small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals  
28034,cattle_guard cattle_grid,a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle  
28035,cattle_trail,a trail over which cattle were driven to market  
28036,cattleman cow_man beef_man,a man who raises (or tends) cattle  
28037,cattleship cattle_boat,a cargo ship for the transport of livestock  
28038,cattley_guava purple_strawberry_guava Psidium_cattleianum Psidium_littorale_longipes,small tropical shrubby tree bearing deep red oval fruit  
28039,cattleya,any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known  
28040,catty cattie,any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)  
28041,catwalk,narrow platform extending out into an auditorium; "models displayed clothes on a catwalk at the fashion show"  
28042,catwalk,narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge)  
28043,caucus,a closed political meeting  
28044,cauda,any taillike structure  
28045,caudal_anesthesia caudal_anaesthesia caudal_block,regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the caudal end of the spinal canal; now largely replaced by epidural anesthesia  
28046,caudal_appendage,tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus  
28047,caudate_nucleus caudate,a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain  
28048,caudex,woody stem of palms and tree ferns  
28049,caul veil embryonic_membrane,the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)  
28050,cauliflower,compact head of white undeveloped flowers  
28051,cauliflower Brassica_oleracea_botrytis,a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds  
28052,cauliflower_ear,an auricle deformed by injury; common among boxers  
28053,caulk caulking,a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight  
28054,causal_agent cause causal_agency,any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results  
28055,causalgia,a burning pain in a limb along the course of a peripheral nerve; usually associated with skin changes  
28056,causality,the relation between causes and effects  
28057,cause,events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"  
28058,cause reason grounds,a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"  
28059,cause_celebre,an incident that attracts great public attention  
28060,cause_of_action,a claim sufficient to demand judicial attention; the facts that give rise to right of action  
28061,cause_of_death killer,the causal agent resulting in death; "heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States"  
28062,causeway,a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand  
28063,causing causation,the act of causing something to happen  
28064,caustic,any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue  
28065,cautery cauterant,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  
28066,cautery cauterization cauterisation,the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing  
28067,caution cautiousness carefulness,the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger; "a man of caution"  
28068,caution caveat,a warning against certain acts; "a caveat against unfair practices"  
28069,caution precaution care forethought,judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care"  
28070,cautious_statement,a statement made with careful qualifications  
28071,cavalcade,a procession of people traveling on horseback  
28072,cavalier chevalier,a gallant or courtly gentleman  
28073,cavalier_hat slouch_hat,a soft felt hat with a wide flexible brim  
28074,cavalry,a highly mobile army unit  
28075,cavalry horse_cavalry horse,troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack"  
28076,cavalry_horse,horse trained for battle  
28077,cavalry_sword saber sabre,a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back  
28078,cavalryman trooper,a soldier in a motorized army unit  
28079,cavalryman trooper,a soldier mounted on horseback; "a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount"  
28080,cave,a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea  
28081,cave_in subsidence,the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it  
28082,cave_myotis Myotis_velifer,small bat of southwest United States that lives in caves etc.  
28083,caveat,(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"  
28084,caveat_emptor,a commercial principle that without a warranty the buyer takes upon himself the risk of quality  
28085,caveman cave_man cave_dweller troglodyte,someone who lives in a cave  
28086,cavern,any large dark enclosed space; "his eyes were dark caverns"  
28087,cavern,a large cave or a large chamber in a cave  
28088,cavernous_sinus sinus_cavernosus,either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity  
28089,cavetto,a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section  
28090,caviar caviare,salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre  
28091,cavity bodily_cavity cavum,(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body  
28092,cavity caries dental_caries tooth_decay,soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth  
28093,cavity enclosed_space,space that is surrounded by something  
28094,cavity_wall,a wall formed of two thicknesses of masonry with a space between them  
28095,cavy,short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent  
28096,caw,the sound made by corvine birds  
28097,cayenne cayenne_pepper,a long and often twisted hot red pepper  
28098,cayenne cayenne_pepper chili_pepper chilli_pepper long_pepper jalapeno Capsicum_annuum_longum,plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red  
28099,cayenne cayenne_pepper red_pepper,ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum  
28100,cayuse Indian_pony,a small native range horse  
28101,cease,(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end  
28102,cecropia cecropia_moth Hyalophora_cecropia,North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees  
28103,cecum caecum blind_gut,the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum"  
28104,cedar cedar_tree,any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars  
28105,cedar cedar_tree true_cedar,any cedar of the genus Cedrus  
28106,cedar cedarwood,durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests  
28107,cedar_chest,a chest made of cedar  
28108,cedar_elm Ulmus_crassifolia,elm of southern United States and Mexico having spreading pendulous corky branches  
28109,cedar_of_Lebanon Cedrus_libani,cedar of Lebanon and northwestern Syria that attains great age and height  
28110,cedar_waxwing cedarbird Bombycilla_cedrorun,widely distributed over temperate North America  
28111,cedi,the basic unit of money in Ghana  
28112,cedilla,a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s  
28113,cefadroxil Ultracef,a cephalosporin antibiotic (trade name Ultracef)  
28114,cefoperazone Cefobid,a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Cefobid) used for severe infections  
28115,cefotaxime Claforan,a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Claforan) used for severe infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract  
28116,ceftazidime Fortaz Tazicef,a parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections  
28117,ceftriaxone Rocephin,a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract  
28118,cefuroxime Ceftin Zinacef,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  
28119,ceibo crybaby_tree cry-baby_tree common_coral_tree Erythrina_crista-galli,small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered  
28120,ceilidh,an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling  
28121,ceiling,maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)  
28122,ceiling,(meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds  
28123,ceiling,the overhead upper surface of a covered space; "he hated painting the ceiling"  
28124,ceiling roof cap,an upper limit on what is allowed; "he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him"; "there was a roof on salaries"; "they established a cap for prices"  
28125,celandine greater_celandine swallowwort swallow_wort Chelidonium_majus,perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers  
28126,celandine_poppy wood_poppy Stylophorum_diphyllum,perennial herb native to woodland of the eastern United States having yellow flowers  
28127,celebrant,an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist  
28128,celebrant celebrator celebrater,a person who is celebrating  
28129,celebration festivity,any joyous diversion  
28130,celebration jubilation,a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event  
28131,celebration solemnization solemnisation,the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual; "the celebration of marriage"  
28132,celebrity famous_person,a widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity"  
28133,celecoxib Celebrex,a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Celebrex) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract  
28134,celeriac celery_root,thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant  
28135,celeriac celery_root knob_celery root_celery turnip-rooted_celery Apium_graveolens_rapaceum,grown for its thickened edible aromatic root  
28136,celerity quickness rapidity rapidness speediness,a rate that is rapid  
28137,celery,stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning  
28138,celery cultivated_celery Apium_graveolens_dulce,widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked  
28139,celery_blight,a fungous leaf spot disease of the celery plant  
28140,celery_pine,Australasian evergreen conifer having a graceful head of foliage resembling celery that is composed of phyllodes borne in the axils of scalelike leaves  
28141,celery_salt,ground celery seed and salt  
28142,celery_seed,seed of the celery plant used as seasoning  
28143,celery_stick,celery stalks cut into small sticks  
28144,celery_top_pine celery-topped_pine Phyllocladus_asplenifolius,medium tall celery pine of Tasmania  
28145,celesta,a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard  
28146,celestial_body heavenly_body,natural objects visible in the sky  
28147,celestial_equator equinoctial_circle equinoctial_line equinoctial,the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles  
28148,celestial_globe,a globe that is a spherical model of the heavens  
28149,celestial_guidance,a method of controlling the flight of a missile or spacecraft by reference to the positions of celestial bodies  
28150,celestial_hierarchy,the collective body of angels  
28151,celestial_mechanics,the branch of astronomy concerned with the application of Newton's laws of motion to the motions of heavenly bodies  
28152,celestial_navigation astronavigation,navigating according to the positions of the stars  
28153,celestial_point,a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)  
28154,celestial_sphere sphere empyrean firmament heavens vault_of_heaven welkin,the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected  
28155,celestite,a mineral consisting of strontium sulphate  
28156,celiac_disease,a disorder in children and adults; inability to tolerate wheat protein (gluten); symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation; often accompanied by lactose intolerance  
28157,celiac_trunk celiac_artery truncus_celiacus arteria_celiaca,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  
28158,celibacy,an unmarried status  
28159,celibate,an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity  
28160,celiocentesis,removal of fluid from the abdomen by centesis  
28161,celioma,an abdominal tumor  
28162,celioscopy,endoscopic examination of the abdomen through the abdominal wall  
28163,cell,any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"  
28164,cell,(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals  
28165,cell cadre,a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement  
28166,cell cubicle,small room in which a monk or nun lives  
28167,cell electric_cell,a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction  
28168,cell jail_cell prison_cell,a room where a prisoner is kept  
28169,cell-mediated_immune_response,an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells  
28170,cell_division cellular_division,the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells  
28171,cell_membrane cytomembrane plasma_membrane,a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell; "all cells have a cell membrane"  
28172,cell_theory cell_doctrine,(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  
28173,cell_wall,a rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barrier  
28174,cellar wine_cellar,storage space where wines are stored  
28175,cellarage,a charge for storing goods in a cellar  
28176,cellarage,a storage area in a cellar  
28177,cellblock ward,a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)  
28178,cellist violoncellist,someone who plays a violoncello  
28179,cello violoncello,a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing  
28180,cellophane,a transparent paperlike product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes etc.  
28181,cellular_slime_mold,differing from true slime molds in being cellular and nucleate throughout the life cycle  
28182,cellular_telephone cellular_phone cellphone cell mobile_phone,a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver  
28183,cellularity,the state of having cells  
28184,cellulite,lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc.  
28185,cellulitis,an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain  
28186,celluloid,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  
28187,cellulose,a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers  
28188,cellulose_acetate,an ester of acetic acid; used in fibers and fabrics; photographic films and varnishes  
28189,cellulose_ester,any ester of cellulose with an acid  
28190,cellulose_nitrate nitrocellulose guncotton nitrocotton,a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives  
28191,cellulose_tape Scotch_tape Sellotape,transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending  
28192,cellulose_triacetate triacetate,cellulose acetate that is relatively slow to burn; used instead of celluloid for motion-picture film  
28193,cellulose_xanthate viscose,a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda  
28194,cellulosic,a plastic made from cellulose (or a derivative of cellulose)  
28195,celom coelom celoma,a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity  
28196,celtuce,leaves having celery-like stems eaten raw or cooked  
28197,celtuce stem_lettuce Lactuca_sativa_asparagina,lettuce valued especially for its edible stems  
28198,cembra_nut cedar_nut,the seed of the Swiss pine  
28199,cement,any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth  
28200,cement,concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement; "they stood on the grey cement beside the pool"  
28201,cement,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  
28202,cement,something that hardens to act as adhesive material  
28203,cementite iron_carbide,a chemical compound that is a constituent of steel and cast iron; very hard and brittle  
28204,cementum cement,a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth  
28205,cemetery graveyard burial_site burial_ground burying_ground memorial_park necropolis,a tract of land used for burials  
28206,cenobite coenobite,a member of a religious order living in common  
28207,cenogenesis kenogenesis caenogenesis cainogenesis kainogenesis,introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution)  
28208,cenotaph empty_tomb,a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered  
28209,censer thurible,a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)  
28210,censor,someone who censures or condemns  
28211,censor,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  
28212,censoring censorship,deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances  
28213,censoring censorship security_review,counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy  
28214,censure animadversion,harsh criticism or disapproval  
28215,census nose_count nosecount,a periodic count of the population  
28216,census_taker enumerator,someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes  
28217,cent,a fractional monetary unit of several countries  
28218,centas,100 centas equal 1 litas in Lithuania  
28219,centaur,(classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse  
28220,centaury,any of various plants of the genus Centaurium  
28221,centaury,any plant of the genus Centaurea  
28222,centavo,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  
28223,centenarian,someone who is at least 100 years old  
28224,centennial centenary,the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)  
28225,center,(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team  
28226,center,(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team  
28227,center,the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center"  
28228,center,politically moderate persons; centrists  
28229,center,the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game  
28230,center,(American football) 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"  
28231,center,a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game  
28232,center centre,a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers"  
28233,center centre,the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering  
28234,center centre,a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research"  
28235,center centre center_of_attention centre_of_attention,the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party"  
28236,center centre middle heart eye,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"  
28237,center centre midpoint,a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure  
28238,center centre nerve_center nerve_centre,a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"  
28239,center snapper,(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff"  
28240,center_bit centre_bit,a bit with a sharp center point for guidance and two side cutters  
28241,center_field centerfield,the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield  
28242,center_field centerfield center,the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center"  
28243,center_fielder centerfielder,the person who plays center field  
28244,center_of_buoyancy centre_of_buoyancy center_of_immersion centre_of_immersion,(physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object  
28245,center_of_curvature centre_of_curvature,the center of the circle of curvature  
28246,center_of_flotation centre_of_flotation,the center of gravity of a floating object  
28247,center_of_gravity centre_of_gravity,the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass  
28248,center_of_mass centre_of_mass,point representing the mean position of the matter in a body  
28249,center_punch,a tool with a conical point that is used to make indentations in metal (especially to mark points for drilling)  
28250,center_spread centre_spread,the spread at the center of a magazine  
28251,center_stage centre_stage,a position of prominence or importance  
28252,center_stage centre_stage,the central area on a theater stage  
28253,centerboard centreboard drop_keel sliding_keel,a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward  
28254,centerfold centrefold,a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature  
28255,centering snap,(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap"  
28256,centerline center_line,a line that bisects a plane figure  
28257,centerpiece centrepiece,the central or most important feature; "education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform"  
28258,centerpiece centrepiece,something placed at the center of something else (as on a table)  
28259,centesimo,a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile  
28260,centesis,(surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid  
28261,centiliter centilitre cl,a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter  
28262,centime,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  
28263,centimeter centimetre cm,a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter  
28264,centimo,a fractional monetary unit of Venezuela and Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay and Spain  
28265,centipede,chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors  
28266,centner,in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms  
28267,central telephone_exchange exchange,a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication  
28268,central_artery_of_the_retina arteria_centralis_retinae,a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve  
28269,central_bank,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  
28270,central_chimpanzee Pan_troglodytes_troglodytes,black-faced chimpanzees of central Africa; closely related to eastern chimpanzees  
28271,central_gyrus,either of two gyri on either side of the central sulcus  
28272,central_heating,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  
28273,central_nervous_system CNS systema_nervosum_centrale,the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord  
28274,central_processing_unit CPU C.P.U. central_processor processor mainframe,(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"  
28275,central_scotoma,a scotoma that involves the fixation point  
28276,central_vein_of_retina vena_centrales_retinae,vein formed by the union of the retinal veins; accompanies central arteries of the retina in the optic nerve  
28277,central_vein_of_suprarenal_gland vena_centralis_glandulae_suprarenalis,a single draining vein; on the right it empties into the inferior vena cava; on the left it empties into the left renal vein  
28278,central_veins_of_liver venae_centrales_hepatis,terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie in the hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids  
28279,central_vision,vision using the fovea and parafovea; the middle part of the visual field  
28280,centralism,the political policy of concentrating power in a central organization  
28281,centrality,the property of being central  
28282,centralization centralisation,the act of consolidating power under a central control  
28283,centralization centralisation,gathering to a center  
28284,centrex,(CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange  
28285,centrifugal_force,the outward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body  
28286,centrifugal_pump,a pump that use centrifugal force to discharge fluid into a pipe  
28287,centrifugation,the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge  
28288,centrifuge extractor separator,an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension  
28289,centriole,one of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells; composed of nine triplet microtubules and form the asters during mitosis  
28290,centripetal_acceleration,the acceleration toward the center that holds a satellite in elliptical orbit  
28291,centripetal_force,the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body  
28292,centrism moderatism,a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action  
28293,centrist middle_of_the_roader moderate moderationist,a person who takes a position in the political center  
28294,centroid,the center of mass of an object of uniform density  
28295,centromere kinetochore,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"  
28296,centrosome central_body,small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules  
28297,centrum,the main body of a vertebra  
28298,centurion,(ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers  
28299,century,a period of 100 years  
28300,cephalexin Keflex Keflin Keftab,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  
28301,cephalhematoma cephalohematoma,a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth  
28302,cephalic_index breadth_index cranial_index,ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull  
28303,cephalic_vein vena_cephalica,a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein  
28304,cephalochordate,fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column  
28305,cephaloglycin Kafocin,antibiotic related to cephalosporin but no longer in common use  
28306,cephalometry,measurement of human heads  
28307,cephalopod cephalopod_mollusk,marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles  
28308,cephaloridine,a broad spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic produced by modifying cephalosporin  
28309,cephalosporin Mefoxin,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  
28310,cephalothin,a semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin  
28311,ceramic,an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures  
28312,ceramic_ware,utensils made from ceramic material  
28313,ceramics,the art of making and decorating pottery  
28314,ceras,one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills  
28315,cerate,a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin  
28316,ceratodus,extinct lungfish  
28317,ceratopsian horned_dinosaur,any of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia  
28318,ceratosaur ceratosaurus,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  
28319,ceratozamia,a small cycad of the genus Ceratozamia having a short scaly woody trunk and fernlike foliage and woody cones; Mexico  
28320,cercaria,tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage  
28321,cere,the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds  
28322,cereal,a breakfast food prepared from grain  
28323,cereal cereal_grass,grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet  
28324,cereal_bowl,a bowl for holding breakfast cereal  
28325,cereal_box,a paper box in which breakfast cereals are sold  
28326,cereal_oat Avena_sativa,widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible grains  
28327,cerebellar_artery arteria_cerebelli,an artery that supplies the cerebellum  
28328,cerebellar_hemisphere,either of two lateral lobes of the cerebellum  
28329,cerebellar_vein vena_cerebellum,the veins draining the cerebellum  
28330,cerebellum,a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans  
28331,cerebral_aneurysm,an aneurysm of the carotid artery  
28332,cerebral_aqueduct Sylvian_aqueduct aqueductus_cerebri,a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles  
28333,cerebral_artery arteria_cerebri,any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex  
28334,cerebral_cortex cerebral_mantle pallium cortex,the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum  
28335,cerebral_edema brain_edema,swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter  
28336,cerebral_hemorrhage,bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain  
28337,cerebral_palsy spastic_paralysis,a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth  
28338,cerebral_thrombosis,a blood clot in a cerebral artery or vein  
28339,cerebral_vein vena_cerebri,any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain  
28340,cerebrospinal_meningitis epidemic_meningitis brain_fever cerebrospinal_fever,meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal  
28341,cerebrum,anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans  
28342,cerecloth,a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud  
28343,ceremoniousness,a ceremonial manner  
28344,ceremony,the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion; "an inaugural ceremony"  
28345,ceremony,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"  
28346,ceremony ceremonial ceremonial_occasion observance,a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"  
28347,ceresin,a white wax extracted from ozokerite  
28348,ceriman Monstera_deliciosa,tropical American vine having roots that hang like cords and cylindrical fruit with a pineapple and banana flavor  
28349,ceriman monstera,tropical cylindrical fruit resembling a pinecone with pineapple-banana flavor  
28350,cerise cherry cherry_red,a red the color of ripe cherries  
28351,cerium Ce atomic_number_58,a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group  
28352,cerivastatin Baycol,an oral drug (trade name Baycol) to reduce blood cholesterol levels  
28353,cero pintado kingfish Scomberomorus_regalis,large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters  
28354,cerotic_acid hexacosanoic_acid,a white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax)  
28355,cert,an absolute certainty; "it's a dead cert"  
28356,certainty,the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others"  
28357,certainty sure_thing foregone_conclusion,something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty"  
28358,certificate certification credential credentials,a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts  
28359,certificate_of_deposit CD,a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest  
28360,certificate_of_incorporation,state approval of the articles of incorporation of a corporation  
28361,certification enfranchisement,the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on  
28362,certified_check certified_cheque,a check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment  
28363,certified_milk,milk from dairies regulated by an authorized medical milk commission  
28364,certified_public_accountant CPA,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"  
28365,certiorari writ_of_certiorari,a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case  
28366,certitude cocksureness overconfidence,total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant  
28367,cerulean_blue,light greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of oxides of cobalt and tin  
28368,cerumen earwax,a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal  
28369,cerussite white_lead_ore,a mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important source of lead  
28370,cervical_artery areteria_cervicalis,an artery that supplies the muscles of the neck  
28371,cervical_canal canalis_cervicis_uteri,a spindle-shaped canal extending from the uterus to the vagina  
28372,cervical_cap,a contraceptive device consisting of a small thimble-shaped cup that is placed over the uterine cervix to prevent the entrance of spermatozoa  
28373,cervical_disc_syndrome cervical_root_syndrome,an abnormal condition resulting from compression of spinal nerve roots in the neck region; involves neck pains and muscular weakness and paresthesia  
28374,cervical_glands cervical_glands_of_the_uterus glandulae_cervicales_uteri,mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix  
28375,cervical_nerve,any of eight pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the cervical section of the spinal cord  
28376,cervical_plexus plexus_cervicalis,a nerve plexus lying beneath the sternocleidomastoid muscle  
28377,cervical_smear Pap_smear Papanicolaou_smear,a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells  
28378,cervical_vein deep_cervical_vein vena_cervicalis_profunda,a vein that accompanies an artery of the same name  
28379,cervical_vertebra neck_bone,one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region  
28380,cervicitis,inflammation of the uterine cervix  
28381,cervicofacial_actinomycosis lumpy_jaw,the commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis; affects the face and neck regions  
28382,cervix uterine_cervix cervix_uteri,necklike opening to the uterus  
28383,cesarean_delivery caesarean_delivery caesarian_delivery cesarean_section cesarian_section caesarean_section caesarian_section C-section cesarean cesarian caesarean caesarian abdominal_delivery,the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)  
28384,cesium caesium Cs atomic_number_55,a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal  
28385,cesium_137,a radioactive isotope of cesium used in radiation therapy  
28386,cessation surcease,a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"  
28387,cession ceding,the act of ceding  
28388,cesspool cesspit sink sump,a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it  
28389,cetacean cetacean_mammal blower,large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals  
28390,cetrimide,a cationic detergent that is a powerful disinfectant  
28391,cgs cgs_system,system of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds  
28392,cha-cha cha-cha-cha,a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips  
28393,chabazite chabasite,a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum  
28394,chachalaca,slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds  
28395,chachka tsatske tshatshke tchotchke,(Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket  
28396,chachka tsatske tshatshke tchotchke tchotchkeleh,(Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman  
28397,chacma chacma_baboon Papio_ursinus,greyish baboon of southern and eastern Africa  
28398,chad,a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape  
28399,chador chadar chaddar chuddar,a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women  
28400,chaenactis,any of several United States plants having long stalks of funnel-shaped white or yellow flowers  
28401,chaeta,a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm  
28402,chaetodon,any fish of the genus Chaetodon  
28403,chafe,soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee"  
28404,chafeweed wood_cudweed Gnaphalium_sylvaticum,weedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly foliage and dirty white flowers in a leafy spike  
28405,chaff,foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure  
28406,chaff husk shuck stalk straw stubble,material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds  
28407,chaffinch Fringilla_coelebs,small European finch with a cheerful song  
28408,chaffweed bastard_pimpernel false_pimpernel,weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves  
28409,chafing,soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction  
28410,chafing_dish,a metal pan over a heater; used to cook or to keep things warm at the table  
28411,chafing_gear,covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to protect it from friction  
28412,chagrin humiliation mortification,strong feelings of embarrassment  
28413,chain,a unit of length  
28414,chain,(business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership  
28415,chain,a linked or connected series of objects; "a chain of daisies"  
28416,chain,anything that acts as a restraint  
28417,chain,a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament  
28418,chain chemical_chain,(chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)  
28419,chain concatenation,a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"  
28420,chain string strand,a necklace made by stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls"  
28421,chain-smoker,a heavy smoker (usually of cigarettes) who lights one off of another  
28422,chain_fern,a fern of the genus Woodwardia having the sori in chainlike rows  
28423,chain_gang,a gang of convicts chained together  
28424,chain_letter,a letter that is sent successively to several people  
28425,chain_mail ring_mail mail chain_armor chain_armour ring_armor ring_armour,(Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings  
28426,chain_pickerel chain_pike Esox_niger,common in quiet waters of eastern United States  
28427,chain_printer,an impact printer that carries the type slugs by links of a revolving chain  
28428,chain_reaction,a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others  
28429,chain_reaction,a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next  
28430,chain_saw chainsaw,portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain  
28431,chain_stitch,the most basic of all crochet stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop  
28432,chain_stitch,a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain; used in embroidery and in sewing  
28433,chain_store,one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise  
28434,chain_tongs,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  
28435,chain_wrench,another name for chain tongs  
28436,chainlink_fence,a fence of steel wires woven into a diamond pattern  
28437,chair,a particular seat in an orchestra; "he is second chair violin"  
28438,chair,a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"  
28439,chair_of_state,a ceremonial chair for an exalted or powerful person  
28440,chairlift chair_lift,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  
28441,chairman_of_the_board,the chairman of the board of directors of a corporation  
28442,chairmanship,the position of chairman  
28443,chaise shay,a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse  
28444,chaise_longue chaise daybed,a long chair; for reclining  
28445,chaja Chauna_torquata,largest crested screamer; native to southern Brazil and Argentina  
28446,chalaza,basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined  
28447,chalaza,one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell  
28448,chalazion Meibomian_cyst,a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked  
28449,chalcedony calcedony,a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz  
28450,chalcid_fly chalcidfly chalcid chalcid_wasp,any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects  
28451,chalcis_fly,a variety of chalcid fly  
28452,chalcocite copper_glance,a heavy grey mineral that is an ore of copper  
28453,chalcopyrite copper_pyrites,a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper and iron sulfide  
28454,chaldron,a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels  
28455,chalet,a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style  
28456,chalice goblet,a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup  
28457,chalice_vine trumpet_flower cupflower Solandra_guttata,Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown ridges in the throat  
28458,chalk,a soft whitish calcite  
28459,chalk,a pure flat white with little reflectance  
28460,chalk,a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces  
28461,chalk_dust,dust resulting from writing with a piece of chalk; "chalk dust covered the teacher's hands"  
28462,chalk_line snap_line snapline,a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface  
28463,chalk_talk,a talk that uses a blackboard and chalk  
28464,chalkpit chalk_pit,a quarry for chalk  
28465,challah hallah,(Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking  
28466,challenge,a demanding or stimulating situation; "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power"  
28467,challenge,a call to engage in a contest or fight  
28468,challenge,a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror  
28469,challenge,questioning a statement and demanding an explanation; "his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy"  
28470,challenge,a demand by a sentry for a password or identification  
28471,challis,a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed)  
28472,chamber,a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly; "the upper chamber is the senate"  
28473,chamber,an enclosed volume in the body; "the chambers of his heart were healthy"  
28474,chamber,a room where a judge transacts business  
28475,chamber,a natural or artificial enclosed space  
28476,chamber_music,serious music performed by a small group of musicians  
28477,chamber_of_commerce,an association of businessmen to protect and promote business interests  
28478,chamber_orchestra,small orchestra; usually plays classical music  
28479,chambered_nautilus pearly_nautilus nautilus,cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions  
28480,chamberlain,the treasurer of a municipal corporation  
28481,chamberlain,an officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman  
28482,chambermaid fille_de_chambre,a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)  
28483,chamberpot potty thunder_mug,a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom  
28484,chambray,a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp  
28485,chameleon,a changeable or inconstant person  
28486,chameleon chamaeleon,lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue  
28487,chameleon_tree_frog,a form of tree toad  
28488,chamfer_bit,a bit that is used for beveling  
28489,chamfer_plane,a plane that makes a beveled edge  
28490,chamois Rupicapra_rupicapra,hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips  
28491,chamois chamois_leather chammy chammy_leather shammy shammy_leather,a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin  
28492,chamois_cloth,a piece of chamois used for washing windows or cars  
28493,chamois_cress Pritzelago_alpina Lepidium_alpina,small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and southern Europe having very small flowers of usually leafless stems; sometimes placed in genus Lepidium  
28494,chamomile camomile Chamaemelum_nobilis Anthemis_nobilis,Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis  
28495,chamosite,a greenish grey or black silicate of iron and aluminum  
28496,champagne bubbly,a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there  
28497,champagne_cup,a punch containing a sparkling wine  
28498,champerty,an unethical agreement between an attorney and client that the attorney would sue and pay the costs of the client's suit in return for a portion of the damages awarded; "soliciting personal injury cases may constitute champerty"  
28499,champion champ title-holder,someone who has won first place in a competition  
28500,champion fighter hero paladin,someone who fights for a cause  
28501,championship,a competition at which a champion is chosen  
28502,championship title,the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years"  
28503,chanar chanal Geoffroea_decorticans,thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries  
28504,chance,a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"  
28505,chance-medley,an unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense  
28506,chancel sanctuary bema,area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing  
28507,chancellery,a government building housing the office of a chancellor  
28508,chancellor,the honorary or titular head of a university  
28509,chancellor premier prime_minister,the person who is head of government (in several countries)  
28510,chancellorship,the office of chancellor  
28511,chancery,an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records  
28512,chancery court_of_chancery,a court with jurisdiction in equity  
28513,chancre,a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)  
28514,chancroid,infectious venereal ulcer  
28515,chandelier pendant pendent,branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling  
28516,chandelle,a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction  
28517,chandler,a retail dealer in provisions and supplies  
28518,chandler,a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints  
28519,chandlery,candles and other commodities sold by a chandler  
28520,chandlery,a storeroom where candles are kept  
28521,chanfron chamfron testiere frontstall front-stall,medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head  
28522,change,a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event; "he attributed the change to their marriage"  
28523,change,coins of small denomination regarded collectively; "he had a pocketful of change"  
28524,change,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"  
28525,change,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"  
28526,change,the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains"  
28527,change,a thing that is different; "he inspected several changes before selecting one"  
28528,change,a different or fresh set of clothes; "she brought a change in her overnight bag"  
28529,change,the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"  
28530,change alteration modification,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"  
28531,change-up change-of-pace change-of-pace_ball off-speed_pitch,a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball  
28532,change_of_color,an act that changes the light that something reflects  
28533,change_of_course,a change in the direction that you are moving  
28534,change_of_direction reorientation,the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented  
28535,change_of_integrity,the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something  
28536,change_of_location travel,a movement through space that changes the location of something  
28537,change_of_magnitude,the act of changing the amount or size of something  
28538,change_of_shape,an action that changes the shape of something  
28539,change_of_state,the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics  
28540,change_ringing,ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually changing  
28541,changeableness changeability,the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change; "the changeableness of the weather"  
28542,changelessness,the property of remaining unchanged  
28543,changelessness unchangeability unchangeableness unchangingness,the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged  
28544,changeling,a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy  
28545,changer modifier,a person who changes something; "an inveterate changer of the menu"  
28546,channel,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"  
28547,channel,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"  
28548,channel communication_channel line,(often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"  
28549,channel television_channel TV_channel,a television station and its programs; "a satellite TV channel"; "surfing through the channels"; "they offer more than one hundred channels"  
28550,channel transmission_channel,a path over which electrical signals can pass; "a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company"  
28551,channel_capacity,the maximum data rate that can be attained over a given channel  
28552,channel_catfish channel_cat Ictalurus_punctatus,freshwater food fish common throughout central United States  
28553,channelization channelisation canalization canalisation,management through specified channels of communication  
28554,channels,official routes of communication; "you have to go through channels"  
28555,chanson_de_geste,Old French epic poems  
28556,chant,a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone  
28557,chanter melody_pipe,reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played  
28558,chanterelle chantarelle Cantharellus_cibarius,widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma  
28559,chantey chanty sea_chantey shanty,a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors  
28560,chantry,an endowment for the singing of Masses  
28561,chantry,a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor  
28562,chaos,the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos  
28563,chaos,(physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions  
28564,chaos pandemonium bedlam topsy-turvydom topsy-turvyness,a state of extreme confusion and disorder  
28565,chap,a crack in a lip caused usually by cold  
28566,chap,(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  
28567,chap fellow feller fella lad gent blighter cuss bloke,a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"  
28568,chaparral_mallow Malacothamnus_fasciculatus Sphaeralcea_fasciculata,shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea  
28569,chaparral_pea stingaree-bush Pickeringia_montana,spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose and purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky mountain slopes of California  
28570,chapatti chapati,flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle  
28571,chapel,a place of worship that has its own altar  
28572,chapel_service chapel,a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar; "he was late for chapel"  
28573,chaperon chaperone,one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people  
28574,chaplain,a clergyman ministering to some institution  
28575,chaplaincy chaplainship,the position of chaplain  
28576,chapman,archaic term for an itinerant peddler  
28577,chapter,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"  
28578,chapter,an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church  
28579,chapter,a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"  
28580,chapter,a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters"  
28581,chapter,a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"  
28582,chapterhouse,a building attached to a monastery or cathedral; used as a meeting place for the chapter  
28583,chapterhouse fraternity_house frat_house,a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity  
28584,char,a charred substance  
28585,char charr,any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus  
28586,characin characin_fish characid,any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae  
28587,character,good repute; "he is a man of character"  
28588,character,(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes  
28589,character eccentric type case,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"  
28590,character fiber fibre,the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer  
28591,character graph grapheme graphic_symbol,a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"  
28592,character reference character_reference,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 too often answered evasively"  
28593,character role theatrical_role part persona,an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"  
28594,character_actor,an actor who specializes in playing supporting roles  
28595,character_assassination assassination blackwash,an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation  
28596,character_printer character-at-a-time_printer serial_printer,a printer that prints a single character at a time  
28597,character_set,an ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printing  
28598,character_witness,a witness who testifies under oath as to the good reputation of another person in the community where that person lives  
28599,characteristic,the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2  
28600,characteristic,a distinguishing quality  
28601,characteristic device_characteristic,any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions  
28602,characteristic_curve characterisic_function,(electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters  
28603,characterization characterisation,the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd"  
28604,charade,a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades  
28605,charades,guessing game in which one player pantomimes a word or phrase for others to guess  
28606,charcoal,a drawing made with a stick of black carbon material  
28607,charcoal charcoal_grey charcoal_gray oxford_grey oxford_gray,a very dark grey color  
28608,charcoal fusain,a stick of black carbon material used for drawing  
28609,charcoal wood_coal,a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air  
28610,charcoal_burner,a worker whose job is to make charcoal  
28611,charcoal_burner,a stove that burns charcoal as fuel  
28612,charcuterie,a delicatessen that specializes in meats  
28613,chard Swiss_chard spinach_beet leaf_beet,long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves  
28614,chard Swiss_chard spinach_beet leaf_beet chard_plant Beta_vulgaris_cicla,beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks  
28615,charge,financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate"  
28616,charge,the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"  
28617,charge,a person committed to your care; "the teacher led her charges across the street"  
28618,charge,an impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"  
28619,charge bearing heraldic_bearing armorial_bearing,heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield  
28620,charge billing,request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month"  
28621,charge burster bursting_charge explosive_charge,a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"  
28622,charge complaint,(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"  
28623,charge electric_charge,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"  
28624,charge-exchange_accelerator,an accelerator in which high-energy ions escape from plasma following charge exchange  
28625,charge_d'affaires,the official temporarily in charge of a diplomatic mission in the absence of the ambassador  
28626,charge_of_quarters,an enlisted man who handles his unit's administrative matters after hours  
28627,charge_unit quantity_unit,a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows)  
28628,charger battery_charger,a device that can hold a rechargeable battery by means of an electrical cable  
28629,charger courser,formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle  
28630,chariot,a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome  
28631,chariot,a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage  
28632,chariot_race,a race between ancient chariots  
28633,charioteer,the driver of a chariot  
28634,charisma personal_appeal personal_magnetism,a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others  
28635,charitable_trust public_trust,a trust created for charitable or religious or educational or scientific purposes  
28636,charitableness,generosity as manifested by practicing charity (as for the poor or unfortunate)  
28637,charity,a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)  
28638,charity,an institution set up to provide help to the needy  
28639,charity,an activity or gift that benefits the public at large  
28640,charity brotherly_love,a kindly and lenient attitude toward people  
28641,charlatanism quackery,the dishonesty of a charlatan  
28642,charley_horse charley-horse,a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercise  
28643,charlotte,a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard  
28644,charlotte_russe,lady fingers enclosing Bavarian cream  
28645,charm,(physics) one of the six flavors of quark  
28646,charm good_luck_charm,something believed to bring good luck  
28647,charm_campaign,a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support  
28648,charm_quark,a quark with an electric charge of +2/3 and a mass 2900 times that of an electron and a charm of +1  
28649,charmer beguiler,a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness)  
28650,charnel_house charnel,a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited  
28651,charred_pancake_cup,a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae  
28652,chart,(usually plural) a listing of best-selling recorded music; "number 2 on the charts"  
28653,chart,a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea  
28654,chart graph,a visual display of information  
28655,charter,a contract to hire or lease transportation  
28656,charter,a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation  
28657,charter_member,one of the original members when an organization was founded  
28658,charter_school,an experimental public school for kindergarten through grade 12; created and organized by teachers and parents and community leaders; operates independently of other schools  
28659,chartered_accountant,a British or Canadian accountant who is a member of a professional body that has a royal charter  
28660,charterhouse,a Carthusian monastery  
28661,chartist technical_analyst,a stock market analyst who tries to predict market trends from graphs of recent prices of securities  
28662,charwoman char cleaning_woman cleaning_lady woman,a human female employed to do housework; "the char will clean the carpet"; "I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write"  
28663,chase,a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time  
28664,chaser,a drink to follow immediately after another drink  
28665,chasm,a deep opening in the earth's surface  
28666,chasse sashay,(ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading  
28667,chassis,a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic device  
28668,chassis,the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor  
28669,chasteness restraint simplicity simpleness,lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"  
28670,chastity celibacy sexual_abstention,abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)  
28671,chasuble,a long sleeveless vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass  
28672,chat confab confabulation schmooze schmoose,an informal conversation  
28673,chat_room chatroom,a site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic)  
28674,chateau,an impressive country house (or castle) in France  
28675,chatelaine,the mistress of a chateau or large country house  
28676,chatelaine,a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.  
28677,chattel personal_chattel movable,personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)  
28678,chattel_mortgage,a loan to buy some personal item; the item (or chattel) is security for the loan  
28679,chatter chattering,the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine  
28680,chatter chattering,the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)  
28681,chatter_mark,marks on a glaciated rock caused by the movement of a glacier  
28682,chatter_mark,a mark made by a chattering tool on the surface of a workpiece  
28683,chatterer babbler prater chatterbox magpie spouter,an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker  
28684,chauffeur,a man paid to drive a privately owned car  
28685,chauffeuse,a woman chauffeur  
28686,chaulmoogra chaulmoogra_tree chaulmugra Hydnocarpus_kurzii Taraktagenos_kurzii Taraktogenos_kurzii,East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy  
28687,chaulmoogra_oil,an oil from chaulmoogra trees; used in treatment of skin diseases and leprosy  
28688,chauvinism jingoism superpatriotism ultranationalism,fanatical patriotism  
28689,chauvinist,a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind  
28690,chauvinist jingoist jingo flag-waver hundred-percenter patrioteer,an extreme bellicose nationalist  
28691,cheap_money,credit available at low rates of interest  
28692,cheap_shot,an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person  
28693,cheap_shot,an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence; "he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap shot at the quarterback"  
28694,cheapjack,a peddler of inferior goods  
28695,cheapness tackiness tat sleaze,tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar  
28696,cheapskate tightwad,a miserly person  
28697,cheat cheating,a deception for profit to yourself  
28698,chebab,a Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelis  
28699,check,a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard); "she wore a skirt with checks"  
28700,check,obstructing an opponent in ice hockey  
28701,check,(chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king  
28702,check bank_check cheque,a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check"  
28703,check checkout check-out_procedure,the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"  
28704,check chip,a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something  
28705,check chit tab,the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check"  
28706,check-in,the act of reporting your presence (as at an airport or a hotel)  
28707,check_character,a character that is added to the end of a block of transmitted data and used to check the accuracy of the transmission  
28708,check_girl hatcheck_girl,a female checker  
28709,check_mark check tick,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"  
28710,check_register,a register of checks issued (usually in numeric order)  
28711,checkbook chequebook,a book issued to holders of checking accounts  
28712,checker,an attendant who checks coats or baggage  
28713,checker,one who checks the correctness of something  
28714,checker chequer,one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers  
28715,checkerbloom wild_hollyhock Sidalcea_malviflora,perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated  
28716,checkerboard checker_board,a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors  
28717,checkered_whiptail Cnemidophorus_tesselatus,markings are darker and more marked than in western whiptail; from southeastern Colorado to eastern Chihuahua  
28718,checkers draughts,a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces  
28719,checking_account chequing_account current_account,a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks that are payable on demand  
28720,checking_program,a program that examines other computer programs for syntax errors  
28721,checklist,a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted  
28722,checkmate,complete victory  
28723,checkmate mate,a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king  
28724,checkout checkout_counter,a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases  
28725,checkout checkout_time,the latest time for vacating a hotel room; "the checkout here is 12 noon"  
28726,checkout_line,a queue of people waiting to pay for purchases  
28727,checkpoint,a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance  
28728,checkroom left-luggage_office,a room where baggage or parcels are checked  
28729,checksum,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  
28730,checkup medical_checkup medical_examination medical_exam medical health_check,a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person  
28731,cheddar cheddar_cheese Armerican_cheddar American_cheese,hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in southwestern England  
28732,cheddar_pink Diangus_gratianopolitanus,mat-forming perennial of central Europe with large fragrant pink or red flowers  
28733,cheek,either side of the face below the eyes  
28734,cheek_muscle buccinator_muscle musculus_buccinator,a muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth  
28735,cheek_pouch,a membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents (as a gopher)  
28736,cheekbone zygomatic_bone zygomatic malar malar_bone jugal_bone os_zygomaticum,the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek  
28737,cheekpiece,either of two straps of a bridle that connect the bit to the headpiece  
28738,cheep peep,the short weak cry of a young bird  
28739,cheer,a cry or shout of approval  
28740,cheerer,a spectator who shouts encouragement  
28741,cheerfulness blitheness,a feeling of spontaneous good spirits; "his cheerfulness made everyone feel better"  
28742,cheerfulness cheer sunniness sunshine,the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"  
28743,cheering shouting,encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators; "it's all over but the shouting"  
28744,cheerleader,an enthusiastic and vocal supporter; "he has become a cheerleader for therapeutic cloning"  
28745,cheerleader,someone who leads the cheers by spectators at a sporting event  
28746,cheerlessness uncheerfulness,a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness  
28747,cheese,a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk  
28748,cheese_cutter,a kitchen utensil (board or handle) with a wire for cutting cheese  
28749,cheese_dip,a dip made of cheeses  
28750,cheese_fondue,fondue made of cheese melted in wine for dipping bread and sometimes fruits  
28751,cheese_pizza,pizza with lots of cheese  
28752,cheese_press,a press for shaping cheese curd  
28753,cheese_rind,the rind of a cheese  
28754,cheese_sauce,white sauce with grated cheese  
28755,cheese_souffle,puffy dish of cheese and eggs (whites beaten separately) and white sauce  
28756,cheese_spread,spread made of cheese mixed with butter or cream or cream cheese and seasonings  
28757,cheeseboard cheese_tray,tray on which cheeses are served  
28758,cheeseburger,a hamburger with melted cheese on it  
28759,cheesecake,made with sweetened cream cheese and eggs and cream baked in a crumb crust  
28760,cheesecake,a photograph of an attractive woman in minimal attire  
28761,cheesecloth,a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses  
28762,cheesemonger,someone who sells cheese  
28763,cheetah chetah Acinonyx_jubatus,long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game  
28764,chef,a professional cook  
28765,chef's_salad,the combination salad prepared as a particular chef's specialty  
28766,cheilitis,inflammation and cracking of the skin of the lips  
28767,cheilosis perleche,a disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouth; caused by a deficiency of riboflavin  
28768,chela,a Hindu disciple of a swami  
28769,chelate chelate_compound,a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions  
28770,chelation,(medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning  
28771,chelation,the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds  
28772,chelicera,either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing  
28773,chelonian chelonian_reptile,a reptile of the order Chelonia  
28774,chemical chemical_substance,material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules  
28775,chemical_agent,an agent that produces chemical reactions  
28776,chemical_analysis qualitative_analysis,the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements  
28777,chemical_bomb gas_bomb,a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes  
28778,chemical_bond bond,an electrical force linking atoms  
28779,chemical_defense chemical_defence,procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents  
28780,chemical_element element,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  
28781,chemical_energy,that part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reaction  
28782,chemical_engineering,the branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processes  
28783,chemical_engineering,the activity of applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems  
28784,chemical_equilibrium equilibrium,a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates  
28785,chemical_industry,the manufacturers of chemicals considered collectively  
28786,chemical_irritant,a substance producing irritation  
28787,chemical_notation,a notation used by chemists to express technical facts in chemistry  
28788,chemical_phenomenon,any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules)  
28789,chemical_plant,an industrial plant where chemicals are produced  
28790,chemical_process chemical_change chemical_action,(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved  
28791,chemical_property,a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity  
28792,chemical_reaction reaction,(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"  
28793,chemical_reactor,an apparatus for holding substances that are undergoing a chemical reaction  
28794,chemical_terrorism,terrorism using the chemical agents of chemical warfare; can undermine the 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"  
28795,chemical_warfare chemical_operations,warfare using chemical agents to kill or injure or incapacitate the enemy  
28796,chemical_weapon,chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants  
28797,chemiluminescence,luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies  
28798,chemise sack shift,a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist  
28799,chemise shimmy shift slip teddy,a woman's sleeveless undergarment  
28800,chemisorption chemosorption,adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces; "chemisorption of gaseous nitrogen on iron catalysts"  
28801,chemist,a scientist who specializes in chemistry  
28802,chemistry,the chemical composition and properties of a substance or object; "the chemistry of soil"  
28803,chemistry chemical_science,the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions  
28804,chemistry interpersonal_chemistry alchemy,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"  
28805,chemistry_department department_of_chemistry,the academic department responsible for teaching and research in chemistry  
28806,chemistry_lab chemistry_laboratory chem_lab,a laboratory for research in chemistry  
28807,chemoreceptor,a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli  
28808,chemosis,edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining  
28809,chemosurgery,use of chemical to destroy diseased or malignant tissue; used in treatment of skin cancer  
28810,chemosynthesis,synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; limited to certain bacteria and fungi  
28811,chemotaxis,movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus  
28812,chemotherapy,the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)  
28813,chenille,a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads  
28814,chenille chenille_cord,a soft tufted cord used in embroidery  
28815,cheoplastic_metal,any alloy that fuses at low temperatures and can be used molding artificial teeth  
28816,cherimoya cherimolla,large tropical fruit with leathery skin and soft pulp; related to custard apples  
28817,cherimoya cherimoya_tree Annona_cherimola,small tropical American tree bearing round or oblong fruit  
28818,chernozemic_soil,a rich black loam of Russia  
28819,cheroot,a cigar with both ends cut flat  
28820,cherry,wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry  
28821,cherry,a red fruit with a single hard stone  
28822,cherry cherry_tree,any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood  
28823,cherry-tree_gum,exudation from trees of the Prunus genus; resembles gum arabic  
28824,cherry_bomb,a red ball-shaped firecracker with high explosive power  
28825,cherry_laurel laurel_cherry Prunus_laurocerasus,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  
28826,cherry_laurel laurel_cherry mock_orange wild_orange Prunus_caroliniana,small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States  
28827,cherry_pepper Capsicum_annuum_cerasiforme,plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits  
28828,cherry_plum myrobalan myrobalan_plum Prunus_cerasifera,small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit  
28829,cherry_stone,the stone seed of a cherry  
28830,cherry_tomato,small red to yellow tomatoes  
28831,cherry_tomato Lycopersicon_esculentum_cerasiforme,plant bearing small red to yellow fruit  
28832,cherrystone cherrystone_clam,small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino  
28833,cherrystone cherrystone_clam,a half-grown quahog  
28834,chert,variety of silica containing microcrystalline quartz  
28835,cherub,a sweet innocent baby  
28836,cherub,an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child  
28837,chervil,fresh ferny parsley-like leaves used as a garnish with chicken and veal and omelets and green salads and spinach  
28838,chervil beaked_parsley Anthriscus_cereifolium,aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads  
28839,chess cheat Bromus_secalinus,weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat  
28840,chess chess_game,a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king  
28841,chess_club,a club of people to play chess  
28842,chess_master,a chess player of great skill  
28843,chess_match,a match between chess players  
28844,chess_move,the act of moving a chess piece  
28845,chess_player,someone who plays the game of chess  
28846,chess_set,checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess  
28847,chessboard chess_board,a checkerboard used to play chess  
28848,chessman chess_piece,any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess  
28849,chest,box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy  
28850,chest_cavity thoracic_cavity,the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart  
28851,chest_of_drawers chest bureau dresser,furniture with drawers for keeping clothes  
28852,chest_pain,pain in the chest  
28853,chest_protector,protective garment consisting of a pad worn in baseball by catchers and by football players  
28854,chest_register chest_voice chest_tone,the lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing  
28855,chesterfield,an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests  
28856,chesterfield,a fitted overcoat with a velvet collar  
28857,chestnut,wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea  
28858,chestnut,edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea  
28859,chestnut,the brown color of chestnuts  
28860,chestnut,a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg  
28861,chestnut,a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse  
28862,chestnut chestnut_tree,any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur  
28863,chestnut_blight chestnut_canker chestnut-bark_disease,a disease of American chestnut trees  
28864,chestnut_oak,an oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees  
28865,chetrum,100 chetrums equal 1 ngultrum in Bhutan  
28866,cheval-de-frise chevaux-de-frise,defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry  
28867,cheval_glass,a full length mirror mounted in a frame in which it can be tilted  
28868,chevron,an inverted V-shaped charge  
28869,chevron stripe stripes grade_insignia,V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service; "they earned their stripes in Kuwait"  
28870,chevrotain mouse_deer,very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa  
28871,chew chaw cud quid plug wad,a wad of something chewable as tobacco  
28872,chew chewing mastication manduction,biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow  
28873,chewer,someone who chews (especially someone who chews tobacco)  
28874,chewing_gum gum,a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing  
28875,chewink cheewink Pipilo_erythrophthalmus,common towhee of eastern North America  
28876,chi khi,the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet  
28877,chiaroscuro,a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color  
28878,chiasma chiasm decussation,an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X  
28879,chiasmus,inversion in the second of two parallel phrases  
28880,chic chicness chichi modishness smartness stylishness swank last_word,elegance by virtue of being fashionable  
28881,chicane,a bridge hand that is void of trumps  
28882,chicane,a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file  
28883,chichi,someone who dresses in a trendy fashionable way  
28884,chichipe Lemaireocereus_chichipe,tall treelike Mexican cactus with edible red fruit  
28885,chick biddy,young bird especially of domestic fowl  
28886,chickadee,any of various small grey-and-black songbirds of North America  
28887,chickasaw_plum hog_plum hog_plum_bush Prunus_angustifolia,small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit  
28888,chicken,a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops  
28889,chicken Gallus_gallus,a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl  
28890,chicken poulet volaille,the flesh of a chicken used for food  
28891,chicken_Kiev,pounded chicken cutlets rolled around butter (that has been seasoned with herbs) and then covered with crumbs and fried  
28892,chicken_Marengo,braised chicken with onions and mushrooms in a wine and tomato sauce  
28893,chicken_Tetrazzini,chicken prepared in a cream sauce with mushrooms and served over pasta; usually topped with cheese  
28894,chicken_and_rice,rice and chicken cooked together with or without other ingredients and variously seasoned  
28895,chicken_broth chicken_stock,a stock made with chicken  
28896,chicken_cacciatore chicken_cacciatora hunter's_chicken,chicken casserole prepared with tomatoes and mushrooms and herbs in the Italian style  
28897,chicken_casserole,chicken cooked and served in a casserole  
28898,chicken_coop coop hencoop henhouse,a farm building for housing poultry  
28899,chicken_cordon_bleu,thin slices of chicken stuffed with cheese and ham and then sauteed  
28900,chicken_farm,farm where chickens are raised for sale  
28901,chicken_feed scratch,dry mash for poultry  
28902,chicken_hawk hen_hawk,nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry  
28903,chicken_leg chicken_drumstick,the lower joint of the leg of a chicken  
28904,chicken_liver,liver of a chicken used as meat  
28905,chicken_louse shaft_louse Menopon_palladum Menopon_gallinae,a louse parasitic on poultry  
28906,chicken_manure,chicken excreta used as fertilizer  
28907,chicken_mousse,mousse made with chicken  
28908,chicken_paprika chicken_paprikash,chicken simmered in broth with onions and paprika then mixed with sour cream  
28909,chicken_provencale,chicken cooked in a sauce made with tomatoes, garlic, and olive oil  
28910,chicken_roundworm Ascaridia_galli,intestinal parasite of domestic fowl  
28911,chicken_salad,salad composed primarily of chopped chicken meat  
28912,chicken_sandwich,a sandwich made with a filling of sliced chicken  
28913,chicken_scratch,cramped or illegible handwriting  
28914,chicken_snake,large North American snake  
28915,chicken_soup,soup made from chicken broth  
28916,chicken_stew,a stew made with chicken  
28917,chicken_taco,a taco with a chicken filling  
28918,chicken_wing,the wing of a chicken  
28919,chicken_wire,a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences  
28920,chicken_yard hen_yard chicken_run fowl_run,an enclosed yard for keeping poultry  
28921,chickenpox varicella,an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body  
28922,chickenshit,a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear  
28923,chickeree Douglas_squirrel Tamiasciurus_douglasi,far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel  
28924,chickpea chickpea_plant Egyptian_pea Cicer_arietinum,Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds  
28925,chickpea garbanzo,the seed of the chickpea plant  
28926,chickpea garbanzo,large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried  
28927,chickweed,any of various plants of the genus Stellaria  
28928,chickweed_phlox sand_phlox Phlox_bifida Phlox_stellaria,low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States  
28929,chicle chicle_gum,gum-like substance from the sapodilla  
28930,chicory chicory_root,the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute  
28931,chicory chicory_root,root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee  
28932,chicory curly_endive,crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste  
28933,chicory succory chicory_plant Cichorium_intybus,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  
28934,chicory_escarole endive escarole,variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges  
28935,chiding scolding objurgation tongue-lashing,rebuking a person harshly  
28936,chief_executive_officer CEO chief_operating_officer,the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)  
28937,chief_financial_officer CFO,the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm  
28938,chief_justice,the judge who presides over a supreme court  
28939,chief_of_staff,the senior officer of a service of the armed forces  
28940,chief_petty_officer,a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank  
28941,chieftaincy chieftainship,the position of chieftain  
28942,chiffon,a sheer fabric of silk or rayon  
28943,chiffon_cake,very light cake  
28944,chiffonier commode,a tall elegant chest of drawers  
28945,chigetai dziggetai Equus_hemionus_hemionus,Mongolian wild ass  
28946,chignon,a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck  
28947,chigoe chigger chigoe_flea Tunga_penetrans,small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans  
28948,chilblain chilblains pernio,inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture  
28949,child,a member of a clan or tribe; "the children of Israel"  
28950,child baby,an immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!"  
28951,child kid,a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college"  
28952,child kid youngster minor shaver nipper small_fry tiddler tike tyke fry nestling,a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"  
28953,child's_body,the body of a human child  
28954,child's_game,a game enjoyed by children  
28955,child's_room,a bedroom for a child  
28956,child_abuse,the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children  
28957,child_neglect,failure of caretakers to provide adequate emotional and physical care for a child  
28958,child_pornography kiddie_porn kiddy_porn,the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or films  
28959,child_prodigy infant_prodigy wonder_child,a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy"  
28960,child_support,court-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separated  
28961,child_welfare_agency child_welfare_service,an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children  
28962,childbirth childbearing accouchement vaginal_birth,the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child  
28963,childbirth-preparation_class,a course that teaches pregnant women to use breathing and concentration and exercise techniques to use during labor  
28964,childcare child_care,a service involving care for other people's children  
28965,childhood,the time of person's life when they are a child  
28966,childhood puerility,the state of a child between infancy and adolescence  
28967,childishness puerility,a property characteristic of a child  
28968,childlessness,the condition of being without offspring  
28969,chili chili_con_carne,ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans  
28970,chili chili_pepper chilli chilly chile,very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency  
28971,chili_dog,a hotdog with chili con carne on it  
28972,chili_powder,powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oregano  
28973,chili_sauce,tomatoes and onions and peppers (sweet or hot) simmered with vinegar and sugar and various seasonings  
28974,chili_vinegar,fiery vinegar flavored with chili peppers  
28975,chill iciness gelidity,coldness due to a cold environment  
28976,chill pall,a sudden numbing dread  
28977,chill shivering,a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever  
28978,chilliness coolness nip,the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning"  
28979,chimaera,a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail  
28980,chime bell gong,a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument  
28981,chimera chimaera,a grotesque product of the imagination  
28982,chimney,a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building  
28983,chimney_breast,walls that project out from the wall of a room and surround the chimney base  
28984,chimney_corner inglenook,a corner by a fireplace  
28985,chimney_plant chimney_bellflower Campanula_pyramidalis,bellflower of southeastern Europe  
28986,chimney_swift chimney_swallow Chateura_pelagica,American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys  
28987,chimneypot,a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase the draft  
28988,chimneystack,the part of the chimney that is above the roof; usually has several flues  
28989,chimneysweeper chimneysweep sweep,someone who cleans soot from chimneys  
28990,chimpanzee chimp Pan_troglodytes,intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests  
28991,chin mentum,the protruding part of the lower jaw  
28992,chin_rest,a rest on which a violinist can place the chin  
28993,chin_strap,a strap attached to a hat; passes under the chin and holds the hat in place  
28994,china,high quality porcelain originally made only in China  
28995,china_cabinet china_closet,a cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china  
28996,china_clay china_stone kaolin kaoline porcelain_clay terra_alba,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)  
28997,china_pink rainbow_pink Dianthus_chinensis,Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a purplish eye; usually raised as an annual  
28998,chinaberry chinaberry_tree China_tree Persian_lilac pride-of-India azederach azedarach Melia_azederach Melia_azedarach,tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree  
28999,chinaware china,dishware made of high quality porcelain  
29000,chincapin chinkapin chinquapin,small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut  
29001,chinch_bug Blissus_leucopterus,small black-and-white insect that feeds on cereal grasses  
29002,chincherinchee wonder_flower Ornithogalum_thyrsoides,South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers  
29003,chinchilla,the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla  
29004,chinchilla,a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton  
29005,chinchilla Chinchilla_laniger,small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur  
29006,chine,cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone  
29007,chine,backbone of an animal  
29008,chinese_mustard indian_mustard leaf_mustard gai_choi Brassica_juncea,Asiatic mustard used as a potherb  
29009,chink,a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall  
29010,chink Chinaman,(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent  
29011,chink click clink,a short light metallic sound  
29012,chinning_bar,a horizontal bar on which you can chin yourself  
29013,chino,a coarse twilled cotton fabric frequently used for uniforms  
29014,chinoiserie,a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned  
29015,chinook chinook_salmon king_salmon quinnat_salmon Oncorhynchus_tshawytscha,large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning  
29016,chinook chinook_wind snow_eater,a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies  
29017,chinook_salmon chinook king_salmon,pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon  
29018,chinos,(plural) trousers made with chino cloth  
29019,chinquapin_oak chinkapin_oak yellow_chestnut_oak Quercus_muehlenbergii,medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood  
29020,chintz,a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric  
29021,chip,a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line  
29022,chip chip_shot,(golf) a low running approach shot  
29023,chip chipping splintering,the act of chipping something  
29024,chip cow_chip cow_dung buffalo_chip,a piece of dried bovine dung  
29025,chip crisp potato_chip Saratoga_chip,a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat  
29026,chip microchip micro_chip silicon_chip microprocessor_chip,electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit  
29027,chip poker_chip,a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling  
29028,chipboard hardboard,a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin  
29029,chipmunk,a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body  
29030,chipolata,a small thin sausage  
29031,chipotle,a ripe jalapeno that has been dried for use in cooking  
29032,chipping_sparrow Spizella_passerina,small North American finch common in urban areas  
29033,chiralgia,a pain in the hand that is not traumatic  
29034,chiropodist foot_doctor podiatrist,a specialist in care for the feet  
29035,chiropractic,a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure  
29036,chiropractor,a therapist who practices chiropractic  
29037,chirp,a sharp sound made by small birds or insects  
29038,chirpiness,cheerful and lively  
29039,chirrup twitter,a series of chirps  
29040,chisel,an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge  
29041,chisel_steel,steel used in making chisels  
29042,chit,a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect; "she was incensed that this chit of a girl should dare to make a fool of her in front of the class"; "she's a saucy chit"  
29043,chitchat chit-chat chit_chat small_talk gab gabfest gossip tittle-tattle chin_wag chin-wag chin_wagging chin-wagging causerie,light informal conversation for social occasions  
29044,chitin,a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi  
29045,chiton,a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece  
29046,chiton coat-of-mail_shell sea_cradle polyplacophore,primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates  
29047,chitterlings chitlins chitlings,small intestines of hogs prepared as food  
29048,chivalry gallantry politesse,courtesy towards women  
29049,chivalry knightliness,the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct  
29050,chives,cylindrical leaves used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning  
29051,chives chive cive schnittlaugh Allium_schoenoprasum,perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning  
29052,chlamydia,a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia  
29053,chlamydia,coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract  
29054,chlamydospore,thick-walled asexual resting spore of certain fungi and algae  
29055,chlamys,a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece  
29056,chloasma melasma mask_of_pregnancy,a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives  
29057,chloral_hydrate,a colorless crystalline drug used as a sedative; irritates the stomach and can be addictive  
29058,chlorambucil Leukeran,an alkylating agent (trade name Leukeran) used to treat some kinds of cancer  
29059,chloramine chloramine-T,any of several compounds containing chlorine and nitrogen; used as an antiseptic in wounds  
29060,chloramphenicol Chloromycetin,an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever)  
29061,chlorate,any salt of chloric acid  
29062,chlordiazepoxide Librium Libritabs,a tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism  
29063,chlorella,any alga of the genus Chlorella  
29064,chlorenchyma,parenchyma whose cells contain chloroplasts  
29065,chlorhexidine,a long-lasting liquid antiseptic; used by surgeons to wash their hands before performing surgery  
29066,chloric_acid,(HClO3) a strong unstable acid with an acrid odor found in chlorate salts  
29067,chloride,any compound containing a chlorine atom  
29068,chloride,any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride ion)  
29069,chlorination,the addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds  
29070,chlorination,disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound  
29071,chlorine Cl atomic_number_17,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)  
29072,chlorine_dioxide,an explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purification  
29073,chlorine_water,an aqueous solution of chlorine used as a bleaching agent  
29074,chlorinity,a measure of the quantity of chlorine or other halides in water (especially seawater)  
29075,chlorite,a generally green or black mineral; it occurs as a constituent of many rocks typically in the form of a flat crystal  
29076,chloroacetophenone CN_gas,a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer  
29077,chlorobenzene,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  
29078,chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile CS_gas,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  
29079,chlorofluorocarbon CFC,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"  
29080,chloroform trichloromethane,a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic; "chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic"  
29081,chlorophyll chlorophyl,any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms; there are four naturally occurring forms  
29082,chlorophyll_a,a blue-black plant pigment having a blue-green alcohol solution; found in all higher plants  
29083,chlorophyll_b,a dark-green plant pigment having a brilliant green alcohol solution; generally characteristic of higher plants  
29084,chlorophyll_c chlorofucin,the chlorophyll present in brown algae, diatoms, and flagellates  
29085,chlorophyll_d,the chlorophyll found (together with chlorophyll a) in red algae  
29086,chloropicrin nitrochloroform,a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas  
29087,chloroplast,plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments; in plants that carry out photosynthesis  
29088,chloroprene,derivative of butadiene used in making neoprene by polymerization  
29089,chloroquine,an antimalarial drug used to treat malaria and amebic dysentery and systemic lupus erythematosus  
29090,chlorosis greensickness,iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin  
29091,chlorothiazide Diuril,a diuretic drug (trade name Diuril) used in the treatment of edema and hypertension  
29092,chlorous_acid,(HClO2) a strongly oxidizing acid; known only in solution  
29093,chlorpheniramine_maleate Coricidin Chlor-Trimeton,an antihistamine (trade names Coricidin and Chlor-Trimeton)  
29094,chlorpromazine Thorazine,a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer  
29095,chlorpyrifos,a common organophosphate insecticide  
29096,chlortetracycline Aureomycin,a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases  
29097,chlorthalidone Hygroton Thalidone,a diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that cause edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks  
29098,choanocyte collar_cell,any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around the flagellum; they maintain a flow of water through the body  
29099,choc,colloquial British abbreviation; "a box of chocs"  
29100,choc-ice,colloquial British abbreviation for chocolate ice cream  
29101,chock wedge,a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object  
29102,chocolate,a food made from roasted ground cacao beans  
29103,chocolate coffee deep_brown umber burnt_umber,a medium brown to dark-brown color  
29104,chocolate_bar,a bar of chocolate candy  
29105,chocolate_cake,cake containing chocolate  
29106,chocolate_candy,candy made with chocolate  
29107,chocolate_chip_cookie Toll_House_cookie,cookies containing chocolate chips  
29108,chocolate_eclair,eclair topped with chocolate  
29109,chocolate_egg,egg-shaped chocolate candy  
29110,chocolate_fondue,fondue made of chocolate melted with milk or cream for dipping fruits  
29111,chocolate_fudge,fudge made with chocolate or cocoa  
29112,chocolate_ice_cream,ice cream flavored with chocolate  
29113,chocolate_kiss,a kiss that consists of a conical bite-sized piece of chocolate  
29114,chocolate_liquor,the liquid or paste that is produced when cocoa beans are roasted and ground; the basis of all chocolate  
29115,chocolate_milk,milk flavored with chocolate syrup  
29116,chocolate_mousse,dessert mousse made with chocolate  
29117,chocolate_pudding,sweet chocolate flavored custard-like pudding usually thickened with flour rather than eggs  
29118,chocolate_sauce chocolate_syrup,sauce made with unsweetened chocolate or cocoa and sugar and water  
29119,choice pick selection,the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"  
29120,choice selection option pick,the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"  
29121,choice_morsel tidbit titbit,a small tasty bit of food  
29122,choir,a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony  
29123,choir,the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave  
29124,choir consort,a family of similar musical instrument playing together  
29125,choir_loft,a gallery in a church occupied by the choir  
29126,choir_school schola_cantorum,a school that is part of a cathedral or monastery where boys with singing ability can receive a general education  
29127,choirboy,a boy who sings in a choir  
29128,choirmaster precentor cantor,the musical director of a choir  
29129,choke,a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine  
29130,choke choke_coil choking_coil,a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current  
29131,chokecherry,the fruit of the chokecherry tree  
29132,chokecherry chokecherry_tree Prunus_virginiana,a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds  
29133,chokedamp blackdamp,the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life  
29134,chokehold choke_hold,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"  
29135,chokepoint,a point of congestion or blockage; "the bridge is always a chokepoint at rush hour"  
29136,choker,an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation; "he could win if he wasn't a choker"  
29137,choker collar dog_collar neckband,necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck  
29138,choker ruff ruffle neck_ruff,a high tight collar  
29139,chokey choky,British slang (dated) for a prison  
29140,choking,a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)  
29141,choking strangling strangulation throttling,the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"  
29142,cholangiography,roentgenographic examination of the bile ducts after a contrast medium has been injected  
29143,cholangitis,inflammation of the bile ducts  
29144,cholecystectomy,surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain)  
29145,cholecystitis,inflammation of the gall bladder  
29146,cholecystokinin,a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of pancreatic enzymes and the contraction and emptying of the gall bladder; its release is stimulated by the presence of fatty acids and amino acids in the small intestine  
29147,cholelithiasis,the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder  
29148,cholelithotomy,removal of gallstone through an incision in the gallbladder  
29149,cholera Asiatic_cholera Indian_cholera epidemic_cholera,an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food  
29150,cholera_infantum,often fatal form of gastroenteritis occurring in children; not true cholera but having similar symptoms  
29151,cholera_morbus collywobbles,severe gastroenteritis of unknown etiology; characterized by severe colic and vomiting and diarrhea  
29152,cholesterol cholesterin,an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues  
29153,cholic_acid,an insoluble crystalline acid present in bile  
29154,choline,a B-complex vitamin that is a constituent of lecithin; essential in the metabolism of fat  
29155,cholinesterase,an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)  
29156,cholla Opuntia_cholla,arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico  
29157,chomping,the act of chewing noisily  
29158,chon,100 chon equal 1 won in South Korea  
29159,chon,100 chon equal 1 won in North Korea  
29160,chondrin,a substance that resembles gelatin and is obtained by boiling cartilage in water  
29161,chondrite,a rock of meteoric origin containing chondrules  
29162,chondroma,a common benign tumor of cartilage cells  
29163,chondrosarcoma,a malignant neoplasm of cartilage cells  
29164,chondrule,small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks  
29165,choo-choo,a child's word for locomotive  
29166,chop,the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide); "the boat headed into the chop"  
29167,chop,a small cut of meat including part of a rib  
29168,chop,a jaw; "I'll hit him on the chops"  
29169,chop chop_shot,a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball  
29170,chop chopper,a grounder that bounces high in the air  
29171,chop-suey_greens,succulent and aromatic young dark green leaves used in Chinese and Vietnamese and Japanese cooking  
29172,chop-suey_greens tong_ho shun_giku Chrysanthemum_coronarium_spatiosum,grown for its succulent edible leaves used in Asian cooking  
29173,chop_shop,a place where stolen cars are disassembled for their parts  
29174,chop_suey,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  
29175,chopine platform,a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole  
29176,chopped_steak chop_steak chopsteak hamburger_steak beef_patty,a patty of ground cooked beef  
29177,chopper pearly,informal terms for a human `tooth'  
29178,choppiness roughness rough_water,used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather  
29179,chopping_block,a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split  
29180,chopping_board cutting_board,a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut  
29181,chopstick,one of a pair of slender sticks used as oriental tableware to eat food with  
29182,choragus,(ancient Greece) leader of a group or festival; leader of a chorus  
29183,choral_ode,ode sung by the chorus in classical Greek drama  
29184,chorale choral,a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune  
29185,chorale_prelude,a composition for organ using a chorale as a basis for variations  
29186,chord,a straight line connecting two points on a curve  
29187,chord,a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together  
29188,chordamesoderm chordomesoderm,the area of mesoderm that forms the notochord  
29189,chordate,any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column  
29190,chordate_family,any family in the phylum Chordata  
29191,chordate_genus,any genus in the phylum Chordata  
29192,chorditis,inflammation of the spermatic cord  
29193,chorditis,inflammation of the vocal cords  
29194,chordophone,a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers  
29195,chorea,any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs  
29196,choreic_abasia,abasia related to abnormal movements of the legs  
29197,choreographer,someone who creates new dances  
29198,choreography,the representation of dancing by symbols as music is represented by notes  
29199,choreography,a notation used by choreographers  
29200,chorioallantois chorioallantoic_membrane,the very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois  
29201,choriomeningitis,a cerebral meningitis with cellular infiltration of the meninges  
29202,chorion,the outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)  
29203,chorionic_villus,one of the tiny villi that stick out of the fetal chorion and combine with the mother's uterine tissue to form the placenta  
29204,chorionic_villus_sampling chorionic_villus_biopsy,a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed  
29205,chorioretinitis,inflammation of the choroid layer behind the retina  
29206,chorister,a singer in a choir  
29207,chorizo,a spicy Spanish pork sausage  
29208,choroid choroid_coat,a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye  
29209,choroid_plexus plexus_choroideus,a vascular plexus of the cerebral ventricles that regulate intraventricular pressure  
29210,choroid_vein vena_choroidea,either of two veins serving the choroid coat of the eye  
29211,choroidal_artery arteria_choroidea,an artery that supplies the choroid plexus  
29212,choropleth_map,a map that uses graded differences in shading or color or the placing of symbols inside defined areas on the map in order to indicate the average values of some property or quantity in those areas  
29213,chortle chuckle,a soft partly suppressed laugh  
29214,chorus,a group of people assembled to sing together  
29215,chorus,any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; "a chorus of boos"  
29216,chorus Greek_chorus,a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play  
29217,chorus chorus_line,a body of dancers or singers who perform together  
29218,chorus_frog,any of several small North American frogs having a loud call  
29219,chorus_girl showgirl chorine,a woman who dances in a chorus line  
29220,chosen,one who is the object of choice; who is given preference; "she was Mama's chosen"  
29221,chosen elect,an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have power inside the government"  
29222,chosen_people,any people believing themselves to be chosen by God  
29223,chough,a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage  
29224,chow chow_chow,breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China  
29225,chow chuck eats grub,informal terms for a meal  
29226,chow_line,a queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially at a military camp)  
29227,chow_mein,chop suey served with fried noodles  
29228,chowchow,chopped pickles in mustard sauce  
29229,chowchow,a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger  
29230,chowder,a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes  
29231,chrestomathy,a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language  
29232,chrism chrisom sacramental_oil holy_oil,a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam  
29233,christella,any of several tropical ferns of the genus Christella having thin brittle fronds  
29234,christening,giving a Christian name at baptism  
29235,chromate,any salt or ester of chromic acid  
29236,chromatic_aberration,an optical aberration in which the image has colored fringes  
29237,chromatic_color chromatic_colour spectral_color spectral_colour,a color that has hue  
29238,chromatic_scale,a 12-note scale including all the semitones of the octave  
29239,chromatid,one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits during mitosis  
29240,chromatin chromatin_granule,the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes  
29241,chromatism,hallucinatory perception of colored lights  
29242,chromatism,abnormal pigmentation  
29243,chromatogram,the recording (column or paper strip) on which the constituents of a mixture are adsorbed in chromatography  
29244,chromatography,a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency  
29245,chrome,another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments  
29246,chrome-nickel_steel Elinvar,Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of steel used for watch springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide range of temperatures  
29247,chrome-tungsten_steel,a steel alloy made with chromium and tungsten  
29248,chrome_alum,a violet-colored salt used in hide tanning and as a mordant in dyeing  
29249,chrome_green,any of a class of green pigments consisting of chrome yellow and iron blue  
29250,chrome_green,a brilliant green color  
29251,chrome_red,a red pigment used in paints; basic lead chromate  
29252,chrome_yellow,any of several yellow pigments consisting of normal lead chromate and other lead compounds  
29253,chromesthesia chromaesthesia,a form of synesthesia in which nonvisual stimulation results in the experience of color sensations  
29254,chromic_acid,an unstable acid known only in solution and as chromate salts  
29255,chromite,a brownish-black mineral; the major source of chromium  
29256,chromium Cr atomic_number_24,a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing  
29257,chromoblastomycosis,a fungal infection characterized by itchy warty nodules on the skin  
29258,chromogen,a compound that can be converted to a pigment  
29259,chromolithography,single- or multi-color lithography  
29260,chromophore,the chemical group that gives color to a molecule  
29261,chromoplast,plastid containing pigments other than chlorophyll usually yellow or orange carotenoids  
29262,chromosomal_aberration chromosomal_anomaly chrosomal_abnormality chromosonal_disorder,any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities  
29263,chromosome,a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order; "humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes"  
29264,chromosphere,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  
29265,chronic_bronchitis,a form of bronchitis characterized by excess production of sputum leading to a chronic cough and obstruction of air flow  
29266,chronic_gastritis,persistent gastritis can be a symptom of a gastric ulcer or pernicious anemia or stomach cancer or other disorders  
29267,chronic_glaucoma open-angle_glaucoma,glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm; produces gradual loss of peripheral vision; "open-angle glaucoma is the most common type of glaucoma"  
29268,chronic_glossitis,glossitis with atrophy of tongue tissue; sometimes accompanies pernicious anemia  
29269,chronic_leukemia,slowly progressing leukemia  
29270,chronic_lymphocytic_leukemia,chronic leukemia characterized by lymphoblast-like cells; more common in older men  
29271,chronic_myelocytic_leukemia myeloid_leukemia,chronic leukemia characterized by granular leukocytes; more common in older people  
29272,chronic_obstructive_pulmonary_disease,a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers  
29273,chronic_pyelonephritis,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  
29274,chronic_renal_failure chronic_kidney_failure,renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disorders  
29275,chronic_wasting_disease,a wildlife disease (akin to bovine spongiform encephalitis) that affects deer and elk  
29276,chronicler,someone who writes chronicles  
29277,chronograph,an accurate timer for recording time  
29278,chronological_age,age measured by the time (years and months) that something or someone has existed; "his chronological age was 71 years"  
29279,chronology,an arrangement of events in time  
29280,chronology,a record of events in the order of their occurrence  
29281,chronology,the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events  
29282,chronometer,an accurate clock (especially used in navigation)  
29283,chronoscope,an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time  
29284,chrysalis,pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon  
29285,chrysanthemum,the flower of a chrysanthemum plant  
29286,chrysanthemum,any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated  
29287,chrysoberyl,a rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form; used as a gemstone  
29288,chrysolite,a brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone  
29289,chrysoprase,a green variety of chalcedony valued as a gemstone  
29290,chrysotherapy,the use of chemicals containing gold for treating diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis)  
29291,chrysotile,a grey or green fibrous mineral; an important source of commercial asbestos  
29292,chub Leuciscus_cephalus,European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body  
29293,chub_mackerel tinker Scomber_japonicus,small mackerel found nearly worldwide  
29294,chubbiness pudginess tubbiness rolypoliness,the property of having a plump and round body  
29295,chuck,the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade  
29296,chuck,a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill  
29297,chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus_carolinensis,large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States  
29298,chuck_short_ribs,between the chuck and the brisket  
29299,chuck_wagon,a wagon equipped with a cookstove and provisions (for cowboys)  
29300,chuckwalla Sauromalus_obesus,a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico  
29301,chufa yellow_nutgrass earth_almond ground_almond rush_nut Cyperus_esculentus,European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers  
29302,chug,the dull explosive noise made by an engine  
29303,chukka chukka_boot,a shoe that comes up to the ankle and is laced through two or three pairs of eyelets; often made of suede  
29304,chukker chukka,(polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided  
29305,chum,bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish  
29306,chum_salmon chum Oncorhynchus_keta,a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish  
29307,chumminess camaraderie comradeliness comradery comradeship,the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability  
29308,chump fool gull mark patsy fall_guy sucker soft_touch mug,a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of  
29309,chunga seriema Chunga_burmeisteri,Argentinian Cariama  
29310,chunk,a substantial amount; "we won a chunk of money"  
29311,chunnel Channel_Tunnel,the railroad tunnel between France and England under the English Channel  
29312,church,the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church; "our church is hosting a picnic next week"  
29313,church Christian_church,one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship  
29314,church church_building,a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"  
29315,church-state,a state ruled by religious authority  
29316,church_bell,a bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people to church); "church bells were ringing all over town"  
29317,church_calendar ecclesiastical_calendar,a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals  
29318,church_hat,a fanciful hat of the kind worn by Black women for Sunday worship  
29319,church_key,can opener that has a triangular pointed end that pierces the tops of cans  
29320,church_mouse,a fictional mouse created by Lewis Carroll  
29321,church_officer,a church official  
29322,church_roll,a list of the members of church  
29323,church_school parochial_school,a private religious school run by a church or parish  
29324,church_service church,a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church"  
29325,church_tower,the tower of a church  
29326,church_year Christian_year,the year in the ecclesiastical calendar; especially feast days and special seasons  
29327,churchgoer church_member,a religious person who goes to church regularly  
29328,churchwarden,an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters  
29329,churchyard God's_acre,the yard associated with a church  
29330,churidars,tight trousers worn by people from the Indian subcontinent (typically with a kameez or kurta)  
29331,churn butter_churn,a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk  
29332,chute slide slideway sloping_trough,sloping channel through which things can descend  
29333,chutney Indian_relish,a spicy condiment made of chopped fruits or vegetables cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices  
29334,chutzpa chutzpah hutzpah,(Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity  
29335,chutzpanik,(Yiddish) a person characterized by chutzpa  
29336,chyle,a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats  
29337,chylomicron,a microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion; in the bloodstream they release their fatty acids into the blood  
29338,chyme,a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum  
29339,cicada cicala,stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone  
29340,cicada_killer Sphecius_speciosis,large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas  
29341,cicero,a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em  
29342,cicerone,a guide who conducts and informs sightseers  
29343,cichlid cichlid_fish,freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums  
29344,cider cyder,a beverage made from juice pressed from apples  
29345,cider_gum Eucalypt_gunnii,small to medium-sized tree of Tasmania  
29346,cider_mill,mill that extracts juice from apples to make apple cider  
29347,cider_vinegar,vinegar made from cider  
29348,ciderpress,a press that is used to extract the juice from apples  
29349,cigar,a roll of tobacco for smoking  
29350,cigar-box_cedar,fragrant wood much used for cigar boxes  
29351,cigar_band,a narrow paper band around a cigar  
29352,cigar_box,a box for holding cigars  
29353,cigar_butt,small part of a cigar that is left after smoking  
29354,cigar_cutter,an implement for cutting the tip off of a cigar  
29355,cigar_lighter cigarette_lighter pocket_lighter,a lighter for cigars or cigarettes  
29356,cigar_smoker,a smoker of cigars  
29357,cigarette cigaret coffin_nail butt fag,finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking  
29358,cigarette_burn,a burn mark left by a smoldering cigarette; "a cigarette burn on the edge of the table"  
29359,cigarette_butt,small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking  
29360,cigarette_case,a small flat case for holding cigarettes; can be carried in a purse or a pocket  
29361,cigarette_holder,a tube that holds a cigarette while it is being smoked  
29362,cigarette_paper rolling_paper,a strong tissue paper that burns evenly and is sufficiently porous to control the burning of the tobacco in a cigarette  
29363,cigarette_smoker,a smoker of cigarettes  
29364,cigarillo,small cigar or cigarette wrapped in tobacco instead of paper  
29365,ciliary_artery arteria_ciliaris,one of several arteries supplying the choroid coat of the eye  
29366,ciliary_body,the part of the tunic of the eye between the choroid coat and the iris; "the ciliary body produces aqueous humor"  
29367,ciliary_veins venae_ciliares,small veins coming from the ciliary body  
29368,ciliate ciliated_protozoan ciliophoran,a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell  
29369,cilium,a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms  
29370,cimetidine Tagamet,a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid  
29371,cinch,a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps  
29372,cinch breeze picnic snap duck_soup child's_play pushover walkover piece_of_cake,any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic"  
29373,cinch girth,stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place  
29374,cinchona chinchona,any of several trees of the genus Cinchona  
29375,cinchona cinchona_bark Peruvian_bark Jesuit's_bark,medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine  
29376,cinchona_tree Cinchona_pubescens,small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark  
29377,cinchonine,an alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that is used as an antimalarial drug  
29378,cinder clinker,a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire  
29379,cinder_block clinker_block breeze_block,a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate; "cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in Britain"  
29380,cinder_pig,pig iron containing a substantial proportion of slag  
29381,cinder_track,a racetrack paved with fine cinders  
29382,cinema movie_theater movie_theatre movie_house picture_palace,a theater where films are shown  
29383,cinema_verite,a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director  
29384,cineraria Pericallis_cruenta Senecio_cruentus,herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers  
29385,cingulate_gyrus gyrus_cinguli,a long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres; the cortical part of the limbic system  
29386,cingulum,(anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)  
29387,cinnabar,a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury  
29388,cinnabar cinnabar_moth Callimorpha_jacobeae,large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort  
29389,cinnabar_chanterelle Cantharellus_cinnabarinus,mushroom with a distinctive pink to vermillion fruiting body  
29390,cinnamon,spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground  
29391,cinnamon Ceylon_cinnamon Ceylon_cinnamon_tree Cinnamomum_zeylanicum,tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon  
29392,cinnamon cinnamon_bark,aromatic bark used as a spice  
29393,cinnamon_bark,aromatic bark of Saigon cinnamon used medicinally as a carminative  
29394,cinnamon_bear,reddish-brown color phase of the American black bear  
29395,cinnamon_bread,bread flavored with cinnamon often containing raisins  
29396,cinnamon_fern fiddlehead fiddlehead_fern Osmunda_cinnamonea,New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible  
29397,cinnamon_roll cinnamon_bun cinnamon_snail,rolled dough spread with cinnamon and sugar (and raisins) then sliced before baking  
29398,cinnamon_stone essonite hessonite,a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown  
29399,cinnamon_toast,buttered toast with sugar and cinnamon (and nutmeg and grated lemon peel)  
29400,cinnamon_vine Chinese_yam Dioscorea_batata,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  
29401,cinquefoil,an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle  
29402,cinquefoil five-finger,any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties  
29403,cipher cypher,a message written in a secret code  
29404,cipher cypher cryptograph secret_code,a secret method of writing  
29405,cipher cypher nobody nonentity,a person of no influence  
29406,ciprofloxacin Cipro,an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints  
29407,circadian_rhythm,a daily cycle of activity observed in many living organisms  
29408,circle,something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle"  
29409,circle,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"  
29410,circle dress_circle,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"  
29411,circle round,any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"  
29412,circle_of_Willis,a ring of arteries at the base of the brain  
29413,circle_of_curvature osculating_circle,the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature  
29414,circlet,a small circle  
29415,circlet,decorated metal band worn around the head  
29416,circuit,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"  
29417,circuit,(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  
29418,circuit electrical_circuit electric_circuit,an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow  
29419,circuit_board circuit_card board card plug-in add-in,a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities  
29420,circuit_breaker breaker,a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded  
29421,circuit_court_of_appeals,one of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit'  
29422,circuitry,electronic equipment consisting of a system of circuits  
29423,circular handbill bill broadside broadsheet flier flyer throwaway,an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"  
29424,circular_measure,measurement of angles in radians  
29425,circular_plane compass_plane,a plane with a flexible face that can plane concave or convex surfaces  
29426,circular_saw buzz_saw,a power saw that has a steel disk with cutting teeth on the periphery; rotates on a spindle  
29427,circularity disk_shape,the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure  
29428,circularization circularisation,circulating printed notices as a means of advertising  
29429,circulating_decimal recurring_decimal repeating_decimal,a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely  
29430,circulation,(library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period  
29431,circulation,number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold; "by increasing its circulation the newspaper hoped to increase its advertising"  
29432,circulation,movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels  
29433,circulation,free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant); "ocean circulation is an important part of global climate"; "a fan aids air circulation"  
29434,circulation,the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)  
29435,circulation,the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area  
29436,circulatory_failure,failure of the cardiovascular system to supply adequate amounts of blood to body tissues  
29437,circulatory_system cardiovascular_system,the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body  
29438,circumcision,the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite  
29439,circumcision,the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males  
29440,circumduction,a circular movement of a limb or eye  
29441,circumference,the length of the closed curve of a circle  
29442,circumference circuit,the boundary line encompassing an area or object; "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe"  
29443,circumference perimeter,the size of something as given by the distance around it  
29444,circumflex,a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality  
29445,circumflex_artery,any of several paired curving arteries  
29446,circumflex_artery_of_the_thigh arteria_circumflexa_femoris,an artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles  
29447,circumflex_femoral_vein vena_circumflexus_femoris,either of two veins that accompany arteries of the same name serving the hip and thigh  
29448,circumflex_humeral_artery arteria_circumflexa_humeri,an artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles  
29449,circumflex_iliac_artery arteria_circumflexa_ilium,an artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin and the sartorius muscle  
29450,circumflex_iliac_vein vena_circumflexa_ilium,accompanies the artery of the same name  
29451,circumflex_scapular_artery arteria_circumflexa_scapulae,an artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area  
29452,circumflex_vein vena_circumflexa,any of several curved parallel veins accompanying arteries of the same name  
29453,circumlocution indirect_expression,an indirect way of expressing something  
29454,circumlocution periphrasis ambage,a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things  
29455,circumnavigation,traveling around something (by ship or plane); "Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe"  
29456,circumscription,the act of circumscribing  
29457,circumspection caution,the trait of being circumspect and prudent  
29458,circumstance,a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity  
29459,circumstance,formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance"  
29460,circumstance condition consideration,information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"  
29461,circumstances,a person's financial situation (good or bad); "he found himself in straitened circumstances"  
29462,circumstantial_evidence indirect_evidence,evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute  
29463,circumvention,the act of evading by going around  
29464,circumvolution,the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis  
29465,circus,a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"  
29466,circus,(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games  
29467,circus,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"  
29468,circus,a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus"  
29469,circus carnival,a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"  
29470,circus_acrobat,an acrobat who performs acrobatic feats in a circus  
29471,circus_tent big_top round_top top,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"  
29472,cirque corrie cwm,a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake  
29473,cirrhosis cirrhosis_of_the_liver,a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism  
29474,cirrocumulus cirrocumulus_cloud,a cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripples  
29475,cirrostratus cirrostratus_cloud,a thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude  
29476,cirrus,a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile  
29477,cirrus cirrhus,usually coiled  
29478,cirrus cirrus_cloud,a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)  
29479,cisco lake_herring Coregonus_artedi,important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America  
29480,cistern,an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater  
29481,cistern water_tank,a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet  
29482,cisterna cistern,a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid  
29483,citation,(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)  
29484,citation,a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding  
29485,citation cite acknowledgment credit reference mention quotation,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"  
29486,citation commendation,an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement  
29487,citation_form main_entry_word entry_word,the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary  
29488,citizen,a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community  
29489,citizenry people,the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people"  
29490,citizenship,the status of a citizen with rights and duties  
29491,citizenship,conduct as a citizen; "award for good citizenship"  
29492,citrange,more aromatic and acid tasting than oranges; used in beverages and marmalade  
29493,citrange citrange_tree Citroncirus_webberi,more aromatic and acidic than oranges  
29494,citrate,a salt or ester of citric acid  
29495,citric_acid,a weak water-soluble acid found in many fruits (especially citrus fruits); used as a flavoring agent  
29496,citrine,semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz  
29497,citron,large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved  
29498,citron citron_tree Citrus_medica,thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind  
29499,citronwood,wood of a citron tree  
29500,citrophilous_mealybug citrophilus_mealybug Pseudococcus_fragilis,destructive especially to citrus  
29501,citrulline,an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to arginine  
29502,citrus citrus_fruit citrous_fruit,any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions  
29503,citrus citrus_tree,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  
29504,citrus_mealybug Planococcus_citri,feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrus  
29505,citrus_whitefly Dialeurodes_citri,whitefly that attacks citrus trees  
29506,cittern cithern cither citole gittern,a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings  
29507,city,an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate"  
29508,city metropolis,people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"  
29509,city metropolis urban_center,a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"  
29510,city_center city_centre central_city,the central part of a city  
29511,city_council,a municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc.  
29512,city_desk city_room,the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news  
29513,city_district,a district of a town or city  
29514,city_editor,the newspaper editor in charge of editing local news  
29515,city_father,an important municipal official  
29516,city_hall,a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government  
29517,city_limit city_limits,the limits of the area occupied by a city or town  
29518,city_line,the boundary of a city  
29519,city_man,a financier who works in one of the banks in the City of London  
29520,city_planning town_planning urban_planning,determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community  
29521,city_slicker city_boy,a city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothing  
29522,city_state city-state,a state consisting of a sovereign city  
29523,city_university,an urban university in a large city  
29524,cityscape,a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; "the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty"  
29525,cityscape,painting depicting a city or urban area  
29526,civet civet_cat,cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes  
29527,civic_center municipal_center down_town,the center of a city  
29528,civic_duty civic_responsibility,the responsibilities of a citizen  
29529,civic_leader civil_leader,a leader in municipal affairs  
29530,civic_pride civic_spirit,pride in your city  
29531,civics,the social science of municipal affairs  
29532,civies civvies,civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform  
29533,civil_action,legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution)  
29534,civil_authority civil_officer,a person who exercises authority over civilian affairs  
29535,civil_censorship,military censorship of civilian communications (correspondence or printed matter of films) entering or leaving of circulating within territories controlled by armed forces  
29536,civil_contempt,a failure to follow a court order that benefits someone else  
29537,civil_death,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  
29538,civil_defense,activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster  
29539,civil_disobedience,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"  
29540,civil_engineer,an engineer trained to design and construct and maintain public works (roads or bridges or harbors etc.)  
29541,civil_engineering,the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges  
29542,civil_law,the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation  
29543,civil_libertarian,a libertarian who is actively concerned with the protection of civil liberties  
29544,civil_liberty,fundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental interference  
29545,civil_liberty political_liberty,one's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the laws of the country  
29546,civil_marriage,a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman  
29547,civil_order polity,the form of government of a social organization  
29548,civil_right,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  
29549,civil_rights_leader civil_rights_worker civil_rights_activist,a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups  
29550,civil_servant,a public official who is a member of the civil service  
29551,civil_service,government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations  
29552,civil_suit,a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant  
29553,civil_time standard_time local_time,the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom  
29554,civil_union,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"  
29555,civil_war,a war between factions in the same country  
29556,civilian,a nonmilitary citizen  
29557,civilian_clothing civilian_dress civilian_garb plain_clothes,ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.  
29558,civility,formal or perfunctory politeness  
29559,civilization civilisation,the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization  
29560,civilization civilisation,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"  
29561,clabber,raw milk that has soured and thickened  
29562,clack clap,a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated  
29563,clack_valve clack clapper_valve,a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction  
29564,clade,a group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor  
29565,cladistics cladistic_analysis,a taxonomic system of classifying species based on the branching patterns of cladograms that are built to infer phylogenetic relations  
29566,cladode cladophyll phylloclad phylloclade,a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf  
29567,cladogram,a tree diagram used to illustrate phylogenetic relationships  
29568,claim,an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"  
29569,claim,an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages"  
29570,claim,demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"  
29571,claim title,an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"  
29572,claim_form,a form to use when filing a claim  
29573,claim_jumper,one who illegally occupies property to which another has a legal claim  
29574,claimant,someone who claims a benefit or right or title; "claimants of unemployment compensation"; "he was a claimant to the throne"  
29575,claiming_race,a horse race in which each owner declares before the race at what price his horse will be offered for sale after the race  
29576,clairvoyance second_sight extrasensory_perception E.S.P. ESP,apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses  
29577,clairvoyant,someone who has the power of clairvoyance  
29578,clam,flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams  
29579,clam,burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness  
29580,clam_chowder,chowder containing clams  
29581,clam_dip,a dip made of clams and soft cream cheese  
29582,clambake,a cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked--usually on heated stones covered with seaweed  
29583,clamber,an awkward climb; "reaching the crest was a real clamber"  
29584,clammy_locust Robinia_viscosa,small rough-barked locust of southeastern United States having racemes of pink flowers and glutinous branches and seeds  
29585,clammyweed Polanisia_graveolens Polanisia_dodecandra,strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs  
29586,clamor clamoring clamour clamouring hue_and_cry,loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd"  
29587,clamp clinch,a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together  
29588,clampdown,sudden restriction on an activity  
29589,clamshell,the shell of a clam  
29590,clamshell grapple,a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam  
29591,clandestine_operation,an intelligence operation so planned and executed as to insure concealment  
29592,clang clangor clangour clangoring clank clash crash,a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells"  
29593,clanger,a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; "he dropped a clanger"  
29594,clannishness cliquishness exclusiveness,tendency to associate with only a select group  
29595,clansman clanswoman clan_member,a member of a clan  
29596,clapboard weatherboard weatherboarding,a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below  
29597,clapper applauder,someone who applauds  
29598,clapper tongue,metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side  
29599,clapperboard,photographic equipment used to synchronize sound and motion picture; boards held in front of a movie camera are banged together  
29600,claque,a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance  
29601,clarence,a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers  
29602,claret,a dark purplish-red color  
29603,claret red_Bordeaux,dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine  
29604,claret_cup,a punch made of claret and brandy with lemon juice and sugar and sometimes sherry or curacao and fresh fruit  
29605,clarification elucidation illumination,an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"  
29606,clarified_butter drawn_butter,butter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of milk solids  
29607,clarinet,a single-reed instrument with a straight tube  
29608,clarinet_section,the section of a band or orchestra that plays clarinets  
29609,clarinetist clarinettist,a musician who plays the clarinet  
29610,clarion,a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone  
29611,clarity lucidity lucidness pellucidity clearness limpidity,free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression  
29612,claro,a cigar made with light-colored tobacco  
29613,clary Salvia_sclarea,aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in Great Britain as a potherb and widely as an ornamental  
29614,clary_sage,fresh leaves used in omelets and fritters and with lamb  
29615,clary_sage Salvia_clarea,stout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery  
29616,clash,a state of conflict between colors; "her dress was a disturbing clash of colors"  
29617,clash friction,a state of conflict between persons  
29618,clasp,a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together  
29619,clasp clench clutch clutches grasp grip hold,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"  
29620,clasp_knife jackknife,a large knife with one or more folding blades  
29621,class,(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders  
29622,class,elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class"  
29623,class category family,a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents"  
29624,class division,a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"  
29625,class form grade course,a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy"  
29626,class stratum social_class socio-economic_class,people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"  
29627,class year,a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"  
29628,class_Cyanobacteria Cyanophyceae class_Cyanophyceae,photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae  
29629,class_act,someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence  
29630,class_action class-action_suit,a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group  
29631,class_feeling,feelings of envy and resentment of one social or economic class for toward another  
29632,class_list honours_list,a list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinations  
29633,class_structure,the organization of classes within a society  
29634,class_struggle class_war class_warfare,conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)  
29635,classic,an artist who has created classic works  
29636,classic,a creation of the highest excellence  
29637,classic_hemochromatosis idiopathic_hemochromatosis,inherited form of hemochromatosis  
29638,classical_Latin,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"  
29639,classical_architecture Greco-Roman_architecture,architecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans  
29640,classical_ballet,a style of ballet based on precise conventional steps performed with graceful and flowing movements  
29641,classical_conditioning,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  
29642,classical_mechanics Newtonian_mechanics,the branch of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion  
29643,classical_music classical serious_music,traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste  
29644,classical_mythology,the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks  
29645,classical_style,the artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis on proportion and harmony  
29646,classicism classicalism,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"  
29647,classicist,an artistic person who adheres to classicism  
29648,classicist classical_scholar,a student of ancient Greek and Latin  
29649,classics,study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome  
29650,classification,restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people  
29651,classification categorization categorisation,a group of people or things arranged by class or category  
29652,classification categorization categorisation sorting,the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories  
29653,classification_system,a system for classifying things  
29654,classified_ad classified_advertisement classified,a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type  
29655,classified_stock,common stock classified as A or B where A has certain advantages (e.g., voting power) that B does not  
29656,classifier,a person who creates classifications  
29657,classifier,a word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class to which the counted item belongs  
29658,classroom schoolroom,a room in a school where lessons take place  
29659,classroom_project,a school task requiring considerable effort  
29660,classwork,the part of a student's work that is done in the classroom  
29661,clast,(geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock  
29662,clastic_rock,(geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks  
29663,clatter,a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement); "the shutters clattered against the house"; "the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones"  
29664,clause,(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence  
29665,claustrophobe,a person suffering from claustrophobia  
29666,claustrophobia,a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space  
29667,claustrum,a layer of grey matter in the brain adjacent to the lenticular nucleus  
29668,clavichord,an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound  
29669,clavicle collarbone,bone linking the scapula and sternum  
29670,clavier Klavier,a stringed instrument that has a keyboard  
29671,claw,sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles  
29672,claw,a bird's foot  
29673,claw chela nipper pincer,a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods  
29674,claw_hatchet,a hatchet that has a cleft for pulling nails  
29675,clawback,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"  
29676,clawfoot pes_cavus,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  
29677,clay,a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired  
29678,clay-colored_robin Turdus_greyi,robin of Mexico and Central America  
29679,clay_pigeon,target used in skeet or trapshooting  
29680,clay_pipe,a pipe made of clay  
29681,claymore,a large double-edged broadsword; formerly used by Scottish Highlanders  
29682,claymore_mine claymore,an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy  
29683,claystone,fine-grained rock consisting of compacted clay particles  
29684,clean_and_jerk clean,a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead  
29685,clean_bill_of_health,an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition; "the doctor gave him a clean bill of health"  
29686,clean_bomb,an atom bomb leaving little or no radioactive contamination  
29687,clean_room white_room,a room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria; used in laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision equipment  
29688,cleaner,someone whose occupation is cleaning  
29689,cleaner dry_cleaner,the operator of dry-cleaning establishment  
29690,cleaners dry_cleaners,shop where dry cleaning is done  
29691,cleaning cleansing cleanup,the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"  
29692,cleaning_implement cleaning_device cleaning_equipment,any of a large class of implements used for cleaning  
29693,cleaning_pad,a pad used as a cleaning implement  
29694,cleanliness,the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections  
29695,cleanliness,diligence in keeping clean  
29696,cleanness,the state of being clean; without dirt or other impurities  
29697,cleanness,without moral defects  
29698,cleansing_agent cleanser cleaner,a preparation used in cleaning something  
29699,cleanup cleanup_position cleanup_spot,(baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)  
29700,clear,the state of being free of suspicion; "investigation showed that he was in the clear"  
29701,clear-air_turbulence,strong turbulence in an otherwise cloudless region that subjects aircraft to violent updrafts or downdrafts  
29702,clear_and_present_danger,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"  
29703,clear_liquid_diet,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  
29704,clearance,the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them  
29705,clearance,permission to proceed; "the plane was given clearance to land"  
29706,clearance_sale inventory-clearance_sale,a sale to reduce inventory  
29707,clearing,the act of freeing from suspicion  
29708,clearing clarification,the act of removing solid particles from a liquid  
29709,clearing glade,a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area  
29710,clearing_house,a central collection place where banks exchange checks or drafts; participants maintain an account against which credits or debits are posted  
29711,clearness clarity uncloudedness,the quality of clear water; "when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes"  
29712,clearway,a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown)  
29713,cleat,a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping  
29714,cleat,a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured  
29715,cleat,a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached  
29716,cleats,shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles; "the football players all wore cleats"  
29717,cleavage,the state of being split or cleft; "there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members"  
29718,cleavage,the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules  
29719,cleavage,the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)  
29720,cleavage,the act of cleaving or splitting  
29721,cleavage segmentation,(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum  
29722,cleaver meat_cleaver chopper,a butcher's knife having a large square blade  
29723,cleavers clivers goose_grass catchweed spring_cleavers Galium_aparine,annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia  
29724,clef,a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it  
29725,cleft,a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)  
29726,cleft_foot,a deformity in which the space between the third and fourth toes extends up into the foot  
29727,cleft_lip harelip cheiloschisis,a congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip  
29728,cleft_palate,a congenital fissure of the hard palate  
29729,cleistogamy,the production of small nonopening self-pollinating flowers  
29730,cleistothecium cleistocarp,closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration  
29731,clematis,any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers  
29732,clemency mercifulness mercy,leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"  
29733,clementine,a mandarin orange of a deep reddish orange color and few seeds  
29734,clementine clementine_tree,a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa  
29735,clerestory clearstory,part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light  
29736,clergy,in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)  
29737,clergyman reverend man_of_the_cloth,a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church  
29738,cleric churchman divine ecclesiastic,a clergyman or other person in religious orders  
29739,clerical_collar Roman_collar dog_collar,a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy  
29740,clericalism,a policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters  
29741,clericalist,one who advocates clericalism  
29742,clerid_beetle clerid,predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic  
29743,clerihew,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"  
29744,clerk,an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)  
29745,clerkship,the job of clerk  
29746,clever_Dick clever_clogs,an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable  
29747,clevis,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.  
29748,clew,a ball of yarn or cord or thread  
29749,clews,the cords used to suspend a hammock  
29750,click mouse_click,depression of a button on a computer mouse; "a click on the right button for example"  
29751,click-clack,a succession of clicks  
29752,click_beetle skipjack snapping_beetle,able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound  
29753,clickety-clack clickety-click,a fast and rhythmic click-clack; "the clickety-clack of the typewriters"  
29754,client,a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer  
29755,client-centered_therapy,a method of psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers in which the client determines the focus and pace of each session  
29756,clientage,relation of a client to a patron  
29757,clientele patronage business,customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"  
29758,cliff drop drop-off,a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"  
29759,cliff_brake cliff-brake rock_brake,any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm temperate regions  
29760,cliff_diving,diving into the water from a steep overhanging cliff  
29761,cliff_dweller,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  
29762,cliff_dwelling,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"  
29763,cliff_rose sea_pink Armeria_maritima,tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover  
29764,cliff_swallow Hirundo_pyrrhonota,North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls  
29765,cliffhanger,a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end  
29766,cliffhanger,an episode that ends in suspense  
29767,climacteric,a period in a man's life corresponding to menopause  
29768,climate clime,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"  
29769,climate mood,the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election"  
29770,climate_change global_climate_change,a change in the world's climate  
29771,climatic_zone,any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude  
29772,climatologist,someone who is expert in climatology  
29773,climatology,meteorology of climates and their phenomena  
29774,climax,the most severe stage of a disease  
29775,climax,arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness  
29776,climax culmination,the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"  
29777,climax flood_tide,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"  
29778,climb climbing mounting,an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)  
29779,climb mount,the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"  
29780,climber,a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants  
29781,climber,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"  
29782,climbing_bird's_nest_fern Microsorium_punctatum,tropical Africa to Australasia and Polynesia  
29783,climbing_corydalis Corydalis_claviculata Fumaria_claviculata,annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowers  
29784,climbing_fern,any of several ferns of the genus Lygodium that climb by twining  
29785,climbing_frame,a framework of bars or logs for children to climb on  
29786,climbing_fumitory Allegheny_vine Adlumia_fungosa Fumaria_fungosa,vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria  
29787,climbing_hempweed climbing_boneset wild_climbing_hempweed climbing_hemp-vine Mikania_scandens,herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers; climbs up trees  
29788,climbing_hydrangea Hydrangea_anomala,deciduous climber with aerial roots having white to creamy flowers in fairly flat heads  
29789,climbing_hydrangea Hydrangea_petiolaris,deciduous climber with aerial roots having large flat flower heads  
29790,climbing_hydrangea Schizophragma_hydrangeoides,climbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymes; Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan  
29791,climbing_maidenhair climbing_maidenhair_fern snake_fern Lygodium_microphyllum,tropical fern widespread in Old World; naturalized in Jamaica and Florida  
29792,climbing_onion Bowiea_volubilis,much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbs  
29793,climbing_perch Anabas_testudineus A._testudineus,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  
29794,climbing_salamander,any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes  
29795,clinch,the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet  
29796,clinch,(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily  
29797,clinch clench,a small slip noose made with seizing  
29798,clincher,a tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets  
29799,clincher decisive_factor,a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively  
29800,clincher determiner determining_factor,an argument that is conclusive  
29801,cling clingstone,fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit  
29802,cling_film clingfilm Saran_Wrap,a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food  
29803,clingfish,very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.  
29804,clinic,a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists  
29805,clinic,meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity  
29806,clinic,a healthcare facility for outpatient care  
29807,clinical_anatomy applied_anatomy,the practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment  
29808,clinical_psychology,the branch of psychology concerned with the treatment of abnormal mentation and behavior  
29809,clinical_thermometer mercury-in-glass_clinical_thermometer,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  
29810,clinical_trial clinical_test,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  
29811,clinician,a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments  
29812,clinid clinid_fish,mostly small blennioid fishes of coral reefs and seagrass beds  
29813,clinker clinker_brick,a hard brick used as a paving stone  
29814,clinocephaly clinocephalism,a congenital defect in which the top of the head is depressed (concave instead of convex)  
29815,clinodactyly,a congenital defect in which one or more toes or fingers are abnormally positioned  
29816,clinometer inclinometer,an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation  
29817,clintonia Clinton's_lily,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  
29818,clip,an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress  
29819,clip,any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together  
29820,clip,a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear"  
29821,clip clipping snip,the act of clipping or snipping  
29822,clip-clop clippety-clop clop clopping clunking clumping,the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface  
29823,clip-on,a device (as an earring, sunglasses, microphone etc.) that is attached by clips  
29824,clip_art,ready-made pieces of computerized graphic art that can be used to decorate a document  
29825,clip_artist,a swindler who fleeces the victim  
29826,clip_joint,a place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainment  
29827,clip_lead,a short piece of wire with alligator clips on both ends  
29828,clipboard,a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers  
29829,clipper,shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural)  
29830,clipper,scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural)  
29831,clipper clipper_ship,a fast sailing ship used in former times  
29832,clipping newspaper_clipping press_clipping cutting press_cutting,an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"  
29833,clique coterie ingroup inner_circle pack camp,an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose  
29834,clitoral_vein vena_clitoridis,veins that serve the clitoris  
29835,clitoridectomy female_circumcision,excision of the clitoris  
29836,clitoris clit button,a female sexual organ homologous to the penis  
29837,cloaca,(zoology) the cavity (in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes but not mammals) at the end of the digestive tract into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open  
29838,cloak,anything that covers or conceals  
29839,cloak,a loose outer garment  
29840,cloakmaker furrier,someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments  
29841,cloakroom,a private lounge off of a legislative chamber  
29842,cloakroom coatroom,a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily  
29843,cloche,a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold  
29844,cloche,a woman's close-fitting hat that resembles a helmet  
29845,clock,a timepiece that shows the time of day  
29846,clock-watching,paying excessive attention to the clock (in anticipation of stopping work)  
29847,clock_face clock_dial,the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day  
29848,clock_golf,a form of golf in which you putt from positions arranged on the circumference of a circle around the hole  
29849,clock_pendulum,a physical pendulum used to regulate a clockwork mechanism  
29850,clock_radio,a radio that includes a clock that can be set to turn it on automatically  
29851,clock_time time,a reading of a point in time as given by a clock; "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock"  
29852,clock_tower,a tower with a large clock visible high up on an outside face  
29853,clock_watcher,a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time  
29854,clocking,the time taken to traverse a measured course; "it was a world record clocking"  
29855,clocksmith clockmaker,someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches  
29856,clockwork,any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock  
29857,clockwork_universe,the view that the universe resembles a clock built by God and ticking along according to Newtonian mechanics  
29858,clofibrate Atromid-S,a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases  
29859,clog,any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction  
29860,clog geta patten sabot,footwear usually with wooden soles  
29861,clog_dance clog_dancing clog,a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps  
29862,clog_dancer,someone who does clog dancing  
29863,cloisonne,enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips  
29864,cloister,a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)  
29865,clomiphene clomiphene_citrate Clomid,a fertility drug (trade name Clomid) that is used to stimulate ovulation and that has been associated with multiple births  
29866,clomipramine,a tricyclic antidepressant drug  
29867,clone clon,a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction  
29868,clonidine Catapres,an antihypertensive (trade name Catapres) that can be administered orally or via transdermal patches  
29869,cloning,a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell)  
29870,clonus,convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations  
29871,clopidogrel_bisulfate Plavix,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  
29872,close-order_drill,(military) military drill of troops in standard marching (shoulder-to-shoulder)  
29873,close-quarter_fighting,hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters  
29874,close_call close_shave squeak squeaker narrow_escape,something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin  
29875,close_order,a military formation for drill or marching  
29876,close_quarters,a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something  
29877,close_support,close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit  
29878,close_supporting_fire,fire on enemy troops or weapons or positions that are near the supported unit and are the most immediate and serious threat to it  
29879,closed-circuit_television,a television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater)  
29880,closed-end_fund closed-end_investment_company,a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market  
29881,closed-heart_surgery,heart surgery in which a small incision is made (the chest cavity is not opened)  
29882,closed_chain ring,(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop  
29883,closed_circuit loop,a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates  
29884,closed_corporation close_corporation private_corporation privately_held_corporation,a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market  
29885,closed_couplet,a rhymed couplet that forms a complete syntactic unit  
29886,closed_curve,a curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints  
29887,closed_gentian blind_gentian Gentiana_clausa,similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers  
29888,closed_gentian blind_gentian bottle_gentian Gentiana_andrewsii,gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all  
29889,closed_interval bounded_interval,an interval that includes its endpoints  
29890,closed_loop closed-loop_system,a control system with a feedback loop that is active  
29891,closed_primary,a primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote; "closed primaries strengthen party unity"  
29892,closed_shop,a company that hires only union members  
29893,closed_universe,(cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang; the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matter  
29894,closely_held_corporation,stock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sell  
29895,closeness intimacy,a feeling of being intimate and belonging together; "their closeness grew as the night wore on"  
29896,closeness secretiveness,characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)  
29897,closeout,a sale intended to dispose of all remaining stock  
29898,closer,a person who closes something; "whoever is the closer has to turn out the lights and lock up"  
29899,closer finisher,(baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game  
29900,closet,a small private room for study or prayer  
29901,closet_auger,a snake used to unblock toilets  
29902,closet_drama,drama more suitable for reading that for performing  
29903,closet_queen,a negative term for a homosexual man who chooses not to reveal his sexual orientation  
29904,closeup,a photograph taken at close range  
29905,closeup_lens,a photographic lens with a short focal length used to take pictures at short ranges  
29906,closing closure,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"  
29907,closing_price,(stock market) the price of the last transaction completed during a day's trading session  
29908,closing_time,the regular time of day when an establishment closes to the public  
29909,clostridium clostridia,spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore  
29910,clostridium_perfringens,anaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxin; can be used as a bioweapon  
29911,closure closedown closing shutdown,termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center"  
29912,closure cloture gag_rule gag_law,a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body  
29913,closure law_of_closure,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  
29914,closure_by_compartment guillotine,closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill  
29915,clot coagulum,a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid  
29916,cloth_cap flat_cap,a flat woolen cap with a stiff peak  
29917,cloth_covering,a covering made of cloth  
29918,clothes_closet clothespress,a closet where clothes are stored  
29919,clothes_dryer clothes_drier,a dryer that dries clothes wet from washing  
29920,clothes_hamper laundry_basket clothes_basket voider,a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried  
29921,clothes_moth,any of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens  
29922,clothes_tree coat_tree coat_stand,an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing  
29923,clothesbrush,a brush used for cleaning clothing  
29924,clotheshorse,a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)  
29925,clothesline,a cord on which clothes are hung to dry  
29926,clothespin clothes_pin clothes_peg,wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline  
29927,clothier haberdasher,a merchant who sells men's clothing  
29928,clothing article_of_clothing vesture wear wearable habiliment,a covering designed to be worn on a person's body  
29929,clothing_store haberdashery haberdashery_store mens_store,a store where men's clothes are sold  
29930,clotted_cream Devonshire_cream,thick cream made from scalded milk  
29931,clotting_time,the time it takes for a sample of blood to clot; used to diagnose some clotting disorders  
29932,cloud,a cause of worry or gloom or trouble; "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"  
29933,cloud,suspicion affecting your reputation; "after that mistake he was under a cloud"  
29934,cloud,out of touch with reality; "his head was in the clouds"  
29935,cloud,any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible  
29936,cloud,a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude  
29937,cloud-cuckoo-land,an imaginary place where you say people are when they seem optimistically out of touch with reality  
29938,cloud_bank,a layer of clouds seen from a distance  
29939,cloud_chamber Wilson_cloud_chamber,apparatus that detects the path of 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  
29940,cloud_grass Agrostis_nebulosa,Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried bouquets  
29941,cloudberry dwarf_mulberry bakeapple baked-apple_berry salmonberry Rubus_chamaemorus,creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries  
29942,cloudiness cloud_cover overcast,the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds  
29943,cloudiness murkiness muddiness,the quality of being cloudy  
29944,cloudiness overcast,gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover  
29945,clouding clouding_up,the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky  
29946,cloudlessness,the lightness of a sunny day when there are no clouds in the sky  
29947,clout,a target used in archery  
29948,clout_nail clout,a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood  
29949,clove,aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice  
29950,clove,spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground  
29951,clove clove_tree Syzygium_aromaticum Eugenia_aromaticum Eugenia_caryophyllatum,moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves  
29952,clove garlic_clove,one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb  
29953,clove_hitch,a knot used to fasten a line temporarily to a post or spar  
29954,clove_oil oil_of_cloves,essential oil obtained from cloves and used to flavor medicines  
29955,cloven_foot cloven_hoof,a hoof divided into two parts at its distal extremity (as of ruminants or swine)  
29956,cloven_hoof cloven_foot,the mark of Satan  
29957,clover trefoil,a plant of the genus Trifolium  
29958,clover-leaf_roll,yeast-raised dinner roll made by baking three small balls of dough in each cup of a muffin pan  
29959,clover_fern pepperwort,any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having four leaflets  
29960,cloverleaf,an interchange that does not require left-hand turns  
29961,clowder,a group of cats  
29962,clown buffoon,a rude or vulgar fool  
29963,clown buffoon goof goofball merry_andrew,a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior  
29964,clown_anemone_fish Amphiprion_percula,an anemone fish of the genus Amphiprion  
29965,clozapine Clozaril,an antipsychotic drug (trade name Clozaril) used as a sedative and for treatment-resistant schizophrenia; know to have few side effects  
29966,cloze_procedure cloze_test,a test for diagnosing reading ability; words are deleted from a prose passage and the reader is required to fill in the blanks  
29967,club,a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it; "he led a small club"; "clubs were trumps"  
29968,club,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"  
29969,club social_club society guild gild lodge order,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"  
29970,club_car lounge_car,railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs  
29971,club_drug,a controlled substance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves  
29972,club_fungus,a club-shaped coral fungus  
29973,club_member,someone who is a member of a club  
29974,club_moss club-moss lycopod,primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles  
29975,club_sandwich three-decker triple-decker,made with three slices of usually toasted bread  
29976,clubbing,a condition in which the ends of toes and fingers become wide and thick; a symptom of heart or lung disease  
29977,clubfoot talipes,congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes  
29978,clubhouse club,a building that is occupied by a social club; "the clubhouse needed a new roof"  
29979,clubroom,a room used for the activities of a club  
29980,clubroot_fungus Plasmodiophora_brassicae,a fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants  
29981,cluck clucking,the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)  
29982,clue clew cue,evidence that helps to solve a problem  
29983,clumber clumber_spaniel,a thickset spaniel with longish silky hair  
29984,clumsy_person,a person with poor motor coordination  
29985,clunch,hardened clay  
29986,clupeid_fish clupeid,any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas  
29987,clusia,an aromatic tree of the genus Clusia having large white or yellow or pink flowers  
29988,cluster_bomb,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"  
29989,cluster_of_differentiation_4 CD4,a glycoprotein that is found primarily on the surface of helper T cells; "CD4 is a receptor for HIV in humans"  
29990,cluster_of_differentiation_8 CD8,a membrane glycoprotein that is found primarily on the surface of cytotoxic T cells  
29991,clustered_bellflower Campanula_glomerata,bellflower of Europe to temperate Asia having dense spikes of violet-blue to white flowers  
29992,clustered_lady's_slipper Cypripedium_fasciculatum,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  
29993,clustered_poppy_mallow Callirhoe_triangulata,densely hairy perennial having mostly triangular basal leaves and rose-purple flowers in panicled clusters  
29994,clutch,a tense critical situation; "he is a good man in the clutch"  
29995,clutch,a number of birds hatched at the same time  
29996,clutch,a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism; "this year's model has an improved clutch"  
29997,clutch clutch_pedal,a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism; "he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other"  
29998,clutch_bag clutch,a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand  
29999,clutter,unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen  
30000,clutter jumble muddle fuddle mare's_nest welter smother,a confused multitude of things  
30001,clypeus,a shield-like plate on the front of an insect's head  
30002,co-beneficiary,one of two or more beneficiaries of the same benefit  
30003,co-discoverer,someone who is the first of two or more people to discover something  
30004,co-ed college_girl,a female student at a coeducational college or university  
30005,co-option co-optation,the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership)  
30006,co-option co-optation,the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent)  
30007,co-star,one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film  
30008,coach four-in-hand coach-and-four,a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver  
30009,coach manager handler,(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team  
30010,coach private_instructor tutor,a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)  
30011,coach_horse,strong draft horse for drawing coaches  
30012,coach_house carriage_house remise,a small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles  
30013,coachbuilder,a craftsman who makes the bodies of motor vehicles  
30014,coaching coaching_job,the job of a professional coach  
30015,coachman,a man who drives a coach (or carriage)  
30016,coachwhip coachwhip_snake Masticophis_flagellum,a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip  
30017,coadjutor,an assistant to a bishop  
30018,coagulant coagulator,an agent that produces coagulation  
30019,coagulase,an enzyme that induces coagulation  
30020,coagulation_factor clotting_factor,any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation  
30021,coal,fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period  
30022,coal_black ebony jet_black pitch_black sable soot_black,a very dark black  
30023,coal_car,freight car with fixed sides and no roof; for transporting coal  
30024,coal_chute,a chute for coal  
30025,coal_gas,gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting  
30026,coal_house,a shed for storing coal  
30027,coal_industry,the producers of coal considered collectively  
30028,coal_mine coalpit,a mine where coal is dug from the ground  
30029,coal_miner collier pitman,someone who works in a coal mine  
30030,coal_seam,a seam of coal  
30031,coal_shovel,a hand shovel for shoveling coal  
30032,coal_tar,a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds  
30033,coalbin coalhole,a bin for holding coal  
30034,coalescence coalescency coalition concretion conglutination,the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts  
30035,coalface,the part of a coal seam that is being cut  
30036,coalfield,a region where there is coal underground  
30037,coaling_station,a seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal  
30038,coalition fusion,the state of being combined into one body  
30039,coalman,someone who delivers coal  
30040,coaming,a raised framework around a hatchway on a ship to keep water out  
30041,coarctation,(biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta  
30042,coarseness commonness grossness vulgarity vulgarism raunch,the quality of lacking taste and refinement  
30043,coarseness graininess granularity,the quality of being composed of relatively large particles  
30044,coarseness nubbiness tweediness,looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)  
30045,coast,a slope down which sleds may coast; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course"  
30046,coast,the area within view; "the coast is clear"  
30047,coast_boykinia Boykinia_elata Boykinia_occidentalis,plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America  
30048,coast_lily Lilium_maritinum,orange-flowered lily of Pacific coast of United States  
30049,coast_live_oak California_live_oak Quercus_agrifolia,highly variable often shrubby evergreen oak of coastal zone of western North America having small thick usually spiny-toothed dark-green leaves  
30050,coast_rhododendron Rhododendron_californicum,medium-sized rhododendron of Pacific coast of North America having large rosy brown-spotted flowers  
30051,coastal_diving_bird,gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family  
30052,coastal_plain,a plain adjacent to a coast  
30053,coastal_rein_orchid Habenaria_greenei,stout orchid of central California to northern Washington having racemes of white fragrant bilaterally symmetrical flowers  
30054,coaster,a resident of a coastal area  
30055,coaster,someone who coasts  
30056,coaster,a covering (plate or mat) that protects the surface of a table (i.e., from the condensation on a cold glass or bottle)  
30057,coaster_brake,a brake on a bicycle that engages with reverse pressure on the pedals  
30058,coastguard,a military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal waters  
30059,coastguardsman,a member of a coastguard  
30060,coastland,land in a coastal area  
30061,coastline,the outline of a coast  
30062,coat,an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors  
30063,coat pelage,growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal  
30064,coat_button,a button on a coat  
30065,coat_closet,a closet for storing outerwear  
30066,coat_hanger clothes_hanger dress_hanger,a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on  
30067,coat_of_arms arms blazon blazonry,the official symbols of a family, state, etc.  
30068,coat_of_paint,a layer of paint covering something else  
30069,coatdress,a dress that is tailored like a coat and buttons up the front  
30070,coatee,a short close-fitting coat  
30071,coati coati-mondi coati-mundi coon_cat Nasua_narica,omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America  
30072,coating,a heavy fabric suitable for coats  
30073,coating coat,a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint"  
30074,coating finish finishing,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"  
30075,coatrack coat_rack hatrack,a rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats  
30076,coattail,the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist  
30077,coattails_effect,(politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party; "he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election"  
30078,coauthor joint_author,a writer who collaborates with others in writing something  
30079,coaxial_cable coax coax_cable,a transmission line for high-frequency signals  
30080,cob,stocky short-legged harness horse  
30081,cob,adult male swan  
30082,cobalt Co atomic_number_27,a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal nutrition  
30083,cobalt_60,a radioactive isotope of cobalt with mass number 60; a source of exceptionally intense gamma rays; used in radiation therapy  
30084,cobalt_blue cobalt_ultramarine,greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of cobalt oxide and alumina  
30085,cobaltite,a rare silvery-white mineral; important ore of cobalt  
30086,cobber,Australian term for a pal  
30087,cobble cobblestone sett,rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads  
30088,cobbler,tall sweetened iced drink of wine or liquor with fruit  
30089,cobbler shoemaker,a person who makes or repairs shoes  
30090,cobblers,nonsense; "I think that is a load of cobblers"  
30091,cobblers,a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball)  
30092,cobia Rachycentron_canadum sergeant_fish,large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters  
30093,cobnut filbert Corylus_avellana Corylus_avellana_grandis,small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe  
30094,cobra,venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood  
30095,cobweb,a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider  
30096,cobweb,a dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web  
30097,cobweb gossamer,filaments from a web that was spun by a spider  
30098,coca,dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their stimulating effect  
30099,cocaine cocain,a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive  
30100,cocaine_addict,a person addicted to cocaine  
30101,cocaine_addiction,an addiction to cocaine  
30102,cocarboxylase thiamine_pyrophosphate,a coenzyme important in respiration in the Krebs cycle  
30103,coccid_insect,scale insects and mealybugs  
30104,coccidioidomycosis coccidiomycosis valley_fever desert_rheumatism,an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules  
30105,coccidiosis,(veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia  
30106,coccidium eimeria,parasitic on the digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates  
30107,coccobacillus,a bacterial cell intermediate in morphology between a coccus and a bacillus; a very short bacillus  
30108,coccus cocci,any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria  
30109,coccygeal_nerve nervus_coccygeus,the lowest pair of spinal nerves  
30110,coccygeal_plexus plexus_coccygeus,a small plexus formed by the fifth sacral and coccygeal nerves  
30111,coccygeal_vertebra caudal_vertebra,one of 4 vertebrae in the human coccyx  
30112,coccyx tail_bone,the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes  
30113,cochin cochin_china,Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs  
30114,cochineal,a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects  
30115,cochineal_insect cochineal Dactylopius_coccus,Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye  
30116,cochlea,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  
30117,cochon_de_lait suckling_pig,whole young pig suitable for roasting  
30118,cock,adult male bird  
30119,cock prick dick shaft pecker tool putz,obscene terms for penis  
30120,cock rooster,adult male chicken  
30121,cock's_eggs Salpichroa_organifolia Salpichroa_rhomboidea,weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit  
30122,cock-a-doodle-doo,an imitation of the crow of a cock  
30123,cock-a-leekie cocky-leeky,soup made from chicken boiled with leeks  
30124,cock_of_the_rock Rupicola_peruviana,bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola  
30125,cock_of_the_rock Rupicola_rupicola,tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest  
30126,cock_sucking blowjob,slang for fellatio  
30127,cockade,an ornament (such as a knot of ribbon or a rosette) usually worn on the hat  
30128,cockateel cockatiel cockatoo_parrot Nymphicus_hollandicus,small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head  
30129,cockatoo,white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds  
30130,cockatrice,monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance  
30131,cockchafer May_bug May_beetle Melolontha_melolontha,any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult  
30132,cocked_hat,hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form points  
30133,cocker_spaniel English_cocker_spaniel cocker,a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England  
30134,cockerel,a young domestic cock; not older than one year  
30135,cockfight,a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs  
30136,cockfighting,participation in the sport of matching gamecocks in a cockfight  
30137,cockhorse,anything used as a toy horse (such as a rocking horse or one knee of an adult)  
30138,cockle,common edible European bivalve  
30139,cockle,common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs  
30140,cocklebur cockle-bur cockleburr cockle-burr,any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs  
30141,cockleshell,a small light flimsy boat  
30142,cockloft,a small loft or garret  
30143,cockney,the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London  
30144,cockpit,a pit for cockfights  
30145,cockpit,seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car  
30146,cockpit,compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft  
30147,cockroach roach,any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests  
30148,cockscomb common_cockscomb Celosia_cristata Celosia_argentea_cristata,garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers  
30149,cockscomb coxcomb,a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red  
30150,cockspur Pisonia_aculeata,small spiny West Indian tree  
30151,cockspur_thorn cockspur_hawthorn Crataegus_crus-galli,eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns  
30152,cocksucker,a person who performs fellatio  
30153,cocktail,a short mixed drink  
30154,cocktail,an appetizer served as a first course at a meal  
30155,cocktail_dress sheath,a dress suitable for formal occasions  
30156,cocktail_lounge,a barroom in a hotel or restaurant where cocktails are served  
30157,cocktail_party,an afternoon party at which cocktails are served  
30158,cocktail_sauce seafood_sauce,usually catsup with horseradish and lemon juice  
30159,cocktail_shaker,a shaker for mixing cocktails  
30160,coco_plum coco_plum_tree cocoa_plum icaco Chrysobalanus_icaco,small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit  
30161,cocoa,powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed  
30162,cocoa chocolate hot_chocolate drinking_chocolate,a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot  
30163,cocoa_butter,a yellow-white fat from cocoa beans  
30164,cocoa_butter,the vegetable fat from the cacao that is extracted from chocolate liquor; the basis for white chocolate  
30165,cocoa_plum coco_plum icaco,plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves; tropical American  
30166,cocoa_powder,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  
30167,cocobolo Dalbergia_retusa,a valuable timber tree of tropical South America  
30168,coconut cocoanut,large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk  
30169,coconut coconut_meat,the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries  
30170,coconut coconut_palm coco_palm coco cocoa_palm coconut_tree Cocos_nucifera,tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics  
30171,coconut_cake,cake containing shredded coconut in batter and frosting  
30172,coconut_macaroon,macaroon containing coconut  
30173,coconut_milk coconut_cream,white liquid obtained from compressing fresh coconut meat  
30174,coconut_milk coconut_water,clear to whitish fluid from within a fresh coconut  
30175,coconut_oil copra_oil,oil from coconuts  
30176,cocoon,silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs  
30177,cocooning,retreating to the seclusion of your home (as for privacy or escape)  
30178,cocotte,a small casserole in which individual portions can be cooked and served  
30179,cocozelle,squash resembling zucchini  
30180,cocozelle Italian_vegetable_marrow,squash plant having dark green fruit with skin mottled with light green or yellow  
30181,cocuswood cocoswood granadilla_wood,wood of the granadilla tree used for making musical instruments especially clarinets  
30182,cod codfish,lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached  
30183,cod codfish,major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters  
30184,cod-liver_oil cod_liver_oil,an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes; taken orally as a source of vitamins A and D  
30185,cod_oil,an inferior cod-liver oil that is used in leather manufacturing  
30186,code,a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy  
30187,code codification,a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)  
30188,code computer_code,(computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions  
30189,code_flag nautical_signal_flag,one of an international code of flag signals used between ships  
30190,code_of_conduct code_of_behavior,a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group  
30191,codefendant co-defendant,a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action  
30192,codeine,derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain)  
30193,codetalker windtalker,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  
30194,codex,an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.  
30195,codex leaf-book,an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)  
30196,codfish_ball codfish_cake,usually made of flaked salt cod and mashed potatoes  
30197,codger old_codger,used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man  
30198,codicil,a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will  
30199,codification,the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order  
30200,coding_system,a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages  
30201,codling,young codfish  
30202,codling_moth codlin_moth Carpocapsa_pomonella,a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts  
30203,codon,a specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizing a particular amino acid  
30204,codpiece,(15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches  
30205,coeducation,education of men and women in the same institutions  
30206,coefficient,a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic  
30207,coefficient_of_concordance,a coefficient of agreement (concordance) between different sets of rank orderings of the same set of things  
30208,coefficient_of_elasticity modulus_of_elasticity elastic_modulus,(physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body  
30209,coefficient_of_expansion expansivity,the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure  
30210,coefficient_of_friction,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  
30211,coefficient_of_mutual_induction mutual_inductance,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  
30212,coefficient_of_reflection reflection_factor reflectance reflectivity,the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface  
30213,coefficient_of_self_induction self-inductance,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  
30214,coefficient_of_viscosity absolute_viscosity dynamic_viscosity,a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force  
30215,coelacanth Latimeria_chalumnae,fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa  
30216,coelenterate cnidarian,radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms  
30217,coelenterate_family,a family of coelenterates  
30218,coelenterate_genus,a genus of coelenterates  
30219,coelenteron,the saclike body cavity of a coelenterate  
30220,coelogyne,any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne with: clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; 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  
30221,coelophysis,one of the oldest known dinosaurs; late Triassic; cannibalistic  
30222,coelostat,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  
30223,coenzyme,a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes  
30224,coenzyme_A,a coenzyme present in all living cells; essential to metabolism of carbohydrates and fats and some amino acids  
30225,coercion,the act of compelling by force of authority  
30226,coevals contemporaries generation,all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age  
30227,coexistence,existing peacefully together  
30228,coextension,equality of extension or duration  
30229,cofactor,a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result  
30230,coffee coffee_tree,any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans  
30231,coffee java,a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee"  
30232,coffee-table_book,an elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table  
30233,coffee_bean coffee_berry coffee,a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee  
30234,coffee_blight,a blight affecting the coffee plant  
30235,coffee_break tea_break,a snack taken during a break in the work day; "a ten-minute coffee break"; "the British have tea breaks"  
30236,coffee_can,a can for storing ground coffee  
30237,coffee_cup,a cup from which coffee is drunk  
30238,coffee_fern Pellaea_andromedifolia,evergreen fern of California and Baja California  
30239,coffee_filter,filter (usually of paper) that passes the coffee and retains the coffee grounds  
30240,coffee_fungus Pellicularia_koleroga,fungus causing a disease in coffee and some other tropical plants  
30241,coffee_grounds,the dregs remaining after brewing coffee  
30242,coffee_liqueur,coffee-flavored liqueur  
30243,coffee_maker,a kitchen appliance for brewing coffee automatically  
30244,coffee_mill coffee_grinder,a mill that grinds roasted coffee beans  
30245,coffee_mug,a mug intended for serving coffee  
30246,coffee_ring,ring-shaped coffeecake with fruits or nuts and often iced  
30247,coffee_senna mogdad_coffee styptic_weed stinking_weed Senna_occidentalis Cassia_occidentalis,very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified in genus Cassia  
30248,coffee_stall,a stand (usually movable) selling hot coffee and food (especially at night)  
30249,coffee_substitute,a drink resembling coffee that is sometimes substituted for it  
30250,coffee_table cocktail_table,low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served  
30251,coffee_urn,an urn in which coffee is made and kept hot  
30252,coffeeberry California_buckthorn California_coffee Rhamnus_californicus,evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits  
30253,coffeecake coffee_cake,a cake or sweet bread usually served with coffee  
30254,coffeepot,tall pot in which coffee is brewed  
30255,coffer,a chest especially for storing valuables  
30256,coffer caisson lacunar,an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome  
30257,coffin casket,box in which a corpse is buried or cremated  
30258,cofounder,one of a group of founders  
30259,cog,a subordinate who performs an important but routine function; "he was a small cog in a large machine"  
30260,cog sprocket,tooth on the rim of gear wheel  
30261,cog_railway rack_railway,railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction  
30262,cogency,persuasive relevance  
30263,cogency validity rigor rigour,the quality of being valid and rigorous  
30264,cogitation,a carefully considered thought about something; "his cogitations were dutifully recorded in his daybook"  
30265,cogitation study,attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer"  
30266,cognate cognate_word,a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language  
30267,cognition knowledge noesis,the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning  
30268,cognitive_factor,something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result  
30269,cognitive_neuroscience,the branch of neuroscience that studies the biological foundations of mental phenomena  
30270,cognitive_neuroscientist,a cognitive scientist who studies the neurophysiological foundations of mental phenomena  
30271,cognitive_psychology,an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes  
30272,cognitive_science,the field of science concerned with cognition; includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind  
30273,cognitive_scientist,a scientist who studies cognitive processes  
30274,cognitive_semantics conceptual_semantics semasiology,the branch of semantics that studies the cognitive aspects of meaning  
30275,cognitive_state state_of_mind,the state of a person's cognitive processes  
30276,cognizance,range or scope of what is perceived  
30277,cognizance ken,range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken"  
30278,cohabitation,the act of living together and having a sexual relationship (especially without being married)  
30279,coherence coherency,logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts  
30280,coherence coherency cohesion cohesiveness,the state of cohering or sticking together  
30281,cohesion,(botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)  
30282,cohesion,(physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid  
30283,cohesiveness glueyness gluiness gumminess tackiness ropiness viscidity viscidness,the property of being cohesive and sticky  
30284,coho cohoe coho_salmon blue_jack silver_salmon Oncorhynchus_kisutch,small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes  
30285,cohort,a company of companions or supporters  
30286,cohort,a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)  
30287,cohune-nut_oil cohune_oil cohune_fat,semisolid fat from nuts of the cohune palm; used in cooking and soap making  
30288,cohune_nut,nut of the cohune palm having hard white shells like those of ivory nuts  
30289,cohune_palm Orbignya_cohune cohune,tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory  
30290,coif,a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law  
30291,coiffeur,a man hairdresser  
30292,coiffeuse,a woman hairdresser  
30293,coil,a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine  
30294,coil,a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb  
30295,coil,tubing that is wound in a spiral  
30296,coil,reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit  
30297,coil spiral volute whorl helix,a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"  
30298,coil whorl roll curl curlicue ringlet gyre scroll,a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)  
30299,coil_spring volute_spring,a spring in the shape of a coil  
30300,coin,a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money  
30301,coin_box,the part of a slot machine that serves as a receptacle for the coins  
30302,coin_collection,a collection of coins  
30303,coin_silver,a silver of the degree of purity established for making legal silver coins  
30304,coin_slot,a slot through which coins can be inserted into a slot machine  
30305,coinage mintage specie metal_money,coins collectively  
30306,coincidence,the quality of occupying the same position or area in space; "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs"  
30307,coincidence happenstance,an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental  
30308,coiner,a maker of counterfeit coins  
30309,coiner,someone who is a source of new words or new expressions  
30310,coiner minter moneyer,a skilled worker who coins or stamps money  
30311,coinsurance,insurance issued jointly by two or more underwriters  
30312,coir,stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut  
30313,coitus_interruptus withdrawal_method withdrawal pulling_out onanism,a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation  
30314,coke,carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal  
30315,coke blow nose_candy snow C,street names for cocaine  
30316,col gap,a pass between mountain peaks  
30317,cola dope,carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States)  
30318,cola_extract,a flavoring extracted from the kola nut  
30319,colander cullender,bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods  
30320,colchicine,an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout  
30321,cold coldness,the sensation produced by low temperatures; "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head"  
30322,cold common_cold,a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs); "will they never find a cure for the common cold?"  
30323,cold-water_flat,an apartment without modern conveniences  
30324,cold_cathode,a cathode that is a source of electrons without being heated  
30325,cold_cereal dry_cereal,a cereal that is not heated before serving  
30326,cold_chisel set_chisel,narrow chisel made of steel; used to cut stone or bricks  
30327,cold_comfort,very limited consolation or empathy; "he told me that time heals all wounds but that was cold comfort to me"  
30328,cold_cream coldcream face_cream vanishing_cream,a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin  
30329,cold_cuts,sliced assorted cold meats  
30330,cold_duck,pink sparkling wine originally from Germany  
30331,cold_feet,timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action; "I was going to tell him but I got cold feet"  
30332,cold_fish,an aloof unemotional person  
30333,cold_frame,protective covering consisting of a wooden frame with a glass top in which small plants are protected from the cold  
30334,cold_front polar_front,the front of an advancing mass of colder air  
30335,cold_fusion,nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken  
30336,cold_medicine,medicine intended to relieve the symptoms of the common cold  
30337,cold_rubber,a rubber made at low temperatures (5 degrees Centigrade) which is tougher than conventional rubber and is often used in car tires  
30338,cold_spell cold_snap,a spell of cold weather  
30339,cold_storage,in a state of abeyance or postponement  
30340,cold_storage,refrigerated storage for preservation  
30341,cold_sweat,the physical condition of concurrent perspiration and chill; associated with fear  
30342,cold_turkey,a blunt expression of views; "I told him cold turkey"  
30343,cold_turkey,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"  
30344,cold_war,a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare  
30345,cold_water,disparagement of a plan or hope or expectation; "she poured cold water on the whole idea of going to Africa"  
30346,cold_wave,a wave of unusually cold weather  
30347,cold_weather,a period of unusually cold weather  
30348,coldness cold low_temperature frigidity frigidness,the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"  
30349,coldness coolness frigidity frigidness iciness chilliness,a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of tone and manner"  
30350,coleslaw slaw,basically shredded cabbage  
30351,coleus flame_nettle,any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers  
30352,colic intestinal_colic gripes griping,acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)  
30353,colic_artery arteria_colica,arteries that supply blood to the colon  
30354,colic_vein vena_colica,vein serving the large intestine  
30355,colicroot colic_root crow_corn star_grass unicorn_root,any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic  
30356,coliphage,a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli  
30357,colitis inflammatory_bowel_disease,inflammation of the colon  
30358,collaboration coaction,act of working jointly; "they worked either in collaboration or independently"  
30359,collaboration collaborationism quislingism,act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country  
30360,collaborator collaborationist quisling,someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force  
30361,collaborator cooperator partner pardner,an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners"  
30362,collage,any collection of diverse things; "a collage of memories"  
30363,collage montage,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"  
30364,collage_film,a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage  
30365,collagen,a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling  
30366,collagenase,any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of collagen and gelatin  
30367,collapse,a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; "the roof is in danger of collapse"; "the collapse of the old star under its own gravity"  
30368,collapse prostration,an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion; "the commander's prostration demoralized his men"  
30369,collar,(zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal  
30370,collar,anything worn or placed about the neck; "the thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar"; "a collar of flowers was placed about the neck of the winning horse"  
30371,collar,a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part  
30372,collar,a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it  
30373,collar leash,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"  
30374,collar neckband,a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over  
30375,collar shoe_collar,the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot  
30376,collar_blight,a disease affecting the trunks of pear and apple trees  
30377,collard,variety of kale having smooth leaves  
30378,collards collard_greens,kale that has smooth leaves  
30379,collared_lizard,any of several robust long-tailed lizards with collars of two dark bands; of central and western United States and northern Mexico  
30380,collared_peccary javelina Tayassu_angulatus Tayassu_tajacu Peccari_angulatus,dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States  
30381,collared_pika Ochotona_collaris,similar to little chief hare and may be same species  
30382,collateral,a security pledged for the repayment of a loan  
30383,collateral_damage,(euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations  
30384,collation,assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence  
30385,collation,careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement  
30386,colleague co-worker fellow_worker workfellow,an associate that one works with  
30387,colleague confrere fellow,a person who is member of one's class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"  
30388,collect,a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England  
30389,collect_call,a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for  
30390,collectible collectable,things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique)  
30391,collection aggregation accumulation assemblage,several things grouped together or considered as a whole  
30392,collection collecting assembling aggregation,the act of gathering something together  
30393,collection compendium,a publication containing a variety of works  
30394,collective,members of a cooperative enterprise  
30395,collective_bargaining,negotiation between an employer and trade union  
30396,collective_farm,a farm operated collectively  
30397,collective_noun,a noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things  
30398,collective_security,a system for international peace  
30399,collectivism,a political theory that the people should own the means of production  
30400,collectivist leftist left-winger,a person who belongs to the political left  
30401,collectivization collectivisation,the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism  
30402,collector,a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth  
30403,collector,the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes  
30404,collector aggregator,a person who collects things  
30405,collector gatherer accumulator,a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)  
30406,collector's_item showpiece piece_de_resistance,the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection  
30407,colleen,an Irish girl  
30408,college,an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university  
30409,college,the body of faculty and students of a college  
30410,college,a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed  
30411,college_level,the level of education that college students are assumed to have attained  
30412,college_student university_student,a student enrolled in a college or university  
30413,collegian college_man college_boy,a student (or former student) at a college or university  
30414,collembolan springtail,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  
30415,collet,a band or collar that holds an individual stone in a jewelry setting  
30416,collet collet_chuck,a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe  
30417,collider,an accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on  
30418,collie,a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland  
30419,colliery pit,a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it  
30420,colligation,the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis  
30421,collimation,the accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope  
30422,collimator,a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one  
30423,collimator,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  
30424,collins Tom_Collins,tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice  
30425,collision,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"  
30426,collision,a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; "a collision of interests"  
30427,collision hit,(physics) a 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"  
30428,collision_course,a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged  
30429,collision_course,a course of action (following a given idea) that will lead to conflict if it continues unabated  
30430,collocation,a grouping of words in a sentence  
30431,collodion,a colorless syrupy solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol; used as a coating for wounds or photographic films  
30432,colloid,a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension  
30433,colloquialism,a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech  
30434,colloquium,an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting  
30435,colloquium,an address to an academic meeting or seminar  
30436,colloquy,a conversation especially a formal one  
30437,colloquy,formal conversation  
30438,collotype collotype_printing photogelatin_process,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  
30439,collusion,secret agreement  
30440,colobus colobus_monkey,arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs  
30441,cologne cologne_water eau_de_cologne,a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol  
30442,colon,a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)  
30443,colon,the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted  
30444,colon Costa_Rican_colon,the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos  
30445,colon El_Salvadoran_colon,the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos  
30446,colon_cancer,a malignant tumor of the colon; early symptom is bloody stools  
30447,colonel,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  
30448,colonial,a resident of a colony  
30449,colonialism,exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country  
30450,colonialist,a believer in colonialism  
30451,colonic_irrigation colonic,a water enema given to flush out the colon  
30452,colonization colonisation settlement,the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America"  
30453,colonizer coloniser,someone who helps to found a colony  
30454,colonnade,structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns  
30455,colonoscope,an elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum  
30456,colonoscopy,visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation  
30457,colony,a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated; "a nudist colony"; "an artists' colony"  
30458,colony,(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell  
30459,colony,a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together  
30460,colony dependency,a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country  
30461,colony settlement,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; "the American colony in Paris"  
30462,colophon,a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page)  
30463,colophony,translucent brittle substance produced from pine oleoresin; used especially in varnishes and inks and on the bows of stringed instruments  
30464,color colour,(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; "each flavor of quarks comes in three colors"  
30465,color colour,the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation  
30466,color colour coloration colouration,the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"  
30467,color colour coloring colouring,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"  
30468,color colour vividness,interest and variety and intensity; "the Puritan Period was lacking in color"; "the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness"  
30469,color-blind_person,a person unable to distinguish differences in hue  
30470,color_bar colour_bar color_line colour_line Jim_Crow,barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites  
30471,color_barrier,the barrier preventing Blacks from participating in various activities with whites  
30472,color_bearer standard-bearer,the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle  
30473,color_blindness colour_blindness color_vision_deficiency colour_vision_deficiency,genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue  
30474,color_chart,a chart displaying colors  
30475,color_circle color_wheel,a chart in which complementary colors (or their names) are arranged on opposite sides of a circle  
30476,color_code,system using colors to designate classifications  
30477,color_constancy colour_constancy,the tendency for a color to look the same under widely different viewing conditions  
30478,color_guard,a ceremonial escort for the (regimental) colors  
30479,color_of_law colour_of_law,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"  
30480,color_property,an attribute of color  
30481,color_scheme colour_scheme,a planned combination of colors; "the color scheme for this room was determined by an interior decorator"  
30482,color_sergeant,a sergeant in a color guard who carries one of the colors  
30483,color_television colour_television color_television_system colour_television_system color_TV colour_TV,a television that transmits images in color  
30484,color_tube colour_tube color_television_tube colour_television_tube color_TV_tube colour_TV_tube,a television tube that displays images in full color  
30485,color_vision chromatic_vision trichromacy,the normal ability to see colors  
30486,color_wash colour_wash,a wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a colored pigment  
30487,coloration colouration,appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration"  
30488,coloration colouration,choice and use of colors (as by an artist)  
30489,coloratura,singing with florid ornamentation  
30490,coloratura coloratura_soprano,a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music  
30491,colorcast colourcast,a television program that is broadcast in color  
30492,colored_hearing colored_audition,a form of chromesthesia in which experiences of color accompany auditory stimuli  
30493,colorimeter tintometer,a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents  
30494,colorimetry colorimetric_analysis,quantitative chemical analysis by color using a colorimeter  
30495,coloring colouring,the act or process of changing the color of something  
30496,coloring colouring food_coloring food_colouring food_color food_colour,a digestible substance used to give color to food; "food color made from vegetable dyes"  
30497,coloring_book,a picture book with line drawings intended to be colored with crayons by children  
30498,coloring_material colouring_material color colour,any material used for its color; "she used a different color for the trim"  
30499,colorist,a painter able to achieve special effects with color  
30500,colorlessness colourlessness achromatism achromaticity,the visual property of being without chromatic color  
30501,colors colours,a distinguishing emblem; "his tie proclaimed his school colors"  
30502,colors colours,a flag that shows its nationality  
30503,colossus behemoth giant heavyweight titan,a person of exceptional importance and reputation  
30504,colostomy,a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus  
30505,colostrum foremilk,milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition  
30506,colour_supplement,(British) a magazine that is printed in color and circulated with a newspaper (especially on weekends)  
30507,colpitis,inflammation of the vagina  
30508,colpocele vaginocele,hernia projecting into the vagina  
30509,colpocystitis,inflammation of the vagina and bladder  
30510,colpoxerosis,a condition in which the vagina is unusually dry  
30511,colt,a young male horse under the age of four  
30512,colter coulter,a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil  
30513,coltsfoot Tussilago_farfara,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  
30514,colubrid_snake colubrid,mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes  
30515,columbarium,a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns  
30516,columbarium cinerarium,a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead  
30517,columbian_mammoth Mammuthus_columbi,a variety of mammoth  
30518,columbiform_bird,a cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes  
30519,columbine aquilegia aquilege,a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains  
30520,columbite-tantalite coltan,a valuable black mineral combining niobite and tantalite; used in cell phones and computer chips  
30521,columbium,a former name for niobium  
30522,columbo American_columbo deer's-ear deer's-ears pyramid_plant American_gentian,any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington  
30523,columella,a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal  
30524,column,a vertical array of numbers or other information; "he added a column of numbers"  
30525,column,a line of units following one after another  
30526,column,a page or text that is vertically divided; "the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject"; "the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns"  
30527,column,any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body  
30528,column chromatography_column,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  
30529,column editorial newspaper_column,an article giving opinions or perspectives  
30530,column pillar,a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)  
30531,column pillar,(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure  
30532,column tower pillar,anything that approximates 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"  
30533,column_chromatography,chromatography that uses selective adsorption by a column of powders  
30534,column_inch inch,a unit of measurement for advertising space  
30535,columnar_cell columnar_epithelial_cell,an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have cilia  
30536,columnea,tropical plant having thick hairy somewhat toothed leaves and solitary or clustered yellow to scarlet flowers; many cultivated for their flowers and ornamental foliage  
30537,columniation,(architecture) the arrangement of columns (especially freestanding columns) in a structure  
30538,columnist editorialist,a journalist who writes editorials  
30539,coma,(botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)  
30540,coma,(astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed  
30541,coma comatoseness,a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury  
30542,comb,any of several tools for straightening fibers  
30543,comb,a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair  
30544,comb,ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore  
30545,comb cockscomb coxcomb,the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds  
30546,comb combing,the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb"  
30547,comb-footed_spider theridiid,spider having a comb-like row of bristles on each hind foot  
30548,comb-out,the act of carefully weeding out unwanted things or people; "the department got a good comb-out"  
30549,comb-out teasing,the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb  
30550,combat armed_combat,an engagement fought between two military forces  
30551,combat_ceiling service_ceiling,altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate  
30552,combat_mission,a mission to capture or defend something  
30553,combat_pay,extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat  
30554,combat_pilot,airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces  
30555,combat_zone combat_area,a military area where combat forces operate  
30556,combat_zone tenderloin,a city district known for its vice and high crime rate  
30557,combatant battler belligerent fighter scrapper,someone who fights (or is fighting)  
30558,combativeness militance militancy,a militant aggressiveness  
30559,comber,a person who separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool  
30560,comber,a long curling sea wave  
30561,comber,a machine that separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool  
30562,combination,a coordinated sequence of chess moves  
30563,combination,a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock; "he forgot the combination to the safe"  
30564,combination,a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose; "they were a winning combination"  
30565,combination,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)  
30566,combination,a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities  
30567,combination,the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order  
30568,combination combining compounding,the act of combining things to form a new whole  
30569,combination_in_restraint_of_trade,(law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States)  
30570,combination_lock,lock that can be opened only by turning dials in a special sequence  
30571,combination_plane,a woodworking plane that has interchangeable cutters of various shapes  
30572,combination_salad,containing meat or chicken or cheese in addition to greens and vegetables  
30573,combine,harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field  
30574,combined_operation,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  
30575,combining combine,an occurrence that results in things being united  
30576,combining_form,a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'"  
30577,combretum,any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers  
30578,combustibility combustibleness burnability,the quality of being capable of igniting and burning  
30579,combustible combustible_material,a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power  
30580,combustion,a state of violent disturbance and excitement; "combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable"  
30581,combustion burning,a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light  
30582,comeback,return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity  
30583,comedian,an actor in a comedy  
30584,comedian comic,a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts  
30585,comedienne,a female actor in a comedy  
30586,comedienne,a female comedian  
30587,comedown,decline to a lower status or level  
30588,comedy,light and humorous drama with a happy ending  
30589,comedy_ballet,a ballet that stresses the drama with features of comedy  
30590,comeliness fairness loveliness beauteousness,the quality of being good looking and attractive  
30591,comer,someone with a promising future  
30592,comestible edible eatable pabulum victual victuals,any substance that can be used as food  
30593,comet,(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit  
30594,comfit,candy containing a fruit or nut  
30595,comfort,satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing; "his friendship was a comfort"; "a padded chair was one of the room's few comforts"  
30596,comfort,a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment  
30597,comfort,assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal; "it gave comfort to the enemy"  
30598,comfort comfortableness,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"  
30599,comfort_food,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  
30600,comfort_woman ianfu,a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II; "she wrote a book about her harsh experiences as a comfort woman"  
30601,comfort_zone,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  
30602,comfortableness,a feeling of being at ease in a relationship  
30603,comforter pacifier baby's_dummy teething_ring,device used for an infant to suck or bite on  
30604,comforts creature_comforts amenities conveniences,things that make you comfortable and at ease; "all the comforts of home"  
30605,comfrey cumfrey,perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas  
30606,comfrey healing_herb,leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked  
30607,comic_book,a magazine devoted to comic strips  
30608,comic_opera opera_bouffe bouffe opera_comique,opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken  
30609,comic_strip cartoon_strip strip funnies,a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book  
30610,comicality,the quality of being comical  
30611,coming_attraction,a movie that is advertised to draw customers  
30612,comity,a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect  
30613,comity_of_nations,courteous respect by one nation for the laws and institutions of another  
30614,comma,a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence  
30615,comma comma_butterfly Polygonia_comma,anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing  
30616,comma_bacillus Vibrio_comma,comma-shaped bacteria that cause Asiatic cholera  
30617,command,a position of highest authority; "the corporation has just undergone a change in command"  
30618,command,a military unit or region under the control of a single officer  
30619,command,the power or authority to command; "an admiral in command"  
30620,command,availability for use; "the materials at the command of the potters grew"  
30621,command bid bidding dictation,an authoritative direction or instruction to do something  
30622,command control mastery,great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"  
30623,command_guidance,a method of controlling the flight of a missile by commands originating from the ground or from another missile  
30624,command_language query_language search_language,a source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed  
30625,command_line,commands that a user types in order to run an application  
30626,command_line_interface CLI,a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon  
30627,command_module,a space module in which astronauts can live and control the spacecraft and communicate with earth  
30628,command_post general_headquarters GHQ,military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces  
30629,command_processing_overhead_time command_processing_overhead command_overhead overhead,(computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command  
30630,commander,a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain  
30631,commander,someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others  
30632,commander_in_chief commander-in-chief generalissimo,the officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief"  
30633,commandership commandery,the position or office of commander  
30634,commanding_officer commandant commander,an officer in command of a military unit  
30635,commandment,something that is commanded  
30636,commando,an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory  
30637,commando ranger,a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids  
30638,commedia_dell'arte,Italian comedy of the 16th to 18th centuries improvised from standardized situations and stock characters  
30639,commelina,any plant of the genus Commelina  
30640,commemoration memorialization memorialisation,a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something  
30641,commemorative,an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person  
30642,commencement commencement_exercise commencement_ceremony graduation graduation_exercise,an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred  
30643,commencement_day degree_day,the day on which university degrees are conferred  
30644,commensal,either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent  
30645,commensalism,the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it  
30646,commensurateness correspondence proportionateness,the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount  
30647,comment commentary,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"  
30648,commentator reviewer,a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day  
30649,commerce,social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.  
30650,commerce commercialism mercantilism,transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)  
30651,commercial commercial_message,a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television  
30652,commercial_art,art used for commercial purposes (as in advertising)  
30653,commercial_artist,an illustrator who is supported by advertising  
30654,commercial_bank full_service_bank,a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public  
30655,commercial_bribery,bribery of a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into a transaction  
30656,commercial_credit,credit granted by a bank to a business concern for commercial purposes  
30657,commercial_document commercial_instrument,a document of or relating to commerce  
30658,commercial_enterprise,an enterprise connected with commerce  
30659,commercial_enterprise business_enterprise business,the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"  
30660,commercial_finance_company commercial_credit_company,a finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and wholesalers  
30661,commercial_letter_of_credit,a letter of credit given to a business concern for commercial purposes  
30662,commercial_paper,an unsecured and unregistered short-term obligation issued by an institutional borrower to investors who have temporarily idle cash  
30663,commercial_treaty,a treaty governing commerce between two or more nations  
30664,commercialization commercialisation,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"  
30665,commination,prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday  
30666,commination,a threat of divine punishment or vengeance  
30667,comminuted_fracture,fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed  
30668,commiseration pity ruth pathos,a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity"  
30669,commissar political_commissar,an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit  
30670,commissariat provisions provender viands victuals,a stock or supply of foods  
30671,commissary,a snack bar in a film studio  
30672,commissary,a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)  
30673,commission,the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission"  
30674,commission,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"  
30675,commission charge direction,a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"  
30676,commission commissioning,the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions  
30677,commission military_commission,an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces  
30678,commission_plan,a municipal government that combines legislative and executive authority in the members of a commission  
30679,commissionaire,a uniformed doorman  
30680,commissioned_military_officer,a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps  
30681,commissioned_naval_officer,a commissioned officer in the navy  
30682,commissioned_officer,a military officer holding a commission  
30683,commissioner,a member of a commission  
30684,commissioner,a government administrator  
30685,commissure,a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord  
30686,commitment,an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London"  
30687,commitment allegiance loyalty dedication,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"  
30688,commitment committal consignment,the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)  
30689,commitment dedication,a message that makes a pledge  
30690,committal_service,service committing a body to the grave; "the committal service will be held next Monday"  
30691,committedness commitment,the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man of energy and commitment"  
30692,committee citizens_committee,a self-constituted organization to promote something  
30693,committee commission,a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle  
30694,committee_member,a member of a committee  
30695,committeeman,a man who is a member of committee  
30696,committeewoman,a woman who is a member of a committee  
30697,commodity trade_good good,articles of commerce  
30698,commodity_brokerage,a brokerage firm dealing in commodities  
30699,commodity_exchange commodities_exchange commodities_market,an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery  
30700,commodore,a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral  
30701,common-law_marriage,a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony  
30702,common_American_shad Alosa_sapidissima,shad of Atlantic coast of North America; naturalized to Pacific coast  
30703,common_European_dogwood red_dogwood blood-twig pedwood Cornus_sanguinea,European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers  
30704,common_European_earwig Forficula_auricularia,sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs  
30705,common_European_jay Garullus_garullus,fawn-colored jay with black-and-white crest and blue-and-black wings  
30706,common_St_John's_wort tutsan Hypericum_androsaemum,deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in Spain  
30707,common_ageratum Ageratum_houstonianum,small tender herb grown for its fluffy brushlike blue to lavender blooms  
30708,common_alder European_black_alder Alnus_glutinosa Alnus_vulgaris,medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath  
30709,common_allamanda golden_trumpet Allamanda_cathartica,vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers  
30710,common_amsinckia Amsinckia_intermedia,annual of western United States with coiled spikes of yellow-orange coiled flowers  
30711,common_apricot Prunus_armeniaca,temperate zone tree bearing downy yellow to rosy fruits  
30712,common_arrowhead,a weed  
30713,common_ax common_axe Dayton_ax Dayton_axe,an ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side  
30714,common_bamboo Bambusa_vulgaris,extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped green and yellow; so widely cultivated that native area is uncertain  
30715,common_barberry European_barberry Berberis_vulgaris,upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in United States having clusters of juicy berries  
30716,common_barley Hordeum_vulgare,grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal feed and in malt beverages  
30717,common_basil sweet_basil Ocimum_basilicum,annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leaves; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs  
30718,common_bean,any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried  
30719,common_bean common_bean_plant Phaseolus_vulgaris,the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods  
30720,common_bearberry red_bearberry wild_cranberry mealberry hog_cranberry sand_berry sandberry mountain_box bear's_grape creashak Arctostaphylos_uva-ursi,evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn  
30721,common_beech European_beech Fagus_sylvatica,large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America  
30722,common_bile_duct bile_duct,a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum  
30723,common_booklouse Trogium_pulsatorium,a variety of booklouse  
30724,common_box European_box Buxus_sempervirens,large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures  
30725,common_brant_goose Branta_bernicla,the best known variety of brant goose  
30726,common_broom Scotch_broom green_broom Cytisus_scoparius,deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers  
30727,common_burdock lesser_burdock Arctium_minus,a plant that is ubiquitous in all but very acid soil; found in most of Europe and North Africa  
30728,common_buttercup Ranunculus_bulbosus,perennial Old World buttercup with golden to sulphur yellow flowers in late spring to early summer; naturalized in North America  
30729,common_calamint Calamintha_sylvatica Satureja_calamintha_officinalis,mint-scented perennial of central and southern Europe  
30730,common_camas Camassia_quamash,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  
30731,common_canary Serinus_canaria,native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song  
30732,common_caper Capparis_spinosa,prostrate spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region cultivated for its greenish flower buds which are pickled  
30733,common_cardinal_vein,the major return channels to the heart; formed by anastomosis of the anterior and posterior cardinal veins  
30734,common_carline_thistle Carlina_vulgaris,Eurasian thistle growing in sand dunes and dry chalky soils  
30735,common_carotid_artery common_carotid,runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteries  
30736,common_chickweed Stellaria_media,a common low-growing annual garden weed with small white flowers; cosmopolitan; so-called because it is eaten by chickens  
30737,common_chord triad,a three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones  
30738,common_comfrey boneset Symphytum_officinale,European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America  
30739,common_corn_salad lamb's_lettuce Valerianella_olitoria Valerianella_locusta,widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed  
30740,common_cotton_grass Eriophorum_angustifolium,having densely tufted white cottony or downlike glumes  
30741,common_daisy English_daisy Bellis_perennis,low-growing Eurasian plant with yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers  
30742,common_dandelion Taraxacum_ruderalia Taraxacum_officinale,Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North America; used as salad greens and to make wine  
30743,common_denominator,an integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions  
30744,common_denominator,an attribute that is common to all members of a category  
30745,common_divisor common_factor common_measure,an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly  
30746,common_dogbane spreading_dogbane rheumatism_weed Apocynum_androsaemifolium,North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints  
30747,common_dolphin Delphinus_delphis,black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water  
30748,common_duckweed lesser_duckweed Lemna_minor,of temperate regions except eastern Asia and Australia  
30749,common_eel freshwater_eel,eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked  
30750,common_eland Taurotragus_oryx,dark fawn-colored eland of southern and eastern Africa  
30751,common_evening_primrose German_rampion Oenothera_biennis,a coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe  
30752,common_facial_vein,vein formed by union of facial vein and the retromandibular vein and emptying into the jugular vein  
30753,common_fate law_of_common_fate,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  
30754,common_fennel Foeniculum_vulgare,strongly aromatic with a smell of aniseed; leaves and seeds used for seasoning  
30755,common_flat_pea native_holly Playlobium_obtusangulum,low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods  
30756,common_four-o'clock marvel-of-Peru Mirabilis_jalapa Mirabilis_uniflora,common garden plant of North America having fragrant red or purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon  
30757,common_foxglove fairy_bell fingerflower finger-flower fingerroot finger-root Digitalis_purpurea,tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock  
30758,common_fraction simple_fraction,the quotient of two integers  
30759,common_front,a movement in which several individuals or groups with different interests join together; "the unions presented a common front at the bargaining table"  
30760,common_garden_cress garden_pepper_cress pepper_grass pepperwort Lepidium_sativum,annual herb used as salad green and garnish  
30761,common_garter_snake Thamnophis_sirtalis,a garter snake that is widespread in North America  
30762,common_ginger Canton_ginger stem_ginger Zingiber_officinale,tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger  
30763,common_good commonweal,the good of a community  
30764,common_grape_hyacinth Muscari_neglectum,prolific species having particularly beautiful dark blue flowers  
30765,common_ground,a basis agreed to by all parties for reaching a mutual understanding  
30766,common_gum_cistus Cistus_ladanifer Cistus_ladanum,shrub having white flowers and viscid stems and leaves yielding a fragrant oleoresin used in perfumes especially as a fixative  
30767,common_heath Epacris_impressa,spindly upright shrub of southern Australia and Tasmania having white to rose or purple-red flowers  
30768,common_heath blunt-leaf_heath Epacris_obtusifolia,small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant ivory flowers  
30769,common_hop common_hops bine European_hop Humulus_lupulus,European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America  
30770,common_horehound white_horehound Marrubium_vulgare,European aromatic herb with hairy leaves and numerous white flowers in axillary cymes; leaves yield a bitter extract use medicinally and as flavoring  
30771,common_horsetail field_horsetail Equisetum_arvense,of Eurasia and Greenland and North America  
30772,common_hyacinth Hyacinthus_orientalis,widely grown for its fragrance and its white, pink, blue, or purplish flowers  
30773,common_iguana iguana Iguana_iguana,large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America  
30774,common_iliac_artery,terminal branches of the abdominal aorta  
30775,common_iliac_vein,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  
30776,common_jasmine true_jasmine jessamine Jasminum_officinale,a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea  
30777,common_juniper Juniperus_communis,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  
30778,common_kingsnake Lampropeltis_getulus,widespread in United States except northern regions; black or brown with yellow bands  
30779,common_knowledge,anything generally known to everyone  
30780,common_laburnum golden_chain golden_rain Laburnum_anagyroides,an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations  
30781,common_lady's-slipper showy_lady's-slipper showy_lady_slipper Cypripedium_reginae Cypripedium_album,pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip  
30782,common_law case_law precedent,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"  
30783,common_lilac Syringa_vulgaris,large European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowers  
30784,common_limpet Patella_vulgata,marine limpet  
30785,common_logarithm,a logarithm to the base 10  
30786,common_louse Pediculus_humanus,head or body louse  
30787,common_lynx Lynx_lynx,of northern Eurasia  
30788,common_mackerel shiner Scomber_scombrus,important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales  
30789,common_madia common_tarweed Madia_elegans,California annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower rays  
30790,common_maidenhair Venushair Venus'-hair_fern southern_maidenhair Venus_maidenhair Adiantum_capillus-veneris,delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan  
30791,common_mallow Malva_neglecta,annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in United States  
30792,common_marigold pot_marigold ruddles Scotch_marigold Calendula_officinalis,the common European annual marigold  
30793,common_matrimony_vine Duke_of_Argyll's_tea_tree Lycium_barbarum Lycium_halimifolium,deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries; southeastern Europe to China  
30794,common_measure common_meter,the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad  
30795,common_milkwort gand_flower Polygala_vulgaris,small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation  
30796,common_moonseed Canada_moonseed yellow_parilla Menispermum_canadense,a woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruits  
30797,common_morel Morchella_esculenta sponge_mushroom sponge_morel,an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges  
30798,common_morning_glory Ipomoea_purpurea,pantropical annual climbing herb with funnel-shaped blue, purple, pink or white flowers  
30799,common_morning_glory Ipomoea_tricolor,annual or perennial climbing herb of Central America having sky-blue flowers; most commonly cultivated morning glory  
30800,common_mosquito Culex_pipiens,common house mosquito  
30801,common_mugwort Artemisia_vulgaris,European tufted aromatic perennial herb having hairy red or purple stems and dark green leaves downy white below and red-brown florets  
30802,common_mullein great_mullein Aaron's_rod flannel_mullein woolly_mullein torch Verbascum_thapsus,tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches  
30803,common_multiple,an integer that is a multiple of two or more other integers  
30804,common_murre Uria_aalge,the most frequent variety of murre  
30805,common_myrtle Myrtus_communis,European shrub with white or rosy flowers followed by black berries  
30806,common_newt Triturus_vulgaris,small semiaquatic salamander  
30807,common_noun,a noun that denotes any or all members of a class  
30808,common_nutcracker Nucifraga_caryocatactes,Old World nutcracker  
30809,common_oak English_oak pedunculate_oak Quercus_robur,medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood  
30810,common_opossum Didelphis_virginiana Didelphis_marsupialis,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  
30811,common_osier hemp_willow velvet_osier Salix_viminalis,willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry  
30812,common_pitcher_plant huntsman's_cup huntsman's_cups Sarracenia_purpurea,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  
30813,common_plum Prunus_domestica,any of various widely distributed plums grown in the cooler temperate areas  
30814,common_polypody adder's_fern wall_fern golden_maidenhair golden_polypody sweet_fern Polypodium_vulgare,mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia  
30815,common_pond-skater Gerris_lacustris,a variety of water strider  
30816,common_privet Ligustrum_vulgare,deciduous semi-evergreen shrub used for hedges  
30817,common_purslane pussley pussly verdolagas Portulaca_oleracea,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  
30818,common_raccoon common_racoon coon ringtail Procyon_lotor,North American raccoon  
30819,common_ragweed Ambrosia_artemisiifolia,annual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowers; common in North America; introduced elsewhere accidentally  
30820,common_room,a sitting room (usually at school or university)  
30821,common_roundworm Ascaris_lumbricoides,intestinal parasite of humans and pigs  
30822,common_sage ramona Salvia_officinalis,shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb  
30823,common_scoter Melanitta_nigra,a variety of scoter  
30824,common_sense good_sense gumption horse_sense sense mother_wit,sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"  
30825,common_shiner silversides Notropis_cornutus,the common North American shiner  
30826,common_shrew Sorex_araneus,common American shrew  
30827,common_sickle_pine Falcatifolium_falciforme,small tropical rain forest tree of Indonesia and Malaysia  
30828,common_snapping_turtle snapper Chelydra_serpentina,large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite  
30829,common_speedwell gypsyweed Veronica_officinalis,common hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemes  
30830,common_spindle_tree Euonymus_europaeus,small erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and cathartic bark and fruit  
30831,common_spoonbill Platalea_leucorodia,pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern Africa  
30832,common_spotted_orchid Dactylorhiza_fuchsii Dactylorhiza_maculata_fuchsii,European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple  
30833,common_staghorn_fern elkhorn_fern Platycerium_bifurcatum Platycerium_alcicorne,commonly cultivated fern of Australia and southeastern Asia and Polynesia  
30834,common_starling Sturnus_vulgaris,gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide  
30835,common_stinkhorn Phallus_impudicus,a common fungus formerly used in preparing a salve for rheumatism  
30836,common_stock common_shares ordinary_shares,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"  
30837,common_stock_equivalent,preferred stock or convertible bonds or warrants that can be converted into common stock  
30838,common_sunflower mirasol Helianthus_annuus,annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America  
30839,common_teasel Dipsacus_fullonum,teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth  
30840,common_thyme Thymus_vulgaris,common aromatic garden perennial native to the western Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicine  
30841,common_time four-four_time quadruple_time common_measure,a time signature indicating four beats to the bar  
30842,common_tobacco Nicotiana_tabacum,tall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowers; cultivated for its leaves  
30843,common_touch,the property of appealing to people in general (usually by appearing to have qualities in common with them)  
30844,common_unicorn_plant devil's_claw common_devil's_claw elephant-tusk proboscis_flower ram's_horn Proboscidea_louisianica,annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak  
30845,common_valerian garden_heliotrope Valeriana_officinalis,tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally  
30846,common_vetchling meadow_pea yellow_vetchling Lathyrus_pratensis,scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage  
30847,common_wallaby Macropus_agiles,a small wallaby having a height of 30 inches  
30848,common_wart,a benign growth (often with a rough surface)  
30849,common_wasp Vespula_vulgaris,a variety of vespid wasp  
30850,common_water_snake banded_water_snake Natrix_sipedon Nerodia_sipedon,in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water  
30851,common_watercress Rorippa_nasturtium-aquaticum Nasturtium_officinale,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  
30852,common_wheat Triticum_aestivum,widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important grain  
30853,common_white_dogwood eastern_flowering_dogwood Cornus_florida,deciduous tree; celebrated for its large white or pink bracts and stunning autumn color that is followed by red berries  
30854,common_winterberry_holly,a holly shrub  
30855,common_wolffia Wolffia_columbiana,smallest flowering plants known; of the Americas  
30856,common_wood_sorrel cuckoo_bread shamrock Oxalis_acetosella,Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers  
30857,common_wormwood absinthe old_man lad's_love Artemisia_absinthium,aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe  
30858,common_year 365_days,a year that is not a leap year  
30859,common_yellowthroat Maryland_yellowthroat Geothlypis_trichas,an American warbler  
30860,common_yellowwood bastard_yellowwood Afrocarpus_falcata,medium-sized tree of South Africa  
30861,common_zebra Burchell's_zebra Equus_Burchelli,of the plains of central and eastern Africa  
30862,commonage,property held in common  
30863,commonality commonness,sharing of common attributes  
30864,commonalty commonality commons,a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank  
30865,commoner common_man common_person,a person who holds no title  
30866,commonness commonplaceness everydayness,ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace  
30867,commonness expectedness,the state of being that is commonly observed  
30868,commonplace_book,a notebook in which you enter memorabilia  
30869,commons common_land,a pasture subject to common use  
30870,commonwealth,the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)  
30871,commonwealth,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  
30872,commonwealth_country,any of the countries in the British Commonwealth  
30873,commotion din ruction ruckus rumpus tumult,the act of making a noisy disturbance  
30874,communalism,the practice of communal living and common ownership  
30875,communalism,loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole  
30876,commune,the smallest administrative district of several European countries  
30877,commune,a body of people or families living together and sharing everything  
30878,communicable_disease,a disease that can be communicated from one person to another  
30879,communicant,a person entitled to receive Communion  
30880,communicating_artery arteria_communicans,any of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle of Willis  
30881,communication,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"  
30882,communication,something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups  
30883,communication communicating,the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"  
30884,communication_system,a system for communicating  
30885,communication_system communication_equipment,facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information  
30886,communications communication_theory,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"  
30887,communications_intelligence COMINT,technical and intelligence information derived from foreign communications by other than the intended recipients  
30888,communications_satellite,an artificial satellite that relays signals back to earth; moves in a geostationary orbit  
30889,communications_technology,the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems  
30890,communicativeness,the trait of being communicative  
30891,communicator,a person who communicates with others  
30892,communion,(Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites  
30893,communion sharing,sharing thoughts and feelings  
30894,communism,a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership  
30895,communism,a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society  
30896,communist commie,a socialist who advocates communism  
30897,communist_economy,the managed economy of a communist state  
30898,community,common ownership; "they shared a community of possessions"  
30899,community,a group of nations having common interests; "they hoped to join the NATO community"  
30900,community,a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"  
30901,community,a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common; "he was well known throughout the Catholic community"; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community"; "they formed a community of scientists"  
30902,community biotic_community,(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other  
30903,community community_of_interests,agreement as to goals; "the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests"  
30904,community_center civic_center,a center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities  
30905,community_chest,a charity supported by individual subscriptions; defrays the demands on a community for social welfare  
30906,community_college,a nonresidential junior college offering a curriculum fitted to the needs of the community  
30907,community_of_scholars,the body of individuals holding advanced academic degrees  
30908,community_property,property and income belonging jointly to a married couple  
30909,community_service,an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence  
30910,community_service public_service,a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions  
30911,communization communisation,a change from private property to public property owned by the community  
30912,communization communisation,the organization of a nation of the basis of communism  
30913,commutability transmutability,the quality of being commutable  
30914,commutation,a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one  
30915,commutation commuting,the travel of a commuter  
30916,commutation re-sentencing,(law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law  
30917,commutation_ticket season_ticket,a ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of entertainments; sold at a reduced rate  
30918,commutator,switch for reversing the direction of an electric current  
30919,commute,a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work; "there is standing room only on the high-speed commute"  
30920,commuter,someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city  
30921,commuter commuter_train,a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another  
30922,commuter_traffic,traffic created by people going to or returning from work  
30923,compact compact_car,a small and economical car  
30924,compact powder_compact,a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse  
30925,compact-disk_burner CD_burner,recording equipment for making compact disks  
30926,compact_disk compact_disc CD,a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser  
30927,compaction compression concretion densification,an increase in the density of something  
30928,compactness,the consistency of a compact solid  
30929,companion,one paid to accompany or assist or live with another  
30930,companion comrade fellow familiar associate,a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"  
30931,companion fellow_traveler fellow_traveller,a traveler who accompanies you  
30932,companionability companionableness,suitability to be a companion  
30933,companionway,a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship  
30934,company,small military unit; usually two or three platoons  
30935,company,a social gathering of guests or companions; "the house was filled with company when I arrived"  
30936,company,a unit of firefighters including their equipment; "a hook-and-ladder company"  
30937,company,an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"  
30938,company companionship fellowship society,the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"  
30939,company troupe,organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"  
30940,company_man,an employee whose first loyalty is to the company rather than to fellow workers  
30941,company_name,the name by which a corporation is identified  
30942,company_operator,an operator who works for a company  
30943,company_union,a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union  
30944,comparative comparative_degree,the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'"  
30945,comparative_anatomist,anatomist who compares the anatomy of different animals  
30946,comparative_anatomy,the study of anatomical features of animals of different species  
30947,comparative_literature,study of literary works from different cultures (often in translation)  
30948,comparative_negligence,(law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff  
30949,comparative_psychology animal_psychology,the branch of psychology concerned with the behavior of animals  
30950,comparison,relation based on similarities and differences  
30951,comparison compare equivalence comparability,qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"  
30952,comparison comparing,the act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator"  
30953,compartment,a space into which an area is subdivided  
30954,compartment,a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area  
30955,compartment_pressure,the air pressure maintained in an air-tight compartment (as in an aircraft)  
30956,compartmentalization compartmentalisation,a mild state of dissociation  
30957,compass,drafting instrument used for drawing circles  
30958,compass,navigational instrument for finding directions  
30959,compass range reach grasp,the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"  
30960,compass_card mariner's_compass,compass in the form of a card that rotates so that 0 degrees or North points to magnetic north  
30961,compass_plant compass_flower,any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass  
30962,compass_point point,any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"  
30963,compass_saw,a handsaw with a narrow triangular blade for cutting curves  
30964,compassion compassionateness,a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering  
30965,compassion pity,the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it  
30966,compassionate_leave,(military) leave granted in an emergency such as family sickness or death  
30967,compatibility,a feeling of sympathetic understanding  
30968,compatibility,capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination  
30969,compatible_software,application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together  
30970,compatible_software,software that can run on different computers without modification  
30971,compatriot,a person from your own country  
30972,compendium,a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work  
30973,compensating_balance offsetting_balance,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"  
30974,compensation,(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors  
30975,compensation,something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)  
30976,compensatory_time,time off that is granted to a worker as compensation for working overtime  
30977,compere,British term for someone who introduces television acts or cabarets etc  
30978,competence competency,the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually  
30979,competence_hearing,a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense)  
30980,competition,a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers; "business competition can be fiendish at times"  
30981,competition contention rivalry,the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"  
30982,competitiveness fight,an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight"  
30983,compilation compiling,the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list); "the job of compiling the inventory took several hours"  
30984,compilation digest,something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)  
30985,compiler,a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes)  
30986,compiler compiling_program,(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program  
30987,complacency complacence self-complacency self-satisfaction,the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself; "his complacency was absolutely disgusting"  
30988,complaint,(formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow  
30989,complaint,an expression of grievance or resentment  
30990,complaint,(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based  
30991,complaisance compliance compliancy obligingness deference,a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others  
30992,complement,one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response  
30993,complement,a complete number or quantity; "a full complement"  
30994,complement,a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction  
30995,complement,either of two parts that mutually complete each other  
30996,complement accompaniment,something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish"  
30997,complement full_complement,number needed to make up a whole force; "a full complement of workers"  
30998,complement_fixation,an immune response in which an antigen-antibody combination inactivates a complement (so it is unavailable to participate in a second antigen-antibody combination)  
30999,complement_fixation_test,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  
31000,complementarity,a relation between two opposite states or principles that together exhaust the possibilities  
31001,complementarity,the interrelation of reciprocity whereby one thing supplements or depends on the other; "the complementarity of the sexes"  
31002,complementary_DNA cDNA,single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase  
31003,complementary_angles,two angles whose sum is a right angle  
31004,complementary_color complementary,either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments); "yellow and blue are complementaries"  
31005,complementary_distribution complementation,(linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts  
31006,complementary_medicine,the practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine with alternative medicine  
31007,complementation,the grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate  
31008,complete_blood_count CBC blood_profile,counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood  
31009,complete_fracture,break involving the entire width of the bone  
31010,completeness,the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed  
31011,completeness,(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  
31012,completion culmination closing windup mop_up,a concluding action  
31013,completion pass_completion,(American football) a successful forward pass in football  
31014,complex,(psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior  
31015,complex composite,a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts; "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town"  
31016,complex coordination_compound,a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated  
31017,complex_absence,an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes)  
31018,complex_conjugate,either of two complex numbers whose real parts are identical and whose imaginary parts differ only in sign  
31019,complex_fraction compound_fraction,a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator  
31020,complex_instruction_set_computing complex_instruction_set_computer CISC,(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip  
31021,complex_number complex_quantity imaginary_number imaginary,(mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1  
31022,complex_plane,a geometric representation of the complex numbers established by the real axis and the orthogonal imaginary axis; it can be thought of as a modified Cartesian plane, with the real part of a complex number represented by a displacement along the x-axis, and the imaginary part by a displacement along the y-axis  
31023,complex_sentence,a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause  
31024,complexifier,someone makes things complex  
31025,complexion,a combination that results from coupling or interlinking; "diphthongs are complexions of vowels"  
31026,complexion,a point of view or general attitude or inclination; "he altered the complexion of his times"; "a liberal political complexion"  
31027,complexion,texture and appearance of the skin of the face  
31028,complexion,(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  
31029,complexion skin_color skin_colour,the coloring of a person's face  
31030,complexity complexness,the quality of being intricate and compounded; "he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers"  
31031,complicatedness complication knottiness tortuousness,puzzling complexity  
31032,complication,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"  
31033,complication,a situation or condition that is complex or confused; "her coming was a serious complication"  
31034,complication,the act or process of complicating  
31035,complication ramification,a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"  
31036,complicity,guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense  
31037,compliment,a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration  
31038,compline complin,last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring  
31039,component constituent element,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"  
31040,component constituent element factor ingredient,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"  
31041,composer,someone who composes music as a profession  
31042,composing composition,musical creation  
31043,composite composite_plant,considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers  
31044,composite_material,strong lightweight material developed in the laboratory; fibers of more than one kind are bonded together chemically  
31045,composite_number,an integer that is divisible without remainder by at least one positive integer other than itself and one  
31046,compositeness,the property of being a composite number  
31047,composition,a mixture of ingredients  
31048,composition,something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole; "he envied the composition of their faculty"  
31049,composition composing,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"  
31050,composition paper report theme,an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"  
31051,compositor typesetter setter typographer,one who sets written material into type  
31052,compost,a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer  
31053,compost_heap compost_pile,a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost  
31054,composure calm calmness equanimity,steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"  
31055,compote fruit_compote,dessert of stewed or baked fruit  
31056,compound,a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts  
31057,compound,an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)  
31058,compound chemical_compound,(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight  
31059,compound_eye,in insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image  
31060,compound_fracture open_fracture,bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound  
31061,compound_interest,interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest  
31062,compound_leaf,a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk  
31063,compound_lens,a lens system consisting of two or more lenses on the same axis  
31064,compound_lever,a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum  
31065,compound_microscope,light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece  
31066,compound_morphology,the part of grammar that deals with combinations of simple words into compound words  
31067,compound_number,a quantity expressed in two different units; "one hour and ten minutes"  
31068,compound_pistil,consists of two or more fused carpels  
31069,compound_sentence,a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses  
31070,comprehensibility understandability,the quality of comprehensible language or thought  
31071,comprehension,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"  
31072,comprehensive_examination comprehensive comp,an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge; "she took her comps in English literature"  
31073,comprehensive_school composite_school,a large British or Canadian secondary school for children of all abilities  
31074,comprehensiveness fullness,completeness over a broad scope  
31075,compress,a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)  
31076,compressed_air,air at a pressure greater than that of the atmosphere; "compressed air is often used to power machines"  
31077,compressed_gas,gas at a high pressure that can be used as a propellant  
31078,compressibility squeezability sponginess,the property of being able to occupy less space  
31079,compression,encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required  
31080,compression compressing,applying pressure  
31081,compression condensation contraction,the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"  
31082,compression_bandage tourniquet,bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure  
31083,compression_fracture,fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae)  
31084,compressor,a mechanical device that compresses gasses  
31085,compromise,an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"  
31086,compromise via_media,a middle way between two extremes  
31087,compromise_verdict,a verdict resulting from improper compromises between jurors on material issues  
31088,compromiser,a negotiator willing to compromise; "Henry Clay was known as the Great Compromiser"  
31089,compsognathus,very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria  
31090,comptrollership,the position of comptroller  
31091,compulsion coercion,using force to cause something to occur; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to use coercion"  
31092,compulsion irresistible_impulse,an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid; "he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident"  
31093,compulsion obsession,an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly"  
31094,compulsive,a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things  
31095,compulsiveness compulsivity,the trait of acting compulsively  
31096,compulsory_process,the right of a defendant to have a court use its subpoena power to compel the appearance of material witnesses before the court  
31097,compunction remorse self-reproach,a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)  
31098,computational_linguist,someone trained in computer science and linguistics who uses computers for natural language processing  
31099,computational_linguistics,the use of computers for linguistic research and applications  
31100,computer computing_machine computing_device data_processor electronic_computer information_processing_system,a machine for performing calculations automatically  
31101,computer-aided_design CAD,software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing  
31102,computer_accessory,an accessory for a computer; "when you add in all the computer accessories you are going to need the computer gets pretty expensive"  
31103,computer_architecture,the art of assembling logical elements into a computing device; the specification of the relation between parts of a computer system  
31104,computer_architecture architecture,(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's system software"  
31105,computer_business,a business that manufactures and sells computers  
31106,computer_circuit,a circuit that is part of a computer  
31107,computer_dealer,a firm that sells and buys computers  
31108,computer_expert computer_guru,an authority on computers and computing  
31109,computer_file,(computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form  
31110,computer_game video_game,a game played against a computer  
31111,computer_graphics,the pictorial representation and manipulation of data by a computer  
31112,computer_industry,the manufacturers of computers considered collectively  
31113,computer_keyboard keypad,a keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard  
31114,computer_language computer-oriented_language machine_language machine-oriented_language,a programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers  
31115,computer_memory_unit,a unit for measuring computer memory  
31116,computer_monitor,a device that displays signals on a computer screen  
31117,computer_network,(computer science) a network of computers  
31118,computer_operation machine_operation,an elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform  
31119,computer_paper,paper folded to permit continuous printing controlled by a computer  
31120,computer_science computing,the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures  
31121,computer_scientist,a scientist who specializes in the theory of computation and the design of computers  
31122,computer_screen computer_display,a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user  
31123,computer_store,a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user  
31124,computer_system computing_system automatic_data_processing_system ADP_system ADPS,a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage  
31125,computer_technology,the activity of designing and constructing and programming computers  
31126,computer_user,a person who uses computers for work or entertainment or communication or business  
31127,computerization cybernation,the control of processes by computer  
31128,computerized_axial_tomography_scanner CAT_scanner,a tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by combining parallel planes  
31129,computerized_tomography computed_tomography CT computerized_axial_tomography computed_axial_tomography CAT,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  
31130,con,an argument opposed to a proposal  
31131,conacaste elephant's_ear Enterolobium_cyclocarpa,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  
31132,concatenation,the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series  
31133,concatenation,the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc; "it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances"  
31134,concatenation,the act of linking together as in a series or chain  
31135,concave_polygon,a polygon such that there is a straight line that cuts it in four or more points  
31136,concave_polyhedron,a polyhedron some of whose plane sections are concave polygons  
31137,concave_shape concavity incurvation incurvature,a shape that curves or bends inward  
31138,concavity concaveness,the property possessed by a concave shape  
31139,concealment concealing hiding,the activity of keeping something secret  
31140,conceit,an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things  
31141,conceit,a witty or ingenious turn of phrase; "he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit"  
31142,conceit,an artistic device or effect; "the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree"  
31143,conceit conceitedness vanity,the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride  
31144,conceivableness conceivability,the state of being conceivable  
31145,concentrate,a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water  
31146,concentrate,a concentrated example of something; "the concentrate of contemporary despair"  
31147,concentrated_fire massed_fire,fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships)  
31148,concentration,increase in density  
31149,concentration,the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume  
31150,concentration,bringing together military forces  
31151,concentration,strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material  
31152,concentration density denseness tightness compactness,the spatial property of being crowded together  
31153,concentration engrossment absorption immersion,complete attention; intense mental effort  
31154,concentration_camp,a situation characterized by crowding and extremely harsh conditions  
31155,concentration_camp stockade,a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)  
31156,concentration_gradient,a gradient in concentration of a solute as a function of distance through a solution; "the movement of a solute down its concentration gradient is called diffusion"  
31157,concentricity,the quality of having the same center (as circles inside one another)  
31158,concept conception construct,an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances  
31159,concept_album,an album whose recordings are unified by some theme (instrumental or lyrical or narrative or compositional)  
31160,conception,the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon  
31161,conceptualism,the doctrine that the application of a general term to various objects indicates the existence of a mental entity that mediates the application  
31162,conceptualization conceptualisation conceptuality,an elaborated concept  
31163,conceptualization conceptualisation formulation,inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally  
31164,concern,a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"  
31165,concern,something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern"  
31166,concern care fear,an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"  
31167,concern worry headache vexation,something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"  
31168,concert,a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging  
31169,concert-goer music_lover,someone who attends concerts  
31170,concert_band military_band,a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instruments  
31171,concert_grand concert_piano,a grand piano suitable for concert performances  
31172,concert_hall,a hall where concerts are given  
31173,concert_pitch philharmonic_pitch international_pitch,the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C  
31174,concertina,coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle  
31175,concertina,free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds  
31176,concertinist,a person who plays the concertina  
31177,concerto,a composition for orchestra and a soloist  
31178,concerto_grosso,a baroque composition for orchestra and a group of solo instruments  
31179,concession,a point conceded or yielded; "they won all the concessions they asked for"  
31180,concession conceding yielding,the act of conceding or yielding  
31181,concession grant,a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"  
31182,concessionaire concessioner,someone who holds or operates a concession  
31183,conch,any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip  
31184,concha,(anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape  
31185,conchfish Astropogon_stellatus,found in West Indies; lives in mantle cavity of a living conch  
31186,conchologist,a collector and student of mollusc shells  
31187,conchology shell_collecting,the collection and study of mollusc shells  
31188,concierge,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  
31189,conciliation,the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled; "there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed"  
31190,conciliation,any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration  
31191,conciliator make-peace pacifier peacemaker reconciler,someone who tries to bring peace  
31192,conciseness concision pithiness succinctness,terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words  
31193,conclave,a confidential or secret meeting  
31194,conclusion,a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty"  
31195,conclusion,an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion"  
31196,conclusion end close closing ending,the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."  
31197,conclusion ratiocination,the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)  
31198,concoction,an occurrence of an unusual mixture; "it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction"  
31199,concoction,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"  
31200,concoction mixture intermixture,any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"  
31201,concomitance,occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another  
31202,concordance,an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts  
31203,concourse,a wide hallway in a building where people can walk  
31204,concourse confluence,a coming together of people  
31205,concrete,a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water  
31206,concrete_jungle,an area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant  
31207,concrete_mixer cement_mixer,a machine with a large revolving drum in which cement is mixed with other materials to make concrete  
31208,concreteness,the quality of being concrete (not abstract)  
31209,concretion,the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys)  
31210,concretism concrete_representation,a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms  
31211,concubinage,cohabitation without being legally married  
31212,concubine courtesan doxy paramour,a woman who cohabits with an important man  
31213,concurrence coincidence conjunction co-occurrence,the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable"  
31214,concurrence concurrency,agreement of results or opinions  
31215,concurrence concurrency,acting together, as agents or circumstances or events  
31216,concurrence meeting_of_minds,a state of cooperation  
31217,concurrent_negligence,(law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately  
31218,concurrent_operation,two or more operations performed at the same time (or within a give interval)  
31219,concurring_opinion,an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning  
31220,concussion,injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness  
31221,concussion,any violent blow  
31222,condemnation,the condition of being strongly disapproved of; "he deserved nothing but condemnation"  
31223,condemnation,(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)  
31224,condensate,a product of condensation  
31225,condensation,the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state  
31226,condensation,(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams  
31227,condensation abridgement abridgment capsule,a shortened version of a written work  
31228,condensation condensate,atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold  
31229,condensation_pump diffusion_pump,vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum  
31230,condensed_milk,sweetened evaporated milk  
31231,condenser,an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid  
31232,condenser,a hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat  
31233,condenser optical_condenser,lens used to concentrate light on an object  
31234,condenser_microphone capacitor_microphone condenser_mike capacitor_mike,microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves  
31235,condensing condensation,the act of increasing the density of something  
31236,condescension condescendingness,affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank; "the queen's condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable"  
31237,condescension disdain patronage,a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient  
31238,condescension superciliousness disdainfulness,the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior  
31239,condiment,a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment; "mustard and ketchup are condiments"  
31240,condition,an illness, disease, or other medical problem; "a heart condition"; "a skin condition"  
31241,condition,a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition"  
31242,condition experimental_condition,the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition  
31243,condition precondition stipulation,an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else  
31244,condition shape,the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')  
31245,condition status,a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"  
31246,condition strings term,(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"  
31247,conditional_contract,a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations  
31248,conditional_probability contingent_probability,the probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurred  
31249,conditional_reflex conditioned_reflex acquired_reflex conditional_reaction conditioned_reaction conditional_response conditioned_response,an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus  
31250,conditional_sale,a security interest taken by the seller in return for credit  
31251,conditional_sale,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)  
31252,conditionality,the state of being conditional  
31253,conditioned_avoidance conditioned_avoidance_response,a conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulus  
31254,conditioned_emotional_response CER conditioned_emotion,an emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning  
31255,conditioned_stimulus,the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response  
31256,conditioner,a trainer of athletes  
31257,conditioner,a substance used in washing (clothing or hair) to make things softer  
31258,conditioner,exercise that conditions the body; "farm work can be a good conditioner"  
31259,conditioning,a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment  
31260,conditions,the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process; "there were wide variations in the conditions of observation"  
31261,conditions,the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare; "hazardous working conditions"; "harsh living conditions"  
31262,condolence commiseration,an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences"  
31263,condom rubber safety safe prophylactic,contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse  
31264,condominium,housing consisting of a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in which each unit is individually owned  
31265,condominium condo,one of the dwelling units in a condominium  
31266,condonation,a pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred  
31267,condor,the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere  
31268,conductance,a material's capacity to conduct electricity; measured as the reciprocal of electrical resistance  
31269,conductance_unit,a measure of a material's ability to conduct an electrical charge  
31270,conducting,the way of administering a business  
31271,conducting,the direction of an orchestra or choir; "he does not use a baton for conducting"  
31272,conduction conductivity,the transmission of heat or electricity or sound  
31273,conduction_anesthesia conduction_anaesthesia nerve_block_anesthesia nerve_block_anaesthesia block_anesthesia block_anaesthesia,anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve  
31274,conduction_aphasia associative_aphasia,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  
31275,conductive_hearing_loss conduction_deafness middle-ear_deafness,hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear  
31276,conductor,a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat  
31277,conductor,the person who collects fares on a public conveyance  
31278,conductor,a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.  
31279,conductor music_director director,the person who leads a musical group  
31280,conductress,a woman conductor  
31281,conduit,a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits"  
31282,condylar_process condyloid_process mandibular_condyle,the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull  
31283,condyle,a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone  
31284,condylion,the craniometric point at the tip of the mandibular condyle  
31285,cone,any cone-shaped artifact  
31286,cone cone_cell retinal_cone,a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color  
31287,cone conoid cone_shape,a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point  
31288,cone strobilus strobile,cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts  
31289,cone_clutch cone_friction_clutch,a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped  
31290,cone_pepper Capsicum_annuum_conoides,plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental  
31291,coneflower,any of various plants of the genus Rudbeckia cultivated for their large usually yellow daisies with prominent central cones  
31292,coneflower,a wildflower of the genus Ratibida  
31293,coneflower,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  
31294,conenose cone-nosed_bug conenose_bug big_bedbug kissing_bug,large bloodsucking bug  
31295,coney Epinephelus_fulvus,black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins  
31296,confabulation,(psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered  
31297,confection concoction,the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components  
31298,confectioner candymaker,someone who makes candies and other sweets  
31299,confectionery,candy and other sweets considered collectively; "the business decided to concentrate on confectionery and soft drinks"  
31300,confectionery,the occupation and skills of a confectioner  
31301,confectionery confectionary candy_store,a confectioner's shop  
31302,confederate collaborator henchman partner_in_crime,someone who assists in a plot  
31303,confederation alliance,the act of forming an alliance or confederation  
31304,confederation confederacy federation,a union of political organizations  
31305,conferee,a person on whom something is bestowed; "six honorary were conferred; the conferees were..."  
31306,conferee,a member of a conference  
31307,conference,a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)  
31308,conference group_discussion,a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic  
31309,conference_call,a telephone call in which more than two people participate  
31310,conference_center conference_house,a center where conferences can be conducted  
31311,conference_room,a room in which a conference can be held  
31312,conference_table council_table council_board,the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting  
31313,conferrer,someone who converses or confers (as in a conference)  
31314,conferva,any of various algae of the genus Tribonema; algae with branching filaments that form scum in still or stagnant fresh water  
31315,confervoid_algae,algae resembling confervae especially in having branching filaments  
31316,confession,an admission of misdeeds or faults  
31317,confession,a public declaration of your faith  
31318,confession,the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)  
31319,confession,a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party  
31320,confession,(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution  
31321,confession_of_judgment confession_of_judgement cognovit_judgment cognovit_judgement,a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings  
31322,confessional,a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions  
31323,confessor,someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves)  
31324,confessor,a priest who hears confession and gives absolution  
31325,confetti,small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)  
31326,confidant intimate,someone to whom private matters are confided  
31327,confidante,a female confidant  
31328,confidence,a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy"  
31329,confidence,a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"  
31330,confidence,a secret that is confided or entrusted to another; "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences"  
31331,confidence trust,a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"  
31332,confidence_man con_man con_artist,a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim  
31333,confidential_adviser-advisee_relation,the responsibility of a confidential adviser to act in the best interest of the advisee  
31334,confidentiality,the state of being secret; "you must respect the confidentiality of your client's communications"  
31335,confidentiality,discretion in keeping secret information  
31336,configuration constellation,an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time"  
31337,confinement,the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"  
31338,confinement,the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them  
31339,confines,a bounded scope; "he stayed within the confines of the city"  
31340,confirmation,information that confirms or verifies  
31341,confirmation,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  
31342,confirmation,a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church  
31343,confirmation verification check substantiation,additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"  
31344,confirmation_hearing,a hearing held by the US Senate to gather information on whether to approve or reject candidates for high federal office who are nominated by the president  
31345,confiscation arrogation,seizure by the government  
31346,confit,a piece of meat (especially a duck) cooked slowly in its own fat  
31347,confiture,preserved or candied fruit  
31348,conflagration inferno,a very intense and uncontrolled fire  
31349,conflict,a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"  
31350,conflict,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"  
31351,conflict,opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"  
31352,conflict,an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"  
31353,conflict struggle battle,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"  
31354,conflict_of_interest,a situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests  
31355,confluence conflux merging,a flowing together  
31356,confluence meeting,a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers"  
31357,conformal_projection orthomorphic_projection,a map projection in which a small area is rendered in its true shape  
31358,conformation,a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing  
31359,conformational_entropy,entropy calculated from the probability that a state could be reached by chance alone  
31360,conformist,someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters)  
31361,conformity conformance,correspondence in form or appearance  
31362,conformity conformation compliance abidance,acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices"  
31363,conformity conformism,orthodoxy in thoughts and belief  
31364,confrontation,a bold challenge  
31365,confrontation,discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions  
31366,confrontation,a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison  
31367,confrontation encounter showdown face-off,a hostile disagreement face-to-face  
31368,confrontation opposition,the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"  
31369,confusion,disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably; "the army retreated in confusion"  
31370,confusion,an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel"  
31371,confusion discombobulation,a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused  
31372,confusion mental_confusion confusedness muddiness disarray,a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"  
31373,confusion mix-up,a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"  
31374,confutation,the speech act of refuting conclusively  
31375,confutation,evidence that refutes conclusively  
31376,conga,music composed for dancing the conga  
31377,conga,a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file  
31378,conga_line,a line of people in single file performing the conga dance  
31379,conge congee,(architecture) a concave molding  
31380,conge congee,formal permission to depart; "he gave me his conge"  
31381,conge congee,an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal  
31382,congealment congelation,the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing  
31383,congee jook,a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast  
31384,congener,a minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character  
31385,congener,a whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another; "lard was also used, though its congener, butter, was more frequently employed"; "the American shopkeeper differs from his European congener"  
31386,congeniality,a congenial disposition  
31387,congenialness congeniality,compatibility between persons  
31388,congenital_afibrinogenemia,a rare congenital disorder of blood coagulation in which no fibrinogen is found in the blood plasma  
31389,congenital_heart_defect,a birth defect involving the heart  
31390,conger conger_eel,large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food  
31391,congestion,excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part  
31392,congestion over-crowding,excessive crowding; "traffic congestion"  
31393,congestive_heart_failure,inability to pump enough blood to avoid congestion in the tissues  
31394,conglomerate empire,a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization  
31395,conglomeration conglobation,a rounded spherical form  
31396,conglomeration conglobation,an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass  
31397,congo_copal congo_gum,copal found usually as a fossil  
31398,congo_red,a red-brown azo dye especially as a chemical pH indicator (congo red is red in basic and blue in acidic solutions)  
31399,congou congo congou_tea English_breakfast_tea,black tea grown in China  
31400,congratulation felicitation,(usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another; "I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage"  
31401,congratulation felicitation,the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration  
31402,congregant,a member of a congregation (especially that of a church or synagogue)  
31403,congregation,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"  
31404,congregation congregating,the act of congregating  
31405,congregation fold faithful,a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church  
31406,congress,a national legislative assembly  
31407,congress,a meeting of elected or appointed representatives  
31408,congress_boot congress_shoe congress_gaiter,an ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sides  
31409,congressional_district,a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives  
31410,congressman congresswoman representative,a member of the United States House of Representatives  
31411,congruity congruousness congruence,the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate  
31412,conic_projection conical_projection,a map projection of the globe onto a cone with its point over one of the earth's poles  
31413,conic_section conic,(geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone  
31414,conical_buoy nun nun_buoy,a buoy resembling a cone  
31415,conidiophore,a specialized fungal hypha that produces conidia  
31416,conidium conidiospore,an asexually produced fungal spore formed on a conidiophore  
31417,conifer coniferous_tree,any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones  
31418,conima,a gum resin from the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum  
31419,conjecture,reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence  
31420,conjugal_right,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  
31421,conjugal_visitation_right conjugal_visitation,the legal right in a prison for the inmate and spouse to have sexual intercourse  
31422,conjugate_solution conjugate,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  
31423,conjugated_protein compound_protein,a protein complex combining amino acids with other substances  
31424,conjugation,the inflection of verbs  
31425,conjugation,the complete set of inflected forms of a verb  
31426,conjugation,a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms  
31427,conjunction,the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction  
31428,conjunction alignment,(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac  
31429,conjunction conjunctive connective continuative,an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences  
31430,conjunctiva,a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid  
31431,conjunctival_veins venae_conjunctivales,veins draining the conjunctiva  
31432,conjunctivitis pinkeye,inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye  
31433,conjuncture,a critical combination of events or circumstances  
31434,conjurer conjuror conjure_man,a witch doctor who practices conjury  
31435,conjuring conjuration conjury invocation,calling up a spirit or devil  
31436,conk,informal term for the nose  
31437,connecting_flight,a flight with an intermediate stop and a change of aircraft (possibly a change of airlines)  
31438,connecting_rod,a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft)  
31439,connecting_room,a hotel room that shares a wall with an adjoining room and is connected by a private door  
31440,connection,(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"  
31441,connection,a supplier (especially of narcotics)  
31442,connection connexion,shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"  
31443,connection connexion connectedness,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"  
31444,connection connexion connector connecter connective,an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"  
31445,connection connexion link,a connecting shape  
31446,connection link connectedness,the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable"  
31447,connective_tissue,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  
31448,connectivity,the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections  
31449,conning_tower,an armored pilothouse on a warship  
31450,conning_tower,a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting  
31451,connivance collusion,agreement on a secret plot  
31452,connivance secret_approval tacit_consent,(law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing  
31453,connoisseur cognoscente,an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts  
31454,connotation,an idea that is implied or suggested  
31455,conodont,the tiny fossil cone-shaped tooth of a primitive vertebrate of order Conodonta  
31456,conodont,small (2 inches long) 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  
31457,conqueror vanquisher,someone who is victorious by force of arms  
31458,conquest,success in mastering something difficult; "the conquest of space"  
31459,conquest conquering subjection subjugation,the act of conquering  
31460,conquistador,an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)  
31461,consanguinity blood_kinship cognation,(anthropology) related by blood  
31462,conscience,a feeling of shame when you do something immoral; "he has no conscience about his cruelty"  
31463,conscience,conformity to one's own sense of right conduct; "a person of unflagging conscience"  
31464,conscience scruples moral_sense sense_of_right_and_wrong,motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions  
31465,conscience_money,payment made voluntarily to reduce guilt over dishonest dealings  
31466,conscientious_objector CO,one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience  
31467,conscientiousness,the quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience  
31468,conscientiousness painstakingness,the trait of being painstaking and careful  
31469,consciousness,an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness"  
31470,conscription muster draft selective_service,compulsory military service  
31471,consecration,a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); "his consecration to study"  
31472,consecration,(religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church"  
31473,consensus,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"  
31474,consent,permission to do something; "he indicated his consent"  
31475,consent_decree,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  
31476,consequence aftermath,the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual  
31477,consequence effect outcome result event issue upshot,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"  
31478,consequence import moment,having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence"  
31479,conservancy,a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river  
31480,conservancy,the official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc.  
31481,conservation,(physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations  
31482,conservation,the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources  
31483,conservation preservation,an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change  
31484,conservation_of_charge conservation_of_electricity,the principle that the total electric charge of a system remains constant despite changes inside the system  
31485,conservation_of_energy law_of_conservation_of_energy first_law_of_thermodynamics,the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes  
31486,conservation_of_mass conservation_of_matter law_of_conservation_of_mass law_of_conservation_of_matter,a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system  
31487,conservation_of_momentum,the principle that the total linear momentum in a closed system is constant and is not affected by processes occurring inside the system  
31488,conservatism conservativism,a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes  
31489,conservative conservativist,a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas  
31490,conservator,someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person  
31491,conservator-ward_relation,the responsibility of a conservator to act in the best interests of the ward  
31492,conservatory,the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts  
31493,conservatory conservatoire,a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts  
31494,conservatory hothouse indoor_garden,a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner  
31495,conserve preserve conserves preserves,fruit preserved by cooking with sugar  
31496,consideration,a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour"  
31497,consideration,the process of giving careful thought to something  
31498,consideration considerateness thoughtfulness,kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings"  
31499,consideration thoughtfulness,a considerate and thoughtful act  
31500,consignee,the person to whom merchandise is delivered over  
31501,consigner consignor,the person who delivers over or commits merchandise  
31502,consignment,the delivery of goods for sale or disposal  
31503,consistency,logical coherence and accordance with the facts; "a rambling argument that lacked any consistency"  
31504,consistency,(logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another  
31505,consistency consistence,a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts  
31506,consistency consistence substance body,the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"  
31507,consistory,a church tribunal or governing body  
31508,consolation comfort solace,the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her"  
31509,consolation solace solacement,the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him"  
31510,console,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)  
31511,console,an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture); "the bust of Napoleon stood on a console"  
31512,console_table console,a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall  
31513,consolidation,something that has consolidated into a compact mass; "he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath"  
31514,consolidation,combining into a solid mass  
31515,consolidation integration,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"  
31516,consomme,clear soup usually of beef or veal or chicken  
31517,consonance consonant_rhyme,the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words  
31518,consonance harmoniousness,the property of sounding harmonious  
31519,consonant,a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant  
31520,consonant,a speech sound that is not a vowel  
31521,consonant_system consonantal_system,the system of consonants used in a particular language  
31522,consort,the husband or wife of a reigning monarch  
31523,consortium pool syndicate,an association of companies for some definite purpose  
31524,conspecific,an organism belonging to the same species as another organism  
31525,conspectus,an overall summary  
31526,conspicuous_consumption,buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth  
31527,conspicuousness,the state of being conspicuous  
31528,conspicuousness,high visibility  
31529,conspiracy cabal,a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)  
31530,conspiracy confederacy,a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose  
31531,conspiracy confederacy,a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act  
31532,conspiracy_of_silence,a conspiracy not to talk about some situation or event; "there was a conspiracy of silence about police brutality"  
31533,conspirator coconspirator plotter machinator,a member of a conspiracy  
31534,constable,a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff  
31535,constable police_constable,a police officer of the lowest rank  
31536,constancy,faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity)  
31537,constancy perceptual_constancy,(psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation  
31538,constancy stability,the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation; "early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds"  
31539,constant,a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context; "the velocity of light is a constant"  
31540,constant constant_quantity invariable,a quantity that does not vary  
31541,constantan Eureka,an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire  
31542,constellation,a configuration of stars as seen from the earth  
31543,constipation irregularity,irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis  
31544,constituency,the body of voters who elect a representative for their area  
31545,constituent,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"  
31546,constituent grammatical_constituent,(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction  
31547,constitution composition physical_composition makeup make-up,the way in which someone or something is composed  
31548,constitution establishment formation organization organisation,the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"  
31549,constitutional,a regular walk taken as a form of exercise  
31550,constitutionalism,a constitutional system of government (usually with a written constitution)  
31551,constitutionalism,advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles  
31552,constitutionalist,an advocate of constitutional government  
31553,constraint,the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others  
31554,constraint restraint,the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint"  
31555,constriction,the action or process of compressing  
31556,constriction bottleneck chokepoint,a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel  
31557,constriction coarctation,tight or narrow compression  
31558,constriction tightness,a tight feeling in some part of the body; "he felt a constriction in her chest"; "she felt an alarming tightness in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat"  
31559,constrictor,any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils  
31560,construal,an interpretation of the meaning of something; the act of construing  
31561,construction,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"  
31562,construction building,the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"  
31563,construction building,the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"  
31564,construction grammatical_construction expression,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"  
31565,construction mental_synthesis,the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought  
31566,construction twist,an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"  
31567,construction_industry housing_industry,an industry that builds housing  
31568,construction_paper,paper suitable for drawing and making cutouts  
31569,construction_worker hard_hat,a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc.  
31570,constructive_fraud legal_fraud,comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence  
31571,constructive_possession,(law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it  
31572,constructive_trust involuntary_trust,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  
31573,constructiveness,the quality of serving to build or improve  
31574,constructivism,an abstractionist artistic movement in Russia after World War I; industrial materials were used to construct nonrepresentational objects  
31575,constructivist,an artist of the school of constructivism  
31576,consubstantiation,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  
31577,consuetude,a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law  
31578,consuetudinary consuetudinal,a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order)  
31579,consul,a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country  
31580,consulate,diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul  
31581,consulship,the post of consul  
31582,consultancy,the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field; "a business management consultancy"  
31583,consultation,a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; "frequent consultations with his lawyer"; "a consultation of several medical specialists"  
31584,consultation audience interview,a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"  
31585,consulting_firm consulting_company,a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee  
31586,consulting_service,service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.)  
31587,consumer,a person who uses goods or services  
31588,consumer_credit,a line of credit extended for personal or household use  
31589,consumer_finance_company small_loan_company,a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan  
31590,consumer_goods,goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption  
31591,consumer_price_index CPI cost-of-living_index,an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer  
31592,consumer_research,marketing research that yields information about the motives and needs of different classes of consumers  
31593,consumerism,the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial  
31594,consumerism,a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers  
31595,consummation,the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse  
31596,consummation,the act of bringing to completion or fruition  
31597,consumption economic_consumption usance use use_of_goods_and_services,(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"  
31598,consumption ingestion intake uptake,the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)  
31599,consumption using_up expenditure,the act of consuming something  
31600,consumptive lunger tubercular,a person with pulmonary tuberculosis  
31601,contact,the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"  
31602,contact,close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"  
31603,contact contact_lens,a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication  
31604,contact impinging striking,the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"  
31605,contact middleman,a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"  
31606,contact physical_contact,the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"  
31607,contact tangency,(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"  
31608,contact touch,a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues"  
31609,contact_dermatitis,a delayed type of allergic reaction of the skin resulting from skin contact with a specific allergen (such as poison ivy)  
31610,contact_microphone contact_mike,a microphone designed to be used in contact with a source of sound (or with a resonating surface)  
31611,contact_print,a print made by exposing a photosensitive surface to direct contact with a photographic negative  
31612,contact_sport,a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players  
31613,contadino,an Italian farmer  
31614,contagion infection,the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people; "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"  
31615,contagious_disease contagion,any disease easily transmitted by contact  
31616,container,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)  
31617,container_ship containership container_vessel,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"  
31618,containerful,the quantity that a container will hold  
31619,containment,a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully; "containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975"  
31620,containment,(physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor  
31621,containment,the act of containing; keeping something from spreading; "the containment of the AIDS epidemic"; "the containment of the rebellion"  
31622,contaminant contamination,a substance that contaminates  
31623,contamination pollution,the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors  
31624,contamination taint,the state of being contaminated  
31625,contemplation,a long and thoughtful observation  
31626,contemplation reflection reflexion rumination musing thoughtfulness,a calm, lengthy, intent consideration  
31627,contemplative,a person devoted to the contemplative life  
31628,contemporaneity contemporaneousness,the quality of belonging to the same period of time  
31629,contemporary coeval,a person of nearly the same age as another  
31630,contempt,a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body  
31631,contempt disdain scorn despite,lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"  
31632,contempt disrespect,a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous  
31633,contempt scorn,open disrespect for a person or thing  
31634,contempt_of_Congress,deliberate obstruction of the operation of the federal legislative branch  
31635,contempt_of_court,disrespect for the rules of a court of law  
31636,contemptuousness,the manifestation of scorn and contempt; "every subordinate sensed his contemptuousness and hated him in return"  
31637,content,the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.  
31638,content cognitive_content mental_object,the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned  
31639,content contents,(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something; "he emptied the contents of his pockets"; "the two groups were similar in content"  
31640,content_word open-class_word,a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned  
31641,contentedness content,the state of being contented with your situation in life; "he relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their heart's content"  
31642,contention,a point asserted as part of an argument  
31643,contentment,happiness with one's situation in life  
31644,contents table_of_contents,a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start  
31645,contest,a struggle between rivals  
31646,contest competition,an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants  
31647,contestant,a person who participates in competitions  
31648,contestee,a winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contested  
31649,contester,someone who contests an outcome (of a race or an election etc.)  
31650,context circumstance setting,the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"  
31651,context linguistic_context context_of_use,discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation  
31652,contextual_definition,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'"  
31653,contextualism,any doctrine emphasizing the importance of the context in solving problems or establishing the meaning of terms  
31654,continence,voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge  
31655,continence continency,the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters  
31656,continent,one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"  
31657,continental_breakfast petit_dejeuner,a breakfast that usually includes a roll and coffee or tea  
31658,continental_divide,the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico)  
31659,continental_drift,the gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics)  
31660,continental_glacier,a glacier that spreads out from a central mass of ice  
31661,continental_shelf,the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent  
31662,continental_slope bathyal_zone bathyal_district,the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone  
31663,contingency,the state of being contingent on something  
31664,contingency_fee,a fee that is payable only if the outcome is successful (as for an attorney's services)  
31665,contingency_procedure,an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises  
31666,contingent,a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"  
31667,contingent detail,a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"  
31668,continuance continuation,the act of continuing an activity without interruption  
31669,continuant_consonant continuant,consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract  
31670,continued_fraction,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  
31671,continuing_education,a program of instruction designed primarily for adult students who participate part-time  
31672,continuing_trespass,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"  
31673,continuity,uninterrupted connection or union  
31674,continuity,a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot  
31675,continuity persistence,the property of a continuous and connected period of time  
31676,continuousness ceaselessness incessancy incessantness,the quality of something that continues without end or interruption  
31677,continuum,a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts  
31678,conto,1 conto equals 1,000 escudos in Portugal  
31679,contortion deformation,the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)  
31680,contortionist,an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions  
31681,contour,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"  
31682,contour contour_line,a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height  
31683,contour_feather,feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape  
31684,contour_language,a tone language that uses pitch changes  
31685,contour_map relief_map,a map having contour lines through points of equal elevation  
31686,contraband,goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law  
31687,contrabassoon contrafagotto double_bassoon,the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family  
31688,contraception contraceptive_method,birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery  
31689,contraceptive preventive preventative contraceptive_device prophylactic_device birth_control_device,an agent or device intended to prevent conception  
31690,contract,a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law  
31691,contract contract_bridge,a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid  
31692,contract declaration,(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make  
31693,contract_killing,a murder carried out on agreement with a hired killer  
31694,contract_law,that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts  
31695,contract_offer,offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate  
31696,contractile_organ contractor,a bodily organ that contracts  
31697,contractility,the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter  
31698,contraction,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'"  
31699,contraction,the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope  
31700,contraction muscular_contraction muscle_contraction,(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)  
31701,contractor,(law) a party to a contract  
31702,contractor,someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things  
31703,contractor declarer,the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps  
31704,contracture,an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle  
31705,contradiction,opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas  
31706,contradiction,the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"  
31707,contradiction contradiction_in_terms,(logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"  
31708,contradictoriness,the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist  
31709,contradictory,two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time  
31710,contradistinction,a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting"  
31711,contrail condensation_trail,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  
31712,contraindication,(medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment  
31713,contralto,a woman singer having a contralto voice  
31714,contralto alto,the lowest female singing voice  
31715,contrapuntist,a composer who specializes in counterpoint  
31716,contrarian,an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors  
31717,contrariety,the relation between contraries  
31718,contrariness perversity perverseness,deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline  
31719,contrary,exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"  
31720,contrary,a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false  
31721,contrast,the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors  
31722,contrast,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)  
31723,contrast,the act of distinguishing by comparing differences  
31724,contrast direct_contrast,the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to"; "by contrast"  
31725,contrast_medium contrast_material,a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills  
31726,contretemps,an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman"  
31727,contribution,an amount of money contributed; "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest"  
31728,contribution,a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story  
31729,contribution donation,a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause  
31730,contribution donation,act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity  
31731,contribution part share,the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work"  
31732,contributor,a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book  
31733,contributory_negligence,(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"  
31734,contrivance,an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"  
31735,contrivance,the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"  
31736,contrivance stratagem dodge,an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"  
31737,control,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"  
31738,control,a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance  
31739,control,the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls"  
31740,control,power to direct or determine; "under control"  
31741,control,(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"  
31742,control,the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"  
31743,control controller,a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her"  
31744,control_account,an account that shows totals of amounts entered in a subsidiary ledger  
31745,control_center,the operational center for a group of related activities; "the general in command never left the control center"  
31746,control_character ASCII_control_character,ASCII characters to indicate carriage return or tab or backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at the same time  
31747,control_circuit negative_feedback_circuit,a feedback circuit that subtracts from the input  
31748,control_condition control,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"  
31749,control_experiment,an experiment designed to control for variables affecting the results of another experiment  
31750,control_freak,someone with a compulsive desire to exert control over situations and people  
31751,control_key command_key,(computer science) the key on a computer keyboard that is used (in combination with some other key) to type control characters  
31752,control_operation control_function,an operation that controls the recording or processing or transmission of interpretation of data; "a control operation started the data processing"  
31753,control_panel instrument_panel control_board board panel,electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"  
31754,control_rod,a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction  
31755,control_room,a room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio)  
31756,control_stock,shares owned by shareholders who have a controlling interest  
31757,control_system,a system for controlling the operation of another system  
31758,control_tower,a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport  
31759,controlled_substance,a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law  
31760,controllership,the position of controller  
31761,controlling_interest,ownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting shares  
31762,controversy contention contestation disputation disceptation tilt argument arguing,a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"  
31763,contumacy,willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court  
31764,contumacy,obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority  
31765,contusion,the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion"  
31766,conurbation urban_sprawl sprawl,an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities  
31767,convalescence recuperation recovery,gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury  
31768,convalescent,a person who is recovering from illness  
31769,convection,(meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere  
31770,convection,the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion  
31771,convector,a space heater that transfers heat to the surrounding air by convection  
31772,convener,the member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings  
31773,convenience,the state of being suitable or opportune; "chairs arranged for his own convenience"  
31774,convenience,the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan"  
31775,convenience_food,any packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and easily as by thawing or heating  
31776,convenience_store,a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers  
31777,convent,a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together  
31778,convent,a religious residence especially for nuns  
31779,conventicle,a secret unauthorized meeting for religious worship  
31780,conventicle meetinghouse,a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers)  
31781,convention,a large formal assembly; "political convention"  
31782,convention,(diplomacy) an international agreement  
31783,convention convening,the act of convening  
31784,convention normal pattern rule formula,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"  
31785,conventionality,conformity with conventional thought and behavior  
31786,conventionality,unoriginality as a result of being too conventional  
31787,conventionality convention conventionalism,orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional  
31788,conventionalization conventionalisation,the act of conventionalizing; conforming to a conventional style  
31789,conventioneer,someone who attends a convention  
31790,convergence,the occurrence of two or more things coming together  
31791,convergence convergency,the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit  
31792,convergence converging convergency,the act of converging (coming closer)  
31793,convergent_thinking,thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution)  
31794,converging_lens convex_lens,lens such that a beam of light passing through it is brought to a point or focus  
31795,conversation,the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.  
31796,conversation_piece,something interesting that stimulates conversation  
31797,conversation_stopper stopper,a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply  
31798,conversationalist conversationist schmoozer,someone skilled at conversation  
31799,converse,a proposition obtained by conversion  
31800,conversion,(psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis  
31801,conversion,a change of religion; "his conversion to the Catholic faith"  
31802,conversion,interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition  
31803,conversion,a change in the units or form of an expression: "conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade"  
31804,conversion,act of exchanging one type of money or security for another  
31805,conversion,the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another  
31806,conversion,a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown  
31807,conversion rebirth spiritual_rebirth,a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life  
31808,conversion transition changeover,an event that results in a transformation  
31809,conversion_disorder conversion_reaction conversion_hysteria,a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause)  
31810,conversion_factor,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  
31811,convert,a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief  
31812,converter convertor,a device for changing one substance or form or state into another  
31813,convertibility,the quality of being exchangeable (especially the ability to convert a currency into gold or other currencies without restriction)  
31814,convertible,a car that has top that can be folded or removed  
31815,convertible convertible_security,a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock)  
31816,convertible sofa_bed,a sofa that can be converted into a bed  
31817,convertible_bond,a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions  
31818,convex_polygon,a polygon such that no side extended cuts any other side or vertex; it can be cut by a straight line in at most two points  
31819,convex_polyhedron,a polyhedron any plane section of which is a convex polygon  
31820,convex_shape convexity,a shape that curves or bulges outward  
31821,convexity convexness,the property possessed by a convex shape  
31822,conveyance,document effecting a property transfer  
31823,conveyance conveyance_of_title conveyancing conveying,act of transferring property title from one person to another  
31824,conveyance imparting impartation,the transmission of information  
31825,conveyance transport,something that serves as a means of transportation  
31826,conveyancer,a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties  
31827,conveyer conveyor,a person who conveys (carries or transmits); "the conveyer of good tidings"  
31828,conveyer_belt conveyor_belt conveyer conveyor transporter,a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)  
31829,convict,a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense  
31830,convict con inmate yard_bird yardbird,a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison  
31831,conviction judgment_of_conviction condemnation sentence,(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"  
31832,conviction strong_belief article_of_faith,an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence  
31833,convincingness,the power of argument or evidence to cause belief  
31834,conviviality joviality,a jovial nature  
31835,convocation,a group gathered in response to a summons  
31836,convocation calling_together,the act of convoking  
31837,convolution,the action of coiling or twisting or winding together  
31838,convolvulus,any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus  
31839,convoy,a procession of land vehicles traveling together  
31840,convoy,a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships  
31841,convoy,the act of escorting while in transit  
31842,convulsion,violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles  
31843,convulsion,a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval  
31844,convulsion turmoil upheaval,a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market"  
31845,coo,the sound made by a pigeon  
31846,cook,someone who cooks food  
31847,cookbook cookery_book,a book of recipes and cooking directions  
31848,cooker,a utensil for cooking  
31849,cookfire,a fire for cooking  
31850,cookhouse,a detached or outdoor shelter for cooking; "the circus used a tent as their cookhouse"  
31851,cookie,a short line of text that a web site puts on your computer's hard drive when you access the web site  
31852,cookie cooky,the cook on a ranch or at a camp  
31853,cookie cooky biscuit,any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)  
31854,cookie_cutter,a kitchen utensil used to cut a sheet of cookie dough into desired shapes before baking  
31855,cookie_jar cooky_jar,a jar in which cookies are kept (and sometimes money is hidden)  
31856,cookie_jar_reserve,a hidden reserve that can be used to adjust quarterly earning reports  
31857,cookie_sheet baking_tray,a cooking utensil consisting of a flat rectangular metal sheet used for baking cookies or biscuits  
31858,cooking cookery preparation,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"  
31859,cooking_apple,an apple used primarily in cooking for pies and applesauce etc  
31860,cooking_oil,any of numerous vegetable oils used in cooking  
31861,cooking_utensil cookware,a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking  
31862,cookout,an informal meal cooked and eaten outdoors  
31863,cookstove,a stove for cooking (especially a wood- or coal-burning kitchen stove)  
31864,cool,the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature; "the cool of early morning"  
31865,cool_jazz,jazz that is restrained and fluid and marked by intricate harmonic structures often lagging slightly behind the beat  
31866,cool_medium cold_medium,a medium that usually, but not always, provides little involvement together with substantial stimulus; includes speech, television, cartoons  
31867,coolant,a fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transferring 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"  
31868,coolant_system,a cooling system that uses a fluid to transfer heat from one place to another  
31869,cooler,an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice  
31870,cooler ice_chest,a refrigerator for cooling liquids  
31871,cooler tank,a cell for violent prisoners  
31872,coolie cooly,(ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer  
31873,cooling chilling temperature_reduction,the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature  
31874,cooling_system cooling,a mechanism for keeping something cool; "the cooling was overhead fans"  
31875,cooling_system engine_cooling_system,equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine  
31876,cooling_tower,a cooling system used in industry to cool hot water (by partial evaporation) before reusing it as a coolant  
31877,coolness imperturbability imperturbableness,calm and unruffled self-assurance; "he performed with all the coolness of a veteran"  
31878,coolness nervelessness,fearless self-possession in the face of danger  
31879,coon,an eccentric or undignified rustic; "I'll be a gone coon when the battle starts"  
31880,coondog,any dog trained to hunt raccoons  
31881,coonhound,any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons  
31882,coonskin_cap coonskin,a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back  
31883,coontie Florida_arrowroot Seminole_bread Zamia_pumila,small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot  
31884,cooper barrel_maker,a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs  
31885,cooperation,joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission"  
31886,cooperation,the practice of cooperating; "economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation"  
31887,cooperative,an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it  
31888,cooperative co-op,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  
31889,coordinate co-ordinate,a number that identifies a position relative to an axis  
31890,coordinate_axis,one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system  
31891,coordinate_bond dative_bond,a covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms  
31892,coordinate_clause,a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function  
31893,coordinate_system frame_of_reference reference_system reference_frame,a system that uses coordinates to establish position  
31894,coordinated_universal_time UTC,Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds  
31895,coordinating_conjunction,the coordination by conjunction of linguistic units of the same status  
31896,coordinating_conjunction,a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents  
31897,coordination,the grammatical relation of two constituents having the same grammatical form  
31898,coordination,the skillful and effective interaction of movements  
31899,coordination,being of coordinate importance, rank, or degree  
31900,coordination,the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation  
31901,coordinator co-ordinator,someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously  
31902,coot,slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks  
31903,cooter river_cooter Pseudemys_concinna,large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico  
31904,copaiba copaiba_balsam balsam_capivi,an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments  
31905,copal,a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes  
31906,copalite copaline fossil_copal,partly mineralized copal dug from the ground  
31907,copartner,a joint partner (as in a business enterprise)  
31908,copartnership,a partnership in which employees get a share of the profits in addition to their wages  
31909,cope,a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions  
31910,copepod copepod_crustacean,minute marine or freshwater crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish  
31911,copilot co-pilot,a relief pilot on an airplane  
31912,coping_saw,a handsaw with a taut thin blade; used for cutting small curves in wood  
31913,copolymer,a polymer consisting of two or more different monomers  
31914,copout,a failure to face some difficulty squarely  
31915,copper,a copper penny  
31916,copper,any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings  
31917,copper Cu atomic_number_29,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  
31918,copper copper_color,a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper  
31919,copper-base_alloy,any alloy whose principal component is copper  
31920,copper_beech purple_beech Fagus_sylvatica_atropunicea Fagus_purpurea Fagus_sylvatica_purpurea,variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves  
31921,copper_mine,a mine where copper is dug from the ground  
31922,copper_oxide,an oxide of copper  
31923,copper_rockfish Sebastodes_caurinus,a rockfish of the Pacific coastal waters of North America  
31924,copper_sulfate copper_sulphate cupric_sulfate cupric_sulphate,a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide  
31925,copperhead Agkistrodon_contortrix,common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States  
31926,copperhead Denisonia_superba,venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia  
31927,copperplate,a graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings  
31928,copperplate,a print made from an engraved copperplate  
31929,copperplate copperplate_engraving,an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved  
31930,coppersmith,someone who makes articles from copper  
31931,copperware,utensils made with copper  
31932,copra,the dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted  
31933,coprolalia,an uncontrollable use of obscene language; often accompanied by mental disorders  
31934,coprolite,fossil excrement; petrified dung  
31935,coprolith fecalith faecalith stercolith,a hard mass of fecal matter  
31936,coprophagy coprophagia,eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity  
31937,copula copulative linking_verb,an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence  
31938,copulative_conjunction,the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the addition of their meanings  
31939,copy,material suitable for a journalistic account; "catastrophes make good copy"  
31940,copy,a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor"  
31941,copy written_matter,matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials  
31942,copy_editing,putting something into a form suitable for a printer  
31943,copy_editor copyreader text_editor,an editor who prepares text for publication  
31944,copybook,a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching penmanship  
31945,copycat imitator emulator ape aper,someone who copies the words or behavior of another  
31946,copyhold,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  
31947,copyholder,mechanical device used in printing; holds the copy for the compositor  
31948,copying,an act of copying  
31949,copyist scribe scrivener,someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts  
31950,copyright right_of_first_publication,a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work  
31951,copyright_infringement infringement_of_copyright,a violation of the rights secured by a copyright  
31952,copywriter,a person employed to write advertising or publicity copy  
31953,coq_au_vin,chicken and onions and mushrooms braised in red wine and seasonings  
31954,coquette flirt vamp vamper minx tease prickteaser,a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men  
31955,coquilla_nut,nut having a hard hazel-brown shell used like vegetable ivory  
31956,coquille,seafood served in a scallop shell  
31957,coquille,a dish in the form of a scallop shell  
31958,coquilles_Saint-Jacques,scallops in white wine sauce served in scallop shells  
31959,cor_pulmonale,enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart due to disease of the lungs or of the pulmonary blood vessels  
31960,coraciiform_bird,chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes  
31961,coracle,a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain  
31962,coral,unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces  
31963,coral,a variable color averaging a deep pink  
31964,coral,marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs  
31965,coral red_coral precious_coral,the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry  
31966,coral-root_bittercress coralroot coralwort Cardamine_bulbifera Dentaria_bulbifera,European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock  
31967,coral_bean_tree Erythrina_corallodendrum,deciduous shrub having racemes of deep red flowers and black-spotted red seeds  
31968,coral_bush flame_bush Templetonia_retusa,Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers  
31969,coral_drops Bessera_elegans,half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers  
31970,coral_fungus,any of numerous fungi of the family Clavariaceae often brightly colored that grow in often intricately branched clusters like coral  
31971,coral_gem Lotus_berthelotii,low-growing much-branched perennial of Canary Islands having orange-red to scarlet or purple flowers; naturalized in United States  
31972,coral_necklace Illecebrum_verticullatum,glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white flowers; western Europe especially western Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal areas  
31973,coral_pea,any of various Australian climbing plants of the genus Kennedia having scarlet flowers  
31974,coral_reef,a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone  
31975,coral_root,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  
31976,coral_snake Old_World_coral_snake,any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia  
31977,coral_snake harlequin-snake New_World_coral_snake,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  
31978,coral_tree erythrina,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  
31979,coral_vine Kennedia_coccinea,prostrate or twining woody vine with small leathery leaves and umbels of red flowers; Australia and Tasmania  
31980,coralbells Heuchera_sanguinea,perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental  
31981,coralberry Indian_currant Symphoricarpos_orbiculatus,North American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant clusters of coral-red berrylike fruits  
31982,coralberry spiceberry Ardisia_crenata,shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India  
31983,coralwood coral-wood red_sandalwood Barbados_pride peacock_flower_fence Adenanthera_pavonina,East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental  
31984,corbel truss,(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)  
31985,corbel_arch,(architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet  
31986,corbel_step corbie-step corbiestep crow_step,(architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall  
31987,corbie_gable,(architecture) a gable having corbie-steps or corbel steps  
31988,corbina Menticirrhus_undulatus,bluish-grey whiting of California coast  
31989,corchorus,any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of jute  
31990,cord,a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet  
31991,cord,a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"  
31992,cord corduroy,a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton  
31993,cord electric_cord,a light insulated conductor for household use  
31994,cord_blood,blood obtained from the umbilical cord at birth  
31995,cordage,the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords  
31996,cordage,the ropes in the rigging of a ship  
31997,cordate_leaf,a heart-shaped leaf  
31998,cordgrass cord_grass,any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders  
31999,cordial_reception hospitality,kindness in welcoming guests or strangers  
32000,cordierite,a blue mineral of magnesium and iron and aluminum and silicon and oxygen; often used as a gemstone  
32001,cordite,explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords  
32002,corditis,inflammation of the spermatic cord  
32003,cordoba,the basic unit of money in Nicaragua; equal to 100 centavos  
32004,cordon,a series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thing  
32005,cordon,cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank  
32006,cordon,adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord  
32007,cordon_bleu,a chef famous for his great skill  
32008,cordovan,a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain  
32009,cords corduroys,cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth  
32010,corduroy,a road made of logs laid crosswise  
32011,cordwood,firewood cut and stacked in cords; wood sold by the cord  
32012,core,a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill  
32013,core,the central part of the Earth  
32014,core,the center of an object; "the ball has a titanium core"  
32015,core,the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place  
32016,core,a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil  
32017,core magnetic_core,(computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories; "each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit"  
32018,core nucleus core_group,a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"  
32019,core_bit,a hollow drilling bit that is the cutting part of a core drill; allows core samples to be taken  
32020,core_drill,a drill that removes a cylindrical core from the drill hole  
32021,core_dump,(computer science) dump of the contents of the chief registers in the CPU; usually used for debugging  
32022,coreference,the grammatical relation between two words that have a common referent  
32023,coreid_bug coreid,a true bug  
32024,coreligionist,someone having the same religion as another person  
32025,coreopsis tickseed tickweed tick-weed,any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America  
32026,corer,a device for removing the core from apples  
32027,corespondent co-respondent,the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding  
32028,corgi Welsh_corgi,either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head  
32029,coriander Chinese_parsley cilantro,parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish  
32030,coriander coriander_plant Chinese_parsley cilantro Coriandrum_sativum,Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley  
32031,coriander coriander_seed,dried coriander seeds used whole or ground  
32032,cork,outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.  
32033,cork bottle_cork,the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)  
32034,cork_oak Quercus_suber,medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork  
32035,cork_tree Erythrina_vespertilio,prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood  
32036,cork_tree Phellodendron_amurense,deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark  
32037,corkage,a charge added at a restaurant for every bottle of wine served that was not bought on the premises  
32038,corkboard,a heat-insulating building material consisting of cork granules that are made into sheets by compressing and baking  
32039,corker,(dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person; "that story was a corker"  
32040,corker,a machine that is used to put corks in bottles  
32041,corkscrew bottle_screw,a bottle opener that pulls corks  
32042,corkwood corkwood_tree Leitneria_floridana,very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood  
32043,corm,solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure  
32044,cormorant Phalacrocorax_carbo,large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish  
32045,cormous_plant,plant growing from a corm  
32046,corn,the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal  
32047,corn,(Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)  
32048,corn,something sentimental or trite; "that movie was pure corn"  
32049,corn clavus,a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes  
32050,corn edible_corn,ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food  
32051,corn maize Indian_corn Zea_mays,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  
32052,corn_borer European_corn_borer_moth corn_borer_moth Pyrausta_nubilalis,native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants  
32053,corn_borer Pyrausta_nubilalis,larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize  
32054,corn_cake,baked in a pan or on a griddle (southern and midland)  
32055,corn_chamomile field_chamomile corn_mayweed Anthemis_arvensis,European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America  
32056,corn_chip,thin piece of cornmeal dough fried  
32057,corn_chowder,chowder containing corn  
32058,corn_cockle corn_campion crown-of-the-field Agrostemma_githago,European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America  
32059,corn_dab corn_dodger dodger,small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly southern)  
32060,corn_dance,a rain dance of Amerindians  
32061,corn_earworm cotton_bollworm tomato_fruitworm tobacco_budworm vetchworm Heliothis_zia,larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops  
32062,corn_exchange,an exchange where grains are bought and sold  
32063,corn_flake,crisp flake made from corn  
32064,corn_fritter,fritter containing corn or corn kernels  
32065,corn_gluten,gluten prepared from corn  
32066,corn_gluten_feed,a feed consisting primarily of corn gluten  
32067,corn_lily,any of several South African plants of the genus Ixia having grasslike leaves and clusters of showy variously colored lily-like flowers; widely cultivated  
32068,corn_marigold field_marigold Chrysanthemum_segetum,European herb with bright yellow flowers; a common weed in grain fields  
32069,corn_mint field_mint Mentha_arvensis,European mint naturalized in United States  
32070,corn_muffin,cornbread muffin  
32071,corn_oil,oil from the germs of corn grains  
32072,corn_poppy field_poppy Flanders_poppy Papaver_rhoeas,annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated  
32073,corn_pudding,pudding made of corn and cream and egg  
32074,corn_salad,a plant of the genus Valerianella  
32075,corn_snake red_rat_snake Elaphe_guttata,large harmless snake of southeastern United States; often on farms  
32076,corn_snow,granular snow formed by alternate thawing and freezing  
32077,corn_speedwell Veronica_arvensis,erect or procumbent blue-flowered annual found in waste places of Europe and America  
32078,corn_spurry corn_spurrey Spergula_arvensis,small European weed with whorled leaves and white flowers  
32079,corn_sugar,dextrose made by hydrolysis of cornstarch  
32080,corn_sugar,dextrose used as sweetening agent  
32081,corn_syrup,syrup prepared from corn  
32082,corn_whiskey corn_whisky corn,whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn  
32083,cornbread,bread made primarily of cornmeal  
32084,corncob corn_cob,the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn  
32085,corncrake land_rail Crex_crex,common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields  
32086,corncrib,a crib for storing and drying ears of corn  
32087,cornea,the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera  
32088,corned_beef_hash,hash made with corned beef  
32089,cornelian_cherry Cornus_mas,deciduous European shrub or small tree having bright red fruit  
32090,corner,a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner on the silver market"  
32091,corner,a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked off the corners"  
32092,corner,the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube"  
32093,corner,a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"  
32094,corner,a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean"  
32095,corner,the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle"  
32096,corner box,a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"  
32097,corner nook,an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"  
32098,corner quoin,(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone  
32099,corner street_corner turning_point,the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"  
32100,corner_kick,a free kick from the corner awarded to the other side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line  
32101,corner_pocket,a pocket at the corner of a billiard table  
32102,corner_post,a square post supporting a structural member at the corner of a building  
32103,cornerback,a defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers  
32104,cornerstone,a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies  
32105,cornerstone,a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls  
32106,cornet horn trumpet trump,a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves  
32107,cornetfish,slender tropical fish with a long tubular snout and bony plates instead of scales  
32108,cornfield corn_field,a field planted with corn  
32109,cornflower bachelor's_button bluebottle Centaurea_cyanus,an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers  
32110,cornhusk,the husk of an ear of corn  
32111,cornhusker,a worker who husks corn  
32112,cornhusking,the act of removing the husks from ears of corn  
32113,cornice,a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall  
32114,cornice,the topmost projecting part of an entablature  
32115,cornice valance valance_board pelmet,a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing  
32116,cornmeal Indian_meal,coarsely ground corn  
32117,cornpone pone,cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern)  
32118,cornsilk corn_silk,each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn  
32119,cornsmut corn_smut,a smut fungus attacking Indian corn  
32120,cornstalk corn_stalk,the stalk of a corn plant  
32121,cornstarch cornflour,starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener  
32122,cornu,(anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape  
32123,corolla,(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"  
32124,corollary,a practical consequence that follows naturally; "blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love"  
32125,corollary,(logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition  
32126,corona,(botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower  
32127,corona,one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object  
32128,corona,(anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape  
32129,corona,a long cigar with blunt ends  
32130,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_glow,an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere  
32131,coronal_suture sutura_coronalis,the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull  
32132,coronary_artery arteria_coronaria,the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heart  
32133,coronary_bypass coronary_bypass_surgery coronary_artery_bypass_graft CABG,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  
32134,coronary_care_unit,a hospital unit specially staffed and equipped to treat patients with serious cardiac problems  
32135,coronary_heart_disease,a heart disease due to an abnormality of the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart  
32136,coronary_insufficiency cardiac_insufficiency,inadequate blood flow to the heart muscles; can cause angina pectoris  
32137,coronary_occlusion,occlusion of a coronary artery caused either by progressive atherosclerosis or by a blood clot  
32138,coronary_sinus sinus_coronarius,a short sinus receiving most of the veins of the heart; empties into the right atrium  
32139,coronary_thrombosis coronary,obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)  
32140,coronation enthronement enthronization enthronisation investiture,the ceremony of installing a new monarch  
32141,coroner medical_examiner,a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes  
32142,coronet,a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign  
32143,coronet,margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof  
32144,coronilla,any of various plants of the genus Coronilla having purple or pink or yellow flowers in long axillary heads or umbels  
32145,coronion,the craniometric point at the tip of the coronoid process of the mandible  
32146,coronoid_process processus_coronoideus,a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone  
32147,coronoid_process_of_the_mandible,the coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle  
32148,corozo corozo_palm,any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts  
32149,corporal,a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines  
32150,corporal_punishment,the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime  
32151,corporate_bond,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"  
32152,corporate_executive business_executive,an executive in a business corporation  
32153,corporate_finance,the financial activities of corporation  
32154,corporate_investor,a company that invests in (acquires control of) other companies  
32155,corporation corp,a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state  
32156,corporation_law,that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing corporations  
32157,corporatism,control of a state or organization by large interest groups; "individualism is in danger of being swamped by a kind of corporatism"  
32158,corporatist,a supporter of corporatism  
32159,corps,a body of people associated together; "diplomatic corps"  
32160,corps army_corps,an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support  
32161,corps_de_ballet ensemble,the chorus of a ballet company  
32162,corpulence overweight stoutness adiposis,the property of excessive fatness  
32163,corpus,a collection of writings; "he edited the Hemingway corpus"  
32164,corpus,the main part of an organ or other bodily structure  
32165,corpus_callosum,a broad transverse nerve tract connecting the two cerebral hemispheres  
32166,corpus_delicti,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)  
32167,corpus_luteum,yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum; it degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun  
32168,corpus_striatum striatum striate_body,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  
32169,corpuscular_radiation particulate_radiation,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)  
32170,corpuscular_theory corpuscular_theory_of_light,(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles  
32171,correction,something substituted for an error  
32172,correction,a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"  
32173,correction,treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"  
32174,correction chastening chastisement,a rebuke for making a mistake  
32175,correction fudge_factor,a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure  
32176,correction rectification,the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right  
32177,correctional_institution,a penal institution maintained by the government  
32178,correctional_rehabilitation,providing penal custody or probation or parole for convicted offenders  
32179,corrections,the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole  
32180,corrections department_of_corrections,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"  
32181,corrective restorative,a device for treating injury or disease  
32182,correctness, the quality of conformity to social expectations  
32183,correctness rightness,conformity to fact or truth  
32184,correlate correlative,either of two or more related or complementary variables  
32185,correlation correlational_statistics,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  
32186,correlation correlativity,a reciprocal relation between two or more things  
32187,correlation_coefficient coefficient_of_correlation correlation,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?"  
32188,correlation_matrix,a matrix giving the correlations between all pairs of data sets  
32189,correlation_table,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  
32190,correlational_analysis,the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables  
32191,correspondence,communication by the exchange of letters  
32192,correspondence_course,a course offered (by mail) by a correspondence school  
32193,correspondence_school,a school that teaches nonresident students by mail  
32194,correspondent letter_writer,someone who communicates by means of letters  
32195,correspondent newspaperman newspaperwoman newswriter pressman,a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media  
32196,corridor,an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it  
32197,corrigenda,a list of printing errors in a book along with their corrections  
32198,corrigendum,a printer's error; to be corrected  
32199,corroborating_evidence,additional evidence or evidence of different kind that supports a proof already offered in a proceeding  
32200,corrosion,a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action  
32201,corrosion corroding erosion,erosion by chemical action  
32202,corrosive,a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)  
32203,corrugated_board corrugated_cardboard,cardboard with corrugations (can be glued to flat cardboard on one or both sides)  
32204,corrugated_fastener wiggle_nail,a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry  
32205,corrugated_iron,usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel ridges and hollows  
32206,corrugation,a ridge on a corrugated surface  
32207,corrugation,the act of shaping into parallel ridges and grooves  
32208,corruptibility,the capability of being corrupted  
32209,corruption,decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)  
32210,corruption,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"  
32211,corruption degeneracy depravation depravity putrefaction,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"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"  
32212,corruption subversion,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"  
32213,corruptness,the state of being corrupt  
32214,corruptness corruption,lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain  
32215,corsair,a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)  
32216,corsair Barbary_pirate,a pirate along the Barbary Coast  
32217,corselet corslet,a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece  
32218,corset girdle stays,a woman's close-fitting foundation garment  
32219,cortege,a funeral procession  
32220,cortege retinue suite entourage,the group following and attending to some important person  
32221,cortex,the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal  
32222,cortical_area cortical_region,any of various regions of the cerebral cortex  
32223,cortical_cataract,a cataract that affects the lens cortex  
32224,cortical_epilepsy focal_epilepsy,epilepsy in which the attacks begins with an isolated disturbance of cerebral function (as a twitching of a limb or an illusory sensation or a mental disturbance)  
32225,corticosteroid corticoid adrenal_cortical_steroid,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"  
32226,corticosterone,secreted by the adrenal cortex; involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body  
32227,cortina,a cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils  
32228,cortisone Cortone_Acetate,a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone  
32229,corundom corundum,very hard mineral used as an abrasive  
32230,coruscation,a sudden or striking display of brilliance; "coruscations of great wit"  
32231,corvee,unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes  
32232,corvette,a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer  
32233,corvine_bird,birds of the crow family  
32234,corydalis,a plant of the genus Corydalis with beautiful compound foliage and spurred tubular flowers  
32235,corymb,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  
32236,corynebacterium,any species of the genus Corynebacterium  
32237,coryphantha,a cactus of the genus Coryphantha  
32238,corythosaur corythosaurus,duck-billed dinosaur with nasal passages that expand into a crest like a hollow helmet  
32239,cos cos_lettuce romaine romaine_lettuce,lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head  
32240,cos_lettuce romaine_lettuce Lactuca_sativa_longifolia,lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves  
32241,coscoroba,large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans  
32242,cosecant cosec,ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle  
32243,cosigner,a signer in addition to the principal signer (to verify the authenticity of the principal signature or to provide surety)  
32244,cosigner cosignatory,one of two or more signers of the same document (as a treaty or declaration)  
32245,cosine cos,ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle  
32246,cosmetic,a toiletry designed to beautify the body  
32247,cosmetic_dentistry,the branch of dentistry dealing with the appearance of the teeth  
32248,cosmetic_surgeon plastic_surgeon,a surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face)  
32249,cosmetician,someone who sells or applies cosmetics  
32250,cosmetologist,an expert in the use of cosmetics  
32251,cosmetology,the practice of beautifying the face and hair and skin  
32252,cosmic_background_radiation CBR cosmic_microwave_background_radiation CMBR cosmic_microwave_background CMB,(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  
32253,cosmic_dust,clouds of particles or gases occurring throughout interstellar space  
32254,cosmic_radiation,radiation coming from outside the solar system  
32255,cosmic_ray,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  
32256,cosmic_time,the time covered by the physical formation and development of the universe  
32257,cosmid,(genetics) a large vector that is made from a bacteriophage and used to clone genes or gene fragments  
32258,cosmographer cosmographist,a scientist knowledgeable about cosmography  
32259,cosmography,the science that maps the general features of the universe; describes both heaven and earth (but without encroaching on geography or astronomy)  
32260,cosmography,a representation of the earth or the heavens; "the cosmography of Ptolemy"  
32261,cosmolatry,the worship of the cosmos  
32262,cosmological_constant,an arbitrary constant in the equations of general relativity theory  
32263,cosmologist,an astronomer who studies the evolution and space-time relations of the universe  
32264,cosmology,the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe  
32265,cosmology cosmogony cosmogeny,the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe  
32266,cosmopolitan cosmopolite,a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries  
32267,cosmos cosmea,any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals  
32268,cosmotron,a large proton synchrotron; uses frequency modulation of an electric field to accelerate protons  
32269,cost,the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor  
32270,cost-benefit_analysis,an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs  
32271,cost-of-living_allowance,an allowance for changes in the consumer price index  
32272,cost-of-living_benefit,a benefit that goes to anyone whose money receipts increase automatically as prices rise  
32273,cost-plus_contract,a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit  
32274,cost-pull_inflation,inflation caused by an increase in the costs of production  
32275,cost_accountant,a specialist in the systematic recording and analysis of the costs incident to production  
32276,cost_accounting,keeping account of the costs of items in production  
32277,cost_analysis,breaking down the costs of some operation and reporting on each factor separately  
32278,cost_cutting,the act of cutting costs  
32279,cost_ledger,ledger showing the accumulated costs classified in various ways  
32280,cost_of_capital capital_cost,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  
32281,cost_of_living,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"  
32282,cost_overrun,excess of cost over budget; "the cost overrun necessitated an additional allocation of funds in the budget"  
32283,costa,a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)  
32284,costal_cartilage,the cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs; its elasticity allows the chest to move in respiration  
32285,costal_groove,groove between the ribs where the nerves and blood vessels are  
32286,costermonger barrow-man barrow-boy,a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow  
32287,costia Costia_necatrix,a flagellate that is the cause of the frequently fatal fish disease costiasis  
32288,costiasis,a fatal disease of freshwater fish caused by a flagellated protozoan invading the skin  
32289,costing,cost accounting  
32290,costliness dearness preciousness,the quality possessed by something with a great price or value  
32291,costmary,leaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings  
32292,costmary alecost bible_leaf mint_geranium balsam_herb Tanacetum_balsamita Chrysanthemum_balsamita,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  
32293,costoaxillary_vein,one of several veins connecting intercostal veins with the lateral thoracic vein or the thoracoepigastric vein  
32294,costochondritis,inflammation at the junction of a rib and its cartilage  
32295,costs,pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation  
32296,costume,the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)  
32297,costume,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"  
32298,costume,the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class; "he wore his national costume"  
32299,costume,the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; "he won the prize for best costume"  
32300,costumier costumer costume_designer,someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade)  
32301,costus_oil,a yellow volatile essential oil obtained from costusroot; used in perfumes  
32302,costusroot Saussurea_costus Saussurea_lappa,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  
32303,cosy tea_cosy cozy tea_cozy,a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm  
32304,cot camp_bed,a small bed that folds up for storage or transport  
32305,cotangent cotan,ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle  
32306,cote,a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)  
32307,cotenant,one of two or more tenants holding title to the same property  
32308,cotillion cotilion,a ball at which young ladies are presented to society  
32309,cotillion cotilion,a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century  
32310,cotinga chatterer,passerine bird of New World tropics  
32311,cotoneaster,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  
32312,cottage_cheese pot_cheese farm_cheese farmer's_cheese,mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk  
32313,cottage_industry,small-scale industry that can be carried on at home by family members using their own equipment  
32314,cottage_pie,a dish of minced meat topped with mashed potatoes  
32315,cottage_pink grass_pink Dianthus_plumarius,European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy flowers  
32316,cottage_tent,a tent providing shelter for a family  
32317,cottage_tulip,any of several long-stemmed tulips that flower in May; have egg-shaped variously colored flowers  
32318,cottager cottage_dweller,someone who lives in a cottage  
32319,cotter cottar,a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands  
32320,cotter cottar,fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together  
32321,cotter cottier,a medieval English villein  
32322,cotter_pin,a cotter consisting of a split pin that is secured (after passing through a hole) by splitting the ends apart  
32323,cotton,thread made of cotton fibers  
32324,cotton,fabric woven from cotton fibers  
32325,cotton cotton_fiber cotton_wool,soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state  
32326,cotton cotton_plant,erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers  
32327,cotton_ball,a fungus disease of cranberries  
32328,cotton_candy spun_sugar candyfloss,a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature  
32329,cotton_flannel Canton_flannel,a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side  
32330,cotton_gin gin,a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers  
32331,cotton_grass cotton_rush,any sedge of the genus Eriophorum; north temperate bog plants with tufted spikes  
32332,cotton_mill,a textile mill for making cotton textiles  
32333,cotton_mouse Peromyscus_gossypinus,large dark mouse of southeastern United States  
32334,cotton_rat Sigmodon_hispidus,destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America  
32335,cotton_rose Confederate_rose Confederate_rose_mallow Hibiscus_mutabilis,Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States  
32336,cotton_rose cudweed filago,any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads  
32337,cotton_stainer,a true bug: bug that damages and stains the lint of developing cotton  
32338,cotton_strain,feeds primarily on cotton  
32339,cotton_thistle woolly_thistle Scotch_thistle Onopordum_acanthium Onopordon_acanthium,biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America  
32340,cottonseed,seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil  
32341,cottonseed_cake cotton_cake,the solid matter remaining after oil has been pressed from cottonseeds  
32342,cottonseed_oil,edible oil pressed from cottonseeds  
32343,cottonweed,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  
32344,cottonwick Haemulon_malanurum,of warm Atlantic waters  
32345,cottonwood,any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed  
32346,cotyledon seed_leaf,embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants  
32347,coucal,Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw  
32348,couch,a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer  
32349,couch,a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment  
32350,couch_potato,an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)  
32351,couchette,a compartment on a European passenger train; contains 4 to 6 berths for sleeping  
32352,coude_telescope coude_system,a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph  
32353,cougar puma catamount mountain_lion painter panther Felis_concolor,large American feline resembling a lion  
32354,cough coughing,a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis  
32355,cough_drop troche pastille pastil,a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat  
32356,coughing_up,the act of expelling (food or phlegm) by coughing  
32357,coulisse,a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel  
32358,coulisse wing_flat,a flat situated in the wings  
32359,coulomb C ampere-second,a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second  
32360,coumarone-indene_resin coumarone_resin,a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerization of indene and coumarone; used in coatings and paint and asphalt tile  
32361,council,(Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine  
32362,council,a body serving in an administrative capacity; "student council"  
32363,council,a meeting of people for consultation; "emergency council"  
32364,council_member councillor,a member of a council  
32365,council_tax,a tax levied on households by local authorities; based on the estimated value of the property and the number of people living in it  
32366,councillorship councilorship,the position of council member  
32367,councilman,a man who is a council member  
32368,councilwoman,a woman who is a council member  
32369,counselor counsellor,someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp  
32370,counselor counsellor,someone who gives advice about problems  
32371,counselorship counsellorship,the position of counselor  
32372,count,the total number counted; "a blood count"  
32373,count,a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl  
32374,count counting numeration enumeration reckoning tally,the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"  
32375,count_noun,a noun that forms plurals  
32376,count_palatine,a count who exercised royal authority in his own domain  
32377,count_per_minute counts/minute,frequency per minute  
32378,countdown,counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)  
32379,countenance physiognomy phiz visage kisser smiler mug,the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)  
32380,countenance visage,the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage"  
32381,counter,a person who counts things  
32382,counter,(computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)  
32383,counter,game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games  
32384,counter,table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted  
32385,counter heel_counter,a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot; "a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot"  
32386,counter tabulator,a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens  
32387,counter-sabotage,counterintelligence designed to detect and counteract sabotage  
32388,counter_check,a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals  
32389,counter_conditioning,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"  
32390,counter_tube,a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events  
32391,counterargument,an argument offered in opposition to another argument  
32392,counterattack countermove,an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.  
32393,counterattack counterplay,(chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board  
32394,counterattraction,a rival attraction  
32395,counterbalance offset,a compensating equivalent  
32396,counterbattery_fire,fire delivered to neutralize or destroy indirect fire weapon systems  
32397,counterblast,a vigorous and unrestrained response; "her tirade provoked a counterblast from her husband"  
32398,counterblow,a return blow; a retaliatory blow  
32399,counterbombardment,bombardment intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons  
32400,counterbore countersink countersink_bit,a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole  
32401,countercharge,a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser  
32402,countercharge,a retaliatory charge  
32403,countercheck,a check that restrains another check  
32404,countercheck double_check,something that checks the correctness of a previous check  
32405,counterclaim,a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action  
32406,countercoup,a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat  
32407,counterculture,a culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culture  
32408,countercurrent crosscurrent,actions counter to the main group activity; "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference"  
32409,counterdemonstration,a demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration; "supporters of the president organized a counterdemonstration in his support"  
32410,counterdemonstrator,someone who demonstrates in opposition to another demonstration  
32411,counterespionage,spying on the spies  
32412,counterexample,refutation by example  
32413,counterfactuality,the quality of being contrary to fact  
32414,counterfeit forgery,a copy that is represented as the original  
32415,counterfire,fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons  
32416,counterglow gegenschein,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  
32417,counterintelligence,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  
32418,counterirritant,a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation  
32419,countermand,a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command  
32420,countermarch,(military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route  
32421,countermeasure,an action taken to offset another action  
32422,countermine,(military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy  
32423,countermortar_fire,mortar fire intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons  
32424,counteroffensive,a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force  
32425,counteroffer,an offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer  
32426,counterpart opposite_number vis-a-vis,a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another  
32427,counterpart similitude twin,a duplicate copy  
32428,counterperson counterwoman counterman,someone who attends a counter (as in a diner)  
32429,counterplea,a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea  
32430,counterplot counterplan,a plot intended to subvert another plot  
32431,counterpoint,a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies  
32432,counterpreparation_fire,intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered  
32433,counterproposal,a proposal offered as an alternative to an earlier proposal  
32434,counterpunch parry counter,a return punch (especially by a boxer)  
32435,counterreformation,a reformation intended to counter the results of a prior reformation  
32436,counterrevolution,a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution  
32437,counterrevolutionist counter-revolutionist counterrevolutionary,a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution  
32438,countershot,a return shot; a retaliatory shot  
32439,countersignature countersign,a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed  
32440,countersink,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  
32441,counterspy mole,a spy who works against enemy espionage  
32442,counterstain,a stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearly  
32443,countersubversion,the aspect of counterintelligence designed to detect and prevent subversive activities  
32444,countersuit,a suit brought against someone who has sued you  
32445,countertenor,a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor  
32446,countertenor alto,the highest adult male singing voice  
32447,counterterrorism,a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism  
32448,counterterrorist,someone who attempts to prevent terrorism  
32449,countertop,the top side of a counter  
32450,countertransference,the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction  
32451,countervailing_duty,a duty imposed to offset subsidies by foreign governments  
32452,counterweight counterbalance counterpoise balance equalizer equaliser,a weight that balances another weight  
32453,countess,female equivalent of a count or earl  
32454,countinghouse,office used by the accountants of a business  
32455,country rural_area,an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"  
32456,country state land,the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"  
32457,country-dance country_dancing contredanse contra_danse contradance,a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line  
32458,country_borage Coleus_aromaticus Coleus_amboinicus Plectranthus_amboinicus,an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus  
32459,country_club,a suburban club for recreation and socializing  
32460,country_doctor,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?"  
32461,country_house,a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country  
32462,country_music country_and_western C_and_W,a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments  
32463,country_people countryfolk,people living in the same country; compatriots  
32464,country_people countryfolk,people raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics  
32465,country_store general_store trading_post,a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise  
32466,countryman,a man from your own country  
32467,countryman ruralist,a man who lives in the country and has country ways  
32468,countryseat,an estate in the country  
32469,countryside,rural regions  
32470,countrywoman,a woman who lives in the country and has country ways  
32471,countrywoman,a woman from your own country  
32472,county,(United States) the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road"  
32473,county,(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people"  
32474,county_agent agricultural_agent extension_agent,an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics  
32475,county_council,the elected governing body of a county  
32476,county_line,the boundary between two counties  
32477,county_palatine,the territory of a count palatine  
32478,county_seat county_courthouse,the town or city that is the seat of government for a county  
32479,county_town shire_town,the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire  
32480,coup,a brilliant and notable success  
32481,coup_d'etat coup putsch takeover,a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force  
32482,coup_de_theatre,a dramatic surprise  
32483,coup_de_theatre,a sensational bit of stagecraft  
32484,coup_de_theatre,a highly successful theatrical production  
32485,coupe,a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment  
32486,couple,a small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of days"  
32487,couple,(physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines  
32488,couple mates match,a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"  
32489,couple pair twosome twain brace span yoke couplet distich duo duet dyad duad,two items of the same kind  
32490,couple twosome duo duet,a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"  
32491,couplet,a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed  
32492,coupling coupler,a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects  
32493,coupling mating pairing conjugation union sexual_union,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"  
32494,coupon,a test sample of some substance  
32495,coupon voucher,a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed  
32496,coupon_bond bearer_bond,a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments  
32497,courage courageousness bravery braveness,a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear  
32498,courante,a court dance of the 16th century; consisted of short advances and retreats  
32499,courbaril Hymenaea_courbaril,West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood  
32500,courbaril_copal,resin from the courbaril tree  
32501,coureur_de_bois,a French Canadian trapper  
32502,courlan Aramus_guarauna,wading bird of South America and Central America  
32503,course,part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal"  
32504,course,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"  
32505,course course_of_action,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"  
32506,course course_of_study course_of_instruction class,education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"  
32507,course line,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"  
32508,course row,(construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks"  
32509,course trend,general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast"  
32510,course_catalog course_catalogue prospectus,a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university  
32511,course_of_lectures,a series of lectures dealing with a subject  
32512,course_of_study program programme curriculum syllabus,an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university"  
32513,course_session class_period recitation,a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study  
32514,courser,a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey  
32515,courser,a dog trained for coursing  
32516,courser,swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles  
32517,coursework,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  
32518,coursing,hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent  
32519,court,the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court"  
32520,court,a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance"  
32521,court courtroom,a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom"  
32522,court courtyard,an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court"  
32523,court homage,respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor"  
32524,court lawcourt court_of_law law_court court_of_justice,a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws  
32525,court royal_court,the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince  
32526,court royal_court,the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state  
32527,court tribunal judicature,an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business  
32528,court-martial,a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law  
32529,court-martial,a trial that is conducted by a military court  
32530,court_game,an athletic game played on a court  
32531,court_order,a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something  
32532,court_plaster,a plaster composed of isinglass on silk; formerly used to dress superficial wounds  
32533,courtesy,a courteous or respectful or considerate remark  
32534,courtesy,a courteous or respectful or considerate act  
32535,courtesy good_manners,a courteous manner  
32536,courthouse,a government building that houses the offices of a county government  
32537,courthouse,a building that houses judicial courts  
32538,courtier,an attendant at the court of a sovereign  
32539,courtliness,elegance suggestive of a royal court  
32540,courtly_love,(Middle Ages) a highly conventionalized code of conduct for lovers  
32541,courtship wooing courting suit,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"  
32542,couscous,a spicy dish that originated in northern Africa; consists of pasta steamed with a meat and vegetable stew  
32543,couscous,a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina  
32544,cousin first_cousin cousin-german full_cousin,the child of your aunt or uncle  
32545,couth,(used facetiously) refinement  
32546,couture,high fashion designing and dressmaking  
32547,couturier fashion_designer clothes_designer designer,someone who designs clothing  
32548,couvade,a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child  
32549,couverture,chocolate that contains at least 32 percent cocoa butter  
32550,covalence covalency,valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share  
32551,covalent_bond,a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule  
32552,covariance,(statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective means  
32553,covariation,(statistics) correlated variation  
32554,cove,small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain  
32555,cove,a small inlet  
32556,coven,an assembly of witches; usually 13 witches  
32557,covenant,(Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return  
32558,covenant compact concordat,a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action  
32559,cover,a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent); "her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment"  
32560,cover cover_version cover_song,a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else; "they made a cover of a Beatles' song"  
32561,cover covering screening masking,the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"  
32562,cover covering_fire,fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal"  
32563,cover-up,concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public  
32564,cover_charge cover,a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink  
32565,cover_crop,crop planted to prevent soil erosion and provide green manure  
32566,cover_girl pin-up lovely,a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model  
32567,cover_glass cover_slip,a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide  
32568,cover_plate,covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle  
32569,coverage,the extent to which something is covered; "the dictionary's coverage of standard English is excellent"  
32570,coverage insurance_coverage,the total amount and type of insurance carried  
32571,coverage reporting reportage,the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television; "they accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations"  
32572,coverall,a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing  
32573,covered_bridge,a bridge whose passageway is protected by a roof and enclosing sides  
32574,covered_couch,a litter with a cover for privacy  
32575,covered_option,a put or call option backed by the shares underlying the option  
32576,covered_smut,a smut fungus causing a smut disease of grains in which the spore masses are covered or held together by the grain membranes  
32577,covered_wagon Conestoga_wagon Conestoga prairie_wagon prairie_schooner,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  
32578,covering,an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)  
32579,covering,the act of protecting something by covering it  
32580,covering natural_covering cover,a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"  
32581,covering_letter cover_letter,a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information  
32582,covering_material,a material used by builders to cover surfaces  
32583,coverlet,a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)  
32584,covert,a flock of coots  
32585,covert_operation,an intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsor  
32586,covetousness,an envious eagerness to possess something  
32587,covey,a small collection of people  
32588,covey,a small flock of grouse or partridge  
32589,cow,a large unpleasant woman  
32590,cow,mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'  
32591,cow moo-cow,female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"  
32592,cow_manure,cow excreta used as fertilizer  
32593,cow_parsley wild_chervil Anthriscus_sylvestris,coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America  
32594,cow_parsnip hogweed Heracleum_sphondylium,tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers  
32595,cow_pasture,a pasture for cows  
32596,cow_pen cattle_pen corral,a pen for cattle  
32597,cow_pie cowpie,fecal matter of a cow  
32598,cow_pony,a light saddle horse trained for herding cattle  
32599,cow_shark six-gilled_shark Hexanchus_griseus,large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas  
32600,cow_town cowtown,a small town in a cattle-raising area of western North America  
32601,cowage,pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey  
32602,cowage velvet_bean Bengal_bean Benghal_bean Florida_bean Mucuna_pruriens_utilis Mucuna_deeringiana Mucuna_aterrima Stizolobium_deeringiana,the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing  
32603,coward,a person who shows fear or timidity  
32604,cowardice cowardliness,the trait of lacking courage  
32605,cowbarn cowshed cow_barn cowhouse byre,a barn for cows  
32606,cowbell,a bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily located  
32607,cowberry mountain_cranberry lingonberry lingenberry lingberry foxberry Vaccinium_vitis-idaea,low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries  
32608,cowbird,North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests  
32609,cowboy,someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles)  
32610,cowboy cowpuncher puncher cowman cattleman cowpoke cowhand cowherd,a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback  
32611,cowboy rodeo_rider,a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging  
32612,cowboy_boot,a boot with a high arch and fancy stitching; worn by American cowboys  
32613,cowboy_hat ten-gallon_hat,a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands  
32614,cowfish Lactophrys_quadricornis,trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes  
32615,cowgirl,a woman cowboy  
32616,cowherb cow_cockle Vaccaria_hispanica Vaccaria_pyramidata Saponaria_vaccaria,European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort  
32617,cowhide,the hide of a cow  
32618,cowhide,a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow  
32619,cowhide cowskin,leather made from the hide of a cow  
32620,cowl,a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)  
32621,cowlick,a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat  
32622,cownose_ray cow-nosed_ray Rhinoptera_bonasus,large ray found along eastern coast of North America  
32623,cowpea black-eyed_pea,fruit or seed of the cowpea plant  
32624,cowpea cowpea_plant black-eyed_pea Vigna_unguiculata Vigna_sinensis,sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure  
32625,cowpen_daisy golden_crownbeard golden_crown_beard butter_daisy Verbesina_encelioides Ximenesia_encelioides,coarse greyish-green annual yellow-flowered herb; southwestern United States to Mexico  
32626,cowpox vaccinia,a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox  
32627,cowrie cowry,any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells  
32628,cows'_milk,milk obtained from dairy cows  
32629,cowslip paigle Primula_veris,early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers  
32630,coxcomb cockscomb,a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments  
32631,coxsackievirus Coxsackie_virus,enterovirus causing a disease resembling poliomyelitis but without paralysis  
32632,coxswain cox,the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew  
32633,coydog,offspring of a coyote and a dog  
32634,coyness demureness,the affectation of being demure in a provocative way  
32635,coyol coyol_palm Acrocomia_vinifera,tropical American palm having edible nuts and yielding a useful fiber  
32636,coyote,someone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States (usually across the Mexican border)  
32637,coyote,a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)  
32638,coyote prairie_wolf brush_wolf Canis_latrans,small wolf native to western North America  
32639,coyote_brush coyote_bush chaparral_broom kidney_wort Baccharis_pilularis,widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle  
32640,coypu nutria Myocastor_coypus,aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur  
32641,coziness cosiness snugness,a state of warm snug comfort  
32642,crab,decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers  
32643,crab,a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race"  
32644,crab crabby_person,a quarrelsome grouch  
32645,crab crabmeat,the edible flesh of any of various crabs  
32646,crab-eating_dog crab-eating_fox Dusicyon_cancrivorus,wild dog of northern South America  
32647,crab-eating_macaque croo_monkey Macaca_irus,monkey of southeast Asia, Borneo and the Philippines  
32648,crab-eating_opossum,South American opossum  
32649,crab-eating_raccoon Procyon_cancrivorus,a South American raccoon  
32650,crab_Louis,lettuce and crabmeat dressed with sauce Louis  
32651,crab_apple crabapple,small sour apple; suitable for preserving; "crabapples make a tangy jelly"  
32652,crab_apple crabapple cultivated_crab_apple,any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms  
32653,crab_cactus Thanksgiving_cactus Zygocactus_truncatus Schlumbergera_truncatus,South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera  
32654,crab_cocktail,a cocktail of cold cooked crabmeat and a sauce  
32655,crab_legs,legs of especially Alaska king crabs  
32656,crab_louse pubic_louse crab Phthirius_pubis,a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body  
32657,crabapple_jelly,a tart apple jelly made from crab apples  
32658,crabbiness crabbedness crossness,a disposition to be ill-tempered  
32659,crabeater_seal crab-eating_seal,silvery grey Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans  
32660,crabgrass crab_grass finger_grass,grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns  
32661,crack,a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts; "there was a crack in the mirror"  
32662,crack cleft crevice fissure scissure,a long narrow opening  
32663,crack crack_cocaine tornado,a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive  
32664,crack cracking snap,a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"  
32665,crack fling go pass whirl offer,a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"  
32666,crack_addict binger,someone addicted to crack cocaine  
32667,crack_willow brittle_willow snap_willow Salix_fragilis,large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken  
32668,crackdown,severely repressive actions  
32669,cracked-wheat_bread,bread made with cracked wheat that has been ground fine  
32670,cracked_wheat,grains of wheat that have been crushed into small pieces  
32671,cracker,a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things; "crackers are often mistakenly called hackers"  
32672,cracker,a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet  
32673,cracker snapper cracker_bonbon,a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends  
32674,cracker_crumbs,crumbs of crackers used especially for coating or thickening  
32675,cracking,the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)  
32676,crackle crackleware crackle_china,glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface  
32677,crackle crackling crepitation,the sharp sound of snapping noises  
32678,cracklings,the crisp residue left after lard has been rendered  
32679,crackpot crank nut nut_case fruitcake screwball,a whimsically eccentric person  
32680,cradle,birth of a person; "he was taught from the cradle never to cry"  
32681,cradle,a baby bed with sides and rockers  
32682,cradle_cap,a dermatitis of the scalp that is common in infants  
32683,craft,a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space  
32684,craft craftiness cunning foxiness guile slyness wiliness,shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception  
32685,craft craftsmanship workmanship,skill in an occupation or trade  
32686,craft trade,people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade"  
32687,craft_fair,a fair at which objects made by craftsmen are offered for sale  
32688,craft_union,a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft  
32689,craftiness deceitfulness guile,the quality of being crafty  
32690,craftsman,a professional whose work is consistently of high quality; "as an actor he was a consummate craftsman"  
32691,craftsman artisan journeyman artificer,a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft  
32692,craftsman crafter,a creator of great skill in the manual arts; "the jewelry was made by internationally famous craftsmen"  
32693,crag,a steep rugged rock or cliff  
32694,crake,any of several short-billed Old World rails  
32695,crammer,a student who crams  
32696,crammer,a teacher who is paid to cram students for examinations  
32697,crammer,a special school where students are crammed  
32698,crammer,a textbook designed for cramming  
32699,cramp,a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued  
32700,cramp cramp_iron,a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together  
32701,crampon crampoon,a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects  
32702,crampon crampoon climbing_iron climber,an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing  
32703,cran,a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring  
32704,cranberry,any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries  
32705,cranberry,very tart red berry used for sauce or juice  
32706,cranberry_bush cranberry_tree American_cranberry_bush highbush_cranberry Viburnum_trilobum,deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries  
32707,cranberry_culture,the cultivation of cranberries  
32708,cranberry_juice,the juice of cranberries (always diluted and sweetened)  
32709,cranberry_sauce,sauce made of cranberries and sugar  
32710,crane,lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis  
32711,crane,large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world  
32712,crane_fly daddy_longlegs,long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite  
32713,cranesbill crane's_bill,any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium  
32714,cranial_cavity intracranial_cavity,the cavity enclosed by the cranium  
32715,cranial_nerve,any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem  
32716,craniology,the scientific study of the skulls of various human races  
32717,craniometer,an instrument for measuring skull sizes  
32718,craniometric_point,a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken  
32719,craniometry,the branch of physical anthropology dealing with the study and measurement of dry skulls after removal of its soft parts  
32720,craniotomy,a surgical opening through the skull  
32721,cranium braincase brainpan,the part of the skull that encloses the brain  
32722,crank starter,a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle  
32723,crank_call,a hostile telephone call (from a crank)  
32724,crank_handle starting_handle,crank used to start an engine  
32725,crank_letter,a hostile (usually anonymous) letter  
32726,crankcase,housing for a crankshaft  
32727,crankiness crotchetiness contrariness grumpiness,a fussy and eccentric disposition  
32728,crankshaft,a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank  
32729,cranny,a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)  
32730,crap dirt shit shite poop turd,obscene terms for feces  
32731,crap_shooting crapshoot crap_game,playing craps  
32732,crapaud South_American_bullfrog Leptodactylus_pentadactylus,large toothed frog of South America and Central America resembling the bullfrog  
32733,crape crepe French_pancake,small very thin pancake  
32734,crape_fern Prince-of-Wales_fern Prince-of-Wales_feather Prince-of-Wales_plume Leptopteris_superba Todea_superba,New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea  
32735,crape_jasmine crepe_jasmine crepe_gardenia pinwheel_flower East_Indian_rosebay Adam's_apple Nero's_crown coffee_rose Tabernaemontana_divaricate,tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand  
32736,crape_myrtle crepe_myrtle crepe_flower Lagerstroemia_indica,ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States  
32737,crappie,small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United States rivers  
32738,crappie,small sunfishes of central United States rivers  
32739,craps,a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice  
32740,craps snake_eyes,expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot  
32741,crapshoot,a risky and uncertain venture; "getting admitted to the college of your choice has become a crapshoot"  
32742,crapshooter,a gambler who plays the game of craps  
32743,crash,(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"  
32744,crash collapse,a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)  
32745,crash smash,the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"  
32746,crash wreck,a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"  
32747,crash_barrier,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  
32748,crash_course crash_program crash_programme,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"  
32749,crash_dive,a rapid descent by a submarine  
32750,crash_helmet,a padded helmet worn by people riding bicycles or motorcycles; protects the head in case of accidents  
32751,crash_landing,an emergency landing under circumstances where a normal landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft)  
32752,crassness crassitude,the quality of being crass--devoid of refinement  
32753,crate,a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping  
32754,crate crateful,the quantity contained in a crate  
32755,crater,a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb  
32756,craton,the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian  
32757,cravat,neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front  
32758,cravenness,meanspirited cowardice  
32759,craving,an intense desire for some particular thing  
32760,craw crop,a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food  
32761,crawl,a very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl"  
32762,crawl crawling creep creeping,a slow 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"  
32763,crawl front_crawl Australian_crawl,a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick  
32764,crawler creeper,a person who crawls or creeps along the ground  
32765,crawlspace crawl_space,low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing  
32766,crayfish crawfish crawdad crawdaddy,small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster  
32767,crayfish crawfish crawdad ecrevisse,tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly  
32768,crayon wax_crayon,writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing  
32769,craze,a fine crack in a glaze or other surface  
32770,craze delirium frenzy fury hysteria,state of violent mental agitation  
32771,craziness daftness flakiness,informal terms for insanity  
32772,crazy loony looney nutcase weirdo,someone deranged and possibly dangerous  
32773,crazy_quilt,a patchwork quilt without a design  
32774,creak creaking,a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him away"  
32775,cream,the part of milk containing the butterfat  
32776,cream ointment emollient,toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin  
32777,cream pick,the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"  
32778,cream-colored_courser Cursorius_cursor,courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World  
32779,cream-of-tartar_tree sour_gourd Adansonia_gregorii,Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd  
32780,cream_cheese,soft unripened cheese made of sweet milk and cream  
32781,cream_of_tartar tartar potassium_bitartrate potassium_hydrogen_tartrate,a salt used especially in baking powder  
32782,cream_pitcher creamer,a small pitcher for serving cream  
32783,cream_puff chou,puff filled with cream or custard  
32784,cream_sauce,white sauce made with cream  
32785,cream_soda,sweet carbonated drink flavored with vanilla  
32786,creamcups Platystemon_californicus,California plant with small pale yellow flowers  
32787,creamery,a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold  
32788,creaminess soupiness,the property of having the thickness of heavy cream  
32789,creatine creatin,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  
32790,creating_by_mental_acts,the act of creating something by thinking  
32791,creating_by_removal,the act of creating by removing something  
32792,creating_from_raw_materials,the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it  
32793,creation,an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone  
32794,creation conception,the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure"  
32795,creation creative_activity,the human act of creating  
32796,creation_science,an effort to give scientific support for the truth of the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis  
32797,creationism,the literal belief in the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis; "creationism denies the theory of evolution of species"  
32798,creativity creativeness creative_thinking,the ability to create  
32799,creator,a person who grows or makes or invents things  
32800,creature tool puppet,a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else  
32801,creature wight,a human being; `wight' is an archaic term  
32802,creche,a representation of Christ's nativity in the stable at Bethlehem  
32803,creche foundling_hospital,a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for  
32804,credence acceptance,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"  
32805,credenza credence,a kind of sideboard or buffet  
32806,credibility credibleness believability,the quality of being believable or trustworthy  
32807,credit,money available for a client to borrow  
32808,credit,an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work; "the credits were given at the end of the film"  
32809,credit,used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise; "she already had several performances to her credit"  
32810,credit course_credit,recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours  
32811,credit credit_entry,an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items  
32812,credit deferred_payment,arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services  
32813,credit_account charge_account open_account,credit extended by a business to a customer  
32814,credit_analyst,an analyst who studies the financial statements and financial history of applicants for credit in order to evaluate their creditworthiness  
32815,credit_application,an application for a line of credit  
32816,credit_bureau,a private firm that maintains consumer credit data files and provides credit information to authorized users for a fee  
32817,credit_card charge_card charge_plate plastic,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; "do you take plastic?"  
32818,credit_crunch liquidity_crisis squeeze,a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high  
32819,credit_line line_of_credit bank_line line personal_credit_line personal_line_of_credit,the maximum credit that a customer is allowed  
32820,credit_order bill-me_order,an order that is received without payment; requires billing at a later date  
32821,credit_rating credit,an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments  
32822,credit_side,account of payments received; usually the right side of a financial statement  
32823,credit_system,a system for allowing people to purchase things on credit  
32824,credit_union,a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings  
32825,creditor,a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists  
32826,credits,a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)  
32827,creditworthiness,trustworthiness with money as based on a person's credit history; a general qualification for borrowing  
32828,credulity,tendency to believe readily  
32829,credulousness gullibility,tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived  
32830,creed credo,any system of principles or beliefs  
32831,creel,a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish  
32832,creep,a slow longitudinal movement or deformation  
32833,creep,a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot  
32834,creep weirdo weirdie weirdy spook,someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric  
32835,creep_feed,feed given to young animals isolated in a creep  
32836,creeper,any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping  
32837,creeper tree_creeper,any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet  
32838,creepiness,an uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on your skin  
32839,creeping_St_John's_wort Hypericum_calycinum,creeping evergreen shrub with bright yellow star-shaped summer flowers; useful as ground cover  
32840,creeping_bellflower Campanula_rapunculoides,erect European herb with creeping rootstocks and nodding spikelike racemes of blue to violet flowers  
32841,creeping_bent creeping_bentgrass Agrostis_palustris,common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners  
32842,creeping_bugle Ajuga_reptans,low rhizomatous European carpeting plant having spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in parts of United States  
32843,creeping_buttercup creeping_crowfoot Ranunculus_repens,perennial European herb with long creeping stolons  
32844,creeping_fern Hartford_fern Lygodium_palmatum,delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile fronds  
32845,creeping_juniper Juniperus_horizontalis,low to prostrate shrub of Canada and northern United States; bronzed purple in winter  
32846,creeping_oxalis creeping_wood_sorrel Oxalis_corniculata,creeping much-branched mat-forming weed; cosmopolitan  
32847,creeping_snowberry moxie_plum maidenhair_berry Gaultheria_hispidula,slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous white fleshy rough and hairy seeds  
32848,creeping_soft_grass Holcus_mollis,European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage  
32849,creeping_spike_rush Eleocharis_palustris,cylindrical-stemmed sedge  
32850,creeping_willow Salix_repens,small trailing bush of Europe and Asia having straggling branches with silky green leaves of which several varieties are cultivated  
32851,creeping_zinnia Sanvitalia_procumbens,low-branching leafy annual with flower heads resembling zinnias; found in southwestern United States and Mexico to Guatemala  
32852,creeps,a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait  
32853,creeps,a feeling of fear and revulsion; "he gives me the creeps"  
32854,creepy-crawlies,feelings of dislike and anxiety; "the cave gave me the creepy-crawlies"  
32855,creepy-crawly,an animal that creeps or crawls (such as worms or spiders or insects)  
32856,cremains,the remains of a dead body after cremation  
32857,cremation,the incineration of a dead body  
32858,crematory crematorium,a mortuary where corpses are cremated  
32859,crematory crematorium cremation_chamber,a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes  
32860,creme_anglais,custard sauce flavored with vanilla or a liqueur  
32861,creme_brulee,custard sprinkled with sugar and broiled  
32862,creme_caramel,baked custard topped with caramel  
32863,creme_de_cacao,sweet liqueur flavored with vanilla and cacao beans  
32864,creme_de_fraise,strawberry-flavored liqueur  
32865,creme_de_menthe,sweet green or white mint-flavored liqueur  
32866,crenate_leaf,a leaf having a scalloped margin  
32867,crenel crenelle,a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement  
32868,crenelation crenellation,the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows  
32869,creole,a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages  
32870,creole-fish Paranthias_furcifer,deep-sea fish of tropical Atlantic  
32871,creosol,a colorless to yellow aromatic liquid that is a constituent of creosote  
32872,creosote,a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic  
32873,creosote coal-tar_creosote,a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood  
32874,creosote_bush coville hediondilla Larrea_tridentata,desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers  
32875,crepe crape,a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface  
32876,crepe crepe_paper,paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations  
32877,crepe_Suzette,crepes flamed in a sweet orange-and-lemon flavored liqueur sauce  
32878,crepe_de_Chine,a very thin crepe of silk or silklike fabric  
32879,crepe_fern king_fern Todea_barbara,fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa  
32880,crepe_rubber,crude natural rubber; used mainly for shoe soles  
32881,crepitation_rale,the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure  
32882,crescendo,(music) a gradual increase in loudness  
32883,crescent,any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters  
32884,crescent_roll croissant,very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll  
32885,crescent_wrench,an adjustable wrench designed to fit hexagonal nuts with the adjusting screw built into the head of the wrench  
32886,cresol methyl_phenol,any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant  
32887,cress,pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs  
32888,cress cress_plant,any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste  
32889,crest,the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave  
32890,crest,(heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet  
32891,crest,a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal  
32892,crested_cariama seriema Cariama_cristata,Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama  
32893,crested_coral_root Hexalectris_spicata,orchid with yellowish-brown flowers with dark veins; southeastern Arizona to the eastern United States  
32894,crested_myna Acridotheres_tristis,dark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia  
32895,crested_screamer,distinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest on the back of the head  
32896,crested_wheatgrass crested_wheat_grass fairway_crested_wheat_grass Agropyron_cristatum,Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control  
32897,cretinism,severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting  
32898,cretonne,an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies  
32899,crevalle_jack jack_crevalle Caranx_hippos,fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico  
32900,crevasse,a deep fissure  
32901,crevice cranny crack fissure chap,a long narrow depression in a surface  
32902,crew,the team of men manning a racing shell  
32903,crew,the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)  
32904,crew_cut butch flattop,a closely cropped haircut; usually for men or boys  
32905,crew_neck crew_neckline,a plain straight neckline opening from shoulder to shoulder of sweaters  
32906,crewelwork,embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn  
32907,crewman,a member of a work crew  
32908,crewman crew_member,a member of a flight crew  
32909,crib,a bin or granary for storing grains  
32910,crib,the cards discarded by players at cribbage  
32911,crib cot,baby bed with high sides made of slats  
32912,cribbage crib,a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two  
32913,cribbage_board,a board with pegs and regularly spaced holes for holding the pegs; used for keeping the score in a game of cribbage  
32914,crick kink rick wrick,a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)  
32915,cricket,leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together  
32916,cricket,a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs  
32917,cricket-bat_willow Salix_alba_caerulea,Eurasian willow tree having greyish leaves and ascending branches  
32918,cricket_ball,the ball used in playing cricket  
32919,cricket_bat bat,the club used in playing cricket; "a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting"  
32920,cricket_equipment,sports equipment used in playing cricket  
32921,cricket_frog,either of two frogs with a clicking call  
32922,cricket_match,a match between two cricket teams  
32923,cricketer,an athlete who plays cricket  
32924,crier,a peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells  
32925,crime,an evil act not necessarily punishable by law; "crimes of the heart"  
32926,crime criminal_offense criminal_offence law-breaking,(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"  
32927,crime_rate,the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year  
32928,crime_wave,a sudden rise in the crime rate  
32929,criminal felon crook outlaw malefactor,someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime  
32930,criminal_contempt,an act of disrespect that impedes the administration of justice  
32931,criminal_court,a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases  
32932,criminal_law,the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment  
32933,criminal_negligence culpable_negligence,(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)  
32934,criminal_possession,(law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstances  
32935,criminal_record record,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"  
32936,criminal_suit,a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant  
32937,criminalism criminality criminalness,the state of being a criminal  
32938,criminalization criminalisation,legislation that makes something illegal; "the criminalization of marijuana"  
32939,criminologist,a specialist in criminology  
32940,criminology,the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement  
32941,crimp,a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled  
32942,crimp crimper,someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers  
32943,crimson ruby deep_red,a deep and vivid red color  
32944,crimson_clover Italian_clover Trifolium_incarnatum,southern European annual with spiky heads of crimson flower; extensively cultivated in United States for forage  
32945,cringle eyelet loop grommet grummet,fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines  
32946,crinkleroot crinkle-root crinkle_root pepper_root toothwort Cardamine_diphylla Dentaria_diphylla,North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots  
32947,crinoid,primitive echinoderms having five or more feathery arms radiating from a central disk  
32948,crinoline,a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric  
32949,crinoline,a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing  
32950,criollo,a Spanish American of pure European stock (usually Spanish); "Mexico is a country of mestizos, criollos, and indigenes"  
32951,criollo,cocoa of superior quality  
32952,cripple,someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back  
32953,crisis,an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"  
32954,crisis,a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"  
32955,crisis_intervention,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  
32956,crisphead_lettuce iceberg_lettuce iceberg,lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce"  
32957,crispness,an expressive style that is direct and to the point; "the crispness of his reply"  
32958,crispness,a pleasing firmness and freshness; "crispness of new dollar bills"; "crispness of fresh lettuce"  
32959,crisscross cross mark,a marking that consists of lines that cross each other  
32960,cristobalite,a white mineral consisting of silica; found in volcanic rocks  
32961,criterion standard,the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"  
32962,criterium crit,a bicycle race held on a short course (usually less than 5 km or 3 miles)  
32963,crith,the weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure)  
32964,critic,a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art  
32965,critic,anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something  
32966,critic,someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments  
32967,critical_angle,the smallest angle of incidence for which light is totally reflected  
32968,critical_appraisal critical_analysis,an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation  
32969,critical_mass,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"  
32970,critical_mass,the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction  
32971,criticality,a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining  
32972,criticality criticalness cruciality,a state of critical urgency  
32973,criticism critique,a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated"  
32974,criticism literary_criticism,a written evaluation of a work of literature  
32975,criticism unfavorable_judgment,disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"  
32976,critter,a regional term for `creature' (especially for domestic animals)  
32977,croak croaking,a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)  
32978,croaker,the lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic coast of southern U.S.  
32979,croaker,any of several fishes that make a croaking noise  
32980,crochet crocheting,needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle  
32981,crochet_needle crochet_hook,a needle with a hook on the end; used in crocheting  
32982,crochet_stitch,any one of a number of stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop with a crochet needle  
32983,crocheting,creating a garment of needlework  
32984,crock,nonsense; foolish talk; "that's a crock"  
32985,crock earthenware_jar,an earthen jar (made of baked clay)  
32986,crockery dishware,tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively  
32987,crocket,an architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the edge of a spire or gable  
32988,crocodile,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  
32989,crocodile_bird Pluvianus_aegyptius,African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles  
32990,crocodile_tears,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"  
32991,crocodilian_reptile crocodilian,extant archosaurian reptile  
32992,crocolite,a rare lead chromite mineral that forms bright orange crystals  
32993,crocus,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  
32994,croft,a small farm worked by a crofter  
32995,crofter,an owner or tenant of a small farm in Great Britain  
32996,cronyism,favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)  
32997,crook shepherd's_crook,a long staff with one end being hook shaped  
32998,crooked-stemmed_aster,a variety of aster  
32999,crookedness,having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles  
33000,crookedness deviousness,the quality of being deceitful and underhanded  
33001,crookneck crookneck_squash summer_crookneck,yellow squash with a thin curved neck and somewhat warty skin  
33002,crooner balladeer,a singer of popular ballads  
33003,crooning,singing in a soft low tone; "her crooning soon put the child to sleep"  
33004,crooning,the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner  
33005,crop,a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale  
33006,crop,a collection of people or things appearing together; "the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas"  
33007,crop,the output of something in a season; "the latest crop of fashions is about to hit the stores"  
33008,crop,the stock or handle of a whip  
33009,crop harvest,the yield from plants in a single growing season  
33010,crop-dusting spraying,the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)  
33011,crop_failure,the failure of crops to produce a marketable surplus  
33012,croquet,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  
33013,croquet_ball,a wooden ball used in playing croquet  
33014,croquet_equipment,sports equipment used in playing croquet  
33015,croquet_mallet,a mallet used to strike the ball in croquet  
33016,croquette,minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried  
33017,crore,the number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros; ten million  
33018,crosier crozier,a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office  
33019,cross,a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece  
33020,cross crown_of_thorns,any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"  
33021,cross-classification cross-division,classification according to more than one attribute at the same time; "the cross-classification of cases was done by age and sex"  
33022,cross-country_riding cross-country_jumping,riding horses across country over obstructions to demonstrate horsemanship  
33023,cross-country_skiing,the sport of skiing across the countryside (rather than downhill)  
33024,cross-examination,(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  
33025,cross-examiner cross-questioner,someone who questions a witness carefully (especially about testimony given earlier)  
33026,cross-eye crossed_eye convergent_strabismus esotropia,strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose  
33027,cross-fertilization cross-fertilisation,fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species  
33028,cross-fertilization cross-fertilisation,interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts"  
33029,cross-leaved_heath bell_heather Erica_tetralix,dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers  
33030,cross-link cross-linkage,a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule  
33031,cross-pollination,fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another  
33032,cross-pollination,stimulating influence among diverse elements; "the cross-pollination of the arts"  
33033,cross-purpose,a contrary aim; "at cross-purposes"  
33034,cross-question,a question asked in cross-examination  
33035,cross-reference cross-index,a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work  
33036,cross-stitch,two stitches forming a cross or X  
33037,cross-stitch,embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other  
33038,cross_bit,a rock drill having cruciform cutting edges; used in mining  
33039,cross_bun hot_cross_bun,moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glaze  
33040,cross_country,a long race run over open country  
33041,cross_hair cross_wire,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"  
33042,cross_section,a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis  
33043,cross_section,a sample meant to be representative of a whole population  
33044,cross_section,(physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns  
33045,cross_street,a street intersecting a main street (usually at right angles) and continuing on both sides of it  
33046,cross_vine trumpet_flower quartervine quarter-vine Bignonia_capreolata,woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section  
33047,crossbar,a horizontal bar that goes across something  
33048,crossbar,game equipment consisting of a horizontal bar to be jumped or vaulted over  
33049,crossbar,long thin horizontal crosspiece between two vertical posts  
33050,crossbench,any of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition  
33051,crossbencher,a member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition  
33052,crossbill Loxia_curvirostra,finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed  
33053,crossbones,two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death  
33054,crossbow,a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)  
33055,crosscheck,an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources  
33056,crosscheck,an illegal check (chopping at an opponent's arms or stick)  
33057,crosscut,a diagonal path  
33058,crosscut_saw crosscut_handsaw cutoff_saw,handsaw that cuts at right angles to the grain (or major axis)  
33059,crosse,a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse  
33060,crossfire,a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions  
33061,crossfire,fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross  
33062,crosshairs,a center of interest; "the war on terrorism has put Saddam Hussein in the crosshairs"  
33063,crosshead,metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth  
33064,crossheading crosshead,a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text  
33065,crossing,a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect  
33066,crossing,a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)  
33067,crossing,traveling across  
33068,crossing crosswalk crossover,a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other  
33069,crossing_guard,someone who helps people (especially children) at a traffic crossing  
33070,crossing_over crossover,the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis  
33071,crossjack mizzen_course,the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast  
33072,crossopterygian lobefin lobe-finned_fish,any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form  
33073,crossover,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"  
33074,crossover_voter crossover,a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party  
33075,crosspiece,a transverse brace  
33076,crossroads,a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"  
33077,crosstalk XT,the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling  
33078,crosswind,wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft  
33079,crossword_puzzle crossword,a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle  
33080,crotalaria rattlebox,any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops  
33081,crotaphion,the tip of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone  
33082,crotch fork,the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk  
33083,crotchet,a small tool or hooklike implement  
33084,croton Codiaeum_variegatum,grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant  
33085,croton Croton_tiglium,tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil  
33086,croton_oil,viscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic action  
33087,crottle crottal crotal,any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made  
33088,crouch,the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body  
33089,croup spasmodic_laryngitis,a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing  
33090,croupier,someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table  
33091,croupier's_rake,a small rake used by a croupier to move chips around on the table  
33092,crouton,a small piece of toasted or fried bread; served in soup or salads  
33093,crow,the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)  
33094,crow,black birds having a raucous call  
33095,crow's_foot crow's_feet laugh_line,a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes  
33096,crow's_nest,platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast  
33097,crow_garlic false_garlic field_garlic stag's_garlic wild_garlic Allium_vineale,pungent Old World wild onion  
33098,crow_pheasant Centropus_sinensis,common coucal of India and China  
33099,crowbait crow-bait,an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows  
33100,crowbar wrecking_bar pry pry_bar,a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge  
33101,crowberry,a low evergreen shrub with small purple flowers and black berrylike fruit  
33102,crowd,a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"  
33103,crowd crew gang bunch,an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"  
33104,crowd_control,activity of controlling a crowd  
33105,crowding,a situation in which people or things are crowded together; "he didn't like the crowding on the beach"  
33106,crown,an English coin worth 5 shillings  
33107,crown,the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel  
33108,crown,a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory  
33109,crown,the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head  
33110,crown crest,the center of a cambered road  
33111,crown crownwork jacket jacket_crown cap,(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth; "tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown"  
33112,crown diadem,an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty  
33113,crown treetop,the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant  
33114,crown_daisy Chrysanthemum_coronarium,shrubby annual of the Mediterranean region with yellowish-white flowers  
33115,crown_fire,a forest fire that advances with great speed jumping from crown to crown ahead of the ground fire  
33116,crown_gall,a bacterial disease of plants (especially pome and stone fruits and grapes and roses) which forms excrescences on the stem near the ground  
33117,crown_glass,a glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and spun to form a disk  
33118,crown_imperial Fritillaria_imperialis,Eurasian herb with a cluster of leaves and orange-red bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem  
33119,crown_jewel,the most desirable assets of a corporation; "their crown jewels figured prominently in the takeover attempt"  
33120,crown_jewel,a precious stone that is a valuable part of a sovereign's regalia  
33121,crown_jewels,regalia (jewelry and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions  
33122,crown_lens,a lens made of optical crown glass  
33123,crown_of_thorns,a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion  
33124,crown_of_thorns Christ_thorn Christ_plant Euphorbia_milii,somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts  
33125,crown_prince,a male heir apparent to a throne  
33126,crown_princess,the wife of a crown prince  
33127,crown_princess,a female heir apparent to a throne  
33128,crown_saw,a saw having teeth around the edge of a hollow cylinder  
33129,crown_wart,a fungous disease of alfalfa which forms white excrescences at the base of the stem  
33130,crownbeard crown-beard crown_beard,any plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or yellow flower heads  
33131,crucian_carp Carassius_carassius Carassius_vulgaris,European carp closely resembling wild goldfish  
33132,crucible melting_pot,a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions  
33133,crucible_steel,steel made by the mixture of molten wrought iron, charcoal, and other substances in a crucible  
33134,crucifer cruciferous_plant,any of various plants of the family Cruciferae  
33135,cruciferous_vegetable,a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts  
33136,crucifix,a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings when the gymnast supports himself with both arms extended horizontally  
33137,crucifix rood rood-tree,representation of the cross on which Jesus died  
33138,crucifix_fish,sea catfish of the Caribbean area  
33139,crucifixion,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  
33140,crucifixion excruciation,the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering  
33141,crud,heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing  
33142,crud,an ill-defined bodily ailment; "he said he had the crud and needed a doctor"  
33143,crudeness crudity gaucheness,an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement; "the whole town was famous for its crudeness"  
33144,crudeness crudity primitiveness primitivism rudeness,a wild or unrefined state  
33145,crudeness roughness,an unpolished unrefined quality; "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her"  
33146,crudites,raw vegetables cut into bite-sized strips and served with a dip  
33147,cruel_and_unusual_punishment,punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed  
33148,cruel_plant Araujia_sericofera,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  
33149,cruelty cruelness harshness,the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance  
33150,cruelty inhuman_treatment,a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering  
33151,cruelty mercilessness pitilessness ruthlessness,feelings of extreme heartlessness  
33152,cruet crewet,bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table  
33153,cruet-stand,a stand for cruets containing various condiments  
33154,cruise sail,an ocean trip taken for pleasure  
33155,cruise_control,control mechanism for keeping an automobile at a set speed  
33156,cruise_missile,an unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb  
33157,cruise_ship cruise_liner,a passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises  
33158,cruiser,a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer  
33159,cruiser police_cruiser patrol_car police_car prowl_car squad_car,a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters  
33160,cruller twister,small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts  
33161,crumb,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"  
33162,crumb,small piece of e.g. bread or cake  
33163,crumb_cake,cake or coffeecake topped with a mixture of sugar and butter and flour  
33164,crumbliness friability,excessive breakableness  
33165,crumpet,a thick soft cake with a porous texture; cooked on a griddle  
33166,crunch,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"  
33167,crunch,the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"  
33168,crupper,a strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse's tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward  
33169,crus,the leg from the knee to foot  
33170,cruse,small jar; holds liquid (oil or water)  
33171,crush crunch compaction,the act of crushing  
33172,crush jam press,a dense crowd of people  
33173,crushed_leather crush,leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated  
33174,crusher,a device that crushes something  
33175,crust Earth's_crust,the outer layer of the Earth  
33176,crust gall impertinence impudence insolence cheekiness freshness,the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties  
33177,crust incrustation encrustation,a hard outer layer that covers something  
33178,crustacean,any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton  
33179,crustal_movement tectonic_movement,movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust  
33180,crustose_thallus,thin crusty lichen thallus; adheres closely to or is embedded in the surface on which it grows  
33181,crutch,a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking  
33182,crutch,anything that serves as an expedient; "he uses drugs as a psychological crutch"  
33183,crux crux_of_the_matter,the most important point  
33184,cry,the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"  
33185,cry,a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"  
33186,cry outcry call yell shout vociferation,a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"  
33187,cry yell,a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"  
33188,cryesthesia cryaesthesia,hypersensitivity to cold  
33189,crying weeping tears,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"  
33190,cryoanesthesia cryoanaesthesia,insensibility resulting from cold  
33191,cryobiology,the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms  
33192,cryocautery,an instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it  
33193,cryocautery,application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it  
33194,cryogen,a liquid that boils at below -160 C and is used as a refrigerant  
33195,cryogenics cryogeny,the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures  
33196,cryolite Greenland_spar,a white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine  
33197,cryometer,a thermometer designed to measure low temperatures  
33198,cryonics,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 science fiction than serious science"  
33199,cryophobia,a morbid fear of freezing  
33200,cryoscope,a measuring instrument for measuring freezing and melting points  
33201,cryostat,a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures  
33202,cryosurgery,the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)  
33203,crypt,a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)  
33204,cryptanalysis cryptanalytics cryptography cryptology,the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms  
33205,cryptanalyst cryptographer cryptologist,decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms  
33206,cryptic_coloration,coloring that conceals or disguises an animal's shape  
33207,cryptobiosis,a state in which an animal's metabolic activities come to a reversible standstill  
33208,cryptococcosis,a fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system  
33209,cryptocoryne water_trumpet,any plant of the genus Cryptocoryne; evergreen perennials growing in fresh or brackish water; tropical Asia  
33210,cryptogam,formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi  
33211,cryptogram cryptograph secret_writing,a piece of writing in code or cipher  
33212,cryptograph,a device for deciphering codes and ciphers  
33213,cryptography coding secret_writing steganography,act of writing in code or cipher  
33214,cryptomonad cryptophyte,common in fresh and salt water appearing along the shore as algal blooms  
33215,cryptorchidy cryptorchidism cryptorchism,failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops  
33216,crystal,a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure  
33217,crystal,a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices  
33218,crystal,glassware made of quartz  
33219,crystal crystallization,a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces  
33220,crystal watch_crystal watch_glass,a protective cover that protects the face of a watch  
33221,crystal_ball,a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers  
33222,crystal_counter,a counter tube in which an ionizing event increases conductivity  
33223,crystal_detector,a detector consisting of a fine wire in contact with a galena crystal; acts as a rectifier  
33224,crystal_gazing,staring into a crystal ball to arouse visions of future or distant events  
33225,crystal_microphone crystal_mike,a microphone in which sound waves vibrate a piezoelectric crystal that generates a varying voltage  
33226,crystal_oscillator quartz_oscillator,an oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a piezoelectric quartz crystal  
33227,crystal_pickup,a cartridge in which an output voltage is produced by the vibration of a piezoelectric crystal  
33228,crystal_set,an early radio receiver using a crystal detector  
33229,crystallite,any of numerous minute rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition found in glassy igneous rock  
33230,crystallization,a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation  
33231,crystallization crystallisation crystallizing,the formation of crystals  
33232,crystallized_ginger,strips of gingerroot cooked in sugar syrup and coated with sugar  
33233,crystallographer,a specialist in crystallography  
33234,crystallography,the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals  
33235,ctene comb-plate,a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused  
33236,ctenidium,comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks  
33237,ctenophore comb_jelly,biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb  
33238,ctenophore_family,a family of ctenophores  
33239,ctenophore_genus,a genus of ctenophores  
33240,cub greenhorn rookie,an awkward and inexperienced youth  
33241,cub lad laddie sonny sonny_boy,a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)  
33242,cub young_carnivore,the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion  
33243,cubby cubbyhole snuggery snug,a small secluded room  
33244,cubbyhole pigeonhole,a small compartment  
33245,cube,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  
33246,cube regular_hexahedron,a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces  
33247,cube square_block,a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube  
33248,cube third_power,the product of three equal terms  
33249,cube_root,a number that when multiplied three times equals a given number  
33250,cubeb,spicy fruit of the cubeb vine; when dried and crushed is used medicinally or in perfumery and sometimes smoked in cigarettes  
33251,cubeb cubeb_cigarette,a cigarette containing cubeb  
33252,cubeb cubeb_vine Java_pepper Piper_cubeba,tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits  
33253,cubic_foot cu_ft,the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side  
33254,cubic_inch cu_in,the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side  
33255,cubic_kilometer cubic_kilometre,a unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edge  
33256,cubic_millimeter cubic_millimetre,a metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edge  
33257,cubic_yard yard,a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)  
33258,cubicity,the property of resembling a cube  
33259,cubism,an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes  
33260,cubist,an artist who adheres to the principles of cubism  
33261,cubit,an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm  
33262,cubitiere,body armor that protects the elbow  
33263,cubitus,the arm from the elbow to the fingertips  
33264,cuboid,a rectangular parallelepiped  
33265,cuboid_bone,the cube shaped bone on the outer side of the tarsus  
33266,cuboidal_cell cuboidal_epithelial_cell,an epithelial cell that shaped like a cube  
33267,cucking_stool ducking_stool,an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in water  
33268,cuckold,a man whose wife committed adultery  
33269,cuckoldom,the state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery  
33270,cuckoldry,the practice of making cuckolds; sexual conquests of married women  
33271,cuckoo,any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail  
33272,cuckoo-bumblebee,a bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees  
33273,cuckoo_clock,clock that announces the hours with a sound like the call of the cuckoo  
33274,cuckoopint lords-and-ladies jack-in-the-pulpit Arum_maculatum,common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum  
33275,cuculiform_bird,birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)  
33276,cucumber cucumber_vine Cucumis_sativus,a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit  
33277,cucumber cuke,cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons  
33278,cucumber_tree Magnolia_acuminata,American deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumber  
33279,cucurbit,any plant of the family Cucurbitaceae  
33280,cud rechewed_food,food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again  
33281,cuddle nestle snuggle,a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace  
33282,cuddy,the galley or pantry of a small ship  
33283,cudgel,a club that is used as a weapon  
33284,cudweed,any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color  
33285,cue,an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech  
33286,cue cue_stick pool_cue pool_stick,sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards  
33287,cue_ball,the ball that the billiard player or pool player strikes with his cue  
33288,cuff turnup,the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg  
33289,cufflink,jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt  
33290,cuirass,medieval body armor that covers the chest and back  
33291,cuirassier,a cavalryman equipped with a cuirass  
33292,cuisine culinary_art,the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared  
33293,cuisse,armor plate that protects the thigh  
33294,cul cul_de_sac dead_end,a passage with access only at one end  
33295,culdoscope,a specialized endoscope for visually examining a woman's pelvic organs  
33296,culdoscopy,endoscopic examination of a woman's pelvic organs by the insertion of a culdoscope through the vagina  
33297,cull reject,the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality  
33298,cullis,a gutter in a roof  
33299,culm,stem of plants of the Gramineae  
33300,culmination,(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon  
33301,culotte,a divided skirt  
33302,cult,followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices  
33303,cult,followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader  
33304,cult,a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false; "it was a satanic cult"  
33305,cult cultus religious_cult,a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"  
33306,cult_of_personality,intense devotion to a particular person  
33307,cultism,devotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult  
33308,cultist,a member of an unorthodox cult who generally lives outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader  
33309,cultist,a member of a religious cult  
33310,cultivar,a variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation  
33311,cultivated_land farmland plowland ploughland tilled_land tillage tilth,arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops  
33312,cultivated_parsnip,European biennial having a long fusiform root that has been made palatable through cultivation  
33313,cultivated_plant,plants that are grown for their produce  
33314,cultivated_rice Oryza_sativa,yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population  
33315,cultivation,the process of fostering the growth of something; "the cultivation of bees for honey"  
33316,cultivation,socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners; "her cultivation was remarkable"  
33317,cultivation,the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale)  
33318,cultivation,(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)  
33319,cultivator tiller,a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)  
33320,cultural_attache,an attache who is a specialist in cultural matters  
33321,cultural_movement,a group of people working together to advance certain cultural goals  
33322,culturati,people interested in culture and cultural activities  
33323,culture,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"  
33324,culture,the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group  
33325,culture,(biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish"  
33326,culture,the raising of plants or animals; "the culture of oysters"  
33327,culture civilization civilisation,a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"  
33328,culture_medium medium,(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms  
33329,culture_shock,a condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes  
33330,culverin,a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries  
33331,culverin,a medieval musket  
33332,culvert,a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway  
33333,cumin Cuminum_cyminum,dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds  
33334,cumin cumin_seed,aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family  
33335,cummerbund,a broad pleated sash worn as formal dress with a tuxedo  
33336,cummings e._e._cummings Edward_Estlin_Cummings,United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962)  
33337,cumulative_preferred cumulative_preferred_stock,preferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until paid out  
33338,cumulative_vote,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  
33339,cumulonimbus cumulonimbus_cloud thundercloud,a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms  
33340,cumulus cumulus_cloud,a globular cloud  
33341,cuneate_leaf,a wedge-shaped leaf having the acute angle at the base  
33342,cuneiform,an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia  
33343,cunner bergall Tautogolabrus_adspersus,common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United States  
33344,cunnilingus cunnilinctus,oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris  
33345,cunning,crafty artfulness (especially in deception)  
33346,cunt bitch,a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; "she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch"  
33347,cunt puss pussy slit snatch twat,obscene terms for female genitals  
33348,cup,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"  
33349,cup,a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces  
33350,cup,cup-shaped plant organ  
33351,cup,a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl  
33352,cup,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"  
33353,cup,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"  
33354,cup cupful,the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar"  
33355,cup loving_cup,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"  
33356,cup_final,the final match of any cup competition (such as the annual final of the English soccer competition at Wembley)  
33357,cup_hook,hook (usually on the underside of a shelf) for hanging cups  
33358,cup_of_tea bag dish,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"  
33359,cup_tie,an eliminating game between teams in a cup competition  
33360,cupbearer,the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine  
33361,cupboard closet,a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space  
33362,cupboard_love,a show of affection motivated by selfishness  
33363,cupcake,small cake baked in a muffin tin  
33364,cupflower nierembergia,any of various plants of the genus Nierembergia having upturned bell-shaped flowers  
33365,cupid,a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow  
33366,cupola,a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting  
33367,cupola,a roof in the form of a dome  
33368,cuppa cupper,a cup of tea  
33369,cupping,a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface  
33370,cuprite,a mineral consisting of cuprous oxide that is a source of copper  
33371,cupronickel,a 60/40 alloy of copper and nickel  
33372,cupule,a sucker on the feet of certain flies  
33373,cupule acorn_cup,cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn  
33374,cur,a cowardly and despicable person  
33375,cur mongrel mutt,an inferior dog or one of mixed breed  
33376,curability curableness,capability of being cured or healed  
33377,curacao curacoa,flavored with sour orange peel  
33378,curacy,the position of a curate  
33379,curandera,a Mexican woman who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans  
33380,curandero,a Mexican man who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans  
33381,curassow,large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food  
33382,curate minister_of_religion minister parson pastor rector,a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"  
33383,curator conservator,the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)  
33384,curatorship,the position of curator  
33385,curb curb_bit,a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse  
33386,curb curbing kerb,an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)  
33387,curb_market,a stock market for trading in securities not listed on the New York Stock Exchange  
33388,curb_roof,a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge  
33389,curb_service,service provided to customers who remain in their vehicles  
33390,curbside,the side of a sidewalk that is bordered by a curb; "policemen stood at intervals along the curbside"  
33391,curbstone kerbstone,a paving stone forming part of a curb  
33392,curd,a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd; "bean curd"; "lemon curd"  
33393,curd,coagulated milk; used to make cheese; "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey"  
33394,curdling clotting coagulation,the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid  
33395,curettage curettement,surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette  
33396,curette curet,a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity  
33397,curfew,the time that the curfew signal is sounded  
33398,curfew,a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions  
33399,curfew,an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited  
33400,curie Ci,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  
33401,curio curiosity oddity oddment peculiarity rarity,something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting  
33402,curiosa,books on strange or unusual subjects (especially erotica)  
33403,curiosity wonder,a state in which you want to learn more about something  
33404,curiousness inquisitiveness,a state of active curiosity  
33405,curium Cm atomic_number_96,a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei  
33406,curled_leaf_pondweed curly_pondweed Potamogeton_crispus,European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and California  
33407,curler hair_curler roller crimper,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"  
33408,curlew,large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill  
33409,curlew_sandpiper Calidris_Ferruginea,Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew  
33410,curliness waviness,(of hair) a tendency to curl  
33411,curling,a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target  
33412,curling_iron,a cylindrical metal home appliance that heats a lock of hair that has been curled around it  
33413,curly-coated_retriever,an English breed having a tightly curled black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water  
33414,curly-heads Clematis_ochreleuca,shrubby clematis of the eastern United States having curly foliage  
33415,curly_grass curly_grass_fern Schizaea_pusilla,rare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tufts  
33416,curlycup_gumweed Grindelia_squarrosa,perennial gumweed of western and central North America  
33417,curmudgeon,a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas  
33418,currant,small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking  
33419,currant,any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams  
33420,currant currant_bush,any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants  
33421,currawong bell_magpie,bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call  
33422,currency,the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used  
33423,currency,general acceptance or use; "the currency of ideas"  
33424,current electric_current,a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"  
33425,current stream,a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water"  
33426,current_account,that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's exports and imports of goods and services and transfer payments  
33427,current_intelligence,intelligence of all types and forms of immediate interest; usually disseminated without delays for evaluation or interpretation  
33428,current_unit,a measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific time  
33429,currentness currency up-to-dateness,the property of belonging to the present time; "the currency of a slang term"  
33430,curriculum_vitae CV resume,a summary of your academic and work history  
33431,currier,a craftsman who curries leather for use  
33432,curry,(East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice  
33433,curry_powder,pungent blend of cumin and ground coriander seed and turmeric and other spices  
33434,curry_sauce,allemande sauce with curry powder and coconut milk instead of stock  
33435,currycomb,a square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses  
33436,curse curse_word expletive oath swearing swearword cuss,profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"  
33437,curse torment,a severe affliction  
33438,cursed_crowfoot celery-leaved_buttercup Ranunculus_sceleratus,annual herb growing in marshy places  
33439,cursor pointer,(computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions  
33440,curtailment,the temporal property of being cut short  
33441,curtain,any barrier to communication or vision; "a curtain of secrecy"; "a curtain of trees"  
33442,curtain drape drapery mantle pall,hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)  
33443,curtain_lecture,a private lecture to a husband by his wife  
33444,curtain_raiser,a short play presented before the main play  
33445,curtain_raiser,any preliminary activity  
33446,curtain_ring,a circular ring for holding up a curtain  
33447,curtate_cycloid,a cycloid generated by a point inside the rolling circle  
33448,curtsy curtsey,bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women  
33449,curvaceousness shapeliness voluptuousness,the quality of having a well-rounded body  
33450,curvature,(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal; "curvature of the spine"  
33451,curvature,the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve  
33452,curvature curve,the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface  
33453,curve,a line on a graph representing data  
33454,curve curve_ball breaking_ball bender,a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter  
33455,curve curved_shape,the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes  
33456,curvet vaulting,a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down  
33457,curvilinear_correlation nonlinear_correlation skew_correlation,any correlation in which the rates of change of the variables is not constant  
33458,curvilinear_regression,the relation between variables when the regression equation is nonlinear (quadratic or higher order)  
33459,cuscus,woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia  
33460,cush-cush Dioscorea_trifida,tropical American yam with small yellow edible tubers  
33461,cushaw,globose or ovoid squash with striped grey and green warty rind  
33462,cushaw Cucurbita_mixta Cucurbita_argyrosperma,plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped grey and green and white warty rinds  
33463,cushion,the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle  
33464,cushion,a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.  
33465,cushion_flower pincushion_hakea Hakea_laurina,tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia  
33466,cusk,the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters  
33467,cusk torsk Brosme_brosme,large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod  
33468,cusk-eel,elongate compressed somewhat eel-shaped fishes  
33469,cusp,small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth  
33470,cusp,point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)  
33471,cusp leaflet,a thin triangular flap of a heart valve  
33472,cuspidation,a decoration using cusps  
33473,cussedness orneriness,meanspirited disagreeable contrariness  
33474,custard,sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen  
33475,custard_apple,the fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Annona having soft edible pulp  
33476,custard_apple custard_apple_tree,any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp  
33477,custard_pie,a prop consisting of an open pie filled with real or artificial custard; thrown in slapstick comedies  
33478,custodial_account,a brokerage firm account that parents have created for a minor  
33479,custodian keeper steward,one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals  
33480,custodianship,the position of custodian  
33481,custody,holding by the police; "the suspect is in custody"  
33482,custody_battle,litigation to settle custody of the children of a divorced couple  
33483,custody_case,a legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce)  
33484,custom,habitual patronage; "I have given this tailor my custom for many years"  
33485,custom tradition,a specific practice of long standing  
33486,custom usage usance,accepted or habitual practice  
33487,custom-made custom-built,an item made to the customer's specifications  
33488,customer client,someone who pays for goods or services  
33489,customer_agent,a foreign purchaser who buys goods outright for resale  
33490,customhouse customshouse,a government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country  
33491,customs customs_duty custom impost,money collected under a tariff  
33492,customs_union,an association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for nations that are not members  
33493,cut,a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the rest"  
33494,cut,a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"  
33495,cut,(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"  
33496,cut,the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut"  
33497,cut,a canal made by erosion or excavation  
33498,cut,the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"  
33499,cut,an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"  
33500,cut cut_of_meat,a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass  
33501,cut cutting,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"  
33502,cut cutting,the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"  
33503,cut cutting,the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"  
33504,cut cutting cutting_off,the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"  
33505,cut gash,a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation  
33506,cut gash slash slice,a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"  
33507,cut track,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"  
33508,cut undercut,(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"  
33509,cut-in insert,(broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program  
33510,cut-in insert,(film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film  
33511,cut_glass,glass decorated by cutting or grinding facets  
33512,cut_of_beef,cut of meat from beef cattle  
33513,cut_of_lamb,cut of meat from a lamb  
33514,cut_of_mutton,cut of meat from a mature sheep  
33515,cut_of_pork,cut of meat from a hog or pig  
33516,cut_of_veal,cut of meat from a calf  
33517,cutaneous_anthrax malignant_pustule,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  
33518,cutaneous_leishmaniasis Old_World_leishmaniasis oriental_sore tropical_sore Delhi_boil Aleppo_boil,leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions  
33519,cutaneous_sensation haptic_sensation skin_sensation,a sensation localized on the skin  
33520,cutaneous_vein vena_cutanea,one of a number of veins in the subcutaneous tissue that empty into deep veins  
33521,cutaway,a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees  
33522,cutaway cutaway_drawing cutaway_model,a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts  
33523,cutback,a reduction in quantity or rate  
33524,cutch kutch,tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas  
33525,cuticle,the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail  
33526,cuticula,the outer body wall of an insect  
33527,cutin,(biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids  
33528,cutlas cutlass,a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors  
33529,cutlassfish frost_fish hairtail,long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel  
33530,cutleaved_coneflower Rudbeckia_laciniata,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  
33531,cutler,a dealer in cutlery  
33532,cutlery eating_utensil,tableware implements for cutting and eating food  
33533,cutlet scallop scollop escallop,thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled  
33534,cutoff,a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated  
33535,cutoff,a device that terminates the flow in a pipe  
33536,cutout,a switch that interrupts an electric circuit in the event of an overload  
33537,cutout,a photograph from which the background has been cut away  
33538,cutout,a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out  
33539,cutter,someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments)  
33540,cutter,a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop  
33541,cutter carver,someone who carves the meat  
33542,cutter cutlery cutting_tool,a cutting implement; a tool for cutting  
33543,cutthroat,someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat  
33544,cutting,a piece cut off from the main part of something  
33545,cutting slip,a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting  
33546,cutting thinning,the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"  
33547,cutting_angle,the angle between the face of a cutting tool and the surface of the work  
33548,cutting_implement,a tool used for cutting or slicing  
33549,cutting_room,a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts)  
33550,cuttlefish cuttle,ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell  
33551,cutty_stool,a low stool; formerly in Scotland, a seat in a church where an offender was publicly rebuked  
33552,cutwork,embroidery in which the design is outlined in a buttonhole stitch and the intervening material is cut away  
33553,cutworm,North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground  
33554,cy_pres rule_of_cy_pres cy_pres_doctrine,a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible  
33555,cyan,a primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color  
33556,cyanamide cyanamid,a weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide salts)  
33557,cyanic_acid,a colorless poisonous volatile liquid acid that hydrolyzes readily to ammonia and carbon dioxide  
33558,cyanide,an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid  
33559,cyanide_poisoning,poisoning due to ingesting or inhaling cyanide; common in smoke from fires and in industrial chemicals  
33560,cyanide_process,an industrial process for extracting gold and silver by treating ore with a sodium cyanide solution  
33561,cyanine_dye,any of a class of dyes containing a -CH= group linking two heterocyclic rings containing nitrogen; used as sensitizers in photography  
33562,cyano_group cyano_radical cyanide_group cyanide_radical,the monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound  
33563,cyanobacteria blue-green_algae,predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton  
33564,cyanogen,a colorless toxic gas with a pungent almond odor; has been used in chemical warfare  
33565,cyanohydrin,any organic compound in which the cyano radical -CN and the hydroxyl radical -OH are attached to the same carbon atom  
33566,cyanosis,a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes  
33567,cyanuric_acid,a trimer of cyanic acid  
33568,cyber-terrorism cyberwar,an assault on electronic communication networks  
33569,cyber-terrorist cyberpunk,a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism  
33570,cyberart,art that is produced with the help of computer hardware and software  
33571,cybercafe,a cafe whose customers sit at computer terminals and log on to the internet while they eat and drink  
33572,cybercrime,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  
33573,cyberculture,the culture that emerges from the use of computers for communication and entertainment and business  
33574,cybernaut,a computer user who uses the internet; someone who explores cyberspace  
33575,cybernetics,(biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems)  
33576,cyberphobia,irrational fear of computers or technology  
33577,cyberpunk,a writer of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology  
33578,cyberpunk,a genre of fast-paced science fiction involving oppressive futuristic computerized societies  
33579,cybersex,sexual arousal involving communication on the internet  
33580,cyborg bionic_man bionic_woman,a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices; "a cyborg is a cybernetic organism"  
33581,cycad,any tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales; having unbranched stems with a crown of fernlike leaves  
33582,cyclamen Cyclamen_purpurascens,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  
33583,cycle,a series of poems or songs on the same theme; "Schubert's song cycles"  
33584,cycle,a periodically repeated sequence of events; "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"  
33585,cycle oscillation,a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"  
33586,cycle rhythm round,an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"  
33587,cycle_of_rebirth,(Hinduism) repeated rebirth in new forms  
33588,cyclic_neutropenia,neutropenia that occurs periodically  
33589,cyclic_redundancy_check,an error correction code that is recorded in each sector of a magnetic disk and used to catch errors in the data  
33590,cyclicity periodicity,the quality of recurring at regular intervals  
33591,cycling,the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle  
33592,cyclist bicyclist bicycler wheeler biker,a person who rides a bicycle  
33593,cyclobenzaprine Flexeril,muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury  
33594,cyclodestructive_surgery,an eye operation that treats glaucoma by destroying the ciliary body with a laser  
33595,cyclohexanol,a colorless oily alcohol that smells like camphor  
33596,cyclohexanol_phthalate,the cyclohexanol ester of phthalic acid  
33597,cycloid,a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line  
33598,cyclone,(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern  
33599,cyclone,a violent rotating windstorm  
33600,cyclooxygenase Cox,either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin  
33601,cyclooxygenase-1 Cox-1,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"  
33602,cyclooxygenase-2 Cox-2,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"  
33603,cyclopean_masonry,a primitive style of masonry characterized by use of massive stones of irregular shape and size  
33604,cyclopia,a developmental abnormality in which there is only one eye  
33605,cyclopropane,a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic  
33606,cyclops water_flea,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  
33607,cycloserine,an antibiotic that is especially active against the tubercle bacillus  
33608,cyclosis streaming,the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell  
33609,cyclostome,primitive aquatic vertebrate  
33610,cyclostyle,a writing implement with a small toothed wheel that cuts small holes in a stencil  
33611,cyclothymia cyclothymic_disorder cyclic_disorder,a mild bipolar disorder that persists over a long time  
33612,cyclotron,an accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles  
33613,cygnet,a young swan  
33614,cylinder,a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line  
33615,cylinder,a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)  
33616,cylinder,a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air  
33617,cylinder piston_chamber,a chamber within which piston moves  
33618,cylinder_head,a detachable plate that covers the closed end of a cylinder chamber in a reciprocating engine or pump  
33619,cylinder_lock,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  
33620,cylindricality cylindricalness,the roundness of a 3-dimensional cylinder  
33621,cyma cymatium,(architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex)  
33622,cyma_recta,a cyma in which the upper section is concave and the lower section is convex  
33623,cymbal,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  
33624,cymbalist,a performer on the cymbals  
33625,cymbid cymbidium,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  
33626,cyme,more or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central or terminal flower opens first  
33627,cymene,any of three isotopes of a colorless aromatic liquid hydrocarbon occurring in the volatile oil of cumin and thyme and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins  
33628,cymling pattypan_squash,squash plant having flattened round fruit with a scalloped edge; usually greenish white  
33629,cymule,a small cyme, generally with few flowers  
33630,cynancum,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  
33631,cynic faultfinder,someone who is critical of the motives of others  
33632,cynicism,a cynical feeling of distrust  
33633,cynodont,small carnivorous reptiles  
33634,cynophobia,a morbid fear of dogs  
33635,cynosure,something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by"  
33636,cynosure,something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice"  
33637,cynthia_moth Samia_cynthia Samia_walkeri,large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus  
33638,cypress,wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus  
33639,cypress cypress_tree,any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones  
33640,cypress_pine,any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of Australia and northern New Caledonia  
33641,cypress_sedge Carex_pseudocyperus,tufted sedge of temperate regions; nearly cosmopolitan  
33642,cypress_spurge Euphorbia_cyparissias,Old World perennial having foliage resembling cypress; naturalized as a weed in the United States  
33643,cypress_vine star-glory Indian_pink Ipomoea_quamoclit Quamoclit_pennata,tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in United States and elsewhere  
33644,cyprinid cyprinid_fish,soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales  
33645,cypriniform_fish,a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes  
33646,cyprinodont,any member of the family Cyprinodontidae  
33647,cypripedia,a plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium  
33648,cyproheptadine Periactin,an antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions  
33649,cyrilla leatherwood white_titi Cyrilla_racemiflora,shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange and crimson foliage  
33650,cyst,a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure  
33651,cysteine,an amino acid containing sulfur that is found in most proteins; oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine  
33652,cystic_artery arteria_cystica,a branch of the hepatic artery; supplies the gall bladder and the surface of the liver  
33653,cystic_fibrosis CF fibrocystic_disease_of_the_pancreas pancreatic_fibrosis mucoviscidosis,the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known  
33654,cystic_fibrosis_transport_regulator CFTR,the gene that is mutated in cystic fibrosis  
33655,cystic_vein vena_cystica,vein that drains the gallbladder  
33656,cystine,a crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stones  
33657,cystitis,inflammation of the urinary bladder and ureters  
33658,cystocele colpocystocele,hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth  
33659,cystoid_macular_edema,a specific pattern of swelling in the central retina  
33660,cystoplegia cystoparalysis,paralysis of the urinary bladder  
33661,cytoarchitecture cytoarchitectonics,the cellular composition of a bodily structure  
33662,cytochrome,(biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration)  
33663,cytochrome_c,the most abundant and stable cytochrome; involved in energy transfer  
33664,cytogenesis cytogeny,the origin and development and variation of cells  
33665,cytogeneticist,a geneticist who specializes in the cellular components associated with heredity  
33666,cytogenetics,the branch of biology that studies the cellular aspects of heredity (especially the chromosomes)  
33667,cytokine,any of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system  
33668,cytokinesis,organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells  
33669,cytologic_specimen,a specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis  
33670,cytologist,a biologist who studies the structure and function of cells  
33671,cytology,the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells  
33672,cytolysin,a substance that partly or completely destroys animal cells  
33673,cytolysis,pathological breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane  
33674,cytomegalovirus CMV,any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems  
33675,cytopenia,a deficiency of some cellular element of the blood  
33676,cytophotometer,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  
33677,cytophotometry,the study of chemical compounds inside a cell by means of a cytophotometer  
33678,cytoplasm cytol,the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism  
33679,cytoplast,the intact cytoplasmic content of a cell  
33680,cytosine C,a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine  
33681,cytoskeleton,a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence  
33682,cytosol,the aqueous part of the cytoplasm within which various particles and organelles are suspended  
33683,cytostome,mouth of a protozoan  
33684,cytotoxic_drug,any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells  
33685,cytotoxicity,the degree to which something is toxic to living cells  
33686,cytotoxin,any substance that has a toxic effect on cells  
33687,czar,a person having great power  
33688,czar tsar tzar,a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)  
33689,czarina tsarina tzarina czaritza tsaritsa,the wife or widow of a czar  
33690,da'wah dawah,missionary work for Islam  
33691,da_Gamma Vasco_da_Gamma Gamma,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)  
33692,dab splash splatter,a small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey"  
33693,dabbler dilettante sciolist,an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge  
33694,dabbling_duck dabbler,any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling  
33695,dabchick little_grebe Podiceps_ruficollis,small European grebe  
33696,dace Leuciscus_leuciscus,small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body  
33697,dacha,Russian country house  
33698,dachshund dachsie badger_dog,small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows  
33699,dacite,a grey volcanic rock containing plagioclase and quartz and other crystalline minerals  
33700,dacoit dakoit,a member of an armed gang of robbers  
33701,dacoity dakoity,robbery by a gang of armed dacoits  
33702,dacryocystitis,inflammation of the lacrimal sac causing obstruction of the tube draining tears into the nose  
33703,dacryon,the craniometric point at the junction of the anterior border of the lacrimal bone with the frontal bone  
33704,dactyl,a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables  
33705,dactylomegaly,abnormally large fingers or toes  
33706,dad dada daddy pa papa pappa pop,an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk  
33707,dada dadaism,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  
33708,dado,the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase  
33709,dado,a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it  
33710,dado_plane,a plane for making a dado groove  
33711,daemon demigod,a person who is part mortal and part god  
33712,daffodil Narcissus_pseudonarcissus,any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown  
33713,daffodil_garlic flowering_onion Naples_garlic Allium_neopolitanum,European onion with white flowers  
33714,dagame lemonwood_tree Calycophyllum_candidissimum,source of a tough elastic wood  
33715,dagga Cape_dagga red_dagga wilde_dagga Leonotis_leonurus,relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco  
33716,dagger obelisk,a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote  
33717,dagger sticker,a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing  
33718,daggerboard,a removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be lowered into the water to serve as a keel  
33719,daguerreotype,a photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor  
33720,dahlia Dahlia_pinnata,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  
33721,daily,a newspaper that is published every day  
33722,daily_double,a single bet on two horse races in the same day  
33723,daily_variation,fluctuations that occur between one day and the next  
33724,daintiness delicacy fineness,the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features"  
33725,dainty delicacy goody kickshaw treat,something considered choice to eat  
33726,daiquiri rum_cocktail,a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice  
33727,dairy dairy_farm,a farm where dairy products are produced  
33728,dairy_cattle dairy_cow milch_cow milk_cow milcher milker,cattle that are reared for their milk  
33729,dairy_product,milk and butter and cheese  
33730,dairying dairy_farming,the business of a dairy  
33731,dairymaid milkmaid,a woman who works in a dairy  
33732,dairyman,a man who works in a dairy  
33733,dairyman dairy_farmer,the owner or manager of a dairy  
33734,dais podium pulpit rostrum ambo stump soapbox,a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it  
33735,daisy,any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl  
33736,daisy_chain,(figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences  
33737,daisy_chain,flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems; worn by students on class day at some schools  
33738,daisy_cutter,a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground  
33739,daisy_fleabane Erigeron_annuus,widely naturalized white-flowered North American herb  
33740,daisy_print_wheel daisy_wheel,a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper  
33741,daisybush daisy-bush daisy_bush,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  
33742,daisyleaf_grape_fern daisy-leaved_grape_fern Botrychium_matricariifolium,of North America and Eurasia  
33743,daisywheel_printer,a printer that uses a daisy print wheel  
33744,dalasi,the basic unit of money in Gambia  
33745,dale,an open river valley (in a hilly area)  
33746,dalesman,a person who lives in the dales of northern England  
33747,daleth,the 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
33748,dalliance dawdling trifling,the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working  
33749,dallier dillydallier dilly-dallier mope lounger,someone who wastes time  
33750,dallisgrass dallis_grass paspalum Paspalum_dilatatum,tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States  
33751,dalmatian coach_dog carriage_dog,a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia  
33752,dam,female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock  
33753,dam dike dyke,a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea  
33754,damage equipment_casualty,loss of military equipment  
33755,damage harm hurt scathe,the act of damaging something or someone  
33756,damage harm impairment,the occurrence of a change for the worse  
33757,damage_control,an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss  
33758,damages amends indemnity indemnification restitution redress,a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury  
33759,damascene,a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel  
33760,damask,a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern  
33761,damask,a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it  
33762,damask_rose summer_damask_rose Rosa_damascena,large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids  
33763,damask_violet Dame's_violet sweet_rocket Hesperis_matronalis,long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America  
33764,dame doll wench skirt chick bird,informal terms for a (young) woman  
33765,dame madam ma'am lady gentlewoman,a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"  
33766,dammar gum_dammar damar dammar_resin,any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine  
33767,damn darn hoot red_cent shit shucks tinker's_damn tinker's_dam,something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"  
33768,damnation,the act of damning  
33769,damnation eternal_damnation,the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell  
33770,damned,people who are condemned to eternal punishment; "he felt he had visited the realm of the damned"  
33771,damourite,a variety of muscovite  
33772,damp dampness moistness,a slight wetness  
33773,damp-proof_course damp_course,a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building  
33774,dampener moistener,a device that dampens or moistens something; "he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them"  
33775,damper,a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace  
33776,damper,a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"  
33777,damper muffler,a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations  
33778,damper_block piano_damper,damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration  
33779,damping_off,a plant disease caused by a fungus; diseased condition of seedlings in excessive moisture  
33780,damping_off_fungus Pythium_debaryanum,fungus causing damping off disease in seedlings  
33781,damsel demoiselle damoiselle damosel damozel,a young unmarried woman  
33782,damselfish demoiselle,small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs  
33783,damselfly,slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest  
33784,damson damson_plum,dark purple plum of the damson tree  
33785,damson_plum damson_plum_tree Prunus_domestica_insititia,plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit  
33786,danaid danaid_butterfly,large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste  
33787,dance,a party of people assembled for dancing  
33788,dance,a party for social dancing  
33789,dance,an artistic form of nonverbal communication  
33790,dance_band band dance_orchestra,a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing  
33791,dance_floor,a bare floor polished for dancing  
33792,dance_lesson,a lesson in dancing  
33793,dance_music,music to dance to  
33794,dance_music danceroom_music ballroom_music,a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing  
33795,dance_school,a school where students are taught to dance  
33796,dance_step step,a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step"  
33797,dancer professional_dancer terpsichorean,a performer who dances professionally  
33798,dancer social_dancer,a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)  
33799,dancing dance terpsichore saltation,taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music  
33800,dancing-master dance_master,a professional teacher of dancing  
33801,dancing_partner,one of a pair of people who dance together  
33802,dancing_school,a school in which students learn to dance  
33803,dandelion blowball,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  
33804,dandelion_green,the foliage of the dandelion plant  
33805,dandelion_green,edible leaves of the common dandelion collected from the wild; used in salads and in making wine  
33806,dander,small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people  
33807,dander hackles,a feeling of anger and animosity; "having one's hackles or dander up"  
33808,dandruff,a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp  
33809,dandruff,loose scales shed from the scalp; "I could see the dandruff on her shoulders"  
33810,dandy dude fop gallant sheik beau swell fashion_plate clotheshorse,a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance  
33811,danger,a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air"  
33812,danger,the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury; "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease"  
33813,danger,a dangerous place; "He moved out of danger"  
33814,danger_line,a line beyond which it is dangerous to go  
33815,danger_zone,a dangerous area  
33816,dangerousness,the quality of not being safe  
33817,dangleberry dangle-berry Gaylussacia_frondosa,huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit  
33818,dangling_modifier misplaced_modifier,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'  
33819,dangling_participle,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'  
33820,danish danish_pastry,light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese  
33821,dankness clamminess,unpleasant wetness  
33822,danse_macabre dance_of_death,a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave  
33823,danseur danseur_noble,a male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina  
33824,daphne,any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers  
33825,daphnia water_flea,minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae  
33826,dapple-grey dapple-gray dappled-grey dappled-gray,grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings  
33827,dapsone,antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy and some kinds of skin diseases  
33828,daraf,a unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad  
33829,dare daring,a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare"  
33830,daredevil madcap hothead swashbuckler lunatic harum-scarum,a reckless impetuous irresponsible person  
33831,daredevilry daredeviltry,boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior  
33832,dark darkness,absence of light or illumination  
33833,dark darkness,an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness"  
33834,dark-eyed_junco slate-colored_junco Junco_hyemalis,common North American junco having grey plumage and eyes with dark brown irises  
33835,dark_adaptation,the process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of illumination; cones adapt first; rods continue to adapt for up to four hours  
33836,dark_blue navy navy_blue,a dark shade of blue  
33837,dark_bread whole_wheat_bread whole_meal_bread brown_bread,bread made with whole wheat flour  
33838,dark_comedy,a comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements  
33839,dark_ground_illumination dark_field_illumination,a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light; specimens appear luminous against a dark background  
33840,dark_horse,a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly  
33841,dark_horse,a racehorse about which little is known  
33842,dark_lantern bull's-eye,a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light  
33843,dark_matter,(cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make up 90 percent of the universe; it is invisible (does not absorb or emit light) and does not collide with atomic particles but exerts gravitational force  
33844,dark_meat,the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food  
33845,dark_red,a red color that reflects little light  
33846,darkling_beetle darkling_groung_beetle tenebrionid,sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain  
33847,darkness,having a dark or somber color  
33848,darkness dark shadow,an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"  
33849,darkness duskiness swarthiness,a swarthy complexion  
33850,darkroom,a room in which photographs are developed  
33851,darling favorite favourite pet dearie deary ducky,a special loved one  
33852,darling_pea poison_bush,either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep  
33853,darmstadtium Ds element_110 atomic_number_110,a radioactive transuranic element  
33854,darnel tare bearded_darnel cheat Lolium_temulentum,weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous  
33855,darner,a person who mends by darning  
33856,darning,the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads  
33857,darning_needle embroidery_needle,a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread  
33858,dart,a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot  
33859,dart,a tapered tuck made in dressmaking  
33860,dart_player,someone who plays the game of darts  
33861,dartboard dart_board,a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts  
33862,darter,a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly; "squirrels are darters"  
33863,darts,a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard  
33864,dash,a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"  
33865,dash bolt,the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"  
33866,dash dah,the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code  
33867,dash elan flair panache style,distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"  
33868,dash sprint,a quick run  
33869,dash-pot,a mechanical damper; the vibrating part is attached to a piston that moves in a chamber filled with liquid  
33870,dashboard fascia,instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls  
33871,dashiki daishiki,a loose and brightly colored African shirt  
33872,dastard,a despicable coward  
33873,dastardliness,despicable cowardice  
33874,dasymeter,densimeter consisting of a thin glass globe that is weighed in a gas to determine its density  
33875,dasyure,any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martens  
33876,dasyurid_marsupial dasyurid,small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania  
33877,data information,a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"  
33878,data_conversion,conversion from one way of encoding data to another way  
33879,data_converter,converter for changing information from one code to another  
33880,data_encryption,(computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes  
33881,data_hierarchy,an arrangement of data consisting of sets and subsets such that every subset of a set is of lower rank than the set  
33882,data_input_device input_device,a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device  
33883,data_mining,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  
33884,data_multiplexer,a multiplexer that permits two or more data sources to share a common transmission medium  
33885,data_processing,(computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information  
33886,data_rate,the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information  
33887,data_structure,(computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer)  
33888,data_system information_system,system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization  
33889,database,an organized body of related information  
33890,database_management,creation and maintenance of a database  
33891,database_management_system DBMS,a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database  
33892,date,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"  
33893,date,a particular day specified as the time something happens; "the date of the election is set by law"; "we hope to get together at an early date"; "Mother's Day is always on the same date"  
33894,date,the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date"  
33895,date,sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed  
33896,date appointment engagement,a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"  
33897,date day_of_the_month,the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"  
33898,date escort,a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"  
33899,date-nut_bread,bread containing chopped dates and nuts  
33900,date_bar,fruit bar containing chopped dates  
33901,date_bread,bread containing chopped dates  
33902,date_palm Phoenix_dactylifera,tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit  
33903,date_plum Diospyros_lotus,an Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes  
33904,date_rape,rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together)  
33905,dateline,a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch  
33906,dateline date_line International_Date_Line,an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian  
33907,dating geological_dating,use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens  
33908,dative dative_case,the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb  
33909,datum data_point,an item of factual information derived from measurement or research  
33910,daub,material used to daub walls  
33911,daub,an unskillful painting  
33912,dauber,an unskilled painter  
33913,daughter girl,a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age"  
33914,daughter-in-law,the wife of your son  
33915,daughter_cell,a cell formed by the division or budding of another cell; "anthrax grows by dividing into two daughter cells that are generally identical"  
33916,dauntlessness intrepidity,resolute courageousness  
33917,dauphin,formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne  
33918,davallia,any fern of the genus Davallia; having scaly creeping rhizomes  
33919,davenport,a small decorative writing desk  
33920,davenport,a large sofa usually convertible into a bed  
33921,davit,a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)  
33922,dawdler drone laggard lagger trailer poke,someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind  
33923,dawn,an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"  
33924,dawn dawning morning aurora first_light daybreak break_of_day break_of_the_day dayspring sunrise sunup cockcrow,the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"  
33925,dawn morning,the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"  
33926,day,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"  
33927,day,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?"  
33928,day,a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"  
33929,day,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"  
33930,day,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"  
33931,day,a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"  
33932,day daytime daylight,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"  
33933,day twenty-four_hours twenty-four_hour_period 24-hour_interval solar_day mean_solar_day,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"  
33934,day_boarder,a schoolchild at a boarding school who has meals at school but sleeps at home  
33935,day_camp,a camp providing care and activities for children during the daytime  
33936,day_game,a game played in daylight  
33937,day_jessamine Cestrum_diurnum,West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day  
33938,day_laborer day_labourer,a laborer who works by the day; for daily wages  
33939,day_lily daylily,any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lily-like flowers that bloom for only a day  
33940,day_nursery day_care_center,a nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work  
33941,day_of_the_week,any one of the seven days in a week  
33942,day_off,a day when you are not required to work; "Thursday is his day off"  
33943,day_return,a return ticket (at reduced fare) for traveling both ways in the same day  
33944,day_school,a school giving instruction during the daytime  
33945,day_school,a private school taking day students only  
33946,day_school,a school building without boarding facilities  
33947,day_shift,the work shift during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)  
33948,day_shift day_watch,workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)  
33949,daybed divan_bed,an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night  
33950,daybook journal,a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred  
33951,daybook ledger,an accounting journal as a physical object; "he bought a new daybook"  
33952,dayboy,a day boarder who is a boy  
33953,daycare day_care,childcare during the day while parents work  
33954,daydreamer woolgatherer,someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming  
33955,daygirl,a day boarder who is a girl  
33956,daylight,light during the daytime  
33957,daylight-saving_time daylight-savings_time daylight_saving daylight_savings,time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings  
33958,daylight_vision photopic_vision,normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived  
33959,days years,the time during which someone's life continues; "the monarch's last days"; "in his final years"  
33960,daze fog haze,confusion characterized by lack of clarity  
33961,daze shock stupor,the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"  
33962,dazzle,brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily  
33963,de-escalation,(war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)  
33964,de-iodinase,an enzyme that removes the iodine radical  
33965,de-iodination,the removal of iodine atoms from organic compounds  
33966,deVries De_Vries Hugo_deVries Hugo_De_Vries,Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935)  
33967,de_Gaulle General_de_Gaulle Charles_de_Gaulle General_Charles_de_Gaulle Charles_Andre_Joseph_Marie_de_Gaulle,French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970)  
33968,de_Kooning Willem_de_Kooning,United States painter (born in the Netherlands) who was a leading American exponent of abstract expressionism (1904-1997)  
33969,de_Mille Agnes_de_Mille Agnes_George_de_Mille,United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (1905-1993)  
33970,de_Saussure Ferdinand_de_Saussure Saussure,Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913)  
33971,de_Valera Eamon_de_Valera,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)  
33972,de_facto_segregation,segregation (especially in schools) that happens in fact although not required by law  
33973,de_jure_segregation,segregation that is imposed by law  
33974,de_la_Mare Walter_de_la_Mare Walter_John_de_la_Mare,English poet remembered for his verse for children (1873-1956)  
33975,deacon,a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders  
33976,deacon Protestant_deacon,a Protestant layman who assists the minister  
33977,deaconess,a woman deacon  
33978,deactivation defusing,the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)  
33979,deactivation inactivation,breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)  
33980,dead,a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense; "the dead of winter"  
33981,dead,people who are no longer living; "they buried the dead"  
33982,dead-air_space,an unventilated area where no air circulates  
33983,dead-man's-fingers dead-men's-fingers Xylaria_polymorpha,the fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria  
33984,dead-man's_float prone_float,a floating position with the face down and arms stretched forward  
33985,dead_air,an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound  
33986,dead_axle,an axle that carries a wheel but without power to drive it  
33987,dead_center dead_centre,the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque  
33988,dead_drop,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"  
33989,dead_duck,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"  
33990,dead_hand dead_hand_of_the_past mortmain,the oppressive influence of past events or decisions  
33991,dead_heat,a tie in a race  
33992,dead_language,a language that is no longer learned as a native language  
33993,dead_letter dead_mail,mail that can neither be delivered nor returned  
33994,dead_letter non-issue,the state of something that has outlived its relevance  
33995,dead_load,a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself  
33996,dead_metaphor frozen_metaphor,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')  
33997,dead_nettle,any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of small usually purplish flowers with two lips  
33998,dead_person dead_soul deceased_person deceased decedent departed,someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"  
33999,dead_reckoning,navigation without the aid of celestial observations  
34000,dead_weight,an oppressive encumbrance  
34001,dead_weight,a heavy motionless weight  
34002,deadbeat_dad,a father who willfully defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring  
34003,deadeye,a dead shot  
34004,deadeye,(nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud  
34005,deadhead,a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way; "the deadheads on the payroll should be eased out as fast as possible"  
34006,deadhead,a train or bus or taxi traveling empty  
34007,deadlight,a strong shutter over a ship's porthole that is closed in stormy weather  
34008,deadline,the point in time at which something must be completed  
34009,deadliness lethality,the quality of being deadly  
34010,deadlock dead_end impasse stalemate standstill,a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"  
34011,deadness,the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity; "he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls"  
34012,deadness,the inanimate property of something that has died  
34013,deadwood,a branch or a part of a tree that is dead  
34014,deaf,people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language"  
34015,deaf-mutism deaf-muteness,congenital deafness that results in inability to speak  
34016,deaf_person,a person with a severe auditory impairment  
34017,deafness hearing_loss,partial or complete loss of hearing  
34018,deal,a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)  
34019,deal,the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"  
34020,deal,the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"  
34021,deal,the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"  
34022,deal trade business_deal,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"  
34023,dealer,a seller of illicit goods; "a dealer in stolen goods"  
34024,dealer,the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game  
34025,dealer,a firm engaged in trading  
34026,dealfish Trachipterus_arcticus,deep-sea ribbonfish  
34027,dealignment,a process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening the structure of political parties  
34028,dealing,method or manner of conduct in relation to others; "honest dealing"  
34029,dealings traffic,social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')  
34030,deamination deaminization,removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound  
34031,dean,(Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals  
34032,dean,an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college  
34033,dean doyen,a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents"  
34034,deanery,the official residence of a dean  
34035,deanship deanery,the position or office of a dean  
34036,dearth famine shortage,an acute insufficiency  
34037,dearth paucity,an insufficient quantity or number  
34038,death,the absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"  
34039,death,the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death"  
34040,death,the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"  
34041,death decease expiry,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"  
34042,death dying demise,the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"  
34043,death last,the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"  
34044,death's-head_moth Acherontia_atropos,European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull  
34045,death's_head,a human skull (or a representation of a human skull) used as a symbol of death  
34046,death-roll,a list of persons killed in a war or other disaster  
34047,death_adder Acanthophis_antarcticus,venomous Australian snake resembling an adder  
34048,death_benefit,insurance or pension money payable to a beneficiary of a deceased  
34049,death_camas zigadene,any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous  
34050,death_camp,a concentration camp where prisoners are likely to die or be killed  
34051,death_cap death_cup death_angel destroying_angel Amanita_phalloides,extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills  
34052,death_house death_row,the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution  
34053,death_instinct death_wish Thanatos,(psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die  
34054,death_knell,an omen of death or destruction  
34055,death_knell death_bell,a bell rung to announce a death  
34056,death_mask,a cast taken from the face of a dead person  
34057,death_seat,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  
34058,death_squad,a clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the government's tacit approval)  
34059,death_toll,the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster  
34060,death_warrant,a warrant to execute the death sentence  
34061,deathbed,the last few hours before death  
34062,deathbed,the bed on which a person dies  
34063,deathblow coup_de_grace,the blow that kills (usually mercifully)  
34064,deathrate death_rate mortality mortality_rate fatality_rate,the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year  
34065,deathtrap,any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed  
34066,deathwatch_beetle deathwatch Xestobium_rufovillosum,bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death  
34067,debacle,flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer  
34068,debacle fiasco,a sudden and violent collapse  
34069,debarkation disembarkation disembarkment,the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft  
34070,debarment,the state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions or rights or practices)  
34071,debarment,the act of prevention by legal means; "they achieved his debarment from holding public office"  
34072,debaser degrader,a person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins)  
34073,debate disputation public_debate,the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)  
34074,debater arguer,someone who engages in debate  
34075,debenture,a certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt  
34076,debilitation enervation enfeeblement exhaustion,serious weakening and loss of energy  
34077,debit debit_entry,an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing  
34078,debit_card,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  
34079,debit_side,account of payments owed; usually the left side of a financial statement  
34080,debridement,surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing  
34081,debriefing,report of a mission or task  
34082,debris dust junk rubble detritus,the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up  
34083,debris_surge debris_storm,the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building; "the destruction of the building produced an enormous debris surge"  
34084,debt,the state of owing something (especially money); "he is badly in debt"  
34085,debt,money or goods or services owed by one person to another  
34086,debt,an obligation to pay or do something  
34087,debt_instrument obligation certificate_of_indebtedness,a written promise to repay a debt  
34088,debt_limit debt_ceiling,the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity  
34089,debtor debitor,a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt  
34090,debugger,a program that helps in locating and correcting programming errors  
34091,debut,the presentation of a debutante in society  
34092,debutante deb,a young woman making her debut into society  
34093,decade decennary decennium,a period of 10 years  
34094,decadent,a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)  
34095,decaffeinated_coffee decaf,coffee with the caffeine removed  
34096,decagon,a polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles  
34097,decahedron,any polyhedron having ten plane faces  
34098,decal decalcomania,either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface  
34099,decalcification,loss of calcium from bones or teeth  
34100,decalcomania,the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface  
34101,decalescence,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  
34102,decameter dekameter decametre dekametre dam dkm,a metric unit of length equal to ten meters  
34103,decampment,breaking camp  
34104,decantation,the act of gently pouring off a clear liquor (as from its original bottle) without disturbing the lees  
34105,decapitation beheading,execution by cutting off the victim's head  
34106,decapitation beheading,killing by cutting off the head  
34107,decapod,cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones  
34108,decapod_crustacean decapod,crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax  
34109,decarboxylase,any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group  
34110,decarboxylation,the process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen)  
34111,decasyllable,a verse line having ten syllables  
34112,decathlon,an athletic contest consisting of ten different events  
34113,decay,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"  
34114,decay,the process of gradually becoming inferior  
34115,decay decline,a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current  
34116,decay decomposition,the organic phenomenon of rotting  
34117,decay radioactive_decay disintegration,the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation  
34118,deceiver cheat cheater trickster beguiler slicker,someone who leads you to believe something that is not true  
34119,deceleration,(physics) a rate of decrease in velocity  
34120,deceleration,the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking"  
34121,deceleration slowing retardation,a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race"  
34122,decency,the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality  
34123,decency,the quality of being polite and respectable  
34124,decentralization decentalisation,the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts  
34125,decentralization decentralisation,the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments  
34126,deception deceit dissembling dissimulation,the act of deceiving  
34127,deceptiveness obliquity,the quality of being deceptive  
34128,decibel dB,a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity  
34129,decidua,the epithelial tissue of the endometrium  
34130,deciduous_holly,a holly tree  
34131,deciduous_plant,a plant having foliage that is shed annually at the end of the growing season  
34132,decigram dg,1/10 gram  
34133,decile,(statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores  
34134,deciliter decilitre dl,a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter  
34135,decimal,a number in the decimal system  
34136,decimal_digit,a digit from 0 to 9 in decimal notation  
34137,decimal_fraction decimal,a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10  
34138,decimal_notation,any notation that uses 10 different characters (usually the digits 0 to 9)  
34139,decimal_numeration_system decimal_number_system decimal_system,a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten  
34140,decimal_point percentage_point point,the dot at the left of a decimal fraction  
34141,decimalization decimalisation,the act of changing to a decimal system; "the decimalization of British currency"  
34142,decimation,destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)  
34143,decimeter decimetre dm,a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter  
34144,decipherer,a reader capable of reading and interpreting illegible or obscure text  
34145,decision,(boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"  
34146,decision,the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row"  
34147,decision determination conclusion,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"  
34148,decision determination conclusion,the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"  
34149,decision_making deciding,the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"  
34150,decision_table,a table of all contingencies and the actions to be taken for each  
34151,decisiveness decision,the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness"  
34152,deck,a porch that resembles the deck on a ship  
34153,deck,street name for a packet of illegal drugs  
34154,deck,any of various platforms built into a vessel  
34155,deck-house,a superstructure on the upper deck of a ship  
34156,deck_chair beach_chair,a folding chair for use outdoors; a wooden frame supports a length of canvas  
34157,deck_tennis,game played mainly on board ocean liners; players toss a ring back and forth over a net that is stretched across a small court  
34158,decker,(often used in combinations) something constructed with multiple levels; "they rode in a double-decker bus"  
34159,deckhand roustabout,a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor  
34160,deckle,(paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets  
34161,deckle_edge deckle,rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper  
34162,declamation,recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric  
34163,declamation,vehement oratory  
34164,declaration,a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties  
34165,declaration,(law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction; "his declaration of innocence"  
34166,declaration,a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)  
34167,declaration_of_estimated_tax estimated_tax_return,return required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from income does not meet the tax liability for the year  
34168,declarative_sentence declaratory_sentence,a sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a declaration  
34169,declassification,reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon  
34170,declension,the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages  
34171,declension,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"  
34172,declination celestial_latitude dec,(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere  
34173,declination regrets,a polite refusal of an invitation  
34174,decline declination,a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state  
34175,decline diminution,change toward something smaller or lower  
34176,declinometer transit_declinometer,an instrument for measuring magnetic declination  
34177,deco art_deco,a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production  
34178,decoction,(pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling  
34179,decoction_process decoction_mashing,(brewing) a process in which part of the mash is removed and boiled and then returned  
34180,decoder,a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language  
34181,decoder decipherer,the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text  
34182,decoding decryption decipherment,the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption"  
34183,decolletage,a low-cut neckline on a woman's dress  
34184,decolonization decolonisation,the action of changing from colonial to independent status  
34185,decomposition decomposition_reaction chemical_decomposition_reaction,(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance  
34186,decomposition disintegration,in a decomposed state  
34187,decomposition rot rotting putrefaction breakdown,(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action  
34188,decomposition vector_decomposition,the analysis of a vector field  
34189,decompound_leaf,a leaf having divisions that are themselves compound  
34190,decompression,restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display  
34191,decompression decompressing,relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)  
34192,decompression_sickness aeroembolism air_embolism gas_embolism caisson_disease bends,pain resulting from rapid change in pressure  
34193,decongestant,a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion  
34194,deconstruction deconstructionism,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  
34195,deconstructivism,a school of architecture based on the philosophical theory of deconstruction  
34196,decontamination,the removal of contaminants  
34197,decoration,the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)  
34198,decoration laurel_wreath medal medallion palm ribbon,an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event  
34199,decoration ornament ornamentation,something used to beautify  
34200,decorativeness,an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive  
34201,decorator ornamentalist,someone who decorates  
34202,decortication,removal of the outer covering of an organ or part  
34203,decorum decorousness,propriety in manners and conduct  
34204,decoupage,art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer  
34205,decoupage,the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with varnish or lacquer  
34206,decoy steerer,a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)  
34207,decrease decrement,a process of becoming smaller or shorter  
34208,decrease decrement,the amount by which something decreases  
34209,decrease diminution reduction step-down,the act of decreasing or reducing something  
34210,decrease lessening drop-off,a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"  
34211,decree edict fiat order rescript,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"  
34212,decree_nisi,a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date  
34213,decrepitation,the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated  
34214,decrepitude dilapidation,a state of deterioration due to old age or long use  
34215,decrescendo diminuendo,(music) a gradual decrease in loudness  
34216,decriminalization decriminalisation,legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal  
34217,decubitus,a reclining position (as in a bed)  
34218,decumary Decumaria_barbata Decumaria_barbara,woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters  
34219,dedicated_file_server,(computer science) a file server that can be used only as a file server  
34220,dedication,a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose  
34221,dedication,complete and wholehearted fidelity  
34222,dedication inscription,a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something  
34223,dedifferentiation,the loss of specialization in form or function  
34224,deductible,(taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax)  
34225,deductible,a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount  
34226,deduction deductive_reasoning synthesis,reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)  
34227,deduction discount,an amount or percentage deducted  
34228,deduction entailment implication,something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"  
34229,deed deed_of_conveyance title,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"  
34230,deed_poll,a deed made and executed by only one party  
34231,deep,the central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter"  
34232,deep,literary term for an ocean; "denizens of the deep"  
34233,deep-dish_pie cobbler,a pie made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruit  
34234,deep-freeze Deepfreeze deep_freezer freezer,electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time  
34235,deep-sea_diver,a diver in the deeper parts of the sea  
34236,deep_fording,fording at a deep place in the stream  
34237,deep_freeze,temporary inactivity or suspension; "the legislation has now been revived after ten years in the deep freeze"  
34238,deep_middle_cerebral_vein,accompanies the middle cerebral artery deep in the Sylvian fissure; empties into the basal vein  
34239,deep_pockets,(plural) a source of substantial wealth; "a patron of the arts should have deep pockets"  
34240,deep_space,any region in space outside the solar system  
34241,deep_supporting_fire,fire on objectives not in the immediate vicinity of your forces but with the objective of destroying enemy reserves and weapons and interfering with the enemy command and supply and communications  
34242,deep_temporal_vein,temporal veins that empty into the pterygoid plexus  
34243,deep_water,serious trouble  
34244,deepening,a process of becoming deeper and more profound  
34245,deepness,a low pitch that is loud and voluminous  
34246,deepness profundity profoundness,the quality of being physically deep; "the profundity of the mine was almost a mile"  
34247,deepwater_pipefish Cosmocampus_profundus,a fish 8 inches long; found from eastern Florida to western Caribbean  
34248,deepwater_squirrelfish Holocentrus_bullisi,a squirrelfish found from South Carolina to Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico  
34249,deer cervid,distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers  
34250,deer_fern Blechnum_spicant,fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America; often cultivated for deer browse  
34251,deer_grass meadow_beauty,any of several plants of the genus Rhexia usually having pink-purple to magenta flowers; eastern North America  
34252,deer_hunter,hunter of deer  
34253,deer_hunting deer_hunt,hunting deer  
34254,deer_mouse Peromyscus_maniculatus,brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus  
34255,deer_mushroom Pluteus_cervinus,a small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoods  
34256,deer_trail,a trail worn by the passage of deer  
34257,deerberry squaw_huckleberry Vaccinium_stamineum,small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the eastern United States having greenish or yellowish unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer  
34258,deerskin,leather from the hide of a deer  
34259,deerstalker,a tight-fitting hat with visors front and back; formerly worn by hunters  
34260,deerstalking,stalking deer  
34261,defacement disfigurement disfiguration mutilation,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"  
34262,defalcation,the sum of money that is misappropriated  
34263,defamation calumny calumniation obloquy traducement hatchet_job,a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions  
34264,defamer maligner slanderer vilifier libeler backbiter traducer,one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel  
34265,default,loss due to not showing up; "he lost the game by default"  
34266,default nonpayment nonremittal,act of failing to meet a financial obligation  
34267,default_judgment default_judgement judgment_by_default judgement_by_default,a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)  
34268,default_option default,an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified  
34269,defaulter,someone who fails to make a required appearance in court  
34270,defaulter,a contestant who forfeits a match  
34271,defaulter deadbeat,someone who fails to meet a financial obligation  
34272,defeat licking,an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"  
34273,defeated discomfited,people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"  
34274,defeatism,acceptance of the inevitability of defeat  
34275,defeatist negativist,someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions  
34276,defecation laxation shitting,the elimination of fecal waste through the anus  
34277,defecation_reflex rectal_reflex,normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum  
34278,defecator voider shitter,a person who defecates  
34279,defect,an imperfection in a bodily system; "visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs"  
34280,defect fault flaw,an imperfection in an object or machine; "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"  
34281,defect shortcoming,a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"  
34282,defective_pleading,any pleading that fails to conform in form or substance to minimum standards of accuracy or sufficiency  
34283,defectiveness faultiness,the state of being defective  
34284,defendant suspect,a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused  
34285,defender guardian protector shielder,a person who cares for persons or property  
34286,defender withstander,a fighter who holds out against attack  
34287,defenestration,the act of throwing someone or something out of a window  
34288,defense defence,protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"  
34289,defense defence,the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury; "a good boxer needs a good defense"; "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem"  
34290,defense defence defending_team,(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"  
34291,defense defence defense_force defence_force,an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"  
34292,defense defence defense_team defense_lawyers,the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"  
34293,defense defence defensive_measure,(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"  
34294,defense defence denial demurrer,a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"  
34295,defense defence vindication,the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"  
34296,defense_attorney defense_lawyer,the lawyer representing the defendant  
34297,defense_contractor,a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense  
34298,defense_laboratory,a laboratory devoted to research and development for national defense  
34299,defense_mechanism defense_reaction defence_mechanism defence_reaction defense defence,(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires  
34300,defense_program defense_policy defence_program defence_policy,a program for defending a country against its enemies  
34301,defense_system defence_system,the weaponry available for the defense of a region  
34302,defenselessness defencelessness unprotectedness,the property of being helpless in the face of attack  
34303,defensibility,capability of being defended; "they built their castles with an eye to their defensibility"; "client complaints create a felt need for the defensibility of individual actions"  
34304,defensive defensive_attitude,an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')  
34305,defensive_structure defense defence,a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses"  
34306,defensiveness,excessive sensitivity to criticism; "his defensiveness was manifested in hurt silence"; "the fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians' defensiveness"  
34307,deference respect,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"  
34308,deference respect respectfulness,courteous regard for people's feelings; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy"  
34309,deferral recess,a state of abeyance or suspended business  
34310,defervescence,abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature  
34311,defiance,a hostile challenge  
34312,defiance,a defiant act  
34313,defiance rebelliousness,intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude  
34314,defibrillation,treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)  
34315,defibrillator,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  
34316,deficiency_disease,any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral)  
34317,deficit,a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning; "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"; "they have serious linguistic deficits"  
34318,deficit,(sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing  
34319,deficit,an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period); "last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"  
34320,deficit shortage shortfall,the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"  
34321,deficit_spending compensatory_spending pump_priming,spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy  
34322,defilade,the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire  
34323,defile gorge,a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)  
34324,definite_article,a determiner (as `the' in English) that indicates specificity of reference  
34325,definite_integral,the integral of a function over a definite interval  
34326,definite_quantity,a specific measure of amount  
34327,definition,a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol  
34328,definition,clarity of outline; "exercise had given his muscles superior definition"  
34329,definitive_host,the host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite takes place  
34330,deflagration,combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat  
34331,deflation,(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"  
34332,deflation,a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices  
34333,deflation,the act of letting the air out of something  
34334,deflationary_spiral,an episode of deflation in which prices and wages decrease at an increasing rate and currency gains in value  
34335,deflator,a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars  
34336,deflection deflexion,the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position  
34337,deflection deflexion bending,the property of being bent or deflected  
34338,deflection deflexion refraction,the amount by which a propagating wave is bent  
34339,deflection warp,a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting  
34340,deflector,a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc)  
34341,defloration,an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something  
34342,defloration,the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)  
34343,defoliant,a chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off  
34344,defoliation,the loss of foliage  
34345,defoliation,causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals)  
34346,defoliator,an insect that strips the leaves from plants  
34347,deforestation,the state of being clear of trees  
34348,deforestation disforestation,the removal of trees  
34349,deformation,alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it  
34350,deformity malformation misshapenness,an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed  
34351,defroster deicer,heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane)  
34352,degaussing,the process of making a (steel) ship's hull nonmagnetic by producing an opposing magnetic field  
34353,degeneracy degeneration decadence decadency,the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities  
34354,degeneration devolution,the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality  
34355,degeneration retrogression,passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form  
34356,degenerative_disorder,condition leading to progressive loss of function  
34357,degradation debasement,changing to a lower state (a less respected state)  
34358,degree,a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"  
34359,degree,the highest power of a term or variable  
34360,degree,the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"  
34361,degree arcdegree,a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"  
34362,degree grade level,a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"  
34363,degree level stage point,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?"  
34364,degree_Fahrenheit F,a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature  
34365,degree_centigrade degree_Celsius C,a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature  
34366,degree_day,a unit used in estimating fuel requirements for heating a building  
34367,degree_of_a_polynomial,the degree of the term in the polynomial that has the highest degree  
34368,degree_of_a_term,the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term  
34369,degree_of_freedom,one of the minimum number of parameters needed to describe the state of a physical system  
34370,degree_of_freedom,(statistics) an unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution  
34371,degree_program,a course of study leading to an academic degree  
34372,degressive_tax,any tax in which the rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases  
34373,dehiscence,(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  
34374,dehumanization dehumanisation,the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities; "science has been blamed for the dehumanization of modern life"  
34375,dehumidifier,an applicance to extract moisture from the air and make the environment more comfortable; "in summer, we need to run the dehumidifier in the basement"  
34376,dehydrated_food dehydrated_foods,food preserved by dehydration  
34377,dehydration,depletion of bodily fluids  
34378,dehydration desiccation,dryness resulting from the removal of water  
34379,dehydration desiccation drying_up evaporation,the process of extracting moisture  
34380,deictic deictic_word,a word specifying identity or spatial 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  
34381,deification,the condition of being treated like a god  
34382,deification,an embodiment of the qualities of a god; "the capitalists' deification of capital"  
34383,deification exaltation apotheosis,the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)  
34384,deinocheirus,lightly built medium-sized theropod with long limbs and neck  
34385,deinonychus,swift agile wolf-sized bipedal dinosaur having a large curved claw on each hind foot; of the Cretaceous  
34386,deipnosophist,someone skilled at informal chitchat  
34387,deism free_thought,the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation  
34388,deist,a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it  
34389,deity divinity god immortal,any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force  
34390,deixis,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  
34391,deja_vu,the experience of thinking that a new situation had occurred before  
34392,dejection,a state of melancholy depression  
34393,dekagram decagram dkg dag,10 grams  
34394,dekaliter dekalitre decaliter decalitre dal dkl,a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters  
34395,dekko,British slang for a look  
34396,delavirdine Rescriptor,a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Rescriptor) used to treat AIDS and HIV  
34397,delay hold time_lag postponement wait,time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"  
34398,delay holdup,the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time  
34399,delay_line,a circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal  
34400,delayed_action,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  
34401,delayed_allergy type_IV_allergic_reaction,an allergic reaction that becomes apparent only hours after contact  
34402,delayer,a person who delays; to put off until later or cause to be late  
34403,delectability deliciousness lusciousness toothsomeness,extreme appetizingness  
34404,delegacy,the appointment of a delegate  
34405,delegate,a person appointed or elected to represent others  
34406,delegating delegation relegating relegation deputation,authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions  
34407,deletion,(genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome  
34408,deletion,the act of deleting something written or printed  
34409,deletion excision cut,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"  
34410,delf,an excavation; usually a quarry or mine  
34411,delft,a style of glazed earthenware; usually white with blue decoration  
34412,deliberate_defense deliberate_defence,a defense 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  
34413,deliberation,(usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question; "the deliberations of the jury"  
34414,deliberation deliberateness,the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a man of judicial deliberation"  
34415,deliberation weighing advisement,careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have deterred them"  
34416,deliberative_assembly,an assembly of people for the purpose of unhurried consideration and discussion  
34417,delicacy diplomacy discreetness finesse,subtly skillful handling of a situation  
34418,delicacy discretion,refined taste; tact  
34419,delicacy slightness,smallness of stature  
34420,delicatessen deli food_shop,a shop selling ready-to-eat food products  
34421,delicatessen delicatessen_food,ready-to-eat food products  
34422,delight delectation,a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all"  
34423,delineation depiction limning line_drawing,a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects  
34424,delinquency,nonpayment of a debt when due  
34425,delinquency dereliction willful_neglect,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"  
34426,delinquency juvenile_delinquency,an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor  
34427,delinquent juvenile_delinquent,a young offender  
34428,delirium,a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations  
34429,delirium_tremens DTs,acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning  
34430,deliverable,something that can be provided as the product of development; "under this contract the deliverables include both software and hardware"  
34431,deliverer,a person who gives up or transfers money or goods  
34432,delivery,the event of giving birth; "she had a difficult delivery"  
34433,delivery bringing,the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news"  
34434,delivery livery legal_transfer,the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another  
34435,delivery obstetrical_delivery,the act of delivering a child  
34436,delivery_truck delivery_van panel_truck,a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers  
34437,deliveryman delivery_boy deliverer,someone employed to make deliveries  
34438,dell dingle,a small wooded hollow  
34439,delphinium,any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances  
34440,delta,an object shaped like an equilateral triangle  
34441,delta,a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water; "the Mississippi River delta"; "the Nile delta"  
34442,delta,the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet  
34443,delta_iron,an allotrope of iron that is stable between 1403 degrees centigrade and the melting point (= 1532 degrees)  
34444,delta_ray,an electron ejected from matter by ionizing radiation  
34445,delta_rhythm delta_wave,the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person in deep dreamless sleep; occurs with high voltage and low frequency (1 to 4 hertz)  
34446,delta_wing,an airplane with wings that give it the appearance of an isosceles triangle  
34447,deltoid deltoid_muscle musculus_deltoideus,a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm  
34448,deltoid_leaf,a simple leaf shaped like a capital delta  
34449,deltoid_tuberosity deltoid_eminence,a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches  
34450,delusion hallucination,a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination"  
34451,delusion illusion head_game,the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas  
34452,delusion psychotic_belief,(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary  
34453,delusional_disorder,any mental disorder in which delusions play a significant role  
34454,delusions_of_grandeur,a delusion (common in paranoia) that you are much greater and more powerful and influential than you really are  
34455,delusions_of_persecution,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  
34456,demagnetization demagnetisation,the process of removing magnetization  
34457,demagogue demagog rabble-rouser,a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices  
34458,demagoguery demagogy,impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace  
34459,demand,the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply"  
34460,demand,an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing"  
34461,demand,the act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"  
34462,demand-pull_inflation,inflation caused by an increase in demand or in the supply of money  
34463,demand_deposit,a bank deposit from which withdrawals can be made without notice  
34464,demand_feeding,feeding a baby or animal whenever it shows a need  
34465,demand_for_identification,as by a sentry  
34466,demand_note,a note payable on demand  
34467,demander,a person who makes demands  
34468,demantoid,a green andradite used as a gemstone  
34469,demarche,a move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs  
34470,demeanor demeanour behavior behaviour conduct deportment,(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people  
34471,demeclocycline_hydrochloride Declomycin,tetracycline antibacterial (trade name Declomycin) effective in the treatment of some bacterial and rickettsial and other infections  
34472,dementia dementedness,mental deterioration of organic or functional origin  
34473,demerara,a light brown raw cane sugar from Guyana  
34474,demerara demerara_rum,dark rum from Guyana  
34475,demerara demerara_sugar,light brown cane sugar; originally from Guyana  
34476,demerit,a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces; "ten demerits and he loses his privileges"  
34477,demerit fault,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"  
34478,demiglace demi-glaze,sauce Espagnole with extra beef stock simmered down and seasoned with dry wine or sherry  
34479,demigod superman Ubermensch,a person with great powers and abilities  
34480,demijohn,large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork  
34481,demilitarized_zone DMZ,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"  
34482,demimondaine,a female prostitute  
34483,demimonde,a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior  
34484,demineralization demineralisation,abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone)  
34485,demineralization demineralisation,the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water)  
34486,demister,heater that removes mist from the windshield of a car  
34487,demitasse,small coffee cup; for serving black coffee  
34488,demiurge,a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe  
34489,demobilization demobilisation,act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops; "demobilization of factories"; "immediate demobilization of the reserves"  
34490,democracy,the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives  
34491,democracy republic commonwealth,a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them  
34492,democrat,an advocate of democratic principles  
34493,democratization democratisation,the action of making something democratic  
34494,demodulation,(electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave  
34495,demographer demographist population_scientist,a scientist who studies the growth and density of populations and their vital statistics  
34496,demographic,a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.)  
34497,demography human_ecology,the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations  
34498,demolition,the act of demolishing; "the demolition of the huge tower was quite a spectacle"  
34499,demon,someone extremely diligent or skillful; "he worked like a demon to finish the job on time"; "she's a demon at math"  
34500,demonetization demonetisation,ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country  
34501,demoniac,someone who acts as if possessed by a demon  
34502,demonization demonisation,to represent as diabolically evil; "the demonization of our enemies"  
34503,demonstrability provability,capability of being demonstrated or logically proved  
34504,demonstration,a show of military force or preparedness; "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations"  
34505,demonstration demo,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"  
34506,demonstration manifestation,a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war"  
34507,demonstration monstrance,proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion  
34508,demonstrative_pronoun demonstrative,a pronoun that points out an intended referent  
34509,demonstrativeness,tending to express your feelings freely  
34510,demonstrator,a teacher or teacher's assistant who demonstrates the principles that are being taught  
34511,demonstrator protester,someone who participates in a public display of group feeling  
34512,demonstrator sales_demonstrator,someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer  
34513,demoralization demoralisation,a state of disorder and confusion; "his inconsistency resulted in the demoralization of his staff"  
34514,demoralization demoralisation,depression resulting from an undermining of your morale  
34515,demoralization demoralisation,destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy  
34516,demotion,act of lowering in rank or position  
34517,demulcent,a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin  
34518,demur demurral demurrer,(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings  
34519,demureness,the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum  
34520,demurrage,a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure  
34521,demurrage,detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure  
34522,demurrer,(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings  
34523,demyelination,loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function  
34524,demythologization demythologisation,the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms  
34525,den,a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts  
34526,den,a room that is comfortable and secluded  
34527,den_mother,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"  
34528,den_mother,a woman who supervises a den of Cub Scouts  
34529,denationalization denationalisation privatization privatisation,changing something from state to private ownership or control  
34530,denaturant,any substance that serves as a denaturing agent  
34531,denatured_alcohol,ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still useful for other purposes  
34532,denazification de-Nazification,social process of removing Nazis from official positions and giving up any allegiance to Nazism; "denazification was a slow process"  
34533,dendrite,short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron  
34534,dendrobium,a plant of the genus Dendrobium having stems like cane and usually showy racemose flowers  
34535,dendrology,the study of wooden plants  
34536,dengue dengue_fever dandy_fever breakbone_fever,an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints  
34537,denial,(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts  
34538,denial,the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"  
34539,denial disaffirmation,the act of asserting that something alleged is not true  
34540,denier,a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon; "with an evening dress one wears 10 denier stockings"  
34541,denier,any of various former European coins of different denominations  
34542,denier,one who denies  
34543,denigration belittling,a belittling comment  
34544,denim dungaree jean,a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric  
34545,denizen,a plant or animal naturalized in a region; "denizens of field and forest"; "denizens of the deep"  
34546,denomination,a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith  
34547,denomination,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"  
34548,denominationalism,the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations  
34549,denominator,the divisor of a fraction  
34550,denotatum,an actual object referred to by a linguistic expression  
34551,denouement,the outcome of a complex sequence of events  
34552,denouement,the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work  
34553,dense-leaved_elodea Elodea_densa Egeria_densa,aquatic plant with deep green foliage useful to oxygenate an aquarium; sometimes placed in genus Egeria  
34554,dense_blazing_star Liatris_pycnostachya,perennial of southeastern and central United States having very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for cut flowers  
34555,denseness dumbness slow-wittedness,the quality of being mentally slow and limited  
34556,densimeter densitometer,a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity  
34557,densitometer,a measuring instrument for determining optical or photographic density  
34558,densitometry,measuring the optical density of a substance by shining light on it and measuring its transmission  
34559,density denseness,the amount per unit size  
34560,dent,an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account"  
34561,dent ding gouge nick,an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)  
34562,dent_corn Zea_mays_indentata,corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and become indented at maturity  
34563,dental_anatomy,the branch of gross anatomy concerning with the morphology of teeth  
34564,dental_appliance,a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth  
34565,dental_assistant,an assistant to a dentist  
34566,dental_care,care for the teeth  
34567,dental_floss floss,a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth  
34568,dental_gold,an alloy of gold used in dentistry  
34569,dental_hygienist,someone trained to provide preventive dental service (cleaning teeth or taking x-rays)  
34570,dental_implant,an implant that replaces a natural tooth  
34571,dental_plaque bacterial_plaque,a film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries  
34572,dental_practice,the practice of dentistry  
34573,dental_procedure,a procedure employed by a dentist  
34574,dental_school school_of_dentistry,a graduate school offering study leading to degrees in dentistry  
34575,dental_surgeon,a dentist qualified to perform surgical procedures  
34576,dental_surgery,the branch of dentistry involving surgical procedures  
34577,dental_technician denturist,someone who makes dental appliances (bridges and dentures)  
34578,dentate_leaf,a leaf having a toothed margin  
34579,dentate_nucleus,a large laminar nucleus of grey matter within the white matter of each cerebral hemisphere  
34580,denticle,small pointed ridge on the exoskeleton of an arthropod  
34581,denticulate_leaf,a leaf having a finely toothed margin; minutely dentate  
34582,dentifrice,a substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush  
34583,dentine dentin,a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth  
34584,dentine dentin,bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth  
34585,dentist tooth_doctor dental_practitioner,a person qualified to practice dentistry  
34586,dentist's_drill burr_drill,a high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth  
34587,dentistry dental_medicine odontology,the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth  
34588,dentition teeth,the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal  
34589,denture dental_plate plate,a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth  
34590,denudation stripping uncovering baring husking,the removal of covering  
34591,denunciation denouncement,a public act of denouncing  
34592,deodar deodar_cedar Himalayan_cedar Cedrus_deodara,tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber  
34593,deodorant deodourant,a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors  
34594,deontic_logic,the modal logic of obligation and permissibility  
34595,deossification,the loss of the mineral content of bone tissue  
34596,deoxyadenosine,a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of adenosine and deoxyribose  
34597,deoxyadenosine_monophosphate A,one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)  
34598,deoxycytidine cytidine,a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of cytosine and deoxyribose  
34599,deoxycytidine_monophosphate C,one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)  
34600,deoxyguanosine guanosine,a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of guanine and deoxyribose  
34601,deoxyguanosine_monophosphate G,one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)  
34602,deoxyribonucleic_acid desoxyribonucleic_acid DNA,(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"  
34603,deoxyribose,a sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids  
34604,deoxythymidine thymidine,a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose  
34605,deoxythymidine_monophosphate T,one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)  
34606,departer leaver goer,someone who leaves  
34607,department,the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)  
34608,department,a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature"  
34609,department section,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"  
34610,department_head,the head of a department  
34611,department_of_computer_science,the academic department responsible for teaching and research in computer science  
34612,department_store emporium,a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain  
34613,departure going going_away leaving,the act of departing  
34614,departure_gate,gate where passengers embark  
34615,departure_lounge,lounge where passengers can await departure  
34616,departure_tax,a tax that is levied when you are departing a country by land or sea or air  
34617,departure_time time_of_departure,the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to depart from a given point of origin  
34618,dependability dependableness reliability reliableness,the quality of being dependable or reliable  
34619,dependant dependent,a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)  
34620,dependence dependance dependency,the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else  
34621,dependent_variable,(statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable; "if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable"  
34622,depersonalization depersonalisation,(existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine  
34623,depersonalization depersonalisation depersonalization_disorder depersonalisation_disorder depersonalization_neurosis depersonalisation_neurosis,emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness  
34624,depersonalization depersonalisation reification,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"  
34625,depicting depiction portraying portrayal,a representation by picture or portraiture  
34626,depiction delineation portrayal,representation by drawing or painting etc  
34627,depigmentation,absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair  
34628,depilation epilation,the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)  
34629,depilatory,a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides  
34630,depilatory depilator epilator,a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair  
34631,depletion,the state of being depleted  
34632,depletion,the act of decreasing something markedly  
34633,deployment,the distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work  
34634,depolarization depolarisation,a loss of polarity or polarization  
34635,depopulation,the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all)  
34636,deportation,the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien  
34637,deposit,money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use; "his deposit was refunded when he returned the car"  
34638,deposit,a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met  
34639,deposit bank_deposit,money deposited in a bank or some similar institution  
34640,deposit deposition,the act of putting something somewhere  
34641,deposit sedimentation alluviation,the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating  
34642,deposition,(law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office  
34643,deposition deposit,the natural process of laying down a deposit of something  
34644,deposition dethronement,the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office  
34645,depositor,a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution  
34646,depository deposit depositary repository,a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping  
34647,depository_financial_institution bank banking_concern banking_company,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"  
34648,depravity turpitude,a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice; "the various turpitudes of modern society"  
34649,deprecation,a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster  
34650,deprecation denigration,the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)  
34651,depreciation,a decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen"  
34652,depreciation wear_and_tear,decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use  
34653,depreciation_allowance,an allowance for loss due to depreciation  
34654,depreciation_charge,an amount periodically charged to expense or against revenue in compensation for depreciation of property  
34655,depredation predation,an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding  
34656,depressed_fracture,fracture of the skull where the bone is pushed in  
34657,depression,a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity  
34658,depression,angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)  
34659,depression,sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy  
34660,depression,pushing down; "depression of the space bar on the typewriter"  
34661,depression impression imprint,a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"  
34662,depression slump economic_crisis,a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment  
34663,depressive,someone suffering psychological depression  
34664,depressive_disorder clinical_depression depression,a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention  
34665,depressor,a device used by physician to press a part down or aside  
34666,depressor depressor_muscle,any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down  
34667,depressor depressor_nerve,any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves  
34668,depth,(usually plural) a low moral state; "he had sunk to the depths of addiction"  
34669,depth,the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense; "the depth of his breathing"; "the depth of his sighs"; "the depth of his emotion"  
34670,depth,degree of psychological or intellectual profundity  
34671,depth deepness,the extent downward or backward or inward; "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet"  
34672,depth_charge depth_bomb,a bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water; antisubmarine device  
34673,depth_finder,navigational instrument used to measure the depth of a body of water (as by ultrasound or radar)  
34674,depth_gauge depth_gage,a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities  
34675,depths,(plural) the deepest and most remote part; "from the depths of darkest Africa"; "signals received from the depths of space"  
34676,deputation commission delegation delegacy mission,a group of representatives or delegates  
34677,deputy,a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)  
34678,deputy deputy_sheriff,someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies  
34679,deputy lieutenant,an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent  
34680,deputy surrogate,a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others  
34681,derailment,an accident in which a train runs off its track  
34682,derangement mental_unsoundness unbalance,a state of mental disturbance and disorientation  
34683,deregulation deregulating,the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)  
34684,derelict,a person without a home, job, or property  
34685,dereliction,willful negligence  
34686,derision,contemptuous laughter  
34687,derision ridicule,the act of deriding or treating with contempt  
34688,derivation,(descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation; "`singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations"  
34689,derivation,the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"  
34690,derivation,a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions  
34691,derivation,drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body  
34692,derivation,drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation  
34693,derivation,the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin  
34694,derivational_morphology,the part of grammar that deals with the derivations of words  
34695,derivative,a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound  
34696,derivative,(linguistics) a word that is derived from another word; "`electricity' is a derivative of `electric'"  
34697,derivative_instrument derivative,a financial instrument whose value is based on another security  
34698,derived_function derivative differential_coefficient differential first_derivative,the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx  
34699,deriving derivation etymologizing,(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase  
34700,dermabrasion,removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or scraping off some of the outer skin layer  
34701,dermatitis,inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters  
34702,dermatoglyphic,the lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet)  
34703,dermatoglyphics,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"  
34704,dermatologist skin_doctor,a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin  
34705,dermatology,the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases  
34706,dermatome,a surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin  
34707,dermatomycosis dermatophytosis,fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing)  
34708,dermatomyositis,myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling accompanied by skin rash affecting cheeks and eyelids and neck and chest and limbs; progression and severity vary among individuals  
34709,dermatosis,disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation)  
34710,dermis corium derma,the deep vascular inner layer of the skin  
34711,dermoid_cyst,a cystic tumor (usually benign) with a wall lined with epithelium and a cavity containing other material  
34712,derogation,(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"  
34713,derrick,a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered  
34714,derrick,a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom  
34715,derring-do,brave and heroic feats  
34716,derringer,a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel  
34717,derris,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  
34718,derris_root tuba_root Derris_elliptica,woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone  
34719,derv,diesel oil used in cars and lorries with diesel engines; from d(iesel) e(ngine) r(oad) v(ehicle)  
34720,dervish,an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements  
34721,desalination desalinization desalinisation,the removal of salt (especially from sea water)  
34722,descant discant,a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody  
34723,descendant descendent,a person considered as descended from some ancestor  
34724,descendants posterity,all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"  
34725,descender,someone who descends  
34726,descender,a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters  
34727,descender,(printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters  
34728,descending_aorta,the descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae  
34729,descending_colon,the part of the large intestine that descends from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon  
34730,descending_node,the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south  
34731,descent,a movement downward  
34732,descent,the act of changing your location in a downward direction  
34733,descent declivity fall decline declination declension downslope,a downward slope or bend  
34734,descent line_of_descent lineage filiation,the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors  
34735,description,the act of describing something  
34736,description,sort or variety; "every description of book was there"  
34737,description verbal_description,a statement that represents something in words  
34738,descriptive_adjective qualifying_adjective,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')  
34739,descriptive_grammar,a grammar that is produced by descriptive linguistics  
34740,descriptive_linguistics,a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments  
34741,descriptivism,(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value  
34742,descriptivism,(linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics  
34743,descriptor,a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system  
34744,desensitization desensitisation,the process of reducing sensitivity; "the patient was desensitized to the allergen"  
34745,desensitization_technique desensitisation_technique desensitization_procedure desensitisation_procedure systematic_desensitization systematic_desensitisation,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  
34746,desert,arid land with little or no vegetation  
34747,desert,(usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment  
34748,desert_four_o'clock Colorado_four_o'clock maravilla Mirabilis_multiflora,wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico  
34749,desert_holly Atriplex_hymenelytra,handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration  
34750,desert_iguana Dipsosaurus_dorsalis,small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico  
34751,desert_mariposa_tulip Calochortus_kennedyi,mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico  
34752,desert_paintbrush Castilleja_chromosa,most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands; having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange to red flowers  
34753,desert_pea Sturt_pea Sturt's_desert_pea Clianthus_formosus Clianthus_speciosus,sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia  
34754,desert_plant xerophyte xerophytic_plant xerophile xerophilous_plant,plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte  
34755,desert_plume prince's-plume Stanleya_pinnata Cleome_pinnata,perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome  
34756,desert_sand_verbena Abronia_villosa,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  
34757,desert_selaginella Selaginella_eremophila,prostrate spikemoss; California  
34758,desert_soil desertic_soil,a type of soil that develops in arid climates  
34759,desert_sunflower Gerea_canescens,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  
34760,desert_tortoise Gopherus_agassizii,burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates  
34761,desert_willow Chilopsis_linearis,evergreen shrubby tree resembling a willow of dry regions of southwestern North America having showy purplish flowers and long seed pods  
34762,deserter apostate renegade turncoat recreant ratter,a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.  
34763,deserter defector,a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)  
34764,desertification,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"  
34765,desertion abandonment defection,withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"  
34766,deservingness merit meritoriousness,the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"  
34767,desiccant drying_agent drier siccative,a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)  
34768,desideratum,something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money"  
34769,design,a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; "the design of a building"  
34770,design designing,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"  
34771,design pattern figure,a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"  
34772,design plan,an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests"  
34773,design_criteria,criteria that designers should meet in designing some system or device; "the job specifications summarized the design criteria"  
34774,designated_driver,the member of a party who is designated to refrain from alcohol and so is sober when it is time to drive home  
34775,designated_hitter,a ballplayer who is designated to bat in place of the pitcher  
34776,designation identification,the act of designating or identifying something  
34777,designatum,something (whether existing or not) that is referred to by a linguistic expression  
34778,designer intriguer,a person who devises plots or intrigues; "he is believed to be the principal designer of the terrorist bombing attack"   
34779,designer_drug,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  
34780,desipramine,a tricyclic antidepressant drug that activates the psychomotor system  
34781,desirability desirableness,the quality of being worthy of desiring  
34782,desire,something that is desired  
34783,desire,the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state  
34784,desire,an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"  
34785,desire_to_know lust_for_learning thirst_for_knowledge,curiosity that motivates investigation and study  
34786,desk,a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments  
34787,desk_clerk hotel_desk_clerk hotel_clerk,a hotel receptionist  
34788,desk_dictionary collegiate_dictionary,an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand  
34789,desk_officer,a military officer who is not assigned to active duty  
34790,desk_phone,a telephone set that sits on a desk or table  
34791,desk_sergeant deskman station_keeper,the police sergeant on duty in a police station  
34792,desktop,the top of a desk  
34793,desktop_computer,a personal computer small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspace  
34794,desktop_publishing,(computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materials  
34795,desmid,freshwater green algae  
34796,desorption,changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state  
34797,despair,the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair"  
34798,despair desperation,a state in which all hope is lost or absent; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation"  
34799,desperado desperate_criminal,a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)  
34800,desperate,a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"  
34801,desperate_measure,desperate actions taken as a means to an end; "he had to resort to desperate measures"  
34802,desperate_straits dire_straits,a state of extreme distress  
34803,desperation,desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation"  
34804,despisal despising,a feeling of scornful hatred  
34805,despite,contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor despite"  
34806,despondency despondence heartsickness disconsolateness,feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless  
34807,desquamation peeling shedding,loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales  
34808,dessert sweet afters,a dish served as the last course of a meal  
34809,dessert_plate,a small plate on which dessert can be served  
34810,dessert_spoon,a spoon larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon  
34811,dessert_wine,still sweet wine often served with dessert or after a meal  
34812,dessertspoon dessertspoonful,as much as a dessert spoon will hold  
34813,dessiatine,a former Russian unit of area equal to 2.7 acres  
34814,destabilization,an event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft)  
34815,destabilization destabilisation,the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)  
34816,destalinization de-Stalinization destalinisation de-Stalinisation,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"  
34817,destination terminus,the ultimate goal for which something is done  
34818,destiny fate,the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny"  
34819,destiny fate,an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future  
34820,destitution,a state without friends or money or prospects  
34821,destroyer guided_missile_destroyer,a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship  
34822,destroyer ruiner undoer waster uprooter,a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to; "a destroyer of the environment"; "jealousy was his undoer"; "uprooters of gravestones"  
34823,destroyer_escort,warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys  
34824,destroying_angel Amanita_verna,fungus similar to Amanita phalloides  
34825,destructibility,vulnerability to destruction  
34826,destruction demolition wipeout,an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something  
34827,destruction devastation,the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists  
34828,destruction_fire,fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects  
34829,destructive_distillation,heating a solid substance in a closed container and collecting the volatile products  
34830,destructiveness,the quality of causing destruction  
34831,desuetude,a state of inactivity or disuse  
34832,detached_house single_dwelling,a house that stands alone  
34833,detachment,a small unit of troops of special composition  
34834,detachment disengagement,the act of releasing from an attachment or connection  
34835,detail,a crew of workers selected for a particular task; "a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees"  
34836,detail,extended treatment of particulars; "the essay contained too much detail"  
34837,detail item point,an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"  
34838,detail particular item,a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details"  
34839,details inside_information,true confidential information; "after the trial he gave us the real details"  
34840,detainee political_detainee,some held in custody  
34841,detection catching espial spying spotting,the act of detecting something; catching sight of something  
34842,detection detecting detective_work sleuthing,a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet"  
34843,detection sensing,the perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure"  
34844,detective,an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public  
34845,detective investigator tec police_detective,a police officer who investigates crimes  
34846,detective_agency,an agency that makes inquiries for its clients  
34847,detective_novel mystery_novel,novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end  
34848,detective_story,a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution  
34849,detector,electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity  
34850,detector demodulator,rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave  
34851,detector sensor sensing_element,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  
34852,detente,the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)  
34853,detention,a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"  
34854,detention detainment hold custody,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"  
34855,detention_basin,a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream  
34856,detention_home detention_house house_of_detention detention_camp,an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)  
34857,detergency detergence,detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power  
34858,detergent,a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering  
34859,detergent,a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension  
34860,deterioration decline_in_quality declension worsening,process of changing to an inferior state  
34861,deterioration impairment,a symptom of reduced quality or strength  
34862,determent deterrence intimidation,a communication that makes you afraid to try something  
34863,determinant,a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations  
34864,determinant determiner determinative determining_factor causal_factor,a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"  
34865,determinateness definiteness,the quality of being predictable with great confidence  
34866,determination,deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature; "the determination of grammatical inflections"  
34867,determination finding,the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures"  
34868,determination purpose,the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose"  
34869,determiner determinative,one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases  
34870,determinism,(philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will  
34871,deterrence,the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety  
34872,detonating_fuse,a fuse containing an explosive  
34873,detonation,the act of detonating an explosive  
34874,detonator detonating_device cap,a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive  
34875,detour roundabout_way,a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)  
34876,detox,the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified  
34877,detoxification,a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances  
34878,detoxification,treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)  
34879,detraction,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"  
34880,detraction petty_criticism,a petty disparagement  
34881,detractor disparager depreciator knocker,one who disparages or belittles the worth of something  
34882,detribalization detribalisation,the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living  
34883,detribalization detribalisation,the decline or termination of tribal organization  
34884,detriment hurt,a damage or loss  
34885,detritus,loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks  
34886,detumescence,diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen  
34887,deuce,a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game  
34888,deuce two,one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots  
34889,deus_ex_machina,any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty  
34890,deuteranopia Daltonism green-blindness,dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red  
34891,deuterium heavy_hydrogen,an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen)  
34892,deuteron,the nucleus of deuterium; consists of one proton and one neutron; used as a bombarding particle in accelerators  
34893,deutzia,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  
34894,devaluation,an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries  
34895,devaluation,the reduction of something's value or worth  
34896,devastation,the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed; "her departure left him in utter devastation"  
34897,devastation desolation,the state of being decayed or destroyed  
34898,devastation desolation,an event that results in total destruction  
34899,developer,someone who develops real estate (especially someone who prepares a site for residential or commercial use)  
34900,developer,photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film  
34901,developing_country,a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically  
34902,development,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"  
34903,development,a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments"  
34904,development,a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"  
34905,development,(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated  
34906,development,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"  
34907,development developing,processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"  
34908,development evolution,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"  
34909,developmental_age,a measure of a child's development (in body size or motor skill or psychological function) expressed in terms of age norms  
34910,developmental_anatomy,the branch of anatomy that studies structural changes of an individual from fertilization to maturity  
34911,developmental_learning,learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development  
34912,developmental_psychology genetic_psychology child_psychology,the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children  
34913,deviated_nasal_septum,abnormal shift in location of the nasal septum; a common condition causing obstruction of the nasal passages and difficulty in breathing and recurrent nosebleeds  
34914,deviated_septum,abnormal displacement of any wall that separates two chambers (usually in the nasal cavity)  
34915,deviation,the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function  
34916,deviation,the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances  
34917,deviation deviance,deviate behavior  
34918,deviation divergence departure difference,a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"  
34919,deviationism,ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)  
34920,deviationist,an ideological defector from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)  
34921,device,something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect  
34922,device,any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)  
34923,device,an emblematic design (especially in heraldry); "he was recognized by the device on his shield"  
34924,device,an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"  
34925,device gimmick twist,any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"  
34926,devices,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"  
34927,devil deuce dickens,a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"  
34928,devil fiend demon daemon daimon,an evil supernatural being  
34929,devil's_advocate,someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of argument  
34930,devil's_cigar,a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae  
34931,devil's_food devil's_food_cake,very dark chocolate cake  
34932,devil's_tongue snake_palm umbrella_arum Amorphophallus_rivieri,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  
34933,devil's_urn,a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae  
34934,devil_ray Mobula_hypostoma,small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools  
34935,devil_worshiper,someone who worships devils  
34936,deviled_egg stuffed_egg,halved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings and returned to the white  
34937,deviltry devilry,wicked and cruel behavior  
34938,devilwood American_olive Osmanthus_americanus,small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits  
34939,deviousness obliqueness,the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly  
34940,devisal contrivance,the act of devising something  
34941,devise,a will disposing of real property  
34942,devise,(law) a gift of real property by will  
34943,devisee,someone to whom property (especially realty) is devised by will  
34944,devising fashioning making,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"  
34945,devisor,someone who devises real property in a will  
34946,devitalization devitalisation,the act of reducing the vitality of something  
34947,devoir,formal expression of respect  
34948,devolution devolvement,the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)  
34949,devotion,commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science"  
34950,devotion,(usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently); "he returned to his devotions"  
34951,devotion devotedness,feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful"  
34952,devotion veneration cultism,religious zeal; the willingness to serve God  
34953,devotional,a short religious service  
34954,devourer,someone who eats greedily or voraciously  
34955,devoutness religiousness,piety by virtue of being devout  
34956,dew,water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air; "in the morning the grass was wet with dew"  
34957,dew_point,the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins  
34958,dewberry,blackberry-like fruits of any of several trailing blackberry bushes  
34959,dewberry dewberry_bush running_blackberry,any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America  
34960,dewdrop,a drop of dew  
34961,dewlap,a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck  
34962,dexamethasone Decadron Dexamethasone_Intensol Dexone Hexadrol Oradexon,a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation  
34963,dexterity manual_dexterity sleight,adroitness in using the hands  
34964,dextrin,any of various polysaccharides obtained by hydrolysis of starch; a tasteless and odorless gummy substance that is used as a thickening agent and in adhesives and in dietary supplements  
34965,dextroamphetamine_sulphate Dexedrine,an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant  
34966,dextrocardia,abnormal condition where the heart is located toward the right side of the chest  
34967,dextrorotation clockwise_rotation,rotation to the right  
34968,dextrose dextroglucose grape_sugar,an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits  
34969,dhak dak palas Butea_frondosa Butea_monosperma,East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye  
34970,dhawa dhava,an Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum  
34971,dhobi_itch,fungal infection attacking moist parts of the body  
34972,dhole Cuon_alpinus,fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs  
34973,dhoti,a long loincloth worn by Hindu men  
34974,dhow,a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs  
34975,di-iodotyrosine,tyrosine with two iodine atoms added  
34976,diabetes,a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst  
34977,diabetes_insipidus,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  
34978,diabetes_mellitus DM,diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria; "when doctors say `diabetes' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus'"  
34979,diabetic,someone who has diabetes  
34980,diabetic_coma Kussmaul's_coma,coma that can develop in inadequately treated cases of diabetes mellitus  
34981,diabetic_diet,a diet designed to help control the symptoms of diabetes  
34982,diabetic_retinopathy,retinopathy involving damage to the small blood vessels in the retina; results from chronically high blood glucose levels in people with poorly controlled diabetes  
34983,diabolatry demonolatry devil-worship,the acts or rites of worshiping devils  
34984,diabolism demonism Satanism,a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan)  
34985,diacritical_mark diacritic,a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation  
34986,diagnosis diagnosing,identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon  
34987,diagnostic_procedure diagnostic_technique,a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis  
34988,diagnostic_program,a program that recognizes and explains faults in the equipment or mistakes in a computer program  
34989,diagnostic_test diagnostic_assay,an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes  
34990,diagnostician pathologist,a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis  
34991,diagonal,(geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent  
34992,diagonal,an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; "the bishop moves on the diagonals"  
34993,diagonal,(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  
34994,diagonal bias,a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric  
34995,diagonal_matrix,a square matrix with all elements not on the main diagonal equal to zero  
34996,diagonalization diagonalisation,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"  
34997,diagram,a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts  
34998,diakinesis,the final stage of the prophase of meiosis  
34999,dial,the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning  
35000,dial,the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments  
35001,dial,the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours  
35002,dial telephone_dial,a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called  
35003,dial_telephone dial_phone,a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called  
35004,dialect idiom accent,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"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"  
35005,dialect_atlas linguistic_atlas,an atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic features  
35006,dialect_geography linguistic_geography,the study of the geographical distribution of linguistic features  
35007,dialectic,a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction; "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"  
35008,dialectic,any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments  
35009,dialectical_materialism,the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels  
35010,dialectician,a logician skilled in dialectic  
35011,dialectics,a rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces  
35012,dialectology,the branch of philology that is devoted to the study of dialects  
35013,dialog_box panel,(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'  
35014,dialogue dialog,the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction  
35015,dialogue dialog,a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people; "he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek"  
35016,dialogue dialog duologue,a conversation between two persons  
35017,dialysis,separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes  
35018,dialyzer dialysis_machine,a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes  
35019,diamagnet,a substance that exhibits diamagnetism  
35020,diamagnetism,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  
35021,diamante,fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestones  
35022,diameter,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)  
35023,diameter diam,the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference  
35024,diamine,any organic compound containing two amino groups  
35025,diamond,a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem  
35026,diamond,a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it; "he led a small diamond"; "diamonds were trumps"  
35027,diamond adamant,very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem  
35028,diamond_jubilee,an anniversary celebrating the passage of 60 years  
35029,diamond_point,a very hard small point made from a diamond  
35030,diamond_wedding_anniversary diamond_wedding,the 60th wedding anniversary  
35031,diamondback diamondback_rattlesnake Crotalus_adamanteus,large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings  
35032,diamondback_terrapin Malaclemys_centrata,of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States  
35033,diapason diapason_stop,either of the two main stops on a pipe organ  
35034,diapedesis,passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue  
35035,diapensia,any boreal low-growing evergreen plant of the genus Diapensia  
35036,diaper,a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures  
35037,diaper nappy napkin,garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement  
35038,diaper_rash diaper_dermatitis,dermatitis of the thighs and buttocks of infants; supposedly caused by ammonia in the urine in the child's diapers  
35039,diapheromera Diapheromera_femorata,a variety of stick insect  
35040,diaphone,a foghorn that makes a signal consisting of two tones  
35041,diaphoretic,used to produce perspiration  
35042,diaphragm,electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves  
35043,diaphragm midriff,(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration  
35044,diaphragm pessary contraceptive_diaphragm,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  
35045,diaphragm stop,a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"  
35046,diaphysis shaft,the main (mid) section of a long bone  
35047,diapir,a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata  
35048,diapsid diapsid_reptile,reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye  
35049,diarchy dyarchy,a form of government having two joint rulers  
35050,diarist diary_keeper journalist,someone who keeps a diary or journal  
35051,diarrhea diarrhoea looseness_of_the_bowels looseness,frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor  
35052,diary,a personal journal (as a physical object)  
35053,diary journal,a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations  
35054,diaspora,the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel  
35055,diaspora,the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture)  
35056,diastasis,separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone  
35057,diastema,a gap or vacant space between two teeth  
35058,diastole,the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood  
35059,diastolic_pressure,the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with blood  
35060,diastrophism,the process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crust  
35061,diathermy,a method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents  
35062,diathermy_machine,a medical instrument for local heating of bodily tissues for medical purposes  
35063,diathesis,constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality  
35064,diatom,microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica  
35065,diatomaceous_earth diatomite kieselguhr,a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material  
35066,diatonic_scale,a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones  
35067,diazepam Valium,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  
35068,diazonium,the univalent cation R-N:N- (where R is an aromatic hydrocarbon); found in salts that are used in manufacturing azo dyes  
35069,diazoxide Hyperstat,vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension  
35070,dibasic_acid,an acid containing two replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule  
35071,dibasic_salt,a salt derived by replacing two hydrogen atoms per molecule  
35072,dibble dibber,a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs  
35073,dibranchiate dibranchiate_mollusk dibranch,cephalopods having two gills  
35074,dibs,a claim of rights; "I have dibs on that last slice of pizza"  
35075,dibucaine,a local anesthetic that is administered by injection  
35076,dicamptodon dicamptodontid,salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year  
35077,dice_cup dice_box,a small container (open at one end) in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are thrown  
35078,dicer,a mechanical device used for dicing food  
35079,dichloride bichloride,a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule  
35080,dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane DDT,an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972  
35081,dichondra Dichondra_micrantha,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  
35082,dichotomization dichotomisation,the act of dividing into two sharply different categories  
35083,dichotomy duality,being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses; "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture"  
35084,dichroism,pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions  
35085,dichromacy dichromatism dichromatopsia dichromia dichromasy,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)  
35086,dichromat,a person with any of the various forms of dichromacy  
35087,dichromic_acid,the hypothetical acid (H2Cr2O7) from which dichromates are derived; known only in solution and in the form of dichromate salts  
35088,dick gumshoe hawkshaw,someone who is a detective  
35089,dickey dickie dicky dickey-seat dickie-seat dicky-seat,a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater  
35090,dickey dickie dicky shirtfront,a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt  
35091,dickeybird dickey-bird dickybird dicky-bird,small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birds  
35092,diclofenac_potassium Cataflam,a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Cataflam)  
35093,diclofenac_sodium Voltaren,a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Voltaren) that is administered only orally  
35094,dicloxacillin Dynapen,antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin  
35095,dicot dicotyledon magnoliopsid exogen,flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside  
35096,dicot_family magnoliopsid_family,family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination  
35097,dicot_genus magnoliopsid_genus,genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination  
35098,dictate,an authoritative rule  
35099,dictate,a guiding principle; "the dictates of reason"  
35100,dictation,speech intended for reproduction in writing  
35101,dictation,matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage; "he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it"  
35102,dictator,a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine  
35103,dictator potentate,a ruler who is unconstrained by law  
35104,dictatorship absolutism authoritarianism Caesarism despotism monocracy one-man_rule shogunate Stalinism totalitarianism tyranny,a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)  
35105,dictionary lexicon,a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them  
35106,dictionary_definition,a definition that reports the standard uses of a word or phrase or symbol  
35107,dictostylium,any slime mold of the genus Dictostylium  
35108,dictyopterous_insect,cockroaches and mantids  
35109,dicumarol dicoumarol,an anticoagulant drug that has now been largely replaced by warfarin  
35110,dicynodont,a kind of therapsid  
35111,didacticism,communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive; "the didacticism expected in books for the young"; "the didacticism of the 19th century gave birth to many great museums"  
35112,dideoxycytosine ddC DDC zalcitabine,an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection  
35113,dideoxyinosine ddI DDI didanosine,an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection  
35114,die,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  
35115,die,a device used for shaping metal  
35116,die dice,a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers  
35117,dieback,a disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches  
35118,dielectric_heating,heating of an insulator by a high-frequency electric field  
35119,diemaker diesinker die-sinker,someone who makes dies  
35120,diencephalon interbrain betweenbrain thalmencephalon,the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon  
35121,dieresis diaeresis,a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel  
35122,diesel diesel_engine diesel_motor,an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil  
35123,diesel-electric_locomotive diesel-electric,a locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine  
35124,diesel-hydraulic_locomotive diesel-hydraulic,a locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system powered by a diesel engine  
35125,diesel_locomotive,a locomotive driven by a diesel engine  
35126,diesel_oil diesel_fuel,a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines  
35127,diestock,a device that holds the dies that cut external threads on metal cylinders  
35128,diestrus diestrum,(of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity  
35129,diet,a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)  
35130,diet,a prescribed selection of foods  
35131,diet,the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)  
35132,diet dieting,the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)  
35133,dietary,a regulated daily food allowance  
35134,dietary_supplement,something added to complete a diet or to make up for a dietary deficiency  
35135,dieter,a person who diets  
35136,dietetics,the scientific study of food preparation and intake  
35137,diethylaminoethyl_cellulose DEAE_cellulose,used for chromatography  
35138,diethylstilbesterol DES stilbesterol,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  
35139,diethylstilbestrol diethylstilboestrol stilbestrol stilboestrol DES,a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry  
35140,dietician dietitian,a specialist in the study of diet and nutrition  
35141,difference,a significant change; "the difference in her is amazing"; "his support made a real difference"  
35142,difference,the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; "there are many differences between jazz and rock"  
35143,difference_threshold differential_threshold difference_limen differential_limen,the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect  
35144,differentia,distinguishing characteristics (especially in different species of a genus)  
35145,differential,a quality that differentiates between similar things  
35146,differential_analyzer,an analog computer designed to solve differential equations  
35147,differential_blood_count,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  
35148,differential_calculus method_of_fluxions,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  
35149,differential_diagnosis,a systematic method of diagnosing a disorder (e.g., headache) that lacks unique symptoms or signs  
35150,differential_equation,an equation containing differentials of a function  
35151,differential_gear differential,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  
35152,differential_psychology,the branch of psychology that studies measurable differences between individuals  
35153,differentiation,the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function  
35154,differentiation distinction,a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"  
35155,differentiator discriminator,a person who (or that which) differentiates  
35156,difficulty,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"  
35157,difficulty,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"  
35158,difficulty difficultness,the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"  
35159,diffidence self-doubt self-distrust,lack of self-confidence  
35160,difflugia,a protozoan with an ovoid shell of cemented sand grains  
35161,diffraction,when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands  
35162,diffraction_grating grating,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  
35163,diffuse_nebula gaseous_nebula,a cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and dust  
35164,diffuseness,the spatial property of being spread out over a wide area or through a large volume  
35165,diffuser diffusor,baffle that distributes sound waves evenly  
35166,diffuser diffusor,optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly  
35167,diffusion,(physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration  
35168,diffusion,the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another  
35169,diflunisal Dolobid,nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Dolobid) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions  
35170,dig,a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"  
35171,dig excavation archeological_site,the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig"  
35172,dig jab,the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"  
35173,digest,a periodical that summarizes the news  
35174,digester,autoclave consisting of a vessel in which plant or animal materials are digested  
35175,digestibility digestibleness,the property of being easy to digest  
35176,digestion,the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat  
35177,digestion,the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body  
35178,digestion,learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"  
35179,digestive,any substance that promotes digestion  
35180,digestive_gland,any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract  
35181,digestive_juice digestive_fluid,secretions that aid digestion  
35182,digestive_system gastrointestinal_system systema_alimentarium systema_digestorium,the system that makes food absorbable into the body  
35183,digger,a laborer who digs  
35184,digger_wasp,solitary wasp that digs nests in the soil and stocks them with paralyzed insects for the larvae  
35185,diggings digs,an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology  
35186,diggings digs domiciliation lodgings pad,temporary living quarters  
35187,digit dactyl,a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates  
35188,digit figure,one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"  
35189,digital-analog_converter digital-to-analog_converter,device for converting digital signals into analogue signals  
35190,digital_arteries arteria_digitalis,arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes  
35191,digital_audiotape DAT,a digital tape recording of sound  
35192,digital_camera,a camera that encodes an image digitally and store it for later reproduction  
35193,digital_clock,a clock that displays the time of day digitally  
35194,digital_communication data_communication,electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers)  
35195,digital_communications_technology,the design and construction of communications technology that transmits information in digital form  
35196,digital_computer,a computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits  
35197,digital_display alphanumeric_display,a display that gives the information in the form of characters (numbers or letters)  
35198,digital_photography,a photographic method that stores the image digitally for later reproduction  
35199,digital_plethysmograph,plethysmograph applied to a digit of the hand or foot to measure skin blood flow  
35200,digital_subscriber_line DSL,a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds  
35201,digital_vein vena_digitalis,one of the veins serving the fingers or toes  
35202,digital_voltmeter,an electronic voltmeter that gives readings in digits  
35203,digital_watch,a watch with a digital display  
35204,digitalis digitalis_glycoside digitalin,a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove  
35205,digitalization digitalisation,the administration of digitalis for the treatment of certain heart disorders  
35206,digitigrade_mammal digitigrade,an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses  
35207,digitization digitisation,conversion of analog information into digital information  
35208,digitizer digitiser analog-digital_converter analog-to-digital_converter,device for converting analogue signals into digital signals  
35209,digitoxin,digitalis preparation used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia  
35210,dignity,high office or rank or station; "he respected the dignity of the emissaries"  
35211,dignity lordliness gravitas,formality in bearing and appearance; "he behaved with great dignity"  
35212,dignity self-respect self-regard self-worth,the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"  
35213,digoxin Lanoxin,digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully  
35214,digraph digram,two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe')  
35215,digression aside excursus divagation parenthesis,a message that departs from the main subject  
35216,digression excursion,wandering from the main path of a journey  
35217,dihybrid,a hybrid produced by parents that differ only at two gene loci that have two alleles each  
35218,dihybrid_cross,hybridization using two traits with two alleles each  
35219,dihydrostreptomycin,antibiotic consisting of a hydrogenated form of streptomycin; used against tuberculosis and tularemia and Gram-negative organisms  
35220,dik-dik,any of several small antelopes of eastern Africa of the genus Madoqua; the size of a large rabbit  
35221,dika_bread,somewhat astringent paste prepared by grinding and heating seeds of the African wild mango; a staple food of some African peoples  
35222,dika_nut,edible oil-rich seed of wild mango  
35223,dilapidation ruin,the process of becoming dilapidated  
35224,dilatation distension distention,the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions  
35225,dilation,a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic  
35226,dilation dilatation,the act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye"  
35227,dilation_and_curettage dilatation_and_curettage D_and_C,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  
35228,dilator,a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part  
35229,dilator,a drug that causes dilation  
35230,dilator dilater,a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ  
35231,dilatoriness procrastination,slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it  
35232,dilatory_plea,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)  
35233,dildo,a vibrating device that substitutes for an erect penis to provide vaginal stimulation  
35234,dilemma quandary,state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options  
35235,diligence,conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation  
35236,diligence industriousness industry,persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"  
35237,dill Anethum_graveolens,aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning  
35238,dill dill_weed,aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning  
35239,dill_pickle,pickle preserved in brine or vinegar flavored with dill seed  
35240,dill_seed,seed of the dill plant used as seasoning  
35241,dillenia,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  
35242,dilleniid_dicot_family,family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs  
35243,dilleniid_dicot_genus,genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs  
35244,diltiazem Cardizem,a calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure  
35245,dilutant diluent thinner,a diluting agent  
35246,dilution,a diluted solution  
35247,dilution,weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner  
35248,dim_sum,traditional Chinese cuisine; a variety of foods (including several kinds of steamed or fried dumplings) are served successively in small portions  
35249,dime,a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar  
35250,dime_bag dime,street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars  
35251,dime_novel penny_dreadful,a melodramatic paperback novel  
35252,dimenhydrinate Dramamine,antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness  
35253,dimension,one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space  
35254,dimension,the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)  
35255,dimensionality,the spatial property of having dimensions; "all matter has dimensionality"  
35256,dimer,a compound whose molecules are composed of two identical monomers  
35257,dimethylglyoxime,a compound used in analysis as a precipitant for palladium or nickel  
35258,dimetrodon,carnivorous dinosaur of the Permian in North America having a crest or dorsal sail  
35259,diminution,the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)  
35260,diminutive,a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness  
35261,diminutiveness minuteness petiteness tininess weeness,the property of being very small in size; "hence the minuteness of detail in the painting"  
35262,dimity,a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains  
35263,dimmer,a rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination  
35264,dimness duskiness,the state of being poorly illuminated  
35265,dimness faintness,the quality of being dim or lacking contrast  
35266,dimness subduedness,the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity  
35267,dimorphism,(chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms  
35268,dimorphism,(biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)  
35269,dimple,any slight depression in a surface; "there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball"  
35270,dimple,a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled"  
35271,dimpled_chad pregnant_chad dimple,a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached  
35272,dimwit nitwit half-wit doofus,a stupid incompetent person  
35273,diner,a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)  
35274,diner,a restaurant that resembles a dining car  
35275,dinette,a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining  
35276,ding,a ringing sound  
35277,ding-dong,the noise made by a bell  
35278,dingbat,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"  
35279,dinghy dory rowboat,a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled  
35280,dinginess dinge,discoloration due to dirtiness  
35281,dingo warrigal warragal Canis_dingo,wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia  
35282,dining,the act of eating dinner  
35283,dining-hall,a large room at a college or university; used especially for dining  
35284,dining-room_attendant restaurant_attendant,someone employed to provide service in a dining room  
35285,dining-room_furniture,furniture intended for use in a dining room  
35286,dining-room_suite dining-room_set dining_room_suite dining_room_set,a suite of furniture for the dining room  
35287,dining-room_table,dining-room furniture consisting of a table on which meals can be served  
35288,dining_area,an area arranged for dining; "they put up tents for the dining area"  
35289,dining_car diner dining_compartment buffet_car,a passenger car where food is served in transit  
35290,dining_room dining-room,a room used for dining  
35291,dining_table board,a table at which meals are served; "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board"  
35292,dinky dinkey,a small locomotive  
35293,dinner,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"  
35294,dinner dinner_party,a party of people assembled to have dinner together; "guests should never be late to a dinner party"  
35295,dinner_bell,a bell rung to announce that dinner has been served  
35296,dinner_dress dinner_gown formal evening_gown,a gown for evening wear  
35297,dinner_jacket tux tuxedo black_tie,semiformal evening dress for men  
35298,dinner_napkin,a large napkin used when dinner is served  
35299,dinner_pail dinner_bucket,a pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner  
35300,dinner_plate,a plate from which a diner eats during the main course of a meal  
35301,dinner_service dinner_set,a table service for serving dinner  
35302,dinner_table,the dining table where dinner is served and eaten  
35303,dinner_theater dinner_theatre,a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission  
35304,dinnertime suppertime,the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal  
35305,dinnerware,the tableware (plates and platters and serving bowls etc.) used in serving a meal  
35306,dinoceras uintathere,a variety of dinocerate  
35307,dinocerate,an extinct ungulate  
35308,dinoflagellate,chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton  
35309,dinosaur,any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era  
35310,dint,interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of'  
35311,diocesan,a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese  
35312,diocese bishopric episcopate,the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop  
35313,diode rectifying_tube rectifying_valve,a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier  
35314,diode semiconductor_diode junction_rectifier crystal_rectifier,a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction  
35315,diol glycol dihydric_alcohol,any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule  
35316,dioon,any cycad of the genus Dioon; handsome palmlike cycads with robust crowns of leaves and rugged trunks  
35317,diopter dioptre,a unit of measurement of the refractive power of a lens which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in meters; used by oculists  
35318,diorite,a granular crystalline intrusive rock  
35319,dioxide,an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule  
35320,dioxin,any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides  
35321,dip,a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"  
35322,dip,tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped  
35323,dip,a brief immersion  
35324,dip,a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow  
35325,dip,a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms  
35326,dip angle_of_dip magnetic_dip magnetic_inclination inclination,(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon  
35327,dip plunge,a brief swim in water  
35328,diphenhydramine Benadryl,antihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness  
35329,diphenylbutyl_piperidine,a group of antipsychotic drugs used mainly in the treatment of schizophrenia  
35330,diphenylhydantoin phenytoin Dilantin,an anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative  
35331,diphtheria,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  
35332,diphthong,a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another  
35333,diplegia,paralysis of corresponding parts on both sides of the body  
35334,diplococcus,Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs  
35335,diplodocus,a huge quadrupedal herbivore with long neck and tail; of late Jurassic in western North America  
35336,diploic_vein vena_diploica,one of the veins serving the spongy part of the cranial bones  
35337,diploid,(genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number  
35338,diploidy,the condition of being diploid  
35339,diploma sheepskin,a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study  
35340,diplomacy diplomatic_negotiations,negotiation between nations  
35341,diplomat,a person who deals tactfully with others  
35342,diplomat diplomatist,an official engaged in international negotiations  
35343,diplomate,medical specialist whose competence has been certified by a diploma granted by an appropriate professional group  
35344,diplomatic_building,government building in which diplomats live or work  
35345,diplomatic_immunity,exemption from taxation or normal processes of law that is offered to diplomatic personnel in a foreign country  
35346,diplomatic_mission,a mission serving diplomatic ends  
35347,diplomatic_pouch,a mail pouch that is sealed shut and that is used to carry communications between a legation and its home office  
35348,diplomatic_service diplomatic_corps corps_diplomatique,the body of diplomatic personnel  
35349,diplopia double_vision,visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects; "diplopia often disappears when one eye is covered"  
35350,diplotene,the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis  
35351,dipole,a pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles separated by a small distance  
35352,dipole dipole_antenna,an aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center  
35353,dipole_molecule,a molecule that is a permanent dipole  
35354,dipole_moment,the moment of a dipole  
35355,dipper,a ladle that has a cup with a long handle  
35356,dipsomania alcoholism potomania,an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess  
35357,dipstick,a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level  
35358,dipterocarp,tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae  
35359,dipterous_insect two-winged_insects dipteran dipteron,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  
35360,diptych,a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)  
35361,direct-grant_school,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  
35362,direct_action,a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands  
35363,direct_antonym,antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet' and `dry')  
35364,direct_current DC direct_electric_current,an electric current that flows in one direction steadily  
35365,direct_discourse direct_quotation,a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'")  
35366,direct_dye substantive_dye,dye with a high affinity for cellulose fibers (cotton or rayon etc.)  
35367,direct_evidence,evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute  
35368,direct_examination,(law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness  
35369,direct_fire,fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it  
35370,direct_flight,a flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft  
35371,direct_loan,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  
35372,direct_mail,advertising sent directly to prospective customers via the mail  
35373,direct_mailer,a distributor who uses direct mail to sell merchandise  
35374,direct_marketing,marketing via a promotion delivered directly to the individual prospective customer  
35375,direct_object object_of_the_verb,the object that receives the direct action of the verb  
35376,direct_primary,a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office  
35377,direct_sum,a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets  
35378,direct_support,a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance  
35379,direct_supporting_fire,fire delivered in support of part of a force (as opposed to general supporting fire delivered in support of the force as a whole)  
35380,direct_tax,a tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom it is levied  
35381,direct_tide,the occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite side  
35382,direct_transmission,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  
35383,direct_trust express_trust,a trust created by the free and deliberate act of the parties involved (usually on the basis of written documentation)  
35384,directed_study,a course of study that is supervised and controlled by a specialist in the subject; "he registered for directed study"; "he got credit for directed study"; "he did directed study"  
35385,directed_verdict,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"  
35386,direction,the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"  
35387,direction,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"  
35388,direction instruction,a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"  
35389,direction way,a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home"  
35390,direction_finder,radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves  
35391,directional_antenna,an antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle  
35392,directional_microphone directional_mike,a microphone that is designed to receive sound from a particular direction  
35393,directionality,the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; "the directionality of written English is from left to right"  
35394,directive,a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives"  
35395,directivity directionality,the property of a microphone or antenna of being more sensitive in one direction than in another; "the antenna received signals with no directivity"  
35396,directivity directiveness,the quality of being directive  
35397,directness straightness,trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim"  
35398,director,member of a board of directors  
35399,director manager managing_director,someone who controls resources and expenditures  
35400,director theater_director theatre_director,someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show  
35401,director-stockholder_relation,the responsibility of corporate directors to act in the best interests of stockholders  
35402,directorate board_of_directors,a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution  
35403,directorship,the position of a director of a business concern  
35404,directory,(computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)  
35405,directory,an alphabetical list of names and addresses  
35406,dirge coronach lament requiem threnody,a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person  
35407,diriment_impediment,(canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage)  
35408,dirk,a relatively long dagger with a straight blade  
35409,dirndl,a full skirt with a gathered waistband  
35410,dirndl,a dress with a tight bodice and full skirt  
35411,dirt filth grime soil stain grease grunge,the state of being covered with unclean things  
35412,dirt_track,a racetrack that is not paved  
35413,dirtiness,the state of containing dirty impurities  
35414,dirtiness uncleanness,the state of being unsanitary  
35415,dirty_bomb,an atom bomb that leaves considerable radioactive contamination  
35416,dirty_joke dirty_story blue_joke blue_story,an indelicate joke  
35417,dirty_linen dirty_laundry,personal matters that could be embarrassing if made public  
35418,dirty_old_man,a middle-aged man with lecherous inclinations  
35419,dirty_pool,conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike  
35420,dirty_trick,an unkind or aggressive trick  
35421,dirty_tricks,underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent  
35422,dirty_war,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"  
35423,dirty_word,a word that is considered to be unmentionable; "`failure' is a dirty word to him"  
35424,disa,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  
35425,disability disablement handicap impairment,the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"  
35426,disability_benefit,insurance benefits paid in case of disability  
35427,disability_check disability_payment,a monthly payment made to someone who has become disabled and is unable to work  
35428,disability_insurance,social insurance for the disabled  
35429,disability_of_walking,a disability that interferes with or prevents walking  
35430,disabled handicapped,people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped; "technology to help the elderly and the disabled"  
35431,disaccharidase,an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides into monosaccharides  
35432,disaccharide,any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis  
35433,disadvantage,the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position  
35434,disaffection,disloyalty to the government or to established authority; "the widespread disaffection of the troops"  
35435,disagreeableness,the quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant  
35436,disagreeableness,an ill-tempered and offensive disposition  
35437,disagreement,the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing  
35438,disagreement dissension dissonance,a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters  
35439,disambiguation,clarification that follows from the removal of ambiguity  
35440,disambiguator,(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  
35441,disappearance,ceasing to exist; "he regretted the disappearance of Greek from school curricula"; "what was responsible for the disappearance of the rainforest?"; "the disappearance of resistance at very low temperatures"  
35442,disappearance,the event of passing out of sight  
35443,disappearance disappearing,the act of leaving secretly or without explanation  
35444,disappointment dashing_hopes,an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone  
35445,disappointment letdown,a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"  
35446,disapprobation condemnation,an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable; "his uncompromising condemnation of racism"  
35447,disapproval,a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing  
35448,disapproval,the expression of disapproval  
35449,disapproval,the act of disapproving or condemning  
35450,disarming disarmament,act of reducing or depriving of arms; "the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete"  
35451,disarray disorderliness,untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)  
35452,disassociation,the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination; "I could not think of him in disassociation from his wife"  
35453,disassortative_mating,mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating  
35454,disaster,an act that has disastrous consequences  
35455,disaster_area,a region whose population is affected by a general disaster  
35456,disavowal disclaimer,denial of any connection with or knowledge of  
35457,disbandment,the act of disbanding; "the orchestra faced the prospect of disbandment"  
35458,disbarment,the act of expelling a lawyer from the practice of law  
35459,discard,anything that is cast aside or discarded  
35460,discard,(cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit  
35461,discard throwing_away,getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable  
35462,discernability legibility,distinctness that makes perception easy  
35463,discernment perceptiveness,perception of that which is obscure  
35464,discharge,the sudden giving off of energy  
35465,discharge emission,a substance that is emitted or released  
35466,discharge emission expelling,any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus"  
35467,discharge firing firing_off,the act of discharging a gun  
35468,discharge outpouring run,the pouring forth of a fluid  
35469,discharge spark arc electric_arc electric_discharge,electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field  
35470,discharge venting,the act of venting  
35471,discharge_lamp,a lamp that generates light by a discharge between two electrodes in a gas  
35472,discharge_pipe,a pipe through which fluids can be discharged  
35473,discina,any fungus of the genus Discina  
35474,disciple adherent,someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another  
35475,discipleship,the position of disciple  
35476,discipline,a system of rules of conduct or method of practice; "he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine"; "for such a plan to work requires discipline"  
35477,discipline,the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops"  
35478,discipline,training to improve strength or self-control  
35479,discipline correction,the act of disciplining; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"  
35480,discipline subject subject_area subject_field field field_of_study study bailiwick,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"  
35481,disclaimer,(law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something  
35482,disclosure revelation revealing,the speech act of making something evident  
35483,disco disco_music,popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques  
35484,disco discotheque,a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music  
35485,discography,a descriptive catalog of musical recordings  
35486,discoid_lupus_erythematosus DLE,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  
35487,discoloration discolouration,the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded  
35488,discomfiture discomposure disconcertion disconcertment,anxious embarrassment  
35489,discomfort soreness irritation,an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress  
35490,discomfort uncomfortableness,the state of being tense and feeling pain  
35491,discomposure,a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure  
35492,discomycete cup_fungus,any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes  
35493,disconnection disjunction,the act of breaking a connection  
35494,discontentment discontent discontentedness,a longing for something better than the present situation  
35495,discontinuance discontinuation,the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)  
35496,discontinuity,lack of connection or continuity  
35497,discord discordance,strife resulting from a lack of agreement  
35498,discord dissension,disagreement among those expected to cooperate  
35499,discord strife,lack of agreement or harmony  
35500,discordance discord,a harsh mixture of sounds  
35501,discount price_reduction deduction,the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise  
35502,discount_business,the business of selling merchandise at a discount  
35503,discount_chain,a chain of discount stores  
35504,discount_house discount_store discounter wholesale_house,a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price  
35505,discount_rate,the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System  
35506,discount_rate discount bank_discount,interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan  
35507,discouragement,the expression of opposition and disapproval  
35508,discouragement,the act of discouraging; "the discouragement of petty theft"  
35509,discouragement disheartenment dismay,the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles  
35510,discourse,extended verbal expression in speech or writing  
35511,discourtesy offense offence offensive_activity,a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others  
35512,discourtesy rudeness,a manner that is rude and insulting  
35513,discovered_check,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  
35514,discovery,(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  
35515,discovery,something that is discovered  
35516,discovery breakthrough find,a productive insight  
35517,discovery find uncovering,the act of discovering something  
35518,discrepancy disagreement divergence variance,a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"  
35519,discrepancy variance variant,an event that departs from expectations  
35520,discreteness distinctness separateness severalty,the state of being several and distinct  
35521,discretion,freedom to act or judge on one's own  
35522,discretion discernment,the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"  
35523,discretion discreetness circumspection prudence,knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion"  
35524,discretionary_trust,a trust that gives the trustee discretion to pay the beneficiary as much of the trust income as the trustee believes appropriate  
35525,discrimination favoritism favouritism,unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice  
35526,discrimination secernment,the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished  
35527,discriminative_stimulus cue,a stimulus that provides information about what to do  
35528,discursiveness,the quality of being discursive  
35529,discus,an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible  
35530,discus saucer,a disk used in throwing competitions  
35531,discussant,a participant in a formal discussion  
35532,discussion give-and-take word,an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"  
35533,discussion treatment discourse,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"  
35534,disease,an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning  
35535,disease_of_the_neuromuscular_junction,a disease characterized by impairment of neuromuscular junctions  
35536,disembarrassment,something that extricates you from embarrassment  
35537,disembowelment evisceration,the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude  
35538,disenchantment disillusion disillusionment,freeing from false belief or illusions  
35539,disenfranchisement,the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise  
35540,disengagement fallback pullout,to break off a military action with an enemy  
35541,disentangler unraveler unraveller,a person who removes tangles; someone who takes something out of a tangled state  
35542,disequilibrium,loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others  
35543,disestablishment,the act terminating an established state of affairs; especially ending a connection with the Church of England  
35544,disesteem,the state in which esteem has been lost  
35545,disfavor disfavour,the state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the king"  
35546,disfavor disfavour dislike disapproval,an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group  
35547,disfigurement disfiguration deformity,an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration"  
35548,disfluency,lack of skillfulness in speaking or writing  
35549,disfranchisement,the discontinuation of a franchise; especially the discontinuation of the right to vote  
35550,disgruntlement,a feeling of sulky discontent  
35551,disguise,any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity  
35552,disguise camouflage,an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"  
35553,disguise camouflage,the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"  
35554,disgust,strong feelings of dislike  
35555,disgustingness distastefulness nauseatingness sickeningness unsavoriness,extreme unpalatability to the mouth  
35556,disgustingness unsavoriness,the property of being extremely unacceptable to the mind  
35557,dish,a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"  
35558,dish,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"  
35559,dish dish_aerial dish_antenna saucer,directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation  
35560,dish dishful,the quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice"  
35561,dish_rack,a rack for holding dishes as dishwater drains off of them  
35562,dishabille deshabille,the state of being carelessly or partially dressed  
35563,disharmony inharmoniousness,a lack of harmony  
35564,disheartenment,a communication that leaves you disheartened or daunted  
35565,dishonesty,the quality of being dishonest  
35566,dishonesty knavery,lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing  
35567,dishonor dishonour,a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor"  
35568,dishonor dishonour,lacking honor or integrity  
35569,dishonorable_discharge,a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)  
35570,dishonorableness dishonourableness,the quality of not deserving honor or respect  
35571,dishpan,large pan for washing dishes  
35572,dishrag dishcloth,a cloth for washing dishes  
35573,dishtowel dish_towel tea_towel,a towel for drying dishes  
35574,dishwasher,someone who washes dishes  
35575,dishwasher dish_washer dishwashing_machine,a machine for washing dishes  
35576,dishwasher_detergent dishwashing_detergent dishwashing_liquid,a low-sudsing detergent designed for use in dishwashers  
35577,dishwashing washup,the act of washing dishes  
35578,dishwater,water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed  
35579,disincentive deterrence,a negative motivational influence  
35580,disinclination,that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike; "his disinclination for modesty is well known"  
35581,disinfectant germicide antimicrobic antimicrobial,an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease  
35582,disinfection,treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms  
35583,disinfestation,the activity of getting rid of vermin  
35584,disinflation,a reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments  
35585,disinformation,misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.)  
35586,disingenuousness,the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor  
35587,disinheritance,the act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit  
35588,disintegration,a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system; "a disintegration of personality"  
35589,disinterest neutrality,tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement  
35590,disinterestedness,freedom from bias or from selfish motives  
35591,disinvestment,the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation  
35592,disjointedness,lacking order or coherence  
35593,disjunction disjuncture disconnection disconnectedness,state of being disconnected  
35594,disjunctive_conjunction,the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the disjunction of their meanings  
35595,disk disc,a flat circular plate  
35596,disk disc saucer,something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate; "the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky"  
35597,disk_access,memory access to the computer disk on which information is stored  
35598,disk_brake disc_brake,hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake pads  
35599,disk_cache,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  
35600,disk_clutch,a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are disks  
35601,disk_controller,(computer science) a circuit or chip that translates commands into a form that can control a hard disk drive  
35602,disk_drive disc_drive hard_drive Winchester_drive,computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it  
35603,disk_error,error resulting from malfunction of a magnetic disk  
35604,disk_file,(computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique label  
35605,disk_harrow disc_harrow,a harrow with a series of disks set on edge at an angle  
35606,disk_jockey disc_jockey d.j. DJ,a person who announces and plays popular recorded music  
35607,disk_overhead overhead,(computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing  
35608,disk_pack disc_pack,(computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device  
35609,disk_space disc_space,(computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk  
35610,diskette floppy floppy_disk,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"  
35611,dislike,a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive"  
35612,dislocation,a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)  
35613,dislocation breakdown,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"  
35614,dislocation disruption,an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity  
35615,dislodgment dislodgement,forced removal from a position of advantage  
35616,disloyalty,the quality of being disloyal  
35617,dismantling dismantlement disassembly,the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery); "Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons"  
35618,dismemberment taking_apart,the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces  
35619,dismissal,permission to go; the sending away of someone  
35620,dismissal dismission discharge firing liberation release sack sacking,the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)  
35621,dismissal dismission pink_slip,official notice that you have been fired from your job  
35622,dismount,the act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.)  
35623,disobedience,the trait of being unwilling to obey  
35624,disobedience noncompliance,the failure to obey  
35625,disorder,a disturbance of the peace or of public order  
35626,disorder upset,a physical 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"  
35627,disorderliness disorder,a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder"  
35628,disorderly_conduct disorderly_behavior disturbance_of_the_peace breach_of_the_peace,any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled  
35629,disorganization disorganisation,the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion; "the disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack"  
35630,disorganization disorganisation disarrangement,a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted  
35631,disorientation,confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction; "his disorientation was the result of inattention"  
35632,disorientation freak_out,a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug)  
35633,disownment disowning,refusal to acknowledge as one's own  
35634,disparagement depreciation derogation,a communication that belittles somebody or something  
35635,disparagement dispraise,the act of speaking contemptuously of  
35636,disparateness distinctiveness,utter dissimilarity  
35637,disparity,inequality or difference in some respect  
35638,dispassion dispassionateness dryness,objectivity and detachment; "her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone"  
35639,dispatch despatch,killing a person or animal  
35640,dispatch despatch communique,an official report (usually sent in haste)  
35641,dispatch despatch expedition expeditiousness,the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"  
35642,dispatch despatch shipment,the act of sending off something  
35643,dispatch_case dispatch_box,case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables  
35644,dispatch_rider,a messenger who carries military dispatches (usually on a motorcycle)  
35645,dispatcher,employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service  
35646,dispensability dispensableness,the quality possessed by something that you can get along without  
35647,dispensary,clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed  
35648,dispensation,a share that has been dispensed or distributed  
35649,dispensation,an exemption from some rule or obligation  
35650,dispensation,the act of dispensing (giving out in portions)  
35651,dispenser,a person who dispenses  
35652,dispenser,a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts  
35653,dispersed_phase dispersed_particles,(of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state  
35654,dispersing_phase dispersion_medium dispersing_medium,(of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed  
35655,dispersion dispersal dissemination diffusion,the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"  
35656,dispersion scattering,spreading widely or driving off  
35657,displaced_fracture,fracture in which the two ends of the broken bone are separated from one another  
35658,displaced_person DP stateless_person,a person forced to flee from home or country  
35659,displacement,(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one  
35660,displacement,act of removing from office or employment  
35661,displacement deracination,to move something from its natural environment  
35662,displacement displacement_reaction,(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound  
35663,display,behavior that makes your feelings public; "a display of emotion"  
35664,display,exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage"  
35665,display exhibit showing,something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"  
35666,display presentation,a visual representation of something  
35667,display show,something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested"  
35668,display video_display,an electronic device that represents information in visual form  
35669,display_adapter display_adaptor,(computer science) an electronic device that converts information in memory to video output to a display  
35670,display_panel display_board board,a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view  
35671,display_window shop_window shopwindow show_window,a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store  
35672,displeasure,the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something  
35673,disposable,an item that can be disposed of after it has been used  
35674,disposable_income,income (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or spending  
35675,disposal,the power to use something or someone; "used all the resources at his disposal"  
35676,disposal disposition,the act or means of getting rid of something  
35677,disposal electric_pig garbage_disposal,a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage  
35678,disposition,a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture"  
35679,disposition temperament,your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"  
35680,disproof falsification refutation,any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something  
35681,disproportion,lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something  
35682,disputant controversialist eristic,a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy  
35683,dispute contravention,coming into conflict with  
35684,dispute difference difference_of_opinion conflict,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"  
35685,disqualification,unfitness that bars you from participation  
35686,disqualification,the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified  
35687,disquiet unease uneasiness,the trait of seeming ill at ease  
35688,disquisition,an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion  
35689,disregard neglect,lack of attention and due care  
35690,disregard neglect,willful lack of care and attention  
35691,disrepair,in need of repairs  
35692,disreputable_person,someone lacking public esteem  
35693,disrepute discredit,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"  
35694,disrespect,a disrespectful mental attitude  
35695,disrespect discourtesy,an expression of lack of respect  
35696,disrupting_explosive bursting_explosive,a high explosive that is used to damage the target that is under attack  
35697,disruption perturbation,the act of causing disorder  
35698,dissatisfaction,the feeling of being displeased and discontent; "he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received"  
35699,dissection,a minute and critical analysis  
35700,dissection,detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work)  
35701,dissection,cutting so as to separate into pieces  
35702,dissemination airing public_exposure spreading,the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate  
35703,dissemination diffusion,the property of being diffused or dispersed  
35704,dissent,(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"  
35705,dissent,a difference of opinion  
35706,dissenter dissident protester objector contestant,a person who dissents from some established policy  
35707,dissenting_opinion,an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case  
35708,dissertation thesis,a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree  
35709,disservice ill_service ill_turn,an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them a disservice"  
35710,dissidence,disagreement; especially disagreement with the government  
35711,dissilience,the emergence of seeds as seed pods burst open when they are ripe  
35712,dissimilarity unsimilarity,the quality of being dissimilar  
35713,dissimilation,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"  
35714,dissipation,breaking up and scattering by dispersion; "the dissipation of the mist"  
35715,dissociation,(chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions  
35716,dissociation,the act of removing from association  
35717,dissociation disassociation,a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently  
35718,dissociation_constant,the equilibrium constant for a reversible dissociation  
35719,dissociative_disorder,dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down  
35720,dissolubility solubleness,the property of being dissoluble; "he measure the dissolubility of sugar in water"  
35721,dissoluteness incontinence self-gratification,indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures  
35722,dissolution breakup,the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)  
35723,dissolution disintegration,separation into component parts  
35724,dissolution_of_marriage,an annulment of a marriage  
35725,dissolve,(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out  
35726,dissolving dissolution,the process of going into solution; "the dissolving of salt in water"  
35727,dissonance,disagreeable sounds  
35728,dissuasion,a communication that dissuades you  
35729,dissuasion,persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action  
35730,distaff,the sphere of work by women  
35731,distaff,the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning  
35732,distal_muscular_dystrophy,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  
35733,distance,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"  
35734,distance,a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"  
35735,distance,the property created by the space between two objects or points  
35736,distance aloofness,indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance"  
35737,distance length,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"  
35738,distance space,the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"  
35739,distance_vision,vision for objects that a 20 feet or more from the viewer  
35740,distemper,any of various infectious viral diseases of animals  
35741,distemper,paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder  
35742,distemper,a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder  
35743,distemper,a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery  
35744,distention distension,the act of expanding by pressure from within  
35745,distillate distillation,a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling  
35746,distillation distillment,the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors  
35747,distilled_water,water that has been purified by distillation  
35748,distiller,someone who distills alcoholic liquors  
35749,distillery still,a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation  
35750,distinction,an honor awarded to someone in recognition of achievement or superiority; "she graduated with the highest distinction"  
35751,distinction,a distinguishing difference between similar things or people; "he learned the distinction between gold and lead"  
35752,distinctness sharpness,the quality of being sharp and clear  
35753,distorted_shape distortion,a shape resulting from distortion  
35754,distortion,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"  
35755,distortion,the mistake of misrepresenting the facts  
35756,distortion deformation,a change for the worse  
35757,distortion overrefinement straining torture twisting,the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean  
35758,distortionist,a painter who introduces distortions  
35759,distraction,an obstacle to attention  
35760,distraction,mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction"  
35761,distraction misdirection,the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection"  
35762,distress,a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress"  
35763,distress,extreme physical pain; "the patient appeared to be in distress"  
35764,distress distraint,the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"  
35765,distress hurt suffering,psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"  
35766,distress_signal distress_call,an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed  
35767,distributary,a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it  
35768,distributed_data_processing remote-access_data_processing teleprocessing,data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities  
35769,distributed_fire,fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target  
35770,distribution,the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer  
35771,distribution,the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning  
35772,distribution dispersion,the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume; "worldwide in distribution"; "the distribution of nerve fibers"; "in complementary distribution"  
35773,distribution statistical_distribution,(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence  
35774,distribution_agreement,a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise  
35775,distribution_channel channel,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"  
35776,distribution_cost,any cost incurred by a producer or wholesaler or retailer or distributor (as for advertising and shipping etc)  
35777,distribution_law,(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  
35778,distribution_list,list of names to whom a communication should be sent  
35779,distributive_shock,shock caused by poor distribution of the blood flow  
35780,distributor,a company that markets merchandise; "his company is a large distributor of software products"  
35781,distributor distributer,someone who markets merchandise  
35782,distributor distributer electrical_distributor,electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence  
35783,distributor_cam,the cam inside the distributor that rotates to contact spark plug terminals in the correct order  
35784,distributor_cap,the cap of the distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the spark plugs  
35785,distributor_housing,the housing that supports the distributor cam  
35786,distributor_point breaker_point point,a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs  
35787,district territory territorial_dominion dominion,a region marked off for administrative or other purposes  
35788,district_attorney DA,an official prosecutor for a judicial district  
35789,district_line,the boundary between two districts  
35790,district_manager,a manager who supervises the sales activity for a district  
35791,distrust distrustfulness mistrust,the trait of not trusting others  
35792,disturbance,the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion  
35793,disturbance disruption commotion flutter hurly_burly to-do hoo-ha hoo-hah kerfuffle,a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"  
35794,disturbance perturbation upset,an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"  
35795,disturber,a troubler who interrupts or interferes with peace and quiet; someone who causes disorder and commotion  
35796,disulfiram Antabuse,a drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism; causes nausea and vomiting if alcohol is ingested  
35797,disunion,the termination or destruction of union  
35798,disunity,lack of unity (usually resulting from dissension)  
35799,disyllable dissyllable,a word having two syllables  
35800,dita dita_bark devil_tree Alstonia_scholaris,evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally  
35801,ditch,any small natural waterway  
35802,ditch,a long narrow excavation in the earth  
35803,ditch_digger mud_digger,a laborer who digs ditches  
35804,ditch_reed common_reed carrizo Phragmites_communis,tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts  
35805,ditch_spade long-handled_spade,a spade with a long handle for digging narrow ditches  
35806,dither pother fuss tizzy flap,an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"  
35807,dithering,the process of representing intermediate colors by patterns of tiny colored dots that simulate the desired color  
35808,dithyramb,a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing  
35809,dithyramb,(ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus)  
35810,dittany_of_crete cretan_dittany crete_dittany hop_marjoram winter_sweet Origanum_dictamnus,dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete  
35811,ditto_mark ditto,a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated  
35812,ditty,a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)  
35813,ditty_bag,kit used by sailors and soldiers  
35814,diuresis,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  
35815,diuretic_drug diuretic water_pill,any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water  
35816,diurnal_variation,fluctuations that occur during each day  
35817,divan,a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)  
35818,divan diwan,a Muslim council of state  
35819,divan diwan,a collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author)  
35820,divan diwan,a Muslim council chamber or law court  
35821,divarication,branching at a wide angle  
35822,dive diving,a headlong plunge into water  
35823,dive nose_dive nosedive,a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft  
35824,dive-bombing,a bombing run in which the bomber releases the bomb while flying straight toward the target  
35825,dive_bomber,a bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward the target  
35826,diver frogman underwater_diver,someone who works underwater  
35827,diver plunger,someone who dives (into water)  
35828,divergence divergency,an infinite series that has no limit  
35829,divergence divergency,the act of moving away in different direction from a common point; "an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines"  
35830,divergent_thinker,a thinker who moves away from the problem as stated and often has novel ideas and solutions  
35831,divergent_thinking out-of-the-box_thinking,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  
35832,diverging_lens concave_lens,a lens such that a parallel beam of light passing through it is caused to diverge or spread out  
35833,diverseness diversity multifariousness variety,noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing"  
35834,diversification,the condition of being varied; "that restaurant's menu lacks diversification; every day it is the same"  
35835,diversification variegation,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"  
35836,diversion deviation digression deflection deflexion divagation,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"  
35837,diversion diversionary_attack,an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack  
35838,diversion recreation,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"  
35839,diversionary_landing,an amphibious diversionary attack  
35840,diversity,the condition or result of being changeable  
35841,diverticulitis,inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation  
35842,diverticulosis,presence of multiple diverticula in the walls of the colon  
35843,diverticulum,a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)  
35844,divertimento serenade,a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form  
35845,divestiture,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"  
35846,divestiture,the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division  
35847,divi-divi,twisted seed pods of the divi-divi tree; source of tannin  
35848,divi-divi Caesalpinia_coriaria,small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin  
35849,divide,a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)  
35850,divided_highway dual_carriageway,a highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions; "in Britain they call a divided highway a dual carriageway"  
35851,dividend,a number to be divided by another number  
35852,dividend,that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly  
35853,dividend,a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)  
35854,dividend_warrant,an order of payment (such as a check payable to a shareholder) in which a dividend is paid  
35855,divider,a person who separates something into parts or groups  
35856,divider,a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements  
35857,divination,successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck  
35858,divination foretelling soothsaying fortune_telling,the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means  
35859,divine_guidance inspiration,(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"  
35860,divine_law,a law that is believed to come directly from God  
35861,divine_messenger,a messenger from God; "angel of death"  
35862,divine_right divine_right_of_kings,the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects; rebellion is the worst of political crimes; "the doctrine of the divine right of kings was enunciated by the Stuarts in Britain in the 16th century"  
35863,diviner,someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers  
35864,diving diving_event,an athletic competition that involves diving into water  
35865,diving_bell,diving apparatus for underwater work; has an open bottom and is supplied with compressed air  
35866,diving_board,a springboard from which swimmers can dive  
35867,diving_duck,any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food  
35868,diving_petrel,any of several small diving birds of southern hemisphere seas; somewhat resemble auks  
35869,diving_suit diving_dress,a weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with air; worn by underwater divers  
35870,divining_rod dowser dowsing_rod waterfinder water_finder,forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil  
35871,divinity,the quality of being divine; "ancient Egyptians believed in the divinity of the Pharaohs"  
35872,divinity divinity_fudge,white creamy fudge made with egg whites  
35873,divisibility,the quality of being divisible; the capacity to be divided into parts or divided among a number of persons  
35874,division,(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category  
35875,division,(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum  
35876,division,an administrative unit in government or business  
35877,division,an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"  
35878,division,an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed  
35879,division,the act or process of dividing  
35880,division air_division,a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings  
35881,division naval_division,a group of ships of similar type  
35882,division partition partitioning segmentation sectionalization sectionalisation,the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart  
35883,division variance,discord that splits a group  
35884,division_Archaebacteria,in some classifications considered a kingdom  
35885,division_Eubacteria,one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella  
35886,divisor,the number by which a dividend is divided  
35887,divisor factor,one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?"  
35888,divorce divorcement,the legal dissolution of a marriage  
35889,divorce_court,a court having jurisdiction over the termination of marriage contracts  
35890,divorce_lawyer,a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment  
35891,divorcee grass_widow,a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband  
35892,divot,(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"  
35893,divot,a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club)  
35894,divulgence divulgement,the act of disclosing something that was secret or private  
35895,divvy,short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society  
35896,dixie,a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps  
35897,dizziness giddiness lightheadedness vertigo,a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall  
35898,do doh ut,the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization  
35899,do-si-do,a square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and circle back to back before returning to their original places  
35900,dobra,the basic unit of money on Sao Tome e Principe  
35901,dobson dobsonfly dobson_fly Corydalus_cornutus,large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait  
35902,docent,a teacher at some universities  
35903,docility,the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable  
35904,dock,an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial  
35905,dock,the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair  
35906,dock dockage docking_facility,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"  
35907,dock loading_dock,a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded  
35908,dock sorrel sour_grass,any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine  
35909,dockage docking_fee,a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock  
35910,docket,(law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities  
35911,docking moorage dockage tying_up,the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes  
35912,dockside,the region adjacent to a boat dock  
35913,dockyard,an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired  
35914,docosahexaenoic_acid,an omega-3 fatty acid with 22 carbon atoms; found in fish (especially tuna and bluefish)  
35915,doctor,children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office; "the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor"  
35916,doctor Dr.,a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics"  
35917,doctor doc physician MD Dr. medico,a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"  
35918,doctor's_degree doctorate,one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university  
35919,doctor-patient_relation,the responsibility of a physician to act in the best interests of the patient  
35920,doctorfish doctor-fish Acanthurus_chirurgus,surgeon fish of the West Indies  
35921,doctorspeak,medical jargon  
35922,doctrine philosophy philosophical_system school_of_thought ism,a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school  
35923,doctrine_of_analogy analogy,the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate  
35924,document,a written account of ownership or obligation  
35925,document,anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks  
35926,document written_document papers,writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)  
35927,documentary docudrama documentary_film infotainment,a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event  
35928,documentation certification corroboration,confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence  
35929,documentation support,documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones"  
35930,dodder,a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria  
35931,dodderer,one who dodders from old age and weakness  
35932,doddle,an easy task  
35933,dodecagon,a twelve-sided polygon  
35934,dodecahedron,any polyhedron having twelve plane faces  
35935,dodge,a quick evasive movement  
35936,dodge dodging scheme,a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery  
35937,dodger fox slyboots,a shifty deceptive person  
35938,dodo Raphus_cucullatus,extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons  
35939,dodo fogy fogey fossil,someone whose style is out of fashion  
35940,doe,mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'  
35941,doeskin,soft leather from deerskin or lambskin  
35942,doeskin,a fine smooth soft woolen fabric  
35943,dog,informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"  
35944,dog domestic_dog Canis_familiaris,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"  
35945,dog's_breakfast dog's_dinner,a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job"  
35946,dog's_mercury dog_mercury Mercurialis_perennis,European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers  
35947,dog-day_cicada harvest_fly,its distinctive song is heard during July and August  
35948,dog-ear,a corner of a page turned down to mark your place  
35949,dog_biscuit,a hard biscuit for dogs  
35950,dog_bite,a bite inflicted by a dog  
35951,dog_breeding,breeding dogs  
35952,dog_catcher,an employee of a municipal pound who is hired to round up stray dogs and cats  
35953,dog_collar,a collar for a dog  
35954,dog_days canicule canicular_days,the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity  
35955,dog_fennel Eupatorium_capillifolium,weedy plant of southeastern United States having divided leaves and long clusters of greenish flowers  
35956,dog_flea Ctenocephalides_canis,flea that attacks dogs and cats  
35957,dog_food,food prepared for dogs  
35958,dog_grass couch_grass quackgrass quack_grass quick_grass witch_grass witchgrass Agropyron_repens,European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed  
35959,dog_in_the_manger,someone who prevents you from enjoying something that they themselves have no need for  
35960,dog_laurel dog_hobble switch-ivy Leucothoe_fontanesiana Leucothoe_editorum,fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers  
35961,dog_paddle,an elementary swimming stroke imitating a swimming dog  
35962,dog_racing,a race between dogs; usually an occasion for betting on the outcome  
35963,dog_rose Rosa_canina,prickly wild rose with delicate pink or white scentless flowers; native to Europe  
35964,dog_shit dog_do doggy_do dog_turd,fecal droppings from a dog  
35965,dog_show,a competitive exhibition of dogs  
35966,dog_stinkhorn Mutinus_caninus,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  
35967,dog_tag,military identification tag worn on a chain around the neck  
35968,dog_tag,metal plate on a dog collar bearing its registration number  
35969,dog_violet heath_violet Viola_canina,Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet  
35970,dog_wrench,a wrench with a handle shaped like a crank  
35971,dogbane,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  
35972,dogcart,a cart drawn by a dog  
35973,doge,formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa  
35974,dogfight,a fiercely 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"  
35975,dogfight,an aerial engagement between fighter planes  
35976,dogfight,a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling)  
35977,dogfighter,a fighter pilot who engages in an aerial dogfights  
35978,dogfish,any of several small sharks  
35979,doggedness perseverance persistence persistency tenacity tenaciousness pertinacity,persistent determination  
35980,doggerel doggerel_verse jingle,a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"  
35981,doggie_bag doggy_bag,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  
35982,doghouse,an idiomatic term for being in disfavor; "in the doghouse"  
35983,dogie dogy leppy,motherless calf in a range herd of cattle  
35984,dogleg,angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog  
35985,dogleg,a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway  
35986,dogma,a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; "he believed all the Marxist dogma"  
35987,dogma tenet,a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof  
35988,dogmatist doctrinaire,a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions  
35989,dogsbody,a worker who has to do all the unpleasant or boring jobs that no one else wants to do  
35990,dogsled dog_sled dog_sleigh,a sled pulled by dogs  
35991,dogtooth,a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England  
35992,dogtooth_violet dogtooth dog's-tooth_violet,perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated  
35993,dogtrot,a steady trot like that of a dog  
35994,dogwatch,either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm  
35995,dogwood,hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resembles boxwood  
35996,dogwood dogwood_tree cornel,a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers  
35997,doily doyley doyly,a small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl  
35998,dol,a unit of pain intensity  
35999,dolce_far_niente,carefree idleness  
36000,doldrums,a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific  
36001,dole,a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given  
36002,dole pogy pogey,money received from the state  
36003,dolefulness,sadness caused by grief or affliction  
36004,dolichocephalic,an adult with a long narrow head  
36005,dolichocephaly dolichocephalism,the quality of being dolichocephalic  
36006,doliolum,free-swimming oceanic tunicate with a barrel-shaped transparent body  
36007,doll dolly,a small replica of a person; used as a toy  
36008,dollar,the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents  
36009,dollar,a United States coin worth one dollar; "the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States"  
36010,dollar dollar_bill one_dollar_bill buck clam,a piece of paper money worth one dollar  
36011,dollar dollar_mark dollar_sign,a symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him"  
36012,dollar_diplomacy,diplomacy influenced by economic considerations  
36013,dollar_mark dollar_sign,a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars  
36014,dollar_volume turnover,the volume measured in dollars; "the store's dollar volume continues to rise"  
36015,dollarfish Poronotus_triacanthus,small food fish of Atlantic coast  
36016,dollhouse doll's_house,a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything  
36017,dollhouse doll's_house,a small model of a house used as a toy by children  
36018,dollop,a small measure (usually of food)  
36019,dolly,conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted  
36020,dolly,conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects  
36021,dolman,a woman's cloak with dolman sleeves  
36022,dolman dolman_jacket,a hussar's jacket worn over the shoulders  
36023,dolman_sleeve,a sleeve with a large armhole and tight cuff  
36024,dolmas stuffed_grape_leaves,well-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants or minced lamb) simmered or braised in stock  
36025,dolmen cromlech portal_tomb,a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone  
36026,dolomite,a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate  
36027,dolomite bitter_spar,a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer  
36028,dolor dolour,(poetry) painful grief  
36029,dolphin,any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises  
36030,dolphin_kick,a swimming kick; an up and down kick of the feet together  
36031,dolphin_oil,an unsaturated fatty oil obtained from dolphins and used as a fine lubricant  
36032,dolphin_striker martingale,spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat  
36033,dolphinfish dolphin mahimahi,large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)  
36034,dolphinfish mahimahi,the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii)  
36035,domain demesne land,territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"  
36036,domain domain_of_a_function,(mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined  
36037,domain_name,strings of letters and numbers (separated by periods) that are used to name organizations and computers and addresses on the internet; "domain names are organized hierarchically with the more generic parts to the right"  
36038,domatium,a part of a plant (e.g., a leaf) that has been modified to provide protection for insects or mites or fungi  
36039,dombeya,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  
36040,dome,a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward  
36041,dome,a hemispherical roof  
36042,dome domed_stadium covered_stadium,a stadium that has a roof  
36043,domestic domestic_help house_servant,a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household  
36044,domestic_animal domesticated_animal,any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment  
36045,domestic_ass donkey Equus_asinus,domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn  
36046,domestic_carp Cyprinus_carpio,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  
36047,domestic_cat house_cat Felis_domesticus Felis_catus,any domesticated member of the genus Felis  
36048,domestic_flight,a flight that begins and ends in the same country  
36049,domestic_fowl fowl poultry,a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl  
36050,domestic_goat Capra_hircus,any of various breeds of goat raised for milk or meat or wool  
36051,domestic_llama Lama_peruana,used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco  
36052,domestic_partner significant_other spousal_equivalent spouse_equivalent,a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship  
36053,domestic_pigeon,domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food  
36054,domestic_prelate,(Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member of the papal household  
36055,domestic_sheep Ovis_aries,any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin  
36056,domestic_silkworm_moth domesticated_silkworm_moth Bombyx_mori,stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce  
36057,domestic_terrorism,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"  
36058,domestic_violence,violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner or other members of a household  
36059,domestication,adaptation to intimate association with human beings  
36060,domestication,accommodation to domestic life; "her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication"  
36061,domesticity,the quality of being domestic or domesticated; "a royal family living in unpretentious domesticity"  
36062,domesticity,domestic activities or life; "making a hobby of domesticity"  
36063,domicile legal_residence,(law) the residence 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 only one domicile at a time; "what's his legal residence?"  
36064,dominance,the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not  
36065,dominance ascendance ascendence ascendancy ascendency control,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"  
36066,dominant,(music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale  
36067,dominant_allele dominant,an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different  
36068,dominant_gene,gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical; "the dominant gene for brown eyes"  
36069,domination,social control by dominating  
36070,domination mastery supremacy,power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas"  
36071,dominatrix,a dominating woman (especially one who plays that role in a sadomasochistic sexual relationship)  
36072,dominion rule,dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"  
36073,domino,a loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume  
36074,domino,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  
36075,domino half_mask eye_mask,a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes  
36076,domino_effect,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)  
36077,domino_theory,the political theory that if one nation comes under communist control then neighboring nations will also come under communist control  
36078,dominoes dominos,any of several games played with small rectangular blocks  
36079,dominus dominie domine dominee,a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson  
36080,domoic_acid,a neurotoxin that is deadly for humans; found in various marine algae  
36081,don father,the head of an organized crime family  
36082,don't-know,a person who responds `I don't know' in a public opinion poll; "70% in favor, 13% opposed and 17% don't-knows"  
36083,dong,the basic unit of money in Vietnam  
36084,dongle,(computer science) an electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software  
36085,donkey,the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874  
36086,donkey_jacket,a short thick jacket; often worn by workmen  
36087,donna,an Italian woman of rank  
36088,donor,(medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host)  
36089,donor giver presenter bestower conferrer,person who makes a gift of property  
36090,donor_card,a card that you carry on your person and that authorizes the use of your organs for transplantation after your death  
36091,doo-wop,a genre (usually a cappella) 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 backup  
36092,doodad doohickey doojigger gimmick gizmo gismo gubbins thingamabob thingumabob thingmabob thingamajig thingumajig thingmajig thingummy whatchamacallit whatchamacallum whatsis widget,something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"  
36093,doodia rasp_fern,any fern of the genus Doodia having pinnate fronds with sharply dentate pinnae  
36094,doodlebug,a small motor vehicle  
36095,doodlebug ant_lion antlion,the larva of any of several insects  
36096,doom doomsday day_of_reckoning end_of_the_world,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"  
36097,doomed lost,people who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice"  
36098,door,anything providing a means of access (or escape); "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success"  
36099,door,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"  
36100,door,a room that is entered via a door; "his office is the third door down the hall on the left"  
36101,door,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"  
36102,door_prize,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  
36103,doorbell bell buzzer,a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed  
36104,doorframe doorcase,the frame that supports a door  
36105,doorjamb doorpost,a jamb for a door  
36106,doorkeeper doorman door_guard hall_porter porter gatekeeper ostiary,someone who guards an entrance  
36107,doorkeeper ostiary ostiarius,the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church  
36108,doorknob doorhandle,a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain)  
36109,doorlock,a lock on an exterior door  
36110,doormat welcome_mat,a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering  
36111,doornail,a nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors  
36112,doorplate,a nameplate fastened to a door; indicates the person who works or lives there  
36113,doorsill doorstep threshold,the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway  
36114,doorstop doorstopper,a stop that keeps open doors from moving  
36115,doorway door room_access threshold,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"  
36116,dooryard,a yard outside the front or rear door of a house  
36117,dopa dihydroxyphenylalanine,amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain  
36118,dopamine Dopastat Intropin,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  
36119,dope poop the_skinny low-down,slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight dope?"  
36120,dope_sheet scratch_sheet,a racing publication giving information on horses and the outcomes of horse races  
36121,doppelganger,a ghostly double of a living person that haunts its living counterpart  
36122,dorbeetle,Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound  
36123,dormancy quiescence quiescency,a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"  
36124,dormant_account,a savings account showing no activity (other than posting interest) for some specified period; "the dormant account reverted to the state under escheat laws"  
36125,dormer dormer_window,a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window  
36126,dormer_window,the window in a gabled extension built to accommodate a window  
36127,dormitory dorm residence_hall hall student_residence,a college or university building containing living quarters for students  
36128,dormitory dormitory_room dorm_room,a large sleeping room containing several beds  
36129,dormouse,small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather  
36130,dorsal_fin,unpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balance  
36131,dorsal_root dorsal_horn posterior_root posterior_horn,one of two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally from the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers  
36132,dorsal_scapular_vein vena_scapularis_dorsalis,vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery  
36133,dorsiflexion,the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part)  
36134,dorsum,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"  
36135,dory,marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep slope waters  
36136,dose dosage,the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time  
36137,dose dosage,a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time  
36138,dose_rate,the quantity of radiation absorbed per unit time  
36139,dosemeter dosimeter,a measuring instrument for measuring doses of ionizing radiation (X-rays or radioactivity)  
36140,dosimetry,measuring the dose of radiation emitted by a radioactive source  
36141,dossal dossel,an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel  
36142,dosser street_person,someone who sleeps in any convenient place  
36143,dossier,a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record)  
36144,dot dit,the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code  
36145,dot-com dot_com dot_com_company,a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com'  
36146,dot_matrix,a rectangular matrix of dots from which written characters can be formed  
36147,dot_matrix_printer matrix_printer dot_printer,a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix  
36148,dotage second_childhood senility,mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations  
36149,dotard,an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect  
36150,dotted_gayfeather Liatris_punctata,herb with many stems bearing narrow slender wands of crowded rose-lavender flowers; central United States and Canada to Texas and northern Mexico  
36151,dotted_line,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"  
36152,dotterel dotrel Charadrius_morinellus Eudromias_morinellus,rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia  
36153,dottle,the residue of partially burnt tobacco left caked in the bowl of a pipe after smoking  
36154,double,a quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18"  
36155,double image look-alike,someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother"  
36156,double stunt_man stunt_woman,a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"  
36157,double two-base_hit two-bagger two-baser,a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield"  
36158,double-bitted_ax double-bitted_axe Western_ax Western_axe,an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head  
36159,double-blind_procedure double-blind_experiment double-blind_study,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"  
36160,double-bogey,(golf) a score of two strokes over par for a hole  
36161,double-breasted_jacket,a jacket having fronts that overlap enough for two separate rows of buttons  
36162,double-breasted_suit,a suit with a double-breasted jacket  
36163,double-crosser double-dealer two-timer betrayer traitor,a person who says one thing and does another  
36164,double-hung_window,a window having two sashes that slide up and down  
36165,double-prop double-propeller_plane twin-prop twin-propeller-plane,a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability)  
36166,double-reed_instrument double_reed,a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together  
36167,double-spacing,typing that leaves alternate lines blank  
36168,double_Dutch,an incomprehensible talk  
36169,double_Dutch,the difficult version of jump rope in which players jump over two ropes that are swung in a crisscross manner by two turners  
36170,double_Gloucester,a smooth firm mild orange-red cheese  
36171,double_agent,a spy who works for two mutually antagonistic countries  
36172,double_bar,notation marking the end of principal parts of a musical composition; two adjacent bar lines  
36173,double_bed,a bed wide enough to accommodate two sleepers  
36174,double_bind,(psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful  
36175,double_blind,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  
36176,double_boiler double_saucepan,two saucepans, one fitting inside the other  
36177,double_bond,a covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms  
36178,double_chin buccula,a fold of fatty tissue under the chin  
36179,double_clinch,a clinch with two loops  
36180,double_cream,fresh soft French cheese containing at least 60% fat  
36181,double_creme heavy_whipping_cream,cream with a fat content of 48% or more  
36182,double_crochet double_stitch,a kind of crochet stitch  
36183,double_cross double-crossing,an act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing"  
36184,double_dagger double_obelisk diesis,a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote  
36185,double_damages,twice the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to  
36186,double_date,a date in which two couples participate  
36187,double_decomposition double_decomposition_reaction metathesis,a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)  
36188,double_digit,a two-digit integer; from 10 to 99  
36189,double_dipper,someone who draws two incomes from the government (usually by combining a salary and a pension)  
36190,double_dipping,two incomes received from the same source (as by holding a government job and receiving a government pension)  
36191,double_door,two vertical doors that meet in the middle of the door frame when closed  
36192,double_dribble,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)  
36193,double_eagle,(golf) a score of three strokes under par on a hole  
36194,double_eagle,a former gold coin in the United States worth 20 dollars  
36195,double_entendre,an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate  
36196,double_entry double-entry_bookkeeping,bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to another  
36197,double_fault,(tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point  
36198,double_first,a first-class honours degree in two subjects  
36199,double_flat,a musical notation of two flats in front of a note indicating that it is to be lowered by two semitones  
36200,double_glazing,a window with two panes of glass and a space between them; reduces heat and noise transmission through the window  
36201,double_helix,a pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis; "the shape of the DNA molecule is a double helix"  
36202,double_indemnity,a clause in an insurance policy that provides for double the face value of the policy in the case of accidental death  
36203,double_jeopardy,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  
36204,double_knit,a knit fabric similar to jersey that is made with two sets of needles producing a double thickness joined by interlocking stitches  
36205,double_leg_circle,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  
36206,double_negative,an affirmative constructed from two negatives; "A not unwelcome outcome"  
36207,double_negative,a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative; "I don't never go"  
36208,double_play,the act of getting two players out on one play  
36209,double_pneumonia,lobar pneumonia involving both lungs  
36210,double_quotes,a pair of quotation marks  
36211,double_reed,a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds  
36212,double_refraction birefringence,splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly  
36213,double_replacement_reaction,a chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compound  
36214,double_reverse,(American football) a running play in which a first reverse is followed by a second reverse  
36215,double_rhyme,a two-syllable rhyme; "`ended' and `blended' form a double rhyme"  
36216,double_salt,a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization  
36217,double_sharp,a musical notation of two sharps in front of a note indicating that it is to be raised by two semitones  
36218,double_standard,an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another  
36219,double_standard_of_sexual_behavior,a code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women (associated with the subordination of women)  
36220,double_stopping,stopping two strings and producing two notes at the same time  
36221,double_take,a delayed reaction indicating surprise  
36222,double_talk,deliberately unintelligible gibberish  
36223,double_time,a fast marching pace (180 steps/min) or slow jog  
36224,double_time,a doubled wage (for working overtime)  
36225,doubler,an electronic device that doubles the voltage or the frequency of an input signal  
36226,doubles,badminton played with two players on each side  
36227,doubles,tennis played with two players on each side  
36228,doublespeak,any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not  
36229,doublet,a man's close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance  
36230,doublethink,believing two contradictory ideas at the same time  
36231,doubleton,(bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player  
36232,doubletree,a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast  
36233,doubling,increase by a factor of two; "doubling with a computer took no time at all"  
36234,doubling double,raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff"  
36235,doubloon,a former Spanish gold coin  
36236,doubly_transitive_verb doubly_transitive_verb_form,a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object  
36237,doubt dubiousness doubtfulness question,uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"  
36238,doubt uncertainty incertitude dubiety doubtfulness dubiousness,the state of being unsure of something  
36239,doubting_Thomas,someone who demands physical evidence in order to be convinced (especially when this demand is out of place)  
36240,douche,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  
36241,douche douche_bag,a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas  
36242,dough,a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll  
36243,doughboy,an American infantryman in World War I  
36244,doughboy,a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread; "the doughboy was a predecessor of the doughnut"  
36245,doughnut donut sinker,a small ring-shaped friedcake  
36246,douglas_fir,strong durable timber of a douglas fir  
36247,douglas_fir,tall evergreen timber tree of western North America having resinous wood and short needles  
36248,douroucouli Aotus_trivirgatus,nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur  
36249,dove,an emblem of peace  
36250,dove,any of numerous small pigeons  
36251,dove peacenik,someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations  
36252,dove's_foot_geranium Geranium_molle,western geranium with small pink flowers; a common weed on lawns and in vacant lots  
36253,dovecote columbarium columbary,a birdhouse for pigeons  
36254,dovetail dovetail_joint,a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises  
36255,dovetail_plane,a woodworking plane designed to make the grooves for dovetail joints  
36256,dovishness,any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict  
36257,dowager,a widow holding property received from her deceased husband  
36258,dowager's_hump,abnormal spinal curvature that results when osteoporosis causes the spine to collapse; seen most often in elderly women  
36259,dowdiness drabness homeliness,having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance  
36260,dowdy pandowdy,deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust  
36261,dowel dowel_pin joggle,a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together  
36262,doweling,fastening by dowels  
36263,dower,a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband  
36264,dowitcher,shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe  
36265,down,(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil  
36266,down,(American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards"  
36267,down down_feather,soft fine feathers  
36268,down pile,fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)  
36269,down-and-out,a person who is destitute; "he tried to help the down-and-out"  
36270,down-bow,a downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bow  
36271,down_payment deposit,a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later  
36272,down_quark,a stable quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electron  
36273,downbeat,the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)  
36274,downcast,a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine  
36275,downdraft,a strong downward air current  
36276,downfall ruin ruination,failure that results in a loss of position or reputation  
36277,downgrade,the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends  
36278,downheartedness dejectedness low-spiritedness lowness dispiritedness,a feeling of low spirits; "he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits"  
36279,downhill,the downward slope of a hill  
36280,downhill,a ski race down a trail  
36281,downiness featheriness fluffiness,a light softness  
36282,downpour cloudburst deluge waterspout torrent pelter soaker,a heavy rain  
36283,downrightness straightforwardness,the quality of being direct and straightforward; "what some people take for rudeness is really straightforwardness"  
36284,downshift,a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one  
36285,downshift,a change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle  
36286,downside,a negative aspect of something that is generally positive; "there is a downside even to motherhood"  
36287,downspin,a swift and dangerous downturn  
36288,downstage,the front half of the stage (as seen from the audience)  
36289,downstroke,a stroke normally made in a downward direction  
36290,downswing,a swing downward of a golf club  
36291,downtick,a transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction  
36292,downtime,a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)  
36293,downturn downswing,a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn"  
36294,downy_birch white_birch Betula_pubescens,European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches  
36295,downy_brome downy_bromegrass downy_cheat downy_chess cheatgrass drooping_brome Bromus_tectorum,annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean  
36296,downy_ground_cherry strawberry_tomato Physalis_pubescens,decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk  
36297,downy_manzanita woolly_manzanita Arctostaphylos_tomentosa,erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young  
36298,downy_mildew false_mildew,any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melons  
36299,downy_wood_mint Blephilia_celiata,a variety of wood mint  
36300,downy_woodpecker,small North American woodpecker with black and white plumage and a small bill  
36301,downy_yellow_violet Viola_pubescens,violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veins  
36302,dowry dowery dower portion,money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage  
36303,dowse dowsing rhabdomancy,searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod  
36304,doxastic_logic,the modal logic of belief and disbelief  
36305,doxazosin Cardura,an antihypertensive drug (trade name Cardura) that works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood passes through them more easily; it is also used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia  
36306,doxepin doxepin_hydrochloride Adapin Sinequan,a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)  
36307,doxology,a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God  
36308,doxorubicin,an antibiotic used as an anticancer drug  
36309,doxycycline Vibramycin,an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections; "Vibramycin is the trade name of doxycycline"  
36310,doyenne,a woman who is the senior member of a group  
36311,doze drowse,a light fitful sleep  
36312,draba,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  
36313,dracaena,an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliage  
36314,drachma Greek_drachma,formerly the basic unit of money in Greece  
36315,dracontium,any plant of the genus Dracontium; strongly malodorous tropical American plants usually with gigantic leaves  
36316,draft,a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace  
36317,draft bill_of_exchange order_of_payment,a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another  
36318,draft draft_copy,any of the various versions in the development of a written work; "a preliminary draft"; "the final draft of the constitution"  
36319,draft draught,a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)  
36320,draft draught,the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)  
36321,draft draught,a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft"  
36322,draft draught drawing,the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling  
36323,draft draught potation tipple,a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft"  
36324,draft rough_drawing,a preliminary sketch of a design or picture  
36325,draft_animal,an animal used for pulling heavy loads  
36326,draft_beer draught_beer,beer drawn from a keg  
36327,draft_board,a board to select personnel for involuntary military service  
36328,draft_dodger draft_evader,someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve  
36329,draft_horse draught_horse dray_horse,horse adapted for drawing heavy loads  
36330,draftee conscript inductee,someone who is drafted into military service  
36331,drafter,a writer of a draft  
36332,drafting,writing a first version to be filled out and polished later  
36333,drafting mechanical_drawing,the craft of drawing blueprints  
36334,drafting_board drawing_board,a smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings  
36335,drafting_instrument,an instrument used by a draftsman in making drawings  
36336,drafting_table drawing_table,a worktable with adjustable top  
36337,draftsman draughtsman draftsperson,a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines  
36338,draftsman drawer,an artist skilled at drawing  
36339,drag,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"  
36340,drag,something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag"  
36341,drag,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"  
36342,drag,the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him"  
36343,drag retarding_force,the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid  
36344,drag_coefficient coefficient_of_drag,the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body  
36345,dragee,silvery candy beads used for decorating cakes  
36346,dragee,sugar-coated nut or fruit piece  
36347,dragee,pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy  
36348,dragnet,a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals); "caught in the police dragnet"  
36349,dragoman,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)  
36350,dragon firedrake,a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings  
36351,dragon flying_dragon flying_lizard,any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body  
36352,dragon tartar,a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman  
36353,dragon's_blood,a dark red resinous substance derived from various trees and used in photoengraving  
36354,dragon_arum green_dragon Dracunculus_vulgaris,European arum resembling the cuckoopint  
36355,dragon_tree Dracaena_draco,tall tree of the Canary Islands; source of dragon's blood  
36356,dragonet,small often brightly colored scaleless marine bottom-dwellers; found in tropical and warm temperate waters of Europe and America  
36357,dragonfly darning_needle devil's_darning_needle sewing_needle snake_feeder snake_doctor mosquito_hawk skeeter_hawk,slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.  
36358,dragonhead dragon's_head Dracocephalum_parviflorum,American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of blue to violet flowers  
36359,dragoon,a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen  
36360,drain,tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material  
36361,drain,a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration"  
36362,drain drainage,emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it  
36363,drain drainpipe waste_pipe,a pipe through which liquid is carried away  
36364,drain_basket,a filter in a sink drain; traps debris but passes water  
36365,drainage_ditch,a ditch for carrying off excess water or sewage  
36366,drainage_system,a system of watercourses or drains for carrying off excess water  
36367,drainboard draining_board,a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink  
36368,drainplug,a removable plug for holding water in a tub or basin  
36369,drake,adult male of a wild or domestic duck  
36370,dram,1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams  
36371,dram,the basic unit of money in Armenia  
36372,dram drachm drachma,a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains  
36373,drama,the literary genre of works intended for the theater  
36374,drama,the quality of being arresting or highly emotional  
36375,drama dramatic_event,an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional  
36376,drama_critic theater_critic,a critic of theatrical performances  
36377,dramatic_composition dramatic_work,a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.  
36378,dramatic_irony,(theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play  
36379,dramatic_production dramatic_performance,the act of performing a drama; "the group joined together in a dramatic production"  
36380,dramatics,participation in theatrical productions as an extracurricular activity  
36381,dramatist playwright,someone who writes plays  
36382,dramatization dramatisation,conversion into dramatic form; "the play was a dramatization of a short story"  
36383,dramatization dramatisation,a dramatic representation  
36384,dramaturgy dramatic_art dramatics theater theatre,the art of writing and producing plays  
36385,drape,the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt"  
36386,drape,a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination  
36387,draper,a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods)  
36388,drapery,cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds  
36389,draw,a gully that is shallower than a ravine  
36390,draw,a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw"  
36391,draw draw_play,(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  
36392,draw draw_poker,poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud"  
36393,draw haul haulage,the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly"  
36394,draw lot,anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"  
36395,draw standoff tie,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"  
36396,drawback,the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan"  
36397,drawbar,a strong metal bar bearing a hook to attach something to be pulled  
36398,drawbridge lift_bridge,a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it  
36399,drawee,the person (or bank) who is expected to pay a check or draft when it is presented for payment  
36400,drawer,the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else  
36401,drawer,a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out  
36402,drawers underdrawers shorts boxers boxershorts,underpants worn by men  
36403,drawing,an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper; "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7"  
36404,drawing,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"  
36405,drawing draftsmanship drafting,the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father"  
36406,drawing drawing_off,act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well"  
36407,drawing_card draw attraction attractor attracter,an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had"  
36408,drawing_card loss_leader leader,a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers  
36409,drawing_chalk,colored chalks used by artists  
36410,drawing_paper,paper that is specially prepared for use in drafting  
36411,drawing_power,the capacity for attracting people (customers or supporters)  
36412,drawing_room,a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet  
36413,drawing_room withdrawing_room,a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained  
36414,drawknife drawshave,a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces  
36415,drawl,a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels  
36416,drawler,someone who speaks with a drawl  
36417,drawnwork,ornamental needlework done by drawing threads to form lacelike patterns  
36418,drawstring drawing_string string,a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag"  
36419,drawstring_bag,a bag that is closed at the top with a drawstring  
36420,dray camion,a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage  
36421,dreadlock,one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians  
36422,dreadnought dreadnaught,battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber  
36423,dream,someone or something wonderful; "this dessert is a dream"  
36424,dream,a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality; "he went about his work as if in a dream"  
36425,dream dreaming,imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"  
36426,dream dreaming,a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night"  
36427,dreamer,someone who is dreaming  
36428,dredge,a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed  
36429,dredger,a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging  
36430,dredging_bucket,a bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed  
36431,dreg,a small amount of residue  
36432,dregs settlings,sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid  
36433,drenching soaking souse sousing,the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching"  
36434,dress frock,a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice  
36435,dress_blues dress_whites,a dress uniform for formal occasions  
36436,dress_code,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)  
36437,dress_hat high_hat opera_hat silk_hat stovepipe top_hat topper beaver,a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur  
36438,dress_rack,a rack used primarily to display dresses for sale in a store  
36439,dress_rehearsal,a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance  
36440,dress_shirt evening_shirt,a man's white shirt (with a starch front) for evening wear (usually with a tuxedo)  
36441,dress_suit full_dress tailcoat tail_coat tails white_tie white_tie_and_tails,formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men  
36442,dress_uniform,a military uniform worn on formal occasions  
36443,dressage,maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider  
36444,dressed_ore concentrate,the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore  
36445,dresser,a person who dresses in a particular way; "she's an elegant dresser"; "he's a meticulous dresser"  
36446,dresser,a cabinet with shelves  
36447,dresser actor's_assistant,a wardrobe assistant for an actor  
36448,dressing,processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather  
36449,dressing bandaging binding,the act of applying a bandage  
36450,dressing grooming,the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes  
36451,dressing medical_dressing,a cloth covering for a wound or sore  
36452,dressing salad_dressing,savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type  
36453,dressing_case,a small piece of luggage for carrying brushes and bottles and toilet articles while traveling  
36454,dressing_gown robe-de-chambre lounging_robe,a robe worn before dressing or while lounging  
36455,dressing_room,a room in which you can change clothes  
36456,dressing_sack dressing_sacque,a woman's loose jacket; worn while dressing  
36457,dressing_station aid_station,(military) a station located near a combat area for giving first aid to the wounded  
36458,dressing_table dresser vanity toilet_table,low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup  
36459,dressmaker modiste needlewoman seamstress sempstress,someone who makes or mends dresses  
36460,dressmaker's_model,someone who models dresses  
36461,dressmaking,the craft of making dresses  
36462,drey,the nest of a squirrel  
36463,dribble dribbling,the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks  
36464,dribbler,a basketball player who is dribbling the ball to advance it  
36465,dribbler driveller slobberer drooler,a person who dribbles; "that baby is a dribbler; he needs a bib"  
36466,dried_apricot,apricots preserved by drying  
36467,dried_fruit,fruit preserved by drying  
36468,drift,a process of linguistic change over a period of time  
36469,drift,the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)  
36470,drift,a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents  
36471,drift heading gallery,a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"  
36472,drift impetus impulsion,a force that moves something along  
36473,drift purport,the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation"  
36474,drift trend movement,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"  
36475,drift_ice,masses of ice floating in the open sea  
36476,drift_net,a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current  
36477,driftage,the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting  
36478,driftfish,larger butterfishes of the western Atlantic from the New York area to the northern Gulf of Mexico  
36479,driftfish,small (6 inches) tropical butterfishes found worldwide  
36480,drifting,aimless wandering from place to place  
36481,driftwood,wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore  
36482,drill,a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)  
36483,drill,(military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms  
36484,drill Mandrillus_leucophaeus,similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored  
36485,drill_master drill_instructor,a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline  
36486,drill_press,a machine tool with a separate, upright stand; an electric drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand lever  
36487,drill_rig drilling_rig oilrig oil_rig,rig used in drilling for oil or gas  
36488,drill_site,workplace that is the site of a drill hole  
36489,drill_steel drill_rod,carbon steel used for rock drills and dowels  
36490,drilling boring,the act of drilling  
36491,drilling_bit drill_bit,a bit used in drilling for oil  
36492,drilling_mud drilling_fluid,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  
36493,drilling_pipe,a series of tubes (joined by screwed collars) that connect a drilling platform to the drilling bit; rotates the bit and supplies drilling mud  
36494,drilling_platform offshore_rig,drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially  
36495,drink,any large deep body of water; "he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued"  
36496,drink,a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"  
36497,drink drinking boozing drunkenness crapulence,the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"  
36498,drinker,a person who drinks liquids  
36499,drinker imbiber toper juicer,a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)  
36500,drinking imbibing imbibition,the act of consuming liquids  
36501,drinking_age,the age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beverages  
36502,drinking_bout,a long period of drinking  
36503,drinking_fountain water_fountain bubbler,a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water  
36504,drinking_song,a song celebrating the joys of drinking; sung at drinking parties  
36505,drinking_vessel,a vessel intended for drinking  
36506,drinking_water,water suitable for drinking  
36507,drip drip_mold drip_mould,(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)  
36508,drip dripping,the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him"  
36509,drip trickle dribble,flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof"  
36510,drip_coffee,coffee made by passing boiling water through a perforated container packed with finely ground coffee  
36511,drip_culture,a hydroponic method of growing plants by allowing nutrient solutions to drip slowly onto an inert medium in which the plants are growing  
36512,drip_feed,the administration of a solution (blood or saline or plasma etc.) one drop at a time  
36513,drip_loop,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"  
36514,drip_mat,a small mat placed under a glass to protect a surface from condensation  
36515,drip_pan,pan under a refrigerator for collecting liquid waste  
36516,drip_pot,a coffeepot for making drip coffee  
36517,drippiness,the physical property of being soft and drippy  
36518,dripping drippage,a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)  
36519,dripping_pan drip_pan,pan for catching drippings under roasting meat  
36520,drippings,fat that exudes from meat and drips off while it is being roasted or fried  
36521,dripstone,the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites  
36522,dripstone hoodmold hoodmould,a protective drip that is made of stone  
36523,drive,a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire  
36524,drive,the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"  
36525,drive,(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium  
36526,drive,a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"  
36527,drive,(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)  
36528,drive,the act of driving a herd of animals overland  
36529,drive driving,hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds"  
36530,drive parkway,a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"  
36531,drive ride,a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"  
36532,drive thrust driving_force,the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"  
36533,drive-by_killing,homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile  
36534,drive-by_shooting,shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim  
36535,drive-in,any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles  
36536,drive_line drive_line_system,mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle  
36537,drivel garbage,a worthless message  
36538,driveller jabberer,someone whose talk is trivial drivel  
36539,driven_well tube_well,a well made by driving a tube into the earth to a stratum that bears water  
36540,driver,someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle  
36541,driver,a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver  
36542,driver,the operator of a motor vehicle  
36543,driver device_driver,(computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device  
36544,driver number_one_wood,a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee  
36545,driver's_license driver's_licence driving_license driving_licence,a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle  
36546,driveshaft,a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application  
36547,driveway drive private_road,a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway"  
36548,driving,the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal  
36549,driving_belt,a belt that carries motion from a motor to the machinery  
36550,driving_iron one_iron,(golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face  
36551,driving_school,a school where people are taught to drive automobiles  
36552,driving_wheel,a wheel that drives a motor vehicle (transforms torque into a tractive force)  
36553,drizzle mizzle,very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower  
36554,drogue,a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane  
36555,drogue drogue_chute drogue_parachute,a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly  
36556,drogue_parachute,a small parachute that pulls the main parachute from its storage pack  
36557,drollery clowning comedy funniness,a comic incident or series of incidents  
36558,drollery waggery,a quaint and amusing jest  
36559,dromaeosaur,a kind of maniraptor  
36560,dronabinol,psychoactive substance present in marijuana; used therapeutically to control nausea associated with cancer therapy  
36561,drone,stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen  
36562,drone drone_pipe bourdon,a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone  
36563,drone pilotless_aircraft radio-controlled_aircraft,an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control  
36564,drool dribble drivel slobber,saliva spilling from the mouth  
36565,drop,a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)  
36566,drop,a central depository where things can be left or picked up  
36567,drop,the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"  
36568,drop bead pearl,a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"  
36569,drop dip fall free_fall,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"  
36570,drop drib driblet,a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling  
36571,drop fall,a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"  
36572,drop-down_menu,a menu of options that appears below the item when the computer user clicks on it  
36573,drop-leaf,a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket  
36574,drop-leaf_table,a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface  
36575,drop-off_charge,a fee added for returning a rented car to a location different from the one where it was rented  
36576,drop_arch,a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span  
36577,drop_biscuit,biscuit made from dough with enough milk that it can be dropped from a spoon  
36578,drop_cloth,a large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while a room is being painted  
36579,drop_curtain drop_cloth drop,a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery  
36580,drop_forge drop_hammer drop_press,device for making large forgings  
36581,drop_scone griddlecake Scotch_pancake,a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle  
36582,drop_shot dink,a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net  
36583,drop_zone dropping_zone,an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops  
36584,dropkick,(football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground  
36585,dropkicker,a football kicker who drops the ball and kicks it just as it reaches the ground  
36586,droplet,a tiny drop  
36587,dropline drop_line stepped_line stagger_head staggered_head stephead,a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right  
36588,dropout,someone who withdraws from a social group or environment  
36589,dropout,someone who quits school before graduation  
36590,dropper eye_dropper,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; "she used an eye dropper to administer medication to the eyes"  
36591,droppings dung muck,fecal matter of animals  
36592,dropseed drop-seed,a grass of the genus Sporobolus  
36593,droshky drosky,an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia  
36594,drosophila Drosophila_melanogaster,small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance  
36595,drought drouth,a prolonged shortage; "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought"  
36596,drought drouth,a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"  
36597,drove,a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together  
36598,drove drove_chisel,a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone  
36599,drove horde swarm,a moving crowd  
36600,drudge peon navvy galley_slave,a laborer who is obliged to do menial work  
36601,drudgery plodding grind donkeywork,hard monotonous routine work  
36602,drug,a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic  
36603,drug_addict junkie junky,a narcotics addict  
36604,drug_addiction white_plague,an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)  
36605,drug_baron drug_lord,a person who controls an organization dealing in illegal drugs  
36606,drug_bust drugs_bust,seizure of illegal drugs by the police  
36607,drug_cartel,an illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs; "drug cartels sometimes finance terrorist organizations"  
36608,drug_cocktail highly_active_antiretroviral_therapy HAART,a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV  
36609,drug_company pharmaceutical_company pharma,a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals  
36610,drug_of_abuse street_drug,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  
36611,drug_traffic drug_trafficking narcotraffic,traffic in illegal drugs  
36612,drug_user substance_abuser user,a person who takes drugs  
36613,drug_war,conflict between law enforcement and those who deal in illegal drugs  
36614,drugget,a rug made of a coarse fabric having a cotton warp and a wool filling  
36615,drugstore apothecary's_shop chemist's chemist's_shop pharmacy,a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold  
36616,druidism,the system of religion and philosophy taught by the Druids and their rites and ceremonies  
36617,drum,the sound of a drum; "he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"  
36618,drum drumfish,small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise  
36619,drum membranophone tympan,a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end  
36620,drum metal_drum,a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids  
36621,drum_brake,hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe  
36622,drum_major,the leader of a marching band or drum corps  
36623,drum_majorette majorette,a female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band  
36624,drum_majorette majorette,a female drum major  
36625,drum_printer,a line printer in which the type is mounted on a rotating drum that contains a full character set for each printing position  
36626,drum_sander electric_sander sander smoother,a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor  
36627,drumbeat,(military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown  
36628,drumbeat,a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause; "the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq"  
36629,drumhead head,a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum  
36630,drumhead_court-martial,a military court convened to hear urgent charges of offenses committed in action  
36631,drumlin,a mound of glacial drift  
36632,drummer,someone who plays a drum  
36633,drumming,the act of playing drums; "he practiced his drumming several hours every day"  
36634,drumstick,the lower joint of the leg of a fowl  
36635,drumstick,a stick used for playing a drum  
36636,drunk,someone who is intoxicated  
36637,drunk-and-disorderly,someone arrested on the charge of being drunk and disorderly; "they delivered the drunk-and-disorderlies to the county jail"  
36638,drunkard drunk rummy sot inebriate wino,a chronic drinker  
36639,drunken_reveler drunken_reveller bacchanal bacchant,someone who engages in drinking bouts  
36640,drunkenness inebriation inebriety intoxication tipsiness insobriety,a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol  
36641,drupe stone_fruit,fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube  
36642,drupelet,a small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe  
36643,drusen,(plural) an eye disease resulting from small accumulations of hyaline bodies underneath the retina  
36644,dry prohibitionist,a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages  
36645,dry-bulb_thermometer,an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature  
36646,dry-gulching,the act of killing from ambush  
36647,dry-wood_termite,any of various termites that live in and feed on dry wood that is not connected with the soil  
36648,dry_battery,a voltaic battery consisting of two or more dry cells  
36649,dry_cell,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.  
36650,dry_cleaning,the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water  
36651,dry_dock drydock graving_dock,a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline  
36652,dry_fly,a fly (fisherman's lure) that skims the surface of the water  
36653,dry_gangrene cold_gangrene mumification_necrosis mummification,(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color  
36654,dry_ice,solidified carbon dioxide; dry ice sublimates at -78.5 C and is used mainly as a refrigerant  
36655,dry_kiln,a kiln for drying and seasoning lumber  
36656,dry_masonry,masonry without mortar  
36657,dry_nurse,a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant  
36658,dry_plate dry_plate_process,a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion  
36659,dry_point,a print produced by dry point engraving  
36660,dry_point,a steel needle for engraving without acid on a bare copper plate  
36661,dry_rot,a crumbling and drying of timber or bulbs or potatoes or fruit caused by a fungus  
36662,dry_rot,a fungus causing dry rot  
36663,dry_season,one of the two seasons in tropical climates  
36664,dry_unit dry_measure,a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain)  
36665,dry_vermouth French_vermouth,dry pale amber variety  
36666,dry_wall dry-stone_wall,a stone wall made with stones fitted together without mortar  
36667,dry_walling,the activity of building stone walls without mortar  
36668,dryad wood_nymph,a deity or nymph of the woods  
36669,dryer drier,an appliance that removes moisture  
36670,drygoods soft_goods,textiles or clothing and related merchandise  
36671,drying_oil,an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base  
36672,dryland_blueberry dryland_berry Vaccinium_pallidum,low deciduous shrub of the eastern United States bearing dark blue sweet berries  
36673,dryness waterlessness xerotes,the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)  
36674,dryopithecine,considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humans  
36675,drypis,spiny-leaved perennial herb of southern Europe having terminal clusters of small flowers  
36676,dscDNA,double-stranded cDNA  
36677,du_Maurier Daphne_du_Maurier Dame_Daphne_du_Maurier,English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989)  
36678,du_Maurier George_du_Maurier George_Louis_Palmella_Busson_du_Maurier,English writer and illustrator; grandfather of Daphne du Maurier (1834-1896)  
36679,dual_scan_display,a type of passive matrix display in which the top and bottom half of the screen are refreshed simultaneously  
36680,dualism,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  
36681,dualist,an adherent of dualism  
36682,duality,(geometry) the interchangeability of the roles of points and planes in the theorems of projective geometry  
36683,duality wave-particle_duality,(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  
36684,dub,the new sounds added by dubbing  
36685,dubbin,tallow mixed with oil; used to make leather soft and waterproof  
36686,dubbing,a new soundtrack that is added to a film  
36687,dubnium Db hahnium element_105 atomic_number_105,a transuranic element  
36688,ducat,formerly a gold coin of various European countries  
36689,duce,leader; "Mussolini was called Il Duce"  
36690,duchess,the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right  
36691,duchy dukedom,the domain controlled by a duke or duchess  
36692,duck,flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)  
36693,duck,a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents  
36694,duck,small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs  
36695,duck duck's_egg,(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman  
36696,duck_down,down of the duck  
36697,duck_hunter,hunter of ducks  
36698,duck_pate,a pate made from duck liver  
36699,duck_sauce hoisin_sauce,a thick sweet and pungent Chinese condiment  
36700,duckboard,a boardwalk laid across muddy ground  
36701,ducking duck_hunting,hunting ducks  
36702,duckling,flesh of a young domestic duck  
36703,duckling,young duck  
36704,duckpin,a bowling pin that is short and squat by comparison with a tenpin  
36705,duckpins,a bowling game using a pin smaller than a tenpin but proportionately wider  
36706,ducks_and_drakes,a game in which a flat stone is bounced along the surface of calm water  
36707,duckweed,any small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds  
36708,duct,a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls  
36709,duct,an enclosed conduit for a fluid  
36710,duct epithelial_duct canal channel,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"  
36711,duct_tape,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"  
36712,ductility ductileness,the malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets  
36713,ductule ductulus,a very small duct  
36714,ductus_arteriosus,a blood vessel in a fetus that bypasses pulmonary circulation by connecting the pulmonary artery directly to the ascending aorta; normally closes at birth  
36715,dude_ranch,a holiday resort offering ranch activities (riding and camping)  
36716,dudeen,a clay pipe with a short stem  
36717,dudgeon high_dudgeon,a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon')  
36718,due,a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership); "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues"  
36719,due,that which is deserved or owed; "give the devil his due"  
36720,due_care ordinary_care reasonable_care,the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty  
36721,due_process due_process_of_law,(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  
36722,duel,any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)  
36723,duel affaire_d'honneur,a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor  
36724,dueler dueller duelist duellist,a person who fights duels  
36725,duenna,a woman chaperon  
36726,duet duette duo,two performers or singers who perform together  
36727,duet duette duo,a musical composition for two performers  
36728,duff plum_duff,a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron  
36729,duffel duffle,a coarse heavy woolen fabric  
36730,duffel_bag duffle_bag duffel duffle,a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings  
36731,duffel_coat duffle_coat,a warm coat made of duffel; usually has a hood and fastens with toggles  
36732,duffer,an incompetent or clumsy person; "as a golfer he was only a duffer"  
36733,dug,an udder or breast or teat  
36734,dugong Dugong_dugon,sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate  
36735,dugout,either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game  
36736,dugout_canoe dugout pirogue,a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log  
36737,duke,a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank  
36738,duke,a British peer of the highest rank  
36739,dukedom,the dignity or rank or position of a duke  
36740,dulciana,the organ stop having a tone of soft sweet string quality  
36741,dulcimer,a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings  
36742,dulcimer,a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers  
36743,dullness,the quality of lacking interestingness; "the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees"  
36744,dullness,a lack of visual brightness; "the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea"  
36745,dullness,lack of sensibility; "there was a dullness in his heart"; "without him the dullness of her life crept into her work no matter how she tried to compartmentalize it."  
36746,dullness bluntness,without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible"  
36747,dullness obtuseness,the quality of being slow to understand  
36748,dulse Rhodymenia_palmata,coarse edible red seaweed  
36749,dumb_bomb gravity_bomb,a bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a target  
36750,dumb_cane mother-in-law_plant mother-in-law's_tongue Dieffenbachia_sequine,an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name  
36751,dumbbell,an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle  
36752,dumbbell dummy dope boob booby pinhead,an ignorant or foolish person  
36753,dumbwaiter food_elevator,a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another  
36754,dumdum dumdum_bullet,a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound  
36755,dummy,a figure representing the human form  
36756,dummy silent_person,a person who does not talk  
36757,dummy_whist,a form of whist with three players; four hands are dealt with the hand opposite the dealer being face up  
36758,dump,(computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs  
36759,dump,a place where supplies can be stored; "an ammunition dump"  
36760,dump garbage_dump trash_dump rubbish_dump wasteyard waste-yard dumpsite,a piece of land where waste materials are dumped  
36761,dump_routine,a routine that writes from an internal store to some external medium  
36762,dump_truck dumper tipper_truck tipper_lorry tip_truck tipper,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  
36763,dumpcart,a cart that can be tilted to empty contents without handling  
36764,dumpiness squattiness,a short and stout physique  
36765,dumping,selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market  
36766,dumpling,dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry  
36767,dumpling dumplings,small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough  
36768,dumps mopes,an informal expression for a mildly depressed state; "in the dumps"; "have the mopes"  
36769,dun,horse of a dull brownish grey color  
36770,dun greyish_brown grayish_brown fawn,a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color; "she wore dun"  
36771,dunce dunderhead numskull blockhead bonehead lunkhead hammerhead knucklehead loggerhead muttonhead shithead dumbass fuckhead,a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence  
36772,dunce_cap dunce's_cap fool's_cap,a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils  
36773,dundathu_pine queensland_kauri smooth_bark_kauri Agathis_robusta,Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood much lighter in weight and softer  
36774,dune sand_dune,a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans  
36775,dune_buggy beach_buggy,a recreational vehicle with large tires used on beaches or sand dunes  
36776,dune_cycling,bicycling or motorcycling on sand dunes  
36777,dung_beetle,any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs  
36778,dungeon,a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined  
36779,dunghill,a foul or degraded condition  
36780,dunghill midden muckheap muckhill,a heap of dung or refuse  
36781,dunk dunk_shot stuff_shot,a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket  
36782,dunker,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"  
36783,dunker,a basketball player who is able to make dunk shots  
36784,duodecimal_digit,a digit from 0 to 11 in duodecimal notation  
36785,duodecimal_notation,any notation that uses 12 different characters  
36786,duodecimal_number_system duodecimal_system,a positional system of numeration that uses duodecimal digits and a radix of twelve  
36787,duodenal_ulcer,a peptic ulcer of the duodenum  
36788,duodenum,the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum  
36789,duologue,a part of the script in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors  
36790,duple_time,musical time with two beats in each bar  
36791,duplex_apartment duplex,an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase  
36792,duplex_house duplex semidetached_house,a house with two units sharing a common wall  
36793,duplicate duplication,a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files"  
36794,duplication gemination,the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something; "this kind of duplication is wasteful"  
36795,duplicator copier,apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material  
36796,duplicity double-dealing,acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another  
36797,dura_mater dura,the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges  
36798,durables durable_goods consumer_durables,consumer goods that are not destroyed by use  
36799,durance,imprisonment (especially for a long time)  
36800,duration continuance,the period of time during which something continues  
36801,duration continuance,the property of enduring or continuing in time  
36802,duration length,continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"  
36803,durative durative_aspect,the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration  
36804,durbar,the room in the palace of a native prince of India in which audiences and receptions occur  
36805,duress,compulsory force or threat; "confessed under duress"  
36806,durian,huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts  
36807,durian durion durian_tree Durio_zibethinus,tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind  
36808,durmast Quercus_petraea Quercus_sessiliflora,deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood  
36809,durra doura dourah Egyptian_corn Indian_millet Guinea_corn,sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa  
36810,durum durum_wheat hard_wheat Triticum_durum Triticum_turgidum macaroni_wheat,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  
36811,dusky-footed_wood_rat,a wood rat with dusky feet  
36812,dusky-footed_woodrat Neotoma_fuscipes,host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California  
36813,dusky_salamander,common North American salamander mottled with dull brown or greyish-black  
36814,dusky_shark Carcharhinus_obscurus,relatively slender blue-grey shark; nearly worldwide in tropical and temperate waters  
36815,dust,free microscopic particles of solid material; "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"  
36816,dust,fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air; "the furniture was covered with dust"  
36817,dust_bag vacuum_bag,a bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner  
36818,dust_bowl,a region subject to dust storms; especially the central region of United States subject to dust storms in the 1930s  
36819,dust_cloud,a cloud of dust suspended in the air  
36820,dust_contamination,state of being contaminated with dust  
36821,dust_contamination,the act of contaminating with dust particles  
36822,dust_cover,a removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment  
36823,dust_cover dust_sheet,a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period  
36824,dust_devil,a miniature whirlwind strong enough to whip dust and leaves and litter into the air  
36825,dust_storm duster sandstorm sirocco,a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"  
36826,dustcloth dustrag duster,a piece of cloth used for dusting  
36827,duster,a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter  
36828,duster gaberdine gabardine smock dust_coat,a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles  
36829,dustiness,the state of being covered with dust  
36830,dustmop dust_mop dry_mop,a dry swab for dusting floors  
36831,dustpan,a short-handled receptacle into which dust can be swept  
36832,dustpan dustpanful,the quantity that a dustpan will hold  
36833,dusty_miller Centaurea_cineraria Centaurea_gymnocarpa,a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust  
36834,dusty_miller Senecio_cineraria Cineraria_maritima,stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves  
36835,dusty_miller beach_wormwood old_woman Artemisia_stelleriana,herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant  
36836,dusty_miller silver-lace silver_lace Tanacetum_ptarmiciflorum Chrysanthemum_ptarmiciflorum,shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum  
36837,dutch_auction,a method of selling in which the price is reduced until a buyer is found  
36838,dutifulness,piety by virtue of devotion to duty  
36839,duty,work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"  
36840,duty responsibility obligation,the social force that binds you to 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  
36841,duty tariff,a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"  
36842,dwarf,a plant or animal that is atypically small  
36843,dwarf midget nanus,a person who is markedly small  
36844,dwarf-white_trillium snow_trillium early_wake-robin,a low perennial white-flowered trillium found in the southeastern United States  
36845,dwarf_astilbe Astilbe_chinensis_pumila,mat-forming evergreen Asiatic plant with finely cut leaves and small pink to burgundy flowers; grown as ground cover  
36846,dwarf_banana Musa_acuminata,low-growing Asian banana tree cultivated especially in the West Indies for its clusters of edible yellow fruit  
36847,dwarf_bilberry dwarf_blueberry Vaccinium_caespitosum,low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by sweet blue berries  
36848,dwarf_buckeye bottlebrush_buckeye,a spreading shrub with pink flowers; found in southeastern United States  
36849,dwarf_chinkapin_oak dwarf_chinquapin_oak dwarf_oak Quercus_prinoides,deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets  
36850,dwarf_dandelion Krigia_dandelion Krigia_bulbosa,small yellow-flowered herb resembling dandelions of central and southeastern United States  
36851,dwarf_elder danewort Sambucus_ebulus,dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor  
36852,dwarf_flowering_almond Prunus_glandulosa,small Chinese shrub with smooth unfurrowed dark red fruit grown especially for its red or pink or white flowers  
36853,dwarf_golden_chinkapin Chrysolepis_sempervirens,evergreen shrub similar to golden chinkapin; mountains of California  
36854,dwarf_grey_willow dwarf_gray_willow sage_willow Salix_tristis,willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath  
36855,dwarf_hulsea Hulsea_nana,similar to but smaller than alpine hulsea  
36856,dwarf_iris Iris_cristata,low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States  
36857,dwarf_iris vernal_iris Iris_verna,low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers  
36858,dwarf_juniper savin Juniperus_sabina,procumbent or spreading juniper  
36859,dwarf_maple Rocky-mountain_maple Acer_glabrum,small maple of northwestern North America  
36860,dwarf_pipefish Syngnathus_hildebrandi,small (4 inches) fish found off the Florida Gulf Coast  
36861,dwarf_sperm_whale Kogia_simus,very small (to 8 feet) sperm whale of central coasts of Atlantic and Pacific  
36862,dwarf_spurge Euphorbia_exigua,European erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive in northeastern United States  
36863,dwarf_sumac mountain_sumac black_sumac shining_sumac Rhus_copallina,common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries  
36864,dwarf_tulip Tulipa_armena Tulipa_suaveolens,small early blooming tulip  
36865,dwarf_willow Salix_herbacea,widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves  
36866,dwarfishness,smallness of stature  
36867,dwarfism nanism,a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature  
36868,dwelling home domicile abode habitation dwelling_house,housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"  
36869,dwindling dwindling_away,a becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family"  
36870,dyadic_operation,an operation on exactly two operands  
36871,dybbuk dibbuk,(Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior  
36872,dye dyestuff,a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair  
36873,dye-works,a workshop where dyeing is done  
36874,dyeing,the use of dye to change the color of something permanently  
36875,dyer,someone whose job is to dye cloth  
36876,dyer's_rocket dyer's_mignonette weld Reseda_luteola,European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America  
36877,dyer's_weed Solidago_rugosa,eastern North American herb whose yellow flowers are (or were) used in dyeing  
36878,dyer's_woad Isatis_tinctoria,European biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring matter yielded by its leaves  
36879,dyer's_woodruff Asperula_tinctoria,creeping European perennial having red or pinkish-white flowers and red roots sometimes used as a substitute for madder in dyeing  
36880,dyewood,any wood from which dye is obtained  
36881,dynamic_balance,(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  
36882,dynamic_electricity current_electricity,a flow of electric charge  
36883,dynamical_system,(physics) a phase space together with a transformation of that space  
36884,dynamics kinetics,the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies  
36885,dynamism,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  
36886,dynamism pizzazz pizzaz oomph zing,the activeness of an energetic personality  
36887,dynamite,an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp  
36888,dynamiter dynamitist,a person who uses dynamite in a revolutionary cause  
36889,dynamo,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  
36890,dynamometer ergometer,measuring instrument designed to measure power  
36891,dynast,a hereditary ruler  
36892,dynasty,a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family  
36893,dyne,a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram  
36894,dysaphia,a disorder in the sense of touch  
36895,dysarthria,impaired articulatory ability resulting from defects in the peripheral motor nerves or in the speech musculature  
36896,dyscalculia,impaired ability to learn grade-appropriate mathematics  
36897,dyschezia,difficulty in defecating (usually as a consequence of long continued voluntary suppression of the urge to defecate)  
36898,dyscrasia,an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body  
36899,dysentery,an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea  
36900,dysfunction disfunction,(medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group; "erectile dysfunction"; "sexual relationship dysfunction"  
36901,dysgenesis,infertility between hybrids  
36902,dysgenics cacogenics,the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced  
36903,dysgraphia,impaired ability to learn to write  
36904,dyskinesia,abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements  
36905,dyslectic dyslexic,a person who has dyslexia  
36906,dyslexia,impaired ability to learn to read  
36907,dyslogia,impaired ability to express ideas verbally; usually resulting from difficulties of reasoning (as in feeblemindedness or certain psychoses)  
36908,dysmenorrhea,painful menstruation  
36909,dysomia,impairment of the sense of smell  
36910,dysosmia parosamia olfactory_impairment,a disorder in the sense of smell  
36911,dyspeptic,a person suffering from indigestion  
36912,dysphagia,condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful  
36913,dysphasia,an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage  
36914,dysphemism,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"  
36915,dysphonia,speech disorder attributable to a disorder of phonation  
36916,dysphoria,abnormal depression and discontent  
36917,dysplasia,abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth  
36918,dyspnea dyspnoea,difficult or labored respiration  
36919,dysprosium Dy atomic_number_66,a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms compounds that are highly magnetic  
36920,dysthymia dysthymic_depression,mild chronic depression; "I thought she had just been in a bad mood for thirty years, but the doctor called it dysthymia"  
36921,dystopia,state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror  
36922,dystopia,a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror  
36923,dystrophy,any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition  
36924,dysuria,painful or difficult urination  
36925,e,the base of the natural system of logarithms; approximately equal to 2.718282...  
36926,e-commerce,commerce conducted electronically (as on the internet)  
36927,eager_beaver busy_bee live_wire sharpie sharpy,an alert and energetic person  
36928,eagerness avidity avidness keenness,a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something  
36929,eagle,(golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole  
36930,eagle,a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars  
36931,eagle,an emblem representing power; "the Roman eagle"  
36932,eagle bird_of_Jove,any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight  
36933,eagle_ray,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  
36934,eaglet,a young eagle  
36935,ear,attention to what is said; "he tried to get her ear"  
36936,ear,good hearing; "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch"  
36937,ear,the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium  
36938,ear spike capitulum,fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn  
36939,ear_doctor ear_specialist otologist,a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases  
36940,ear_hole,a hole (as in a helmet) for sound to reach the ears  
36941,earache otalgia,an ache localized in the middle or inner ear  
36942,eardrum tympanum tympanic_membrane myringa,the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound  
36943,eared_seal,pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur  
36944,earflap earlap,one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm  
36945,earful,an outpouring of gossip  
36946,earl,a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount  
36947,earldom,the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess  
36948,earldom,the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess  
36949,earleaved_umbrella_tree Magnolia_fraseri,small erect deciduous tree with large leaves in coiled formations at branch tips  
36950,earless_lizard,any of several slender lizards without external ear openings: of plains of western United States and Mexico  
36951,earless_seal true_seal hair_seal,any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers  
36952,earliness,quality of coming early or earlier in time  
36953,earlobe ear_lobe,the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear  
36954,early-morning_hour,an hour early in the morning  
36955,early_bird,a person who arrives early before others do  
36956,early_bird,a person who gets up very early in the morning  
36957,early_coral_root pale_coral_root Corallorhiza_trifida,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  
36958,early_spider_orchid Ophrys_sphegodes,spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip  
36959,early_warning_radar,a radar that is part of an early warning system  
36960,early_warning_system,a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them  
36961,earmark,identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal  
36962,earmuff,either of a pair of ear coverings (usually connected by a headband) that are worn to keep the ears warm in cold weather  
36963,earned_run,a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team  
36964,earned_run_average ERA,(baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched  
36965,earner wage_earner,someone who earn wages in return for their labor  
36966,earnest,something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract  
36967,earnest_money arles,money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract  
36968,earnestness seriousness sincerity,an earnest and sincere feeling  
36969,earning_per_share,the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock  
36970,earphone earpiece headphone phone,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"  
36971,earplug,an earphone that is inserted into the ear canal  
36972,earplug,a plug of cotton, wax, or rubber that is fitted into the ear canal for protection against the entry of water or loud noise  
36973,earring,jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe  
36974,earshot earreach hearing,the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot"  
36975,earth,once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)  
36976,earth ground,the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"  
36977,earth-god earth_god,a god of fertility and vegetation  
36978,earth-goddess earth_goddess,a goddess of fertility and vegetation  
36979,earth_color,a colored mineral used as a pigment  
36980,earth_mother,the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility  
36981,earth_science,any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts  
36982,earthball false_truffle puffball hard-skinned_puffball,any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles  
36983,earthenware,ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat  
36984,earthnut Conopodium_denudatum,a common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts  
36985,earthquake,a disturbance that is extremely disruptive; "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees"  
36986,earthquake quake temblor seism,shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity  
36987,earthstar,any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star  
36988,earthtongue earth-tongue,any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum  
36989,earthwork,an earthen rampart  
36990,earthworm angleworm fishworm fishing_worm wiggler nightwalker nightcrawler crawler dew_worm red_worm,terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers  
36991,earwig,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  
36992,ease comfort,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"  
36993,ease easiness simplicity simpleness,freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back"  
36994,ease informality,freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers"  
36995,easel,an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)  
36996,easement,(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)  
36997,easiness,the quality of being easy in behavior or style; "there was an easiness between them"; "a natural easiness of manner"  
36998,easiness relaxation,a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry; "the easiness we feel when sleeping"  
36999,easing easement alleviation relief,the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"  
37000,easing moderation relief,a change for the better  
37001,east,the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point  
37002,east,a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city  
37003,east due_east eastward E,the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees  
37004,east-west_direction,in a direction parallel with lines of latitude  
37005,east_African_cedar Juniperus_procera,tropical African timber tree with fragrant wood  
37006,east_by_north EbN,the compass point that is one point north of due east  
37007,east_by_south EbS,the compass point that is one point south of due east  
37008,east_northeast ENE,the compass point midway between northeast and east  
37009,east_side,the side that is on the east  
37010,east_southeast ESE,the compass point midway between east and southeast  
37011,east_wind easter easterly,a wind from the east  
37012,eastern_chimpanzee Pan_troglodytes_schweinfurthii,long-haired chimpanzees of east-central Africa; closely related to the central chimpanzees  
37013,eastern_chipmunk hackee striped_squirrel ground_squirrel Tamias_striatus,small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches  
37014,eastern_coral_snake Micrurus_fulvius,ranges from Central America to southeastern United States  
37015,eastern_cottontail Sylvilagus_floridanus,widely distributed in United States except northwest and far west regions  
37016,eastern_cricket_frog Acris_gryllus,a cricket frog of eastern United States  
37017,eastern_dasyure Dasyurus_quoll,a variety of dasyure  
37018,eastern_fence_lizard pine_lizard Sceloporus_undulatus,small active lizard of United States and north to British Columbia  
37019,eastern_grey_squirrel eastern_gray_squirrel cat_squirrel Sciurus_carolinensis,common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England  
37020,eastern_ground_snake Potamophis_striatula Haldea_striatula,in some classifications placed in genus Haldea; small reddish-grey snake of eastern North America  
37021,eastern_hemisphere orient,the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia  
37022,eastern_hemlock Canadian_hemlock spruce_pine Tsuga_canadensis,common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada; used especially for pulpwood  
37023,eastern_indigo_snake Drymarchon_corais_couperi,a variety of indigo snake  
37024,eastern_kingbird,a kingbird that breeds in North America and winters in tropical America; distinguished by a white band on the tip of the tail  
37025,eastern_lowland_gorilla Gorilla_gorilla_grauri,a kind of gorilla  
37026,eastern_meadowlark Sturnella_magna,a meadowlark of eastern North America  
37027,eastern_narrow-mouthed_toad Gastrophryne_carolinensis,small toad of southeastern United States  
37028,eastern_pipistrel Pipistrellus_subflavus,one of the smallest bats of eastern North America  
37029,eastern_poison_oak Toxicodendron_quercifolium Rhus_quercifolia Rhus_toxicodenedron,poisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a rash on contact  
37030,eastern_red-backed_salamander Plethodon_cinereus,common salamander of eastern North America  
37031,eastern_red_cedar red_cedar red_juniper Juniperus_virginiana,small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles  
37032,eastern_woodrat Neotoma_floridana,large greyish-brown wood rat of the southeastern United States  
37033,easterner,an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the U.S.  
37034,easy_chair lounge_chair overstuffed_chair,a comfortable upholstered armchair  
37035,easy_money,the economic condition in which credit is easy to secure  
37036,easy_money gravy_train,income obtained with a minimum of effort  
37037,easy_street,financial security  
37038,easygoingness,being without worry or concern  
37039,eatage forage pasture pasturage grass,bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle  
37040,eater,any green goods that are good to eat; "these apples are good eaters"  
37041,eater feeder,someone who consumes food for nourishment  
37042,eating feeding,the act of consuming food  
37043,eating_apple dessert_apple,an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking  
37044,eating_disorder,a disorder of the normal eating routine  
37045,eau_de_vie,strong coarse brandy  
37046,eaves,the overhang at the lower edge of a roof  
37047,eavesdropper,a secret listener to private conversations  
37048,ebb ebbing wane,a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)  
37049,ebb reflux,the outward flow of the tide  
37050,ebbtide,the tide while water is flowing out  
37051,eblis,(Islam) the principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology  
37052,ebony,hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys  
37053,ebony ebony_tree Diospyros_ebenum,tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork  
37054,ebony_spleenwort Scott's_Spleenwort Asplenium_platyneuron,common North American fern with polished black stripes  
37055,eburnation,a change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory  
37056,ecarte,a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high  
37057,ecce_homo,a representation (a picture or sculpture) of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns  
37058,eccentric eccentric_person flake oddball geek,a person with an unusual or odd personality  
37059,eccentricity,(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"  
37060,eccentricity,a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path  
37061,eccentricity,strange and unconventional behavior  
37062,ecchymosis,the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise  
37063,ecchymosis,the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin  
37064,ecclesiastical_attire ecclesiastical_robe,attire that is appropriate to wear in a church  
37065,ecclesiastical_mode Gregorian_mode church_mode medieval_mode,any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode  
37066,ecclesiastical_province,the district within the jurisdiction of an archbishop or a metropolitan or one of the territorial divisions of an ecclesiastical order; "the general of the Jesuits has several provinces under him"  
37067,ecclesiasticism,religion appropriate to a church and to ecclesiastical principles and practices  
37068,ecclesiasticism,excessive adherence to ecclesiastical forms and activities; "their ecclesiasticism overwhelmed their religion"  
37069,ecclesiology,the branch of theology concerned with the nature and the constitution and the functions of a church  
37070,eccrine_gland,a small sweat gland that produces only a fluid; restricted to the human skin  
37071,echelon,status in a society or organization; "the upper echelon"  
37072,echelon,a body of troops arranged in a line  
37073,echelon,a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset  
37074,echidna spiny_anteater anteater,a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea  
37075,echidna spiny_anteater anteater,a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia  
37076,echinocactus barrel_cactus,any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil  
37077,echinococcosis hydatid_disease hydatidosis,infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)  
37078,echinococcus,tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals  
37079,echinoderm,marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies  
37080,echinoderm_family,a family of echinoderms  
37081,echinoderm_genus,a genus of echinoderms  
37082,echinus,ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column  
37083,echo,a reply that repeats what has just been said  
37084,echo,a reflected television or radio or radar beam  
37085,echo,a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.; "his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau"; "Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man"  
37086,echo,an imitation or repetition; "the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life"  
37087,echo reverberation sound_reflection replication,the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps"  
37088,echo_chamber,an enclosed space for producing reverberation of a sound  
37089,echocardiogram,a graphical image of the heart produced by an echocardiograph  
37090,echocardiograph,a sonograph that creates an image of the heart and its abnormalities  
37091,echocardiography,a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study to structure and motions of the heart  
37092,echoencephalogram,a graphical image of the brain produced by an echoencephalograph  
37093,echoencephalograph,a sonograph that creates an image of the brain and its abnormalities  
37094,echoencephalography,a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study the anatomy of the brain  
37095,echolalia,an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others  
37096,echolalia,(psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia)  
37097,echolocation echo_sounding,determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it  
37098,echovirus,any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants  
37099,eclair,oblong cream puff  
37100,eclampsia,a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy  
37101,eclat,brilliant or conspicuous success or effect; "the eclat of a great achievement"  
37102,eclectic eclecticist,someone who selects according to the eclectic method  
37103,eclecticism eclectic_method,making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style  
37104,eclipse occultation,one celestial body obscures another  
37105,ecliptic,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"  
37106,eclogue bucolic idyll idyl,a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life  
37107,ecobabble,using the technical language of ecology to make the user seem ecologically aware  
37108,ecologist,a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment  
37109,ecology,the environment as it relates to living organisms; "it changed the ecology of the island"  
37110,ecology bionomics environmental_science,the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment  
37111,econometrician econometrist,an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods  
37112,econometrics,the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data  
37113,economic_condition,the condition of the economy  
37114,economic_geography,the branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commodities  
37115,economic_geology,the branch of geology that deals with economically valuable geological materials  
37116,economic_growth,steady growth in the productive capacity of the economy (and so a growth of national income)  
37117,economic_libertarian,a libertarian who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing the role of the state  
37118,economic_mobilization economic_mobilisation,mobilization of the economy  
37119,economic_policy,a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues  
37120,economic_process,any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth  
37121,economic_rent rent,the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions  
37122,economic_strangulation,punishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with them; "the economic strangulation of the Jews by the Nazi Party"  
37123,economic_theory,(economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods)  
37124,economics economic_science political_economy,the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management  
37125,economics_department department_of_economics,the academic department responsible for teaching and research in economics  
37126,economics_profession,the body of professional economists  
37127,economist economic_expert,an expert in the science of economics  
37128,economizer economiser,a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste  
37129,economy,the efficient use of resources; "economy of effort"  
37130,economy economic_system,the system of production and distribution and consumption  
37131,economy saving,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"  
37132,economy thriftiness,frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; "the Scots are famous for their economy"  
37133,economy_of_scale,the saving in cost of production that is due to mass production  
37134,ecosystem,a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment  
37135,ecoterrorism ecological_terrorism eco-warfare ecological_warfare,violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists  
37136,ecotourism,tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature  
37137,ecphonesis exclamation,an exclamatory rhetorical device; "O tempore! O mores"  
37138,ecstasy rapture,a state of elated bliss  
37139,ecstasy rapture transport exaltation raptus,a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens  
37140,ectasia ectasis,dilatation or distension of a hollow organ  
37141,ectoderm exoderm ectoblast,the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue  
37142,ectomorph,a person with a thin body  
37143,ectoparasite ectozoan ectozoon epizoan epizoon,any external parasitic organism (as fleas)  
37144,ectopia,abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth)  
37145,ectopic_pregnancy extrauterine_pregnancy ectopic_gestation extrauterine_gestation eccyesis metacyesis,pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus  
37146,ectoplasm,(spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance  
37147,ectoplasm,the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm  
37148,ectoproct,sessile mossy aquatic animal having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles  
37149,ectrodactyly,congenital abnormality involving the absence of some fingers or toes  
37150,ecumenical_council,(early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and discipline; "the first seven councils through 787 are considered to be ecumenical councils by both the Roman Catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox church but the next fourteen councils are considered ecumenical only by the Roman Catholic church"  
37151,ecumenical_movement,a movement aimed to promote understanding and cooperation among Christian churches; aimed ultimately at universal Christian unity  
37152,ecumenism ecumenicism ecumenicalism,(Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity  
37153,ecumenism oecumenism,a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches)  
37154,eczema,generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages  
37155,eczema_herpeticum,eczema characterized by a feverish condition and widespread eruption of vesicles; most common in children  
37156,eczema_vaccinatum Kaposi's_varicelliform_eruption,a now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and papulovesicles  
37157,edacity esurience rapaciousness rapacity voracity voraciousness,extreme gluttony  
37158,edacity esurience ravenousness voracity voraciousness,excessive desire to eat  
37159,edaphosaurus,heavy-bodied reptile with a dorsal sail or crest; of the late Paleozoic  
37160,eddy twist,a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself  
37161,edelweiss Leontopodium_alpinum,alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts  
37162,edema oedema hydrops dropsy,swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities  
37163,edentate,primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America  
37164,edge,a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition"  
37165,edge,the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge"  
37166,edge,a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"  
37167,edge border,the boundary of a surface  
37168,edge sharpness,the attribute of urgency in tone of voice; "his voice had an edge to it"  
37169,edge_tool,any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)  
37170,edger,a person who puts finishing edges on a garment  
37171,edger,garden tool for cutting grass around the edges of a yard  
37172,edginess uneasiness inquietude disquietude,feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable  
37173,edging,border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)  
37174,edibility edibleness,the property of being fit to eat  
37175,edible-pod_pea edible-podded_pea Pisum_sativum_macrocarpon,a variety of pea plant producing peas having soft thick edible pods lacking the fibrous inner lining of the common pea  
37176,edible_banana Musa_paradisiaca_sapientum,widely cultivated species of banana trees bearing compact hanging clusters of commercially important edible yellow fruit  
37177,edible_cockle Cardium_edule,common edible European cockle  
37178,edible_fat,oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue  
37179,edible_fruit,edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh  
37180,edible_mussel Mytilus_edulis,a mussel with a dark shell that lives attached to rocks  
37181,edible_nut,a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell  
37182,edible_sea_urchin Echinus_esculentus,a sea urchin that can be eaten  
37183,edible_seed,many are used as seasoning  
37184,edible_snail Helix_pomatia,one of the chief edible snails  
37185,edict,a formal or authoritative proclamation  
37186,edification sophistication,uplifting enlightenment  
37187,editing redaction,putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form  
37188,edition,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"  
37189,edition,an issue of a newspaper; "he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times"  
37190,edition,the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published  
37191,editor editor_in_chief,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)  
37192,editor_program editor,(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data  
37193,editorial_department,the department of a publishing business that edits material for publication  
37194,editorship,the position of editor  
37195,edmontosaurus,duck-billed dinosaur from Canada found as a fossilized mummy with skin  
37196,education,knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"  
37197,education,the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's"  
37198,education,the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)  
37199,education instruction teaching pedagogy didactics educational_activity,the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"  
37200,education training breeding,the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement"  
37201,educational_institution,an institution dedicated to education  
37202,educational_program,a program for providing education  
37203,educationist educationalist,a specialist in the theory of education  
37204,educator pedagogue pedagog,someone who educates young people  
37205,edutainment,entertainment that is intended to be educational  
37206,eel,the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled  
37207,eel,voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins  
37208,eelblenny,eellike fishes found in subarctic coastal waters  
37209,eelgrass grass_wrack sea_wrack Zostera_marina,submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts  
37210,eelpout pout,marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas  
37211,eelworm,any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms  
37212,eeriness ghostliness,strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear  
37213,effacement,shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor  
37214,effacement self-effacement,withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous  
37215,effect,a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic"  
37216,effect,an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect"  
37217,effect essence burden core gist,the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work  
37218,effect force,(of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect"  
37219,effecter effector,one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose  
37220,effectiveness effectivity effectualness effectuality,power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect  
37221,effector,a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion  
37222,effector,an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses  
37223,effects personal_effects,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"  
37224,effeminacy effeminateness sissiness softness womanishness unmanliness,the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him"  
37225,effendi,a former Turkish term of respect; especially for government officials  
37226,effervescence,the process of bubbling as gas escapes  
37227,efficacy efficaciousness,capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine"  
37228,efficiency,the ratio of the output to the input of any system  
37229,efficiency,skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort; "she did the work with great efficiency"  
37230,efficiency_apartment,a furnished apartment with a kitchenette and bathroom  
37231,efficiency_expert efficiency_engineer,an expert in increasing the efficient use of machines and personnel  
37232,effigy image simulacrum,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"  
37233,effleurage,a rhythmic stroking; "effleurage of the abdomen is used in the Lamaze method of childbirth"  
37234,efflorescence bloom,a powdery deposit on a surface  
37235,effluent wastewater sewer_water,water mixed with waste matter  
37236,effluvium,a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste)  
37237,effort elbow_grease exertion travail sweat,use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"  
37238,effortfulness,the quality of requiring deliberate effort  
37239,effortlessness,the quality of requiring little effort; "such effortlessness is achieved only after hours of practice"  
37240,effusion,flow under pressure  
37241,effusion gush outburst blowup ebullition,an unrestrained expression of emotion  
37242,effusiveness expansiveness expansivity,a friendly open trait of a talkative person  
37243,eft,a newt in its terrestrial stage of development  
37244,egalitarian equalitarian,a person who believes in the equality of all people  
37245,egalitarianism equalitarianism,the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality  
37246,egality egalite,social and political equality; "egality represents an extreme leveling of society"  
37247,egg,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  
37248,egg eggs,oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food  
37249,egg-and-dart egg-and-anchor egg-and-tongue,a decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape  
37250,egg_cream,made of milk and flavored syrup with soda water  
37251,egg_foo_yong egg_fu_yung,omelet containing onions and celery and chopped meat or fish  
37252,egg_noodle,narrow strip of pasta dough made with eggs  
37253,egg_roll spring_roll,minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried  
37254,egg_timer,a sandglass that runs for three minutes; used to time the boiling of eggs  
37255,egg_white white albumen ovalbumin,the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water; "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs"  
37256,egg_yolk yolk,the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen  
37257,eggar egger,moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons  
37258,eggbeater eggwhisk,a mixer for beating eggs or whipping cream  
37259,eggcup egg_cup,dishware consisting of a small cup for serving a boiled egg  
37260,eggdrop_soup,made by stirring beaten eggs into a simmering broth  
37261,egghead,an intellectual; a very studious and academic person; "in spite of her love of reading she denied being an egghead"  
37262,eggnog,a punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor  
37263,eggplant aubergine brinjal eggplant_bush garden_egg mad_apple Solanum_melongena,hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable  
37264,eggplant aubergine mad_apple,egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow  
37265,eggs_Benedict,toasted English muffin topped with ham and a poached egg (or an oyster) and hollandaise sauce  
37266,eggshake,a milkshake with egg in it  
37267,ego,(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind  
37268,ego egotism self-importance,an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others  
37269,ego_ideal,(psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives  
37270,egocentric egoist,a self-centered person with little regard for others  
37271,egoism,(ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality  
37272,egoism egocentrism self-interest self-concern self-centeredness,concern for your own interests and welfare  
37273,egomania,an intense and irresistible love for yourself and concern for your own needs  
37274,egomaniac,an abnormally egotistical person  
37275,egotism self-importance swelled_head,an exaggerated opinion of your own importance  
37276,egotist egoist swellhead,a conceited and self-centered person  
37277,egress egression emergence,the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent  
37278,egress emersion,(astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse  
37279,egret,any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season  
37280,eicosapentaenoic_acid,an omega-3 fatty acid with 20 carbon atoms; found in fish (especially tuna and bluefish)  
37281,eider eider_duck,duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females  
37282,eiderdown,down of the eider duck  
37283,eiderdown duvet continental_quilt,a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider  
37284,eidos,(anthropology) the distinctive expression of the cognitive or intellectual character of a culture or a social group  
37285,eigenvalue eigenvalue_of_a_matrix eigenvalue_of_a_square_matrix characteristic_root_of_a_square_matrix,(mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant  
37286,eight 8 VIII eighter eighter_from_Decatur octad ogdoad octonary octet,the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one  
37287,eight-spot eight,one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face  
37288,eight_ball,a black pool ball bearing the number 8; should be the last to go in certain pool games  
37289,eighteen 18 XVIII,the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one  
37290,eighteenth,position 18 in a countable series of things  
37291,eighth,position eight in a countable series of things  
37292,eighth_note quaver,a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note  
37293,eighties 1880s,the decade from 1880 to 1889  
37294,eighties 1980s,the decade from 1980 to 1989  
37295,eighties mid-eighties,the time of life between 80 and 90  
37296,eightieth,position 80 in a countable series of things  
37297,eightpence,a coin worth eight pennies  
37298,eightpenny_nail,a nail 2.5 inches long  
37299,eightsome,a Scottish reel for eight dancers  
37300,eighty 80 LXXX fourscore,the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight  
37301,einsteinium Es E atomic_number_99,a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons  
37302,eisegesis,personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas  
37303,eisteddfod,any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing)  
37304,eitchen_midden midden kitchen_midden,(archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement  
37305,ejaculation,the discharge of semen in males  
37306,ejaculation interjection,an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion  
37307,ejaculator,a man who ejaculates semen  
37308,ejaculator,a speaker who utters a sudden exclamation  
37309,ejaculatory_duct,a part of the seminal duct formed by the duct from the seminal vesicle and the vas deferens; passes through the prostate gland  
37310,ejection exclusion expulsion riddance,the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"  
37311,ejection_seat ejector_seat capsule,a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute  
37312,elaborateness elaboration intricacy involution,marked by elaborately complex detail  
37313,elaboration working_out,developing in intricate and painstaking detail  
37314,elaidic_acid,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  
37315,elan,enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness; "a performance of great elan and sophistication"  
37316,eland,either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes  
37317,elapid elapid_snake,any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres  
37318,elapsed_time,the time that elapses while some event is occurring  
37319,elasmobranch selachian,any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates  
37320,elastance electrical_elastance,the reciprocal of capacitance  
37321,elastance_unit,the reciprocal of capacitance  
37322,elastase,a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin  
37323,elastic,a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material  
37324,elastic_bandage,a bandage containing stretchable material that can apply local pressure  
37325,elastic_device,any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched  
37326,elastic_energy elastic_potential_energy,potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring)  
37327,elastic_tissue,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  
37328,elasticity snap,the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap"  
37329,elasticity_of_shear,the elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape by a shearing force  
37330,elastin,a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries  
37331,elastomer,any of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resumes its original shape when a deforming force is removed)  
37332,elastosis,breakdown of elastic tissue (as the loss of elasticity in the skin of elderly people that results from degeneration of connective tissue)  
37333,elaterid_beetle elater elaterid,any of various widely distributed beetles  
37334,elation,an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression  
37335,elation high_spirits lightness,a feeling of joy and pride  
37336,elbow,a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it  
37337,elbow,a sharp bend in a road or river  
37338,elbow,the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint; "his coat had patches over the elbows"  
37339,elbow,the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow  
37340,elbow elbow_joint human_elbow cubitus cubital_joint articulatio_cubiti,hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped  
37341,elbow_pad,protective garment consisting of a pad worn over the elbow by football and hockey players  
37342,elbowing,jostling with the elbows; "elbowing is a foul in basketball"  
37343,elder,any of various church officers  
37344,elder elderberry_bush,any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit  
37345,elder senior,a person who is older than you are  
37346,elder_statesman,any influential person whose advice is highly respected  
37347,elder_statesman,an elderly statesman whose advice is sought be government leaders  
37348,elderberry,berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies  
37349,eldership,the office of elder  
37350,eldest_hand elder_hand,the card player on the dealer's left  
37351,elecampane Inula_helenium,tall coarse Eurasian herb having daisylike yellow flowers with narrow petals whose rhizomatous roots are used medicinally  
37352,elected_official,official who won the office in a free election  
37353,election,the status or fact of being elected; "they celebrated his election"  
37354,election,the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)  
37355,election,a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight"  
37356,election,the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession"  
37357,election_commission,a commission delegated to supervise an election  
37358,election_fraud,misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election  
37359,electioneering bell_ringing canvassing,persuasion of voters in a political campaign  
37360,elective_course elective,a course that the student can select from among alternatives  
37361,electoral_college,the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president  
37362,electorate,the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote  
37363,electric electric_automobile electric_car,a car that is powered by electricity  
37364,electric-discharge_lamp gas-discharge_lamp,an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube  
37365,electric_bell,a bell activated by the magnetic effect of an electric current  
37366,electric_bill,a bill for money owed for electricity used  
37367,electric_blanket,a blanket containing and electric heating element that can be controlled to the desired temperature by a rheostat  
37368,electric_burn,a burn caused by heat produced by an electric current  
37369,electric_catfish Malopterurus_electricus,freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an electric organ  
37370,electric_chair chair death_chair hot_seat,an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"  
37371,electric_clock,a clock using a small electric motor  
37372,electric_dipole electric_doublet,a dipole with equal and opposite electric charges  
37373,electric_dipole_moment,the dipole moment in an electric dipole  
37374,electric_drill,a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor  
37375,electric_eel Electrophorus_electric,eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body  
37376,electric_fan blower,a fan run by an electric motor  
37377,electric_field,a field of force surrounding a charged particle  
37378,electric_frying_pan,a frying pan heated by electricity  
37379,electric_furnace,any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current  
37380,electric_guitar,a guitar whose sound is amplified by electrical means  
37381,electric_hammer,a hammer driven by electric motor  
37382,electric_heater electric_fire,a small electric space heater  
37383,electric_lamp,a lamp powered by electricity  
37384,electric_locomotive,a locomotive that is powered by an electric motor  
37385,electric_main,a main that distributes electricity  
37386,electric_meter power_meter,a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used  
37387,electric_mixer,a food mixer powered by an electric motor  
37388,electric_motor,a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work  
37389,electric_organ electronic_organ Hammond_organ organ,(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ  
37390,electric_potential potential potential_difference potential_drop voltage,the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts  
37391,electric_range,a kitchen range in which the heat for cooking is provided by electric power  
37392,electric_ray crampfish numbfish torpedo,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  
37393,electric_refrigerator fridge,a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor  
37394,electric_resistance electrical_resistance impedance resistance resistivity ohmic_resistance,a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms  
37395,electric_shock,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  
37396,electric_shock,the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture; "they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks"  
37397,electric_shock electrical_shock shock,a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"  
37398,electric_socket,a socket into which a lightbulb can be inserted  
37399,electric_toothbrush,a toothbrush with an electric motor in the handle that vibrates the head of the brush  
37400,electric_typewriter,a typewriter powered by an electric motor  
37401,electrical_cable,a cable that provides an electrical connection for telephone or television or power stations  
37402,electrical_conduction,the passage of electricity through a conductor  
37403,electrical_contact,contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another  
37404,electrical_converter,converter that converts alternating current into direct current or vice versa  
37405,electrical_device,a device that produces or is powered by electricity  
37406,electrical_discharge,a discharge of electricity  
37407,electrical_disturbance,electrical signals produced by unwanted sources (atmospherics or receiver noise or unwanted transmitters)  
37408,electrical_engineer,a person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity  
37409,electrical_engineering EE,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  
37410,electrical_line_of_force,a line of force in an electrical field  
37411,electrical_phenomenon,a physical phenomenon involving electricity  
37412,electrical_power electric_power wattage,the product of voltage and current  
37413,electrical_system,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  
37414,electrical_system electrical_plant,utility that provides electricity  
37415,electrical_work,the craft of an electrician  
37416,electrician lineman linesman,a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines  
37417,electricity,a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons  
37418,electricity,keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it"  
37419,electricity electrical_energy power,energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor; "they built a car that runs on electricity"; "The power went oout around midnight"  
37420,electrification,the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group  
37421,electrification,the act of providing electricity; "the electrification of rural Tennessee"  
37422,electro-acoustic_transducer,a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa  
37423,electrocardiogram cardiogram EKG ECG,a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph  
37424,electrocautery,application of a needle heated by an electric current to destroy tissue (as to remove warts)  
37425,electrochemistry,branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of electricity and the production of electricity by chemical reactions  
37426,electroconvulsive_therapy electroshock electroshock_therapy ECT,the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma  
37427,electrocution,killing by electric shock  
37428,electrocution burning,execution by electricity  
37429,electrocutioner,an executioner who uses electricity to kill the condemned person  
37430,electrode,a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit  
37431,electrodeposition,the deposition of a substance on an electrode by the action of electricity (especially by electrolysis)  
37432,electrodynamometer,measuring instrument that uses the interaction of the magnetic fields of two coils to measure current or voltage or power  
37433,electroencephalogram encephalogram EEG,a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph  
37434,electroencephalograph,medical instrument that records electric currents generated by the brain  
37435,electrograph,an apparatus for the electrical transmission of pictures  
37436,electrograph,electrical device used for etching by electrolytic means  
37437,electrologist,someone skilled in the use of electricity to remove moles or warts or hair roots  
37438,electrolysis,(chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions  
37439,electrolysis,removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root  
37440,electrolyte,a solution that conducts electricity; "the proper amount and distribution of electrolytes in the body is essential for health"  
37441,electrolyte_balance,an equilibrium between the amounts of electrolytes (as calcium and sodium and potassium) that is essential for normal health and functioning  
37442,electrolytic electrolytic_capacitor electrolytic_condenser,a fixed capacitor consisting of two electrodes separated by an electrolyte  
37443,electrolytic_cell,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)  
37444,electromagnet,a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet  
37445,electromagnetic_delay_line,a delay line based on the time of propagation of electromagnetic waves  
37446,electromagnetic_interaction,an interaction between charged elementary particles that is intermediate in strength between the strong and weak interactions; mediated by photons  
37447,electromagnetic_intrusion,the deliberate insertion of electromagnetic energy into transmission paths with the objective of confusing or deceiving operators  
37448,electromagnetic_radiation electromagnetic_wave nonparticulate_radiation,radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge  
37449,electromagnetic_spectrum,the entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves  
37450,electromagnetic_unit emu,any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism  
37451,electromagnetism,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"  
37452,electromagnetism electromagnetics,the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena  
37453,electromechanical_device,a mechanical device that is operated by electricity  
37454,electrometer,meter to measure electrostatic voltage differences; draws no current from the source  
37455,electromotive_series electromotive_force_series electrochemical_series,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  
37456,electromyogram EMG,a graphical record of electric currents associated with muscle contractions  
37457,electromyograph,a medical instrument that records the electrical waves associated with the activity of skeletal muscles  
37458,electromyography,diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders with the use of an electromyograph  
37459,electron negatron,an elementary particle with negative charge  
37460,electron_accelerator,collider that consists of an accelerator that collides electrons and positrons  
37461,electron_gun,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  
37462,electron_microscope,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  
37463,electron_microscopy,microscopy with the use of electron microscopes  
37464,electron_multiplier,a vacuum tube that amplifies a flow of electrons  
37465,electron_optics,the branch of electronics that deals with beams of electrons and their focusing and deflection by magnetic fields  
37466,electron_shell,a grouping of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom; "the chemical properties of an atom are determined by the outermost electron shell"  
37467,electron_spin_resonance ESR electron_paramagnetic_resonance,microwave spectroscopy in which there is resonant absorption of radiation by a paramagnet  
37468,electron_volt eV,a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt  
37469,electronegativity negativity,(chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond  
37470,electronic_balance,a balance that generates a current proportional to the displacement of the pan  
37471,electronic_communication,communication by computer  
37472,electronic_converter,(telecommunication) converter for converting a signal from one frequency to another  
37473,electronic_counter-countermeasures ECCM,electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare  
37474,electronic_countermeasures ECM,electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum  
37475,electronic_data_processing EDP,automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes  
37476,electronic_database on-line_database computer_database electronic_information_service,(computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers  
37477,electronic_deception,the deliberate use of electromagnetic energy in a manner intended to convey misleading information  
37478,electronic_device,a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically  
37479,electronic_equipment,equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)  
37480,electronic_fetal_monitor electronic_foetal_monitor fetal_monitor foetal_monitor,an electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth  
37481,electronic_instrument electronic_musical_instrument,a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically  
37482,electronic_mail e-mail email,(computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in; "you cannot send packages by electronic mail"  
37483,electronic_reconnaissance,the detection and identification and evaluation and location of foreign electromagnetic radiations (other than radioactive)  
37484,electronic_signal,a signal generated by electronic means  
37485,electronic_surveillance,surveillance by electronic means (e.g. television)  
37486,electronic_text,text that is in a form that computer can store or display on a computer screen  
37487,electronic_voltmeter,a voltmeter whose sensitivity is increased by amplification  
37488,electronic_warfare EW,military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum  
37489,electronic_warfare-support_measures ESM,electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition  
37490,electronics,the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices  
37491,electronics_company,a company that makes and sells electronic instruments  
37492,electronics_industry,the manufacturers of electronic products considered collectively  
37493,electronics_intelligence ELINT,intelligence derived from electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources)  
37494,electrophoresis cataphoresis dielectrolysis ionophoresis,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  
37495,electrophorus,a simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity  
37496,electroplate,any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal by electrolysis  
37497,electroplater,a plater who uses electrolysis  
37498,electroretinogram,a graphical recording of the electrical activity of the retina that results when light is flashed into the eye  
37499,electroscope,measuring instrument that detects electric charge; two gold leaves diverge owing to repulsion of charges with like sign  
37500,electrosleep,unconsciousness brought about by the passage of a low voltage electric current through the brain  
37501,electrostatic_charge,the electric charge at rest on the surface of an insulated body (which establishes and adjacent electrostatic field)  
37502,electrostatic_field,electric field associated with static electric charges  
37503,electrostatic_generator electrostatic_machine Wimshurst_machine Van_de_Graaff_generator,electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity  
37504,electrostatic_precipitation,a process that removes suspended dust particles from a gas by applying a high voltage electrostatic charge to the particles and collecting them on charged plates  
37505,electrostatic_printer,a printer that uses an electric charge to deposit toner on paper  
37506,electrostatic_unit,any of various units of electricity based on forces of interaction between electric charges  
37507,electrostatics,the branch of physics that deals with static electricity  
37508,electrosurgery,surgery performed with electrical devices (as in electrocautery)  
37509,electrotherapist,someone who specializes in the treatment of disease by electricity  
37510,electrotherapy galvanism electric_healing electrical_healing,the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)  
37511,electrum,an alloy of gold and silver  
37512,elegance,a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics); "the simplicity and elegance of his invention"  
37513,elegance,a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"  
37514,elegant_Habenaria Habenaria_elegans,slender inland rein orchid similar to coastal rein orchid but with pale greenish-yellow flowers  
37515,elegant_brodiaea Brodiaea_elegans,brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern California  
37516,elegiac_stanza,a quatrain in iambic pentameter with abab rhyme scheme  
37517,elegist,the author of a mournful poem lamenting the dead  
37518,elegy lament,a mournful poem; a lament for the dead  
37519,element,one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements"  
37520,element,the situation in which you are happiest and most effective; "in your element"  
37521,element,a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone  
37522,element,the most favorable environment for a plant or animal; "water is the element of fishes"  
37523,element_of_a_cone,a straight line joining the apex and a point on the base  
37524,element_of_a_cylinder,a straight line running the length of the cylinder  
37525,elementary_education,education in elementary subjects (reading and writing and arithmetic) provided to young students at a grade school  
37526,elementary_geometry parabolic_geometry Euclidean_geometry,(mathematics) geometry based on Euclid's axioms  
37527,elementary_particle fundamental_particle,(physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter  
37528,elements,violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements); "they felt the full fury of the elements"  
37529,elemi gum_elemi,fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense  
37530,eleostearic_acid elaeostearic_acid,a crystalline unsaturated fatty acid  
37531,elephant,the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874  
37532,elephant,five-toed pachyderm  
37533,elephant's-foot,any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers; America  
37534,elephant's-foot tortoise_plant Hottentot_bread_vine Hottentot's_bread_vine Dioscorea_elephantipes,South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark  
37535,elephant_bird aepyornis,huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar  
37536,elephant_seal sea_elephant,either of two large northern Atlantic earless seals having snouts like trunks  
37537,elephant_tree Bursera_microphylla,small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers  
37538,elephantiasis,hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis  
37539,elephantiasis_neuromatosa,hypertrophy of a limb  
37540,elephantiasis_scroti chyloderma,swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction  
37541,elevated_railway elevated_railroad elevated el overhead_railway,a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level  
37542,elevation,distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations"  
37543,elevation,(ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation"  
37544,elevation,drawing of an exterior of a structure  
37545,elevation EL altitude ALT,angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)  
37546,elevation lift raising,the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"  
37547,elevator,the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend  
37548,elevator lift,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  
37549,elevator_girl,a girl employed to operate an elevator  
37550,elevator_man elevator_boy liftman,a man employed to operate an elevator; "in England they call an elevator man a liftman"  
37551,elevator_operator,an operator of an elevator  
37552,elevator_shaft,a vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an elevator from floor to floor  
37553,eleven 11 XI,the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one  
37554,eleven-plus 11-plus,(formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school  
37555,eleventh,position 11 in a countable series of things  
37556,eleventh_hour last_minute,the latest possible moment; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules"  
37557,elf hob gremlin pixie pixy brownie imp,(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous  
37558,elf_cup,apothecium of a fungus of the family Pezizaceae  
37559,eligibility,the quality or state of being eligible; "eligibility of a candidate for office"; "eligibility for a loan"  
37560,elimination,the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations  
37561,elimination evacuation excretion excreting voiding,the bodily process of discharging waste matter  
37562,elimination liquidation,the murder of a competitor  
37563,elimination reasoning_by_elimination,analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives  
37564,elimination riddance,the act of removing or getting rid of something  
37565,elimination_reaction,a chemical reaction in which a molecule decomposes to two different molecules  
37566,elimination_tournament,a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds  
37567,eliminator,an agent that eliminates something  
37568,elision,omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)  
37569,elite elite_group,a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status  
37570,elitism,the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals  
37571,elitist,someone who believes in rule by an elite group  
37572,elixir,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  
37573,elixir,a substance believed to cure all ills  
37574,elixir_of_life,a hypothetical substance believed to maintain life indefinitely; once sought by alchemists  
37575,elk moose Alces_alces,large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America  
37576,ell,an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building  
37577,ellipse oval,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"  
37578,ellipsis eclipsis,omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences  
37579,ellipsoid,a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles; "the Earth is an ellipsoid"  
37580,elliptic_geometry Riemannian_geometry,(mathematics) a non-Euclidean geometry that regards space as like a sphere and a line as like a great circle; "Bernhard Riemann pioneered elliptic geometry"  
37581,elliptic_leaf,a simple leaf shaped like an ellipse  
37582,elm elm_tree,any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees  
37583,elm elmwood,hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture  
37584,elocution,an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture  
37585,elocutionist,a public speaker trained in voice production and gesture and delivery  
37586,elongation,the quality of being elongated  
37587,elongation,the act of lengthening something  
37588,elongation extension,an addition to the length of something  
37589,elopement,the act of running away with a lover (usually to get married)  
37590,eloquence fluency smoothness,powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police"  
37591,elsholtzia,any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Elsholtzia having blue or purple flowers in one-sided spikes  
37592,eluate,a liquid solution that results from elution  
37593,elucidation,an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on  
37594,elusiveness,the quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down; "the author's elusiveness may at times be construed as evasiveness"  
37595,elution,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  
37596,elver,young eel; may be sauteed or batter-fried  
37597,elver,young eel  
37598,elves,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  
37599,em em_quad mutton_quad,a quad with a square body; "since `em quad' is hard to distinguish from `en quad', printers sometimes called it a `mutton quad'"  
37600,em pica_em pica,a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing  
37601,emanation,something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.)  
37602,emanation rise procession,(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"  
37603,emancipation,freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child  
37604,emancipator manumitter,someone who frees others from bondage; "Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator"  
37605,emarginate_leaf,a leaf having a notch at the apex  
37606,emasculation,loss of power and masculinity  
37607,embalmer,a mortician who treats corpses with preservatives  
37608,embalmment,preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals  
37609,embankment,a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection  
37610,embargo trade_embargo trade_stoppage,a government order imposing a trade barrier  
37611,embarrassment,the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy); "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"  
37612,embarrassment,the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public  
37613,embarrassment,some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"  
37614,embassy,an ambassador and his entourage collectively  
37615,embassy,a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work  
37616,embellishment,a superfluous ornament  
37617,embellishment embroidery,elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"  
37618,ember coal,a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering  
37619,embezzlement peculation defalcation misapplication misappropriation,the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else  
37620,embezzler defalcator peculator,someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use  
37621,embitterment,the state of being embittered; "the embitterment that resulted from the loss of his job never left him"  
37622,emblem,special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.  
37623,emblem allegory,a visible symbol representing an abstract idea  
37624,embodiment,giving concrete form to an abstract concept  
37625,embodiment incarnation avatar,a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning"  
37626,embolectomy,surgical removal of an embolus (usually from an artery)  
37627,embolism,occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)  
37628,embolism intercalation,an insertion into a calendar  
37629,embolus,an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood  
37630,embrace,the state of taking in or encircling; "an island in the embrace of the sea"  
37631,embrace bosom,a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family"  
37632,embrace embracing embracement,the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)  
37633,embroiderer,someone who ornaments with needlework  
37634,embroideress,a woman embroiderer  
37635,embroidery fancywork,decorative needlework  
37636,embryo,(botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium  
37637,embryo conceptus fertilized_egg,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  
37638,embryologist,a physician who specializes in embryology  
37639,embryology,the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms  
37640,embryonal_carcinoma,malignant neoplasm of the testis  
37641,embryonal_rhabdomyosarcoma embryonal_rhabdosarcoma,form of rhabdomyosarcoma occurring mainly in infants and children  
37642,embryonic_cell formative_cell,a cell of an embryo  
37643,embryonic_stem-cell_research,biological research on stem cells derived from embryos and on their use in medicine  
37644,embryonic_tissue,tissue in an embryo  
37645,emendation,a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing  
37646,emerald,a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone  
37647,emerald,a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem  
37648,emerald,the green color of an emerald  
37649,emerald_shiner Notropis_atherinoides,small blunt-nosed fish of Great Lakes and Mississippi valley with a greenish luster  
37650,emergence egress issue,the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"  
37651,emergence emersion,the act of emerging  
37652,emergence outgrowth growth,the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"  
37653,emergency,a state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared a state of emergency"  
37654,emergency exigency pinch,a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"  
37655,emergency_medicine,the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness  
37656,emergency_procedure,(medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)  
37657,emergency_room ER,a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment  
37658,emergent_evolution,the appearance of entirely new properties at certain critical stages in the course of evolution  
37659,emeritus,a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties  
37660,emery,a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)  
37661,emery_cloth,cloth covered with powdered emery  
37662,emery_paper sandpaper,stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand  
37663,emery_stone emery_rock,a mixture of emery dust and a binder; can be molded into grindstones  
37664,emesis_basin,a basin used by bedridden patients for vomiting  
37665,emetic vomit vomitive nauseant,a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting  
37666,emigrant emigre emigree outgoer,someone who leaves one country to settle in another  
37667,emigration out-migration expatriation,migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)  
37668,eminence distinction preeminence note,high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"  
37669,eminence_grise,(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"  
37670,eminent_domain,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  
37671,emir amir emeer ameer,an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)  
37672,emirate,the domain controlled by an emir  
37673,emirate,the office of an emir  
37674,emissary envoy,someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else  
37675,emissary_vein vena_emissaria,one of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull  
37676,emission,the release of electrons from parent atoms  
37677,emission,the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)  
37678,emission emanation,the act of emitting; causing to flow forth  
37679,emission_spectrum,spectrum of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a self-luminous source  
37680,emitter,the electrode in a transistor where electrons originate  
37681,emmenagogue,any agent that promotes menstrual discharge  
37682,emmer starch_wheat two-grain_spelt Triticum_dicoccum,hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed  
37683,emmetropia,(ophthalmology) the normal refractive condition of the eye in which there is clear focus of light on the retina  
37684,emolument,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"  
37685,emoticon,a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email; ":-( and :-) are emoticons"  
37686,emotion,any strong feeling  
37687,emotional_arousal,the arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior  
37688,emotional_person,a person subject to strong states of emotion  
37689,emotional_state spirit,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"  
37690,emotionality emotionalism,emotional nature or quality  
37691,emotionlessness impassivity impassiveness phlegm indifference stolidity unemotionality,apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions  
37692,empathy,understanding and entering into another's feelings  
37693,emperor,the male ruler of an empire  
37694,emperor,red table grape of California  
37695,emperor emperor_moth Saturnia_pavonia,large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings  
37696,emperor_butterfly emperor,large richly colored butterfly  
37697,emperor_penguin Aptenodytes_forsteri,the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin  
37698,emphasis,special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.  
37699,emphasis accent,special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"  
37700,emphasizing accenting accentuation,the act of giving special importance or significance to something  
37701,emphysema pulmonary_emphysema,an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age  
37702,empire,a monarchy with an emperor as head of state  
37703,empire,a group of countries under a single authority; "the British created a great empire"  
37704,empire imperium,the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised  
37705,empirical_formula,a chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms  
37706,empirical_research,an empirical search for knowledge  
37707,empiricism,the application of empirical methods in any art or science  
37708,empiricism empiricist_philosophy sensationalism,(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience  
37709,empiricist,a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism  
37710,emplacement,military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon  
37711,employable,a person who is qualified and ready to work  
37712,employee,a worker who is hired to perform a job  
37713,employee-owned_enterprise employee-owned_business,a commercial enterprise owned by the people who work for it  
37714,employee_ownership,ownership of a business by the people who work for it  
37715,employee_savings_plan,a plan that allows employees to contribute to an investment pool managed the employer  
37716,employee_stock_ownership_plan ESOP,a program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company  
37717,employee_turnover turnover_rate turnover,the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers  
37718,employer,a person or firm that employs workers  
37719,employment employ,the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city"  
37720,employment engagement,the act of giving someone a job  
37721,employment work,the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"  
37722,employment_agency employment_office,an agency that finds people to fill particular jobs or finds jobs for unemployed people  
37723,employment_agent,someone who runs an employment agency  
37724,employment_contract employment_agreement,contract between employer and employee  
37725,empress,a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor  
37726,emptiness,the state of containing nothing  
37727,emptiness,having an empty stomach  
37728,empty,a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store"  
37729,empty_nester,a parent whose children have grown up and left home  
37730,emptying voidance evacuation,the act of removing the contents of something  
37731,empyema,a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)  
37732,emu Dromaius_novaehollandiae Emu_novaehollandiae,large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller  
37733,emulation,ambition to equal or excel  
37734,emulation,(computer science) technique of one machine obtaining the same results as another  
37735,emulation,effort to equal or surpass another  
37736,emulsifier,a surface-active agent that promotes the formation of an emulsion  
37737,emulsion,(chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids; "an oil-in-water emulsion"  
37738,emulsion photographic_emulsion,a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin  
37739,en nut,half the width of an em  
37740,en_passant,(chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed  
37741,enabling_act enabling_clause,a provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the law  
37742,enabling_legislation,legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law  
37743,enactment passage,the passing of a law by a legislative body  
37744,enalapril Vasotec,an ACE inhibitor (trade name Vasotec) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney and so results in vasodilation; administered after heart attacks  
37745,enallage,a substitution of part of speech or gender or number or tense etc. (e.g., editorial `we' for `I')  
37746,enamel,a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection  
37747,enamel,a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish  
37748,enamel,any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze  
37749,enamel tooth_enamel,hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth  
37750,enamelware,cooking utensil of enameled iron  
37751,enamine,an amine containing the double bond linkage -C=C-N-  
37752,enanthem enanthema,eruption on a mucous membrane (as the inside of the mouth) occurring as a symptom of a disease  
37753,enantiomorph enantiomer,either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical  
37754,enantiomorphism mirror-image_relation,the relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one another  
37755,enate matrikin matrilineal_kin matrisib matrilineal_sib,one related on the mother's side  
37756,encainide Enkaid,antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Enkaid) used to treat life-threatening arrhythmias but increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients  
37757,encapsulation,the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule); "the encapsulation of tendons in membranous sheaths"  
37758,encapsulation,the process of enclosing (as in a capsule)  
37759,encasement incasement,the act of enclosing something in a case  
37760,encaustic,a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application  
37761,encephalartos,any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leaves  
37762,encephalitis cephalitis phrenitis,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)  
37763,encephalocele,protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull  
37764,encephalogram pneumoencephalogram,an X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast  
37765,encephalography,roentgenography of the brain after spinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (usually oxygen); produces an encephalogram  
37766,encephalomyelitis,inflammation of the brain and spinal cord  
37767,enchanter,a sorcerer or magician  
37768,enchanter's_nightshade,any of several erect perennial rhizomatous herbs of the genus Circaea having white flowers that open at dawn; northern hemisphere  
37769,enchantment bewitchment,a magical spell  
37770,enchantment spell trance,a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation  
37771,enchantress temptress siren Delilah femme_fatale,a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive  
37772,enchantress witch,a female sorcerer or magician  
37773,enchilada,tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned with chili  
37774,enchondroma,benign slow-growing tumor of cartilaginous cells at the ends of tubular bones (especially in the hands and feet)  
37775,enclave,an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it  
37776,enclosure,a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose  
37777,enclosure enclosing envelopment inclosure,the act of enclosing something inside something else  
37778,enclosure inclosure,something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter  
37779,enclosure natural_enclosure,a naturally enclosed space  
37780,encoding encryption,the activity of converting data or information into code  
37781,encolure,the mane of a horse  
37782,encomium eulogy panegyric paean pean,a formal expression of praise  
37783,encompassment,including entirely  
37784,encopresis,involuntary defecation not attributable to physical defects or illness  
37785,encore,an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand  
37786,encounter coming_upon,a casual meeting with a person or thing  
37787,encounter_group,a meeting of people to develop mutual understanding by freely expressing emotions  
37788,encouragement,the feeling of being encouraged  
37789,encouragement,the expression of approval and support  
37790,encumbrance incumbrance,a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)  
37791,encyclical encyclical_letter,a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world  
37792,encyclopedia cyclopedia encyclopaedia cyclopaedia,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  
37793,encyclopedist encyclopaedist,a person who compiles information for encyclopedias  
37794,end,(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass"  
37795,end,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"  
37796,end,the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'"  
37797,end,a boundary marking the extremities of something; "the end of town"  
37798,end,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"  
37799,end,the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"  
37800,end,(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play end"  
37801,end destruction death,a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"  
37802,end ending,the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"  
37803,end last,the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"  
37804,end remainder remnant oddment,a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold  
37805,end terminal,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"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"  
37806,end-all,the ultimate goal; "human beings are not the end-all of evolution"  
37807,end-plate endplate motor_end_plate,the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle  
37808,end_man,a man at one end of a row of people  
37809,end_man corner_man,a man at one end of line of performers in a minstrel show; carries on humorous dialogue with the interlocutor  
37810,end_organ,a specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor or sensory nerve fibers  
37811,end_point endpoint termination terminus,a place where something ends or is complete  
37812,end_product output,final product; the things produced  
37813,end_run sweep,(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line  
37814,end_user,the ultimate user for which something is intended  
37815,endameba,any ameba of the genus Endamoeba  
37816,endangered_species,a species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction  
37817,endarterectomy,surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis  
37818,endarteritis,inflammation of the inner lining of an artery  
37819,endearment,the act of showing affection  
37820,endemic,a plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an endemic found only this island"  
37821,endemic endemic_disease,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  
37822,endgame end_game,the final stages of an extended process of negotiation; "the diplomatic endgame"  
37823,endgame end_game,the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board  
37824,ending conclusion finish,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"  
37825,ending termination,the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"  
37826,endive witloof Cichorium_endivia,widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched  
37827,endlessness,the property of being (or seeming to be) without end  
37828,endocarditis,inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves  
37829,endocardium,the membrane that lines the cavities of the heart and forms part of the heart valves  
37830,endocervicitis,inflammation of the mucous lining of the uterine cervix  
37831,endocranium,membrane lining the inside of the skull  
37832,endocrine_gland endocrine ductless_gland,any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream  
37833,endocrine_system,the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity  
37834,endocrinologist,physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system  
37835,endocrinology,the branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretions  
37836,endoderm entoderm endoblast entoblast hypoblast,the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems  
37837,endodontics endodontia,the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp  
37838,endodontist,a dentist specializing in diseases of the dental pulp and nerve  
37839,endoergic_reaction,a nuclear reaction occurring with absorption of energy  
37840,endogamy intermarriage inmarriage,marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law  
37841,endogenous_depression,a state of depression for which there is no apparent precipitating cause  
37842,endogeny,a geological phenomenon below the surface of the earth  
37843,endolymph,the bodily fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear  
37844,endometrial_carcinoma endometrial_cancer,cancer of the uterine lining  
37845,endometriosis adenomyosis,the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea  
37846,endometrium,(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  
37847,endomorph,a heavy person with a soft and rounded body  
37848,endomorphy pyknic_type,round, fat, and heavy  
37849,endoneurium,delicate connective tissue around individual nerve fibers in nerve  
37850,endonuclease,a nuclease that cleaves nucleic acids at interior bonds and so produces fragments of various sizes  
37851,endoparasite entoparasite entozoan entozoon endozoan,any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)  
37852,endoplasm,the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell  
37853,endorphin,a neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties  
37854,endorsement indorsement,a signature that validates something; "the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement"  
37855,endorsement indorsement,the act of endorsing; "a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements"  
37856,endorsement indorsement blurb,a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"  
37857,endorser indorser,a person who transfers his ownership interest in something by signing a check or negotiable security  
37858,endoscope,a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery  
37859,endoscopy,visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope  
37860,endoskeleton,the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)  
37861,endosperm,nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants  
37862,endospore,a small asexual spore that develops inside the cell of some bacteria and algae  
37863,endospore-forming_bacteria,a group of true bacteria  
37864,endosteum,vascular membrane that lines the inner surface of long bones  
37865,endothelium,an epithelium of mesoblastic origin; a thin layer of flattened cells that lines the inside of some body cavities  
37866,endothermic_reaction,a chemical reaction accompanied by the absorption of heat  
37867,endotoxin,a toxin that is confined inside the microorganisms and is released only when the microorganisms are broken down or die  
37868,endotracheal_tube,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  
37869,endowment,the act of endowing with a permanent source of income; "his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time"  
37870,endowment endowment_fund,the capital that provides income for an institution  
37871,endowment gift talent natural_endowment,natural abilities or qualities  
37872,endowment_insurance,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  
37873,endurance,the power to withstand hardship or stress; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance"  
37874,endurance_riding,riding for long hours over long distances  
37875,enema clyster,an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes  
37876,enemy,an opposing military force; "the enemy attacked at dawn"  
37877,enemy,any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"  
37878,enemy foe foeman opposition,an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"  
37879,energid protoplast,a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts  
37880,energizer energiser,a device that supplies electrical energy  
37881,energizer energiser vitalizer vitaliser animator,someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people  
37882,energizing activating activation,the activity of causing to have energy and be active  
37883,energy,any source of usable power; "the DOE is responsible for maintaining the energy policy"  
37884,energy free_energy,(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to 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"  
37885,energy muscularity vigor vigour vim,an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"  
37886,energy push get-up-and-go,enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy"  
37887,energy vigor vigour zip,forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip"  
37888,energy vim vitality,a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor"  
37889,energy_level energy_state,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"  
37890,enervation,lack of vitality; "an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue"  
37891,enervation,surgical removal of a nerve  
37892,enfant_terrible,a person whose unconventional behavior embarrasses others  
37893,enfeoffment,under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service  
37894,enfilade enfilade_fire,gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation  
37895,enflurane Ethrane,a nonflammable liquid (trade name Ethrane) used as an inhalation general anesthetic  
37896,enforcement,the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to  
37897,enfranchisement,freedom from political subjugation or servitude  
37898,engagement booking,employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer"  
37899,engagement mesh meshing interlocking,contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"  
37900,engagement participation involvement involution,the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"  
37901,engagement_ring,a ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal  
37902,engelmannia,common erect hairy perennial of plains and prairies of southern and central United States having flowers that resemble sunflowers  
37903,engine,something used to achieve a purpose; "an engine of change"  
37904,engine,an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.; "medieval engines of war"  
37905,engine,motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work  
37906,engine_block cylinder_block block,a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked"  
37907,engine_failure,engine does not run  
37908,engineer applied_scientist technologist,a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems  
37909,engineer locomotive_engineer railroad_engineer engine_driver,the operator of a railway locomotive  
37910,engineer's_chain,a unit of length (100 ft)  
37911,engineering,the practical application of technical and scientific knowledge to commerce or industry  
37912,engineering engine_room,a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located  
37913,engineering engineering_science applied_science technology,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"  
37914,enginery,machinery consisting of engines collectively  
37915,engorgement,congestion with blood; "engorgement of the breast"  
37916,engorgement,eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation  
37917,engram memory_trace,a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory  
37918,engraver,a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching  
37919,engraver,a printmaker who prints from an engraved printing plate  
37920,engraving,a print made from an engraving  
37921,engraving,a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved  
37922,engraving etching,making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them  
37923,enhancement sweetening,an improvement that makes something more agreeable  
37924,enigma_canon enigmatic_canon enigmatical_canon riddle_canon,a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries)  
37925,enjambment enjambement,the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause  
37926,enjoyableness,pleasantness resulting from something that can be enjoyed; "the enjoyableness of an afternoon at the beach"  
37927,enjoyer,a person who delights in having or using or experiencing something  
37928,enjoyment,the pleasure felt when having a good time  
37929,enjoyment delectation,act of receiving pleasure from something  
37930,enkephalin,an endorphin having opiate qualities that occurs in the brain and spinal cord and elsewhere  
37931,enlargement,the state of being enlarged  
37932,enlargement blowup magnification,a photographic print that has been enlarged  
37933,enlarger,photographic equipment consisting of an optical projector used to enlarge a photograph  
37934,enlightenment,education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge  
37935,enlisted_man,a male enlisted person in the armed forces  
37936,enlisted_person,a serviceman who ranks below a commissioned officer  
37937,enlisted_woman,a female enlisted person in the armed forces  
37938,enlistment,the act of enlisting (as in a military service)  
37939,enlistment hitch term_of_enlistment tour_of_duty duty_tour tour,a period of time spent in military service  
37940,ennoblement,the state of being noble  
37941,ennoblement,the act of raising someone to the nobility  
37942,enol,an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom  
37943,enologist oenologist fermentologist,a specialist in wine making  
37944,enology oenology,the art of wine making  
37945,enophile oenophile,someone who appreciates wine  
37946,enormity,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"  
37947,enormity,the quality of extreme wickedness  
37948,enormity,an act of extreme wickedness  
37949,enormousness grandness greatness immenseness immensity sizeableness vastness wideness,unusual largeness in size or extent or number  
37950,enosis,the union of Greece and Cyprus (which is the goal of a group of Greek Cypriots)  
37951,enough sufficiency,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"  
37952,enrichment,a gift that significantly increases the recipient's wealth  
37953,enrichment,act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding  
37954,enrollee,a person who enrolls in (or is enrolled in) a class or course of study  
37955,ensemble,a group of musicians playing or singing together; "a string ensemble"  
37956,ensemble,a coordinated outfit (set of clothing)  
37957,ensemble supporting_players,a cast other than the principals  
37958,ensemble tout_ensemble,an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole  
37959,ensiform_leaf,a sword-shaped leaf; as of iris  
37960,ensign,a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade  
37961,ensign,colors flown by a ship to show its nationality  
37962,enslavement,the act of making slaves of your captives  
37963,enslavement captivity,the state of being a slave; "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare  
37964,entablature,(architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof  
37965,entail,land received by fee tail  
37966,entail,the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple  
37967,entasis,a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight  
37968,entelechy,(Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; actuality as opposed to potentiality  
37969,entellus hanuman Presbytes_entellus Semnopithecus_entellus,langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India  
37970,entente entente_cordiale,an informal alliance between countries  
37971,entente entente_cordiale,a friendly understanding between political powers  
37972,enteric-coated_aspirin,aspirin that is treated to pass through the stomach unaltered and to dissolve in the intestines  
37973,enteric_bacteria enterobacteria enterics entric,rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals  
37974,enteritis,inflammation of the intestine (especially the small intestine); usually characterized by diarrhea  
37975,enterobiasis,an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children  
37976,enterokinase,enzyme in the intestinal juice that converts inactive trypsinogen into active trypsin  
37977,enterolith,a calculus occurring in the intestines  
37978,enterolithiasis,the presence of calculi in the intestines  
37979,enteron,the alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate)  
37980,enteropathy,a disease of the intestinal tract  
37981,enteroptosis,an abnormally downward position of the intestines in the abdominal cavity  
37982,enterostenosis,abnormal narrowing of the intestine  
37983,enterostomy enterotomy,surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine  
37984,enterotoxemia,a disease of cattle and sheep that is attributed to toxins absorbed from the intestines  
37985,enterotoxin,a cytotoxin specific for the cells of the intestinal mucosa  
37986,enterovirus,any of a group of picornaviruses that infect the gastrointestinal tract and can spread to other areas (especially the nervous system)  
37987,enterprise,an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader"  
37988,enterprise endeavor endeavour,a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"  
37989,enterprise enterprisingness initiative go-ahead,readiness to embark on bold new ventures  
37990,enterprise_zone,a city district where development receives special tax advantages  
37991,entertainer,a person who tries to please or amuse  
37992,entertainment amusement,an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention  
37993,entertainment_center,a wall unit containing sound and television systems  
37994,entertainment_deduction,deduction allowed for some (limited) kinds of entertainment for business purposes  
37995,entertainment_industry show_business show_biz,those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater  
37996,enthusiasm,a feeling of excitement  
37997,enthusiasm,a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing"  
37998,enthusiast partisan partizan,an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity  
37999,enticement temptation,the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless"  
38000,entire_leaf,a leaf having a smooth margin without notches or indentations  
38001,entirety entireness integrality totality,the state of being total and complete; "he read the article in its entirety"; "appalled by the totality of the destruction"  
38002,entitlement,right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits); "entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget"  
38003,entity,that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)  
38004,entomion,the craniometric point at the tip of the angular part of the parietal bone that articulates with the temporal bone  
38005,entomologist bugologist bug-hunter,a zoologist who studies insects  
38006,entomology bugology,the branch of zoology that studies insects  
38007,entomophobia,a morbid fear of insects  
38008,entopic_pregnancy,pregnancy resulting from normal gestation in the uterus  
38009,entoproct,any of various moss-like aquatic animals usually forming branching colonies; each polyp having a both mouth and anus within a closed ring of tentacles  
38010,entr'acte,the interlude between two acts of a play  
38011,entrance entering,a movement into or inward  
38012,entrance entering entry ingress incoming,the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance"  
38013,entrance entranceway entryway entry entree,something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral"  
38014,entrance_examination entrance_exam,examination to determine a candidate's preparation for a course of studies  
38015,entrance_fee admission admission_charge admission_fee admission_price price_of_admission entrance_money,the fee charged for admission  
38016,entrancement ravishment,a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment  
38017,entrant,someone who enters; "new entrants to the country must go though immigration procedures"  
38018,entrant,one who enters a competition  
38019,entrant,a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise; "a well publicized entrant is the pocket computer"  
38020,entrapment,a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials  
38021,entreaty prayer appeal,earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"  
38022,entrecote,cut of meat taken from between the ribs  
38023,entree,an entrance, especially a theatrical entrance onto a stage or as if onto a stage; "she made a graceful entree into the ballroom"  
38024,entree access accession admission admittance,the right to enter  
38025,entree main_course,the principal dish of a meal  
38026,entrenching_tool trenching_spade,a hand shovel carried by infantrymen for digging trenches  
38027,entrenchment intrenchment,an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches  
38028,entrepot transshipment_center,a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties; "Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millennium BC"  
38029,entrepreneur enterpriser,someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it  
38030,entry,an item inserted in a written record  
38031,entry accounting_entry ledger_entry,a written record of a commercial transaction  
38032,enucleation,surgical removal of something without cutting into it; "the enucleation of the tumor"  
38033,enumeration numbering,a numbered list  
38034,enunciation diction,the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience  
38035,enuresis urinary_incontinence,inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination  
38036,envelope,a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves  
38037,envelope,a natural covering (as by a fluid); "the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet"  
38038,envelope,the maximum operating capability of a system (especially an aircraft); "test pilots try to push the envelope"  
38039,envelope,a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.  
38040,envelope,any wrapper or covering  
38041,envelope gasbag,the bag containing the gas in a balloon  
38042,environment,the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"  
38043,environment environs surroundings surround,the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"  
38044,environmental_condition,the state of the environment  
38045,environmentalism,the philosophical doctrine that environment is more important than heredity in determining intellectual growth  
38046,environmentalism,the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction  
38047,environmentalist conservationist,someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution  
38048,environs purlieu,an outer adjacent area of any place  
38049,envoy envoi,a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry  
38050,envoy envoy_extraordinary minister_plenipotentiary,a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador  
38051,envy enviousness,a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another  
38052,envy invidia,spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)  
38053,enzyme,any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions  
38054,enzyme-linked-immunosorbent_serologic_assay ELISA,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)  
38055,enzymologist,a person who is trained in or engaged in enzymology  
38056,enzymology,the branch of biochemistry dealing with the chemical nature and biological activity of enzymes  
38057,eohippus dawn_horse,earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animal  
38058,eolith,a crude stone artifact (as a chipped flint); possibly the earliest tools  
38059,eon aeon,the longest division of geological time  
38060,eon aeon,an immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons ago"  
38061,eon aeon,(Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe  
38062,eoraptor,a theropod dinosaur of the genus Eoraptor  
38063,eosin bromeosin,a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studying cell structures  
38064,eosinopenia,a decrease in the number of eosinophils in the blood  
38065,eosinophil eosinophile,a leukocyte readily stained with eosin  
38066,eosinophilia,a symptom of allergic states; increased eosinophils in the blood  
38067,epacris,any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers  
38068,epanalepsis,repetition after intervening words  
38069,epanaphora anaphora,repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses  
38070,epanodos,recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech (especially in reverse order)  
38071,epanodos,repetition of a group of words in reverse order  
38072,epanorthosis,immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification; "Seems, madam! Nay, it is"  
38073,eparch,a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the Eastern Church  
38074,eparch,the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece  
38075,eparchy,a province in ancient Greece  
38076,eparchy exarchate,a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church  
38077,epaulet epaulette,adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder  
38078,epauliere,armor plate that protects the shoulder  
38079,epee,a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade  
38080,ependyma,thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the spinal cord canal  
38081,epenthesis,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"  
38082,epergne,a large table centerpiece with branching holders for fruit or sweets or flowers  
38083,ephah epha,an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel  
38084,ephedra joint_fir,jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds  
38085,ephedrine,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  
38086,ephemera,something transitory; lasting a day  
38087,ephemerality ephemeralness fleetingness,the property of lasting for a very short time  
38088,ephemerid ephemeropteran,short-lived insect  
38089,ephemeris,an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year; "today computers calculate the ephemerides"  
38090,ephemeron ephemeral,anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form  
38091,epic_poem heroic_poem epic epos,a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds  
38092,epicalyx false_calyx calycle calyculus,a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus  
38093,epicanthus epicanthic_fold,a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; typical for many east Asian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome  
38094,epicardia,the short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach  
38095,epicardium visceral_pericardium,the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium  
38096,epicarp exocarp,outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape  
38097,epicenter epicentre,the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake  
38098,epicondyle,a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments  
38099,epicondylitis,painful inflammation of the muscles and soft tissues around an epicondyle  
38100,epicranium,the muscle and aponeurosis and skin covering the cranium  
38101,epicure gourmet gastronome bon_vivant epicurean foodie,a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)  
38102,epicureanism,a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers  
38103,epicurism,the disposition and habits of an epicure  
38104,epicycle,a circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle; generates an epicycloid or hypocycloid  
38105,epicyclic_train epicyclic_gear_train,a system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis  
38106,epicycloid,a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle  
38107,epideictic_oratory,a type of oratory used to eulogize or condemn a person or group of people; "Pericles' funeral oration for Athenians killed in the Peloponnesian War is a famous example of epideictic oratory"  
38108,epidemic,a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time  
38109,epidemic_disease,any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people  
38110,epidemic_pleurodynia epidemic_myalgia myosis diaphragmatic_pleurisy Bornholm_disease,an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)  
38111,epidemiologist,a medical scientist who studies the transmission and control of epidemic diseases  
38112,epidemiology,the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease  
38113,epidendron,any of various orchids of the genus Epidendrum  
38114,epidermal_cell,any of the cells making up the epidermis  
38115,epidermis cuticle,the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates  
38116,epidiascope,an optical projector that gives images of both transparent and opaque objects  
38117,epididymis,a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens  
38118,epididymitis,painful inflammation of the epididymis  
38119,epidural_anesthesia epidural_anaesthesia epidural,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  
38120,epidural_injection,injection of an anesthetic substance into the epidural space of the spinal cord in order to produce epidural anesthesia  
38121,epigastric_artery arteria_epigastrica,one of three arteries supplying the anterior walls of the abdomen  
38122,epigastric_vein,veins serving the anterior walls of the abdomen  
38123,epigastrium,the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum)  
38124,epigenesis,a geological change in the mineral content of rock after the rock has formed  
38125,epiglottis,a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing  
38126,epiglottitis,inflammation of the epiglottis; characterized by fever and a severe sore throat and difficulty in swallowing  
38127,epigone epigon,an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer, artist, or musician  
38128,epigram quip,a witty saying  
38129,epigraph,a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing  
38130,epigraph,an engraved inscription  
38131,epigraphy,the study of ancient inscriptions  
38132,epikeratophakia,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"  
38133,epilating_wax,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  
38134,epilation,loss of hair; the result of removing hair  
38135,epilepsy,a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions  
38136,epileptic,a person who has epilepsy  
38137,epileptic_seizure,convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness  
38138,epilogue epilog,a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play  
38139,epilogue epilog,a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters"  
38140,epinephrine epinephrin adrenaline Adrenalin,a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action  
38141,epiphany,a divine manifestation  
38142,epiphenomenon,a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon  
38143,epiphora epistrophe,repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.  
38144,epiphyllum orchid_cactus,any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers  
38145,epiphysis,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  
38146,epiplexis,a rhetorical device in which the speaker reproaches the audience in order to incite or convince them  
38147,episcia,any plant of the genus Episcia; usually creeping and stoloniferous and of cascading habit; grown for their colorful foliage and flowers  
38148,episcleral_veins venae_episclerales,small veins in the sclera near the corneal margin; empty into the anterior ciliary veins  
38149,episcleritis,inflammation of the sclera of the eye  
38150,episcopacy episcopate,the collective body of bishops  
38151,episcopate,the term of office of a bishop  
38152,episiotomy,surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth  
38153,episode,a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events  
38154,episode,a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series  
38155,episode installment instalment,a part of a broadcast serial  
38156,episodic_memory personal_memory,memory for episodes in your own life  
38157,episome,DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells)  
38158,epispadias,a congenital abnormality in males in which the urethra is on the upper surface of the penis  
38159,episteme,the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time  
38160,epistemic_logic,the modal logic of knowledge and uncertainty and ignorance  
38161,epistemologist,a specialist in epistemology  
38162,epistemology,the philosophical theory of knowledge  
38163,epistle,a specially long, formal letter  
38164,epitaph,a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person  
38165,epitaph,an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there  
38166,epitaxy,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  
38167,epithalamium,an ode honoring a bride and bridegroom  
38168,epithelial_cell,one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium  
38169,epithelioma,a malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue  
38170,epithelium epithelial_tissue,membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body  
38171,epithet,descriptive word or phrase  
38172,epitome,a brief abstract (as of an article or book)  
38173,epoch,a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages  
38174,epoch date_of_reference,(astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded  
38175,eponym,the person for whom something is named; "Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople"  
38176,eponym,the name derived from a person (real or imaginary); "Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down"  
38177,eponymy,the derivation of a general name from that of a famous person  
38178,epos,a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme  
38179,epoxy epoxy_resin epoxy_glue,a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates  
38180,epsilon,the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet  
38181,epsilon_toxin Clostridium_perfringens_epsilon_toxin,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  
38182,eptatretus,a fossil hagfish of the genus Eptatretus  
38183,equal-area_projection equal-area_map_projection,a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe  
38184,equal_opportunity,the right to equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin  
38185,equal_protection_of_the_laws,a right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution and by the due-process clause of the Fifth Amendment  
38186,equal_sign,a sign indicating that the quantities on either side are equal  
38187,equal_temperament,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"  
38188,equality,the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status  
38189,equality equivalence equation par,a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"  
38190,equality_before_the_law,the right to equal protection of the laws  
38191,equalization equalisation leveling,the act of making equal or uniform  
38192,equalizer,a score that makes the match even  
38193,equalizer equaliser,electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion  
38194,equalizing_dividend,a dividend paid to compensate shareholders for losses resulting from a change in the dividend schedule  
38195,equatability,capability of being equated  
38196,equation,a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal  
38197,equation equating,the act of regarding as equal  
38198,equator,a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts  
38199,equator,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"  
38200,equatorial,a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it  
38201,equatorial_current,any of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator  
38202,equerry,an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles  
38203,equerry,a personal attendant of the British royal family  
38204,equestrian_sport,a sport that tests horsemanship  
38205,equidistribution,a flat distribution having equal frequencies of occurrence  
38206,equilateral,a figure whose sides are all equal  
38207,equilateral_triangle equiangular_triangle,a three-sided regular polygon  
38208,equilibration,stabilization by bringing into equilibrium  
38209,equilibrium,a stable situation in which forces cancel one another  
38210,equilibrium labyrinthine_sense vestibular_sense sense_of_balance sense_of_equilibrium,a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head  
38211,equilibrium_constant,(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)  
38212,equilibrium_law law_of_chemical_equilibrium,(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  
38213,equine equid,hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck  
38214,equine_distemper strangles,an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes  
38215,equine_encephalitis equine_encephalomyelitis,encephalitis caused by a virus that is transmitted by a mosquito from an infected horse  
38216,equinoctial_point equinox,(astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic  
38217,equinox,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  
38218,equipment,an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service  
38219,equity,the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it  
38220,equity,the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation  
38221,equivalence,essential equality and interchangeability  
38222,equivalent,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"  
38223,equivalent equivalent_weight combining_weight eq,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  
38224,equivalent-binary-digit_factor,the average number of binary digits needed to express one radix digit in a numeration system that is not binary; on the average a number that can be expressed in N decimal digits takes 3.3N binary digits  
38225,equivocation prevarication evasiveness,intentionally vague or ambiguous  
38226,equivocation tergiversation,falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language  
38227,era epoch,a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event  
38228,era geological_era,a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods  
38229,eradication obliteration,the complete destruction of every trace of something  
38230,erasable_programmable_read-only_memory EPROM,(computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data  
38231,eraser,an implement used to erase something  
38232,erasure,a correction made by erasing; "there were many erasures in the typescript"  
38233,erasure,a surface area where something has been erased; "another word had been written over the erasure"  
38234,erbium Er atomic_number_68,a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium  
38235,erect_bugle blue_bugle Ajuga_genevensis,upright rhizomatous perennial with bright blue flowers; southern Europe  
38236,erectile_dysfunction male_erecticle_dysfunction ED,impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis  
38237,erectile_organ,an organ containing erectile tissue  
38238,erectile_tissue,vascular tissue capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid  
38239,erecting erection,the act of building or putting up  
38240,erecting_prism,a right-angled optical prism used to turn an inverted image upright  
38241,erection,a structure that has been erected  
38242,erection hard-on,an erect penis  
38243,erectness uprightness,the property of being upright in posture  
38244,eremite,a Christian recluse  
38245,eremitism,monasticism characterized by solitude in which the social dimension of life is sacrificed to the primacy of religious experience  
38246,erethism,an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or body part  
38247,erg,a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter  
38248,ergodicity,an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions  
38249,ergonovine Ergotrate_Maleate,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  
38250,ergosterol,a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation  
38251,ergot,a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus  
38252,ergot Claviceps_purpurea,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  
38253,ergotamine,an alkaloid derived from ergot that is less toxic than ergot; causes constriction of blood vessels and is used to treat migraine  
38254,ergotism,poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs  
38255,ergotropism,an affinity for work  
38256,erica true_heath,any plant of the genus Erica  
38257,eriogonum,any plant of the genus Eriogonum with small clustered flowers  
38258,eristic,the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)  
38259,ermine,the expensive white fur of the ermine  
38260,ermine shorttail_weasel Mustela_erminea,mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat  
38261,ern erne grey_sea_eagle gray_sea_eagle European_sea_eagle white-tailed_sea_eagle Haliatus_albicilla,bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland  
38262,erogenous_zone,any area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulation  
38263,erose_leaf,a leaf having a jagged margin as though gnawed  
38264,erosion,condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind  
38265,erosion,a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"  
38266,erosion eroding eating_away wearing wearing_away,(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)  
38267,erotic,an erotic person  
38268,eroticism erotism,a state of anticipation of sexuality  
38269,errancy,(Christianity) holding views that disagree with accepted doctrine; especially disagreement with papal infallibility; "he denies the errancy of the Catholic Church"  
38270,errancy,fallibility as indicated by erring or a tendency to err  
38271,errand,a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission  
38272,erroneousness error,inadvertent incorrectness  
38273,error computer_error,(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer  
38274,error erroneous_belief,a misconception resulting from incorrect information  
38275,error misplay,(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed  
38276,error mistake,part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors"  
38277,error wrongdoing,departure from what is ethically acceptable  
38278,error_correction_code ECC,(telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors  
38279,ersatz,an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation  
38280,eruditeness erudition learnedness learning scholarship encyclopedism encyclopaedism,profound scholarly knowledge  
38281,eruption,symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible  
38282,eruption,the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum  
38283,eruption eructation extravasation,(of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)  
38284,erwinia,rod-shaped motile bacteria that attack plants  
38285,eryngo eringo,any plant of the genus Eryngium  
38286,erysipelas,an acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes  
38287,erythema,abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)  
38288,erythema_multiforme,a red rash caused by hypersensitivity to a drug or disease or other allergen  
38289,erythema_nodosum,skin condition characterized by tender red nodules on the shins and legs  
38290,erythema_nodosum_leprosum ENL,an inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face  
38291,erythrite cobalt_bloom,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  
38292,erythroblast,a nucleated cell in bone marrow from which red blood cells develop  
38293,erythroblastosis,a blood disease characterized by the abnormal presence of erythroblasts in the blood  
38294,erythroblastosis_fetalis,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  
38295,erythrocyte_sedimentation_rate ESR sedimentation_rate sed_rate,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  
38296,erythroderma,any skin disorder involving abnormal redness  
38297,erythromycin Erythrocin E-Mycin Ethril Ilosone Pediamycin,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  
38298,erythropoiesis,the process of producing red blood cells by the stem cells in the bone marrow  
38299,erythropoietin,a glycoprotein secreted by the kidneys that stimulates the production of red blood cells  
38300,escadrille,a small squadron  
38301,escadrille,an air force squadron typically containing six airplanes (as in France during World War I)  
38302,escalade,an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)  
38303,escalader,someone who gains access by the use of ladders  
38304,escalation,an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"  
38305,escalator moving_staircase moving_stairway,a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt  
38306,escalator_clause escalator,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)  
38307,escalope_de_veau_Orloff,lightly sauteed veal cutlets spread with a Soubise sauce and liver paste then sprinkled with grated Parmesan and baked briefly  
38308,escapade lark,any carefree episode  
38309,escape,a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild  
38310,escape,an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape"  
38311,escape,a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"  
38312,escape escapism,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"  
38313,escape flight,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"  
38314,escape leak leakage outflow,the 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"  
38315,escape_hatch,hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency  
38316,escape_mechanism,a form of behavior that evades unpleasant realities  
38317,escape_velocity,the minimum velocity needed to escape a gravitational field  
38318,escape_wheel,gear that engages a rocking lever  
38319,escapee,someone who escapes  
38320,escapement,mechanical device that regulates movement  
38321,escapist dreamer wishful_thinker,a person who escapes into a world of fantasy  
38322,escapologist escape_expert,an entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping  
38323,escapology,the study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment)  
38324,escargot snail,edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic  
38325,escarpment escarp scarp protective_embankment,a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification  
38326,escarpment scarp,a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion  
38327,eschar,a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin  
38328,eschatologist,a theologian who specializes in eschatology  
38329,eschatology,the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind  
38330,escheat,a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs  
38331,escheat,the property that reverts to the state  
38332,escherichia,a genus of enteric bacteria  
38333,escolar Lepidocybium_flavobrunneum,large snake mackerel with rings like spectacles around its eyes  
38334,escort,an attendant who is employed to accompany someone  
38335,escort accompaniment,the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them  
38336,escrow,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  
38337,escrow_funds,funds held in escrow  
38338,escutcheon,(nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed  
38339,escutcheon scutcheon,a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms  
38340,esker,(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets  
38341,esmolol Brevibloc,intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts for only a short time; used primarily for cardiac arrhythmias  
38342,esophageal_smear,alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the esophagus  
38343,esophageal_veins oesophageal_veins venae_esophageae,small veins from the esophagus emptying into the brachiocephalic vein or the azygos veins  
38344,esophagitis oesophagitis,inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux  
38345,esophagogastric_junction oesophagogastric_junction,the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium  
38346,esophagoscope oesophagoscope,an optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus  
38347,esophagus oesophagus gorge gullet,the passage between the pharynx and the stomach  
38348,esoterica,secrets known only to an initiated minority  
38349,espadrille,a sandal with a sole made of rope or rubber and a cloth upper part  
38350,espalier,a trellis on which ornamental shrub or fruit tree is trained to grow flat  
38351,espionage,the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets  
38352,espionage_agent,someone employed to spy on another country or business competitor  
38353,espionage_network,a network of spies  
38354,esplanade,a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore  
38355,espresso,strong black coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans  
38356,espresso_maker,a coffee maker that forces live steam under pressure through dark roasted coffee grounds  
38357,espresso_shop,a cafe where espresso is served  
38358,esprit,liveliness of mind or spirit  
38359,esprit_de_corps morale team_spirit,the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed  
38360,esprit_de_l'escalier,a witty remark that occurs to you too late  
38361,esquire,(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood  
38362,essay,an analytic or interpretive literary composition  
38363,essay,a tentative attempt  
38364,essayist litterateur,a writer of literary works  
38365,essence,any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted  
38366,essential_amino_acid,an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet  
38367,essential_condition sine_qua_non,a prerequisite  
38368,essential_hypertension hyperpiesia hyperpiesis,persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found  
38369,essential_oil volatile_oil,an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings  
38370,essential_thrombocytopenia,the primary form of thrombocytopenia (rather than a shortage of platelets caused by other conditions such as tuberculosis or chemical suppression of bone marrow etc.)  
38371,essential_tremor,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  
38372,essentiality essentialness,basic importance  
38373,established_church,the church that is recognized as the official church of a nation  
38374,establishment,any large organization  
38375,establishment,a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence  
38376,establishment ecesis,(ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat  
38377,establishment validation,the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof  
38378,establishmentarianism establishmentism,the doctrine of supporting the social or political establishment  
38379,estaminet,a small (and usually shabby) cafe selling wine and beer and coffee  
38380,estate,everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities  
38381,estate land landed_estate acres demesne,extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"  
38382,estate_of_the_realm estate the_three_estates,a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights  
38383,estazolam ProSom,a frequently prescribed sleeping pill (trade name ProSom)  
38384,esteem regard respect,the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard"  
38385,ester,organic compound formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water  
38386,esthete aesthete,one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature  
38387,esthetician aesthetician,a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)  
38388,esthetician aesthetician,a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty  
38389,estimate,a statement indicating the likely cost of some job; "he got an estimate from the car repair shop"  
38390,estimate estimation,the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability"  
38391,estimate estimation,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"  
38392,estimate estimation approximation idea,an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"  
38393,estimated_tax,income tax paid periodically on income that is not subject to withholding taxes; based on the taxpayer's predicted tax liability  
38394,estivation aestivation,(zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period  
38395,estivation aestivation,(botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens  
38396,estoppel,a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled  
38397,estradiol oestradiol,the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer  
38398,estradiol_patch,a transdermal patch that allows estradiol to be absorbed into the blood stream; used in treating estrogen deficiency and in hormone replacement therapy  
38399,estriol oestriol,a naturally occurring estrogenic hormone; a synthetic form is used to treat estrogen deficiency  
38400,estrogen oestrogen,a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics  
38401,estrogen_antagonist tamoxifen,an antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancer  
38402,estrone oestrone theelin Estronol,a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency  
38403,estrus oestrus heat rut,applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity  
38404,estuary,the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix  
38405,eta,the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet  
38406,etagere,a piece of furniture with open shelves for displaying small ornaments  
38407,etamine etamin,a soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh; used for curtains or clothing etc.  
38408,etanercept Enbrel,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  
38409,etcetera,additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same; "his report was full of etceteras"  
38410,etcher,someone who etches  
38411,etching,an impression made from an etched plate  
38412,etching,an etched plate made with the use of acid  
38413,eternal_life life_eternal,life without beginning or end  
38414,eternity,a seemingly endless time interval (waiting)  
38415,eternity infinity,time without end  
38416,eternity timelessness timeless_existence,a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife  
38417,ethacrynic_acid Edecrin,diuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema  
38418,ethane C2H6,a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel  
38419,ethchlorvynol Placidyl,a mild sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Placidyl)  
38420,ether,any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom  
38421,ether aether,a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves  
38422,ether ethoxyethane divinyl_ether vinyl_ether diethyl_ether ethyl_ether,a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic  
38423,ethernet,a type of network technology for local area networks; coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second  
38424,ethernet_cable,any of several types of coaxial cable used in ethernets  
38425,ethic ethical_code,a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct  
38426,ethic moral_principle value-system value_orientation,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"  
38427,ethical_motive ethics morals morality,motivation based on ideas of right and wrong  
38428,ethicism,a doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important; "his ethicism often led him to moralize"  
38429,ethicist ethician,a philosopher who specializes in ethics  
38430,ethics moral_philosophy,the philosophical study of moral values and rules  
38431,ethics_committee ethics_panel,a committee appointed to consider ethical issues  
38432,ethmoid ethmoid_bone,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  
38433,ethmoid_sinus ethmoidal_sinus sinus_ethmoidales,a sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose)  
38434,ethmoidal_artery arteria_ethmoidalis,a branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying structures in and around the nasal capsule  
38435,ethmoidal_vein vena_ethmoidalis,veins that drain the ethmoidal sinuses and empty into the superior ophthalmic vein  
38436,ethnarch,the ruler of a province (as in the Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire) or certain religious rulers with secular authority; "the election of Makarios III to archbishop gave him the status of the ethnarch of Cyprus"  
38437,ethnic,a person who is a member of an ethnic group  
38438,ethnic_cleansing,the mass expulsion and killing of one ethnic or religious group in an area by another ethnic or religious group in that area  
38439,ethnic_group ethnos,people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture  
38440,ethnic_joke,a joke at the expense of some ethnic group  
38441,ethnic_minority,a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population  
38442,ethnic_slur,a slur on someone's race or language  
38443,ethnicity,an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties; "ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations"  
38444,ethnocentrism,belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group  
38445,ethnographer,an anthropologist who does ethnography  
38446,ethnography descriptive_anthropology,the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies  
38447,ethnologist,an anthropologist who studies ethnology  
38448,ethnology,the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics  
38449,ethologist,a zoologist who studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats  
38450,ethology,the branch of zoology that studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats  
38451,ethos,(anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era; "the Greek ethos"  
38452,ethosuximide Emeside Zarontin,an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy  
38453,ethyl ethyl_group ethyl_radical,the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom  
38454,ethyl_acetate,a fragrant colorless flammable volatile liquid ester made from ethanol and acetic acid; used in flavorings and perfumes and as a solvent for plastics  
38455,ethyl_alcohol ethanol fermentation_alcohol grain_alcohol,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  
38456,ethyl_chloride,a colorless flammable gas used as a local surface anesthetic  
38457,ethylene ethene,a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic  
38458,ethylene_glycol glycol ethanediol,a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent  
38459,ethylenediaminetetraacetic_acid EDTA,a complex molecule used medically to chelate metal ions in cases of lead or heavy metal poisoning  
38460,etiolation,a pale and sickly appearance; "his etiolation signaled years in prison"  
38461,etiolation,the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something; "the etiolation of the critical tradition"  
38462,etiolation,(botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight; "the etiolation of celery"  
38463,etiologist aetiologist,a specialist in the etiology of diseases  
38464,etiology aetiology,the cause of a disease  
38465,etiology aetiology,the philosophical study of causation  
38466,etiquette,rules governing socially acceptable behavior  
38467,etodolac Lodine,a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Lodine)  
38468,etude,a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity  
38469,etui,small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles  
38470,etymological_dictionary,a dictionary giving the historical origins of each word  
38471,etymologist,a lexicographer who specializes in etymology  
38472,etymology,a history of a word  
38473,etymology,the study of the sources and development of words  
38474,etymon root,a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes  
38475,eubacteria eubacterium true_bacteria,a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella  
38476,eucalyptus,wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber  
38477,eucalyptus eucalypt eucalyptus_tree,a tree of the genus Eucalyptus  
38478,eucalyptus_gum eucalyptus_kino red_gum,reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis  
38479,eucalyptus_oil,an essential oil obtained from the leaves of eucalypts  
38480,euchre five_hundred,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  
38481,eudemon eudaemon good_spirit,a benevolent spirit  
38482,eudemonism endaemonism,an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reason  
38483,eudiometer,measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube for measuring volume changes in chemical reactions between gases  
38484,eugenics,the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)  
38485,euglena,minute single-celled green freshwater organism having a single flagella; often classed as algae  
38486,euglenoid euglenophyte euglenid,marine and freshwater green or colorless flagellate organism  
38487,eukaryote eucaryote,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  
38488,eulogist panegyrist,an orator who delivers eulogies or panegyrics  
38489,eulogy eulogium,a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently  
38490,eunuch castrate,a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction; "eunuchs guarded the harem"  
38491,euphemism,an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh  
38492,euphonium,a bass horn (brass wind instrument) that is the tenor of the tuba family  
38493,euphorbium gum_eurphorbium,an acrid brown gum resin now used mainly in veterinary medicine  
38494,euphoria euphory,a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation  
38495,euphoriant,a psychoactive drug that tends to produce elation and euphoria  
38496,euphuism,any artificially elegant style of language  
38497,euphuism,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  
38498,eupnea eupnoea,normal relaxed breathing  
38499,euro,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  
38500,europium Eu atomic_number_63,a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group  
38501,eurypterid,large extinct scorpion-like arthropod considered related to horseshoe crabs  
38502,eurythmy eurhythmy eurythmics eurhythmics,the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding  
38503,eusporangium,a sporangium that arises from a group of epidermal cells  
38504,eutectic,a mixture of substances having a minimum melting point  
38505,eutectoid_steel,a steel that contains 0.9% carbon (the eutectic point); a carbon steel with 0.9% carbon is pure pearlite  
38506,euthanasia mercy_killing,the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)  
38507,euthenics,the study of methods of improving human well-being and efficient functioning by improving environmental conditions  
38508,eutrophication,excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life; the decomposition of the plants depletes the supply of oxygen, leading to the death of animal life; "he argued that the controlling factor in eutrophication is not nitrate but phosphate"  
38509,evacuation,the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection  
38510,evacuee,a person who has been evacuated from a dangerous place  
38511,evaluation rating,act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of  
38512,evaluation valuation rating,an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship"  
38513,evaluator judge,an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality  
38514,evanescence,the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight; "the evanescence of the morning mist"  
38515,evangelicalism,stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation  
38516,evangelism,zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel  
38517,evangelist revivalist gospeler gospeller,a preacher of the Christian gospel  
38518,evaporated_milk,milk concentrated by evaporation  
38519,evaporative_cooler,a cooling system that cools by evaporation  
38520,evaporite,the sediment that is left after the evaporation of seawater  
38521,evasion,the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver  
38522,evasion equivocation,a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth  
38523,evasion escape dodging,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"  
38524,evasion nonpayment,the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment"  
38525,evasive_answer,(law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint  
38526,eve,the period immediately before something; "on the eve of the French Revolution"  
38527,eve,the day before; "he always arrives on the eve of her departure"  
38528,even-pinnate_leaf abruptly-pinnate_leaf,a pinnate leaf with a pair of leaflets at the apex  
38529,even-toed_ungulate artiodactyl artiodactyl_mammal,placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot  
38530,even_spacing,regularity of spacing  
38531,evening,a later concluding time period; "it was the evening of the Roman Empire"  
38532,evening,the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way; "an evening at the opera"  
38533,evening eve even eventide,the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"  
38534,evening-snow Linanthus_dichotomus,small California annual with white flowers  
38535,evening_bag,a handbag used with evening wear  
38536,evening_grosbeak Hesperiphona_vespertina,North American grosbeak  
38537,evening_primrose,any of several plants of the family Onagraceae  
38538,evening_shift,workers who work during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight)  
38539,evening_shift swing_shift,the work shift during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight)  
38540,evening_star Hesperus Vesper,a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky  
38541,evenness,the parity of even numbers (divisible by two)  
38542,evenness,the quality of being balanced  
38543,evenness invariability,a quality of uniformity and lack of variation  
38544,event,a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory  
38545,event,something that happens at a given place and time  
38546,event case,a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"  
38547,event_planner,someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials)  
38548,eventration,protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal wall  
38549,eventuality contingency contingence,a possible event or occurrence or result  
38550,evergreen evergreen_plant,a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year  
38551,evergreen_bittersweet Euonymus_fortunei_radicans Euonymus_radicans_vegetus,broad and bushy Asiatic twining shrub with pinkish fruit; many subspecies or varieties  
38552,evergreen_blueberry Vaccinium_myrsinites,shrub of the eastern United States having shining evergreen leaves and bluish-black fruit  
38553,evergreen_huckleberry Vaccinium_ovatum,stiff bushy evergreen shrub of western North America having sour black berries and glossy green foliage used in floral arrangements  
38554,evergreen_thorn Crataegus_oxyacantha,evergreen hawthorn of southeastern Europe  
38555,everlasting everlasting_flower,any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color  
38556,everlasting_pea,any of several perennial vines of the genus Lathyrus  
38557,everlastingness,the property of lasting forever  
38558,eversion,the position of being turned outward; "the eversion of the foot"  
38559,everyman,the ordinary person  
38560,eviction constructive_eviction,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  
38561,eviction dispossession legal_ouster,the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law  
38562,evidence,(law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved  
38563,evidence,an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear"  
38564,evidence grounds,your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"  
38565,evil,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  
38566,evil evilness,the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"  
38567,evil immorality wickedness iniquity,morally objectionable behavior  
38568,evil_eye,a look that is believed to have the power of inflicting harm  
38569,evil_spirit,a spirit tending to cause harm  
38570,evisceration,surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient  
38571,evisceration,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"  
38572,evocation,imaginative re-creation  
38573,evocation induction elicitation,stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"  
38574,evocation summoning,calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations  
38575,evoked_potential,the electrical response of the central nervous system produced by an external stimulus; "he measured evoked potentials with an electroencephalogram"  
38576,evolution organic_evolution phylogeny phylogenesis,(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms  
38577,evolutionary_trend,a general direction of evolutionary change  
38578,evolutionist,a person who believes in organic evolution  
38579,ewe,female sheep  
38580,ex-boyfriend,a man who is no longer a woman's boyfriend  
38581,ex-gambler,a former gambler  
38582,ex-husband ex,a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband  
38583,ex-mayor,a former mayor  
38584,ex-president,a former president  
38585,ex-spouse,a person who was formerly a spouse  
38586,ex-wife ex,a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife; "all his exes live in Texas"  
38587,exabit Ebit Eb,a unit of information equal to 1000 petabits or 10^18 bits  
38588,exabyte EB,a unit of information equal to 1000 petabytes or 10^18 bytes  
38589,exabyte exbibyte EB EiB,a unit of information equal to 1024 pebibytes or 2^60 bytes  
38590,exacerbation,violent and bitter exasperation; "his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel"  
38591,exacta perfecta,a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order  
38592,exaction,act of demanding or levying by force or authority; "exaction of tribute"; "exaction of various dues and fees"  
38593,exactness exactitude,the quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude"  
38594,exaggeration,the act of making something more noticeable than usual; "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness"  
38595,exaggeration overstatement magnification,making to seem more important than it really is  
38596,exaltation,the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence  
38597,exaltation,a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead)  
38598,examen,a critical study (as of a writer's work)  
38599,examen examination,a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)  
38600,examination exam test,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"  
38601,examination scrutiny,the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)  
38602,examination testing,the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned  
38603,examiner inspector,an investigator who observes carefully; "the examiner searched for clues"  
38604,examiner tester quizzer,someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications  
38605,example deterrent_example lesson object_lesson,punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him"  
38606,example illustration instance representative,an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"  
38607,exanthem exanthema skin_eruption,eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease  
38608,exanthema_subitum roseola_infantum roseola_infantilis pseudorubella,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  
38609,exarch,a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox Churches in North America  
38610,exarch,a bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan  
38611,exarch,a viceroy who governed a large province in the Roman Empire  
38612,exasperation,actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)  
38613,exbibit Eibit,a unit of information equal to 1024 pebibits or 2^60 bits  
38614,excavation,a hole in the ground made by excavating  
38615,excavation digging dig,the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"  
38616,excavator,a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying  
38617,exceedance,(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"  
38618,excellence,the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree  
38619,excellence excellency,an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels; "a center of manufacturing excellence"; "the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine"  
38620,excelsior wood_shavings,thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing  
38621,exception,grounds for adverse criticism; "his authority is beyond exception"  
38622,exception,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"  
38623,exception exclusion elision,a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"  
38624,excerpt excerption extract selection,a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"  
38625,excess excessiveness inordinateness,immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits  
38626,excess surplus surplusage nimiety,a quantity much larger than is needed  
38627,exchange,chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another  
38628,exchange,a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange"  
38629,exchange,a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members  
38630,exchange,the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"  
38631,exchange,(chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange"  
38632,exchange,(chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"  
38633,exchange interchange,the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an interchange of prisoners"  
38634,exchange interchange,reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"  
38635,exchange_traded_fund ETF,a mutual fund that is traded on a stock exchange  
38636,exchange_transfusion,slow removal of a person's blood and its replacement with equal amounts of a donor's blood  
38637,exchangeability interchangeability interchangeableness fungibility,the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange  
38638,exchanger money_changer,one whose business is to exchange the money of one country for that of another country  
38639,excise excise_tax,a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)  
38640,excitability excitableness volatility,being easily excited  
38641,excitability irritability,excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part  
38642,excitation excitement,something that agitates and arouses; "he looked forward to the excitements of the day"  
38643,excitation innervation irritation,the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland  
38644,excitement excitation inflammation fervor fervour,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"  
38645,exclamation,a loud complaint or protest or reproach  
38646,exclamation exclaiming,an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it"  
38647,exclamation_mark exclamation_point,a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation  
38648,exclusion,the state of being excluded  
38649,exclusionary_rule,a rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct  
38650,exclusive scoop,a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials"  
38651,excogitation,thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it  
38652,excogitator,a thinker who considers carefully and thoroughly  
38653,excommunication excision,the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society  
38654,excommunication exclusion censure,the state of being excommunicated  
38655,excoriation,severe censure  
38656,excrescence,(pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body  
38657,excretory_organ urinary_organ,an organ that separates waste substances from the blood and discharges them  
38658,exculpation,the act of freeing from guilt or blame  
38659,excursion jaunt outing junket pleasure_trip expedition sashay,a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"  
38660,excursion_rate,a reduced rate for a round-trip ticket  
38661,excuse,a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"  
38662,excuse alibi exculpation self-justification,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"  
38663,execration,the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated  
38664,execration condemnation curse,an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group  
38665,executability,capability of being executed; "the job is executable for two million dollars"; "this contract is not executable"  
38666,executant,a performer (usually of musical works)  
38667,execution executing capital_punishment death_penalty,putting a condemned person to death  
38668,execution execution_of_instrument,(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  
38669,execution implementation carrying_out,the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy"  
38670,execution instruction_execution,(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer  
38671,execution writ_of_execution,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  
38672,execution_speed,(computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions; measured in MIPS  
38673,executioner public_executioner,an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant  
38674,executive,persons who administer the law  
38675,executive executive_director,a person responsible for the administration of a business  
38676,executive_agency,an agency of the executive branch of government  
38677,executive_branch Executive_Office_of_the_President,the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws  
38678,executive_clemency,the power (usually of a president or governor) to pardon or commute the sentence of someone convicted in that jurisdiction  
38679,executive_council,a council that shares the supreme executive power  
38680,executive_department,a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States  
38681,executive_officer,the officer second in command  
38682,executive_secretary,a secretary having administrative duties and responsibilities  
38683,executive_session closed_session,a session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to the public  
38684,executive_vice_president,a vice president holding executive power  
38685,executor,a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will  
38686,executor-heir_relation,the responsibility of an executor (or administrator) of an estate to act in the best interests of the heir  
38687,executrix,a woman executor  
38688,exegesis,an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)  
38689,exegete,a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts)  
38690,exemplar example model good_example,something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"  
38691,exemplification illustration,showing by example  
38692,exemption,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"  
38693,exemption freedom,immunity from an obligation or duty  
38694,exemption immunity granting_immunity,an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution"  
38695,exenteration,surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis)  
38696,exercise,(usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches; "academic exercises"  
38697,exercise,an action, often used negatively and without consequences; "an exercise in futility"; "an exercise in cheap talk"  
38698,exercise example,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"  
38699,exercise exercising physical_exercise physical_exertion workout,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"  
38700,exercise practice drill practice_session recitation,systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"  
38701,exercise_bike exercycle,an exercise device resembling a stationary bike  
38702,exercise_device,a device designed to provide exercise for the user  
38703,exfiltration_operation,a clandestine rescue operation to bring a defector or refugee or an operative and family out of danger  
38704,exfoliation,the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin; "exfoliation is increased by sunburn"  
38705,exhalation expiration breathing_out,the act of expelling air from the lungs  
38706,exhaust exhaust_fumes fumes,gases ejected from an engine as waste products  
38707,exhaust exhaust_system,system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged  
38708,exhaust_fan,a fan that moves air out of an enclosure  
38709,exhaust_manifold,a manifold that receives exhaust gases from the cylinders and conducts them to the exhaust pipe  
38710,exhaust_pipe,a pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the muffler  
38711,exhaust_valve,a valve through which burned gases from a cylinder escape into the exhaust manifold  
38712,exhaustion,extreme fatigue  
38713,exhaustion,the act of exhausting something entirely  
38714,exhibit,an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence  
38715,exhibition,the act of exhibiting; "a remarkable exhibition of musicianship"  
38716,exhibition exposition expo,a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display  
38717,exhibition_game practice_game,a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's standing  
38718,exhibition_hall exhibition_area,a large hall for holding exhibitions  
38719,exhibition_season,the time before the regular games begin when football or baseball teams play practice games  
38720,exhibitionism,extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself  
38721,exhibitionism immodesty,the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals  
38722,exhibitionist flasher,someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals  
38723,exhibitionist show-off,someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention  
38724,exhibitor exhibitioner shower,someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see  
38725,exhilaration excitement,the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"  
38726,exhortation,a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action  
38727,exhortation incitement,the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion  
38728,exhumation disinterment digging_up,the act of digging something up out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried  
38729,exigency,a pressing or urgent situation; "the health-care exigency"  
38730,exile deportation expatriation transportation,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"  
38731,exile deportee,a person who is expelled from home or country by authority  
38732,exile expatriate expat,a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country; "American expatriates"  
38733,existential_quantifier existential_operator,a logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts the existence of at least one thing for which the proposition is true  
38734,existentialism existential_philosophy existentialist_philosophy,(philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves  
38735,existentialist existentialist_philosopher existential_philosopher,a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable  
38736,exit,the act of going out  
38737,exit issue outlet way_out,an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue"  
38738,exit_poll,a poll of voters as they leave the voting place; usually taken by news media in order to predict the outcome of an election  
38739,exobiology space_biology astrobiology,the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life  
38740,exocrine_gland exocrine duct_gland,a gland that secretes externally through a duct  
38741,exode,a farcical afterpiece in the ancient Roman theater  
38742,exodontics exodontia,the branch of dentistry dealing with extraction of teeth  
38743,exodontist,a dentist specializing in the extraction of teeth  
38744,exodus hegira hejira,a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment  
38745,exoergic_reaction,a nuclear reaction accompanied by the evolution of energy  
38746,exogamy intermarriage,marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law  
38747,exogenous_depression reactive_depression,an inappropriate state of depression that is precipitated by events in the person's life (to be distinguished from normal grief)  
38748,exogenous_obesity,obesity caused by overeating  
38749,exomphalos,an umbilical hernia at birth in which some abdominal organs push into the umbilical cord  
38750,exon coding_DNA,sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; "exons are interspersed with introns"  
38751,exoneration,the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation  
38752,exonuclease,a nuclease that releases one nucleotide at a time (serially) beginning at one of a nucleic acid  
38753,exophthalmos,protrusion of the eyeball from the socket  
38754,exorbitance outrageousness,excessive excess  
38755,exorcism dispossession,freeing from evil spirits  
38756,exorcist,one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church  
38757,exorcist exorciser,someone who practices exorcism  
38758,exordium,(rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse  
38759,exoskeleton,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  
38760,exosphere,the outermost atmospheric layer  
38761,exostosis,a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)  
38762,exotherm,a compound that gives off heat during its formation and absorbs heat during its decomposition  
38763,exothermic_reaction,a chemical reaction accompanied by the evolution of heat  
38764,exoticism exoticness exotism,the quality of being exotic; "he loved the exoticism of Egypt"  
38765,exotoxin,a toxin that is secreted by microorganisms into the surrounding medium  
38766,expanse,a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky  
38767,expansion,a function expressed as a sum or product of terms; "the expansion of (a+b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2"  
38768,expansion enlargement,the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope  
38769,expansion enlargement elaboration,a discussion that provides additional information  
38770,expansion expanding_upon,adding information or detail  
38771,expansion_bit expansive_bit,a bit with a cutting blade that can be adjusted to different sizes  
38772,expansion_bolt,a bolt that has an attachment that expands as the bolt is driven into a surface  
38773,expansionism,the doctrine of expanding the territory or the economic influence of a country  
38774,expansiveness expansivity,a quality characterized by magnificence of scale or the tendency to expand; "the expansiveness of their extravagant life style was soon curtailed"  
38775,expatiation,a discussion (spoken or written) that enlarges on a topic or theme at length or in detail  
38776,expectation,the feeling that something is about to happen  
38777,expectation outlook prospect,belief about (or mental picture of) the future  
38778,expectedness,ordinariness as a consequence of being expected and not surprising  
38779,expectorant expectorator,a medicine promoting expectoration  
38780,expectoration,the process of coughing up and spitting out  
38781,expedience expediency,the quality of being suited to the end in view  
38782,expedient,a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one  
38783,expedition,an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose; "an expedition was sent to explore Mars"  
38784,expedition,a journey organized for a particular purpose  
38785,expedition military_expedition hostile_expedition,a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country  
38786,expending expenditure,the act of spending money for goods or services  
38787,expense,money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"  
38788,expense,a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of"  
38789,expense disbursal disbursement,amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)  
38790,expense_account travel_and_entertainment_account,an account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expenses  
38791,expense_record,a written record of money spent  
38792,expensiveness,the quality of being high-priced  
38793,experience,an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"  
38794,experience,the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"  
38795,experience,the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"  
38796,experiment,a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard"  
38797,experiment experimentation,the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"  
38798,experiment experimentation,the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation  
38799,experimental_method,the use of controlled observations and measurements to test hypotheses  
38800,experimental_procedure,the specific techniques used in conducting a particular experiment  
38801,experimental_psychology psychonomics,the branch of psychology that uses experimental methods to study psychological issues  
38802,experimentalism,an orientation that favors experimentation and innovation; "the children of psychologists are often raised in an atmosphere of experimentalism"  
38803,experimentalism,an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles  
38804,experimenter,a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas; "she was an experimenter in new forms of poetry"  
38805,experimenter,a research worker who conducts experiments  
38806,experimenter_bias,(psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment  
38807,expert,a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully  
38808,expert_witness,a witness who has knowledge not normally possessed by the average person concerning the topic that he is to testify about  
38809,expertness expertise,skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge  
38810,expiation atonement propitiation,the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)  
38811,explanans,(logic) statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises  
38812,explanation,the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible; "I heard his explanation of the accident"  
38813,explanation,thought that makes something comprehensible  
38814,explanation account,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"  
38815,expletive,a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line  
38816,explicandum explanandum,(logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained  
38817,explication,the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.  
38818,explication,a detailed explanation of the meaning of something  
38819,explication_de_texte,a method of literary criticism that analyzes details of a text in order to reveal its structure and meaning  
38820,explicit_definition,a definition that gives an exact equivalent of the term defined  
38821,explicitness,clarity as a consequence of being explicit  
38822,exploitation development,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"  
38823,exploitation victimization victimisation using,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"  
38824,exploiter user,a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically  
38825,exploration,a systematic consideration; "he called for a careful exploration of the consequences"  
38826,exploration,a careful systematic search  
38827,exploration geographic_expedition,to travel for the purpose of discovery  
38828,explorer adventurer,someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)  
38829,explorer's_gentian Gentiana_calycosa,tufted sometimes sprawling perennial with blue flowers spotted with green; western North America  
38830,explosion,a sudden great increase; "the population explosion"; "the information explosion"  
38831,explosion,the noise caused by an explosion; "the explosion was heard a mile away"  
38832,explosion,a sudden outburst; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage"  
38833,explosion,a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball  
38834,explosion burst,the act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"  
38835,explosion detonation blowup,a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction  
38836,explosive,a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck  
38837,explosive_compound,a compound that is explosive  
38838,explosive_detection_system EDS,a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using X-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports  
38839,explosive_device,device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy  
38840,explosive_mixture,a mixture that is explosive  
38841,explosive_trace_detection ETD,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  
38842,explosive_unit,any unit for measuring the force of explosions  
38843,exponent,someone who expounds and interprets or explains  
38844,exponent power index,a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself  
38845,exponential exponential_function,a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent  
38846,exponential_curve,a graph of an exponential function  
38847,exponential_decay exponential_return,a decrease that follows an exponential function  
38848,exponential_equation,an equation involving exponential functions of a variable  
38849,exponential_expression,a mathematical expression consisting of a constant (especially e) raised to some power  
38850,exponential_series,a series derived from the expansion of an exponential expression  
38851,exponentiation involution,the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power  
38852,export exportation,commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country  
38853,export_credit,a credit opened by an importer with a bank in an exporter's country to finance an export operation  
38854,export_duty,a duty imposed on exports  
38855,exporter,a businessperson who transports goods abroad (for sale)  
38856,exporting exportation,the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country  
38857,expose unmasking,the exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government"  
38858,exposition,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"  
38859,exposition,(music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur  
38860,exposition expounding,a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic  
38861,expositor expounder,a person who explains  
38862,expostulation,an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof  
38863,expostulation remonstrance remonstration objection,the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest  
38864,exposure,the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate; "he used the wrong exposure"  
38865,exposure,the disclosure of something secret; "they feared exposure of their campaign plans"  
38866,exposure,aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces; "the studio had a northern exposure"  
38867,exposure,vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain; "exposure to the weather"; "they died from exposure"  
38868,exposure,the act of exposing film to light  
38869,exposure,presentation to view in an open or public manner; "the exposure of his anger was shocking"  
38870,exposure,abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving an infant out in the open)  
38871,exposure,the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography"  
38872,exposure_therapy,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  
38873,express express_mail,mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system  
38874,express expressage,rapid transport of goods  
38875,express limited,public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York"  
38876,expression,(genetics) the process of expressing a gene  
38877,expression,the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing; "the expression of milk from her breast"  
38878,expression look aspect facial_expression face,the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"  
38879,expression manifestation reflection reflexion,expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"  
38880,expression verbal_expression verbalism,the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours"  
38881,expressionism,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  
38882,expressionist,an artist who is an adherent of expressionism  
38883,expressive_style style,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"  
38884,expressiveness,the quality of being expressive  
38885,expressway freeway motorway pike state_highway superhighway throughway thruway,a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic  
38886,expropriation,taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)  
38887,expulsion projection ejection forcing_out,the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting  
38888,expunction expunging erasure,deletion by an act of expunging or erasing  
38889,expurgation castration,the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work  
38890,expurgator bowdlerizer bowdleriser,a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages; "Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator"  
38891,exquisiteness,extreme beauty of a delicate sort  
38892,extemporization extemporisation improvisation,a performance given extempore without planning or preparation  
38893,extended_care_facility,a medical institution that provides prolonged care (as in cases of prolonged illness or rehabilitation from acute illness)  
38894,extended_family,a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives  
38895,extended_order,a military formation for skirmishing; as widely separated as the tactical situation permits  
38896,extended_time_scale slow_time_scale,(simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is greater than one  
38897,extension,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"  
38898,extension,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"  
38899,extension,act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb  
38900,extension,act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need"  
38901,extension extension_service university_extension,an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students  
38902,extension filename_extension file_name_extension,a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more 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"  
38903,extension lengthiness prolongation,amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet"  
38904,extension telephone_extension extension_phone,an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line  
38905,extension_cord,an electric cord used to extend the length of a power cord  
38906,extension_course,a course offered as part of an extension service  
38907,extension_ladder,a ladder whose length can be extended  
38908,extensor_muscle extensor,a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part  
38909,extent,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"  
38910,extent,the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"  
38911,extenuation mitigation,a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances  
38912,extenuation mitigation palliation,to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious  
38913,exterior_angle external_angle,the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon  
38914,exterior_door outside_door,a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building  
38915,extermination liquidation,the act of exterminating  
38916,exterminator terminator eradicator,someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)  
38917,extern medical_extern,a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there  
38918,external,outward features; "he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion"  
38919,external-combustion_engine,a heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat is converted to mechanical energy  
38920,external_body_part,any body part visible externally  
38921,external_carotid_artery external_carotid,the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head  
38922,external_drive,a drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer by a cable  
38923,external_ear outer_ear,the part of the ear visible externally  
38924,external_gill,occurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature amphibians  
38925,external_iliac_artery,the outer branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body; becomes the femoral artery  
38926,external_iliac_vein,a continuation of the femoral vein; unites with the internal iliac vein to form the common iliac vein  
38927,external_jugular_vein,formed by the junction of the posterior auricular and the retromandibular veins; empties into the subclavian vein  
38928,external_nasal_vein vena_nasalis_externa,one of the veins that drain the external nose and empty into the angular or facial vein  
38929,external_oblique_muscle musculus_obliquus_externus_abdominis abdominal_external_oblique_muscle oblique,a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso  
38930,external_organ,an organ that is situated on or near the surface of the body  
38931,externalization externalisation,attributing to outside causes  
38932,externalization externalisation exteriorization exteriorisation,embodying in an outward form  
38933,exteroception,sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body  
38934,exteroceptor,any receptor that responds to stimuli outside the body  
38935,extinction,no longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the volcano"  
38936,extinction,the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation  
38937,extinction defunctness,no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"  
38938,extinction experimental_extinction,a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus  
38939,extinction extermination,complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs"  
38940,extinction extinguishing quenching,the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights"  
38941,extirpation excision deracination,the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence  
38942,extortion,an exorbitant charge  
38943,extortion,unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"  
38944,extortion,the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)  
38945,extra,an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)  
38946,extra duplicate,something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras in case of an emergency"  
38947,extra_dividend,a dividend paid in addition to the regular dividend  
38948,extra_innings,overtime play until one team is ahead at the end of an inning; e.g. baseball  
38949,extra_large,a garment size for a very large person  
38950,extracapsular_surgery,cataract surgery in which only the front of the lens is removed; the back of the lens capsule remains intact and provides support for the lens implant  
38951,extracellular_fluid ECF,liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid; "the body normally has about 15 quarts of extracellular fluid"  
38952,extraction,the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means  
38953,extraction,the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"  
38954,extractor,an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components  
38955,extracurricular_activity,educational activities not falling within the scope of the regular curriculum  
38956,extradition,the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)  
38957,extrados,the exterior curve of an arch  
38958,extramarital_sex free_love,sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another  
38959,extraneousness,unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand  
38960,extraordinariness,the quality of being extraordinary and not commonly encountered  
38961,extrapolation,(mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values  
38962,extrapolation,an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations  
38963,extrasystole,a premature systole resulting in a momentary cardiac arrhythmia  
38964,extraterrestrial_being extraterrestrial alien,a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere  
38965,extraterrestrial_object estraterrestrial_body,a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere  
38966,extravagance extravagancy,the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth; "we were surprised by the extravagance of his description"  
38967,extravagance prodigality lavishness highlife high_life,excessive spending  
38968,extravagance prodigality profligacy,the trait of spending extravagantly  
38969,extravaganza,any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment  
38970,extravasation,an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation  
38971,extravasation,the process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into surrounding tissues; said of blood or lymph or urine  
38972,extraversion extroversion,(psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self  
38973,extreme,the furthest or highest degree of something; "he carried it to extremes"  
38974,extreme_point extreme extremum,the point located farthest from the middle of something  
38975,extremely_high_frequency EHF,30 to 300 gigahertz  
38976,extremely_low_frequency ELF,below 3 kilohertz  
38977,extremeness,the quality of being extreme  
38978,extremism,any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies  
38979,extremist,a person who holds extreme views  
38980,extremity,an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)  
38981,extremity,the greatest or utmost degree; "the extremity of despair"  
38982,extremity,the outermost or farthest region or point  
38983,extremity,that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso  
38984,extremity appendage member,an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm"  
38985,extremum peak,the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak"  
38986,extrinsic_fraud collateral_fraud,fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial  
38987,extropy,the prediction that human intelligence and technology will enable life to expand in an orderly way throughout the entire universe  
38988,extrovert extravert,(psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings  
38989,extrusion expulsion,squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple"  
38990,exuberance,joyful enthusiasm  
38991,exuberance enthusiasm ebullience,overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval  
38992,exudate exudation,a substance that oozes out from plant pores  
38993,exudation transudation,the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes  
38994,exultation jubilance jubilancy jubilation,a feeling of extreme joy  
38995,exultation rejoicing jubilation,the utterance of sounds expressing great joy  
38996,exurbia,a residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia  
38997,exuviae,cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysis  
38998,eyas,an unfledged or nestling hawk  
38999,eye,attention to what is seen; "he tried to catch her eye"  
39000,eye,good discernment (either visually or as if visually); "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye"  
39001,eye,a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye"  
39002,eye oculus optic,the organ of sight  
39003,eye-beaming,a radiant glance of the eye; "he pretended profundity by eye-beamings at people"  
39004,eye-catcher,a striking person or thing that attracts attention  
39005,eye-lotion eyewash collyrium,lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes  
39006,eye_bank,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  
39007,eye_candy,visual images that are pleasing to see but are intellectually undemanding; "he wanted to put some eye candy on their web site"  
39008,eye_chart,a chart that is read from a fixed distance; used as a test of vision  
39009,eye_clinic,a clinic where specialist care for a patient's eyes  
39010,eye_condition,the condition of the optical properties of the eye  
39011,eye_contact,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"  
39012,eye_contact,contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other; "a teacher should make eye contact with the students"  
39013,eye_dialect,the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speaker  
39014,eye_disease,any disease of the eye  
39015,eye_movement,the movement of the eyes  
39016,eye_opener,an alcoholic drink intended to wake one up early in the morning  
39017,eye_opener,something surprising and revealing  
39018,eye_operation eye_surgery,any surgical procedure involving the eyes  
39019,eye_rhyme,an imperfect rhyme (e.g., `love' and `move')  
39020,eye_socket orbit cranial_orbit orbital_cavity,the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball  
39021,eyeball orb,the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye  
39022,eyebrow brow supercilium,the arch of hair above each eye  
39023,eyebrow_pencil,makeup provided by a cosmetic pencil that is used to darken the eyebrows  
39024,eyecup eyebath eye_cup,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"  
39025,eyedness,the property of favoring one eye over the other (as in taking aim)  
39026,eyedrop eye-drop,a drop from an eye dropper  
39027,eyedrop eye-drop,a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists  
39028,eyeful,a strikingly beautiful woman; "she was a statuesque redheaded eyeful"  
39029,eyeful,a full view; a good look; "they wanted to see violence and they got an eyeful"  
39030,eyeglass_wearer,a person who wears spectacles in order to see better  
39031,eyelash lash cilium,any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids  
39032,eyelessness,blindness due to loss of the eyes  
39033,eyelet eyehole,a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar  
39034,eyelid lid palpebra,either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer"  
39035,eyeliner,makeup applied to emphasize the shape of the eyes  
39036,eyepatch patch,a protective cloth covering for an injured eye  
39037,eyepiece ocular,combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments  
39038,eyes,opinion or judgment; "in the eyes of the law"; "I was wrong in her eyes"  
39039,eyeshadow,makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes  
39040,eyesight seeing sightedness,normal use of the faculty of vision  
39041,eyesore,something very ugly and offensive  
39042,eyespot ocellus,an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color  
39043,eyestrain asthenopia,a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem  
39044,eyewitness,a spectator who can describe what happened  
39045,eyrir,100 aurar equal 1 krona in Iceland  
39046,fa,the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization  
39047,fa_la fal_la,meaningless syllables in the refrain of a partsong  
39048,fable parable allegory apologue,a short moral story (often with animal characters)  
39049,fabric cloth material textile,artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"  
39050,fabrication assembly,the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)  
39051,fabrication fiction fable,a deliberately false or improbable account  
39052,fabrication fictionalization fictionalisation,writing in a fictional form  
39053,fabrication manufacture manufacturing,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"  
39054,fabulist,a person who tells or invents fables  
39055,facade frontage frontal,the face or front of a building  
39056,facade window_dressing,a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant  
39057,face,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"  
39058,face,the part of an animal corresponding to the human face  
39059,face,status in the eyes of others; "he lost face"  
39060,face,the general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing"  
39061,face,the striking or working surface of an implement  
39062,face,the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); "he dealt the cards face down"  
39063,face,a vertical surface of a building or cliff  
39064,face human_face,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"  
39065,face-amount_certificate_company,a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date  
39066,face-off,(ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players  
39067,face_angle,the angle formed by two edges of a polyhedral angle  
39068,face_card picture_card court_card,one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face  
39069,face_guard,face mask consisting of a strong wire mesh on the front of football helmets  
39070,face_lift facelift face_lifting,a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes; "give your home a facelift"; "more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction"  
39071,face_lift facelift lift face_lifting cosmetic_surgery rhytidectomy rhytidoplasty nip_and_tuck,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"  
39072,face_mask,mask that provides a protective covering for the face in such sports as baseball or football or hockey  
39073,face_powder,cosmetic powder for the face  
39074,face_recognition,the visual perception of familiar faces  
39075,face_recognition facial_recognition automatic_face_recognition,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"  
39076,face_saver face_saving,an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)  
39077,face_time,work time spent at the location of or in the presence of other people; "instead of working on the problem at home he devoted face time to it at the office"  
39078,face_value,the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth  
39079,face_veil,a piece of more-or-less transparent material that covers the face  
39080,faceplate,a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component)  
39081,facer,(a dated Briticism) a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced  
39082,facet,a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)  
39083,facet_plane,the plane of a facet of an object (as of a cube)  
39084,facetiousness,playful humor  
39085,facial,care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams  
39086,facial facial_nerve nervus_facialis seventh_cranial_nerve,cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles  
39087,facial_artery arteria_facialis external_maxillary_artery,an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face  
39088,facial_expression facial_gesture,a gesture executed with the facial muscles  
39089,facial_hair,hair on the face (especially on the face of a man)  
39090,facial_index,the ratio (in percent) of the maximum width to the maximum height of the face  
39091,facial_muscle,any of the skeletal muscles of the face  
39092,facial_profiling,identification of criminals and terrorist by means of videotapes of their faces; "facial profiling is a new form of airport security"  
39093,facial_tissue,tissue paper suitable for use on the face  
39094,facial_vein vena_facialis,any of several veins draining the face  
39095,facilitation,the condition of being made easy (or easier); "social facilitation is an adaptive condition"  
39096,facilitation,(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  
39097,facilitation,act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something  
39098,facilitator,someone who makes progress easier  
39099,facility,something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service; "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities"; "educational facilities"  
39100,facility,a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility"  
39101,facility installation,a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"  
39102,facility readiness,a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen  
39103,facing,a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening  
39104,facing cladding,a protective covering that protects the outside of a building  
39105,facing veneer,an ornamental coating to a building  
39106,facsimile autotype,an exact copy or reproduction  
39107,facsimile facsimile_machine fax,duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio  
39108,fact,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"  
39109,fact,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"  
39110,fact,a concept whose truth can be proved; "scientific hypotheses are not facts"  
39111,fact,a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case"  
39112,faction sect,a dissenting clique  
39113,factoid,something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print  
39114,factoid,a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item  
39115,factor,any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together  
39116,factor,anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome"  
39117,factor,an independent variable in statistics  
39118,factor_analysis,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 variables that account for the interrelations observed in the data  
39119,factor_of_proportionality constant_of_proportionality,the constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y; usually written y = kx, where k is the factor of proportionality  
39120,factorial,the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer; "1, 2, 6, 24, and 120 are factorials"  
39121,factorization factorisation factoring,(mathematics) the resolution of an expression into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original expression  
39122,factory mill manufacturing_plant manufactory,a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing  
39123,factory_price,price charged for goods picked up at the factory  
39124,factory_ship,a whaling ship equipped to process whale products at sea  
39125,factory_whistle,a whistle at a factory that is sounded to announce times for starting or stopping work  
39126,factotum,a servant employed to do a variety of jobs  
39127,factuality factualness,the quality of being actual or based on fact; "the realm of factuality must be distinguished from the realm of imagination"  
39128,facula,a bright spot on a planet  
39129,facula solar_facula,a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots  
39130,faculty mental_faculty module,one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind  
39131,fad craze furor furore cult rage,an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"  
39132,fad_diet,a reducing diet that enjoys temporary popularity  
39133,faddist,a person who subscribes to a variety of fads  
39134,fade disappearance,gradually ceasing to be visible  
39135,fadeout,a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances  
39136,fading_away,gradually diminishing in brightness or loudness or strength  
39137,fado,a sad Portuguese folksong  
39138,fag_end,the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope  
39139,fag_end tail tail_end,the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"  
39140,fagot faggot,a bundle of sticks and branches bound together  
39141,fagot faggot fag fairy nance pansy queen queer poof poove pouf,offensive term for a homosexual man  
39142,fagot_stitch faggot_stitch,the stitch that ties a group of parallel threads together in fagoting  
39143,fagoting faggoting,embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches  
39144,faience,glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors  
39145,fail-safe,a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction  
39146,failing flunk,failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report"  
39147,failing weakness,a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"  
39148,faille,a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton  
39149,failure,lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"  
39150,failure,loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure"  
39151,failure,an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"  
39152,failure,an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"  
39153,failure,an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"  
39154,failure loser nonstarter unsuccessful_person,a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently  
39155,faineance idleness,the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work  
39156,faint swoon syncope deliquium,a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain  
39157,faintheartedness faintness,the trait of lacking boldness and courage; "faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose"  
39158,faintness,a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon  
39159,faintness,the property of being without strength; "the faintness or potency of the feeling"  
39160,faintness,barely audible  
39161,fair,gathering of producers to promote business; "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair"  
39162,fair,a competitive exhibition of farm products; "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair"  
39163,fair-trade_act,formerly a state law that protected manufacturers from price-cutting by allowing them to set minimum retail prices for their merchandise; eliminated by the United States Congress in 1975  
39164,fair-trade_agreement,an agreement (illegal in the United States) between the manufacturer of a trademarked item of merchandise and its retail distributors to sell the item at a price at or above the price set by the manufacturer  
39165,fair_ball,(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  
39166,fair_catch,(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  
39167,fair_chance sporting_chance,a reasonable probability of success  
39168,fair_copy,a clean copy of a corrected draft  
39169,fair_deal square_deal,fair treatment  
39170,fair_hearing,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)  
39171,fair_trade,trade that satisfies certain criteria on the supply chain of the goods involved, usually including fair payment for producers; often with other social and environmental considerations  
39172,fair_trade,trade that is conducted legally  
39173,fair_use,the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties  
39174,fair_weather sunshine temperateness,moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities  
39175,fairground,an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses  
39176,fairlead,a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing  
39177,fairness equity,conformity with rules or standards; "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim"  
39178,fairness fair-mindedness candor candour,ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty  
39179,fairness_commission,a commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing views  
39180,fairway,the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters  
39181,fairway,a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement  
39182,fairway,the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short  
39183,fairy faery faerie fay sprite,a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers  
39184,fairy-ring_mushroom Marasmius_oreades,mushroom that grows in a fairy ring  
39185,fairy_bluebird bluebird,fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies  
39186,fairy_cup Mitella_diphylla,miterwort of northeastern North America usually with two opposite leaves on erect flowering stems that terminate in erect racemes of white flowers  
39187,fairy_godmother,a generous benefactor  
39188,fairy_godmother,a female character in some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine  
39189,fairy_light,a small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas)  
39190,fairy_ring fairy_circle,a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium  
39191,fairy_shrimp,small freshwater branchiopod having a transparent body with many appendages; swims on its back  
39192,fairy_swallow,fancy domestic pigeon having blue-and-white plumage and heavily muffed feet  
39193,fairyland faerie faery,the enchanted realm of fairies  
39194,fairytale fairy_tale fairy_story,a story about fairies; told to amuse children  
39195,fairytale fairy_tale fairy_story cock-and-bull_story song_and_dance,an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse  
39196,fait_accompli accomplished_fact,an irreversible accomplishment  
39197,faith,loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"  
39198,faith trust,complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"  
39199,faith_healing faith_cure,care provided through prayer and faith in God  
39200,faithful,any loyal and steadfast following  
39201,faithlessness falseness fickleness inconstancy,unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous  
39202,fake sham postiche,something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be  
39203,fake_book,a fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly  
39204,fakery,the act of faking (or the product of faking)  
39205,fakir fakeer faqir faquir,a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man  
39206,falafel felafel,small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds  
39207,falangist phalangist,a Spanish member of General Franco's political party  
39208,falchion,a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point  
39209,falciform_ligament,a ligament that attaches part of the liver to the diaphragm and the abdominal wall  
39210,falcon,diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight  
39211,falcon-gentle falcon-gentil,female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon  
39212,falconer hawker,a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry  
39213,falconry,the art of training falcons to hunt and return  
39214,fall,a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides"  
39215,fall,a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"  
39216,fall autumn,the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973"  
39217,fall downfall,a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"  
39218,fall pin,when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat  
39219,fall-blooming_hydrangea Hydrangea_paniculata,deciduous shrub or small tree with pyramidal flower clusters  
39220,fall_armyworm Spodoptera_frugiperda,larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small grains  
39221,fall_cankerworm,green or brown white-striped looper; larva of Alsophila pometaria  
39222,fall_dandelion arnica_bud Leontodon_autumnalis,fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower; naturalized in the United States  
39223,fall_webworm Hyphantria_cunea,a variety of webworm  
39224,fallaciousness,result of a fallacy or error in reasoning  
39225,fallacy false_belief,a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning  
39226,fallboard fall-board,the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played  
39227,faller,a person who falls; "one of them was safe but they were unable to save the faller"; "a faller among thieves"  
39228,fallibility,the likelihood of making errors  
39229,fallout radioactive_dust,the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion  
39230,fallout_shelter,a shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb  
39231,fallow,cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons  
39232,fallow_deer Dama_dama,small Eurasian deer  
39233,falls,the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)  
39234,false_alarm,a warning that is given about something that fails to occur  
39235,false_alumroot fringe_cups Tellima_grandiflora,plant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream-colored or pale pink fringed flowers in several long racemes; Alaska to coastal central California and east to Idaho  
39236,false_asphodel,a plant of the genus Tofieldia having linear chiefly basal leaves and small spicate flowers  
39237,false_azalea fool's_huckleberry Menziesia_ferruginea,straggling shrub of northwestern North America having foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped flowers  
39238,false_bottom,a horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom)  
39239,false_bracken Culcita_dubia,resembles Pteridium aquilinum; of Queensland, Australia  
39240,false_buckthorn chittamwood chittimwood shittimwood black_haw Bumelia_lanuginosa,deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico  
39241,false_bugbane Trautvetteria_carolinensis,tall perennial of the eastern United States having large basal leaves and white summer flowers  
39242,false_chamomile,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  
39243,false_deathcap Amanita_mappa,agaric often confused with the death cup  
39244,false_dragonhead false_dragon_head obedient_plant Physostegia_virginiana,North American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or white flowers  
39245,false_face,a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume  
39246,false_foxglove Aureolaria_pedicularia Gerardia_pedicularia,multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia  
39247,false_foxglove Aureolaria_virginica Gerardia_virginica,sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia  
39248,false_gavial Tomistoma_schlegeli,crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial  
39249,false_goatsbeard Astilbe_biternata,North American astilbe with panicles of creamy white flowers  
39250,false_gromwell,any of several North American perennial herbs with hairy foliage and small yellowish or greenish flowers  
39251,false_heather golden_heather Hudsonia_ericoides,North American decumbent evergreen heathlike plant with yellow flowers  
39252,false_imprisonment,(law) confinement without legal authority  
39253,false_indigo bastard_indigo Amorpha_californica,an erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers  
39254,false_indigo bastard_indigo Amorpha_fruticosa,dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers  
39255,false_lily_of_the_valley Maianthemum_bifolium,small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan  
39256,false_lily_of_the_valley Maianthemum_canadense,small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowers  
39257,false_lupine golden_pea yellow_pea Thermopsis_macrophylla,western United States bushy herb having yellow pea-like flowers  
39258,false_mallow,an American plant of the genus Malvastrum  
39259,false_miterwort false_mitrewort Tiarella_unifoliata,plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California and east to Montana  
39260,false_morel,a fungus of the family Helvellaceae  
39261,false_nettle bog_hemp,any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs  
39262,false_pregnancy pseudocyesis,physiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy but is not pregnant  
39263,false_pretense false_pretence,(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation  
39264,false_return,an incorrect income tax return  
39265,false_rue_anemone false_rue Isopyrum_biternatum,slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue  
39266,false_saber-toothed_tiger,North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene; much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon  
39267,false_sago fern_palm Cycas_circinalis,southeastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliage  
39268,false_scorpion pseudoscorpion,small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion  
39269,false_tamarisk German_tamarisk Myricaria_germanica,Eurasian shrub resembling the tamarisk  
39270,false_teeth,a removable denture  
39271,false_truffle,any of various fungi of the family Rhizopogonaceae having subterranean fruiting bodies similar to the truffle  
39272,false_vampire false_vampire_bat,any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects  
39273,false_verdict,a manifestly unjust verdict; not true to the evidence  
39274,false_vocal_cord false_vocal_fold superior_vocal_cord ventricular_fold vestibular_fold,either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization  
39275,false_wintergreen Pyrola_americana Pyrola_rotundifolia_americana,evergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and numerous white flowers  
39276,falsehood falsity untruth,a false statement  
39277,falsetto,a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register  
39278,falsie,padding that is worn inside a brassiere  
39279,falsification falsehood,the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting  
39280,falsification falsifying disproof refutation refutal,the act of determining that something is false  
39281,falsification misrepresentation,a willful perversion of facts  
39282,falsifier,someone who falsifies  
39283,falsity falseness,the state of being false or untrue; "argument could not determine its truth or falsity"  
39284,falun_gong,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  
39285,fame,favorable public reputation  
39286,fame celebrity renown,the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed  
39287,familial_hypercholesterolemia,congenital disorder characterized by high levels of cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis  
39288,familiar,a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support  
39289,familiar familiar_spirit,a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard  
39290,familiarity,usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known  
39291,familiarity impropriety indecorum liberty,an act of undue intimacy  
39292,familiarity intimacy closeness,close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy"  
39293,familiarization familiarisation,the experience of becoming familiar with something  
39294,family,(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family"  
39295,family family_line folk kinfolk kinsfolk sept phratry,people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"  
39296,family family_unit,primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"  
39297,family fellowship,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"  
39298,family household house home menage,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"; "the family refused to accept his will"  
39299,family_Bible,a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births  
39300,family_business,a corporation that is entirely owned by the members of a single family  
39301,family_court domestic_relations_court court_of_domestic_relations,a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)  
39302,family_doctor,a general practitioner who treats all the family members  
39303,family_history,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  
39304,family_man,a man whose family is of major importance in his life  
39305,family_practice family_medicine,medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit  
39306,family_room,a recreation room in a private house  
39307,family_therapy,any of several therapeutic approaches in which a family is treated as a whole  
39308,famine,a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death  
39309,famotidine Pepcid,a histamine blocker (trade name Pepcid) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux  
39310,famulus,a close attendant (as to a scholar)  
39311,fan,a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces  
39312,fan buff devotee lover,an ardent follower and admirer  
39313,fan_belt,a belt driven by the crankshaft that drives a fan that pulls air through the radiator  
39314,fan_blade,blade of a rotating fan  
39315,fan_dance,a solo dance in which large fans are manipulated to suggest or reveal nakedness  
39316,fan_letter,a letter that is a piece of fan mail  
39317,fan_mail,mail sent to public figures from their admirers; "he hired someone to answer his fan mail"  
39318,fan_palm,palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves  
39319,fan_tracery,the carved tracery on fan vaulting  
39320,fan_vaulting,an elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge like fans  
39321,fanaloka Fossa_fossa,civet of Madagascar  
39322,fanatic fiend,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  
39323,fanaticism fanatism zealotry,excessive intolerance of opposing views  
39324,fancier enthusiast,a person having a strong liking for something  
39325,fancy,imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination; "never had the wildest flights of fancy imagined such magnificence"  
39326,fancy_dress masquerade masquerade_costume,a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party  
39327,fancy_goods,goods that are chiefly ornamental  
39328,fancy_man paramour,a woman's lover  
39329,fandango,a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets  
39330,fandom,the fans of a sport or famous person  
39331,fang,an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs  
39332,fang,canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey  
39333,fang,hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison  
39334,fanion,a small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a position  
39335,fanjet fan-jet fanjet_engine turbojet turbojet_engine turbofan turbofan_engine,a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust  
39336,fanjet fan-jet turbofan turbojet,an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine  
39337,fanlight,a semicircular window over a door or window; usually has sash bars like the ribs of a fan  
39338,fanny_pack butt_pack,a waist pack worn with the pouch in back  
39339,fantail,an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship  
39340,fantan fan_tan,a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4)  
39341,fantan sevens parliament,a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards  
39342,fantasia,a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes  
39343,fantasist,a creator of fantasies  
39344,fantast futurist,someone who predicts the future  
39345,fantasy phantasy,fiction with a large amount of imagination in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies"  
39346,fantasy phantasy,imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy"  
39347,fantasy_life phantasy_life,an imaginary life lived in a fantasy world  
39348,fantasy_world phantasy_world fairyland,something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)  
39349,fantods,an ill-defined state of irritability and distress  
39350,far_cry,distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry; "it's a far cry from here"  
39351,far_cry,a disappointing disparity; "it was a far cry from what he had expected"  
39352,farad F,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  
39353,farandole,a lively dance from Provence; all the dancers join hands and execute various figures  
39354,farce farce_comedy travesty,a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations  
39355,fardel,a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)  
39356,fare,a paying (taxi) passenger  
39357,fare,the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed  
39358,fare transportation,the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance  
39359,fare-stage,a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same  
39360,fare-thee-well,state of perfection; the utmost degree; "they polished the furniture to a fare-thee-well"  
39361,fare_increase,increase in the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance  
39362,farewell leave leave-taking parting,the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"  
39363,farewell word_of_farewell,an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting  
39364,farfalle bowtie_pasta,pasta shaped with scalloped edges and pinched in the middle, suggestive of a bow tie  
39365,farina,fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings  
39366,farkleberry sparkleberry Vaccinium_arboreum,shrub or small tree of eastern United States having black inedible berries  
39367,farm,workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm"  
39368,farm_bill,a statute that would regulate farm production and prices  
39369,farm_boy,a boy who has grown up on a farm  
39370,farm_building,a building on a farm  
39371,farm_girl,a girl who has grown up on a farm  
39372,farm_horse dobbin,a quiet plodding workhorse  
39373,farm_machine,a machine used in farming  
39374,farm_team farm_club,a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball)  
39375,farmer husbandman granger sodbuster,a person who operates a farm  
39376,farmer's_lung thresher's_lung,alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay  
39377,farmer's_market green_market greenmarket,an open-air marketplace for farm products  
39378,farmerette,a woman working on a farm  
39379,farmhand fieldhand field_hand farm_worker,a hired hand on a farm  
39380,farmhouse,house for a farmer and family  
39381,farming agriculture husbandry,the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock  
39382,farming land,agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"  
39383,farmland farming_area,a rural area where farming is practiced  
39384,farmplace farm-place farmstead,a farm together with its buildings  
39385,farmstead,the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm  
39386,farmyard,an area adjacent to farm buildings  
39387,farness remoteness farawayness,the property of being remote  
39388,faro,a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box  
39389,farrier horseshoer,a person who shoes horses  
39390,farrow farrowing,the production of a litter of pigs  
39391,fart farting flatus wind breaking_wind,a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus  
39392,farthing,a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny  
39393,farthingale,a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries  
39394,fartlek,a method of athletic training (especially for runners) in which strenuous effort and normal effort alternate in a continuous exercise  
39395,fasces,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  
39396,fascia facia,a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc  
39397,fascicle fascicule,an installment of a printed work  
39398,fasciculation,muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers  
39399,fascination,the capacity to attract intense interest; "he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations"  
39400,fascination captivation,the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)  
39401,fascioliasis fasciolosis,infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot  
39402,fasciolopsiasis,infestation with the large intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski; common in eastern Asia  
39403,fascism,a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)  
39404,fascist,an adherent of fascism or other authoritarian views  
39405,fascista,an Italian fascist under Mussolini  
39406,fashion,the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior  
39407,fashion,consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode  
39408,fashion,characteristic or habitual practice  
39409,fashion_consultant fashionmonger,someone who advises you about fashionable clothing  
39410,fashion_plate,a plate illustrating the latest fashion in dress  
39411,fast fasting,abstaining from food  
39412,fast_break,(basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball  
39413,fast_buck quick_buck,quick or easy earnings; "they are traders out to make a fast buck"  
39414,fast_day,a day designated for fasting  
39415,fast_food,inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly  
39416,fast_lane,a hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipation; "life in fashion's fast lane has taught her a lot"  
39417,fast_lane,the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving rapidly  
39418,fast_reactor,nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used  
39419,fast_time_scale,(simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is less than one  
39420,fast_track,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"  
39421,fastball heater smoke hummer bullet,(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"  
39422,fastener,a person who fastens or makes fast; "he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was"  
39423,fastener fastening holdfast fixing,restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place  
39424,fastening attachment,the act of fastening things together  
39425,fastidiousness,the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style; "neatness and fastidiousness of dress"  
39426,fastnacht,doughnut traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday  
39427,fastness fixedness fixity fixture secureness,the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment  
39428,fat,a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat"  
39429,fat-soluble_vitamin,any vitamin that is soluble in fats  
39430,fat_cat,a wealthy and privileged person  
39431,fat_cell adipose_cell,cells composed of fat  
39432,fat_chance slim_chance,little or no chance of success  
39433,fat_embolism,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  
39434,fat_farm,a health spa that specializes in helping people lose weight  
39435,fat_metabolism,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  
39436,fata_morgana,a mirage in the Strait of Messina (attributed to the Arthurian sorcerer Morgan le Fay)  
39437,fatal_accident casualty,an accident that causes someone to die  
39438,fatalism,a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable  
39439,fatalism,a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them  
39440,fatalist determinist predestinarian predestinationist,anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny  
39441,fatality,the quality of being able to cause death or fatal disasters  
39442,fatality human_death,a death resulting from an accident or a disaster; "a decrease in the number of automobile fatalities"  
39443,fatback,salt pork from the back of a hog carcass  
39444,fathead goof goofball bozo jackass goose cuckoo twat zany,a man who is a stupid incompetent fool  
39445,father,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"  
39446,father male_parent begetter,a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"  
39447,father-figure,a man (often a powerful or influential man) who arouses emotions usually felt for your real father and with whom you identify psychologically  
39448,father-in-law,the father of your spouse  
39449,father_figure father_surrogate,a man who takes over all the functions of the real father  
39450,fatherhood,the status of a religious leader  
39451,fatherhood,the status of a father  
39452,fatherhood paternity,the kinship relation between an offspring and the father  
39453,fatherland homeland motherland mother_country country_of_origin native_land,the country where you were born  
39454,fatherliness paternal_quality,the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father; "the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears"  
39455,fathom fthm,a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth  
39456,fathom fthm,(mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore  
39457,fatigability,susceptibility to fatigue; a tendency to get tired or lose strength  
39458,fatigue,used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress; "metal fatigue"  
39459,fatigue,(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"  
39460,fatigue weariness tiredness,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"  
39461,fatigue_crack,a crack in metal resulting from metal fatigue  
39462,fatigue_duty fatigue,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"  
39463,fatigue_fracture stress_fracture,fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury  
39464,fatigue_party,a group of soldiers on fatigue duty  
39465,fatigues,military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor  
39466,fatness fat blubber avoirdupois,excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"  
39467,fatso fatty fat_person roly-poly butterball,a rotund individual  
39468,fattism fatism,discrimination against people who are overweight  
39469,fatty_acid,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  
39470,fatty_liver,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  
39471,fatwa,a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority  
39472,fatwah,(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"  
39473,faubourg,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"  
39474,fauces,the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx  
39475,faucet spigot,a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir  
39476,fauld,a piece of armor plate below the breastplate  
39477,fault,(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"  
39478,fault,responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John's fault"  
39479,fault,(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"  
39480,fault faulting geological_fault shift fracture break,(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"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"  
39481,fault_line,(geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface  
39482,faultfinding carping,persistent petty and unjustified criticism  
39483,faultlessness impeccability,the quality of being without an error or fault  
39484,faun,ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr  
39485,fauna zoology,all the animal life in a particular region or period; "the fauna of China"; "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch"  
39486,fauteuil,an upholstered armchair  
39487,fauvism,an art movement launched in 1905 whose work was characterized by bright and nonnatural colors and simple forms; influenced the expressionists  
39488,faux_pas gaffe solecism slip gaucherie,a socially awkward or tactless act  
39489,fava_bean broad_bean,shell beans cooked as lima beans  
39490,favism,anemia resulting from eating fava beans; victims have an inherited blood abnormality and enzyme deficiency  
39491,favor favour,a feeling of favorable regard  
39492,favor favour,an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season"  
39493,favor favour,an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor"  
39494,favor favour,an act of gracious kindness  
39495,favorableness favourableness advantageousness positivity positiveness profitableness,the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome  
39496,favorite favourite,something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites"  
39497,favorite_son,a United States politician favored mainly in his or her home state  
39498,favoritism favouritism,an inclination to favor some person or group  
39499,favus,a contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East  
39500,fawn,a young deer  
39501,fawn_lily Erythronium_californicum,California dogtooth violet with creamy white flowers sometimes yellow-tinged  
39502,fear fearfulness fright,an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)  
39503,fear reverence awe veneration,a feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration"  
39504,fearfulness,the trait of being afraid  
39505,fearlessness,the trait of feeling no fear  
39506,fearlessness bravery,feeling no fear  
39507,feasibility feasibleness,the quality of being doable  
39508,feast,something experienced with great delight; "a feast for the eyes"  
39509,feast_day fete_day,a day designated for feasting  
39510,feasting banqueting,eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)  
39511,feat effort exploit,a notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort"  
39512,feather feathering,turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls  
39513,feather plume plumage,the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds  
39514,feather_ball Mammillaria_plumosa,a low tuberculate cactus with white feathery spines; northeastern Mexico  
39515,feather_bed featherbed,a mattress stuffed with feathers  
39516,feather_boa boa,a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur  
39517,feather_palm,palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves  
39518,feather_reed_grass feathertop Calamagrostis_acutiflora,a variety of reed grass  
39519,feather_star comatulid,free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms; found on muddy sea bottoms  
39520,featherbedding,the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required  
39521,featheredge,a thin tapering edge  
39522,featherfoil feather-foil,a plant of the genus Hottonia  
39523,feathertop feathertop_grass Pennistum_villosum,northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles  
39524,featherweight,an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds  
39525,featherweight,weighs 126-139 pounds  
39526,featherweight,a professional boxer who weighs between 123 and 126 pounds  
39527,feature,an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles  
39528,feature characteristic,a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"  
39529,feature feature_article,a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning"  
39530,feature feature_film,the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'"  
39531,feature lineament,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"  
39532,feature_of_speech feature,(linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind  
39533,fecal_impaction,accumulation of hardened feces in the rectum or lower colon which the person cannot move  
39534,fecal_matter faecal_matter feces faeces BM stool ordure dejection,solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels  
39535,fecal_occult_test faecal_occult_test stool_test,a test performed at home in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to detect colorectal cancers  
39536,fecklessness,worthlessness due to being feeble and ineffectual  
39537,fecula,excreta (especially of insects)  
39538,feculence,something that is feculent  
39539,fecundity fruitfulness,the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination  
39540,fedayeen,(plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel  
39541,fedelline,extremely fine pasta thinner than vermicelli  
39542,federal_court,a court establish by the authority of a federal government  
39543,federal_deficit,an excess of the federal government's spending over its revenue; "federal deficits can cause inflation"  
39544,federal_department federal_office department_of_the_federal_government,a department of the federal government of the United States  
39545,federal_district,a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation  
39546,federal_government,a government with strong central powers  
39547,federal_savings_bank FSB,a federally chartered savings bank  
39548,federal_tax_lien,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  
39549,federalism,the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units  
39550,federalist,an advocate of federalism  
39551,federalization federalisation,the state of being under federal control; "the federalization of postal service"  
39552,federalization federalisation,the act of being put under federal control  
39553,federation,an organization formed by merging several groups or parties  
39554,federation,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  
39555,fedora felt_hat homburg Stetson trilby,a hat made of felt with a creased crown  
39556,fee,a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services  
39557,fee,an interest in land capable of being inherited  
39558,fee_simple,a fee without limitation to any class of heirs; they can sell it or give it away  
39559,fee_splitting,payment (usually by doctors or lawyers) of part of the fee in return for the referral  
39560,fee_tail,a fee limited to a particular line of heirs; they are not free to sell it or give it away  
39561,feeblemindedness,severe mental deficiency  
39562,feebleness tenuity,the quality of lacking intensity or substance; "a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne  
39563,feed provender,food for domestic livestock  
39564,feed_grain,grain grown for cattle feed  
39565,feedback,the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output  
39566,feedback,response to an inquiry or experiment  
39567,feedback_circuit feedback_loop,a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system  
39568,feeder,an animal that feeds on a particular source of food; "a bark feeder"; "a mud feeder"  
39569,feeder,an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening  
39570,feeder tributary confluent affluent,a branch that flows into the main stream  
39571,feeder_line,a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline)  
39572,feeding alimentation,the act of supplying food and nourishment  
39573,feedlot,a building where livestock are fattened for market  
39574,feedstock,the raw material that is required for some industrial process  
39575,feel,an intuitive awareness; "he has a feel for animals"; "it's easy when you get the feel of it"  
39576,feel,manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"  
39577,feeling,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"  
39578,feeling,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"  
39579,feeling intuitive_feeling,an intuitive understanding of something; "he had a great feeling for music"  
39580,feelings,emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity); "the remark hurt his feelings"  
39581,feijoa feijoa_bush,South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit  
39582,feijoa pineapple_guava,dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves  
39583,feint,any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)  
39584,feist fice,a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog  
39585,feldspar felspar,any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium  
39586,felicity felicitousness,pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)  
39587,feline felid,any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws  
39588,fell,the act of felling something (as a tree)  
39589,fell felled_seam,seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges  
39590,fellah,an agricultural laborer in Arab countries  
39591,fellatio fellation,oral stimulation of the penis  
39592,felloe felly,rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted  
39593,fellow,a member of a learned society; "he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association"  
39594,fellow dude buster,an informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?"  
39595,fellow_traveler fellow_traveller,a communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party)  
39596,fellowship,money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research  
39597,felo-de-se,an act of deliberate self destruction  
39598,felon whitlow,a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail  
39599,felony,a serious crime (such as murder or arson)  
39600,felt,a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers  
39601,felt-tip_pen felt-tipped_pen felt_tip Magic_Marker,a pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker)  
39602,felt_fern tongue_fern Pyrrosia_lingua Cyclophorus_lingua,east Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues; sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus  
39603,felt_fungus Septobasidium_pseudopedicellatum,fungus that frequently encircles twigs and branches of various trees especially citrus trees in southern United States  
39604,felucca,a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean  
39605,felwort gentianella_amarella,gentian of Europe and China having creamy white flowers with fringed corollas  
39606,female,an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)  
39607,female female_person,a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies  
39608,female_aristocrat,a woman who is an aristocrat  
39609,female_body,the body of a female human being  
39610,female_bonding,the formation of a close personal relationship between women  
39611,female_chest bust,the chest of a woman  
39612,female_child girl little_girl,a youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle"  
39613,female_genitalia female_genitals female_genital_organ fanny,external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals"  
39614,female_internal_reproductive_organ,the reproductive organs of a woman  
39615,female_mammal,animals that nourish their young with milk  
39616,female_offspring,a child who is female  
39617,female_reproductive_system,the reproductive system of females  
39618,female_sibling,a person's sister  
39619,femaleness feminineness,the properties characteristic of the female sex  
39620,feminine,a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female  
39621,femininity muliebrity,the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women  
39622,feminism,a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women  
39623,feminist women's_rightist women's_liberationist libber,a supporter of feminism  
39624,feminist_movement feminism women's_liberation_movement women's_lib,the movement aimed at equal rights for women  
39625,feminization feminisation,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  
39626,femoral_artery arteria_femoralis,the chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery  
39627,femoral_nerve nervus_femoralis anterior_crural_nerve,one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh  
39628,femoral_pulse,pulse of the femoral artery (felt in the groin)  
39629,femoral_vein vena_femoralis,a vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac vein  
39630,femtochemistry,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  
39631,femtometer femtometre fermi,a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter  
39632,femtosecond,one quadrillionth (10^-15) of a second; one thousandth of a picosecond  
39633,femtovolt,a unit of potential equal to one quadrillionth of a volt (or one thousandth of a nanosecond)  
39634,femur thighbone femoris,the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee  
39635,fen,100 fen equal 1 yuan in China  
39636,fen_orchid fen_orchis Liparis_loeselii,small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers  
39637,fence,a dealer in stolen property  
39638,fence fencing,a barrier that serves to enclose an area  
39639,fence-sitter,a person who won't take sides in a controversy  
39640,fence_line,a boundary line created by a fence  
39641,fence_lizard,spiny lizard often seen basking on fences in the United States and northern Mexico  
39642,fence_mending,social action to improve poor relations (especially in politics); "they moved forward from a period of fence mending to substantive changes in the country"  
39643,fencer swordsman,someone skilled at fencing  
39644,fencing,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)  
39645,fencing_mask fencer's_mask,a face mask made of fine mesh that is worn over a fencer's face  
39646,fencing_material fencing,material for building fences  
39647,fencing_sword,a sword used in the sport of fencing  
39648,fender,a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth  
39649,fender buffer cowcatcher pilot,an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track  
39650,fender wing,a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in Britain they call a fender a wing"  
39651,fender-bender,a collision between motor vehicles that produces minor damage  
39652,fenestra,a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear)  
39653,fenestra_ovalis fenestra_vestibuli oval_window fenestra_of_the_vestibule,fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it  
39654,fenestra_rotunda fenestra_cochleae round_window fenestra_of_the_cochlea,fenestra leading into the cochlea  
39655,fenestration,the arrangement of windows in a building  
39656,fenestration,surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis  
39657,feng_shui,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  
39658,fennel,any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems  
39659,fennel,fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture  
39660,fennel Florence_fennel finocchio,aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads  
39661,fennel common_fennel,leaves used for seasoning  
39662,fennel_flower Nigella_hispanica,nigella of Spain and southern France  
39663,fennel_seed,aromatic anis-scented seeds  
39664,fenoprofen fenoprofen_calcium Nalfon,a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders  
39665,fenugreek Greek_clover Trigonella_foenumgraecum,annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry  
39666,fenugreek fenugreek_seed,aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry  
39667,fer-de-lance Bothrops_atrops,large extremely venomous pit viper of Central America and South America  
39668,fergusonite,a dark mineral consisting of oxides of yttrium and erbium and tantalum and other minerals  
39669,feria,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"  
39670,feria,(in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint  
39671,fermata,a musical notation (over a note or chord or rest) that indicates it is to be prolonged by an unspecified amount  
39672,fermata,(music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest  
39673,ferment,a substance capable of bringing about fermentation  
39674,fermion,any particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistics and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle  
39675,fermium Fm atomic_number_100,a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons  
39676,fern,any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores  
39677,fern_ally,pteridophytes of other classes than Filicopsida  
39678,fern_family,families of ferns and fern allies  
39679,fern_genus,genera of ferns and fern allies  
39680,fern_seed,the asexual spore of ferns that resembles dust; once thought to be seeds and to make the possessor invisible  
39681,ferociousness brutality viciousness savagery,the trait of extreme cruelty  
39682,ferocity fierceness furiousness fury vehemence violence wildness,the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence"  
39683,ferret,domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits  
39684,ferret_badger,small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia  
39685,ferric_oxide,a red oxide of iron  
39686,ferricyanic_acid,a brown unstable acid formed from ferricyanide  
39687,ferricyanide,salt of ferricyanic acid obtained by oxidation of a ferrocyanide  
39688,ferrimagnetism,a phenomenon in ferrites where there can be incomplete cancellation of antiferromagnetic arranged spins giving a net magnetic moment  
39689,ferrite,a solid solution in which alpha iron is the solvent  
39690,ferritin,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  
39691,ferrocerium,a pyrophoric alloy of iron with cerium; used for lighter flints  
39692,ferrocyanic_acid,a white unstable acid formed from ferrocyanide salts  
39693,ferrocyanide,salt of ferrocyanic acid usually obtained by a reaction of a cyanide with iron sulphate  
39694,ferromagnetism,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  
39695,ferrule collet,a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting  
39696,ferry ferryboat,a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule  
39697,ferry ferrying,transport by boat or aircraft  
39698,ferryman,a man who operates a ferry  
39699,fertile_period fertile_phase,the time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation)  
39700,fertility fecundity,the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring  
39701,fertility_drug,a drug used to increase a woman's fertility  
39702,fertilization fertilisation fecundation dressing,making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure  
39703,fertilization fertilisation fecundation impregnation,creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant  
39704,fertilization_membrane,the membrane that forms around a fertilized ovum and prevents penetration by additional spermatozoon  
39705,fertilizer fertiliser plant_food,any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile  
39706,ferule,a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children  
39707,fescue fescue_grass meadow_fescue Festuca_elatior,grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns  
39708,fesse fess,(heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield  
39709,fester suppurating_sore,a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus  
39710,festering suppuration maturation,(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus  
39711,festination,involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease)  
39712,festival,a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration  
39713,festival fete,an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival"  
39714,festoon,a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves  
39715,festoon,an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work  
39716,festoon festoonery,flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration  
39717,festschrift,a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar  
39718,fetal_age fertilization_age gestational_age,the age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization  
39719,fetal_alcohol_syndrome FAS,a congenital medical condition in which body deformation occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy  
39720,fetal_circulation foetal_circulation,the system of blood vessels and structures through which blood moves in a fetus  
39721,fetal_distress foetal_distress,an abnormal condition of a fetus; usually discovered during pregnancy and characterized by an abnormal heart rhythm  
39722,fetal_membrane,any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus  
39723,fetal_movement foetal_movement,motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy)  
39724,fetch,the action of fetching  
39725,fete feast fiesta,an elaborate party (often outdoors)  
39726,feterita federita Sorghum_vulgare_caudatum,a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains  
39727,fetid_bugbane foetid_bugbane Cimicifuga_foetida,bugbane of Siberia and eastern Asia having ill-smelling green-white flowers  
39728,fetish,a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body; "common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear"  
39729,fetish fetich,excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a fetish of cleanliness"  
39730,fetishism fetichism,a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish)  
39731,fetishism fetichism,sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs)  
39732,fetishist,one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature)  
39733,fetlock,projection behind and above a horse's hoof  
39734,fetlock fetlock_joint,the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern  
39735,fetology foetology,the branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus  
39736,fetometry foetometry,measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head)  
39737,fetoprotein foetoprotein,any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer  
39738,fetoscope foetoscope,a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat  
39739,fetoscopy foetoscopy,prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood  
39740,fetter hobble,a shackle for the ankles or feet  
39741,fetterbush fetter_bush shiny_lyonia Lyonia_lucida,showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel  
39742,fetterbush mountain_fetterbush mountain_andromeda Pieris_floribunda,ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers  
39743,fettle,a state of fitness and good health; "in fine fettle"  
39744,fettuccine fettuccini,pasta in flat strips wider than linguine  
39745,fettuccine_Alfredo,fettuccine in cream sauce with cheese  
39746,fetus foetus,an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal  
39747,feud,a bitter quarrel between two parties  
39748,feudal_lord seigneur seignior,a man of rank in the ancient regime  
39749,feudalism feudal_system,the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war  
39750,fever,intense nervous anticipation; "in a fever of resentment"  
39751,fever febrility febricity pyrexia feverishness,a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection  
39752,fever_pitch,a state of extreme excitement; "the crowd was at fever pitch"  
39753,fever_tree,any of several trees having leaves or bark used to allay fever or thought to indicate regions free of fever  
39754,fever_tree Acacia_xanthophloea,African tree supposed to mark healthful regions  
39755,fever_tree Georgia_bark bitter-bark Pinckneya_pubens,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  
39756,feverfew Tanacetum_parthenium Chrysanthemum_parthenium,bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum  
39757,feverroot horse_gentian tinker's_root wild_coffee Triostium_perfoliatum,coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers  
39758,few,a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few"  
39759,few-flowered_leek Allium_paradoxum,leek producing bulbils instead of flowers; Russia and Iran  
39760,fewness,the quality of being small in number  
39761,fez tarboosh,a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown  
39762,fiance groom-to-be,a man who is engaged to be married  
39763,fiancee bride-to-be,a woman who is engaged to be married  
39764,fiat_money,money that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard specie  
39765,fib story tale tarradiddle taradiddle,a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"  
39766,fibbing paltering,a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear  
39767,fiber fibre,a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn  
39768,fiber fibre,any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)  
39769,fiber fibre vulcanized_fiber,a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth  
39770,fiber-optic_transmission_system fibre-optic_transmission_system FOTS,a communication system using fiber optic cables  
39771,fiber_bundle fibre_bundle fascicle fasciculus,a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)  
39772,fiber_optic_cable fibre_optic_cable,a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light  
39773,fiber_optics fiberoptics fibre_optics fibreoptics,the transmission of light signals via glass fibers  
39774,fiberboard fibreboard particle_board,wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets  
39775,fiberglass fibreglass,a covering material made of glass fibers in resins  
39776,fiberscope,a flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is used to examine internal organs  
39777,fibril filament strand,a very slender natural or synthetic fiber  
39778,fibrillation,muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination  
39779,fibrillation,act or process of forming fibrils  
39780,fibrin,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  
39781,fibrinase factor_XIII,in the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot  
39782,fibrinogen factor_I,a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots  
39783,fibrinolysis,a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots; "drugs causing fibrinolysis have been utilized therapeutically"  
39784,fibrinopeptide,peptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood  
39785,fibroadenoma,benign and movable and firm and not tender tumor of the breast; common in young women and caused by high levels of estrogen  
39786,fibroblast,a cell from which connective tissue develops  
39787,fibrocartilage,cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue  
39788,fibrocystic_breast_disease fibrocystic_disease_of_the_breast cystic_breast_disease cystic_mastitis,the presence of one or more cysts in a breast  
39789,fibroid_tumor fibroid,benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus)  
39790,fibroma,nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue  
39791,fibromyositis,local inflammation of muscle and connective tissue  
39792,fibrosis,development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ  
39793,fibrositis,inflammation of white fibrous tissues (especially muscle sheaths)  
39794,fibrosity fibrousness,the quality of being fibrous  
39795,fibrous-rooted_begonia,any of numerous begonias having fibrous rather than tuberous or rhizomatous roots  
39796,fibrous_astrocyte,star-shaped cells with long processes; found in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord  
39797,fibrous_dysplasia_of_bone,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  
39798,fibrous_tissue,tissue consisting of or containing fibers in both animals and plants  
39799,fibula calf_bone,the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle  
39800,fichu,a lightweight triangular scarf worn by a woman  
39801,fiction,a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact  
39802,fictional_animal,animals that exist only in fiction (usually in children's stories)  
39803,fictional_character fictitious_character character,an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel"  
39804,fictionalization fictionalisation,a literary work based partly or wholly on fact but written as if it were fiction  
39805,fiddleneck Phacelia_tanacetifolia,hairy annual of California to Mexico with crowded cymes of small blue to lilac or mauve flowers  
39806,fiddler_crab,burrowing crab of American coastal regions having one claw much enlarged in the male  
39807,fiddlestick violin_bow,a bow used in playing the violin  
39808,fidelity,accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal  
39809,fidelity faithfulness,the quality of being faithful  
39810,fidget fidgetiness restlessness,a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness"  
39811,fiduciary,a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary; "it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain"  
39812,fiduciary_duty,the legal duty of a fiduciary to act in the best interests of the beneficiary  
39813,fiduciary_relation,the legal relation that exists when one person justifiably places reliance on another whose aid or protection is sought in some matter  
39814,fief feoff,a piece of land held under the feudal system  
39815,fiefdom,the domain controlled by a feudal lord  
39816,fiefdom,an organization that is controlled by a dominant person or group  
39817,field,a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found; "the diamond fields of South Africa"  
39818,field,a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; "he planted a field of wheat"  
39819,field,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"  
39820,field,(computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information  
39821,field,(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"  
39822,field,all of the horses in a particular horse race  
39823,field,all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event  
39824,field field_of_force force_field,the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it  
39825,field field_of_operation line_of_business,a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are outstanding in their field"  
39826,field field_of_operations theater theater_of_operations theatre theatre_of_operations,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"  
39827,field field_of_view,the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)  
39828,field-effect_transistor FET,a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field  
39829,field-emission_microscope,electron microscope used to observe the surface structure of a solid  
39830,field-grade_officer field_officer FO,an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel  
39831,field-sequential_color_television field-sequential_color_TV field-sequential_color_television_system field-sequential_color_TV_system,an early form of color TV in which successive fields are scanned in three primary colors  
39832,field_artillery field_gun,movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies in the field (especially for direct support of front-line troops)  
39833,field_bindweed wild_morning-glory Convolvulus_arvensis,weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed  
39834,field_brome Bromus_arvensis,annual grass of Europe and temperate Asia  
39835,field_capacity,the maximum amount of water that a particular soil can hold  
39836,field_chickweed field_mouse-ear Cerastium_arvense,densely tufted perennial chickweed of north temperate zone  
39837,field_coil field_winding,the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine  
39838,field_corn,corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain  
39839,field_cricket Acheta_assimilis,common American black cricket; attacks crops and also enters dwellings  
39840,field_crop,a crop (other than fruits or vegetables) that is grown for agricultural purposes; "cotton, hay, and grain are field crops"  
39841,field_day,(military) a day for military exercises and display  
39842,field_day,a day for outdoor athletic competition  
39843,field_day,a time of unusual pleasure and success  
39844,field_day outing picnic,a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering  
39845,field_emission,the emission of electrons that are stripped from parent atoms by a high electric field  
39846,field_event,a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track  
39847,field_game,an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions  
39848,field_glass glass spyglass,a small refracting telescope  
39849,field_goal,a score in American football; a score made by kicking the ball between the opponents' goal posts  
39850,field_guide,a guidebook describing natural objects of some type that might be encountered in the field; "a field guide to mushrooms"  
39851,field_hockey hockey,a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net  
39852,field_hockey_ball,ball used in playing field hockey  
39853,field_hospital,a temporary military hospital near the battle lines  
39854,field_house,an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport  
39855,field_house sports_arena,a building for indoor sports  
39856,field_judge,a football official  
39857,field_lens,the lens that is farthest from the eye in an optical device with more than one lens  
39858,field_magnet,a magnet that provides a magnetic field in a dynamo or electric motor  
39859,field_marshal,an officer holding the highest rank in the army  
39860,field_mouse fieldmouse,any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens  
39861,field_mustard wild_mustard charlock chadlock Brassica_kaber Sinapis_arvensis,weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields  
39862,field_of_fire,the area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover effectively with gun fire from a given position  
39863,field_of_honor,the scene of a duel  
39864,field_pansy heartsease Viola_arvensis,common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged flowers  
39865,field_pea,seed of the field pea plant  
39866,field_pea,coarse small-seeded pea often used as food when young and tender  
39867,field_pea field-pea_plant Austrian_winter_pea Pisum_sativum_arvense Pisum_arvense,variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage  
39868,field_pennycress French_weed fanweed penny_grass stinkweed mithridate_mustard Thlaspi_arvense,foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America  
39869,field_press_censorship,security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces  
39870,field_pussytoes,a variety of pussytoes  
39871,field_ration,rations issued for United States troops in the field  
39872,field_scabious Scabiosa_arvensis,perennial having bluish-lilac flowers; introduced in the eastern United States  
39873,field_soybean,seeds used as livestock feed  
39874,field_spaniel,large usually black hunting and retrieving spaniel with a dense flat or slightly wavy coat; cross between cocker and Sussex spaniel  
39875,field_sparrow Spizella_pusilla,common North American finch of brushy pasturelands  
39876,field_speedwell Veronica_agrestis,European plant with minute axillary blue flowers on long stalks; widely naturalized in America  
39877,field_strength field_intensity,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  
39878,field_strength_unit,an electromagnetic unit of magnetic intensity  
39879,field_tent,a canvas tent for use in the field  
39880,field_theory,(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  
39881,field_thistle Cirsium_discolor,stout North American thistle with purplish-pink flower heads  
39882,field_trial,a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving  
39883,field_trial,a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving  
39884,field_trial field_test,a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used  
39885,field_trip,a group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination  
39886,field_work,an investigation carried out in the field rather than in a laboratory or headquarters  
39887,field_wormwood Artemisia_campestris,European wormwood similar to common wormwood in its properties  
39888,fielder,a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat  
39889,fielder fieldsman,a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting  
39890,fielder's_choice,a play made on a ground ball in which the fielder chooses to put out an advancing runner instead of the batter  
39891,fieldfare snowbird Turdus_pilaris,medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter  
39892,fielding,(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field  
39893,fielding_average,(baseball) a measure of a fielder's performance; the number of assists and putouts divided by the number of chances  
39894,fieldstone,stone that occurs naturally in fields; often used as building material  
39895,fieldwork,a temporary fortification built by troops in the field  
39896,fieldworker,a researcher who works in the field  
39897,fieri_facias,a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of a debtor to satisfy the debt  
39898,fieriness,a passionate and quick-tempered nature  
39899,fieriness red_heat,the heat or the color of fire  
39900,fiesta_flower Pholistoma_auritum Nemophila_aurita,straggling California annual herb with deep purple or violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Nemophila  
39901,fife,a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band  
39902,fife_rail,the railing surrounding the mast of a sailing vessel  
39903,fifteen 15 XV,the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one  
39904,fifteenth,position 15 in a countable series of things  
39905,fifth,position five in a countable series of things; "he was fifth out of several hundred runners"  
39906,fifth,a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon  
39907,fifth,the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it  
39908,fifth_column Trojan_horse,a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst  
39909,fifth_columnist saboteur,a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader  
39910,fifth_wheel,a steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-drawn wagon to rotate  
39911,fifth_wheel deadwood,someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded  
39912,fifth_wheel spare,an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle  
39913,fifties 1950s,the decade from 1950 to 1959  
39914,fifties mid-fifties,the time of life between 50 and 60  
39915,fiftieth,position 50 in a countable series of things  
39916,fifty 50 L,the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five  
39917,fifty_dollar_bill fifty,a United States bill worth 50 dollars  
39918,fifty_percent,a half expressed as a percentage  
39919,fig,fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried  
39920,fig common_fig common_fig_tree Ficus_carica,Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit  
39921,fig-bird,greenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits  
39922,fig_leaf,a leaf from a fig tree  
39923,fig_leaf,a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful  
39924,fig_marigold pebble_plant,any of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers  
39925,fig_tree,any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature  
39926,fight,an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"  
39927,fight,a boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television last night"  
39928,fight fighting combat scrap,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"  
39929,fighter fighter_aircraft attack_aircraft,a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air  
39930,fighter_pilot,a military or naval pilot of fighter planes  
39931,fighting_chair,a fixed chair from which a saltwater angler can fight a hooked fish  
39932,figment,a contrived or fantastic idea; "a figment of the imagination"  
39933,figural_blindness,inability to see shapes and contours  
39934,figuration,representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory  
39935,figuration,decorating with a design  
39936,figure,a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape  
39937,figure,an amount of money expressed numerically; "a figure of $17 was suggested"  
39938,figure,a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground  
39939,figure,the impression produced by a person; "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure"  
39940,figure,a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus"  
39941,figure,a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating; "she made the best score on compulsory figures"  
39942,figure fig,a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"  
39943,figure_eight,a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice  
39944,figure_eight figure_8 figure_of_eight,a two-dimensionsal figure having the shape of the number eight  
39945,figure_eight figure_of_eight,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  
39946,figure_loom figured-fabric_loom,a loom for weaving figured fabrics  
39947,figure_of_merit,a numerical expression representing the efficiency of a given system, material, or procedure  
39948,figure_skate,an ice skate worn for figure skating; has a slightly curved blade and a row of jagged points at the front of the blade  
39949,figure_skating,ice skating where the skates trace outlines of selected figures  
39950,figured_bass basso_continuo continuo thorough_bass,a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played  
39951,figurehead,figure on the bow of some sailing vessels  
39952,figurine statuette,a small carved or molded figure  
39953,figwort,any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia  
39954,filaggrin,the main protein of the keratohyalin granules; "the specific target of the immune response in rheumatoid arthritis is filaggrin"  
39955,filament,the stalk of a stamen  
39956,filament,a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current  
39957,filament filum,a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)  
39958,filaria,slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects  
39959,filariasis,a disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels  
39960,filature,a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread  
39961,file,a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal  
39962,file data_file,a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together  
39963,file file_cabinet filing_cabinet,office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order  
39964,file single_file Indian_file,a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other  
39965,file_allocation_table,the part 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)  
39966,file_clerk filing_clerk filer,a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization  
39967,file_folder,folder that holds papers together in a filing cabinet  
39968,file_server,(computer science) a digital computer that provides workstations on a network with controlled access to shared resources  
39969,file_system filing_system,a system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically)  
39970,file_transfer_protocol FTP,protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network  
39971,filefish,narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine  
39972,filename file_name computer_filename computer_file_name,(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  
39973,filer,a party who files a notice with a law court  
39974,filet,lace having a square mesh  
39975,filet_mignon,small steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin  
39976,filial_duty,duty of a child to its parents  
39977,filial_love,the love of a child for a parent  
39978,filibuster,(law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches  
39979,filibuster filibusterer,a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes  
39980,filicide,a parent who murders his own son or daughter  
39981,filicide,the murder of your own son or daughter  
39982,filigree filagree fillagree,delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)  
39983,filing,a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file  
39984,filing,the entering of a legal document into the public record; "he filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return"  
39985,filing,the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object)  
39986,filing,preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; "I have some filing to do"  
39987,fill,a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"  
39988,filler,used for filling cracks or holes in a surface  
39989,filler,100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary  
39990,filler,copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper  
39991,filler,the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar  
39992,fillet filet,a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef  
39993,fillet filet fish_fillet fish_filet,a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish  
39994,fillet stopping,fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members  
39995,filling,flow into something (as a container)  
39996,filling,a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.  
39997,filling,(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'"  
39998,filling,the act of filling something  
39999,filling fill,any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench"  
40000,filly,a young female horse under the age of four  
40001,film,a thin coating or layer; "the table was covered with a film of dust"  
40002,film cinema celluloid,a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"  
40003,film photographic_film,photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies  
40004,film plastic_film,a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things  
40005,film_advance,a mechanism for advancing film in a camera or projector  
40006,film_clip,a strip of motion picture film used in a telecast  
40007,film_company,a company that makes, advertises, and distributes movies  
40008,film_director director,the person who directs the making of a film  
40009,film_editing cutting,the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film  
40010,film_festival,a cinematic festival that features films (usually films produced during the past year)  
40011,film_industry movie_industry,the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies  
40012,film_maker filmmaker film_producer movie_maker,a producer of motion pictures  
40013,film_noir,a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters; "film noir was applied by French critics to describe American thriller or detective films in the 1940s"  
40014,film_star movie_star,a star who plays leading roles in the cinema  
40015,filmdom screenland screen,the personnel of the film industry; "a star of stage and screen"  
40016,filming cinematography motion-picture_photography,the act of making a film  
40017,filmy_fern film_fern,any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves  
40018,filovirus,animal viruses belonging to the family Filoviridae  
40019,fils,a fractional monetary unit in Bahrain and Iraq and Jordan and Kuwait; equal to one thousandth of a dinar  
40020,filter,an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it  
40021,filter,device that removes something from whatever passes through it  
40022,filter-tipped_cigarette,a cigarette with a filter tip  
40023,filter_bed,filter consisting of a layer of sand or gravel for filtering water  
40024,filter_paper,a porous unsized paper used for filtering  
40025,filter_tip,an air filter on the end of a cigarette; contains material that filters the smoke  
40026,filth crud skank,any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant  
40027,filth filthiness foulness nastiness,a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse  
40028,filthiness,moral corruption or pollution; "this deformity and filthiness of sin"  
40029,filthy_lucre,shameful profit; "he would sell his soul for filthy lucre"  
40030,filtrate,the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter  
40031,filtration,the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium  
40032,filtration,the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter  
40033,filtration_surgery,eye surgery that opens a passage allowing excess aqueous humor to drain into surrounding tissues; a treatment for glaucoma  
40034,fimbria,thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube)  
40035,fin,a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish  
40036,fin,organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals  
40037,fin_de_siecle,the end of a century, especially the 19th century  
40038,fin_keel,a metal plate projecting from the keel of a shallow vessel to give it greater lateral stability  
40039,finagler wangler,a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods  
40040,final,the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament  
40041,final_cause,(philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process  
40042,final_cut,the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer  
40043,final_examination final_exam final,an examination administered at the end of an academic term  
40044,final_judgment final_decision,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  
40045,final_period,the final division into which the play of a game is divided  
40046,finale close closing_curtain finis,the concluding part of any performance  
40047,finale coda,the closing section of a musical composition  
40048,finalist,a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition  
40049,finality conclusiveness decisiveness,the quality of being final or definitely settled; "the finality of death"  
40050,finalization finalisation,the act of finalizing  
40051,finance,the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets  
40052,finance,the management of money and credit and banking and investments  
40053,finance,the commercial activity of providing funds and capital  
40054,finance_committee,a committee appointed to consider financial issues  
40055,finance_company,a financial institution (often affiliated with a holding company or manufacturer) that makes loans to individuals or businesses  
40056,finance_minister minister_of_finance,the minister responsible for state finances  
40057,financial_analyst securities_analyst,an analyst who studies the financial performance of corporations  
40058,financial_audit,an attestation that the client's financial statement is accurate  
40059,financial_center,the part of a city where financial institutions are centered  
40060,financial_condition,the condition of (corporate or personal) finances  
40061,financial_forecast,a forecast of the expected financial position and the results of operations and cash flows based on expected conditions  
40062,financial_gain,the amount of monetary gain  
40063,financial_institution financial_organization financial_organisation,an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets  
40064,financial_loss,loss of money or decrease in financial value  
40065,financier moneyman,a person skilled in large scale financial transactions  
40066,financing funding,the act of financing  
40067,finback finback_whale fin_whale common_rorqual Balaenoptera_physalus,large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific  
40068,finch,any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds  
40069,finder,someone who comes upon something after searching  
40070,finder discoverer spotter,someone who is the first to observe something  
40071,finder viewfinder view_finder,optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest  
40072,finder's_fee,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"  
40073,finding,something that is found; "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich in archaeological findings"  
40074,finding,the decision of a court on issues of fact or law  
40075,finding_of_law conclusion_of_law,a finding as to the applicability of a rule of law to particular facts  
40076,findings,a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes  
40077,fine mulct amercement,money extracted as a penalty  
40078,fine-tooth_comb fine-toothed_comb,a comb with teeth set close together  
40079,fine-tooth_comb fine-toothed_comb,a method of examining in minute detail; "he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes"  
40080,fine_arts beaux_arts,the study and creation of visual works of art  
40081,fine_print small_print,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"  
40082,fine_spray,precipitation in very small drops  
40083,fine_structure,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"  
40084,fineness choiceness,the quality of being very good indeed; "the inn is distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine"  
40085,fineness powderiness,having a very fine texture; "the fineness of the sand on the beach"  
40086,fineness thinness,the property of being very narrow or thin; "he marvelled at the fineness of her hair"  
40087,finery,elaborate or showy attire and accessories  
40088,fines_herbes,a mixture of finely chopped fresh herbs; "an omelet flavored with fines herbes"  
40089,finger,any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"  
40090,finger,one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb  
40091,finger fingerbreadth finger's_breadth digit,the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure  
40092,finger-painting,a painting produced by spreading paint with the fingers  
40093,finger-painting,painting by using the fingers to spread the paint  
40094,finger-pointing fingerpointing,the imputation of blame; "they want all the finger-pointing about intelligence failures to stop"  
40095,finger-roll,a basketball shot that rolls off the tips of the fingers into the basket  
40096,finger_bowl,small bowl for rinsing the fingers at table  
40097,finger_food,food to be eaten with the fingers  
40098,finger_grass,any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils  
40099,finger_hole,one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument; pitch changes when a finger covers it  
40100,finger_hole,a hole for inserting a finger  
40101,finger_millet ragi ragee African_millet coracan corakan kurakkan Eleusine_coracana,East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient  
40102,finger_paint fingerpaint,paint that has the consistency of jelly  
40103,finger_plate escutcheon scutcheon,a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers  
40104,finger_scan finger_scanning,biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's fingerprints electronically  
40105,finger_spelling fingerspelling,an alphabet of manual signs  
40106,finger_wave,a wave made with the fingers  
40107,fingerboard,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  
40108,fingering,the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument  
40109,fingering,touching something with the fingers  
40110,fingerling,a young or small fish  
40111,fingermark fingerprint,a smudge made by a (dirty) finger  
40112,fingernail,the nail at the end of a finger  
40113,fingerpost fingerboard,a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger  
40114,fingerprint,a generic term for any identifying characteristic; "that tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it"  
40115,fingerprint,a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations  
40116,fingerprint_expert fingerprint_specialist fingerprint_man,a specialist in identifying fingerprints  
40117,fingerprinting,the procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's fingerprints for the purpose of identification  
40118,fingerstall cot,a sheath worn to protect a finger  
40119,fingertip,the end (tip) of a finger  
40120,finial,an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis  
40121,finish,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"  
40122,finish,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"  
40123,finish,(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"  
40124,finish destination goal,the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view"  
40125,finish finishing,the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"  
40126,finish_coat finishing_coat,the final coating of (eg., paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); "we can't paint until they put on the finishing coat"  
40127,finisher,a racing driver who finishes a race  
40128,finisher,a painter who applies a finishing coat  
40129,finisher,a worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process  
40130,finisher,a race car that finishes a race  
40131,finisher,an animal that wins in a contest of speed  
40132,finishing_line finish_line,a line indicating the location of the finish of a race  
40133,finishing_school,a private school for girls that emphasizes training in cultural and social activities  
40134,finishing_touch capstone copestone,a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination  
40135,finiteness finitude boundedness,the quality of being finite  
40136,fink snitch snitcher stoolpigeon stool_pigeon stoolie sneak sneaker canary,someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police  
40137,finnan_haddie finnan_haddock finnan smoked_haddock,haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter  
40138,fipple,a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder)  
40139,fipple_flute fipple_pipe recorder vertical_flute,a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece  
40140,fir,nonresinous wood of a fir tree  
40141,fir fir_tree true_fir,any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas  
40142,fir_clubmoss mountain_clubmoss little_clubmoss Lycopodium_selago,of northern Europe and America; resembling a miniature fir  
40143,fir_cone,the seed-producing cone of a fir tree  
40144,fire,once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)  
40145,fire,fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking; "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire"  
40146,fire,a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"  
40147,fire,the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"  
40148,fire,a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked"  
40149,fire attack flak flack blast,intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"  
40150,fire firing,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"  
40151,fire flame flaming,the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"  
40152,fire-bellied_toad Bombina_bombina,toad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange patches mixed with black on its underside  
40153,fire-eater fire-swallower,a performer who pretends to swallow fire  
40154,fire-eater hothead,a belligerent grouch  
40155,fire-on-the-mountain painted_leaf Mexican_fire_plant Euphorbia_cyathophora,poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla  
40156,fire_alarm,a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out  
40157,fire_alarm smoke_alarm,an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke  
40158,fire_and_brimstone,(Old Testament) God's means of destroying sinners; "his sermons were full of fire and brimstone"  
40159,fire_ant,omnivorous ant of tropical and subtropical America that can inflict a painful sting  
40160,fire_bell,a bell rung to give a fire alarm  
40161,fire_blight pear_blight,a disease blackening the leaves of pear and apple trees  
40162,fire_brigade,British name for a fire department  
40163,fire_brigade fire_company,a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires  
40164,fire_chief fire_marshal,the head of a fire department  
40165,fire_code,set of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire escapes etc  
40166,fire_control,preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target  
40167,fire_control_radar,naval radar that controls the delivery of fire on a military target  
40168,fire_control_system,naval weaponry consisting of a system for controlling the delivery of fire on a military target  
40169,fire_department,the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires  
40170,fire_door,a fire-resistant door that can be closed to stop the spread of a fire  
40171,fire_drill,an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire  
40172,fire_engine fire_truck,any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire  
40173,fire_escape emergency_exit,a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency  
40174,fire_extinguisher extinguisher asphyxiator,a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires  
40175,fire_hose,a large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire  
40176,fire_insurance,insurance against loss due to fire  
40177,fire_iron,metal fireside implements  
40178,fire_marshall,an official who is responsible for the prevention and investigation of fires  
40179,fire_opal girasol,an opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colors  
40180,fire_pink Silene_virginica,perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petals  
40181,fire_pit,a pit whose floor is incandescent lava; "the fire pit of the crater"  
40182,fire_sale,a sale of assets at very low prices typically when the seller faces bankruptcy  
40183,fire_sale,a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire  
40184,fire_screen fireguard,a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks)  
40185,fire_ship,a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships  
40186,fire_station firehouse,a station housing fire apparatus and firemen  
40187,fire_tongs coal_tongs,tongs for taking hold of burning coals  
40188,fire_tower,a watchtower where a lookout is posted to watch for fires  
40189,fire_trench,a trench especially constructed for the delivery of small-arms fire  
40190,fire_walker,someone who walks barefoot on burning coals  
40191,fire_walking,the ceremony of walking barefoot over hot stones or a bed of embers  
40192,fire_warden forest_fire_fighter ranger,an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest  
40193,fire_watcher,(during World War II in Britain) someone whose duty was to watch for fires caused by bombs dropped from the air  
40194,fire_watching,(during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started by bombs that dropped from the sky  
40195,firearm piece small-arm,a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"  
40196,fireball,a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)  
40197,fireball,the luminous center of a nuclear explosion  
40198,firebase,an artillery base to support advancing troops  
40199,fireboat,a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront  
40200,firebox,a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned  
40201,firebrat Thermobia_domestica,lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces  
40202,firebreak fireguard,a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire  
40203,firebrick,brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys  
40204,firebug,a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain  
40205,fireclay,a heat-resistant clay  
40206,firecracker cracker banger,firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing  
40207,firedamp,a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air  
40208,firefly fire_beetle Pyrophorus_noctiluca,tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots  
40209,firefly lightning_bug,nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs  
40210,firelight,the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace)  
40211,firelighter,(a piece of) a substance that burns easily and can be used to start a coal or coke fire  
40212,fireman,play in which children pretend to put out a fire  
40213,fireman firefighter fire_fighter fire-eater,a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires  
40214,fireman's_ax fireman's_axe,an ax that has a long handle and a head with one cutting edge and a point on the other side  
40215,fireman's_carry,the act of carrying a person over your shoulder  
40216,fireplace hearth open_fireplace,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"  
40217,fireplug fire_hydrant plug,an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire  
40218,firepower,(military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target  
40219,firestone,a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire  
40220,firestone,a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns  
40221,firestorm,a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area  
40222,firestorm,an outburst of controversy; "the incident triggered a political firestorm"  
40223,firetrap,a building that would be hard to escape from if it were to catch fire  
40224,firewall,(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  
40225,firewall,a fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle  
40226,firewall,(colloquial) the application of maximum thrust; "he moved the throttle to the firewall"  
40227,firewater,any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum)  
40228,fireweed Erechtites_hieracifolia,an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers  
40229,fireweed giant_willowherb rosebay_willowherb wickup Epilobium_angustifolium,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  
40230,firewood,wood used for fuel; "they collected and cut their own firewood"  
40231,firework pyrotechnic,(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.  
40232,firing_chamber gun_chamber,chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge  
40233,firing_line,the line from which soldiers deliver fire  
40234,firing_line,the most advanced and responsible group in an activity; "the firing line is where the action is"  
40235,firing_pin,striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer  
40236,firing_range target_range,a practice range for target practice  
40237,firing_squad firing_party,a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution  
40238,firkin,a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons  
40239,firkin,a small wooden keg  
40240,firm house business_firm,the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"  
40241,firm_omelet,eggs beaten with milk or cream and cooked until set  
40242,firmer_chisel,a chisel with a thin blade for woodworking  
40243,firmness,the property of being unyielding to the touch  
40244,firmness soundness,the muscle tone of healthy tissue; "his muscular firmness"  
40245,firmware microcode,(computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory  
40246,first first-class_honours_degree,an honours degree of the highest class  
40247,first number_one,the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"  
40248,first number_one number_1,the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"  
40249,first-aid_kit,kit consisting of a set of bandages and medicines for giving first aid  
40250,first-aid_station,a station providing emergency care or treatment before regular medical aid can be obtained  
40251,first-degree_burn,burn causing redness of the skin surface  
40252,first-nighter,someone habitually a spectator at the openings of theatrical productions  
40253,first-order_correlation,a partial correlation in which the effects of only one variable are removed (held constant)  
40254,first-place_finish,a finish in first place (as in a race)  
40255,first-rater,one who is first-rate  
40256,first_aid,emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained  
40257,first_base,the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball  
40258,first_base,the initial stage in accomplishing something; "we didn't get to first base with that approach"  
40259,first_base first,the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)  
40260,first_baseman first_sacker,(baseball) the person who plays first base  
40261,first_blush,at the first glimpse or impression; "at first blush the idea possesses considerable intuitive appeal but on closer examination it fails"  
40262,first_cause prime_mover primum_mobile,an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause; "God is the first cause"  
40263,first_class,the highest rank in a classification  
40264,first_class,the most expensive accommodations on a ship or train or plane  
40265,first_class 1st_class first-class_mail 1st-class_mail,mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection  
40266,first_degree,a degree of one; "all of the terms in a linear equation are of the first degree"  
40267,first_estate Lords_Spiritual,the clergy in France and the heads of the church in Britain  
40268,first_gear first low_gear low,the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving  
40269,first_half,the first of two halves of play  
40270,first_in_first_out FIFO,inventory accounting in which the oldest items (those first acquired) are assumed to be the first sold  
40271,first_lady,the leading woman in an art or profession  
40272,first_lady,the wife of a chief executive  
40273,first_law_of_motion Newton's_first_law_of_motion Newton's_first_law,a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force  
40274,first_lieutenant 1st_lieutenant,a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a 2nd lieutenant and below a captain  
40275,first_mortgage,a mortgage that has priority over all mortgages and liens except those imposed by law  
40276,first_name given_name forename,the name that precedes the surname  
40277,first_offender,someone convicted for the first time  
40278,first_period,the first division into which the play of a game is divided  
40279,first_person,pronouns and verbs used to refer to the speaker or writer of the language in which they occur  
40280,first_quarter,the first fourth of the Moon's period of revolution around the Earth  
40281,first_reading,the first presentation of a bill in a legislature  
40282,first_sergeant sergeant_first_class,a sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant  
40283,first_step initiative opening_move opening,the first of a series of actions  
40284,first_strike,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"  
40285,first_trimester,time period extending from the first day of the last menstrual period through 12 weeks of gestation  
40286,first_water,the highest quality gems  
40287,firstborn eldest,the offspring who came first in the order of birth  
40288,firth,a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland)  
40289,fisc,a state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury; originally the public treasury of Rome or the emperor's private purse  
40290,fiscal_policy,a government policy for dealing with the budget (especially with taxation and borrowing)  
40291,fiscal_year financial_year,any accounting period of 12 months  
40292,fish,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"  
40293,fish,any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish"  
40294,fish-liver_oil fish_oil,a fatty oil obtained from the livers of various fish  
40295,fish_and_chips,fried fish and french-fried potatoes  
40296,fish_cake fish_ball,a fried ball or patty of flaked fish and mashed potatoes  
40297,fish_chowder,chowder containing fish  
40298,fish_doctor Gymnelis_viridis,brightly colored scaleless Arctic eelpout  
40299,fish_family,any of various families of fish  
40300,fish_farm,a workplace (usually a pond) where fish are raised for food  
40301,fish_fly fish-fly,similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait  
40302,fish_fry,a cookout where fried fish is the main course  
40303,fish_genus,any of various genus of fish  
40304,fish_geranium bedding_geranium zonal_pelargonium Pelargonium_hortorum,an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers  
40305,fish_glue,gelatinous substance obtained by boiling skins fins and bones of fish  
40306,fish_house_punch,a punch made of rum and brandy and water or tea sweetened with sugar syrup  
40307,fish_joint,a butt joint formed by bolting fish plates to the sides of two rails or beams  
40308,fish_knife,a small table knife with a spatula blade used for eating fish  
40309,fish_ladder,a series of ascending pools providing a passage for salmon to swim upstream past a dam  
40310,fish_loaf,flaked fish baked in a loaf with bread crumbs and various seasonings  
40311,fish_louse,a kind of copepod  
40312,fish_meal,ground dried fish used as fertilizer and as feed for domestic livestock  
40313,fish_mousse,mousse made with fish  
40314,fish_scale,scale of the kind that covers the bodies of fish  
40315,fish_slice,a food turner with a broad blade used for turning or serving fish or other food that is cooked in a frying pan  
40316,fish_species,a species of fish  
40317,fish_steak,cross-section slice of a large fish  
40318,fish_stew,a stew made with fish  
40319,fish_stick fish_finger,a long fillet of fish breaded and fried  
40320,fishbone,a bone of a fish  
40321,fishbowl fish_bowl goldfish_bowl,a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept  
40322,fisher pekan fisher_cat black_cat Martes_pennanti,large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal  
40323,fisherman fisher,someone whose occupation is catching fish  
40324,fisherman's_bend,a knot for tying a line to a spar or ring  
40325,fisherman's_knot true_lover's_knot truelove_knot,a knot for tying the ends of two lines together  
40326,fisherman's_lure fish_lure,(angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers  
40327,fishery piscary,a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold  
40328,fishhook,a sharp barbed hook for catching fish  
40329,fishing,the occupation of catching fish for a living  
40330,fishing sportfishing,the act of someone who fishes as a diversion  
40331,fishing_boat fishing_smack fishing_vessel,a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive  
40332,fishing_eagle Haliaeetus_leucorhyphus,of southeast Europe and central Asia  
40333,fishing_expedition,an investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information  
40334,fishing_gear tackle fishing_tackle fishing_rig rig,gear used in fishing  
40335,fishing_license fishing_licence fishing_permit,a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time  
40336,fishing_line,a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached  
40337,fishing_rod fishing_pole,a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line  
40338,fishing_season,the season during which it is legal to catch fish  
40339,fishmonger fishwife,someone who sells fish  
40340,fishnet fishing_net,a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in  
40341,fishpaste,a paste of fish or shellfish  
40342,fishplate,metal plate bolted along sides of two rails or beams  
40343,fishpole_bamboo gosan-chiku hotei-chiku Phyllostachys_aurea,small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young  
40344,fishpond,a freshwater pond with fish  
40345,fishtail_bit blade_bit,a drilling bit with cutting edges usually hardened against wear  
40346,fishtail_palm,attractive East Indian palm having distinctive bipinnate foliage  
40347,fission,reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts  
40348,fission nuclear_fission,a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy  
40349,fissiparity,reproduction of some multicellular organisms by division, as in the case of some starfish  
40350,fissiparity,the tendency to break into parts; "the fissiparity of religious sects"  
40351,fissiped_mammal fissiped,terrestrial carnivores; having toes separated to the base: dogs; cats; bears; badgers; raccoons  
40352,fissure,(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes  
40353,fissure_of_Rolando Rolando's_fissure central_sulcus sulcus_centralis,a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes  
40354,fissure_of_Sylvius Sylvian_fissure lateral_cerebral_sulcus sulcus_lateralis_cerebri,the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres  
40355,fist clenched_fist,a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)  
40356,fistfight fisticuffs slugfest,a fight with bare fists  
40357,fistmele,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)  
40358,fistula sinus,an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface  
40359,fistulous_withers fistula,a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse  
40360,fit,the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat"  
40361,fit tantrum scene conniption,a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene"  
40362,fitfulness jerkiness,the quality of being spasmodic and irregular  
40363,fitment,any of the items furnishing or equipping a room (especially built-in furniture); "she liked the kitchen fitments"  
40364,fitness,the quality of being qualified  
40365,fitness fittingness,the quality of being suitable; "they had to prove their fitness for the position"  
40366,fitness physical_fitness,good physical condition; being in shape or in condition  
40367,fits_and_starts,repeated bursts of activity; "they worked in fits and starts"  
40368,fitted_sheet contour_sheet,a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress  
40369,fitter,someone who fits a garment to a particular person  
40370,fitting,a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system  
40371,fitting try-on trying_on,putting clothes on to see whether they fit  
40372,five 5 V cinque quint quintet fivesome quintuplet pentad fin Phoebe Little_Phoebe,the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one  
40373,five-hitter 5-hitter,a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits  
40374,five-point_bishop's_cap Mitella_pentandra,small plant with leaves in a basal cluster and tiny greenish flowers in slender racemes; northwestern North America to California and Colorado  
40375,five-spot Nemophila_maculata,California annual having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal  
40376,five-spot five,a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips  
40377,five_hundred 500 D,the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five  
40378,five_spice_powder,Chinese seasoning made by grinding star anise and fennel and pepper and cloves and cinnamon  
40379,fivepence,a coin worth five cents  
40380,fiver five-spot five_dollar_bill,a United States bill worth 5 dollars  
40381,fives,a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls  
40382,fix,something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate"  
40383,fix,an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"  
40384,fix hole jam mess muddle pickle kettle_of_fish,informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"  
40385,fixation,the activity of fastening something firmly in position  
40386,fixation fixing,(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body  
40387,fixative,a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study  
40388,fixative,a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging  
40389,fixed-combination_drug,drug containing fixed amounts of two or more ingredients  
40390,fixed-cycle_operation,an operation that is completed in a specified number of regularly timed execution cycles  
40391,fixed-point_notation fixed-point_representation_system,a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is fixed by convention  
40392,fixed-point_number,a number represented in fixed-point notation  
40393,fixed_charge fixed_cost fixed_costs,a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.)  
40394,fixed_intonation,the intonation of keyboard instruments where the pitch of each note is fixed and cannot be varied by the performer  
40395,fixed_oil fatty_oil,nonvolatile animal or plant oil  
40396,fixed_phagocyte,a phagocyte that does not circulate in the blood but is fixed in the liver or spleen or bone marrow etc.  
40397,fixed_star,any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion  
40398,fixedness unalterability,the quality of being fixed and unchangeable; "the fixedness of his gaze upset her"  
40399,fixer influence_peddler,someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee)  
40400,fixer-upper,a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price)  
40401,fixing_agent fixer,a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image)  
40402,fixings trimmings,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"  
40403,fixture,an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)  
40404,fizgig,a firework that fizzes as it moves  
40405,fizz,an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)  
40406,fjord fiord,a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway  
40407,flab,loose or flaccid body fat  
40408,flabbiness limpness flaccidity,a flabby softness  
40409,flaccid_bladder,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  
40410,flaccid_paralysis,weakness or loss of muscle tone resulting from injury or disease of the nerves innervating the muscles  
40411,flag,emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design  
40412,flag,a conspicuously marked or shaped tail  
40413,flag flagstone,stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones  
40414,flag signal_flag,a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device  
40415,flag_captain,the captain of a flagship  
40416,flag_officer,a senior naval officer above the rank of captain  
40417,flag_rank,the rank of a flag officer  
40418,flag_smut,smut affecting leaves and stems of cereals and other grasses  
40419,flag_smut_fungus,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  
40420,flag_waving jingoism,an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions  
40421,flagellant,a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification  
40422,flagellant,a person who whips himself as a religious penance  
40423,flagellate flagellate_protozoan flagellated_protozoan mastigophoran mastigophore,a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals  
40424,flagellated_cell,any cell or one-celled organism equipped with a flagellum  
40425,flagellation,beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation  
40426,flagellum,a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)  
40427,flageolet haricot,a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried  
40428,flageolet treble_recorder shepherd's_pipe,a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes  
40429,flagfish American_flagfish Jordanella_floridae,a fish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida  
40430,flagging,flagstones collectively; "there was a pile of flagging waiting to be laid in place"  
40431,flagging,a walk of flagstones; "the flagging in the garden was quite imaginative"  
40432,flagon,a large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout; used to hold alcoholic beverages (usually wine)  
40433,flagpole flagstaff,a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised  
40434,flagship,the chief one of a related group; "it is their flagship newspaper"  
40435,flagship,the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag  
40436,flail,an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing  
40437,flair genius,a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating"  
40438,flak_catcher flak flack_catcher flack,a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer  
40439,flakiness,having or breaking into thin crisp flakes  
40440,flambeau,a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)  
40441,flamboyance floridness floridity showiness,extravagant elaborateness; "he wrote with great flamboyance"  
40442,flame-out,the failure of a jet engine caused by an interruption of the fuel supply or by faulty combustion  
40443,flame-out,a complete or conspicuous failure; "the spectacular flame-out of the company's stock cost many people their life savings"  
40444,flame_cell,organ of excretion in flatworms  
40445,flame_fish flamefish Apogon_maculatus,a cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters  
40446,flame_flower flame-flower flameflower Talinum_aurantiacum,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  
40447,flame_pea,any of several small shrubs or twining vines having entire or lobed leaves and racemes of yellow to orange-red flowers; Australia  
40448,flame_tokay,purplish-red table grape  
40449,flame_tree broad-leaved_bottletree Brachychiton_australis,north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves  
40450,flame_tree fire_tree Christmas_tree Nuytsia_floribunda,a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses  
40451,flame_tree flame_durrajong Brachychiton_acerifolius Sterculia_acerifolia,south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers  
40452,flamen,a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome  
40453,flamenco,guitar music composed for dancing the flamenco  
40454,flamenco gypsy_dancing,a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping of feet  
40455,flamethrower,a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards  
40456,flamingo,large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes  
40457,flamingo_flower flamingo_plant Anthurium_andraeanum Anthurium_scherzerianum,commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix  
40458,flammability inflammability,the quality of being easily ignited and burning rapidly  
40459,flan,open pastry filled with fruit or custard  
40460,flange rim,a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object  
40461,flank,a subfigure consisting of a side of something  
40462,flank,a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg  
40463,flank,the side between ribs and hipbone  
40464,flank wing,the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank"  
40465,flank_steak,a cut of beef from the flank of the animal  
40466,flanker,a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation  
40467,flanker_back flanker,a back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver  
40468,flannel,a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing  
40469,flannel gabardine tweed white,(usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth  
40470,flannelbush flannel_bush California_beauty,any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers  
40471,flannelette,a cotton fabric imitating flannel  
40472,flap,a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body  
40473,flap,any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"  
40474,flap flapping flutter fluttering,the motion made by flapping up and down  
40475,flap flaps,a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag  
40476,flapper,a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress  
40477,flare,reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation  
40478,flare,a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare"  
40479,flare,a sudden burst of flame  
40480,flare,am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)  
40481,flare,a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage"  
40482,flare,a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification  
40483,flare,(baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield  
40484,flare flair,a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare"  
40485,flare flash,a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate  
40486,flare_pass flare,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"  
40487,flare_path,an airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing  
40488,flare_star,a red dwarf star in which luminosity can change several magnitudes in a few minutes  
40489,flash,a sudden intense burst of radiant energy  
40490,flash,a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition"  
40491,flash,a momentary brightness  
40492,flash,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"  
40493,flash flashing,a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning"  
40494,flash photoflash flash_lamp flashgun flashbulb flash_bulb,a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph  
40495,flash-forward,a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story  
40496,flash_camera,a camera with a photoflash attachment  
40497,flash_card flashcard,a card with words or numbers or pictures that is flashed to a class by the teacher  
40498,flash_flood flashflood,a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration  
40499,flash_in_the_pan,someone who enjoys transient success but then fails  
40500,flash_memory,nonvolatile storage that can be electrically erased and programmed anew  
40501,flash_point flashpoint,point at which something is ready to blow up  
40502,flash_point flashpoint,the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air  
40503,flash_welding flash_butt_welding,butt welding by creating an electric arc between the two pieces which melts and joins them; used for joining segments of metal pipe  
40504,flashback,an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)  
40505,flashback,a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story  
40506,flashboard flashboarding,boarding place along the top of a dam to increase its height  
40507,flasher,an electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display)  
40508,flashiness garishness gaudiness loudness brashness meretriciousness tawdriness glitz,tasteless showiness  
40509,flashing,sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing  
40510,flashlight torch,a small portable battery-powered electric lamp  
40511,flashlight_battery,a small dry battery containing dry cells; used to power flashlights  
40512,flashlight_fish Photoblepharon_palpebratus,fish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eye  
40513,flashover,an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator)  
40514,flask,bottle that has a narrow neck  
40515,flask flaskful,the quantity a flask will hold  
40516,flat,a level tract of land; "the salt flats of Utah"  
40517,flat,a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named  
40518,flat,a shallow box in which seedlings are started  
40519,flat,scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting  
40520,flat flat_tire,a deflated pneumatic tire  
40521,flat-coated_retriever,an English breed having a shiny black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water  
40522,flat-topped_white_aster,a variety of aster  
40523,flat_arch straight_arch,an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados  
40524,flat_bench,a bench on which a weightlifter lies to do exercises  
40525,flat_bone,part of the sirloin next to the wedge bone  
40526,flat_coat ground primer priming primer_coat priming_coat undercoat,the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface  
40527,flat_file,a file with two flat surfaces  
40528,flat_panel_display FPD,a type of video display that is thin and flat; commonly used in laptop computers  
40529,flat_pea Platylobium_formosum,evergreen shrub having almost heart-shaped foliage and bright yellow pea-like flowers followed by flat pods with flat wings; Australia and Tasmania  
40530,flat_pea narrow-leaved_everlasting_pea Lathyrus_sylvestris,European perennial with mottled flowers of purple and pink; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure  
40531,flat_tip_screwdriver,a screwdriver with a flat wedge-shaped tip that fits into a slot in the head of a screw  
40532,flatbed,an open truck bed or trailer with no sides; used to carry large heavy objects  
40533,flatbed_press cylinder_press,a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type  
40534,flatbread,any of various breads made from usually unleavened dough  
40535,flatbrod,the thin wafer-like bread of Scandinavia  
40536,flatcar flatbed flat,freight car without permanent sides or roof  
40537,flatfish,sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets  
40538,flatfish,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  
40539,flatfoot patrolman,a policeman who patrols a given region  
40540,flatfoot splayfoot pes_planus,a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out  
40541,flathead,food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles gurnards  
40542,flathead,pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout  
40543,flathead_catfish mudcat goujon shovelnose_catfish spoonbill_catfish Pylodictus_olivaris,large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw  
40544,flatiron,an iron that was heated by placing it on a stove  
40545,flatlet,a tiny flat  
40546,flatmate,an associate who shares an apartment with you  
40547,flatness,a want of animation or brilliance; "the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway's style"  
40548,flatness,a deficiency in flavor; "it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils"  
40549,flatness lusterlessness lustrelessness mat matt matte,the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss  
40550,flats,footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)  
40551,flatterer adulator,a person who uses flattery  
40552,flattery,excessive or insincere praise  
40553,flatulence flatulency gas,a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal  
40554,flatware,tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece  
40555,flatware silver,silverware eating utensils  
40556,flatwork flat_wash,ironing that can be done mechanically  
40557,flatworm platyhelminth,parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body  
40558,flaunt,the act of displaying something ostentatiously; "his behavior was an outrageous flaunt"  
40559,flavin,a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin  
40560,flavivirus,animal viruses belonging to the family Flaviviridae  
40561,flavone,a colorless crystalline compound that is part of a number of white or yellow plant pigments  
40562,flavonoid,any of a large class of plant pigments having a chemical structure based on or similar to flavone  
40563,flavor flavour,(physics) the six kinds of quarks  
40564,flavorer flavourer flavoring flavouring seasoner seasoning,something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts  
40565,flavorlessness flavourlessness savorlessness savourlessness tastelessness,the property of having no flavor  
40566,flavorsomeness flavoursomeness savoriness,having an appetizing flavor  
40567,flaw,defect or weakness in a person's character; "he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless"  
40568,flaw,an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness  
40569,flax,fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric  
40570,flax,plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem  
40571,flax_rust flax_rust_fungus Melampsora_lini,fungus causing flax rust  
40572,flea,any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap  
40573,flea_beetle,any small leaf beetle having enlarged hind legs and capable of jumping  
40574,flea_bite,sting inflicted by a flea  
40575,flea_bite,a very minor inconvenience  
40576,flea_market,an open-air street market for inexpensive or secondhand articles  
40577,fleabag,a run-down hotel  
40578,fleabane,any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas  
40579,fleabane feabane_mullet Pulicaria_dysenterica,hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas  
40580,fleapit,an old shabby movie theater  
40581,fleawort psyllium Spanish_psyllium Plantago_psyllium,plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative  
40582,flecainide Tambocor,oral antiarrhythmic medication (trade name Tambocor) used as a last resort in treating arrhythmias; increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients  
40583,fledgling fledgeling,young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying  
40584,fleece,the wool of a sheep or similar animal  
40585,fleece,a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing  
40586,fleer,contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words  
40587,fleet,group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership  
40588,fleet,group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership  
40589,fleet,a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership  
40590,fleet,a group of warships organized as a tactical unit  
40591,fleet_admiral five-star_admiral,an admiral of the highest rank  
40592,fleet_ballistic_missile_submarine,a submarine carrying ballistic missiles  
40593,fleetness,rapidity of movement; "fleetness of foot"  
40594,flesh,the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat  
40595,flesh_fly Sarcophaga_carnaria,fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals  
40596,flesh_wound,a wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bones  
40597,fleshiness obesity corpulency,more than average fatness  
40598,fleur-de-lis fleur-de-lys,(heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris  
40599,flex,the act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies"  
40600,flexibility flexibleness,the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped  
40601,flexibility flexibleness,the quality of being adaptable or variable; "he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement"  
40602,flexion flexure,act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased  
40603,flexor_muscle flexor,a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint  
40604,flexure flection flexion,the state of being flexed (as of a joint)  
40605,flibbertigibbet foolish_woman,a female fool  
40606,flick,a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip"  
40607,flick,a short stroke  
40608,flicker,North American woodpecker  
40609,flicker spark glint,a momentary flash of light  
40610,flickertail Richardson_ground_squirrel Citellus_richardsoni,of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada  
40611,flier flyer,someone who travels by air  
40612,flies,(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)  
40613,flight,a flock of flying birds  
40614,flight,a formation of aircraft in flight  
40615,flight,an air force unit smaller than a squadron  
40616,flight,passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination"  
40617,flight,a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago"  
40618,flight flight_of_stairs flight_of_steps,a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next  
40619,flight flying,an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"  
40620,flight_control,control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically  
40621,flight_deck landing_deck,the upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway  
40622,flight_engineer,the flight crewman responsible for mechanical operation while in flight  
40623,flight_feather pinion quill quill_feather,any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird  
40624,flight_line,place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways)  
40625,flight_maneuver airplane_maneuver,a maneuver executed by an aircraft  
40626,flight_path,the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air  
40627,flight_simulator trainer,simulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a plane  
40628,flight_surgeon,a medical officer specializing in aviation medicine  
40629,flightiness arbitrariness whimsicality whimsy whimsey capriciousness,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"  
40630,flimsiness shoddiness,the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction  
40631,flinders,bits and splinters and fragments; "it would have shattered in flinders long before it did that damage"  
40632,fling,the act of flinging  
40633,flint,a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony  
40634,flint_corn flint_maize Yankee_corn Zea_mays_indurata,corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm  
40635,flintlock,an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge  
40636,flintlock firelock,a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock  
40637,flintstone,pebbles of flint used in masonry construction  
40638,flip,hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg  
40639,flip,a sudden, quick movement; "with a flip of the wrist"; "the fish flipped over"  
40640,flip,a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water  
40641,flip toss,the act of flipping a coin  
40642,flip-flop,an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states  
40643,flip-flop,a backward somersault  
40644,flip-flop thong,a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe  
40645,flip_chart,a chart with several sheets hinged at the top; sheets can be flipped over to present information sequentially  
40646,flip_side,a different aspect of something (especially the opposite aspect); "the flip side of your positive qualities sometimes get out of control"; "on the flip side of partnerships he talked about their competition"  
40647,flippancy light-mindedness,inappropriate levity; "her mood changed and she was all lightness and joy"  
40648,flipper,the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming  
40649,flipper fin,a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)  
40650,flirt flirting flirtation coquetry dalliance toying,playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest  
40651,flit,a secret move (to avoid paying debts); "they did a moonlight flit"  
40652,flit dart,a sudden quick movement  
40653,flitch,fish steak usually cut from a halibut  
40654,flitch side_of_bacon,salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork  
40655,float,the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment  
40656,float,the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public  
40657,float,an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade  
40658,float,something that floats on the surface of water  
40659,float plasterer's_float,a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco  
40660,floater,a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)  
40661,floater,an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed  
40662,floater,a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election  
40663,floater,a swimmer who floats in the water  
40664,floater,an object that floats or is capable of floating  
40665,floater floating_policy,an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location  
40666,floating natation,the act of someone who floats on the water  
40667,floating-moss Salvinia_rotundifolia Salvinia_auriculata,free-floating aquatic ferns  
40668,floating-point_notation floating-point_representation_system,a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix; in the floating-point representation system, 0.0012 is represented as 0.12-2 where -2 is the exponent  
40669,floating-point_number,a number represented in floating-point notation  
40670,floating-point_operation flop,an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second"  
40671,floating_dock floating_dry_dock,dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised  
40672,floating_fern Ceratopteris_thalictroides,pantropical aquatic fern  
40673,floating_fern water_sprite Ceratopteris_pteridioides,aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums  
40674,floating_mine marine_mine,an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it  
40675,floatplane pontoon_plane,a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water  
40676,floccose_chanterelle Cantharellus_floccosus,a mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like a hollow trumpet  
40677,flocculation,the process of flocculating; forming woolly cloudlike aggregations  
40678,floccule floc,a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid  
40679,flock,a church congregation guided by a pastor  
40680,flock,a group of birds  
40681,flock fold,a group of sheep or goats  
40682,flogger scourger,a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)  
40683,flood floodlight flood_lamp photoflood,light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography  
40684,flood flowage,the act of flooding; filling to overflowing  
40685,flood inundation deluge alluvion,the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"  
40686,flood inundation deluge torrent,an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"  
40687,flood overflow outpouring,a large flow  
40688,flood_control,(engineering) the art or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc in order to minimize the occurrence of floods  
40689,flood_tide flood rising_tide,the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare  
40690,flooded_gum,any of several Australian gum trees growing on moist or alluvial soil  
40691,floodgate,something that restrains a flood or outpouring; "suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants"  
40692,floodhead,a wall of water rushing ahead of the flood; "we were lucky to be safe when the floodheads hit"  
40693,floodplain flood_plain,a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding  
40694,floor,the lower inside surface of any hollow structure; "the floor of the pelvis"; "the floor of the cave"  
40695,floor,the ground on which people and animals move about; "the fire spared the forest floor"  
40696,floor,the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water  
40697,floor,the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat"  
40698,floor,the parliamentary right to address an assembly; "the chairman granted him the floor"  
40699,floor,the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business; "there was a motion from the floor"  
40700,floor base,a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor"  
40701,floor flooring,the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent"  
40702,floor level storey story,a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"  
40703,floor trading_floor,a large room in a exchange where the trading is done; "he is a floor trader"  
40704,floor_cover floor_covering,a covering for a floor  
40705,floor_joist,joist that supports a floor  
40706,floor_lamp,a lamp that stands on the floor  
40707,floor_leader,the legislator who organizes his party's strategy  
40708,floor_plan,scale drawing of a horizontal section through a building at a given level; contrasts with elevation  
40709,floor_wax,a preparation containing wax and used to polish and preserve the finish of floors  
40710,floorboard,the floor of an automobile  
40711,floorboard floor_board,a board in the floor  
40712,flooring,building material used in laying floors  
40713,floorwalker shopwalker,an employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel and helps with customer problems; "a floorwalker is called a shopwalker in Britain"  
40714,flop bust fizzle,a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"  
40715,flop collapse,the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"  
40716,flop dud washout,someone who is unsuccessful  
40717,flophouse dosshouse,a cheap lodging house  
40718,floral_leaf,a modified leaf that is part of a flower  
40719,florest's_cineraria Pericallis_hybrida,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  
40720,floret floweret,a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)  
40721,florida_selaginella Selaginella_eatonii,occurs widely in Florida  
40722,florilegium garland miscellany,an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.  
40723,florist,someone who grows and deals in flowers; "the florist made up an attractive bouquet"  
40724,florist florist_shop flower_store,a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold  
40725,florist's_chrysanthemum florists'_chrysanthemum mum Dendranthema_grandifloruom Chrysanthemum_morifolium,of China  
40726,florist's_gloxinia Sinningia_speciosa Gloxinia_spesiosa,South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers  
40727,floss,a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery  
40728,flotation floatation,the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)  
40729,flotation floatation,financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares  
40730,flotilla,a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships  
40731,flotilla,a fleet of small craft  
40732,flotsam jetsam,the floating wreckage of a ship  
40733,flounce,the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions  
40734,flounder,flesh of any of various American and European flatfish  
40735,flounder,any of various European and non-European marine flatfish  
40736,flour,fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain  
40737,flour_beetle flour_weevil,an insect that infests flour and stored grains  
40738,flour_bin,a bin for holding flour  
40739,flour_mill,a mill for grinding grain into flour  
40740,flourish,an ornamental embellishment in writing  
40741,flourish,a showy gesture; "she entered with a great flourish"  
40742,flourish,a display of ornamental speech or language  
40743,flourish brandish,the act of waving  
40744,flourish fanfare tucket,(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"  
40745,flow,any uninterrupted stream or discharge  
40746,flow flow_rate rate_of_flow,the amount of fluid that flows in a given time  
40747,flow flowing,the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)  
40748,flow stream,the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression  
40749,flow_chart flowchart flow_diagram flow_sheet,a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system  
40750,flowage,gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat); "rock fracture and rock flowage are different types of geological deformation"  
40751,flowage,a body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area; "many campsites were located near the flowage"  
40752,flower,a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms  
40753,flower bloom blossom,reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts  
40754,flower prime peak heyday bloom blossom efflorescence flush,the period of greatest prosperity or productivity  
40755,flower-of-an-hour flowers-of-an-hour bladder_ketmia black-eyed_Susan Hibiscus_trionum,annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America  
40756,flower_arrangement floral_arrangement,a decorative arrangement of flowers  
40757,flower_bud,a bud from which only a flower or flowers develop  
40758,flower_chain,flowers strung together in a chain  
40759,flower_cluster,an inflorescence consisting of a cluster of flowers  
40760,flower_garden,a garden featuring flowering plants  
40761,flower_gardening floriculture,the cultivation of flowering plants  
40762,flower_girl,a woman who sells flowers in the street  
40763,flower_girl,a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession  
40764,flower_head,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  
40765,flower_people hippies hipsters,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  
40766,flower_power,a counterculture of young people in the US during the 1960s and 70s  
40767,flowerbed flower_bed bed_of_flowers,a bed in which flowers are growing  
40768,flowering_almond Prunus_triloba,deciduous Chinese shrub or small tree with often trilobed leaves grown for its pink-white flowers  
40769,flowering_almond oriental_bush_cherry Prunus_japonica,woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown especially for its white or pale pink blossoms  
40770,flowering_ash Fraxinus_cuspidata,shrubby ash of southwestern United States having fragrant white flowers  
40771,flowering_ash Fraxinus_dipetala,shrubby California ash with showy off-white flowers  
40772,flowering_cherry,any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Prunus cultivated for their showy white or pink single or double blossoms  
40773,flowering_fern Helminthostachys_zeylanica,Australasian fern with clusters of sporangia on stems of fertile fronds  
40774,flowering_fern osmund,any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters  
40775,flowering_maple,an ornamental plant of the genus Abutilon having leaves that resemble maple leaves  
40776,flowering_quince,Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms  
40777,flowering_raspberry purple-flowering_raspberry Rubus_odoratus thimbleberry,shrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped fruit  
40778,flowering_shrub,shrub noted primarily for its flowers  
40779,flowering_tobacco Jasmine_tobacco Nicotiana_alata,South American ornamental perennial having nocturnally fragrant greenish-white flowers  
40780,flowering_wintergreen gaywings bird-on-the-wing fringed_polygala Polygala_paucifolia,common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals  
40781,floxuridine,antineoplastic drug used to treat some cancers; can cause loss of hair  
40782,fluctuation,a wave motion; "the fluctuations of the sea"  
40783,fluctuation wavering,the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; "he kept a record of price fluctuations"  
40784,flue,a conduit to carry off smoke  
40785,flue_pipe flue labial_pipe,organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip  
40786,flue_stop,an organ stop with the tone of a flue pipe  
40787,fluency,skillfulness in speaking or writing  
40788,fluency volubility articulateness,the quality of being facile in speech and writing  
40789,fluff,any light downy material  
40790,fluff,a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)  
40791,fluffy_omelet,souffle-like omelet made by beating and adding the whites separately  
40792,flugelhorn fluegelhorn,a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore  
40793,fluid,a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure  
40794,fluid,continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas  
40795,fluid_drive,an automotive power coupling  
40796,fluid_flywheel,a kind of fluid coupling in which the flywheel is the driving rotor  
40797,fluid_mechanics hydraulics,study of the mechanics of fluids  
40798,fluidity fluidness,a changeable quality; "a charming Oriental fluidity of manner"; "a certain fluidness in his perception of time made him an unpredictable colleague"; "demographers try to predict social fluidity"  
40799,fluidity fluidness liquidity liquidness runniness,the property of flowing easily; "adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased"; "they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer"  
40800,fluidounce fluid_ounce,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)  
40801,fluidounce fluid_ounce,a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches  
40802,fluidram fluid_dram fluid_drachm drachm,a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters  
40803,fluidram fluid_dram fluid_drachm drachm,a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce  
40804,fluke,a barb on a harpoon or arrow  
40805,fluke,either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean  
40806,fluke flue,flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor  
40807,fluke trematode trematode_worm,parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host  
40808,flume,watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs  
40809,flummery,a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal  
40810,flunitrazepan Rohypnol,a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia  
40811,flunky flunkey stooge yes-man,a person of unquestioning obedience  
40812,fluorapatite,a form of apatite in which fluorine predominates over chlorine  
40813,fluorescein fluoresceine fluorescent_dye resorcinolphthalein,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)  
40814,fluorescein_isothiocyanate fluorescein_isocyanate,a fluorochrome commonly conjugated with antibodies for use in indirect immunofluorescence  
40815,fluorescence,light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength  
40816,fluorescence_microscopy,light microscopy in which the specimen is irradiated at wavelengths that excite fluorochromes  
40817,fluorescent fluorescent_fixture,a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp  
40818,fluorescent_lamp,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  
40819,fluoridation fluoridization fluoridisation,the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay)  
40820,fluoride,a salt of hydrofluoric acid  
40821,fluorine F atomic_number_9,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  
40822,fluorite fluorspar fluor,a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine  
40823,fluoroboric_acid,an acid of fluorine and boron  
40824,fluoroboride,a salt of fluoroboric acid  
40825,fluorocarbon,a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols  
40826,fluorocarbon_plastic,a plastic made with fluorocarbon  
40827,fluorochrome,any of various fluorescent substances used in fluorescence microscopy to stain specimens  
40828,fluoroform trifluoromethane,colorless gas haloform CHF3 (similar to chloroform)  
40829,fluoroscope roentgenoscope,an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation  
40830,fluoroscopy,examination of body structures using a fluoroscope  
40831,fluorosis,a pathological condition resulting from an excessive intake of fluorine (usually from drinking water)  
40832,fluorouracil,an antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers  
40833,fluosilicate,salt of fluosilicic acid  
40834,fluosilicic_acid hydrofluosilicic_acid,an unstable poisonous corrosive acid known primarily in the form of its salts  
40835,fluoxetine fluoxetine_hydrocholoride Prozac Sarafem,a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade names Prozac or Sarafem); it is thought to work by increasing the activity of serotonin in the brain  
40836,fluphenazine,tranquilizer used to treat psychotic disorders  
40837,flurazepam flurazepam_hydrochloride Dalmane,tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia  
40838,flurbiprofen Ansaid,a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally  
40839,flurry snow_flurry,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"  
40840,flush,a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit  
40841,flush gush outpouring,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"  
40842,flush_toilet lavatory,a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it  
40843,flushless_toilet,a toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter (instead of using water)  
40844,flute flute_glass champagne_flute,a tall narrow wineglass  
40845,flute fluting,a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)  
40846,flute transverse_flute,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  
40847,flutist flautist flute_player,someone who plays the flute  
40848,flutter,abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block  
40849,flutter_kick,a swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees  
40850,fluvastatin Lescol,least expensive statin drug (trade name Lescol); usually taken orally at bedtime  
40851,flux,the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface  
40852,flux,a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed  
40853,flux,excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)  
40854,flux,in constant change; "his opinions are in flux"; "the newness and flux of the computer industry"  
40855,flux fluxion,a flow or discharge  
40856,flux state_of_flux,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"  
40857,flux_applicator,an applicator for applying flux (as in soldering)  
40858,flux_density flux,(physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area  
40859,flux_density_unit,a measure of the amount of flux per unit of cross sectional area  
40860,flux_unit magnetic_flux_unit,a measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area  
40861,fluxmeter,meter that measures magnetic flux by the current it generates in a coil  
40862,fly,fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect  
40863,fly,two-winged insects characterized by active flight  
40864,fly fly_ball,(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air  
40865,fly fly_front,an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth  
40866,fly-by-night,a debtor who flees to avoid paying  
40867,fly-fishing,angling with an artificial fly as a lure  
40868,fly_agaric Amanita_muscaria,poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a scarlet cap with white warts and white gills  
40869,fly_ash,fine solid particles of ash that are carried into the air when fuel is combusted  
40870,fly_casting,casting an artificial fly as a lure  
40871,fly_gallery fly_floor,a narrow raised platform at the side of a stage in a theater; stagehands can work the ropes controlling equipment in the flies  
40872,fly_in_the_ointment,an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something  
40873,fly_orchid,any of several dwarf creeping orchids with small bizarre insect-like hairy flowers on slender stalks  
40874,fly_orchid Ophrys_insectifera Ophrys_muscifera,European orchid whose flowers resemble flies  
40875,fly_poison Amianthum_muscaetoxicum Amianthum_muscitoxicum,all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae  
40876,fly_rod,a long flexible fishing rod used in fly fishing  
40877,fly_tent,a tent with a fly front  
40878,flycatching_warbler,any of numerous American wood warblers that feed on insects caught on the wing  
40879,flying_boat,a large seaplane that floats with its fuselage in the water rather than on pontoons  
40880,flying_bridge flybridge fly_bridge monkey_bridge,the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house  
40881,flying_buttress arc-boutant,a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch  
40882,flying_carpet,(Asian folktale) an imaginary carpet that will fly people anywhere they wish to go  
40883,flying_colors flying_colours,complete success; "they passed inspection with flying colors"  
40884,flying_fish,tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight  
40885,flying_fox,large bat with a head that resembles the head of a fox  
40886,flying_gecko fringed_gecko Ptychozoon_homalocephalum,a gecko that has membranous expansions along the sides of its body and limbs and tail that enable it to glide short distances  
40887,flying_gurnard flying_robin butterflyfish,tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins  
40888,flying_jib,the outermost of two or more jibs  
40889,flying_lemur flying_cat colugo,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  
40890,flying_mare,a wrestling maneuver  
40891,flying_mouse,tiny flying phalanger  
40892,flying_phalanger flying_opossum flying_squirrel,nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body  
40893,flying_school,a school for teaching students to fly airplanes  
40894,flying_squad,a mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies  
40895,flying_start running_start,a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line  
40896,flying_start running_start,a quick and auspicious beginning  
40897,flying_visit,a visit that last for only a very short time; "he wanted to hear all about my flying visit to his old stamping grounds"  
40898,flyleaf,a blank leaf in the front or back of a book  
40899,flyover fly-by flypast,a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground  
40900,flypaper,paper that is poisoned or coated with a sticky substance to kill flies  
40901,flyspeck,a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly  
40902,flytrap,a trap for catching flies  
40903,flyweight,weighs no more than 115 pounds  
40904,flyweight,an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds  
40905,flywheel,regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine  
40906,foal,a young horse  
40907,foam,a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture  
40908,foam froth,a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam"  
40909,foam_rubber,spongy rubber; made by introducing air bubbles before vulcanization and used for cushioning or upholstery  
40910,foamflower coolwart false_miterwort false_mitrewort Tiarella_cordifolia,stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant  
40911,foaminess,the property of being foamy  
40912,fob,an adornment that hangs from a watch chain  
40913,fob watch_chain watch_guard,short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest  
40914,fob watch_pocket,a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch  
40915,focal_distance focal_length,the distance from a lens to its focus  
40916,focal_infection,bacterial infection limited to a specific organ or region especially one causing symptoms elsewhere  
40917,focal_ratio f_number stop_number speed,the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system  
40918,focal_seizure,transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity  
40919,focalization focalisation,the confinement of an infection to a limited area  
40920,focalization focalisation focusing,the act of bringing into focus  
40921,focus,a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section  
40922,focus,maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"  
40923,focus,maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus"  
40924,focus focal_point,a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges  
40925,focus focal_point nidus,a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection"  
40926,focus focusing focussing focal_point direction centering,the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"  
40927,fodder,coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop  
40928,foe enemy,a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"  
40929,fog,droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground  
40930,fog fogginess murk murkiness,an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance  
40931,fogbank,a large mass of fog on the sea (as seen from a distance)  
40932,foghorn,a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone  
40933,foghorn fogsignal,a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships  
40934,foglamp,headlight that provides strong beam for use in foggy weather  
40935,fohn foehn,a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps  
40936,foible,the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip  
40937,foie_gras pate_de_foie_gras,a pate made from goose liver (marinated in Cognac) and truffles  
40938,foil,a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"  
40939,foil,a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button  
40940,foil enhancer,anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; "pretty girls like plain friends as foils"  
40941,foil transparency,picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector  
40942,fold crease plication flexure crimp bend,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"  
40943,fold folding,a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock  
40944,fold folding,the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold"  
40945,fold plica,a folded part (as in skin or muscle)  
40946,fold sheepfold sheep_pen sheepcote,a pen for sheep  
40947,folder,covering that is folded over to protect the contents  
40948,folderal falderol frill gimcrackery gimcrack nonsense trumpery,ornamental objects of no great value  
40949,folderol rubbish tripe trumpery trash wish-wash applesauce codswallop,nonsensical talk or writing  
40950,folding_chair,a chair that can be folded flat for storage  
40951,folding_door accordion_door,an interior door that opens by folding back in sections (rather than by swinging on hinges)  
40952,folding_saw,a saw with a toothed blade that folds into a handle (the way a pocketknife folds)  
40953,foldout gatefold,an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine  
40954,foliation,(geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock  
40955,foliation,the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves  
40956,foliation,the work of coating glass with metal foil  
40957,foliation foliage,(architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament  
40958,foliation leafing,(botany) the process of forming leaves  
40959,folie_a_deux,the simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely related (as siblings or man and wife)  
40960,folio,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"  
40961,folium,a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock  
40962,folk folks common_people,people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"  
40963,folk_art,genre of art of unknown origin that reflects traditional values of a society  
40964,folk_dancer,someone who does folk dances  
40965,folk_dancing folk_dance,a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)  
40966,folk_etymology,a popular but erroneous etymology  
40967,folk_music ethnic_music folk,the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community  
40968,folk_poet,a folk writer who composes in verse  
40969,folk_singer jongleur minstrel poet-singer troubadour,a singer of folk songs  
40970,folk_song folksong folk_ballad,a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture  
40971,folk_writer,a writer of folktales  
40972,folklore,the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture  
40973,folks,your parents; "he wrote to his folks every day"  
40974,folktale folk_tale,a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk  
40975,follicle,any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity  
40976,follicle-stimulating_hormone FSH,a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm  
40977,folliculitis,inflammation of a hair follicle  
40978,follies,a revue with elaborate costuming  
40979,follow-on,an immediate second innings forced on a cricket team scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than its opponents in the first innings  
40980,follow-through,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"  
40981,follow-through,carrying some project or intention to full completion; "I appreciated his follow-through on his promise"  
40982,follow-up followup,a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work; "his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with"  
40983,follow-up followup,an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done  
40984,follow-up followup reexamination review,a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment  
40985,follower,someone who travels behind or pursues another  
40986,follower,a person who accepts the leadership of another  
40987,following followers,a group of followers or enthusiasts  
40988,folly foolery tomfoolery craziness lunacy indulgence,foolish or senseless behavior  
40989,folly foolishness craziness madness,the quality of being rash and foolish; "trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness"  
40990,folly foolishness unwiseness,the trait of acting stupidly or rashly  
40991,fomentation,a substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice  
40992,fomentation,application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation  
40993,fomentation instigation,deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)  
40994,fomite vehicle,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  
40995,fondant,candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste  
40996,fondler,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"  
40997,fondness fancy partiality,a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey";  "she had dismissed him quite brutally, relegating him to the status of a passing fancy, or less"  
40998,fondue fondu,cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces  
40999,fondue fondu,hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped  
41000,font fount typeface face case,a specific size and style of type within a type family  
41001,font_cartridge cartridge_font,any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer  
41002,fontanelle fontanel soft_spot,any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus  
41003,food food_for_thought intellectual_nourishment,anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking  
41004,food nutrient,any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue  
41005,food solid_food,any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink"  
41006,food_additive artificial_additive,an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life  
41007,food_allergy,allergic reaction to a substance ingested in food  
41008,food_bank,a place where food is contributed and made available to those in need; "they set up a food bank for the flood victims"  
41009,food_cache,food in a secure or hidden storage place  
41010,food_chain,(ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member  
41011,food_company,a company that processes and sells food  
41012,food_court,an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area)  
41013,food_faddist,a person who adheres briefly to different diets  
41014,food_fish,any fish used for food by human beings  
41015,food_hamper,a hamper for packing and transporting food  
41016,food_manufacturer,a person who manufactures food products  
41017,food_poisoning gastrointestinal_disorder,illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food  
41018,food_processor,a kitchen appliance with interchangeable blades; used for shredding or blending or chopping or slicing food  
41019,food_pyramid,(ecology) a hierarchy of food chains with the principal predator at the top; each level preys on the level below  
41020,food_stamp,a government-issued stamp that can be used in exchange for food  
41021,food_web food_cycle,(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains  
41022,foodstuff food_product,a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food  
41023,fool sap saphead muggins tomfool,a person who lacks good judgment  
41024,fool's_errand,a fruitless mission  
41025,fool's_paradise,an illusory state of wellbeing  
41026,fool's_parsley lesser_hemlock Aethusa_cynapium,European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten  
41027,foolscap,a size of paper used especially in Britain  
41028,foot,a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger  
41029,foot,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"  
41030,foot,a support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet"  
41031,foot,travel by walking; "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot"  
41032,foot ft,a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall"  
41033,foot human_foot pes,the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot"  
41034,foot invertebrate_foot,any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates  
41035,foot-and-mouth_disease hoof-and-mouth_disease,acute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs  
41036,foot-lambert ft-L,a former luminance unit equal to one lumen per square foot  
41037,foot-pound,a unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot  
41038,foot-poundal,a unit of work equal to a force of one poundal moving through a distance of one foot  
41039,foot-ton,2240 foot-pounds  
41040,foot_brake,hydraulic brake operated by pressing on a foot pedal  
41041,foot_rot,plant disease in which the stem or trunk rots at the base  
41042,foot_rot,contagious degenerative infection of the feet of hoofed animals (especially cattle and sheep)  
41043,foot_rule,a ruler one foot long  
41044,footage,a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done  
41045,footage,film that has been shot; "they had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes"; "he edited the news footage"  
41046,football,the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football  
41047,football football_game,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  
41048,football_coach,a coach of football players  
41049,football_field gridiron,the playing field on which football is played  
41050,football_helmet,a padded helmet with a face mask to protect the head of football players  
41051,football_hero,a football player who has achieved a reputation for success  
41052,football_league,a league of football teams  
41053,football_official,an official who enforces the rules at a football game  
41054,football_play,(American football) a play by the offensive team  
41055,football_player footballer,an athlete who plays American football  
41056,football_score,the score in a football game  
41057,football_season,the season when football is played  
41058,football_stadium,a stadium where football games are held  
41059,football_team eleven,a team that plays football  
41060,footbath,a small bathtub for warming or washing or disinfecting the feet  
41061,footboard,a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet  
41062,footboard,a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead  
41063,footbridge overcrossing pedestrian_bridge,a bridge designed for pedestrians  
41064,footcandle,a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candle  
41065,footedness,the property of favoring one foot over the other (as in kicking a ball)  
41066,footer,(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"  
41067,footfall footstep step,the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch"  
41068,footfault,a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline  
41069,foothill,a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain  
41070,foothold footing,a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing  
41071,footing basis ground,a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"  
41072,footing terms,status with respect to the relations between people or groups; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing"  
41073,footlights,theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors  
41074,footlocker locker,a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks)  
41075,footman,a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores  
41076,footnote footer,a printed note placed below the text on a printed page  
41077,footpad padder,a highwayman who robs on foot  
41078,footplate,the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls  
41079,footprint,a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important; "the footprints of an earlier civilization"  
41080,footprint,the area taken up by some object; "the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches"  
41081,footprint footmark step,a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"  
41082,footprint_evidence,evidence in the form of footprints; "there was footprint evidence that he had been at the scene of the crime"  
41083,footrace foot_race run,a race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile run"  
41084,footstep,the act of taking a step in walking  
41085,footstep pace step stride,the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"  
41086,footsteps-of-spring Sanicula_arctopoides,sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow flowers  
41087,footstool footrest ottoman tuffet,a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person  
41088,footwall,the lower wall of an inclined fault  
41089,footwear,clothing worn on a person's feet  
41090,footwear footgear,covering for a person's feet  
41091,footwork,the manner of using the feet  
41092,footwork,skillful maneuvering or dealing; "she needs some fancy footwork to cover all those lies"  
41093,foppishness dandyism,the manner and dress of a fop or dandy  
41094,forager,someone who hunts for food and provisions; "in Japan a fungus forager can earn a good living"  
41095,foraging forage,the act of searching for food and provisions  
41096,foram foraminifer,marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude  
41097,foramen hiatus,a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure  
41098,foramen_magnum,the large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes  
41099,foray,an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); "scientists' forays into politics"  
41100,foray raid maraud,a sudden short attack  
41101,forbearance,a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming"  
41102,forbidden_fruit,originally 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)  
41103,force,(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration"  
41104,force,a group of people having the power of effective action; "he joined forces with a band of adventurers"  
41105,force,a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"  
41106,force forcefulness strength,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"  
41107,force personnel,group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"  
41108,force_out force-out force_play force,a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base; "the shortstop got the runner at second on a force"  
41109,force_pump,pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure  
41110,force_unit,a unit of measurement of physical force  
41111,forced_feeding gavage,feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat  
41112,forced_landing emergency_landing,an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control  
41113,forcemeat farce,mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs  
41114,forceps,an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies)  
41115,forceps_delivery,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  
41116,ford crossing,a shallow area in a stream that can be forded  
41117,ford fording,the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse  
41118,fore-and-aft_rig,rig in which the principal sails are fore-and-aft  
41119,fore-and-aft_sail,any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction  
41120,fore-and-after,sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig  
41121,fore-topmast,the topmast next above the foremast  
41122,fore-topsail,the topsail on a foremast  
41123,fore_edge foredge,the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine  
41124,fore_plane,a carpenter's plane intermediate between a jack plane and a jointer plane  
41125,forearm,the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist  
41126,forebear forbear,a person from whom you are descended  
41127,foreboding,an unfavorable omen  
41128,foreboding premonition presentiment boding,a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"  
41129,forebrain prosencephalon,the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube  
41130,forecaster predictor prognosticator soothsayer,someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)  
41131,forecastle fo'c'sle,living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed  
41132,foreclosure,the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default  
41133,forecourt,the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings  
41134,foredeck,the deck between the bridge and the forecastle  
41135,forefather,person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group; "our forefathers brought forth a great nation"  
41136,forefather father sire,the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"  
41137,forefoot,a front foot of a quadruped  
41138,forefront head,the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"  
41139,foregone_conclusion matter_of_course,an inevitable ending  
41140,foreground,the part of a scene that is near the viewer  
41141,foreground,(computer science) a window for an active application  
41142,foreground_processing foregrounding,the execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system  
41143,forehand forehand_stroke forehand_shot,(sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)  
41144,forehand_drive,(sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash)  
41145,foreign_agent,a spy for a foreign country  
41146,foreign_aid,aid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to one nation by another  
41147,foreign_bill foreign_draft,a bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in another  
41148,foreign_correspondent,a journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a foreign country for publication or broadcast  
41149,foreign_country,any state of which one is not a citizen; "working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to"  
41150,foreign_direct_investment,investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business)  
41151,foreign_direct_investment,a joint venture between a foreign company and a United States company  
41152,foreign_exchange,the system by which one currency is exchanged for another; enables international transactions to take place  
41153,foreign_legion,a military unit composed of foreign volunteers who serve the state  
41154,foreign_minister secretary_of_state,a government minister for foreign relations  
41155,foreign_policy,a policy governing international relations  
41156,foreigner alien noncitizen outlander,a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country  
41157,foreigner outsider,someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group  
41158,foreignness strangeness curiousness,the quality of being alien or not native; "the strangeness of a foreigner"  
41159,foreland,land forming the forward margin of something  
41160,foreleg,the forelimb of a quadruped  
41161,forelimb,the front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing)  
41162,forelock,a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead  
41163,forelock foretop,a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears  
41164,foreman,a man who is foreperson of a jury  
41165,foreman chief gaffer honcho boss,a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"  
41166,foremanship,the position of foreman  
41167,foremast,the mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts  
41168,foremother,a woman ancestor  
41169,forensic_medicine forensic_pathology,the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes; "forensic pathology provided the evidence that convicted the murderer"  
41170,forensics,scientific tests or techniques used in the investigation of crimes  
41171,forepaw,front paw; analogous to the human hand  
41172,foreperson,the presiding member of the jury and the one who speaks on their behalf  
41173,foreplay arousal stimulation,mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse  
41174,forequarter,the front half of a side of meat  
41175,foresail,the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel  
41176,foreshank,a cut of meat from the upper part of a front leg  
41177,foreshock,a tremor preceding an earthquake  
41178,foreshore,the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark  
41179,foresight foresightedness foresightfulness,providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future  
41180,forest wood woods,the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area  
41181,forest woodland timberland timber,land that is covered with trees and shrubs  
41182,forest_fire,an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area  
41183,forest_goat spindle_horn Pseudoryx_nghetinhensis,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  
41184,forest_red_gum Eucalypt_tereticornis,tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales and Victoria  
41185,forest_tent_caterpillar Malacosoma_disstria,larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator of deciduous trees  
41186,forestay,an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast  
41187,forester tree_farmer arboriculturist,someone trained in forestry  
41188,forestiera,any plant of the genus Forestiera  
41189,forestry,the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber  
41190,foretaste,an early limited awareness of something yet to occur  
41191,foretop,a platform at the head of a foremast  
41192,forewarning premonition,an early warning about a future event  
41193,forewing fore-wing fore_wing,either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings  
41194,forewoman,a woman in charge of a group of workers  
41195,forewoman forelady,a woman who is foreperson of a jury  
41196,foreword preface prolusion,a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book  
41197,forfeit forfeiture,something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty  
41198,forfeit forfeiture,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"  
41199,forfeit forfeiture sacrifice,the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.  
41200,forge,furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping  
41201,forge smithy,a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering  
41202,forger,someone who operates a forge  
41203,forger counterfeiter,someone who makes copies illegally  
41204,forgery,criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud  
41205,forget-me-not mouse_ear Myosotis_scorpiodes,small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers  
41206,forgetfulness,unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember; "his forgetfulness increased as he grew older"  
41207,forgetfulness,tendency to forget  
41208,forging,shaping metal by heating and hammering  
41209,forgiveness,compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive  
41210,forgiveness pardon,the act of excusing a mistake or offense  
41211,forgivingness kindness,tendency to be kind and forgiving  
41212,forint,the basic unit of money in Hungary  
41213,fork,an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs  
41214,fork,cutlery used for serving and eating food  
41215,fork crotch,the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches; "they took the south fork"; "he climbed into the crotch of a tree"  
41216,forked_lightning chain_lightning,a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like)  
41217,forklift,a small industrial vehicle with a power operated forked platform in front that can be inserted under loads to lift and move them  
41218,forlorn_hope,a hopeless or desperate enterprise  
41219,forlornness loneliness desolation,sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned  
41220,form,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"  
41221,form,a printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax form"  
41222,form,an ability to perform well; "he was at the top of his form"; "the team was off form last night"  
41223,form,a particular mode in which something is manifested; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility"  
41224,form,a mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"  
41225,form shape cast,the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features"  
41226,form shape pattern,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"  
41227,form variant strain var.,(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"  
41228,form word_form signifier descriptor,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"  
41229,form_division,an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure  
41230,form_family,(biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure  
41231,form_genus,(biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure  
41232,form_genus,an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms  
41233,form_letter,a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients  
41234,formal_garden,a garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in symmetrical locations or in geometrical designs  
41235,formal_semantics,the branch of semantics that studies the logical aspects of meaning  
41236,formaldehyde methanal,a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol  
41237,formalin formol,a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens  
41238,formalism,(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  
41239,formalism,the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented  
41240,formalism,the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms  
41241,formality,compliance with formal rules; "courtroom formality"  
41242,formality formalities,a requirement of etiquette or custom; "a mere formality"  
41243,formality formalness,a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies; "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention"  
41244,formalization formalisation,the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions)  
41245,formalwear eveningwear evening_dress evening_clothes,attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening  
41246,format,the general appearance of a publication  
41247,format formatting data_format data_formatting,the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)  
41248,formation,natural process that causes something to form; "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"  
41249,formation,an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"  
41250,formation,a particular spatial arrangement  
41251,formation,creation by mental activity; "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories"  
41252,formation shaping,the act of fabricating something in a particular shape  
41253,formative,minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function  
41254,formatted_capacity,(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  
41255,former,the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"  
41256,formic_acid,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  
41257,formication,hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines  
41258,formidability toughness,impressive difficulty  
41259,formula,a liquid food for infants  
41260,formula,a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle  
41261,formula chemical_formula,a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements  
41262,formula expression,a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement  
41263,formulary pharmacopeia,(pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation; "postexposure prophylaxis is an integral part of the pharmacopeia in preventing severe disease after acute infections"  
41264,formulation expression,the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"  
41265,formulation preparation,a substance prepared according to a formula; "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine"  
41266,fornication,voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other  
41267,fornix,generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space)  
41268,fornix trigonum_cerebrale,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  
41269,forsaking giving_up,the act of forsaking  
41270,forsythia,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  
41271,forte,a musical composition or musical passage to be performed loudly  
41272,forte,the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible  
41273,forte strong_suit long_suit metier specialty speciality strong_point strength,an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"  
41274,forties 1940s,the decade from 1940 to 1949  
41275,forties mid-forties,the time of life between 40 and 50  
41276,fortieth,position 40 in a countable series of things  
41277,fortification,the art or science of strengthening defenses  
41278,fortification,the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)  
41279,fortification munition,defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it  
41280,fortified_wine,wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added  
41281,fortissimo,a musical composition or musical passage to be performed very loudly  
41282,fortitude,strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage  
41283,fortnight two_weeks,a period of fourteen consecutive days; "most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight"  
41284,fortress fort,a fortified defensive structure  
41285,fortuitousness,the quality of happening accidentally and by lucky chance  
41286,fortune,a large amount of wealth or prosperity  
41287,fortune destiny fate luck lot circumstances portion,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"  
41288,fortune_cookie,thin folded wafer containing a maxim on a slip of paper  
41289,fortune_hunter,a person who seeks wealth through marriage  
41290,fortuneteller fortune_teller,a person who foretells your personal future  
41291,fortunetelling,the practice of predicting people's futures (usually for payment)  
41292,forty 40 XL,the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four  
41293,forty-five,a .45-caliber pistol  
41294,forty-niner,a miner who took part in the California gold rush in 1849  
41295,forum,a public meeting or assembly for open discussion  
41296,forum assembly meeting_place,a public facility to meet for open discussion  
41297,forward,the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey  
41298,forward,a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team  
41299,forward_pass aerial,a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer  
41300,forwarding,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"  
41301,forwarding furtherance promotion,the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career"  
41302,forwardness,an advanced stage; "the forwardness of the harvest this year"; "the arts are in no kind of forwardness in this matter"  
41303,foryml,(chemistry) the negative univalent acyl radical CHO that occurs in aldehydes  
41304,fossa fossa_cat Cryptoprocta_ferox,largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets  
41305,fossil,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  
41306,fossil_fuel,fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content  
41307,fossilization fossilisation,the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone  
41308,fossilization fossilisation,becoming inflexible or out of date  
41309,fossorial_foot,foot adapted for digging as in moles  
41310,fossorial_mammal,a burrowing mammal having limbs adapted for digging  
41311,foster-brother foster_brother,your foster brother is a male who is not a son of your parents but who is raised by your parents  
41312,foster-child foster_child fosterling,a child who is raised by foster parents  
41313,foster-daughter foster_daughter,someone who is raised as a daughter although not related by birth  
41314,foster-father foster_father,a man who is a foster parent  
41315,foster-mother foster_mother,a woman who is a foster parent and raises another's child  
41316,foster-nurse,a nurse who raises another woman's child as her own  
41317,foster-parent foster_parent,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  
41318,foster-sister foster_sister,your foster sister is a female who is not a daughter of your parents but who is raised by your parents  
41319,foster-son foster_son,someone who is raised as a son although not related by birth  
41320,foster_care,supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home  
41321,foster_family,the family of a fosterling  
41322,foster_home,a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)  
41323,fostering fosterage,encouragement; aiding the development of something  
41324,fothergilla witch_alder,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  
41325,foul,an act that violates the rules of a sport  
41326,foul-weather_gear,protective garment that is intended to keep the wearer dry and warm in bad weather  
41327,foul_ball,(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  
41328,foul_line,a line from which basketball players take penalty shots  
41329,foul_line,a line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross  
41330,foul_line,lines through 1st and 3rd base indicating the boundaries of a baseball field  
41331,foul_play,unfair or dishonest behavior (especially involving violence)  
41332,foul_shot free_throw penalty_free_throw charity_toss charity_throw charity_shot,an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul  
41333,foulard,a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design)  
41334,foulness,disgusting wickedness and immorality; "he understood the foulness of sin"; "his display of foulness deserved severe punishment"; "mouths which speak such foulness must be cleansed"  
41335,foulness raininess,(of weather) the badness of the weather; "they were wearied with the foulness of the weather"  
41336,found,food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found"  
41337,foundation,the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"  
41338,foundation,an institution supported by an endowment  
41339,foundation base fundament foot groundwork substructure understructure,lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"  
41340,foundation grounding,education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics"  
41341,foundation_garment foundation,a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body  
41342,foundation_stone,a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building  
41343,founder,a worker who makes metal castings  
41344,founder beginner founding_father father,a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country"  
41345,foundering going_under,(of a ship) sinking  
41346,foundling abandoned_infant,a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown  
41347,foundress,a woman founder  
41348,foundry metalworks,factory where metal castings are produced  
41349,foundry_proof,a proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made  
41350,fountain,a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises  
41351,fountain fount,a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water  
41352,fountain jet,an artificially produced flow of water  
41353,fountain_grass Pennisetum_ruppelii Pennisetum_setaceum,tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia  
41354,fountain_pen,a pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrel  
41355,fountainhead headspring head,the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"  
41356,four 4 IV tetrad quatern quaternion quaternary quaternity quartet quadruplet foursome Little_Joe,the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one  
41357,four-hitter 4-hitter,a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits  
41358,four-in-hand,a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other  
41359,four-letter_word four-letter_Anglo-Saxon_word,any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive  
41360,four-lined_plant_bug four-lined_leaf_bug Poecilocapsus_lineatus,yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America  
41361,four-minute_man,someone who has run the mile in less that 4 minutes  
41362,four-part_harmony,harmony in which each chord has four notes that create four melodic lines  
41363,four-poster,a bed with posts at the four corners that can be used to support a canopy or curtains  
41364,four-pounder,an artillery gun that throws a shot weighing four pounds  
41365,four-spot four,a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips  
41366,four-stroke_engine four-stroke_internal-combustion_engine,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  
41367,four-tailed_bandage,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  
41368,four-wheel_drive 4WD,a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system  
41369,four-wheel_drive 4WD,a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle  
41370,four-wheeler,a hackney carriage with four wheels  
41371,four_o'clock,any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers that open in late afternoon  
41372,fourpence groat,a former English silver coin worth four pennies  
41373,fourpenny_nail,a nail 1.5 inches long  
41374,fourteen 14 XIV,the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one  
41375,fourteenth,position 14 in a countable series of things  
41376,fourth,following the third position; number four in a countable series  
41377,fourth,the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it  
41378,fourth_dimension time,the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event  
41379,fourth_estate,the press, including journalists, newspaper writers, photographers  
41380,fourth_ventricle,an irregular ventricle between the third ventricle and the central canal of the spinal cord  
41381,fovea fovea_centralis,area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute  
41382,foveal_vision,vision with the fovea  
41383,fowl_cholera,an acute diarrheal disease (especially of chickens) caused by the microorganism that causes hemorrhagic septicemia  
41384,fowl_pest,either of two acute viral diseases of domestic fowl; characterized by refusal to eat and high temperature and discoloration of the comb  
41385,fowler,someone who hunts wild birds for food  
41386,fowling_piece,a light shotgun used for fowling  
41387,fox,the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox  
41388,fox,alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs  
41389,fox-trot foxtrot,a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences  
41390,fox_grape,purplish-black wild grape of the eastern United States with tough skins that slip easily from the flesh; cultivated in many varieties  
41391,fox_grape Vitis_labrusca,native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes  
41392,fox_hunter,a mounted hunter who follows the hounds in pursuit of a fox  
41393,fox_hunting foxhunt,mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox  
41394,fox_squirrel eastern_fox_squirrel Sciurus_niger,exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States  
41395,fox_terrier,small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes  
41396,foxglove digitalis,any of several plants of the genus Digitalis  
41397,foxhole fox_hole,a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire  
41398,foxhound,medium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes  
41399,foxtail foxtail_grass,grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes  
41400,foxtail_grass Lycopodium_alopecuroides,ground pine thickly covered with bristly leaves; widely distributed in barren sandy or peaty moist coastal regions of eastern and southeastern United States  
41401,foxtail_millet Italian_millet Hungarian_grass Setaria_italica,coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay, and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States  
41402,foxtail_orchid,any of various orchids of the genus Rhyncostylis having pink- to purple-marked white flowers in a dense cylindrical raceme  
41403,fractal,(mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry  
41404,fractal_geometry,(mathematics) the geometry of fractals; "Benoit Mandelbrot pioneered fractal geometry"  
41405,fraction,a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process  
41406,fraction,the quotient of two rational numbers  
41407,fraction,a small part or item forming a piece of a whole  
41408,fractional_currency,paper currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit  
41409,fractional_distillation,fractionation of a liquid by distillation  
41410,fractional_monetary_unit subunit,a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit  
41411,fractionation,separation into portions  
41412,fractionation fractional_process,a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components  
41413,fracture break,breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"  
41414,fracture crack cracking,the act of cracking something  
41415,fragility breakability frangibleness frangibility,quality of being easily damaged or destroyed  
41416,fragility delicacy,lack of physical strength  
41417,fragment,a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"  
41418,fragment,an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play"  
41419,fragmentation,the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships  
41420,fragmentation,(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"  
41421,fragmentation,the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes  
41422,fragmentation_bomb antipersonnel_bomb anti-personnel_bomb daisy_cutter,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  
41423,fragrant_agrimony Agrimonia_procera,fragrant European perennial herb found at woodland margins on moist soils  
41424,fragrant_cliff_fern fragrant_shield_fern fragrant_wood_fern Dryopteris_fragrans,fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds  
41425,fragrant_orchid Gymnadenia_conopsea,European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs  
41426,fragrant_sumac lemon_sumac Rhus_aromatica,sweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling catkins followed by red hairy fruits  
41427,frail,the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds  
41428,frail,a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)  
41429,frailty vice,moral weakness  
41430,fraise,a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century  
41431,fraise,sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes  
41432,frame,a single drawing in a comic strip  
41433,frame,an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently  
41434,frame,a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film  
41435,frame,the framework for a pair of eyeglasses  
41436,frame,one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided  
41437,frame framing,a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror; "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"; "the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held"  
41438,frame-up setup,an act that incriminates someone on a false charge  
41439,frame_buffer,(computer science) a buffer that stores the contents of an image pixel by pixel  
41440,frame_of_reference frame,a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning  
41441,framer,someone who makes frames (as for pictures)  
41442,framer,someone who writes a new law or plan; "the framers of the Constitution"  
41443,framework fabric,the underlying structure; "providing a factual framework for future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society"  
41444,framework frame,a structure supporting or containing something  
41445,framing,formulation of the plans and important details; "the framing of judicial decrees"  
41446,franc,the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes  
41447,franc-tireur,a sharpshooter (in the French army)  
41448,franchise,an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place  
41449,franchise dealership,a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area  
41450,franchise enfranchisement,a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)  
41451,franchise_tax,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  
41452,francium Fr atomic_number_87,a radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium  
41453,frangipane,pastry with a creamy almond-flavored filling  
41454,frangipani frangipanni,any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers  
41455,frank frankfurter hotdog hot_dog dog wiener wienerwurst weenie,a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll  
41456,frank_breech frank_breech_delivery,position of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outlet  
41457,frankfurter_bun hotdog_bun,a long bun shaped to hold a frankfurter  
41458,frankincense olibanum gum_olibanum thus,an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation  
41459,franking_machine,a machine that automatically stamps letters or packages passing through it and computes the total charge  
41460,franklin,a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth  
41461,frankness outspokenness,the trait of being blunt and outspoken  
41462,frappe,liqueur poured over shaved ice  
41463,frappe,thick milkshake containing ice cream  
41464,fraternal_twin dizygotic_twin,either of two twins who developed from two separate fertilized eggs  
41465,fraternity frat,a social club for male undergraduates  
41466,fraternization fraternisation,associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy  
41467,fratricide,a person who murders their brother or sister  
41468,fratricide,the murder of your sibling  
41469,fraud,intentional deception resulting in injury to another person  
41470,fraud fraudulence dupery hoax humbug put-on,something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage  
41471,fraud_in_fact positive_fraud,actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another  
41472,fraud_in_law,fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who commits it need not have had any evil intent  
41473,fraud_in_the_factum,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  
41474,fraud_in_the_inducement,fraud which intentionally causes a person to execute an instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment; e.g., misleading someone about the true facts  
41475,fraudulence deceit,the quality of being fraudulent  
41476,fraudulence duplicity,a fraudulent or duplicitous representation  
41477,fraxinella dittany burning_bush gas_plant Dictamnus_alba,Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather  
41478,frazzle,a state of extreme exhaustion; "he was worn to a frazzle"  
41479,freak monster monstrosity lusus_naturae,a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed  
41480,freckle lentigo,a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin  
41481,free free_people,people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave"  
41482,free-liver,someone who gratifies physical appetites (especially for food and drink) with more than the usual freedom  
41483,free-reed,a reed that does not fit closely over the aperture  
41484,free-reed_instrument,a wind instrument with a free reed  
41485,free_agency,(sports) the state of a professional athlete who is free to negotiate a contract to play for any team  
41486,free_agent,(sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team  
41487,free_agent free_spirit freewheeler,someone acting freely or even irresponsibly  
41488,free_association,a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence  
41489,free_central_placentation,where ovules develop on a central column in a compound ovary lacking septa or with septa at base only  
41490,free_electron,electron that is not attached to an atom or ion or molecule but is free to move under the influence of an electric field  
41491,free_fall,the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field  
41492,free_hand blank_check,freedom to do as you see fit; "many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack"  
41493,free_house,a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale  
41494,free_kick,(soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team  
41495,free_list,a list of commodities that are not subject to tariffs  
41496,free_living,a lifestyle given to easy indulgence of the appetites  
41497,free_lunch,something acquired without effort or payment or obligation; "there is no free lunch in politics or Hollywood"  
41498,free_morpheme free_form,a morpheme that can occur alone  
41499,free_nerve_ending,microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor  
41500,free_phagocyte,a phagocyte that circulates in the blood  
41501,free_port,a port open on equal terms to all commercial vessels  
41502,free_port free_zone,an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties  
41503,free_press,a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology  
41504,free_radical radical,an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that 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"  
41505,free_rein play,the removal of constraints; "he gave free rein to his impulses"; "they gave full play to the artist's talent"  
41506,free_state,any state prohibiting slavery prior to the American Civil War  
41507,free_throw_lane,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  
41508,free_time spare_time,time that is free from duties or responsibilities  
41509,free_trade,international trade free of government interference  
41510,free_trader,an advocate of unrestricted international trade  
41511,free_verse vers_libre,unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern  
41512,free_will discretion,the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies  
41513,freebie freebee,something that is free (usually provided as part of a promotional scheme); "the road map was a freebie"  
41514,freeboard_deck,the uppermost watertight deck  
41515,freedman freedwoman,a person who has been freed from slavery  
41516,freedom,the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints  
41517,freedom_from_cruel_and_unusual_punishment,a right guaranteed by the 8th amendment to the US Constitution  
41518,freedom_from_discrimination,immunity from discrimination on the basis of race or sex or nationality or religion or age; guaranteed by federal laws of the United States  
41519,freedom_from_double_jeopardy,a civil right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution  
41520,freedom_from_involuntary_servitude,a civil right guaranteed by the 13th amendment to the US Constitution  
41521,freedom_from_search_and_seizure,a right guaranteed by the 4th amendment to the US Constitution  
41522,freedom_from_self-incrimination privilege_against_self_incrimination,the civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself  
41523,freedom_of_assembly,the right to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances; guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution  
41524,freedom_of_religion,a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution  
41525,freedom_of_speech,a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution  
41526,freedom_of_the_press,a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution  
41527,freedom_of_the_seas,the right of merchant ships to travel freely in international waters  
41528,freedom_of_thought,the right to hold unpopular ideas  
41529,freedom_rider,one of an interracial group of civil rights activists who rode buses through parts of the South in order to protest racial segregation  
41530,freedom_to_bear_arms,a right guaranteed by the 2nd amendment to the US Constitution  
41531,freehold,an estate held in fee simple or for life  
41532,freehold,tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life  
41533,freeholder,the owner of a freehold  
41534,freelancer freelance free-lance free_lance independent self-employed_person,a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them  
41535,freeloader,someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others  
41536,freemail,a service providing free email delivery in exchange for exposure to advertising  
41537,freeman freewoman,a person who is not a serf or a slave  
41538,freemasonry,a natural or instinctive fellowship between people of similar interests; "he enjoyed the freemasonry of the Press"  
41539,freesia,any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowers  
41540,freestone,fruit (especially peach) whose flesh does not adhere to the pit  
41541,freestyle,a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use  
41542,freetail free-tailed_bat freetailed_bat,small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions  
41543,freethinker,a person who rejects religion  
41544,freeware,software that is provided without charge  
41545,freewheel,a clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting)  
41546,freeze,fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring"  
41547,freeze freezing,the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid  
41548,freeze frost,weather cold enough to cause freezing  
41549,freeze halt,an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"  
41550,freeze-drying lyophilization lyophilisation,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  
41551,freezing_mixture,a mixture of substances (usually salt and ice) to obtain a temperature below the freezing point of water  
41552,freezing_point melting_point,the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid  
41553,freight freightage,transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates  
41554,freight freightage freight_rate,the charge for transporting something by common carrier; "we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper"  
41555,freight_agent,an employee of a freight carrier who directs the receipt and delivery of goods  
41556,freight_car,a railway car that carries freight  
41557,freight_elevator service_elevator,an elevator designed for carrying freight  
41558,freight_liner liner_train,a long-distance express freight train between industrial centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and unloading of goods  
41559,freight_train rattler,a railroad train consisting of freight cars  
41560,french_fries french-fried_potatoes fries chips,strips of potato fried in deep fat  
41561,frequency absolute_frequency,the number of observations in a given statistical category  
41562,frequency frequence oftenness,the number of occurrences within a given time period; "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"; "the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older"  
41563,frequency relative_frequency,the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations  
41564,frequency-response_curve frequency-response_characteristic,(electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency  
41565,frequency_band waveband,a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals)  
41566,frequency_distribution,a distribution of observed frequencies of occurrence of the values of a variable  
41567,frequency_modulation FM,modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave  
41568,frequency_response,(electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency  
41569,frequentative,a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action  
41570,fresco,a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster  
41571,fresco,a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster  
41572,fresh_bean,beans eaten before they are ripe as opposed to dried  
41573,fresh_breeze,wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale  
41574,fresh_food fresh_foods,food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smoking  
41575,fresh_gale,wind moving 39-46 knots; 8 on the Beaufort scale  
41576,fresh_start clean_slate tabula_rasa,an opportunity to start over without prejudice  
41577,fresh_water freshwater,water that is not salty  
41578,freshener,anything that freshens  
41579,freshet spate,the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow  
41580,freshman fresher,a first-year undergraduate  
41581,freshman_class,the first class in college or high school  
41582,freshness,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"  
41583,freshness glow,an alert and refreshed state  
41584,freshness novelty,originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel  
41585,freshwater_bass,North American food and game fish  
41586,freshwater_bass bass,any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)  
41587,freshwater_bream bream,any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis  
41588,freshwater_fish,flesh of fish from fresh water used as food  
41589,freshwater_mussel freshwater_clam,bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States  
41590,fret,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  
41591,fret Greek_fret Greek_key key_pattern,an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"  
41592,fret stew sweat lather swither,agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"  
41593,friar mendicant,a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms  
41594,friar's-cowl Arisarum_vulgare,tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores  
41595,friar's_lantern ignis_fatuus jack-o'-lantern will-o'-the-wisp,a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground  
41596,friary,a monastery of friars  
41597,fricandeau,larded veal braised and glazed in its own juices  
41598,fricassee,pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings  
41599,fricative_consonant fricative spirant,a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract  
41600,friction detrition rubbing,effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure  
41601,friction rubbing,the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another  
41602,friction_clutch,a clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction between them  
41603,friction_tape insulating_tape,a water-resistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductors  
41604,fried_egg,eggs cooked by sauteing in oil or butter; sometimes turned and cooked on both sides  
41605,fried_rice Chinese_fried_rice,boiled rice mixed with scallions and minced pork or shrimp and quickly scrambled with eggs  
41606,friedcake,small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat  
41607,friend,a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"  
41608,friendlessness,being without friends  
41609,friendliness,a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company  
41610,friendliness,a friendly disposition  
41611,friendly,troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces; "friendlies came to their rescue"  
41612,friendly_fire fratricide,fire that injures or kills an ally  
41613,friendly_takeover,a takeover that is welcomed by the management of the target company  
41614,friendship friendly_relationship,the state of being friends (or friendly)  
41615,friendship_plant panamica panamiga Pilea_involucrata,low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers  
41616,frieze,an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice  
41617,frieze,a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap  
41618,frigate,a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries  
41619,frigate,a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser  
41620,frigate_bird man-of-war_bird,long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail  
41621,frightfulness,the quality of being frightful  
41622,frigidity frigidness,sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse  
41623,frijole,Mexican bean; usually dried  
41624,frill,(paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs  
41625,frill flounce ruffle furbelow,a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim  
41626,frill ruff,an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal  
41627,frilled_lizard Chlamydosaurus_kingi,large arboreal insectivorous Australian lizard with a ruff of skin around the neck  
41628,fringe,a social group holding marginal or extreme views; "members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times"  
41629,fringe,an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels  
41630,fringe interference_fringe,one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light  
41631,fringe-toed_lizard Uma_notata,with long pointed scales around toes; of deserts of United States and Mexico  
41632,fringe_benefit perquisite perk,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"  
41633,fringe_bush Chionanthus_virginicus,small bushy tree of southeastern United States having profuse clusters of white flowers  
41634,fringe_tree,any of various small decorative flowering trees or shrubs of the genus Chionanthus  
41635,fringed_gentian,any of various herbs of the genus Gentianopsis having the margins of the corolla lobes fringed; sometimes included in genus Gentiana  
41636,fringed_grass_of_Parnassus Parnassia_fimbriata,bog plant with broadly heart-shaped basal leaves and cream-colored or white saucer-shaped flowers with fringed petals; west of Rocky Mountains from Alaska to New Mexico  
41637,fringed_loosestrife Lysimachia_ciliatum,of North America  
41638,fringed_orchis fringed_orchid,any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip  
41639,fringed_pink Dianthus_supurbus,Eurasian perennial pink having fragrant lilac or rose flowers with deeply fringed margins  
41640,fringed_poppy_mallow Callirhoe_digitata,perennial poppy mallow of United States southern plains states having rose-red or rose-purple flowers  
41641,fringepod lacepod,annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles  
41642,frisk frisking,the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; "he gave the suspect a quick frisk"  
41643,friskiness frolicsomeness sportiveness,lively high-spirited playfulness  
41644,frisson shiver chill quiver shudder thrill tingle,an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"  
41645,fritillary,butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver  
41646,fritillary checkered_lily,any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers  
41647,frittata,Italian omelet with diced vegetables and meats; cooked until bottom is set then inverted into another pan to cook the top  
41648,fritter,small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables  
41649,fritter_batter,batter for making fritters  
41650,frivolity frivolousness,the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible  
41651,frizz,the condition of being formed into small tight curls; "her hair was in a frizz"  
41652,frock,a long, loose outer garment  
41653,frock,a habit worn by clerics  
41654,frock_coat,a man's coat having knee-length skirts front and back; worn in the 19th century  
41655,frog,a decorative loop of braid or cord  
41656,frog Gaul,a person of French descent  
41657,frog toad toad_frog anuran batrachian salientian,any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species  
41658,frog's_lettuce,very similar to Potamogeton; of western Africa, Asia, and Europe  
41659,frog_kick,a swimming kick; knees are drawn upward and outward so the legs can be brought together when fully extended  
41660,frog_legs,hind legs of frogs used as food; resemble chicken and cooked as chicken  
41661,frog_orchid,any of several green orchids of the genus Habenaria  
41662,frog_orchid Coeloglossum_viride,orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purple  
41663,frogbit frog's-bit Hydrocharis_morsus-ranae,European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves and white flowers  
41664,frogfish,fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout  
41665,froghopper,a variety of spittlebug  
41666,frogmouth,insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth  
41667,frond,compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad  
41668,front,a sphere of activity involving effort; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts"  
41669,front,(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses  
41670,front,the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer; "he walked to the front of the stage"  
41671,front,the outward appearance of a person; "he put up a bold front"  
41672,front,the side that is seen or that goes first  
41673,front front_end forepart,the side that is forward or prominent  
41674,front-porch_campaigning front-porch_campaign,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"  
41675,front-runner favorite favourite,a competitor thought likely to win  
41676,front_bench,any of the front seats in the House of Commons that are reserved for ministers or former ministers  
41677,front_burner,top priority; "the work was moved to the front burner in order to meet deadlines"  
41678,front_door front_entrance,exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building  
41679,front_man front figurehead nominal_head straw_man strawman,a person used as a cover for some questionable activity  
41680,front_matter prelims,written matter preceding the main text of a book  
41681,front_porch,a porch for the front door  
41682,front_projector,a projector for digital input  
41683,front_tooth anterior,a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors"  
41684,front_yard,the yard in front of a house; between the house and the street  
41685,frontage,the direction in which something (such as a building) faces  
41686,frontage,the extent of land abutting on a street or water  
41687,frontage_road service_road,a local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to property  
41688,frontal,a drapery that covers the front of an altar  
41689,frontal_bone os_frontale forehead,the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits  
41690,frontal_eminence,either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit  
41691,frontal_gyrus,any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum  
41692,frontal_lobe frontal_cortex,that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead  
41693,frontal_sinus,one of a pair of cavities in the frontal bone  
41694,frontal_suture sutura_frontalis,the suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of 6)  
41695,frontbencher,a member of the House of Commons who is a minister in the government or who holds an official position in an opposition party  
41696,frontier,a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country; "the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day"  
41697,frontier,an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary  
41698,frontier,an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development; "he worked at the frontier of brain science"  
41699,frontier_settlement outpost,a settlement on the frontier of civilization  
41700,frontiersman backwoodsman mountain_man,a man who lives on the frontier  
41701,frontierswoman,a woman who lives on the frontier  
41702,frontispiece,an ornamental facade  
41703,frontispiece,front illustration facing the title page of a book  
41704,frontlet frontal,an adornment worn on the forehead  
41705,frost hoar hoarfrost rime,ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)  
41706,frost icing,the formation of frost or ice on a surface  
41707,frost_heave frost_heaving,upthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist soil  
41708,frostbite cryopathy,destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene  
41709,frosted_bat Vespertilio_murinus,common Eurasian bat with white-tipped hairs in its coat  
41710,frostiness,coldness as evidenced by frost  
41711,frostiness hoariness,a silvery-white color  
41712,frosting icing ice,a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes  
41713,frostweed frost-weed frostwort Helianthemum_canadense Crocanthemum_canadense,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  
41714,frottage,masturbation by rubbing against another person (as in a crowd)  
41715,frotteur,someone who masturbates by rubbing against another person (as in a crowd)  
41716,frown scowl,a facial expression of dislike or displeasure  
41717,frown_line,a facial wrinkle associated with frowning  
41718,frozen_custard soft_ice_cream,dessert resembling ice cream but with a boiled custard base  
41719,frozen_dessert,any of various desserts prepared by freezing  
41720,frozen_food frozen_foods,food preserved by freezing  
41721,frozen_orange_juice orange-juice_concentrate,orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen  
41722,frozen_pudding,a chilled dessert consisting of a mixture of custard and nuts and (sometimes) liquor  
41723,frozen_yogurt,a soft frozen dessert of sweetened flavored yogurt  
41724,fructification,the bearing of fruit  
41725,fructification,organs of fruiting (especially the reproductive parts of ferns and mosses)  
41726,fructose fruit_sugar levulose laevulose,a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits  
41727,fructosuria,the presence of levulose is the urine; "fructosuria is a harmless condition"  
41728,frugality frugalness,prudence in avoiding waste  
41729,fruit,the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant  
41730,fruit,the consequence of some effort or action; "he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies"  
41731,fruit_bar,cookies containing chopped fruits either mixed in the dough or spread between layers of dough then baked and cut in bars  
41732,fruit_bat megabat,large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit  
41733,fruit_cocktail,a mixture of sliced or diced fruits  
41734,fruit_custard,a custard containing fruit  
41735,fruit_drink ade,a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice  
41736,fruit_fly pomace_fly,any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits  
41737,fruit_grower,someone who grows fruit commercially  
41738,fruit_juice fruit_crush,drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit  
41739,fruit_machine,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  
41740,fruit_of_the_poisonous_tree,a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used  
41741,fruit_punch,a punch made of fruit juices mixed with water or soda water (with or without alcohol)  
41742,fruit_salad,salad composed of fruits  
41743,fruit_tree,tree bearing edible fruit  
41744,fruitage,the yield of fruit; "a tree highly recommended for its fruitage"  
41745,fruitcake,a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on  
41746,fruiterer,a person who sells fruit  
41747,fruitfulness fecundity,the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth  
41748,fruiting_body,an organ specialized for producing spores  
41749,fruition,the condition of bearing fruit  
41750,fruition,enjoyment derived from use or possession  
41751,fruitlessness,a lack of creative imagination  
41752,fruitlessness aridity barrenness,the quality of yielding nothing of value  
41753,fruitlet,a diminutive fruit, especially one that is part of a multiple fruit  
41754,fruitwood,wood of various fruit trees (as apple or cherry or pear) used especially in cabinetwork  
41755,frumenty,sweet spiced porridge made from hulled wheat  
41756,frump dog,a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog"  
41757,frustration,a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized; "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration"  
41758,frustration defeat,the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals  
41759,frustration thwarting foiling,an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts  
41760,frustum,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  
41761,fry_cook,a cook who specializes in fried foods  
41762,fryer frier pullet,flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying  
41763,frying sauteing,cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle  
41764,frying_pan frypan skillet,a pan used for frying foods  
41765,fuchsia,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  
41766,fuck fucking screw screwing ass nooky nookie piece_of_ass piece_of_tail roll_in_the_hay shag shtup,slang for sexual intercourse  
41767,fucker,a stupid despised man  
41768,fucoid,a fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales  
41769,fucoid fucoid_algae,any of various algae of the family Fucaceae  
41770,fucus,any member of the genus Fucus  
41771,fuddy-duddy,a conservative who is old-fashioned or dull in attitude or appearance; "you may accuse me of being and old fuddy-duddy trying to stop young people having fun"  
41772,fudge,soft creamy candy  
41773,fuel,a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"  
41774,fuel-air_explosive FAE,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  
41775,fuel_cell,cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air); often used in electric cars  
41776,fuel_filter,a filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust particles from the fuel  
41777,fuel_gauge fuel_indicator,an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle  
41778,fuel_injection fuel_injection_system,mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine; avoids the need for a carburetor  
41779,fuel_level,the amount of fuel remaining  
41780,fuel_line gas_line petrol_line,a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine; "the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line"  
41781,fuel_oil heating_oil,a petroleum product used for fuel  
41782,fuel_system,equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine  
41783,fueling refueling,the activity of supplying or taking on fuel  
41784,fug,(British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere  
41785,fugacity,the tendency of a gas to expand or escape  
41786,fugacity fugaciousness,the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts)  
41787,fugitive fugitive_from_justice,someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice  
41788,fugitive runaway fleer,someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops"  
41789,fugleman,a leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a political leader); "a fugleman for the radical right"  
41790,fugu,a blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous  
41791,fugue,a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days  
41792,fugue,a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement  
41793,fugue psychogenic_fugue,dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to create 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  
41794,fuji fuji_cherry Prunus_incisa,shrubby Japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossoms  
41795,fulcrum,the pivot about which a lever turns  
41796,fulfillment fulfilment,a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires  
41797,fulfillment fulfilment,the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc)  
41798,full-dress_uniform,the naval or military uniform that is specified by regulations to be worn on ceremonial occasions  
41799,full-wave_rectifier,rectifier that converts the negative half wave of an alternating current into a positive half wave  
41800,full_blood,descent from parents both of one pure breed  
41801,full_employment,the economic condition when everyone who wishes to work at the going wage rate for their type of labor is employed  
41802,full_faith_and_credit,a guarantee to pay interest and principal on debt; usually issued by the United States Treasury  
41803,full_house,a poker hand with 3 of a kind and a pair  
41804,full_metal_jacket,a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper)  
41805,full_moon full-of-the-moon full_phase_of_the_moon full,the time when the Moon is fully illuminated; "the moon is at the full"  
41806,full_nelson,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)  
41807,full_page,something that covers an entire page; "the ad took up a full page"  
41808,full_professor,a professor of the highest rank  
41809,full_skirt,a long skirt gathered at the waist  
41810,fullback,(football) the running back who plays the fullback position on the offensive team  
41811,fullback,(American football) an offensive position in the backfield  
41812,fuller,a workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living  
41813,fuller's_earth,an absorbent soil resembling clay; used in fulling (shrinking and thickening) woolen cloth and as an adsorbent  
41814,fuller's_teasel Dipsacus_sativus,similar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in United States  
41815,fullerene,a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms  
41816,fullness,the condition of being filled to capacity  
41817,fullness mellowness richness,the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing; "the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall"; "the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness"; "he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance"  
41818,fullness voluminosity voluminousness,greatness of volume  
41819,fulmar fulmar_petrel Fulmarus_glacialis,heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions  
41820,fulminate,a salt or ester of fulminic acid  
41821,fulmination,the act of exploding with noise and violence; "his fulminations frightened the horses"  
41822,fulmination diatribe,thunderous verbal attack  
41823,fulminic_acid,(CNOH) an unstable acid occurring mainly in the form of explosive salts and esters that is isomeric with cyanic acid  
41824,fulsomeness oiliness oleaginousness smarminess unctuousness unction,smug self-serving earnestness  
41825,fulvic_acid,a yellow to yellow-brown humic substance that is soluble in water under all pH conditions; "they measured the fluvial fulvic acid"  
41826,fumaric_acid,a colorless crystalline acid with a fruity taste; used in making polyester resins  
41827,fumble muff,(sports) dropping the ball  
41828,fumed_oak,oak given a weathered appearance by exposure to fumes of ammonia; used for cabinetwork  
41829,fumewort fumeroot Corydalis_solida,herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers  
41830,fumigant,a chemical substance used in fumigation  
41831,fumigation,the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it  
41832,fumigator,someone whose job is to fumigate  
41833,fumigator,a device that generates a gas for the purpose of disinfecting or eradicating pests  
41834,fumitory fumewort fumeroot Fumaria_officinalis,delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally  
41835,fun,violent and excited activity; "she asked for money and then the fun began"  
41836,fun merriment playfulness,activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around"  
41837,fun play sport,verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"  
41838,funambulism tightrope_walking,walking on a tightrope or slack rope  
41839,funambulist tightrope_walker,an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope  
41840,function,a relation such that one thing is dependent on another; "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"  
41841,function,a formal or official social gathering or ceremony; "it was a black-tie function"  
41842,function mathematical_function single-valued_function map mapping,(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)  
41843,function office part role,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"  
41844,function purpose role use,what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"  
41845,function_call,a call that passes control to a subroutine; after the subroutine is executed control returns to the next instruction in main program  
41846,function_word closed-class_word,a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning  
41847,functional_anatomy physiological_anatomy morphophysiology,the study of anatomy in its relation to function  
41848,functional_disorder,disorder showing symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified  
41849,functional_genomics,the branch of genomics that determines the biological function of the genes and their products  
41850,functional_illiterate,a person with some ability to read and write but not enough for daily practical needs  
41851,functional_magnetic_resonance_imaging fMRI,a form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain  
41852,functionalism,a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment  
41853,functionalism,any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose  
41854,functionalist,an adherent of functionalism  
41855,functionality,capable of serving a purpose well; "software with greater functionality"  
41856,fund monetary_fund,a reserve of money set aside for some purpose  
41857,fund-raising_campaign fund-raising_drive fund-raising_effort,a campaign to raise money for some cause  
41858,fundamental,any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business; "fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure"  
41859,fundamental fundamental_frequency first_harmonic,the lowest tone of a harmonic series  
41860,fundamental_analysis fundamentals_analysis,(stock exchange) the use of fundamentals as an investment strategy  
41861,fundamental_law organic_law constitution,law determining the fundamental political principles of a government  
41862,fundamental_quantity fundamental_measure,one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement  
41863,fundamentalism,a form of Protestantism that takes the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth  
41864,fundamentalism,the strict adherence to the basic principles or doctrines of a religion, ideology, etc.  
41865,fundamentalist,an adherent of fundamentalist principles  
41866,fundamentalist,a supporter of fundamentalism  
41867,fundamentals basics fundamental_principle basic_principle bedrock,principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics"  
41868,fundraiser,someone who solicits financial contributions  
41869,fundraiser,a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money  
41870,funds finances monetary_resource cash_in_hand pecuniary_resource,assets in the form of money  
41871,fundus,(anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus"; "the fundus of the stomach"  
41872,funeral obsequy,a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; "hundreds of people attended his funeral"  
41873,funeral_home funeral_parlor funeral_parlour funeral_chapel funeral_church funeral-residence,a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects  
41874,funeral_march dead_march,a slow march to be played for funeral processions  
41875,fungal_infection mycosis,an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus  
41876,fungible,a commodity that is freely interchangeable with another in satisfying an obligation  
41877,fungus,an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia  
41878,fungus_family,includes lichen families  
41879,fungus_genus,includes lichen genera  
41880,fungus_gnat,mosquito-like insect whose larvae feed on fungi or decaying vegetation  
41881,fungus_gnat sciara sciarid,minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings  
41882,fungus_order,the order of fungi  
41883,funicle funiculus,the stalk of a plant ovule or seed  
41884,funiculitis,inflammation of a funiculus (especially an inflammation of the spermatic cord)  
41885,funiculus,any of several body structure resembling a cord  
41886,funk,an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar  
41887,funk blue_funk,a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk"  
41888,funk_hole,dugout as a place of safe retreat (when in a funk)  
41889,funnel,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  
41890,funnel,(nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)  
41891,funnel funnel_shape,a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends  
41892,funnel_web,a funnel-shaped spider web; the funnel-web spider perches in the center of the web  
41893,funny_bone crazy_bone,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"  
41894,funny_story good_story funny_remark funny,an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line); "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny"  
41895,funny_wagon,an ambulance used to transport patients to a mental hospital  
41896,funrun fun_run,a footrace run for fun (often including runners who are sponsored for a charity)  
41897,fur,a garment made of animal pelts or synthetic fur  
41898,fur,dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)  
41899,fur pelt,the dressed hairy coat of a mammal  
41900,fur-piece,a neckpiece made of fur  
41901,fur_coat,a coat made of fur  
41902,fur_hat,a hat made of fur  
41903,fur_seal,an eared seal of the northern Pacific  
41904,fur_seal,eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin; "the male fur seal is much larger than the female"  
41905,furan furane furfuran,a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon  
41906,furcation forking,the place where something divides into branches  
41907,furcula,a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds  
41908,furfural furfuraldehyde,a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent  
41909,furlong,a unit of length equal to 220 yards  
41910,furlough,a temporary leave of absence from military duty  
41911,furnace,an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.  
41912,furnace_lining refractory,lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace  
41913,furnace_room,a room (usually in the basement of a building) that contains a furnace for heating the building  
41914,furnishing,(usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable  
41915,furnishing,the act of providing a house or room with furniture and other removable items such as shelves, carpets, appliances, etc.  
41916,furnishing trappings,(usually plural) accessory wearing apparel  
41917,furniture piece_of_furniture article_of_furniture,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"  
41918,furniture_company,a company that sells furniture  
41919,furor furore,a sudden outburst (as of protest)  
41920,furosemide Lasix,commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema  
41921,furring,a furlike coating of matter as on the tongue  
41922,furring_strip furring,strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard  
41923,furrow,a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)  
41924,furtiveness sneakiness stealthiness,a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously  
41925,furunculosis,acute skin disease characterized by the presence of many furuncles  
41926,fury rage madness,a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"  
41927,fusarium_wilt,wilt caused by fungi of the genus Fusarium  
41928,fuschia,a dark purplish-red color  
41929,fuse electrical_fuse safety_fuse,an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded  
41930,fuse fuze fusee fuzee primer priming,any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant  
41931,fusee fuzee,a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains  
41932,fusee fuzee,a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind  
41933,fusee_drive fusee,a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring  
41934,fusel_oil,a mixture of amyl alcohols and propanol and butanol formed from distillation of fermented liquors  
41935,fuselage,the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)  
41936,fusible_metal,an alloy with a low melting point and used as solder and in safety plugs and sprinkler fuses  
41937,fusil,a light flintlock musket  
41938,fusilier,(formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket  
41939,fusillade salvo volley burst,rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"  
41940,fusion,the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words  
41941,fusion,the act of fusing (or melting) together  
41942,fusion merger unification,an occurrence that involves the production of a union  
41943,fusion nuclear_fusion nuclear_fusion_reaction,a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy  
41944,fusion optical_fusion,the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept  
41945,fusion spinal_fusion,correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization  
41946,fusion_cooking,cooking that combines ingredients and techniques and seasonings from different cuisines  
41947,fuss trouble bother hassle,an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"  
41948,fussiness,unnecessary elaborateness in details  
41949,fustian,a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap  
41950,futility,uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result  
41951,futon,mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame  
41952,futtock_shroud,shroud that is part of a ship's rigging  
41953,future,bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date  
41954,future future_tense,a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future  
41955,future hereafter futurity time_to_come,the time yet to come  
41956,future_date,a particular day in the future that is specified as the time something will happen  
41957,future_perfect future_perfect_tense,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"  
41958,future_progressive future_progressive_tense,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"  
41959,futures_contract,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  
41960,futures_exchange futures_market forward_market,a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded  
41961,futurism,an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age  
41962,futurism,the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future  
41963,futurist,a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) will be fulfilled in the future  
41964,futurity,the quality of being in or of the future  
41965,futurology futuristics,the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions  
41966,fuzz,the first beard of an adolescent boy  
41967,fuzzy_logic,a form of mathematical logic in which truth can assume a continuum of values between 0 and 1  
41968,g gee g-force,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  
41969,gabapentin Neurontin,an anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles  
41970,gabardine,a firm durable fabric with a twill weave  
41971,gabbro,one of a family of granular intrusive rocks  
41972,gable gable_end gable_wall,the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof  
41973,gable_roof saddle_roof saddleback saddleback_roof,a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end  
41974,gaboon_viper Bitis_gabonica,large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper  
41975,gadabout,a restless seeker after amusement or social companionship  
41976,gaddi,a cushion on a throne for a prince in India  
41977,gadfly,any of various large flies that annoy livestock  
41978,gadgeteer,a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets  
41979,gadgetry,appliances collectively; "laborsaving gadgetry"  
41980,gadoid gadoid_fish,a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae  
41981,gadolinite ytterbite,a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium  
41982,gadolinium Gd atomic_number_64,a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group  
41983,gaff,a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock  
41984,gaff,a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail  
41985,gaff,an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish  
41986,gaff_topsail fore-and-aft_topsail,a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast  
41987,gaffer,an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set  
41988,gaffsail gaff-headed_sail,a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff  
41989,gag muzzle,restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting  
41990,gag_law,any law that limits freedom of the press  
41991,gag_order,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"  
41992,gaggle,a flock of geese  
41993,gagman gagster gagwriter,someone who writes comic material for public performers  
41994,gagman standup_comedian,a comedian who uses gags  
41995,gaiety merriment,a gay feeling  
41996,gaiety playfulness,a festive merry feeling  
41997,gaillardia,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  
41998,gain,the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating  
41999,gainer,a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits); "she was clearly the gainer in that exchange"  
42000,gainer full_gainer,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  
42001,gainer weight_gainer,a person who gains weight  
42002,gait,a horse's manner of moving  
42003,gait,a person's manner of walking  
42004,gaiter,a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides  
42005,gaiter,legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg from the knee to the ankle  
42006,gal,a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)  
42007,gal,alliterative term for girl (or woman)  
42008,gala gala_affair jamboree blowout,a gay festivity  
42009,galactagogue,agent that induces milk secretion  
42010,galactocele,a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance (especially in the mammary glands)  
42011,galactose brain_sugar,a simple sugar found in lactose  
42012,galactosemia,a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth  
42013,galactosis,the secretion of milk  
42014,galago bushbaby bush_baby,agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears  
42015,galangal Alpinia_galanga,southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots  
42016,galantine,boned poultry stuffed then cooked and covered with aspic; served cold  
42017,galanty_show shadow_show shadow_play,a drama executed by throwing shadows on a wall  
42018,galax galaxy wandflower beetleweed coltsfoot Galax_urceolata,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  
42019,galaxy,a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)  
42020,galaxy extragalactic_nebula,(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'"  
42021,galbanum gum_albanum,a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida  
42022,galbulus,the seed-producing cone of a cypress tree  
42023,gale,a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale  
42024,galea,an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum  
42025,galena,soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead  
42026,galere rogue's_gallery,a coterie of undesirable people  
42027,galingale galangal Cyperus_longus,European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots  
42028,gall,a skin sore caused by chafing  
42029,gall,abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury  
42030,gall_midge gallfly gall_gnat,fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants  
42031,gall_wasp gallfly cynipid_wasp cynipid_gall_wasp,small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants  
42032,gallamine Flaxedil,neuromuscular blocking agent (trade name Flaxedil) used as a muscle relaxant in the administration of anesthesia  
42033,gallantry,polite attentiveness to women  
42034,gallbladder gall_bladder,a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion  
42035,galleon,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  
42036,gallery,spectators at a golf or tennis match  
42037,gallery,a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose; "shooting gallery"  
42038,gallery,a covered corridor (especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported with arches or columns)  
42039,gallery,narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building; usually marked by a colonnade  
42040,gallery art_gallery picture_gallery,a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited  
42041,galley,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  
42042,galley,(classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars  
42043,galley,the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner  
42044,galley ship's_galley caboose cookhouse,the area for food preparation on a ship  
42045,galley_proof,a proof taken before the type is broken up to print pages  
42046,galley_slave,a slave condemned to row in a galley  
42047,gallfly,any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed  
42048,gallic_acid,a colorless crystalline acid obtained from tannin  
42049,gallinaceous_bird gallinacean,heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds  
42050,gallinule marsh_hen water_hen swamphen,any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens  
42051,gallium Ga atomic_number_31,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  
42052,gallon Imperial_gallon congius,a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters  
42053,gallon gal,United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters  
42054,gallop,a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously  
42055,gallop_rhythm cantering_rhythm,cardiac rhythm characterized by the presence of an extra sound; can indicate a heart abnormality  
42056,gallows,an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging  
42057,gallows_bird,a person who deserves to be hanged  
42058,gallows_tree gallows-tree gibbet gallous,alternative terms for gallows  
42059,gallstone bilestone,a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts  
42060,galoot,a disreputable or clumsy man  
42061,galvanic_skin_response GSR psychogalvanic_response electrodermal_response electrical_skin_response Fere_phenomenon Tarchanoff_phenomenon,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  
42062,galvanism,electricity produced by chemical action  
42063,galvanization galvanisation,stimulation with a galvanic current  
42064,galvanization galvanisation,stimulation that arouses a person to lively action; "the unexpected news produced a kind of galvanization of the whole team"  
42065,galvanization galvanisation,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  
42066,galvanized_iron,iron that is coated with zinc to protect it from rust  
42067,galvanizer galvaniser,a skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc  
42068,galvanizer galvaniser inspirer,a leader who stimulates and excites people to action  
42069,galvanometer,meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents  
42070,gam,a herd of whales  
42071,gambist,a musician who performs upon the viola da gamba  
42072,gambit,a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position  
42073,gambit ploy,an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker  
42074,gamble,money that is risked for possible monetary gain  
42075,gamble,a risky act or venture  
42076,gambler,a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events  
42077,gambler risk_taker,someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement  
42078,gambling gaming play,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"  
42079,gambling_contract,a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions  
42080,gambling_house gambling_den gambling_hell gaming_house,a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business)  
42081,gambling_system,a system of rules for placing bets that is believed to lead to winning; "he has a perfect gambling system at roulette"  
42082,gamboge,a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative  
42083,gamboge lemon lemon_yellow maize,a strong yellow color  
42084,gamboge_tree Garcinia_hanburyi Garcinia_cambogia Garcinia_gummi-gutta,low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered  
42085,gambrel gambrel_roof,a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper  
42086,game,(tennis) a division of play during which one player serves  
42087,game,(games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win; "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game"  
42088,game,the flesh of wild animals that is used for food  
42089,game,the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game; "the child received several games for his birthday"  
42090,game,animal hunted for food or sport  
42091,game,frivolous or trifling behavior; "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games"  
42092,game,a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours"  
42093,game,a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"  
42094,game,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"  
42095,game biz,your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz"  
42096,game_bird,any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport  
42097,game_equipment,equipment or apparatus used in playing a game  
42098,game_fish sport_fish,any fish providing sport for the angler  
42099,game_fowl,any of several breeds reared for cockfighting  
42100,game_law,a regulation intended to manage or preserve game animals  
42101,game_misconduct,(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)  
42102,game_of_chance gambling_game,a game that involves gambling  
42103,game_plan,(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"  
42104,game_plan,(sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport  
42105,game_show giveaway,a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards  
42106,game_theory theory_of_games,(economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players  
42107,gamebag,a canvas or leather bag for carrying game (especially birds) killed by a hunter  
42108,gamecock fighting_cock,a cock bred and trained for fighting  
42109,gamekeeper game_warden,a person employed to take care of game and wildlife  
42110,gamelan,a traditional Indonesian ensemble typically including many tuned percussion instruments including bamboo xylophones and wooden or bronze chimes and gongs  
42111,games-master games-mistress,the teacher in charge of games at a school  
42112,gamesmanship,the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game  
42113,gametangium,cell or organ in which gametes develop  
42114,gamete,a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes  
42115,gametocyte,an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis  
42116,gametoecium,gametangia and surrounding bracts  
42117,gametogenesis,the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis  
42118,gametophore,a modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid liverworts  
42119,gametophyte,the gamete-bearing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations  
42120,gamine,a homeless girl who roams the streets  
42121,gamine,a girl of impish appeal  
42122,gaminess raciness ribaldry spiciness,behavior or language bordering on indelicacy  
42123,gaming_card,one of a set of cards used in gambling games  
42124,gaming_table,a table used for gambling; may be equipped with a gameboard and slots for chips  
42125,gamma,a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted  
42126,gamma,the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet  
42127,gamma-interferon,a form of interferon that is produced by T cells and macrophages; involved in the activation of phagocytes  
42128,gamma_acid,a crystalline acid used to make azo dyes  
42129,gamma_aminobutyric_acid GABA,an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter  
42130,gamma_globulin human_gamma_globulin,a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses  
42131,gamma_hydroxybutyrate GHB,a club drug available in liquid or powder form is taken orally (frequently combined with alcohol); used to incapacitate individuals for the commission of sexual assault and rape  
42132,gamma_iron,a nonmagnetic allotrope of iron that is the basis of austenite; stable between 906 and 1403 degrees centigrade  
42133,gamma_radiation gamma_ray,electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength  
42134,gammon,hind portion of a side of bacon  
42135,gammopathy,a disturbance in the synthesis of immunoglobulins; proteins having antibody activity increase greatly in the blood  
42136,gamp brolly,colloquial terms for an umbrella  
42137,gamut,the entire scale of musical notes  
42138,gamut,a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions"  
42139,gander,mature male goose  
42140,gandy_dancer,a laborer in a railroad maintenance gang  
42141,gang,tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together  
42142,gang crew work_party,an organized group of workmen  
42143,gang pack ring mob,an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"  
42144,ganger,the foreman of a work gang  
42145,ganglion,an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons  
42146,ganglion_cell gangliocyte,a nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system; "damage to ganglion cells in the retina may play a role in the development of glaucoma"  
42147,gangplank gangboard gangway,a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside  
42148,gangrene sphacelus slough,necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass  
42149,gangsaw,a power saw that has several parallel blades making simultaneous cuts  
42150,gangsta,(Black English) a member of a youth gang  
42151,gangster mobster,a criminal who is a member of gang  
42152,gangway,a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)  
42153,gannet,large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish  
42154,ganoid ganoid_fish,primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering  
42155,ganoin ganoine,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  
42156,gantlet,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  
42157,gantry gauntry,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.  
42158,gap,a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations  
42159,gap crack,a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack"  
42160,gap spread,a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"  
42161,gape,an expression of openmouthed astonishment  
42162,gape,a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)  
42163,gapped_scale,a musical scale with fewer than seven notes  
42164,gar garfish garpike billfish Lepisosteus_osseus,primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth  
42165,garage,an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles  
42166,garage service_department,a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired  
42167,garage_sale yard_sale,an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises  
42168,garageman's_lien,the extension of a mechanic's lien to include payment for work on automobiles  
42169,garambulla,small berrylike fruit  
42170,garambulla garambulla_cactus Myrtillocactus_geometrizans,arborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit  
42171,garbage,a receptacle where waste can be discarded; "she tossed the moldy bread into the garbage"  
42172,garbage refuse food_waste scraps,food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)  
42173,garbage_collection garbage_pickup trash_collection trash_pickup,the collection and removal of garbage  
42174,garbage_heap junk_heap rubbish_heap scrapheap trash_heap junk_pile trash_pile refuse_heap,an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter  
42175,garbage_man garbageman garbage_collector garbage_carter garbage_hauler refuse_collector dustman,someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse  
42176,garbage_truck dustcart,a truck for collecting domestic refuse; "in Britain a garbage truck is called a dustcart"  
42177,garboard garboard_plank garboard_strake,the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship  
42178,garbology,the study of a society by analyzing its garbage  
42179,garden,the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden  
42180,garden,a yard or lawn adjoining a house  
42181,garden,a plot of ground where plants are cultivated  
42182,garden_angelica archangel Angelica_Archangelica,a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally  
42183,garden_centipede garden_symphilid symphilid Scutigerella_immaculata,minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops  
42184,garden_cress,cress cultivated for salads and garnishes  
42185,garden_forget-me-not Myosotis_sylvatica,small biennial to perennial herb of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia having blue, purple or white flowers  
42186,garden_hose,a hose used for watering a lawn or garden  
42187,garden_huckleberry wonderberry sunberry Solanum_nigrum_guineese Solanum_melanocerasum Solanum_burbankii,improved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berries  
42188,garden_lettuce common_lettuce Lactuca_sativa,annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown  
42189,garden_nasturtium Indian_cress Tropaeolum_majus,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  
42190,garden_orache mountain_spinach Atriplex_hortensis,Asiatic plant resembling spinach often used as a potherb; naturalized in Europe and North America  
42191,garden_party lawn_party fete_champetre,a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors  
42192,garden_pea,the flattened to cylindric inflated multi-seeded fruit of the common pea plant  
42193,garden_pea garden_pea_plant common_pea Pisum_sativum,plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried  
42194,garden_plant,any of a variety of plants usually grown especially in a flower or herb garden  
42195,garden_rake,a rake used by gardeners  
42196,garden_roller,heavy cast-iron cylinder used to flatten lawns  
42197,garden_snail,any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix; often destructive pests  
42198,garden_spade,a spade used by gardeners  
42199,garden_spider Aranea_diademata,a spider common in European gardens  
42200,garden_strawberry cultivated_strawberry Fragaria_ananassa,widely cultivated  
42201,garden_tool lawn_tool,used for working in gardens or yards  
42202,garden_trowel,a trowel used by gardeners  
42203,garden_webworm Loxostege_similalis,a variety of webworm  
42204,gardener,someone employed to work in a garden  
42205,gardener nurseryman,someone who takes care of a garden  
42206,gardenia,any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers  
42207,gardening horticulture,the cultivation of plants  
42208,garganey Anas_querquedula,small Eurasian teal  
42209,gargle,the sound produced while gargling  
42210,gargle mouthwash,a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth  
42211,gargoyle,a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal  
42212,gargoyle,an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal  
42213,garibaldi,a loose high-necked blouse with long sleeves; styled after the red flannel shirts worn by Garibaldi's soldiers  
42214,garishness gaudiness,strident color or excessive ornamentation  
42215,garland_flower Daphne_cneorum,widely cultivated low evergreen shrub with dense clusters of fragrant pink to deep rose flowers  
42216,garlic Allium_sativum,bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves  
42217,garlic ail,aromatic bulb used as seasoning  
42218,garlic_bread,French or Italian bread sliced and spread with garlic butter then crisped in the oven  
42219,garlic_butter,butter seasoned with mashed garlic  
42220,garlic_chive,large flat leaves used as chive is used  
42221,garlic_chive Chinese_chive Oriental_garlic Allium_tuberosum,a plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum  
42222,garlic_mustard hedge_garlic sauce-alone jack-by-the-hedge Alliaria_officinalis,European herb that smells like garlic  
42223,garlic_press,a press for extracting juice from garlic  
42224,garlic_salt,ground dried garlic and salt  
42225,garment,an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"  
42226,garment_bag,a suitcase that unfolds to be hung up  
42227,garment_cutter,someone who cuts cloth etc. to measure in making garments  
42228,garmentmaker garment-worker garment_worker,a person who makes garments  
42229,garnet,any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive  
42230,garnet_lac,lac refined by treating with solvent; garnet-colored  
42231,garnierite,a green mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate; a source of nickel  
42232,garnish,something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration  
42233,garnish,any decoration added as a trimming or adornment  
42234,garnishee,a wage earner who is served with a garnishment  
42235,garnishment,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  
42236,garrison,the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place  
42237,garrison fort,a fortified military post where troops are stationed  
42238,garrison_cap overseas_cap,a wedge-shaped wool or cotton cap; worn as part of a uniform  
42239,garrote garotte garrotte iron_collar,an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation  
42240,garroter garrotter strangler throttler choker,someone who kills by strangling  
42241,garrulity garrulousness loquaciousness loquacity talkativeness,the quality of being wordy and talkative  
42242,garter supporter,a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)  
42243,garter_belt suspender_belt,a wide belt of elastic with straps hanging from it; worn by women to hold up stockings  
42244,garter_snake grass_snake,any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes  
42245,garter_stitch,a knitting stitch that results in a pattern of horizontal ridges formed by knitting both sides (instead of purling one side)  
42246,gas,a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely  
42247,gas gaseous_state,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  
42248,gas-cooled_reactor,a nuclear reactor using gas as a coolant  
42249,gas-discharge_tube,a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas  
42250,gas-turbine_ship,a ship powered by a gas turbine  
42251,gas_bracket,a pipe with one or more burners projecting from a wall  
42252,gas_burner gas_jet,burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame  
42253,gas_chamber death_chamber,instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or animals  
42254,gas_company gas_service,a public utility that provides gas  
42255,gas_constant universal_gas_constant R,(physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole  
42256,gas_engine,an internal-combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor  
42257,gas_fitter,a workman who installs and repairs gas fixtures and appliances  
42258,gas_fitting,the fitting (pipes or valves or meters) that convey gas from the gas main to the gas fixtures of a building  
42259,gas_fixture,a device to convey illuminating gas from the pipe to the gas burner  
42260,gas_furnace,a furnace that burns gas  
42261,gas_gangrene clostridial_myonecrosis emphysematous_gangrene emphysematous_phlegmon gangrenous_emphysema gas_phlegmon progressive_emphysematous_necrosis,(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon  
42262,gas_gun,a gun that fires gas shells  
42263,gas_guzzler,a car with relatively low fuel efficiency  
42264,gas_heat,heating system that burns natural gas  
42265,gas_heater,a heater that burns gas for heat  
42266,gas_holder gasometer,a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel  
42267,gas_lamp,a lamp that burns illuminating gas  
42268,gas_line,a queue of vehicles waiting to purchase gasoline  
42269,gas_line,a pipeline used to transport natural gas; "the workmen broke through the gas line"  
42270,gas_main,a main that distributes gas  
42271,gas_maser,a maser in which microwave radiation interacts with gas molecules  
42272,gas_meter gasometer,a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe  
42273,gas_oil,an oil formed through distillation of petroleum of intermediate boiling range and viscosity  
42274,gas_oven,a cremation chamber fueled by gas  
42275,gas_oven,a domestic oven fueled by gas  
42276,gas_pressure,the pressure exerted by a gas  
42277,gas_pump gasoline_pump petrol_pump island_dispenser,a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks  
42278,gas_range gas_stove gas_cooker,a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas  
42279,gas_ring,gas burner consisting of a circular metal pipe with several small holes through which gas can escape to be burned  
42280,gas_shell,(military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes  
42281,gas_system,facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service  
42282,gas_tank gasoline_tank petrol_tank,a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle  
42283,gas_thermometer air_thermometer,thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume  
42284,gas_turbine,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  
42285,gas_well,a well that yields or has yielded natural gas  
42286,gasbag windbag,a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics  
42287,gaseousness,having the consistency of a gas  
42288,gasfield,a region where there is natural gas underground  
42289,gasification,the process of changing into gas; "coal gas is produced by the gasification of coal"  
42290,gasket,seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint  
42291,gaskin,lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle  
42292,gaslight,light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas  
42293,gasman,someone employed by a gas company  
42294,gasmask respirator gas_helmet,a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases  
42295,gasohol,a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn  
42296,gasoline gasolene gas petrol,a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines  
42297,gasoline_engine petrol_engine,an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines  
42298,gasoline_gauge gasoline_gage gas_gauge gas_gage petrol_gauge petrol_gage,gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle  
42299,gasoline_station gas_station filling_station petrol_station,a service station that sells gasoline  
42300,gasoline_tax,a tax on every gallon of gasoline sold  
42301,gasp pant,a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted"  
42302,gassing,the process of interacting with gas  
42303,gassing,the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas  
42304,gasteromycete gastromycete,any fungus of the class Gasteromycetes  
42305,gastrectomy,surgical removal of all or part of the stomach  
42306,gastric_artery arteria_gastrica,the arteries that supply the walls of the stomach  
42307,gastric_digestion,the process of breaking down proteins by the action of the gastric juice in the stomach  
42308,gastric_juice gastric_acid,digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase  
42309,gastric_lavage,washing out the stomach with sterile water or a saltwater solution; removes blood or poisons; "when the doctor ordered a gastric lavage the hospital pumped out my stomach"  
42310,gastric_smear,alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the stomach  
42311,gastric_ulcer,a peptic ulcer of the stomach  
42312,gastric_vein vena_gastrica,one of several veins draining the stomach walls  
42313,gastrin,polypeptide hormone secreted by the mucous lining of the stomach; when peptides and amino acids are present in the small intestine the secretion of gastric acid is stimulated  
42314,gastritis,inflammation of the lining of the stomach; nausea and loss of appetite and discomfort after eating  
42315,gastrocnemius gastrocnemius_muscle,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  
42316,gastroenteritis stomach_flu intestinal_flu,inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis  
42317,gastroenterologist,a physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract  
42318,gastroenterology,the branch of medicine that studies the gastrointestinal tract and its diseases  
42319,gastroenterostomy,surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and the small intestines; performed when the normal opening has been eliminated  
42320,gastroesophageal_reflux esophageal_reflux oesophageal_reflux,reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus  
42321,gastrogavage,feeding a nutrient solution into the stomach through a tube through a surgically created opening  
42322,gastrointestinal_hormone GI_hormones,hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning  
42323,gastromy,surgical incision into the stomach  
42324,gastronomy,a particular style of cookery (as of a region); "New England gastronomy"  
42325,gastronomy,the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food  
42326,gastroomental_vein gastroepiploic_vein vena_gastroomentalis,one of two veins serving the great curvature of the stomach  
42327,gastropod univalve,a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes  
42328,gastroscope,a type of endoscope for visually examining the stomach  
42329,gastroscopy,visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus  
42330,gastrostomy,surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage)  
42331,gastrula,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  
42332,gastrulation,the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells  
42333,gasworks,the workplace where coal gas is manufactured  
42334,gat rod,a gangster's pistol  
42335,gate,total admission receipts at a sports event  
42336,gate,passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark  
42337,gate,a movable barrier in a fence or wall  
42338,gate logic_gate,a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs  
42339,gateau,any of various rich and elaborate cakes  
42340,gatecrasher crasher unwelcome_guest,someone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without paying  
42341,gatehouse,a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence  
42342,gatekeeper,someone who controls access to something; "there are too many gatekeepers between the field officers and the chief"  
42343,gateleg_table,a drop-leaf table with the drop-leaves supported by hinged legs  
42344,gatepost,either of two posts that bound a gate  
42345,gateway,an entrance that can be closed by a gate  
42346,gateway_drug,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"  
42347,gather gathering,sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching  
42348,gather gathering,the act of gathering something  
42349,gathered_skirt,a skirt whose fabric is drawn together around the waist  
42350,gatherer,a person who gathers; "they were a society of hunters and gatherers"  
42351,gathering assemblage,a group of persons together in one place  
42352,gathering_place,a favorite haunt where people gather  
42353,gaucho,a cowboy of the South American pampas  
42354,gaudery pomp,cheap or pretentious or vain display  
42355,gaudy,(Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college  
42356,gauge,the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train  
42357,gauge,the thickness of wire  
42358,gauge gage,a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.  
42359,gauge standard_of_measurement,accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared  
42360,gauge_boson,a particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles  
42361,gauntlet gantlet,to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"  
42362,gauntlet gantlet,a glove with long sleeve  
42363,gauntlet gantlet,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  
42364,gauntlet gantlet metal_glove,a glove of armored leather; protects the hand  
42365,gaur Bibos_gaurus,wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India  
42366,gauss,a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter  
42367,gauze gauze_bandage,(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings  
42368,gauze netting veiling,a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave  
42369,gavel,a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge  
42370,gavial Gavialis_gangeticus,large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout  
42371,gaviiform_seabird,seabirds of the order Gaviiformes  
42372,gavotte,music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte  
42373,gavotte,an old formal French dance in quadruple time  
42374,gawker,a spectator who stares stupidly without intelligent awareness  
42375,gawkiness ungainliness,the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant  
42376,gay_liberation_movement gay_lib,the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression  
42377,gayal mithan Bibos_frontalis,ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur  
42378,gazania,any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers  
42379,gaze regard,a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me"  
42380,gazebo summerhouse,a small roofed building affording shade and rest  
42381,gazelle,small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes  
42382,gazette,a newspaper or official journal  
42383,gazetteer,a journalist who writes for a gazette  
42384,gazetteer,a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas)  
42385,gazpacho,a soup made with chopped tomatoes and onions and cucumbers and peppers and herbs; served cold  
42386,gean mazzard mazzard_cherry,wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting  
42387,gear gear_mechanism,a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)  
42388,gear gear_wheel geared_wheel cogwheel,a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion  
42389,gear paraphernalia appurtenance,equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.  
42390,gearbox gear_box gear_case,the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed  
42391,gearing gear geartrain power_train train,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"  
42392,gearset,a set of gears  
42393,gearshift gearstick shifter gear_lever,a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears; "in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever"  
42394,gebang_palm Corypha_utan Corypha_gebanga,large-leaved palm of Malay to Philippines and northern Australia; leaves used for thatching or plaiting into containers  
42395,gecko,any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless  
42396,gee-gee,a word for horse used by children or in adult slang  
42397,geebung,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  
42398,geek,a carnival performer who does disgusting acts  
42399,geezer,a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric  
42400,gefilte_fish fish_ball,well-seasoned balls of ground fish and eggs and crushed crumbs simmered in fish stock  
42401,geisha geisha_girl,a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing  
42402,gel colloidal_gel,a colloid in a more solid form than a sol  
42403,gel hair_gel,jellylike substance used in hair styling  
42404,gelatin gel,a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects  
42405,gelatin gelatine,a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin  
42406,gelatin jelly,an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods  
42407,gelatin_dessert,jellied dessert made with gelatin and fruit juice or water  
42408,gelatinousness glutinosity glutinousness,the property of having a viscosity like jelly  
42409,gelding,castrated male horse  
42410,gelechiid gelechiid_moth,small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests  
42411,gelignite gelly,a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate  
42412,gem gemstone stone,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"  
42413,gem treasure,art highly prized for its beauty or perfection  
42414,gem_cutter,one who cuts and shapes precious stones  
42415,gemfibrozil Lopid,medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood  
42416,geminate,a doubled or long consonant; "the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate"  
42417,gemination,the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)  
42418,gemma,small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual  
42419,gemmule,the physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity  
42420,gempylid,snake mackerels; elongated marine fishes with oily flesh; resembles mackerels; found worldwide  
42421,gemsbok gemsbuck Oryx_gazella,large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks  
42422,gen,informal term for information; "give me the gen on your new line of computers"  
42423,gendarme,a French policeman  
42424,gendarmerie gendarmery,French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively  
42425,gender grammatical_gender,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  
42426,gender_agreement,agreement in grammatical gender between words in the same construction  
42427,gender_identity,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  
42428,gender_role,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"  
42429,gene cistron factor,(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"  
42430,gene_chip DNA_chip,a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested  
42431,gene_expression,conversion of the information encoded in a gene first into messenger RNA and then to a protein  
42432,genealogist,an expert in genealogy  
42433,genealogy,the study or investigation of ancestry and family history  
42434,genealogy family_tree,successive generations of kin  
42435,general,a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"  
42436,general full_general,a general officer of the highest rank  
42437,general superior_general,the head of a religious order or congregation  
42438,general-purpose_bomb GP_bomb,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  
42439,general_anesthesia general_anaesthesia,a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)  
42440,general_anesthetic general_anaesthetic,an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness  
42441,general_delivery poste_restante,the part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for it  
42442,general_election,a national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencies  
42443,general_ledger,the ledger that contains all of the financial accounts of a business; contains offsetting debit and credit accounts (including control accounts)  
42444,general_lien,a lien on all the property owned by a debtor and not just a specific property  
42445,general_manager,the highest ranking manager  
42446,general_officer,officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel  
42447,general_practitioner GP,a physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses  
42448,general_relativity general_theory_of_relativity general_relativity_theory Einstein's_general_theory_of_relativity,a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)  
42449,general_staff,military officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policy  
42450,general_verdict,an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact  
42451,generality,the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability  
42452,generalization generalisation generality,an idea or conclusion having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities"  
42453,generalization generalisation induction inductive_reasoning,reasoning from detailed facts to general principles  
42454,generalization generalisation stimulus_generalization stimulus_generalisation,(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus  
42455,generalized_anxiety_disorder GAD anxiety_reaction,an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months  
42456,generally_accepted_accounting_principles GAAP,a collection of rules and procedures and conventions that define accepted accounting practice; includes broad guidelines as well as detailed procedures  
42457,generalship,the leadership ability of a military general  
42458,generalship generalcy,the office and authority of a general  
42459,generation,a stage of technological development or innovation; "the third generation of computers"  
42460,generation,the normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"  
42461,generation,group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent  
42462,generation,the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity"  
42463,generation multiplication propagation,the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production  
42464,generation_X gen_X,the generation following the baby boom (especially Americans and Canadians born in the 1960s and 1970s)  
42465,generation_gap,a difference between the views of young people and their parents  
42466,generative_grammar,(linguistics) a type of grammar that describes syntax in terms of a set of logical rules that can generate all and only the infinite number of grammatical sentences in a language and assigns them all the correct structural description  
42467,generator,an electronic device for producing a signal voltage  
42468,generator,an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas  
42469,generator,engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction  
42470,generator source author,someone who originates or causes or initiates something; "he was the generator of several complaints"  
42471,generic,any product that can be sold without a brand name  
42472,generic generic_wine,wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as `vin rouge', `vino rosso', `rotwein', `red wine', etc.), or by general class (as `vin ordinaire', `vin de table', `vino da tavola', `tafelwein', `table wine', etc.)  
42473,generic_drug,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"  
42474,generic_noun,a noun that does not specify either masculine or feminine gender  
42475,generosity generousness,the trait of being willing to give your money or time  
42476,generosity unselfishness,acting generously  
42477,genesis generation,a coming into being  
42478,genet Genetta_genetta,agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail  
42479,genetic_code,the ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells  
42480,genetic_counseling,guidance for prospective parents on the likelihood of genetic disorders in their future children  
42481,genetic_disease genetic_disorder genetic_abnormality genetic_defect congenital_disease inherited_disease inherited_disorder hereditary_disease hereditary_condition,a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically  
42482,genetic_engineering gene-splicing recombinant_DNA_technology,the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism  
42483,genetic_map,graphical representation of the arrangement of genes on a chromosome  
42484,genetic_marker,a specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be used in family or population studies  
42485,genetic_profiling genetic_fingerprinting,the procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification  
42486,genetic_screening,analyzing a group of people to determine genetic susceptibility to a particular disease; "genetic screening of infants for phenylketonuria"  
42487,geneticism,the belief that all human characteristics are determined genetically  
42488,geneticist,a biologist who specializes in genetics  
42489,genetics genetic_science,the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms  
42490,geneva Holland_gin Hollands,gin made in the Netherlands  
42491,genicular_vein vena_genus,veins that drain blood from structures around the knee; empty into the popliteal vein  
42492,geniculate_body,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  
42493,genie jinni jinnee djinni djinny djinn,(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  
42494,genip Spanish_lime,round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes  
42495,genipa,any tree of the genus Genipa bearing yellow flowers and edible fruit with a thick rind  
42496,genipap genipap_fruit,a succulent orange-sized tropical fruit with a thick rind  
42497,genipap_fruit jagua marmalade_box Genipa_Americana,tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit  
42498,genital_herpes herpes_genitalis,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  
42499,genital_personality,(psychoanalysis) the mature personality which is not dominated by infantile pleasure drives  
42500,genital_stage genital_phase,(psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity  
42501,genital_torture,blunt or penetrating trauma or rape (vaginal or anal)  
42502,genital_wart venereal_wart condyloma_acuminatum verruca_acuminata,a small benign wart on or around the genitals and anus  
42503,genitalia genital_organ genitals private_parts privates crotch,external sex organ  
42504,genitive genitive_case possessive possessive_case,the case expressing ownership  
42505,genitor,a natural father or mother  
42506,genius mastermind brain brainiac Einstein,someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"  
42507,genius wizardry,exceptional creative ability  
42508,genius_loci,the special atmosphere of a place  
42509,genius_loci,the guardian spirit of a place  
42510,genlisea,rootless carnivorous swamp plants having at the base of the stem a rosette of foliage and leaves consisting of slender tubes swollen in the middle to form traps; each tube passes into two long spirally twisted arms with stiff hairs  
42511,genocide race_murder racial_extermination,systematic killing of a racial or cultural group  
42512,genoise,rich and delicate Italian sponge cake  
42513,genome,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"  
42514,genomics,the branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their genomes (their full DNA sequences)  
42515,genotype,a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution  
42516,genotype genetic_constitution,the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism  
42517,genre,a kind of literary or artistic work  
42518,genre,a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique  
42519,genre_painter,a painter of scenes from everyday life  
42520,genre_painting,a genre depicting everyday life  
42521,gent,informal abbreviation of `gentleman'  
42522,gentamicin Garamycin,an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract  
42523,gentian,any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis  
42524,gentian_violet crystal_violet,a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment  
42525,gentianella Gentiana_acaulis,low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary bell-shaped blue flowers  
42526,gentile,a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus  
42527,gentile,a Christian; "Christians refer to themselves as gentiles"  
42528,gentile non-Jew goy,a Christian as contrasted with a Jew  
42529,gentle_breeze,wind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale  
42530,gentlefolk,people of good family and breeding and high social status  
42531,gentleman,a man of refinement  
42532,gentleman-at-arms,one of 40 gentlemen who attend the British sovereign on state occasions  
42533,gentlemen's_agreement,a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding  
42534,gentleness softness mildness,acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered; "his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough"  
42535,gentrification,the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents)  
42536,gentry aristocracy,the most powerful members of a society  
42537,genuflection genuflexion,the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence  
42538,genuineness,the state of being genuine  
42539,genus,(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species  
42540,genus,a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"  
42541,genus_Abelia,chiefly east Asian shrubs  
42542,genus_Acacia,large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia: wattle; mimosa  
42543,genus_Acanthus,bear's breeches  
42544,genus_Achillea,perennial often aromatic and sometimes mat-forming herbs of north temperate regions: yarrow; milfoil  
42545,genus_Achimenes,genus of tropical perennial American herbs  
42546,genus_Actinomyces,type genus of the family Actinomycetaceae  
42547,genus_Addax,genus of antelopes of northern African deserts  
42548,genus_Aegyptopithecus,a genus of Hominoidea  
42549,genus_Aepyornis,type genus of the Aepyornidae: elephant birds  
42550,genus_Aerides,epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia having stiff leaves and fragrant white flowers in arching racemes  
42551,genus_Aeschynanthus,large genus of East Indian ornamental woody epiphytic plants  
42552,genus_Afropavo,Congo peafowl  
42553,genus_Agama,type genus of the Agamidae  
42554,genus_Agapanthus,small genus of South African evergreen or deciduous plants; sometimes placed in the family or subfamily Alliaceae  
42555,genus_Agave,type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae  
42556,genus_Ageratum,genus of tropical American herbs grown for their flowers  
42557,genus_Agrimonia,genus of herbs found chiefly in north temperate regions having pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by bristly fruit  
42558,genus_Ailanthus,small genus of east Asian and Chinese trees with odd-pinnate leaves and long twisted samaras  
42559,genus_Albizia genus_Albizzia,large genus of unarmed trees and shrubs of Old World tropics  
42560,genus_Albuca,genus of bulbous plants of South Africa; sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae  
42561,genus_Allamanda,genus of tropical American woody vines  
42562,genus_Alligator,type genus of the Alligatoridae  
42563,genus_Allosaurus genus_Antrodemus,carnivorous dinosaur of North America; late Jurassic  
42564,genus_Alocasia,tropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile spadix  
42565,genus_Aloe,large genus of chiefly African liliaceous plants; in some systems placed in family Aloeaceae  
42566,genus_Alstroemeria,genus of showy South American herbs with leafy stems; sometimes placed in family Alstroemeriaceae or in family Amaryllidaceae  
42567,genus_Althaea,hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Alcea  
42568,genus_Amaryllis,type genus of the Amaryllidaceae; bulbous flowering plants of southern Africa  
42569,genus_Ambrosia,comprising the ragweeds; in some classification considered the type genus of a separate family Ambrosiaceae  
42570,genus_Ammobium,small genus of Australian herbs grown for their flowers  
42571,genus_Amoeba,protozoan inhabiting moist soils or bottom vegetation in fresh or salt water  
42572,genus_Amorpha,American herbs or shrubs usually growing in dry sunny habitats on prairies and hillsides  
42573,genus_Amorphophallus,genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's tongue; snake palm  
42574,genus_Amphioxus,type genus of the Amphioxidae  
42575,genus_Amphiuma,congo snakes  
42576,genus_Anatotitan,genus of large duck-billed dinosaurs; late Cretaceous  
42577,genus_Anchusa,rough and hairy Old World herbs  
42578,genus_Andrena,a solitary burrowing short-tongued bee  
42579,genus_Andromeda,low-growing shrubs of northern regions of northern hemisphere  
42580,genus_Andryala,a genus of hardy hairy latex-producing perennials of Mediterranean area  
42581,genus_Anemone,perennial herbs with tuberous roots and beautiful flowers; of north and south temperate regions  
42582,genus_Angelica,biennial or perennial herbs of the northern hemisphere; have a taproot  
42583,genus_Angiopteris,one species: tree fern  
42584,genus_Angrecum Angraecum genus_Angraecum,genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque  
42585,genus_Anhinga,type genus of the Anhingidae  
42586,genus_Ankylosaurus,armored herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous  
42587,genus_Anoa,a genus of mammals of the family Bovidae  
42588,genus_Anomalops,type genus of the family Anomalopidae  
42589,genus_Anomalopteryx,small moas  
42590,genus_Anthurium,large genus of often epiphytic evergreen tropical American plants often cultivated as houseplants  
42591,genus_Apatosaurus genus_Brontosaurus,large quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaurs with very long neck and tail; late Jurassic  
42592,genus_Appendicularia,a genus of chordates in the class Larvacea  
42593,genus_Apteryx,type genus of the Apterygidae: kiwis  
42594,genus_Aquilegia,columbine  
42595,genus_Aralia,type genus of Araliaceae; large widely distributed genus of shrubs and trees and vines: spikenard; Hercules'-club  
42596,genus_Araucaria,a genus of the araucaria family  
42597,genus_Arbutus,large evergreen shrubs and trees of southern Europe and western North America: strawberry tree; madrona  
42598,genus_Arcella,type genus of the Arcellidae  
42599,genus_Archaeopteryx genus_Archeopteryx,a genus of fossil birds  
42600,genus_Archaeornis,a genus of fossil bird  
42601,genus_Architeuthis,giant squid  
42602,genus_Areca,a monocotyledonous genus of palm trees  
42603,genus_Arethusa,genus of bog orchids of North America and Japan  
42604,genus_Argemone,prickly poppies  
42605,genus_Argentinosaurus,enormous dinosaur of the middle Cretaceous found in Argentina  
42606,genus_Arnica,large genus of herbs of north temperate and Arctic regions  
42607,genus_Artemisia,usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America: wormwood; sagebrush; mugwort; tarragon  
42608,genus_Arum,type genus of the Araceae: tuberous perennial herbs of Europe and Asia with usually heart-shaped leaves  
42609,genus_Asparagus,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  
42610,genus_Aspidistra,genus of eastern Asiatic herbs; sometimes placed in the family Convallariaceae  
42611,genus_Aster,large genus of herbs widely cultivated for their daisylike flowers  
42612,genus_Astilbe,chiefly Asiatic perennials: spirea  
42613,genus_Astrantia,a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Umbelliferae with aromatic roots and palmate leaves and showy flowers  
42614,genus_Australopithecus Australopithecus,extinct genus of African hominid  
42615,genus_Ayapana,genus of tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Eupatorium  
42616,genus_Babesia genus_Piroplasma,type genus of the family Babesiidae  
42617,genus_Bacillus,type genus of the Bacillaceae; includes many saprophytes important in decay of organic matter and a number of parasites  
42618,genus_Banksia,important genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or trees with alternate leathery leaves and yellowish flowers  
42619,genus_Barosaurus,huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur; late Jurassic  
42620,genus_Begonia,large genus of tropical succulent plants widely cultivated  
42621,genus_Bergenia,genus of perennial spring-blooming rhizomatous herbs with thick evergreen leaves; eastern Asia  
42622,genus_Beroe,coextensive with the class Nuda  
42623,genus_Bison,sometimes considered a subgenus of genus Bos: American buffalo  
42624,genus_Bletia,genus of tropical American terrestrial orchids with large purple or pink flowers  
42625,genus_Bocconia,tropical American trees or shrubs closely related to genus Macleaya  
42626,genus_Borrelia,small flexible parasitic spirochetes having three to five wavy spirals  
42627,genus_Bougainvillea Bougainvillaea genus_Bougainvillaea,ornamental tropical woody vines  
42628,genus_Brassavola,genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic rhizomatous orchids  
42629,genus_Brodiaea,genus of western United States bulbous plants with basal leaves and variously colored flowers; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae  
42630,genus_Browallia,small genus of tropical South American annuals  
42631,genus_Bryanthus,a genus allied to and once included in genus Phyllodoce  
42632,genus_Bryonia,climbing perennial herbs: bryony  
42633,genus_Buckleya,small genus of Asiatic and American parasitic shrubs  
42634,genus_Buddleia,shrubs or trees of warm regions  
42635,genus_Bufo,type genus of the Bufonidae; common toads of New and Old Worlds  
42636,genus_Cabassous,solely the tatouay  
42637,genus_Caiman,caimans  
42638,genus_Caladenia,terrestrial orchids of Australia to New Caledonia  
42639,genus_Caladium,small genus of tropical South American tuberous perennials with large variously colored leaves  
42640,genus_Calamus,distinctive often spiny-stemmed palms found as climbers in tropical and subtropical forest  
42641,genus_Calanthe,large and widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchids  
42642,genus_Calceolaria,large genus of tropical American herbs and shrubs with showy cymose flowers  
42643,genus_Calendula,marigold  
42644,genus_Calliandra,genus of pinnate-leaved shrubs and small trees of tropical and subtropical North and South America and India and West Africa  
42645,genus_Calosoma,genus of large predaceous ground beetles that feed on injurious caterpillars  
42646,genus_Calypso,one species found throughout much of northern North America and Eurasia  
42647,genus_Camellia,tropical Asiatic evergreen shrubs or small trees  
42648,genus_Campanula,large genus of herbs grown for their blossoms: bellflowers  
42649,genus_Candida,a genus of yeastlike imperfect fungi; sometimes included in genus Monilia of the family Moniliaceae  
42650,genus_Canella,one species  
42651,genus_Canna,type and sole genus of the Cannaceae: perennial lily-like herbs of New World tropics  
42652,genus_Cannabis,hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some classifications included in the family Moraceae  
42653,genus_Capsicum Capsicum,chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers  
42654,genus_Caragana,large genus of Asiatic deciduous shrubs or small trees  
42655,genus_Carissa,Old World genus of tropical evergreen usually spiny shrubs  
42656,genus_Carpenteria,one species; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae  
42657,genus_Cassia Cassia,some genus Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista  
42658,genus_Casuarina,genus of trees and shrubs widely naturalized in southern United States and West Indies; coextensive with the family Casuarinaceae and order Casuarinales  
42659,genus_Catalpa,a dicotyledonous genus of plants belonging to the family Bignoniaceae; has large flowers (white or mottled) and long terete pods  
42660,genus_Catananche,genus of Mediterranean herbs: cupid's dart  
42661,genus_Cathaya,one species; related to Pseudotsuga and Larix  
42662,genus_Cattleya,large and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids; the typical orchids; known in many varieties  
42663,genus_Cerastes Aspis genus_Aspis,horned vipers  
42664,genus_Ceratodus,type genus of the Ceratodontidae: extinct genus of lungfishes  
42665,genus_Ceratosaurus,primitive saurischian carnivorous dinosaurs  
42666,genus_Ceratozamia,small genus of Mexican cycads; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae  
42667,genus_Chaenactis,genus of flowering herbs of western United States  
42668,genus_Chaetodon,type genus of the Chaetodontidae  
42669,genus_Chimaera,type genus of the Chimaeridae  
42670,genus_Chinchilla,type genus of the Chinchillidae  
42671,genus_Chiton,a genus of Polyplacophora  
42672,genus_Chlamydia,type genus of the family Chlamydiaceae: disease-causing parasites  
42673,genus_Chlorella,nonmotile unicellular green algae potentially important as source of high-grade protein and B-complex vitamins  
42674,genus_Chlorophyllum,a genus of fungus belonging to the family Lepiotaceae  
42675,genus_Christella,medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical forests of Old World to Americas  
42676,genus_Chrysanthemum,in some classifications many plants usually assigned to the genus Chrysanthemum have been divided among other genera: e.g. Argyranthemum; Dendranthema; Leucanthemum; Tanacetum  
42677,genus_Chunga,a genus of Cariamidae  
42678,genus_Cicada,type genus of the Cicadidae: cicadas  
42679,genus_Cinchona genus_Chinchona,large genus of trees of Andean region of South America having medicinal bark  
42680,genus_Citrus,orange; lemon; lime; etc.  
42681,genus_Clematis,large genus of deciduous or evergreen woody vines or erect herbs  
42682,genus_Cleome Cleome,tropical and subtropical annual or perennial herbs or low shrubs  
42683,genus_Clianthus,genus of semi-prostrate Australasian shrubs or vines  
42684,genus_Clintonia,sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae  
42685,genus_Clostridium,anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung  
42686,genus_Clusia,tropical American aromatic trees or shrubs; often epiphytic; some stranglers  
42687,genus_Coccus,type genus of the Coccidae  
42688,genus_Coelogyne,large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids  
42689,genus_Coelophysis,late Triassic carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs  
42690,genus_Coleus,genus of Old World tropical plants cultivated for their variegated leaves; various plants sometimes placed in genera Plectranthus or Solenostemon  
42691,genus_Colobus,a genus of Cercopithecidae  
42692,genus_Columnea,genus of tropical American subshrubs and lianas  
42693,genus_Combretum,type genus of the Combretaceae: tropical and subtropical small shrubs and trees  
42694,genus_Commelina,type genus of the Commelinaceae; large genus of herbs of branching or creeping habit: day flower; widow's tears  
42695,genus_Compsognathus,a reptile genus of Theropoda  
42696,genus_Convolvulus,genus of mostly climbing or scrambling herbs and shrubs: bindweed  
42697,genus_Coreopsis,genus of American plants widely cultivated for their flowers  
42698,genus_Coronilla,genus of Old World shrubs and herbs  
42699,genus_Corozo,a monocotyledonous genus of tropical American palm trees  
42700,genus_Corynebacterium,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  
42701,genus_Coryphantha,mainly globose cacti of southwestern United States and Mexico covered with many nodules; superficially resembling and formerly included in genus Mammillaria  
42702,genus_Corythosaurus,genus of duck-billed dinosaurs of late Cretaceous  
42703,genus_Coscoroba,a genus of Anatidae  
42704,genus_Cosmos,genus of tropical American plants cultivated for their colorful flowers  
42705,genus_Costia,a genus of flagellate protoctist  
42706,genus_Cotinga,type genus of the Cotingidae: cotingas  
42707,genus_Cotoneaster,genus of deciduous or evergreen Old World shrubs widely cultivated  
42708,genus_Crocus,a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae  
42709,genus_Crotalaria,large genus of herbs with simple leaves and racemes of yellow flowers; mainly of tropical Africa  
42710,genus_Croton,tropical shrubs and herbs; source of croton oil  
42711,genus_Cryptocoryne,water trumpet; aquatic herbs having broad leaves and long slender spathes; often used as aquarium plants  
42712,genus_Cyclamen,genus of widely cultivated flowering Eurasian herbs with centrally depressed rounded tubers and rounded heart-shaped leaves  
42713,genus_Cyclops,copepod water fleas  
42714,genus_Cymbidium,genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial Old World orchids; one of the most popular orchid genera  
42715,genus_Cynancum,genus of perennial tropical African lianas  
42716,genus_Cyrilla,one species: trees and shrubs having flowers with acute or twisted petals and wingless fruit  
42717,genus_Dahlia,genus of perennial tuberous plants of Mexico and Central America  
42718,genus_Daphne,usually evergreen Eurasian shrubs  
42719,genus_Daphnia,water fleas  
42720,genus_Davallia,Old World tropical fern; in some classification systems placed directly in family Polypodiaceae  
42721,genus_Deinocheirus,a reptile genus of Ornithomimida  
42722,genus_Deinonychus,advanced bipedal carnivorous dinosaur  
42723,genus_Delphinium,large genus of chiefly perennial erect branching herbs of north temperate regions some poisonous  
42724,genus_Dendrobium,large genus and variable genus of chiefly epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Asia and Australasia  
42725,genus_Derris,genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines  
42726,genus_Deutzia,genus of ornamental mostly deciduous shrubs native to Asia and Central America; widespread in cultivation; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae  
42727,genus_Diapensia,type genus of Diapensiaceae  
42728,genus_Diapheromera,a genus of Phasmidae  
42729,genus_Dicamptodon,type genus of the Dicamptodontidae  
42730,genus_Dichondra,genus of chiefly tropical prostrate perennial herbs with creeping stems that root at the nodes  
42731,genus_Dictostylium,genus of slime molds that grow on dung and decaying vegetation  
42732,genus_Difflugia,genus of protozoans related to ameba  
42733,genus_Digitalis,genus of Eurasian herbs having alternate leaves and racemes of showy bell-shaped flowers  
42734,genus_Dillenia,East Indian and Australian shrubs and trees having panicles of large white or yellow flowers  
42735,genus_Dimetrodon,a reptile genus of Pelycosauria  
42736,genus_Diomedea,type of the Diomedeidae  
42737,genus_Dioon,small genus of arborescent cycads of Mexico and Central America; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae  
42738,genus_Diplococcus,a genus of bacteria  
42739,genus_Diplodocus,a reptile genus of the suborder Sauropoda  
42740,genus_Disa,genus of showy tropical African terrestrial orchids  
42741,genus_Discina,a genus of fungi of the family Helvellaceae with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body and ornamented spores  
42742,genus_Doliolum,type genus of the Doliolidae  
42743,genus_Dombeya,genus of African shrubs or small trees  
42744,genus_Doodia Doodia,in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; small terrestrial colony-forming ferns of Australasia  
42745,genus_Draba,large genus of low tufted herbs of temperate and Arctic regions  
42746,genus_Dracaena,Old World tropical plants with branches ending in tufts of sword-shaped leaves; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae  
42747,genus_Dracontium,small genus of tropical American cormous herbs  
42748,genus_Drosophila,a genus of Drosophilidae  
42749,genus_Drypis,one species  
42750,genus_Dugong,type genus of the Dugongidae comprising only the dugongs  
42751,genus_Echinocactus,globular or cylindrical cacti; southwestern United States to Brazil  
42752,genus_Echinococcus,tapeworms  
42753,genus_Edaphosaurus,type genus of the Edaphosauridae  
42754,genus_Edmontosaurus,duck-billed dinosaurs of Canada  
42755,genus_Eimeria,type genus of the family Eimeriidae; includes serious pathogens  
42756,genus_Elsholtzia,genus of Asiatic and African aromatic herbs  
42757,genus_Encephalartos,genus of arborescent African cycads; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae  
42758,genus_Engelmannia,one species: North American herbs that resemble sunflowers  
42759,genus_Eoraptor,primitive theropod found in Argentina; early Triassic  
42760,genus_Epacris,type genus of the Epacridaceae: Australian heath  
42761,genus_Ephedra,type and sole genus of Ephedraceae: tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubby or creeping plants native to dry and inhospitable regions  
42762,genus_Epiphyllum,small genus of tropical American (mainly Central America) cacti  
42763,genus_Episcia,genus of tropical American herbs having soft hairy foliage  
42764,genus_Eptatretus,a genus of fossil fish of the family Myxinidae  
42765,genus_Erechtites,coarse herbs with whitish discoid flower heads and silky pappus  
42766,genus_Erica,large genus of low much-branched woody evergreens ranging from prostrate subshrubs to trees: true heaths  
42767,genus_Eriogonum,North American herbs of the buckwheat family  
42768,genus_Erwinia,a genus of bacteria  
42769,genus_Erythrina,genus of attractive tropical shrubs or trees with usually red flowers  
42770,genus_Escherichia,a genus of bacteria  
42771,genus_Eucalyptus,tall trees native to the Australian region; source of timber and medicinal oils from the aromatic leaves  
42772,genus_Euglena,type genus of the family Euglenaceae: green algae with a single flagellum  
42773,genus_Feijoa,small South American shrubs or trees  
42774,genus_Filago,genus of small woolly herbs  
42775,genus_Forestiera,genus of often spiny American shrubs and trees  
42776,genus_Forsythia,forsythia  
42777,genus_Fothergilla Fothergilla,small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States  
42778,genus_Freesia,cormous perennial herbs; native to South Africa  
42779,genus_Fuchsia,large genus of decorative tropical shrubs with pendulous tetramerous flowers  
42780,genus_Fucus,type genus of the family Fucaceae: cartilaginous brown algae  
42781,genus_Fusarium,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  
42782,genus_Gaillardia,genus of western American hairy herbs with showy flowers  
42783,genus_Galago,bush babies  
42784,genus_Galax,evergreen herbs of southeastern United States  
42785,genus_Galictis,alternative name for the genus Grison  
42786,genus_Gardenia,large genus of attractive Old World tropical shrubs and small trees  
42787,genus_Gastrolobium,genus of Australian evergreen shrubs poisonous to livestock: poison bush  
42788,genus_Gazania,genus of tomentose tropical African herbs with milky sap  
42789,genus_Genipa,tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs bearing yellow flowers and succulent edible fruit with a thick rind  
42790,genus_Genlisea,small genus of carnivorous plants of tropical African swamps  
42791,genus_Geranium,genus of mostly North American geraniums: cranesbills  
42792,genus_Gerardia,genus of annual or perennial herbs with showy pink or purple or yellow flowers; plants often assigned to genera Aureolaria or Agalinis  
42793,genus_Gesneria,large genus of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowers  
42794,genus_Giardia,flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates  
42795,genus_Ginkgo,sole surviving genus of the Ginkgoaceae  
42796,genus_Gladiolus,gladiolas  
42797,genus_Gliricidia,small genus of low-branching profusely flowering trees of tropical America  
42798,genus_Globigerina,type genus of the family Globigerinidae  
42799,genus_Gloriosa,sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae; one species: glory lily  
42800,genus_Glossina,type genus of the Glossinidae: tsetse flies  
42801,genus_Gloxinia,small genus of tropical American herbs with leafy stems and axillary flowers  
42802,genus_Gnetum,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  
42803,genus_Gorilla,gorillas  
42804,genus_Grampus,grampus  
42805,genus_Grevillea,large genus of Australian shrubs and trees having usually showy orange or red flowers  
42806,genus_Grison,a genus of Mustelidae  
42807,genus_Gyromitra,a genus of fungi of the family Helvellaceae with a fertile portion that is tan to brown  
42808,genus_Halogeton,a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae  
42809,genus_Hamelia,evergreen tropical American shrubs or small trees  
42810,genus_Harpullia,genus of tropical Asiatic and African trees  
42811,genus_Helianthemum,widely distributed evergreen or semi-evergreen shrublets; America; Europe and North Africa to Asia Minor and central Asia  
42812,genus_Helianthus,genus of tall erect or branched American annual or perennial herbs with showy flowers: sunflowers  
42813,genus_Heliophila,genus of South African flowering herbs and subshrubs  
42814,genus_Heliopsis,oxeye  
42815,genus_Helvella,type genus of the Helvellaceae  
42816,genus_Hepatica,small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions; allied to genus Anemone  
42817,genus_Herrerasaurus,primitive theropod found in Argentina; early Triassic  
42818,genus_Hibiscus,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  
42819,genus_Hippeastrum,bulbous flowering plants of tropical America  
42820,genus_Hippopotamus,type genus of the Hippopotamidae  
42821,genus_Homo,type genus of the family Hominidae  
42822,genus_Hovea,genus of Australian evergreen shrubs  
42823,genus_Hoya,large genus of climbing shrubs of Australia and Asia and Polynesia  
42824,genus_Hyacinthus,sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae as the type genus  
42825,genus_Hyaena,type genus of the Hyaenidae  
42826,genus_Hydra,hydras  
42827,genus_Hydrangea,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  
42828,genus_Hydrilla,one species  
42829,genus_Ibero-mesornis,a genus of fossil bird of the subclass Archaeornithes  
42830,genus_Ibis,ibises  
42831,genus_Ichthyosaurus,type genus of the Ichthyosauridae  
42832,genus_Ichthyostega,second earliest fossil amphibian ever found; of the Devonian; found in Greenland  
42833,genus_Idesia,one species  
42834,genus_Iguana,type genus of the Iguanidae  
42835,genus_Iguanodon,type genus of the Iguanodontidae  
42836,genus_Impatiens,annual or perennial herbs with stems more or less succulent; cosmopolitan except for South America, Australia, and New Zealand  
42837,genus_Indri,type genus of the Indriidae  
42838,genus_Inga,genus of tropical trees or shrubs  
42839,genus_Inula,genus of Old World herbs or subshrubs: elecampane  
42840,genus_Iris,large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes  
42841,genus_Iva,small genus of American herbs or shrubs; in some classifications placed in a separate family Ambrosiaceae  
42842,genus_Jabiru,jabirus  
42843,genus_Junco,American finches  
42844,genus_Kalmia,erect evergreen shrubs: mountain laurel  
42845,genus_Keteleeria,a genus of keteleeria  
42846,genus_Klebsiella,a genus of bacteria  
42847,genus_Kniphofia,genus of showy clump-forming African herbs with grasslike leaves; sometimes placed in family Aloeaceae  
42848,genus_Kohleria,genus of tropical American shrubs  
42849,genus_Krigia,small herbs closely related to chicory: dwarf dandelions  
42850,genus_Lactobacillus,type genus of the family Lactobacillaceae  
42851,genus_Laelia,large genus of mostly epiphytic or lithophytic Central and South American orchids of various sizes  
42852,genus_Lansium,a dicotyledonous genus of the family Meliaceae  
42853,genus_Lecanopteris,epiphytic ferns of southeastern Asia to New Guinea  
42854,genus_Lecanora,type genus of Lecanoraceae; crustaceous lichens  
42855,genus_Leipoa,mallee fowl  
42856,genus_Lemur,type genus of the Lemuridae  
42857,genus_Lepidobotrys,a genus of dicotyledonous trees belonging to the family Lepidobotryaceae  
42858,genus_Lepiota,agarics with white spores that includes several edible and poisonous mushrooms: parasol mushrooms  
42859,genus_Leptospira,very slender aerobic spirochetes; free-living or parasitic in mammals  
42860,genus_Lespedeza,genus of shrubs or herbs of tropical Asia and Australia and the eastern United States  
42861,genus_Leucocytozoon genus_Leucocytozoan,a genus of protoctist  
42862,genus_Leucothoe,American and Asiatic deciduous and evergreen shrubs  
42863,genus_Liparis,genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate  
42864,genus_Liquidambar Liquidambar,sweet gum  
42865,genus_Listeria,a genus of aerobic motile bacteria of the family Corynebacteriaceae containing small Gram-positive rods  
42866,genus_Litchi,Chinese trees  
42867,genus_Lithops,genus of stemless South African succulents  
42868,genus_Loasa,genus of tropical American prickly herbs or subshrubs  
42869,genus_Lobelia,in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Lobeliaceae  
42870,genus_Loligo,squids  
42871,genus_Lomatia,small genus of low-growing evergreens of Chile and Australia; some yield dyes  
42872,genus_Loris,type genus of the Lorisidae  
42873,genus_Luffa,dishcloth gourds  
42874,genus_Lychnis,genus of plants strongly resembling those of genus Silene: catchfly  
42875,genus_Lynx,lynxes  
42876,genus_Macadamia,trees or shrubs; Madagascar to Australia  
42877,genus_Macrotus,leafnose bats  
42878,genus_Macrozamia,genus of large evergreen Australian cycads; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae  
42879,genus_Magnolia,shrubs or trees of North America or Asia having entire evergreen or deciduous leaves; among most ancient of angiosperm genera  
42880,genus_Malope,small genus of chiefly European herbs  
42881,genus_Mammillaria,large genus of cacti characterized chiefly by nipple-shaped protuberances or tubercles on their surface  
42882,genus_Manta,a genus of Mobulidae  
42883,genus_Mantis,type genus of the Mantidae: mantises  
42884,genus_Maranta,herbs of tropical America  
42885,genus_Martynia,in some classifications includes the unicorn plants  
42886,genus_Masdevallia,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  
42887,genus_Maxillaria,large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with persistent leathery leaves and single-flowered scapes  
42888,genus_Megalosaurus,type genus of the Megalosauridae  
42889,genus_Melilotus,Old World herbs: the sweet clovers  
42890,genus_Mesohippus,a genus of Equidae  
42891,genus_Metasequoia,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  
42892,genus_Millettia,genus of trees and shrubs of the Old World tropics  
42893,genus_Mimosa,genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees; named for their apparent imitation of animal sensitivity to light and heat and movement  
42894,genus_Mola,type genus of the Molidae  
42895,genus_Moloch,genus of Australian desert lizard  
42896,genus_Monarda,wild bergamot, horsemint, beebalm  
42897,genus_Monilia,genus of parasitic yeastlike imperfect fungi having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains; some species usually placed in other genera especially genus Candida  
42898,genus_Mononychus,authorities disagree over whether to classify the genus as bird or dinosaur  
42899,genus_Monstera,tropical American climbing plant with deeply incised leaves  
42900,genus_Montezuma,one species: medium-sized evergreen tree of Puerto Rico or Mexico  
42901,genus_Mucor,type genus of the Mucoraceae; genus of molds having cylindrical or pear-shaped sporangia not limited in location to points where rhizoids develop  
42902,genus_Mucuna Stizolobium genus_Stizolobium,genus of tropical herbs and woody vines having trifoliate leaves and showy flowers in axillary clusters  
42903,genus_Mutisia,genus of South American shrubs or lianas having large flower heads with feathery pappuses  
42904,genus_Mycobacterium,nonmotile Gram-positive aerobic bacteria  
42905,genus_Mycoplasma,type and sole genus of the family Mycoplasmataceae  
42906,genus_Mylodon,type genus of the Mylodontidae; sometimes included in family Megatheriidae  
42907,genus_Nanomia,a genus of Siphonophora  
42908,genus_Narcissus,Old World perennial bulbous herbs  
42909,genus_Nautilus,type genus and sole recent representative of the family Nautilidae  
42910,genus_Nemophila,genus of ornamental chiefly California herbs: baby blue-eyes  
42911,genus_Nephthytis,small genus of tropical western African creeping or twining herbs  
42912,genus_Nerita,type genus of the Neritidae  
42913,genus_Neritina,a genus of Neritidae  
42914,genus_Nierembergia,genus of tropical American erect or creeping herbs with solitary flowers  
42915,genus_Nigella,erect annual Eurasian herbs  
42916,genus_Noctiluca,a genus of protoctist  
42917,genus_Nostoc,type genus of the family Nostocaceae: freshwater blue-green algae  
42918,genus_Nothosaurus,a genus of Nothosauria  
42919,genus_Notornis,a genus of Rallidae  
42920,genus_Octopus,type genus of the family Octopodidae  
42921,genus_Odontoglossum,large and important genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids; some of the most widely grown species are often placed in other genera  
42922,genus_Ommastrephes,a genus of Decapoda  
42923,genus_Oncidium,large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America  
42924,genus_Orchis,type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids of the temperate the northern hemisphere  
42925,genus_Origanum,a genus of aromatic mints of the family Labiatae  
42926,genus_Oryx,African antelopes: oryxes  
42927,genus_Osmunda,type genus of the Osmundaceae  
42928,genus_Othonna,genus of western African herbs or shrubs  
42929,genus_Oxalis,type genus of the Oxalidaceae; large genus of plants having leaves that resemble clover and variously colored flowers usually clustered in umbels  
42930,genus_Pachysandra,evergreen perennial procumbent subshrubs or herbs  
42931,genus_Palometa,a genus of Stromateidae  
42932,genus_Pandanus,type genus of the Pandanaceae (as screw pines)  
42933,genus_Paramecium,freshwater ciliate with an oval body and long deep oral groove  
42934,genus_Parnassia,genus of bog herbs of Arctic and northern temperate regions  
42935,genus_Paspalum,a genus of perennial grasses of warm regions  
42936,genus_Pavonia,genus of tropical hairy shrubs or herbs of tropics and subtropics especially South America  
42937,genus_Pecopteris,genus of Carboniferous fossil ferns  
42938,genus_Pecten,type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops  
42939,genus_Peperomia,large genus of small tropical usually succulent herbs  
42940,genus_Peripatus,type genus of Peripatidae; onychophorans of chiefly New World tropical regions  
42941,genus_Petunia Petunia,annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of tropical South America  
42942,genus_Phacelia,American herbs with usually pinnatifid leaves and blue or purple or white flowers in scorpioid cymes  
42943,genus_Phaius,genus of Asiatic and Australian terrestrial orchids  
42944,genus_Phalanger,type genus of the family Phalangeridae: cuscuses  
42945,genus_Phenacomys,North American voles  
42946,genus_Philadelphus,mock orange: type and sole genus of the subfamily Philadelphaceae; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae  
42947,genus_Philodendron,any of several tropical American climbing plants with smooth shiny evergreen leaves  
42948,genus_Phlomis,large genus of Old World aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs having often woolly leaves  
42949,genus_Phlox,herbaceous to shrubby evergreen or deciduous annuals or perennials, diffuse (spreading) or caespitose (tufted or matted); from Alaska and western Canada to Mexico  
42950,genus_Physa,type genus of the Physidae; freshwater air-breathing snails  
42951,genus_Physostegia,genus of North American perennial herbs  
42952,genus_Pisanosaurus,primitive ornithischian dinosaur found in Argentina; early Triassic  
42953,genus_Pistia,one species: water lettuce  
42954,genus_Pitta,type genus of the Pittidae; a large genus of birds of southern Asia and Australia and adjacent islands  
42955,genus_Plasmodium,type genus of the family Plasmodiidae  
42956,genus_Plectranthus,large genus of ornamental flowering plants; includes some plants often placed in the genus Coleus  
42957,genus_Plesiosaurus,a reptile genus of suborder Plesiosauria  
42958,genus_Pleurothallis,large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical America  
42959,genus_Plumbago,shrubs and herbs and woody vines of warm regions: leadwort  
42960,genus_Pogonia,small but widely distributed genus of orchids closely related to genus Cleistes;: of damp or boggy areas of north temperate zone  
42961,genus_Polemonium,type genus of the Polemoniaceae  
42962,genus_Portulaca,genus of mainly tropical fleshy or trailing herbs  
42963,genus_Potamogale,type genus of the family Potamogalidae: otter shrews  
42964,genus_Primula,very large and important genus of plants of temperate Europe and Asia having showy flowers  
42965,genus_Proconsul,genus of extinct primitive African primates of the Miocene epoch; sometimes considered a subgenus of Dryopithecus  
42966,genus_Protea,type genus of Proteaceae; tropical African shrubs  
42967,genus_Protoavis,extinct primitive birds of the Triassic period; 70 million years before archaeopteryx  
42968,genus_Protoceratops,small horned dinosaurs  
42969,genus_Protohippus,a genus of Equidae  
42970,genus_Psilophyton,type genus of the Psilophytaceae: genus of small wiry herbaceous Paleozoic plants with underground rhizomes and apical sporangia  
42971,genus_Psittacosaurus,most primitive genus of horned dinosaurs; early Cretaceous  
42972,genus_Pteropogon,genus of Australian and South African herbs including some from genus Helipterum  
42973,genus_Pyracantha,Eurasian evergreen thorny shrubs bearing red or orange-red berries  
42974,genus_Pyrola,short-stemmed perennial herbs of cool or temperate regions: wintergreen; shinleaf  
42975,genus_Pyrrhuloxia,large showy finches related to cardinals  
42976,genus_Pythium,destructive root-parasitic fungi  
42977,genus_Python,Old World boas  
42978,genus_Quassia,tropical trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and large scarlet flowers; bark is medicinal  
42979,genus_Rauwolfia genus_Rauvolfia,pantropical genus of somewhat poisonous shrubs and small trees  
42980,genus_Ravenala,woody tropical plants with tall trunks; sometimes placed in family Musaceae  
42981,genus_Regnellidium,one species of aquatic or semiaquatic fern  
42982,genus_Reseda,Old World genus of herbs having racemose flowers: mignonette; dyer's rocket  
42983,genus_Rhea,type genus of the Rheidae; large tall flightless South American birds similar to but smaller than ostriches  
42984,genus_Rhinoceros,type genus of the Rhinocerotidae  
42985,genus_Rhizoctinia form_genus_Rhizoctinia,form genus of imperfect fungi some species of which are now placed in genera Pellicularia and Corticium because their perfect stages have been found  
42986,genus_Rhizopus,a genus of rot-causing fungi having columnar hemispherical aerial sporangia anchored to the substrate by rhizoids  
42987,genus_Rhodanthe,genus of xerophytic herbs and shrubs of South Africa and Australia; sometimes included in genus Helipterum  
42988,genus_Rhododendron,large genus of evergreen shrubs native to cooler regions of the northern hemisphere having showy flowers  
42989,genus_Rickettsia,can cause typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans  
42990,genus_Rivulus,killifish  
42991,genus_Roccella,chiefly fruticose maritime rock-inhabiting lichens  
42992,genus_Roridula,insectivorous undershrubs of South Africa; in some classifications placed in the family Droseraceae  
42993,genus_Sabbatia,genus of smooth slender North American herbs with showy flowers  
42994,genus_Sagitta,chief genus of Chaetognatha including the largest arrowworms  
42995,genus_Saiga,Eurasian antelopes: saigas  
42996,genus_Salmonella,a genus of bacteria  
42997,genus_Salpa,type (perhaps sole) genus of the Salpidae  
42998,genus_Salpiglossis,small genus of herbs of the southern Andes having large showy flowers  
42999,genus_Salvia,large genus of shrubs and subshrubs of the mint family varying greatly in habit: sage  
43000,genus_Sansevieria,Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave family; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae  
43001,genus_Sargassum,a genus of protoctist  
43002,genus_Sassafras,a genus of sassafras  
43003,genus_Scabiosa,annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs; mainly Mediterranean  
43004,genus_Scarabaeus,type genus of the Scarabaeidae  
43005,genus_Schizanthus,Chilean herbs with orchid-like flowers  
43006,genus_Schizopetalon,small genus of South American herbs grown for its flowers  
43007,genus_Sciara,type genus of the Sciaridae: fungus gnat  
43008,genus_Scilla,sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae  
43009,genus_Sclerotinia,large genus of ascomycetous fungi including various destructive plant pathogens  
43010,genus_Scorzonera,genus of narrow-leaved European herbs  
43011,genus_Sedum,large genus of rock plants having thick fleshy leaves  
43012,genus_Senna,genus of shrubs and trees and herbs many of which are often classified as members of the genus Cassia  
43013,genus_Sequoia,redwoods; until recently considered a genus of a separate family Taxodiaceae  
43014,genus_Serratia Serratia,a genus of motile peritrichous bacteria that contain small Gram-negative rod  
43015,genus_Sesbania,small genus of tropical and subtropical leguminous herbs or shrubs or trees  
43016,genus_Shigella,a genus of bacteria  
43017,genus_Shortia,evergreen perennial herbs of North America and eastern Asia: oconee bells  
43018,genus_Silene,large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly  
43019,genus_Sinornis,a genus of fossil birds  
43020,genus_Siren,a genus of Sirenidae  
43021,genus_Sisymbrium,genus of Old World annual or biennial or perennial herbs with racemose flowers; many are considered to be weeds  
43022,genus_Sivapithecus,extinct primates; lower Pliocene  
43023,genus_Sobralia,genus of tropical American orchids  
43024,genus_Sorghum Sorghum,annual or perennial tropical and subtropical cereal grasses: sorghum  
43025,genus_Spadella,marine worms resembling the sagittas but with a broader body and only one pair of lateral fins  
43026,genus_Spathiphyllum,evergreen rhizomatous perennials of tropical America and Philippines and Indonesia  
43027,genus_Sphagnum,a large genus constituting the order Sphagnales: atypical mosses of temperate bogs with leaves that can hold much water  
43028,genus_Spirillum,a genus of bacteria  
43029,genus_Spirogyra,a genus of protoctist  
43030,genus_Spirula,genus of small cephalopods with many-chambered spiral shells resembling those of the extinct belemnites  
43031,genus_Squilla,type genus of the family Squillidae  
43032,genus_Stanhopea,genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids  
43033,genus_Stapelia,genus of foul-smelling plants resembling cacti; found from Africa to East India  
43034,genus_Staphylococcus,includes many pathogenic species  
43035,genus_Staurikosaurus,primitive ornithischian dinosaur found in Brazil  
43036,genus_Stegosaurus,quadrupedal armored herbivore of the Jurassic and Cretaceous  
43037,genus_Stelis,genus of small caespitose orchids of tropical America  
43038,genus_Stenopterygius,a reptile genus of Ichthyosauridae  
43039,genus_Stentor,trumpet-shaped protozoa with a ciliated spiral feeding funnel  
43040,genus_Stephanotis,genus of Old World tropical woody vines  
43041,genus_Sterculia,type genus of the Sterculiaceae: deciduous or evergreen trees of Old and New World tropics and subtropics  
43042,genus_Stevia,genus of shrubs and herbs of tropical and warm Americas  
43043,genus_Streptocarpus,large genus of usually stemless African or Asian herbs: Cape primrose  
43044,genus_Streptococcus,a genus of bacteria  
43045,genus_Streptomyces,type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae  
43046,genus_Strophanthus,genus of tropical Asiatic and African shrubs and woody vines and small trees  
43047,genus_Struthiomimus,small toothless saurischian dinosaurs; later Cretaceous period in Canada  
43048,genus_Styracosaurus,genus of horned dinosaurs  
43049,genus_Styrax,deciduous or evergreen shrubs and small trees  
43050,genus_Suksdorfia,small genus of rhizomatous herbs of northwestern America and South America  
43051,genus_Taenia,type genus of the family Taeniidae: tapeworms  
43052,genus_Tamandua,lesser anteater  
43053,genus_Tarpon,tarpons  
43054,genus_Tenrec,type genus of the family Tenrecidae: tenrecs  
43055,genus_Teredo,type genus of the family Teredinidae  
43056,genus_Tetrahymena,protozoa having four membranous ciliary organelles  
43057,genus_Thiobacillus,a genus of bacteria  
43058,genus_Thrips,type genus of the Thripidae  
43059,genus_Thyrsopteris,one species  
43060,genus_Tithonia,genus of robust herbs of Mexico and Central America: Mexican sunflower  
43061,genus_Tortrix,type genus of the Tortricidae  
43062,genus_Trachodon,a reptile genus of the suborder Euronithopoda  
43063,genus_Tragopan,a genus of Phasianidae  
43064,genus_Treponema,type genus of Treponemataceae: anaerobic spirochetes with an undulating rigid body; parasitic in warm-blooded animals  
43065,genus_Triceratops,genus of herbivorous horned dinosaurs  
43066,genus_Trichodesmium,a genus of blue-green algae  
43067,genus_Trichomonas,flagellates parasitic in alimentary or genitourinary tracts of vertebrates and invertebrates including humans  
43068,genus_Trillium,deciduous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae  
43069,genus_Trogon,type genus of the Trogonidae  
43070,genus_Turreae,genus of trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia and Australia  
43071,genus_Tyrannosaurus,includes a single species  
43072,genus_Ursinia,genus of South African herbs and shrubs cultivated as ornamentals  
43073,genus_Utahraptor,advanced bipedal carnivorous dinosaur  
43074,genus_Vanda,genus of showy epiphytic orchids of Himalayas to Malaysia  
43075,genus_Vanilla,large genus of tropical climbing orchids; Old and New Worlds  
43076,genus_Velociraptor,advanced carnivorous theropod  
43077,genus_Verbena,type genus of the Verbenaceae; genus of herbaceous perennials and subshrubs  
43078,genus_Vernonia,genus of New World tropical herbs or shrubs with terminal cymose heads of tubular flowers  
43079,genus_Veronica,widespread genus of herbs with pink or white or blue or purple flowers: speedwell  
43080,genus_Verticillium,genus of imperfect fungi having conidia borne singly at the apex of whorled branchlets; cause wilt diseases  
43081,genus_Vibrio,a genus of bacteria  
43082,genus_Vireo,type genus of the Vireonidae  
43083,genus_Vorticella,ciliated protozoans that have a goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk  
43084,genus_Weigela,east Asian flowering shrubs  
43085,genus_Welwitschia genus_Welwitchia,type and sole genus of Welwitschiaceae  
43086,genus_Wisteria,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  
43087,genus_Woodsia,genus of small to medium-sized usually rock-inhabiting ferns of temperate and cold regions; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae  
43088,genus_Wyethia,coarse leafy perennial plants resembling sunflowers found especially in the western United States  
43089,genus_Xeranthemum,genus of annual densely hairy herbs of Mediterranean to southwestern Asia  
43090,genus_Xylosma,genus of tropical American and Asiatic spiny evergreen trees and shrubs  
43091,genus_Yucca,tropical American plants with stiff lancelike leaves and spikes of white blossoms; sometimes considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae  
43092,genus_Zamia,genus of small evergreen tropical and subtropical American cycads  
43093,genus_Zinnia,genus of annual or perennial plants of tropical America having solitary heads of brightly colored flowers  
43094,genus_Zoysia Zoisia genus_Zoisia,lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand; grown especially in warm regions  
43095,geocentric_parallax diurnal_parallax,the parallax of a celestial body using two points on the surface of the earth as the earth rotates  
43096,geochemistry,the chemistry of the earth's crust  
43097,geode,(mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals  
43098,geodesic geodesic_line,(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)  
43099,geodesic_dome,a lightweight dome constructed of interlocking polygons; invented by R. Buckminster Fuller  
43100,geodesy,the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points  
43101,geoduck,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  
43102,geographer,an expert on geography  
43103,geographic_point geographical_point,a point on the surface of the Earth  
43104,geographical_area geographic_area geographical_region geographic_region,a demarcated area of the Earth  
43105,geographical_indication GI,(law) a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin  
43106,geography geographics,study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation  
43107,geological_formation formation,(geology) the geological features of the earth  
43108,geological_horizon,a layer of rock with a particular composition (especially of fossils); for dating the stratum  
43109,geological_phenomenon,a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth  
43110,geological_process geologic_process,(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified  
43111,geological_time geologic_time,the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history)  
43112,geologist,a specialist in geology  
43113,geology,a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks  
43114,geomancer,one who practices geomancy  
43115,geomancy,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)  
43116,geometer geometrician,a mathematician specializing in geometry  
43117,geometric_mean,the mean of n numbers expressed as the n-th root of their product  
43118,geometric_pace,a modern version of the Roman pace now taken to be 5 feet  
43119,geometric_progression,(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"  
43120,geometric_series,a geometric progression written as a sum  
43121,geometrid geometrid_moth,slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms  
43122,geometry,the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces  
43123,geometry_teacher,someone who teaches geometry  
43124,geophagy geophagia,eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior  
43125,geophysicist,a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth  
43126,geophysics geophysical_science,geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth  
43127,geophyte,a perennial plant that propagates by underground bulbs or tubers or corms  
43128,geopolitics,the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state  
43129,geordie,the nonstandard dialect of natives of Newcastle-upon-Tyne  
43130,georgette,a thin silk dress material  
43131,geostationary_orbit,a geosynchronous orbit that is fixed with respect to a position on the Earth  
43132,geostrategy,the branch of geopolitics dealing with strategy  
43133,geosynchronous_orbit,a circular orbit around the Earth having a period of 24 hours  
43134,geothermal_energy,energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth  
43135,geotropism,an orienting response to gravity  
43136,geranium,any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae  
43137,gerardia,any plant of the genus Gerardia  
43138,gerbil gerbille,small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping  
43139,gerenuk Litocranius_walleri,slender East African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns  
43140,geriatrics gerontology,the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people  
43141,germ,a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism  
43142,germ_layer,(embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation  
43143,germ_plasm plasm,the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes  
43144,germ_pore,a pore in the outer wall of a spore or pollen grain through which the germ tube or pollen tube makes its exit on germination  
43145,germ_theory,(medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms  
43146,germ_tube,(botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a spore in germination  
43147,germ_warfare bacteriological_warfare,the use of harmful bacteria as a weapon  
43148,germander,any of various plants of the genus Teucrium  
43149,germander_speedwell bird's_eye Veronica_chamaedrys,Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowers  
43150,germaneness,pertinence by virtue of a close relation to the matter at hand  
43151,germanite,a rare reddish-grey mineral consisting of a copper iron germanium sulfide  
43152,germanium Ge atomic_number_32,a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite  
43153,germination,the origin of some development; "the germination of their discontent"  
43154,germination sprouting,the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow  
43155,gerontocracy,a political system governed by old men  
43156,gerontologist geriatrician,a specialist in gerontology  
43157,gerrymander,an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)  
43158,gerund,a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun)  
43159,gesneria,any plant of the genus Gesneria  
43160,gesneriad,any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia  
43161,gesso,gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared)  
43162,gestalt,a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts  
43163,gestation,the conception and development of an idea or plan  
43164,gestation gestation_period,the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)  
43165,gesticulation,a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion  
43166,gesture,something done as an indication of intention; "a political gesture"; "a gesture of defiance"  
43167,gesture,motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling  
43168,gesture motion,the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals  
43169,get,a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent  
43170,get-well_card,a card expressing get-well wishes  
43171,getaway lam,a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"  
43172,geyser,a spring that discharges hot water and steam  
43173,gharry,a horse-drawn carriage in India  
43174,ghastliness grimness gruesomeness luridness,the quality of being ghastly  
43175,ghat,stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water  
43176,ghatti ghatti_gum,an Indian gum from the dhawa tree; used as a substitute for gum arabic  
43177,ghee,clarified butter used in Indian cookery  
43178,gherkin,any of various small cucumbers pickled whole  
43179,gherkin,small prickly cucumber  
43180,ghetto,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"  
43181,ghetto,formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live; "the Warsaw ghetto"  
43182,ghetto,a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions  
43183,ghetto_blaster boom_box,a portable stereo  
43184,ghillie gillie,a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep  
43185,ghost,the visible disembodied soul of a dead person  
43186,ghost shade spook wraith specter spectre,a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"  
43187,ghost_dance,a religious dance of Native Americans looking for communication with the dead  
43188,ghost_town,a deserted settlement (especially in western United States)  
43189,ghost_word,a word form that has entered the language through the perpetuation of an error  
43190,ghostwriter ghost,a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else  
43191,ghoul,an evil spirit or ghost  
43192,ghrelin,a gastrointestinal hormone produced by epithelial cells lining the fundus of the stomach; appears to be a stimulant for appetite and feeding, but is also a strong stimulant of growth hormone secretion from the anterior pituitary  
43193,giant,an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales  
43194,giant,an unusually large enterprise; "Walton built a retail giant"  
43195,giant,any creature of exceptional size  
43196,giant goliath behemoth monster colossus,someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful  
43197,giant hulk heavyweight whale,a very large person; impressive in size or qualities  
43198,giant_armadillo tatou tatu Priodontes_giganteus,about three feet long exclusive of tail  
43199,giant_bamboo kyo-chiku Dendrocalamus_giganteus,immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks  
43200,giant_buttercup Laccopetalum_giganteum,spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru; formerly included in genus Ranunculus  
43201,giant_cane cane_reed Arundinaria_gigantea,tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets  
43202,giant_chinkapin golden_chinkapin Chrysolepis_chrysophylla Castanea_chrysophylla Castanopsis_chrysophylla,small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible nuts  
43203,giant_clam Tridacna_gigas,a large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and weighing up to 500 pounds  
43204,giant_cockroach,large tropical American cockroaches  
43205,giant_conch Strombus_gigas,a large variety of conch  
43206,giant_coreopsis Coreopsis_gigantea,large treelike shrub having feathery leaves and clusters of large yellow flower heads; coastal southern California  
43207,giant_crab Macrocheira_kaempferi,very large deep-water Japanese crab  
43208,giant_eland Taurotragus_derbianus,large dark striped eland of western equatorial Africa  
43209,giant_foxtail,two species of coarse annual foxtails that are naturalized weeds in United States  
43210,giant_hornet Vespa_crabro,European hornet introduced into the United States  
43211,giant_hyssop,any of a number of aromatic plants of the genus Agastache  
43212,giant_kangaroo great_grey_kangaroo Macropus_giganteus,very large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas  
43213,giant_moa Dinornis_giganteus,the largest moa; about 12 feet high  
43214,giant_northwest_shipworm Bankia_setaceae,giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America  
43215,giant_panda panda panda_bear coon_bear Ailuropoda_melanoleuca,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  
43216,giant_petrel giant_fulmar Macronectes_giganteus,large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas  
43217,giant_puffball Calvatia_gigantea,huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weight  
43218,giant_red_paintbrush Castilleja_miniata,wildflower of western North America having ragged clusters of crimson or scarlet flowers  
43219,giant_reed Arundo_donax,large rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and in ditches having jointed stems and large grey-white feathery panicles  
43220,giant_ryegrass Elymus_condensatus Leymus_condensatus,stout perennial grass of western North America  
43221,giant_salamander Megalobatrachus_maximus,large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia  
43222,giant_schnauzer,a large schnauzer  
43223,giant_scrambling_fern Diplopterygium_longissimum,large scrambling fern forming large patches to 18 feet high; Pacific region and China  
43224,giant_sequoia big_tree Sierra_redwood Sequoiadendron_giganteum Sequoia_gigantea Sequoia_Wellingtonia,extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism  
43225,giant_silkworm_moth silkworm_moth,any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae  
43226,giant_star giant,a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun)  
43227,giant_star_grass Cynodon_plectostachyum,perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay  
43228,giant_sunflower tall_sunflower Indian_potato Helianthus_giganteus,very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots  
43229,giant_taro Alocasia_macrorrhiza,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  
43230,giant_timber_bamboo madake ku-chiku Phyllostachys_bambusoides,large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere  
43231,giant_tortoise,very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islands  
43232,giant_water_bug,large water bug with piercing and sucking mouthparts; feeds on young fishes  
43233,giantess,a female giant  
43234,giantism gigantism overgrowth,excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland  
43235,giardia,a suspected cause of diarrhea in humans  
43236,giardiasis,infection of the intestines with protozoa found in contaminated food and water; characterized by diarrhea and nausea and flatulence and abdominal discomfort  
43237,gib,a castrated tomcat  
43238,gibberellic_acid,a crystalline acid associated with gibberellin  
43239,gibberellin,a plant hormone isolated from a fungus; used in promoting plant growth  
43240,gibberish gibber,unintelligible talking  
43241,gibbon Hylobates_lar,smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies  
43242,gibbsite,white crystalline mineral consisting of aluminum hydroxide; a constituent of bauxite and a source of alumina  
43243,gibibit Gibit,a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibits or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bits  
43244,giblet giblets,edible viscera of a fowl  
43245,giddiness silliness,an impulsive scatterbrained manner  
43246,gidgee stinking_wattle Acacia_cambegei,scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms  
43247,gift,something acquired without compensation  
43248,gift_horse,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"  
43249,gift_shop novelty_shop,a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts  
43250,gift_tax,a tax imposed on transfers of property by gift during the lifetime of the giver  
43251,gift_wrap,attractive wrapping paper suitable for wrapping gifts  
43252,gift_wrapping,ornamental wrapping for gifts  
43253,gig,a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting  
43254,gig,long and light rowing boat; especially for racing  
43255,gig,tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain  
43256,gig,small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood  
43257,gig,a booking for musicians; "they played a gig in New Jersey"  
43258,gigabit Gbit Gb,a unit of information equal to 1000 megabits or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bits  
43259,gigabyte G GB,a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes  
43260,gigabyte gibibyte G GB GiB,a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes  
43261,gigahertz GHz gigacycle_per_second gigacycle Gc,1,000,000,000 periods per second  
43262,gigantism giantism,excessive largeness of stature  
43263,giggle,a foolish or nervous laugh  
43264,gigolo,a man who has sex with and is supported by a woman  
43265,gilbert Gb Gi,a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns  
43266,gilded_flicker Colaptes_chrysoides,southwestern United States bird like the yellow-shafted flicker but lacking the red neck  
43267,gilder,someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt  
43268,gildhall,the meeting place of a medieval guild  
43269,gilding_metal,a brass that is rich in copper; used to make articles that were to be gilded  
43270,gilgai_soil,soil in the melon holes of Australia  
43271,gill,a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters  
43272,gill,a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces  
43273,gill branchia,respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water  
43274,gill lamella,any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus  
43275,gill_arch branchial_arch gill_bar,one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians  
43276,gill_fungus,a basidiomycete with gills  
43277,gill_net,a flat fishnet suspended vertically in the water to entangle fish by their gills  
43278,gill_slit branchial_cleft gill_cleft,one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes  
43279,gillie,a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief  
43280,gilt gilding,a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold  
43281,gimbal,an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips  
43282,gimel,the 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
43283,gimlet,a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice  
43284,gimmickry,a collection of gimmicks  
43285,gin,strong liquor flavored with juniper berries  
43286,gin gin_rummy knock_rummy,a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points  
43287,gin_and_it,a cocktail made of gin and sweet vermouth  
43288,gin_and_tonic,gin and quinine water  
43289,gin_rickey,a rickey made with gin  
43290,gin_sling,a sling made with gin  
43291,ginger,perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems  
43292,ginger gingerroot,pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery  
43293,ginger powdered_ginger,dried ground gingerroot  
43294,ginger_ale ginger_pop,ginger-flavored carbonated drink  
43295,ginger_beer,carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented ginger  
43296,gingerbread,cake flavored with ginger  
43297,gingerbread_man,gingerbread cut in the shape of a person  
43298,gingerol,derived from ginger; source of the hotness of ginger  
43299,gingersnap ginger_snap snap ginger_nut,a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger  
43300,gingham,a clothing fabric in a plaid weave  
43301,gingiva gum,the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth  
43302,gingivitis,inflammation of the gums  
43303,ginkgo gingko maidenhair_tree Ginkgo_biloba,deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree  
43304,ginseng,aromatic root of ginseng plants  
43305,ginseng nin-sin Panax_ginseng Panax_schinseng Panax_pseudoginseng,Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers  
43306,gipsywort gypsywort Lycopus_europaeus,hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers  
43307,giraffe camelopard Giraffa_camelopardalis,tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa  
43308,girandole girandola,an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror  
43309,girder,a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure  
43310,girdle,an encircling or ringlike structure  
43311,girdle cincture sash waistband waistcloth,a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers  
43312,girl,a friendly informal reference to a grown woman; "Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls"  
43313,girl miss missy young_lady young_woman fille,a young female; "a young lady of 18"  
43314,girl_Friday,a female assistant who has a range of duties  
43315,girl_wonder,an extremely talented young female person  
43316,girlfriend,any female friend; "Mary and her girlfriend organized the party"  
43317,girlfriend girl lady_friend,a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; "his girlfriend kicked him out"  
43318,girlhood maidenhood maidhood,the childhood of a girl  
43319,girlishness,being characteristic of a girl  
43320,giro,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  
43321,giro giro_cheque,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  
43322,giro_account,an account at a post office that can be used in similar ways to an account at a bank  
43323,girth,the distance around a person's body  
43324,gitana,a Spanish female Gypsy  
43325,gitano,a Spanish male Gypsy  
43326,give spring springiness,the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length  
43327,give-and-go,a basketball maneuver; one offensive player passes the ball to another, then runs toward the basket to take a return pass  
43328,giveaway,a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group  
43329,giveaway,an unintentional disclosure  
43330,given presumption precondition,an assumption that is taken for granted  
43331,givenness,the quality of being granted as a supposition; of being acknowledged or assumed  
43332,giver,someone who devotes himself completely; "there are no greater givers than those who give themselves"  
43333,giving,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"  
43334,giving,disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return; "the alumni followed a program of annual giving"  
43335,giving gift,the act of giving  
43336,giving_up yielding surrender,a verbal act of admitting defeat  
43337,gizzard ventriculus gastric_mill,thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food  
43338,glabella mesophyron,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  
43339,glacial_boulder,a boulder that has been carried by a glacier to a place far distant from its place of origin  
43340,glaciation,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"  
43341,glaciation,the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice  
43342,glacier,a slowly moving mass of ice  
43343,glacier_lily snow_lily Erythronium_grandiflorum,dogtooth violet of western North America having bright yellow flowers  
43344,glad_hand,a warm welcome; may be insincere  
43345,glade_mallow Napaea_dioica,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  
43346,gladiator,(ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat  
43347,gladiolus corpus_sternum,the large central part of the breastbone  
43348,gladiolus gladiola glad sword_lily,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  
43349,gladness gladfulness gladsomeness,experiencing joy and pleasure  
43350,glamor glamour,alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)  
43351,glamorization glamorisation glamourization glamourisation,the act of glamorizing; making something or someone more beautiful (often in a superficial way)  
43352,glance glimpse coup_d'oeil,a quick look  
43353,gland secretory_organ secretor secreter,any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream  
43354,glanders,a destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans  
43355,glandular_disease gland_disease glandular_disorder adenosis,a disorder of the glands of the body  
43356,glans,a small rounded structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris  
43357,glans_clitoridis,small mass of erectile tissue at the end of the body of the clitoris  
43358,glans_penis,the conical mass of erectile tissue that forms the head of the penis  
43359,glare blaze brilliance,a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight"  
43360,glare glower,an angry stare  
43361,glasnost,a policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems  
43362,glass,a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure  
43363,glass,glassware collectively; "She collected old glass"  
43364,glass drinking_glass,a container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking  
43365,glass glassful,the quantity a glass will hold  
43366,glass_ceiling,a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions  
43367,glass_cutter,a tool for cutting glass  
43368,glass_cutter glass-cutter,someone who cuts or grinds designs on glass  
43369,glass_cutter glass-cutter glassworker glazier glazer,someone who cuts flat glass to size  
43370,glass_eye,prosthesis consisting of an artificial eye made of glass  
43371,glass_lizard glass_snake joint_snake,snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail  
43372,glass_sponge,a siliceous sponge (with glassy spicules) of the class Hyalospongiae  
43373,glass_wool,glass fibers spun and massed into bundles resembling wool  
43374,glassblower,someone skilled in blowing bottles from molten glass  
43375,glasses_case,a case for carrying spectacles  
43376,glassmaker,someone who makes glass  
43377,glassware glasswork,an article of tableware made of glass  
43378,glassworks,a workplace where glass is made  
43379,glasswort samphire Salicornia_europaea,fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass  
43380,glaucoma,an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness); "contrary to popular belief, glaucoma is not always caused by elevated intraocular pressure"  
43381,glauconite,a green mineral consisting of hydrated silicate of potassium or iron or magnesium or aluminum; found in greensand  
43382,glaze,any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods  
43383,glaze,a glossy finish on a fabric  
43384,glaze,a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.  
43385,gleam gleaming glimmer,a flash of light (especially reflected light)  
43386,gleam gleaming glow lambency,an appearance of reflected light  
43387,gleaner,someone who picks up grain left in the field by the harvesters  
43388,gleaner,someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefully  
43389,gleba,fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn  
43390,glebe,plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office  
43391,glebe_house,a parsonage (especially one provided for the holder of a benefice)  
43392,glee_club,a club organized to sing together  
43393,gleet,a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea  
43394,glen,a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)  
43395,glenoid_fossa glenoid_cavity,the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint  
43396,glenoid_fossa mandibular_fossa,a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible  
43397,glibness slickness,a kind of fluent easy superficiality; "the glibness of a high-pressure salesman"  
43398,glide gliding sailplaning soaring sailing,the activity of flying a glider  
43399,glider sailplane,aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces  
43400,gliding_joint articulatio_plana,a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions  
43401,glimpse,a vague indication; "he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning"  
43402,glimpse,a brief or incomplete view; "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake"  
43403,glint,a spatially localized brightness  
43404,glioblastoma spongioblastoma,a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal  
43405,glioma,a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia  
43406,glipizide Glucotrol,an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas  
43407,gliricidia,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  
43408,glissade,(ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet  
43409,glissando,a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale  
43410,glitter glister glisten scintillation sparkle,the quality of shining with a bright reflected light  
43411,glitter sparkle coruscation,the occurrence of a small flash or spark  
43412,gloat gloating glee,malicious satisfaction  
43413,global_aphasia total_aphasia,loss of all ability to communicate  
43414,global_warming,an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)  
43415,globalization globalisation,growth to a global or worldwide scale; "the globalization of the communication industry"  
43416,globe,a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented  
43417,globe_amaranth bachelor's_button Gomphrena_globosa,tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color  
43418,globe_lily fairy_lantern,any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-shaped flowers  
43419,globe_mallow false_mallow,genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits  
43420,globe_pepper,round sweet pepper  
43421,globe_thistle,any of various plants of the genus Echinops having prickly leaves and dense globose heads of bluish flowers  
43422,globeflower globe_flower,any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers  
43423,globetrotter world_traveler,someone who travels widely and often  
43424,globigerina,marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes  
43425,globin hematohiston haematohiston,a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells  
43426,globule,a small globe or ball  
43427,globulin,a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed  
43428,glochidium glochid,a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)  
43429,glockenspiel orchestral_bells,a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers  
43430,glogg,Scandinavian punch made of claret and aquavit with spices and raisins and orange peel and sugar  
43431,glomerule,a compacted or sessile cyme  
43432,glomerulonephritis,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  
43433,glomerulus,a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation  
43434,gloom gloominess glumness,an atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office"  
43435,gloom gloominess somberness sombreness,a feeling of melancholy apprehension  
43436,gloom somberness sombreness,a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to dispel the gloom"  
43437,gloominess lugubriousness sadness,the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness  
43438,glop,any gummy shapeless matter; usually unpleasant  
43439,glorification,the act of glorifying (as in worship); "the glorification of God"  
43440,gloriosa glory_lily climbing_lily creeping_lily Gloriosa_superba,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  
43441,glory glorification,a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself"  
43442,glory resplendence resplendency,brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise"  
43443,glory_hole lazaretto,a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship  
43444,glory_pea clianthus,any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemes  
43445,gloss rubric,an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text  
43446,glossalgia glossodynia,pain in the tongue  
43447,glossarist,a scholiast who writes glosses or glossaries  
43448,glossary gloss,an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field  
43449,glossitis,inflammation of the tongue  
43450,glossolalia,repetitive nonmeaningful speech (especially that associated with a trance state or religious fervor)  
43451,glossopharyngeal_nerve nervus_glossopharyngeus ninth_cranial_nerve,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  
43452,glossoptosis,abnormal downward or back placement of the tongue  
43453,glossy,a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper  
43454,glossy_snake Arizona_elegans,nocturnal burrowing snake of western United States with shiny tan scales  
43455,glottal_stop glottal_plosive glottal_catch,a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel  
43456,glottis,the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated  
43457,glottochronology,the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language; "he mapped the glottochronology of the Romance languages"  
43458,glove,handwear: covers the hand and wrist  
43459,glove_anesthesia,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"  
43460,glove_compartment,compartment on the dashboard of a car  
43461,glove_leather,leather suitable for making gloves  
43462,glow,a steady even light without flames  
43463,glow,a feeling of considerable warmth; "the glow of new love"; "a glow of regret"  
43464,glow_lamp,a gas-discharge tube with a hot cathode; used in stroboscopes  
43465,glow_tube,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  
43466,glowworm,the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly  
43467,gloxinia,any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers  
43468,glucagon,a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin)  
43469,glucocorticoid,a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity  
43470,glucosamine,an amino derivative of glucose that is a component of many polysaccharides  
43471,glucose,a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy  
43472,glucose_tolerance_test,test of the body's ability to metabolize carbohydrates; used in the diagnosis of hypoglycemia and diabetes mellitus  
43473,glucoside,a glycoside derived from glucose  
43474,glucosuria,the presence of abnormally high levels of glucose in the urine  
43475,glue gum mucilage,cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive  
43476,glume,small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae  
43477,gluon,a gauge boson that mediates strong interaction among quarks  
43478,glut oversupply surfeit,the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall  
43479,glutamate,a salt or ester of glutamic acid  
43480,glutamic_acid glutaminic_acid,an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats  
43481,glutamic_oxalacetic_transaminase glutamic_oxaloacetic_transaminase,an enzyme involved in transamination  
43482,glutamine,a crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins; important in protein metabolism  
43483,glutathione_peroxidase,an enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicals  
43484,gluteal_artery arteria_glutes,branches of the internal iliac artery that supply the hip joint and gluteal region  
43485,gluteal_vein vena_gluteus,veins draining the gluteal muscles on either side of the body  
43486,glutelin,a simple protein found in the seeds of cereals  
43487,gluten,a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough  
43488,gluten-free_diet,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  
43489,gluten_bread,bread made with gluten flour  
43490,glutethimide Doriden,sedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders  
43491,gluteus gluteus_muscle gluteal_muscle glute,any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh  
43492,gluteus_maximus,the outermost of the three gluteal muscles  
43493,gluteus_medius,the middle of the three gluteal muscles  
43494,gluteus_minimus,the innermost of the three gluteal muscles  
43495,glutton Gulo_gulo wolverine,musteline mammal of northern Eurasia  
43496,glutton gourmand gourmandizer trencherman,a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess  
43497,gluttony,habitual eating to excess  
43498,gluttony overeating gula,eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)  
43499,glyburide DiaBeta Micronase,an oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas  
43500,glyceraldehyde glyceric_aldehyde,a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars  
43501,glyceric_acid,a syrupy acid obtained by oxidation of glycerol or glyceraldehyde  
43502,glyceride acylglycerol,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"  
43503,glycerin_jelly,a mixture of glycerin and gelatin that is used in histology for mounting specimens  
43504,glycerinated_gelatin,a gelatinous preparation made from gelatin and glycerin and water; used as a base for ointments and suppositories  
43505,glycerite glycerole,a medicine made by mixing a substance in glycerin  
43506,glycerogelatin glycerogel,a medicated skin preparation made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin  
43507,glycerol glycerin glycerine,a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils  
43508,glyceryl,a trivalent radical derived from glycerol by removing the three hydroxyl radicals  
43509,glyceryl_ester,an ester of glycerol  
43510,glycine,the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane  
43511,glycogen animal_starch,one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body  
43512,glycogenesis,the formation in animals of glycogen from glucose  
43513,glycogenesis,the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand  
43514,glycolic_acid glycollic_acid hydroxyacetic_acid,a translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and sugar beets and unripe grapes  
43515,glycolysis,a metabolic process that breaks down carbohydrates and sugars through a series of reactions to either pyruvic acid or lactic acid and releases energy for the body in the form of ATP  
43516,glycoprotein,a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component  
43517,glycoside,a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides  
43518,glycosuria,the presence of abnormally high levels of sugar in the urine  
43519,glyph,glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief  
43520,glyptic_art glyptography,carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones)  
43521,glyptics lithoglyptics,the art of engraving on precious stones  
43522,glyptography,carving or engraving (especially on stones)  
43523,gnat,any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies  
43524,gnat,(British usage) mosquito  
43525,gnatcatcher,very small North American and South American warblers  
43526,gnathion,the most inferior point of the mandible in the midline  
43527,gnathostome,a vertebrate animal possessing true jaws  
43528,gneiss,a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite  
43529,gnetum Gnetum_gnemon,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  
43530,gnocchi,(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  
43531,gnome,a short pithy saying expressing a general truth  
43532,gnome dwarf,a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure  
43533,gnomon,indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial  
43534,gnosis,intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths; said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics  
43535,gnu wildebeest,large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail  
43536,go go_game,a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters  
43537,go spell tour turn,a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"  
43538,go-getter whizz-kid whiz-kid ball_of_fire,someone whose career progresses rapidly  
43539,go-kart,a small low motor vehicle with four wheels and an open framework; used for racing  
43540,go-slow,a form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employers  
43541,go_board,a board used for playing go  
43542,goa_bean,Old World tropical bean  
43543,goad goading prod prodding urging spur spurring,a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"  
43544,goal,game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points  
43545,goal,a successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"  
43546,goal end,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"  
43547,goal-kick,(rugby) an attempt to kick a goal  
43548,goal-kick,(association football) a kick by the defending side after the attacking side sends the ball over the goal-line  
43549,goal_line,a line marking each end of the playing field or pitch; where the goals stand  
43550,goalkeeper goalie goaltender netkeeper,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  
43551,goalkeeper goalie goaltender netkeeper netminder,the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal  
43552,goalmouth,(sports) the area immediately in front of the goal  
43553,goalpost,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  
43554,goat caprine_animal,any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns  
43555,goat's_rue goat_rue Galega_officinalis,tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally  
43556,goat_antelope,bovid related to goats but having antelope-like features: mountain goats; gorals; serows; chamois; gnu goats  
43557,goat_cheese chevre,made from goats' milk  
43558,goat_grass Aegilops_triuncalis,European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock  
43559,goat_herder goatherd,a person who tends a flock of goats  
43560,goat_willow florist's_willow pussy_willow Salix_caprea,much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves  
43561,goatee,a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard  
43562,goatfish red_mullet surmullet Mullus_surmuletus,brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels  
43563,goats'_milk,the milk of a goat  
43564,goatsfoot goat's_foot Oxalis_caprina,short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers  
43565,goatskin,the hide of a goat  
43566,goatsucker nightjar caprimulgid,mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects  
43567,gob,a lump of slimy stuff; "a gob of phlegm"  
43568,gobbet,a lump or chunk of raw meat  
43569,gobble,the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock  
43570,gobbledygook,incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists  
43571,gobbler,a hasty eater who swallows large mouthfuls  
43572,goblet,a drinking glass with a base and stem  
43573,goblet_cell,an epithelial cell that secretes mucous  
43574,goblin hob hobgoblin,(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings  
43575,goby gudgeon,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  
43576,god,a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people; "he was a god among men"  
43577,godchild,an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism  
43578,goddaughter,a female godchild  
43579,goddess,a female deity  
43580,godfather,any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism  
43581,godfather,someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild  
43582,godliness,piety by virtue of being a godly person  
43583,godmother,any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism  
43584,godown,(in India and Malaysia) a warehouse  
43585,godparent,a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism  
43586,godson,a male godchild  
43587,godwit,large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill  
43588,goethite gothite,a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust  
43589,gofer,an employee whose duties include running errands  
43590,goffer gauffer,an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats  
43591,goffer gauffer goffering_iron gauffering_iron,an iron used to press pleats and ridges  
43592,goffer gopher,a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)  
43593,goggles,(plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes  
43594,going sledding,advancing toward a goal; "persuading him was easy going"; "the proposal faces tough sledding"  
43595,going-out-of-business_sale,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"  
43596,going-over,a careful and thorough inspection  
43597,going_ashore,debarkation from a boat or ship  
43598,goiter goitre struma thyromegaly,abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet  
43599,goitrogen,any substance (such as thiouracil) that induces the formation of a goiter  
43600,gold,coins made of gold  
43601,gold,great wealth; "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson  
43602,gold,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"  
43603,gold Au atomic_number_79,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  
43604,gold-crowned_kinglet Regulus_satrata,American golden-crested kinglet  
43605,gold-tail_moth Euproctis_chrysorrhoea,white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft  
43606,gold_coast,a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living; usually along a coastal area; "Chicago's gold coast is along Lake Michigan"  
43607,gold_digger,a woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement  
43608,gold_dust,the particles and flakes (and sometimes small nuggets) of gold obtained in placer mining  
43609,gold_fern Pityrogramma_chrysophylla,fern of West Indies and South America having fronds with bright golden-yellow undersides  
43610,gold_fever,greed and the contagious excitement of a gold rush  
43611,gold_foil,foil made of gold  
43612,gold_leaf,a very thin form of gold foil  
43613,gold_medal,a trophy made of gold (or having the appearance of gold) that is usually awarded for winning first place in a competition  
43614,gold_miner gold_digger gold_panner,a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field  
43615,gold_of_pleasure Camelina_sativa,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  
43616,gold_plate,tableware that is plated with gold  
43617,gold_plate,a thin plating of gold on something  
43618,gold_rush,a large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field  
43619,gold_standard,a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold  
43620,gold_standard,a paragon of excellence; "academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged"  
43621,goldbeater gold-beater,an artisan who beats gold into gold leaf  
43622,goldbrick,a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort  
43623,goldbrick,a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not  
43624,goldbrick,anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless  
43625,goldbrick goof-off ne'er-do-well good-for-nothing no-account good-for-naught,an idle worthless person  
43626,goldcrest golden-crested_kinglet Regulus_regulus,European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch  
43627,golden-beard_penstemon Penstemon_barbatus,plant of southwestern United States having long open clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip  
43628,golden_age,a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak; "it was the golden age of cinema"  
43629,golden_age,any period (sometimes imaginary) of great peace and prosperity and happiness  
43630,golden_algae,algae having the pigments chlorophyll and carotene and xanthophyll  
43631,golden_aster,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  
43632,golden_barrel_cactus Echinocactus_grusonii,large cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale yellow flowers and spines  
43633,golden_calf,(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  
43634,golden_calla,any of several callas of the genus Zantedeschia having yellow spathes  
43635,golden_clematis Clematis_tangutica,Chinese clematis with serrate leaves and large yellow flowers  
43636,golden_club Orontium_aquaticum,aquatic plant of the southeastern United States having blue-green leaves and a spadix resembling a club covered with tiny yellow flowers  
43637,golden_cup Mexican_tulip_poppy Hunnemania_fumariifolia,native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear yellow flowers and blue-grey finely dissected foliage  
43638,golden_eagle Aquila_chrysaetos,large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck  
43639,golden_fern Pityrogramma_calomelanos_aureoflava,tropical American fern having fronds with light golden undersides  
43640,golden_fern leather_fern Acrostichum_aureum,stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides  
43641,golden_fig Florida_strangler_fig strangler_fig wild_fig Ficus_aurea,a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas  
43642,golden_glow double_gold hortensia Rudbeckia_laciniata_hortensia,very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads  
43643,golden_groundsel golden_ragwort Packera_aurea Senecio_aureus,weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having golden-yellow flowers; sometimes becomes invasive; sometimes placed in genus Senecio  
43644,golden_hamster Syrian_hamster Mesocricetus_auratus,small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet  
43645,golden_handshake,a lucrative severance agreement offered to an employee (usually as an incentive to retire)  
43646,golden_larch Pseudolarix_amabilis,Chinese deciduous conifer resembling a larch with golden yellow leaves  
43647,golden_mean,the middle between extremes  
43648,golden_mole,mole of southern Africa having iridescent guard hairs mixed with the underfur  
43649,golden_oriole Oriolus_oriolus,bright yellow songbird with black wings  
43650,golden_parachute,giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover  
43651,golden_pheasant Chrysolophus_pictus,brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia  
43652,golden_plover,plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots  
43653,golden_polypody serpent_fern rabbit's-foot_fern Phlebodium_aureum Polypodium_aureum,tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium  
43654,golden_pothos pothos ivy_arum Epipremnum_aureum Scindapsus_aureus,evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage  
43655,golden_retriever,an English breed having a long silky golden coat  
43656,golden_rule,any important rule; "the golden rule of teaching is to be clear"  
43657,golden_saxifrage golden_spleen,any of various low aquatic herbs of the genus Chrysosplenium  
43658,golden_section golden_mean,the proportional relation between two divisions of line or two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long :: long : (short + long)  
43659,golden_shiner Notemigonus_crysoleucas,shiner of eastern North America having golden glints; sometimes also called `bream'  
43660,golden_shower_tree drumstick_tree purging_cassia pudding_pipe_tree canafistola canafistula Cassia_fistula,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  
43661,golden_star golden_stars Bloomeria_crocea,California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange flowers  
43662,golden_thistle,any of several spiny Mediterranean herbs of the genus Scolymus having yellow flower heads  
43663,golden_wattle Acacia_pycnantha,shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental  
43664,golden_wedding_anniversary,the 50th wedding anniversary  
43665,golden_willow Salix_alba_vitellina Salix_vitellina,European willow having greyish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry  
43666,golden_yarrow Eriophyllum_lanatum,greyish woolly leafy perennial with branched stems ending in leafless stalks bearing golden-yellow flower heads; dry areas western North America  
43667,golden_years,the time of life after retirement from active work  
43668,goldenbush,a plant of the genus Haplopappus  
43669,goldenbush,any of various much-branched yellow-flowered shrubs of the genus Chrysothamnus; western North America  
43670,goldeneye golden-eyed_fly,a variety of green lacewing  
43671,goldeneye whistler Bucephela_clangula,large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions  
43672,goldenrod,any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidago  
43673,goldenseal golden_seal yellow_root turmeric_root Hydrastis_Canadensis,perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves  
43674,goldfield,a district where gold is mined  
43675,goldfields Lasthenia_chrysostoma,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  
43676,goldfinch Carduelis_carduelis,small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings  
43677,goldfish Carassius_auratus,small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes  
43678,goldfish_bowl fish_bowl fishbowl,a state of affairs in which you have no privacy; "the president lives in a goldfish bowl"  
43679,goldilocks goldilocks_aster Aster_linosyris Linosyris_vulgaris,early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod  
43680,goldmine gold_mine,a good source of something that is desired  
43681,goldmine gold_mine,a mine where gold ore is found  
43682,goldsmith goldworker gold-worker,an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold  
43683,goldstone,aventurine spangled densely with fine gold-colored particles  
43684,goldthread golden_thread Coptis_groenlandica Coptis_trifolia_groenlandica,low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers  
43685,golem,(Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means  
43686,golf golf_game,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  
43687,golf-club_head club_head club-head clubhead,(golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball  
43688,golf_bag,golf equipment consisting of a bag for carrying golf clubs and balls  
43689,golf_ball,a small hard ball used in playing golf; dimpled to reduce wind resistance  
43690,golf_club,a club of people to play golf  
43691,golf_club golf-club golfclub club,golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball  
43692,golf_course links_course,course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf  
43693,golf_equipment,sports equipment used in playing golf  
43694,golf_glove,a glove worn by golfers to give a firm grip on the handle of the golf club  
43695,golf_lesson,a lesson in playing golf  
43696,golf_pro professional_golfer,someone who earns a living by playing or teaching golf  
43697,golf_range driving_range,a practice range for practicing golf shots  
43698,golf_stroke golf_shot swing,the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it  
43699,golf_widow,a wife who is left alone much of the time because her husband is playing golf  
43700,golfcart golf_cart,a small motor vehicle in which golfers can ride between shots  
43701,golfer golf_player linksman,someone who plays the game of golf  
43702,golfing,playing golf; "he goes south every winter for the golfing"  
43703,goliard,a wandering scholar in medieval Europe; famed for intemperance and riotous behavior and the composition of satirical and ribald Latin songs  
43704,goliath_frog Rana_goliath,largest living frog; up to a foot and weighing up to 10 lbs; Africa  
43705,golliwog golliwogg,a grotesque black doll  
43706,gomphothere,extinct elephants of Central American and South America; of the Miocene and Pleistocene  
43707,gonad sex_gland,a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced  
43708,gonadotropin gonadotrophin gonadotropic_hormone gonadotrophic_hormone,hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity  
43709,goncalo_alves Astronium_fraxinifolium,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  
43710,gondang_wax fig_wax,a hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree  
43711,gondola,long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice  
43712,gondola_car gondola,a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof  
43713,gondolier gondoliere,a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola  
43714,goner toast,a person in desperate straits; someone doomed; "I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work"; "one mistake and you're toast"  
43715,gong tam-tam,a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick  
43716,gonif goniff ganef ganof,(Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse)  
43717,goniometer,direction finder that determines the angular direction of incoming radio signals  
43718,gonion,the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw  
43719,gonioscopy,an examination of the front part of the eye to check the angle where the iris meets the cornea; it is used to distinguish between open-angle glaucoma and closed-angle glaucoma  
43720,gonococcus Neisseria_gonorrhoeae,the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea  
43721,gonorrhea gonorrhoea clap,a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra  
43722,good,benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?"  
43723,good goodness,that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"  
43724,good goodness,moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people"  
43725,good-king-henry allgood fat_hen wild_spinach Chenopodium_bonus-henricus,European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb  
43726,good-temperedness good-humoredness good-humouredness good-naturedness,a cheerful willingness to be obliging  
43727,good_Samaritan,a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of trouble  
43728,good_afternoon afternoon,a conventional expression of greeting or farewell  
43729,good_authority,testimony by someone who should know; "I have it on good authority"  
43730,good_continuation continuation law_of_continuation,a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction  
43731,good_egg,(old-fashioned slang) a good person  
43732,good_faith straightness,having honest intentions; "he acted in good faith"; "doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants"  
43733,good_form,behavior that conforms to social conventions of the time; "it is not good form to brag about winning"  
43734,good_fortune luckiness good_luck,an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes  
43735,good_guy,any person who is on your side  
43736,good_health healthiness,the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease  
43737,good_humor good_humour good_temper amiability,a cheerful and agreeable mood  
43738,good_luck fluke good_fortune,a stroke of luck  
43739,good_morning morning,a conventional expression of greeting or farewell  
43740,good_nature,a cheerful, obliging disposition  
43741,good_night,a conventional expression of farewell  
43742,good_old_boy good_ole_boy good_ol'_boy,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  
43743,good_part,a place of especial strength  
43744,good_person,a person who is good to other people  
43745,good_time blast,a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast"  
43746,good_weather,weather suitable for outdoor activities  
43747,good_will goodwill,(accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)  
43748,good_will goodwill,the friendly hope that something will succeed  
43749,good_word,good news  
43750,goody-goody,a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior  
43751,googly wrong_'un bosie bosie_ball,a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way  
43752,googol,a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by 100 zeros (ten raised to the power of a hundred)  
43753,googolplex,a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by a googol of zeros (ten raised to the power of a googol)  
43754,goosander Mergus_merganser,common merganser of Europe and North America  
43755,goose,flesh of a goose (domestic or wild)  
43756,goose,web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks  
43757,goose_barnacle gooseneck_barnacle Lepas_fascicularis,stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers  
43758,goose_down,down of the goose  
43759,goose_grass Texas_millet Panicum_Texanum,annual weedy grass used for hay  
43760,goose_grease,grease derived from geese  
43761,goose_liver,liver of a goose used as meat  
43762,goose_step,a manner of marching with legs straight and swinging high  
43763,gooseberry,currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies  
43764,gooseberry gooseberry_bush Ribes_uva-crispa Ribes_grossularia,spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries  
43765,goosefish angler anglerfish angler_fish monkfish lotte allmouth Lophius_Americanus,fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey  
43766,goosefoot,any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers  
43767,gooseneck,something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)  
43768,gooseneck_loosestrife Lysimachia_clethroides_Duby,a variety of the loosestrife herb  
43769,gopher pocket_gopher pouched_rat,burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America  
43770,gopher_hole,a hole in the ground made by gophers  
43771,gopher_snake Pituophis_melanoleucus,bull snake of western North America that invades rodent burrows  
43772,gopher_tortoise gopher_turtle gopher Gopherus_polypemus,burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America  
43773,goral Naemorhedus_goral,small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains  
43774,gore,coagulated blood from a wound  
43775,gore panel,a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails  
43776,gorge,a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)  
43777,gorgerin necking,the molding at the top of a column  
43778,gorget,armor plate that protects the neck  
43779,gorgonian gorgonian_coral,corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton  
43780,gorgonzola,Italian blue cheese  
43781,gorilla Gorilla_gorilla,largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa  
43782,gorse furze whin Irish_gorse Ulex_europaeus,very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe  
43783,goshawk Accipiter_gentilis,large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry  
43784,gosling,young goose  
43785,gospel,a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance; "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"  
43786,gospel gospel_singing,folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella 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)  
43787,gospel gospel_truth,an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel"  
43788,gossamer,a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture  
43789,gossip comment scuttlebutt,a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"  
43790,gossip gossiper gossipmonger rumormonger rumourmonger newsmonger,a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others  
43791,gossip_columnist,a journalist who writes a column of gossip about celebrities  
43792,gossiping gossipmongering,a conversation that spreads personal information about other people  
43793,gouache,an opaque watercolor prepared with gum  
43794,gouache,a watercolor executed with opaque watercolors mixed with gum  
43795,gouge,and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves  
43796,gouge,the act of gouging  
43797,gouger,an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye  
43798,goulash Hungarian_goulash gulyas,a rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika  
43799,gourd,any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds  
43800,gourd calabash,bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd  
43801,gourd gourd_vine,any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds  
43802,gourde,the basic unit of money in Haiti  
43803,gourmandism,the disposition and habits of a gourmand  
43804,gout gouty_arthritis urarthritis,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  
43805,governed,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  
43806,governess,a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)  
43807,governing_board,a board that manages the affairs of an institution  
43808,government,(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government"  
43809,government authorities regime,the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"  
43810,government governing governance government_activity administration,the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"  
43811,government-in-exile,a temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated  
43812,government_agent,a representative or official of a government or administrative department of a government  
43813,government_bond,a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world  
43814,government_building,a building that houses a branch of government  
43815,government_department,a department of government  
43816,government_income government_revenue,income available to the government  
43817,government_office,an office where government employees work  
43818,government_officials officialdom,people elected or appointed to administer a government  
43819,government_security agency_security,a security issued by United States government agencies or the Farm Credit System  
43820,governor,the head of a state government  
43821,governor regulator,a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)  
43822,governor's_plum governor_plum Madagascar_plum ramontchi batoko_palm Flacourtia_indica,small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums  
43823,governor's_race campaign_for_governor,a race for election to the governorship  
43824,governor_general,a governor of high rank  
43825,governorship,the office of governor  
43826,gowen_cypress Cupressus_goveniana,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  
43827,gown,the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located; "the relations between town and gown are always sensitive"  
43828,gown,a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions  
43829,gown robe,outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions  
43830,gown surgical_gown scrubs,protective garment worn by surgeons during operations  
43831,grab,a mechanical device for gripping an object  
43832,grab_bag,an assortment of miscellaneous items  
43833,grab_bag,a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents  
43834,grab_bar,a bar attached parallel to a wall to provide a handgrip for steadying yourself  
43835,grab_sample,a single sample or measurement taken at a specific time or over as short a period as feasible  
43836,grabber,an unpleasant person who grabs inconsiderately  
43837,grace blessing thanksgiving,a short prayer of thanks before a meal; "their youngest son said grace"  
43838,grace good_will goodwill,a disposition to kindness and compassion; "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished"  
43839,grace grace_of_God free_grace,(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"  
43840,grace grace_period,a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived, especially an extended period granted as a special favor; "The payment had originally been due on April 1 but we had a grace period which expired in June."  
43841,grace gracility,elegance and beauty of movement or expression; "a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace"  
43842,grace saving_grace state_of_grace,(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is 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"  
43843,grace_cup,cup to be passed around for the final toast after a meal  
43844,grace_note appoggiatura acciaccatura,an embellishing note usually written in smaller size  
43845,gracefulness,beautiful carriage  
43846,gracelessness ungracefulness,an unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression  
43847,gracilariid gracilariid_moth,small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leaves  
43848,graciousness,excellence of manners or social conduct  
43849,grackle crow_blackbird,long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage  
43850,grad grade,one-hundredth of a right angle  
43851,gradable_opposition,an opposition that is capable of being graded  
43852,gradation graduation,the act of arranging in grades  
43853,gradation step,relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"  
43854,grade,the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade"  
43855,grade,a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed  
43856,grade gradation,a degree of ablaut  
43857,grade ground_level,the height of the ground on which something stands; "the base of the tower was below grade"  
43858,grade level tier,a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"  
43859,grade_point,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  
43860,grade_point_average GPA,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  
43861,grade_school grammar_school elementary_school primary_school,a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades  
43862,grade_separation,a crossing that uses an underpass or overpass  
43863,grader,a judge who assigns grades to something  
43864,gradient,a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension  
43865,gradient slope,the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient"  
43866,grading leveling,changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface  
43867,gradual,(Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass  
43868,graduality gradualness,the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages  
43869,gradualness gentleness,the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual  
43870,graduate,a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts  
43871,graduate_nurse trained_nurse,someone who has completed the course of study (including hospital practice) at a nurses training school  
43872,graduate_school grad_school,a school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree  
43873,graduate_student grad_student postgraduate,a student who continues studies after graduation  
43874,graduated_cylinder,a cylindrical graduate  
43875,graduating_class,the body of students who graduate together this year  
43876,graduation,a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement; "the ruler had 16 graduations per inch"  
43877,graduation,the successful completion of a program of study  
43878,graffito graffiti,a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls  
43879,graft grafting,the act of grafting something onto something else  
43880,graft transplant,(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient  
43881,graham_bread,bread made of graham (whole wheat) flour  
43882,graham_cracker,semisweet whole-wheat cracker  
43883,grail,the object of any prolonged endeavor  
43884,grail Holy_Grail Sangraal,(legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper  
43885,grain,the side of leather from which the hair has been removed  
43886,grain,1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams  
43887,grain,1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams  
43888,grain,a cereal grass; "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"  
43889,grain,a relatively small granular particle of a substance; "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar"  
43890,grain,the smallest possible unit of anything; "there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense"  
43891,grain,the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board across the grain"  
43892,grain caryopsis,dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn  
43893,grain food_grain cereal,foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses  
43894,grain metric_grain,a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat  
43895,grain_merchant,a merchant who deals in food grains  
43896,grain_moth,moth whose larvae feed on grain  
43897,grain_sorghum,any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain  
43898,grainfield grain_field,a field where grain is grown  
43899,graining woodgraining,a texture like that of wood  
43900,grains_of_paradise Guinea_grains Guinea_pepper melagueta_pepper Aframomum_melegueta,West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds  
43901,grainy_club,a variety of grainy club mushrooms  
43902,gram gramme gm g,a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram  
43903,gram_atom gram-atomic_weight,the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element  
43904,gram_molecule mole mol,the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites  
43905,grama grama_grass gramma gramma_grass,pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America  
43906,gramicidin,an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium; used chiefly as an antiseptic in treating local infections produced by Gram-positive bacteria  
43907,gramineous_plant graminaceous_plant,cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves  
43908,grammar,the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)  
43909,grammar_school,a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college  
43910,grammarian syntactician,a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax  
43911,grammatical_category syntactic_category,(grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties  
43912,grammatical_meaning,the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form  
43913,grammatical_relation,a linguistic relation established by grammar  
43914,grammatical_rule rule_of_grammar,a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances  
43915,gramophone acoustic_gramophone,an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically  
43916,grampus Grampus_griseus,slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas  
43917,granadilla,the egg-shaped edible fruit of tropical American vines related to passionflowers  
43918,granadilla giant_granadilla Passiflora_quadrangularis,tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit  
43919,granadilla purple_granadillo Passiflora_edulis,Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit  
43920,granadilla sweet_granadilla Passiflora_ligularis,considered best for fruit  
43921,granadilla_tree granadillo Brya_ebenus,West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony  
43922,granadilla_wood,dark red hardwood derived from the cocobolo and used in making musical instruments e.g. clarinets  
43923,granary garner,a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed  
43924,grand_circle,a gymnastic exercise performed on the horizontal bar by swinging around it with the body fully extended  
43925,grand_dragon,a high ranking person in the Ku Klux Klan  
43926,grand_duchess,the wife of a grand duke or a woman holding that rank in her own right  
43927,grand_duchy,the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess  
43928,grand_duke,a prince who rules a territory  
43929,grand_jury,a jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments  
43930,grand_larceny grand_theft,larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale)  
43931,grand_mal generalized_seizure epilepsia_major,a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body  
43932,grand_mal_epilepsy grand_mal generalized_epilepsy epilepsia_major,epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking  
43933,grand_mufti,the chief mufti of a district  
43934,grand_opera,opera in which all the text is sung  
43935,grand_piano grand,a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs  
43936,grand_slam,winning all of the tricks in a hand of bridge  
43937,grand_total,the sum of the sums of several groups of numbers  
43938,grand_tour,an extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education  
43939,grand_tour,a sightseeing tour of a building or institution  
43940,grandchild,a child of your son or daughter  
43941,granddaughter,a female grandchild  
43942,grande_dame,a middle-aged or elderly woman who is stylish and highly respected  
43943,grandee,a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal  
43944,grandfather gramps granddad grandad granddaddy grandpa,the father of your father or mother  
43945,grandfather_clause,an exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate whites in south after the American Civil War  
43946,grandfather_clock longcase_clock,a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case  
43947,grandiosity magniloquence ornateness grandiloquence rhetoric,high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"   
43948,grandma grandmother granny grannie gran nan nanna,the mother of your father or mother  
43949,grandmaster,a player of exceptional or world class skill in chess or bridge  
43950,grandparent,a parent of your father or mother  
43951,grandson,a male grandchild  
43952,grandstand,the audience at a stadium or racetrack  
43953,grandstand covered_stand,a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof  
43954,grandstander,someone who performs with an eye to the applause from spectators in the grandstand  
43955,grange,an outlying farm  
43956,granite,plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz  
43957,granite,something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness); "a man of granite"  
43958,graniteware,a kind of stone-grey enamelware  
43959,granny,an old woman  
43960,granny's_bonnets Aquilegia_vulgaris,common European columbine having variously colored (white or blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowers; naturalized in United States  
43961,granny_knot granny,a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure  
43962,granola,cereal made of especially rolled oats with dried fruits and nuts and honey or brown sugar  
43963,granola_bar,cookie bar made of granola  
43964,grant,any monetary aid  
43965,grant,a right or privilege that has been granted  
43966,grant assignment,(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance  
43967,grant subsidization subsidisation,the act of providing a subsidy  
43968,grant-in-aid,a grant to a person or school for some educational project  
43969,grant-in-aid,a grant from a central government to a local government  
43970,grantee,a recipient of a grant  
43971,granter,a person who grants or gives something  
43972,grantor,a person who makes a grant in legal form; "conveyed from grantor to grantee"  
43973,granular_pearlite globular_pearlite,if steel or iron cool very slowly the cementite may occur in globules instead of in layers  
43974,granulated_sugar,sugar in the form of small grains  
43975,granulation,the act of forming something into granules or grains; "the granulation of medicines"  
43976,granulation granulation_tissue,new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process  
43977,granule,a tiny grain  
43978,granulocyte,a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm  
43979,granuloma,a tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection  
43980,granuloma_inguinale granuloma_venereum,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  
43981,granville_wilt,a bacterial wilt of tobacco plants  
43982,grape,any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters  
43983,grape grapevine grape_vine,any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries  
43984,grape-leaf_begonia maple-leaf_begonia Begonia_dregei,tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers  
43985,grape_arbor grape_arbour,an arbor where grapes are grown  
43986,grape_fern,a fern of the genus Botrychium having a fertile frond bearing small grapelike clusters of spore cases  
43987,grape_hyacinth,any of various early flowering spring hyacinths native to Eurasia having dense spikes of rounded blue flowers resembling bunches of small grapes  
43988,grape_jelly,jelly made from grape juice  
43989,grape_juice,the juice of grapes  
43990,grape_louse grape_phylloxera Phylloxera_vitifoleae,destructive to various grape plants  
43991,grapefruit,large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half  
43992,grapefruit Citrus_paradisi,citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp  
43993,grapefruit_juice,the juice of grapefruits  
43994,grapefruit_peel,strips of grapefruit peel cooked in sugar syrup and coated with sugar  
43995,grapeshot grape,a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot  
43996,grapevine pipeline word_of_mouth,gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth"  
43997,graph graphical_record graphical_recording,a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities, represented as points, plotted with reference to a set of axes  
43998,graph_paper,paper that has lines to permit drawing graphs  
43999,graphic computer_graphic,an image that is generated by a computer  
44000,graphic_art,the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking  
44001,graphic_design,visual communication by a skillful combination of text and pictures in advertisements, magazines, books, etc.  
44002,graphic_designer designer,someone who specializes in graphic design  
44003,graphical_user_interface GUI,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  
44004,graphics,the drawings and photographs in the layout of a book  
44005,graphite black_lead plumbago,used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors  
44006,graphologist handwriting_expert,a specialist in inferring character from handwriting  
44007,graphology,the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition)  
44008,grapnel grapnel_anchor,a light anchor for small boats  
44009,grapnel grapple grappler grappling_hook grappling_iron,a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope  
44010,grappa,Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing  
44011,grasping,understanding with difficulty; "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings"  
44012,grasping taking_hold seizing prehension,the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)  
44013,grass,narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay  
44014,grass-leaved_golden_aster,a variety of golden aster  
44015,grass_fern ribbon_fern Vittaria_lineata,epiphytic fern found in lowland forests of tropical America  
44016,grass_frog Rana_temporaria,a common semiterrestrial European frog  
44017,grass_pea Indian_pea khesari Lathyrus_sativus,European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere  
44018,grass_pink Calopogon_pulchellum Calopogon_tuberosum,an orchid  
44019,grass_poly hyssop_loosestrife Lythrum_hyssopifolia,annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas  
44020,grass_roots,the essential foundation or source; "the problem was attacked at the grass roots"  
44021,grass_roots,the common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity)  
44022,grass_skirt,a skirt made of long blades of grass  
44023,grass_snake ring_snake ringed_snake Natrix_natrix,harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England  
44024,grass_tree Australian_grass_tree,any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins  
44025,grass_vetch grass_vetchling Lathyrus_nissolia,annual European vetch with red flowers  
44026,grass_widower divorced_man,a man who is divorced from (or separated from) his wife  
44027,grassfinch grass_finch,usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds  
44028,grassfire prairie_fire,an uncontrolled fire in a grassy area  
44029,grasshopper,a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)  
44030,grasshopper hopper,terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping  
44031,grasshopper_mouse,insectivorous mouse of western North America  
44032,grassland,land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life  
44033,grassy_death_camas Zigadenus_venenosus Zigadenus_venenosus_gramineus,plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous especially to grazing animals  
44034,grate,a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something  
44035,grate grating,a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air  
44036,grate grating,a frame of iron bars to hold a fire  
44037,grated_cheese,hard or semihard cheese grated  
44038,gratefulness thankfulness appreciativeness,warm friendly feelings of gratitude  
44039,grater,utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)  
44040,gratification,the act or an instance of satisfying  
44041,gratification satisfaction,state of being gratified or satisfied; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time"  
44042,gratitude,a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation; "he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help"  
44043,gratuity,an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation  
44044,gratuity tip pourboire baksheesh bakshish bakshis backsheesh,a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)  
44045,grave,death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave"  
44046,grave tomb,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"  
44047,grave_accent grave,a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation  
44048,gravedigger,a person who earns a living by digging graves  
44049,gravel crushed_rock,rock fragments and pebbles  
44050,gravel_pit,a quarry for gravel  
44051,gravelweed Verbesina_helianthoides,perennial herb with yellow flowers; southern and south central United States  
44052,graveness gravity sobriety soberness somberness sombreness,a manner that is serious and solemn  
44053,graver graving_tool pointel pointrel,a tool used by an engraver  
44054,graverobber,someone who steals valuables from graves or crypts  
44055,graverobber ghoul body_snatcher,someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection  
44056,gravestone headstone tombstone,a stone that is used to mark a grave  
44057,graveyard_watch middle_watch midwatch night_watch,a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.)  
44058,gravida,the number of the pregnancy that a woman is in; "in her third pregnancy a woman is said to be gravida three"  
44059,gravida,a pregnant woman  
44060,gravidity gravidness gravidation,technical terms for pregnancy  
44061,gravimeter gravity_meter,a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth  
44062,gravimetric_analysis,quantitative analysis by weight  
44063,gravitation,movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps"  
44064,gravitation,a figurative movement toward some attraction; "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"  
44065,gravitational_collapse,the implosion of a star resulting from its own gravity; the result is a smaller and denser celestial object  
44066,gravitational_constant universal_gravitational_constant constant_of_gravitation G,(physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation  
44067,gravitational_field,a field of force surrounding a body of finite mass  
44068,gravitational_interaction,a weak interaction between particles that results from their mass; mediated by gravitons  
44069,gravitational_mass,(physics) the mass of a body as measured by its gravitational attraction for other bodies  
44070,graviton,a gauge boson that mediates the (extremely weak) gravitational interactions between particles  
44071,gravity gravitation gravitational_attraction gravitational_force,(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  
44072,gravity solemnity,a solemn and dignified feeling  
44073,gravity-assist,(spaceflight) a trajectory that passes close to a planetary body in order to gain energy from its gravitational field  
44074,gravity_gradient,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"  
44075,gravity_wave gravitation_wave,(physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light  
44076,gravure,a printing plate used in the process of gravure  
44077,gravure,the act of intaglio printing  
44078,gravure photogravure heliogravure,an intaglio print produced by gravure  
44079,gravy,a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats  
44080,gravy pan_gravy,the seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from cooking meats; often a little water is added  
44081,gravy_boat gravy_holder sauceboat boat,a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce  
44082,gray Gy,the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad  
44083,gray grayness grey greyness,a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black  
44084,graze,a superficial abrasion  
44085,graze grazing,the act of grazing  
44086,grazier,a rancher who grazes cattle or sheep for market  
44087,grazing shaving skimming,the act of brushing against while passing  
44088,grazing_fire,fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground  
44089,grease lubricating_oil,a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)  
44090,grease_gun gun,a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine  
44091,greasepaint,a greasy substance used as makeup by actors  
44092,greaseproof_paper,paper that is impermeable to oil or grease; used in cooking  
44093,greaser wetback taco,(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent  
44094,greasewood black_greasewood Sarcobatus_vermiculatus,low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America  
44095,greasiness oiliness oleaginousness,consisting of or covered with oil  
44096,greasy_spoon,a small restaurant specializing in short-order fried foods  
44097,great,a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field; "he is one of the greats of American music"  
44098,great-aunt grandaunt,an aunt of your father or mother  
44099,great-nephew grandnephew,a son of your niece or nephew  
44100,great-niece grandniece,a daughter of your niece or nephew  
44101,great-uncle granduncle,an uncle of your father or mother  
44102,great_Solomon's-seal Polygonatum_biflorum Polygonatum_commutatum,North American perennial herb with smooth foliage and drooping tubular greenish flowers  
44103,great_St_John's_wort Hypericum_ascyron Hypericum_pyramidatum,perennial shrub having large star-shaped yellow flowers in narrowly pyramidal cymes  
44104,great_ape pongid,any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae  
44105,great_auk Pinguinus_impennis,large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct  
44106,great_barracuda Sphyraena_barracuda,large (up to 6 ft) greyish-brown barracuda highly regarded as a food and sport fish; may be dangerous to swimmers  
44107,great_blue_heron Ardea_herodius,large American heron having bluish-grey plumage  
44108,great_bowerbird Chlamydera_nuchalis,large bowerbird of northern Australia  
44109,great_burdock greater_burdock cocklebur Arctium_lappa,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  
44110,great_bustard Otis_tarda,largest European land bird  
44111,great_care,more attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons; "the pilot exercised great care in landing"  
44112,great_cerebral_vein vena_cerebri_magna,a cerebral vein formed by the two internal cerebral veins and continuing into the sinus rectus  
44113,great_circle,a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center  
44114,great_crested_grebe Podiceps_cristatus,large Old World grebe with black ear tufts  
44115,great_duckweed water_flaxseed Spirodela_polyrrhiza,cosmopolitan except South America and New Zealand and some oceanic islands  
44116,great_grandchild,a child of your grandson or granddaughter  
44117,great_granddaughter,a daughter of your grandson or granddaughter  
44118,great_grandfather,a father of your grandparent  
44119,great_grandmother,a mother of your grandparent  
44120,great_grandparent,a parent of your grandparent  
44121,great_grandson,a son of your grandson or granddaughter  
44122,great_grey_owl great_gray_owl Strix_nebulosa,large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia  
44123,great_gross 1728,a cardinal number equal to one dozen gross  
44124,great_hall,the principal hall in a castle or mansion; can be used for dining or entertainment  
44125,great_horned_owl Bubo_virginianus,brown North American horned owl  
44126,great_knapweed greater_knapweed Centaurea_scabiosa,tall European perennial having purple flower heads  
44127,great_lobelia blue_cardinal_flower Lobelia_siphilitica,tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers  
44128,great_millet kaffir kafir_corn kaffir_corn Sorghum_bicolor,important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves  
44129,great_plains_paintbrush Castilleja_sessiliflora,hairy plant with pinkish flowers; Great Plains to northern Mexico  
44130,great_ragweed Ambrosia_trifida,a coarse annual with some leaves deeply and palmately three-cleft or five-cleft  
44131,great_seal,the principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority or sovereignty  
44132,great_skua Catharacta_skua,large brown skua of the northern Atlantic  
44133,great_snipe woodcock_snipe Gallinago_media,Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe  
44134,great_white_heron Ardea_occidentalis,large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys  
44135,great_white_heron Casmerodius_albus,widely distributed Old World white egret  
44136,great_white_shark white_shark man-eater man-eating_shark Carcharodon_carcharias,large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans  
44137,great_year Platonic_year,time required for one complete cycle of the precession of the equinoxes, about 25,800 years  
44138,great_yellow_gentian Gentiana_lutea,robust European perennial having clusters of yellow flowers  
44139,great_yellowcress Rorippa_amphibia Nasturtium_amphibium,perennial herb found on streams and riversides throughout Europe except extreme north and Mediterranean; sometimes placed in genus Nasturtium  
44140,greatcoat overcoat topcoat,a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter  
44141,greater_butterfly_orchid Platanthera_chlorantha Habenaria_chlorantha,south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria  
44142,greater_kudu Tragelaphus_strepsiceros,a variety of kudu  
44143,greater_masterwort Astrantia_major,European herb with aromatic roots and leaves in a basal tuft and showy compound umbels of white to rosy flowers  
44144,greater_omentum gastrocolic_omentum caul,part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines  
44145,greater_pichiciego Burmeisteria_retusa,of southern South America  
44146,greater_prairie_chicken Tympanuchus_cupido,the most common variety of prairie chicken  
44147,greater_scaup Aythya_marila,large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence on the head of the male  
44148,greater_spearwort Ranunculus_lingua,semiaquatic European crowfoot with leaves shaped like spears  
44149,greater_water_parsnip Sium_latifolium,large stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; Europe  
44150,greater_whitethroat whitethroat Sylvia_communis,greyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts  
44151,greater_yellowlegs Tringa_melanoleuca,a variety of yellowlegs  
44152,greatest_common_divisor greatest_common_factor highest_common_factor,the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers  
44153,greatness illustriousness,the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence  
44154,greave jambeau,armor plate that protects legs below the knee  
44155,greaves crackling,the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered  
44156,grebe,small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet  
44157,greed,excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves  
44158,greediness hoggishness piggishness,an excessive desire for food  
44159,greediness voraciousness rapaciousness,an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); "the greediness of lawyers"  
44160,green greenness viridity,green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass  
44161,green putting_green putting_surface,an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course; "the ball rolled across the green and into the bunker"  
44162,green-tailed_towhee Chlorura_chlorura,towhee of the Rocky Mountains  
44163,green_June_beetle figeater,large greenish June beetle of southern United States  
44164,green_adder's_mouth Malaxis-unifolia Malaxis_ophioglossoides,North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals  
44165,green_alder Alnus_veridis,shrub of mountainous areas of Europe  
44166,green_alder Alnus_veridis_crispa Alnus_crispa,North American shrub with light green leaves and winged nuts  
44167,green_algae chlorophyte,algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water  
44168,green_arrow_arum tuckahoe Peltandra_virginica,perennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berries  
44169,green_ash Fraxinus_pennsylvanica_subintegerrima,a variety of red ash having glossy branchlets and lower leaf surfaces  
44170,green_bean,a common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible pods  
44171,green_bean,immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable  
44172,green_bristlegrass green_foxtail rough_bristlegrass bottle-grass bottle_grass Setaria_viridis,European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed  
44173,green_card,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"  
44174,green_douglas_fir douglas_spruce douglas_pine douglas_hemlock Oregon_fir Oregon_pine Pseudotsuga_menziesii,lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones  
44175,green_dragon Arisaema_dracontium,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  
44176,green_frog spring_frog Rana_clamitans,similar to bullfrog; found in or near marshes and ponds; of United States and Canada  
44177,green_gentian Frasera_speciosa Swertia_speciosa,tall herb with panicles of white flowers flushed with green; northwestern United States; sometimes placed in genus Swertia  
44178,green_gland,one of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennae  
44179,green_gold,a gold alloy (at least 14 karat gold with silver or silver and cadmium) that has a green appearance  
44180,green_hellebore Helleborus_viridis,deciduous plant with large deep green pedate leaves and nodding saucer-shaped green flowers  
44181,green_lacewing chrysopid stink_fly,pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae  
44182,green_light,permission to proceed with a project or to take action; "the gave the green light for construction to begin"  
44183,green_light go-ahead,a signal to proceed  
44184,green_lizard Lacerta_viridis,a common Eurasian lizard about a foot long  
44185,green_mamba,green phase of the black mamba  
44186,green_manure,a growing crop that is plowed under to enrich soil  
44187,green_mayonnaise sauce_verte,mayonnaise with tarragon or dill and chopped watercress and spinach or cucumber  
44188,green_monkey African_green_monkey Cercopithecus_aethiops_sabaeus,common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail  
44189,green_mushroom_pimple,a variety of mushroom pimple  
44190,green_olive,olives picked green and pickled in brine; infrequently stuffed with e.g. pimento  
44191,green_onion spring_onion scallion,a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads  
44192,green_paper,a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion  
44193,green_pea garden_pea,fresh pea  
44194,green_pea_soup potage_St._Germain,made of fresh green peas and stock with shredded lettuce onion and celery  
44195,green_peach_aphid,yellowish green aphid that is especially destructive to peaches  
44196,green_peafowl Pavo_muticus,peafowl of southeast Asia  
44197,green_pepper,a sweet pepper that becomes red when ripe  
44198,green_revolution,the introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivity  
44199,green_salad,tossed salad composed primarily of salad greens  
44200,green_smut false_smut,disease of rice; grains covered by a green powder consisting of conidia  
44201,green_smut_fungus Ustilaginoidea_virens,fungus causing green smut in rice  
44202,green_snake,any of numerous African colubrid snakes  
44203,green_snake grass_snake,either of two North American chiefly insectivorous snakes that are green in color  
44204,green_soybean,seeds shelled and cooked as lima beans  
44205,green_spleenwort Asplenium_viride,a small fern with slim green fronds; widely distributed in cool parts of northern hemisphere  
44206,green_tea,tea leaves that have been steamed and dried without fermenting  
44207,green_thumb green_fingers,a special ability to make plants grow  
44208,green_turtle Chelonia_mydas,large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soup  
44209,green_woodpecker Picus_viridis,woodpecker of Europe and western Asia  
44210,greenbelt greenway,a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city  
44211,greenbottle greenbottle_fly,blowfly with brilliant coppery green body  
44212,greenery verdure,green foliage  
44213,greeneye,bottom-dwellers having large eyes with metallic green luster  
44214,greenfly,greenish aphid; pest on garden and crop plants  
44215,greengage greengage_plum,sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum  
44216,greengrocer,a grocer who sells fresh fruits and vegetables  
44217,greengrocery,groceries sold by a greengrocer  
44218,greengrocery,a greengrocer's grocery store  
44219,greenhouse glasshouse,a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions  
44220,greenhouse_effect greenhouse_warming,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  
44221,greenhouse_gas greenhouse_emission,a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation  
44222,greenhouse_whitefly Trialeurodes_vaporariorum,whitefly that inhabits greenhouses  
44223,greenish_blue aqua aquamarine turquoise cobalt_blue peacock_blue,a shade of blue tinged with green  
44224,greenish_yellow,a shade of yellow tinged with green  
44225,greenishness,the property of being somewhat green  
44226,greenling,food fish of the northern Pacific  
44227,greenmail,(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  
44228,greenness,the state of not being ripe  
44229,greenness verdancy verdure,the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation  
44230,greenockite cadmium_sulphide,ore of cadmium; a rare yellowish mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide in crystalline form  
44231,greenroom,a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors  
44232,greens green leafy_vegetable,any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables  
44233,greensand,an olive-green sandstone containing glauconite  
44234,greenshank Tringa_nebularia,large European sandpiper with greenish legs  
44235,greenskeeper,someone responsible for the maintenance of a golf course  
44236,greenstick_fracture,a partial fracture of a bone (usually in children); the bone is bent but broken on only one side  
44237,greenwing green-winged_teal Anas_crecca,common teal of Eurasia and North America  
44238,greenwood,woodlands in full leaf; "the greenwood was Robin Hood's home"  
44239,greeter saluter welcomer,a person who greets; "the newcomers were met by smiling greeters"  
44240,greeting salutation,(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)  
44241,greeting_card,a card sent to express personal greetings  
44242,gregarine,vermiform protozoans parasitic in insects and other invertebrates  
44243,gregariousness,the quality of being gregarious--having a dislike of being alone  
44244,greisen,a granitic rock composed of quartz and mica  
44245,grenade,a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile  
44246,grenadier grenade_thrower,an infantryman equipped with grenades  
44247,grenadier rattail rattail_fish,deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail  
44248,grenadine,thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks  
44249,grevillea,any shrub or tree of the genus Grevillea  
44250,grevy's_zebra Equus_grevyi,zebra with less continuous stripes  
44251,grey gray,any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey; "the Confederate army was a vast grey"  
44252,grey gray,clothing that is a grey color; "he was dressed in grey"  
44253,grey gray,horse of a light gray or whitish color  
44254,grey_alder gray_alder Alnus_incana,native to Europe but introduced in America  
44255,grey_area gray_area,an intermediate area; a topic that is not clearly one thing or the other  
44256,grey_birch gray_birch American_grey_birch American_gray_birch Betula_populifolia,medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree  
44257,grey_flounder gray_flounder Etropus_rimosus,flounder found from North Carolina to Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico  
44258,grey_fox gray_fox Urocyon_cinereoargenteus,dark grey American fox; from Central America through southern United States  
44259,grey_goldenrod gray_goldenrod Solidago_nemoralis,a dyer's weed of Canada and the eastern United States having yellow flowers sometimes used in dyeing  
44260,grey_kingbird gray_kingbird petchary Tyrannus_domenicensis_domenicensis,a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than the eastern kingbird  
44261,grey_lemming gray_lemming red-backed_lemming,Old World lemming  
44262,grey_market gray_market,an unofficial market in which goods are bought and sold at prices lower than the official price set by a regulatory agency  
44263,grey_matter gray_matter grey_substance gray_substance substantia_grisea,greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons  
44264,grey_polypody gray_polypody resurrection_fern Polypodium_polypodioides,fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds greyish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa  
44265,grey_poplar gray_poplar Populus_canescens,large rapidly growing poplar with faintly lobed dentate leaves grey on the lower surface; native to Europe but introduced and naturalized elsewhere  
44266,grey_skate gray_skate Raja_batis,common European skate used as food  
44267,grey_snapper gray_snapper mangrove_snapper Lutjanus_griseus,found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida  
44268,grey_sole gray_sole,greyish-white flesh of a flatfish  
44269,grey_whale gray_whale devilfish Eschrichtius_gibbosus Eschrichtius_robustus,medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific  
44270,grey_willow gray_willow Salix_cinerea,Eurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs  
44271,greyback grayback Limnodromus_griseus,a dowitcher with a grey back  
44272,greyhen grayhen grey_hen gray_hen heath_hen,female black grouse  
44273,greyhound,a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog  
44274,greyhound_racing,the sport of racing greyhounds  
44275,greylag graylag greylag_goose graylag_goose Anser_anser,common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds  
44276,grid,a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines  
44277,grid control_grid,an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube  
44278,grid gridiron,a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat  
44279,grid storage-battery_grid,a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material  
44280,grid_metal,a kind of hard lead that is used for grids in storage batteries  
44281,griddle,cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on top of a stove) on which food is cooked  
44282,gridlock,a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible  
44283,grief heartache heartbreak brokenheartedness,intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)  
44284,grief sorrow,something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John"  
44285,grievance,an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice  
44286,grievance,a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action  
44287,griffon Brussels_griffon Belgian_griffon,breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle  
44288,griffon wire-haired_pointing_griffon,breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France  
44289,griffon_vulture griffon Gyps_fulvus,large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings  
44290,grigri gres-gris greegree,an African amulet  
44291,grill grille grillwork,a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; "he cooked hamburgers on the grill"  
44292,grille radiator_grille,grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator  
44293,grillroom grill,a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill  
44294,grimace face,a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect"  
44295,griminess grubbiness,the state of being grimy  
44296,grimoire,a manual of black magic (for invoking spirits and demons)  
44297,grind,the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground; "a coarse grind of coffee"  
44298,grind mill pulverization pulverisation,the act of grinding to a powder or dust  
44299,grinder,a machine tool that polishes metal  
44300,grinding,material resulting from the process of grinding; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain"  
44301,grinding,a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)  
44302,grinding abrasion attrition detrition,the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice  
44303,grinding_wheel emery_wheel,a wheel composed of abrasive material; used for grinding  
44304,grindstone,a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools  
44305,gringo,a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen)  
44306,grinner,a person who grins  
44307,griot,a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village  
44308,grip,worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made  
44309,grip grasp,an intellectual hold or understanding; "a good grip on French history"; "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"  
44310,grip traction adhesive_friction,the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)  
44311,gripe kick beef bitch squawk,informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here"  
44312,gripsack,a small suitcase  
44313,grisaille,chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief  
44314,griseofulvin Fulvicin,a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium  
44315,grison Grison_vittatus Galictis_vittatus,carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts  
44316,grissino,a long slender crusty breadstick  
44317,grist,grain intended to be or that has been ground  
44318,gristmill,a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain)  
44319,grit gritrock gritstone,a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone  
44320,grits hominy_grits,coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States  
44321,grivet Cercopithecus_aethiops,white and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face  
44322,grizzle,a grey wig  
44323,grizzly grizzly_bear silvertip silver-tip Ursus_horribilis Ursus_arctos_horribilis,powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America  
44324,groan moan,an utterance expressing pain or disapproval  
44325,groaner,a person who groans  
44326,groats,the hulled and crushed grain of various cereals  
44327,grocer,a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)  
44328,grocery foodstuff,(usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer  
44329,grocery_bag,a sack for holding customer's groceries  
44330,grocery_boy,a delivery boy for groceries  
44331,grocery_list,a list of groceries to be purchased  
44332,grocery_list shopping_list,a list of heterogenous items that someone wants; "the union came to the table with a whole grocery list of demands"  
44333,grocery_store grocery food_market market,a marketplace where groceries are sold; "the grocery store included a meat market"  
44334,groenendael,black-coated sheepdog with a heavily plumed tail  
44335,grog,rum cut with water  
44336,grogginess,a dazed and staggering state caused by alcohol  
44337,grogginess,a groggy state resulting from weariness  
44338,grogginess stupor stupefaction semiconsciousness,marginal consciousness; "his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor"  
44339,grogram,a coarse fabric of silk mixed with wool or mohair and often stiffened with gum  
44340,groin,a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults  
44341,groin inguen,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  
44342,groined_vault,two barrel vaults intersecting at right angles  
44343,gromwell Lithospermum_officinale,European perennial branching plant; occurs in hedgerows and at the edge of woodlands  
44344,groom bridegroom,a man participant in his own marriage ceremony  
44345,groom bridegroom,a man who has recently been married  
44346,groomsman,a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding  
44347,groove channel,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)  
44348,groove vallecula,(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part  
44349,groover,a device that makes grooves by cutting or punching  
44350,grooving rifling,the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm  
44351,grope,the act of groping; and instance of groping  
44352,gros_point,a needlepoint stitch covering two horizontal and two vertical threads  
44353,gros_point,needlepoint embroidery done with large stitches  
44354,grosbeak grossbeak,any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill  
44355,groschen,100 groschen equal 1 schilling in Austria  
44356,grosgrain,a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs  
44357,gross 144,twelve dozen  
44358,gross revenue receipts,the entire amount of income before any deductions are made  
44359,gross_anatomy macroscopic_anatomy,the study of the structure of the body and its parts without the use of a microscope  
44360,gross_domestic_product GDP,the measure of an economy adopted by the United States in 1991; the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and capital within a nation's borders during a given period (usually 1 year)  
44361,gross_estate,the total valuation of the estate's assets at the time of the person's death  
44362,gross_national_product GNP,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)  
44363,gross_profit gross_profit_margin margin,(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold  
44364,gross_sales gross_revenue sales,income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time  
44365,grosz,100 groszy equal 1 zloty in Poland  
44366,grotesque,art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants  
44367,grotesqueness grotesquery grotesquerie,ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion  
44368,grotto grot,a small cave (usually with attractive features)  
44369,grouch grump crank churl crosspatch,a bad-tempered person  
44370,ground,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"  
44371,ground,a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused  
44372,ground,(art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting  
44373,ground earth,a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)  
44374,ground-controlled_approach GCA,aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar  
44375,ground-shaker seismosaur,huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous found in western North America  
44376,ground_attack,an attack by ground troops  
44377,ground_bait,bait scattered on the water to attract fish  
44378,ground_bass,a short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated  
44379,ground_beef hamburger,beef that has been ground  
44380,ground_beetle carabid_beetle,predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects  
44381,ground_cable,a mooring cable; runs from a buoy to a mooring anchor  
44382,ground_cedar dwarf_juniper Juniperus_communis_depressa,a procumbent variety of the common juniper  
44383,ground_cedar staghorn_moss Lycopodium_complanatum,a variety of club moss  
44384,ground_cherry husk_tomato,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  
44385,ground_control,a communication system for sending continuous radio messages to an airplane pilot who is making a ground-controlled approach to landing  
44386,ground_crew ground-service_crew,the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground  
44387,ground_effect,apparent increase in aerodynamic lift experienced by an aircraft flying close to the ground  
44388,ground_fir princess_pine tree_clubmoss Lycopodium_obscurum,a variety of club moss  
44389,ground_fire,a forest fire that burns the humus; may not appear on the surface  
44390,ground_floor,becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage); "he got in on the ground floor"  
44391,ground_floor first_floor ground_level,the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building  
44392,ground_glass,particulate glass made by grinding and used as an abrasive  
44393,ground_glass,glass that diffuses light due to a rough surface produced by abrasion or etching  
44394,ground_ivy alehoof field_balm gill-over-the-ground runaway_robin Glechoma_hederaceae Nepeta_hederaceae,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  
44395,ground_loop,a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground  
44396,ground_pine Christmas_green,any of several club mosses having long creeping stems and erect branches  
44397,ground_pine yellow_bugle Ajuga_chamaepitys,low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North Africa  
44398,ground_pink fringed_pink moss_pink Linanthus_dianthiflorus,low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers  
44399,ground_plan,a floor plan for the ground level of a building  
44400,ground_rattler massasauga Sistrurus_miliaris,small pygmy rattlesnake  
44401,ground_rent,payment for the right to occupy and improve a piece of land  
44402,ground_roller,Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and worms  
44403,ground_rose Rosa_spithamaea,low-growing bristly shrub of southern Oregon and California with creeping rootstocks and usually corymbose flowers  
44404,ground_rule,(baseball) a special rule (as in baseball) dealing with situations that arise due to the nature of the playing grounds  
44405,ground_sloth megathere,gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America  
44406,ground_snake Sonora_semiannulata,small shy brightly-ringed terrestrial snake of arid or semiarid areas of western North America  
44407,ground_squirrel gopher spermophile,any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops  
44408,ground_state,(physics) the lowest energy state of an atom or other particle  
44409,ground_stroke,a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once  
44410,ground_swell,an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression; "there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment"  
44411,ground_swell heavy_swell,a broad and deep undulation of the ocean  
44412,ground_water spring_water well_water,underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks  
44413,ground_wave,a radio wave propagated on or near the earth's surface  
44414,ground_zero,the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile)  
44415,ground_zero,the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed  
44416,ground_zero,the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon  
44417,groundbreaking groundbreaking_ceremony,the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project  
44418,groundcover ground_cover,low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow  
44419,groundcover ground_cover,small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor  
44420,grounder ground_ball groundball hopper,(baseball) a hit that travels along the ground  
44421,groundfish bottom_fish,fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder)  
44422,groundhog woodchuck Marmota_monax,reddish brown North American marmot  
44423,grounding earthing,fastening electrical equipment to earth  
44424,groundlessness idleness,the quality of lacking substance or value; "the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized"  
44425,groundling,in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section  
44426,groundmass,(geology) the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded  
44427,groundnut groundnut_vine Indian_potato potato_bean wild_bean Apios_americana Apios_tuberosa,a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans  
44428,groundnut potato_bean wild_bean,nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans  
44429,grounds,dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue; "it is a Middle Eastern custom to read your future in your coffee grounds"  
44430,grounds,a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)  
44431,groundsel Senecio_vulgaris,Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers  
44432,groundsel_tree groundsel_bush consumption_weed cotton-seed_tree Baccharis_halimifolia,a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts  
44433,groundsheet ground_cloth,a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture  
44434,groundsman groundskeeper groundkeeper,someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field)  
44435,groundspeed,the speed of an aircraft relative to the ground  
44436,groundwork,preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"  
44437,group grouping,any number of entities (members) considered as a unit  
44438,group mathematical_group,a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse  
44439,group radical chemical_group,(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule  
44440,group_action,action taken by a group of people  
44441,group_captain,a commissioned officer (especially one in the Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a colonel in the army  
44442,group_dynamics,the branch of social psychology that studies the psychodynamics of interaction in social groups  
44443,group_insurance,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  
44444,group_participation,participation by all members of a group  
44445,group_practice,(medicine) the practice of medicine by a group of physicians who share their premises and other resources  
44446,group_theory,the branch of mathematics dealing with groups  
44447,group_therapy group_psychotherapy,psychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapist; interactions among the members are considered to be therapeutic  
44448,grouper,flesh of a saltwater fish similar to sea bass  
44449,grouper,usually solitary bottom sea basses of warm seas  
44450,groupie,an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around)  
44451,grouping,the activity of putting things together in groups  
44452,grouping pigeonholing,a system for classifying things into groups  
44453,groupthink,decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility)  
44454,groupware,software that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in space  
44455,grouse,flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil  
44456,grouse,popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet  
44457,grouseberry grouse-berry grouse_whortleberry Vaccinium_scoparium,shrub of northwestern North America bearing red berries  
44458,grout,a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork  
44459,grove,a small growth of trees without underbrush  
44460,grove woodlet orchard plantation,garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth  
44461,growing,(electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state  
44462,growing_pains,pain in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children and often attributed to rapid growth  
44463,growing_pains,emotional distress arising during adolescence  
44464,growing_pains,problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages)  
44465,growing_season,the season during which a crop grows best  
44466,growl growling,the sound of growling (as made by animals)  
44467,growler,a speaker whose voice sounds like a growl  
44468,growler,a small iceberg or ice floe just large enough to be hazardous for shipping  
44469,growling,a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)  
44470,growth,(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)  
44471,growth,a progression from simpler to more complex forms; "the growth of culture"  
44472,growth,something grown or growing; "a growth of hair"  
44473,growth,vegetation that has grown; "a growth of trees"; "the only growth was some salt grass"  
44474,growth growing maturation development ontogeny ontogenesis,(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"  
44475,growth_factor,a protein that is involved in cell differentiation and growth  
44476,growth_hormone-releasing_factor GHRF,a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body  
44477,growth_industry,an industry that is growing rapidly  
44478,growth_rate rate_of_growth,the rate of increase in size per unit time  
44479,growth_stock,stock of a corporation that has had faster than average gains in earnings and is expected to continue to  
44480,grub,a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects  
44481,grubby Myxocephalus_aenaeus,small sculpin of the coast of New England  
44482,grubstake,funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits  
44483,grudge score grievance,a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"  
44484,gruel,a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)  
44485,gruffness hoarseness huskiness,a throaty harshness  
44486,grugru gri-gri grugru_palm macamba Acrocomia_aculeata,tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts  
44487,grugru_nut,nut of Brazilian or West Indian palms  
44488,grumble grumbling murmur murmuring mutter muttering,a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone  
44489,grume,a thick viscous liquid  
44490,grunt,an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker; "infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts"; "he went from grunt to chairman in six years"  
44491,grunt,medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught  
44492,grunt oink,the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs  
44493,grunter,a person who grunts  
44494,gryphon griffin griffon,winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion  
44495,guacamole,a dip made of mashed avocado mixed with chopped onions and other seasonings  
44496,guadalupe_fur_seal Arctocephalus_philippi,a fur seal of the Pacific coast of California and southward  
44497,guaiac_wood guaiacum_wood,heartwood of a palo santo; yields an aromatic oil used in perfumes  
44498,guaiacum,medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree  
44499,guama Inga_laurina,tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations  
44500,guan,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  
44501,guanabenz Wytensin,antihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous system  
44502,guanaco Lama_guanicoe,wild llama  
44503,guanine G,a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine  
44504,guano,the excrement of sea birds; used as fertilizer  
44505,guano_bat Mexican_freetail_bat Tadarida_brasiliensis,the common freetail bat of southern United States having short velvety fur; migrates southward for winter  
44506,guar cluster_bean Cyamopsis_tetragonolobus Cyamopsis_psoraloides,drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material  
44507,guar_gum,a gum from seeds of the guar plant; used to thicken foods and as sizing for paper and cloth  
44508,guarani,the basic unit of money in Paraguay; equal to 100 centimos  
44509,guarantee,an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true; "there is no guarantee that they are not lying"  
44510,guarantee guaranty,a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults  
44511,guarantee warrant warrantee warranty,a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications  
44512,guarantor surety warrantor warranter,one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another  
44513,guard,the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team  
44514,guard,a person who keeps watch over something or someone  
44515,guard,the person who plays that position on a football team; "the left guard was injured on the play"  
44516,guard,a military unit serving to protect some place or person  
44517,guard,a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; "keep your guard up"  
44518,guard,(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "guards must be good blockers"  
44519,guard,a position on a basketball team  
44520,guard safety safety_device,a device designed to prevent injury or accidents  
44521,guard's_van,the car on a train that is occupied by the guard  
44522,guard_boat,a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships  
44523,guard_duty guard sentry_duty sentry_go,the duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that night"  
44524,guard_hair,coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals  
44525,guard_ship,a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron  
44526,guardhouse,a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained  
44527,guardian_spirit guardian_angel,an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual  
44528,guardianship keeping safekeeping,the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping"  
44529,guardroom,a cell in which soldiers who are prisoners are confined  
44530,guardroom,a room used by soldiers on guard  
44531,guardsman,a soldier who is a member of a unit called `the guard' or `guards'  
44532,guava,tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh or used for e.g. jellies  
44533,guava strawberry_guava yellow_cattley_guava Psidium_littorale,small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit  
44534,guava true_guava guava_bush Psidium_guajava,small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit  
44535,guayule Parthenium_argentatum,much-branched subshrub with silvery leaves and small white flowers of Texas and northern Mexico; cultivated as a source of rubber  
44536,gudgeon Gobio_gobio,small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers  
44537,guelder_rose European_cranberrybush European_cranberry_bush crampbark cranberry_tree Viburnum_opulus,deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries  
44538,guenon guenon_monkey,small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face  
44539,guerdon,a reward or payment  
44540,guereza Colobus_guereza,a colobus monkey with a reddish brown coat and white silky fringes down both sides of the body  
44541,gueridon,a small round table  
44542,guerrilla guerilla irregular insurgent,a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment  
44543,guerrilla_force guerilla_force,an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups  
44544,guerrilla_theater street_theater,dramatization of a social issue; enacted outside in a park or on the street  
44545,guess conjecture supposition surmise surmisal speculation hypothesis,a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence  
44546,guess guesswork guessing shot dead_reckoning,an estimate based on little or no information  
44547,guesser,a person who guesses  
44548,guessing_game,a game in which participants compete to identify some obscurely indicated thing  
44549,guesstimate guestimate,an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing  
44550,guest,a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc.  
44551,guest invitee,a visitor to whom hospitality is extended  
44552,guest_night,an evening when members of a club or college can bring their friends as guests  
44553,guest_of_honor,the person in whose honor a gathering is held  
44554,guest_worker guestworker,a person with temporary permission to work in another country; "a Moroccan guestworker in Canada was accused of aiding terrorists"  
44555,guesthouse,a house separate from the main house; for housing guests  
44556,guestroom,a bedroom that is kept for the use of guests  
44557,guffaw belly_laugh,a burst of deep loud hearty laughter  
44558,guidance counsel counseling counselling direction,something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action  
44559,guidance steering,the act of guiding or showing the way  
44560,guidance_system guidance_device,a system of equipment for automatically guiding the path of a vehicle (especially a missile)  
44561,guide,someone who shows the way by leading or advising  
44562,guide,a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something  
44563,guide_dog,a dog trained to guide the blind  
44564,guide_rope,a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane  
44565,guide_word guideword catchword,a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page  
44566,guidebook guide,something that offers basic information or instruction  
44567,guided_missile,a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices  
44568,guided_missile_cruiser,a cruiser that carries guided missiles  
44569,guided_missile_frigate,a frigate that carries guided missiles  
44570,guideline,a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters  
44571,guidepost guideline rule_of_thumb,a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior  
44572,guild_socialism,a form of socialist theory advocating state ownership of industry but managements by guilds of workers  
44573,guilder gulden florin,the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents  
44574,guilder gulden florin Dutch_florin,formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents  
44575,guildhall,the hall of a guild or corporation  
44576,guillemot,small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas  
44577,guilloche,an architectural decoration formed by two intersecting wavy bands  
44578,guillotine,instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people  
44579,guilt guiltiness,the state of having committed an offense  
44580,guilt guilty_conscience guilt_feelings guilt_trip,remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense  
44581,guilt_by_association,the attribution of guilt (without proof) to individuals because the people they associate with are guilty  
44582,guilt_pang,pangs of feeling guilty  
44583,guimpe,a piece of starched cloth covering the shoulders of a nun's habit  
44584,guimpe,a short blouse with sleeves that is worn under a jumper or pinafore dress  
44585,guinea,a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings  
44586,guinea_fowl guinea Numida_meleagris,a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world  
44587,guinea_gold,22-karat gold from which guinea coins were made  
44588,guinea_gold_vine guinea_flower,any of several Australasian evergreen vines widely cultivated in warm regions for their large bright yellow single flowers  
44589,guinea_hen,flesh of a guinea fowl (especially of hens)  
44590,guinea_hen,female guinea fowl  
44591,guinea_pig Cavia_cobaya,stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research  
44592,guise pretense pretence pretext,an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"  
44593,guitar,a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking  
44594,guitar_pick,a plectrum used to pluck a guitar  
44595,guitarfish,primitive tropical bottom-dwelling ray with a guitar-shaped body  
44596,guitarist guitar_player,a musician who plays the guitar  
44597,gulag,a Russian prison camp for political prisoners  
44598,gulch flume,a narrow gorge with a stream running through it  
44599,gulf,an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay  
44600,gulf,a deep wide chasm  
44601,gulf disconnect disconnection,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"  
44602,gulfweed sargassum sargasso Sargassum_bacciferum,brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea  
44603,gull seagull sea_gull,mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs  
44604,gully,deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)  
44605,gulp draft draught swig,a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"  
44606,gulp gulping,a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing  
44607,gulper guzzler,a drinker who swallows large amounts greedily  
44608,gulping swilling guzzling,the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly  
44609,gum,any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying  
44610,gum-lac,an inferior lac produced by lac insects in Madagascar  
44611,gum_arabic gum_acacia,gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in candies and pharmaceuticals)  
44612,gum_ball,a ball of chewing gum with a coating of colored sugar  
44613,gum_butea butea_gum butea_kino Bengal_kino,dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent  
44614,gum_resin,a mixture of resin and gum  
44615,gum_tree gum,any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum  
44616,gumbo,a soup or stew thickened with okra pods  
44617,gumbo gumbo_soil,any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water  
44618,gumbo okra,long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews  
44619,gumbo-limbo Bursera_simaruba,tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes  
44620,gumboil,a boil or abscess on the gums  
44621,gumdrop,a jellied candy coated with sugar crystals  
44622,gumma,a small rubbery granuloma that is characteristic of an advanced stage of syphilis  
44623,gummed_label sticker paster,an adhesive label  
44624,gummite,a gummy orange mixture of uranium oxides and silicates occurring naturally in the hydration and oxidation of pitchblende  
44625,gummosis,pathological production of gummy exudates in citrus and various stone-fruit trees  
44626,gumweed gum_plant tarweed rosinweed,any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock  
44627,gumwood gum,wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum  
44628,gun,a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)  
44629,gun,the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies; "two runners started before the gun"; "a twenty gun salute"  
44630,gun_carriage,a framework on which a gun is mounted for firing  
44631,gun_case,a case for storing a gun  
44632,gun_control,efforts to regulate or control sales of guns  
44633,gun_deck,formerly any deck other than the weather deck having cannons from end to end  
44634,gun_emplacement weapons_emplacement,an emplacement for a gun  
44635,gun_enclosure gun_turret turret,a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation  
44636,gun_microphone shotgun_microphone gun_mike shotgun_mike,a highly directional microphone with a long barrel; can be directed from a distance  
44637,gun_muzzle muzzle,the open circular discharging end of a gun  
44638,gun_pendulum,a ballistic pendulum consisting of a suspended gun; the velocity of a projectile in the bore of a gun can be measured by the recoil when the gun is discharged  
44639,gun_room,military quarters of midshipmen and junior officers on a British warship  
44640,gun_smoke,smoke created by the firing of guns  
44641,gun_trigger trigger,lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun  
44642,gunboat,a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols  
44643,gunfight gunplay shootout,a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten  
44644,gunfire gunshot,the act of shooting a gun; "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"  
44645,gunflint,the piece of flint that provides the igniting spark in a flintlock weapon  
44646,gunite,a mixture of cement and sand and water that is sprayed on a surface under pneumatic pressure  
44647,gunlock firing_mechanism,the action that ignites the charge in a firearm  
44648,gunman gun,a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)  
44649,gunman gunslinger hired_gun gun gun_for_hire triggerman hit_man hitman torpedo shooter,a professional killer who uses a gun  
44650,gunmetal,a type of bronze used for parts subject to wear or corrosion (especially corrosion by sea water)  
44651,gunnel bracketed_blenny,small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic  
44652,gunnery,guns collectively  
44653,gunnery_sergeant,a noncommissioned officer ranking above a staff sergeant in the marines  
44654,gunnysack gunny_sack burlap_bag,a bag made of burlap  
44655,gunpowder powder,a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks  
44656,gunrunner arms-runner,a smuggler of guns  
44657,gunrunning,the smuggling of guns and ammunition into a country secretly and illegally  
44658,gunsight gun-sight,a sight used for aiming a gun  
44659,gunsmith,someone who makes or repairs guns  
44660,gunwale gunnel gun_rest,wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel  
44661,guppy rainbow_fish Lebistes_reticulatus,small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums  
44662,gurgle,the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck  
44663,gurnard,bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom  
44664,gurney,a metal stretcher with wheels  
44665,guru,a recognized leader in some field or of some movement; "a guru of genomics"  
44666,guru,a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher  
44667,gusher,an oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessary  
44668,gusset gusset_plate,a metal plate used to strengthen a joist  
44669,gusset inset,a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment  
44670,gust blast blow,a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"  
44671,gusto relish zest zestfulness,vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment  
44672,gut,a narrow channel or strait  
44673,gut_issue hot-button_issue,an issue that elicits strong emotional reactions  
44674,gutlessness,the trait of lacking courage and determination; fearful of loss or injury  
44675,gutsiness pluck pluckiness,the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury  
44676,gutta-percha,a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of gutta-percha trees; used for insulation of electrical cables  
44677,gutta-percha_tree,one of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha  
44678,gutta-percha_tree Palaquium_gutta,one of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha  
44679,gutter,a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)  
44680,gutter,a tool for gutting fish  
44681,gutter sewer toilet,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"  
44682,gutter trough,a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater  
44683,gutter_press,press that engages in sensational journalism (especially concerning the private lives of public figures)  
44684,guttural guttural_consonant pharyngeal pharyngeal_consonant,a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat  
44685,guvnor,(British slang) boss  
44686,guy cat hombre bozo sod,an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll"; "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"  
44687,guy guy_cable guy_wire guy_rope,a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)  
44688,guyot,a seamount of volcanic origin (especially in the Pacific Ocean)  
44689,guzzler,someone who drinks heavily (especially alcoholic beverages); "he's a beer guzzler every night"  
44690,gym_rat,someone who spends all leisure time playing sports or working out in a gymnasium or health spa  
44691,gym_shoe sneaker tennis_shoe,a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole  
44692,gym_suit,clothes prescribed for wear while participating in gymnastic exercise  
44693,gymkhana,a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes  
44694,gymnasium gym,athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training  
44695,gymnast,an athlete who is skilled in gymnastics  
44696,gymnastic_apparatus exerciser,sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises  
44697,gymnastic_exercise,(gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus)  
44698,gymnastics gymnastic_exercise,a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility  
44699,gymnosophist,member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism)  
44700,gymnosophy,the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation  
44701,gymnosperm,plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary  
44702,gymnosperm_family,a family of gymnosperms  
44703,gymnosperm_genus,a genus of gymnosperms  
44704,gymnospermous_tree,any tree of the division Gymnospermophyta  
44705,gymnospermous_yellowwood,any of various gymnospermous trees having yellow wood  
44706,gymslip,a sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniform  
44707,gynecocracy gynarchy,a political system governed by a woman  
44708,gynecologist gynaecologist woman's_doctor,a specialist in gynecology  
44709,gynecology gynaecology,the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women  
44710,gynecomastia,excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or treatment with certain drugs (including some antihypertensives)  
44711,gyneolatry gynaeolatry woman-worship,the worship of women  
44712,gynobase,the enlarged receptacle in which the pistil is borne  
44713,gynoecium,a female gametoecium  
44714,gynogenesis,female parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus  
44715,gynophobia,a morbid fear of women  
44716,gynophore,the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle  
44717,gynostegium,the crown of the stamen in plants of the genus Asclepias  
44718,gyp gip,(sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating  
44719,gypsum,a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris)  
44720,gypsy gipsy,a person who resembles a Gypsy in leading an unconventional, nomadic way of life  
44721,gypsy_cab,a taxicab that cruises for customers although it is licensed only to respond to calls  
44722,gypsy_moth gipsy_moth Lymantria_dispar,European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees  
44723,gyration whirling,the act of rotating in a circle or spiral  
44724,gyrfalcon gerfalcon Falco_rusticolus,large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases  
44725,gyro,a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread  
44726,gyrocompass,a compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead  
44727,gyromitra,any fungus of the genus Gyromitra  
44728,gyroscope gyro,rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction  
44729,gyrostabilizer gyrostabiliser,a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane  
44730,gyrus convolution,a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain  
44731,habanera,music composed in duple time for dancing the habanera  
44732,habanera,a Cuban dance in duple time  
44733,habeas_corpus,the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment  
44734,habeas_corpus writ_of_habeas_corpus,a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge  
44735,haberdashery men's_furnishings,the drygoods sold by a haberdasher  
44736,habergeon,(Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk  
44737,habit,the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal); "a shrub of spreading habit"  
44738,habit,a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order  
44739,habit riding_habit,attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)  
44740,habit use,(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"  
44741,habit wont,an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"  
44742,habitability habitableness,suitability for living in or on  
44743,habitat home_ground,the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"  
44744,habitation,the native habitat or home of an animal or plant  
44745,habitual_abortion,repeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason)  
44746,habituation,a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions  
44747,habitude,habitual mode of behavior  
44748,habitus,person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease); "the consumptive habitus"  
44749,hacek wedge,a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation  
44750,hacienda,a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries  
44751,hacienda,the main house on a ranch or large estate  
44752,hack,a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil  
44753,hack,a horse kept for hire  
44754,hack,a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.  
44755,hack drudge hacker,one who works hard at boring tasks  
44756,hack hack_writer literary_hack,a mediocre and disdained writer  
44757,hack jade nag plug,an old or over-worked horse  
44758,hackberry nettle_tree,any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits  
44759,hacker,someone who plays golf poorly  
44760,hacker,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"  
44761,hackle,long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants  
44762,hackney,a compact breed of harness horse  
44763,hackney hackney_carriage hackney_coach,a carriage for hire  
44764,hacksaw hack_saw metal_saw,saw used with one hand for cutting metal  
44765,hackwork,professional work done according to formula  
44766,haddock,lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried  
44767,haddock Melanogrammus_aeglefinus,important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller  
44768,hadron,any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles  
44769,hadrosaur hadrosaurus duck-billed_dinosaur,any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic  
44770,haemoproteid,related to malaria parasite and having a phase in the viscera of various birds  
44771,haemosporidian,minute protozoans parasitic at some stage of the life cycle in blood cells of vertebrates including many pathogens  
44772,hafnium Hf atomic_number_72,a grey tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals; used in filaments for its ready emission of electrons  
44773,haft helve,the handle of a weapon or tool  
44774,hag beldam beldame witch crone,an ugly evil-looking old woman  
44775,hagberry,small cherry much liked by birds  
44776,hagberry_tree European_bird_cherry common_bird_cherry Prunus_padus,small European cherry tree closely resembling the American chokecherry  
44777,hagfish hag slime_eels,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  
44778,haggis,made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach  
44779,haggle haggling wrangle wrangling,an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)  
44780,haggler,an intense bargainer  
44781,hagiographer hagiographist hagiologist,the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography  
44782,hagiography,a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)  
44783,hagiolatry hierolatry,the worship of saints  
44784,hagiology,literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints  
44785,haik haick,an outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern Africa  
44786,haiku,an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines  
44787,hail,precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents  
44788,hail,many objects thrown forcefully through the air; "a hail of pebbles"; "a hail of bullets"  
44789,hail,enthusiastic greeting  
44790,hailstone,small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm  
44791,hailstorm,a storm during which hail falls  
44792,hair,a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"  
44793,hair,a filamentous projection or process on an organism  
44794,hair fuzz tomentum,filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz"  
44795,hair pilus,any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; "there is a hair in my soup"  
44796,hair's-breadth hairsbreadth hair whisker,a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"  
44797,hair-raiser chiller,excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones; "the movie was an old-fashioned hair-raiser"  
44798,hair_care haircare hairdressing,care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair  
44799,hair_cell,a sensory epithelial cell present in the organ of Corti  
44800,hair_coloring,coloring of the hair; "her hair-coloring was unusual: a very pale gold"  
44801,hair_coloring,the act of dyeing or tinting one's hair  
44802,hair_dye hair_coloring tint,a dye for coloring the hair  
44803,hair_follicle,a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with them  
44804,hair_of_the_dog,an alcoholic drink supposed to cure a hangover  
44805,hair_shirt,an uncomfortable shirt made of coarse animal hair; worn next to the skin as a penance  
44806,hair_slide,a decorative hinged clip that girls and women put in their hair to hold it in place  
44807,hair_space,(printing) the narrowest of the spaces used to separate words or letters  
44808,hair_spray,toiletry consisting of a commercial preparation that is sprayed on the hair to hold it in place  
44809,hair_stroke,a very fine line in writing or printing  
44810,hair_trigger,a gun trigger that responds with little pressure  
44811,hairball hair_ball trichobezoar,a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur)  
44812,hairbrush,a brush used to groom a person's hair  
44813,haircloth hair,cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments  
44814,haircut,the style in which hair has been cut  
44815,haircut,the act of cutting the hair  
44816,hairdo hairstyle hair_style coiffure coif,the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)  
44817,hairdresser hairstylist stylist styler,someone who cuts or beautifies hair  
44818,hairdressing hair_tonic hair_oil hair_grease,a toiletry for the hair  
44819,hairiness pilosity,the quality of having hair  
44820,hairlessness,the quality of not having hair  
44821,hairlessness depilation,the condition of being void of hair  
44822,hairline,a very thin line  
44823,hairline,the natural margin formed by hair on the head  
44824,hairline_fracture capillary_fracture,a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thin  
44825,hairnet,a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place  
44826,hairpiece false_hair postiche,a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment  
44827,hairpin,a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place  
44828,hairpin_bend,a U-shaped bend in a road  
44829,hairsplitter,a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions  
44830,hairsplitting word-splitting,making too fine distinctions of little importance; "they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously"  
44831,hairspring,a fine spiral spring that regulates the movement of the balance wheel in a timepiece  
44832,hairstreak hairstreak_butterfly,small butterflies having striped markings under the wings  
44833,hairweaving,the act of interweaving a hairpiece with your own hair  
44834,hairy-legged_vampire_bat Diphylla_ecaudata,similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of tropical America including southern California and Texas  
44835,hairy_darling_pea Swainsona_greyana Swainsona_grandiflora,shrubby perennial of southern Australia having downy or woolly stems and undersides of leaves and racemes of red to pink flowers  
44836,hairy_golden_aster prairie_golden_aster Heterotheca_villosa Chrysopsis_villosa,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  
44837,hairy_honeysuckle Lonicera_hirsuta,twining deciduous shrub with hairy leaves and spikes of yellow-orange flowers; northeastern America  
44838,hairy_root,a phase of crown gall (especially in apples) during which there is abnormal development of fine fibrous roots  
44839,hairy_spurge Euphorbia_hirsuta,much-branched hirsute weed native to northeastern North America  
44840,hairy_tongue furry_tongue black_tongue,a benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue  
44841,hairy_vetch hairy_tare Vicia_villosa,European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops  
44842,hairy_willowherb codlins-and-cream Epilobium_hirsutum,plant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; introduced into North America  
44843,hairy_wood_mint Blephilia_hirsuta,a variety of wood mint  
44844,hajj haj hadj,the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja; 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"  
44845,hajji,a general term used by foreign soldiers to refer to the Iraqi people; "to American soldiers, the hajji are the alien people from whom the enemy emerges"  
44846,hajji hadji haji,an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca  
44847,hake,the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod  
44848,hake,any of several marine food fishes related to cod  
44849,hakim,a Muslim ruler or governor or judge  
44850,hakim hakeem,a Muslim physician  
44851,halal,(Islam) meat from animals that have been slaughtered in the prescribed way according to the shariah  
44852,halberd,a pike fitted with an ax head  
44853,halberdier,a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty)  
44854,halcyon,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  
44855,haler heller,100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia  
44856,haler heller,100 halers equal 1 koruna in Czech Republic  
44857,half,one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval  
44858,half-and-half,half milk and half light cream; contains 10% to 18% butterfat  
44859,half-and-half_dressing,half mayonnaise and half vinaigrette seasoned with minced garlic and mashed anchovies and grated Parmesan cheese; especially good for combination salads  
44860,half-breed,an offensive term for an offspring of parents of different racial group (especially of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry)  
44861,half-caste,an offensive term for the offspring of parents of different racial groups or cultures  
44862,half-century,a period of 50 years  
44863,half-cock,confusion resulting from lack of preparation  
44864,half-holiday,a day on which half is free from work or duty  
44865,half-hour 30_minutes,a half of an hour  
44866,half-intensity,half the maximum intensity  
44867,half-length,a portrait showing the body from only the waist up  
44868,half-light,a greyish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors)  
44869,half-mast half-staff,a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress  
44870,half-moon,the time at which the Moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated  
44871,half-moon lunula lunule,the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail  
44872,half-pay,reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time  
44873,half-term,a short vacation about halfway through a school term; "he came to visit at half-term"  
44874,half-truth,a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead  
44875,half_binding,book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another  
44876,half_blood,one of siblings who have only one parent in common  
44877,half_cross_stitch,a single cross stitch at a diagonal  
44878,half_crown,an English coin worth half a crown  
44879,half_dollar fifty-cent_piece,a United States coin worth half of a dollar  
44880,half_eagle,a former gold coin in United States worth 5 dollars  
44881,half_gainer,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  
44882,half_hatchet,a hatchet with a half axe head  
44883,half_hitch,a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double  
44884,half_life half-life,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)  
44885,half_mile 880_yards,a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile  
44886,half_nelson,a wrestling hold in which the holder puts an arm under the opponent's arm and exerts pressure on the back of the neck  
44887,half_note minim,a musical note having the time value of half a whole note  
44888,half_page,something that covers (the top or bottom) half of a page  
44889,half_pound,8 ounces avoirdupois  
44890,half_rest,a musical rest having the time value of half a whole rest or equal in duration to two beats in common time  
44891,half_sister half-sister stepsister,a sister who has only one parent in common with you  
44892,half_sole,shoe sole extending from the shank to the toe  
44893,half_title bastard_title,a first page of some books displaying only the title of the book  
44894,half_track,a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks; frequently used by the military  
44895,half_track,a track that goes around only rear wheels  
44896,half_volley,a tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after it bounces  
44897,halfback,(football) the running back who plays the offensive halfback position  
44898,halfback,(American football) an offensive back usually positioned behind the quarterback and to the side of the fullback  
44899,halfbeak,tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw  
44900,halfpenny ha'penny,an English coin worth half a penny  
44901,halfpennyworth ha'p'orth,the amount that can be bought for a halfpenny  
44902,halftime,an intermission between the first and second half of a game  
44903,halftone,a print obtained from photoengraving  
44904,halftone halftone_engraving photoengraving,an engraving used to reproduce an illustration  
44905,halibut,lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific  
44906,halibut holibut,marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes  
44907,halibut-liver_oil,a fatty oil from halibut livers that is used as a source of vitamin A  
44908,halide,a salt of any halogen acid  
44909,halite rock_salt,naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride  
44910,halitosis,offensive breath  
44911,halitus exhalation,exhaled breath  
44912,hall,a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research; "halls of learning"  
44913,hall,a large room for gatherings or entertainment; "lecture hall"; "pool hall"  
44914,hall,a large building for meetings or entertainment  
44915,hall_of_residence,a university dormitory  
44916,hall_pass,written permission from a teacher for a student to be out the classroom and in the halls of the school  
44917,hallelujah,a shout or song of praise to God  
44918,hallmark trademark earmark stylemark,a distinctive characteristic or attribute  
44919,halloo,a shout to attract attention; "he gave a great halloo but no one heard him"  
44920,hallstand,a piece of furniture where coats and hats and umbrellas can be hung; usually has a mirror  
44921,hallucination,illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder  
44922,hallucination,an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode; "he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination"  
44923,hallucinogen hallucinogenic_drug psychedelic_drug psychodelic_drug,a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences  
44924,hallucinosis,a mental state in which the person has continual hallucinations  
44925,hallway hall,an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall"  
44926,halma,a board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases  
44927,halo,a circle of light around the sun or moon  
44928,halo_blight,a blight affecting the leaves of oats and other grasses  
44929,halo_blight halo_spot bean_blight,a blight of bean plants  
44930,halobacteria halobacterium halobacter,halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats  
44931,halocarbon,one of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens  
44932,haloform,compounds with the formula CHX3, where X is a halogen atom  
44933,halogen,any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions  
44934,halogeton Halogeton_glomeratus,a coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on western rangelands because of its high oxalate content  
44935,halon,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  
44936,haloperidol Haldol,tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome  
44937,halophile halophil,archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival  
44938,halophyte,plant growing naturally in very salty soil  
44939,halothane,a nonflammable inhalation anesthetic that produces general anesthesia; used along with analgesics and muscle relaxants for many types of surgical procedures  
44940,halter,a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered  
44941,halter hackamore,rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading  
44942,halter haltere balancer,either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight  
44943,halyard halliard,a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag  
44944,ham,a licensed amateur radio operator  
44945,ham ham_actor,an unskilled actor who overacts  
44946,ham jambon gammon,meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)  
44947,ham_and_eggs,eggs (scrambled or fried) served with ham  
44948,ham_hock,a small cut of meat from the leg just above the foot  
44949,ham_sandwich,a sandwich made with a filling of sliced ham  
44950,hamadryad,the nymph or spirit of a particular tree  
44951,hamadryad king_cobra Ophiophagus_hannah Naja_hannah,large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja  
44952,hamamelid_dicot_family,family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins  
44953,hamamelid_dicot_genus,genus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins  
44954,hamartoma,a focal growth that resembles a neoplasm but results from faulty development in an organ  
44955,hamate hamate_bone unciform_bone os_hamatum,the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers  
44956,hamburger beefburger burger,a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients  
44957,hamburger_bun hamburger_roll,a round bun shaped to hold a hamburger patty  
44958,hame,stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces  
44959,hamelia,any of several flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia  
44960,hamlet crossroads,a community of people smaller than a village  
44961,hammer,a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw  
44962,hammer,a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate  
44963,hammer,a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking  
44964,hammer cock,the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled  
44965,hammer pound hammering pounding,the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"  
44966,hammer power_hammer,a power tool for drilling rocks  
44967,hammer_and_sickle,the emblem on the flag of the Soviet Union  
44968,hammer_throw,an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible  
44969,hammerhead,the striking part of a hammer  
44970,hammerhead hammerhead_shark,medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous  
44971,hammerlock,a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back  
44972,hammertoe,a deformed toe which is bent in a clawlike arch  
44973,hamming overacting,poor acting by a ham actor  
44974,hammock sack,a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily  
44975,hamper,a basket usually with a cover  
44976,hamster,short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches  
44977,hamstring hamstring_tendon,one of the tendons at the back of the knee  
44978,hand,a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands"  
44979,hand,a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"  
44980,hand,a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"  
44981,hand,a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"  
44982,hand,one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."  
44983,hand,ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"  
44984,hand,a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"  
44985,hand,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  
44986,hand deal,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"  
44987,hand helping_hand,physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"  
44988,hand manus mitt paw,the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"  
44989,hand-held_computer hand-held_microcomputer,a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket  
44990,hand-me-down,outgrown garment passed down from one person to another  
44991,hand_ax hand_axe,a stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping  
44992,hand_blower blow_dryer blow_drier hair_dryer hair_drier,a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair  
44993,hand_brake emergency emergency_brake parking_brake,a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage  
44994,hand_calculator pocket_calculator,a calculator small enough to hold in the hand or carry in a pocket  
44995,hand_cheese,any cheese originally molded by hand  
44996,hand_cream,moisturizing cream for the hands  
44997,hand_drill handheld_drill,a small portable drill held and operated by hand  
44998,hand_fern Doryopteris_pedata,tropical American fern with coarsely lobed to palmatifid fronds  
44999,hand_glass hand_mirror,a mirror intended to be held in the hand  
45000,hand_glass simple_microscope magnifying_glass,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"  
45001,hand_grenade,a grenade designed to be thrown by hand  
45002,hand_lotion,lotion used to soften the hands  
45003,hand_luggage,luggage that is light enough to be carried by hand  
45004,hand_mower,a lawn mower that is operated by hand  
45005,hand_pump,a pump worked by hand  
45006,hand_puppet glove_puppet glove_doll,a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand  
45007,hand_shovel,a shovel that is operated by hand  
45008,hand_throttle,a hand-operated lever that controls the throttle valve  
45009,hand_tool,a tool used with workers' hands  
45010,hand_towel face_towel,a small towel used to dry the hands or face  
45011,hand_truck truck,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  
45012,handball,a small rubber ball used in playing the game of handball  
45013,handball,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  
45014,handball_court,the court on which handball is played  
45015,handbarrow,a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people  
45016,handbell,a bell that is held in the hand  
45017,handbook enchiridion vade_mecum,a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location  
45018,handbow,a bow drawn by hand as distinguished from a crossbow  
45019,handbreadth handsbreadth,any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand  
45020,handcar,a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor  
45021,handcart pushcart cart go-cart,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"  
45022,handclap,a clap of the hands to indicate approval  
45023,handcuff cuff handlock manacle,shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs  
45024,handedness laterality,the property of using one hand more than the other  
45025,handful fistful,the quantity that can be held in the hand  
45026,handful smattering,a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received"  
45027,handhold,an appendage to hold onto  
45028,handicap,advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning  
45029,handicapped_person,a person who has some condition that markedly restricts their ability to function physically or mentally or socially  
45030,handicraft,a craft that requires skillful hands  
45031,handicraft handcraft handiwork handwork,a work produced by hand labor  
45032,handiness,skillfulness with the hands; "he can do any sort of work requiring handiness and dexterity"  
45033,handiness accessibility availability availableness,the quality of being at hand when needed  
45034,handkerchief hankie hanky hankey,a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory  
45035,handle grip handgrip hold,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"  
45036,handlebar,the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle  
45037,handler,an agent who handles something or someone; "the senator's campaign handlers"  
45038,handline hand_line,a fishing line managed principally by hand  
45039,handling,manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something  
45040,handling manipulation,the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means  
45041,handling_cost handling_charge,the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order)  
45042,handloom,a loom powered by hand  
45043,handmaid handmaiden,a personal maid or female attendant  
45044,handmaid handmaiden servant,in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church"  
45045,handoff,(American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate  
45046,handout,giving money or food or clothing to a needy person  
45047,handout press_release release,an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation  
45048,handover,act of relinquishing property or authority etc; "the handover of occupied territory"  
45049,handrest,a support for the hand  
45050,hands custody,(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"  
45051,handsaw hand_saw carpenter's_saw,a saw used with one hand for cutting wood  
45052,handsaw_fish,a soft-finned fish of the genus Alepisaurus  
45053,handset French_telephone,telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle  
45054,handshake shake handshaking handclasp,grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)  
45055,handsomeness good_looks,the quality of having regular well-defined features (especially of a man)  
45056,handspike,a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever  
45057,handspring,an acrobatic feat in which a person goes from a standing position to a handstand and back again  
45058,handstamp rubber_stamp,a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand  
45059,handstand,the act of supporting yourself by your hands alone in an upside down position  
45060,handwear hand_wear,clothing for the hands  
45061,handwheel,a wheel worked by hand  
45062,handwheel,control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated  
45063,handwriting,the activity of writing by hand; "handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis"  
45064,handwriting hand script,something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"  
45065,handyman jack_of_all_trades odd-job_man,a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks  
45066,hang,the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"  
45067,hang,a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms  
45068,hang-up,an emotional preoccupation  
45069,hang-up hitch rub snag,an unforeseen obstacle  
45070,hang_glider,a rider of a hang glider  
45071,hang_glider,a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height  
45072,hang_gliding,gliding in a hang glider  
45073,hangar_queen,an airplane with a bad maintenance record  
45074,hanger,a worker who hangs something  
45075,hanger,anything from which something can be hung  
45076,hanging,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"  
45077,hanging wall_hanging,decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"  
45078,hanging_chad,a chad that is incompletely removed and hanging by one corner  
45079,hanging_fly,any of various mecopterous insects of the family Bittacidae  
45080,hanging_wall,the upper wall of an inclined fault  
45081,hangman,an executioner who hangs the condemned person  
45082,hangman's_rope hangman's_halter halter hemp hempen_necktie,a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging  
45083,hangnail agnail,a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected  
45084,hangover holdover,something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century"  
45085,hangover katzenjammer,disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)  
45086,hank,a coil of rope or wool or yarn  
45087,hank_panky,illicit sexual intercourse  
45088,hankering yen,a yearning for something or to do something  
45089,hansom hansom_cab,a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers  
45090,hao,10 hao equal 1 dong in Vietnam  
45091,hap,an accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life"  
45092,haploid,(genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes  
45093,haploidy,the condition of being haploid  
45094,haplosporidian,parasite in invertebrates and lower vertebrates of no known economic importance  
45095,haplotype,(genetics) a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be inherited together  
45096,happening occurrence occurrent natural_event,an event that happens  
45097,happiness,emotions experienced when in a state of well-being  
45098,happiness felicity,state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy  
45099,happy_hour,the time of day when a bar sells alcoholic drinks at a reduced price  
45100,haptoglobin,a protein in plasma that binds free hemoglobin and removes it (as from wounds)  
45101,harakiri hara-kiri harikari seppuku,ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society  
45102,harangue rant ranting,a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion  
45103,haranguer,a public speaker who delivers a loud or forceful or angry speech  
45104,harasser,a persistent tormentor  
45105,harasser harrier,a persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of the regular army"  
45106,harassing_fire,fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale  
45107,harassment molestation,the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism  
45108,harassment torment,a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"  
45109,harbinger forerunner predecessor herald precursor,something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone  
45110,harbor harbour,a place of refuge and comfort and security  
45111,harbor_patrol,patrol of officers who police a harbor area  
45112,harbor_porpoise herring_hog Phocoena_phocoena,the common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific  
45113,harbor_seal common_seal Phoca_vitulina,small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere  
45114,harborage harbourage,(nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship)  
45115,hard-boiled_egg hard-cooked_egg,an egg boiled gently until both the white and the yolk solidify  
45116,hard-shell_crab,edible crab that has not recently molted and so has a hard shell  
45117,hard_beech Nothofagus_truncata,tall New Zealand tree yielding very hard wood  
45118,hard_candy,candy that is brittle; "you can break a tooth on that hard candy"  
45119,hard_cheese,bad luck  
45120,hard_cider,alcoholic drink from fermented cider; `cider' and `cyder' are European (especially British) usages for the fermented beverage  
45121,hard_copy,(computer science) matter that is held in a computer and is typed or printed on paper; "he ran off a hard copy of the report"  
45122,hard_core,the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement  
45123,hard_currency,a currency that is not likely to depreciate suddenly in value; "the countries agreed to conduct their bilateral trade in hard currency, replacing previous barter arrangements"; "Germany once had a solid economy, good fiscal and monetary policies, and a hard currency"  
45124,hard_disc hard_disk fixed_disk,a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit  
45125,hard_drug,a narcotic that is considered relatively strong and likely to cause addiction  
45126,hard_fern,any of several ferns of the genus Blechnum  
45127,hard_hat tin_hat safety_hat,a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers  
45128,hard_lead,unrefined lead that is hard because of the impurities it contains  
45129,hard_lead antimonial_lead,a lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony  
45130,hard_line,a firm and uncompromising stance or position; "the governor took a hard line on drugs"  
45131,hard_news,news that deals with serious topics or events  
45132,hard_palate,the bony part of the roof of the mouth  
45133,hard_right,the extreme right wing  
45134,hard_roll Vienna_roll,yeast-raised roll with a hard crust  
45135,hard_rubber vulcanite ebonite,a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber  
45136,hard_rush Juncus_inflexus,tall rush of temperate regions  
45137,hard_sauce,butter and sugar creamed together with brandy or other flavoring and served with rich puddings  
45138,hard_sell,forceful and insistent advertising  
45139,hard_shoulder,a paved strip beside a motorway (for stopping in emergencies)  
45140,hard_solder,solder that contains copper; melts at a relatively high temperature; used for brazing  
45141,hard_steel,steel with more than 0.3% carbon  
45142,hard_tick ixodid,ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head  
45143,hard_time,a term served in a maximum security prison  
45144,hard_time rough_sledding,a difficulty that can be overcome with effort; "we had a hard time getting here"; "analysts predicted rough sledding for handset makers"  
45145,hard_times,a time of difficulty  
45146,hard_water,water that contains mineral salts (as calcium and magnesium ions) that limit the formation of lather with soap  
45147,hardback hardcover,a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers  
45148,hardbake,a British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds  
45149,hardball,a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics; "they play hardball in the Senate"  
45150,hardball,baseball as distinguished from softball  
45151,hardening,abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue  
45152,hardening,the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)  
45153,hardening solidifying solidification set curing,the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue"  
45154,hardinggrass Harding_grass toowomba_canary_grass Phalaris_aquatica Phalaris_tuberosa,perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass  
45155,hardliner,a conservative who is uncompromising  
45156,hardness,the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale  
45157,hardness,a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering; "the costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present"  
45158,hardness ruggedness,the quality of being difficult to do; "he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness"; "the ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail"  
45159,hardship,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"  
45160,hardstem_bulrush hardstemmed_bulrush Scirpus_acutus,widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stems  
45161,hardtack,a mountain mahogany  
45162,hardtack pilot_biscuit pilot_bread sea_biscuit ship_biscuit,very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple  
45163,hardtop,a car that resembles a convertible but has a fixed rigid top  
45164,hardware,major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)  
45165,hardware computer_hardware,(computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system  
45166,hardware ironware,instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal  
45167,hardware_error,error resulting from a malfunction of some physical component of the computer  
45168,hardware_store ironmonger ironmonger's_shop,a store selling hardware; "in Great Britain they used to call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop"  
45169,hardwood,the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)  
45170,hare,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  
45171,hare's-foot_bristle_fern Trichomanes_boschianum,a variety of bristle fern  
45172,hare's-foot_fern,either of two ferns of the genus Davallia having a soft grey hairy rootstock  
45173,hare_wallaby kangaroo_hare,small Australian wallaby that resembles a hare and has persistent teeth  
45174,harebell bluebell Campanula_rotundifolia,perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers  
45175,harem hareem seraglio serail,living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household  
45176,haricot,a French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans  
45177,haricot_vert haricots_verts French_bean,very small and slender green bean  
45178,harlequin,a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte)  
45179,harlequin_opal,a reddish opal with small patches of brilliant color  
45180,harmattan,a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter  
45181,harmfulness injuriousness,destructiveness that causes harm or injury  
45182,harmfulness noisomeness noxiousness,the quality of being noxious  
45183,harmonic,a tone that is a component of a complex sound  
45184,harmonic,any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental  
45185,harmonic_mean,the mean of n numbers expressed as the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of the numbers  
45186,harmonic_motion,a periodic motion in which the displacement is either symmetrical about a point or is the sum of such motions  
45187,harmonic_progression,(mathematics) a progression of terms whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression  
45188,harmonica mouth_organ harp mouth_harp,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  
45189,harmonics,the study of musical sound  
45190,harmonium organ reed_organ,a free-reeded instrument with a piano keyboard in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows  
45191,harmonization harmonisation,a piece of harmonized music  
45192,harmonization harmonisation,singing in harmony  
45193,harmonizer harmoniser,a musician who sings or plays in harmony  
45194,harmonizer harmoniser,a mediator who brings one thing into harmonious agreement with another  
45195,harmony,an agreeable sound property  
45196,harmony concord concordance,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  
45197,harmony concord concordance,agreement of opinions  
45198,harmony harmoniousness,compatibility in opinion and action  
45199,harmony musical_harmony,the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords  
45200,harness,a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)  
45201,harness,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  
45202,harness_horse,horse used for pulling vehicles  
45203,harness_race harness_racing,a horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses that are trotting or pacing  
45204,harnessed_antelope,any of several antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus having striped markings resembling a harness  
45205,harp,a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade  
45206,harp,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  
45207,harp_seal Pagophilus_groenlandicus,common Arctic seal; the young are all white  
45208,harpist harper,someone who plays the harp  
45209,harpoon,a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it  
45210,harpoon_gun,a cannon or similar gun that fires harpoons  
45211,harpoon_line,a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat  
45212,harpoon_log,a cylindrical log with a device that registers distance  
45213,harpooner harpooneer,someone who launches harpoons  
45214,harpsichord cembalo,a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots  
45215,harpsichordist,someone who plays the harpsichord  
45216,harpulla Harpullia_cupanioides,fast-growing tree of India and East Indies yielding a wood used especially for building  
45217,harpullia,any of various tree of the genus Harpullia  
45218,harpy harpy_bat tube-nosed_bat tube-nosed_fruit_bat,any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes  
45219,harpy harpy_eagle Harpia_harpyja,large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America  
45220,harridan,a scolding (even vicious) old woman  
45221,harrier,a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits  
45222,harrier,hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals  
45223,harrier_eagle short-toed_eagle,any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles  
45224,harrow,a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil  
45225,harshness abrasiveness scratchiness,the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions  
45226,harshness roughness,the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses  
45227,hart stag,a male deer, especially an adult male red deer  
45228,hart's-tongue hart's-tongue_fern Asplenium_scolopendrium Phyllitis_scolopendrium,Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds  
45229,hart's-tongue hart's-tongue_fern Olfersia_cervina Polybotrya_cervina Polybotria_cervina,tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya  
45230,hartebeest,a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward  
45231,harvest,the consequence of an effort or activity; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love"  
45232,harvest harvest_time,the season for gathering crops  
45233,harvest harvesting harvest_home,the gathering of a ripened crop  
45234,harvest-lice Agrimonia_eupatoria,erect perennial Old World herb of dry grassy habitats  
45235,harvest_mite chigger jigger redbug,larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation  
45236,harvest_moon,the full moon nearest the September equinox  
45237,harvest_mouse Micromyx_minutus,small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields  
45238,harvester reaper,someone who helps to gather the harvest  
45239,harvester reaper,farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields  
45240,harvestfish Paprilus_alepidotus,butterfish up to a foot long of Atlantic waters from Chesapeake Bay to Argentina  
45241,harvestman daddy_longlegs Phalangium_opilio,spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs  
45242,has-been back-number,someone who is no longer popular  
45243,hash,chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned  
45244,hash_head,a user of hashish  
45245,hash_house,an inexpensive restaurant  
45246,hashish hasheesh haschisch hash,purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen  
45247,haslet,heart and liver and other edible viscera especially of hogs; usually chopped and formed into a loaf and braised  
45248,hasp,a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock  
45249,hassium Hs element_108 atomic_number_108,a radioactive transuranic element  
45250,hassle scuffle tussle dogfight rough-and-tumble,disorderly fighting  
45251,hassock,a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church)  
45252,hastate_leaf,a leaf shaped like a spearhead with flaring pointed lobes at the base  
45253,haste hastiness hurry hurriedness precipitation,overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"  
45254,haste hurry rush rushing,the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"  
45255,hastiness,hasty impulsiveness  
45256,hasty_defense hasty_defence,a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited  
45257,hasty_pudding,sweetened porridge made of tapioca or flour or oatmeal cooked quickly in milk or water  
45258,hasty_pudding,cornmeal mush served with sweetening (maple syrup or brown sugar)  
45259,hat,an informal term for a person's role; "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly"  
45260,hat chapeau lid,headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim  
45261,hat_trick,(sports) three consecutive scores by one player or three scores in one game (as in cricket or ice hockey etc.)  
45262,hatband,a band around the crown of a hat just above the brim  
45263,hatbox,a round piece of luggage for carrying hats  
45264,hatch,a movable barrier covering a hatchway  
45265,hatch hatching,the production of young from an egg  
45266,hatch hatching crosshatch hachure,shading consisting of multiple crossing lines  
45267,hatchback,a car having a hatchback door  
45268,hatchback hatchback_door liftgate hatch,a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open  
45269,hatchel heckle,a comb for separating flax fibers  
45270,hatchery,a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs); "the park authorities operated a trout hatchery"  
45271,hatchet,a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood)  
45272,hatchet_man enforcer,one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior  
45273,hatchet_man iceman,a professional killer  
45274,hatchling,any recently hatched animal (especially birds)  
45275,hatchway opening scuttle,an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship  
45276,hate hatred,the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action  
45277,hate_mail,mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language)  
45278,hatefulness obnoxiousness objectionableness,the quality of being hateful  
45279,hatemonger,one who arouses hatred for others  
45280,hater,a person who hates  
45281,hatful,as many or as much as a hat will hold  
45282,hatha_yoga,yogic exercises (popular in the West) that combine difficult postures (which force the mind to withdraw from the outside world) with controlled breathing  
45283,hatmaker hatter milliner modiste,someone who makes and sells hats  
45284,hatpin,a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair  
45285,hauberk byrnie,a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor  
45286,hauler haulier,a haulage contractor  
45287,hauling trucking truckage,the activity of transporting goods by truck  
45288,haulm halm,stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding  
45289,haunch,the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings  
45290,haunch,the loin and leg of a quadruped  
45291,haunt hangout resort repair stamping_ground,a frequently visited place  
45292,hausmannite,a mineral consisting of manganese tetroxide; a source of manganese  
45293,haustorium,a root-like attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the host  
45294,haute_couture high_fashion high_style,trend-setting fashions  
45295,haute_cuisine,(French) an elaborate and skillful manner of preparing food  
45296,havelock,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  
45297,haven oasis,a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary  
45298,havoc mayhem,violent and needless disturbance  
45299,haw,the nictitating membrane of a horse  
45300,hawala,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"  
45301,hawfinch Coccothraustes_coccothraustes,a common large finch of Eurasia  
45302,hawk,diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail  
45303,hawk war_hawk,an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations  
45304,hawk's-beard hawk's-beards,any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; northern hemisphere  
45305,hawk_nose,a nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk  
45306,hawk_owl Surnia_ulula,grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere  
45307,hawkbit,any of various common wildflowers of the genus Leontodon; of temperate Eurasia to Mediterranean regions  
45308,hawkishness,any political orientation favoring aggressive policies  
45309,hawkmoth hawk_moth sphingid sphinx_moth hummingbird_moth,any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed  
45310,hawksbill_turtle hawksbill hawkbill tortoiseshell_turtle Eretmochelys_imbricata,pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell  
45311,hawkweed,any of various plants of the genus Pilosella  
45312,hawkweed,any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion  
45313,hawse hawsehole hawsepipe,the hole that an anchor rope passes through  
45314,hawser,large heavy rope for nautical use  
45315,hawser_bend,a knot uniting the ends of two lines  
45316,hawthorn haw,a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus  
45317,hay,grass mowed and cured for use as fodder  
45318,hay-scented hay-scented_fern scented_fern boulder_fern Dennstaedtia_punctilobula,fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay  
45319,hay_bale,a bale of hay  
45320,hay_fever pollinosis,a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen  
45321,haycock,a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick  
45322,hayfield meadow,a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay  
45323,hayfork,a long-handled fork for turning or lifting hay  
45324,haying,the harvesting of hay  
45325,haying haying_time,the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder  
45326,hayloft haymow mow,a loft in a barn where hay is stored  
45327,haymaker hay_conditioner,a farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even drying  
45328,haymaker knockout_punch KO_punch Sunday_punch,a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing  
45329,haymaking,taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts  
45330,haymaking,cutting grass and curing it to make hay  
45331,haymow,a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation  
45332,hayrack,a rack that holds hay for feeding livestock  
45333,hayrack hayrig,a frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry  
45334,haystack hayrick rick,a stack of hay  
45335,haywire,wire for tying up bales of hay  
45336,hazard,an obstacle on a golf course  
45337,hazard jeopardy peril risk endangerment,a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"  
45338,hazard_insurance,insurance that provides protection against certain risks such as storms or fires  
45339,hazardousness perilousness,the state of being dangerous  
45340,haze,atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility  
45341,hazel,the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris)  
45342,hazel,a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of someone's eyes  
45343,hazel hazel_tree Pomaderris_apetala,Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts  
45344,hazel_mouse Muscardinus_avellanarius,a variety of dormouse  
45345,hazelnut filbert cobnut cob,nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus  
45346,hazelnut hazel hazelnut_tree,any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk  
45347,haziness,vagueness attributable to being not clearly defined  
45348,haziness mistiness steaminess vaporousness vapourousness,cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor  
45349,he,the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
45350,head,the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)  
45351,head,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"  
45352,head,the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam"  
45353,head,an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head"  
45354,head,a user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of secret heads"  
45355,head,a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet"  
45356,head,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"  
45357,head,the top of something; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list"  
45358,head,the front of a military formation or procession; "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack"  
45359,head,the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint; "the head of the humerus"  
45360,head,that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves  
45361,head,(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!"  
45362,head,the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer"  
45363,head,(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship  
45364,head,a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail"; "a pinhead is the head of a pin"  
45365,head,a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"  
45366,head caput,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"  
45367,head chief top_dog,a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"  
45368,head head_word,(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent  
45369,head_blight,a blight of the heads of cereals  
45370,head_cabbage,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  
45371,head_cabbage head_cabbage_plant Brassica_oleracea_capitata,any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves  
45372,head_cold,a common cold affecting the nasal passages and resulting in congestion and sneezing and headache  
45373,head_count headcount,number of people in a particular group  
45374,head_covering veil,a garment that covers the head and face  
45375,head_crash,(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)  
45376,head_gasket,a gasket to seal a cylinder head  
45377,head_gate,a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end  
45378,head_lettuce Lactuca_sativa_capitata,distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball  
45379,head_linesman,a football official in charge of recording yardage gained or lost  
45380,head_louse Pediculus_capitis,infests the head and body of humans  
45381,head_nurse,the person in charge of nursing in a medical institution  
45382,head_of_household,the head of a household or family or tribe  
45383,head_of_state chief_of_state,the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government  
45384,head_register head_voice head_tone,the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head  
45385,head_sea,a sea in which the waves are running directly against the course of the ship  
45386,head_shop,a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users; "he bought some roach clips and hashish pipes at the head shop"  
45387,head_smut Sphacelotheca_reiliana,smut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing a covered smut  
45388,headache head_ache cephalalgia,pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs  
45389,headband,a band worn around or over the head; "the earphones were held in place by a headband"  
45390,headboard,a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead  
45391,headcheese,sausage or jellied loaf made of chopped parts of the head meat and sometimes feet and tongue of a calf or pig  
45392,headdress headgear,clothing for the head  
45393,header,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  
45394,header,a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon  
45395,header,(soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head  
45396,header,a headlong jump (or fall); "he took a header into the shrubbery"  
45397,header coping cope,brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall  
45398,header lintel,horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window  
45399,headfast,a mooring line that secures the bow of a boat or ship to a wharf  
45400,headful,the quantity of information that a head will hold; "he has a headful of baseball statistics"  
45401,headful,a covering over the surface of your head; "a headful of tight curls"; "a headful of lice"  
45402,headgear,the hoist at the pithead of a mine  
45403,headgear,stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head  
45404,headhunter,a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations)  
45405,headhunter head-shrinker,a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies  
45406,heading header head,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"  
45407,headlight headlamp,a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive  
45408,headline newspaper_headline,the heading or caption of a newspaper article  
45409,headliner star,a performer who receives prominent billing  
45410,headlinese,using the abbreviated style of headline writers  
45411,headlock,a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body  
45412,headman tribal_chief chieftain chief,the head of a tribe or clan  
45413,headmaster schoolmaster master,presiding officer of a school  
45414,headmastership,the position of headmaster  
45415,headmistress,a woman headmaster  
45416,headmistressship,the position of headmistress  
45417,headpiece,a protective helmet for the head  
45418,headpin kingpin,the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins  
45419,headquarters,(plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff  
45420,headquarters HQ military_headquarters,the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents"  
45421,headquarters central_office main_office home_office home_base,(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York"  
45422,headquarters_staff,military staff stationed at headquarters  
45423,headrace,a waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbine  
45424,headrest,a rest for the head  
45425,headrest head_restraint,a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash  
45426,headroom dynamic_headroom,the capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion  
45427,headroom headway clearance,vertical space available to allow easy passage under something  
45428,heads-up,a warning message; "he sent a heads-up to the District Attorney"  
45429,headsail,any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel  
45430,headscarf,a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin  
45431,headset,receiver consisting of a pair of headphones  
45432,headshake headshaking,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"  
45433,headship,the position of headmaster or headmistress  
45434,headship,the position of head  
45435,headshot,a photograph of a person's head  
45436,headshot,an attempt to put the soccer ball into the net by using the head  
45437,headshot,a shot aimed at a person's head  
45438,headsman headman,an executioner who beheads the condemned person  
45439,headspace,the volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing  
45440,headstall headpiece,the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head  
45441,headstand,an acrobatic feat in which a person balances on the head (usually with the help of the hands)  
45442,headstock,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)  
45443,headstream,a stream that forms the source of a river  
45444,headwater,the source of a river; "the headwaters of the Nile"  
45445,headway head,forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"  
45446,headwind,wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft  
45447,headword,a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry)  
45448,headword head_word,a content word that can be qualified by a modifier  
45449,healing,the natural process by which the body repairs itself  
45450,health,the general condition of body and mind; "his delicate health"; "in poor health"  
45451,health wellness,a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients"  
45452,health_care,social insurance for the ill and injured  
45453,health_food,any natural or prepared food popularly believed to promote good health  
45454,health_hazard,hazard to the health of those exposed to it  
45455,health_insurance,insurance against loss due to ill health  
45456,health_maintenance_organization HMO,group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians  
45457,health_profession,the body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clients  
45458,health_professional primary_care_provider PCP health_care_provider caregiver,a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability  
45459,health_spa spa health_club,a place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness  
45460,healthcare health_care,the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession  
45461,healthcare_delivery health_care_delivery care_delivery,the provision of health care  
45462,healthfulness,the quality of promoting good health  
45463,hearer listener auditor attender,someone who listens attentively  
45464,hearing,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"  
45465,hearing,(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  
45466,hearing audience,an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"  
45467,hearing audition auditory_sense sense_of_hearing auditory_modality,the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"  
45468,hearing_aid deaf-aid,an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing  
45469,hearing_aid ear_trumpet,a conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing-impaired person  
45470,hearing_dog,dog trained to assist the deaf by signaling the occurrence of certain sounds  
45471,hearing_examiner hearing_officer,an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers  
45472,hearing_impairment hearing_disorder,impairment of the sense of hearing  
45473,hearsay_evidence,evidence based on what someone has told the witness and not of direct knowledge  
45474,hearsay_rule,a rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness  
45475,hearse,a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle  
45476,heart,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"  
45477,heart,a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal); "a five-pound beef heart will serve six"  
45478,heart,a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it; "he led the queen of hearts"; "hearts were trumps"  
45479,heart bosom,the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"  
45480,heart mettle nerve spunk,the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"  
45481,heart pump ticker,the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"  
45482,heart spirit,an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"  
45483,heart-leaved_aster Aster_cordifolius,perennial wood aster of eastern North America  
45484,heart-lung_machine,a pump to maintain circulation during heart surgery; diverts blood from the heart and oxygenates it and then pumps it through the body  
45485,heart-to-heart,an intimate talk in private; "he took me aside for a little heart-to-heart"  
45486,heart_attack,a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function  
45487,heart_block Adams-Stokes_syndrome Stokes-Adams_syndrome atrioventricular_block,recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat  
45488,heart_cherry oxheart oxheart_cherry,any of several cultivated sweet cherries having sweet juicy heart-shaped fruits  
45489,heart_cherry oxheart oxheart_cherry,large heart-shaped sweet cherry with soft flesh  
45490,heart_disease cardiopathy,a disease of the heart  
45491,heart_failure coronary_failure,inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions  
45492,heart_murmur cardiac_murmur murmur,an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves  
45493,heart_surgery,any surgical procedure involving the heart  
45494,heart_urchin,sea urchin having a heart-shaped body in a rigid spiny shell  
45495,heart_valve,an implant that replaces a natural cardiac valve  
45496,heart_valve cardiac_valve,a valve to control one-way flow of blood  
45497,heartbeat,an animating or vital unifying force; "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"  
45498,heartbreaker,a charming person who is irresponsible in emotional relationships  
45499,heartbreaker,a narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute  
45500,heartburn pyrosis,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  
45501,heartburning,intense resentment; "his promotion caused much heartburning among his rivals"  
45502,hearth fireside,an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire"  
45503,hearth fireside,home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides"  
45504,hearth_money Peter's_pence,an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the papal see  
45505,hearthrug,a rug spread out in front of a fireplace  
45506,hearthstone,a stone that forms a hearth  
45507,heartiness wholeheartedness,the quality of hearty sincerity  
45508,heartland,the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture  
45509,heartleaf heart-leaf Asarum_shuttleworthii,wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama  
45510,heartleaf heart-leaf Asarum_virginicum,evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina  
45511,heartleaf_arnica Arnica_cordifolia,wildflower with heart-shaped leaves and broad yellow flower heads; of alpine areas west of the Rockies from Alaska to southern California  
45512,heartleaf_manzanita Arctostaphylos_andersonii,erect California shrub having leaves with heart-shaped lobes at the base  
45513,heartlessness coldheartedness hardheartedness,an absence of concern for the welfare of others  
45514,heartrot,any plant disease in which the central part of a plant rots (especially in trees)  
45515,hearts Black_Maria,a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades  
45516,heartseed Cardiospermum_grandiflorum,herbaceous vine of tropical America and Africa  
45517,heartstrings,your deepest feelings of love and compassion; "many adoption cases tug at the heartstrings"  
45518,heartthrob,an object of infatuation  
45519,heartwood duramen,the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood  
45520,heat,a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race  
45521,heat heat_energy,a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature  
45522,heat warmth,the sensation caused by heat energy  
45523,heat warmth passion,the trait of being intensely emotional  
45524,heat-seeking_missile,a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine)  
45525,heat_content total_heat enthalpy H,(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"  
45526,heat_dissipation,dissipation of heat  
45527,heat_engine,any engine that makes use of heat to do work  
45528,heat_exchanger,device that transfers heat from one liquid to another without allowing them to mix  
45529,heat_exhaustion heat_prostration,a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes  
45530,heat_flash,a flash of intense heat (as released by an atomic explosion)  
45531,heat_lamp infrared_lamp,electric heater consisting of a high-power incandescent lamp that emits infrared radiation; "the bathroom could be warmed by an infrared lamp"  
45532,heat_lightning,bright flashes of light near the horizon without thunder (especially on hot evenings); usually attributed to distant lightning that is reflected by clouds  
45533,heat_of_condensation,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"  
45534,heat_of_dissociation,the heat required for a fluid substance to break up into simpler constituents  
45535,heat_of_formation,the heat evolved or absorbed during the formation of one mole of a substance from its component elements  
45536,heat_of_fusion,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"  
45537,heat_of_solidification,heat liberated by a unit mass of liquid at its freezing point when it solidifies  
45538,heat_of_solution,the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a substance is dissolved in a large volume of a solvent  
45539,heat_of_sublimation,heat absorbed by a unit mass of material when it changes from a solid to a gaseous state  
45540,heat_of_vaporization heat_of_vaporisation,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  
45541,heat_pump,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  
45542,heat_ray,a ray that produces a thermal effect  
45543,heat_shield,a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry  
45544,heat_sink,a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat  
45545,heat_wave,a wave of unusually hot weather  
45546,heater warmer,device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room  
45547,heath,a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers  
45548,heath heathland,a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation  
45549,heath_aster Aster_arenosus,common North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small white flower heads  
45550,heath_aster Aster_ericoides,common much-branched North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small starry white flowers  
45551,heath_hen Tympanuchus_cupido_cupido,extinct prairie chicken  
45552,heath_pea earth-nut_pea earthnut_pea tuberous_vetch Lathyrus_tuberosus,European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey  
45553,heathen pagan gentile infidel,a person who does not acknowledge your god  
45554,heather ling Scots_heather broom Calluna_vulgaris,common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere  
45555,heather_mixture heather,interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color  
45556,heating warming,the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature  
45557,heating_element,the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat  
45558,heating_pad hot_pad,heater consisting of electrical heating elements contained in a flexible pad  
45559,heating_system heating_plant heating heat,utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating"  
45560,heatstroke heat_hyperpyrexia,collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat  
45561,heaume,a large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders  
45562,heave,(geology) a horizontal dislocation  
45563,heave heaving,an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"  
45564,heave heaving,the act of lifting something with great effort  
45565,heave heaving,throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"  
45566,heave retch,an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves"  
45567,heaver,a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard)  
45568,heaver,a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope)  
45569,heaves broken_wind,a chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks  
45570,heavier-than-air_craft,a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it  
45571,heaviness,persisting sadness; "nothing lifted the heaviness of her heart after her loss"  
45572,heaviness weightiness,the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead"  
45573,heavy,an actor who plays villainous roles  
45574,heavy,a serious (or tragic) role in a play  
45575,heavy_cream,contains more than 36% butterfat  
45576,heavy_hitter,an influential person who works hard to promote the causes they are interested in  
45577,heavy_lifting,difficult work; "the boss hoped the plan would succeed but he wasn't willing to do the heavy lifting"  
45578,heavy_metal,a metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight (especially one that is poisonous like mercury or lead)  
45579,heavy_metal heavy_metal_music,loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery  
45580,heavy_spar barite barytes barium_sulphate,a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium  
45581,heavy_water deuterium_oxide,water containing a substantial proportion of deuterium atoms, used in nuclear reactors  
45582,heavyheartedness,a feeling of dispirited melancholy  
45583,heavyweight,an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds  
45584,heavyweight,a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds  
45585,heavyweight,a professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds  
45586,hebephrenia hebephrenic_schizophrenia disorganized_schizophrenia disorganized_type_schizophrenia,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  
45587,hebetude,mental lethargy or dullness  
45588,hecatomb,a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen  
45589,heckelphone basset_oboe,an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe  
45590,heckler badgerer,someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections  
45591,heckling barracking,shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree  
45592,hectare,(abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)  
45593,hectogram hg,100 grams  
45594,hectograph heliotype,duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy  
45595,hectoliter hectolitre hl,a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters  
45596,hectometer hectometre hm,a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters  
45597,hedge hedgerow,a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes  
45598,hedge hedging,any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change  
45599,hedge hedging,an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging"  
45600,hedge_bindweed wild_morning-glory Calystegia_sepium Convolvulus_sepium,common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus  
45601,hedge_fund hedgefund,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  
45602,hedge_maple field_maple Acer_campestre,shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge  
45603,hedge_mustard Sisymbrium_officinale,stiffly branching Old World annual with pale yellow flowers; widely naturalized in North America; formerly used medicinally  
45604,hedge_nettle Stachys_palustris,perennial herb with an odorless rhizome widespread in moist places in northern hemisphere  
45605,hedge_nettle dead_nettle Stachys_sylvatica,foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome  
45606,hedge_sparrow sparrow dunnock Prunella_modularis,small brownish European songbird  
45607,hedge_thorn natal_plum Carissa_bispinosa,South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging  
45608,hedge_trimmer,a garden tool for trimming hedges  
45609,hedge_violet wood_violet Viola_sylvatica Viola_reichenbachiana,common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows  
45610,hedgehog Erinaceus_europaeus Erinaceus_europeaeus,small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines  
45611,hedgehog_cactus,cactus of the genus Echinocactus having stout sharp spines  
45612,hedgehog_cereus,cactus of the genus Echinocereus  
45613,hedger,someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss  
45614,hedger,a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges  
45615,hedger equivocator tergiversator,a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer  
45616,hedonism,the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle  
45617,hedonism,an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good  
45618,hedonist pagan pleasure_seeker,someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures  
45619,hee-haw horselaugh ha-ha haw-haw,a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing  
45620,heedlessness mindlessness rashness,the trait of acting rashly and without prudence  
45621,heel,one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread  
45622,heel,the back part of the human foot  
45623,heel,the lower end of a ship's mast  
45624,heel,(golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft  
45625,heel,the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation  
45626,heelbone calcaneus os_tarsi_fibulare,the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel  
45627,heft heftiness massiveness ponderousness ponderosity,the property of being large in mass  
45628,hegari,Sudanese sorghums having white seeds; one variety grown in southwestern United States  
45629,hegemon,a leading or paramount power  
45630,hegemony,the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others; "the hegemony of a single member state is not incompatible with a genuine confederation"; "to say they have priority is not to say they have complete hegemony"; "the consolidation of the United States' hegemony over a new international economic system"  
45631,heifer,young cow  
45632,height tallness,the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top  
45633,heir inheritor heritor,a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another  
45634,heir-at-law,the person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate  
45635,heir_apparent,an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor  
45636,heir_presumptive,a person who expects to inherit but whose right can be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative  
45637,heiress inheritress inheritrix,a female heir  
45638,heirloom,(law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance  
45639,heirloom,something that has been in a family for generations  
45640,heist rip-off,the act of stealing  
45641,helianthemum sunrose sun_rose,any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions  
45642,helicon bombardon,a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician  
45643,helicopter chopper whirlybird eggbeater,an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades  
45644,heliocentric_parallax annual_parallax,the parallax of a celestial body using two points in the earth's orbit around the sun as the baseline  
45645,heliogram,a message transmitted by means of the sun's rays  
45646,heliograph,an apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a mirror to turn the sun's rays off and on  
45647,heliolatry sun-worship,the worship of the sun  
45648,heliometer,an instrument used to measure the angular separation of two stars that are too far apart to be included in the field of view of an ordinary telescope  
45649,heliopause,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 from the sun and the radiation from other stars meet  
45650,heliophila,any of various South African herbs and subshrubs cultivated for long showy racemes of bright blue flowers with white eyes  
45651,heliopsis oxeye,any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers  
45652,heliosphere,the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system  
45653,heliotherapy insolation,therapeutic exposure to sunlight  
45654,heliothis_moth Heliothis_zia,medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms  
45655,heliotropism,an orienting response to the sun  
45656,heliozoan,protozoa with spherical bodies and stiff radiating pseudopods  
45657,heliport,an airport for helicopters  
45658,helium He atomic_number_2,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)  
45659,helium_group,the series of inert gases  
45660,helix spiral,a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle  
45661,helix_angle,the constant angle at which a helix cuts the elements of a cylinder or cone  
45662,hell blaze,a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"  
45663,hell blaze,noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"  
45664,hell hell_on_earth hellhole snake_pit the_pits inferno,any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"  
45665,hell-kite hell-rooster gamecock,someone who is a very fierce fighter  
45666,hell_to_pay,dire consequences; "when the pig ran away there was hell to pay"  
45667,hellbender mud_puppy Cryptobranchus_alleganiensis,large salamander of North American rivers and streams  
45668,hellebore,any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus  
45669,hellebore false_hellebore,perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes  
45670,helleborine,any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis  
45671,helleborine,any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera  
45672,hellfire red_region,a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned  
45673,hellgrammiate dobson,large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait  
45674,hellhound,a very evil man  
45675,hellion heller devil,a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"  
45676,hello hullo hi howdy how-do-you-do,an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos"  
45677,helm,steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered  
45678,helm,(figurative) a position of leadership; "the President is at the helm of the Ship of State"  
45679,helmet,armor plate that protects the head  
45680,helmet,a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows  
45681,helmet_orchid greenhood,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  
45682,helmetflower helmet_orchid,any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process  
45683,helminth parasitic_worm,worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes  
45684,helminthiasis,infestation of the body with parasitic worms  
45685,helmsman steersman steerer,the person who steers a ship  
45686,help_desk helpdesk,a service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer network  
45687,helper_T_cell helper_cell CD4_T_cell CD4_cell,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  
45688,helpfulness,the property of providing useful assistance  
45689,helping portion serving,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"  
45690,helplessness,the state of needing help from something  
45691,helplessness,a feeling of being unable to manage  
45692,helplessness weakness impuissance,powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains active"  
45693,helpmate helpmeet,a helpful partner  
45694,helvella,any fungus of the genus Helvella having the ascocarps stalked or pleated or often in folds  
45695,hem,the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down; "the hem of her dress was stained"; "let down the hem"; "he stitched weights into the curtain's hem"; "it seeped along the hem of his jacket"  
45696,hem ahem,the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.  
45697,hemagglutination haemagglutination,agglutination of red blood cells  
45698,hemal_arch haemal_arch,a structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the caudal blood vessels  
45699,hemangioma haemangioma,benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks  
45700,hematemesis haematemesis,vomiting blood  
45701,hematinic haematinic,a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia  
45702,hematite haematite,the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form  
45703,hematocele haematocele hematocoele haematocoele,swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)  
45704,hematochezia haematochezia,passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer)  
45705,hematochrome,a reddish coloring material found in some algae  
45706,hematocolpometra haematocolpometra,accumulation of blood in the vagina and uterus  
45707,hematocolpos haematocolpos,accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina (usually due to an imperforate hymen)  
45708,hematocrit haematocrit,a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood  
45709,hematocrit haematocrit packed_cell_volume,the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit  
45710,hematocytopenia haematocytopenia,an abnormally low number of red blood cells in the blood  
45711,hematocyturia haematocyturia,the presence of red blood cells in the urine  
45712,hematologist haematologist,a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs  
45713,hematology haematology,the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs  
45714,hematoma haematoma,a localized swelling filled with blood  
45715,hematopoeitic_stem_cell,blood forming stem cells in the bone marrow; T cells and B cells arise from these stem cells  
45716,hematopoiesis haematopoiesis hemopoiesis haemopoiesis hemogenesis haemogenesis hematogenesis haematogenesis sanguification,the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)  
45717,hematuria haematuria,the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease  
45718,heme haem hematin haemitin protoheme,a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds  
45719,hemeralopia day_blindness,inability to see clearly in bright light  
45720,hemiacetal,an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones  
45721,hemianopia hemianopsia,blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes  
45722,hemianopic_scotoma,a scotoma involving half of the visual field  
45723,hemiepiphyte semiepiphyte,a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life  
45724,hemimetamorphosis hemimetabolism hemimetaboly,incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects  
45725,hemimorphite calamine,a white mineral; a common ore of zinc  
45726,hemin protohemin,a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood  
45727,hemiparasite semiparasite,a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis  
45728,hemiplegia unilateral_paralysis,paralysis of one side of the body  
45729,hemiplegic,a person who has hemiplegia (is paralyzed on one side of the body)  
45730,hemipterous_insect bug hemipteran hemipteron,insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis  
45731,hemisphere,half of a sphere  
45732,hemisphere,half of the terrestrial globe  
45733,hemisphere cerebral_hemisphere,either half of the cerebrum  
45734,hemizygos_vein hemizygous_vein vena_hemizygos,a continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein  
45735,hemline,the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat  
45736,hemlock,poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; "Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock"  
45737,hemlock,soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock  
45738,hemlock hemlock_tree,an evergreen tree  
45739,hemlock poison_hemlock poison_parsley California_fern Nebraska_fern winter_fern Conium_maculatum,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  
45740,hemming-stitch,a stitch used in sewing hems on skirts and dresses  
45741,hemochromatosis iron-storage_disease iron_overload bronzed_diabetes,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  
45742,hemodialysis haemodialysis,dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure  
45743,hemodynamics,the branch of physiology that studies the circulation of the blood and the forces involved  
45744,hemoglobin haemoglobin Hb,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"  
45745,hemoglobinemia haemoglobinemia,presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma  
45746,hemoglobinopathy haemoglobinopathy,a blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood  
45747,hemoglobinuria haemoglobinuria,presence of hemoglobin in the urine  
45748,hemolysin haemolysin erythrolysin erythrocytolysin,any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin  
45749,hemolysis haemolysis hematolysis haematolysis,lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin  
45750,hemolytic_anemia haemolytic_anaemia,anemia resulting from destruction of erythrocytes  
45751,hemophilia haemophilia bleeder's_disease,congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son  
45752,hemophilia_A haemophilia_A classical_hemophilia classical_haemophilia,hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men  
45753,hemophilia_B haemophilia_B Christmas_disease,a clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX  
45754,hemophiliac haemophiliac bleeder hemophile haemophile,someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding  
45755,hemoprotein haemoprotein,a conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin  
45756,hemoptysis haemoptysis,coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungs  
45757,hemorrhagic_cyst blood_cyst hematocyst,a cyst containing blood  
45758,hemorrhagic_fever haemorrhagic_fever viral_hemorrhagic_fever viral_haemorrhagic_fever VHF,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  
45759,hemorrhagic_septicemia pasteurellosis,an acute infectious disease characterized by pneumonia and blood infection  
45760,hemorrhagic_stroke haemorrhagic_stroke,stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain  
45761,hemorrhoid haemorrhoid piles,venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter  
45762,hemorrhoidal_vein rectal_vein vena_rectalis,any of several veins draining the walls of the anal canal and rectum  
45763,hemorrhoidectomy haemorrhoidectomy,surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them  
45764,hemosiderin haemosiderin,a granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism  
45765,hemosiderosis haemosiderosis,abnormal deposit of hemosiderin; often a symptom of thalassemia or hemochromatosis  
45766,hemostasis haemostasis hemostasia haemostasia,surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)  
45767,hemostat haemostat,a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel  
45768,hemothorax haemothorax,accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest)  
45769,hemp,a plant fiber  
45770,hemp_agrimony Eupatorium_cannabinum,coarse European herb with palmately divided leaves and clusters of small reddish-purple flower heads  
45771,hemp_nettle dead_nettle Galeopsis_tetrahit,coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States  
45772,hemstitch,embroidery similar to drawnwork  
45773,hemstitch hemstitching,a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups  
45774,hen,flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing  
45775,hen,adult female bird  
45776,hen,female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster  
45777,hen biddy,adult female chicken  
45778,hen-of-the-woods hen_of_the_woods Polyporus_frondosus Grifola_frondosa,large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees  
45779,hen_party,a party for women only  
45780,henbane black_henbane stinking_nightshade Hyoscyamus_niger,poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine  
45781,henbit Lamium_amplexicaule,Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers  
45782,hendiadys,use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier  
45783,henna,a reddish brown dye used especially on hair  
45784,henroost,a roost for hens at night  
45785,henry H,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  
45786,hepadnavirus,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  
45787,heparin Lipo-Hepin Liquaemin,a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery  
45788,hepatic_artery arteria_hepatica,arteries that supply the liver  
45789,hepatic_coma,coma that can occur in severe cases of liver disease  
45790,hepatic_duct,the duct that drains bile from the liver  
45791,hepatic_lobe,any of the five lobes forming the liver  
45792,hepatic_tanager Piranga_flava_hepatica,common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico  
45793,hepatic_vein vena_hepatica,a vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava  
45794,hepatica Marchantia_polymorpha,a common liverwort  
45795,hepatica liverleaf,any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions  
45796,hepatitis,inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin  
45797,hepatitis_A infectious_hepatitis,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 contaminated with fecal matter  
45798,hepatitis_A_virus,the virus causing hepatitis A  
45799,hepatitis_B serum_hepatitis,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  
45800,hepatitis_C,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)  
45801,hepatitis_delta delta_hepatitis,a severe form of hepatitis  
45802,hepatojugular_reflux,a venous reflux occurring in congestive heart failure  
45803,hepatolenticular_degeneration Wilson's_disease,a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism; copper accumulates in the liver and then in the red blood cells and brain  
45804,hepatoma malignant_hepatoma hepatocarcinoma hepatocellular_carcinoma,carcinoma of the liver  
45805,hepatomegaly megalohepatia,abnormal enlargement of the liver  
45806,hepatotoxin,any toxin that affects the liver  
45807,heptagon,a seven-sided polygon  
45808,heptane,a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid obtained from petroleum and used as an anesthetic or a solvent or in determining octane ratings  
45809,herald trumpeter,(formal) a person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet"  
45810,heraldry,the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies  
45811,heraldry,emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms  
45812,herb,aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities  
45813,herb herbaceous_plant,a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests  
45814,herb_Paris Paris_quadrifolia,European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous  
45815,herb_bennet cloveroot clover-root wood_avens Geum_urbanum,hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally  
45816,herb_garden,a garden for growing herbs  
45817,herb_mercury herbs_mercury boys-and-girls Mercurialis_annua,Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic  
45818,herb_robert herbs_robert herb_roberts Geranium_robertianum,a sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers; widespread in the northern hemisphere  
45819,herb_tea herbal_tea herbal,tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs  
45820,herba_impia Filago_germanica,(literally an undutiful herb) a variety of cotton rose  
45821,herbage pasturage,succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land  
45822,herbal_medicine,a medicine made from plants and used to prevent or treat disease or promote health  
45823,herbal_medicine,the use of medicinal herbs to prevent or treat disease or promote health  
45824,herbalist herb_doctor,a therapist who heals by the use of herbs  
45825,herbarium,a collection of dried plants that are mounted and systematically classified for study  
45826,herbicide weedkiller weed_killer,a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth  
45827,herbivore,any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants; "horses are herbivores"; "the sauropod dinosaurs were apparently herbivores"  
45828,herd,a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra  
45829,herd,a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans  
45830,herder herdsman drover,someone who drives a herd  
45831,here,the present location; this place; "where do we go from here?"  
45832,here_and_now present_moment moment,at this time; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment"  
45833,hereditament,any property (real or personal or mixed) that can be inherited  
45834,hereditarianism,the philosophical doctrine that heredity is more important than environment in determining intellectual growth  
45835,hereditary_cerebellar_ataxia,nervous disorder of late childhood and early adulthood; characterized by ataxic gait and hesitating or explosive speech and nystagmus  
45836,heredity,the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next  
45837,heredity genetic_endowment,the total of inherited attributes  
45838,hereness,the state of being here in this place  
45839,heresy unorthodoxy,a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion  
45840,heretic,a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)  
45841,heretic misbeliever religious_outcast,a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church  
45842,heritage,practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom"  
45843,herm,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  
45844,hermaphrodite intersex gynandromorph androgyne epicene epicene_person,one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made  
45845,hermaphroditism hermaphrodism,congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics  
45846,hermeneutics,the branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis  
45847,hermit recluse solitary solitudinarian troglodyte,one who lives in solitude  
45848,hermit_crab,small soft-bodied marine crustaceans living in cast-off shells of gastropods  
45849,hermit_thrush Hylocichla_guttata,North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song  
45850,hermitage,the abode of a hermit  
45851,hernia herniation,rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes  
45852,herniated_disc ruptured_intervertebral_disc slipped_disc,a painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region  
45853,hero,a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"  
45854,hero,(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god  
45855,hero,the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem  
45856,hero_worship,admiration for great men (or their memory)  
45857,hero_worshiper hero_worshipper,someone who worships heroes  
45858,heroic_couplet,a couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentameter and written in an elevated style  
45859,heroic_poetry epic_poetry,poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero  
45860,heroic_stanza,a quatrain consisting of two heroic couplets written in an elevated style; the rhyme scheme is abab  
45861,heroic_verse heroic_meter heroic,a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter  
45862,heroics,ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct; "heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood"  
45863,heroin diacetylmorphine,a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush  
45864,heroin_addict,someone addicted to heroin  
45865,heroin_addiction,an addiction to heroin  
45866,heroine,a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds  
45867,heroine,the main good female character in a work of fiction  
45868,heroism gallantry valor valour valorousness valiance valiancy,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"  
45869,heron,grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill  
45870,heronry,a breeding ground for herons; a heron rookery  
45871,herpangia,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  
45872,herpes,viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane  
45873,herpes herpes_virus,any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin  
45874,herpes_simplex,an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus; affects the skin and nervous system; produces small temporary (but sometimes painful) blisters on the skin and mucous membranes  
45875,herpes_simplex herpes_simplex_virus,a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system  
45876,herpes_simplex_1 HS1 HSV-1 HSV-I,a herpes virus that causes oral herpes  
45877,herpes_simplex_2 HS2 HSV-2 HSV-II,a herpes virus that can cause genital herpes  
45878,herpes_simplex_encephalitis herpes_encephalitis acute_inclusion_body_encephalitis,common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes  
45879,herpes_varicella_zoster herpes_varicella_zoster_virus,a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles  
45880,herpes_zoster herpes_zoster_virus,a herpes virus that causes shingles  
45881,herpes_zoster zoster shingles,eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia  
45882,herpetologist,a zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians  
45883,herpetology,the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians  
45884,herrerasaur herrerasaurus,a kind of theropod dinosaur found in Argentina  
45885,herring,valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled  
45886,herring Clupea_harangus,commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific  
45887,herring_gull Larus_argentatus,large gull of the northern hemisphere  
45888,herring_salad,based on pickled herring  
45889,herringbone,a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern  
45890,herringbone herringbone_pattern,a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery  
45891,hertz Hz cycle_per_second cycles/second cps cycle,the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)  
45892,hesitance hesitancy,a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something  
45893,hesitation vacillation wavering,indecision in speech or action  
45894,hesitation waver falter faltering,the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"  
45895,heterocercal_fin,a tail fin with unequal lobes in which the vertebral column turns upward into the larger lobe as in sharks  
45896,heterocyclic_compound heterocyclic heterocycle,a compound containing a heterocyclic ring  
45897,heterocyclic_ring heterocycle,a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon  
45898,heterodactyl_foot,a bird's foot having the first and second toes of each foot directed backward and the third and fourth forward  
45899,heterodyne_receiver superheterodyne_receiver superhet,a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified  
45900,heterogeneity heterogeneousness,the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind  
45901,heterograft xenograft,tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species  
45902,heterology,(biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts  
45903,heterometabolism heterometaboly,development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity  
45904,heteronym,two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation; "the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym"  
45905,heterophil_antibody heterophile_antibody Forssman_antibody,an antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from infectious mononucleosis  
45906,heterophil_test,a blood test to detect heterophil antibodies that agglutinate sheep red blood cells; positive result indicates infectious mononucleosis  
45907,heteroploid,(genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species  
45908,heteroploidy,the condition of being heteroploid  
45909,heteropterous_insect,true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips  
45910,heterosexism,discrimination in favor of heterosexual and against homosexual people  
45911,heterosexual heterosexual_person straight_person straight,a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex  
45912,heterosexuality heterosexualism straightness,a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex  
45913,heterosis hybrid_vigor,(genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent  
45914,heterospory,the development of both microspores and megaspores  
45915,heterostracan,extinct jawless fish with the anterior part of the body covered with bony plates; of the Silurian and Devonian  
45916,heterotroph,an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition  
45917,heterozygosity,the state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same gene  
45918,heterozygote,(genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring  
45919,heth,the 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
45920,heulandite,a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous aluminum silicate of sodium and calcium  
45921,heuristic heuristic_rule heuristic_program,a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem  
45922,hewer,a person who hews  
45923,hex jinx curse whammy,an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"  
45924,hex_nut,a nut with a hexagonal shape  
45925,hexachlorophene,antibacterial substance that is a water-soluble powder used in antiseptic soaps and toothpaste  
45926,hexadecimal_digit,a digit from 0 to 15 in hexadecimal notation  
45927,hexadecimal_notation sexadecimal_notation,any notation that uses 16 different characters  
45928,hexadecimal_number_system sexadecimal_number_system hexadecimal_system,a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of sixteen  
45929,hexagon,a six-sided polygon  
45930,hexagram,a regular polygon formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon to form two equilateral triangles  
45931,hexahedron,any polyhedron having six plane faces  
45932,hexameter,a verse line having six metrical feet  
45933,hexane,a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent  
45934,hexanedioic_acid adipic_acid,a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon  
45935,hexapod,an animal having six feet  
45936,hexestrol,estrogen compound used to treat menstrual irregularities and menopausal symptoms and to prevent pregnancy  
45937,hexose,a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule  
45938,hi-fi high_fidelity_sound_system,equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity  
45939,hiatus,a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)  
45940,hiatus_hernia hiatal_hernia diaphragmatic_hernia,hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm  
45941,hiba_arborvitae Thujopsis_dolobrata,slow-growing medium-large Japanese evergreen used as an ornamental  
45942,hibachi,a portable brazier that burns charcoal and has a grill for cooking  
45943,hibernation,the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter  
45944,hibernation,cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals  
45945,hibernation,the act of retiring into inactivity; "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"  
45946,hibiscus,any plant of the genus Hibiscus  
45947,hiccup hiccough singultus,(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?"  
45948,hiccup_nut hiccough_nut Combretum_bracteosum,ornamental African shrub or climber with red flowers  
45949,hickey love_bite,a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover  
45950,hickory,valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees  
45951,hickory hickory_tree,American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts  
45952,hickory_nut,small hard-shelled nut of North American hickory trees especially the shagbark hickories  
45953,hidden_reserve,reserves that do not show up on the balance sheet (as by understating values)  
45954,hidden_tax,a tax paid unwittingly by the consumer (such as ad valorem taxes)  
45955,hiddenite,a green transparent form of the mineral spodumene used as a gemstone  
45956,hiddenness covertness,the state of being covert and hidden  
45957,hide fell,the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)  
45958,hide pelt skin,body covering of a living animal  
45959,hide-and-seek hide_and_go_seek,a game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them  
45960,hideaway retreat,an area where you can be alone  
45961,hideousness,dreadful ugliness; horrible repulsiveness  
45962,hideout hideaway den,a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws  
45963,hiding,the state of being hidden; "he went into hiding"  
45964,hiding_place,a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)  
45965,hierarch,a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy  
45966,hierarchical_classification_system,a classification system where entries are arranged based on some hierarchical structure  
45967,hierarchical_menu cascading_menu submenu,a secondary menu that appears while you are holding the cursor over an item on the primary menu  
45968,hierarchical_structure hierarchical_data_structure,a structure of data having several levels arranged in a treelike structure  
45969,hierarchy,a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system; "put honesty first in her hierarchy of values"  
45970,hierarchy power_structure pecking_order,the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body  
45971,hieratic hieratic_script,a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests  
45972,hierocracy,a ruling body composed of clergy  
45973,hieroglyph hieroglyphic,writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)  
45974,hieroglyph hieroglyphic,a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt  
45975,high,an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"  
45976,high,a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days"  
45977,high,a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on"  
45978,high,a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"  
45979,high heights,a high place; "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't like heights"  
45980,high-angle_fire,fire from a cannon that is fired at an elevation greater than that for the maximum range  
45981,high-angle_gun,a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges  
45982,high-bush_blueberry tall_bilberry swamp_blueberry Vaccinium_corymbosum,high-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries  
45983,high-definition_television HDTV,a television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail  
45984,high-density_lipoprotein HDL alpha-lipoprotein,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  
45985,high-five,a gesture of greeting or elation; one person's upraised palm slaps the upraised palm of another person  
45986,high-hat_cymbal high_hat,cymbals that are operated by a foot pedal  
45987,high-level_formatting,(computer science) the format for the root directory and the file allocation tables and other basic configurations  
45988,high-level_language,a problem-oriented language requiring little knowledge of the computer on which it will be run  
45989,high-level_radioactive_waste,radioactive waste that left in a nuclear reactor after the nuclear fuel has been consumed  
45990,high-low,poker in which the high and low hands split the pot  
45991,high-mindedness idealism noble-mindedness,elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued  
45992,high-muck-a-muck pooh-bah,an arrogant or conceited person of importance  
45993,high-pass_filter,a filter that passes frequencies above a certain value and attenuates frequencies below that value  
45994,high-protein_diet,a diet high in plant and animal proteins; used to treat malnutrition or to increase muscle mass  
45995,high-rise tower_block,tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments; "`tower block' is the British term for `high-rise'"  
45996,high-speed_steel hot-work_steel,an alloy steel that remains hard at a red heat; used to make metal-cutting tools  
45997,high-spiritedness,exuberant liveliness  
45998,high-vitamin_diet vitamin-deficiency_diet,a diet designed to patients with vitamin deficiencies  
45999,high-warp_loom,a handloom in which the warp is carried vertically; for weaving tapestry  
46000,high-water_mark,a line marking the highest level reached  
46001,high_altar,the main altar in a church  
46002,high_beam,the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination  
46003,high_blood_pressure hypertension,a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)  
46004,high_brass,brass with 35% zinc  
46005,high_colonic,an enema that injects large amounts of fluid high into the colon for cleansing purposes  
46006,high_comedy,a sophisticated comedy; often satirizing genteel society  
46007,high_command supreme_headquarters,the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military)  
46008,high_commissioner,a senior diplomat from one country to another who is assigned ambassadorial rank  
46009,high_country,an area lying above the piedmont but below the timberline  
46010,high_explosive,a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate  
46011,high_fidelity hi-fi,the reproduction of sound with little or no distortion  
46012,high_finance,large and complex financial transactions (often used with the implication that those individuals or institutions who engage in them are unethical)  
46013,high_frequency HF,3 to 30 megahertz  
46014,high_gear high,a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed  
46015,high_ground,a position of superiority over opponents or competitors  
46016,high_horse,an attitude of arrogant superiority; "get off your high horse and admit you are wrong"  
46017,high_jump,a competition that involves jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar  
46018,high_jump,the act of jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar  
46019,high_pitch high_frequency,a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches  
46020,high_point,the most enjoyable part of a given experience; "the trumpet solo was the high point of the concert"  
46021,high_priest,a preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine; "he's the high priest of contemporary jazz"  
46022,high_profile,a position attracting much attention and publicity  
46023,high_roller,a gambler who wagers large sums  
46024,high_sea international_waters,the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation  
46025,high_season peak_season,the season when travel is most active and rates are highest; "they traveled to Europe in high season"  
46026,high_sign,a silent signal of warning or recognition; "she started to speak but he gave her the high sign"  
46027,high_status,a position of superior status  
46028,high_table,a dining table in a dining-hall raised on a platform; seats are reserved for distinguished persons  
46029,high_tea,substantial early evening meal including tea  
46030,high_technology high_tech,highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics)  
46031,high_tide high_water highwater,the tide when the water is highest  
46032,high_time,the latest possible moment; "it is high time you went to work"  
46033,high_wind,a very strong wind; "rain and high winds covered the region"  
46034,high_wire,a tightrope very high above the ground  
46035,highball,a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass  
46036,highball_glass,a tall glass for serving highballs  
46037,highbinder,a corrupt politician  
46038,highboard,a high diving board  
46039,highboy tallboy,a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs  
46040,highbrow,a person of intellectual or erudite tastes  
46041,highchair feeding_chair,a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray  
46042,higher_cognitive_process,cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use  
46043,higher_criticism,the scientific study of biblical writings to determine their origin and meaning  
46044,higher_education,education provided by a college or university  
46045,higher_law,a principle that takes precedent over the laws of society  
46046,highflier highflyer,a person of great ability and ambition  
46047,highjacker highwayman hijacker road_agent,a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it  
46048,highjacker hijacker,someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination  
46049,highjacking hijacking,robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force  
46050,highland upland,elevated (e.g., mountainous) land  
46051,highland_fling,a vigorous Scottish reel  
46052,highlight high_spot,the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"  
46053,highlight highlighting,an area of lightness in a picture  
46054,highlighter,a cosmetic used to highlight the eyes or cheekbones  
46055,highlighter,a fluorescent marker used to mark important passages in a text  
46056,highness,a high degree (of amount or force etc.); "responsible for the highness of the rates"  
46057,highness loftiness,the quality of being high or lofty  
46058,highroad trunk_road,a highway  
46059,highway main_road,a major road for any form of motor transport  
46060,highway_engineer,a civil engineer who specializes in the design and construction of roads and highways  
46061,highway_robbery,an exorbitant price; "what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery"  
46062,highway_robbery,robbery of travellers on or near a public road  
46063,highway_system,a transportation system consisting of roads for motor transport  
46064,hijab,a headscarf worn by Muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face  
46065,hijab,the custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home; "she observes the hijab and does not wear tight clothing"  
46066,hijack highjack,seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination  
46067,hike hiking tramp,a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time"  
46068,hiker tramp tramper,a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)  
46069,hilarity mirth mirthfulness glee gleefulness,great merriment  
46070,hill,a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"  
46071,hill_myna Indian_grackle grackle Gracula_religiosa,glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech  
46072,hillbilly bushwhacker,a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person  
46073,hillbilly_music,country music originating in mountainous regions of southern United States  
46074,hilliness,the quality of being hilly; "the hilliness of West Virginia"  
46075,hillside,the side or slope of a hill  
46076,hilltop brow,the peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills"  
46077,hilt,the handle of a sword or dagger  
46078,hilum,the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle  
46079,hilus hilum,(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"  
46080,hin,ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons  
46081,hind,any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers  
46082,hind,a female deer, especially an adult female red deer  
46083,hind_leg,the back limb of a quadruped  
46084,hind_limb hindlimb,a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals  
46085,hindbrain rhombencephalon,the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem  
46086,hindfoot,a rear foot of a quadruped  
46087,hindgut,the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos  
46088,hindquarter,the back half of a side of meat  
46089,hindquarters croup croupe rump,the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks  
46090,hindrance hinderance deterrent impediment balk baulk check handicap,something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress  
46091,hindrance hinderance hitch preventive preventative encumbrance incumbrance interference,any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome  
46092,hindrance hinderance interference,the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding  
46093,hindshank,a cut of meat from the upper part of a rear leg  
46094,hindsight,understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; "hindsight is always better than foresight"  
46095,hinge,a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend; "his absence is the hinge of our plan"  
46096,hinge flexible_joint,a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other  
46097,hinge_joint ginglymus ginglymoid_joint,a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane  
46098,hinging_post swinging_post,the gatepost on which the gate is hung  
46099,hinny,hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile; "a hinny has a gentler disposition than a mule"  
46100,hint clue,a slight indication  
46101,hint intimation breath,an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"  
46102,hip,(architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof  
46103,hip,either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh  
46104,hip hip_joint coxa articulatio_coxae,the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum  
46105,hip rose_hip rosehip,the fruit of a rose plant  
46106,hip-hop,an urban youth culture associated with rap music and the fashions of African-American residents of the inner city  
46107,hip_boot thigh_boot,a very high boot; used especially for fishing  
46108,hip_pad,protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football and hockey players  
46109,hip_pocket,a pocket in rear of trousers  
46110,hip_roof hipped_roof,a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides  
46111,hip_socket,the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone  
46112,hip_tile hipped_tile,a tile shaped so as to cover the hip of a hip roof  
46113,hipbone innominate_bone,large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis  
46114,hipflask pocket_flask,a flask that holds spirits  
46115,hipline,the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part  
46116,hipline,the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment  
46117,hippeastrum Hippeastrum_puniceum,amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers  
46118,hippie hippy hipster flower_child,someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle  
46119,hippocampus,a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey 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  
46120,hippodrome,a stadium for horse shows or horse races  
46121,hippopotamus hippo river_horse Hippopotamus_amphibius,massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa  
46122,hire,a newly hired employee; "the new hires need special training"  
46123,hire,the act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire"  
46124,hire-purchase never-never,installment plan; "we bought a car on the never-never"  
46125,hired_hand hand hired_man,a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"  
46126,hired_help,employee hired for domestic or farm work (often used in the singular to refer to several employees collectively)  
46127,hireling pensionary,a person who works only for money  
46128,hiring_freeze,a freeze on hiring  
46129,hiring_hall,a union-operated placement office where jobs are allotted to applicants according to seniority or rotation  
46130,hirsuteness hirsutism,excessive hairiness  
46131,hispid_pocket_mouse Perognathus_hispidus,large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States  
46132,hiss hissing hushing fizzle sibilation,a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"  
46133,hisser,someone who communicates disapproval by hissing  
46134,histaminase,enzyme that acts as a catalyst in converting histidine to histamine  
46135,histamine,amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions  
46136,histamine_blocker,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  
46137,histamine_headache cluster_headache,a painful recurring headache associated with the release of histamine from cells  
46138,histidine,an essential amino acid found in proteins that is important for the growth and repair of tissue  
46139,histiocyte,a macrophage that is found in connective tissue  
46140,histiocytosis,a blood disease characterized by an abnormal multiplication of macrophages  
46141,histocompatibility,condition in which the cells of one tissue can survive in the presence of cells of another tissue; "a successful graft or transplant requires a high degree of histocompatibility"  
46142,histocompatibility_complex,a family of fifty or more genes on the sixth human chromosome that code for proteins on the surfaces of cells and that play a role in the immune response  
46143,histogram,a bar chart representing a frequency distribution; heights of the bars represent observed frequencies  
46144,histoincompatibility,incompatibility in which one person's tissue cannot be transplanted to another person  
46145,histologist,anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues  
46146,histology,the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues  
46147,histone,a simple protein containing mainly basic amino acids; present in cell nuclei in association with nucleic acids  
46148,historian historiographer,a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it  
46149,historic_period age,an era of history having some distinctive feature; "we live in a litigious age"  
46150,historical_document historical_paper historical_record,writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.)  
46151,historical_linguistics diachronic_linguistics diachrony,the study of linguistic change; "the synchrony and diachrony of language"  
46152,historical_present,the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states  
46153,historical_school,a school of 19th century German economists and legal philosophers who tried to explain modern economic systems in evolutionary or historical terms  
46154,historicalness,the state of having in fact existed in the past  
46155,historicalness,significance owing to its history  
46156,historicism,a theory that social and cultural events are determined by history  
46157,historiography,a body of historical literature  
46158,historiography,the writing of history  
46159,history,the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future; "all of human history"  
46160,history,the aggregate of past events; "a critical time in the school's history"  
46161,history,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"  
46162,history,the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view"  
46163,history account chronicle story,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"  
46164,history_department department_of_history,the academic department responsible for teaching history  
46165,history_lesson,a lesson in the facts of history  
46166,histrionics,a deliberate display of emotion for effect  
46167,hit,a dose of a narcotic drug  
46168,hit,a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"  
46169,hit,a connection made via the internet to another website; "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide"  
46170,hit,(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"  
46171,hit hitting striking,the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"  
46172,hit smash smasher strike bang,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"  
46173,hit_list,a list of victims to be eliminated (as by murder)  
46174,hit_parade,a collection of the best or most popular people or items of a given kind  
46175,hit_parade,a ranked list of the songs that are most popular at a given time  
46176,hit_squad,a team of assassins  
46177,hitch,a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls  
46178,hitch,a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot  
46179,hitch hobble limp,the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg  
46180,hitchhiker,a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles  
46181,hitching_post,a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying  
46182,hitchrack hitching_bar,a fixed horizontal rail to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying  
46183,hitter striker,someone who hits; "a hard hitter"; "a fine striker of the ball"; "blacksmiths are good hitters"  
46184,hive,a teeming multitude  
46185,hoard cache stash,a secret store of valuables or money  
46186,hoarder,a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use  
46187,hoariness,great age (especially grey or white with age)  
46188,hoary_alison hoary_alyssum Berteroa_incana,tall European annual with downy grey-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods; naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed  
46189,hoary_golden_bush Hazardia_cana,western American shrubs having white felted foliage and yellow flowers that become red-purple  
46190,hoary_marmot whistler whistling_marmot Marmota_caligata,large North American mountain marmot  
46191,hoary_pea,a plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods  
46192,hoary_plantain Plantago_media,widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers  
46193,hoary_plantain Plantago_virginica,North American annual or biennial with long soft hairs on the leaves  
46194,hoary_puccoon Indian_paint Lithospermum_canescens,perennial North American plant with greyish hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment  
46195,hoary_willow sage_willow Salix_candida,North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves  
46196,hoatzin hoactzin stinkbird Opisthocomus_hoazin,crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings  
46197,hob,a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears  
46198,hob,a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm  
46199,hobbit,an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien  
46200,hobble_skirt,a long skirt very narrow below the knees, worn between 1910 and 1914  
46201,hobbledehoy,an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy  
46202,hobbler limper,someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait  
46203,hobby Falco_subbuteo,small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds  
46204,hobby hobbyhorse rocking_horse,a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride  
46205,hobbyhorse,a topic to which one constantly reverts; "don't get him started on his hobbyhorse"  
46206,hobbyism,a devotion to hobbies  
46207,hobbyist,a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure  
46208,hobnail,a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots  
46209,hobo migrant_worker,a worker who moves around and works temporarily in different places  
46210,hobo_camp jungle,a place where hoboes camp  
46211,hock hock-joint,tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle  
46212,hockey_clinic,a meeting at which hockey players receive special evaluation and instruction  
46213,hockey_coach,a coach of hockey players  
46214,hockey_league,a league of hockey teams  
46215,hockey_player ice-hockey_player,an athlete who plays hockey  
46216,hockey_season,the season when hockey is played  
46217,hockey_skate,an ice skate worn for playing hockey; has a short blade and a strong boot to protect the feet and ankles  
46218,hockey_stick,sports implement consisting of a curved or angled stick used by hockey players to move the puck  
46219,hockey_team,a team that plays ice hockey  
46220,hod,an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder  
46221,hod_carrier hodman,a laborer who carries supplies to masons or bricklayers  
46222,hodoscope,(physics) scientific instrument that traces the path of a charged particle  
46223,hoe,a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle  
46224,hoe_handle,the handle of a hoe  
46225,hoecake,thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (southern)  
46226,hog hogget hogg,a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared  
46227,hog pig,a person regarded as greedy and pig-like  
46228,hog pig grunter squealer Sus_scrofa,domestic swine  
46229,hog-nosed_skunk hognosed_skunk badger_skunk rooter_skunk Conepatus_leuconotus,large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico  
46230,hog_badger hog-nosed_badger sand_badger Arctonyx_collaris,southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig  
46231,hog_cholera,highly infectious virus disease of swine  
46232,hog_peanut wild_peanut Amphicarpaea_bracteata Amphicarpa_bracteata,vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts  
46233,hog_plum wild_plum,fruit of the wild plum of southern United States  
46234,hog_plum yellow_mombin,yellow oval tropical fruit  
46235,hog_plum yellow_mombin yellow_mombin_tree Spondias_mombin,tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit  
46236,hog_sucker hog_molly Hypentelium_nigricans,widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams  
46237,hogan,a Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the entrance facing east  
46238,hogback horseback,a narrow ridge of hills  
46239,hogchoker Trinectes_maculatus,useless as food; in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and Panama  
46240,hogfish hog_snapper Lachnolaimus_maximus,large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout  
46241,hognose_bat Choeronycteris_mexicana,small-eared Mexican bat with a long slender nose  
46242,hognose_snake puff_adder sand_viper,harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed  
46243,hogshead,a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages  
46244,hogshead,a large cask especially one holding 63 gals  
46245,hoist,lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects  
46246,hoister,an operator of a hoist  
46247,hold,power by which something or someone is affected or dominated; "he has a hold over them"  
46248,hold,a stronghold  
46249,hold keep,a cell in a jail or prison  
46250,hold-down,a limitation or constraint; "taxpayers want a hold-down on government spending"  
46251,holder,a person who holds something; "they held two hostages"; "he holds the trophy"; "she holds a United States passport"  
46252,holder,a holding device; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder"  
46253,holder bearer,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'"  
46254,holding_cell,a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial  
46255,holding_company,a company with controlling shares in other companies  
46256,holding_device,a device for holding something  
46257,holding_pattern,a state of inaction with no progress and no change; "you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment"  
46258,holding_pattern,the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land  
46259,holding_pen holding_paddock holding_yard,a pen where livestock is temporarily confined  
46260,holdout,a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms; "their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks"  
46261,holdout,a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal  
46262,holdout,the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later  
46263,holdover hangover,an official who remains in office after his term  
46264,holdup_man stickup_man,an armed thief  
46265,hole,a fault; "he shot holes in my argument"  
46266,hole,an unoccupied space  
46267,hole,an opening into or through something  
46268,hole,an opening deliberately made in or through something  
46269,hole golf_hole,one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes"  
46270,hole hollow,a depression hollowed out of solid matter  
46271,hole-in-the-wall,a small unpretentious out-of-the-way place; "his office was a hole-in-the-wall"  
46272,hole_card,any assets that are concealed until they can be used advantageously  
46273,hole_card,(poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown  
46274,holiday,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"  
46275,holiday_season,a time when many people take holidays  
46276,holiness sanctity sanctitude,the quality of being holy  
46277,holism holistic_theory,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"  
46278,holistic_medicine,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"  
46279,hollandaise,eggs and butter with lemon juice  
46280,hollow,a cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"  
46281,hollow holler,a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"  
46282,hollowness,the state of being hollow: having an empty space within  
46283,hollowness,the property of having a sunken area  
46284,hollowware holloware,silverware serving dishes  
46285,holly,any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges  
46286,holly-leaved_cherry holly-leaf_cherry evergreen_cherry islay Prunus_ilicifolia,California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers  
46287,holly_fern,any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly  
46288,holly_fern Cyrtomium_aculeatum Polystichum_aculeatum,tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum  
46289,hollyhock,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  
46290,holm_oak,hard wood of the holm oak tree  
46291,holm_oak holm_tree holly-leaved_oak evergreen_oak Quercus_ilex,evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood  
46292,holmium Ho atomic_number_67,a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds  
46293,holocaust,an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire); "a nuclear holocaust"  
46294,holocephalan holocephalian,fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail  
46295,hologram holograph,the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography  
46296,holography,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  
46297,holometabola metabola,insects that undergo complete metamorphosis  
46298,holometabolism holometaboly,complete metamorphosis in insects  
46299,holonym whole_name,a word that names the whole of which a given word is a part; "`hat' is a holonym for `brim' and `crown'"  
46300,holonymy whole_to_part_relation,the semantic relation that holds between a whole and its parts  
46301,holophyte,an organism that produces its own food by photosynthesis  
46302,holster,a belt with loops or slots for carrying small hand tools  
46303,holster,a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun  
46304,holy_day_of_obligation,a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion  
46305,holy_of_holies,(figurative) something regarded as sacred or inviolable; "every politician fears to touch that holy of holies, the Social Security System"  
46306,holy_of_holies sanctum_sanctorum,(Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept  
46307,holy_order,the sacrament of ordination  
46308,holy_place sanctum holy,a sacred place of pilgrimage  
46309,holy_water,water that has been blessed by a priest for use in symbolic purification  
46310,holystone,a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship  
46311,home,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"  
46312,home,place where something began and flourished; "the United States is the home of basketball"  
46313,home,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"  
46314,home nursing_home rest_home,an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly"  
46315,home place,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?"  
46316,home-farm,a farm that supplies the needs of a large estate of establishment  
46317,home_appliance household_appliance,an appliance that does a particular job in the home  
46318,home_away_from_home home_from_home,a place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home  
46319,home_banking,banking in which transactions are conducted by means of electronic communication (via telephone or computer)  
46320,home_brew homebrew,an alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home  
46321,home_buyer,someone buying a house  
46322,home_computer,a computer intended for use in the home  
46323,home_court,(basketball) the court where the host team plays its home games  
46324,home_economics home_ec domestic_science household_arts,theory and practice of homemaking  
46325,home_folk,folks from your own home town  
46326,home_fries home-fried_potatoes,sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp  
46327,home_front,the civilian population (and their activities) of a country at war  
46328,home_game,a game played at home  
46329,home_guard,a volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhere  
46330,home_help,a person hired to help in another's home (especially one employed by a local authority to help the infirm with domestic work)  
46331,home_invasion,burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home  
46332,home_loan home_equity_credit home_equity_loan equity_credit_line,a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home  
46333,home_movie,a film made at home by an amateur photographer  
46334,home_page homepage,the opening page of a web site  
46335,home_plate home_base home plate,(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"  
46336,home_port,the port from which a ship originates of where it is registered  
46337,home_range home_territory,the area in which an animal normally ranges  
46338,home_room homeroom,a classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other administrative business  
46339,home_rule,self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government  
46340,home_stand,a series of successive games played at a team's home field or court  
46341,home_study,a course of study carried out at home rather than in a classroom  
46342,home_theater home_theatre,television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being in a movie theater  
46343,home_truth,an important truth that is unpleasant to acknowledge (as about yourself)  
46344,homebound,people who are confined to their homes  
46345,homeboy,a fellow male member of a youth gang  
46346,homeboy,a male friend from your neighborhood or hometown  
46347,homebuilder home-builder housebuilder house-builder,someone who builds houses as a business  
46348,homecoming,an annual school or university reunion for graduates  
46349,homecourt_advantage,the advantage of playing on your home court in front of fans who are rooting for you  
46350,homefolk,the people of your home locality (especially your own family); "he wrote his homefolk every day"  
46351,homegirl,a fellow female member of a youth gang  
46352,homeless,poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in; "the homeless became a problem in the large cities"  
46353,homeless homeless_person,someone unfortunate without housing; "a homeless was found murdered in Central Park"  
46354,homelessness,the state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets)  
46355,homeliness plainness,an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness"  
46356,homemaking,the management of a household  
46357,homeobox homeobox_gene,one of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development  
46358,homeopath homoeopath,a practitioner of homeopathy  
46359,homeopathy homoeopathy,a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated  
46360,homeostasis,(physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes  
46361,homeotherm homoiotherm homotherm,an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature  
46362,homeotic_gene,one the genes that are involved in embryologic development  
46363,homeowner householder,someone who owns a home  
46364,homer home_run,a base hit on which the batter scores a run  
46365,homer kor,an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs  
46366,homesickness,a longing to return home  
46367,homespun,a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home  
46368,homestead,the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family  
46369,homestead,land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law  
46370,homestead,dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land  
46371,homestead_law,a law conferring privileges on owners of homesteads  
46372,homestretch,the end of an enterprise; "they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed"  
46373,homestretch,the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line  
46374,hometown,the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again"  
46375,homework prep preparation,preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)  
46376,homework_problem,a problem that students are assigned to do outside of class  
46377,homicide,the killing of a human being by another human being  
46378,homiletics,the branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies  
46379,homiletics,the art of preaching  
46380,homily preachment,a sermon on a moral or religious topic  
46381,homing_device,the mechanism in a guided missile that guides it toward its objective  
46382,homing_pigeon homer,pigeon trained to return home  
46383,homing_torpedo,a torpedo that is guided to its target (as by the sound of a ship's engines)  
46384,hominid,a primate of the family Hominidae  
46385,hominoid,a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea  
46386,hominy,hulled corn with the bran and germ removed  
46387,homo man human_being human,any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage  
46388,homocercal_fin,symmetrical tail fin extending beyond the end of the vertebral column as in most bony fishes  
46389,homogenate,material that has been homogenized (especially tissue that has been ground and mixed); "liver homogenate"  
46390,homogeneity,the quality of being of uniform throughout in composition or structure  
46391,homogeneity homogeneousness,the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature; "there is a remarkable homogeneity between the two companies"  
46392,homogeneous_polynomial,a polynomial consisting of terms all of the same degree  
46393,homogenization homogenisation,the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition; "the homogenization of cream"; "the network's homogenization of political news"  
46394,homogenized_milk,milk with the fat particles broken up and dispersed uniformly so the cream will not rise  
46395,homogeny,(biology) similarity because of common evolution  
46396,homograft allograft,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  
46397,homograph,two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair)  
46398,homology,the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function  
46399,homolosine_projection,an equal-area projection map of the globe; oceans are distorted in order to minimize the distortion of the continents  
46400,homomorphism homomorphy,similarity of form  
46401,homonym,two words are homonyms if they are pronounced and spelled the same way but have different meanings  
46402,homonymy,the relation between two words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning or the relation between two words that are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning  
46403,homophobe,a person who hates or fears homosexual people  
46404,homophobia,prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality  
46405,homophone,two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)  
46406,homophony,the same pronunciation for words of different origins  
46407,homophony,part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)  
46408,homopterous_insect homopteran,insects having membranous forewings and hind wings  
46409,homosexual homophile homo gay,someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex  
46410,homosexuality homosexualism homoeroticism queerness gayness,a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex  
46411,homospory,the development of a single kind of asexual spores  
46412,homozygosity,the state of being homozygous; having two identical alleles of the same gene  
46413,homozygote,(genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristic  
46414,homunculus,a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell  
46415,hone,a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors  
46416,honest_woman,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"  
46417,honesty honestness,the quality of being honest  
46418,honesty silver_dollar money_plant satin_flower satinpod Lunaria_annua,southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration  
46419,honey,a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees  
46420,honey_bell honeybells Hermannia_verticillata Mahernia_verticillata,African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs  
46421,honey_bun sticky_bun caramel_bun schnecken,rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottom  
46422,honey_buzzard Pernis_apivorus,Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles  
46423,honey_cake,a spicy cake partially sweetened with honey  
46424,honey_crisp,a crisp candy made with honey  
46425,honey_eater honeysucker,Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar  
46426,honey_guide,small bird of tropical Africa and Asia; feeds on beeswax and honey and larvae  
46427,honey_locust Gleditsia_triacanthos,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  
46428,honey_mesquite Western_honey_mesquite Prosopis_glandulosa,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  
46429,honey_mushroom honey_fungus Armillariella_mellea,a honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fall; do not eat raw  
46430,honey_plant,a plant that furnishes nectar suitable for making honey  
46431,honeybee Apis_mellifera,social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces  
46432,honeycomb,a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae  
46433,honeycomb,a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees  
46434,honeycomb_tripe,lining of the reticulum (or second stomach) of a ruminant used as food  
46435,honeycreeper,small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar  
46436,honeycreeper Hawaiian_honeycreeper,small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands  
46437,honeydew honeydew_melon,the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth greenish-white melon with pale green flesh  
46438,honeyflower honey-flower Protea_mellifera,Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously  
46439,honeyflower honey-flower mountain_devil Lambertia_formosa,erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar  
46440,honeymoon,the early (usually calm and harmonious) period of a relationship; business or political  
46441,honeymoon,a holiday taken by a newly married couple  
46442,honeymoon_resort,a resort that caters to newlyweds; "Niagra Falls is a well-known honeymoon resort"  
46443,honeypot king_protea Protea_cynaroides,South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes  
46444,honeysuckle,shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera  
46445,honeysuckle Australian_honeysuckle coast_banksia Banksia_integrifolia,shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers  
46446,honk,the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)  
46447,honker,a driver who causes his car's horn to make a loud honking sound; "the honker was fined for disturbing the peace"  
46448,honker Canada_goose Canadian_goose Branta_canadensis,common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a loud, trumpeting call  
46449,honkytonk dive,a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall  
46450,honor honour,the quality of being honorable and having a good name; "a man of honor"  
46451,honor honour laurels,the state of being honored  
46452,honor honour purity pureness,a woman's virtue or chastity  
46453,honor_guard guard_of_honor,an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral  
46454,honor_killing,an ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image  
46455,honor_system,a system of conduct in which participants are trusted not to take unfair advantage of others; "the students are on the honor system"  
46456,honorable_discharge,a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record  
46457,honorableness honourableness,the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor  
46458,honorarium,a fee paid for a nominally free service  
46459,honorary_degree honoris_causa,a degree conferred to honor the recipient  
46460,honoree,a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments  
46461,honorific,an expression of respect; "the Japanese use many honorifics"  
46462,honoring observance,conformity with law or custom or practice etc.  
46463,honours honours_degree,a university degree with honors  
46464,hooch hootch,an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor  
46465,hood,(slang) a neighborhood  
46466,hood,(falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head  
46467,hood,the folding roof of a carriage  
46468,hood,a headdress that protects the head and face  
46469,hood,(zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal  
46470,hood bonnet cowl cowling,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"  
46471,hood cap,a protective covering that is part of a plant  
46472,hood exhaust_hood,metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes  
46473,hood hoodlum goon punk thug tough toughie strong-armer,an aggressive and violent young criminal  
46474,hood lens_hood,a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera  
46475,hood_latch,a catch that holds the hood of a car shut  
46476,hood_ornament,an ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the manufacturer  
46477,hooded_ladies'_tresses Spiranthes_romanzoffiana,orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood; western North America  
46478,hooded_merganser hooded_sheldrake Lophodytes_cucullatus,small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head  
46479,hooded_pitcher_plant Sarracenia_minor,yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hood  
46480,hooded_seal bladdernose Cystophora_cristata,medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters  
46481,hooded_skunk Mephitis_macroura,of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States  
46482,hoodoo,(geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock; "a tall sandstone hoodoo"  
46483,hoodoo,a practitioner of voodoo  
46484,hoodoo,something believed to bring bad luck  
46485,hoof,the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals  
46486,hoof,the foot of an ungulate mammal  
46487,hoofer stepper,a professional dancer  
46488,hoofprint hoof_mark hoof-mark,a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal  
46489,hook,a catch for locking a door  
46490,hook,a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something  
46491,hook,a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent  
46492,hook claw,a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something  
46493,hook crotchet,a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook  
46494,hook draw hooking,a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking"  
46495,hook_and_eye,a kind of fastener used on clothing  
46496,hook_shot hook,a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket  
46497,hook_wrench hook_spanner,a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head  
46498,hookah narghile nargileh sheesha shisha chicha calean kalian water_pipe hubble-bubble hubbly-bubbly,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"  
46499,hooker,a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers)  
46500,hooker,(rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot  
46501,hooks meat_hooks maulers,large strong hand (as of a fighter); "wait till I get my hooks on him"  
46502,hookup,a device providing a connection between a power source and a user; "some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers"  
46503,hookup assemblage,a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose  
46504,hookworm,parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts  
46505,hookworm hookworm_disease,infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin  
46506,hoop,a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt  
46507,hoop ring,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"  
46508,hoop_pine Moreton_Bay_pine Araucaria_cunninghamii,pine of Australia and New Guinea; yields a valuable light even-textured wood  
46509,hoop_snake,any of various harmless North American snakes that were formerly believed to take tail in mouth and roll along like a hoop  
46510,hoopoe hoopoo,any of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill  
46511,hoopskirt crinoline,a skirt stiffened with hoops  
46512,hoosegow hoosgow,slang for a jail  
46513,hoot,a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)  
46514,hoot_owl,any owl that hoots as distinct from screeching  
46515,hop,the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)  
46516,hop hops,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  
46517,hop record_hop,an informal dance where popular music is played  
46518,hop-picker hopper,a machine used for picking hops  
46519,hop_clover shamrock lesser_yellow_trefoil Trifolium_dubium,clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock  
46520,hop_garden hop_field,a garden where hops are grown  
46521,hop_hornbeam,any of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hops  
46522,hop_pole,a tall pole to support the wires on which the hop plant is trained  
46523,hope,someone (or something) on which expectations are centered; "he was their best hope for a victory"  
46524,hope,the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"  
46525,hope,a specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"  
46526,hope,one of the three Christian virtues  
46527,hope_chest wedding_chest,chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriage  
46528,hopefulness,full of hope  
46529,hopefulness,the feeling you have when you have hope  
46530,hopelessness,the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success  
46531,hoper,a person who hopes; "only an avid hoper could expect the team to win now"  
46532,hopper,someone who hops; "at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children"  
46533,hopper,funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below  
46534,hopsacking hopsack,a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen; used in clothing  
46535,hopscotch,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  
46536,horde,a nomadic community  
46537,horde host legion,a vast multitude  
46538,horehound,any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium  
46539,horehound,a candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plant  
46540,horizon,a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land  
46541,horizon apparent_horizon visible_horizon sensible_horizon skyline,the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet  
46542,horizon celestial_horizon,the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth  
46543,horizon view purview,the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"  
46544,horizontal,something that is oriented horizontally  
46545,horizontal_bar high_bar,gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends  
46546,horizontal_integration horizontal_combination,absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level  
46547,horizontal_parallax,the maximum parallax observed when the celestial body is at the horizon  
46548,horizontal_section,a mechanical drawing of an object as if made by a plane cutting through it horizontally  
46549,horizontal_stabilizer horizontal_stabiliser tailplane,the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged  
46550,horizontal_surface level,a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level"  
46551,horizontal_tail,the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft  
46552,horizontality,the quality of being parallel to the horizon; "houses with a pronounced horizontality"  
46553,hormone endocrine internal_secretion,the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect  
46554,hormone_replacement_therapy hormone-replacement_therapy HRT,hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis  
46555,horn,the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails  
46556,horn,a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning  
46557,horn,a device having the shape of a horn; "horns at the ends of a new moon"; "the horn of an anvil"; "the cleat had two horns"  
46558,horn,a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it  
46559,horn,an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound  
46560,horn,any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn  
46561,horn,one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates  
46562,horn saddle_horn,a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)  
46563,horn_button,a button that you press to activate the horn of an automobile  
46564,horn_fly Haematobia_irritans,small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn  
46565,horn_of_plenty cornucopia,a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity  
46566,horn_poppy horned_poppy yellow_horned_poppy sea_poppy Glaucium_flavum,yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America  
46567,hornbeam,any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus  
46568,hornbill,bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers  
46569,hornblende,a green to black mineral of the amphibole group; consists of silicates of calcium and sodium and magnesium and iron  
46570,hornbook,a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge  
46571,horned_chameleon Chamaeleo_oweni,a kind of chameleon  
46572,horned_lizard horned_toad horny_frog,insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America  
46573,horned_owl,large owls having prominent ear tufts  
46574,horned_pondweed Zannichellia_palustris,found in still or slow-moving fresh or brackish water; useful to oxygenate cool water ponds and aquaria  
46575,horned_pout hornpout pout Ameiurus_Melas,catfish common in eastern United States  
46576,horned_puffin Fratercula_corniculata,northern Pacific puffin  
46577,horned_screamer Anhima_cornuta,screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the forehead  
46578,horned_violet tufted_pansy Viola_cornuta,European viola with an unusually long corolla spur  
46579,horned_viper cerastes sand_viper horned_asp Cerastes_cornutus,highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye  
46580,horned_whiff Citharichthys_cornutus,a whiff found in waters from the Bahamas and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil  
46581,hornet,large stinging paper wasp  
46582,hornet's_nest hornets'_nest,a highly contentious or hazardous situation; "talk of invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest"  
46583,hornfels hornstone,a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks  
46584,horniness hotness hot_pants,a state of sexual arousal  
46585,hornist,a musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn)  
46586,hornpipe,music for dancing the hornpipe  
46587,hornpipe,a British solo dance performed by sailors  
46588,hornpipe pibgorn stockhorn,an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone  
46589,hornwort,any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerged masses in ponds and slow-flowing streams  
46590,hornwort,liverworts with slender hornlike capsules  
46591,horny_structure unguis,any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin  
46592,horology,the art of designing and making clocks  
46593,horoscope,a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets  
46594,horoscope,a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place  
46595,horoscopy,the drawing up and interpretation of horoscopes  
46596,horror,intense and profound fear  
46597,horror,something that inspires horror; something horrible; "the painting that others found so beautiful was a horror to him"  
46598,hors_d'oeuvre,a dish served as an appetizer before the main meal  
46599,horse Equus_caballus,solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times  
46600,horse gymnastic_horse,a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs  
46601,horse's_foot,the hoof of a horse  
46602,horse-drawn_vehicle,a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses  
46603,horse-trail,a trail for horses  
46604,horse_balm horseweed stoneroot stone-root richweed stone_root Collinsonia_canadensis,erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States  
46605,horse_botfly Gasterophilus_intestinalis,parasitic chiefly on horses  
46606,horse_breeding,breeding horses  
46607,horse_cart horse-cart,heavy cart; drawn by a horse; used for farm work  
46608,horse_cassia Cassia_roxburghii Cassia_marginata,East Indian tree having long pods containing a black cathartic pulp used as a horse medicine  
46609,horse_cavalry,an army unit mounted on horseback  
46610,horse_chestnut buckeye Aesculus_hippocastanum,tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds  
46611,horse_doctor,a veterinarian who treats horses  
46612,horse_gram horse_grain poor_man's_pulse Macrotyloma_uniflorum Dolichos_biflorus,twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos  
46613,horse_latitude,either of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30 degrees south; characterized by calms and light-baffling winds  
46614,horse_mackerel jack_mackerel Spanish_mackerel saurel Trachurus_symmetricus,a California food fish  
46615,horse_mackerel saurel Trachurus_trachurus,large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe  
46616,horse_manure,horse excreta used as fertilizer  
46617,horse_mushroom Agaricus_arvensis,coarse edible mushroom with a hollow stem and a broad white cap  
46618,horse_nettle ball_nettle bull_nettle ball_nightshade Solanum_carolinense,coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States  
46619,horse_pistol horse-pistol,a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen  
46620,horse_race,a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting  
46621,horse_racing,the sport of racing horses  
46622,horse_tick horsefly Hippobosca_equina,winged fly parasitic on horses  
46623,horse_trade horse_trading,the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining)  
46624,horse_trader,a hard bargainer  
46625,horse_trading,negotiation accompanied by mutual concessions and shrewd bargaining  
46626,horse_wrangler wrangler,a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses  
46627,horseback,the back of a horse  
46628,horsebox,a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses  
46629,horsecar,an early form of streetcar that was drawn by horses  
46630,horsecloth,a cloth for the trapping of a horse  
46631,horsefly cleg clegg horse_fly,large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals  
46632,horsehair,hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse  
46633,horsehair,a fabric made from fibers taken from the mane or tail of horses; used for upholstery  
46634,horsehair_lichen horsetail_lichen,any of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hair  
46635,horsehair_wig,a wig made of horsehair; "the English judiciary wear their traditional horsehair wigs"  
46636,horsehide,leather from the hide of a horse  
46637,horseleech,any of several large freshwater leeches  
46638,horseless_carriage,an early term for an automobile; "when automobiles first replaced horse-drawn carriages they were called horseless carriages"  
46639,horseman equestrian horseback_rider,a man skilled in equitation  
46640,horseman horse_fancier,a person who breeds and cares for horses  
46641,horsemanship,skill in handling and riding horses  
46642,horsemeat horseflesh,the flesh of horses as food  
46643,horsemint Mentha_longifolia,a coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States  
46644,horsemint Monarda_punctata,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  
46645,horseplay,rowdy or boisterous play  
46646,horsepond,a pond for watering horses  
46647,horsepower HP H.P.,a unit of power equal to 746 watts  
46648,horsepower-hour,a unit of work equal to the work done by one horsepower in one hour  
46649,horseradish,grated horseradish root  
46650,horseradish horse_radish red_cole Armoracia_rusticana,coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root  
46651,horseradish horseradish_root,the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning  
46652,horseradish_peroxidase,an enzyme used in immunohistochemistry to label antigens and their antibodies  
46653,horseradish_sauce sauce_Albert,creamy white sauce with horseradish and mustard  
46654,horseshoe,game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes  
46655,horseshoe shoe,U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof  
46656,horseshoe_bat,any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose  
46657,horseshoe_bat,a bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose  
46658,horseshoe_crab king_crab Limulus_polyphemus Xiphosurus_polyphemus,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  
46659,horseshoe_vetch Hippocrepis_comosa,European woody perennial with yellow umbellate flowers followed by flattened pods that separate into horseshoe-shaped joints  
46660,horseshoe_whipsnake Coluber_hippocrepis,slender fast-moving Eurasian snake  
46661,horseshow,a competitive exhibition of horses  
46662,horsetail,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  
46663,horseweed Canadian_fleabane fleabane Conyza_canadensis Erigeron_canadensis,common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron  
46664,horsewhip,a whip for controlling horses  
46665,horsewhipping,the act of whipping with a horsewhip; "that villain needs a good horsewhipping"  
46666,horsewoman,a woman horseman  
46667,horst,a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land  
46668,horsy_set horsey_set,a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing  
46669,hortensia Hydrangea_macrophylla_hortensis,deciduous shrub bearing roundheaded flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue  
46670,horticulturist plantsman,an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants)  
46671,hosanna,a cry of praise or adoration (to God)  
46672,hose,man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet  
46673,hose hosepipe,a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas  
46674,hosier,a tradesman who sells hosiery and (in England) knitwear  
46675,hosiery hose,socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)  
46676,hospice,a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)  
46677,hospice,a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill  
46678,hospitableness,having a disposition that welcomes guests and is fond of entertaining  
46679,hospital,a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care  
46680,hospital infirmary,a health facility where patients receive treatment  
46681,hospital_bed,a single bed with a frame in three sections so the head or middle or foot can be raised as required  
46682,hospital_chaplain,a chaplain in a hospital  
46683,hospital_occupancy,occupancy rate for hospitals  
46684,hospital_room,a room in a hospital for the care of patients  
46685,hospital_ship,a ship built to serve as a hospital; used for wounded in wartime  
46686,hospital_train,a military train built to transport wounded troops to a hospital  
46687,hospitalization,a period of time when you are confined to a hospital; "now they try to shorten the patient's hospitalization"  
46688,hospitalization,the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital; "he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization"  
46689,hospitalization hospitalisation hospital_care,placing in medical care in a hospital  
46690,hospitalization_insurance hospitalization,insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense  
46691,host,(medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor  
46692,host,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  
46693,host,any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event; "Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games"  
46694,host,an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association  
46695,host innkeeper boniface,the owner or manager of an inn  
46696,host legion,archaic terms for army  
46697,hostage surety,a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms  
46698,hostel hostelry inn lodge auberge,a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers  
46699,hostel youth_hostel student_lodging,inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)  
46700,hosteller,a traveler who lodges in hostels; "a youth hosteller"  
46701,hostess,a woman host  
46702,hostess,a woman innkeeper  
46703,hostile,troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles"  
46704,hostile_fire,fire that injures or kills an enemy  
46705,hostile_takeover,a takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company  
46706,hostilities belligerency,fighting; acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities"  
46707,hostility enmity antagonism,a state of deep-seated ill-will  
46708,hostility enmity ill_will,the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility"  
46709,hostility ill_will,a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility"  
46710,hot-air_balloon,balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air  
46711,hot-fudge_sauce fudge_sauce,thick chocolate sauce served hot  
46712,hot-rock_penstemon Penstemon_deustus,stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; found from Washington to Wyoming and southward to California and Utah  
46713,hot-water_bottle hot-water_bag,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  
46714,hot_air,air that has been heated and tends to rise  
46715,hot_cereal,a cereal that is served hot  
46716,hot_flash flush,sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)  
46717,hot_jazz,jazz that is emotionally charged and intense and marked by strong rhythms and improvisation  
46718,hot_line,a direct telephone line between two officials  
46719,hot_medium,a medium that usually, but not always, provides complete involvement together without considerable stimulus; includes radio, film, photography  
46720,hot_pants,skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer garment  
46721,hot_pepper,any of various pungent capsicum fruits  
46722,hot_plate hotplate,a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm  
46723,hot_pot hotpot,a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot  
46724,hot_potato,a difficult situation; "he dropped the topic like a hot potato"  
46725,hot_rod hot-rod,a car modified to increase its speed and acceleration  
46726,hot_sauce,a pungent peppery sauce  
46727,hot_seat,a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism  
46728,hot_spell,a spell of hot weather  
46729,hot_spot hotspot,a point of relatively intense heat or radiation  
46730,hot_spot hotspot,a lively entertainment spot  
46731,hot_spot hotspot trouble_spot flashpoint,a place of political unrest and potential violence; "the United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots"  
46732,hot_spring thermal_spring,a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above  
46733,hot_stock hot_issue,newly issued stock that is in great public demand  
46734,hot_stuff,the quality of being popular; "skiing is hot stuff in New Hampshire"  
46735,hot_stuff voluptuousness,the quality of being attractive and exciting (especially sexually exciting); "he thought she was really hot stuff"  
46736,hot_toddy toddy,a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot  
46737,hot_tub,a very large tub (large enough for more than one bather) filled with hot water  
46738,hot_war,actual fighting between the warring parties  
46739,hot_water,a dangerous or distressing predicament; "his views on race got him into political hot water"  
46740,hot_weather,a period of unusually high temperatures  
46741,hotbed,a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad); "it was a hotbed of vice"  
46742,hotbed,a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants  
46743,hotbox,a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated  
46744,hotchpotch,a stew (or thick soup) made with meat and vegetables  
46745,hotdog hot_dog,someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself  
46746,hotdog hot_dog red_hot,a frankfurter served hot on a bun  
46747,hotel,a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services  
46748,hotel-casino casino-hotel,a business establishment that combines a casino and a hotel  
46749,hotel-casino casino-hotel,a building that houses both a hotel and a casino  
46750,hotel_bill,statement of charges for staying in a hotel  
46751,hotel_detective house_detective house_dick,a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store  
46752,hotel_occupancy,occupancy rate for hotels  
46753,hotel_plan meal_plan,a plan and a room rate for providing a room and meals to guests at a hotel  
46754,hotel_room,a bedroom (usually with bath) in a hotel  
46755,hotelier hotelkeeper hotel_manager hotelman hosteller,an owner or manager of hotels  
46756,hotfoot,a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it  
46757,hotness heat high_temperature,the presence of heat  
46758,hotness pepperiness,a hot spiciness  
46759,hotspur,a rash or impetuous person  
46760,hound hound_dog,any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears  
46761,hound's-tongue Cynoglossum_officinale,biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers  
46762,hound's-tongue Cynoglossum_virginaticum,perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers  
46763,houndstooth_check hound's-tooth_check dogstooth_check dogs-tooth_check dog's-tooth_check,textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks  
46764,hour,a special and memorable period; "it was their finest hour"  
46765,hour hr 60_minutes,a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour"  
46766,hour minute,distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"  
46767,hour time_of_day,clock time; "the hour is getting late"  
46768,hour_angle,the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body  
46769,hour_angle HA,(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  
46770,hour_circle,a great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through both celestial poles  
46771,hour_hand little_hand,the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours  
46772,hourglass,a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes  
46773,houri,(Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise  
46774,hours,a period of time assigned for work; "they work long hours"  
46775,hours,an indefinite period of time; "they talked for hours"  
46776,house,the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"  
46777,house,the members of a religious community living together  
46778,house,the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house"  
46779,house,an official assembly having legislative powers; "a bicameral legislature has two houses"  
46780,house,aristocratic family line; "the House of York"  
46781,house,a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house"  
46782,house,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"  
46783,house,play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house"  
46784,house-raising,construction by a group of neighbors  
46785,house_arrest,confinement to your own home  
46786,house_centipede Scutigera_coleoptrata,long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars  
46787,house_finch linnet Carpodacus_mexicanus,small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico  
46788,house_guest houseguest,a guest entertained in your house  
46789,house_husband househusband,a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income  
46790,house_martin Delichon_urbica,common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses  
46791,house_mouse Mus_musculus,brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide  
46792,house_of_cards bubble,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"  
46793,house_of_cards cardhouse card-house cardcastle,an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"  
46794,house_of_correction,(formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences  
46795,house_organ,a periodical published by a business firm for its employees and customers  
46796,house_paint housepaint,paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house  
46797,house_painter,a painter of houses a similar buildings  
46798,house_party,a party lasting over one or more nights at a large house  
46799,house_physician resident resident_physician,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"  
46800,house_sitter,a custodian who lives in and cares for a house while the regular occupant is away (usually without an exchange of money)  
46801,house_wren Troglodytes_aedon,common American wren that nests around houses  
46802,houseboat,a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling  
46803,housebreaker cat_burglar,a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house  
46804,housebreaking break-in breaking_and_entering,trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent  
46805,housecleaning,(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"  
46806,housecleaning,the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house; "efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"  
46807,housecraft,skill in domestic management  
46808,housedog,a dog trained to guard a house  
46809,housefather,a man in charge of children in an institution  
46810,housefly house_fly Musca_domestica,common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases  
46811,houseful,as many as a house will accommodate; "they entertained a houseful of guests"  
46812,housekeeper,a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household  
46813,houselights,lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium  
46814,housemaid's_knee,swelling of the bursa in the knee (due to trauma or excessive kneeling)  
46815,housemaster,teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse  
46816,housemate,someone who resides in the same house with you  
46817,housemother,a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people  
46818,houseplant,any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes  
46819,houseroom,space for accommodation in a house; "I wouldn't give that table houseroom"  
46820,housetop,the roof of a house; "shout it from the housetops"  
46821,housewarming,a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home  
46822,housewife homemaker lady_of_the_house woman_of_the_house,a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income  
46823,housewifery,the work of a housewife  
46824,housework housekeeping,the work of cleaning and running a house  
46825,housewrecker housebreaker,a wrecker of houses; "in England a housewrecker is called a housebreaker"  
46826,housing,a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component  
46827,housing lodging living_accommodations,structures collectively in which people are housed  
46828,housing_commissioner,a commissioner in charge of public housing  
46829,housing_development,a residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management; "they live in the new housing development"  
46830,housing_estate,a residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time  
46831,housing_project public_housing,a housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families  
46832,housing_start,the act of starting to construct a house  
46833,hovea purple_pea,any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets  
46834,hovel hut hutch shack shanty,small crude shelter used as a dwelling  
46835,hovercraft ground-effect_machine,a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines  
46836,how-do-you-do how-d'ye-do,an awkward situation; "that's a fine how-d'ye-do"  
46837,howdah houdah,a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant  
46838,howl,the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf  
46839,howl,a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound; "the howl of the wind made him restless"  
46840,howl howling ululation,a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect"  
46841,howler,a glaring blunder  
46842,howler_monkey howler,monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry  
46843,hoya,any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers  
46844,hoydenism tomboyishness,masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women)  
46845,hryvnia,the basic unit of money in Ukraine  
46846,huarache huaraches,a sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps  
46847,hub,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"  
46848,hub,the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes  
46849,hub-and-spoke hub-and-spoke_system,a system of air transportation in which local airports offer air transportation to a central airport where long-distance flights are available  
46850,hubbard_squash,large football-shaped winter squash with a warty grey-green rind  
46851,hubbard_squash Cucurbita_maxima,any of several winter squash plants producing large greyish-green football-shaped fruit with a rough warty rind  
46852,hubbub uproar brouhaha katzenjammer,loud confused noise from many sources  
46853,hubcap,cap that fits over the hub of a wheel  
46854,hubris,overbearing pride or presumption  
46855,huck huckaback,toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric  
46856,huckleberry,any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from blue-fruited blueberries  
46857,huckleberry,any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries  
46858,huckleberry,blue-black berry similar to blueberries and bilberries of the eastern United States  
46859,huckleberry_oak Quercus_vaccinifolia,a low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry  
46860,huckster,a person who writes radio or tv advertisements  
46861,huckster cheap-jack,a seller of shoddy goods  
46862,huddle,a disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of frightened women"  
46863,huddle powwow,(informal) a quick private conference  
46864,huddler,a member of a huddle  
46865,huddler,a person who crouches; "low huddlers against the wind"  
46866,hudson_seal,muskrat fur dressed to simulate sealskin  
46867,hudud hudood,Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimes  
46868,hue chromaticity,the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength  
46869,huff miff seeing_red,a state of irritation or annoyance  
46870,huffiness,a passing state of anger and resentment  
46871,hug clinch squeeze,a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug"  
46872,hug-me-tight,a woman's fitted jacket  
46873,hugger,a person who hugs  
46874,hugger-mugger,a state of confusion; "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance"  
46875,huisache cassie mimosa_bush sweet_wattle sweet_acacia scented_wattle flame_tree Acacia_farnesiana,tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery  
46876,huitre oyster,edible body of any of numerous oysters  
46877,hula hula-hula Hawaiian_dancing,a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman  
46878,hula-hoop,plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging around the hips  
46879,hulk,a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned  
46880,hull,dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut  
46881,hull,persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry  
46882,hull,the frame or body of ship  
46883,hum humming,a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic"  
46884,human_T-cell_leukemia_virus-1 HTLV-1,retrovirus causing T-cell leukemia  
46885,human_body physical_body material_body soma build figure physique anatomy shape bod chassis frame form flesh,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"  
46886,human_botfly Dermatobia_hominis,large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals  
46887,human_chorionic_gonadotropin human_chorionic_gonadotrophin HCG,hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test  
46888,human_head,the head of a human being  
46889,human_immunodeficiency_virus HIV,the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells  
46890,human_nature,the shared psychological attributes of humankind that are assumed to be shared by all human beings; "a great observer of human nature"  
46891,human_papilloma_virus,any of a group of papovaviruses associated with genital or oral carcinomas or a group associated with benign genital tumors  
46892,human_process,a process in which human beings are involved  
46893,human_reproductive_cloning,the reproductive cloning of a sentient human being; generally considered ethically unacceptable  
46894,human_right,(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)  
46895,human_waste,the body wastes of human beings  
46896,humaneness,the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals)  
46897,humanism,the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies  
46898,humanism secular_humanism,the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural  
46899,humanist,a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts  
46900,humanist humanitarian,an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans  
46901,humanistic_discipline humanities liberal_arts arts,studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences"  
46902,humanitarian do-gooder improver,someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms  
46903,humanitarianism humanism,the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare  
46904,humanity,the quality of being humane  
46905,humanization humanisation,the act of making more human  
46906,humanness humanity manhood,the quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood"  
46907,humate,material that is high in humic acids  
46908,humbleness unimportance obscureness lowliness,the state of being humble and unimportant  
46909,humbug snake_oil,communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive  
46910,humdinger,someone of remarkable excellence; "a humdinger of a secretary"  
46911,humectant,any substance that is added to another substance to keep it moist  
46912,humeral_veil veil,a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl  
46913,humerus,bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow  
46914,humic_acid,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"  
46915,humic_shale,shale that is rich in humic acids  
46916,humic_substance,an organic residue of decaying organic matter  
46917,humidifier,an appliance designed to add moisture to the air in a building; "The humidifier assures the appropriate moisture level for our paintings"  
46918,humidity humidness,wetness in the atmosphere  
46919,humification,the process of the formation of humus from plant remains  
46920,humiliation,state of disgrace or loss of self-respect  
46921,humiliation abasement,depriving one of self-esteem  
46922,humiliation mortification,an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another"  
46923,humility humbleness,a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope"  
46924,humility humbleness,a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue"  
46925,humin,a black humic substance that is not soluble in water  
46926,hummer,a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words  
46927,humming,the act of singing with closed lips  
46928,humming_top,a top that makes a humming noise as it spins  
46929,hummingbird,tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight  
46930,hummus humus hommos hoummos humous,a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East  
46931,humor humour,(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"  
46932,humor humour,the quality of being funny; "I fail to see the humor in it"  
46933,humor humour sense_of_humor sense_of_humour,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"  
46934,humoral_immune_response,an immune response (chiefly against bacterial invasion) that is mediated by B cells  
46935,humorist humourist,someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way  
46936,humpback humpback_whale Megaptera_novaeangliae,large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives  
46937,humpback hunchback crookback,a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine  
46938,humus,partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil  
46939,hunch,the act of bending yourself into a humped position  
46940,hundred 100 C century one_C,ten 10s  
46941,hundred_dollar_bill c-note,a United States bill worth 100 dollars  
46942,hundred_thousand 100000 lakh,the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten  
46943,hundredth,position 100 in a countable series of things  
46944,hundredweight cwt long_hundredweight,a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds  
46945,hundredweight cwt short_hundredweight centner cental quintal,a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds  
46946,hundredweight metric_hundredweight doppelzentner centner,a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms  
46947,hung_jury,a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)  
46948,hunger hungriness,a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation  
46949,hunger hungriness thirst thirstiness,strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection"  
46950,hunger_march,a march of protest or demonstration by the unemployed  
46951,hunger_marcher,an unemployed person who participates in a hunger march  
46952,hunger_strike,a voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest  
46953,hunk,a well-built sexually attractive man  
46954,hunk lump,a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal"  
46955,hunt,an instance of searching for something; "the hunt for submarines"  
46956,hunt hunt_club,an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport  
46957,hunt hunting,the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts  
46958,hunt hunting,the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport  
46959,hunted_person,a person who is hunted  
46960,hunter,a person who searches for something; "a treasure hunter"  
46961,hunter hunting_watch,a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal  
46962,hunter huntsman,someone who hunts game  
46963,hunter's_sauce sauce_chausseur,brown sauce and tomato puree with onions and mushrooms and dry white wine  
46964,hunter-gatherer,a member of a hunting and gathering society  
46965,hunting_and_gathering_tribe hunting_and_gathering_society,group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and by gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic  
46966,hunting_dog,a dog used in hunting game  
46967,hunting_ground,a place where opportunities abound  
46968,hunting_ground,an area in which game is hunted  
46969,hunting_guide,guide to people hunting in unfamiliar territory  
46970,hunting_knife,a large sharp knife with a handle shaped to fit the grip  
46971,hunting_license hunting_licence hunting_permit game_license,a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time  
46972,hunting_season,the season during which it is legal to kill a particular species  
46973,huntress,a woman hunter  
46974,huntsman's_horn huntsman's_horns yellow_trumpet yellow_pitcher_plant trumpets Sarracenia_flava,pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids  
46975,huon_pine Lagarostrobus_franklinii Dacrydium_franklinii,Tasmanian timber tree with yellow aromatic wavy-grained wood used for carving and ship building; sometimes placed in genus Dacrydium  
46976,hurdle,an obstacle that you are expected to overcome; "the last hurdle before graduation"  
46977,hurdle,a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races  
46978,hurdler,an athlete who runs the hurdles  
46979,hurdles hurdling hurdle_race,a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles  
46980,hurdy_gurdy hurdy-gurdy wheel_fiddle,a stringed instrument that produces sounds by means of a wheel that rubs against the strings  
46981,hurl cast,a violent throw  
46982,hurling,a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each  
46983,hurrah hooray,a victory cheer; "let's give the team a big hurrah"  
46984,hurricane,a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)  
46985,hurricane_deck hurricane_roof promenade_deck awning_deck,a deck at the top of a passenger ship  
46986,hurricane_lamp hurricane_lantern tornado_lantern storm_lantern storm_lamp,an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney  
46987,hurry haste,a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"  
46988,husband hubby married_man,a married man; a woman's partner in marriage  
46989,hush stillness still,(poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"  
46990,hush_money,a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret  
46991,hush_puppy hushpuppy,deep-fried cornbread ball (southern)  
46992,husk,outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds  
46993,huskiness ruggedness toughness,the property of being big and strong  
46994,husking_bee cornhusking,a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn  
46995,hussar,a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress  
46996,hustings,the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)  
46997,hustler wheeler_dealer operator,a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties  
46998,hut army_hut field_hut,temporary military shelter  
46999,hutch,a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals  
47000,hutment,an encampment of huts (chiefly military)  
47001,hyacinth,any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs  
47002,hyacinth jacinth,a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone  
47003,hyacinth_bean bonavist Indian_bean Egyptian_bean Lablab_purpureus Dolichos_lablab,perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like 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  
47004,hyaline hyalin,a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions  
47005,hyaline_cartilage,translucent cartilage that is common in joints and the respiratory passages; forms most of the fetal skeleton  
47006,hyalinization hyalinisation,the state of being hyaline or having become hyaline; "the patient's arterioles showed marked hyalinization"  
47007,hyaloid_membrane hyaloid,the transparent membrane enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina  
47008,hyaloplasm ground_substance,the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell  
47009,hyaluronic_acid,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  
47010,hyaluronidase spreading_factor Hyazyme,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  
47011,hybrid,a composite of mixed origin; "the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices"  
47012,hybrid crossbreed cross,(genetics) 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"  
47013,hybrid_petunia Petunia_hybrida,hybrids of Petunia axillaris and Petunia integrifolia: a complex group of petunias having single or double flowers in colors from white to purple  
47014,hybrid_tuberous_begonia Begonia_tuberhybrida,any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and variously colored flowers  
47015,hybridization hybridisation crossbreeding crossing cross interbreeding hybridizing,(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids  
47016,hybridoma,a hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a lymphocyte and a tumor cell; used to culture a specific monoclonal antibody  
47017,hydantoin,any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy  
47018,hydathode water_pore water_stoma,a pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants  
47019,hydatid,cyst filled with liquid; forms as a result of infestation by tapeworm larvae (as in echinococcosis)  
47020,hydatid_mole hydatidiform_mole molar_pregnancy,an abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around the fetus degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs; usually associated with the death of the fetus  
47021,hydnocarpus_oil,oil from seeds of trees of the genus Hydnocarpus especially Hydnocarpus wightiana (Hydnocarpus laurifolia)  
47022,hydra,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"  
47023,hydra,small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp  
47024,hydralazine Apresoline,an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure  
47025,hydramnios,an abnormality of pregnancy; accumulation of excess amniotic fluid  
47026,hydrangea,any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea  
47027,hydrant,a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks  
47028,hydrarthrosis,inflammation and swelling of a movable joint because of excess synovial fluid  
47029,hydrate,any compound that contains water of crystallization  
47030,hydration,the process of combining with water; usually reversible  
47031,hydraulic_brake hydraulic_brakes,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  
47032,hydraulic_cement Portland_cement,a cement that hardens under water; made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result  
47033,hydraulic_engineering,the branch of civil engineering dealing with the use and control of water in motion  
47034,hydraulic_press,press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area  
47035,hydraulic_pump hydraulic_ram,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  
47036,hydraulic_system,a mechanism operated by the resistance offered or the pressure transmitted when a liquid is forced through a small opening or tube  
47037,hydraulic_transmission hydraulic_transmission_system,a transmission that depends on a hydraulic system  
47038,hydrazine,a colorless fuming corrosive liquid; a powerful reducing agent; used chiefly in rocket fuels  
47039,hydrazo_group hydrazo_radical,the bivalent group -HNNH- derived from hydrazine  
47040,hydrazoic_acid azoimide hydrogen_azide HN,a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling  
47041,hydrazoite,a salt of hydrazoic acid  
47042,hydremia,blood disorder in which there is excess fluid volume compared with the cell volume of the blood  
47043,hydride,any binary compound formed by the union of hydrogen and other elements  
47044,hydrilla Hydrilla_verticillata,submersed plant with whorled lanceolate leaves and solitary axillary flowers; Old World plant naturalized in southern United States and clogging Florida's waterways  
47045,hydriodic_acid,(HI) a colorless or yellow aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide; "hydriodic acid is a strong acid"  
47046,hydrobromic_acid,an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide that is a strong liquid acid  
47047,hydrocarbon,an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen  
47048,hydrocele,disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac (especially in the scrotum)  
47049,hydrocephalus hydrocephaly,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  
47050,hydrochloric_acid chlorohydric_acid,an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly corrosive acid  
47051,hydrochloride,a complex consisting of an organic base in association with hydrogen chloride  
47052,hydrochlorofluorocarbon HCFC,a fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere  
47053,hydrochlorothiazide Microzide Esidrix HydroDIURIL,a diuretic drug (trade name Microzide, Esidrix, and HydroDIURIL) used in the treatment of hypertension  
47054,hydrocolloid,a substance that forms a gel with water  
47055,hydrocortisone cortisol Hydrocortone Cortef,an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism  
47056,hydrocracking,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  
47057,hydrocyanic_acid prussic_acid,a solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds  
47058,hydrodynamics hydrokinetics,study of fluids in motion  
47059,hydroelectric_turbine,turbine consisting of a large and efficient version of a water wheel used to drive an electric generator  
47060,hydroelectricity,electricity produced by water power  
47061,hydroflumethiazide,diuretic used to treat hypertension and edema  
47062,hydrofluoric_acid,a weak poisonous liquid acid; formed by solution of hydrogen fluoride in water  
47063,hydrofluorocarbon HFC,a fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing  
47064,hydrofoil foil,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"  
47065,hydrofoil hydroplane,a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures 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"  
47066,hydrogel,a colloidal gel in which water is the dispersion medium  
47067,hydrogen H atomic_number_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  
47068,hydrogen_atom,an atom of hydrogen  
47069,hydrogen_bomb H-bomb fusion_bomb thermonuclear_bomb,a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium  
47070,hydrogen_bond,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  
47071,hydrogen_bromide,a colorless gas that yields hydrobromic acid in solution with water  
47072,hydrogen_chloride,a colorless corrosive gas (HCl)  
47073,hydrogen_cyanide,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  
47074,hydrogen_fluoride,a colorless poisonous corrosive liquid made by the action of sulphuric acid on calcium fluoride; solutions in water are hydrofluoric acid  
47075,hydrogen_iodide,a colorless gas that yields hydroiodic acid in aqueous solution  
47076,hydrogen_ion,a positively charged atom of hydrogen; that is to say, a normal hydrogen atomic nucleus  
47077,hydrogen_ion_concentration,the number of moles of hydrogen ions per cubic decimeter  
47078,hydrogen_peroxide peroxide,a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels  
47079,hydrogen_sulfide,a sulfide having the unpleasant smell of rotten eggs  
47080,hydrogenation,a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil; "food producers use hydrogenation to keep fat from becoming rancid"  
47081,hydrography,the science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters of the earth with special reference to navigation  
47082,hydroiodic_acid,an acid formed by aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide  
47083,hydrologist,a geologist skilled in hydrology  
47084,hydrology,the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation  
47085,hydrolysate,a product of hydrolysis  
47086,hydrolysis,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  
47087,hydromancer,one who practices hydromancy  
47088,hydromancy,divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides)  
47089,hydromel,honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented  
47090,hydrometer gravimeter,a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid  
47091,hydrometry gravimetry,the measurement of specific gravity  
47092,hydromorphone_hydrochloride hydromorphone Dilaudid,a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain  
47093,hydronephrosis,accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter  
47094,hydropathy hydrotherapy,the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease  
47095,hydrophobia,a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids  
47096,hydrophobia,a morbid fear of water  
47097,hydrophobicity,the property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water  
47098,hydroplane_racing,racing in high-speed motor boats  
47099,hydroponics aquiculture tank_farming,a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients  
47100,hydrosphere,the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor  
47101,hydrostatic_head,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  
47102,hydrostatics,study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion  
47103,hydrothorax,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  
47104,hydroxide,a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group  
47105,hydroxide hydrated_oxide,a compound of an oxide with water  
47106,hydroxide_ion hydroxyl_ion,the anion OH having one oxygen and one hydrogen atom  
47107,hydroxy_acid,any acid that has hydroxyl groups in addition to the hydroxyl group in the acid itself  
47108,hydroxybenzoic_acid,a crystalline derivative of benzoic acid  
47109,hydroxybutyric_acid oxybutyric_acid,hydroxy derivative of butyric acid  
47110,hydroxychloroquine Plaquenil,anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Plaquenil) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and malaria and lupus erythematosus  
47111,hydroxyl hydroxyl_group hydroxyl_radical,the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols  
47112,hydroxymethyl,a methyl with hydroxide replacing the hydrogen atoms  
47113,hydroxyproline,a crystalline amino acid obtained from gelatin or collagen  
47114,hydroxyzine_hydrochloride hydroxyzine Atarax Vistaril,a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness  
47115,hydrozoan hydroid,colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant  
47116,hyena hyaena,doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion  
47117,hygiene,a condition promoting sanitary practices; "personal hygiene"  
47118,hygiene hygienics,the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health  
47119,hygienist,a medical specialist in hygiene  
47120,hygrodeik,a wet and dry bulb hygrometer  
47121,hygrometer,measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere  
47122,hygrophyte,a plant that grows in a moist habitat  
47123,hygroscope,hygrometer that shows variations in the relative humidity of the atmosphere  
47124,hymen maidenhead virginal_membrane,a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin  
47125,hymeneal,a wedding hymn  
47126,hymenium,spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia  
47127,hymenopterous_insect hymenopteran hymenopteron hymenopter,insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing  
47128,hymn anthem,a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)  
47129,hymnal hymnbook hymnary,a songbook containing a collection of hymns  
47130,hyoid hyoid_bone os_hyoideum,a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles  
47131,hyoscyamine,a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract  
47132,hypallage,reversal of the syntactic relation of two words (as in `her beauty's face')  
47133,hypanthium floral_cup calyx_tube,the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)  
47134,hyper-eutectoid_steel,a steel that contains more than 0.9% carbon  
47135,hyperacidity,excessive acidity  
47136,hyperactivity,a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement  
47137,hyperacusis hyperacusia auditory_hyperesthesia,abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels  
47138,hyperbaric_chamber,a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning  
47139,hyperbaton,reversal of normal word order (as in `cheese I love')  
47140,hyperbetalipoproteinemia,a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age  
47141,hyperbilirubinemia,abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood  
47142,hyperbilirubinemia_of_the_newborn neonatal_hyperbilirubinemia,a common disorder that is usually due to immaturity of the liver; usually subsides spontaneously  
47143,hyperbola,an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone  
47144,hyperbole exaggeration,extravagant exaggeration  
47145,hyperbolic_geometry,(mathematics) a non-Euclidean geometry in which the parallel axiom is replaced by the assumption that through any point in a plane there are two or more lines that do not intersect a given line in the plane; "Karl Gauss pioneered hyperbolic geometry"  
47146,hyperboloid,a quadric surface generated by rotating a hyperbola around its main axis  
47147,hypercalcemia hypercalcaemia,the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease  
47148,hypercalciuria hypercalcinuria,the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis  
47149,hypercapnia hypercarbia,the physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood  
47150,hypercatalectic,(prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot  
47151,hypercellularity,the state of having abnormally many cells  
47152,hypercholesterolemia hypercholesteremia,the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis  
47153,hyperchromic_anemia hyperchromic_anaemia,anemia characterized by an increase in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin  
47154,hypercoaster,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  
47155,hyperemesis,severe and excessive vomiting  
47156,hyperemesis_gravidarum,hyperemesis during pregnancy; if severe it can result in damage to the brain and liver and kidney  
47157,hyperemia hyperaemia,increased blood in an organ or other body part  
47158,hyperextension,greater than normal extension  
47159,hyperfocal_distance,the distance in front of a lens that is focused at infinity beyond which all objects are well defined and clear  
47160,hyperglycemia hyperglycaemia,abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes  
47161,hyperhidrosis hyperidrosis polyhidrosis,excessive and profuse perspiration  
47162,hypericism,a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John's wort  
47163,hyperkalemia,higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs  
47164,hyperlink,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  
47165,hyperlipoproteinemia,any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in high levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood  
47166,hypermarket,a huge supermarket (usually built on the outskirts of a town)  
47167,hypermastigote,flagellate symbiotic in the intestines of e.g. termites  
47168,hypermedia hypermedia_system interactive_multimedia interactive_multimedia_system,a multimedia system in which related items of information are connected and can be presented together  
47169,hypermotility,excessive movement; especially excessive motility of the gastrointestinal tract  
47170,hypernatremia,excessive amounts of sodium in the blood; possibly indicating diabetes insipidus  
47171,hypernym superordinate superordinate_word,a word that is more generic than a given word  
47172,hypernymy superordination,the semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class  
47173,hyperon,any baryon that is not a nucleon; unstable particle with mass greater than a neutron  
47174,hyperope,a person with hyperopia; a farsighted person  
47175,hyperopia hypermetropia hypermetropy farsightedness longsightedness,abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects  
47176,hyperparathyroidism,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)  
47177,hyperpigmentation,unusual darkening of the skin  
47178,hyperpituitarism,excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone)  
47179,hyperplasia,abnormal increase in number of cells  
47180,hyperpnea,energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders  
47181,hyperpyrexia,extremely high fever (especially in children)  
47182,hypersecretion,excessive secretion  
47183,hypersensitivity,pathological sensitivity  
47184,hypersensitivity,extreme sensitivity  
47185,hypersensitivity_reaction,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  
47186,hypersomnia,an inability to stay awake  
47187,hypersplenism,enlarged spleen and a decrease in one or more types of blood cells; associated with many disorders  
47188,hypertensive,a person who has abnormally high blood pressure  
47189,hypertext,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  
47190,hypertext_markup_language hypertext_mark-up_language HTML,a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents  
47191,hypertext_system,a database management system that allows strings of text (`objects') to be processed as a complex network of nodes that are linked together in an arbitrary way  
47192,hypertext_transfer_protocol HTTP,a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers  
47193,hyperthermia hyperthermy,abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)  
47194,hyperthyroidism thyrotoxicosis,an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones  
47195,hypertonia hypertonus hypertonicity,(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic  
47196,hypertonicity,(of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other  
47197,hypertrophic_cardiomyopathy,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  
47198,hypertrophy,abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ  
47199,hypervelocity,excessive velocity; "the meteorites struck the earth with hypervelocity impacts"  
47200,hyperventilation,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  
47201,hypervitaminosis,an abnormal condition resulting from taking vitamins excessively; can be serious for vitamins A or D or K  
47202,hypervolemia hypervolaemia,a blood disorder consisting of an increase in the volume of circulating blood  
47203,hypha,any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus  
47204,hyphema,bleeding into the interior chamber of the eye  
47205,hyphen dash,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  
47206,hyphenation,connecting syllables and words by hyphens  
47207,hypnagogue,an agent that induces drowsiness or sleep  
47208,hypnoanalysis,the use of hypnosis in conjunction with psychoanalysis  
47209,hypnogenesis,the induction of sleep or hypnosis  
47210,hypnophobia,a morbid fear of falling asleep  
47211,hypnosis,a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion  
47212,hypnotherapy,the use of hypnosis in psychotherapy  
47213,hypnotic_trance,a trance induced by the use of hypnosis; the person accepts the suggestions of the hypnotist  
47214,hypnotism mesmerism suggestion,the act of inducing hypnosis  
47215,hypnotist hypnotizer hypnotiser mesmerist mesmerizer,a person who induces hypnosis  
47216,hypo sodium_thiosulphate sodium_thiosulfate,a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing  
47217,hypo-eutectoid_steel,a steel that contains less that 0.9% carbon  
47218,hypobasidium,special cell constituting the base of the basidium in various fungi especially of the order Tremellales  
47219,hypobetalipoproteinemia,a hereditary disorder characterized by low levels of beta-lipoproteins and lipids and cholesterol  
47220,hypocalcemia hypocalcaemia,abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency  
47221,hypocapnia acapnia,a state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal; can result from deep or rapid breathing  
47222,hypocellularity,the state of having abnormally few cells  
47223,hypochlorite,any salt or ester of hypochlorous acid  
47224,hypochlorous_acid,a weak unstable acid known only in solution and in its salts; used as a bleaching agent and as an oxidizing agent  
47225,hypochondria hypochondriasis,chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments  
47226,hypochondriac,a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments  
47227,hypochondrium,the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium  
47228,hypochromic_anemia hypochromic_anaemia,anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin  
47229,hypocrisy,insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have  
47230,hypocrisy lip_service,an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction  
47231,hypocrite dissembler dissimulator phony phoney pretender,a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives  
47232,hypocycloid,a line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle  
47233,hypodermic_needle,a hollow needle  
47234,hypodermic_syringe hypodermic hypo,a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections  
47235,hypodermis,layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods  
47236,hypoesthesia hypesthesia,impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity  
47237,hypogammaglobulinemia,an abnormally low concentration of gamma globulin in the blood and increased risk of infection  
47238,hypogastric_plexus plexus_hypogastricus,a plexus of nerves serving the pelvic viscera  
47239,hypogastric_vein internal_iliac_vein,a vein that unites with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein  
47240,hypoglossal hypoglossal_nerve nervus_hypoglosus twelfth_cranial_nerve,supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles  
47241,hypoglycemia hypoglycaemia,abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet  
47242,hypoglycemic_agent hypoglycaemic_agent,any of various agents that decrease the level of glucose in the blood and are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus  
47243,hypogonadism,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  
47244,hypokalemia,abnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood leading to weakness and heart abnormalities; associated with adrenal tumors or starvation or taking diuretics  
47245,hypolipoproteinemia,any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in low levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood  
47246,hyponatremia,abnormally low level of sodium in the blood; associated with dehydration  
47247,hyponitrous_acid,an explosive white crystalline weak acid (H2N2O2)  
47248,hyponym subordinate subordinate_word,a word that is more specific than a given word  
47249,hyponymy subordination,the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class  
47250,hypoparathyroidism,inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood  
47251,hypophosphoric_acid,a crystalline tetrabasic acid (H4P2O6)  
47252,hypophosphorous_acid phosphorous_acid orthophosphorous_acid,a clear or yellow monobasic acid (H3PO2)  
47253,hypophyseal_stalk,the funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus  
47254,hypophysectomy,surgical removal of the pituitary gland  
47255,hypopigmentation,unusual lack of skin color  
47256,hypoplasia,underdevelopment of an organ because of a decrease in the number of cells  
47257,hypoplastic_anemia hypoplastic_anaemia,anemia resulting from inadequately functioning bone marrow; can develop into aplastic anemia  
47258,hypopnea,slow or shallow breathing  
47259,hypoproteinemia,abnormally low level of protein in the blood; can indicate inadequate diet or intestinal or renal disorders  
47260,hyposmia,lessened sensitivity to odors  
47261,hypospadias,an abnormal condition in males in which the urethra opens on the under surface of the penis  
47262,hypostasis,the accumulation of blood in an organ  
47263,hypostasis,(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality  
47264,hypostasis epistasis,the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene  
47265,hypostasis hypostasis_of_Christ,any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united  
47266,hypostatization hypostatisation reification,regarding something abstract as a material thing  
47267,hypotension,abnormally low blood pressure  
47268,hypotensive,a person who has abnormally low blood pressure  
47269,hypotenuse,the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle  
47270,hypothalamus,a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system  
47271,hypothermia,subnormal body temperature  
47272,hypothesis,a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations  
47273,hypothesis possibility theory,a tentative insight into 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"  
47274,hypothetical,a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; "consider the following, just as a hypothetical"  
47275,hypothetical_creature,a creature that has not been observed but is hypothesized to exist  
47276,hypothetical_imperative,a principle stating the action required to attain a desired goal  
47277,hypothrombinemia,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  
47278,hypothyroidism,an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones  
47279,hypotonia hypotonus hypotonicity,(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic  
47280,hypotonicity,(of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some other  
47281,hypovolemia hypovolaemia,a blood disorder consisting of a decrease in the volume of circulating blood  
47282,hypovolemic_shock,shock caused by severe blood or fluid loss  
47283,hypoxia,oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency  
47284,hypoxic_hypoxia,hypoxia resulting from defective oxygenation of the blood in the lungs  
47285,hypozeugma,use of a series of subjects with a single predicate  
47286,hypozeuxis,use of a series of parallel clauses (as in `I came, I saw, I conquered')  
47287,hypsography,the scientific study of the earth's configuration above sea level (emphasizing the measurement of land altitudes relative to sea level)  
47288,hypsometer,an altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation  
47289,hypsometry hypsography,measurement of the elevation of land above sea level  
47290,hyrax coney cony dassie das,any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes  
47291,hyson,a Chinese green tea with twisted leaves  
47292,hyssop,bitter leaves used sparingly in salads; dried flowers used in soups and tisanes  
47293,hyssop Hyssopus_officinalis,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  
47294,hyssop_oil,used chiefly in liqueurs  
47295,hysterectomy,surgical removal of the uterus  
47296,hysteresis,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  
47297,hysteria,excessive or uncontrollable fear  
47298,hysteria hysterical_neurosis,neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions  
47299,hysteric,a person suffering from hysteria  
47300,hysterics,an attack of hysteria  
47301,hysterocatalepsy,hysteria with cataleptic symptoms  
47302,hysteron_proteron,reversal of normal order of two words or sentences etc. (as in `bred and born')  
47303,hysteron_proteron,the logical fallacy of using as a true premise a proposition that is yet to be proved  
47304,hysterosalpingogram,X ray of the uterus and Fallopian tubes; usually done in diagnosing infertility (to see if there any blockages)  
47305,hysteroscopy,visual examination of the uterus and uterine lining using an endoscope inserted through the vagina  
47306,hysterotomy,surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section)  
47307,iPod,(trademark) a pocket-sized device used to play music files  
47308,iamb iambus,a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables  
47309,iambic,a verse line consisting of iambs  
47310,ibex Capra_ibex,wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns  
47311,ibis,wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills  
47312,ibolium_privet ibota_privet Ligustrum_ibolium,fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium  
47313,ibuprofen isobutylphenyl_propionic_acid Advil Motrin Nuprin,a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic; "daily use of ibuprofen can irritate the stomach"  
47314,ice,the frozen part of a body of water  
47315,ice frappe,a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)  
47316,ice sparkler,diamonds; "look at the ice on that dame!"  
47317,ice water_ice,water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks"  
47318,ice-cream_bean Inga_edulis,ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America  
47319,ice-cream_cake icebox_cake,ice cream molded to look like a cake  
47320,ice-cream_cone,ice cream in a crisp conical wafer  
47321,ice-cream_soda ice-cream_float float,a drink with ice cream floating in it  
47322,ice-cream_sundae sundae,ice cream served with a topping  
47323,ice-skater,someone who engages in ice skating  
47324,ice_age glacial_period glacial_epoch,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"  
47325,ice_ax ice_axe piolet,an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice  
47326,ice_bear polar_bear Ursus_Maritimus Thalarctos_maritimus,white bear of Arctic regions  
47327,ice_cream icecream,frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring  
47328,ice_crystal snow_mist diamond_dust poudrin ice_needle frost_snow frost_mist,small crystals of ice  
47329,ice_cube,a small cube of artificial ice; used for cooling drinks  
47330,ice_field,a large flat mass of ice (larger than an ice floe) floating at sea  
47331,ice_floe floe,a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea  
47332,ice_fog pogonip,a dense winter fog containing ice particles  
47333,ice_hockey hockey hockey_game,a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled hockey sticks  
47334,ice_hockey_rink ice-hockey_rink,an ice rink for playing ice hockey  
47335,ice_lolly lolly lollipop popsicle,ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick; "in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly"  
47336,ice_machine,an electric refrigerator to supply ice cubes  
47337,ice_maker,an appliance included in some electric refrigerators for making ice cubes  
47338,ice_mass,a large mass of ice  
47339,ice_milk,similar to ice cream but made of milk  
47340,ice_pack ice_bag,a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling  
47341,ice_plant icicle_plant Mesembryanthemum_crystallinum,Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that resemble ice  
47342,ice_rink ice-skating_rink ice,a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice"  
47343,ice_show,any entertainment performed by ice skaters  
47344,ice_skate,skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole  
47345,ice_skating,skating on ice  
47346,ice_storm silver_storm,a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice  
47347,ice_tea iced_tea,strong tea served over ice  
47348,ice_tongs,tongs for lifting blocks of ice  
47349,ice_wagon ice-wagon,(formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door  
47350,ice_water,water served ice-cold or with ice  
47351,iceberg berg,a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier  
47352,iceboat ice_yacht scooter,a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice  
47353,icebreaker,a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere; "he told jokes as an icebreaker"  
47354,icebreaker iceboat,a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation  
47355,icecap ice_cap,a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)  
47356,iced-tea_spoon,a teaspoon with a long handle  
47357,iced_coffee ice_coffee,a strong sweetened coffee served over ice with cream  
47358,icefall,a steep part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall  
47359,icehouse,a house for storing ice  
47360,iceman,someone who cuts and delivers ice  
47361,icepick ice_pick,pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice  
47362,icetray,a tray for making cubes of ice in a refrigerator  
47363,ichneumon Herpestes_ichneumon,northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs  
47364,ichneumon_fly,hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae  
47365,ichor,(Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods  
47366,ichthyolatry fish-worship,the worship of fish  
47367,ichthyologist,a zoologist who studies fishes  
47368,ichthyology,the branch of zoology that studies fishes  
47369,ichthyosaur,any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbs  
47370,ichthyosaurus,ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic  
47371,ichthyosis,any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is dry and scaly like a fish  
47372,icicle,ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water  
47373,icing icing_the_puck,(ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal  
47374,icing_sugar,finely powdered sugar used to make icing  
47375,icon,(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  
47376,icon ikon,a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church  
47377,iconoclasm,the orientation of an iconoclast  
47378,iconoclast,someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions  
47379,iconoclast image_breaker,a destroyer of images used in religious worship  
47380,iconography,the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject; "religious iconography"; "the propagandistic iconography of a despot"  
47381,iconolatry,the worship of sacred images  
47382,iconology,the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms)  
47383,iconoscope,the first practical television-camera for picture pickup; invented in 1923 by Vladimir Kosma Zworykin  
47384,icosahedron,any polyhedron having twenty plane faces  
47385,ictodosaur,intermediate in form between the therapsids and most primitive true mammals  
47386,id,(psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity  
47387,idea,a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him"  
47388,idea thought,the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"  
47389,ideal,the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain  
47390,ideal paragon nonpareil saint apotheosis nonesuch nonsuch,model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal  
47391,ideal_gas perfect_gas,a hypothetical gas with molecules of negligible size that exert no intermolecular forces  
47392,idealism,(philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality  
47393,idealism,impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are  
47394,idealist dreamer,someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations  
47395,ideality,the quality of being ideal  
47396,idealization idealisation,(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad  
47397,idealization idealisation,something that exists only as an idea  
47398,idealization idealisation glorification,a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading"  
47399,ideation,the process of forming and relating ideas  
47400,identical_twin monozygotic_twin monozygous_twin,either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material)  
47401,identification,the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established; "the thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest"; "identification of the gun was an important clue"  
47402,identification,evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing  
47403,identification,the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)  
47404,identification_particle,a tiny particle of material that can be added to a product to indicate the source of manufacture  
47405,identifier,a symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it  
47406,identity,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"  
47407,identity identicalness indistinguishability,exact sameness; "they shared an identity of interests"  
47408,identity identity_element identity_operator,an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates; "the identity under numerical multiplication is 1"  
47409,identity personal_identity individuality,the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army"  
47410,identity_crisis,distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about one's self and one's role in society  
47411,identity_matrix unit_matrix,a scalar matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are unity  
47412,identity_theft,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  
47413,ideogram ideograph,a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it; "Chinese characters are ideograms"  
47414,ideography,the use of ideograms in writing  
47415,ideological_barrier,a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies  
47416,ideologist ideologue,an advocate of some ideology  
47417,ideology,imaginary or visionary theorization  
47418,ides,in the Roman calendar: the 15th of March or May or July or October or the 13th of any other month  
47419,idesia Idesia_polycarpa,deciduous roundheaded 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  
47420,idiocy amentia,extreme mental retardation  
47421,idiolatry autolatry self-worship,the worship of yourself  
47422,idiolect,the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life  
47423,idiom idiomatic_expression phrasal_idiom set_phrase phrase,an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up  
47424,idiopathic_disease idiopathic_disorder idiopathy,any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause  
47425,idiosyncrasy foible mannerism,a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual  
47426,idiot imbecile cretin moron changeling half-wit retard,a person of subnormal intelligence  
47427,idiot_light,a colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure)  
47428,idiot_savant,person who is mentally retarded in general but who displays remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually involving memory)  
47429,idle,the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling; "the car engine was running at idle"  
47430,idle_pulley idler_pulley idle_wheel,a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it  
47431,idleness idling loafing,having no employment  
47432,idler loafer do-nothing layabout bum,person who does no work; "a lazy bum"  
47433,idol graven_image god,a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god"  
47434,idol matinee_idol,someone who is adored blindly and excessively  
47435,idolater idolizer idoliser idol_worshiper,a person who worships idols  
47436,idolatress,a woman idolater  
47437,idolatry idol_worship,the worship of idols; the worship of physical objects or images as gods  
47438,idolization idolisation,the act of worshiping blindly and to excess  
47439,idolizer idoliser,a lover blind with admiration and devotion  
47440,idyll,an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll  
47441,igloo iglu,an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome  
47442,igneous_rock,rock formed by the solidification of molten magma  
47443,igniter ignitor lighter,a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire  
47444,ignition,the process of initiating combustion or catching fire  
47445,ignition firing lighting kindling inflammation,the act of setting something on fire  
47446,ignition ignition_system,the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine  
47447,ignition_coil,an induction coil that converts current from a battery into the high-voltage current required by spark plugs  
47448,ignition_key,a key that operates the ignition switch of an automotive engine  
47449,ignition_switch,switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter  
47450,ignobleness ignobility,the quality of being ignoble  
47451,ignoramus know_nothing uneducated_person,an ignorant person  
47452,ignorance,the lack of knowledge or education  
47453,ignorantness nescience unknowing unknowingness,ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)  
47454,ignoratio_elenchi,the logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving an irrelevant point has proved the point at issue  
47455,iguanid iguanid_lizard,lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males  
47456,iguanodon,massive herbivorous bipedal dinosaur with a long heavy tail; common in Europe and northern Africa; early Cretaceous period  
47457,ijtihad,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 ijtihad is a prerequisite for the survival of Islam"  
47458,ilama,whitish tropical fruit with a pinkish tinge related to custard apples; grown in the southern United States  
47459,ilama ilama_tree Annona_diversifolia,tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit  
47460,ilang-ilang,oil distilled from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree; used in perfumery  
47461,ilang-ilang ylang-ylang Cananga_odorata,evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental  
47462,ileal_artery intestinal_artery arteria_ileum,branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the ileum  
47463,ileitis,inflammation of the ileum  
47464,ileocecal_valve,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  
47465,ileocolic_artery arteria_ileocolica,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  
47466,ileocolic_vein vena_ileocolica,a vein that drains the end of the ileum and the appendix and the cecum and the lower part of the ascending colon  
47467,ileostomy,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  
47468,ileum,the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum  
47469,iliac_artery arteria_iliaca,one of the large arteries supplying blood to the pelvis and legs  
47470,iliac_vein vena_iliaca,one of three veins draining the pelvic area  
47471,iliolumbar_artery arteria_iliolumbalis,an artery that originates in the internal iliac artery and supplies the pelvic muscles and bones  
47472,iliolumbar_vein vena_iliolumbalis,a branch of the internal iliac vein  
47473,ilium,the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone  
47474,ill-being,lack of prosperity or happiness or health  
47475,ill_health unhealthiness health_problem,a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain  
47476,ill_humor ill_humour distemper,an angry and disagreeable mood  
47477,ill_nature,a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition  
47478,illegal_possession,possession of controlled substances  
47479,illegality,unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute  
47480,illegibility,the quality of writing (print or handwriting) that cannot be deciphered  
47481,illegitimacy,unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law  
47482,illiberality,a disposition not to be liberal (generous) with money  
47483,illicitness,the quality of not conforming strictly to law  
47484,illiteracy,ignorance resulting from not reading  
47485,illiteracy analphabetism,an inability to read  
47486,illiterate illiterate_person nonreader,a person unable to read  
47487,illness unwellness malady sickness,impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism  
47488,illogicality illogicalness illogic inconsequence,invalid or incorrect reasoning  
47489,illuminance illumination,the luminous flux incident on a unit area  
47490,illuminant,something that can serve as a source of light  
47491,illumination,the degree of visibility of your environment  
47492,illumination_unit,a measure of illumination  
47493,illusion fantasy phantasy fancy,something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"  
47494,illusion semblance,an erroneous mental representation  
47495,illustration,artwork that helps make something clear or attractive  
47496,illustration,a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand  
47497,illustrator,an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.)  
47498,ilmenite,a weakly magnetic black mineral found in metamorphic and plutonic rocks; an iron titanium oxide in crystalline form; a source of titanium  
47499,image,the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public; "although her popular image was contrived it served to inspire music and pageantry"; "the company tried to project an altruistic image"  
47500,image mental_image,an iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate"  
47501,image range range_of_a_function,(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined; "the image of f(x) = x^2 is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers"  
47502,image_compression,the compression of graphics for storage or transmission  
47503,imaginary_being imaginary_creature,a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction  
47504,imaginary_part imaginary_part_of_a_complex_number,the part of a complex number that has the square root of -1 as a factor  
47505,imaginary_place mythical_place fictitious_place,a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings  
47506,imagination imaginativeness vision,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"  
47507,imagination imaging imagery mental_imagery,the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"  
47508,imagination_image thought-image,a mental image produced by the imagination  
47509,imaginative_comparison,the kind of mental comparison that is expressed in similes or metaphors or allegories  
47510,imaging tomography,(medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body  
47511,imagism,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  
47512,imago,(psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood  
47513,imago,an adult insect produced after metamorphosis  
47514,imam imaum,(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  
47515,imaret,a hostel for pilgrims in Turkey  
47516,imbalance instability unbalance,a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium; "a hormonal imbalance"  
47517,imbecility,retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot  
47518,imbibition,(chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel  
47519,imbrication overlapping lapping,covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)  
47520,imbroglio,a very embarrassing misunderstanding  
47521,imbroglio embroilment,an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation  
47522,imidazole iminazole glyoxaline,an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor  
47523,imide,any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-  
47524,imipramine impramine_hydrochloride Imavate Tofranil,a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression  
47525,imitation,the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations  
47526,imitation,something copied or derived from an original  
47527,imitation,copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else  
47528,imitative_electronic_deception electronic_imitative_deception,the introduction of electromagnetic energy into enemy systems that imitates enemy emissions  
47529,immanence immanency,the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain  
47530,immateriality,complete irrelevance requiring no further consideration  
47531,immateriality incorporeality,the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter  
47532,immaturity immatureness,not having reached maturity  
47533,immediacy immediate_apprehension,immediate intuitive awareness  
47534,immediacy immediateness,lack of an intervening or mediating agency; "the immediacy of television coverage"  
47535,immediacy immediateness instantaneousness instancy,the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication"  
47536,immediate_allergy atopy atopic_allergy type_I_allergic_reaction,an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact  
47537,immediate_constituent,a constituent of a sentence at the first step in an analysis: e.g., subject and predicate  
47538,immersion,a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged  
47539,immersion_heater,a heating element that is immersed in the liquid that is to be heated (as in a hot-water tank)  
47540,immigrant,a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there  
47541,immigrant_class,recent immigrants who are lumped together as a class by their low socioeconomic status in spite of different cultural backgrounds  
47542,immigration,the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval; "the increased immigration strengthened the colony"  
47543,immigration in-migration,migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)  
47544,imminence imminency imminentness impendence impendency forthcomingness,the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon  
47545,imminent_abortion threatened_abortion,the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception  
47546,immobility,the quality of not moving  
47547,immobilization immobilisation,fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; "immobilization of the injured knee was necessary"  
47548,immobilization immobilisation immobilizing,the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement; "the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team"  
47549,immoderation immoderateness,the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation  
47550,immodesty,the trait of being vain and conceited  
47551,immolation,killing or offering as a sacrifice  
47552,immorality,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"  
47553,immortal,a person (such as an author) of enduring fame; "Shakespeare is one of the immortals"  
47554,immortality,perpetual life after death  
47555,immortality,the quality or state of being immortal  
47556,immortelle Xeranthemum_annuum,mostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers having usually purple flowers; southern Europe to Iran; naturalized elsewhere  
47557,immotility,lacking an ability to move  
47558,immovability immovableness,not capable of being moved or rearranged  
47559,immovable_bandage,a bandage of cloth impregnated with a substance (e.g., plaster of Paris) that hardens soon after it is applied  
47560,immune,a person who is immune to a particular infection  
47561,immune_response immune_reaction immunologic_response,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  
47562,immune_system,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  
47563,immunity,the quality of being unaffected by something; "immunity to criticism"  
47564,immunity resistance,(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease  
47565,immunization immunisation,the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)  
47566,immunoassay immunochemical_assay,identification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigen; "PSA in the blood can be measured with an immunochemical assay"  
47567,immunochemistry chemoimmunology,the field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies)  
47568,immunocompetence,the ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen  
47569,immunodeficiency,immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced  
47570,immunoelectrophoresis,electrophoresis to separate antigens and antibodies  
47571,immunofluorescence,(immunology) a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissue  
47572,immunogen immunizing_agent,any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body  
47573,immunogenicity,the property of eliciting an immune response  
47574,immunoglobulin Ig immune_serum_globulin immune_gamma_globulin immune_globulin,a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response  
47575,immunoglobulin_A IgA,one of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts  
47576,immunoglobulin_D IgD,one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present in blood serum in small amounts  
47577,immunoglobulin_E IgE,one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present primarily in the skin and mucous membranes  
47578,immunoglobulin_G IgG,one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the main antibody defense against bacteria  
47579,immunoglobulin_M IgM,one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; involved in fighting blood infections and in triggering production of immunoglobulin G  
47580,immunohistochemistry,an assay that shows specific antigens in tissues by the use of markers that are either fluorescent dyes or enzymes (such as horseradish peroxidase)  
47581,immunological_disorder,a disorder of the immune system  
47582,immunologist,a medical scientist who specializes in immunology  
47583,immunology,the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system  
47584,immunopathology,the branch of immunology that deals with pathologies of the immune system  
47585,immunosuppressant immunosuppressor immunosuppressive_drug immunosuppressive immune_suppressant_drug,a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response  
47586,immunosuppression,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)  
47587,immunotherapy,therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system  
47588,immutability immutableness fixity,the quality of being incapable of mutation; "Darwin challenged the fixity of species"  
47589,imp scamp monkey rascal rapscallion scalawag scallywag,one who is playfully mischievous  
47590,impact,the striking of one body against another  
47591,impact wallop,a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"  
47592,impact_printer,a printer that prints by mechanical impacts  
47593,impacted_fracture,fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken end  
47594,impaction,the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed  
47595,impaction,a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon  
47596,impaction impacted_tooth,a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally  
47597,impairer,an agent that impairs; "crops can be great impairers of the soil"  
47598,impairment,damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality  
47599,impala Aepyceros_melampus,African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps  
47600,impala_lily mock_azalia desert_rose kudu_lily Adenium_obesum Adenium_multiflorum,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  
47601,impalement,the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture  
47602,impartiality nonpartisanship,an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally  
47603,impasto,painting that applies the pigment thickly so that brush or palette knife marks are visible  
47604,impatience,a restless desire for change and excitement  
47605,impatience,a dislike of anything that causes delay  
47606,impeachability indictability,the state of being liable to impeachment  
47607,impeachment,a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office  
47608,impeccability,the quality of being exempt from sin or incapable of sinning  
47609,impecuniousness pennilessness penuriousness,a state of lacking money  
47610,impedimenta,the baggage and equipment carried by an army  
47611,impeller,the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine)  
47612,impenetrability impenetrableness,incomprehensibility by virtue of being too dense to understand  
47613,impenetrability imperviousness,the quality of being impenetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.)  
47614,impenitence impenitency,the trait of refusing to repent  
47615,imperative,some duty that is essential and urgent  
47616,imperative_mood imperative jussive_mood imperative_form,a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior  
47617,imperativeness insistence insistency press pressure,the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"  
47618,imperativeness instancy,the quality of being insistent; "he pressed his demand with considerable instancy"  
47619,imperceptibility,the property of being imperceptible by the mind or the senses  
47620,imperfectibility,the capability of becoming imperfect  
47621,imperfection imperfectness,the state or an instance of being imperfect  
47622,imperfective imperfective_aspect,aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb  
47623,imperforate_anus,a congenital defect of the anus; there is partial or complete obstruction of the anal opening  
47624,imperforate_hymen,hymen that is completely closed so that menstrual blood cannot flow out  
47625,imperial,a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach  
47626,imperial imperial_beard,a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III  
47627,imperial_Japanese_morning_glory Ipomoea_imperialis,hybrid from Ipomoea nil  
47628,imperial_decree,a decree issued by a sovereign ruler  
47629,imperial_mammoth imperial_elephant Archidiskidon_imperator,largest known mammoth; of America  
47630,imperial_moth Eacles_imperialis,large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees  
47631,imperialism,a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries  
47632,imperialism,a political orientation that advocates imperial interests  
47633,imperialism,any instance of aggressive extension of authority  
47634,imperialist,a believer in imperialism  
47635,imperiousness domineeringness overbearingness,the trait of being imperious and overbearing  
47636,imperishability imperishableness imperishingness,the property of being resistant to decay; "he advertised the imperishability of the product"  
47637,imperium,supreme authority; absolute dominion  
47638,impermanence impermanency,the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations  
47639,impermeability impermeableness,the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid  
47640,impermissibility,inadmissibility as a consequence of not being permitted  
47641,impersonation personation,imitating the mannerisms of another person  
47642,impersonator imitator,someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another  
47643,impertinence perkiness pertness sauciness archness,inappropriate playfulness  
47644,impetigo,a very contagious infection of the skin; common in children; localized redness develops into small blisters that gradually crust and erode  
47645,impetuousness impetuosity,rash impulsiveness  
47646,impiety impiousness,unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god  
47647,impingement encroachment impact,influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"  
47648,impingement impaction,a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something  
47649,impishness mischievousness puckishness whimsicality,the trait of behaving like an imp  
47650,implant,a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue  
47651,implantation,the act of planting or setting in the ground  
47652,implantation,a surgical procedure that places something in the human body; "the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland"  
47653,implantation nidation,(embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals  
47654,implausibility implausibleness,the quality of provoking disbelief  
47655,implement,instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end  
47656,implementation effectuation,the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect  
47657,implication,a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies"  
47658,implication,an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection  
47659,implication logical_implication conditional_relation,a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false  
47660,implicitness,inexplicitness as a consequence of being implied or indirect  
47661,implied_trust,a trust inferred by operation of law  
47662,implosion,a sudden inward collapse; "the implosion of a light bulb"  
47663,implosion,the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant  
47664,implosion_therapy flooding,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  
47665,impoliteness,a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage  
47666,imponderable,a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed; "human behavior depends on many imponderables"  
47667,import importation,commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country  
47668,import importee,an imported person brought from a foreign country; "the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees"  
47669,import_credit,credit opened by an importer at a bank in his own country upon which an exporter may draw  
47670,import_duty,a duty imposed on imports  
47671,importance,the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet"  
47672,importance grandness,a prominent status; "a person of importance"  
47673,important_person influential_person personage,a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events  
47674,importer,someone whose business involves importing goods from outside (especially from a foreign country)  
47675,importing importation,the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country  
47676,importunity urgency urging,insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"  
47677,imposition,an uncalled-for burden; "he listened but resented the imposition"  
47678,imposition infliction,the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)  
47679,impossibility impossible_action,an alternative that is not available  
47680,impossibility impossibleness,incapability of existing or occurring  
47681,impossible,something that cannot be done; "his assignment verged on the impossible"  
47682,imposter impostor pretender fake faker fraud sham shammer pseudo pseud role_player,a person who makes deceitful pretenses  
47683,imposture impersonation,pretending to be another person  
47684,impotence impotency,an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate  
47685,impoundment impounding internment poundage,placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law  
47686,impracticability impracticableness,the quality of not being usable  
47687,impracticality,concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use  
47688,imprecation,a slanderous accusation  
47689,imprecation malediction,the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob"  
47690,impreciseness imprecision,the quality of lacking precision  
47691,impregnation,material with which something is impregnated; "the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue"  
47692,impregnation saturation,the process of totally saturating something with a substance; "the impregnation of wood with preservative"; "the saturation of cotton with ether"  
47693,impress impressment,the act of coercing someone into government service  
47694,impression,(dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay"  
47695,impression,an impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny impression of a politician"  
47696,impression,the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"  
47697,impression effect,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"  
47698,impression feeling belief notion opinion,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"  
47699,impression printing,all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"  
47700,impressionist,a painter who follows the theories of Impressionism  
47701,impressiveness,the quality of making a strong or vivid impression on the mind  
47702,impressiveness grandness magnificence richness,splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture"; "impressed by the richness of the flora"  
47703,imprint,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 published under a distinguished imprint"  
47704,imprint,a distinctive influence; "English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion"  
47705,imprint,a device produced by pressure on a surface  
47706,imprint embossment,an impression produced by pressure or printing  
47707,imprinting,a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established  
47708,imprisonment,putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment  
47709,imprisonment internment,the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)  
47710,improbability improbableness,the quality of being improbable; "impossibility should never be confused with improbability"; "the improbability of such rare coincidences"  
47711,impromptu,a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation  
47712,impromptu,an extemporaneous speech or remark; "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated"  
47713,improper_fraction,a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator  
47714,impropriety,the condition of being improper  
47715,impropriety improperness,an improper demeanor  
47716,improvement,the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"  
47717,improvement betterment advance,a change for the better; progress in development  
47718,improvement melioration,a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement"  
47719,improvidence shortsightedness,a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources  
47720,improvisation,a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)  
47721,improvisation temporary_expedient,an unplanned expedient  
47722,improvised_explosive_device I.E.D. IED,an explosive device that is improvised  
47723,imprudence,a lack of caution in practical affairs  
47724,impudence cheek impertinence,an impudent statement  
47725,impulse impulsion impetus,the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over"  
47726,impulse_turbine,a turbine that is driven by jets direct against the blades  
47727,impulsiveness,the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection  
47728,impunity,exemption from punishment or loss  
47729,impurity dross,worthless or dangerous material that should be removed; "there were impurities in the water"  
47730,impurity impureness,the condition of being impure  
47731,imputation,a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense); "he denied the imputation"  
47732,imputation,the attribution to a source or cause; "the imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously"  
47733,in-basket in-tray,a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your incoming material  
47734,in-fighting,conflict between members of the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders)  
47735,in-fighting,boxing at close quarters  
47736,in-joke,a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people  
47737,in-law relative-in-law,a relative by marriage  
47738,in-line_skate,a shoe with a line of rollers fixed to the sole  
47739,in_time,in the correct rhythm; "the dancers moved in time with the music"  
47740,inability,lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something  
47741,inability unfitness,lacking the power to perform  
47742,inaccessibility unavailability,the quality of not being available when needed  
47743,inaccuracy,the quality of being inaccurate and having errors  
47744,inaction inactivity inactiveness,the state of being inactive  
47745,inactivation,the process of rendering inactive; "the gene inactivation system"; "thermal inactivation of serum samples"  
47746,inactiveness inactivity inertia,a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work"  
47747,inactivity,being inactive; being less active  
47748,inadequacy inadequateness,unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate  
47749,inadmissibility,unacceptability as a consequence of not being admissible  
47750,inadvisability,the quality of being ill-advised  
47751,inamorata,a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship  
47752,inamorato,a man with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship  
47753,inanimateness lifelessness,not having life  
47754,inanition,exhaustion resulting from lack of food  
47755,inanition lassitude lethargy slackness,weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy  
47756,inanity senselessness mindlessness vacuity pointlessness,total lack of meaning or ideas  
47757,inapplicability,irrelevance by virtue of being inapplicable to the matter at hand  
47758,inappropriateness unworthiness,the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting; "he retracted nothing that he had said about the inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a person"; "his praise released from her loud protestations of her unworthiness"  
47759,inappropriateness wrongness,inappropriate conduct  
47760,inaptitude,a lack of aptitude  
47761,inaptness inappositeness,inappropriateness; "greater inaptness of expression would be hard to imagine"  
47762,inattention,lack of attention  
47763,inattentiveness,the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others  
47764,inattentiveness heedlessness,a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)  
47765,inaudibility inaudibleness,the quality of not being perceptible by the ear  
47766,inaugural_address inaugural,an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)  
47767,inauguration inaugural,the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration"  
47768,inauguration startup,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"  
47769,inauspiciousness unpropitiousness,the quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result  
47770,inborn_error_of_metabolism,any of a number of diseases in which an inherited defect (usually a missing or inadequate enzyme) results in an abnormality of metabolism  
47771,inbreeding,the act of mating closely related individuals  
47772,incandescence,light from heat  
47773,incandescence glow,the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised  
47774,incantation conjuration,a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect  
47775,incapability incapableness,lack of potential for development  
47776,incapability incapableness,the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally  
47777,incapacity,lack of intellectual power  
47778,incapacity,lack of physical or natural qualifications  
47779,incarnation,time passed in a particular bodily form; "he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation"  
47780,incaution incautiousness,the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger  
47781,incendiary_bomb incendiary firebomb,a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)  
47782,incense,a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned  
47783,incense,the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned; "incense filled the room"  
47784,incense_cedar,any of several attractive trees of southwestern South America and New Zealand and New Caledonia having glossy evergreen leaves and scented wood  
47785,incense_cedar red_cedar Calocedrus_decurrens Libocedrus_decurrens,tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark  
47786,incense_tree,any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense  
47787,incense_wood,fragrant wood of two incense trees of the genus Protium  
47788,incentive inducement motivator,a positive motivational influence  
47789,incentive_option incentive_stock_option,an option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goals  
47790,incentive_program incentive_scheme,a formal scheme for inducing someone (as employees) to do something  
47791,incest,sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child)  
47792,inch in,a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot  
47793,inchoative inchoative_aspect,aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb  
47794,incidence,the striking of a light beam on a surface; "he measured the angle of incidence of the reflected light"  
47795,incidence relative_incidence,the relative frequency of occurrence of something  
47796,incident,a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"  
47797,incident,a single distinct event  
47798,incidental,an item that is incidental  
47799,incidental_expense incidental minor_expense,(frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified; "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses"  
47800,incidental_music,music composed to accompany the action of a drama or to fill intervals between scenes  
47801,incineration,the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes  
47802,incinerator,a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)  
47803,incipiency incipience,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"  
47804,incision scratch prick slit dent,a depression scratched or carved into a surface  
47805,incision section surgical_incision,the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)  
47806,incisiveness trenchancy,keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect  
47807,incisor,a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws  
47808,incisure incisura,(anatomy) a notch or small hollow  
47809,incitation incitement,an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; "the incitement of mutiny"  
47810,incitement incitation provocation,something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action  
47811,incivility,deliberate discourtesy  
47812,inclination,that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music"  
47813,inclination angle_of_inclination,(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)  
47814,inclination disposition tendency,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"  
47815,inclination inclination_of_an_orbit,(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees  
47816,inclination inclining,the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement"  
47817,incline_bench_press,a bench press performed on an inclined bench  
47818,inclined_fault,a geological fault in which one side is above the other  
47819,inclined_plane,a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal  
47820,inclinometer,an instrument showing the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizon  
47821,inclinometer dip_circle,a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane)  
47822,inclusion,the state of being included  
47823,inclusion,the act of including  
47824,inclusion comprehension,the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work"  
47825,inclusion_body cellular_inclusion inclusion,any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"  
47826,inclusion_body_myositis,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  
47827,incognizance,a lack of knowledge or recognition  
47828,incoherence incoherency,lack of cohesion or clarity or organization  
47829,incoherence incoherency unintelligibility,nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible  
47830,income,the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time  
47831,income_bracket tax_bracket income_tax_bracket,a category of taxpayers based on the amount of their income  
47832,income_statement earnings_report operating_statement profit-and-loss_statement,a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period  
47833,income_tax,a personal tax levied on annual income  
47834,incommutability,the quality of being not interchangeable  
47835,incompatibility,(immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue)  
47836,incompatibility,the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination  
47837,incompatibility mutual_exclusiveness inconsistency repugnance,the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time  
47838,incompetence,inability of a part or organ to function properly  
47839,incompetence incompetency,lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications  
47840,incompetent incompetent_person,someone who is not competent to take effective action  
47841,incompetent_cervix,(obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth  
47842,incomplete_abortion partial_abortion,termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception  
47843,incomplete_fracture,fracture that does not go across the entire width of the bone  
47844,incompleteness rawness,the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect; "the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research"; "the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable"  
47845,incomprehensibility,the quality of being incomprehensible  
47846,incomprehension,an inability to understand; "his incomprehension of the consequences"  
47847,incompressibility,the property of being incompressible  
47848,inconceivability inconceivableness,the state of being impossible to conceive  
47849,inconclusiveness,the quality of being inconclusive  
47850,incongruity incongruousness,the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate  
47851,inconsequence,having no important effects or influence  
47852,inconsideration inconsiderateness thoughtlessness,the quality of failing to be considerate of others  
47853,inconsistency,the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts  
47854,inconspicuousness,the quality of being not easily seen  
47855,inconstancy changefulness,the quality of being changeable and variable  
47856,incontinence incontinency,involuntary urination or defecation  
47857,incontrovertibility incontrovertibleness positivity positiveness,the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about  
47858,inconvenience,the quality of not being useful or convenient  
47859,inconvenience incommodiousness,an inconvenient discomfort  
47860,inconvertibility,the quality of not being exchangeable; "the inconvertibility of their currency made international trade impossible"  
47861,incoordination,a lack of coordination of movements  
47862,incorporation,consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body  
47863,incorporation,including by incorporating  
47864,incorrectness,lack of conformity to social expectations  
47865,incorrectness wrongness,the quality of not conforming to fact or truth  
47866,incorruptibility,the incapability of being corrupted  
47867,incorruptness incorruption,characterized by integrity or probity  
47868,increase,a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month"  
47869,increase increment,the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"  
47870,increase increment growth,a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"  
47871,increase step-up,the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"  
47872,incredibility incredibleness,the quality of being incredible  
47873,incredulity disbelief skepticism mental_rejection,doubt about the truth of something  
47874,incrimination inculpation blame,an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on the driver"  
47875,incrustation encrustation,the formation of a crust  
47876,incrustation encrustation,a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay  
47877,incubation,(pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear  
47878,incubation,maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development  
47879,incubation_period,the period between infection and the appearance of symptoms of the disease  
47880,incubator brooder,apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants  
47881,incubus,someone who depresses or worries others  
47882,incubus,a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women  
47883,inculcation ingraining instilling,teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition  
47884,incumbency,a duty that is incumbent upon you  
47885,incumbency,the office of an incumbent  
47886,incumbent officeholder,the official who holds an office  
47887,incurability,incapability of being altered in disposition or habits; "the incurability of his optimism"  
47888,incurability incurableness,incapability of being cured or healed  
47889,incurable,a person whose disease is incurable  
47890,incurrence,the act of incurring (making yourself subject to something undesirable)  
47891,incurring,acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable); "incurring debts is easier than paying them"  
47892,incursion,the mistake of incurring liability or blame  
47893,incursion,the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers); "the incursion of television into the American living room"  
47894,incurvation,the action of creating a curved shape  
47895,incus anvil,the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes  
47896,indaba,a council at which indigenous peoples of southern Africa meet to discuss some important question  
47897,indapamide Lozal,diuretic (trade name Lozal) used in the treatment of hypertension  
47898,indebtedness liability financial_obligation,an obligation to pay money to another party  
47899,indecency,the quality of being indecent  
47900,indecency impropriety,an indecent or improper act  
47901,indecent_exposure public_nudity,vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place  
47902,indecision indecisiveness irresolution,doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost"  
47903,indecisiveness indecision,the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose; "the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court"  
47904,indecorum indecorousness,a lack of decorum  
47905,indefatigability indefatigableness tirelessness,tireless determination  
47906,indefinite_article,a determiner (as `a' or `some' in English) that indicates nonspecific reference  
47907,indefinite_integral,the set of functions F(x) + C, where C is any real number, such that F(x) is the integral of f(x)  
47908,indefinite_quantity,an estimated quantity  
47909,indefiniteness indeterminateness indefinity indetermination indeterminacy,the quality of being vague and poorly defined  
47910,indelible_ink,ink that cannot be erased or washed away  
47911,indelicacy,the trait of being indelicate and offensive  
47912,indelicacy,an impolite act or expression  
47913,indemnification,an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance  
47914,indemnity,legal exemption from liability for damages  
47915,indemnity insurance,protection against future loss  
47916,indene,a colorless liquid hydrocarbon extracted from petroleum or coal tar and used in making synthetic resins  
47917,indent,an order for goods to be exported or imported  
47918,indentation,the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions  
47919,indentation indention indent indenture,the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line  
47920,indentation indenture,a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)  
47921,indenture,formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt  
47922,indenture,a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term  
47923,independence,the successful ending of the American Revolution; "they maintained close relations with England even after independence"  
47924,independence independency,freedom from control or influence of another or others  
47925,independent_agency,an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments  
47926,independent_variable experimental_variable,(statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables  
47927,indestructibility,the strength to resist destruction  
47928,index,a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number  
47929,index,an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed  
47930,index index_finger forefinger,the finger next to the thumb  
47931,index index_number indicant indicator,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  
47932,index_case,the earliest documented case of a disease that is included in an epidemiological study  
47933,index_fossil guide_fossil,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  
47934,index_fund,a mutual fund whose assets are stocks on a given list  
47935,index_fund,a mutual fund that invests in the stocks that are the basis of a well-known stock or bond index  
47936,index_register,(computer science) a register used to determine the address of an operand  
47937,indexation,a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation  
47938,indexer,someone who provides an index  
47939,indexing,the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve  
47940,india_paper,a thin tough opaque paper used in fine books  
47941,indication,(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"  
47942,indication,something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave"  
47943,indication denotation,the act of indicating or pointing out by name  
47944,indication indicant,something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"  
47945,indicative_mood indicative declarative_mood declarative common_mood fact_mood,a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact  
47946,indicator,(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  
47947,indicator,a signal for attracting attention  
47948,indicator,a device for showing the operating condition of some system  
47949,indiction,a 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and adopted in some medieval kingdoms  
47950,indictment,an accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy"  
47951,indictment bill_of_indictment,a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense  
47952,indie,a pop group not affiliated with a major record company  
47953,indie,an independent film company not associated with an established studio  
47954,indifference,unbiased impartial unconcern  
47955,indigence need penury pauperism pauperization,a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"  
47956,indigenous_language,a language that originated in a specified place and was not brought to that place from elsewhere  
47957,indigenousness autochthony endemism,nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)  
47958,indigestibility indigestibleness,the property of being difficult to digest  
47959,indigestion dyspepsia stomach_upset upset_stomach,a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea  
47960,indignation outrage,a feeling of righteous anger  
47961,indignity,an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem  
47962,indigo,a blue-violet color  
47963,indigo indigo_plant Indigofera_tinctoria,deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye  
47964,indigo_broom horsefly_weed rattle_weed Baptisia_tinctoria,much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers; distributed from Massachusetts to Florida  
47965,indigo_bunting indigo_finch indigo_bird Passerina_cyanea,small deep blue North American bunting  
47966,indigo_snake gopher_snake Drymarchon_corais,large dark-blue nonvenomous snake that invades burrows; found in southern North America and Mexico  
47967,indinavir Crixivan,a protease inhibitor (trade name Crixivan) used for treating HIV  
47968,indirect_antonym,antonyms whose opposition is mediated (e.g., the antonymy of `wet' and `parched' is mediated by the similarity of `parched' to `dry')  
47969,indirect_discourse,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")  
47970,indirect_fire,fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons  
47971,indirect_immunofluorescence,a method of using fluorescence microscopy to detect the presence of an antigen indirectly  
47972,indirect_lighting,a concealed lighting fixture  
47973,indirect_object,the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb  
47974,indirect_tax,a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations  
47975,indirect_transmission,a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred to the person by a fomite of vector  
47976,indirection,indirect procedure or action; "he tried to find out by indirection"  
47977,indirection,deceitful action that is not straightforward; "he could see through the indirections of diplomats"  
47978,indirectness,having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal  
47979,indiscipline undiscipline,the trait of lacking discipline  
47980,indiscretion injudiciousness,the trait of being injudicious  
47981,indiscretion peccadillo,a petty misdeed  
47982,indispensability indispensableness vitalness,the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without  
47983,indisposition,a slight illness  
47984,indisputability indubitability unquestionability unquestionableness,the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt  
47985,indistinctness softness blurriness fogginess fuzziness,the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines  
47986,indium In atomic_number_49,a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite  
47987,individual,a single organism  
47988,individual_retirement_account IRA,a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred  
47989,individualism,a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence  
47990,individualism laissez_faire,the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs  
47991,individualist,a person who pursues independent thought or action  
47992,individuality individualism individuation,the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality"  
47993,individualization individualisation individuation,discriminating the individual from the generic group or species  
47994,indoctrination,teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically  
47995,indoleacetic_acid IAA,a plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots  
47996,indolebutyric_acid,a synthetic plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots  
47997,indolence laziness,inactivity resulting from a dislike of work  
47998,indomethacin Indocin,a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Indocin)  
47999,indomitability invincibility,the property being difficult or impossible to defeat  
48000,indri indris Indri_indri Indri_brevicaudatus,large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn  
48001,induced_abortion,a deliberate termination of pregnancy  
48002,inducement inducing,act of bringing about a desired result; "inducement of sleep"  
48003,inducer,an agent capable of activating specific genes  
48004,inductance_unit,a measure of the property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it  
48005,inductee,a person inducted into an organization or social group; "Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth were 1936 inductees in the National Baseball Hall of Fame"  
48006,induction,the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state"  
48007,induction inductance,an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current  
48008,induction_coil,a coil for producing a high voltage from a low-voltage source  
48009,induction_heating,the heating of a conducting material caused by an electric current induced in it  
48010,induction_of_labor,(obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac  
48011,inductor inductance,an electrical device (typically a conducting coil) that introduces inductance into a circuit  
48012,indulgence,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"  
48013,indulgence indulging pampering humoring,the act of indulging or gratifying a desire  
48014,indulgence lenience leniency,a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child"  
48015,indulgence self-indulgence,an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires  
48016,indumentum indument,a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect  
48017,indurated_clay,hardened clay  
48018,indusium,a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern  
48019,industrial_air_pollution,pollution resulting from an industrial plant discharging pollutants into the atmosphere  
48020,industrial_arts,a course in the methods of using tools and machinery as taught in secondary schools and technical schools  
48021,industrial_bank industrial_loan_company,a finance company that makes small loans to industrial workers  
48022,industrial_engineering industrial_management,the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways  
48023,industrial_park,a tract of land at a distance from city center that is designed for a cluster of businesses and factories  
48024,industrial_process,a systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture something  
48025,industrial_union vertical_union,a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft  
48026,industrial_watercourse,a canal that is operated by one or more industries  
48027,industrialism,an economic system built on large industries rather than on agriculture or craftsmanship  
48028,industrialist,someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise  
48029,industrialization industrialisation industrial_enterprise,the development of industry on an extensive scale  
48030,industry,the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications"  
48031,industry manufacture,the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"  
48032,industry_analyst,an analyst of conditions affecting a particular industry  
48033,indweller,activation by an inner spirit or force or principle; "the Holy Spirit is the indweller of the church and its members"  
48034,ineffectiveness ineffectualness ineffectuality,lacking the power to be effective  
48035,inefficacy inefficaciousness,a lack of efficacy  
48036,inefficiency,unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency  
48037,inelasticity,the lack of elasticity  
48038,inelegance,the quality of lacking refinement and good taste  
48039,ineligibility,the quality or state of being ineligible  
48040,ineluctability unavoidability,the quality of being impossible to avoid or evade  
48041,inequality,lack of equality; "the growing inequality between rich and poor"  
48042,inerrancy,(Christianity) exemption from error; "biblical inerrancy"  
48043,inertia,(physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force  
48044,inertial_guidance inertial_navigation,a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces  
48045,inertial_guidance_system inertial_navigation_system,a system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forces  
48046,inertial_mass,(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  
48047,inertial_reference_frame inertial_frame,a coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid  
48048,inertness,immobility by virtue of being inert  
48049,inessential nonessential,anything that is not essential; "they discarded all their inessentials"  
48050,inessentiality,not of basic importance  
48051,inevitability inevitableness,the quality of being unavoidable  
48052,inevitable,an unavoidable event; "don't argue with the inevitable"  
48053,inexactness inexactitude,the quality of being inexact  
48054,inexpedience inexpediency,the quality of being unsuited to the end in view  
48055,inexpensiveness,the quality of being affordable  
48056,inexperience rawness,lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience; "procedural inexperience created difficulties"; "their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops"  
48057,inexplicitness,unclearness by virtue of not being explicit  
48058,infallibility,the quality of never making an error  
48059,infamy,evil fame or public reputation  
48060,infamy opprobrium,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"  
48061,infancy babyhood,the earliest state of immaturity  
48062,infancy babyhood early_childhood,the early stage of growth or development  
48063,infant_deathrate infant_mortality infant_mortality_rate,the death rate during the first year of life  
48064,infant_feeding,feeding an infant  
48065,infant_school,British school for children aged 5-7  
48066,infanticide,a person who murders an infant  
48067,infanticide,murdering an infant  
48068,infantile_autism,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"  
48069,infantilism,an abnormal condition in which an older child or adult retains infantile characteristics  
48070,infantilism,infantile behavior in mature persons  
48071,infantry foot,an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot"  
48072,infantryman marcher foot_soldier footslogger,fights on foot with small arms  
48073,infarct infarction,localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply  
48074,infatuation,a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration  
48075,infatuation,an object of extravagant short-lived passion  
48076,infeasibility unfeasibility,the quality of not being doable  
48077,infection,the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms  
48078,infection,(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound  
48079,infection,(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease  
48080,infection,moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"  
48081,infection,(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure  
48082,infection contagion transmission,an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted  
48083,infectious_agent infective_agent,an agent capable of producing infection  
48084,infectious_disease,a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact  
48085,infectious_mononucleosis mononucleosis mono glandular_fever kissing_disease,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  
48086,infelicity,inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)  
48087,inference illation,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  
48088,inferior,one of lesser rank or station or quality  
48089,inferior_alveolar_artery arteria_alveolaris_inferior,the alveolar artery that goes through the mandibular canal to supply the lower teeth  
48090,inferior_cerebellar_artery,the inferior branch of the cerebellar artery  
48091,inferior_cerebral_vein venae_cerebrum_inferior,veins that drain the undersurface of the cerebral hemispheres and empty into the cavernous and transverse sinuses  
48092,inferior_colliculus,an essential auditory center in the midbrain  
48093,inferior_conjunction,(astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sun  
48094,inferior_court lower_court,any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court  
48095,inferior_epigastric_vein vena_epigastrica_inferior,empties into the external iliac vein  
48096,inferior_labial_artery arteria_labialis_inferior,an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lower lip  
48097,inferior_labial_vein vena_labialis_inferior,a tributary of the facial vein that drains the lower lip  
48098,inferior_mesenteric_artery,arises near the lower end of the aorta and supplies the large intestine  
48099,inferior_ophthalmic_vein,a vein that drains a venous network in the floor and medial wall of the eye socket  
48100,inferior_planet,any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit  
48101,inferior_pulmonary_vein vena_pulmanalis_inferior,either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the inferior lobes of the lungs  
48102,inferior_rectus_muscle inferior_rectus rectus_inferior,the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down and medially  
48103,inferior_thalamostriate_vein striate_vein,tributaries to the basal vein  
48104,inferior_thyroid_vein,any of several veins on each side that drain the thyroid gland and empty into the innominate vein  
48105,inferior_vena_cava postcava,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  
48106,inferiority low_quality,an inferior quality  
48107,inferiority lower_status lower_rank,the state of being inferior  
48108,inferiority unfavorable_position,the quality of being a competitive disadvantage  
48109,inferiority_complex,a sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated  
48110,infernal,an inhabitant of Hell; "his roar made the infernals quake"  
48111,infestation,the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites  
48112,infestation plague,a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers"  
48113,infidelity unfaithfulness,the quality of being unfaithful  
48114,infielder,(baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield  
48115,infiltration,a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)  
48116,infiltrator,someone who takes up a position surreptitiously for the purpose of espionage  
48117,infiltrator,an intruder (as troops) with hostile intent  
48118,infiniteness infinitude unboundedness boundlessness limitlessness,the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit  
48119,infinitesimal,(mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit  
48120,infinitive,the uninflected form of the verb  
48121,infinitude,an infinite quantity  
48122,infirmity frailty debility feebleness frailness valetudinarianism,the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)  
48123,infix,an affix that is inserted inside the word  
48124,infix_notation,a notation for forming mathematical expressions using parentheses and governed by rules of operator precedence; operators are dispersed among the operands  
48125,inflammation inflaming,arousal to violent emotion  
48126,inflammation redness rubor,a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat  
48127,inflammatory_disease,a disease characterized by inflammation  
48128,inflater inflator,an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire)  
48129,inflation,(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang  
48130,inflation,the act of filling something with air  
48131,inflation rising_prices,a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money"  
48132,inflation_rate rate_of_inflation,the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis  
48133,inflation_therapy,therapy in which water or oxygen or a drug is introduced into the respiratory tract with inhaled air  
48134,inflationary_spiral,an episode of inflation in which prices and wages increase at an increasing rate and currency rapidly loses value  
48135,inflection flection flexion,deviation from a straight or normal course  
48136,inflection inflexion,a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function  
48137,inflectional_ending inflectional_suffix,an inflection that is added at the end of a root word  
48138,inflectional_morphology accidence,the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words  
48139,inflexibility inflexibleness,a lack of physical flexibility  
48140,inflexibility rigidity rigidness,the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe  
48141,infliction,an act causing pain or damage  
48142,infliximab Remicade,a monoclonal antibody (trade name Remicade) used to treat Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis; administered by infusion; use and dosage must be determined by a physician  
48143,infliximab Remicade,an anti-TNF compound (trade name Remicade) consisting of an antibody directed against TNF; it is given intravenously at one-month to three-month intervals; used in treatment of regional enteritis and rheumatoid arthritis  
48144,inflorescence,the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk  
48145,inflow influx,the process of flowing in  
48146,influence,the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action"  
48147,influence,one having power to influence another; "she was the most important influence in my life"; "he was a bad influence on the children"  
48148,influence,a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"  
48149,influence,a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc; "used her parents' influence to get the job"  
48150,influence,causing something without any direct or apparent effort  
48151,influenza flu grippe,an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease  
48152,infomercial informercial,a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary  
48153,informality,a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously  
48154,informant source,a person who supplies information  
48155,information,formal accusation of a crime  
48156,information,knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction  
48157,information info,a message received and understood  
48158,information selective_information entropy,(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information"  
48159,information_age,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  
48160,information_bulletin,a bulletin containing the latest information  
48161,information_gathering,the act of collecting information  
48162,information_measure,a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information  
48163,information_return,a return that provides information to the tax collector but does not compute the tax liability  
48164,information_science informatics information_processing IP,the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information  
48165,information_technology IT,the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information  
48166,information_theory,(computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing  
48167,information_warfare IW,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"  
48168,informed_consent,consent by a patient to undergo a medical or surgical treatment or to participate in an experiment after the patient understands the risks involved  
48169,informer betrayer rat squealer blabber,one who reveals confidential information in return for money  
48170,informer's_privilege,the right of the government to refuse to reveal the identity of an informer  
48171,informing making_known,a speech act that conveys information  
48172,informing ratting,to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)  
48173,infraorbital_artery arteria_infraorbitalis,an artery that originates from the maxillary artery and supplies structures below the orbit (from lower eyelid to upper lip)  
48174,infrared infrared_frequency,the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range; "they could sense radiation in the infrared"  
48175,infrared infrared_light infrared_radiation infrared_emission,electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves  
48176,infrared_ray,a ray of infrared radiation; produces a thermal effect (as from an infrared lamp)  
48177,infrared_spectrum,the spectrum of infrared radiation  
48178,infrared_therapy,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  
48179,infrastructure base,the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan"  
48180,infrastructure substructure,the basic structure or features of a system or organization  
48181,infructescence,the fruiting stage of the inflorescence  
48182,infundibulum,any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)  
48183,infuriation enragement,a feeling of intense anger  
48184,infusion,the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)  
48185,infusion,(medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)  
48186,infusion,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"  
48187,infusion extract,a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)  
48188,infusorian,any member of the subclass Infusoria  
48189,inga,any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals  
48190,ingenue,an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl  
48191,ingenue,an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage)  
48192,ingenue,the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play  
48193,ingenuity ingeniousness cleverness,the property of being ingenious; "a plot of great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design"  
48194,ingenuousness,openly straightforward or frank  
48195,ingesta,solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth  
48196,ingot,metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling  
48197,ingot_iron,iron of high purity  
48198,ingrate thankless_wretch ungrateful_person,a person who shows no gratitude  
48199,ingratiation insinuation,the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments; "she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor"  
48200,ingratitude ungratefulness,a lack of gratitude  
48201,ingredient,a component of a mixture or compound  
48202,ingredient fixings,food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad"  
48203,ingress immersion,(astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse  
48204,ingrown_hair,a hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains embedded in the skin (usually causing inflammation)  
48205,ingrown_toenail onyxis,toenail having its free tip or edges embedded in the surrounding flesh  
48206,ingrowth,something that grows inward  
48207,inguinal_canal canalis_inguinalis,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  
48208,inguinal_hernia,hernia in which a loop of intestine enters the inguinal canal; the most common type of hernia in males  
48209,inhabitancy inhabitation habitation,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"  
48210,inhabitant habitant dweller denizen indweller,a person who inhabits a particular place  
48211,inhalant,something that is inhaled  
48212,inhalant inhalation,a medication to be taken by inhaling it  
48213,inhalation inspiration aspiration intake breathing_in,the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing  
48214,inhalation_anesthesia,general anesthesia achieved by administration of an inhalation anesthetic  
48215,inhalation_anesthetic inhalation_anaesthetic inhalation_general_anesthetic inhalation_general_anaesthetic,a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled  
48216,inhaler inhalator,a dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion  
48217,inherence inherency,the state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic; "the inherence of polysemy in human language"  
48218,inheritance hereditary_pattern,(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents  
48219,inheritance heritage,that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner  
48220,inheritance heritage,any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"  
48221,inheritance heritage,hereditary succession to a title or an office or property  
48222,inheritance_tax estate_tax death_tax death_duty,a tax on the estate of the deceased person  
48223,inherited_wealth,wealth that is inherited rather than earned  
48224,inhibition,(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"  
48225,inhibition,the quality of being inhibited  
48226,inhibition suppression,(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires  
48227,inhibitor,a substance that retards or stops an activity  
48228,inhomogeneity,the quality of being inhomogeneous  
48229,inhospitableness,the environmental condition in a region that lacks a favorable climate or terrain for life or growth  
48230,inhospitableness,having an unfriendly and inhospitable disposition  
48231,inhospitality,unkind and inconsiderate welcome; "he was taken aback by such inhospitality"  
48232,inhumaneness inhumanity,the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others  
48233,inion,the craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance)  
48234,initial,the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"  
48235,initial_public_offering IPO initial_offering,a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public  
48236,initialism,an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately; "HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language"  
48237,initiate enlightened,people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"  
48238,initiate learned_person pundit savant,someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field  
48239,initiation founding foundation institution origination creation innovation introduction instauration,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"  
48240,initiation induction installation,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"  
48241,injection,the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure  
48242,injection injectant,any solution that is injected (as into the skin)  
48243,injection shot,the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot"  
48244,injector,a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)  
48245,injudiciousness indiscreetness,lacking good judgment  
48246,injunction,a formal command or admonition  
48247,injunction enjoining enjoinment cease_and_desist_order,(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"  
48248,injury,an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage  
48249,injury,wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted  
48250,injury accidental_injury,an accident that results in physical damage or hurt  
48251,injury hurt harm trauma,any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.  
48252,injustice unfairness iniquity shabbiness,an unjust act  
48253,injustice unjustness,the practice of being unjust or unfair  
48254,ink,a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing  
48255,ink,dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods  
48256,ink-jet_printer,a printer that produces characters by projecting electrically charged droplets of ink  
48257,ink_bottle inkpot,a bottle of ink  
48258,ink_cartridge,a cartridge that contains ink and can be replaced  
48259,ink_eraser,an eraser that removes ink marks  
48260,inkberry gallberry gall-berry evergreen_winterberry Ilex_glabra,evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries  
48261,inkblot,a blot made with ink  
48262,inkle,a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration  
48263,inkling intimation glimmering glimmer,a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"  
48264,inkstand,a tray or stand for writing implements and containers for ink  
48265,inkwell inkstand,a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped  
48266,inky_cap inky-cap_mushroom Coprinus_atramentarius,having a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores have matured  
48267,inland_bill,a bill of exchange that is both drawn and made payable in the same country  
48268,inlay,(dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place  
48269,inlay,a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface  
48270,inlet recess,an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)  
48271,inlet_manifold,manifold that carries vaporized fuel from the carburetor to the inlet valves of the cylinders  
48272,inmate,one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)  
48273,innateness,the quality of being innate  
48274,inner_city,the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city  
48275,inner_ear internal_ear labyrinth,a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium  
48276,inner_resource,a resource provided by the mind or one's personal capabilities; "to have an inner resource against loneliness"  
48277,inner_tube,an inflatable rubber tube that fits inside the casing of a pneumatic tire  
48278,innervation,the distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region  
48279,inning frame,(baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat  
48280,innings,the batting turn of a cricket player or team  
48281,innocence,a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense; "the trial established his innocence"  
48282,innocency,an innocent quality or thing or act; "the innocencies of childhood"  
48283,innocent inexperienced_person,a person who lacks knowledge of evil  
48284,innominate_artery,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  
48285,innovativeness,originality by virtue of introducing new ideas  
48286,innumerableness countlessness,a number beyond counting  
48287,inoculant inoculum,a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease  
48288,inoculating vaccinating,the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity; "doctors examined the recruits but nurses did the inoculating"  
48289,inoculation vaccination,taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease  
48290,inoculator vaccinator,a medical practitioner who inoculates people against diseases  
48291,inopportuneness untimeliness,the quality of occurring at an inconvenient time  
48292,inorganic_chemistry,the chemistry of compounds that do not contain hydrocarbon radicals  
48293,inorganic_compound,any compound that does not contain carbon  
48294,inosine,a nucleoside that is formed by the deamination of adenosine; used in kidney transplantation to provide a temporary source of sugar  
48295,inositol,an optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin B complex  
48296,inpatient inmate,a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated  
48297,inpouring inpour inrush,an inflow; "an inpouring of spiritual comfort"  
48298,input,a component of production; something that goes into the production of output  
48299,input_file input_data,(computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or program  
48300,input_program,a utility program that organizes the input to a computer  
48301,input_routine,a routine that writes from an external source to an internal store  
48302,input_signal input,signal going into an electronic system  
48303,inquest,an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death  
48304,inquirer enquirer questioner querier asker,someone who asks a question  
48305,inquiry enquiry,a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest  
48306,inquiry enquiry research,a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"  
48307,inquiry_agent,a private detective  
48308,inquisition,a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)  
48309,inquisitor interrogator,a questioner who is excessively harsh  
48310,inroad,an invasion or hostile attack  
48311,inroad,an encroachment or intrusion; "they made inroads in the United States market"  
48312,insalubrity insalubriousness,the quality of being insalubrious and debilitating  
48313,insanity,relatively permanent disorder of the mind  
48314,insanity_plea plea_of_insanity,(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time  
48315,inscription,the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words  
48316,inscription lettering,letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something  
48317,inscrutability,the quality of being impossible to investigate; "the inscrutability of the future"  
48318,insect,small air-breathing arthropod  
48319,insecticide insect_powder,a chemical used to kill insects  
48320,insectifuge insect_repellent insect_repellant,a chemical substance that repels insects  
48321,insectivore,small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals  
48322,insectivore,any organism that feeds mainly on insects  
48323,insecureness,the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety  
48324,insecurity,the state of being subject to danger or injury  
48325,insecurity,the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure  
48326,insemination,the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)  
48327,insemination,the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female  
48328,insensibility,a lack of sensibility  
48329,insensitivity insensitiveness,the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment  
48330,insentience,lacking consciousness or ability to perceive sensations  
48331,insert,a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication  
48332,insert inset,an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted  
48333,insertion introduction intromission,the act of putting one thing into another  
48334,insertional_mutagenesis,(genetics) a mutation caused by the insertion of exogenous DNA into a genome  
48335,inset,a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one  
48336,inside interior,the region that is inside of something  
48337,inside interior,the inner or enclosed surface of something  
48338,inside_caliper,caliper for measuring inside dimensions (the size of a cavity or hole); points on its legs curve outward  
48339,inside_clinch,a clinch with the end of the line inside the loop  
48340,inside_job,some transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim; "the police decided that the crime was an inside job"  
48341,inside_loop,a loop consisting of a climb followed by inverted flight followed by a dive that returns to horizontal flight  
48342,inside_track,the inner side of a curved racecourse  
48343,inside_track,a favorable position in a competition; "the boss's son had the inside track for that job"  
48344,insider,an officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation's operations  
48345,insider_information,important information about the plans or condition of a corporation that has not been released to the public; use for personal profit is illegal  
48346,insider_trading,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  
48347,insidiousness,subtle and cumulative harmfulness (especially of a disease)  
48348,insidiousness,the quality of being designed to entrap  
48349,insight brainstorm brainwave,the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation  
48350,insight perceptiveness perceptivity,a feeling of understanding  
48351,insight sixth_sense,grasping the inner nature of things intuitively  
48352,insightfulness acumen,shrewdness shown by keen insight  
48353,insignia,a badge worn to show official position  
48354,insignia_of_rank,an insignia worn on a military uniform  
48355,insignificance,the quality of having little or no significance  
48356,insincerity falseness hollowness,the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical  
48357,insinuation innuendo,an indirect (and usually malicious) implication  
48358,insistence insistency,the act of insisting on something; "insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position"  
48359,insistence insisting,continual and persistent demands  
48360,insolation,incident solar radiation  
48361,insole innersole,the inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests  
48362,insolence,an offensive disrespectful impudent act  
48363,insolubility,the quality of being insoluble and difficult to dissolve in liquid  
48364,insolvency,the lack of financial resources  
48365,insomnia,an inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness  
48366,insomniac sleepless_person,someone who cannot sleep  
48367,inspection review,a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"  
48368,inspector,a high ranking police officer  
48369,inspector_general,a military officer responsible for investigations  
48370,inspectorate,a body of inspectors  
48371,inspectorship,the office of inspector  
48372,inspiration,arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity  
48373,inspiration,a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem  
48374,inspiration brainchild,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"  
48375,inspiration stirring,arousing to a particular emotion or action  
48376,inspissation,the process of thickening by dehydration  
48377,instability,an unstable order  
48378,instability,unreliability attributable to being unstable  
48379,instability unstableness,the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute  
48380,installation installing installment instalment,the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes"  
48381,installation_charge,the charge for installing something  
48382,installment,a payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals  
48383,installment instalment,a part of a published serial  
48384,installment_credit installment_loan,a loan repaid with interest in equal periodic payments  
48385,installment_debt,debt to be paid by installments  
48386,installment_plan installment_buying time_plan,a system for paying for goods by installments  
48387,instant_coffee,dehydrated coffee that can be made into a drink by adding hot water; "the advantages of instant coffee are speed of preparation and long shelf life"  
48388,instantiation,a representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it; "how many instantiations were found?"  
48389,instar,an insect or other arthropod between molts  
48390,instep,the arch of the foot  
48391,instep,the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot  
48392,instigator initiator,a person who initiates a course of action  
48393,instigator provoker inciter instigant firebrand,someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel"  
48394,instillation,a liquid that is instilled drop by drop  
48395,instillation instillment instilment,the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop  
48396,instillator,medical apparatus that puts a liquid into a cavity drop by drop  
48397,instinct inherent_aptitude,inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals"  
48398,institute,an association organized to promote art or science or education  
48399,institution,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"  
48400,institution,an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated  
48401,institution establishment,an organization founded and united for a specific purpose  
48402,instroke,the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft  
48403,instruction command statement program_line,(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program  
48404,instruction_book,a book of directions for using or operating some piece of equipment  
48405,instruction_manual instructions book_of_instructions operating_instructions,a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it  
48406,instructorship,the position of instructor  
48407,instructress,a woman instructor  
48408,instrument,a device that requires skill for proper use  
48409,instrument pawn cat's-paw,a person used by another to gain an end  
48410,instrument tool,the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"  
48411,instrument_flying,navigation of an airplane solely by instruments  
48412,instrument_landing,an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments  
48413,instrument_of_execution,an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person  
48414,instrument_of_punishment,an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person  
48415,instrument_of_torture,an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person  
48416,instrumental_conditioning,operant conditioning that pairs a response with a reinforcement in discrete trials; reinforcement occurs only after the response is given  
48417,instrumental_music,music intended to be performed by a musical instrument or group of instruments  
48418,instrumental_music,music produced by playing a musical instrument  
48419,instrumental_role instrument,the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process  
48420,instrumentalism,a system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by their success  
48421,instrumentality,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"  
48422,instrumentality,the quality of being instrumental for some purpose  
48423,instrumentality instrumentation,an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end  
48424,instrumentation,the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra  
48425,instrumentation,the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation  
48426,insubordination,defiance of authority  
48427,insubordination rebelliousness,an insubordinate act  
48428,insubstantiality,lack of solid substance and strength  
48429,insubstantiality,lacking substance or reality  
48430,insufficiency,(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally  
48431,insufficiency inadequacy,a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"  
48432,insufficiency inadequacy deficiency,lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"  
48433,insufflation,(medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity)  
48434,insufflation,an act of blowing or breathing on or into something  
48435,insulant insulation,insulating material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity  
48436,insulation,the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity  
48437,insulation insularity insularism detachment,the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"  
48438,insulator dielectric nonconductor,a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity  
48439,insulin,hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells  
48440,insulin_shock insulin_reaction,hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma  
48441,insulin_shock insulin_shock_therapy insulin_shock_treatment,the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma  
48442,insult affront,a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"  
48443,insurability,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)  
48444,insurable_interest,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  
48445,insurance,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  
48446,insurance_broker insurance_agent general_agent underwriter,an agent who sells insurance  
48447,insurance_claim,demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy  
48448,insurance_company insurance_firm insurer insurance_underwriter underwriter,a financial institution that sells insurance  
48449,insured insured_person,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.  
48450,insurgency insurgence,an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict  
48451,insurgent insurrectionist freedom_fighter rebel,a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)  
48452,insurrectionism,the principle of revolt against constituted authority  
48453,intactness,the state of being unimpaired  
48454,intaglio diaglyph,glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)  
48455,intaglio_printing intaglio gravure,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  
48456,intake inlet,an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container  
48457,intake_manifold,a manifold consisting of a pipe to carry fuel to each cylinder in an internal-combustion engine  
48458,intake_valve,a valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake  
48459,intangibility intangibleness impalpability,the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch  
48460,intangible intangible_asset,assets that are saleable though not material or physical  
48461,integer whole_number,any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero; "an integer is a number that is not a fraction"  
48462,integral,the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x)  
48463,integral_calculus,the part of calculus that deals with integration and its application in the solution of differential equations and in determining areas or volumes etc.  
48464,integrated_circuit microcircuit,a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component  
48465,integrated_data_processing IDP,automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system  
48466,integrated_logistic_support,the pooling of specific resources by subscribing nations for the support of some joint operation  
48467,integration,an operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined  
48468,integration integrating desegregation,the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community  
48469,integrator planimeter,a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure  
48470,integrity,moral soundness; "he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business"; "they admired his scrupulous professional integrity"  
48471,integrity unity wholeness,an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting; "the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development"; "he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia"  
48472,integument,an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell  
48473,integumentary_system,the skin and its appendages  
48474,intellectual intellect,a person who uses the mind creatively  
48475,intellectual_property,intangible property that is the result of creativity (such as patents or trademarks or copyrights)  
48476,intellectualization intellectualisation,(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict  
48477,intelligence,the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience  
48478,intelligence intelligence_activity intelligence_operation,the operation of gathering information about an enemy  
48479,intelligence intelligence_information,secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy); "we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage"  
48480,intelligence intelligence_service intelligence_agency,a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy  
48481,intelligence_analyst,a government analyst of information about an enemy or potential enemy  
48482,intelligence_cell,a terrorist cell whose members are trained to perform reconnaissance and surveillance  
48483,intelligence_quotient IQ I.Q.,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)  
48484,intelligence_test IQ_test,a psychometric test of intelligence; "they used to think that intelligence is what an intelligence test tests"  
48485,intelligentsia clerisy,an educated and intellectual elite  
48486,intelligibility,the quality of language that is comprehensible  
48487,intemperance,the quality of being intemperate  
48488,intemperance intemperateness,consumption of alcoholic drinks  
48489,intemperance intemperateness self-indulgence,excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the intemperance of their language"  
48490,intensification,the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)  
48491,intensification,action that makes something stronger or more extreme  
48492,intensifier intensive,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"  
48493,intension connotation,what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression  
48494,intensity intensiveness,high level or degree; the property of being intense  
48495,intensity strength intensity_level,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"  
48496,intensive_care,close monitoring and constant medical care of patients with life-threatening conditions  
48497,intensive_care_unit ICU,a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care  
48498,intent purport spirit,the intended meaning of a communication  
48499,intention,(usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable"  
48500,intention,an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out; "my intention changed once I saw her"  
48501,intentionality,expressive of intentions  
48502,intentness engrossment,the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the intentness of his gaze"  
48503,inter-service_support,action by one military service to provide logistic (or administrative) support to another military service  
48504,interaction,a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting  
48505,interaction fundamental_interaction,(physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons  
48506,interbank_loan,a loan from one bank to another  
48507,intercapitular_vein vena_intercapitalis,veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot  
48508,intercept,the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis  
48509,interception,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"  
48510,interception,(American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team  
48511,interceptor,a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft  
48512,intercession,a prayer to God on behalf of another person  
48513,interchange,a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams  
48514,interchange reciprocation give-and-take,mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)  
48515,intercommunication,mutual communication; communication with each other; "they intercepted intercommunication between enemy ships"  
48516,intercommunication_system intercom,a communication system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc  
48517,intercommunion,participation in Holy Communion by members of more than one church (eg Catholic and Orthodox)  
48518,interconnection,(computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.)  
48519,interconnection interconnectedness,a state of being connected reciprocally; "an interconnection between the two buildings"  
48520,intercontinental_ballistic_missile ICBM,a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another  
48521,intercostal intercostal_muscle musculus_intercostalis,muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration  
48522,intercostal_artery arteria_intercostalis,several arteries and supplying the intercostal spaces of the rib cage  
48523,intercostal_vein vena_intercostalis,several veins draining the intercostal spaces of the rib cage  
48524,intercourse social_intercourse,communication between individuals  
48525,interdepartmental_support interagency_support,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  
48526,interdict,an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district  
48527,interdict interdiction,a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity  
48528,interdiction,authoritative prohibition  
48529,interdiction_fire,fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using that area  
48530,interest,a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed; "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?"  
48531,interest interest_group,(usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production"  
48532,interest interestingness,the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"  
48533,interest involvement,a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music"  
48534,interest stake,(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"  
48535,interest_expense,interest paid on loans  
48536,interest_rate rate_of_interest,the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use  
48537,interestedness,the state of being interested  
48538,interface,the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other; "the interface between chemistry and biology"  
48539,interface,(chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)  
48540,interface port,(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)  
48541,interface user_interface,(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  
48542,interfacial_tension interfacial_surface_tension,surface tension at the surface separating two non-miscible liquids  
48543,interference,(American football) blocking a player's path with your body; "he ran interference for the quarterback"  
48544,interferometer,any measuring instrument that uses interference patterns to make accurate measurements of waves  
48545,interferon,an antiviral protein produced by cells that have been invaded by a virus; inhibits replication of the virus  
48546,intergalactic_space,the space between galaxies; "the Milky Way travels through intergalactic space"  
48547,interim meantime meanwhile lag,the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"  
48548,interim_overhaul,an overhaul between the regular times for overhauling  
48549,interior_angle internal_angle,the angle inside two adjacent sides of a polygon  
48550,interior_decoration decor,decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior  
48551,interior_decoration interior_decorating,the trade or act of decorating the interior of a building or room, especially with regard to color combination, paint, fabrics, carpeting, etc.  
48552,interior_decorator house_decorator room_decorator decorator,a person who specializes in interior decoration  
48553,interior_design,the art of designing the interior decoration for a house, office, or other architectural space  
48554,interior_designer designer,a person who specializes in interior design  
48555,interior_door,a door that closes off rooms within a building  
48556,interior_live_oak Quercus_wislizenii Quercus_wizlizenii,a 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  
48557,interior_monologue,a literary genre that presents a fictional character's sequence of thoughts in the form of a monologue  
48558,interjection interposition interpolation interpellation,the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts  
48559,interlayer,a layer placed between other layers  
48560,interleaf,a blank leaf inserted between the leaves of a book  
48561,interleukin,any of several lymphokines that promote macrophages and killer T cells and B cells and other components of the immune system  
48562,interlock ignition_interlock,a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting; "car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock"  
48563,interlocutor conversational_partner,a person who takes part in a conversation  
48564,interlocutor middleman,the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk  
48565,interlude,an intervening period or episode  
48566,interlude intermezzo entr'acte,a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance  
48567,intermaxillary_suture sutura_intermaxillaris,the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone  
48568,intermediate,a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained  
48569,intermediate_host,a host that is used by a parasite in the course of its life cycle  
48570,intermediate_temporal_artery arteria_temporalis_intermedia,temporal artery that goes to the middle part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe  
48571,intermediate_vector_boson,a gauge boson that mediates weak interactions between particles  
48572,intermediate_wheatgrass Agropyron_intermedium Elymus_hispidus,Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder  
48573,intermezzo,a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony  
48574,intermezzo,a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera  
48575,intermission,the act of suspending activity temporarily  
48576,intermittence intermittency,the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping  
48577,intermittent_claudication,lameness due to pain in leg muscles because the blood supply is inadequate; pain subsides with rest  
48578,intern interne houseman medical_intern,an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)  
48579,internal-combustion_engine ICE,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  
48580,internal_auditor,an auditor who is an employee of the company whose records are audited and who provides information to the management and board of directors  
48581,internal_carotid_artery,the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the brain and eyes and internal parts of the head  
48582,internal_cerebral_vein vena_cerebrum_internus,two paired veins passing caudally near the midline and uniting to form the great cerebral vein  
48583,internal_combustion,the combustion of fuel inside a cylinder (as in an internal-combustion engine)  
48584,internal_control,an accounting procedure or system designed to promote efficiency or assure the implementation of a policy or safeguard assets or avoid fraud and error etc.  
48585,internal_drive,a drive mounted inside of a computer  
48586,internal_iliac_artery hypogastric_artery,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  
48587,internal_jugular_vein,a continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater; joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein  
48588,internal_maxillary_artery,the maxillary artery that supplies deep structure of the face and some of the meninges  
48589,internal_medicine general_medicine,the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults)  
48590,internal_organ viscus,a main organ that is situated inside the body  
48591,internal_revenue,government revenue from domestic sources (excluding customs)  
48592,internal_rhyme,a rhyme between words in the same line  
48593,internalization internalisation incorporation,learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself  
48594,internasal_suture sutura_internasalis,the suture between the two nasal bones  
48595,international_candle,a former international unit of luminous intensity; now replaced by the candela  
48596,international_flight,a flight that takes off in one country and lands in another  
48597,international_intelligence_agency,an intelligence agency outside the United States  
48598,international_law law_of_nations,the body of laws governing relations between nations  
48599,international_law_enforcement_agency,an international administrative unit responsible for law enforcement  
48600,international_terrorism,terrorism practiced in a foreign country by terrorists who are not native to that country  
48601,internationalism,the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences  
48602,internationalist,an advocate of internationalism  
48603,internationalist,a member of a socialist or communist international  
48604,internationality internationalism,quality of being international in scope; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology"  
48605,internationalization internationalisation,the act of bringing something under international control  
48606,internee,a person who is interned; "the internees were enemy aliens and suspected terrorists"  
48607,internet net cyberspace,a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange  
48608,internist,a specialist in internal medicine  
48609,internment,confinement during wartime  
48610,internode,a segment of a stem between two nodes  
48611,internship,the position of a medical intern  
48612,internuncio,(Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio  
48613,interoception,sensitivity to stimuli originating inside of the body  
48614,interoceptor enteroceptor,any receptor that responds to stimuli inside the body  
48615,interoperability,(computer science) the ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous network made up of several local area networks)  
48616,interpellation,(parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy  
48617,interpenetration,the action of penetrating between or among  
48618,interpenetration permeation,mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other  
48619,interphalangeal_joint,any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers or toes  
48620,interphone,a telephonic intercommunication system linking different rooms in a building or ship etc  
48621,interplanetary_dust,microscopic particles in the interplanetary medium  
48622,interplanetary_gas,a rarefied flow of gas and charged particles (plasma) that stream from the sun and form the solar wind  
48623,interplanetary_medium,interplanetary space including forms of energy and gas and dust  
48624,interplanetary_space,the part of outer space within the solar system  
48625,interplay,reciprocal action and reaction  
48626,interpolation,(mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known  
48627,interpolation insertion,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"  
48628,interposition intervention,the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others  
48629,interpretation,an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"  
48630,interpretation interpreting rendition rendering,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"  
48631,interpretation reading version,a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something  
48632,interpreter,someone who uses art to represent something; "his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature"; "she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles"  
48633,interpreter interpretive_program,(computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time  
48634,interpreter translator,someone who mediates between speakers of different languages  
48635,interpretive_dance interpretive_dancing interpretative_dance interpretative_dancing,a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements depict an emotion or tell a story  
48636,interreflection,reciprocal reflection between two reflecting surfaces; "there was interreflection between the two surfaces of the lens"  
48637,interregnum,the time between two reigns, governments, etc.  
48638,interrelation interrelationship interrelatedness,mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness; "interrelationships of animal structure and function"  
48639,interrogation,a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder  
48640,interrogation examination interrogatory,formal systematic questioning  
48641,interrogative_mood interrogative,some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood  
48642,interrupt,a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out  
48643,interrupted_fern Osmunda_clatonia,North American fern having tall erect pinnate fronds and a few sporogenous pinnae at or near the center of the fertile fronds  
48644,interrupter,a device for automatically interrupting an electric current  
48645,interruption break,some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"  
48646,intersection,a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations  
48647,intersection,the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)  
48648,intersection crossroad crossway crossing carrefour,a junction where one street or road crosses another  
48649,intersection intersection_point point_of_intersection,a point where lines intersect  
48650,intersection product Cartesian_product,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"  
48651,interspersion interspersal,the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; "the interspersion of illustrations in the text"  
48652,interstate interstate_highway,one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States  
48653,interstellar_medium,interstellar space including streams of protons moving from the stars  
48654,interstellar_space,the space between stars  
48655,interstice,a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; "the interstices of a network"  
48656,interstice,small opening between things  
48657,interstitial_fluid,liquid found between the cells of the body that provides much of the liquid environment of the body  
48658,interstitial_pneumonia,chronic lung disease affecting the interstitial tissue of the lungs  
48659,interstitial_tissue,tissue between the cells of a structure or part in plant or animal  
48660,intertrigo,chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)  
48661,interval,a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints  
48662,interval musical_interval,the difference in pitch between two notes  
48663,interval separation,the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"  
48664,intervenor,(law) a party who interposes in a pending proceeding  
48665,intervention,(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"  
48666,intervention intercession,the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.); "it occurs without human intervention"  
48667,intervention interference,a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries  
48668,interventricular_foramen foramen_of_Monro Monro's_foramen,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  
48669,intervertebral_disc intervertebral_disk,a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)  
48670,intervertebral_vein vena_intervertebralis,one of several veins accompanying spinal nerves  
48671,interview,the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists; "my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds"  
48672,interviewee,a person who is interviewed  
48673,interviewer,a person who conducts an interview  
48674,intestacy,the situation of being or dying without a legally valid will  
48675,intestinal_bypass,surgical operation that shortens the small intestine; used in treating obesity  
48676,intestinal_flora,harmless microorganisms (as Escherichia coli) that inhabit the intestinal tract and are essential for its normal functioning  
48677,intestinal_juice,secretions by glands lining the walls of the intestines  
48678,intestinal_obstruction ileus,blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel  
48679,intestine bowel gut,the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus  
48680,inti,the basic unit of money in Peru  
48681,intifada intifadah,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"  
48682,intima,the innermost membrane of an organ (especially the inner lining of an artery or vein or lymphatic vessel)  
48683,intimidation,the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.  
48684,intimidation,the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid  
48685,intolerance,unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs  
48686,intolerance,impatience with annoyances; "his intolerance of interruptions"  
48687,intonation,singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong  
48688,intonation,the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations  
48689,intonation chanting,the act of singing in a monotonous tone  
48690,intonation modulation pitch_contour,rise and fall of the voice pitch  
48691,intonation_pattern,intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements  
48692,intoxicant,a drug that can produce a state of intoxication  
48693,intoxication,excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety; "the intoxication of wealth and power"  
48694,intracapsular_surgery,cataract surgery in which the entire lens is removed  
48695,intracellular_fluid,liquid contained inside the cell membranes (usually containing dissolved solutes)  
48696,intracranial_aneurysm,an aneurysm of a cranial artery  
48697,intractability intractableness,the trait of being hard to influence or control  
48698,intradermal_injection,an injection into the skin  
48699,intradermal_test subcutaneous_test,a form of skin test in which the suspected allergen is injected into the skin  
48700,intrados,the interior curve of an arch  
48701,intramuscular_injection,an injection into a muscle  
48702,intranet,a restricted computer network; a private network created using World Wide Web software  
48703,intransigency intransigence,the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise  
48704,intransitive_verb intransitive_verb_form intransitive,a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object  
48705,intransitivity intransitiveness,the grammatical relation created by an intransitive verb  
48706,intraocular_lens,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  
48707,intraocular_pressure IOP,pressure exerted by the fluids inside the eyeball; regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous humor; "glaucoma can result from increased intraocular pressure"  
48708,intrauterine_device IUD,contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus  
48709,intravasation,entry of foreign matter into a blood vessel  
48710,intravenous_anesthetic,an anesthetic that produces anesthesia when injected into the circulatory system  
48711,intravenous_drip,slow continuous drip introducing solutions intravenously (a drop at a time)  
48712,intravenous_feeding IV,administration of nutrients through a vein  
48713,intravenous_injection,an injection into a vein  
48714,intravenous_pyelogram IVP,X-ray picture of the kidneys and ureters after injection of a radiopaque dye  
48715,intravenous_pyelography IVP,performing pyelography with intravenous injection of a contrast medium  
48716,intrigue,a clandestine love affair  
48717,intrigue machination,a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends  
48718,intrinsic_factor,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"  
48719,intrinsic_fraud,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  
48720,intro,a brief introductory passage to a piece of popular music  
48721,introduction,a new proposal; "they resisted the introduction of impractical alternatives"  
48722,introduction,a basic or elementary instructional text  
48723,introduction,the first section of a communication  
48724,introduction debut first_appearance launching unveiling entry,the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"  
48725,introit,a composition of vocal music that is appropriate for opening church services  
48726,introitus,entrance or opening to a hollow organ or tube (especially the vaginal opening); "the introitus of the vagina"  
48727,introject,(psychoanalysis) parental figures (and their values) that you introjected as a child; the voice of conscience is usually a parent's voice internalized  
48728,introjection,(psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego  
48729,introjection,(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  
48730,intron noncoding_DNA,sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein  
48731,introspection self-contemplation self-examination,the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct  
48732,introspectiveness,thoughtfulness about your own situation and feelings  
48733,introversion,(psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings  
48734,introvert,(psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts  
48735,intruder interloper trespasser,someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission  
48736,intrusion,the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation  
48737,intrusion,rock produced by an intrusive process  
48738,intrusion,entrance by force or without permission or welcome  
48739,intrusiveness meddlesomeness officiousness,aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation  
48740,intuition,instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)  
48741,intuition hunch suspicion,an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"  
48742,intuitionism,(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired primarily by intuition  
48743,intumescence intumescency,swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)  
48744,intumescence intumescency swelling,the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)  
48745,intussusception,(biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall  
48746,inula,any plant of the genus Inula  
48747,inulin,used to manufacture fructose and in assessing kidney function  
48748,inutility uselessness unusefulness,the quality of having no practical use  
48749,invader encroacher,someone who enters by force in order to conquer  
48750,invagination introversion,the condition of being folded inward or sheathed  
48751,invagination introversion intussusception infolding,the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface; "the invagination of the blastula"  
48752,invalid shut-in,someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury  
48753,invalidator voider nullifier,an official who can invalidate or nullify; "my bank check was voided and I wanted to know who the invalidator was"  
48754,invalidism,chronic ill health  
48755,invalidity invalidness,illogicality as a consequence of having a conclusion that does not follow from the premisses  
48756,invaluableness preciousness pricelessness valuableness,the positive quality of being precious and beyond value  
48757,invariability invariableness invariance,the quality of being resistant to variation  
48758,invariance,the nature of a quantity or property or function that remains unchanged when a given transformation is applied to it; "the invariance of the configuration under translation"  
48759,invariant,a feature (quantity or property or function) that remains unchanged when a particular transformation is applied to it  
48760,invasion,(pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; "the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures"  
48761,invasion,the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder  
48762,invasion encroachment intrusion,any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"  
48763,invasion_of_privacy,the wrongful intrusion by individuals or the government into private affairs with which the public has no concern  
48764,invention,the act of inventing  
48765,invention innovation,a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation  
48766,invention innovation excogitation conception design,the creation of something in the mind  
48767,inventiveness ingeniousness ingenuity cleverness,the power of creative imagination  
48768,inventor discoverer artificer,someone who is the first to think of or make something  
48769,inventory,(accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods  
48770,inventory inventorying stocktaking stock-taking,making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand; "an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing"; "they held an inventory every month"  
48771,inventory stock_list,a detailed list of all the items in stock  
48772,inventory_accounting,accounting that controls and evaluates inventory  
48773,inventory_control,supervision of the supply and storage and accessibility of items in order to insure an adequate supply without excessive oversupply  
48774,inventory_item,an item listed in an inventory  
48775,inverse opposite,something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"  
48776,inverse_function,a 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  
48777,inversion,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)  
48778,inversion,a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa  
48779,inversion,the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer  
48780,inversion,(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed  
48781,inversion,(counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa  
48782,inversion eversion everting,the act of turning inside out  
48783,inversion sexual_inversion,a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex  
48784,inversion upending,turning upside down; setting on end  
48785,invert_sugar,a mixture of equal parts of glucose and fructose resulting from the hydrolysis of sucrose; found naturally in fruits; sweeter than glucose  
48786,invertase saccharase sucrase,an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose  
48787,invertebrate,any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification  
48788,inverted_hang,a hang performed on the rings with the body upside down  
48789,inverted_pleat,a box pleat reversed so that the fullness is turned inward  
48790,inverter,an electrical converter that converts direct current into alternating current  
48791,investigation investigating,the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically  
48792,investigator,someone who investigates  
48793,investing investment,the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit  
48794,investment,the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result; "this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking"; "he made an emotional investment in the work"  
48795,investment,outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism  
48796,investment,the act of putting on robes or vestments  
48797,investment investiture,the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank  
48798,investment investment_funds,money that is invested with an expectation of profit  
48799,investment_adviser investment_advisor,someone who advises others how to invest their money  
48800,investment_banker underwriter,a banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities  
48801,investment_company investment_trust investment_firm fund,a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies  
48802,investment_letter,a letter of intent saying that a letter security is being bought for investment and not for resale; avoids need for SEC registration  
48803,investor,someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns  
48804,investors_club,a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly  
48805,invigilation,keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating  
48806,invigilator,someone who watches examination candidates to prevent cheating  
48807,invisibility invisibleness,the quality of not being perceivable by the eye  
48808,invisible_balance,the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of services and payments of property incomes  
48809,invitation,a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something; "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away"  
48810,invitation,a tempting allurement; "she was an invitation to trouble"  
48811,invite,a colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no invite to the party"  
48812,invocation,an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil  
48813,invocation,the act of appealing for help  
48814,invocation supplication,a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service  
48815,involucre,a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence  
48816,involution,reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)  
48817,involution,a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction  
48818,involution enfolding,the action of enfolding something  
48819,involutional_depression,a major depressive episode associated with the climacteric  
48820,involvement,a connection of inclusion or containment; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen"  
48821,invulnerability,the property of being invulnerable; the property of being incapable of being hurt (physically or emotionally)  
48822,invulnerability impregnability,having the strength to withstand attack  
48823,inwardness,preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values; "the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness"; "inwardness is what an Englishman quite simply has, painlessly, as a birthright"  
48824,inwardness,the quality or state of being inward or internal; "the inwardness of the body's organs"  
48825,inwardness internality,preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values); "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"- H.R.Finch  
48826,io_moth Automeris_io,large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines  
48827,iodic_acid,a soluble crystalline acid; used as a reagent and disinfectant  
48828,iodide,a salt or ester of hydriodic acid  
48829,iodination,the substitution or addition of iodine atoms in organic compounds  
48830,iodine iodin I atomic_number_53,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)  
48831,iodine-125,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  
48832,iodine-131,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  
48833,iodoamino_acid,an amino acid with iodine added  
48834,iodochlorhydroxyquin Clioquinol,drug used to treat certain fungal infection (as athlete's foot)  
48835,iodocompound,a compound containing the covalent iodine radical  
48836,iodoform tri-iodomethane,sweet smelling yellow solid haloform CHI3  
48837,iodoform triiodomethane,a yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odor; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing  
48838,iodoprotein iodinated_protein,a protein that contains iodine  
48839,iodopsin,a violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates; plays a role in daylight vision  
48840,iodothyronine,thyronine with iodine added  
48841,iodotyrosine,tyrosine with iodine added  
48842,ion,a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons  
48843,ion_beam ionic_beam,a beam of ions moving in the same direction at the same speed  
48844,ion_engine,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  
48845,ion_exchange,a process in which ions are exchanged between a solution and an insoluble (usually resinous) solid; widely used in industrial processing  
48846,ion_pump,a vacuum pump that removes gas by ionizing the atoms or molecules and adsorbing them on a metal surface  
48847,ionic_bond electrovalent_bond electrostatic_bond,a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion  
48848,ionic_charge,the charge on an ion is equal to a constant charge e multiplied by an integer from 1 to 15  
48849,ionization ionisation,the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge); "the ionization of a gas"  
48850,ionization ionisation,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  
48851,ionization_chamber ionization_tube,a measuring instrument that measures the amount of ionizing radiation  
48852,ionizing_radiation,high-energy radiation capable of producing ionization in substances through which it passes  
48853,ionosphere,the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons  
48854,ionospheric_wave,a sky wave that is reflected by the ionosphere  
48855,iontophoresis ionic_medication iontotherapy electromotive_drug_administration EMDA,therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues  
48856,iota,the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet  
48857,ipecac,a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning)  
48858,ipratropium_bromide Atrovent,an inhaled bronchodilator (trade name Atrovent)  
48859,iproclozide,an antidepressant drug that acts as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor  
48860,ipse_dixit ipsedixitism,an unsupported dogmatic assertion  
48861,irascibility short_temper spleen quick_temper,a feeling of resentful anger  
48862,iridaceous_plant,any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae  
48863,iridectomy,an eye operation that treats closed-angle glaucoma by surgical removal of part of the iris of the eye  
48864,iridium Ir atomic_number_77,a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or osmium  
48865,iridocyclitis,inflammation of the iris and ciliary body of the eye  
48866,iridokeratitis,inflammation of the iris and cornea of the eye  
48867,iridoncus,swelling of the iris of the eye  
48868,iridotomy,a surgical procedure that makes an incision in the iris of the eye in order to enlarge the pupil or to treat closed-angle glaucoma  
48869,iris,muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye  
48870,iris flag fleur-de-lis sword_lily,plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals  
48871,iris iris_diaphragm,diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening  
48872,iris_scanning,biometric identification by scanning the iris of the eye; "the structure of the iris is very distinctive"  
48873,iritis,inflammation of the iris  
48874,iron,a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head  
48875,iron Fe atomic_number_26,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  
48876,iron branding_iron,implement used to brand live stock  
48877,iron smoothing_iron,home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth  
48878,iron-grey iron-gray,the color of freshly broken cast iron  
48879,iron_age,(classical mythology) the last and worst age of the world  
48880,iron_blue Prussian_blue,any of various blue pigments  
48881,iron_blue steel_grey steel_gray Davy's_grey Davy's_gray,slightly purplish or bluish dark grey  
48882,iron_cage,a cage from which there is no escape  
48883,iron_curtain,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  
48884,iron_deficiency_anemia iron_deficiency_anaemia,a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding  
48885,iron_disulfide,a compound containing two atoms of sulfur combined with iron  
48886,iron_filing,a fragment of iron rubbed off by the use of a file  
48887,iron_fist,rigorous or ruthless control; "she rules the office with an iron fist"; "it takes an iron fist to contain the dissenting factions"  
48888,iron_foundry,a foundry where cast iron is produced  
48889,iron_horse,(c. 1840) an early term for a locomotive  
48890,iron_lung,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  
48891,iron_maiden,instrument of torture consisting of a hollow iron frame shaped like the human body and lined with spikes to impale the victim  
48892,iron_man ironman,a strong man of exceptional physical endurance  
48893,iron_mold iron_mould,a spot caused the staining with rust or ink  
48894,iron_ore,an ore from which iron can be extracted  
48895,iron_perchloride,a highly toxic chemical used to engrave metal plates and electronic circuits  
48896,iron_putty,a cement resembling putty; made by mixing ferric oxide and boiled linseed oil; is acid resistant  
48897,iron_trap,a trap from which there is no escape  
48898,iron_tree iron-tree ironwood ironwood_tree,a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape  
48899,ironclad,a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor  
48900,ironing,garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed; "there was a basketful of ironing to do"  
48901,ironing,the work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles  
48902,ironing_board,narrow padded board on collapsible supports; used for ironing clothes  
48903,ironmonger hardwareman,someone who sells hardware; "in England they call a hardwareman an ironmonger"  
48904,ironmongery,the merchandise that is sold in an ironmonger's shop  
48905,irons chains,metal shackles; for hands or legs  
48906,ironside,a man of great strength or bravery  
48907,ironweed vernonia,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  
48908,ironwood,exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees  
48909,ironwork,work made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc); "the houses had much ornamental ironwork"  
48910,ironworker,a person who makes articles of iron  
48911,ironworks,the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made  
48912,irony,a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs  
48913,irony,incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"  
48914,irradiation,the condition of being exposed to radiation  
48915,irradiation,(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex  
48916,irradiation,the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background  
48917,irradiation,(Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus  
48918,irrational_hostility,extreme prejudice  
48919,irrational_impulse,a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation; "his first impulse was to denounce them"; "the urge to find out got him into trouble"  
48920,irrational_motive,a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic  
48921,irrational_number irrational,a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number  
48922,irrationality unreason,the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding  
48923,irredenta irridenta,a region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another  
48924,irredentism irridentism,the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related  
48925,irredentist irridentist,an advocate of irredentism  
48926,irregular second,merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name  
48927,irregularity geometrical_irregularity,an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern  
48928,irregularity unregularity,not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals  
48929,irrelevance irrelevancy,the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand  
48930,irreligionist,someone who is indifferent or hostile to religion  
48931,irreligiousness irreligion,the quality of not being devout  
48932,irreplaceableness,the quality of being irreplaceable  
48933,irrepressibility buoyancy,irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; "I admired his buoyancy and persistent good humor"  
48934,irreproducibility,the quality of being unreproducible; "he could not explain the irreproducibility of the results of his experiment"  
48935,irresistibility irresistibleness,the quality of being overpowering and impossible to resist  
48936,irresoluteness irresolution,the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose  
48937,irresponsibility irresponsibleness,a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions  
48938,irreverence,an irreverent mental attitude  
48939,irreverence violation,a disrespectful act  
48940,irreversibility,the quality of being irreversible (once done it cannot be changed)  
48941,irreversible_process,any process that is not reversible  
48942,irrigation,supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc  
48943,irrigation,(medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution  
48944,irrigation_ditch,a ditch to supply dry land with water artificially  
48945,irritability crossness fretfulness fussiness peevishness petulance choler,an irritable petulant feeling  
48946,irritable_bowel_syndrome spastic_colon mucous_colitis,recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress  
48947,irritant thorn,something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh"  
48948,irritation,(pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; "any food produced irritation of the stomach"  
48949,irritation annoyance vexation botheration,the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed  
48950,irruption,a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population  
48951,irruption,a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent irruption of bad manners"  
48952,ischemia ischaemia,local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism  
48953,ischemic_anoxia stagnant_anoxia,anoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure)  
48954,ischemic_hypoxia stagnant_hypoxia,hypoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure)  
48955,ischemic_stroke ischaemic_stroke,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)  
48956,ischium ischial_bone os_ischii,one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium  
48957,island,a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water  
48958,island,a zone or area resembling an island  
48959,islander island-dweller,an inhabitant of an island  
48960,islands_of_Langerhans isles_of_Langerhans islets_of_Langerhans,cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones  
48961,isle islet,a small island  
48962,isoagglutination,agglutination of an agglutinogen of one individual by a serum from another individual of the same species  
48963,isoagglutinin,an antibody produced by one individual that causes agglutination of red blood cells in other individuals of the same species  
48964,isoagglutinogen,an antigen capable of causing the production of (or reacting with) an isoagglutinin  
48965,isoantibody alloantibody,an antibody that occurs naturally against foreign tissues from a person of the same species  
48966,isobar,(meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time  
48967,isobutylene,used also in making gasoline components  
48968,isocarboxazid Marplan,a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Marplan) that is used to treat clinical depression  
48969,isochrone,an isogram connecting points at which something occurs or arrives at the same time  
48970,isoclinic_line isoclinal,an isogram connecting points of equal magnetic inclination  
48971,isocyanate,a salt or ester of isocyanic acid  
48972,isocyanic_acid,an acid known only in the form of its esters  
48973,isoflurane,a widely used inhalation anesthetic  
48974,isogamete,either of a pair of conjugating gametes of the same size and structure  
48975,isogamy,(biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of gametes of the same size and structure  
48976,isogon,an equiangular polygon  
48977,isogonic_line isogonal_line isogone,an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the same  
48978,isogram isopleth isarithm,a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable  
48979,isohel,an isogram connecting points receiving equal amounts of sunshine  
48980,isolation,a state of separation between persons or groups  
48981,isolation,(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it  
48982,isolation,a feeling of being disliked and alone  
48983,isolation,a country's withdrawal from international politics; "he opposed a policy of American isolation"  
48984,isolation closing_off,the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others  
48985,isolationism,a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations  
48986,isolationist,an advocate of isolationism in international affairs  
48987,isoleucine,an essential amino acid found in proteins; isomeric with leucine  
48988,isomer,a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight  
48989,isomerase,an enzyme that catalyzes its substrate to an isomeric form  
48990,isomerism,the state of being an isomer; the complex of chemical and physical phenomena characteristic of isomers  
48991,isomerization isomerisation,the conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself  
48992,isometric_line isometric,a line connecting isometric points  
48993,isometrics isometric_exercise,muscle-building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change)  
48994,isometropia,equality of refractive power in the two eyes  
48995,isometry,the growth rates in different parts of a growing organism are the same  
48996,isometry,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"  
48997,isometry,equality of elevation above sea level  
48998,isometry,equality of measure (e.g., equality of height above sea level or equality of loudness etc.)  
48999,isomorphism isomorphy,(biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure  
49000,isoniazid INH Nydrazid,antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis  
49001,isopod,any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling  
49002,isopropyl_alcohol isopropanol,alcohol used as antifreeze or a solvent  
49003,isoproterenol Isuprel,drug (trade name Isuprel) used to treat bronchial asthma and to stimulate the heart  
49004,isosceles_triangle,a triangle with two equal sides  
49005,isosorbide Isordil,drug (trade name Isordil) used to treat angina pectoris and congestive heart failure  
49006,isostasy,(geology) a general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth's crust  
49007,isotherm,(meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time  
49008,isothiocyanate,a family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards; source of the hotness of those plants and preparations  
49009,isotonic_exercise,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"  
49010,isotonic_solution isosmotic_solution,a solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood  
49011,isotope,one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons  
49012,isotropy symmetry,(physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions  
49013,issue,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"  
49014,issue issuing issuance,the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"  
49015,issue military_issue government_issue,supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government  
49016,issue number,one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"  
49017,issue publication,the act of issuing printed materials  
49018,issuer,an institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.)  
49019,isthmus,a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas  
49020,isthmus band,a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure  
49021,itaconic_acid,a crystalline carboxylic acid; occurs in some fermentations of sugars  
49022,italic,a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right  
49023,italic,a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right  
49024,itch itchiness itching,an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch  
49025,itch_mite sarcoptid,whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals; "itch mites cause scabies"  
49026,item,a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items"  
49027,item point,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"  
49028,iteration,doing or saying again; a repeated performance  
49029,iteration loop,(computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations"  
49030,iteration looping,(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"  
49031,iterative iterative_aspect,the aspect of the verb that expresses the repetition of an action  
49032,itinerant gypsy gipsy,a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment; "itinerant traders"  
49033,itineration,journeying from place to place preaching or lecturing; a preaching tour or lecturing tour  
49034,itraconazole Sporanox,an oral antifungal drug (trade name Sporanox) taken for cases of fungal nail disease  
49035,ivory tusk,a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses  
49036,ivory_black,a black pigment made from grinding burnt ivory in oil  
49037,ivory_gull Pagophila_eburnea,white Arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick  
49038,ivory_nut vegetable_ivory apple_nut,nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons  
49039,ivory_palm ivory-nut_palm ivory_plant Phytelephas_macrocarpa,a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts  
49040,ivory_tower,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"  
49041,ivory_tree conessi kurchi kurchee Holarrhena_pubescens Holarrhena_antidysenterica,tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea  
49042,ivorybill ivory-billed_woodpecker Campephilus_principalis,large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct  
49043,ivy common_ivy English_ivy Hedera_helix,Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits  
49044,ivy_geranium ivy-leaved_geranium hanging_geranium Pelargonium_peltatum,a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers  
49045,izar,a voluminous cotton outer garment (usually white) traditionally worn by Muslim women of northern Africa and the Middle East; covers the entire body  
49046,jab,a quick short straight punch  
49047,jab jabbing poke poking thrust thrusting,a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"  
49048,jabber jabbering gabble,rapid and indistinct speech  
49049,jabberwocky,nonsensical language (according to Lewis Carroll)  
49050,jabiru Jabiru_mycteria,large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America  
49051,jabot,a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt  
49052,jaboticaba,tough-skinned purple grapelike tropical fruit grown in Brazil  
49053,jaboticaba jaboticaba_tree Myrciaria_cauliflora,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  
49054,jacamar,tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage  
49055,jack,a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling  
49056,jack,an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug  
49057,jack,small flag indicating a ship's nationality  
49058,jack,tool for exerting pressure or lifting  
49059,jack,any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas  
49060,jack doodly-squat diddly-squat diddlysquat diddly-shit diddlyshit diddly diddley squat shit,a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack"  
49061,jack jackass,male donkey  
49062,jack jackstones,game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks  
49063,jack knave,one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince  
49064,jack-in-the-box,plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened  
49065,jack-in-the-pulpit Indian_turnip wake-robin Arisaema_triphyllum Arisaema_atrorubens,common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries  
49066,jack-o'-lantern,lantern carved from a pumpkin  
49067,jack-o-lantern_fungus jack-o-lantern jack-a-lantern Omphalotus_illudens,a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent  
49068,jack_bean wonder_bean giant_stock_bean Canavalia_ensiformis,annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage  
49069,jack_oak northern_pin_oak Quercus_ellipsoidalis,small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes  
49070,jack_pine Pinus_banksiana,slender medium-sized two-needled pine of eastern North America; with yellow-green needles and scaly grey to red-brown fissured bark  
49071,jack_plane,a carpenter's plane for rough finishing  
49072,jackal Canis_aureus,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  
49073,jackass_bat spotted_bat Euderma_maculata,a large bat of the southwestern United States having spots and enormous ears  
49074,jackass_penguin Spheniscus_demersus,small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call  
49075,jackdaw daw Corvus_monedula,common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery  
49076,jacket,the outer skin of a potato  
49077,jacket,the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition  
49078,jacket,an outer wrapping or casing; "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets"  
49079,jacket,a short coat  
49080,jacket_potato,a baked potato served with the jacket on  
49081,jackfruit jackfruit_tree Artocarpus_heterophyllus,East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds  
49082,jackfruit jak jack,immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted  
49083,jacking_off jerking_off hand_job wank,slang for masturbation  
49084,jackknife,a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out  
49085,jackknife-fish Equetus_lanceolatus,black-and-white drumfish with an erect elongated dorsal fin  
49086,jacklight,a light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night  
49087,jackpot,any outstanding award  
49088,jackrabbit,large hare of western North America  
49089,jacks jackstones knucklebones,a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball  
49090,jackscrew screw_jack,screw-operated jack  
49091,jacksmelt Atherinopsis_californiensis,a relatively large silversides of the Pacific coast of North America (known to reach 18 inches in length)  
49092,jacksnipe half_snipe Limnocryptes_minima,a small short-billed Old World snipe  
49093,jackstraw spillikin,a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws  
49094,jackstraws spillikins,a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others  
49095,jaconet,a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish; used for clothing and bandages  
49096,jacquard,a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom  
49097,jactitation,(law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)  
49098,jactitation jactation,(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness  
49099,jade jadestone,a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite  
49100,jade_green jade,a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green  
49101,jade_vine emerald_creeper Strongylodon_macrobotrys,vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws  
49102,jadeite,a hard green mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade; found principally in Burma  
49103,jaeger,rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey  
49104,jag,a sharp projection on an edge or surface; "he clutched a jag of the rock"  
49105,jag,a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing  
49106,jag,a bout of drinking or drug taking  
49107,jag dag,a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing  
49108,jaggedness,something irregular like a bump or crack in a smooth surface  
49109,jaggery jagghery jaggary,unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap  
49110,jaguar panther Panthera_onca Felis_onca,a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis  
49111,jaguarundi jaguarundi_cat jaguarondi eyra Felis_yagouaroundi,long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat  
49112,jai_alai pelota,a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket  
49113,jail jailhouse gaol clink slammer poky pokey,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)  
49114,jail_bird jailbird gaolbird,a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly  
49115,jail_delivery,the use of force to liberate prisoners  
49116,jalapeno jalapeno_pepper,hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico  
49117,jalousie,a shutter made of angled slats  
49118,jam,preserve of crushed fruit  
49119,jam_session,an impromptu jazz concert  
49120,jamais_vu,the experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar; associated with certain types of epilepsy  
49121,jamb,upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame  
49122,jambalaya,spicy Creole dish of rice and ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and celery  
49123,jammer,a transmitter used to broadcast electronic jamming  
49124,jamming electronic_jamming jam,deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems  
49125,jampan,a kind of sedan chair used in India  
49126,jampot jamjar,a jar for holding jellies or preserves  
49127,janissary,a loyal supporter; "every politician has a following of janissaries"  
49128,janitor,someone employed to clean and maintain a building  
49129,japan,lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer  
49130,japan,lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient  
49131,japanese_clover japan_clover jap_clover Lespedeza_striata,an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States  
49132,japonica Camellia_japonica,greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties  
49133,japonica maule's_quince Chaenomeles_japonica,deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms  
49134,jar,a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles  
49135,jar jarful,the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer"  
49136,jargon,specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject  
49137,jargoon jargon,a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon  
49138,jasmine,any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia  
49139,jasper,an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone  
49140,jassid,a variety of leafhopper  
49141,jati,(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)  
49142,jaundice icterus,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  
49143,jaundice_of_the_newborn physiological_jaundice_of_the_newborn icterus_neonatorum,yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously  
49144,jauntiness nattiness dapperness rakishness,stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance  
49145,jaunting_car jaunty_car,an open two-wheeled one-horse cart formerly widely used in Ireland  
49146,javelin,an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible  
49147,javelin,a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events  
49148,jaw,the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth  
49149,jaw,the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth  
49150,jaw,holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object  
49151,jawan,(India) a private soldier or male constable  
49152,jawbreaker,a large round hard candy  
49153,jawbreaker,a word that is hard to pronounce  
49154,jawfish,small large-mouthed tropical marine fishes common along sandy bottoms; males brood egg balls in their mouths; popular aquarium fishes  
49155,jawless_vertebrate jawless_fish agnathan,eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms  
49156,jay,crested largely blue bird  
49157,jaywalker,a reckless pedestrian who crosses a street illegally  
49158,jazz,a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles  
49159,jazz,a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands  
49160,jazz_band jazz_group combo,a small band of jazz musicians  
49161,jazz_festival,a festival that features performances by jazz artists  
49162,jazz_musician jazzman,a musician who plays or composes jazz music  
49163,je_ne_sais_quoi,something indescribable  
49164,jealousy,zealous vigilance; "cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy"-Paul Blanshard  
49165,jealousy green-eyed_monster,a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)  
49166,jeans blue_jeans denim,(used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear  
49167,jeep landrover,a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain  
49168,jeer jeering mockery scoff scoffing,showing your contempt by derision  
49169,jejunal_artery intestinal_artery,an artery that is a branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the jejunum  
49170,jejunitis,inflammation of the jejunum of the small intestine  
49171,jejunity jejuneness,quality of inadequate nutritive value  
49172,jejunity jejuneness tameness vapidity vapidness,the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated  
49173,jejunoileitis,inflammation of the jejunum and the ileum of the small intestine  
49174,jejunostomy,surgical creation of an opening between the jejunum and the anterior abdominal wall; will allow artificial feeding  
49175,jejunum,the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum  
49176,jellaba,a loose cloak with a hood; worn in the Middle East and northern Africa  
49177,jello Jell-O,fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder  
49178,jelly,any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin  
49179,jelly,a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit  
49180,jelly_bean jelly_egg,sugar-glazed jellied candy  
49181,jelly_fungus,any fungus of the order Tremellales or Auriculariales whose fruiting body is jellylike in consistency when fresh  
49182,jellyfish,any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans  
49183,jellyroll Swiss_roll,thin sheet of sponge cake spread with jelly and then rolled up to make a cylindrical cake  
49184,jennet jenny jenny_ass,female donkey  
49185,jerboa,mouselike jumping rodent  
49186,jerboa_kangaroo kangaroo_jerboa,brush-tailed rat kangaroo  
49187,jerboa_rat,large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping  
49188,jeremiad,a long and mournful complaint; "a jeremiad against any form of government"  
49189,jerk,(mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration  
49190,jerk,raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms  
49191,jerk dork,a dull stupid fatuous person  
49192,jerk jerking jolt saccade,an abrupt spasmodic movement  
49193,jerkin,a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times  
49194,jerky jerked_meat jerk,meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun  
49195,jeroboam double-magnum,a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon)  
49196,jerry-builder,someone who builds cheap buildings out of poor materials on speculation for a quick profit  
49197,jerry-building,construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit  
49198,jersey,a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric  
49199,jersey T-shirt tee_shirt,a close-fitting pullover shirt  
49200,jest joke jocularity,activity characterized by good humor  
49201,jester fool motley_fool,a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages  
49202,jet,a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewelry or ornamentation  
49203,jet blue_jet reverse_lightning,atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward  
49204,jet jet_plane jet-propelled_plane,an airplane powered by one or more jet engines  
49205,jet squirt spurt spirt,the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)  
49206,jet_bridge,an extendible bridge for loading passengers onto large commercial airplanes; provides protected access to the plane from the gate  
49207,jet_engine,a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion  
49208,jet_lag,fatigue and sleep disturbance resulting from disruption of the body's normal circadian rhythm as a result of jet travel  
49209,jet_propulsion,propulsion by means of the discharge of a jet of fluid toward the rear  
49210,jet_set,a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure  
49211,jet_stream,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  
49212,jetliner,a large jet plane that carries passengers  
49213,jetsam,the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm  
49214,jeu_d'esprit,a witty comment or writing  
49215,jew's_harp jews'_harp mouth_bow,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  
49216,jewel gem,a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry  
49217,jewel gem precious_stone,a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry  
49218,jewel_orchid,any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining  
49219,jeweler jeweller,someone in the business of selling jewelry  
49220,jeweler's_glass,an optical instrument used by jewelers; has one or more lenses and is used to view features not readily seen  
49221,jewelled_headdress jeweled_headdress,a headdress adorned with jewels  
49222,jewelry jewellery,an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)  
49223,jewelry_dealer jewelry_store,a firm that sells and buys jewelry  
49224,jewelry_maker jeweler jeweller,someone who makes jewelry  
49225,jewels-of-opar Talinum_paniculatum,erect plant with tuberous roots and terminal panicles of red to yellow flowers; southwestern North America to Central America; widely introduced elsewhere  
49226,jewelweed lady's_earrings orange_balsam celandine touch-me-not Impatiens_capensis,North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil  
49227,jewfish Mycteroperca_bonaci,large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales  
49228,jezebel,a shameless impudent scheming woman  
49229,jiao,10 jiao equal 1 yuan in China  
49230,jib,any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)  
49231,jibboom,a spar that extends the bowsprit  
49232,jig,a fisherman's lure with one or more hooks that is jerked up and down in the water  
49233,jig,a device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the tools operating on it  
49234,jig,any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping  
49235,jig gigue,music in three-four time for dancing a jig  
49236,jiggermast jigger,any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl  
49237,jigsaw scroll_saw fretsaw,fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines  
49238,jigsaw_puzzle,a puzzle that requires you to reassemble a picture that has been mounted on a stiff base and cut into interlocking pieces  
49239,jihad jehad,a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal  
49240,jilt,a woman who jilts a lover  
49241,jim_crow,a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails  
49242,jimdandy jimhickey crackerjack,someone excellent of their kind; "he's a jimdandy of a soldier"  
49243,jimdandy jimhickey crackerjack,something excellent of its kind; "the bike was a jimdandy"  
49244,jimmies sprinkles,bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream  
49245,jimmy jemmy,a short crowbar; "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy"  
49246,jimsonweed jimson_weed Jamestown_weed common_thorn_apple apple_of_Peru Datura_stramonium,intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits  
49247,jingle jangle,a metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs"  
49248,jinks high_jinks hijinks high_jinx,noisy and mischievous merrymaking  
49249,jinrikisha ricksha rickshaw,a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person  
49250,jiqui Malpighia_obovata,Cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture  
49251,jird,gerbil of northern Africa  
49252,jitter,small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources  
49253,jitter,a small irregular movement  
49254,jitterbug,a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s  
49255,jitteriness jumpiness nervousness restiveness,the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters  
49256,jitters heebie-jeebies screaming_meemies,extreme nervousness  
49257,job,(computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit  
49258,job,an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right"  
49259,job,a workplace; as in the expression `on the job'  
49260,job,the responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print the truth"  
49261,job,the performance of a piece of work; "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job"  
49262,job,a damaging piece of work; "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair"  
49263,job task chore,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"  
49264,job-control_language,a problem-oriented language used to describe job requirements to an operating system  
49265,job-oriented_terminal,a terminal designed for a particular application  
49266,job_action,a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands  
49267,job_application,an application for a job  
49268,job_candidate,an applicant who is being considered for a job  
49269,job_control,a program that is called to prepare each job to be run  
49270,job_description,description of the responsibilities associated with a given job  
49271,job_interview employment_interview,an interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable for a position of employment  
49272,job_lot,a miscellaneous collection of things sold together  
49273,jobber middleman wholesaler,someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers  
49274,jobbery,corruptness among public officials  
49275,jobcentre,a government office in a town where information about available jobs is displayed and where unemployment benefits are administered  
49276,jobholder,an employee who holds a regular job  
49277,jockey,an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus; "he's a truck jockey"; "a computer jockey"; "a disc jockey"  
49278,jockey,someone employed to ride horses in horse races  
49279,jockey_club,a club to promote and regulate horse racing  
49280,jocoseness jocosity merriness humorousness,the trait of merry joking  
49281,jocosity jocularity,fun characterized by humor  
49282,jocundity jocularity,a feeling facetious merriment  
49283,jodhpur jodhpur_boot jodhpur_shoe,a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side  
49284,jodhpurs jodhpur_breeches riding_breeches,(used in the plural) flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots  
49285,jog,a sharp change in direction; "there was a jog in the road"  
49286,jog trot lope,a slow pace of running  
49287,jog_trot,an easy gait of a horse; midway between a walk and a trot  
49288,jogger,someone who runs a steady slow pace (usually for exercise)  
49289,jogging,running at a jog trot as a form of cardiopulmonary exercise  
49290,joggle jiggle,a slight irregular shaking motion  
49291,johnnycake johnny_cake journey_cake,cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle (chiefly New England)  
49292,joie_de_vivre,a keen enjoyment of living  
49293,joiner,a person who likes to join groups  
49294,joiner,a woodworker whose work involves making things by joining pieces of wood  
49295,joinery,fine woodwork done by a joiner  
49296,joining connection connexion,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"  
49297,joint,a disreputable place of entertainment  
49298,joint,junction by which parts or objects are joined together  
49299,joint articulation articulatio,(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)  
49300,joint marijuana_cigarette reefer stick spliff,marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking  
49301,joint-stock_company,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  
49302,joint_probability,the probability of two events occurring together  
49303,joint_resolution,a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the Chief Executive (or passed over the Chief Executive's veto)  
49304,joint_return,a return filed by a husband and wife  
49305,joint_venture,a venture by a partnership or conglomerate designed to share risk or expertise; "a joint venture between the film companies to produce TV shows"  
49306,jointed_charlock wild_radish wild_rape runch Raphanus_raphanistrum,Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and podlike fruits  
49307,jointed_rush Juncus_articulatus,rush of Australia  
49308,jointer jointer_plane jointing_plane long_plane,a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together  
49309,jointure legal_jointure,(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower  
49310,joist,beam used to support floors or roofs  
49311,joke,a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"  
49312,joke gag laugh jest jape,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 his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"  
49313,joker,an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent; "when I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract"  
49314,joker,a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester  
49315,joker jokester,a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes  
49316,joker turkey,a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway"  
49317,jollity jolliness joviality,feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor  
49318,jolly,a happy party  
49319,jolly_boat jolly,a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work  
49320,jolt jar jounce shock,a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"  
49321,jonah jinx,a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him  
49322,jonquil,often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil  
49323,jonquil Narcissus_jonquilla,widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers  
49324,jordan_almond,variety of large almond from Malaga, Spain; used in confectionery  
49325,jorum,a large drinking bowl  
49326,joss,a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol  
49327,joss_house,a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship  
49328,joss_stick,a slender stick of incense burned before a joss by the Chinese  
49329,jostle jostling,the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)  
49330,jotter,a small notebook for rough notes  
49331,jotting jot,a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note  
49332,joule J watt_second,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  
49333,journal,a periodical dedicated to a particular subject; "he reads the medical journals"  
49334,journal,a record book as a physical object  
49335,journal,the part of the axle contained by a bearing  
49336,journal_bearing,the bearing of a journal  
49337,journal_box,metal housing for a journal bearing  
49338,journalese,the style in which newspapers are written  
49339,journalism,the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media  
49340,journalism news_media,newspapers and magazines collectively  
49341,journalist,a writer for newspapers and magazines  
49342,journalist's_privilege,the right of a journalist to refuse to divulge sources of confidential information  
49343,journey journeying,the act of traveling from one place to another  
49344,joust tilt,a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances  
49345,jowl,a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)  
49346,joy delight pleasure,something or someone that provides a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight"  
49347,joy joyousness joyfulness,the emotion of great happiness  
49348,joylessness,a feeling of dismal cheerlessness  
49349,joyride,a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure; "they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars"  
49350,joystick,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  
49351,jubilee,a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)  
49352,judas,a one-way peephole in a door  
49353,judge justice jurist,a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice  
49354,judge_advocate,an officer assigned to the judge advocate general  
49355,judge_advocate,a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander  
49356,judge_advocate_general,the senior legal advisor to a branch of the military  
49357,judgeship judicature,the position of judge  
49358,judgment judgement assessment,the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"  
49359,judgment judgement judging,the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions  
49360,judgment judgement judicial_decision,(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it  
49361,judgment judgement mind,an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"  
49362,judgment judgement sound_judgment sound_judgement perspicacity,the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions  
49363,judgment_in_personam judgement_in_personam personal_judgment personal_judgement,a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages  
49364,judgment_in_rem judgement_in_rem,a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons)  
49365,judgment_lien,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  
49366,judgment_of_dismissal judgement_of_dismissal dismissal,a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial  
49367,judgment_on_the_merits judgement_on_the_merits,judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented  
49368,judicial_branch,the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice  
49369,judicial_review,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  
49370,judicial_torture,torture that is sanctioned by the state and executed by duly accredited officials; "the English renounced judicial torture in 1640"  
49371,judiciary bench,persons who administer justice  
49372,judiciary judicature judicatory judicial_system,the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government  
49373,judiciousness,good judgment  
49374,judiciousness sagacity sagaciousness,the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating  
49375,judo,a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan  
49376,jug,a large bottle with a narrow mouth  
49377,jug jugful,the quantity contained in a jug  
49378,jug_band,a musical group that uses jugs and washboards and kazoos and other improvised instruments  
49379,jug_wine,inexpensive wine sold in large bottles or jugs  
49380,jugale jugal_point,the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone  
49381,juggernaut steamroller,a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way  
49382,juggle juggling,the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression  
49383,juggle juggling,throwing and catching several objects simultaneously  
49384,juggler,a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity  
49385,jugglery,artful trickery designed to achieve an end; "the senator's tax program was mere jugglery"  
49386,jugglery,the performance of a juggler  
49387,jugular,a vital part that is vulnerable to attack; "he always goes for the jugular"  
49388,jugular_vein vena_jugularis jugular,veins in the neck that return blood from the head  
49389,juice,energetic vitality; "her creative juices were flowing"  
49390,juice,electric current; "when the wiring was finished they turned on the juice"  
49391,juice,the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking  
49392,juice succus,any of several liquids of the body; "digestive juices"  
49393,juju,the power associated with a juju  
49394,juju voodoo hoodoo fetish fetich,a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers  
49395,jujube,chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to soothe a sore throat)  
49396,jujube Chinese_date Chinese_jujube,dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees  
49397,jujube jujube_bush Christ's-thorn Jerusalem_thorn Ziziphus_jujuba,spiny tree having dark red edible fruits  
49398,jujutsu jujitsu jiujitsu,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  
49399,juke fake,(football) a deceptive move made by a football player  
49400,juke jook juke_joint jook_joint juke_house jook_house,a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox  
49401,jukebox nickelodeon,a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin  
49402,julep mint_julep,bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice  
49403,julienne,a clear soup garnished with julienne vegetables  
49404,julienne julienne_vegetable,a vegetable cut into thin strips (usually used as a garnish)  
49405,jumble jumbal,small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie  
49406,jumbojet jumbo_jet,a very large jet plane  
49407,jumby_bead jumbie_bead Ormosia_coarctata,West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds  
49408,jump,(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another  
49409,jump jumping,the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"  
49410,jump leap,a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance"  
49411,jump parachuting,descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"  
49412,jump_ball,(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  
49413,jump_cut,an immediate transition from one scene to another  
49414,jump_rope,a child's game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the player jumps over a swinging rope  
49415,jump_rope skip_rope skipping_rope,a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it  
49416,jump_seat,a folding seat in an automobile  
49417,jump_suit,one-piece uniform worn by parachutists  
49418,jump_suit jumpsuit,one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform  
49419,jumper,a person who jumps; "as the jumper neared the ground he lost control"; "the jumper's parachute opened"  
49420,jumper,an athlete who competes at jumping; "he is one hell of a jumper"  
49421,jumper,a coverall worn by children  
49422,jumper,a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections  
49423,jumper,a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen  
49424,jumper jump_shot,(basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump  
49425,jumper pinafore pinny,a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing  
49426,jumper_cable jumper_lead lead booster_cable,a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"  
49427,jumping,the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump  
49428,jumping-off_place point_of_departure,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"  
49429,jumping_bean jumping_seed Mexican_jumping_bean,seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble  
49430,jumping_bristletail machilid,wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed  
49431,jumping_jack,plaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints that can be made to dance by pulling strings  
49432,jumping_mouse,any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America  
49433,jumping_orchid Catasetum_macrocarpum,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  
49434,jumping_plant_louse psylla psyllid,small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices  
49435,jumping_up_and_down,jumping in one spot (as in excitement); "the wailing and jumping up and down exhausted him"  
49436,jumpstart jump-start,starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car; "my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor"  
49437,junco snowbird,small North American finch seen chiefly in winter  
49438,junction,the place where two or more things come together  
49439,junction adjunction,an act of joining or adjoining things  
49440,junction conjunction,something that joins or connects  
49441,junction conjunction conjugation colligation,the state of being joined together  
49442,junction_barrier barrier_strip,a junction unit for connecting 2 cables without the need for plugs  
49443,juncture critical_point crossroads,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"  
49444,juncture occasion,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"  
49445,juneberry_holly,a holly shrub  
49446,jungle,a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival  
49447,jungle,an impenetrable equatorial forest  
49448,jungle_cat Felis_chaus,small Asiatic wildcat  
49449,jungle_cock,male jungle fowl  
49450,jungle_fever,severe form of malaria occurring in tropical regions  
49451,jungle_fowl gallina,small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl  
49452,jungle_gym,a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play  
49453,jungle_hen,female jungle fowl  
49454,jungle_rot,skin disorder induced by a tropical climate  
49455,junior,term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male; "look here, junior, it's none of your business"  
49456,junior,a third-year undergraduate  
49457,junior,the younger of two persons; "she is two years my junior"  
49458,junior_class,penultimate class in high school or college  
49459,junior_college,a college that offers only the first two years terminating in an associate degree  
49460,junior_featherweight,weighs no more than 122 pounds  
49461,junior_high_school junior_high,a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades  
49462,junior_lightweight,weighs no more than 130 pounds  
49463,junior_middleweight,weighs no more than 154 pounds  
49464,junior_school,British school for children aged 7-11  
49465,junior_status,in a junior position  
49466,junior_varsity JV,a college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team  
49467,junior_welterweight,weighs no more than 140 pounds  
49468,juniper,coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones  
49469,juniper_berries,berrylike cone of a common juniper; used in making gin  
49470,juniper_berry,berrylike fruit of a plant of the genus Juniperus especially the berrylike cone of the common juniper  
49471,juniperic_acid,a crystalline acid found in the exudations of some conifers  
49472,junk,any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails  
49473,junk_DNA,stretches of DNA that do not code for genes; "most of the genome consists of junk DNA"  
49474,junk_bond high-yield_bond,a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit  
49475,junk_food,food that tastes good but is high in calories having little nutritional value  
49476,junk_mail,third-class mail consisting of advertising and often addressed to `resident' or `occupant'  
49477,junk_shop,a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods  
49478,junket,dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet  
49479,junket,a trip taken by an official at public expense  
49480,junketing,taking an excursion for pleasure  
49481,junkyard,a field where junk is collected and stored for resale  
49482,jupati jupaty jupati_palm Raffia_taedigera,a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes  
49483,jurisdiction,in law; the territory within which power can be exercised  
49484,jurisprudence law legal_philosophy,the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do  
49485,jurist legal_expert,a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations  
49486,juror juryman jurywoman,someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury  
49487,jury,a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law  
49488,jury panel,a committee appointed to judge a competition  
49489,jury_box,an enclosure within a courtroom for the jury  
49490,jury_duty,the civic duty to serve on a jury  
49491,jury_mast,a temporary mast to replace one that has broken off  
49492,jury_system,a legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law suit  
49493,jus_sanguinis,the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents  
49494,jus_soli,the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth  
49495,just-noticeable_difference jnd,(psychophysics) the difference between two stimuli that (under properly controlled experimental conditions) is detected as often as it is undetected  
49496,just_deserts comeuppance comeupance poetic_jstice,an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting  
49497,justice,judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments  
49498,justice justness,the quality of being just or fair  
49499,justice_of_the_peace,a local magistrate with limited powers  
49500,justiciar justiciary,formerly a high judicial officer  
49501,justiciary,the jurisdiction of a justiciar  
49502,justification,a statement in explanation of some action or belief  
49503,justification,something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary; "he considered misrule a justification for revolution"  
49504,justification,the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller  
49505,justness rightness nicety,conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty"  
49506,jute,a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks  
49507,juvenescence,the process of growing into a youth  
49508,juvenile juvenile_person,a young person, not fully developed  
49509,juvenile_body,the body of a young person  
49510,juvenile_court,a court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children  
49511,juvenile_wart,a small benign growth on the faces of hands of children  
49512,juxtaposition,a side-by-side position  
49513,juxtaposition apposition collocation,the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"  
49514,kabbalism cabalism,adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation  
49515,kabob kebab shish_kebab,cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables  
49516,kachina,a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit  
49517,kachina,a deified spirit of the Pueblo people  
49518,kachina,a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift  
49519,kaffir kafir caffer caffre,an offensive and insulting term for any Black African  
49520,kaffir_boom Cape_kafferboom Erythrina_caffra,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  
49521,kaffir_boom Transvaal_kafferboom Erythrina_lysistemon,small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds  
49522,kaffir_bread Encephalartos_caffer,South African cycad; the farinaceous pith of the fruit used as food  
49523,kaffir_cat caffer_cat Felis_ocreata,widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor  
49524,kaffiyeh,an Arab headdress consisting of a square piece of cloth folded into a triangle and fastened over the crown by an agal  
49525,kahikatea New_Zealand_Dacryberry New_Zealand_white_pine Dacrycarpus_dacrydioides Podocarpus_dacrydioides,New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood  
49526,kai_apple,South African fruit smelling and tasting like apricots; used for pickles and preserves  
49527,kainite,a white mineral consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride; a source of potassium salts; used as a fertilizer  
49528,kaiser_roll,rounded raised poppy-seed roll made of a square piece of dough by folding the corners in to the center  
49529,kaki Himantopus_novae-zelandiae,blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt  
49530,kakke_disease,the endemic form of beriberi  
49531,kalansuwa,a cap that is wrapped around by a turban and worn by Muslim religious elders  
49532,kale kail cole,coarse curly-leafed cabbage  
49533,kale kail cole borecole colewort Brassica_oleracea_acephala,a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head  
49534,kaleidoscope,a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes  
49535,kaleidoscope,an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors  
49536,kalemia,the presence of excess potassium in the circulating blood  
49537,kaliuresis kaluresis,the presence of excess potassium in the urine  
49538,kalmia,any plant of the genus Kalmia  
49539,kalumpang Java_olives Sterculia_foetida,large tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling orange-red blossoms followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich seeds sometimes used as food  
49540,kameez,a long tunic worn by many people from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars)  
49541,kamikaze,a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash  
49542,kamikaze,a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II  
49543,kampong campong,a native village in Malaysia  
49544,kanamycin Kantrex,antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections  
49545,kanchil Tragulus_kanchil,small chevrotain of southeastern Asia  
49546,kangaroo,any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail  
49547,kangaroo_apple poroporo Solanum_aviculare,Australian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of purple flowers and edible yellow egg-shaped fruit  
49548,kangaroo_court,an irregular unauthorized court  
49549,kangaroo_mouse,leaping rodent of Australian desert areas  
49550,kangaroo_mouse dwarf_pocket_rat,small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats  
49551,kangaroo_paw kangaroo's_paw kangaroo's-foot kangaroo-foot_plant Australian_sword_lily Anigozanthus_manglesii,sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia  
49552,kangaroo_rat desert_rat Dipodomys_phillipsii,any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae  
49553,kanzu,(Swahili) a long garment (usually white) with long sleeves; worn by men in East Africa  
49554,kaoliang,sorghums of China and Manchuria having small white or brown grains (used for food) and dry pithy stalks (used for fodder, fuel and thatching)  
49555,kaolinite,a mineral consisting of aluminum silicate; main source of kaolin  
49556,kaon kappa-meson k-meson K_particle,an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision  
49557,kapeika,100 kapeikas equal 1 rubel in Belarus  
49558,kaph,the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
49559,kapok ceiba_tree silk-cotton_tree white_silk-cotton_tree Bombay_ceiba God_tree Ceiba_pentandra,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  
49560,kapok silk_cotton vegetable_silk,a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation  
49561,kappa,the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet  
49562,kapuka Griselinia_littoralis,small New Zealand broadleaf evergreen tree often cultivated in warm regions as an ornamental  
49563,karaoke,singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs)  
49564,karat carat kt,the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold  
49565,karate,a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat; sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponent  
49566,karma,(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation  
49567,karyokinesis,organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis  
49568,karyolymph,a clear liquid in the cell nucleus in which the nucleolus and chromatin and other structures are dispersed  
49569,karyolysis,disintegration and dissolution of a cell nucleus when a cell dies  
49570,karyotype,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)  
49571,kasbah casbah,an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located  
49572,kasha,boiled or baked buckwheat  
49573,kat khat qat quat cat Arabian_tea African_tea,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"  
49574,katabatic_wind catabatic_wind,a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air  
49575,katamorphism,metamorphism that occurs at or near the earth's surface; breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones  
49576,katharobe,an organism that lives in an oxygenated medium lacking organic matter  
49577,katharometer,measures thermal conductivity  
49578,katsura_tree Cercidiphyllum_japonicum,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  
49579,katydid,large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings  
49580,kauri,white close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis  
49581,kauri kauri_copal kauri_resin kauri_gum,resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum  
49582,kauri kaury Agathis_australis,tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood  
49583,kauri_pine dammar_pine,any of various trees of the genus Agathis; yield dammar resin  
49584,kava kavakava,an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub  
49585,kawaka Libocedrus_plumosa,New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress  
49586,kayak,a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos  
49587,kazoo,a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiece  
49588,kea Nestor_notabilis,large brownish-green New Zealand parrot  
49589,kedgeree,a dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish  
49590,keel,a projection or ridge that suggests a keel  
49591,keel,the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly  
49592,keel,one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability  
49593,keelboat,river boat with a shallow draught and a keel but no sails; used to carry freight; moved by rowing or punting or towing  
49594,keeled_garlic Allium_carinatum,Eurasian bulbous plant  
49595,keelson,a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it  
49596,keen,a funeral lament sung with loud wailing  
49597,keep donjon dungeon,the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress  
49598,keeper,someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?"  
49599,keeping,conformity or harmony; "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion"  
49600,keepsake souvenir token relic,something of sentimental value  
49601,keeshond,a spitz-like dog having a shaggy greyish coat and tightly curled tail originating in Holland  
49602,keg,small cask or barrel  
49603,keg kegful,the quantity contained in a keg  
49604,kei_apple kei_apple_bush Dovyalis_caffra,vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruits  
49605,keloid cheloid,raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair  
49606,kelp,large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds  
49607,kelp_greenling Hexagrammos_decagrammus,common food and sport fish of western coast of North America  
49608,kelpie,an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears  
49609,kelpy kelpie,(Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders  
49610,kelvin K,the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites  
49611,kenaf deccan_hemp,fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus  
49612,kenaf kanaf deccan_hemp bimli bimli_hemp Indian_hemp Bombay_hemp Hibiscus_cannabinus,valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation  
49613,kennel doghouse dog_house,outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog  
49614,kenning,conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry  
49615,kenosis,the concept of emptying one's own will and receive God's will, in Catholicism  
49616,kepi peaked_cap service_cap yachting_cap,a cap with a flat circular top and a visor  
49617,keratalgia,pain in the cornea  
49618,keratectasia,abnormal bulging of the cornea of the eye  
49619,keratin ceratin,a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves  
49620,keratinization keratinisation,organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair)  
49621,keratitis,inflammation of the cornea causing watery painful eyes and blurred vision  
49622,keratoacanthoma,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  
49623,keratocele,hernia of the cornea  
49624,keratoconjunctivitis,inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva  
49625,keratoconus,abnormal cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye; can be treated by epikeratophakia  
49626,keratoderma keratodermia,any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny  
49627,keratohyalin,hyaline in the large granules of the stratum granulosum  
49628,keratoiritis,inflammation of the cornea and the iris of the eye  
49629,keratomalacia,softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency; symptom of cystic fibrosis or sprue  
49630,keratomycosis,fungal infection of the cornea  
49631,keratonosis,any abnormal condition of the outer skin (epidermis)  
49632,keratonosus,any disease of the cornea  
49633,keratoplasty corneal_graft corneal_transplant,a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor  
49634,keratoscleritis,inflammation of the cornea and sclera of the eye  
49635,keratoscope,medical instrument to examine the cornea in order to detect irregularities in its anterior surface  
49636,keratoscopy,examination of the cornea with a keratoscope to detect irregularities in its anterior surface  
49637,keratosis,a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin  
49638,keratosis_blennorrhagica keratoderma_blennorrhagica,skin disease characterized by a scaly rash on the palms and soles; associated with Reiter's syndrome  
49639,keratosis_follicularis Darier's_disease,a rare hereditary condition marked by dark crusted patches (sometimes containing pus)  
49640,keratosis_pilaris,keratosis characterized by hard conical elevations in the openings of sebaceous glands (especially of arms and thighs)  
49641,keratotomy,surgical incision into the cornea  
49642,kerb_crawler,someone who drives slowly along the curb seeking sex from prostitutes or other women  
49643,kerchief,a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck  
49644,kerion,ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard that usually results in a swelling that is covered with pustules and oozes fluid  
49645,kern,the part of a metal type that projects beyond its body  
49646,kernel,a single whole grain of a cereal; "a kernel of corn"  
49647,kernel meat,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"  
49648,kernel substance core center centre essence gist heart heart_and_soul inwardness marrow meat nub pith sum nitty-gritty,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"  
49649,kernicterus,an abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage  
49650,kernite,a light soft mineral consisting of hydrated sodium borate in crystalline form; an important source of boron  
49651,kerosene kerosine lamp_oil coal_oil,a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters  
49652,kerygma kerugma,preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church  
49653,kestrel Falco_tinnunculus,small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind  
49654,ketamine ketamine_hydrochloride Ketalar,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  
49655,ketch,a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost  
49656,keteleeria,Asiatic conifers resembling firs  
49657,ketembilla kitembilla kitambilla,maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves  
49658,ketembilla kitembilla kitambilla ketembilla_tree Ceylon_gooseberry Dovyalis_hebecarpa,a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India  
49659,ketoacidosis diabetic_acidosis,acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus  
49660,ketohexose,a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group  
49661,ketone,any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals  
49662,ketone_body acetone_body,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  
49663,ketone_group,a group having the characteristic properties of ketones  
49664,ketonemia ketosis acetonemia,an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus  
49665,ketonuria ketoaciduria acetonuria,excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation  
49666,ketoprofen Orudis Orudis_KT Oruvail,nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail)  
49667,ketorolac Torodal,nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Torodal) that is given only orally  
49668,ketorolac_tromethamine Acular Toradol,nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly  
49669,ketose,any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal  
49670,ketosteroid,a steroid containing a ketone group  
49671,kettle boiler,a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid  
49672,kettle kettledrum tympanum tympani timpani,a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it  
49673,kettle kettleful,the quantity a kettle will hold  
49674,kettle_hole kettle,(geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits  
49675,keurboom Virgilia_capensis Virgilia_oroboides,tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers  
49676,keurboom Virgilia_divaricata,fast-growing roundheaded tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental  
49677,key,a kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys of heroin"  
49678,key,a list of answers to a test; "some students had stolen the key to the final exam"  
49679,key,a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations  
49680,key,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"  
49681,key,something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is economic integration"  
49682,key,pitch of the voice; "he spoke in a low key"  
49683,key,a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed  
49684,key,metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated  
49685,key cay Florida_key,a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida  
49686,key paint,(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"  
49687,key tonality,any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music  
49688,key_lime,small yellow-green limes of southern Florida  
49689,key_palm silvertop_palmetto silver_thatch Thrinax_microcarpa Thrinax_morrisii Thrinax_keyensis,small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba  
49690,key_ring,a circular ring of metal for holding keys  
49691,key_signature signature,the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key  
49692,key_word,a word that is used as a pattern to decode an encrypted message  
49693,key_word,a significant word used in indexing or cataloging  
49694,keyboard,device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like  
49695,keyboard,holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung  
49696,keyboard_buffer,a buffer that keeps track of key strokes until the computer is ready to respond to them  
49697,keyboard_instrument,a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard  
49698,keyboardist,a musician who plays a keyboard instrument  
49699,keycard,a plastic card that has a magnetically coded strip that is scanned in order to operate a mechanism  
49700,keyhole,the hole where a key is inserted  
49701,keyhole_limpet Fissurella_apertura Diodora_apertura,marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex  
49702,keyhole_saw,a handsaw with a long narrow blade for cutting short radius curves; similar to a compass saw  
49703,keynote,the principal theme in a speech or literary work  
49704,keynote,a fundamental or central idea  
49705,keynote_speech keynote_address,a speech setting forth the keynote  
49706,keystone key headstone,the central building block at the top of an arch or vault  
49707,keystroke key_stroke,the stroke of a key; one depression of a key on a keyboard; "the number of keystrokes was used as a measure of work"  
49708,khadi khaddar,a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India  
49709,khaki,a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms  
49710,khakis,a military uniform made of khaki fabric  
49711,khamsin,an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring  
49712,khan,a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries  
49713,khanate,the realm of a khan  
49714,khanate,the position of a khan  
49715,khimar,a headscarf worn by observant Muslim women that hangs down to just above the waist  
49716,khoum,5 khoums equal 1 ouguiya in Mauritania  
49717,khukuri,a curved steel knife with a razor-sharp edge used in combat by the Gurkhas; has cultural and religious significance in Nepal  
49718,kia_quen,a form of foot torture used by the Chinese in which the victim's foot was placed between three pieces of bamboo and systematically squeezed  
49719,kiang Equus_kiang,wild ass of Tibet and Mongolia  
49720,kibble,coarsely ground grain in the form of pellets (as for pet food)  
49721,kibble,an iron bucket used for hoisting in wells or mining  
49722,kibbutz,a collective farm or settlement owned by its members in modern Israel; children are reared collectively  
49723,kibbutznik,a member of a kibbutz  
49724,kibe,ulcerated chilblain on the heel  
49725,kibibit kibit,a unit of information equal to 1024 bits  
49726,kibitzer,(Yiddish) a meddler who offers unwanted advice to others  
49727,kick,the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick"  
49728,kick boot kicking,the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"  
49729,kick kicking,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"  
49730,kick_in_the_butt,punishment inflicted by kicking the victim in the behind  
49731,kick_pleat,pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking  
49732,kick_starter kick_start,a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body  
49733,kick_turn,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  
49734,kick_up,raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand  
49735,kickback,a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction  
49736,kicker,a player who kicks the football  
49737,kickoff,(football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score  
49738,kickoff send-off start-off,a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents at the kickoff"  
49739,kicksorter pulse_height_analyzer,scientific instrument consisting of an electronic circuit that permits only voltage pulses of predetermined height to pass  
49740,kickstand,a swiveling metal rod attached to a bicycle or motorcycle or other two-wheeled vehicle; the rod lies horizontally when not in use but can be kicked into a vertical position as a support to hold the vehicle upright when it is not being ridden  
49741,kid,young goat  
49742,kid kidskin,soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; "kid gloves"  
49743,kid_glove suede_glove,a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin)  
49744,kiddy kiddie,informal term for a young child  
49745,kidnapper kidnaper abductor snatcher,someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)  
49746,kidnapping snatch,(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment  
49747,kidney,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"  
49748,kidney_bean,large dark red bean; usually dried  
49749,kidney_bean frijol frijole,the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)  
49750,kidney_disease renal_disorder nephropathy nephrosis,a disease affecting the kidneys  
49751,kidney_fern Trichomanes_reniforme,large fern of New Zealand having kidney-shaped fronds  
49752,kidney_pie,like steak and kidney pie but without steak  
49753,kidney_stone urinary_calculus nephrolith renal_calculus,a calculus formed in the kidney  
49754,kidney_vetch Anthyllis_vulneraria,perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used medicinally for kidney disorders  
49755,kieserite,a white mineral consisting of hydrous magnesium sulfate often found in salt mines  
49756,kike hymie sheeny yid,(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew  
49757,kilderkin,an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons  
49758,kill,the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal  
49759,kill,the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"  
49760,kill_zone killing_zone,an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities  
49761,killdeer kildeer killdeer_plover Charadrius_vociferus,American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry  
49762,killer,a difficulty that is hard to deal with; "that exam was a real killer"  
49763,killer slayer,someone who causes the death of a person or animal  
49764,killer_T_cell killer_cell cytotoxic_T_cell CD8_T_cell CD8_cell,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  
49765,killer_bee,an investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover  
49766,killer_whale killer orca grampus sea_wolf Orcinus_orca,predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas  
49767,killifish,small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control  
49768,killing cleanup,a very large profit  
49769,killing kill putting_to_death,the act of terminating a life  
49770,killing violent_death,an event that causes someone to die  
49771,killing_field,(usually plural) an area where many people have died (usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbance)  
49772,kiln,a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks  
49773,kilobit kbit kb,a unit of information equal to 1000 bits  
49774,kilobyte K KB kB,a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes  
49775,kilobyte kibibyte K KB kB KiB,a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes  
49776,kilogram kg kilo,one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"  
49777,kilogram-meter,a unit of work equal to the work done by a one kilogram force operating through a distance of one meter  
49778,kilohertz kHz kilocycle_per_second kilocycle kc,one thousand periods per second  
49779,kiloliter kilolitre cubic_meter cubic_metre,a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters  
49780,kilometer kilometre km klick,a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)  
49781,kilometers_per_hour kilometres_per_hour kph km/h,the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours)  
49782,kiloton,one thousand tons  
49783,kiloton,a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT  
49784,kilovolt kV,a unit of potential equal to a thousand volts  
49785,kilovolt-ampere,a unit of electrical power equal to 1000 volt-amperes  
49786,kilowatt kW,a unit of power equal to 1000 watts  
49787,kilowatt_hour kW-hr Board_of_Trade_unit B.T.U.,a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour  
49788,kilt,a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland  
49789,kilter kelter,in working order; "out of kilter"; "in good kilter"  
49790,kimberlite,a rare type of peridotite that sometimes contains diamonds; found in South Africa and Siberia  
49791,kimono,a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese  
49792,kin kin_group kinship_group kindred clan tribe,group of people related by blood or marriage  
49793,kin kinsperson family,a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"  
49794,kina,the basic unit of money in Papua New Guinea  
49795,kinanesthesia,inability to sense movement  
49796,kinase,an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme  
49797,kind sort form variety,a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"  
49798,kindergarten,a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school  
49799,kindheartedness kind-heartedness,sympathy arising from a kind heart  
49800,kindliness helpfulness,friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition  
49801,kindling tinder touchwood spunk punk,material for starting a fire  
49802,kindness,the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic  
49803,kindness benignity,a kind act  
49804,kinematics,the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass  
49805,kinescope picture_tube television_tube,a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen  
49806,kinesiology,the branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement  
49807,kinesis,a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation  
49808,kinesthesia kinaesthesia feeling_of_movement,the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc  
49809,kinesthesis kinaesthesis kinesthesia kinaesthesia kinesthetics muscle_sense sense_of_movement,the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body  
49810,kinetic_energy K.E.,the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion  
49811,kinetic_theory kinetic_theory_of_gases,(physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion  
49812,kinetic_theory_of_heat,a theory that the temperature of a body increases when kinetic energy increases  
49813,king,preeminence in a particular category or group or field; "the lion is the king of beasts"  
49814,king,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  
49815,king,one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king  
49816,king,(chess) the weakest but the most important piece  
49817,king male_monarch Rex,a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom  
49818,king queen world-beater,a competitor who holds a preeminent position  
49819,king's_ransom,a very large treasure  
49820,king's_spear yellow_asphodel Asphodeline_lutea,asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers  
49821,king_crab Alaska_crab Alaskan_king_crab Alaska_king_crab Paralithodes_camtschatica,large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan  
49822,king_devil yellow_hawkweed Hieracium_praealtum,European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United States; locally troublesome weeds  
49823,king_mackerel cavalla cero Scomberomorus_cavalla,large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil  
49824,king_penguin Aptenodytes_patagonica,large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle  
49825,king_post,post connecting the crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss  
49826,king_snake kingsnake,any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals  
49827,king_vulture Sarcorhamphus_papa,large black-and-white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck  
49828,king_whiting Menticirrhus_americanus,whiting of the southeastern coast of North America  
49829,kingbird Tyrannus_tyrannus,large American flycatcher  
49830,kingbolt kingpin swivel_pin,bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle  
49831,kingdom,a country with a king as head of state  
49832,kingdom,a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state  
49833,kingdom,the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia  
49834,kingdom,a basic group of natural objects  
49835,kingdom land realm,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"  
49836,kingdom realm,the domain ruled by a king or queen  
49837,kingdom_come,the next world; "he nearly blew us to kingdom come"  
49838,kingdom_come,the end of time; "you can wet the bed till kingdom come, for all I care"  
49839,kingfish,the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States  
49840,kingfish,any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast  
49841,kingfish Seriola_grandis,large game fish of Australia and New Zealand  
49842,kingfisher,nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish  
49843,kingfisher_daisy Felicia_bergeriana,softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright blue rays  
49844,kinglet,small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice  
49845,kingmaker,an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence; "the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker"  
49846,kingpin top_banana bigwig,the most important person in a group or undertaking  
49847,kingship,the dignity or rank or position of a king  
49848,kingwood,handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetwork  
49849,kingwood kingwood_tree Dalbergia_cearensis,Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood  
49850,kinin cytokinin,any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves  
49851,kink,a person with unusual sexual tastes  
49852,kink,an eccentric idea  
49853,kink,a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation; "there are still a few kinks to iron out"  
49854,kink twist twirl,a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight  
49855,kinkajou honey_bear potto Potos_flavus Potos_caudivolvulus,arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail  
49856,kino Pterocarpus_marsupium,East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning  
49857,kino gum_kino kino_gum,a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning  
49858,kinship family_relationship relationship,(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption  
49859,kinship_system,(anthropology) the system of social relationships that constitute kinship in a particular culture, including the terminology that is used and the reciprocal obligations that are entailed  
49860,kinsman,a male relative  
49861,kinswoman,a female relative  
49862,kip,sleep; "roused him from his kip"  
49863,kip,the basic unit of money in Laos  
49864,kip upstart,a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright  
49865,kipper kippered_herring,salted and smoked herring  
49866,kippered_salmon,salted and smoked salmon  
49867,kirk,a Scottish church  
49868,kirpan,a ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men and women are obliged to wear at all times  
49869,kirsch,from fermented juice of black morello cherries  
49870,kirtle,a garment resembling a tunic that was worn by men in the Middle Ages  
49871,kirtle,a long dress worn by women  
49872,kishke stuffed_derma,(Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet  
49873,kismet kismat,(Islam) the will of Allah  
49874,kiss,a cookie made of egg whites and sugar  
49875,kiss,a light glancing touch; "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing"  
49876,kiss buss osculation,the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)  
49877,kiss candy_kiss,any of several bite-sized candies  
49878,kiss_of_death,something that is ruinous; "if this were known it would be the kiss of death for my political career"  
49879,kisser osculator,someone who kisses  
49880,kissing_cousin kissing_kin,a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss  
49881,kit,a case for containing a set of articles  
49882,kit,young of any of various fur-bearing animals; "a fox kit"  
49883,kit outfit,gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose  
49884,kit_fox Vulpes_macrotis,small grey fox of southwestern United States; may be a subspecies of Vulpes velox  
49885,kit_fox prairie_fox Vulpes_velox,small grey fox of the plains of western North America  
49886,kitbag kit_bag,a knapsack (usually for a soldier)  
49887,kitchen,a room equipped for preparing meals  
49888,kitchen_appliance,a home appliance used in preparing food  
49889,kitchen_cabinet brain_trust,an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government  
49890,kitchen_garden vegetable_garden vegetable_patch,a small garden where vegetables are grown  
49891,kitchen_help,help hired to work in the kitchen  
49892,kitchen_island,an unattached counter in a kitchen that permits access from all sides  
49893,kitchen_match,a wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface; useful to light wood or gas stoves  
49894,kitchen_police KP,an enlisted person who is assigned to assist the cooks  
49895,kitchen_sink,a sink in a kitchen  
49896,kitchen_table,a table in the kitchen  
49897,kitchen_utensil,a utensil used in preparing food  
49898,kitchenette,small kitchen  
49899,kitchenware,hardware utensils for use in a kitchen  
49900,kite,a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value  
49901,kite,a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float  
49902,kite,plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string  
49903,kite,any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals  
49904,kite_balloon,a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind  
49905,kite_tail,a bob on a kite to provide balance  
49906,kith,your friends and acquaintances; "all his kith and kin"  
49907,kitsch,excessively garish or sentimental art; usually considered in bad taste  
49908,kittee,a form of torture used by American Indians in which sensitive parts of the body were squeezed between two boards until the victim could bear no more  
49909,kitten kitty,young domestic cat  
49910,kitten-tails,a plant of the genus Besseya having fluffy spikes of flowers  
49911,kittiwake,small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe  
49912,kitty kitty-cat puss pussy pussycat,informal terms referring to a domestic cat  
49913,kiwi apteryx,nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes  
49914,kiwi kiwi_fruit Chinese_gooseberry,fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh  
49915,klammath_weed Hypericum_perforatum,yellow-flowered perennial common in fields and waste places but a weed in rangelands  
49916,klavern,a local unit of the Ku Klux Klan  
49917,klaxon claxon,a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles  
49918,klebsiella,a genus of nonmotile rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other infections  
49919,kleptomania,an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive  
49920,kleptomaniac,someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive  
49921,klieg_light,carbon arc lamp that emits an intense light used in producing films  
49922,klondike,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  
49923,kludge,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)  
49924,klutz,(Yiddish) a clumsy dolt  
49925,klystron,an electron tube used to generate or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region by velocity modulation  
49926,knacker,someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them up to recover the materials in them  
49927,knacker,someone who buys up old horses for slaughter  
49928,knackwurst knockwurst,short thick highly seasoned sausage  
49929,knapweed,any of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowers  
49930,knawel knawe Scleranthus_annuus,widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers  
49931,knee,the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee  
49932,knee knee_joint human_knee articulatio_genus genu,hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella  
49933,knee-high knee-hi,a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees  
49934,knee_bend squat squatting,exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles  
49935,knee_brace,a brace worn to strengthen the knee  
49936,knee_jerk knee-jerk_reflex patellar_reflex,a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon  
49937,knee_pad,protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football or baseball or hockey players  
49938,knee_piece,armor plate that protects the knee  
49939,kneel kneeling,supporting yourself on your knees  
49940,kneeler,a person in a kneeling position  
49941,kneeler,a board (sometimes cushioned) for someone to kneel on  
49942,knell,the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something  
49943,knickknack novelty,a small inexpensive mass-produced article  
49944,knife,a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point  
49945,knife,edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle  
49946,knife-edge,a narrow boundary; "he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity"  
49947,knife_blade,the blade of a knife  
49948,knife_edge cutting_edge,the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife  
49949,knife_fight snickersnee cut-and-thrust,fighting with knives  
49950,knife_pleat,a single pleat turned in one direction  
49951,knight,originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit  
49952,knight horse,a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)  
49953,knight's_service,land tenure by service to the lord as a knight  
49954,knight-errant,a wandering knight travelling in search of adventure  
49955,knight_bachelor bachelor-at-arms bachelor,a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon  
49956,knight_banneret knight_of_the_square_flag banneret,a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command  
49957,knight_errantry,(Middle Ages) the code of conduct observed by a knight errant who is wandering in search of deeds of chivalry  
49958,knight_errantry quixotism,quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior  
49959,knighthood,aristocrats holding the rank of knight  
49960,kniphofia tritoma flame_flower flame-flower flameflower,a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers  
49961,knish,(Yiddish) a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack  
49962,knit,a fabric made by knitting  
49963,knit knit_stitch plain plain_stitch,a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side  
49964,knit knitting knitwork,needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine  
49965,knitter,someone who makes garments (or fabrics) by intertwining yarn or thread  
49966,knitting,creating knitted wear  
49967,knitting_machine,a textile machine that makes knitted fabrics  
49968,knitting_needle,needle consisting of a slender rod with pointed ends; usually used in pairs  
49969,knitting_stitch,a stitch taken in knitting  
49970,knitwear,knitted clothing  
49971,knob,a round handle  
49972,knob boss,a circular rounded projection or protuberance  
49973,knob pommel,an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger  
49974,knobble,a small knob  
49975,knobcone_pine Pinus_attenuata,medium-sized three-needled pine of the Pacific coast of the United States having a prominent knob on each scale of the cone  
49976,knobkerrie knobkerry,a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa  
49977,knock,a bad experience; "the school of hard knocks"  
49978,knock bash bang smash belt,a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"  
49979,knock belt rap whack whang,the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"  
49980,knock knocking,the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing); "the knocking grew louder"  
49981,knock roast,negative criticism  
49982,knock-knee genu_valgum tibia_valga,an inward slant of the thigh  
49983,knock-on_effect,a secondary or incidental effect  
49984,knock_on,(rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul)  
49985,knockabout,a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit  
49986,knockdown,a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet  
49987,knocker,(Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person  
49988,knocker,a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance); "open the door and see who the knocker is"  
49989,knocker doorknocker rapper,a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door  
49990,knockoff clone,an unauthorized copy or imitation  
49991,knockout KO kayo,a blow that renders the opponent unconscious  
49992,knockout_drops,chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious  
49993,knoll mound hillock hummock hammock,a small natural hill  
49994,knot,(of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour  
49995,knot,a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"  
49996,knot,a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"; "the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest"  
49997,knot,any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object  
49998,knot gnarl,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"  
49999,knot greyback grayback Calidris_canutus,a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere  
50000,knotgrass Paspalum_distichum,low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems  
50001,knothole,a hole in a board where a knot came out  
50002,knotty_pine,pine lumber with many knots; used especially for paneling and furniture  
50003,knout,a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners  
50004,know,the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people; "he is always in the know"  
50005,know-how,the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something  
50006,know-it-all know-all,someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others  
50007,knower apprehender,a person who knows or apprehends  
50008,knowing,a clear and certain mental apprehension  
50009,knowingness,shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge  
50010,knowledge_domain knowledge_base domain,the content of a particular field of knowledge  
50011,knowledgeability knowledgeableness initiation,wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation"  
50012,knuckle knuckle_joint metacarpophalangeal_joint,a joint of a finger when the fist is closed  
50013,knuckle_joint hinge_joint,a joint allowing movement in one plane only  
50014,knuckleball knuckler,a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin  
50015,koala koala_bear kangaroo_bear native_bear Phascolarctos_cinereus,sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark  
50016,koan,a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning  
50017,kob Kobus_kob,an orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa  
50018,kobo,100 kobos equal 1 naira in Nigeria  
50019,kohl,a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids  
50020,kohleria,shrubby herb cultivated for their soft velvety foliage and showy scarlet flowers  
50021,kohlrabi Brassica_oleracea_gongylodes,plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem  
50022,kohlrabi turnip_cabbage,fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant  
50023,koinonia,Christian fellowship or communion with God or with fellow Christians; said in particular of the early Christian community  
50024,kokoi_venom,a potent neurotoxin found in a particular frog  
50025,kola kola_nut kola_nut_tree goora_nut Cola_acuminata,tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract  
50026,kola_nut cola_nut,bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract  
50027,kolkhoz,a collective farm owned by the communist state  
50028,kolkhoznik,a member of a kolkhoz  
50029,komondor,Hungarian breed of large powerful shaggy-coated white dog; used also as guard dog  
50030,konini tree_fuchsia native_fuchsia Fuchsia_excorticata,erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon flowers; New Zealand  
50031,kook odd_fellow odd_fish queer_bird queer_duck odd_man_out,someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group  
50032,kookaburra laughing_jackass Dacelo_gigas,Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry  
50033,kopek kopeck copeck,100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia  
50034,kopiyka,100 kopiykas equal 1 hryvnia in Ukraine  
50035,kopje koppie,a small hill rising up from the African veld  
50036,koruna,the basic unit of money in Slovakia  
50037,koruna,the basic unit of money in Czech Republic  
50038,kos coss,(in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities  
50039,kosher,food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law  
50040,koto,Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither; has a rectangular wooden sounding board and usually 13 silk strings that are plucked with the fingers  
50041,koto_player,a musician who plays the koto  
50042,koumiss kumis,an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia  
50043,kowhai Sophora_tetraptera,shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood  
50044,kowtow kotow,a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission  
50045,kraal,a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade  
50046,kraal,a pen for livestock in southern Africa  
50047,kraft kraft_paper,strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution  
50048,krait,brightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula  
50049,kraurosis,atrophy and shriveling of the skin or mucous membrane  
50050,kraurosis_vulvae,kraurosis of the vulva; often a precancerous lesion  
50051,kremlin,citadel of a Russian town  
50052,krigia,any small branched yellow-flowered North American herb of the genus Krigia  
50053,krill,shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales  
50054,kris creese crease,a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade  
50055,kroon,the basic unit of money in Estonia  
50056,krubi titan_arum Amorphophallus_titanum,malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet  
50057,krummhorn crumhorn cromorne,a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn)  
50058,krypton Kr atomic_number_36,a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air  
50059,kudu koodoo koudou,either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush  
50060,kudzu kudzu_vine Pueraria_lobata,fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States  
50061,kummel,liqueur flavored with caraway seed or cumin  
50062,kumquat,small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp  
50063,kumquat cumquat kumquat_tree,any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp  
50064,kung_fu,a Chinese martial art  
50065,kunzite,a pinkish lilac crystal form of the mineral spodumene that is used as a gemstone  
50066,kurrajong currajong Brachychiton_populneus,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  
50067,kurta,a loose collarless shirt worn by many people on the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars or pyjama)  
50068,kuru,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  
50069,kurus piaster piastre,100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey  
50070,kuvasz,long-established Hungarian breed of tall light-footed but sturdy white dog; used also as a hunting dog  
50071,kvass,fermented beverage resembling beer but made from rye or barley  
50072,kvetch,(Yiddish) a constant complainer  
50073,kvetch,(Yiddish) a nagging complaint  
50074,kwanza,the basic unit of money in Angola  
50075,kwashiorkor,severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein  
50076,kwela,a kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans; includes a whistle among its instruments  
50077,kyanite cyanite,a grey or greenish-blue mineral consisting of aluminum silicate in crystalline form; occurs in metaphoric rock, used as a refractory  
50078,kyat,the basic unit of money in Myanmar  
50079,kylie kiley,an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex  
50080,kylix cylix,a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece  
50081,kymograph cymograph,scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure)  
50082,kyphosis humpback hunchback,an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column  
50083,la lah,the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization  
50084,laager lager,a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons  
50085,lab laboratory research_lab research_laboratory science_lab science_laboratory,a workplace for the conduct of scientific research  
50086,lab_bench laboratory_bench,a workbench in a laboratory  
50087,lab_coat laboratory_coat,a light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory  
50088,labdanum gum_labdanum,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  
50089,labdanum ladanum,a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative  
50090,label,a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction  
50091,label,an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object  
50092,label,a brief description given for purposes of identification; "the label modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"  
50093,label recording_label,trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent"  
50094,labetalol labetalol_hydrochloride Trandate Normodyne,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)  
50095,labia_majora,the two outer folds of the vulva  
50096,labia_minora,the two inner folds of the vulva  
50097,labial_artery arteria_labialis,an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lips of the mouth  
50098,labial_consonant labial,a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips  
50099,labial_stop,a stop consonant that is produced with the lips  
50100,labial_vein vena_labialis,veins draining the lips of the vulva  
50101,labial_vein vena_labialis,a vein draining the lips of the mouth  
50102,labiodental_consonant labiodental,a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth  
50103,labium,a liplike structure that bounds a bodily orifice (especially any of the four labiate folds of a woman's vulva)  
50104,labor labour toil,productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"  
50105,labor labour working_class proletariat,a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"  
50106,labor_camp labour_camp,a penal institution for political prisoners who are used as forced labor  
50107,labor_coach birthing_coach doula monitrice,an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes  
50108,labor_contract labor_agreement collective_agreement,contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions  
50109,labor_force labor_pool,the source of trained people from which workers can be hired  
50110,labor_leader,a leader of a labor movement  
50111,labor_market,the market in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers  
50112,labor_movement trade_union_movement labor,an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement  
50113,labor_of_love labour_of_love,productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation  
50114,labor_pain,pain and discomfort associated with contractions of the uterus during labor  
50115,labor_party labour_party,a left-of-center political party formed to represent the interest of ordinary working people  
50116,labor_resources,resources of available manpower  
50117,laborer manual_laborer labourer jack,someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor  
50118,laboriousness operoseness toilsomeness,the quality of requiring extended effort  
50119,labyrinthine_artery artery_of_the_labyrinth internal_auditory_artery,an artery that is a branch of the basilar artery that supplies the labyrinth  
50120,labyrinthine_vein internal_auditory_vein,veins that drain the inner ear  
50121,labyrinthitis otitis_interna,inflammation of the inner ear; can cause vertigo and vomiting  
50122,labyrinthodont,an amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia  
50123,lac,resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax  
50124,lac_dye,scarlet dye like cochineal; extracted with alkali from stick lac  
50125,lace,a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns  
50126,lace lacing,a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)  
50127,lace-flower_vine Alsobia_dianthiflora Episcia_dianthiflora,low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia  
50128,lace_bug,small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines  
50129,lace_fern Cheilanthes_gracillima,small tufted fern of northwestern America  
50130,lace_making tatting,the act or art of making handmade lace  
50131,lacebark ribbonwood houhere Hoheria_populnea,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  
50132,lacer,a workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during binding)  
50133,laceration,a torn ragged wound  
50134,laceration,the act of lacerating  
50135,lacertid_lizard lacertid,Old World terrestrial lizard  
50136,lacewing lacewing_fly,any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids  
50137,lacework,work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric  
50138,lacing,a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage  
50139,lack deficiency want,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"  
50140,lackey flunky flunkey,a male servant (especially a footman)  
50141,laconism laconicism,terseness of expression  
50142,lacquer,a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish  
50143,lacquer,a hard glossy coating  
50144,lacquerware,a decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals  
50145,lacrimal_apparatus,the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye  
50146,lacrimal_artery arteria_lacrimalis,an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead  
50147,lacrimal_bone,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  
50148,lacrimal_duct lachrymal_duct tear_duct,any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands  
50149,lacrimal_gland lachrymal_gland tear_gland,any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears  
50150,lacrimal_sac tear_sac dacryocyst,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  
50151,lacrimal_secretion lachrymal_secretion,saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball  
50152,lacrimal_vein vena_lacrimalis,drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein  
50153,lacrimation lachrymation tearing watering,shedding tears  
50154,lacrosse,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  
50155,lacrosse_ball,ball used in playing lacrosse  
50156,lacrosse_player,an athlete who plays lacrosse  
50157,lactalbumin,albumin occurring in milk  
50158,lactase Lactaid,any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose  
50159,lactate,a salt or ester of lactic acid  
50160,lactation,the period following birth during which milk is secreted; "lactation normally continues until weaning"  
50161,lactation,the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands  
50162,lacteal,any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct  
50163,lactic_acid,a clear odorless hygroscopic syrupy carboxylic acid found in sour milk and in many fruits  
50164,lactiferous_duct,ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple  
50165,lactifuge,any agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman who is not breast feeding)  
50166,lactobacillus,a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk)  
50167,lactogen,any agent that enhances milk production  
50168,lactose milk_sugar,a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk; "cow's milk contains about 4.7% lactose"  
50169,lactose_intolerance lactase_deficiency milk_intolerance,congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose  
50170,lactosuria,presence of lactose in the urine; can occur during pregnancy or lactation  
50171,lacuna blank,a blank gap or missing part  
50172,ladder,ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress; "he climbed the career ladder"  
50173,ladder,steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down  
50174,ladder-back,the backrest of a chair that consists of two uprights with connecting slats  
50175,ladder-back ladder-back_chair,a chair with a ladder-back  
50176,ladder_truck aerial_ladder_truck,a fire engine carrying ladders  
50177,ladies'_room powder_room,a woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building  
50178,ladies'_tobacco lady's_tobacco Antennaria_plantaginifolia,North American perennial propagated by means of runners  
50179,ladies'_tresses lady's_tresses,an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers  
50180,ladle,a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another  
50181,lady,a polite name for any woman; "a nice lady at the library helped me"  
50182,lady's-eardrop ladies'-eardrop lady's-eardrops ladies'-eardrops Fuchsia_coccinea,erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers  
50183,lady's_maid,a maid who is a lady's personal attendant  
50184,lady's_slipper lady's-slipper lady-slipper lady_slipper ladies'_slipper slipper_orchid,any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden  
50185,lady's_smock cuckooflower cuckoo_flower meadow_cress Cardamine_pratensis,a bitter cress of Europe and America  
50186,lady-in-waiting,a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess  
50187,lady-of-the-night Brunfelsia_americana,West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white flowers  
50188,lady_chapel,a small chapel in a church; dedicated to the Virgin Mary  
50189,lady_fern Athyrium_filix-femina,most widely grown fern of the genus Athyrium for its delicate foliage  
50190,lady_palm,any of several small palms of the genus Rhapis; cultivated as houseplants  
50191,lady_tulip candlestick_tulip Tulipa_clusiana,Eurasian tulip with small flowers blotched at the base  
50192,ladybug ladybeetle lady_beetle ladybird ladybird_beetle,small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests  
50193,ladyfinger,small finger-shaped sponge cake  
50194,ladyfish tenpounder Elops_saurus,game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller  
50195,ladylikeness,behavior befitting a lady  
50196,ladylove dulcinea,a woman who is a man's sweetheart  
50197,laelia,any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors  
50198,laetrile,a substance derived from amygdalin; publicized as an antineoplastic drug although there is no supporting evidence  
50199,lag_screw lag_bolt,a heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench  
50200,lagan lagend ligan,goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered  
50201,lager lager_beer,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  
50202,lagerphone,an Australian percussion instrument used for playing bush music; a long stick with bottle caps nailed loosely to it; played by hitting it with a stick or banging it on the ground  
50203,lagging,insulation used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat  
50204,lagniappe,a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)  
50205,lagomorph gnawing_mammal,relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing  
50206,lagoon laguna lagune,a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral  
50207,lagophthalmos,abnormal condition in which an eye cannot close completely  
50208,lahar,an avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano  
50209,laid_paper,writing paper having a watermark of fine lines running across the grain  
50210,lair den,the habitation of wild animals  
50211,laird,a landowner  
50212,laity temporalty,in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy  
50213,lake,a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal  
50214,lake,any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments  
50215,lake,a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land  
50216,lake_bed lake_bottom,the bottom of a lake  
50217,lake_dwelling pile_dwelling,dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages  
50218,lake_herring cisco,cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward  
50219,lake_poets,English poets at the beginning of the 19th century who lived in the Lake District and were inspired by it  
50220,lake_trout,flesh of large trout of northern lakes  
50221,lake_trout salmon_trout Salvelinus_namaycush,large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States  
50222,lake_whitefish Coregonus_clupeaformis,found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska  
50223,lakefront,land bordering a lake  
50224,lakeside lakeshore,the shore of a lake  
50225,lallation,defective articulation of the `l' phoneme or the phoneme `r' is pronounced as `l'  
50226,lally lally_column,support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete  
50227,lama,a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism  
50228,lamasery,a monastery for lamas  
50229,lamb,a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters)  
50230,lamb,the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food  
50231,lamb,young sheep  
50232,lamb dear,a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)  
50233,lamb's-quarter pigweed wild_spinach,leaves collected from the wild  
50234,lamb's-quarters pigweed wild_spinach Chenopodium_album,common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb  
50235,lamb_chop lamb-chop lambchop,chop cut from a lamb  
50236,lamb_curry,curry made with lamb  
50237,lamb_roast roast_lamb,a cut of lamb suitable for roasting  
50238,lamb_succory dwarf_nipplewort Arnoseris_minima,small European herb with small yellow flowers  
50239,lambda,the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet  
50240,lambda,the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lamboid sutures of the skull  
50241,lambda_particle lambda_hyperon,an electrically neutral baryon with isotopic spin 1  
50242,lambdacism,speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciation of the phoneme `l'  
50243,lambert L,a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter  
50244,lambkin,a very young lamb  
50245,lamboid_suture sutura_lamboidea,the suture between the occipital and parietal bones  
50246,lambrequin,a scarf that covers a knight's helmet  
50247,lambrequin,short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing  
50248,lambskin,the skin of a lamb with the wool still on  
50249,lame,a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress"  
50250,lame_duck,an elected official still in office but not slated to continue  
50251,lamedh,the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
50252,lamella,a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones  
50253,lamella,thin plate  
50254,lamellar_mixture,a mixture in which substances occur in distinct layers  
50255,lamellate_placentation,with ovules on thin extensions of the placentae into a compound ovary  
50256,lamellicorn_beetle,beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments  
50257,lameness,an imperfection or defectiveness; "a stylist noted for the lameness of his plots"  
50258,lameness limping gimp gimpiness gameness claudication,disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet  
50259,lament lamentation plaint wail,a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"  
50260,lamentation mourning,the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief  
50261,lamina,a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral)  
50262,lamina_arcus_vertebrae,lamina of the vertebral arch; the flattened posterior part of the vertebral arch from which the spinous process extends  
50263,laminar_flow,nonturbulent streamline flow in parallel layers (laminae)  
50264,laminar_flow_clean_room,a clean room free of all extraneous particles; used in fabricating microprocessors  
50265,laminate,a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers  
50266,lamination,a layered structure  
50267,lamination,bonding thin sheets together  
50268,laminator,a person who makes laminates (especially plastic laminates)  
50269,laminectomy,surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae  
50270,laminitis founder,inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse  
50271,lamivudine 3TC,a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV  
50272,lamp,a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs  
50273,lamp,an artificial source of visible illumination  
50274,lamp_chimney chimney,a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp  
50275,lamp_house lamphouse lamp_housing,housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector)  
50276,lamplight,light from a lamp  
50277,lamplighter,(when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights  
50278,lampoon_artist,a cartoonist who draws parodies or satirical renditions of cultural or social or political situations  
50279,lamppost,a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight)  
50280,lamprey lamprey_eel lamper_eel,primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue  
50281,lampshade lamp_shade shade,a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view  
50282,lanai,a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room  
50283,lance_corporal,an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal  
50284,lancelet amphioxus,small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates  
50285,lanceolate_leaf,a leaf shaped like a lance head; tapering to a point at each end  
50286,lanceolate_spleenwort Asplenium_billotii,a spleenwort of western Europe  
50287,lancer,(formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance  
50288,lancers,a quadrille for 8 or 16 couples  
50289,lancet lance,a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions  
50290,lancet_arch lancet,an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance  
50291,lancet_window,a narrow window having a lancet arch and without tracery  
50292,lancetfish lancet_fish wolffish,large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail  
50293,lancewood,durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood tree; used for building and cabinetwork and tools  
50294,lancewood lancewood_tree Oxandra_lanceolata,source of most of the lancewood of commerce  
50295,land,the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city"  
50296,land dry_land earth ground solid_ground terra_firma,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"  
50297,land ground soil,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"  
50298,land-office_business,very large and profitable volume of commercial activity  
50299,land_agent,a person who administers a landed estate  
50300,land_development,making an area of land more useful  
50301,land_grant,a grant of public land (as to a railway or college)  
50302,land_line landline,a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits; "a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave"  
50303,land_mine ground-emplaced_mine booby_trap,an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over  
50304,land_office,a government office where business relating to public lands is transacted  
50305,land_reform,a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action)  
50306,land_resources,natural resources in the form of arable land  
50307,landau,a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately  
50308,landed_gentry squirearchy,the gentry who own land (considered as a class)  
50309,lander,a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet  
50310,landfall,the seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water)  
50311,landfall,the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water)  
50312,landfill,a low area that has been filled in  
50313,landgrave,a count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany  
50314,landholding,ownership of land; the state or fact of owning land  
50315,landholding,a holding in the form of land  
50316,landing,an intermediate platform in a staircase  
50317,landing,the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike"  
50318,landing,the act of coming to land after a voyage  
50319,landing landing_place,structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods  
50320,landing_approach,the approach to a landing field by an airplane  
50321,landing_craft,naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment  
50322,landing_flap,a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing  
50323,landing_gear,an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground  
50324,landing_net,a bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the water  
50325,landing_party,a part of a ship's company organized for special duties ashore  
50326,landing_skid,one of two parts of the landing gear of a helicopter  
50327,landing_stage,platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded  
50328,landlady,a landlord who is a woman  
50329,landler,music in triple time for dancing the landler  
50330,landler,a moderately slow Austrian country dance in triple time; involves spinning and clapping  
50331,landlocked_salmon lake_salmon,Atlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and southeastern Canada  
50332,landlord,a landowner who leases to others  
50333,landlord's_lien,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  
50334,landlubber landsman landman,a person who lives and works on land  
50335,landlubber lubber landsman,an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage  
50336,landmark,the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"  
50337,landmark,a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land  
50338,landmark,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  
50339,landmark turning_point watershed,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"  
50340,landmass land_mass,a large continuous extent of land  
50341,landowner landholder property_owner,a holder or proprietor of land  
50342,landscape,an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view  
50343,landscape,an extensive mental viewpoint; "the political landscape looks bleak without a change of administration"; "we changed the landscape for solving the problem of payroll inequity"  
50344,landscape,painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery  
50345,landscape landscape_painting,a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery  
50346,landscape_architect landscape_gardener landscaper landscapist,someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively  
50347,landscape_architecture,the art, planning, design, management, preservation and rehabilitation of the land and the design of large man-made constructs  
50348,landscaping,a garden laid out for esthetic effect; "they spent a great deal of money on the landscaping"  
50349,landscaping landscape_gardening,working as a landscape gardener  
50350,landscapist,someone who paints landscapes  
50351,landside,component consisting of a side piece opposite the moldboard  
50352,landslide,an overwhelming electoral victory; "Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide"  
50353,landslide landslip,a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff  
50354,lane,a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic  
50355,lane,a narrow way or road  
50356,langbeinite,a mineral consisting of potassium magnesium double sulphate; used as a fertilizer  
50357,langlaufer,a cross-country skier  
50358,langley,unit of solar radiation  
50359,language linguistic_communication,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"  
50360,language speech,the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"  
50361,language_area language_zone,a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language  
50362,language_barrier,barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages  
50363,language_learning,learning to use a language  
50364,language_lesson,a period of instruction learning a language  
50365,language_requirement,a requirement that a student know certain languages  
50366,language_school,a school for teaching foreign languages  
50367,language_system,a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language  
50368,language_teaching,teaching people to speak and understand a foreign language  
50369,language_unit linguistic_unit,one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed  
50370,languisher,a person who languishes  
50371,languor,oppressively still air; "the afternoon was hot, quiet, and heavy with languor"; "Summer shows all the languor of a hot, breezeless day as the dancer lazily brushes her hand over her brow"  
50372,languor dreaminess,a relaxed comfortable feeling  
50373,languor lassitude listlessness,a feeling of lack of interest or energy  
50374,languor lethargy sluggishness phlegm flatness,inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"  
50375,langur,slender long-tailed monkey of Asia  
50376,lankiness,a tall and thin physique  
50377,lanolin,an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)  
50378,lanolin wool_fat wool_grease,a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics  
50379,lanseh lansa lansat lanset,East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit  
50380,lanseh_tree langsat langset Lansium_domesticum,East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry  
50381,lansoprazole Prevacid,antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach  
50382,lantana,a flowering shrub  
50383,lantern,light in a transparent protective case  
50384,lantern_fly lantern-fly,large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light  
50385,lantern_jaw,a long thin lower jaw  
50386,lantern_pinion lantern_wheel,a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks  
50387,lanternfish,small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night  
50388,lanthanide_series,the rare-earth elements with atomic numbers 57 through 71; having properties similar to lanthanum  
50389,lanthanum La atomic_number_57,a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth  
50390,lanugo,the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation  
50391,lanyard laniard,a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon  
50392,lanyard laniard,a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle  
50393,lanyard laniard,(nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships  
50394,lap,an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap"  
50395,lap,the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"  
50396,lap circle circuit,movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"  
50397,lap lap_covering,the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his lap was covered with food stains"  
50398,lap overlap,a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"  
50399,lap_joint splice,joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together  
50400,lap_of_luxury,in conditions of wealth and comfort; "he was raised in the lap of luxury"  
50401,lap_of_the_gods,beyond human control or responsibility; "there is nothing more I can do; it's in the lap of the gods now"  
50402,laparocele,hernia through the abdomen  
50403,laparoscope,a slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery  
50404,laparoscopic_cholecystectomy lap_choly,removal of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instruments  
50405,laparoscopy,laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes)  
50406,laparotomy,surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs  
50407,lapboard,writing board used on the lap as a table or desk  
50408,lapdog,a dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap  
50409,lapel,lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar  
50410,lapful,the quantity that can be held in the lap  
50411,lapidary lapidarist,an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them  
50412,lapidary lapidist,a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones  
50413,lapin,castrated male rabbit  
50414,lapin rabbit,the fur of a rabbit  
50415,lapis_lazuli lazuli,an azure blue semiprecious stone  
50416,lappet,a small lap on a garment or headdress  
50417,lappet lappet_moth,medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars  
50418,lappet_caterpillar,larva of a lappet moth  
50419,lapse,a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters"  
50420,laptop laptop_computer,a portable computer small enough to use in your lap  
50421,lapwing green_plover peewit pewit,large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs  
50422,larboard port,the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose  
50423,larcenist larcener,a person who commits larceny  
50424,larceny theft thievery thieving stealing,the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"  
50425,larch,wood of a larch tree  
50426,larch larch_tree,any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves  
50427,lard,soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog  
50428,lard_oil,oil consisting chiefly of olein that is expressed from lard and used especially as a lubricant, cutting oil or illuminant  
50429,larder,a supply of food especially for a household  
50430,large,a garment size for a large person  
50431,large-flowered_calamint Calamintha_grandiflora Clinopodium_grandiflorum Satureja_grandiflora,aromatic herb with large pink flowers; southern and southeastern Europe; Anatolia; northern Iran  
50432,large-flowered_fiddleneck Amsinckia_grandiflora,annual of the western United States having large coiled flower spikes; a threatened species  
50433,large-leaved_aster Aster_macrophyllus,tufted perennial wood aster of North America; naturalized in Europe  
50434,large-leaved_magnolia large-leaved_cucumber_tree great-leaved_macrophylla Magnolia_macrophylla,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  
50435,large_cap,a corporation with a large capitalization; "he works for a large cap"  
50436,large_civet Viverra_zibetha,common civet of India and southeast Asia  
50437,large_crabgrass hairy_finger_grass Digitaria_sanguinalis,a European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed in United States  
50438,large_indefinite_quantity large_indefinite_amount,an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude  
50439,large_integer,an integer equal to or greater than ten  
50440,large_intestine,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  
50441,large_periwinkle Vinca_major,plant having variegated foliage and used for window boxes  
50442,large_person,a person of greater than average size  
50443,large_poodle,the largest breed of poodle  
50444,large_white Pieris_brassicae,Old World form of cabbage butterfly  
50445,large_white_petunia Petunia_axillaris,annual herb having large nocturnally fragrant white flowers  
50446,large_yellow_lady's_slipper Cypripedium_calceolus_pubescens,plant of eastern and central North America having slightly fragrant purple-marked greenish-yellow flowers  
50447,largeleaf_holly,a holly tree  
50448,largemouth largemouth_bass largemouthed_bass largemouth_black_bass largemouthed_black_bass Micropterus_salmoides,a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye  
50449,largemouth_bass,flesh of largemouth bass  
50450,largeness bigness,the property of having a relatively great size  
50451,largeness extensiveness,large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness; "the might have repercussions of unimaginable largeness"; "the very extensiveness of his power was a temptation to abuse it"  
50452,largess largesse,a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously  
50453,larghetto,(music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio  
50454,largo,(music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner  
50455,lari,the basic unit of money in Georgia  
50456,larid,long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family  
50457,lark,any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing  
50458,larkspur,any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium  
50459,larva,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  
50460,larvacean,any member of the class Larvacea  
50461,larvacide,an insecticide that kills the larvae of insects  
50462,larvicide,a chemical used to kill larval pests  
50463,laryngeal_artery arteria_laryngea,either of two arteries that supply blood to the larynx  
50464,laryngeal_vein vena_laryngea,one of two veins draining the larynx  
50465,laryngectomy,surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx)  
50466,laryngismus,laryngeal spasm caused by the sudden contraction of laryngeal muscles  
50467,laryngitis,inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx; characterized by hoarseness or loss of voice and coughing  
50468,laryngopharyngitis,inflammation of the larynx and pharynx  
50469,laryngopharynx,the lower part of the pharynx  
50470,laryngoscope,a medical instrument for examining the larynx  
50471,laryngospasm,a closure of the larynx that blocks the passage of air to the lungs  
50472,laryngostenosis,abnormal narrowing of the larynx  
50473,laryngotracheobronchitis,inflammation of the larynx and trachea and bronchial passageways  
50474,larynx voice_box,a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech  
50475,lasagna lasagne,baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables  
50476,lasagna lasagne,very wide flat strips of pasta  
50477,lascar,an East Indian sailor  
50478,laser optical_maser,an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light  
50479,laser-assisted_in_situ_keratomileusis LASIK,a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea  
50480,laser-assisted_subepithelial_keratomileusis LASEK E-LASIK,a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea  
50481,laser-guided_bomb LGB,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"  
50482,laser_beam,a beam of light generated by a laser  
50483,laser_printer,electrostatic printer that focuses a laser beam to form images that are transferred to paper electrostatically  
50484,laser_trabecular_surgery,eye surgery that makes many tiny laser burns in an area that will increase the drainage of aqueous humor  
50485,lash thong,leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip  
50486,lash-up contrivance,any improvised arrangement for temporary use  
50487,lasher,a driver who urges the animals on with lashes of a whip  
50488,lashing,rope that is used for fastening something to something else; "the boats were held together by lashings"  
50489,lasiocampid lasiocampid_moth,medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae  
50490,lass lassie young_girl jeune_fille,a girl or young woman who is unmarried  
50491,lasso lariat riata reata,a long noosed rope used to catch animals  
50492,last,the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"  
50493,last,a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds  
50494,last,a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels  
50495,last,a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do; "he breathed his last"  
50496,last shoemaker's_last cobbler's_last,holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes  
50497,last_gasp,the point of death or exhaustion or completion; "the last gasp of the cold war"  
50498,last_in_first_out LIFO,inventory accounting in which the most recently acquired items are assumed to be the first sold  
50499,last_laugh,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"  
50500,last_mile,the last walk of a condemned person to the execution place  
50501,last_quarter,the last fourth of the Moon's period of revolution around the Earth  
50502,last_respects,the act of expressing respect for someone who has died; "he paid his last respects by standing quietly at the graveside"  
50503,last_rites,rites performed in connection with a death or burial  
50504,last_straw,the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit  
50505,last_word,the final statement in a verbal argument; "she always gets the last word"  
50506,last_word,an authoritative statement; "my doctor has the last word on the medicines I take"  
50507,lastingness durability enduringness strength,permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products"  
50508,latakia,aromatic Turkish tobacco  
50509,latanier latanier_palm,fan palms of the southern United States and the Caribbean region  
50510,latch,catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove  
50511,latch door_latch,spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key  
50512,latchet,a leather strap or thong used to attach a sandal or shoe to the foot  
50513,latchkey,key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an outside door  
50514,latchkey_child,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)  
50515,latchstring,opener consisting of a string that can be passed through a hole in a door for raising the latch from outside  
50516,late-night_hour,the latter part of night  
50517,late_blight,blight in which symptoms appear late in the growing season especially a disease of solanaceous plants caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans  
50518,late_purple_aster,a variety of aster  
50519,latecomer,someone who arrives late  
50520,lateen lateen_sail,a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean  
50521,lateen-rig,the rig on a lateen-rigged sailing vessel  
50522,latency,the state of being not yet evident or active  
50523,latency_stage latency_phase latency_period,(psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities  
50524,lateness,quality of coming late or later in time  
50525,latent_content,(psychoanalysis) hidden meaning of a fantasy or dream  
50526,latent_diabetes chemical_diabetes,a mild form of diabetes mellitus in which there are no overt symptoms but there are abnormal responses to some diagnostic procedures  
50527,latent_heat heat_of_transformation,heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure  
50528,latent_hostility tension,feelings of hostility that are not manifest; "he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions"  
50529,latent_period,the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms  
50530,lateral_condyle,a condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femur  
50531,lateral_epicondyle,epicondyle near the lateral condyle of the femur  
50532,lateral_geniculate_body corpus_geniculatum_laterale lateral_geniculate,a neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex  
50533,lateral_line lateral_line_organ,sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water  
50534,lateral_pass lateral,a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer  
50535,lateral_thinking,a heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on  
50536,lateral_ventricle,either of two horseshoe-shaped ventricles one in each cerebral hemisphere; they communicate with the third ventricle via the foramen of Monro  
50537,laterality dominance,superior development of one side of the body  
50538,lateralization lateralisation laterality,localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain  
50539,laterite,a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides  
50540,latest,the most recent news or development; "have you heard the latest?"  
50541,latex,a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air  
50542,latex_paint latex rubber-base_paint,a water-base paint that has a latex binder  
50543,lath,a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework  
50544,lath_and_plaster,a building material consisting of thin strips of wood that provide a foundation for a coat of plaster  
50545,lathe,machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool  
50546,lather,a workman who puts up laths  
50547,lather,the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)  
50548,lathi lathee,club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India  
50549,laticifer,a plant duct containing latex  
50550,latissimus_dorsi lat,a broad flat muscle on either side of the back  
50551,latitude,freedom from normal restraints in conduct; "the new freedom in movies and novels"; "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money"  
50552,latitude,the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself  
50553,latitude,scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction  
50554,latitude line_of_latitude parallel_of_latitude parallel,an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator  
50555,latitudinarian,a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct)  
50556,latrine,a public toilet in a military area  
50557,lats,the basic unit of money in Latvia  
50558,latten,brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils  
50559,latter,the second of two or the second mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today"  
50560,lattice,an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions  
50561,lattice latticework fretwork,framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal  
50562,laudanum tincture_of_opium,narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient  
50563,laudator lauder extoller,someone who communicates high praise  
50564,laugh,a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing; "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision"  
50565,laugh laughter,the sound of laughing  
50566,laugh_track,prerecorded laughter added to the soundtrack of a radio or television show  
50567,laugher,a person who is laughing or who laughs easily  
50568,laughing_gull blackcap pewit pewit_gull Larus_ridibundus,small black-headed European gull  
50569,laughing_owl laughing_jackass Sceloglaux_albifacies,almost extinct owl of New Zealand  
50570,laughter,the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn; "he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd"  
50571,launch,a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck  
50572,launcher rocket_launcher,armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket  
50573,launching,the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time  
50574,launching launch,the act of propelling with force  
50575,launching_pad launchpad launch_pad launch_area pad,a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched  
50576,launching_site,a place for launching pads  
50577,launderette Laundromat,a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers  
50578,laundering,washing clothes and bed linens  
50579,laundry,workplace where clothes are washed and ironed  
50580,laundry wash washing washables,garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering  
50581,laundry_cart,handcart for moving a load of laundry  
50582,laundry_detergent,any of various detergents designed for use in a washing machine for clothing  
50583,laundry_truck,van that picks up and delivers laundry; "a laundry truck stops by every week"  
50584,laureate,someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath  
50585,laurel,any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family  
50586,laurel laurel_wreath bay_wreath,(antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory  
50587,laurel-tree red_bay Persea_borbonia,small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood  
50588,laurel_oak pin_oak Quercus_laurifolia,large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil  
50589,laurel_sumac Malosma_laurina Rhus_laurina,small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus  
50590,laurelwood lancewood_tree Calophyllum_candidissimum,tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood  
50591,lauric_acid dodecanoic_acid,a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil)  
50592,lauryl_alcohol 1-dodecanol,a colorless insoluble solid alcohol used to make detergents and pharmaceuticals  
50593,lava,rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface  
50594,lavage,washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water  
50595,lavalava,a skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton; worn by Polynesians (especially Samoans)  
50596,lavaliere lavalier lavalliere,jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck  
50597,lavender,any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated  
50598,lavender,a pale purple color  
50599,lavender_cotton Santolina_chamaecyparissus,branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems and leaves and yellow flowers  
50600,laver,(Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions  
50601,lavishness luxury sumptuosity sumptuousness,the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive  
50602,law,legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"  
50603,law jurisprudence,the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"  
50604,law law_of_nature,a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"  
50605,law natural_law,a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society  
50606,law practice_of_law,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"  
50607,law_agent,a solicitor in Scotland  
50608,law_degree,degree conferred on someone who successfully completes law school  
50609,law_enforcement,ensuring obedience to the laws  
50610,law_enforcement_agency,an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws  
50611,law_firm,a firm of lawyers  
50612,law_of_averages,a law affirming that in the long run probabilities will determine performance  
50613,law_of_constant_proportion law_of_definite_proportions,(chemistry) law stating that every pure substance always contains the same elements combined in the same proportions by weight  
50614,law_of_diminishing_returns,a law affirming that to continue after a certain level of performance has been reached will result in a decline in effectiveness  
50615,law_of_effect,(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  
50616,law_of_equivalent_proportions law_of_reciprocal_proportions,(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  
50617,law_of_gravitation Newton's_law_of_gravitation,(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  
50618,law_of_independent_assortment,each member of a pair of homologous chromosomes separates independently of the members of other pairs so the results are random  
50619,law_of_mass_action,(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  
50620,law_of_multiple_proportions Dalton's_law,(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  
50621,law_of_segregation,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  
50622,law_of_the_land,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'"  
50623,law_of_thermodynamics,(physics) a law governing the relations between states of energy in a closed system  
50624,law_practice,the practice of law  
50625,law_school school_of_law,a graduate school offering study leading to a law degree  
50626,law_student,a student in law school  
50627,lawfulness,the quality of conforming to law  
50628,lawgiver lawmaker,a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws  
50629,lawlessness outlawry,illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law  
50630,lawman law_officer peace_officer,an officer of the law  
50631,lawn,a field of cultivated and mowed grass  
50632,lawn_bowling bowls,a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack  
50633,lawn_chair garden_chair,chair left outside for use on a lawn or in a garden  
50634,lawn_furniture,furniture intended for use on a lawn or in a garden  
50635,lawn_mower mower,garden tool for mowing grass on lawns  
50636,lawrencium Lr atomic_number_103,a radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium  
50637,lawsuit suit case cause causa,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"  
50638,lawyer attorney,a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice  
50639,lawyer-client_relation attorney-client_relation,the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client  
50640,lawyer_cane Calamus_australis,tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland, Australia  
50641,lawyerbush lawyer_bush bush_lawyer Rubus_cissoides Rubus_australis,stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth  
50642,laxative,a mild cathartic  
50643,laxness laxity,the condition of being physiologically lax; "baths can help the laxness of the bowels"  
50644,laxness laxity remissness slackness,the quality of being lax and neglectful  
50645,lay-up layup,a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)  
50646,lay_figure,dummy in the form of an artist's jointed model of the human body  
50647,lay_reader,a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church  
50648,lay_witness,any witness who does not testify as an expert witness  
50649,layer,a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another  
50650,layer,a hen that lays eggs  
50651,layer,thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells  
50652,layer bed,single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"  
50653,layer_cake,cake having layers held together by a sweet filling and usually covered with frosting  
50654,layette,kit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and accessories) for a new baby  
50655,laying egg_laying,the production of eggs (especially in birds)  
50656,laying_on,the act of contacting something with your hand; "peonies can be blighted by the laying on of a finger"  
50657,laying_on_of_hands,the application of a faith healer's hands to the patient's body  
50658,laying_on_of_hands,laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination  
50659,laying_waste ruin ruining ruination wrecking,destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined  
50660,layman layperson secular,someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person  
50661,layoff,the act of laying off an employee or a work force  
50662,layout,a plan or design of something that is laid out  
50663,layout,the act of laying out (as by making plans for something)  
50664,lazaretto lazaret lazarette lazar_house pesthouse,hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)  
50665,laziness,relaxed and easy activity; "the laziness of the day helped her to relax"  
50666,lazy_daisy_stitch,long chain stitches arranged in flower patterns  
50667,lazybones,a lazy person  
50668,le_Carre John_le_Carre David_John_Moore_Cornwell,English writer of novels of espionage (born in 1931)  
50669,le_Chatelier Henry_le_Chatelier,French chemist who formulated Le Chatelier's principle (1850-1936)  
50670,lea,a unit of length of thread or yarn  
50671,leach leaching,the process of leaching  
50672,lead,the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)  
50673,lead,(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning  
50674,lead,(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; "he took a long lead off first"  
50675,lead,an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn"  
50676,lead,a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (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"  
50677,lead,the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy"  
50678,lead Pb atomic_number_82,a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; "the children were playing with lead soldiers"  
50679,lead lead-in lede,the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"  
50680,lead lead_story,a news story of major importance  
50681,lead leading,thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing  
50682,lead pencil_lead,mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil  
50683,lead track trail,evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"  
50684,lead-acid_battery lead-acid_accumulator,a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts  
50685,lead-in,wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line  
50686,lead_acetate sugar_of_lead,a poisonous white solid (Pb[CH3CO]2) used in dyeing cotton and in making enamels and varnishes  
50687,lead_arsenate,a poisonous white solid (Pb3[AsO4]2) used as an insecticide  
50688,lead_bank agent_bank,a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interests  
50689,lead_chromate,a poisonous chromate of lead used as a pigment in paint  
50690,lead_colic painter's_colic,symptom of chronic lead poisoning and associated with obstinate constipation  
50691,lead_glass,glass containing lead oxide; has a high refractive index  
50692,lead_line sounding_line,(nautical) plumb line for determining depth  
50693,lead_ore,ore containing lead  
50694,lead_pencil,pencil that has graphite as the marking substance  
50695,lead_poisoning plumbism saturnism,toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system  
50696,lead_sheet,a sheet containing the words and melody for a song (and some indication of harmony) written in simple form  
50697,lead_time,the time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process; "the lead times for many publications can vary tremendously"; "planning is an area where lead time can be reduced"  
50698,lead_tree white_popinac Leucaena_glauca Leucaena_leucocephala,low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods  
50699,leaded_bronze,bronze to which 1-4% lead is added  
50700,leaded_gasoline leaded_petrol,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"  
50701,leader,a person who rules or guides or inspires others  
50702,leadership,the status of a leader; "they challenged his leadership of the union"  
50703,leadership,the ability to lead; "he believed that leadership can be taught"  
50704,leadership leaders,the body of people who lead a group; "the national leadership adopted his plan"  
50705,leadership leading,the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team"  
50706,leading_astray leading_off,the act of enticing others into sinful ways  
50707,leading_edge,forward edge of an airfoil  
50708,leading_indicator,one of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future  
50709,leading_lady,actress who plays the leading female role  
50710,leading_man,actor who plays the leading male role  
50711,leading_question,a question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer; a lawyer may ask leading questions on cross-examination  
50712,leading_rein,rein to direct the horse's head left or right  
50713,leadplant lead_plant Amorpha_canescens,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  
50714,leadwort Plumbago_europaea,a plant of the genus Plumbago with blue flowers  
50715,leaf,hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)  
50716,leaf folio,a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)  
50717,leaf leafage foliage,the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants  
50718,leaf-cutting_bee leaf-cutter leaf-cutter_bee,bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest  
50719,leaf-footed_bug leaf-foot_bug,large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs  
50720,leaf-nosed_snake,any of various pale blotched snakes with a blunt snout of southwestern North America  
50721,leaf_beetle chrysomelid,brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems  
50722,leaf_blight,any blight causing a browning and falling of the leaves of a plant  
50723,leaf_bud,a bud from which leaves (but not flowers) develop  
50724,leaf_bug plant_bug,small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices  
50725,leaf_disease,any plant disease localized in the foliage  
50726,leaf_fat leaf_lard,fat lining the abdomen and kidneys in hogs which is used to make lard  
50727,leaf_lettuce Lactuca_sativa_crispa,distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head  
50728,leaf_lettuce loose-leaf_lettuce,lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head  
50729,leaf_miner leaf-miner,any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the family Gracilariidae  
50730,leaf_mold leaf_mould leaf_soil,soil composed mainly of decaying leaves  
50731,leaf_roller leaf-roller,moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk  
50732,leaf_scorch,plant disease causing a burned or scorched appearance of the foliage  
50733,leaf_shape leaf_form,any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume  
50734,leaf_spring,long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal springs bracketed together  
50735,leafhopper,small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants  
50736,leaflet,part of a compound leaf  
50737,leafnose_bat leaf-nosed_bat,bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae  
50738,leafy_liverwort scale_moss,moss-like liverwort with tiny scalelike leaves; usually epiphytic  
50739,leafy_spurge wolf's_milk Euphorbia_esula,tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America  
50740,league,an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)  
50741,league,an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action  
50742,league conference,an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members  
50743,leak,soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi  
50744,leak,an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape; "one of the tires developed a leak"  
50745,leak news_leak,unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information  
50746,leak wetting making_water passing_water,a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak"  
50747,leak_fungus ring_rot_fungus Rhizopus_stolonifer,fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes  
50748,leaker,a surreptitious informant; "the president wanted to know who the leakers were"  
50749,leakiness,the condition of permitting leaks or leakage; "the leakiness of the roof"; "the heart valve's leakiness"; "the leakiness of the boat made it dangerous to use"  
50750,lean-to,rough shelter whose roof has only one slope  
50751,lean-to_tent,tent that is attached to the side of a building  
50752,leaner,(horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake  
50753,leaning,the act of deviating from a vertical position  
50754,leaning propensity tendency,an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"  
50755,leanness thinness spareness,the property of having little body fat  
50756,leap,the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet"  
50757,leap jump saltation,an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"  
50758,leap leaping spring saltation bound bounce,a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards  
50759,leap_day bissextile_day February_29,the name of the day that is added during a leap year  
50760,leap_second,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  
50761,leap_year intercalary_year 366_days bissextile_year,a calendar year with an extra day added in February  
50762,leapfrog,advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors; "the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends"  
50763,leapfrog,a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over  
50764,learned_profession,one of the three professions traditionally believed to require advanced learning and high principles  
50765,learned_reaction learned_response,a reaction that has been acquired by learning  
50766,learner scholar assimilator,someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs  
50767,learner's_dictionary school_dictionary,a dictionary specially written for those learning a foreign language  
50768,learner's_permit,a document authorizing the bearer to learn to drive an automobile  
50769,learning acquisition,the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"  
50770,learning_curve,a graph showing the rate of learning (especially a graph showing the amount recalled as a function of the number of attempts to recall)  
50771,learning_disorder learning_disability,a disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills  
50772,lease,a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment  
50773,lease rental letting,property that is leased or rented out or let  
50774,lease term_of_a_contract,the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect  
50775,leasehold,land or property held under a lease  
50776,leaseholder lessee,a tenant who holds a lease  
50777,leash tether lead,restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal  
50778,least,something that is of no importance; "it is the least I can do"; "that is the least of my concerns"  
50779,least_bittern Ixobrychus_exilis,small American bittern  
50780,least_effort least_resistance,the least effortful way to do something  
50781,least_sandpiper stint Erolia_minutilla,smallest American sandpiper  
50782,least_shrew Cryptotis_parva,small brown shrew of grassy regions of eastern United States  
50783,least_squares method_of_least_squares,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  
50784,leather,an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning  
50785,leather_carp,scaleless domestic carp  
50786,leather_fern leatherleaf_fern ten-day_fern Rumohra_adiantiformis Polystichum_adiantiformis,widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds  
50787,leather_flower Clematis_versicolor,woody vine of the southern United States having purple or blue flowers with leathery recurved sepals  
50788,leather_flower vase-fine vase_vine Clematis_viorna,scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved sepals  
50789,leather_strip,implement consisting of a strip of leather  
50790,leatherback_turtle leatherback leathery_turtle Dermochelys_coriacea,wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle  
50791,leatherette imitation_leather,fabric made to look like leather  
50792,leatherjacket,tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies  
50793,leatherjacket leatherfish,any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes  
50794,leatherjacket leatherjack,any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales  
50795,leatherleaf Chamaedaphne_calyculata,north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers  
50796,leatherleaf leathery_polypody coast_polypody Polypodium_scouleri,stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib  
50797,leatherleaf_saxifrage Leptarrhena_pyrolifolia,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  
50798,leatherwood moosewood moose-wood wicopy ropebark Dirca_palustris,deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers  
50799,leatherwork,work made of leather  
50800,leathery_grape_fern Botrychium_multifidum,European fern with leathery and sparsely hairy fronds  
50801,leave,permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"  
50802,leave leave_of_absence,the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"  
50803,leaven leavening,a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid  
50804,leaven leavening,an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"  
50805,lecanopteris,any of several bizarre ferns of the genus Lecanopteris having swollen hollow rhizomes that provide homes for symbiotic ants  
50806,lecanora,any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some used for food  
50807,lecherousness lust lustfulness,a strong sexual desire  
50808,lechery,unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity  
50809,lechwe Kobus_leche,tawny-colored African antelope inhabiting wet grassy plains; a threatened species  
50810,lecithin,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  
50811,lectern reading_desk,desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer  
50812,lectin,any of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus  
50813,lector lecturer reader,a public lecturer at certain universities  
50814,lector reader,someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church  
50815,lecture lecturing,teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)  
50816,lecture public_lecture talk,a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"  
50817,lecture speech talking_to,a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"  
50818,lecture_demonstration,presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about  
50819,lecture_room,classroom where lectures are given  
50820,lecturer,someone who lectures professionally  
50821,lectureship,the post of lecturer  
50822,lederhosen,leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria  
50823,ledge shelf,a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water  
50824,ledger leger account_book book_of_account book,a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books"  
50825,ledger_board,top rail of a fence or balustrade  
50826,ledger_line leger_line,a short line; a notation for extending the range above or below the staff  
50827,ledger_paper,a durable writing paper used in record books and business ledgers  
50828,lee lee_side leeward,the side of something that is sheltered from the wind  
50829,leech bloodsucker hirudinean,carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end  
50830,leech parasite sponge sponger,a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage  
50831,leek,related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves  
50832,leek scallion Allium_porrum,plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum  
50833,leer,a suggestive or sneering look or grin  
50834,lees,the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage  
50835,leeward,the direction in which the wind is blowing  
50836,leeward_tide lee_tide,a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing; "a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats"  
50837,leeway,(of a ship or plane) sideways drift  
50838,leflunomide Arava,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  
50839,left,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"  
50840,left,a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east; "take a left at the corner"  
50841,left left_hand,the hand that is on the left side of the body; "jab with your left"  
50842,left left_wing,those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare  
50843,left-handed_pitcher left-hander left_hander lefthander lefty southpaw,a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand  
50844,left-handedness,the status of being born of a morganatic marriage  
50845,left-handedness sinistrality,preference for using the left hand  
50846,left-hander lefty southpaw,a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right; "their pitcher was a southpaw"  
50847,left_atrium left_atrium_of_the_heart atrium_sinistrum,the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins  
50848,left_coronary_artery,arises from the left aortic sinus; supplies the left side of the heart  
50849,left_field leftfield,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)  
50850,left_field leftfield left,the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left; "the batter flied out to left"  
50851,left_fielder,the person who plays left field  
50852,left_gastric_artery arteria_gastrica_sinistra,a branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the esophagus  
50853,left_gastric_vein vena_gastrica_sinistra,arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein  
50854,left_hemisphere left_brain,the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body  
50855,left_ventricle,the chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta  
50856,lefteye_flounder lefteyed_flounder,flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head  
50857,leftism,the ideology of the political left; belief in or support of the tenets of the political left  
50858,leftover remnant,a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists  
50859,leftovers,food remaining from a previous meal; "he had leftovers for dinner last night"  
50860,leg,the limb of an animal used for food  
50861,leg,a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion  
50862,leg,a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle  
50863,leg,one of the supports for a piece of furniture  
50864,leg,a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg  
50865,leg,(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack  
50866,leg-pull leg-pulling,as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true  
50867,leg_bone,a bone of the leg  
50868,leg_curl leg_curling,an exercise designed to strengthen the flexor muscles of the leg  
50869,leg_exercise,exercise designed to strengthen the leg muscles  
50870,leg_extensor,an exercise designed to strengthen the extensor muscles of the leg  
50871,leg_of_lamb gigot,lamb leg suitable for roasting  
50872,legal_action action action_at_law,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  
50873,legal_blindness,vision that is 20/200 or worse in both eyes (20/200 vision is the ability to see at 20 feet what a normal eye can see at 200 feet)  
50874,legal_code,a code of laws adopted by a state or nation; "a code of laws"  
50875,legal_document legal_instrument official_document instrument,(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right  
50876,legal_duty,acts which the law requires be done or forborne  
50877,legal_fee,a fee paid for legal service  
50878,legal_holiday national_holiday public_holiday,authorized by law and limiting work or official business  
50879,legal_power jurisdiction,(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"  
50880,legal_principle judicial_principle judicial_doctrine,(law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence  
50881,legal_profession bar legal_community,the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"  
50882,legal_relation,a professional relation that is regulated by law (as between a lawyer and a client)  
50883,legal_representation,personal representation that has legal status; "an person who has been declared incompetent should have legal representation"  
50884,legal_representative,a personal representative with legal standing (as by power of attorney or the executor of a will)  
50885,legal_right,a right based in law  
50886,legal_separation judicial_separation,a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart  
50887,legal_separation separation,(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)  
50888,legal_status,a status defined by law  
50889,legal_system,a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws  
50890,legalese,a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law  
50891,legalism,strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit  
50892,legality,lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute  
50893,legalization legalisation legitimation,the act of making lawful  
50894,legate official_emissary,a member of a legation  
50895,legatee,someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed  
50896,legation foreign_mission,a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister  
50897,legation legateship,the post or office of legate  
50898,legend fable,a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events  
50899,legendary_creature,a monster that is unverifiable but popularly accepted as possibly factual  
50900,legging leging leg_covering,a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)  
50901,legibility readability,a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read  
50902,legion,association of ex-servicemen; "the American Legion"  
50903,legion,a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion"  
50904,legionnaire legionary,a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion)  
50905,legislation legislating lawmaking,the act of making or enacting laws  
50906,legislation statute_law,law enacted by a legislative body  
50907,legislative_act statute,an act passed by a legislative body  
50908,legislative_branch,the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating  
50909,legislative_council,a unicameral legislature  
50910,legislator,someone who makes or enacts laws  
50911,legislatorship,the office of legislator  
50912,legislature legislative_assembly legislative_body general_assembly law-makers,persons who make or amend or repeal laws  
50913,legitimacy,lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law  
50914,legitimation,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"  
50915,legless_lizard,degenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely related to alligator lizards  
50916,legs,staying power; "that old Broadway play really has legs"  
50917,legume,the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case  
50918,legume,the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)  
50919,legume leguminous_plant,an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae  
50920,leiomyoma,benign tumor of smooth muscle (usually in the uterus or digestive tract)  
50921,leiomyosarcoma,sarcoma of smooth muscle; occurs most often digestive tract or uterus or bladder or prostate  
50922,leishmaniasis leishmaniosis kala_azar,sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies  
50923,leister,a spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon)  
50924,leisure,freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity; "he lacked the leisure for golf"  
50925,leisure leisure_time,time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure"  
50926,leisure_wear,informal clothing designed to be worn when you are relaxing  
50927,leisureliness,slowness by virtue of being leisurely  
50928,leitmotiv leitmotif,a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)  
50929,lek,the basic unit of money in Albania  
50930,lekvar,a sweet filling made of prunes or apricots  
50931,lemma,a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition  
50932,lemma,the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry  
50933,lemma flowering_glume,the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae  
50934,lemming,any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution  
50935,lemniscate,any of several plane algebraic curves in the shape of a figure eight  
50936,lemniscus fillet,a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus  
50937,lemon,yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh  
50938,lemon,a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons  
50939,lemon lemon_tree Citrus_limon,a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit  
50940,lemon stinker,an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory  
50941,lemon-scented_gum Eucalyptus_citriodora Eucalyptus_maculata_citriodora,similar to but smaller than the spotted gum and having lemon-scented leaves  
50942,lemon_balm,lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches  
50943,lemon_balm garden_balm sweet_balm bee_balm beebalm Melissa_officinalis,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  
50944,lemon_curd lemon_cheese,a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugar  
50945,lemon_drop,a hard candy with lemon flavor and a yellow color and (usually) the shape of a lemon  
50946,lemon_extract,a flavoring made from (or imitating) lemons  
50947,lemon_geranium Pelargonium_limoneum,a common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage  
50948,lemon_grove,a grove of lemon trees  
50949,lemon_juice,usually freshly squeezed juice of lemons  
50950,lemon_lily Hemerocallis_lilio-asphodelus Hemerocallis_flava,a day lily with yellow flowers  
50951,lemon_meringue_pie,pie containing lemon custard and topped with meringue  
50952,lemon_mint horsemint Monarda_citriodora,an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico  
50953,lemon_oil,fragrant yellow oil obtained from the lemon peel  
50954,lemon_peel,strips of lemon peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar  
50955,lemon_peel lemon_rind,the rind of a lemon  
50956,lemon_shark Negaprion_brevirostris,common shallow-water schooling shark of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil and off west Africa; dangerous  
50957,lemon_sole English_sole,highly valued almost pure white flesh  
50958,lemon_sole Microstomus_kitt,European flatfish highly valued as food  
50959,lemon_sole Solea_lascaris,small European sole  
50960,lemon_sole winter_flounder,flesh of American flounder; important in the winter  
50961,lemon_zest,tiny bits of lemon peel  
50962,lemonade,sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice  
50963,lemonade_mix,a commercial mix for making lemonade  
50964,lemongrass lemon_grass,a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka  
50965,lemongrass lemon_grass lemongrass_oil,an aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicines  
50966,lemonwood,hard tough elastic wood of the lemonwood tree; used for making bows and fishing rods  
50967,lemonwood lemon-wood lemonwood_tree lemon-wood_tree Psychotria_capensis,South African evergreen having hard tough wood  
50968,lempira,the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos  
50969,lemur,large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails  
50970,lend-lease lease-lend,the transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause; "lend-lease during World War II was extremely generous"  
50971,lender loaner,someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters  
50972,lending loaning,disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned  
50973,lending_institution,a financial institution that makes loans  
50974,lending_library circulating_library,library that provides books for use outside the building  
50975,length,the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end; "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"  
50976,length,the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place; "the length of the table was 5 feet"  
50977,length,a section of something that is long and narrow; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing"  
50978,lengthiness prolongation continuation protraction,the consequence of being lengthened in duration  
50979,lenience leniency,lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers  
50980,lenience leniency mildness lenity,mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant  
50981,lenitive,remedy that eases pain and discomfort  
50982,lens,(metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood; "the writer is the lens through which history can be seen"  
50983,lens crystalline_lens lens_of_the_eye,biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina  
50984,lens electron_lens,electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons  
50985,lens lense lens_system,a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images  
50986,lens_cap lens_cover,cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use  
50987,lens_capsule,a tenuous mesoblastic membrane surrounding the lens of the eye  
50988,lens_cortex cortex,the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus  
50989,lens_implant interocular_lens_implant IOL,a clear plastic lens that is implanted in the eye; usually done when the natural lens has been removed in a cataract operation  
50990,lens_nucleus nucleus,the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex  
50991,lenten_rose black_hellebore Helleborus_orientalis,slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green  
50992,lenticel,one of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue  
50993,lenticular_nucleus lentiform_nucleus,a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum  
50994,lentil,the fruit or seed of a lentil plant  
50995,lentil,round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food  
50996,lentil lentil_plant Lens_culinaris,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  
50997,lentil_soup,made of stock and lentils with onions carrots and celery  
50998,leone,the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents  
50999,leopard,the pelt of a leopard  
51000,leopard Panthera_pardus,large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots  
51001,leopard's-bane leopardbane,any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads  
51002,leopard_cat Felis_bengalensis,small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and Malaysia  
51003,leopard_frog spring_frog Rana_pipiens,common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots  
51004,leopard_lily panther_lily Lilium_pardalinum,lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers  
51005,leopard_lizard,any of several large lizards with many dark spots; of western United States and northern Mexico  
51006,leopard_plant,any of various plants of temperate Eurasia; grown for their yellow flowers and handsome foliage  
51007,leopardess,female leopard  
51008,leotard unitard body_suit cat_suit,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  
51009,leper,a pariah who is avoided by others  
51010,leper lazar,a person afflicted with leprosy  
51011,lepidobotrys,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  
51012,lepidocrocite,a red to reddish brown mineral consisting of iron oxide hydroxide; often found in iron ores together with goethite  
51013,lepidolite,a mineral of the mica group; an important source of lithium  
51014,lepidomelane,a mica that is a biotite containing iron  
51015,lepidophobia,a morbid fear of snakes  
51016,lepidopterist lepidopterologist butterfly_collector,an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths  
51017,lepidopterology lepidoptery,the branch of entomology dealing with Lepidoptera  
51018,lepidopterous_insect lepidopteron lepidopteran,insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales  
51019,lepiota,any fungus of the genus Lepiota  
51020,leporid leporid_mammal,rabbits and hares  
51021,leprechaun,a mischievous elf in Irish folklore  
51022,lepromatous_leprosy,a very serious form of leprosy characterized by lesions that spread over much of the body and affecting many systems of the body  
51023,leprosy Hansen's_disease,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  
51024,leprosy_bacillus Mycobacterium_leprae,cause of leprosy  
51025,leptocephalus,slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes  
51026,leptodactylid_frog leptodactylid,toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal  
51027,leptomeninges,the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers  
51028,leptomeningitis,inflammation of the leptomeninges  
51029,lepton,100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece  
51030,lepton,an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0  
51031,leptospira,important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever  
51032,leptosporangium,a sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell; characteristic of the Filicales or of almost all modern ferns  
51033,leptotene,the first stage of the prophase of meiosis  
51034,leresis,rambling talkativeness (especially in the aged)  
51035,lerot,dormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa  
51036,lesbian tribade gay_woman,a female homosexual  
51037,lesbianism sapphism,female homosexuality  
51038,lesion,any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part  
51039,lesser_ape,gibbons and siamangs  
51040,lesser_bullrush narrow-leaf_cattail narrow-leaved_reedmace soft_flag Typha_angustifolia,reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia  
51041,lesser_butterfly_orchid Platanthera_bifolia Habenaria_bifolia,south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria  
51042,lesser_calamint field_balm Calamintha_nepeta Calamintha_nepeta_glantulosa Satureja_nepeta Satureja_calamintha_glandulosa,low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to Great Britain; naturalized in United States  
51043,lesser_celandine pilewort Ranunculus_ficaria,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  
51044,lesser_centaury Centaurium_minus,common European glabrous annual centaury with flowers in dense cymes  
51045,lesser_galangal Alpinia_officinarum Alpinia_officinalis,Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring  
51046,lesser_knapweed black_knapweed hardheads Centaurea_nigra,a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized  
51047,lesser_kudu Tragelaphus_imberbis,a smaller variety of kudu  
51048,lesser_omentum,a part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and liver and supporting the hepatic vessels  
51049,lesser_panda red_panda panda bear_cat cat_bear Ailurus_fulgens,reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas  
51050,lesser_prairie_chicken Tympanuchus_pallidicinctus,a smaller prairie chicken of western Texas  
51051,lesser_rorqual piked_whale minke_whale Balaenoptera_acutorostrata,small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific  
51052,lesser_scaup lesser_scaup_duck lake_duck Aythya_affinis,common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads  
51053,lesser_spearwort Ranunculus_flammula,semiaquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with leaves shaped like spears; naturalized in New Zealand  
51054,lesser_twayblade Listera_cordata,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  
51055,lesser_whitethroat whitethroat Sylvia_curruca,Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller  
51056,lesser_wintergreen Pyrola_minor,the common wintergreen having many-flowered racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; Europe and North America  
51057,lesser_yellowlegs Tringa_flavipes,a variety of yellowlegs  
51058,lesson,a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons"  
51059,lesson,a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today"  
51060,lessor lease_giver,someone who grants a lease  
51061,let net_ball,a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again  
51062,lethal_agent,an agent capable of causing death  
51063,lethal_dose,the size dose that will cause death  
51064,lethal_gene,any gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of life  
51065,lethargy lassitude sluggishness,a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)  
51066,letter,owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire  
51067,letter,a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"  
51068,letter letter_of_the_alphabet alphabetic_character,the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"  
51069,letter missive,a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"  
51070,letter varsity_letter,an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports"  
51071,letter_bomb parcel_bomb package_bomb,a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened  
51072,letter_bond,a bond that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public  
51073,letter_case,case for carrying letters  
51074,letter_of_credit,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  
51075,letter_of_intent,any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action  
51076,letter_of_marque letters_of_marque letter_of_mark_and_reprisal,a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation  
51077,letter_opener paper_knife paperknife,dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books  
51078,letter_paper,writing paper for use in writing correspondence  
51079,letter_security,a stock or bond that is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold in the public market  
51080,letter_stock,stock that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public  
51081,letter_telegram,a cheaper form of telegram that is sent abroad for delivery the next day  
51082,lettercard,a postcard that folds so the message is inside  
51083,letterer,a painter of letters  
51084,letterhead,a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top  
51085,letterman,an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport  
51086,letters,scholarly attainment; "he is a man of letters"  
51087,letters,the literary culture; "this book shows American letters at its best"  
51088,letters_of_administration,legal document naming someone to administer an estate when no executor has been named  
51089,letters_testamentary,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  
51090,letterset_printing,image is transferred from a relief type plate to a roller  
51091,lettuce,any of various plants of the genus Lactuca  
51092,lettuce,leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa  
51093,letup lull,a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"  
51094,leu,the basic unit of money in Moldova  
51095,leu,the basic unit of money in Romania  
51096,leucine,a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins  
51097,leucocytozoan leucocytozoon,parasitic in birds  
51098,leucothoe,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  
51099,leukemia leukaemia leucaemia cancer_of_the_blood,malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer  
51100,leukocyte leucocyte white_blood_cell white_cell white_blood_corpuscle white_corpuscle WBC,blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system  
51101,leukocytosis leucocytosis,an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia)  
51102,leukoderma,a congenital skin condition characterized by spots or bands of unpigmented skin  
51103,leukoencephalitis,inflammation of the white matter of the brain  
51104,leukoma leucoma,eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea  
51105,leukopenia leucopenia,an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count  
51106,leukorrhea leucorrhea,discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection  
51107,lev,the basic unit of money in Bulgaria  
51108,levallorphan Lorfan,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  
51109,levanter,an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area  
51110,levator,a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)  
51111,levee,a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)  
51112,levee,a pier that provides a landing place on a river  
51113,levee,an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing  
51114,level,height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"  
51115,level layer stratum,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"  
51116,level spirit_level,indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid  
51117,level_crossing grade_crossing,intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass  
51118,leveler leveller,a radical who advocates the abolition of social distinctions  
51119,lever,a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum  
51120,lever,a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum  
51121,lever lever_tumbler,a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock  
51122,lever_hang,a hang performed on the rings with the body stationary in a horizontal position  
51123,lever_lock,a lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can move  
51124,leverage,strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"  
51125,leverage leveraging,investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)  
51126,leverage purchase,the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever  
51127,leveraged_buyout,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"  
51128,leveret,a young hare especially one in its first year  
51129,leviathan,the largest or most massive thing of its kind; "it was a leviathan among redwoods"; "they were assigned the leviathan of textbooks"  
51130,leviathan,monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament  
51131,levirate,the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line  
51132,levitation,the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means  
51133,levitation,movement upward in virtue of lightness  
51134,levitation,the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means  
51135,levity,feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness  
51136,levity,a manner lacking seriousness  
51137,levorotation counterclockwise_rotation,rotation to the left  
51138,levy,a charge imposed and collected  
51139,levy levy_en_masse,the act of drafting into military service  
51140,lexeme,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'  
51141,lexical_database,a database of information about words  
51142,lexical_disambiguation,disambiguation of the sense of a polysemantic word  
51143,lexical_entry dictionary_entry,the entry in a dictionary of information about a word  
51144,lexical_meaning,the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express  
51145,lexical_semantics,the branch of semantics that studies the meanings and relations of words  
51146,lexicalization lexicalisation,the process of making a word to express a concept  
51147,lexicalized_concept,a concept that is expressed by a word (in some particular language)  
51148,lexicographer lexicologist,a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language  
51149,lexicography,the act of writing dictionaries  
51150,lexicology,the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language  
51151,lexicostatistics,a statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language  
51152,lexis,all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function  
51153,li,Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers  
51154,liabilities,anything that is owed to someone else  
51155,liability,the state of being legally obliged and responsible  
51156,liability,the quality of being something that holds you back  
51157,liability_insurance,insurance that provides protection from claims arising from injuries or damage to other people or property  
51158,liaison link contact inter-group_communication,a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"  
51159,liana,a woody climbing usually tropical plant  
51160,liar prevaricator,a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly  
51161,libation,(facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage  
51162,libation,a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity  
51163,libation,the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony  
51164,libel,a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person  
51165,libel,the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks  
51166,liberal,a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets  
51167,liberal liberalist progressive,a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties  
51168,liberalism,a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution  
51169,liberalism,an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market  
51170,liberality liberalness,an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom  
51171,liberality liberalness,the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament  
51172,liberalization liberalisation relaxation,the act of making less strict  
51173,liberation,the attempt to achieve equal rights or status; "she worked for women's liberation"  
51174,liberation release freeing,the act of liberating someone or something  
51175,liberation_theology,a form of Christian theology (developed by South American Roman Catholics) that emphasizes social and political liberation as the anticipation of ultimate salvation  
51176,liberator,someone who releases people from captivity or bondage  
51177,libertarian,an advocate of libertarianism  
51178,libertarian,someone who believes the doctrine of free will  
51179,libertarianism,an ideological belief in freedom of thought, speech and action  
51180,libertine debauchee rounder,a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained  
51181,liberty,personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression  
51182,liberty,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"  
51183,liberty_cap,close-fitting conical cap worn as a symbol of liberty during the French Revolution and in the U.S. before 1800  
51184,libidinal_energy,(psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido  
51185,libido,(psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire  
51186,librarian bibliothec,a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services  
51187,librarianship,the position of librarian  
51188,library,a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing  
51189,library,a building that houses a collection of books and other materials  
51190,library,a room where books are kept; "they had brandy in the library"  
51191,library depository_library,a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study  
51192,library program_library subroutine_library,(computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use  
51193,library_card borrower's_card,a card certifying the bearer's right to use the library  
51194,library_catalog library_catalogue,an enumeration of all the resources of a library  
51195,library_fine,fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when returned  
51196,library_program,a program in a program library  
51197,library_routine,a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library  
51198,library_science,the study of the principles and practices of library administration  
51199,libration,(astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite; "the libration of the moon"  
51200,librettist,author of words to be set to music in an opera or operetta  
51201,libretto,the words of an opera or musical play  
51202,license licence,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  
51203,license licence,freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)  
51204,license licence permit,a legal document giving official permission to do something  
51205,license permission permit,the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization  
51206,license_number registration_number,the number on the license plate that identifies the car that bears it  
51207,license_plate numberplate,a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number  
51208,licensed_practical_nurse LPN practical_nurse,a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick  
51209,licensee,someone to whom a license is granted  
51210,licenser,an official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications)  
51211,licensing_agreement,contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademark  
51212,licensing_fee license_fee license_tax,a fee paid to the government for the privilege of being licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing medicine)  
51213,licentiate,holds a license (degree) from a (European) university  
51214,licentiousness wantonness,the quality of being lewd and lascivious  
51215,lichen,any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks  
51216,lichen,any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.  
51217,lichen_planus lichen_ruber_planus,an eruption of shiny flat-topped purplish (usually itchy) papules on the wrist and forearms and thighs  
51218,lichtenoid_eczema chronic_eczema eczema_hypertrophicum,eczema characterized by thickening of the skin with accentuated skin lines  
51219,licitness,the quality of strictly conforming to law  
51220,lick lap,touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"  
51221,licorice liquorice,a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant  
51222,licorice liquorice Glycyrrhiza_glabra,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  
51223,licorice_fern Polypodium_glycyrrhiza,fern having rootstock of a sweetish flavor  
51224,licorice_root,root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines  
51225,lid,a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.; "he raised the piano lid"  
51226,lidar,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  
51227,lido,a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports  
51228,lido_deck,an open deck including a swimming pool  
51229,lie,position or manner in which something is situated  
51230,lie prevarication,a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth  
51231,lie-abed slugabed,a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour  
51232,lie-in,a long stay in bed in the morning  
51233,lie_detector,a polygraph that records bodily changes sometimes associated with lying  
51234,liebfraumilch,a sweetened Rhenish wine (especially one from Hesse in western Germany)  
51235,lied,a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano  
51236,lieder_singer,a singer of lieder  
51237,liege liege_lord,a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service  
51238,lien,the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged  
51239,lienal_artery splenic_artery arteria_lienalis,an artery that originates from the celiac trunk and supplies blood to the spleen  
51240,lieutenancy,the position of a lieutenant  
51241,lieutenant,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  
51242,lieutenant,a commissioned military officer  
51243,lieutenant police_lieutenant,an officer in a police force  
51244,lieutenant_colonel light_colonel,a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel  
51245,lieutenant_commander,a commissioned officer in the Navy ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander  
51246,lieutenant_general,a general officer ranking above a major general and below a full general  
51247,lieutenant_governor,an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of a state of the United States  
51248,lieutenant_junior_grade lieutenant_JG,an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensign  
51249,life,the period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life"  
51250,life,the period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life"  
51251,life,a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life"  
51252,life,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"; "get a life!" "he is trying to rebuild his life"  
51253,life,the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon"  
51254,life,a living person; "his heroism saved a life"  
51255,life,a motive for living; "pottery was his life"  
51256,life,living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life"  
51257,life lifetime life-time lifespan,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"  
51258,life living,the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"  
51259,life-support_system life_support,equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions; "the astronauts relied on their life-support systems"  
51260,life-support_system life_support,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"  
51261,life_buoy lifesaver life_belt life_ring,a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material  
51262,life_class,an art class using a live human model  
51263,life_cycle,the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced  
51264,life_cycle,a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage  
51265,life_estate estate_for_life,(law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it  
51266,life_expectancy,an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities  
51267,life_force vital_force vitality elan_vital,(biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms  
51268,life_form,the characteristic bodily form of a mature organism  
51269,life_imprisonment,a sentence of imprisonment until death  
51270,life_insurance life_assurance,insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies; "in England they call life insurance life assurance"  
51271,life_jacket life_vest cork_jacket,life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design  
51272,life_mask,a cast taken from the face of a living person  
51273,life_office,life assurance office  
51274,life_peer,a British peer whose title lapses at death  
51275,life_preserver preserver flotation_device,rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning  
51276,life_raft Carling_float,a raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency  
51277,life_science bioscience,any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms  
51278,life_sentence life,a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard"  
51279,life_style life-style lifestyle modus_vivendi,a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes  
51280,life_tenant,a tenant whose legal right to retain possession of buildings or lands lasts as long as they (or some other person) live  
51281,lifeblood,the blood considered as the seat of vitality  
51282,lifeblood,an essential or life-giving force; "water is the lifeblood of India"  
51283,lifeboat,a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship  
51284,lifeguard lifesaver,an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents  
51285,lifeline,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"  
51286,lifeline,line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver  
51287,lifeline,line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning  
51288,lifer,a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment  
51289,lifesaving,saving the lives of drowning persons; "he took a course in lifesaving"  
51290,lifework,the principal work of your career  
51291,lift,a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg  
51292,lift,one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot  
51293,lift,the act of giving temporary assistance  
51294,lift,a ride in a car; "he gave me a lift home"  
51295,lift raise heave,the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"  
51296,lift rise,a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground  
51297,lift_pump,pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up  
51298,lifting_device,a device for lifting heavy loads  
51299,liftoff,the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad  
51300,ligament,a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs  
51301,ligament,any connection or unifying bond  
51302,ligand,a substance (an atom or molecule or radical or ion) that forms a complex around a central atom  
51303,ligation,(surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)  
51304,ligature,(music) a group of notes connected by a slur  
51305,ligature,character consisting of two or more letters combined into one  
51306,ligature,a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone  
51307,ligature,thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)  
51308,liger,offspring of a male lion and a female tiger  
51309,light,a person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life"  
51310,light,an illuminated area; "he stepped into the light"  
51311,light,a visual warning signal; "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner"  
51312,light,a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"  
51313,light,mental understanding as an enlightening experience; "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?"  
51314,light,public awareness; "it brought the scandal to light"  
51315,light illumination,a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light"  
51316,light light_source,any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"  
51317,light lighting,having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"  
51318,light lightness,the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"  
51319,light visible_light visible_radiation,(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"  
51320,light-emitting_diode LED,diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used  
51321,light-o'-love light-of-love,a woman inconstant in love  
51322,light_adaptation,the process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illumination; the pupil constricts and the cones system is operative  
51323,light_air,wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale  
51324,light_arm,a rifle or pistol  
51325,light_beer,lager with reduced alcohol content  
51326,light_breeze,wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale  
51327,light_brown,a brown that is light but unsaturated  
51328,light_bulb lightbulb bulb incandescent_lamp electric_light electric-light_bulb,electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity  
51329,light_circuit lighting_circuit,wiring that provides power to electric lights  
51330,light_cream coffee_cream single_cream,cream that has at least 18% butterfat; "in England they call light cream `single cream'"  
51331,light_diet,diet prescribed for bedridden or convalescent people; does not include fried or highly seasoned foods  
51332,light_filter diffusing_screen,a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it  
51333,light_flyweight,an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 106 pounds  
51334,light_heavyweight,an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 179 pounds  
51335,light_heavyweight,a wrestler who weighs 192-214 pounds  
51336,light_heavyweight cruiserweight,a professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds  
51337,light_hour,the distance light travels in a vacuum in one hour; approximately one billion kilometers  
51338,light_machine_gun,a submachine gun not greater than .30 millimeter  
51339,light_meter exposure_meter photometer,photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light  
51340,light_microscope,microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object  
51341,light_middleweight,an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 156 pounds  
51342,light_minute,the distance light travels in a vacuum in one minute; approximately 18 million kilometers  
51343,light_pen electronic_stylus,(computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a computer display senses whether or not the spot is illuminated  
51344,light_reaction,the first stage of photosynthesis during which energy from light is used for the production of ATP  
51345,light_reflex pupillary_reflex miosis myosis,reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller  
51346,light_second,the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second; approximately 300,000 kilometers  
51347,light_show,a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns  
51348,light_time,distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves); "the light time from Jupiter to the sun is approximately 43 minutes"  
51349,light_unit,a measure of the visible electromagnetic radiation  
51350,light_welterweight,an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 140 pounds  
51351,light_year light-year,the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers  
51352,lightening,descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped  
51353,lighter light igniter ignitor,a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?"  
51354,lighter-than-air_craft,aircraft supported by its own buoyancy  
51355,lighterage,the fee charged for carrying goods in lighters  
51356,lighterage,the transportation of goods on a lighter  
51357,lighterman bargeman bargee,someone who operates a barge  
51358,lightheadedness,a frivolous lack of prudence  
51359,lighthouse_keeper,the keeper of a lighthouse  
51360,lighting,apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film  
51361,lighting,the craft of providing artificial light; "an interior decorator must understand lighting"  
51362,lighting_fixture,a fixture providing artificial light  
51363,lighting_industry,an industry devoted to manufacturing and selling and installing lighting  
51364,lightness,having a light color  
51365,lightness weightlessness,the property of being comparatively small in weight; "the lightness of balsa wood"  
51366,lightning,abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light  
51367,lightning,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  
51368,lightning_rod,someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another  
51369,lightning_rod lightning_conductor,a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning  
51370,lights-out,a prescribed bedtime  
51371,lightship,a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable  
51372,lightsomeness lightness,the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous  
51373,lightweight,an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds  
51374,lightweight,a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds  
51375,lightweight,a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds  
51376,lightwood Acacia_melanoxylon,tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber  
51377,ligne,a linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons  
51378,lignin,a complex polymer; the chief constituent of wood other than carbohydrates; binds to cellulose fibers to harden and strengthen cell walls of plants  
51379,lignite brown_coal wood_coal,intermediate between peat and bituminous coal  
51380,lignosae,a category in some early taxonomies  
51381,lignum,woody tissue  
51382,lignum_vitae Guaiacum_officinale,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  
51383,lignum_vitae guaiac guaiacum,hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum  
51384,ligule,(botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap  
51385,like ilk,a kind of person; "We'll not see his like again"; "I can't tolerate people of his ilk"  
51386,like the_like the_likes_of,a similar kind; "dogs, foxes, and the like"; "we don't want the likes of you around here"  
51387,likelihood likeliness,the probability of a specified outcome  
51388,likeness alikeness similitude,similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness"  
51389,likeness semblance,picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing  
51390,likening,the act of comparing similarities  
51391,liking,a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"  
51392,likuta,100 makuta equal 1 zaire in Zaire  
51393,lilac,any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers  
51394,lilangeni,the basic unit of money in Swaziland; equal to 100 cents  
51395,liliaceous_plant,plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber  
51396,liliid_monocot_family,family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils  
51397,liliid_monocot_genus,genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils  
51398,lilliputian,a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)  
51399,lilt swing,a jaunty rhythm in music  
51400,lily,any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers  
51401,lily_of_the_valley May_lily Convallaria_majalis,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  
51402,lily_pad,floating leaves of a water lily  
51403,lilyturf lily_turf Liriope_muscari,Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover  
51404,lima_bean,broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw  
51405,lima_bean lima_bean_plant Phaseolus_limensis,bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds  
51406,liman,a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river  
51407,limb,(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet  
51408,limb,one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper  
51409,limb,either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; "the upper limb of the bow"  
51410,limb,the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; "the limb of the sextant"  
51411,limb tree_branch,any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree  
51412,limb-girdle_muscular_dystrophy,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  
51413,limber,a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson  
51414,limber_pine Pinus_flexilis,western North American pine with long needles and very flexible limbs and dark-grey furrowed bark  
51415,limbers,a channel or gutter on either side of a ship's keelson; carries bilge water into the pump well  
51416,limbic_system visceral_brain limbic_brain,a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior  
51417,limbo,an imaginary place for lost or neglected things  
51418,limbo,(theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals)  
51419,limbus,a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure  
51420,lime,the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees  
51421,lime lime_tree Citrus_aurantifolia,any of various related trees bearing limes  
51422,lime_juice,usually freshly squeezed juice of limes  
51423,limeade,sweetened beverage of lime juice and water  
51424,limekiln,a kiln used to reduce naturally occurring forms of calcium carbonate to lime  
51425,limelight calcium_light,a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting  
51426,limelight spotlight glare public_eye,a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"  
51427,limerick,a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba  
51428,limestone,a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals  
51429,limestone_fern northern_oak_fern Gymnocarpium_robertianum,yellow-green fern of rocky areas of northern hemisphere  
51430,limestone_salamander Hydromantes_brunus,similar to Shasta salamander; lives in cliff crevices and taluses  
51431,limewater,solution of calcium hydroxide in water used as an antacid  
51432,limey John_Bull,a man of English descent  
51433,limit,as far as something can go  
51434,limit bound boundary,the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"  
51435,limit demarcation demarcation_line,the boundary of a specific area  
51436,limit limit_point point_of_accumulation,the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity  
51437,limit limitation,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"  
51438,limitation,(law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought; "statute of limitations"  
51439,limitation,the quality of being limited or restricted; "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations"  
51440,limitation restriction,an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)  
51441,limited_audit,an audit of limited scope (limited in time span or confined to particular accounts etc.)  
51442,limited_company Ltd. Ld.,a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability  
51443,limited_edition,an edition that is restricted to a specific number of copies  
51444,limited_liability,the liability of a firm's owners for no more than the capital they have invested in the firm  
51445,limited_war,a war whose objective is less than the unconditional defeat of the enemy  
51446,limiter clipper,(electronics) a 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"  
51447,limnologist,a specialist in the study of freshwater ponds and lakes  
51448,limnology,the scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological properties  
51449,limonene,a liquid terpene with a lemon odor; found in lemons and oranges and other essential oils  
51450,limonite,a widely occurring iron oxide ore; a mixture of goethite and hematite and lepidocrocite  
51451,limousine limo,large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur  
51452,limpa,a rye bread made with molasses or brown sugar  
51453,limpet,mollusk with a low conical shell  
51454,limpet,any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas  
51455,limpkin Aramus_pictus,wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call  
51456,linage lineage,the number of lines in a piece of printed material  
51457,linage lineage,a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted  
51458,linalool,a colorless fragrant liquid found in many essential oils  
51459,linchpin lynchpin,pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on  
51460,lincomycin Lincocin,antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections  
51461,lindane,a white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide  
51462,linden linden_tree basswood lime lime_tree,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  
51463,lindy lindy_hop,an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)  
51464,line,a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point  
51465,line,a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum  
51466,line,a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line"  
51467,line,in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area  
51468,line,a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent  
51469,line,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"  
51470,line,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"  
51471,line,persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress; "`let me show you my etchings' is a rather worn line"; "he has a smooth line but I didn't fall for it"; "that salesman must have practiced his fast line of talk"  
51472,line,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"  
51473,line,a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"  
51474,line,a commercial organization serving as a common carrier  
51475,line,something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"  
51476,line,acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"  
51477,line dividing_line demarcation contrast,a conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"  
51478,line product_line line_of_products line_of_merchandise business_line line_of_business,a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes"  
51479,line railway_line rail_line,the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed  
51480,line-drive_double line_double,a double resulting from a line drive  
51481,line-drive_single line_single,a single resulting from a line drive  
51482,line-drive_triple line_triple,a triple resulting from a line drive  
51483,line_coach,an assistant football coach in charge of the linemen  
51484,line_feed,the operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed on the next line  
51485,line_item,an item in an appropriation bill; "Some governors can veto line items in their state budgets"  
51486,line_judge,football official who assists the referee by keeping track of the official time during the game  
51487,line_management,administration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's output  
51488,line_of_battle,a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack  
51489,line_of_defense line_of_defence,any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something; "police are the major line of defense against crime"  
51490,line_of_defense line_of_defence,defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack  
51491,line_of_duty,all that is normally required in some area of responsibility  
51492,line_of_fate line_of_destiny line_of_Saturn,a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be  
51493,line_of_fire,the path of a missile discharged from a firearm  
51494,line_of_flight,the path along which a freely moving object travels through the air  
51495,line_of_force field_line,an imaginary line in a field of force; direction of the line at any point is the direction of the force at that point  
51496,line_of_heart heart_line love_line mensal_line,a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature  
51497,line_of_inquiry line_of_questioning,an ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argument  
51498,line_of_least_resistance path_of_least_resistance,the easiest way; "In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance"  
51499,line_of_life life_line lifeline,a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live  
51500,line_of_march,the route along which a column advances  
51501,line_of_march,the arrangement of people in a line for marching  
51502,line_of_poetry line_of_verse,a single line of words in a poem  
51503,line_of_sight line_of_vision,an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks  
51504,line_of_succession,the order in which individuals are expected to succeed one another in some official position  
51505,line_of_thought,a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group  
51506,line_officer,a commissioned officer with combat units (not a staff officer or a supply officer)  
51507,line_organization line_organisation,the organizational structure of activities contributing directly to the organization's output  
51508,line_personnel,personnel having direct job performance responsibilities  
51509,line_printer line-at-a-time_printer,printer that serves as an output device on a computer; prints a whole line of characters at a time  
51510,line_score,a summary of the scoring in a game (usually in tabular form)  
51511,line_spectrum,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  
51512,line_squall,a squall advancing along a front that forms a definite line  
51513,line_storm equinoctial_storm,a violent rainstorm near the time of an equinox  
51514,line_worker,an employee who works on an assembly line  
51515,lineage line line_of_descent descent bloodline blood_line blood pedigree ancestry origin parentage stemma stock,the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"  
51516,linear_accelerator linac,ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path  
51517,linear_algebra,the part of algebra that deals with the theory of linear equations and linear transformation  
51518,linear_equation,a polynomial equation of the first degree  
51519,linear_leaf elongate_leaf,a long slender leaf  
51520,linear_operator,an operator that obeys the distributive law: A(f+g) = Af + Ag (where f and g are functions)  
51521,linear_programming,a mathematical technique used in economics; finds the maximum or minimum of linear functions in many variables subject to constraints  
51522,linear_regression rectilinear_regression,the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b  
51523,linear_unit linear_measure,a unit of measurement of length  
51524,lineation,the act of marking or outlining with lines  
51525,linebacker line_backer,a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen  
51526,linebacker line_backer,(American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage  
51527,linecut line_block line_engraving,engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved  
51528,linecut line_engraving,a print obtained from a line drawing  
51529,lined_snake Tropidoclonion_lineatum,secretive snake of city dumps and parks as well as prairies and open woods; feeds on earthworms; of central United States  
51530,lineman,the surveyor who marks positions with a range pole  
51531,lineman,one of the players on the line of scrimmage  
51532,lineman,(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage  
51533,linemen,the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage  
51534,linen,a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant  
51535,linen,white goods or clothing made with linen cloth  
51536,linen linen_paper,a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish  
51537,linendraper,a retail dealer in yard goods  
51538,liner line_drive,(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter; "the batter hit a liner to the shortstop"  
51539,liner lining,a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment  
51540,liner ocean_liner,a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule)  
51541,linesman,official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside)  
51542,lineup,the schedule of programs for a particular period; "the network's fall lineup"  
51543,lineup police_lineup identity_parade,a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification  
51544,ling,American hakes  
51545,ling Molva_molva,elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried  
51546,ling ling_ko Trapa_bicornis,water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs  
51547,lingam,the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva  
51548,lingcod,the lean flesh of a fish caught off the Pacific coast of the United States  
51549,lingcod Ophiodon_elongatus,food fish of the northern Pacific related to greenlings  
51550,lingerie intimate_apparel,women's underwear and nightclothes  
51551,lingonberry mountain_cranberry cowberry lowbush_cranberry,tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller  
51552,lingua_franca interlanguage koine,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"  
51553,lingual,a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs  
51554,lingual_artery arteria_lingualis,an artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue  
51555,lingual_vein vena_lingualis,a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein  
51556,linguica,a highly seasoned Portuguese pork sausage flavored with garlic and onions  
51557,linguine linguini,pasta in long slender flat strips  
51558,linguist linguistic_scientist,a specialist in linguistics  
51559,linguist polyglot,a person who speaks more than one language  
51560,linguistic_competence,(linguistics) a speaker's implicit, internalized knowledge of the rules of their language (contrasted with linguistic performance)  
51561,linguistic_performance,(linguistics) a speaker's actual use of language in real situations; what the speaker actually says, including grammatical errors and other non-linguistic features such as hesitations and other disfluencies (contrasted with linguistic competence)  
51562,linguistic_process,a process involved in human language  
51563,linguistic_process language,the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings"  
51564,linguistic_profiling,using speech characteristics or dialect to identify a speaker's race or religion or social class  
51565,linguistic_relation,a relation between linguistic forms or constituents  
51566,linguistics,the scientific study of language  
51567,linguistics philology,the humanistic study of language and literature  
51568,linguistics_department department_of_linguistics,the academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics  
51569,liniment embrocation,a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain  
51570,linin,an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended  
51571,lining,the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.)  
51572,lining facing,providing something with a surface of a different material  
51573,lining liner,a protective covering that protects an inside surface  
51574,link,a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain  
51575,link,(computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list  
51576,link data_link,an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data  
51577,link linkup tie tie-in,a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"  
51578,link nexus,the means of connection between things linked in series  
51579,linkage,an associative relation  
51580,linkage,a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion  
51581,linkage,the act of linking things together  
51582,linkage gene_linkage,(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)  
51583,linkage_editor,an editor program that creates one module from several by resolving cross-references among the modules  
51584,linkage_group linked_genes,any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together; "the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups"  
51585,linkboy linkman,(formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets  
51586,links golf_links,a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore  
51587,linnet lintwhite Carduelis_cannabina,small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead  
51588,linocut,a print that is made from a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum  
51589,linocut,a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum  
51590,linoleic_acid linolic_acid,a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap  
51591,linolenic_acid,a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid that occurs in some plant oils; an essential fatty acid  
51592,linoleum lino,a floor covering  
51593,linoleum_knife linoleum_cutter,a knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum  
51594,linseed flaxseed,the seed of flax used as a source of oil  
51595,linseed_oil flaxseed_oil,a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints  
51596,linsey-woolsey,a rough fabric of linen warp and wool or cotton woof  
51597,linstock,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  
51598,lint,fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers  
51599,lint,cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds  
51600,linuron,a herbicide that kills weeds without harming vegetables  
51601,lion king_of_beasts Panthera_leo,large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male  
51602,lion social_lion,a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)  
51603,lion's-ear Leonotis_nepetaefolia Leonotis_nepetifolia,pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States  
51604,lion's_foot gall_of_the_earth Nabalus_serpentarius Prenanthes_serpentaria,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  
51605,lion-hunter,someone who tries to attract social lions as guests  
51606,lion-hunter,someone who hunts lions  
51607,lion-jaw_forceps,a type of forceps  
51608,lion_cub,a young lion  
51609,lioness,a female lion  
51610,lionet,a small or young lion  
51611,lionfish,brightly striped fish of the tropical Pacific having elongated spiny fins  
51612,lip,(botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx  
51613,lip,either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking  
51614,lip,either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell  
51615,lip-gloss,makeup that makes the lips shiny  
51616,lip_balm,a balm applied to the lips  
51617,lip_fern lipfern,any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes; cosmopolitan in arid and semiarid temperate or tropical regions  
51618,lip_reader,someone who can understand spoken words by watching the movements of a speaker's lips  
51619,lip_synchronization lip_synchronisation lip_synch lip_sync,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  
51620,liparis,an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes  
51621,lipase,an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream  
51622,lipectomy selective_lipectomy,plastic surgery involving the breakdown and removal of fatty tissue  
51623,lipemia lipaemia lipidemia lipidaemia lipoidemia lipoidaemia hyperlipemia hyperlipaemia hyperlipidemia hyperlipidaemia hyperlipoidemia hyperlipoidaemia,presence of excess lipids in the blood  
51624,lipid lipide lipoid,an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)  
51625,lipid-lowering_medicine lipid-lowering_medication statin_drug statin,a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase  
51626,lipidosis,a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body  
51627,lipogram,a text that excludes a particular letter or particular letters of the alphabet  
51628,lipoma adipose_tumor,a tumor consisting of fatty tissue  
51629,lipomatosis,pathology in which fat accumulates in lipomas in the body  
51630,lipoprotein,a conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood  
51631,liposarcoma,sarcoma of fat cells  
51632,liposomal_delivery_vector,a transducing vector that uses liposomes to carry the gene of interest  
51633,liposome,an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector  
51634,liposuction suction_lipectomy,lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction  
51635,lipreading,perceiving what a person is saying by observing the movements of the lips  
51636,lipstick lip_rouge,makeup that is used to color the lips  
51637,lipstick_plant Aeschynanthus_radicans,epiphyte or creeping on rocks; Malaysian plant having somewhat fleshy leaves and bright red flowers  
51638,liquefaction,the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid  
51639,liquefied_petroleum_gas bottled_gas,hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure  
51640,liqueur cordial,strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal  
51641,liqueur_glass,a small glass for serving a small amount of liqueur (typically after dinner)  
51642,liquid,a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure  
51643,liquid,fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume  
51644,liquid,a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')  
51645,liquid liquidness liquidity liquid_state,the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility  
51646,liquid_air,air in a liquid state  
51647,liquid_assets current_assets quick_assets,assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash)  
51648,liquid_bleach,a solution containing bleaching agents; used for laundry  
51649,liquid_body_substance bodily_fluid body_fluid humor humour,the liquid parts of the body  
51650,liquid_crystal,a liquid exhibiting properties of a crystal that are not shown by ordinary liquids  
51651,liquid_crystal_display LCD,a digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field; used for portable computer displays and watches etc.  
51652,liquid_detergent,a detergent in liquid form  
51653,liquid_diet,a diet of foods that can be served in liquid or strained form (plus custards or puddings); prescribed after certain kinds of surgery  
51654,liquid_metal_reactor,a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant  
51655,liquid_nitrogen,nitrogen in a liquid state  
51656,liquid_oxygen LOX,a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants  
51657,liquid_soap,soap in liquid form  
51658,liquid_unit liquid_measure,a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)  
51659,liquidambar,any tree of the genus Liquidambar  
51660,liquidation settlement,termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities  
51661,liquidator receiver,(law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties  
51662,liquidity,being in cash or easily convertible to cash; debt paying ability  
51663,liquor,a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process; "waste liquors"  
51664,liquor pot_liquor pot_likker,the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked  
51665,liquor spirits booze hard_drink hard_liquor John_Barleycorn strong_drink,an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented  
51666,liquor_license liquor_licence,a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages  
51667,lira Italian_lira,formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi  
51668,lira Maltese_lira,the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents  
51669,lira Turkish_lira,the basic unit of money in Turkey  
51670,lis_pendens,a pending lawsuit  
51671,lisinopril Prinival Zestril,an ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinival or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks  
51672,lisle,a fabric woven with lisle thread  
51673,lisle lisle_thread,a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton)  
51674,lisp,a speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'  
51675,lisper,a speaker who lisps  
51676,lissomeness litheness suppleness,the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple  
51677,list listing,a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)  
51678,list_price,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"  
51679,list_processing,processing data that is given in the form of chained lists  
51680,list_system scrutin_de_liste scrutin_de_liste_system,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  
51681,listed_security,a security that has been accepted for trading by one of the organized and registered securities exchanges in the US  
51682,listening hearing,the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing"  
51683,listening_watch continuous_receiver_watch,a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch  
51684,lister,assessor who makes out the tax lists  
51685,lister lister_plow lister_plough middlebreaker middle_buster,moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow  
51686,listeria,any species of the genus Listeria  
51687,listeriosis listeria_meningitis,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  
51688,listing itemization itemisation,the act of making a list of items  
51689,listlessness torpidity torpidness torpor,inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy  
51690,litany,any long and tedious address or recital; "the patient recited a litany of complaints"; "a litany of failures"  
51691,litas,the basic unit of money in Lithuania  
51692,litchi lichee litchi_tree Litchi_chinensis Nephelium_litchi,Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium  
51693,litchi litchi_nut litchee lichi leechee lichee lychee,Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried  
51694,liter litre l cubic_decimeter cubic_decimetre,a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)  
51695,literacy,the ability to read and write  
51696,literal_interpretation,an interpretation based on the exact wording  
51697,literalism,a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense  
51698,literalism,the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature  
51699,literalness,adhereing to the concrete construal of something  
51700,literary_agent,an agent who represents an author in dealings with publishers  
51701,literary_composition literary_work,imaginative or creative writing  
51702,literary_critic,a critic of literature  
51703,literary_criticism lit_crit,the informed analysis and evaluation of literature  
51704,literary_review,a review devoted to literary criticism  
51705,literary_study,the humanistic study of literature  
51706,literate literate_person,a person who can read and write  
51707,literati,the literary intelligentsia  
51708,literature,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"  
51709,literature,creative writing of recognized artistic value  
51710,literature,the profession or art of a writer; "her place in literature is secure"  
51711,literature lit,the humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit"  
51712,lithia_water,mineral water containing lithium salts  
51713,lithiasis,the formation of stones (calculi) in an internal organ  
51714,lithium Li atomic_number_3,a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals  
51715,lithium_carbonate Lithane Lithonate Eskalith,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  
51716,lithograph,a print produced by lithography  
51717,lithograph lithograph_machine,duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern  
51718,lithographer,a printmaker who uses lithography  
51719,lithography,a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface  
51720,lithography,the act of making a lithographic print  
51721,lithomancer,one who practices lithomancy  
51722,lithomancy,divination by means of stones or stone talismans  
51723,lithophyte lithophytic_plant,plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere  
51724,lithops living_stone stoneface stone-face stone_plant stone_life_face flowering_stone,any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones  
51725,lithosphere geosphere,the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle  
51726,lithotomy,surgical removal of a stone (calculus)  
51727,lithotomy_position,a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination  
51728,lithuresis,passing small stones with the urine  
51729,litigant litigator,(law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation; "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants"  
51730,litigation judicial_proceeding,a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights  
51731,litigiousness,a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits; "charges of litigiousness and widespread perjury"  
51732,litmus litmus_test,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  
51733,litmus_paper,unsized paper treated with litmus for use as an acid-base indicator  
51734,litmus_test,a test that relies on a single indicator; "her litmus test for good breeding is whether you split infinitives"  
51735,litotes meiosis,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"  
51736,litter,rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)  
51737,litter,the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal  
51738,litter,conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers  
51739,litterbin litter_basket litter-basket,bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which the public can put rubbish  
51740,litterer litterbug litter_lout,a person who litters public places with refuse  
51741,little,a small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him"  
51742,little-head_snakeweed Gutierrezia_microcephala,similar to Gutierrezia sarothrae but with flower heads having fewer rays and disk flowers  
51743,little-league_team,a team that plays in a little league  
51744,little_auk dovekie Plautus_alle,small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions  
51745,little_barley Hordeum_pusillum,annual barley native to western North America and widespread in southern United States and tropical America  
51746,little_black_ant Monomorium_minimum,tiny glossy black ant; nests outdoors but invades houses for food  
51747,little_blue_heron Egretta_caerulea,small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphere  
51748,little_brother,a younger brother; "my little brother just had his 50th birthday"  
51749,little_brown_bat little_brown_myotis Myotis_leucifugus,the small common North American bat; widely distributed  
51750,little_chief_hare Ochotona_princeps,North American pika  
51751,little_egret Egretta_garzetta,Old World egret  
51752,little_finger pinkie pinky,the finger farthest from the thumb  
51753,little_golden_zinnia Zinnia_grandiflora,subshrub having short leafy stems and numerous small flower heads with nearly round yellow-orange rays; Arizona south to Mexico and east to Kansas  
51754,little_league,a commercially sponsored baseball league for players between 8 and 12 years of age  
51755,little_leaguer,a player between 8 and 12 years of age who is a member of a little-league team  
51756,little_owl Athene_noctua,small European owl  
51757,little_potato rosette russet_scab stem_canker,rhizoctinia disease of potatoes  
51758,little_sister,a younger sister  
51759,little_skate Raja_erinacea,most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer; to 21 inches  
51760,little_slam small_slam,winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge  
51761,little_theater little_theatre,a small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or community groups  
51762,little_toe,the fifth smallest outermost toe  
51763,littleneck littleneck_clam,a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an important food popular in New York  
51764,littleneck littleneck_clam,a young quahog  
51765,littoral litoral littoral_zone sands,the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean  
51766,liturgics liturgiology,the study of liturgies  
51767,liturgist,an authority on liturgies  
51768,liturgy,a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship  
51769,live_axle driving_axle,the axle of a self-propelled vehicle that provides the driving power  
51770,live_birth,the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation)  
51771,live_body,the body of a living animal or person  
51772,live_load superload,a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic  
51773,live_oak,any of several American evergreen oaks  
51774,live_steam,steam coming from a boiler at full pressure  
51775,liveborn_infant,infant who shows signs of life after birth  
51776,livedo,skin disorder characterized by patchy bluish discolorations on the skin  
51777,liveliness animation,general activity and motion  
51778,liveliness life spirit sprightliness,animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"  
51779,liver,a person who has a special life style; "a high liver"  
51780,liver,someone who lives in a place; "a liver in cities"  
51781,liver,liver of an animal used as meat  
51782,liver,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  
51783,liver-spotted_dalmatian,a brown-spotted dalmatian  
51784,liver_cancer cancer_of_the_liver,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  
51785,liver_chestnut,a solid dark brown horse  
51786,liver_disease,a disease affecting the liver  
51787,liver_fluke Fasciola_hepatica,flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans  
51788,liver_pudding liver_sausage liverwurst,sausage containing ground liver  
51789,liver_spot,a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin  
51790,liverwort hepatic,any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses  
51791,livery,uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs  
51792,livery,the care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay  
51793,livery_company,one of the chartered companies of London originating with the craft guilds  
51794,livery_stable,stable where horses and vehicles are kept for hire  
51795,liveryman,a worker in a livery stable  
51796,livestock stock farm_animal,any animals kept for use or profit  
51797,lividity,a state of fury so great the face becomes discolored  
51798,lividness lividity luridness paleness pallidness pallor wanness achromasia,unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)  
51799,living,people who are still living; "save your pity for the living"  
51800,living_arrangement,an arrangement to allow people (or ideas) to coexist  
51801,living_death,a state of constant misery  
51802,living_granite living_rock stone_mimicry_plant,highly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with grey-green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite; South Africa  
51803,living_quarters quarters,housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters"  
51804,living_rock Ariocarpus_fissuratus,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  
51805,living_room living-room sitting_room front_room parlor parlour,a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax  
51806,living_space lebensraum,space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding  
51807,living_thing animate_thing,a living (or once living) entity  
51808,living_trust inter_vivos_trust,a trust created and operating during the grantor's lifetime  
51809,living_wage,a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably  
51810,living_will,a document written by someone still legally capable requesting that he 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"  
51811,livingroom_suite livingroom_set living-room_suite living-room_set living_room_suite living_room_set,a suite of furniture for the living room  
51812,livingstone_daisy Dorotheanthus_bellidiformis,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  
51813,liza Mugil_liza,similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region  
51814,lizard,relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail  
51815,lizard's-tail swamp_lily water_dragon Saururus_cernuus,North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers  
51816,lizard_orchid Himantoglossum_hircinum,an orchid of the genus Himantoglossum  
51817,lizardfish snakefish snake-fish,tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide  
51818,llama,wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump  
51819,llano,an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America)  
51820,loach,slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes  
51821,load,an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate; "he got a load on and started a brawl"  
51822,load,the power output of a generator or power plant  
51823,load,electrical device to which electrical power is delivered  
51824,load loading,a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads"  
51825,load loading burden,weight to be borne or conveyed  
51826,load-shedding,cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply  
51827,load_factor,(aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g)  
51828,load_line Plimsoll_line Plimsoll_mark Plimsoll,waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded  
51829,loader,an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game  
51830,loading,the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift  
51831,loading,the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.; "the loading took 2 hours"  
51832,loading_zone loading_area,a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded  
51833,loaf,a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape; "meat loaf"; "sugar loaf"; "a loaf of cheese"  
51834,loaf_of_bread loaf,a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating  
51835,loam,a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials  
51836,loan,the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)  
51837,loan_application,an application to borrow money  
51838,loan_approval,formal authorization to get a loan (usually from a bank)  
51839,loan_collection,a number of pictures loaned by their owners for exhibition  
51840,loan_office,an office where loans are negotiated and repaid  
51841,loanblend loan-blend hybrid,a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)  
51842,loaner,a car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair  
51843,loanword loan,a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English  
51844,loasa,any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers  
51845,loathsomeness repulsiveness sliminess vileness lousiness wickedness,the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions; "the vileness of his language surprised us"  
51846,lob,an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc  
51847,lob,the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc  
51848,lobar_pneumonia,pneumonia affecting one or more lobes of the lung; commonly due to streptococcal infection  
51849,lobate_foot,a bird's foot having separate toes each with membranous flaps along the sides  
51850,lobby,the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest  
51851,lobbying_expense,expenses incurred in promoting or evaluating legislation; "many lobbying expenses are deductible by a taxpayer"  
51852,lobbyism,the practice of lobbying; the activities of a lobbyist  
51853,lobbyist,someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer  
51854,lobe,(botany) a part into which a leaf is divided  
51855,lobe,the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern  
51856,lobe,(anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part; "ear lobe"  
51857,lobe,a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure  
51858,lobe_of_the_lung,any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung  
51859,lobectomy,surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain)  
51860,lobed_leaf,a leaf having deeply indented margins  
51861,lobed_spleenwort Asplenium_pinnatifidum,a spleenwort of eastern and southern United States  
51862,lobelia,any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia  
51863,loblolly,thick gruel  
51864,loblolly_pine frankincense_pine Pinus_taeda,tall spreading three-needled pine of southeastern United States having reddish-brown fissured bark and a full bushy upper head  
51865,lobotomy leukotomy leucotomy prefrontal_lobotomy prefrontal_leukotomy prefrontal_leucotomy frontal_lobotomy,surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes  
51866,lobscouse lobscuse scouse,a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors  
51867,lobster,flesh of a lobster  
51868,lobster,any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae  
51869,lobster_Newburg lobster_a_la_Newburg,lobster in Newburg sauce served on buttered toast or rice  
51870,lobster_butter,butter blended with chopped lobster or seasoned with essence from lobster shells  
51871,lobster_pot,trap for catching lobsters  
51872,lobster_stew,diced lobster meat in milk or cream  
51873,lobster_tail,lobster tail meat; usually from spiny rock lobsters  
51874,lobster_tart,a pastry shell filled with cooked lobster  
51875,lobster_thermidor,diced lobster mixed with Mornay sauce placed back in the shell and sprinkled with grated cheese and browned  
51876,lobsterman,a person whose occupation is catching lobsters  
51877,lobularity,the property of having lobules  
51878,lobule,a small lobe or subdivision of a lobe  
51879,local,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"  
51880,local_anesthesia local_anaesthesia,loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)  
51881,local_anesthetic local_anaesthetic local topical_anesthetic topical_anaesthetic,anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body  
51882,local_area_network LAN,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  
51883,local_authority,an administrative unit of local government  
51884,local_call,a telephone call made within a local calling area  
51885,local_department department_of_local_government,a permanent department created to perform the work of a local government  
51886,local_government,the government of a local area  
51887,local_option,freedom of a local government to determine by popular vote the applicability of a controversial law in their jurisdiction  
51888,local_oscillator heterodyne_oscillator,an oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tones  
51889,local_road local_street,a street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it  
51890,localism,a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality  
51891,localization localisation location locating fix,a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target"  
51892,localization_of_function localisation_of_function localization_principle localisation_principle localization localisation,(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body  
51893,location,a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made; "they shot the film on location in Nevada"  
51894,location,a point or extent in space  
51895,locative_role locative,the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb  
51896,locator locater,a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims  
51897,loch,a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)  
51898,loch,Scottish word for a lake  
51899,lochia,substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth  
51900,lock,a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun  
51901,lock,a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed  
51902,lock,any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured  
51903,lock curl ringlet whorl,a strand or cluster of hair  
51904,lock ignition_lock,a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key  
51905,lock lock_chamber,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  
51906,lock-gate,a gate that can be locked  
51907,lock-up_option,an option to buy the crown jewels offered to a white knight in order to forestall a hostile takeover  
51908,lockage,a fee charged for passage through a lock in a canal or waterway  
51909,lockage,a system of locks in a canal or waterway  
51910,lockage,passage through a lock in a canal or waterway  
51911,lockdown,the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)  
51912,locker,a fastener that locks or closes  
51913,locker_room,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  
51914,locket,a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace  
51915,locking lockup,the act of locking something up to protect it  
51916,locking_pliers,pliers that can be locked in place  
51917,lockmaster lockman lockkeeper,a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal)  
51918,locknut safety_nut,supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening  
51919,lockout,a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms  
51920,lockring lock_ring lock_washer,washer that prevents a nut from loosening  
51921,locksmith,someone who makes or repairs locks  
51922,lockstep,a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly; "the union's support had been in lockstep for years"  
51923,lockstep,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"  
51924,lockstitch,machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread  
51925,lockup,jail in a local police station  
51926,loco_disease locoism,a disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning; characterized by weakness and lack of coordination and trembling and partial paralysis  
51927,locomotion motive_power motivity,the power or ability to move  
51928,locomotion travel,self-propelled movement  
51929,locomotive engine locomotive_engine railway_locomotive,a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks  
51930,locoweed crazyweed crazy_weed,any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock  
51931,locule loculus,a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal  
51932,locum_tenens locum,someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession  
51933,locus,the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome  
51934,locus,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"  
51935,locus_classicus,an authoritative and often-quoted passage  
51936,locus_of_infection,the specific site in the body where an infection originates  
51937,locust,hardwood from any of various locust trees  
51938,locust,migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae  
51939,locust_tree locust,any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae  
51940,loddon_pondweed Potamogeton_nodosus Potamogeton_americanus,pondweed with floating leaves; of northern United States and Europe  
51941,lode load,a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks  
51942,lodestar loadstar,guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy  
51943,lodestar loadstar,something that serves as a model or guide  
51944,lodestone loadstone,a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically  
51945,lodge,small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener  
51946,lodge hunting_lodge,a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter  
51947,lodge indian_lodge,any of various Native American dwellings  
51948,lodger boarder roomer,a tenant in someone's house  
51949,lodging,the act of lodging  
51950,lodging_house rooming_house,a house where rooms are rented  
51951,lodgment lodgement,bringing a charge or accusation against someone  
51952,lodgment lodgement lodging,the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree"  
51953,loess,a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind  
51954,loft,(golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air  
51955,loft,floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space  
51956,loft attic garret,floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage  
51957,loft pigeon_loft,a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept  
51958,loft_bombing toss_bombing,a bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bomb  
51959,log,a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches  
51960,log,a written record of messages sent or received; "they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station"; "an email log"  
51961,log,a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)  
51962,log,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  
51963,log_cabin,a cabin built with logs  
51964,log_line,a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it  
51965,loganberry,large red variety of the dewberry  
51966,loganberry Rubus_loganobaccus Rubus_ursinus_loganobaccus,red-fruited bramble native from Oregon to Baja California  
51967,logarithm log,the exponent required to produce a given number  
51968,logarithmic_scale,scale on which actual distances from the origin are proportional to the logarithms of the corresponding scale numbers  
51969,logbook,a book in which the log is written  
51970,loge,balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine  
51971,loggerhead loggerhead_turtle Caretta_caretta,very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas  
51972,loggerhead_shrike Lanius_lucovicianus,a common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyes  
51973,loggia,a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level  
51974,logging,the work of cutting down trees for timber  
51975,logic,the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference  
51976,logic,the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations  
51977,logic,the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation; "economic logic requires it"; "by the logic of war"  
51978,logic,reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic"  
51979,logic logical_system system_of_logic,a system of reasoning  
51980,logic_bomb slag_code,a set of instructions 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"  
51981,logic_diagram logical_diagram,a graphical representation of a program using formal logic  
51982,logic_element,an electronic device that performs an elementary logic operation  
51983,logic_operation logical_operation,an operation that follows the rules of symbolic logic  
51984,logic_programming logic_programing,creating a program that enables the computer to reason logically  
51985,logical_fallacy,a fallacy in logical argumentation  
51986,logical_positivist,someone who maintains that any statement that cannot be verified empirically is meaningless  
51987,logical_proof,proof of a logical theorem  
51988,logical_relation,a relation between propositions  
51989,logical_topology,the way the network works; "a network that looks like a star can have the logical topology of a bus"  
51990,logicality logicalness,correct and valid reasoning  
51991,logician logistician,a person skilled at symbolic logic  
51992,logicism,(philosophy) the philosophical theory that all of mathematics can be derived from formal logic  
51993,loginess logginess,a dull and listless state resulting from weariness  
51994,logion,a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels  
51995,logistic_assessment,a judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation  
51996,logistic_support logistic_assistance,assistance between and within military commands  
51997,logistics,handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed  
51998,logjam,any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam"  
51999,logjam,an immovable mass of logs blocking a river  
52000,logo logotype,a company emblem or device  
52001,logogram logograph,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"  
52002,logomach logomachist,someone given to disputes over words  
52003,logomachy,argument about words or the meaning of words  
52004,logorrhea logomania,pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking  
52005,logrolling,act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects  
52006,logwood,very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye  
52007,logwood logwood_tree campeachy bloodwood_tree Haematoxylum_campechianum,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  
52008,loin,a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump  
52009,loin lumbus,either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds  
52010,loin_of_lamb,meat from a loin of lamb  
52011,loins,the region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen  
52012,loir Glis_glis,large European dormouse  
52013,loiterer lingerer,someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place  
52014,loligo,somewhat flattened cylindrical squid  
52015,lollipop sucker all-day_sucker,hard candy on a stick  
52016,lollipop_lady lollipop_woman,a woman hired to help children cross a road safely near a school  
52017,lomatia,any of various ornamental evergreens of the genus Lomatia having attractive fragrant flowers  
52018,loment,seedpods that are constricted between the seeds and that break apart when mature into single-seeded segments  
52019,lomustine,an antineoplastic drug often used to treat brain tumors or Hodgkin's disease  
52020,loneliness solitariness,the state of being alone in solitary isolation  
52021,loner lone_wolf lone_hand,a person who avoids the company or assistance of others  
52022,long-billed_marsh_wren Cistothorus_palustris,American wren that inhabits tall reed beds  
52023,long-clawed_prawn river_prawn Palaemon_australis,large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers  
52024,long-eared_bat,any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears  
52025,long-eared_owl Asio_otus,slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts  
52026,long-head_coneflower prairie_coneflower Ratibida_columnifera,plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British Columbia to New Mexico  
52027,long-horned_beetle longicorn longicorn_beetle,long-bodied beetle having very long antennae  
52028,long-horned_grasshopper tettigoniid,grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male  
52029,long-spurred_violet Viola_rostrata,violet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers with a long slender spur  
52030,long-staple_cotton,cotton with relatively long fibers  
52031,long-sufferance long-suffering,patient endurance of pain or unhappiness  
52032,long-tailed_porcupine Trichys_lipura,porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail  
52033,long-term_memory LTM,your general store of remembered information  
52034,long_beech_fern narrow_beech_fern northern_beech_fern Phegopteris_connectilis Dryopteris_phegopteris Thelypteris_phegopteris,beech fern of North America and Eurasia  
52035,long_bone os_longum,in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow  
52036,long_chain long-chain_molecule,(chemistry) a relatively long chain of atoms in a molecule  
52037,long_distance long-distance_call trunk_call,a telephone call made outside the local calling area; "I talked to her by long distance"  
52038,long_division,the operation of division in which the sequence of steps are indicated in detail  
52039,long_fly,a gymnastic exercise involving a long leap from a vaulting horse  
52040,long_haul,a journey over a long distance; "it's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles"  
52041,long_hundred great_hundred 120,the cardinal number that is the product of ten and twelve  
52042,long_iron,an iron with a long shaft and a steep face; for hitting long low shots  
52043,long_johns,warm underwear with long legs  
52044,long_jump broad_jump,a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start  
52045,long_measure,a measure of length  
52046,long_pepper Piper_longum,slender tropical climber of the eastern Himalayas  
52047,long_run long_haul,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"  
52048,long_saphenous_vein great_saphenous_vein,the longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein  
52049,long_shot,a contestant that is unlikely to win  
52050,long_shot,a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards  
52051,long_sleeve,a sleeve extending from shoulder to wrist  
52052,long_suit,in a hand, the suit having the most cards  
52053,long_time age years,a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"  
52054,long_tom,a long swivel cannon formerly used by the navy  
52055,long_ton ton gross_ton,a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds  
52056,long_trousers long_pants,trousers reaching to the foot  
52057,long_underwear union_suit,an undergarment with shirt and drawers in one piece  
52058,long_wave,a radio wave with a wavelength longer than a kilometer (a frequency below 300 kilohertz)  
52059,longan lungen longanberry Dimocarpus_longan Euphorbia_litchi Nephelium_longana,tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium  
52060,longanberry dragon's_eye,Asian fruit similar to litchi  
52061,longboat,the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel  
52062,longbow,a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England  
52063,longbowman,a medieval English archer who used a longbow  
52064,longer thirster yearner,a person with a strong desire for something; "a longer for money"; "a thirster after blood"; "a yearner for knowledge"  
52065,longevity length_of_service,duration of service; "her longevity as a star"; "had unusual longevity in the company"  
52066,longevity seniority,the property of being long-lived  
52067,longfin_mako Isurus_paucus,similar to shortfin mako but darker blue  
52068,longhand running_hand cursive cursive_script,rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper  
52069,longheaded_thimbleweed Anemone_riparia,thimbleweed of northern North America  
52070,longhorn Texas_longhorn,long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States  
52071,longing yearning hungriness,prolonged unfulfilled desire or need  
52072,longitude,the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich  
52073,longleaf_pine pitch_pine southern_yellow_pine Georgia_pine Pinus_palustris,large three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree  
52074,longness,the property of being of long spatial extent; "one gene causes shortness and the other causes longness"  
52075,longness,duration as an extension  
52076,longshot,a photograph taken from a distance  
52077,longtail_weasel long-tailed_weasel Mustela_frenata,the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail  
52078,longueur,a period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art)  
52079,longways longways_dance,country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other  
52080,longwool,a domestic long-wool sheep  
52081,loofa loofah luffa loufah_sponge,the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer  
52082,loofah vegetable_sponge Luffa_cylindrica,the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit  
52083,look,physical appearance; "I don't like the looks of this place"  
52084,look looking looking_at,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"  
52085,lookdown lookdown_fish Selene_vomer,similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead  
52086,looking looking_for,the act of searching visually  
52087,looking-glass_plant Heritiera_littoralis,small tree of coastal regions of Old World tropics whose leaves are silvery beneath  
52088,looking_glass glass,a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror  
52089,looking_glass_tree Heritiera_macrophylla,large evergreen tree of India and Burma whose leaves are silvery beneath  
52090,lookout lookout_man sentinel sentry watch spotter scout picket,a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event  
52091,lookout observation_post,an elevated post affording a wide view  
52092,lookout observation_tower lookout_station observatory,a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings  
52093,lookout outlook,the act of looking out  
52094,loom,a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile  
52095,loon,a worthless lazy fellow  
52096,loon diver,large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes  
52097,loop,anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)  
52098,loop,an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop"  
52099,loop,the basic pattern of the human fingerprint  
52100,loop,a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied  
52101,loop,an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop  
52102,loop loop-the-loop,a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane  
52103,loop-line,a railway branch line that branches from the trunk line and then rejoins it later on  
52104,loop_gain,(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"  
52105,loop_knot,any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope  
52106,loop_topology loop,the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component  
52107,loophole,an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation  
52108,loophole,a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons  
52109,looping_ill,an acute viral disease of the nervous system in sheep; can be transmitted by Ixodes ricinus  
52110,loose_cannon,a person who is expected to perform a particular task but who is out of control and dangerous  
52111,loose_end unfinished_business,work that is left incomplete  
52112,loose_sentence,a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows  
52113,loose_smut,disease of grains; the entire head is a dusty mass of spores  
52114,loose_smut,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  
52115,looseness,freedom from restraint; "the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made"  
52116,looseness,a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice; "misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression"  
52117,looseness,the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints  
52118,looseness play,movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel"  
52119,loosening laxation,the act of making something less tight  
52120,loosestrife,any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum  
52121,loosestrife,any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia  
52122,loot booty pillage plunder prize swag dirty_money,goods or money obtained illegally  
52123,looting robbery,plundering during riots or in wartime  
52124,lopsidedness skewness,an oblique or slanting asymmetry  
52125,loquat Japanese_plum,yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies  
52126,loquat loquat_tree Japanese_medlar Japanese_plum Eriobotrya_japonica,evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan  
52127,lorazepam Ativan,tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia  
52128,lorchel,a large fungus of the family Helvellaceae  
52129,lordolatry,the worship of a lord because of his rank or title  
52130,lordosis hollow-back,an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column  
52131,lordship,the authority of a lord  
52132,lore traditional_knowledge,knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"  
52133,lorgnette,eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle  
52134,lorica,a hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example)  
52135,lorikeet,any of various small lories  
52136,lorry,a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides  
52137,lorry camion,a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides  
52138,lory,small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits  
52139,loser,a gambler who loses a bet  
52140,loser also-ran,a contestant who loses the contest  
52141,losing_streak,a streak of losses  
52142,losings losses,something lost (especially money lost at gambling)  
52143,loss,gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"  
52144,loss,something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"  
52145,loss,the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"  
52146,loss,the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"  
52147,loss deprivation,the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"  
52148,loss red_ink red,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"  
52149,loss_of_consciousness,the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond  
52150,loss_ratio,the ratio of the annual claims paid by an insurance company to the premiums received  
52151,lost-and-found,repository in a public building where lost articles can be kept until their owners reclaim them  
52152,lost_cause,a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable  
52153,lot,a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake"  
52154,lota,a globular water bottle used in Asia  
52155,loti,the basic unit of money in Lesotho  
52156,lotion,any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin  
52157,lotion application,liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin"  
52158,lottery,something that is regarded as a chance event; "the election was just a lottery to them"  
52159,lottery drawing,players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots  
52160,lotto bingo beano keno,a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards  
52161,lotus Indian_lotus sacred_lotus Nelumbo_nucifera,native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers  
52162,lotus white_lotus Egyptian_water_lily white_lily Nymphaea_lotus,white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians  
52163,lotus-eater stargazer,someone indifferent to the busy world; "in the Odyssey Homer tells of lotus-eaters who live in dreamy indolence"  
52164,lotus_position,a sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga  
52165,lotus_tree Ziziphus_lotus,shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region  
52166,lotusland lotus_land,an idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence  
52167,loudmouth blusterer,a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly  
52168,loudspeaker speaker speaker_unit loudspeaker_system speaker_system,electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance  
52169,lough,a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland  
52170,lough,Irish word for a lake  
52171,louis_d'or,a former French gold coin  
52172,lounge waiting_room waiting_area,a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait  
52173,lounge_lizard lizard,a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him  
52174,lounger,an article of clothing designed for comfort and leisure wear  
52175,loungewear,clothing suitable for relaxation  
52176,lounging_jacket smoking_jacket,a man's soft jacket usually with a tie belt; worn at home  
52177,lounging_pajama lounging_pyjama,pajamas worn while lounging  
52178,loupe jeweler's_loupe,small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists  
52179,louse sucking_louse,wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals  
52180,louse_fly hippoboscid,bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals  
52181,lout clod stumblebum goon oaf lubber lummox lump gawk,an awkward stupid person  
52182,louvar Luvarus_imperialis,large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere common; resembles a whale and feeds on plankton  
52183,louver louvre fin,one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain  
52184,louvered_window jalousie,a window with glass louvers  
52185,lovage,stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers  
52186,lovage Levisticum_officinale,herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds  
52187,lovastatin Mevacor,an oral drug (trade name Mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate  
52188,love,a score of zero in tennis or squash; "it was 40 love"  
52189,love,a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"  
52190,love passion,any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting"  
52191,love sexual_love erotic_love,a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his first love"  
52192,love-in-a-mist Nigella_damascena,European garden plant having finely cut leaves and white or pale blue flowers  
52193,love-in-a-mist running_pop wild_water_lemon Passiflora_foetida,tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts; stems malodorous when crushed  
52194,love-in-winter western_prince's_pine Chimaphila_umbellata Chimaphila_corymbosa,Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal corymb  
52195,love-lies-bleeding velvet_flower tassel_flower Amaranthus_caudatus,young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal  
52196,love-token,keepsake given as a token of love  
52197,love_affair romance,a relationship between two lovers  
52198,love_feast,a social gathering intended to create goodwill among the participants  
52199,love_grass bay_grass,any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion  
52200,love_knot lovers'_knot lover's_knot true_lovers'_knot true_lover's_knot,a stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love  
52201,love_letter billet_doux,a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection  
52202,love_lyric,the lyric of a love song  
52203,love_match,a marriage for love's sake; not an arranged marriage  
52204,love_seat loveseat tete-a-tete vis-a-vis,small sofa that seats two people  
52205,love_song love-song,a song about love or expressing love for another person  
52206,love_story romance,a story dealing with love  
52207,love_vine Cuscuta_gronovii,leafless parasitic vine with dense clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers on orange-yellow stems that twine around clover or flax  
52208,lovebird,small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates  
52209,loved_one,a person who you love, usually a member of your family  
52210,lover,a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage  
52211,lover,a person who loves someone or is loved by someone  
52212,lovesickness,a pining for a loved one  
52213,loving-kindness,tender kindness motivated by a feeling of affection  
52214,loving_cup,a large drinking vessel (usually with two handles) that people drink out of in turn at a banquet  
52215,lovingness caring,a loving feeling  
52216,low,a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low"  
52217,low depression,an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"  
52218,low-birth-weight_baby low-birth-weight_infant,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"  
52219,low-bush_blueberry low_blueberry Vaccinium_angustifolium Vaccinium_pennsylvanicum,low-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark blue berries  
52220,low-calorie_diet,a diet that is low on calories  
52221,low-density_lipoprotein LDL beta-lipoprotein,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  
52222,low-fat_diet,a diet containing limited amounts of fat and stressing foods high in carbohydrates; used in treatment of some gallbladder conditions  
52223,low-fat_milk,milk from which some of the cream has been removed  
52224,low-level_formatting initialization initialisation,(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  
52225,low-level_radioactive_waste,(medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain medical tests)  
52226,low-pass_filter,a filter that passes frequencies below a certain value and attenuates frequencies above that value  
52227,low-sodium_diet low-salt_diet salt-free_diet,a diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride); often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain other disorders  
52228,low-warp-loom,a handloom in which the warp is carried horizontally; for weaving tapestry  
52229,low-water_mark,a line marking the lowest level reached  
52230,low_St_Andrew's_cross Hypericum_hypericoides,low shrubby plant having yellow flowers with four petals arranged in a cross; Bermuda and southeastern United States to West Indies and eastern Mexico  
52231,low_beam,the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance  
52232,low_blow,unscrupulous abuse  
52233,low_brass,brass with 30% (or less) zinc  
52234,low_comedy,a comedy characterized by slapstick and burlesque  
52235,low_explosive,an explosive with a low rate of combustion  
52236,low_frequency LF,30 to 300 kilohertz  
52237,low_gallberry_holly,an evergreen shrub  
52238,low_pitch low_frequency,a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches  
52239,low_profile,a state of low visibility in which public notice is avoided; "he was never one to keep a low profile"  
52240,low_spirits,a state of mild depression  
52241,low_status lowness lowliness,a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation  
52242,low_tide low_water,the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide  
52243,lowboy,a low chest or table with drawers and supported on four legs  
52244,lower_berth lower,the lower of two berths  
52245,lower_bound,(mathematics) a number equal to or less than any other number in a given set  
52246,lower_class underclass,the social class lowest in the social hierarchy  
52247,lower_criticism,the study of existing manuscripts of the Scriptures in order to determine the original text  
52248,lower_deck third_deck,the deck below the main deck  
52249,lower_jaw mandible mandibula mandibular_bone submaxilla lower_jawbone jawbone jowl,the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth  
52250,lower_limit,the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something  
52251,lower_mantle,the deeper part of the mantle  
52252,lower_respiratory_infection,infection of the lower respiratory tract  
52253,lower_respiratory_tract,the bronchi and lungs  
52254,lower_respiratory_tract_smear bronchoscopic_smear sputum_smear,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  
52255,lowerclassman underclassman,an undergraduate who is not yet a senior  
52256,lowering,the act of causing to become less  
52257,lowering letting_down,the act of causing something to move to a lower level  
52258,lowest_common_multiple least_common_multiple lcm,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"  
52259,lowland,low level country  
52260,lowland_burrowing_treefrog northern_casque-headed_frog Pternohyla_fodiens,terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of the United States southwest  
52261,lowland_fir lowland_white_fir giant_fir grand_fir Abies_grandis,lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves  
52262,lowness,the quality of being low; lacking height; "he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling"  
52263,lowness,a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.); "he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates"  
52264,lox,brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked  
52265,loxapine Loxitane,a tranquilizer (trade name Loxitane) used to treat schizophrenia  
52266,loyalist stalwart,a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)  
52267,loyalty,feelings of allegiance  
52268,loyalty trueness,the quality of being loyal  
52269,lozenge,a small aromatic or medicated candy  
52270,luau,an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment)  
52271,lubber's_hole,hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds  
52272,lubber's_line lubber_line lubber's_mark lubber's_point,a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading  
52273,lubricant lubricator lubricating_substance lube,a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery  
52274,lubricating_system force-feed_lubricating_system force_feed pressure-feed_lubricating_system pressure_feed,mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings  
52275,lubrication,the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant  
52276,lubrication,an application of a lubricant to something  
52277,lucidity,a lucid state of mind; not confused  
52278,luciferin,pigment occurring in luminescent organisms (as fireflies); emits heatless light when undergoing oxidation  
52279,luck fortune,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"  
52280,luck fortune chance hazard,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"  
52281,lucky_dip,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  
52282,lucky_dip,a selection or decision purely at random; "their system of hiring people seemed to be a sort of lucky dip"  
52283,lucubration,a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation  
52284,lucubration,laborious cogitation  
52285,ludo,a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice  
52286,luff,(nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast  
52287,luff,the act of sailing close to the wind  
52288,luffa dishcloth_gourd sponge_gourd rag_gourd strainer_vine,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  
52289,lug,a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something  
52290,lug_wrench,a wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the object that is to be rotated  
52291,luge,a racing sled for one or two people  
52292,luger slider,someone who races the luge  
52293,luggage_carrier,carrier (as behind a bicycle seat) for luggage  
52294,luggage_compartment automobile_trunk trunk boot,compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk"  
52295,luggage_rack roof_rack,carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or on top of a car  
52296,lugger,small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails  
52297,luging,riding a light one-man toboggan  
52298,lugsail lug,a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast  
52299,lugworm lug lobworm,marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait  
52300,lukewarmness tepidity tepidness,a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin  
52301,lull quiet,a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"  
52302,lullaby cradlesong,the act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep  
52303,lullaby cradlesong berceuse,a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep  
52304,lumbago lumbar_pain,backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc  
52305,lumbar_artery arteria_lumbalis,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  
52306,lumbar_nerve,any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar section of the spinal cord  
52307,lumbar_plexus plexus_lumbalis,a lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the aorta and iliac vessels  
52308,lumbar_plexus plexus_lumbalis,a plexus of nerves formed by the ventral branches of the first four lumbar nerves  
52309,lumbar_puncture spinal_puncture spinal_tap,removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes  
52310,lumbar_vein vena_lumbalis,veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses  
52311,lumbar_vertebra,one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae  
52312,lumber timber,the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material  
52313,lumber_room,a storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored (especially furniture)  
52314,lumbering,the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber  
52315,lumberjack lumber_jacket,a short warm outer jacket  
52316,lumberman lumberjack logger feller faller,a person who fells trees  
52317,lumbermill sawmill,a mill for dressing logs and lumber  
52318,lumberyard,a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale  
52319,lumbosacral_plexus,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  
52320,lumen,a cavity or passage in a tubular organ; "the lumen of the intestine"  
52321,lumen lm,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  
52322,luminance_unit,a measure of luminance  
52323,luminary leading_light guiding_light notable notability,a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"  
52324,luminescence,light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures  
52325,luminescence glow,light from nonthermal sources  
52326,luminism,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  
52327,luminosity brightness brightness_level luminance luminousness light,the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"  
52328,luminous_energy,the energy associated with visible light  
52329,luminous_flux,the rate of flow of light energy  
52330,luminous_flux_unit,a measure of luminous flux per unit area  
52331,luminous_intensity_unit candlepower_unit,a measure of luminous intensity  
52332,lumma,100 lumma equal 1 dram in Armenia  
52333,lump_sugar,refined sugar molded into rectangular shapes convenient as single servings  
52334,lump_sum,a complete payment consisting of a single sum of money  
52335,lumpectomy,surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer  
52336,lumpenproletariat,(Marxism) the unorganized lower levels of the proletariat who are not interested in revolutionary advancement  
52337,lumper,a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics  
52338,lumpfish Cyclopterus_lumpus,clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar  
52339,lumpsucker,any of several very small lumpfishes  
52340,luna_moth Actias_luna,large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing  
52341,lunacy madness insaneness,obsolete terms for legal insanity  
52342,lunar_calendar,a calendar based on lunar cycles  
52343,lunar_caustic,silver nitrate fused into sticks and formerly used as a caustic  
52344,lunar_crater,a crater on the Earth's Moon  
52345,lunar_day,the period of time taken for the moon to make one full rotation on its axis (about 27.3 sidereal days)  
52346,lunar_eclipse,the earth interrupts light shining on the moon  
52347,lunar_excursion_module lunar_module LEM,a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back  
52348,lunar_latitude,an imaginary line around the moon parallel to its equator  
52349,lunar_month moon lunation synodic_month,the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)  
52350,lunar_year,a period of 12 lunar months  
52351,lunate_bone semilunar_bone os_lunatum,one of the eight small wrist bones  
52352,lunatic madman maniac,an insane person  
52353,lunatic_fringe,a political unit with extreme and fanatical views  
52354,lunch luncheon tiffin dejeuner,a midday meal  
52355,lunch_meat luncheon_meat,any of various sausages or molded loaf meats sliced and served cold  
52356,luncheon_meeting lunch_meeting,a meeting for lunch; usually to conduct business while eating  
52357,luncher,someone who is eating lunch  
52358,lunching,the act of eating lunch  
52359,lunchroom,a restaurant (in a facility) where lunch can be purchased  
52360,lunchtime lunch_period,the customary or habitual hour for eating lunch; "he observed a regular lunchtime"  
52361,lunette,temporary fortification like a detached bastion  
52362,lunette fenestella,oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault  
52363,lung,either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood  
52364,lung-power,the ability to speak loudly  
52365,lung_cancer,carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer  
52366,lunge straight_thrust passado,(fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward  
52367,lunger,someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)  
52368,lungfish,air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought  
52369,lungi lungyi longyi,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  
52370,lungless_salamander plethodont,mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water  
52371,lunisolar_calendar,a calendar based on both lunar and solar cycles  
52372,lunitidal_interval,interval between the moon's transit of a particular meridian and the next high tide at that meridian  
52373,lunula,a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age  
52374,lupine lupin,any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers  
52375,lupus,any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease  
52376,lupus_erythematosus LE,a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)  
52377,lupus_vulgaris,tuberculosis of the skin; appears first on the face and heals slowly leaving deep scars  
52378,lurch,a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)  
52379,lurch lunge,the act of moving forward suddenly  
52380,lurch pitch pitching,abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"  
52381,lurch stumble stagger,an unsteady uneven gait  
52382,lure enticement come-on,qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward  
52383,lurker skulker lurcher,someone waiting in concealment  
52384,lurking_place,a place suitable for lurking  
52385,lust luxuria,self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)  
52386,luster lustre,a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain  
52387,luster lustre brilliancy splendor splendour,a quality that outshines the usual  
52388,lusterware,pottery with a metallic sheen produced by adding metallic oxides to the glaze  
52389,lustrum,a period of five years  
52390,lustrum,a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census  
52391,lute,chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard  
52392,lute luting,a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid  
52393,lutefisk lutfisk,dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency  
52394,luteinizing_hormone LH interstitial_cell-stimulating_hormone ICSH,a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals  
52395,lutetium lutecium Lu atomic_number_71,a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium  
52396,luthier,a craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or violins)  
52397,lutist lutanist lutenist,a musician who plays the lute  
52398,lux lx,a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle  
52399,luxation,displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ  
52400,luxuriance lushness voluptuousness,the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses  
52401,luxuriation,an activity that affords excessive pleasure and enjoyment  
52402,luxury,something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity  
52403,luxury luxuriousness opulence sumptuousness,wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living  
52404,luxury_liner express_luxury_liner,a liner equipped for sumptuous living  
52405,lwei,100 lwei equal 1 kwanza in Angola  
52406,lycaenid lycaenid_butterfly,any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae  
52407,lycanthropy,(folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf  
52408,lyceum,a public hall for lectures and concerts  
52409,lychgate lichgate,a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals  
52410,lychnis catchfly,mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone  
52411,lycopene,carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer  
52412,lye,a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide  
52413,lye_hominy,hominy prepared by bleaching in lye  
52414,lygaeid lygaeid_bug,a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees  
52415,lygus_bug,vector of viral plant diseases  
52416,lying prevarication fabrication,the deliberate act of deviating from the truth  
52417,lymantriid tussock_moth,dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees  
52418,lyme_grass,a grass of the genus Elymus  
52419,lymph,a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels  
52420,lymph_node lymph_gland node,the source of lymph and lymphocytes  
52421,lymph_vessel lymphatic_vessel,a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation  
52422,lymphadenitis,inflammation of lymph nodes  
52423,lymphadenoma,an abnormally enlarged lymph node  
52424,lymphadenopathy,chronic abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes (usually associated with disease)  
52425,lymphangiectasia lymphangiectasis,dilatation of a lymph vessel  
52426,lymphangiogram,an angiogram of the lymph nodes and lymph vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance  
52427,lymphangiography lymphography,roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymphangiogram  
52428,lymphangioma,benign angioma consisting of a mass of lymphatic vessels  
52429,lymphangitis,inflammation of a lymph vessel  
52430,lymphatic_system systema_lymphaticum,the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body  
52431,lymphatic_tissue lymphoid_tissue,tissue making up the lymphatic system  
52432,lymphedema,swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas  
52433,lymphoblast,an immature lymphocyte  
52434,lymphoblastic_leukemia,a form of lymphocytic leukemia in which the abnormal cells in the circulating blood are almost totally lymphoblasts  
52435,lymphocyte lymph_cell,an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection  
52436,lymphocytic_choriomeningitis,a form of viral meningitis caused by a virus carried by the common house mouse  
52437,lymphocytic_choriomeningitis_virus,the RNA virus that causes lymphocytic choriomeningitis; infects mice and monkeys and dogs and guinea pigs and human beings  
52438,lymphocytic_leukemia,leukemia characterized by enlargement of lymphoid tissues and lymphocytic cells in the circulating blood  
52439,lymphocytopenia lymphopenia,an abnormally small number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood  
52440,lymphocytosis,an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood  
52441,lymphogranuloma,swelling of a lymph node  
52442,lymphogranuloma_venereum LGV lymphopathia_venereum,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  
52443,lymphokine,a cytokine secreted by helper T cells in response to stimulation by antigens and that acts on other cells of the immune system (as by activating macrophages)  
52444,lymphoma,a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer  
52445,lymphopoiesis,the formation of lymphocytes in the bone marrow and lymph nodes and thymus and spleen  
52446,lymphuria,the presence of lymph in the urine  
52447,lynch_law,the practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of law  
52448,lynch_mob,a mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without legal authority  
52449,lynching,putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law  
52450,lynx,a text browser  
52451,lynx catamount,short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur  
52452,lypressin,an antidiuretic and vasoconstrictor used to treat diabetes insipidus  
52453,lyrate_leaf,a simple leaf having curvature suggestive of a lyre  
52454,lyre,a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment  
52455,lyre_snake,mildly venomous snake with a lyre-shaped mark on the head; found in rocky areas from southwestern United States to Central America  
52456,lyrebird,Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape  
52457,lyric lyric_poem,a short poem of songlike quality  
52458,lyric words language,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"  
52459,lyricality lyricism songfulness,the property of being suitable for singing  
52460,lyricism,unrestrained and exaggerated enthusiasm  
52461,lyricist lyrist,a person who writes the words for songs  
52462,lysergic_acid,a crystalline acid often used in medical research; obtained from ergotic alkaloids  
52463,lysergic_acid_diethylamide LSD,a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid  
52464,lysin,any substance (such as an antibody) or agent that can cause lysis  
52465,lysine,an essential amino acid found in proteins; occurs especially in gelatin and casein  
52466,lysine_intolerance,a disorder in which a lack of certain enzymes makes it impossible to digest the amino acid lysine  
52467,lysinemia,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  
52468,lysis,recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside  
52469,lysis,(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria  
52470,lysogenization lysogenisation,the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome  
52471,lysogeny lysogenicity,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"  
52472,lysosome,an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)  
52473,lysozyme muramidase,an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria  
52474,lyssavirus,a neurotropic non-arbovirus of the family Rhabdoviridae that causes rabies  
52475,ma mama mamma mom momma mommy mammy mum mummy,informal terms for a mother  
52476,maar,a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water  
52477,macadam,broken stone used in macadamized roadways  
52478,macadamia macadamia_tree,any tree of the genus Macadamia  
52479,macadamia_nut,nutlike seed with sweet and crisp white meat  
52480,macadamia_nut macadamia_nut_tree Macadamia_ternifolia,small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts  
52481,macaque,short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa  
52482,macaroni,a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms; "Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni"  
52483,macaroni,pasta in the form of slender tubes  
52484,macaroni_and_cheese,macaroni prepared in a cheese sauce  
52485,macaroni_salad,having macaroni as the base  
52486,macaroon,chewy cookie usually containing almond paste  
52487,macaw,long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots  
52488,mace,spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed  
52489,mace,a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority  
52490,macebearer mace macer,an official who carries a mace of office  
52491,macedoine,mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold  
52492,maceration,softening due to soaking or steeping  
52493,machete matchet panga,a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation  
52494,machicolation,a projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle; has openings through which stones or boiling water could be dropped on an enemy  
52495,machine,an efficient person; "the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine"  
52496,machine,an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently; "the war machine"  
52497,machine,any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks  
52498,machine political_machine,a group that controls the activities of a political party; "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine"  
52499,machine simple_machine,a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point  
52500,machine-displayable_text,electronic text that is stored and used in the form of a digital image  
52501,machine-readable_text,electronic text that is stored as strings of characters and that can be displayed in a variety of formats  
52502,machine_bolt,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  
52503,machine_code machine_language,a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation  
52504,machine_gun,a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)  
52505,machine_politician ward-heeler political_hack hack,a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends  
52506,machine_readable_dictionary MRD electronic_dictionary,a machine-readable version of a standard dictionary; organized alphabetically  
52507,machine_screw,a screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; slotted head can be driven by a screwdriver  
52508,machine_shop,workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools  
52509,machine_stitch sewing-machine_stitch,a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one thread  
52510,machine_tool,a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials  
52511,machine_translation MT,the use of computers to translate from one language to another  
52512,machinery,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"  
52513,machinery,machines or machine systems collectively  
52514,machinist mechanic shop_mechanic,a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools  
52515,machinist's_vise metalworking_vise,a vise with two parallel iron jaws and a wide opening below  
52516,machismo,exaggerated masculinity  
52517,machmeter,speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound  
52518,macho,a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo  
52519,macintosh mackintosh mac mack,a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric  
52520,mackerel,flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish  
52521,mackerel,any of various fishes of the family Scombridae  
52522,mackerel_scad mackerel_shad Decapterus_macarellus,small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil  
52523,mackerel_shark,fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks  
52524,mackerel_sky,a sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds  
52525,mackinaw,a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design  
52526,mackinaw Mackinaw_blanket,a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States  
52527,mackinaw Mackinaw_boat,a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes  
52528,mackinaw Mackinaw_coat,a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material  
52529,mackintosh macintosh,a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric  
52530,mackle,a printed impression that is blurred or doubled  
52531,macon maconnais,fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry  
52532,macrame,a relatively coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords  
52533,macrencephaly,an abnormally large braincase  
52534,macro macro_instruction,a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language  
52535,macrobiotic_diet,a diet consisting chiefly of beans and whole grains  
52536,macrobiotics,the theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet (especially whole beans and grains)  
52537,macrocephaly megacephaly megalocephaly,an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical  
52538,macrocytic_anemia macrocytic_anaemia,anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal  
52539,macrocytosis,the presence of macrocytes in the blood  
52540,macroeconomics,the branch of economics that studies the overall working of a national economy  
52541,macroeconomist macroeconomic_expert,an economist who specializes in macroeconomics  
52542,macroevolution,evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups  
52543,macroglossia,a congenital disorder characterized by an abnormally large tongue; often seen in cases of Down's syndrome  
52544,macromolecule supermolecule,any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals  
52545,macron,a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound  
52546,macrophage,a large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream  
52547,macrotus Macrotus_californicus,large-eared greyish bat of southern California and northwestern Mexico  
52548,macrozamia,any treelike cycad of the genus Macrozamia having erect trunks and pinnate leaves and large cones with sometimes edible nuts; Australia  
52549,macula macula_lutea macular_area yellow_spot,a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision  
52550,macular_degeneration,eye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea and results in blurred vision; can cause blindness  
52551,macular_edema,an eye disease caused by a swelling of the macula resulting from leakage and accumulation of fluid  
52552,macule macula,a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases  
52553,macumba,(Brazil) followers of a religious cult of African origin  
52554,macumba,popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult  
52555,macumba,a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing  
52556,macushla,(an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling  
52557,madam brothel_keeper,a woman who runs a house of prostitution  
52558,madame,title used for a married Frenchwoman  
52559,madder Rubia_tinctorum,Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin  
52560,madderwort rubiaceous_plant,any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae  
52561,madia_oil,used as a substitute for olive oil  
52562,madness rabidity rabidness,unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm; "poetry is a sort of divine madness"  
52563,madras,a light patterned cotton cloth  
52564,madrasa madrasah,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"  
52565,madrigal,an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form  
52566,madrigalist,a singer of madrigals  
52567,madrilene,a tomato-flavored consomme; often served chilled  
52568,madrona madrono manzanita Arbutus_menziesii,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  
52569,madwoman,a woman lunatic  
52570,maenad,an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman  
52571,maenad,(Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus  
52572,maestro master,an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters"  
52573,mafia maffia,any tightly knit group of trusted associates  
52574,mafioso,a member of the Sicilian Mafia  
52575,mafioso,a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States  
52576,magazine,product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object; "tripped over a pile of magazines"  
52577,magazine cartridge,a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required  
52578,magazine mag,a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money"  
52579,magazine magazine_publisher,a business firm that publishes magazines; "he works for a magazine"  
52580,magazine powder_store powder_magazine,a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored  
52581,magazine_article,an article published in a magazine  
52582,magazine_rack,a rack for displaying magazines  
52583,magdalen,a reformed prostitute  
52584,magenta,a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta  
52585,maggot,the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter  
52586,magic thaumaturgy,any art that invokes supernatural powers  
52587,magic_bullet,a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease; "there is no magic bullet against cancer"  
52588,magic_lantern,an early form of slide projector  
52589,magic_number,the atomic number of an extra stable strongly bound atomic nucleus: 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 or 126  
52590,magic_realism,a literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative or meticulously realistic painting are combined with surreal elements of fantasy or dreams  
52591,magic_square,a square matrix of n rows and columns; the first n^2 integers are arranged in the cells of the matrix in such a way that the sum of any row or column or diagonal is the same  
52592,magic_trick conjuring_trick trick magic legerdemain conjuration thaumaturgy illusion deception,an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers  
52593,magical_ability magical_power,an ability to perform magic  
52594,magician prestidigitator conjurer conjuror illusionist,someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience  
52595,magistracy magistrature,the position of magistrate  
52596,magistrate,a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)  
52597,magma,molten rock in the earth's crust  
52598,magnesite,a white mineral consisting of magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium  
52599,magnesium Mg atomic_number_12,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)  
52600,magnesium_bicarbonate,a bicarbonate that is a major cause of hard water  
52601,magnesium_carbonate,a very white crystalline salt that occurs naturally as magnesite or as dolomite  
52602,magnesium_hydroxide,a white crystalline powder used chiefly in medicines  
52603,magnesium_nitride,a nitride containing nitrogen and magnesium  
52604,magnesium_sulfate,a salt of magnesium  
52605,magnet,(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field  
52606,magnetic_bottle,container consisting of any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma during controlled thermonuclear reactions  
52607,magnetic_bubble_memory,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  
52608,magnetic_compass,compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north  
52609,magnetic_core_memory core_memory,(computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores; now superseded by semiconductor memories  
52610,magnetic_declination magnetic_variation variation,the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north  
52611,magnetic_dipole,a dipole with opposing magnetic poles  
52612,magnetic_dipole_moment,(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"  
52613,magnetic_disk magnetic_disc disk disc,(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored  
52614,magnetic_field magnetic_flux flux,the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle  
52615,magnetic_field_strength magnetic_intensity magnetic_induction magnetic_flux_density,the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow  
52616,magnetic_flux,a measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area  
52617,magnetic_head,an electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface and later retrieved  
52618,magnetic_ink,an ink that contains particles of a magnetic substance whose presence can be detected by magnetic sensors  
52619,magnetic_levitation maglev,high-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction  
52620,magnetic_line_of_force,a line of force in a magnetic field  
52621,magnetic_meridian,an imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the Earth  
52622,magnetic_mine,(nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship)  
52623,magnetic_moment moment_of_a_magnet,the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field  
52624,magnetic_monopole,a hypothetical particle with a single magnetic pole instead of the usual two  
52625,magnetic_needle,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  
52626,magnetic_pole,either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical  
52627,magnetic_recorder,recorder consisting of equipment for making records on magnetic media  
52628,magnetic_resonance,resonance of electrons or atoms or molecules or nuclei to radiation frequencies as a result of space quantization in a magnetic field  
52629,magnetic_resonance_imaging MRI,the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images  
52630,magnetic_storage_medium magnetic_medium magnetic_storage,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"  
52631,magnetic_storm,a sudden disturbance of the earth's magnetic field; caused by emission of particles from the sun  
52632,magnetic_stripe,a short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card; it contains data that will tell a reading device who you are and what your account number is, etc.  
52633,magnetic_tape mag_tape tape,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"  
52634,magnetism magnetic_attraction magnetic_force,attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force  
52635,magnetism magnetics,the branch of science that studies magnetism  
52636,magnetite magnetic_iron-ore,an oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets  
52637,magnetization magnetisation,the extent or degree to which something is magnetized  
52638,magnetization magnetisation,the physical property of being magnetic  
52639,magnetization magnetisation magnetic_induction,the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently)  
52640,magneto magnetoelectric_machine,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  
52641,magnetograph,a scientific instrument that registers magnetic variations (especially variations of the earth's magnetic field)  
52642,magnetohydrodynamics,the study of the interaction of magnetic fields and electrically conducting fluids (as plasma or molten metal)  
52643,magnetometer gaussmeter,a meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields  
52644,magnetomotive_force,the force that produces magnetic flux  
52645,magnetomotive_force_unit,a unit of measurement of magnetomotive force  
52646,magneton,a unit of magnetic moment of a molecular or atomic or subatomic particle  
52647,magnetosphere,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  
52648,magnetron,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  
52649,magnification,the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object  
52650,magnification,the act of expanding something in apparent size  
52651,magnificence brilliance splendor splendour grandeur grandness,the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products"  
52652,magnifico,a person of distinguished rank or appearance  
52653,magnifier,a scientific instrument that magnifies an image  
52654,magnitude,relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude"  
52655,magnitude,the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea"  
52656,magnitude_relation quantitative_relation,a relation between magnitudes  
52657,magnolia,dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine  
52658,magnolia,any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms  
52659,magnoliid_dicot_family,family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms  
52660,magnoliid_dicot_genus,genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms  
52661,magnum,a large wine bottle for liquor or wine  
52662,magnum_opus,a great work of art or literature  
52663,magnus_hitch,a rolling hitch similar to a clove hitch  
52664,magpie,long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call  
52665,magpie scavenger pack_rat,someone who collects things that have been discarded by others  
52666,maguey Agave_atrovirens,Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal  
52667,maguey cantala Agave_cantala,Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine  
52668,magus,a magician or sorcerer of ancient times  
52669,magus,a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians  
52670,maharaja maharajah,a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja  
52671,maharani maharanee,a great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja  
52672,mahatma,(Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage  
52673,mahoe majagua mahagua balibago purau Hibiscus_tiliaceus,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  
52674,mahogany,wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture  
52675,mahogany mahogany_tree,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  
52676,mahout,the driver and keeper of an elephant  
52677,mahuang Ephedra_sinica,Chinese ephedra yielding ephedrine  
52678,maid maiden,an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)  
52679,maid maidservant housemaid amah,a female domestic  
52680,maiden_aunt,an unmarried aunt  
52681,maiden_blue-eyed_Mary Collinsia_parviflora,small widely branching western plant with tiny blue-and-white flowers; British Columbia to Ontario and south to California and Colorado  
52682,maiden_flight,the first flight of its kind; "the Stealth bomber made its maiden flight in 1989"  
52683,maiden_name,a woman's surname before marriage  
52684,maiden_over maiden,(cricket) an over in which no runs are scored  
52685,maiden_pink Dianthus_deltoides,low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with a single pale pink flower with a crimson center  
52686,maiden_voyage,the first voyage of its kind; "in 1912 the ocean liner Titanic sank on its maiden voyage"  
52687,maidenhair maidenhair_fern,any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds  
52688,maidenhair_spleenwort Asplenium_trichomanes,small rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate zone and Hawaii with pinnate fronds  
52689,maidenliness,behavior befitting a young maiden  
52690,maigre maiger Sciaena_aquila,large European marine food fish  
52691,mail,the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service  
52692,mail,a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system  
52693,mail mail_service postal_service post,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'"  
52694,mail post,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"  
52695,mail-order_buying catalog_buying,buying goods to be shipped through the mail  
52696,mail_call,a call of names of those receiving mail  
52697,mail_car,a railway car in which mail is transported and sorted  
52698,mail_fraud,use of the mails to defraud someone  
52699,mail_order,a purchase negotiated by mail  
52700,mail_slot,a slot (usually in a door) through which mail can be delivered  
52701,mail_train,a train that carries mail  
52702,mailbag mail_pouch,pouch used in the shipment of mail  
52703,mailbag postbag,letter carrier's shoulder bag; "in Britain they call a mailbag a postbag"  
52704,mailboat mail_boat packet packet_boat,a boat for carrying mail  
52705,mailbox letter_box,a private box for delivery of mail  
52706,maildrop,a drop where mail can be deposited  
52707,mailer,a person who mails something  
52708,mailer,an advertisement that is sent by mail  
52709,mailer,a container for something to be mailed  
52710,mailing,mail sent by a sender at one time; "the candidate sent out three large mailings"  
52711,mailing posting,the transmission of a letter; "the postmark indicates the time of mailing"  
52712,mailing_address,the address where a person or organization can be communicated with  
52713,mailing_list,a list of names and addresses to which advertising material is mailed  
52714,maillot,tights for dancers or gymnasts  
52715,maillot tank_suit,a woman's one-piece bathing suit  
52716,mailman postman mail_carrier letter_carrier carrier,a man who delivers the mail  
52717,mailsorter,a sorter for sorting mail according to the address  
52718,main,a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage  
52719,main briny,any very large body of (salt) water  
52720,main-topmast,the topmast next above the mainmast  
52721,main-topsail,a topsail set on the mainmast  
52722,main_clause independent_clause,a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence  
52723,main_course,a square mainsail  
52724,main_deck second_deck,the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel  
52725,main_diagonal principal_diagonal,the diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry  
52726,main_drag,the main street of a town or city  
52727,main_line,the principal route of a transportation system  
52728,main_rotor,rotor consisting of large rotating airfoils on a single-rotor helicopter that produce the lift to support the helicopter in the air  
52729,main_street high_street,street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town  
52730,main_yard,yard for a square mainsail  
52731,mainframe mainframe_computer,a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room  
52732,mainland,the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula  
52733,mainmast,the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts  
52734,mainsail,the lowermost sail on the mainmast  
52735,mainspring,the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism  
52736,mainstay,the forestay that braces the mainmast  
52737,mainstream,the prevailing current of thought; "his thinking was in the American mainstream"  
52738,maintenance,means of maintenance of a family or group  
52739,maintenance criminal_maintenance,the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community; "unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit"  
52740,maisonette maisonnette,a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside  
52741,maisonette maisonnette,a small house  
52742,majolica maiolica,highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide  
52743,major,a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major"  
52744,major,a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain  
52745,major,the principal field of study of a student at a university; "her major is linguistics"  
52746,major-domo seneschal,the chief steward or butler of a great household  
52747,major-general,a general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general  
52748,major-league_team major-league_club,a team that plays in a major league  
52749,major_axis,the longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid; passes through the two foci  
52750,major_depressive_episode,(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  
52751,major_fast_day,one of two major fast days on the Jewish calendar  
52752,major_form_class,any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar  
52753,major_key major_mode,a key whose harmony is based on the major scale  
52754,major_league big_league majors,the most important league in any sport (especially baseball)  
52755,major_leaguer big_leaguer,a member of a major-league baseball team  
52756,major_lobe,the maximum lobe in the radiation pattern which is intended to be along the forward axis and which gives the effect of a beam  
52757,major_premise major_premiss,the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)  
52758,major_scale major_diatonic_scale,a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th  
52759,major_suit,(bridge) a suit of superior scoring value, either spades or hearts  
52760,major_surgery,any surgical procedure that involves anesthesia or respiratory assistance  
52761,major_term,the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion  
52762,major_tranquilizer major_tranquillizer major_tranquilliser antipsychotic_drug antipsychotic_agent antipsychotic neuroleptic_drug neuroleptic_agent neuroleptic,tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired  
52763,majority absolute_majority,(elections) more than half of the votes  
52764,majority bulk,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"  
52765,majority legal_age,the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs  
52766,majority_leader,leader of the majority party in a legislature  
52767,majority_operation,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  
52768,majority_opinion,the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion')  
52769,majority_rule democracy,the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group  
52770,make-believe pretend,the enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend"  
52771,makeover,an overall beauty treatment (involving a person's hair style and cosmetics and clothing) intended to change or improve a person's appearance  
52772,makeover,a complete reconstruction and renovation of something; "the blighted neighborhood underwent a total makeover"  
52773,maker shaper,a person who makes things  
52774,makeready,final preparation and adjustments  
52775,makeshift stopgap make-do,something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency  
52776,makeup make-up,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"  
52777,makeup make-up war_paint,cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance  
52778,makeweight,a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight  
52779,makeweight filler,anything added to fill out a whole; "some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights"  
52780,making,(usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something; "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake"  
52781,mako mako_shark,powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific  
52782,makomako New_Zealand_wine_berry wineberry Aristotelia_serrata Aristotelia_racemosa,graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine  
52783,malabsorption,abnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract  
52784,malabsorption_syndrome,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  
52785,malacca,stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles  
52786,malacca malacca_cane,a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm  
52787,malachite,a green or blue mineral used as an ore of copper and for making ornamental objects  
52788,malacia,a state of abnormal softening of tissue  
52789,malacologist,a zoologist specializing in the study of mollusks  
52790,malacology,the branch of zoology that studies the structure and behavior of mollusks  
52791,malacostracan_crustacean,a major subclass of crustaceans  
52792,maladjustment,the condition of being unable to adapt properly to your environment with resulting emotional instability  
52793,malady,any unwholesome or desperate condition; "what maladies afflict our nation?"  
52794,malahini,a newcomer to Hawaii  
52795,malaise unease uneasiness,physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)  
52796,malamute malemute Alaskan_malamute,breed of sled dog developed in Alaska  
52797,malapropism malaprop,the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar  
52798,malaria,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  
52799,malarial_mosquito malaria_mosquito,transmits the malaria parasite  
52800,malathion_poisoning,a toxic condition caused by inhaling or ingesting the insecticide Malathion  
52801,malcontent,a person who is discontented or disgusted  
52802,male,an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)  
52803,male male_person,a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies  
52804,male-patterned_baldness male_pattern_baldness,loss of hair on the crown of the head  
52805,male_aristocrat,a man who is an aristocrat  
52806,male_body,the body of a male human being  
52807,male_bonding,the formation of a close personal relationship between men; "the rituals known as male bonding do not necessarily involve drinking beer together"  
52808,male_chauvinism chauvinism antifeminism,activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women  
52809,male_chauvinist sexist,a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women  
52810,male_chest,the chest of a man  
52811,male_child boy,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"  
52812,male_fern Dryopteris_filix-mas,fern of North America and Europe whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms  
52813,male_genitalia male_genitals male_genital_organ family_jewels,external male sex organs  
52814,male_horse,the male of species Equus caballus  
52815,male_hypogonadism eunuchoidism,the state of being a eunuch (either because of lacking testicles or because they failed to develop)  
52816,male_internal_reproductive_organ,the reproductive organs of a man  
52817,male_offspring man-child,a child who is male  
52818,male_orchis early_purple_orchid Orchis_mascula,Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike  
52819,male_orgasm,an orgasm accompanied by the sensation of ejaculation of semen  
52820,male_reproductive_gland,the reproductive organs of a man  
52821,male_reproductive_system,the reproductive system of males  
52822,male_sibling,a sibling who is male  
52823,maleate,a salt or ester of maleic acid; used as a nontricyclic antidepressant drug for psychomotor activation  
52824,maleberry male_berry privet_andromeda he-huckleberry Lyonia_ligustrina,deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers  
52825,maleficence,doing or causing evil  
52826,maleficence mischief balefulness,the quality or nature of being harmful or evil  
52827,maleic_acid,a colorless crystalline compound found in unripe fruit (such as apples or tomatoes or cherries) and used mainly to make polyester resins  
52828,maleness masculinity,the properties characteristic of the male sex  
52829,maleo Macrocephalon_maleo,Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches  
52830,malevolence malevolency malice,the quality of threatening evil  
52831,malevolence malignity,wishing evil to others  
52832,malevolent_program,a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects  
52833,malfeasance,wrongful conduct by a public official  
52834,malfeasant,one guilty of malfeasance  
52835,malformation miscreation,something abnormal or anomalous  
52836,malfunction,a failure to function normally  
52837,malheur_wire_lettuce Stephanomeria_malheurensis,a small plant of Oregon resembling mustard; a threatened species  
52838,malice maliciousness spite spitefulness venom,feeling a need to see others suffer  
52839,malignancy malignance,(medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death  
52840,malignant_hypertension,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"  
52841,malignant_hyperthermia,hereditary condition in which certain anesthetics (e.g., halothane) cause high body temperatures and muscle rigidity  
52842,malignant_tumor malignant_neoplasm metastatic_tumor,a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body  
52843,malignity malignancy malignance,quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will  
52844,malik,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"  
52845,malingerer skulker shammer,someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity  
52846,malingering skulking,evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated; "they developed a test to detect malingering"  
52847,malinois,fawn-colored short-haired sheepdog  
52848,mallard Anas_platyrhynchos,wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed  
52849,malleability plasticity,the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking  
52850,mallee,any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts  
52851,mallee_fowl leipoa lowan Leipoa_ocellata,Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds  
52852,mallee_hen,adult female mallee fowl  
52853,mallet,a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball  
52854,mallet beetle,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  
52855,mallet hammer,a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.  
52856,malleus hammer,the ossicle attached to the eardrum  
52857,mallow,any of various plants of the family Malvaceae  
52858,malmsey,sweet Madeira wine  
52859,malnutrition,a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods  
52860,malocclusion,(dentistry) a condition in which the opposing teeth do not mesh normally  
52861,malodor malodour stench stink reek fetor foetor mephitis,a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant  
52862,malodorousness stinkiness foulness rankness fetidness,the attribute of having a strong offensive smell  
52863,malope Malope_trifida,western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts  
52864,malpighian_body malpighian_corpuscle renal_corpuscle,the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron  
52865,malposed_tooth,a tooth that has grown in a faulty position  
52866,malposition misplacement,faulty position  
52867,malpractice,professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage; "the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice"  
52868,malpractice,a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral malpractices"  
52869,malpractice_insurance,insurance purchased by physicians and hospitals to cover the cost of being sued for malpractice; "obstetricians have to pay high rates for malpractice insurance"  
52870,malt,a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling  
52871,malt malt_liquor,a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer  
52872,malted malt malted_milk,a milkshake made with malt powder  
52873,malted_milk,powder made of dried milk and malted cereals  
52874,maltha mineral_tar,a thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and asphalt  
52875,maltose malt_sugar,a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches  
52876,maltreatment ill-treatment ill-usage abuse,cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse"  
52877,maltster maltman,a maker of malt  
52878,malvasia,grape used to make malmsey wine  
52879,malversation,misconduct in public office  
52880,malware,malicious software, designed to break into a system  
52881,mamba,arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal  
52882,mambo,a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba  
52883,mamey mammee mammee_apple,globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh  
52884,mamillary_body mammillary_body corpus_mamillare,one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix  
52885,mammal mammalian,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  
52886,mammal_family,a family of mammals  
52887,mammal_genus,a genus of mammals  
52888,mammalogist,one skilled in the study of mammals  
52889,mammalogy,the branch of zoology that studies mammals  
52890,mammary_gland mamma,milk-secreting organ of female mammals  
52891,mammee_apple mammee mamey mammee_tree Mammea_americana,tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind  
52892,mammillaria,any cactus of the genus Mammillaria  
52893,mammogram,X-ray film of the soft tissue of the breast  
52894,mammography,a diagnostic procedure to detect breast tumors by the use of X rays  
52895,mammon,wealth regarded as an evil influence  
52896,mammoth,any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks  
52897,mammothermography,the use of thermography to detect breast tumors (which appear as hot spots)  
52898,mammy,an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.  
52899,mamo,black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail; now extinct  
52900,man,a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"  
52901,man,the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself"  
52902,man,an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"  
52903,man,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"  
52904,man adult_male,an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"  
52905,man piece,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"  
52906,man's_clothing,clothing that is designed for men to wear  
52907,man-at-arms,a heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times  
52908,man-made_fiber synthetic_fiber,fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes  
52909,man-of-the-earth Ipomoea_leptophylla,a morning glory with long roots of western United States  
52910,man-of-war ship_of_the_line,a warship intended for combat  
52911,man-on-a-horse Tricholoma_flavovirens,an edible agaric with yellow gills and a viscid yellow cap that has a brownish center  
52912,man_hour person_hour,a time unit used in industry for measuring work  
52913,man_jack,a single individual; "every man jack"  
52914,man_of_action man_of_deeds,someone inclined to act first and think later  
52915,man_of_letters,a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities  
52916,man_of_means rich_man wealthy_man,a man who is wealthy  
52917,manageability manageableness,capable of being managed or controlled  
52918,managed_economy,a non-market economy in which government intervention is important in allocating goods and resources and determining prices  
52919,management,those in charge of running a business  
52920,management direction,the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"  
52921,management_consultant,adviser to business about efficient management practices  
52922,management_consulting,a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business  
52923,management_control,an internal control performed by one or more managers  
52924,management_personnel,personnel having overall planning and direction responsibilities  
52925,manageress,a woman manager  
52926,managership,the position of manager  
52927,managing_editor,the editor in charge of all editorial activities of a newspaper or magazine  
52928,manakin,any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior  
52929,manana,an indefinite time in the future  
52930,manat,the basic unit of money in Turkmenistan  
52931,manat,the basic unit of money in Azerbaijan  
52932,manatee Trichechus_manatus,sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded  
52933,mandala,any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation  
52934,mandamus writ_of_mandamus,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  
52935,mandarin,a member of an elite intellectual or cultural group  
52936,mandarin,any high government official or bureaucrat  
52937,mandarin,a high public official of imperial China  
52938,mandarin mandarin_orange,a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China  
52939,mandarin mandarin_orange mandarin_orange_tree Citrus_reticulata,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  
52940,mandarin_duck Aix_galericulata,showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated  
52941,mandatary mandatory,the recipient of a mandate  
52942,mandate,the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory  
52943,mandate authorization authorisation,a document giving an official instruction or command  
52944,mandate mandatory,a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves  
52945,mandator,an authority who issues a mandate  
52946,mandatory_injunction,injunction requiring the performance of some specific act  
52947,mandibular_joint temporomandibular_joint articulatio_temporomandibularis,the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone  
52948,mandibular_notch,small indentation in the middle of the lower jawbone  
52949,mandola,an early type of mandolin  
52950,mandolin,a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum  
52951,mandrake devil's_apples Mandragora_officinarum,a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers  
52952,mandrake_root mandrake,the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic  
52953,mandrill Mandrillus_sphinx,baboon of west Africa with a bright red and blue muzzle and blue hindquarters  
52954,mane,long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck  
52955,mane head_of_hair,growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being  
52956,maneuver manoeuvre evasive_action,an action aimed at evading an opponent  
52957,maneuver manoeuvre play,a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"  
52958,maneuver manoeuvre simulated_military_operation,a military training exercise  
52959,maneuver manoeuvre tactical_maneuver tactical_manoeuvre,a move made to gain a tactical end  
52960,maneuverability manoeuvrability,the quality of being maneuverable  
52961,maneuverer manoeuvrer,a person skilled in maneuvering  
52962,manfulness manliness virility,the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male  
52963,manga,graphic novel that originated in Japan, usually intended for adults and characterized by highly stylized art  
52964,mangabey,large agile arboreal monkey with long limbs and tail and white upper eyelids  
52965,manganate,a salt of manganic acid containing manganese as its anion  
52966,manganese Mn atomic_number_25,a hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals  
52967,manganese_bronze high-strength_brass,a brass with from 1-4% manganese to harden it  
52968,manganese_steel austenitic_manganese_steel,a steel with a relatively large component (10-14%) of manganese; highly resistant to wear and shock  
52969,manganese_tetroxide,an oxide of manganese found naturally as hausmannite  
52970,manganic_acid,a dibasic acid (H2MnO4) found only in solution and in manganate salts  
52971,manganite,a black mineral consisting of basic manganese oxide; a source of manganese  
52972,mange,a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people)  
52973,mangel-wurzel,cultivated as feed for livestock  
52974,mangel-wurzel mangold-wurzel mangold Beta_vulgaris_vulgaris,beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feed  
52975,manger trough,a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed  
52976,mangle,clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers  
52977,manglietia genus_Manglietia,a genus of flowering tree of the family Magnoliaceae found from Malay to southern China  
52978,mango,large oval tropical fruit having smooth skin, juicy aromatic pulp, and a large hairy seed  
52979,mango mango_tree Mangifera_indica,large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit  
52980,mangosteen,two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples  
52981,mangosteen mangosteen_tree Garcinia_mangostana,East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit  
52982,mangrove Rhizophora_mangle,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  
52983,manhattan,a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters  
52984,manhole,a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure  
52985,manhole_cover,a flush iron cover for a manhole (as in a street)  
52986,manhood,the state of being a man; manly qualities  
52987,manhood,the status of being a man  
52988,manhunt,an organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime)  
52989,mania manic_disorder,a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently  
52990,mania passion cacoethes,an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action  
52991,maniac,a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something  
52992,manic-depressive,a person afflicted with manic-depressive illness  
52993,manicotti,large pasta tubes stuffed with chopped meat or mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce  
52994,manicure,professional care for the hands and fingernails  
52995,manicure_set,a set of implements used to manicure  
52996,manicurist,a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernails  
52997,manifest,a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane  
52998,manifest_destiny,a policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if granted by God)  
52999,manifestation,a clear appearance; "a manifestation of great emotion"  
53000,manifestation,a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing; "a manifestation of disease"  
53001,manifesto pronunciamento,a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)  
53002,manifold,a set of points such as those of a closed surface or an analogue in three or more dimensions  
53003,manifold,a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes  
53004,manifold_paper manifold,a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies; "an original and two manifolds"  
53005,manikin mannikin homunculus,a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal  
53006,manila manila_paper manilla manilla_paper,a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp  
53007,manila_tamarind camachile huamachil wild_tamarind Pithecellobium_dulce,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  
53008,manipulability,the quality of being controllable by skilled movements of the hands  
53009,manipulation use,exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"  
53010,manipulative_electronic_deception electronic_manipulative_deception,actions to eliminate revealing telltale indicators that could be used by the enemy (or to convey misleading indicators)  
53011,manipulator,a person who handles things manually  
53012,maniraptor,advanced carnivorous theropod  
53013,manna,hardened sugary exudation of various trees  
53014,manna_ash flowering_ash Fraxinus_ornus,southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna  
53015,manna_grass sweet_grass,any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor  
53016,manna_gum Eucalyptus_viminalis,tall tree yielding a false manna  
53017,manna_lichen,any of several Old World partially crustaceous or shrubby lecanoras that roll up and are blown about over African and Arabian deserts and used as food by people and animals  
53018,mannequin manikin mannikin manakin fashion_model model,a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin"  
53019,mannequin manikin mannikin manakin form,a life-size dummy used to display clothes  
53020,manner,a kind; "what manner of man are you?"  
53021,manner mode style way fashion,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"  
53022,manner personal_manner,a way of acting or behaving  
53023,manner_of_speaking speech delivery,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"  
53024,manners,social deportment; "he has the manners of a pig"  
53025,mannitol Osmitrol,a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine  
53026,manometer,a pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas  
53027,manor,the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it)  
53028,manor manor_house,the mansion of a lord or wealthy person  
53029,manor_hall hall,the large room of a manor or castle  
53030,mansard mansard_roof,a hip roof having two slopes on each side  
53031,manse,the residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman)  
53032,manservant,a man servant  
53033,mansion mansion_house manse hall residence,a large and imposing house  
53034,manslaughter,homicide without malice aforethought  
53035,manta,a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl  
53036,manta manta_ray devilfish,extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned  
53037,mantel mantelpiece mantle mantlepiece chimneypiece,shelf that projects from wall above fireplace  
53038,mantelet mantilla,short cape worn by women  
53039,mantelet mantlet,portable bulletproof shelter  
53040,manticore mantichora manticora mantiger,a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion  
53041,mantilla,a woman's silk or lace scarf  
53042,mantis mantid,predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer  
53043,mantis_shrimp mantis_crab,tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendages  
53044,mantispid,insect that resembles a mantis; larvae are parasites in the nests of spiders and wasps  
53045,mantissa fixed-point_part,the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808  
53046,mantle,the layer of the earth between the crust and the core  
53047,mantle,the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"  
53048,mantle pallium,(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell  
53049,mantled_ground_squirrel Citellus_lateralis,common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel of western North America; resembles a large chipmunk  
53050,mantra,a commonly repeated word or phrase; "she repeated `So pleased with how its going' at intervals like a mantra"  
53051,mantra,(Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns  
53052,mantrap,a trap for catching trespassers  
53053,mantua,loose gown of the 17th and 18th centuries  
53054,manual,a small handbook  
53055,manual_alphabet finger_alphabet,an alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by finger positions  
53056,manual_labor manual_labour,labor done with the hands  
53057,manual_of_arms manual,(military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle  
53058,manubrium,the upper part of the breastbone  
53059,manufacturer maker manufacturing_business,a business engaged in manufacturing some product  
53060,manufacturer producer,someone who manufactures something  
53061,manul Pallas's_cat Felis_manul,small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia and Tibet and Mongolia  
53062,manumission,the formal act of freeing from slavery; "he believed in the manumission of the slaves"  
53063,manure,any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material  
53064,manuscript holograph,handwritten book or document  
53065,manuscript ms,the form of a literary work submitted for publication  
53066,manzanita,chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America  
53067,map,a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)  
53068,map-reader,a person who can read maps; "he is a good map-reader"  
53069,map_projection,a projection of the globe onto a flat map using a grid of lines of latitude and longitude  
53070,mapinguari,supposed human-sized sloth-like creature reportedly sighted by Indians in the Amazon rain forest  
53071,maple,wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring  
53072,maple,any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone  
53073,maple-leaf,the emblem of Canada  
53074,maple_sugar,sugar made from the sap of the sugar maple tree  
53075,maple_syrup,made by concentrating sap from sugar maples  
53076,maple_syrup_urine_disease branched_chain_ketoaciduria,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  
53077,mapmaking cartography,the making of maps and charts  
53078,mapping chromosome_mapping,(genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome  
53079,maquiladora,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  
53080,mara Dolichotis_patagonum,hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina  
53081,marabou,the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments  
53082,marabou marabout marabou_stork Leptoptilus_crumeniferus,large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments  
53083,maraca,a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow gourd containing pebbles or beans; often played in pairs  
53084,marang,tropical fruit from the Philippines having a mass of small seeds embedded in sweetish white pulp  
53085,marang marang_tree Artocarpus_odoratissima,Philippine tree similar to the breadfruit tree bearing edible fruit  
53086,maranta,any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves  
53087,marasca,small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made  
53088,marasca marasca_cherry maraschino_cherry Prunus_cerasus_marasca,Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur  
53089,maraschino maraschino_cherry,cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur  
53090,maraschino maraschino_liqueur,distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries  
53091,marasmus,extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders  
53092,marathon,a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards  
53093,marathon endurance_contest,any long and arduous undertaking  
53094,marathoner marathon_runner road_runner long-distance_runner,someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons)  
53095,marauder predator vulture piranha,someone who attacks in search of booty  
53096,marble,a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material  
53097,marble,a sculpture carved from marble  
53098,marble,a small ball of glass that is used in various games  
53099,marble_cake,made of light and dark batter very lightly blended  
53100,marbleization marbleisation marbleizing marbleising,a texture like that of marble  
53101,marbles,a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)  
53102,marblewood marble-wood,hard marbled wood  
53103,marblewood marble-wood Andaman_marble Diospyros_kurzii,large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood  
53104,marbling,the intermixture of fat and lean in a cut of meat  
53105,marc,made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing  
53106,marcel,a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron  
53107,march,a procession of people walking together; "the march went up Fifth Avenue"  
53108,march,a steady advance; "the march of science"; "the march of time"  
53109,march marching,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"  
53110,marchand_de_vin mushroom_wine_sauce,brown sauce with mushrooms and red wine or Madeira  
53111,marcher,an inhabitant of a border district  
53112,marcher parader,walks with regular or stately step  
53113,marching_band,a band that marches (as in a parade) and plays music at the same time  
53114,marching_music march,genre of music written for marching; "Sousa wrote the best marches"  
53115,marching_order,equipage for marching; "the company was dressed in full marching order"  
53116,marching_orders,an order from a superior officer for troops to depart  
53117,marchioness,the wife or widow of a marquis  
53118,marchioness marquise,a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess  
53119,mare female_horse,female equine animal  
53120,mare maria,a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon  
53121,mare's_tail,a long narrow flowing cirrus cloud  
53122,mare_clausum,(closed sea) a navigable body of water under the jurisdiction of a single nation  
53123,mare_liberum,(free sea) a navigable body of water to which all nations have equal access  
53124,mare_nostrum,(our sea) the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans  
53125,margaric_acid heptadecanoic_acid,a colorless crystalline synthetic fatty acid  
53126,margarin glycerol_trimargarate,a glyceryl ester of margaric acid  
53127,margarine margarin oleo oleomargarine marge,a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter  
53128,margarita,a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice  
53129,margate Haemulon_album,a grunt with a red mouth that is found from Florida to Brazil  
53130,margay margay_cat Felis_wiedi,small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil  
53131,margin,the blank space that surrounds the text on a page; "he jotted a note in the margin"  
53132,margin,an amount beyond the minimum necessary; "the margin of victory"  
53133,margin border perimeter,the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary  
53134,margin security_deposit,the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities  
53135,margin_account,an account with a securities brokerage in which the broker extends credit  
53136,margin_call call,a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement  
53137,margin_of_profit profit_margin gross_margin,the ratio gross profits divided by net sales  
53138,margin_of_safety safety_margin margin_of_error,the margin required in order to insure safety; "in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress"  
53139,marginal_cost incremental_cost differential_cost,the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output  
53140,marginal_placentation ventral_placentation,with ovules borne on the wall along the ventral suture of a simple ovary  
53141,marginal_utility,(economics) the amount that utility increases with an increase of one unit of an economic good or service  
53142,marginal_wood_fern evergreen_wood_fern leatherleaf_wood_fern Dryopteris_marginalis,North American fern with evergreen fronds  
53143,marginalia,notes written in the margin  
53144,marginality,the property of being marginal or on the fringes  
53145,marginalization marginalisation,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"  
53146,margrave,the military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany  
53147,margrave,a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess)  
53148,marguerite marguerite_daisy Paris_daisy Chrysanthemum_frutescens Argyranthemum_frutescens,perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum  
53149,mariachi,a group of street musicians in Mexico  
53150,marigold,any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers  
53151,marijuana marihuana ganja Cannabis_sativa,a strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction  
53152,marimba xylophone,a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets  
53153,marina,a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers  
53154,marinade,mixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings; used for soaking foods before cooking  
53155,marinara,sauce for pasta; contains tomatoes and garlic and herbs  
53156,marine,a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land  
53157,marine_animal marine_creature sea_animal sea_creature,any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals  
53158,marine_archeology marine_archaeology underwater_archeology underwater_archaeology,the archeology of underwater sites  
53159,marine_engineer naval_engineer,a naval officer responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship's engines  
53160,marine_glue,glue that is not water soluble  
53161,marine_iguana Amblyrhynchus_cristatus,shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islands  
53162,marine_mussel mytilid,marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones  
53163,mariner seaman tar Jack-tar Jack old_salt seafarer gob sea_dog,a man who serves as a sailor  
53164,mariposa mariposa_tulip mariposa_lily,any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico  
53165,marital_communications_privilege husband-wife_privilege,neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married  
53166,marital_relationship marital_bed,the relationship between wife and husband  
53167,marital_status,the condition of being married or unmarried  
53168,mariticide,the murder of a husband by his wife  
53169,maritime_law marine_law admiralty_law,the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.  
53170,marjoram oregano,pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets  
53171,mark,a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark"  
53172,mark,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"  
53173,mark German_mark Deutsche_Mark Deutschmark,formerly the basic unit of money in Germany  
53174,mark grade score,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?"  
53175,mark print,a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere"  
53176,mark stigma brand stain,a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis  
53177,mark_of_Cain,the mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature  
53178,marker,a writing implement for making a mark  
53179,marker,some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something; "the buoys were markers for the channel"  
53180,marker marking mark,a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"  
53181,market,the customers for a particular product or service; "before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it"  
53182,market marketplace market_place,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"  
53183,market securities_industry,the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor"  
53184,market_analysis,marketing research that yields information about the marketplace  
53185,market_analyst,an analyst of conditions affecting a market (especially the stock market)  
53186,market_capitalization market_capitalisation,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  
53187,market_cross,a cross-shaped monument set up in the marketplace of a town where public business is often conducted  
53188,market_day,a fixed day for holding a public market  
53189,market_economy free_enterprise private_enterprise laissez-faire_economy,an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices  
53190,market_forces,the interaction of supply and demand that shapes a market economy  
53191,market_garden,a garden where fruit and vegetables are grown for marketing  
53192,market_gardening,the growing of vegetables or flowers for market  
53193,market_letter,a newsletter written by an analyst of the stock market and sold to subscribers  
53194,market_order,an order to a broker to sell or buy stocks or commodities at the prevailing market price  
53195,market_penetration,the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market  
53196,market_strategist,someone skilled in planning marketing campaigns  
53197,market_town,a (usually small) town where a public market is held at stated times  
53198,market_value market_price,the price at which buyers and sellers trade the item in an open marketplace  
53199,marketing,the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing"  
53200,marketing,shopping at a market; "does the weekly marketing at the supermarket"  
53201,marketing_cost,the cost of marketing (e.g., the cost of transferring title and moving goods to the customer)  
53202,marketing_research market_research,research that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumer  
53203,marketplace market_place mart market,an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up  
53204,markhor markhoor Capra_falconeri,large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns  
53205,marking,a pattern of marks  
53206,marking,the act of making a visible mark on a surface  
53207,marking grading scoring,evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"  
53208,marking_ink,an indelible ink for marking clothes or linens etc.  
53209,markka Finnish_mark,formerly the basic unit of money in Finland  
53210,marksman sharpshooter crack_shot,someone skilled in shooting  
53211,marksmanship,skill in shooting  
53212,markup,the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price  
53213,markup,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)  
53214,markup_language,a set of symbols and rules for their use when doing a markup of a document  
53215,marl,a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime  
53216,marlberry Ardisia_escallonoides Ardisia_paniculata,tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries  
53217,marlin,large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes  
53218,marline,a small usually tarred line of 2 strands  
53219,marlinespike marlinspike marlingspike,a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)  
53220,marlite marlstone,metamorphic rock with approximately the same composition as marl  
53221,marmalade,a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits  
53222,marmalade_bush fire_bush fire-bush Streptosolen_jamesonii,evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant  
53223,marmalade_tree mammee sapote Pouteria_zapota Calocarpum_zapota,tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum  
53224,marmite,soup cooked in a large pot  
53225,marmite,a large pot especially one with legs used e.g. for cooking soup  
53226,marmoset,small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails  
53227,marmot,stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter  
53228,marocain crepe_marocain,a dress crepe; similar to Canton crepe  
53229,maroon,a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"  
53230,maroon,a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color  
53231,maroon,an exploding firework used as a warning signal  
53232,marquee marquise,permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.  
53233,marquess,a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl  
53234,marquetry marqueterie,inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture  
53235,marquis marquess,nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count  
53236,marriage,a close and intimate union; "the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas"  
53237,marriage married_couple man_and_wife,two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love"  
53238,marriage matrimony union spousal_relationship wedlock,the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"  
53239,marriage wedding marriage_ceremony,the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"  
53240,marriage_bed,the bed shared by a newly wed couple  
53241,marriage_brokerage marriage_mart,a business that arranges marriage contracts  
53242,marriage_contract marriage_settlement,a prenuptial agreement or contract  
53243,marriage_counseling,counseling on marital problems and disagreements  
53244,marriage_license marriage_licence wedding_license wedding_licence,a license authorizing two people to marry  
53245,marriage_of_convenience,a marriage for expediency rather than love  
53246,marriage_proposal proposal_of_marriage marriage_offer proposal,an offer of marriage  
53247,marriageability,eligibility for marriage  
53248,married,a person who is married; "we invited several young marrieds"  
53249,marrow bone_marrow,very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones  
53250,marrow bone_marrow,the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones  
53251,marrow marrow_squash vegetable_marrow,any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh  
53252,marrow vegetable_marrow,large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins  
53253,marrowbone,a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup  
53254,marrowfat_pea,a variety of large pea that is commonly processed and sold in cans  
53255,marseille,strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedspreads  
53256,marsh marshland fen fenland,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"  
53257,marsh_St-John's_wort Hypericum_virginianum,perennial marsh herb with pink to mauve flowers; southeastern United States  
53258,marsh_andromeda common_bog_rosemary Andromeda_polifolia,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  
53259,marsh_bellflower Campanula_aparinoides,bellflower common in marshes of eastern North America having lanceolate linear leaves and small whitish flowers  
53260,marsh_cress yellow_watercress Rorippa_islandica,annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities  
53261,marsh_elder iva,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  
53262,marsh_felwort Swertia_perennia,perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North America having dull-colored blue or violet flowers  
53263,marsh_fern Thelypteris_palustris Dryopteris_thelypteris,fern having pinnatifid fronds and growing in wet places; cosmopolitan in north temperate regions  
53264,marsh_gas,methane gas produced when vegetation decomposes in water  
53265,marsh_gentian calathian_violet Gentiana_pneumonanthe,perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths  
53266,marsh_hare swamp_rabbit Sylvilagus_palustris,a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida  
53267,marsh_harrier Circus_Aeruginosus,Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions  
53268,marsh_hawk northern_harrier hen_harrier Circus_cyaneus,common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land  
53269,marsh_horsetail Equisetum_palustre,scouring-rush horsetail widely distributed in wet or boggy areas of northern hemisphere  
53270,marsh_mallow white_mallow Althea_officinalis,European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers  
53271,marsh_marigold kingcup meadow_bright May_blob cowslip water_dragon Caltha_palustris,swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups  
53272,marsh_orchid,any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean region  
53273,marsh_pea Lathyrus_palustris,scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers  
53274,marsh_pink rose_pink bitter_floom American_centaury Sabbatia_stellaris Sabbatia_Angularis,any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centaury  
53275,marsh_plant bog_plant swamp_plant,a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath  
53276,marsh_wren,a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes  
53277,marshal marshall,(in some countries) a military officer of highest rank  
53278,marshal marshall,a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law  
53279,marshalling_yard,a railway yard in which trains are assembled and goods are loaded  
53280,marshalship,the post of marshall  
53281,marshmallow,spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar  
53282,marshmallow_fluff,a very sweet white spread resembling marshmallow candy  
53283,marsupial pouched_mammal,mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried  
53284,marsupium,an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled  
53285,martello_tower,a circular masonry fort for coastal defence  
53286,marten marten_cat,agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels  
53287,martensite,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  
53288,martial_art,any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport; "he had a black belt in the martial arts"  
53289,martial_law,the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law  
53290,martin,any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas  
53291,martinet disciplinarian moralist,someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms  
53292,martingale,a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head  
53293,martini,a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth  
53294,martynia Martynia_annua,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  
53295,martyr,one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion  
53296,martyr sufferer,one who suffers for the sake of principle  
53297,martyrdom,death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause  
53298,marumi marumi_kumquat round_kumquat Fortunella_japonica,shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats  
53299,marupa Simarouba_amara,tree of the Amazon valley yielding a light brittle timber locally regarded as resistant to insect attack  
53300,marzipan marchpane,almond paste and egg whites  
53301,mascara,makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes  
53302,mascarene_grass Korean_velvet_grass Zoysia_tenuifolia,Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass  
53303,mascarpone,soft mild Italian cream cheese  
53304,mascot,a character, animal or object that is adopted by a team or group as a symbolic figure   
53305,masculine,a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male  
53306,masculinity,the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men  
53307,masculinization masculinisation virilization virilisation,the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)  
53308,masdevallia,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  
53309,maser,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  
53310,mash,a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing  
53311,mash,mixture of ground animal feeds  
53312,mashed_potato,potato that has been peeled and boiled and then mashed  
53313,masher,a kitchen utensil used for mashing (e.g. potatoes)  
53314,mashie five_iron,middle-distance iron  
53315,mashie_niblick seven_iron,iron with a lofted face for hitting high shots to the green  
53316,masjid musjid,(Islam) a Muslim place of worship  
53317,mask,a protective covering worn over the face  
53318,mask,a covering to disguise or conceal the face  
53319,mask,activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship"  
53320,masked_ball masquerade_ball fancy-dress_ball,a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks  
53321,masked_shrew Sorex_cinereus,commonest shrew of moist habitats in North America  
53322,masking,the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation; "he studied auditory masking by pure tones"  
53323,masking_piece masking,scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen  
53324,masking_tape masking_paper,adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be painted  
53325,masochism,sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological)  
53326,masochist,someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment  
53327,mason stonemason,a craftsman who works with stone or brick  
53328,mason's_level,a level longer than a carpenter's level  
53329,mason_bee,any of numerous solitary bees that build nests of hardened mud and sand  
53330,mason_wasp,solitary wasp that constructs nests of hardened mud or clay for the young  
53331,mason_wasp,any of various solitary wasps that construct nests of hardened mud for their young  
53332,masonry,structure built of stone or brick by a mason  
53333,masonry,the craft of a mason  
53334,masquerade charade,making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"  
53335,masquerade masquerade_party masque mask,a party of guests wearing costumes and masks  
53336,masquerader masker masquer,a participant in a masquerade  
53337,mass,a body of matter without definite shape; "a huge ice mass"  
53338,mass,an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)  
53339,mass,the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field  
53340,mass-action_principle mass_action,(neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning  
53341,mass-energy_equivalence,(physics) the principle that a measured quantity of mass is equivalent (according to relativity theory) to a measured quantity of energy  
53342,mass_culture,the culture that is widely disseminated via the mass media  
53343,mass_defect mass_deficiency,the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles  
53344,mass_energy,(physics) the mass of a body regarded relativistically as energy  
53345,mass_hysteria epidemic_hysertia,a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation  
53346,mass_murderer,a person who is responsible for the deaths of many victims in a single incident  
53347,mass_noun,a noun that does not form plurals  
53348,mass_number nucleon_number,the sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus  
53349,mass_production,the production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques)  
53350,mass_spectrograph,a mass spectrometer that produces a graphical representation of the mass spectrum  
53351,mass_spectrometer spectrometer,spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer  
53352,mass_spectroscopy,the use of spectroscopy to determine the masses of small electrically charged particles  
53353,mass_spectrum,a distribution of ions as shown by a mass spectrograph or a mass spectrometer  
53354,mass_unit,a unit of measurement for mass  
53355,massage,kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation  
53356,massage_parlor,a place where illicit sex is available under the guise of therapeutic massage  
53357,massage_parlor,a business establishment that offers therapeutic massage  
53358,massager,someone who rubs or kneads parts of the body to stimulate circulation and promote relaxation  
53359,massasauga massasauga_rattler Sistrurus_catenatus,pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians  
53360,masse masse_shot,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  
53361,masseter,a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing  
53362,masseur,a male massager  
53363,masseuse,a female massager  
53364,massicot massicotite,the mineral form of lead monoxide; in the form of yellow powder it is used as a pigment  
53365,massif,a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range  
53366,mast,nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground  
53367,mast,nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine  
53368,mast,any sturdy upright pole  
53369,mast,a vertical spar for supporting sails  
53370,mast_cell mastocyte labrocyte,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  
53371,mastaba mastabah,an ancient Egyptian mud-brick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof; "the Egyptian pyramids developed from the mastaba"  
53372,mastalgia,pain in the breast  
53373,mastectomy,surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor  
53374,master,someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution  
53375,master,directs the work of others  
53376,master captain sea_captain skipper,an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship  
53377,master master_copy original,an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made  
53378,master professional,an authority qualified to teach apprentices  
53379,master's_degree,an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree  
53380,master-at-arms,the senior petty officer; responsible for discipline aboard ship  
53381,master_bedroom,the principal bedroom in a house; usually occupied by the head of the household  
53382,master_class,a class (especially in music) given to talented students by an expert  
53383,master_file main_file,(computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent  
53384,master_of_ceremonies emcee host,a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)  
53385,master_plan,a long-term outline of a project or government function; "the zoning board adopted a master plan for the new development"  
53386,master_race Herrenvolk,a race that considers itself superior to all others and fitted to rule the others  
53387,master_sergeant,a senior noncommissioned officer in the Army or Marines  
53388,mastering,becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of; "his mastering the art of cooking took a long time"  
53389,mastering,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"  
53390,masterpiece,an outstanding achievement  
53391,masterpiece chef-d'oeuvre,the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman  
53392,mastership,the skill of a master  
53393,mastership,the position of master  
53394,masterstroke,an achievement demonstrating great skill or mastery  
53395,mastery subordination,the act of mastering or subordinating someone  
53396,masthead,the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page  
53397,masthead,the head or top of a mast  
53398,masthead flag,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.  
53399,mastic,an aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in varnishes  
53400,mastic,a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler  
53401,mastic mastic_tree lentisk Pistacia_lentiscus,an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin  
53402,mastiff,an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog  
53403,mastiff_bat,a soft-furred chocolate-brown bat with folded ears and small wings; often runs along the ground  
53404,mastitis,inflammation of a breast (or udder)  
53405,mastodon mastodont,extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth  
53406,mastoid mastoid_process mastoid_bone mastoidal,process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull  
53407,mastoidale,the craniometric point at the lowest point of the mastoid process  
53408,mastoidectomy,surgical removal of some or all of the mastoid process  
53409,mastoiditis,inflammation of the mastoid  
53410,mastopathy mazopathy,any pathology of the breast  
53411,mastopexy,plastic surgery to lift or reshape the breasts  
53412,masturbation onanism,manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure  
53413,masturbator onanist,a person who practices masturbation  
53414,mat,a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven; "a mat of weeds and grass"  
53415,mat,a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it  
53416,mat,a thick flat pad used as a floor covering  
53417,mat gym_mat,sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports  
53418,mat matting,mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture  
53419,matador,the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull  
53420,matai black_pine Prumnopitys_taxifolia Podocarpus_spicata,conifer of Australia and New Zealand  
53421,match,the score needed to win a match  
53422,match,a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete  
53423,match,something that resembles or harmonizes with; "that tie makes a good match with your jacket"  
53424,match,a burning piece of wood or cardboard; "if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode"  
53425,match lucifer friction_match,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"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag"  
53426,match mate,an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"  
53427,match-up matchup,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"  
53428,match_plane tonguing_and_grooving_plane,a plane having cutters designed to make the tongues and grooves on the edges of matchboards  
53429,match_play,golf scoring by holes won  
53430,match_point,(tennis) the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis)  
53431,matchboard,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)  
53432,matchbook,a small folder of paper safety matches  
53433,matchbox,a box for holding matches  
53434,matching_funds,funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sources  
53435,matchlock,an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge  
53436,matchmaker matcher marriage_broker,someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others  
53437,matchmaking,mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others  
53438,matchstick,a short thin stick of wood used in making matches  
53439,matchweed matchbush,any of several plants of the genus Gutierrezia having tiny flower heads that resemble the heads of matches  
53440,matchwood,wood suitable for making matchsticks  
53441,matchwood,fragments of wood; "it was smashed into matchwood"  
53442,matchwood splinters,wood in small pieces or splinters; "the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks"  
53443,mate,the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner); "he loved the mare and all her mates"; "camels hate leaving their mates"  
53444,mate,informal term for a friend of the same sex  
53445,mate,South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate  
53446,mate Paraguay_tea Ilex_paraguariensis,South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea  
53447,mate fellow,one of a pair; "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown"  
53448,mate first_mate,the officer below the master on a commercial ship  
53449,matelote,highly seasoned soup or stew made of freshwater fishes (eel, carp, perch) with wine and stock  
53450,mater,an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously  
53451,material,a person judged suitable for admission or employment; "he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material"  
53452,material,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"  
53453,material,things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"  
53454,material stuff,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"  
53455,material_breach,a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract  
53456,material_resource,assets in the form of material possessions  
53457,material_witness,a witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matter  
53458,materialism philistinism,a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters  
53459,materialism physicalism,(philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality  
53460,materialist,someone with great regard for material possessions  
53461,materialist,someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter  
53462,materiality,relevance requiring careful consideration  
53463,materiality physicalness corporeality corporality,the quality of being physical; consisting of matter  
53464,materialization materialisation,the process of coming into being; becoming reality; "the materialization of her dream"  
53465,materialization materialisation manifestation,an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)  
53466,materials_handling,act of loading and unloading and moving goods within e.g. a factory especially using mechanical devices  
53467,materiel equipage,equipment and supplies of a military force  
53468,maternal-infant_bonding,the attachment that forms between an infant and its mother beginning at birth; "maternal-infant bonding influences the child's psychological and physical development"  
53469,maternalism,motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children  
53470,maternity_hospital,a hospital that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants  
53471,maternity_ward,a hospital ward that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants  
53472,math_teacher mathematics_teacher,someone who teaches mathematics  
53473,mathematical_notation,a notation used by mathematicians  
53474,mathematical_process mathematical_operation operation,(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"  
53475,mathematical_proof,proof of a mathematical theorem  
53476,mathematical_relation,a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)  
53477,mathematical_space topological_space,(mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind; "assume that the topological space is finite dimensional"  
53478,mathematical_statement,a statement of a mathematical relation  
53479,mathematical_symbol,a character that is used to indicates a mathematical relation or operation  
53480,mathematician,a person skilled in mathematics  
53481,mathematics math maths,a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement  
53482,mathematics_department department_of_mathematics,the academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematics  
53483,matilija_poppy California_tree_poppy Romneya_coulteri,tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers  
53484,matinee,a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon)  
53485,matins morning_prayer,the first canonical hour; at daybreak  
53486,matriarch,a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)  
53487,matriarch materfamilias,a female head of a family or tribe  
53488,matriarchy matriarchate,a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line  
53489,matricide,a person who murders their mother  
53490,matricide,the murder of your mother  
53491,matriculate,someone who has been admitted to a college or university  
53492,matriculation matric,admission to a group (especially a college or university)  
53493,matrilineage enation cognation,line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family  
53494,matrimonial_law,that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing matrimony  
53495,matrimony,the ceremony or sacrament of marriage  
53496,matrimony_vine boxthorn,any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries  
53497,matrix,(geology) a mass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded  
53498,matrix,an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb)  
53499,matrix,(mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns; treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules  
53500,matrix,the formative tissue at the base of a nail  
53501,matrix,mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface  
53502,matrix intercellular_substance ground_substance,the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded  
53503,matrix_addition,the addition of matrices  
53504,matrix_algebra,the part of algebra that deals with the theory of matrices  
53505,matrix_inversion,determination of a matrix that when multiplied by the given matrix will yield a unit matrix  
53506,matrix_multiplication,the multiplication of matrices  
53507,matrix_operation,a mathematical operation involving matrices  
53508,matrix_transposition,the interchange of each row of a square matrix with the corresponding column  
53509,matron,a wardress in a prison  
53510,matron,a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution  
53511,matron,a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified  
53512,matron_of_honor,a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding  
53513,matronymic metronymic,a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor  
53514,matsyendra,(Hinduism) a religious posture  
53515,matte,a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted  
53516,matter,written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"  
53517,matter,a problem; "is anything the matter?"  
53518,matter,(used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"  
53519,matter,that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"  
53520,matter affair thing,a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"  
53521,matter_of_fact,a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact  
53522,matting,a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)  
53523,mattock,a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle  
53524,mattress,a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed  
53525,mattress_cover,bedclothes that provide a cover for a mattress  
53526,mattress_pad,a protective pad over a mattress to protect it  
53527,maturation ripening maturement,coming to full development; becoming mature  
53528,maturity matureness,state of being mature; full development  
53529,maturity maturity_date due_date,the date on which an obligation must be repaid  
53530,matzo matzoh matzah unleavened_bread,brittle flat bread eaten at Passover  
53531,matzo_ball matzoh_ball matzah_ball,a Jewish dumpling made of matzo meal; usually served in soup  
53532,matzo_meal matzoh_meal matzah_meal,meal made from ground matzos  
53533,maul sledge sledgehammer,a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges  
53534,mauler,a fighter who batters the opponent; "Jack Dempsey was called a mauler"  
53535,maulstick mahlstick,a long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush  
53536,maund,a unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries; "the official maund in India is 82.6 pounds avoirdupois"  
53537,mausoleum,a large burial chamber, usually above ground  
53538,mauve,a moderate purple  
53539,maverick,an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it  
53540,maverick rebel,someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action  
53541,mawkishness bathos,insincere pathos  
53542,mawkishness sentimentality drippiness mushiness soupiness sloppiness,falsely emotional in a maudlin way  
53543,maxi,a long skirt ending below the calf  
53544,maxillaria,any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowers  
53545,maxillary_artery arteria_maxillaris,either of two arteries branching from the external carotid artery and supplying structure of the face  
53546,maxillary_sinus,one of a pair of sinuses forming a cavity in the maxilla  
53547,maxillary_vein vena_maxillaris,posterior continuation of the pterygoid plexus; joins the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein  
53548,maxim axiom,a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits  
53549,maximization,the mathematical process of finding the maximum value of a function  
53550,maximization maximisation maximation,the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position  
53551,maximum,the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right  
53552,maximum upper_limit,the largest possible quantity  
53553,maximum_and_minimum_thermometer,thermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures reached during a period of time  
53554,maxwell Mx,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  
53555,mayapple May_apple wild_mandrake Podophyllum_peltatum,North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit  
53556,mayeng maple-leaved_bayur Pterospermum_acerifolium,Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree  
53557,mayfly dayfly shadfly,slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days  
53558,mayhaw summer_haw Crataegus_aestivalis,hawthorn of southern United States bearing a juicy, acidic, scarlet fruit that is often used in jellies or preserves  
53559,mayhem,the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person  
53560,mayonnaise mayo,egg yolks and oil and vinegar  
53561,mayor city_manager,the head of a city government  
53562,mayoralty,the position of mayor  
53563,mayoress,the wife of a mayor  
53564,mayoress,a woman mayor  
53565,maypole,a vertical pole or post decorated with streamers that can be held by dancers celebrating May Day  
53566,maypop Passiflora_incarnata,of southern United States; having an insipid berry the size of a hen egg  
53567,mayweed dog_fennel stinking_mayweed stinking_chamomile Anthemis_cotula,widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs  
53568,maze labyrinth,complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost  
53569,mazer,a large hardwood drinking bowl  
53570,mazurka,music composed for dancing the mazurka  
53571,mazurka,a Polish national dance in triple time  
53572,mea_culpa,an acknowledgment of your error or guilt  
53573,mead,made of fermented honey and water  
53574,meadow_buttercup tall_buttercup tall_crowfoot tall_field_buttercup Ranunculus_acris,perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America  
53575,meadow_clary Salvia_pratensis,tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers; found in open grasslands  
53576,meadow_cranesbill Geranium_pratense,tall perennial cranesbill with paired violet-blue axillary flowers; native to northern parts of Old World and naturalized in North America  
53577,meadow_foxtail Alopecurus_pratensis,stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America  
53578,meadow_goldenrod Canadian_goldenrod Solidago_canadensis,large North American goldenrod having showy clusters of yellow flowers on arching branches; often a weed  
53579,meadow_jumping_mouse Zapus_hudsonius,widely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canada  
53580,meadow_mushroom field_mushroom Agaricus_campestris,common edible mushroom found naturally in moist open soil; the cultivated mushroom of commerce  
53581,meadow_pipit Anthus_pratensis,a common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia  
53582,meadow_rue,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  
53583,meadow_salsify goatsbeard shepherd's_clock Tragopogon_pratensis,weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States  
53584,meadow_saxifrage fair-maids-of-France Saxifraga_granulata,rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe  
53585,meadow_spikemoss basket_spikemoss Selaginella_apoda,spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America  
53586,meadow_spittlebug Philaenus_spumarius,North American insect that severely damages grasses  
53587,meadow_vole meadow_mouse Microtus_pennsylvaticus,widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada  
53588,meadowgrass meadow_grass,any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture  
53589,meadowlark lark,North American songbirds having a yellow breast  
53590,meagerness meagreness leanness poorness scantiness scantness exiguity,the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot  
53591,meal,any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times  
53592,meal,coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse  
53593,meal repast,the food served and eaten at one time  
53594,meal_ticket,a source of income or livelihood  
53595,meal_ticket luncheon_voucher,coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal  
53596,mealie,an ear of corn  
53597,mealtime,the hour at which a meal is habitually or customarily eaten  
53598,mealworm,the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae  
53599,mealybug mealy_bug,scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees  
53600,mean mean_value,an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n  
53601,mean_deviation mean_deviation_from_the_mean,the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of deviations from the mean of a distribution  
53602,mean_distance,the arithmetic mean of the maximum and minimum distances of a celestial body (satellite or secondary star) from its primary  
53603,mean_sun,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  
53604,mean_time mean_solar_time,(astronomy) time based on the motion of the mean sun (an imaginary sun moving uniformly along the celestial equator)  
53605,meander,a bend or curve, as in a stream or river  
53606,meanie meany unkind_person,a person of mean disposition  
53607,meaning significance signification import,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 ambiguous"  
53608,meaning substance,the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"  
53609,meaningfulness,the quality of having great value or significance  
53610,meaninglessness,the quality of having no value or significance; "he resented the meaninglessness of the tasks they assigned him"  
53611,meanness minginess niggardliness niggardness parsimony parsimoniousness tightness tightfistedness closeness,extreme stinginess  
53612,means,an instrumentality for accomplishing some end  
53613,means agency way,thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"  
53614,means substance,considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means"  
53615,means_test,an inquiry into the financial position of someone applying for financial aid  
53616,measles rubeola morbilli,an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children  
53617,measure,a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance  
53618,measure bar,musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"  
53619,measure quantity amount,how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify  
53620,measure step,any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"  
53621,measurement measuring measure mensuration,the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"  
53622,measurer,a person who makes measurements  
53623,measuring_cup,graduated cup used to measure liquid or granular ingredients  
53624,measuring_instrument measuring_system measuring_device,instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something  
53625,measuring_stick measure measuring_rod,measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements  
53626,measuring_unit measuring_block,a unit of measurement  
53627,measuring_worm inchworm looper,small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae  
53628,meat,the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food  
53629,meat_and_potatoes,the fundamental part; "successful negotiation is the meat and potatoes of arbitration"  
53630,meat_counter,counter where meats are displayed for sale  
53631,meat_grinder,a mill for grinding meat  
53632,meat_grinder,any action resulting in injury or destruction; "the meat grinder of politics destroyed his reputation"; "allied forces crumbled before the Wehrmacht meat grinder"  
53633,meat_hook,a strong pointed hook from which the carcasses of animals are hung  
53634,meat_house,a small house (on a farm) where meat is stored  
53635,meat_loaf meatloaf,a baked loaf of ground meat  
53636,meat_packer packer,a wholesaler in the meat-packing business  
53637,meat_pie,pie made with meat or fowl enclosed in pastry or covered with pastry or biscuit dough  
53638,meat_safe,a safe for storing meat  
53639,meat_thermometer,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  
53640,meatball,ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth  
53641,meatpacking meat_packing meat-packing_business,wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)  
53642,meatus,a natural body passageway  
53643,mebendazole,an anthelmintic used to treat hookworm and pinworm and roundworm infestations  
53644,mebibit Mibit,a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibits or 2^20 (1,048,576) bits  
53645,mecca,a place that attracts many visitors; "New York is a mecca for young artists"  
53646,mechanic's_lien,lien to secure payment for work and materials in erecting or repairing a building or other structure  
53647,mechanical_advantage,the ratio of the force exerted by a machine to the force applied to it  
53648,mechanical_device,mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles  
53649,mechanical_drawing,scale drawing of a machine or architectural plan etc,  
53650,mechanical_energy,energy in a mechanical form  
53651,mechanical_engineer,a person trained to design and construct machines  
53652,mechanical_engineering,the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of machinery  
53653,mechanical_mixture,a mixture whose components can be separated by mechanical means  
53654,mechanical_phenomenon,a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects  
53655,mechanical_piano Pianola player_piano,a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys  
53656,mechanical_system,a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles  
53657,mechanics,the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference  
53658,mechanism,a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection"  
53659,mechanism,(philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes  
53660,mechanism,device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function  
53661,mechanism chemical_mechanism,the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"  
53662,mechanism mechanics,the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"  
53663,mechanist,a philosopher who subscribes to the doctrine of mechanism  
53664,mechanization mechanisation,the condition of having a highly technical implementation  
53665,mechanized_cavalry,an armored unit of a modern army equipped with motor vehicles  
53666,meclizine meclizine_hydrochloride Antivert,an antihistamine (trade name Antivert) used to treat or prevent motion sickness  
53667,meclofenamate meclofenamate_sodium Meclomen,a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Meclomen) used to treat arthritis  
53668,meconium,thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn child  
53669,mecopteran,any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera  
53670,medal_play stroke_play,golf scoring by total strokes taken  
53671,medalist medallist,someone who has won a medal  
53672,medalist medallist medal_winner,(golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament  
53673,medallion,any of various large ancient Greek coins  
53674,medallion,a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat); "medallions of veal"  
53675,medallion,an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered  
53676,meddler,an officious annoying person who interferes with others  
53677,meddling tampering,the act of altering something secretly or improperly  
53678,media_consultant media_guru,someone who advises about the use of communication media  
53679,mediacy mediateness,the quality of being mediate  
53680,medial_condyle,a condyle on the inner side of the lower extremity of the femur  
53681,medial_geniculate_body corpus_geniculatum_mediale medial_geniculate,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  
53682,medial_rectus_muscle medial_rectus rectus_medialis,the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball medially  
53683,median median_value,the number midway between the two middle numbers in a series containing an even or odd number of items  
53684,mediant,(music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant  
53685,mediastinum,the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus  
53686,mediation,a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party  
53687,mediation intermediation,the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement  
53688,mediator go-between intermediator intermediary intercessor,a negotiator who acts as a link between parties  
53689,mediatrix,a woman who is a mediator  
53690,medic medick trefoil,any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves  
53691,medical_assistant,a person trained to assist medical professionals  
53692,medical_bill doctor's_bill,statement of charges for medical services  
53693,medical_building health_facility healthcare_facility,building where medicine is practiced  
53694,medical_care medical_aid,professional treatment for illness or injury  
53695,medical_center,the part of a city where medical facilities are centered  
53696,medical_diagnosis,identification of a disease from its symptoms  
53697,medical_evacuation medevac medivac,the evacuation of persons (usually by air transportation) to a place where they can receive medical care  
53698,medical_expense,amount spent for diagnosis or treatment or prevention of medical problems  
53699,medical_history medical_record anamnesis,the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient  
53700,medical_institution,an institution created for the practice of medicine  
53701,medical_instrument,instrument used in the practice of medicine  
53702,medical_officer medic,a medical practitioner in the armed forces  
53703,medical_practice,the practice of medicine  
53704,medical_practitioner medical_man,someone who practices medicine  
53705,medical_procedure,a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners  
53706,medical_profession medical_community,the body of individuals who are qualified to practice medicine  
53707,medical_relation,the professional relation between a health care professional and a patient  
53708,medical_report,a report of the results of a medical examination of a patient  
53709,medical_school school_of_medicine,a graduate school offering study leading to a medical degree  
53710,medical_science,the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease  
53711,medical_scientist,a scientist who studies disease processes  
53712,medical_student medico,a student in medical school  
53713,medicare_check medicare_payment,a check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of health care  
53714,medication,the act of treating with medicines or remedies  
53715,medicinal_leech Hirudo_medicinalis,large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting  
53716,medicine medical_specialty,the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques  
53717,medicine medication medicament medicinal_drug,(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease  
53718,medicine practice_of_medicine,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"  
53719,medicine_ball,heavy ball used in physical training  
53720,medicine_chest medicine_cabinet,cabinet that holds medicines and toiletries  
53721,medicine_man,a Native American shaman  
53722,medina,the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa  
53723,meditation,(religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)  
53724,meditation speculation,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"  
53725,mediterranean_anchovy Engraulis_encrasicholus,esteemed for its flavor; usually preserved or used for sauces and relishes  
53726,medium,a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter  
53727,medium,(biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed  
53728,medium,an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent"  
53729,medium,a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; "a happy medium"  
53730,medium,the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium"  
53731,medium,a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information  
53732,medium,an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication  
53733,medium mass_medium,(usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public  
53734,medium spiritualist sensitive,someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums"  
53735,medium_frequency MF,300 to 3000 kilohertz  
53736,medium_of_exchange monetary_system,anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region  
53737,medium_steel,steel with 0.15-0.3% carbon  
53738,medium_wave,a radio wave with a wavelength between 100 and 1000 meters (a frequency between 300 kilohertz and 3000 kilohertz)  
53739,medlar,a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste  
53740,medlar,crabapple-like fruit used for preserves  
53741,medlar medlar_tree Mespilus_germanica,small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples  
53742,medley potpourri pastiche,a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources  
53743,medroxyprogesterone Provera,a progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders  
53744,medulla,the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal  
53745,medulla_oblongata medulla bulb,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"  
53746,medullary_sheath myelin_sheath,a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers  
53747,medullated_nerve_fiber myelinated_nerve_fiber,a nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin  
53748,medusa medusoid medusan,one of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate; in this phase it has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles  
53749,medusa's_head Elymus_caput-medusae,weedy rye grass having long bristling awns  
53750,medusa's_head Euphorbia_medusae Euphorbia_caput-medusae,African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches  
53751,meed,a fitting reward  
53752,meekness subduedness,a disposition to be patient and long suffering  
53753,meekness submission,the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness  
53754,meerkat mierkat,a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes  
53755,meerschaum,a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum  
53756,meerschaum sepiolite,a white clayey mineral  
53757,meet sports_meeting,a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held  
53758,meeting coming_together congress,the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"; "the lovers met discreetly for the purposes of sexual congress"  
53759,meeting encounter,a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"  
53760,meeting get_together,a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room"  
53761,meeting group_meeting,a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"  
53762,meeting_house honeysuckle Aquilegia_canadensis,columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers  
53763,mefenamic_acid Ponstel,a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug (trade name Ponstel) used to treat mild pain (especially menstrual cramps)  
53764,mefloquine mefloquine_hydrochloride Larium Mephaquine,an antimalarial drug (trade name Larium and Mephaquine) that is effective in cases that do not respond to chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric effects on some people  
53765,megabit Mbit Mb,a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobits or 10^6 (1,000,000) bits  
53766,megabyte M MB,a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes  
53767,megabyte mebibyte M MB MiB,a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes  
53768,megacolon,an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung's disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)  
53769,megadeath,the death of a million people; "they calibrate the effects of atom bombs in megadeaths"  
53770,megaflop MFLOP million_floating_point_operations_per_second,(computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system  
53771,megagametophyte,the female gametophyte produced by the megaspore of a plant that produces both microspore and megaspores  
53772,megahertz MHz megacycle_per_second megacycle Mc,one million periods per second  
53773,megakaryocyte,a large bone marrow cell; regarded as the source of blood platelets  
53774,megalith megalithic_structure,memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)  
53775,megaloblast,abnormally large red blood cell present in pernicious anemia and folic acid deficiency  
53776,megaloblastic_anemia megaloblastic_anaemia,anemia characterized by many large immature and dysfunctional red blood cells (megaloblasts) in the bone marrow; associated with pernicious anemia  
53777,megalocyte macrocyte,abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia)  
53778,megalomania,a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur  
53779,megalomaniac,a pathological egotist  
53780,megalopolis,a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns)  
53781,megalosaur megalosaurus,gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous in Europe  
53782,megaphone,a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice  
53783,megapode mound_bird mound-bird mound_builder scrub_fowl,large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs  
53784,megasporangium macrosporangium,a plant structure that produces megaspores  
53785,megaspore macrospore,larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte  
53786,megasporophyll,in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only megasporangia  
53787,megatherian megatheriid megatherian_mammal,a large extinct ground sloth  
53788,megaton,one million tons  
53789,megaton,a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of one million tons of TNT  
53790,megaton_bomb,a nuclear weapon with an explosive power equivalent to one million tons of TNT  
53791,megavitamin_therapy,therapy based on a theory that taking very large doses of vitamins will prevent or cure physical or psychological disorders  
53792,megawatt,a unit of power equal to one million watts  
53793,megestrol megestrol_acetate,a synthetic progestational compound used to treat endometrial carcinoma  
53794,megillah,(Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account; "he insisted on giving us the whole megillah"  
53795,megilp magilp,a medium for oil-paints; linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish or turpentine  
53796,megohm,a unit of resistance equal to one million ohms  
53797,meiosis miosis reduction_division,(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)  
53798,meitnerium Mt element_109 atomic_number_109,a radioactive transuranic element  
53799,melagra,rheumatic or myalgic pains in the arms or legs  
53800,melamine cyanuramide,a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resins  
53801,melamine_resin,a thermosetting resin formed from melamine and an aldehyde; used in molded products, adhesives, and coatings  
53802,melancholia,extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears  
53803,melancholic melancholiac,someone subject to melancholia  
53804,melancholy,a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed  
53805,melancholy,a feeling of thoughtful sadness  
53806,melancholy_thistle Cirsium_heterophylum Cirsium_helenioides,perennial stoloniferous thistle of northern Europe with lanceolate basal leaves and usually solitary heads of reddish-purple flowers  
53807,melanin,insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers  
53808,melanoblast,an epidermal cell that is a precursor of a melanocyte  
53809,melanocyte,a cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin under the control of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone  
53810,melanocyte-stimulating_hormone MSH,a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes  
53811,melanoderma,abnormally dark skin caused by increased deposits of melatonin  
53812,melanoma malignant_melanoma,any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes  
53813,melanosis melanism,a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)  
53814,melatonin,hormone secreted by the pineal gland  
53815,melee scrimmage battle_royal,a noisy riotous fight  
53816,melena melaena,abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)  
53817,melilotus melilot sweet_clover,erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement  
53818,melioration,the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning  
53819,meliorism,the belief that the world can be made better by human effort  
53820,mellowing,the process of becoming mellow  
53821,mellowness,a feeling of good humor and sympathy through maturity or intoxication or a relaxed state  
53822,mellowness,a taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor  
53823,mellowness,a soft shade of a color; "a mellowness of light and shade not attainable in marble"  
53824,mellowness,geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana  
53825,melodiousness tunefulness,the property of having a melody  
53826,melodrama,an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization  
53827,melody tonal_pattern,the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes  
53828,melolonthid_beetle,any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae  
53829,melon,any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh  
53830,melon melon_vine,any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers  
53831,melon_ball,a bite of melon cut as a sphere  
53832,melosa Chile_tarweed madia_oil_plant Madia_sativa,South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil  
53833,melphalan Alkeran,antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies  
53834,meltdown,a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown; "there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933"  
53835,meltdown nuclear_meltdown,severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping  
53836,melter,a worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.)  
53837,melting_pot,an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated  
53838,meltwater,melted snow or ice  
53839,mem,the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
53840,member,anything that belongs to a set or class; "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex"  
53841,member,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"  
53842,member fellow_member,one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"  
53843,member_bank,a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System  
53844,membership,the state of being a member  
53845,membership rank,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"  
53846,membership_card,a card certifying membership in an organization  
53847,membrane,a thin pliable sheet of material  
53848,membrane tissue_layer,a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants  
53849,membrane_bone,any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull  
53850,membranous_labyrinth,the sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth  
53851,meme,a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation); "memes are the cultural counterpart of genes"  
53852,memento souvenir,a reminder of past events  
53853,memento_mori,a reminder (as a death's head) of your mortality  
53854,memo memorandum memoranda,a written proposal or reminder  
53855,memoir,an account of the author's personal experiences  
53856,memoir,an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic  
53857,memorabilia,a record of things worth remembering  
53858,memorability,the quality of being worth remembering; "continuous change results in lack of memorability"; "true memorability of phrase"  
53859,memorial,a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority  
53860,memorial commemoration remembrance,a recognition of meritorious service  
53861,memorial monument,a structure erected to commemorate persons or events  
53862,memorization memorisation committal_to_memory,learning so as to be able to remember verbatim; "the actor's memorization of his lines"  
53863,memorizer memoriser,a person who learns by rote  
53864,memory,the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes; "he taught a graduate course on learning and memory"  
53865,memory,something that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost"  
53866,memory computer_memory storage computer_storage store memory_board,an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"  
53867,memory remembering,the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father"  
53868,memory retention retentiveness retentivity,the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger"  
53869,memory_chip,a RAM microchip that can be plugged into a computer to provide additional memory  
53870,memory_device storage_device,a device that preserves information for retrieval  
53871,memory_image,a mental image of something previously experienced  
53872,memory_picture,a memory image that is similar to a visual perception  
53873,memsahib,a woman sahib  
53874,men's_room men's,a public toilet for men  
53875,menace,a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace"  
53876,menace threat,something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"  
53877,menage_a_trois,household for three; an arrangement where a married couple and a lover of one of them live together while sharing sexual relations  
53878,menagerie,a collection of live animals for study or display  
53879,menagerie zoo zoological_garden,the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition  
53880,menarche,the first occurrence of menstruation in a woman  
53881,mend patch darn,sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends"  
53882,mendacity,the tendency to be untruthful  
53883,mendelevium Md Mv atomic_number_101,a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol)  
53884,mender repairer fixer,a skilled worker who mends or repairs things  
53885,mending,garments that must be repaired  
53886,menhaden Brevoortia_tyrannis,shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer  
53887,menhaden_oil,a fatty oil obtained from the menhaden fish and used in paint and ink and in treating leather  
53888,menhir standing_stone,a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France  
53889,menial,a domestic servant  
53890,meningeal_artery arteria_meningea,any of three arteries supplying the meninges of the brain and neighboring structures  
53891,meningeal_veins venae_meningeae,veins at accompany the meningeal arteries  
53892,meningioma,a tumor arising in the meninges which surround the brain and spinal cord; usually slow growing and sometimes malignant  
53893,meningism,symptoms that mimic those of meningitis but without inflammation of the meninges  
53894,meningitis,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  
53895,meningocele,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)  
53896,meningoencephalitis cerebromeningitis encephalomeningitis,inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges  
53897,meninx meninges,a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord  
53898,meniscectomy,surgical removal of the meniscus of the knee  
53899,meniscus,(optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other  
53900,meniscus,(physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube  
53901,meniscus semilunar_cartilage,(anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint  
53902,meno_mosso,played at reduced speed; less rapid  
53903,menopause climacteric change_of_life,the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends  
53904,menorah,(Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival  
53905,menorrhagia hypermenorrhea,abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged  
53906,menorrhea menstrual_blood menstrual_flow,flow of blood from the uterus; occurs at roughly monthly intervals during a woman's reproductive years  
53907,mens_rea malice_aforethought,(law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials  
53908,mensch mensh,a decent responsible person with admirable characteristics  
53909,menstrual_cycle,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"  
53910,menstrual_phase,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)  
53911,menstruation menses menstruum catamenia period flow,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  
53912,menstruum,(archaic) a solvent  
53913,mental_abnormality,any abnormality of mental function  
53914,mental_age,the level of intellectual development as measured by an intelligence test  
53915,mental_anguish,sustained dull painful emotion  
53916,mental_disorder mental_disturbance disturbance psychological_disorder folie,(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness  
53917,mental_exhaustion brain-fag,exhaustion that affects mental keenness  
53918,mental_health,the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment  
53919,mental_hospital psychiatric_hospital mental_institution institution mental_home insane_asylum asylum,a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person  
53920,mental_illness mental_disease psychopathy,any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention  
53921,mental_measurement,a generic term used to cover any application of measurement techniques to the quantification of mental functions  
53922,mental_note,special attention with intent to remember; "he made a mental note to send her flowers"  
53923,mental_picture picture impression,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"  
53924,mental_quickness quickness quick-wittedness,intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay  
53925,mental_reservation reservation arriere_pensee,an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly  
53926,mental_soundness mental_balance,the healthy psychological state of someone with good judgment  
53927,mentalism,(philosophy) a doctrine that mind is the true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness  
53928,mentality outlook mindset mind-set,a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations  
53929,mentally_retarded retarded developmentally_challenged,people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the retarded"  
53930,menthol,a crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odor that occurs naturally in peppermint oil; used as a flavoring and in medicine to relieve itching, pain, and nasal congestion  
53931,menthol,a lotion containing menthol which gives it the smell of mint  
53932,mentholated_salve,a salve containing menthol  
53933,mention honorable_mention,an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention"  
53934,mention reference,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"  
53935,mentioner,a speaker who refers to something briefly or incidentally  
53936,mentor wise_man,a wise and trusted guide and advisor  
53937,mentum,a projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids  
53938,mentum,a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin  
53939,menu,the dishes making up a meal  
53940,menu bill_of_fare card carte_du_jour carte,a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French"  
53941,menu computer_menu,(computer science) a list of options available to a computer user  
53942,menu fare,an agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports"  
53943,meow mew miaou miaow miaul,the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)  
53944,meperidine meperidine_hydrochloride Demerol,a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain  
53945,mephenytoin Mesantoin,a toxic anticonvulsant drug (trade name Mesantoin) used in the treatment of epilepsy when less toxic anticonvulsants have been ineffective  
53946,mephitis,a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth  
53947,mephobarbital Mebaral,a long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy  
53948,meprobamate Miltown Equanil Meprin,a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety  
53949,meralgia,pain in the thigh  
53950,merbromine Mercurochrome,a mercurial compound applied topically as an antiseptic; Mercurochrome is the trademark  
53951,mercantile_agency commercial_agency,an organization that provides businesses with credit ratings of other firms; "Dun & Bradstreet is the largest mercantile agency in the United States"  
53952,mercantile_establishment retail_store sales_outlet outlet,a place of business for retailing goods  
53953,mercantile_law commercial_law law_merchant,the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence  
53954,mercantilism mercantile_system,an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests  
53955,mercaptopurine Purinethol,a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia  
53956,mercenary soldier_of_fortune,a person hired to fight for another country than their own  
53957,mercer,a dealer in textiles (especially silks)  
53958,merchandise ware product,commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"  
53959,merchant merchandiser,a businessperson engaged in retail trade  
53960,merchant_bank acquirer,a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee  
53961,merchant_marine,the crew of a merchant vessel  
53962,merchantability,the state of being fit for market; ready to be bought or sold  
53963,mercifulness mercy,the feeling that motivates compassion  
53964,mercifulness mercy,a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"  
53965,mercilessness unmercifulness,inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving  
53966,mercurial_ointment,an ointment containing mercury  
53967,mercuric_chloride mercury_chloride bichloride_of_mercury corrosive_sublimate,a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative  
53968,mercury,temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly"  
53969,mercury quicksilver hydrargyrum Hg atomic_number_80,a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures  
53970,mercury-vapor_lamp,ultraviolet lamp that emits a strong bluish light (rich in ultraviolet radiation) as electric current passes through mercury vapor  
53971,mercury_barometer,barometer that shows pressure by the height of a column of mercury  
53972,mercury_cell,a primary cell consisting of a zinc anode and a cathode of mercury oxide and an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide  
53973,mercury_fulminate fulminate_of_mercury fulminating_mercury,a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps  
53974,mercury_poisoning,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  
53975,mercury_thermometer mercury-in-glass_thermometer,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  
53976,mercy,something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"  
53977,mercy,alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"  
53978,mercy_seat,the throne of God  
53979,mercy_seat,the golden covering of the ark of the covenant  
53980,mere,a small pond of standing water  
53981,merestone meerestone mearstone,an old term for a landmark that consisted of a pile of stones surmounted by an upright slab  
53982,merganser fish_duck sawbill sheldrake,large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges  
53983,merger_agreement acquisition_agreement,contract governing the merger of two or more companies  
53984,merging meeting coming_together,the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds"  
53985,mericarp,a carpel with one seed; one of a pair split apart at maturity  
53986,meridian line_of_longitude,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"  
53987,meringue,sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar  
53988,meringue_kiss,a kiss made of sugar and egg white and baked slowly  
53989,merino merino_sheep,white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality  
53990,meristem,undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root  
53991,merit virtue,any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit"  
53992,merit_badge,a badge award to Boy Scouts in recognition of special projects  
53993,merit_pay,extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers)  
53994,merit_system,the system of employing and promoting civil servants on the basis of ability  
53995,meritocracy,a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects  
53996,meritocracy,the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth  
53997,merlon,a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement  
53998,mermaid,half woman and half fish; lives in the sea  
53999,merman,half man and half fish; lives in the sea  
54000,meromelia,congenital absence of part of an arm or leg  
54001,meronym part_name,a word that names a part of a larger whole; "`brim' and `crown' are meronyms of `hat'"  
54002,meronymy part_to_whole_relation,the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole  
54003,merozoite,a cell that arises from the asexual division of a parent sporozoan during its life cycle  
54004,merry-go-round,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"  
54005,merrymaking conviviality jollification,a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity  
54006,mesa table,flat tableland with steep edges; "the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water"  
54007,mesalliance,a marriage with a person of inferior social status  
54008,mescal,a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)  
54009,mescal mezcal peyote Lophophora_williamsii,a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons  
54010,mescal_bean coral_bean frijolito frijolillo Sophora_secundiflora,shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans  
54011,mescal_button sacred_mushroom magic_mushroom,the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin  
54012,mescaline peyote,the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons  
54013,mesenchyme,mesodermal tissue that forms connective tissue and blood and smooth muscles  
54014,mesenteric_artery arteria_mesenterica,one of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestines  
54015,mesenteric_plexus plexus_mesentericus,a plexus of autonomic nerves  
54016,mesenteric_vein vena_mesenterica,a tributary of the portal vein passing from the intestine between the two layers of mesentery  
54017,mesentery,a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines  
54018,mesh,the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles; "a 100 mesh screen"; "100 mesh powdered cellulose"  
54019,mesh meshing interlock interlocking,the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"  
54020,mesh_topology mesh,the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component  
54021,meshugaas mishegaas mishegoss,(Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity  
54022,meshuggeneh meshuggener,(Yiddish) a crazy fool  
54023,mesne_lord,a feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held from a superior lord  
54024,mesocarp,the middle layer of a pericarp  
54025,mesocolon,mesentery that holds the lower colon to the dorsal abdominal wall  
54026,mesoderm mesoblast,the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue  
54027,mesohippus,North American three-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horses  
54028,mesomorph,a person with a well-developed muscular body  
54029,meson mesotron,an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0  
54030,mesophyte mesophytic_plant,land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte  
54031,mesosphere,the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere  
54032,mesothelioma,a form of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or abdomen or heart; usually associated with exposure to asbestos dust  
54033,mesothelium,epithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm; lines the primordial body cavity  
54034,mesquite mesquit,any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar  
54035,mesquite_gum,a gum obtained from mesquite pods; resembles gum arabic  
54036,mess,soft semiliquid food; "a mess of porridge"  
54037,mess,a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel  
54038,mess mess_hall,a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax  
54039,mess messiness muss mussiness,a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"  
54040,mess_jacket monkey_jacket shell_jacket,waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners  
54041,mess_kit,kit containing a metal dish and eating utensils; used by soldiers and campers  
54042,mess_of_pottage,anything of trivial value; "Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a mess of pottage"  
54043,message,a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message"  
54044,message content subject_matter substance,what a communication that is about something is about  
54045,message_pad writing_pad,a pad of paper on which messages can be written  
54046,messaging electronic_messaging,the sending and processing of e-mail by computer  
54047,messenger courier,a person who carries a message  
54048,messenger_RNA mRNA template_RNA informational_RNA,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  
54049,messenger_boy errand_boy,a boy who earns money by running errands  
54050,messiah christ,any expected deliverer  
54051,messiahship,the position of messiah  
54052,messmate,(nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)  
54053,messuage,(law) a dwelling house and its adjacent buildings and the adjacent land used by the household  
54054,mestiza,a woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)  
54055,mestizo,a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)  
54056,mestranol,a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives  
54057,metabolic_acidosis,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)  
54058,metabolic_alkalosis,alkalosis resulting from hydrogen-ion loss or excessive intake of alkaline substances  
54059,metabolic_disorder,a disorder or defect of metabolism  
54060,metabolic_rate,rate of metabolism; the amount of energy expended in a give period  
54061,metabolism metabolic_process,the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life  
54062,metabolite,any substance involved in metabolism (either as a product of metabolism or as necessary for metabolism)  
54063,metacarpal metacarpal_bone,any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers  
54064,metacarpal_artery arteria_metacarpea,dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand  
54065,metacarpal_vein vena_metacarpus,dorsal and palmar veins of the hand  
54066,metacarpus,the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges  
54067,metacenter metacentre,(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  
54068,metacentric_chromosome,a chromosome having two equal arms because the centromere is in median position  
54069,metadata,data about data; "a library catalog is metadata because it describes publications"  
54070,metagenesis digenesis,alternation of sexual and asexual generations  
54071,metaknowledge,knowledge about knowledge  
54072,metal_detector,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  
54073,metal_filing,a fragment of metal rubbed off by the use of a file  
54074,metal_screw,screw made of metal  
54075,metal_wood,golf wood with a metal head instead of the traditional wooden head  
54076,metalanguage,a language that can be used to describe languages  
54077,metalepsis,substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another  
54078,metalhead,a fan of heavy metal music  
54079,metallic,a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal  
54080,metallic,a yarn made partly or entirely of metal  
54081,metallic_bond,a chemical bond in which electrons are shared over many nuclei and electronic conduction occurs  
54082,metallic_element metal,any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.  
54083,metallized_dye,acid dye in which the negative ion contains a chelated metal atom  
54084,metallurgist metallurgical_engineer,an engineer trained in the extraction and refining and alloying and fabrication of metals  
54085,metallurgy,the science and technology of metals  
54086,metalware,household articles made of metal (especially for use at table)  
54087,metalwork,the metal parts of something; "there were bullet holes in the metalwork"  
54088,metalworking metalwork,the activity of making things out of metal in a skillful manner  
54089,metamathematics,the logical analysis of mathematical reasoning  
54090,metamere somite,one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally  
54091,metamorphic_rock,rock altered by pressure and heat  
54092,metamorphism,change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat or introduction of new chemical substances  
54093,metamorphopsia,a defect of vision in which objects appear to be distorted; usually due to a defect in the retina  
54094,metamorphosis,a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft  
54095,metamorphosis metabolism,the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals  
54096,metaphase,the second stage of meiosis  
54097,metaphase,the second stage of mitosis  
54098,metaphor,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  
54099,metaphosphoric_acid,a glassy solid acid ([HPO3]n) often used as a dehydrating agent  
54100,metaphysics,the philosophical study of being and knowing  
54101,metaphysis,the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis  
54102,metaplastic_anemia metaplastic_anaemia,pernicious anemia in which the various formed elements in the blood are changed  
54103,metaproterenol Alupent,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  
54104,metarule,a rule that describes how other rules should be used (as in AI)  
54105,metasequoia dawn_redwood Metasequoia_glyptostrodoides,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  
54106,metastability,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  
54107,metastasis,the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body  
54108,metatarsal,any bone of the foot between the ankle and the toes  
54109,metatarsal_arch,the short lateral arch formed by the heads of the metatarsals  
54110,metatarsal_artery arteria_metatarsea,dorsal and plantar arteries to the metatarsal region of the foot  
54111,metatarsal_vein vena_metatarsus,dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal region of the foot  
54112,metatarsus,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  
54113,metatherian,primitive pouched mammals found mainly in Australia and the Americas  
54114,metathesis,a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence  
54115,metazoan,any animal of the subkingdom Metazoa; all animals except protozoans and sponges  
54116,metempsychosis rebirth,after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body  
54117,metencephalon,the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum  
54118,meteor shooting_star,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  
54119,meteor_shower meteor_stream,a transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere  
54120,meteor_swarm,a group of meteoroids with similar paths  
54121,meteorite,stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface  
54122,meteoroid meteor,(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere  
54123,meteorological_balloon,a small unmanned balloon set aloft to observe atmospheric conditions  
54124,meteorological_conditions,the prevailing environmental conditions as they influence the prediction of weather  
54125,meteorological_observation_post weather_station,one of a network of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded  
54126,meteorologist,a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions  
54127,meteorology,the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)  
54128,meteorology weather_forecasting,predicting what the weather will be  
54129,meteortropism,an effect of climate on biological processes (as the effect on joint pains etc.)  
54130,meter,any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity  
54131,meter metre m,the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)  
54132,meter metre measure beat cadence,(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse  
54133,meter metre time,rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration  
54134,meter_maid,policewoman who is assigned to write parking tickets  
54135,meterstick metrestick,a rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters)  
54136,metformin Glucophage,an antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucophage) prescribed to treat type II diabetes  
54137,methacholine Mecholyl,parasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulates secretions and smooth muscle activity  
54138,methacrylic_acid 2-methylpropenoic_acid,an unsaturated acid (C4H6O2) used to make resins and plastics  
54139,methadone methadone_hydrochloride methadon dolophine_hydrochloride fixer synthetic_heroin,synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction  
54140,methamphetamine methamphetamine_hydrochloride Methedrine meth deoxyephedrine chalk chicken_feed crank glass ice shabu trash,an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant  
54141,methane,a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel  
54142,methane_series alkane_series alkane paraffin_series paraffin,a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)  
54143,methanogen,archaebacteria found in anaerobic environments such as animal intestinal tracts or sediments or sewage and capable of producing methane; a source of natural gas  
54144,methanol methyl_alcohol wood_alcohol wood_spirit,a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol  
54145,methapyrilene,antihistamine used to treat allergic responses (as rhinitis or dermatitis or pruritus)  
54146,methaqualone Quaalude,sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse  
54147,metharbital Gemonil,anticonvulsant drug (trade name Gemonil) used in the treatment of epilepsy  
54148,metheglin,spiced or medicated mead  
54149,methenamine Mandelamine Urex,antibacterial agent (trade names Mandelamine and Urex) that is contained in many products that are used to treat urinary infections  
54150,methicillin,antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections  
54151,methionine,a crystalline amino acid containing sulfur; found in most proteins and essential for nutrition  
54152,methocarbamol Robaxin,muscle relaxant for skeletal muscles (trade name Robaxin) used to treat spasms  
54153,method,a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)  
54154,method_acting method,an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed  
54155,method_of_choice,the best method to achieve a desired result  
54156,methodology,the system of methods followed in a particular discipline  
54157,methodology methodological_analysis,the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline  
54158,methotrexate methotrexate_sodium amethopterin,toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis  
54159,methyl methyl_group methyl_radical,the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane  
54160,methyl_bromide,a poisonous gas or liquid (CH3Br) used to fumigate rodents, worms, etc.  
54161,methyl_orange,an azo dye used as an acid-base indicator; used for titrations involving weak bases  
54162,methyl_salicylate birch_oil sweet-birch_oil,a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain  
54163,methylated_spirit,ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its use as an alcoholic beverage  
54164,methyldopa alpha_methyl_dopa Aldomet,antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the treatment of high blood pressure  
54165,methylene_blue methylthionine_chloride,a dark green dye used as a stain, an antiseptic, a chemical indicator, and an antidote in cyanide poisoning  
54166,methylene_chloride dichloromethane,a nonflammable liquid used as a solvent and paint remover and refrigerant  
54167,methylene_group methylene_radical methylene,the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane  
54168,methylenedioxymethamphetamine MDMA,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 partygoers to remain active for long periods of time"  
54169,methylphenidate Ritalin,central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children  
54170,methyltestosterone,an androgenic compound contained in drugs that are used to treat testosterone deficiency and female breast cancer and to stimulate growth and weight gain  
54171,metic,an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city  
54172,metical,the basic unit of money in Mozambique; equal to 100 centavos  
54173,meticulousness meticulosity punctiliousness scrupulousness,strict attention to minute details  
54174,metier medium,an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier"  
54175,metonym,a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing; "Washington is a metonym for the United States government"; "plastic is a metonym for credit card"  
54176,metonymy,substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')  
54177,metopion,the craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences of the skull  
54178,metoprolol Lopressor,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.)  
54179,metralgia,pain in the uterus  
54180,metrazol_shock metrazol_shock_therapy metrazol_shock_treatment,the administration of sufficient Metrazol to induce convulsions and coma  
54181,metric_capacity_unit,a capacity unit defined in metric terms  
54182,metric_function metric,a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them  
54183,metric_linear_unit,a linear unit of distance in metric terms  
54184,metric_space,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  
54185,metric_system,a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second  
54186,metric_ton MT tonne t,a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms  
54187,metric_unit metric,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"  
54188,metric_weight_unit weight_unit,a decimal unit of weight based on the gram  
54189,metrical_foot foot metrical_unit,(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm  
54190,metrification,writing a metrical composition (or the metrical structure of a composition)  
54191,metrification metrication,the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds  
54192,metritis endometritis,inflammation of the lining of the uterus (of the endometrium)  
54193,metro tube underground subway_system subway,an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"  
54194,metrology,the scientific study of measurement  
54195,metronidazole Flagyl,antiprotozoal medication (trade name Flagyl) used to treat trichomoniasis and giardiasis  
54196,metronome,clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music  
54197,metropolitan,in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity  
54198,metropolitan,a person who lives in a metropolis  
54199,metroptosis descensus_uteri,prolapse of the uterus  
54200,metrorrhagia,bleeding from the uterus that is not due to menstruation; usually indicative of disease (as cervical cancer)  
54201,mettlesomeness,courageous high-spiritedness  
54202,mew mew_gull sea_mew Larus_canus,the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America  
54203,mews,street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings; "she lives in a Chelsea mews"  
54204,mexiletine Mexitil,antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Mexitil) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias  
54205,mezereon February_daphne Daphne_mezereum,small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs  
54206,mezereum,the dried bark of the shrub mezereon  
54207,mezuzah mezuza,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  
54208,mezzanine first_balcony,first or lowest balcony  
54209,mezzanine mezzanine_floor entresol,intermediate floor just above the ground floor  
54210,mezzo-relievo mezzo-rilievo half-relief,a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief  
54211,mezzo-soprano mezzo,a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto  
54212,mezzo-soprano mezzo,the female singing voice between contralto and soprano  
54213,mezzotint,print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade  
54214,mho siemens reciprocal_ohm S,a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm  
54215,mi,the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major scale in solmization  
54216,miasma miasm,an unwholesome atmosphere; "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay"  
54217,miasma miasm,unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke"  
54218,mica isinglass,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  
54219,micelle,an electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents  
54220,miconazole Monistat,an antifungal agent usually administered in the form of a nitrate (trade name Monistat)  
54221,microbalance,balance for weighing very small objects  
54222,microbe bug germ,a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use  
54223,microbiologist,a specialist in microbiology  
54224,microbiology,the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans  
54225,microbrachia,abnormally small arms  
54226,microbrewery,a small brewery; consumption of the product is mainly elsewhere  
54227,microcephaly microcephalus nanocephaly,an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain  
54228,microcosm,a miniature model of something  
54229,microcosmic_salt,a white salt present in urine and used to test for metal oxides  
54230,microcyte,an abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter)  
54231,microcytic_anemia microcytic_anaemia,anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is smaller than normal  
54232,microcytosis,a blood disorder characterized by the presence of microcytes (abnormally small red blood cells) in the blood; often associated with anemia  
54233,microdot,photograph reduced to the size of a dot (usually for purposes of security)  
54234,microeconomics,the branch of economics that studies the economy of consumers or households or individual firms  
54235,microeconomist microeconomic_expert,an economist who specializes in microeconomics  
54236,microelectronics,the branch of electronics that deals with miniature components  
54237,microevolution,evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies  
54238,microfarad,a unit of capacitance equal to one millionth of a farad  
54239,microfiche,small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material  
54240,microfilm,film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material  
54241,microflora,microscopic plants; bacteria are often considered to be microflora  
54242,microfossil,a fossil that must be studied microscopically  
54243,microgametophyte,the male gametophyte produced by a microspore  
54244,microgauss,a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one millionth of a gauss  
54245,microglia,neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic  
54246,microgliacyte,a cell of the microglia that may become phagocytic and collect waste products of nerve tissue  
54247,microgram mcg,one millionth (1/1,000,000) gram  
54248,micrometeorite micrometeoroid micrometeor,a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere  
54249,micrometer micrometer_gauge micrometer_caliper,caliper for measuring small distances  
54250,micrometry,measuring with a micrometer  
54251,micron micrometer,a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter  
54252,micronutrient,a substance needed only in small amounts for normal body function (e.g., vitamins or minerals)  
54253,microorganism micro-organism,any organism of microscopic size  
54254,micropaleontology,the paleontology of microfossils  
54255,micropenis microphallus,an abnormally small penis  
54256,microphage,a neutrophil that ingests small things (as bacteria)  
54257,microphone mike mic,device for converting sound waves into electrical energy  
54258,microphoning,the transduction of sound waves into electrical waves (by a microphone)  
54259,microphotometer,special kind of densitometer that measures density variations over a very small area  
54260,microprocessor,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"  
54261,micropyle,minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters  
54262,microradian,a unit of angular distance equal to one thousandth of a milliradian  
54263,microscope,magnifier of the image of small objects; "the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell"  
54264,microscopic_anatomy,the study of microscopic structures of tissues and organs  
54265,microscopic_field,the areas that is visible through a microscope  
54266,microscopist,a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes  
54267,microscopy,research with the use of microscopes  
54268,microsecond,one millionth (10^-6) of a second; one thousandth of a millisecond  
54269,microsome,a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA  
54270,microsporangium,a plant structure that produces microspores  
54271,microspore,smaller of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in the pollen sac into a male gametophyte  
54272,microsporidian,parasite of arthropods and fishes that invade and destroy host cells  
54273,microsporophyll,in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only microsporangia  
54274,microsurgery,surgery using operating microscopes and miniaturized precision instruments to perform intricate procedures on very small structures  
54275,microtome,scientific instrument that cuts thin slices of something for microscopic examination  
54276,microtubule,a microscopically small tubule  
54277,microvolt,a unit of potential equal to one millionth of a volt  
54278,microwave,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  
54279,microwave microwave_oven,kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food  
54280,microwave_bomb E-bomb,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  
54281,microwave_diathermy_machine,diathermy machine that uses microwave radiation as the source of heat  
54282,microwave_linear_accelerator,linear accelerator that uses microwaves  
54283,microwave_spectroscopy,the use of spectroscopy to study atomic or molecular resonances in the microwave spectrum  
54284,microwave_spectrum,the part of the electromagnetic spectrum corresponding to microwaves  
54285,micturition urination,the discharge of urine  
54286,micturition_reflex,relaxation of the urethral sphincter in response to increased pressure in the bladder  
54287,mid-April,the middle part of April  
54288,mid-August,the middle part of August  
54289,mid-December,the middle part of December  
54290,mid-February,the middle part of February  
54291,mid-January,the middle part of January  
54292,mid-July,the middle part of July  
54293,mid-June,the middle part of June  
54294,mid-March,the middle part of March  
54295,mid-May,the middle part of May  
54296,mid-November,the middle part of November  
54297,mid-October,the middle part of October  
54298,mid-September,the middle part of September  
54299,mid-calf,the middle of the calf; half way between the knee and ankle  
54300,mid-off,the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the off side  
54301,mid-on,the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the on side  
54302,mid-water,the water that is well below the surface but also well above the bottom; "many marine fishes inhabit the mid-waters"  
54303,midafternoon,the middle part of the afternoon  
54304,midair,some point in the air; above ground level; "the planes collided in midair"  
54305,midazolam Versed,an injectable form of benzodiazepine (trade name Versed) useful for sedation and for reducing pain during uncomfortable medical procedures  
54306,midbrain mesencephalon,the middle portion of the brain  
54307,middle,time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April"  
54308,middle,an intermediate part or section; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle  
54309,middle midriff midsection,the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"  
54310,middle-aged_man,a man who is roughly between 45 and 65 years old  
54311,middle_C,the note designated by the first ledger line below the treble staff; 261.63 hertz  
54312,middle_age,the time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age)  
54313,middle_cerebral_artery,one of two branches of the internal carotid artery; divides into three branches  
54314,middle_cerebral_vein vena_cerebri_media,either of two cerebral veins  
54315,middle_class bourgeoisie,the social class between the lower and upper classes  
54316,middle_distance,the part of a scene between the foreground and the background  
54317,middle_ear tympanic_cavity tympanum,the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear  
54318,middle_finger,the second finger; between the index finger and the ring finger  
54319,middle_meningeal_artery,branch of the maxillary artery; its branches supply meninges  
54320,middle_name,a name between your first name and your surname  
54321,middle_temporal_vein,arises near the eye; joins the superficial temporal veins to form the retromandibular vein  
54322,middle_term,the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion  
54323,middle_thyroid_vein,a vein on each side that drains the lateral part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein  
54324,middlebrow,someone who is neither a highbrow nor a lowbrow  
54325,middleweight,an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds  
54326,middleweight,a wrestler who weighs 172-192 pounds  
54327,middleweight,a professional boxer who weighs between 155 and 160 pounds  
54328,middling,any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)  
54329,middy middy_blouse,blouse with a sailor collar  
54330,midfield,(sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)  
54331,midge,minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water  
54332,midgrass,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  
54333,midinette,a Parisian salesgirl  
54334,midiron two_iron,long iron with a nearly vertical face  
54335,midland,the interior part of a country  
54336,midnight,12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night; "young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight"  
54337,midnight_sun,the sun visible at midnight (inside the Arctic or Antarctic Circles)  
54338,midplane midline,the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)  
54339,midrib midvein,the vein in the center of a leaf  
54340,midshipman,a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training  
54341,midst thick,the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd"  
54342,midstream,the middle of a stream  
54343,midterm,the middle of the gestation period  
54344,midterm,middle of an academic term or a political term in office  
54345,midterm_examination midterm_exam midterm,an examination administered in the middle of an academic term  
54346,midway,the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located  
54347,midweek,the middle of a week  
54348,midwife accoucheuse,a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies  
54349,midwife_toad Alytes_cisternasi,similar in habit to Alytes obstetricians  
54350,midwifery,assisting women at childbirth  
54351,midwinter,the middle of winter  
54352,might mightiness power,physical strength  
54353,might-have-been,an event that could have occurred but never did  
54354,mignonette sweet_reseda Reseda_odorata,Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance  
54355,migraine megrim sick_headache hemicrania,a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men  
54356,migrant migrator,traveler who moves from one region or country to another  
54357,migrant_shrike Lanius_ludovicianus_migrans,a shrike of central North America; winters in Texas and the southern Mississippi valley  
54358,migration,a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)  
54359,migration,(chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule  
54360,migration,the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding  
54361,migration,the movement of persons from one country or locality to another  
54362,migration_route flyway,the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate  
54363,migrator,an animal (especially birds and fish) that travels between different habitats at particular times of the year  
54364,migratory_grasshopper,serious pest of grain-growing and range areas of central and western United States  
54365,migratory_locust Locusta_migratoria,Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetation  
54366,migratory_quail Coturnix_coturnix Coturnix_communis,the typical Old World quail  
54367,mihrab,(Islam) a design in the shape of niche in a Muslim prayer rug; during worship the niche must be pointed toward Mecca  
54368,mihrab,(Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca  
54369,mikado tenno,the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno  
54370,mikvah,(Hebrew) a ritual purification and cleansing bath that Orthodox Jews take on certain occasions (as before Sabbath or after menstruation)  
54371,mil,a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound  
54372,mil,a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire)  
54373,mil,an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution  
54374,mild_silver_protein Argyrol,antiseptic consisting of a compound of protein and silver (trade name Argyrol)  
54375,mild_steel low-carbon_steel soft-cast_steel,steel with less than 0.15% carbon  
54376,mildew,a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter  
54377,mildew mold mould,the process of becoming mildewed  
54378,mildness clemency,good weather with comfortable temperatures  
54379,mile,a large distance; "he missed by a mile"  
54380,mile,a footrace extending one mile; "he holds the record in the mile"  
54381,mile Roman_mile,an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards  
54382,mile mil Swedish_mile,a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km  
54383,mile statute_mile stat_mi land_mile international_mile mi,a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters  
54384,mileage,a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled  
54385,mileage fuel_consumption_rate gasoline_mileage gas_mileage,the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned  
54386,mileage milage,distance measured in miles  
54387,miler,(used only in combinations) the length of something in miles; "the race was a 30-miler"  
54388,miler,a runner in a one-mile race  
54389,miles_gloriosus,a braggart soldier (a stock figure in comedy)  
54390,miles_per_gallon,the distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel  
54391,miles_per_hour mph,a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel  
54392,miles_per_hour mph,the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours)  
54393,milestone,a significant event in your life (or in a project)  
54394,milestone milepost,stone post at side of a road to show distances  
54395,miliary_tuberculosis,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)  
54396,milieu surroundings,the environmental condition  
54397,militainment,entertainment with military themes in which the Department of Defense is celebrated  
54398,militant activist,a militant reformer  
54399,militarism,a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests  
54400,militarist warmonger,a person who advocates war or warlike policies  
54401,military armed_forces armed_services military_machine war_machine,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"  
54402,military-industrial_complex,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  
54403,military_academy,an academy for training military officers  
54404,military_action action,a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea"  
54405,military_adviser military_advisor,a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation  
54406,military_attache,an attache who is a specialist in military matters  
54407,military_capability military_strength strength military_posture posture,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"  
54408,military_censorship,all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces  
54409,military_ceremony,a formal ceremony performed by military personnel  
54410,military_ceremony,a military custom performed in observance of some event or anniversary  
54411,military_chaplain padre Holy_Joe sky_pilot,a chaplain in one of the military services  
54412,military_court,a judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel  
54413,military_drill,training in marching and the use of weapons  
54414,military_formation,a formation of troops  
54415,military_government stratocracy,government by the military and an army  
54416,military_governor,the head of a government established by the military (as in a defeated country)  
54417,military_hospital,hospital for soldiers and other military personnel  
54418,military_installation,any facility servicing military forces  
54419,military_intelligence,information about the armed forces of another country that is useful in planning and conducting military policy or military operations  
54420,military_intelligence military_intelligence_agency,an agency of the armed forces that obtains and analyzes and uses information of strategic or tactical military value  
54421,military_junta junta,a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power  
54422,military_law,the body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel  
54423,military_leader,a leader of military forces  
54424,military_march military_music martial_music,brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a military parade  
54425,military_officer officer,any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"  
54426,military_pace,the length of a single step in marching (taken to be 30 inches for quick time or 36 inches for double time)  
54427,military_personnel soldiery troops,soldiers collectively  
54428,military_police MP,a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners  
54429,military_policeman MP,a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners  
54430,military_position position,a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons  
54431,military_post post,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"  
54432,military_quarters,living quarters for personnel on a military post  
54433,military_rank military_rating paygrade rating,rank in a military organization  
54434,military_reserve reserve,armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency  
54435,military_science,the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare  
54436,military_service,land tenure by service in the lord's army  
54437,military_service armed_service service,a force that is a branch of the armed forces  
54438,military_training,training soldiers in military procedures  
54439,military_uniform,prescribed identifying uniform for soldiers  
54440,military_unit military_force military_group force,a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"  
54441,military_vehicle,vehicle used by the armed forces  
54442,militia,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  
54443,militia reserves,civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army  
54444,militiaman,a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies  
54445,milk,any of several nutritive milklike liquids  
54446,milk,a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings  
54447,milk,produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young  
54448,milk_bar,snack bar that sells milk drinks and light refreshments (such as ice cream)  
54449,milk_can,large can for transporting milk  
54450,milk_chocolate,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  
54451,milk_float,a van (typically powered by electricity) with an open side that is used to deliver milk to houses  
54452,milk_leg white_leg phlegmasia_alba_dolens,painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth  
54453,milk_of_magnesia,purgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of magnesium hydroxide; used as a laxative and (in smaller doses) as an antacid  
54454,milk_punch,a punch made of spirits and milk and sugar and spices  
54455,milk_sickness,caused by consuming milk from cattle suffering from trembles  
54456,milk_snake house_snake milk_adder checkered_adder Lampropeltis_triangulum,nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes  
54457,milk_thistle lady's_thistle Our_Lady's_mild_thistle holy_thistle blessed_thistle Silybum_marianum,tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America  
54458,milk_vetch milk-vetch,any of various plants of the genus Astragalus  
54459,milk_wagon milkwagon,wagon for delivering milk  
54460,milkcap Lactarius_delicioso,edible mushroom  
54461,milking_machine,machine consisting of a suction apparatus for milking cows mechanically  
54462,milking_shorthorn,breed evolved from shorthorn beef cattle  
54463,milking_stool,low three-legged stool with a half round seat; used to sit on while milking a cow  
54464,milkman,someone who delivers milk  
54465,milkshake milk_shake shake,frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream  
54466,milkweed Sonchus_oleraceus,annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads  
54467,milkweed silkweed,any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts  
54468,milkwort,any of various plants of the genus Polygala  
54469,mill grinder milling_machinery,machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing  
54470,mill-girl,a girl who works in a mill  
54471,mill-hand factory_worker,a workman in a mill or factory  
54472,mill_agent,the responsible official at a mill that is under absentee ownership  
54473,millboard,stout pasteboard used to bind books  
54474,milldam,dam to make a millpond to provide power for a water mill  
54475,millenarian millenarist chiliast,a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)  
54476,millenarianism millenarism millenniumism chiliasm,belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations  
54477,millenary,a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years)  
54478,millennium,(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  
54479,millennium millenary,the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)  
54480,millennium millenary,a span of 1000 years  
54481,miller,someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)  
54482,miller milling_machine,machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it  
54483,miller's-thumb,small freshwater sculpin of Europe and North America  
54484,millerite,a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulfide; a minor source of nickel  
54485,millet,any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine  
54486,millet,small seed of any of various annual cereal grasses especially Setaria italica  
54487,millettia,any of several tropical trees or shrubs yielding showy streaked dark reddish or chocolate-colored wood  
54488,milliammeter,a sensitive ammeter graduated in milliamperes  
54489,milliampere mA,one thousandth of an ampere  
54490,milliard,a billion; "in England they call one thousand million a milliard"  
54491,millibar,a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar; "atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1013 millibars"  
54492,millicurie,a unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie  
54493,millidegree,a unit of temperature equal to one-thousandth of a degree  
54494,milliequivalent meq,one-thousandth of an equivalent  
54495,millifarad,a unit of capacitance equal to one thousandth of a farad  
54496,milligram mg,one thousandth (1/1,000) gram  
54497,millihenry,a unit of inductance equal to one thousandth of a henry  
54498,milliliter millilitre mil ml cubic_centimeter cubic_centimetre cc,a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter  
54499,millime,1,000 millimes equal 1 dinar in Tunisia  
54500,millimeter millimetre mm,a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter  
54501,milline,an advertising measure; one agate line appearing in one million copies of a publication  
54502,millinery hat_shop,shop selling women's hats  
54503,millinery woman's_hat,hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner  
54504,milling,corrugated edge of a coin  
54505,million 1000000 one_thousand_thousand meg,the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros  
54506,million billion trillion zillion jillion gazillion bazillion,a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole); "there were millions of flies"  
54507,millionaire,a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars  
54508,millionairess,a woman millionaire  
54509,millionth,position 1,000,000 in a countable series of things  
54510,millipede millepede milliped,any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs  
54511,milliradian,a unit of angular distance equal to one thousandth of a radian  
54512,millisecond msec,one thousandth (10^-3) of a second  
54513,millivolt mV,a unit of potential equal to one thousandth of a volt  
54514,millivoltmeter,sensitive voltmeter that can measure voltage in millivolts  
54515,milliwatt,a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt  
54516,millpond,a pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel  
54517,millrace millrun,a channel for the water current that turns a millwheel  
54518,millstone,any load that is difficult to carry  
54519,millstone,one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain  
54520,millwheel mill_wheel,water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill  
54521,millwork,woodwork that has been machined at a mill  
54522,millwright,a workman who designs or erects mills and milling machinery  
54523,milo milo_maize,small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains  
54524,milord,a term of address for an English lord  
54525,milt,seminal fluid produced by male fish  
54526,milt soft_roe,fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture  
54527,mime mimer mummer pantomimer pantomimist,an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression  
54528,mime pantomime dumb_show,a performance using gestures and body movements without words  
54529,mimeograph mimeo mimeograph_machine Roneo Roneograph,a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo)  
54530,mimesis,any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease  
54531,mimesis,the representation of another person's words in a speech  
54532,mimesis,the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature  
54533,mimic mimicker,someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)  
54534,mimicry,the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators  
54535,mimosa,any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves  
54536,mimosa buck's_fizz,a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice  
54537,minaret,slender tower with balconies  
54538,mince,food chopped into small bits; "a mince of mushrooms"  
54539,mince_pie,pie containing mincemeat  
54540,mincemeat,spiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meat  
54541,mincer mincing_machine,a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces  
54542,mind,recall or remembrance; "it came to mind"  
54543,mind,attention; "don't pay him any mind"  
54544,mind head brain psyche nous,that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"  
54545,mind idea,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"  
54546,mind intellect,knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect"  
54547,mind's_eye,the imaging of remembered or invented scenes; "I could see her clearly in my mind's eye"  
54548,mind_game,any game designed to exercise the intellect  
54549,mind_game,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"  
54550,mind_reader telepathist thought-reader,a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice)  
54551,minder,someone (usually in totalitarian countries) who is assigned to watch over foreign visitors; "I turned around and there, a few hundred feet away, was our government minder, Li Wong Su, huffing and puffing toward us"  
54552,mindfulness heedfulness,the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities  
54553,mine,excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted  
54554,mine,explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel  
54555,mine_detector,detector consisting of an electromagnetic device; used to locate explosive mines  
54556,mine_disposal,the disposal of explosive mines  
54557,mine_field,a tract of land containing explosive mines  
54558,mine_pig,pig iron made entirely from ore  
54559,minefield,a region in which explosives mines have been placed  
54560,minelayer,ship equipped for laying marine mines  
54561,miner mineworker,laborer who works in a mine  
54562,mineral,solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition  
54563,mineral_deficiency,lack of a mineral micronutrient that is essential for normal nutrition or metabolism  
54564,mineral_extraction mineral_processing mineral_dressing ore_processing ore_dressing beneficiation,crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques  
54565,mineral_kingdom,all inorganic objects; contrasts with animal and plant kingdoms  
54566,mineral_oil,a distillate of petroleum (especially one used medicinally as a laxative or stool softener)  
54567,mineral_resources,natural resources in the form of minerals  
54568,mineral_water,water naturally or artificially impregnated with mineral salts or gasses; often effervescent; often used therapeutically  
54569,mineral_wool rock_wool,a light fibrous material used as an insulator  
54570,mineralocorticoid,hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium  
54571,mineralogist,a scientist trained in mineralogy  
54572,mineralogy,the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them  
54573,mineshaft,excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine  
54574,minesweeper,ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or remove marine mines  
54575,minesweeping,the activity of detecting and disposing of marine mines  
54576,ming_tree,an artificial plant resembling a bonsai  
54577,ming_tree,a dwarfed evergreen conifer or shrub shaped to have flat-topped asymmetrical branches and grown in a container  
54578,minge,vulgar term for a woman's pubic hair or genitals  
54579,mingling,the action of people mingling and coming into contact; "all the random mingling and idle talk made him hate literary parties"  
54580,miniature illumination,painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)  
54581,miniature toy,a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size  
54582,miniature_fan_palm bamboo_palm fern_rhapis Rhapis_excelsa,small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers  
54583,miniature_golf,a novelty version of golf played with golf balls and putters on a miniature course featuring many obstacles  
54584,miniature_pinscher,small German version of a Doberman pinscher  
54585,miniature_poodle,a breed of small poodles  
54586,miniature_schnauzer,a small schnauzer  
54587,miniaturist,someone who paints tiny pictures in great detail  
54588,miniaturization miniaturisation,act of making on a greatly reduced scale  
54589,minibar cellaret,sideboard with compartments for holding bottles  
54590,minibike motorbike,small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars  
54591,minibus,a light bus (4 to 10 passengers)  
54592,minicab,a minicar used as a taxicab  
54593,minicar,a car that is even smaller than a subcompact car  
54594,minicomputer,a digital computer of medium size  
54595,minim,a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters  
54596,minim,a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram  
54597,minimalism minimal_art reductivism,an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color  
54598,minimalist,a conservative who advocates only minor reforms in government or politics  
54599,minimalist,a practitioner or advocate of artistic minimalism  
54600,minimally_invasive_coronary_bypass_surgery,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  
54601,minimization minimisation,the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position  
54602,minimum,the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right  
54603,minimum lower_limit,the smallest possible quantity  
54604,minimum_wage,the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law  
54605,minimus,the fifth digit; the little finger or little toe  
54606,mining excavation,the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth  
54607,mining minelaying,laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment  
54608,mining_company,a company that owns and manages mines  
54609,mining_engineer,an engineer concerned with the construction and operation of mines  
54610,mining_geology,the branch of economic geology that deals with the applications of geology to mining  
54611,minion,a servile or fawning dependant  
54612,miniskirt mini,a very short skirt  
54613,minister,the job of a head of a government department  
54614,minister diplomatic_minister,a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador  
54615,minister government_minister,a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance"  
54616,ministrant,someone who serves as a minister  
54617,ministry,a government department under the direction of a minister of state  
54618,ministry,religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)  
54619,ministry,building where the business of a government ministry is transacted  
54620,ministry,the work of a minister of religion; "he is studying for the ministry"  
54621,minisub minisubmarine,submersible vessel for one or two persons; for naval operations or underwater exploration  
54622,minivan,a small box-shaped passenger van; usually has removable seats; used as a family car  
54623,miniver,trimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light grey fur  
54624,mink,the expensive fur of a mink  
54625,mink,slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur  
54626,mink mink_coat,fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks  
54627,minniebush minnie_bush Menziesia_pilosa,low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs  
54628,minnow Phoxinus_phoxinus,very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams  
54629,minocycline Minocin,tetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a variety of bacterial and rickettsial infections  
54630,minor-league_team minor-league_club,a team that plays in a minor league  
54631,minor_axis,the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid  
54632,minor_fast_day,one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar  
54633,minor_key minor_mode,a key based on the minor scale  
54634,minor_league minors bush_league,a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball)  
54635,minor_leaguer bush_leaguer,a player on a minor-league baseball team  
54636,minor_planet planetoid,any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun  
54637,minor_premise minor_premiss subsumption,the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)  
54638,minor_scale minor_diatonic_scale,a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th  
54639,minor_suit,( bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds or clubs  
54640,minor_surgery,any surgical procedure that does not involve anesthesia or respiratory assistance  
54641,minor_term,the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion  
54642,minor_tranquilizer minor_tranquillizer minor_tranquilliser antianxiety_drug anxiolytic anxiolytic_drug,a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability  
54643,minority,a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part  
54644,minority,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"  
54645,minority nonage,any age prior to the legal age  
54646,minority_leader,leader of the minority party in a legislature  
54647,minoxidil Loniten Rogaine,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  
54648,minster,any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery  
54649,minstrel,a performer in a minstrel show  
54650,minstrel_show,a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes  
54651,minstrel_show,a variety show in which the performers are made up in blackface  
54652,minstrelsy,a troupe of minstrels  
54653,minstrelsy,ballads sung by minstrels  
54654,minstrelsy,the art of a minstrel  
54655,mint,any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers  
54656,mint,any member of the mint family of plants  
54657,mint,the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied  
54658,mint,a plant where money is coined by authority of the government  
54659,mint mint_candy,a candy that is flavored with a mint oil  
54660,mint_sauce,sweetened diluted vinegar with chopped mint leaves  
54661,mintage,fee paid to a mint by the government for minting a coin  
54662,mintage,act or process of minting coins  
54663,mintmark,a mark on a coin that identifies the mint where it was produced  
54664,minuend,the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted  
54665,minuet,a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite  
54666,minuet,a stately court dance in the 17th century  
54667,minus_sign,a sign indicating the operation of subtraction  
54668,minuscule,a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts  
54669,minute,a short note; "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"  
54670,minute arcminute minute_of_arc,a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree  
54671,minute min,a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile"  
54672,minute_book,a book in which minutes have been written  
54673,minute_gun,(military) gun that is discharged once every minute (usually as part of a military funeral)  
54674,minute_hand big_hand,points to the minutes  
54675,minute_steak,a thin steak that can be cooked quickly  
54676,minuteness,great precision; painstaking attention to details; "he examined the essay with the greatest minuteness"  
54677,minutes proceedings transactions,a written account of what transpired at a meeting  
54678,minutia,a small or minor detail; "he had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code"  
54679,minyan,the quorum required by Jewish law to be present for public worship (at least ten males over thirteen years of age)  
54680,miotic_drug myotic_drug miotic myotic,a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye)  
54681,miotic_eyedrop,a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops increase the outflow of aqueous humor by constricting the pupil  
54682,miracle,any amazing or wonderful occurrence  
54683,miracle,a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent  
54684,miracle_man miracle_worker,a person who claims or is alleged to perform miracles  
54685,miracle_play,a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr  
54686,miraculous_food manna manna_from_heaven,(Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus  
54687,mirage,an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects  
54688,mirage,something illusory and unattainable  
54689,mire,a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from; "the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president"; "caught in the mire of poverty"  
54690,mire quagmire quag morass slack,a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot  
54691,mirid_bug mirid capsid,a variety of leaf bug  
54692,miro black_pine Prumnopitys_ferruginea Podocarpus_ferruginea,New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used for interior carpentry  
54693,mirror,a faithful depiction or reflection; "the best mirror is an old friend"  
54694,mirror,polished surface that forms images by reflecting light  
54695,mirror_carp,domestic carp with some large shining scales  
54696,mirror_image reflection reflexion,a likeness in which left and right are reversed  
54697,misalignment,the spatial property of things that are not properly aligned  
54698,misalliance,an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)  
54699,misanthrope misanthropist,someone who dislikes people in general  
54700,misanthropy,hatred of mankind  
54701,misanthropy,a disposition to dislike and mistrust other people  
54702,misapplication,wrong use or application  
54703,misappropriation,wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"  
54704,misbehavior misbehaviour misdeed,improper or wicked or immoral behavior  
54705,miscalculation misreckoning misestimation,a mistake in calculating  
54706,miscarriage abortion,failure of a plan  
54707,miscegenation crossbreeding interbreeding,reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)  
54708,misch_metal,a pyrophoric alloy made from a mixture of rare-earth metals  
54709,mischief mischief-making mischievousness deviltry devilry devilment rascality roguery roguishness shenanigan,reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others  
54710,misconception,an incorrect conception  
54711,misconduct,bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf  
54712,misconstrual misconstruction,a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)  
54713,misconstruction,an ungrammatical constituent  
54714,miscount,an inaccurate count  
54715,miscue,a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball  
54716,misdeal,an incorrect deal  
54717,misdemeanor misdemeanour infraction violation infringement,a crime less serious than a felony  
54718,misdirection,an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge  
54719,misdirection,incorrect directions or instructions  
54720,mise_en_scene stage_setting setting,arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted  
54721,miser,a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)  
54722,miserliness,total lack of generosity with money  
54723,misery,a feeling of intense unhappiness; "she was exhausted by her misery and grief"  
54724,misery wretchedness miserableness,a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable"  
54725,misfeasance,doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner  
54726,misfire dud,an explosion that fails to occur  
54727,misfit,someone unable to adapt to their circumstances  
54728,misfortune bad_luck,unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event  
54729,misfortune bad_luck tough_luck ill_luck,an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes  
54730,misgiving mistrust distrust suspicion,doubt about someone's honesty  
54731,misgovernment misrule,government that is inefficient or dishonest  
54732,mishap misadventure mischance,an instance of misfortune  
54733,mishpocha mishpachah,(Yiddish) the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage (and sometimes close friends); "she invited the whole mishpocha"  
54734,misinformation,information that is incorrect  
54735,misinterpretation misunderstanding mistaking,putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"  
54736,misleader,someone who leads astray (often deliberately)  
54737,mismanagement misdirection,management that is careless or inefficient; "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies"  
54738,mismatch,a bad or unsuitable match  
54739,misnomer,an incorrect or unsuitable name  
54740,miso,a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in Japanese cooking to make soups or sauces  
54741,misocainea,hatred of new ideas  
54742,misogamist,a person who hates marriage  
54743,misogamy,hatred of marriage  
54744,misogynist woman_hater,a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular  
54745,misogyny misogynism,hatred of women  
54746,misology,hatred of reasoning  
54747,misoneism,hatred of change or innovation  
54748,misopedia,hatred of children  
54749,misprint erratum typographical_error typo literal_error literal,a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind  
54750,mispronunciation,incorrect pronunciation  
54751,misquotation misquote,an incorrect quotation  
54752,misreading,misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading  
54753,misrepresentation deceit deception,a misleading falsehood  
54754,miss misfire,a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)  
54755,missal,(Roman Catholic Church) a book containing all the prayers and responses needed to celebrate Mass throughout the year  
54756,missel_thrush mistle_thrush mistletoe_thrush Turdus_viscivorus,large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries  
54757,missile,a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control  
54758,missile_defense_system missile_defence_system,naval weaponry providing a defense system  
54759,missing_link ape-man,hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings  
54760,mission charge commission,a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"  
54761,mission military_mission,an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission"  
54762,mission missionary_post missionary_station foreign_mission,an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work  
54763,mission missionary_work,the organized work of a religious missionary  
54764,mission_bells black_fritillary Fritillaria_biflora,herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with green  
54765,mission_bells rice-grain_fritillary Fritillaria_affinis Fritillaria_lanceolata Fritillaria_mutica,herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowers  
54766,mission_impossible,an extremely dangerous or difficult mission  
54767,missionary,someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program  
54768,missionary missioner,someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country  
54769,missionary_position,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  
54770,misspelling,a spelling that is incorrect  
54771,misstatement,a statement that contains a mistake  
54772,missus missis,informal term of address for someone's wife  
54773,mist,a thin fog with condensation near the ground  
54774,mistake error fault,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"  
54775,mistake misunderstanding misapprehension,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"  
54776,mistflower mist-flower ageratum Conoclinium_coelestinum Eupatorium_coelestinum,rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium  
54777,mistletoe Loranthus_europaeus,shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks  
54778,mistletoe Viscum_album Old_World_mistletoe,Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas  
54779,mistletoe false_mistletoe,American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe  
54780,mistletoe_cactus,a plant of the genus Rhipsalis  
54781,mistletoe_fig mistletoe_rubber_plant Ficus_diversifolia Ficus_deltoidea,shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe  
54782,mistral,a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter  
54783,mistranslation,an incorrect translation  
54784,mistreatment,the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother"  
54785,mistress,a woman master who directs the work of others  
54786,mistress kept_woman fancy_woman,an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man  
54787,mistrial,a trial that is invalid or inconclusive  
54788,misuse abuse,improper or excessive use; "alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds"  
54789,mite,any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods  
54790,miter mitre,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"  
54791,miter mitre,a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions  
54792,miter_box mitre_box,hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints  
54793,miter_joint mitre_joint miter mitre,joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner  
54794,miterwort mitrewort bishop's_cap,any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter  
54795,mithramycin Mithracin,an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes  
54796,mitigating_circumstance,(law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense  
54797,mitochondrion chondriosome,an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy  
54798,mitogen,an agent that triggers mitosis  
54799,mitomycin Mutamycin,a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug  
54800,mitosis,cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes  
54801,mitral_stenosis mitral_valve_stenosis,obstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by scarring from rheumatic fever)  
54802,mitral_valve bicuspid_valve left_atrioventricular_valve,valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle  
54803,mitral_valve_prolapse,cardiopathy resulting from the mitral valve not regulating the flow of blood between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart  
54804,mittelschmerz,pain in the area of the ovary that is felt at the time of ovulation (usually midway through the menstrual cycle)  
54805,mitten,glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together  
54806,mitzvah mitsvah,(Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law  
54807,mitzvah mitsvah,(Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty  
54808,mix commixture admixture mixture intermixture mixing,the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"  
54809,mix mixture,an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual mixture of cultures"  
54810,mix premix,a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients  
54811,mixed-blood,a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more racial groups  
54812,mixed_bud,a bud yielding both leaves and flowers  
54813,mixed_drink,made of two or more ingredients  
54814,mixed_economy,an economic system that combines private and state enterprises  
54815,mixed_farming,growing crops and feed and livestock all on the same farm  
54816,mixed_marriage,marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures; "the families of both partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove"  
54817,mixed_metaphor,a combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect  
54818,mixed_nuisance,a nuisance that is both a public nuisance and a private nuisance at the same time  
54819,mixer,club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol  
54820,mixer,electronic equipment that mixes two or more input signals to give a single output signal  
54821,mixer,a kitchen utensil that is used for mixing foods  
54822,mixing_bowl,bowl used with an electric mixer  
54823,mixing_faucet,single faucet for separate hot and cold water pipes  
54824,mixology,skill in preparing mixed drinks  
54825,mixture,(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)  
54826,mizzen mizen,fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast  
54827,mizzenmast mizenmast mizzen mizen,third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy  
54828,mnemonic,a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall  
54829,mnemonics,a method or system for improving the memory  
54830,mnemonist,an expert in the use of mnemonics; someone able to perform unusual feats of memory  
54831,moa,extinct flightless bird of New Zealand  
54832,moat fosse,ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water  
54833,mob rabble rout,a disorderly crowd of people  
54834,mobcap,large high frilly cap with a full crown; formerly worn indoors by women  
54835,mobile,sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents  
54836,mobile_home manufactured_home,a large house trailer that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housing  
54837,mobility,the quality of moving freely  
54838,mobilization mobilisation,act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action; "mobilization of the country's economic resources"  
54839,mobilization mobilisation militarization militarisation,act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"  
54840,mobocracy ochlocracy,a political system in which a mob is the source of control; government by the masses  
54841,moccasin mocassin,soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans  
54842,moccasin_flower nerveroot Cypripedium_acaule,once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North America  
54843,mocha,soft suede glove leather from goatskin  
54844,mocha,a flavoring made from coffee mixed with chocolate  
54845,mocha,a dark brown color  
54846,mocha mocha_coffee,a superior dark coffee made from beans from Arabia  
54847,mock,the act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him"  
54848,mock-heroic,a satirical imitation of heroic verse  
54849,mock-up,full-scale working model of something built for study or testing or display  
54850,mock_orange syringa Philadelphus_coronarius,large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes  
54851,mock_privet,evergreen shrub with white flowers and olivelike fruits  
54852,mock_turtle_soup,soup made from a calf's head or other meat in imitation of green turtle soup  
54853,mockernut mockernut_hickory black_hickory white-heart_hickory big-bud_hickory Carya_tomentosa,smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut  
54854,mockingbird mocker Mimus_polyglotktos,long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds  
54855,mod,a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers  
54856,mod_con,modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house  
54857,modal_auxiliary_verb modal_auxiliary modal_verb modal,an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality  
54858,modal_logic,the logical study of necessity and possibility  
54859,modal_logic,a system of logic whose formal properties resemble certain moral and epistemological concepts  
54860,modality,a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment  
54861,modality mode,a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility  
54862,modality sense_modality sensory_system,a particular sense  
54863,mode,a particular functioning condition or arrangement; "switched from keyboard to voice mode"  
54864,mode modal_value,the most frequent value of a random variable  
54865,mode musical_mode,any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave  
54866,model,a type of product; "his car was an old model"  
54867,model example,a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"  
54868,model modelling modeling,the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)  
54869,model poser,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"  
54870,model role_model,someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model"  
54871,model simulation,representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)  
54872,model theoretical_account framework,a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"  
54873,modeler modeller,a person who creates models  
54874,modeling modelling molding moulding,a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied  
54875,modem,(from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line  
54876,moderate_breeze,wind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scale  
54877,moderate_gale near_gale,wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale  
54878,moderation mitigation,the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"  
54879,moderation moderateness,quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes  
54880,moderationism,the policy of being moderate or acting with moderation  
54881,moderationist,a moderate drinker (as opposed to a total abstainer)  
54882,moderator,any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors  
54883,moderator,in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly  
54884,moderator,someone who presides over a forum or debate  
54885,moderator,someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence  
54886,moderatorship,the position of moderator  
54887,modern,a contemporary person  
54888,modern modern_font Bodoni Bodoni_font,a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes  
54889,modern_ballet,a style of ballet that admits a wider variety of movements  
54890,modern_dance,a style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet; movements are expressive of feelings  
54891,modern_era,the present or recent times  
54892,modern_jazz new_jazz neo_jazz,any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940  
54893,modern_times present_times modern_world contemporary_world,the circumstances and ideas of the present age; "in modern times like these"  
54894,modernism,genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres  
54895,modernism,practices typical of contemporary life or thought  
54896,modernist,an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles  
54897,modernity modernness modernism contemporaneity contemporaneousness,the quality of being current or of the present; "a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village"  
54898,modernization,a modernized version (as of a play)  
54899,modernization modernisation,making modern in appearance or behavior; "the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process"  
54900,modesty modestness,freedom from vanity or conceit  
54901,modesty reserve,formality and propriety of manner  
54902,modicum,a small or moderate or token amount; "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists"- Ian Jack  
54903,modification,slightly modified copy; not an exact copy; "a modification of last year's model"  
54904,modification qualifying limiting,the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase  
54905,modified_American_plan,a hotel plan that includes breakfast and dinner (but not lunch)  
54906,modified_radical_mastectomy,removal of a breast and the pectoralis minor and some lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit  
54907,modifier,a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising  
54908,modifier modifier_gene,a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene  
54909,modifier qualifier,a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb  
54910,modillion,(architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice  
54911,modiolus,the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea  
54912,mods,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  
54913,modulation,(electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase  
54914,modulation,the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)  
54915,modulation inflection,a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified  
54916,module,detachable compartment of a spacecraft  
54917,module,computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware)  
54918,module,a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components  
54919,modulus,an integer that can be divided without remainder into the difference between two other integers; "2 is a modulus of 5 and 9"  
54920,modulus,the absolute value of a complex number  
54921,modulus,(physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance  
54922,modulus_of_rigidity,the coefficient of elasticity for a shearing force  
54923,modus_vivendi,a temporary accommodation of a disagreement between parties pending a permanent settlement  
54924,mogul,a bump on a ski slope  
54925,mohair,fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat  
54926,mohawk mohawk_haircut,haircut in which the head is shaved except for a band of hair down the middle of the scalp  
54927,moiety,one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe  
54928,moiety mediety,one of two (approximately) equal parts  
54929,moire watered-silk,silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern  
54930,moistening dampening,the act of making something slightly wet  
54931,moisture wet,wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window"  
54932,mojarra,small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters  
54933,mojo,a magic power or magic spell  
54934,moke,British informal for donkey  
54935,moksa,(Hinduism) release from the cycle of rebirth  
54936,molality molal_concentration,concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent  
54937,molar grinder,grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars  
54938,molarity molar_concentration M,concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution  
54939,molasses,thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining  
54940,molasses_cookie,very spicy cookies sweetened partially with molasses  
54941,molasses_kiss,a candy kiss that resembles toffee  
54942,molasses_taffy,taffy made of molasses  
54943,mold mould,loose soil rich in organic matter  
54944,mold mould,a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter  
54945,mold mould,a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold; "a lobster mold"; "a gelatin dessert made in a mold"  
54946,mold mould,a distinctive nature, character, or type; "a leader in the mold of her predecessors"  
54947,mold mould cast,container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens  
54948,mold mould molding moulding modeling clay_sculpture,sculpture produced by molding  
54949,moldboard mouldboard,wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow  
54950,moldboard_plow mouldboard_plough,plow that has a moldboard  
54951,molded_salad,salad of meats or vegetables in gelatin  
54952,molding casting,the act of creating something by casting it in a mold  
54953,molding moulding,a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing  
54954,molding moulding border,a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge  
54955,mole,spicy sauce often containing chocolate  
54956,mole,a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin  
54957,mole,small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet  
54958,mole_cricket,digs in moist soil and feeds on plant roots  
54959,mole_rat,African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance  
54960,mole_rat,furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East  
54961,mole_salamander Ambystoma_talpoideum,brownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United States  
54962,molecular_biologist,a biologist who studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life  
54963,molecular_biology,the branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role)  
54964,molecular_formula,a chemical formula based on analysis and molecular weight  
54965,molecular_genetics,the branch of genetics concerned with the structure and activity of genetic material at the molecular level  
54966,molecular_weight relative_molecular_mass,(chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule  
54967,molecule,(physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound  
54968,molehill,a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing  
54969,moleskin,a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap  
54970,molestation,the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)  
54971,molester,someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities  
54972,molindone Moban,antipsychotic drug (trade name Moban) used in the treatment of schizophrenia  
54973,moll gun_moll gangster's_moll,the girlfriend of a gangster  
54974,mollie molly,popular aquarium fish  
54975,mollification,a state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered  
54976,molluscum,any skin disease characterized by soft pulpy nodules  
54977,molluscum_contagiosum,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)  
54978,mollusk mollusc shellfish,invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell  
54979,mollusk_family,a family of mollusks  
54980,mollusk_genus,a genus of mollusks  
54981,mollycoddle,a pampered darling; an effeminate man  
54982,moloch,any lizard of the genus Moloch  
54983,molt molting moult moulting ecdysis,periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles  
54984,molter moulter,an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair)  
54985,molucca_balm bells_of_Ireland Molucella_laevis,aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer-shaped or bell-shaped calyx  
54986,molybdenite,a mineral resembling graphite that is valued as the chief source of molybdenum and its compounds  
54987,molybdenum Mo atomic_number_42,a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel  
54988,molybdenum_steel,steel containing 10-15% molybdenum; properties are similar to tungsten steel  
54989,mombin,purplish tropical fruit  
54990,mombin mombin_tree jocote Spondias_purpurea,common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit  
54991,moment,a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)  
54992,moment,the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value  
54993,moment minute second instant,a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"  
54994,moment mo minute second bit,an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"  
54995,moment_magnitude_scale,a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 (a successor to the Richter scale) that enables seismologists to compare the energy released by different earthquakes on the basis of the area of the geological fault that ruptured in the quake  
54996,moment_of_a_couple,given two equal and opposite forces, the product of the force and the distance between them  
54997,moment_of_inertia,the tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration  
54998,moment_of_truth,the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull  
54999,moment_of_truth,a crucial moment on which much depends  
55000,momentousness,utmost importance  
55001,momentum,the product of a body's mass and its velocity; "the momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities"  
55002,momentum impulse,an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried it off the road"  
55003,momism overprotection overshielding,excessive protection  
55004,monad,(chemistry) an atom having a valence of one  
55005,monad,(biology) a single-celled microorganism (especially a flagellate protozoan)  
55006,monad monas,a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive  
55007,monadic_operation unary_operation,an operation with exactly one operand  
55008,monal monaul,brilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asia  
55009,monandry,the state of having only one husband at a time  
55010,monarch monarch_butterfly milkweed_butterfly Danaus_plexippus,large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed  
55011,monarchism,a belief in and advocacy of monarchy as a political system  
55012,monarchist royalist,an advocate of the principles of monarchy  
55013,monarchy,an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority  
55014,monarda wild_bergamot,any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda  
55015,monastery,the residence of a religious community  
55016,monastic_habit,a long loose habit worn by monks in a monastery  
55017,monasticism,asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience  
55018,monazite,a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium  
55019,moneran moneron,organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and whose nutritional mode is absorption or photosynthesis or chemosynthesis  
55020,monetarism,an economic theory holding that variations in unemployment and the rate of inflation are usually caused by changes in the supply of money  
55021,monetarist,an advocate of the theory that economic fluctuations are caused by increases or decreases in the supply of money  
55022,monetary_unit,a unit of money  
55023,monetary_value price cost,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"  
55024,monetization monetisation,establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country  
55025,money,the official currency issued by a government or national bank; "he changed his money into francs"  
55026,money,the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us"  
55027,money,wealth reckoned in terms of money; "all his money is in real estate"  
55028,money_belt,belt with a concealed section for holding money  
55029,money_cowrie Cypraea_moneta,cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa  
55030,money_handler money_dealer,a person who receives or invests or pays out money  
55031,money_laundering,concealing the source of illegally gotten money  
55032,money_market,a market for short-term debt instruments  
55033,money_order postal_order,a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office  
55034,money_supply,the total stock of money in the economy; currency held by the public plus money in accounts in banks  
55035,moneybag,a drawstring bag for holding money  
55036,moneygrubber,someone whose main interest in life is moneymaking  
55037,moneymaker,someone who is successful in accumulating wealth  
55038,moneymaker money-spinner cash_cow,a project that generates a continuous flow of money  
55039,moneymaking,the act of making money (and accumulating wealth)  
55040,moneywort creeping_Jenny creeping_Charlie Lysimachia_nummularia,a loosestrife vine  
55041,mongo,100 mongo equal 1 tugrik in Mongolia  
55042,mongolism mongolianism Down's_syndrome Down_syndrome trisomy_21,a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation  
55043,mongoloid,a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense, now considered offensive)  
55044,mongoose,agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents  
55045,monic_polynomial,a polynomial in one variable  
55046,monilia,any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Monilia  
55047,monism,the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element  
55048,monition process_of_monition,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  
55049,monitor,electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions  
55050,monitor,a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble  
55051,monitor monitor_lizard varan,any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles  
55052,monitor monitoring_device,display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor  
55053,monitor_program monitoring_program,a program that observes and regulates and controls or verifies the operations of a data-processing system  
55054,monitoring,the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it); "the monitoring of enemy communications plays an important role in war times"  
55055,monk monastic,a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work  
55056,monk's_cloth,a heavy cloth in basket weave  
55057,monkey,any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)  
55058,monkey-wrench monkey_wrench,adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw  
55059,monkey_bridge,a high narrow platform above a deck or in an engine room or boiler room  
55060,monkey_business,mischievous or deceitful behavior  
55061,monkey_ladder,a light ladder to the monkey bridge on a ship  
55062,monkey_puzzle chile_pine Araucaria_araucana,large Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nuts  
55063,monkfish,flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America  
55064,monkshood helmetflower helmet_flower Aconitum_napellus,a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite  
55065,mono-iodotyrosine,tyrosine with one iodine atom added  
55066,monoamine,a molecule containing one amine group (especially one that is a neurotransmitter)  
55067,monoamine_neurotransmitter,a monoamine that is functionally important in neural transmission  
55068,monoamine_oxidase MAO,an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin)  
55069,monoamine_oxidase_inhibitor MAOI,any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate  
55070,monobasic_acid,an acid containing only one replaceable hydrogen atom per molecule  
55071,monoblast,a large immature monocyte normally found in bone marrow  
55072,monocarp monocarpic_plant monocarpous_plant,a plant that bears fruit once and dies  
55073,monochromacy monochromatism monochromatic_vision monochromia monochromasy,complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness  
55074,monochromat,a person who is completely color-blind  
55075,monochrome,painting done in a range of tones of a single color  
55076,monocle eyeglass,lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles  
55077,monocline,a geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction  
55078,monoclonal_antibody monoclonal,any of a class of antibodies produced in the laboratory by a single clone of cells or a cell line and consisting of identical antibody molecules  
55079,monocot monocotyledon liliopsid endogen,a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside  
55080,monocot_family liliopsid_family,family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed  
55081,monocot_genus liliopsid_genus,genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed  
55082,monocular_vision,vision with only one eye  
55083,monoculture,the cultivation of a single crop (on a farm or area or country)  
55084,monocyte,a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria  
55085,monocytic_leukemia monocytic_leukaemia monoblastic_leukemia monoblastic_leukaemia histiocytic_leukemia histiocytic_leukaemia,leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood  
55086,monocytosis,increase in the number of monocytes in the blood; symptom of monocytic leukemia  
55087,monofocal_lens_implant monofocal_IOL,a lens with a single focus that is used after cataract surgery to provide clear distance vision  
55088,monogamist monogynist,someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time)  
55089,monogamy monogamousness,the practice or state of having only one spouse at a time  
55090,monogenesis sporulation,asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores  
55091,monogenic_disorder monogenic_disease,an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes  
55092,monogram,a graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials); printed on stationery or embroidered on clothing  
55093,monograph,a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject  
55094,monogyny,having only one wife at a time  
55095,monohybrid,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)  
55096,monohybrid_cross,hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)  
55097,monohydrate,a hydrate that contains one molecule of water per molecule of the compound  
55098,monolatry,the worship of a single god but without claiming that it is the only god  
55099,monolingual,a person who knows only one language  
55100,monolith,a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk)  
55101,monologist,an entertainer who performs alone  
55102,monologue,a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation)  
55103,monologue,a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor  
55104,monomania possession,a mania restricted to one thing or idea  
55105,monomaniac,a person suffering from monomania  
55106,monomer,a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers  
55107,mononeuropathy,any neuropathy of a single nerve trunk  
55108,mononuclear_phagocyte_system MPS system_of_macrophages,a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow  
55109,monophony monophonic_music monody,music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)  
55110,monoplane,an airplane with a single wing  
55111,monoplane_flying_fish two-wing_flying_fish,having only pectoral fins enlarged  
55112,monoplegia,paralysis of a single limb  
55113,monopolist monopolizer monopoliser,someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something  
55114,monopolization monopolisation,domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion of others  
55115,monopoly,(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"  
55116,monopoly,exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence"  
55117,monopoly_board,a board used for playing monopoly  
55118,monopsony,(economics) a market in which goods or services are offered by several sellers but there is only one buyer  
55119,monorail,a railway having a single track  
55120,monorchism monorchidism,failure of one testes to descend into the scrotum  
55121,monosaccharide monosaccharose simple_sugar,a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates  
55122,monosemy,having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases  
55123,monosodium_glutamate MSG,white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in Chinese cooking; "food manufacturers sometimes list MSG simply as `artificial flavors' in ingredient lists"  
55124,monosomy,chromosomal abnormality consisting of the absence of one chromosome from the normal diploid number  
55125,monostotic_fibrous_dysplasia,fibrous dysplasia of bone confined to a single bone  
55126,monosyllable monosyllabic_word,a word or utterance of one syllable  
55127,monotheism,belief in a single God  
55128,monotheist,a believer in one god  
55129,monotone,a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts)  
55130,monotone drone droning,an unchanging intonation  
55131,monotony,constancy of tone or pitch or inflection  
55132,monotony humdrum sameness,the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety; "he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"; "he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners"; "he hated the sameness of the food the college served"  
55133,monotreme egg-laying_mammal,the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria  
55134,monotype,(biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus)  
55135,monotype,the sole print made by pressing paper against a painted or inked glass or metal plate  
55136,monotype,a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that sets separate characters  
55137,monounsaturated_fatty_acid,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  
55138,monoxide,an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule  
55139,mons mons_veneris mons_pubis,a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women  
55140,monsoon,rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains  
55141,monsoon,any wind that changes direction with the seasons  
55142,monsoon,a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter  
55143,monster,an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts  
55144,monster fiend devil demon ogre,a cruel wicked and inhuman person  
55145,monster teras,(medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus  
55146,monstera,any plant of the genus Monstera; often grown as houseplants  
55147,monstrance ostensorium,(Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration  
55148,monstrosity,something hideous or frightful; "they regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity"  
55149,montan_wax,a hard wax obtained from lignite  
55150,monte four-card_monte three-card_monte,a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time  
55151,month,a time unit of approximately 30 days; "he was given a month to pay the bill"  
55152,month_of_Sundays,a time perceived as long; "I hadn't seen him in a month of Sundays"  
55153,monthly,a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)  
55154,monument,an important site that is marked and preserved as public property  
55155,moo,the sound made by a cow or bull  
55156,moo_goo_gai_pan,a Cantonese dish of chicken and sauteed vegetables  
55157,moocher mooch cadger scrounger,someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)  
55158,mood mode modality,verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker  
55159,moodiness,a sullen gloomy feeling  
55160,moodiness,having temperamental and changeable moods  
55161,moon,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"  
55162,moon,any natural satellite of a planet; "Jupiter has sixteen moons"  
55163,moon-worship selenolatry,the worship of the moon  
55164,moon_blindness mooneye,recurrent eye inflammation in horses; sometimes resulting in blindness  
55165,moon_carrot stone_parsley,any plant of the genus Seseli having dense umbels of small white or pink flowers and finely divided foliage  
55166,moon_shell moonshell,marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spires  
55167,moon_shot,the launching of a spacecraft to the moon  
55168,moon_trefoil Medicago_arborea,evergreen shrub of southern European highlands having downy foliage and a succession of yellow flowers throughout the summer followed by curious snail-shaped pods  
55169,moonbeam moon_ray moon-ray,a ray of moonlight  
55170,moonfish Atlantic_moonfish horsefish horsehead horse-head dollarfish Selene_setapinnis,any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies  
55171,moonflower belle_de_nuit Ipomoea_alba,pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers  
55172,moonlight moonshine Moon,the light of the Moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough to read by"  
55173,moonlighter,a person who holds a second job (usually after hours)  
55174,moonseed,plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds  
55175,moonshine bootleg corn_liquor,whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash  
55176,moonstone,a transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster; some specimens are orthoclase feldspar and others are plagioclase feldspar  
55177,moonwalk,a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot; "Michael Jackson perfected the moonwalk in the 1980s"  
55178,moonwalk,an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon  
55179,moonwort common_moonwort Botrychium_lunaria,of America and Eurasia and Australia  
55180,moor moorland,open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss  
55181,moorage,a fee for mooring  
55182,moorcock,male red grouse  
55183,moorhen,female red grouse  
55184,moorhen Gallinula_chloropus,black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes  
55185,mooring moorage berth slip,a place where a craft can be made fast  
55186,mooring mooring_line,(nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place  
55187,mooring_anchor,an anchor used to hold a mooring buoy or a channel marker in place  
55188,mooring_tower mooring_mast,a tower for mooring airships  
55189,moosewood moose-wood striped_maple striped_dogwood goosefoot_maple Acer_pennsylvanicum,maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn  
55190,moot,a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; "he organized the weekly moot"  
55191,moot_court,a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases  
55192,mop_handle,the handle of a mop  
55193,moped,a motorbike that can be pedaled or driven by a low-powered gasoline engine  
55194,mopper,a worker who uses a mop to clean a surface  
55195,moppet,a little girl (usually one you are fond of)  
55196,moquette,a thick velvety synthetic fabric used for carpets and soft upholstery  
55197,moraine,accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier  
55198,moral lesson,the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"  
55199,moral_certainty,certainty based on an inner conviction; "she believed in the importance of moral absolutes and moral certainty"; "the prosecutor had a moral certainty that the prisoner was guilty"  
55200,moral_force dynamic,an efficient incentive; "they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches"  
55201,moral_hazard,(economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance); "insurance companies are exposed to a moral hazard if the insured party is not honest"  
55202,moral_obligation,an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong; "he did it out of a feeling of moral obligation"  
55203,moral_principle,the principle that conduct should be moral  
55204,morale,a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose  
55205,morale_builder,something or someone who influences by building or strengthening morale  
55206,morale_building morale_booster,anything that serves to increase morale; "the sight of flowers every morning was my morale builder"  
55207,moralism,a moral maxim  
55208,moralism,judgments about another person's morality; "he could not stand her hectoring moralism"  
55209,moralist,a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems  
55210,morality,concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct  
55211,morality_play,an allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices  
55212,moralization moralisation,the act of making moral (or more moral); "for years she worked toward the moralization of English literature"  
55213,moralizing moralization moralisation,indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code; "his constant moralizing drove me mad"  
55214,moratorium,a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged  
55215,moratorium,suspension of an ongoing activity  
55216,moray moray_eel,family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked  
55217,morbidity,the relative incidence of a particular disease  
55218,morbidity morbidness,an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind; "his fear of being alone verges on morbidity"  
55219,morceau,a short literary or musical composition  
55220,mordacity,a disposition to biting  
55221,mordant,a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process  
55222,moreen,a heavy fabric of wool (or wool and cotton) used mostly in upholstery or for curtains  
55223,morel,any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap  
55224,morello,cultivated sour cherry with dark-colored skin and juice  
55225,morello Prunus_cerasus_austera,any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice  
55226,mores,(sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group  
55227,morganite,a kind of pink beryl used as a gemstone  
55228,morgen,a South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acres  
55229,morgue mortuary dead_room,a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation  
55230,morion cabasset,a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century  
55231,mormon_cricket Anabrus_simplex,large dark wingless cricket-like katydid of arid parts of western United States  
55232,morning morn morning_time forenoon,the time period between dawn and noon; "I spent the morning running errands"  
55233,morning-after_pill,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  
55234,morning_dress,formal attire for men during the daytime  
55235,morning_dress,a woman's informal dress for housework  
55236,morning_glory,any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day  
55237,morning_room,a sitting room used during the daylight hours  
55238,morning_sickness,nausea early in the day; a characteristic symptom in the early months of pregnancy  
55239,morning_star daystar Phosphorus Lucifer,a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky  
55240,morocco,a soft pebble-grained leather made from goatskin; used for shoes and book bindings etc.  
55241,moronity mental_deficiency,mild mental retardation  
55242,moroseness glumness sullenness,a gloomy ill-tempered feeling  
55243,morosoph,a learned fool  
55244,morphallaxis,regeneration on a reduced scale of a body part; observed especially in invertebrates such as certain lobsters  
55245,morphea,localized scleroderma  
55246,morpheme,minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units  
55247,morphine morphia,an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain  
55248,morphogenesis,differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism)  
55249,morphological_rule rule_of_morphology,a linguistic rule for the formation of words  
55250,morphology,studies of the rules for forming admissible words  
55251,morphology,the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants  
55252,morphology geomorphology,the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms  
55253,morphology sound_structure syllable_structure word_structure,the admissible arrangement of sounds in words  
55254,morphophoneme,(linguistics) the phonemes (or strings of phonemes) that constitute the various allomorphs of a morpheme  
55255,morphophonemic_system,the morphophonemics of a particular language  
55256,morphophonemics,the study of the phonological realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language  
55257,morris_dance morris_dancing,any of various English folk dances performed by dancers in costume  
55258,morris_dancer,someone who does a morris dance  
55259,morrow,the next day; "whenever he arrives she leaves on the morrow"  
55260,morsel,a small quantity of anything; "a morsel of paper was all he needed"  
55261,morsel bit bite,a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"  
55262,mortal_enemy,an enemy who wants to kill you  
55263,mortal_sin deadly_sin,an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins"  
55264,mortality,the quality or state of being mortal  
55265,mortality_table,an actuarial table indicating life expectancy and probability of death as a function or age and sex and occupation etc  
55266,mortar,used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall  
55267,mortar,a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle  
55268,mortar howitzer trench_mortar,a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range  
55269,mortar_fire,artillery fire delivered by a mortar  
55270,mortarboard,an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top  
55271,mortarboard hawk,a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar  
55272,mortgage,a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan  
55273,mortgage-backed_security,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  
55274,mortgage_application,an application for a mortgage loan  
55275,mortgage_deed,deed embodying a mortgage  
55276,mortgagee mortgage_holder,the person who accepts a mortgage; "the bank became our mortgagee when it accepted our mortgage on our new home"  
55277,mortgagor mortgager,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"  
55278,mortician undertaker funeral_undertaker funeral_director,one whose business is the management of funerals  
55279,mortification,(Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)  
55280,mortise mortice,a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint  
55281,mortise_joint mortise-and-tenon_joint,a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other  
55282,mortmain dead_hand,real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)  
55283,morula,a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastula  
55284,mosaic,viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of the leaves  
55285,mosaic,a pattern resembling a mosaic  
55286,mosaic,transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube  
55287,mosaic,art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass  
55288,mosaic arial_mosaic photomosaic,arrangement of aerial photographs forming a composite picture  
55289,mosaic_culture,a highly diverse culture; "the city's mosaic culture results in great diversity in the arts"  
55290,mosaic_gold stannic_sulfide,a yellow pigment sometimes suspended in lacquer  
55291,mosaicism,the condition in which an organism has two or more cell populations that differ in genetic makeup  
55292,moshav,a cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms  
55293,mosque,(Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret  
55294,mosquito,two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals  
55295,mosquito_bite,a sting inflicted by a mosquito  
55296,mosquito_fern floating_fern Carolina_pond_fern Azolla_caroliniana,small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe  
55297,mosquito_net,a fine net or screen (especially around beds) to protect against mosquitos  
55298,mosquitofish Gambusia_affinis,silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control  
55299,moss,tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants  
55300,moss-trooper,a marauder and plunderer (originally operating in the bogs between England and Scotland)  
55301,moss_agate,an agate resembling moss with brown, black, or green markings  
55302,moss_campion Silene_acaulis,tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America  
55303,moss_family,a family of mosses  
55304,moss_genus,a genus of mosses  
55305,moss_pink mountain_phlox moss_phlox dwarf_phlox Phlox_subulata,low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover  
55306,mossback,an extremely old-fashioned conservative  
55307,mossy_saxifrage Saxifraga_hypnoides,tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe; cultivated for its white flowers  
55308,most_valuable_player MVP,the player judged to be the most important to the sport  
55309,mostaccioli,pasta somewhat resembling little moustaches  
55310,mot_juste,the appropriate word or expression  
55311,motel,a motor hotel  
55312,motel_room,a sleeping room in a motel  
55313,motet,an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service; originated in the 13th century  
55314,moth,typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae  
55315,moth_bean Vigna_aconitifolia Phaseolus_aconitifolius,East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and as a soil conditioner; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus  
55316,moth_miller miller,any of various moths that have powdery wings  
55317,moth_mullein Verbascum_blattaria,European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America  
55318,moth_orchid moth_plant,any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled grey and silver  
55319,mothball camphor_ball,a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing  
55320,mother,a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar  
55321,mother,a term of address for an elderly woman  
55322,mother,a term of address for a mother superior  
55323,mother,a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation; "necessity is the mother of invention"  
55324,mother female_parent,a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children"  
55325,mother's_boy mamma's_boy mama's_boy,a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interests  
55326,mother's_daughter,a daughter who is favored by and similar to her mother  
55327,mother's_milk,milk secreted by a woman who has recently given birth  
55328,mother's_son,a male person; "every mother's son who could walk was there"  
55329,mother-in-law,the mother of your spouse  
55330,mother-in-law's_tongue snake_plant Sansevieria_trifasciata,stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant  
55331,mother-of-pearl nacre,the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell  
55332,mother_cell,cell from which another cell of an organism (usually of a different sort) develops; "a sperm cell develops from a sperm mother cell"  
55333,mother_figure,a woman who evokes the feelings usually reserved for a mother  
55334,mother_hen,a person who cares for the needs of others (especially in an overprotective or interfering way)  
55335,mother_hen,a hen with chicks  
55336,mother_lode champion_lode,the main vein of ore in a deposit  
55337,mother_tongue maternal_language first_language,one's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next  
55338,motherhood maternity,the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother  
55339,motherliness maternalism maternal_quality maternity,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"  
55340,motherwort Leonurus_cardiaca,bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers  
55341,motif motive,a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music  
55342,motif motive,a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration  
55343,motile,one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action  
55344,motilin,a gastrointestinal hormone that apparently participates in controlling smooth muscle contractions in the stomach and small intestine  
55345,motility,ability to move spontaneously and independently  
55346,motion,a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion"  
55347,motion movement move,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"  
55348,motion movement move motility,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"  
55349,motion question,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"  
55350,motion-picture_camera movie_camera cine-camera,a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession  
55351,motion-picture_film movie_film cine-film,photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera  
55352,motion_sickness kinetosis,the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle  
55353,motionlessness stillness lifelessness,a state of no motion or movement; "the utter motionlessness of a marble statue"  
55354,motivation,the condition of being motivated; "his motivation was at a high level"  
55355,motivation motivating,the act of motivating; providing incentive  
55356,motivation motive need,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"  
55357,motley,a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)  
55358,motley,a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England  
55359,motmot momot,tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage  
55360,motor,a nonspecific agent that imparts motion; "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action"  
55361,motor,machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion  
55362,motor_aphasia Broca's_aphasia ataxic_aphasia expressive_aphasia nonfluent_aphasia,aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired  
55363,motor_area motor_region motor_cortex Rolando's_area excitable_area,the cortical area that influences motor movements  
55364,motor_control,control of muscles  
55365,motor_fiber efferent_fiber,a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the muscles or glands  
55366,motor_hotel motor_inn motor_lodge tourist_court court,a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area  
55367,motor_memory muscle_memory,your memory for motor skills  
55368,motor_nerve efferent_nerve efferent,a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands  
55369,motor_neuron efferent_neuron motor_nerve_fiber motoneuron,a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord  
55370,motor_oil,oil used to lubricate the moving parts of a motor  
55371,motor_pool,a fleet of military vehicles controlled by a single agency and available for use as needed  
55372,motor_scooter scooter,a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel  
55373,motor_vehicle automotive_vehicle,a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails  
55374,motorboat powerboat,a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine  
55375,motorcade,a procession of people traveling in motor cars  
55376,motorcycle bike,a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame  
55377,motorcycle_cop motorcycle_policeman speed_cop,a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists)  
55378,motorcycling,riding a motorcycle; "motorcycling is a dangerous sport"  
55379,motorcyclist,a traveler who rides a motorcycle  
55380,motoring,the act of driving an automobile  
55381,motorist automobilist,someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile  
55382,motorization motorisation,the act of motorizing (equiping with motors or with motor vehicles)  
55383,motorized_wheelchair,a wheelchair propelled by a motor  
55384,motorman,the operator of streetcar  
55385,motormouth,someone who talks incessantly; "I wish that motormouth would shut up"  
55386,mottle,an irregular arrangement of patches of color; "it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green"  
55387,mottling,the act of coloring with areas of different shades  
55388,motto slogan catchword shibboleth,a favorite saying of a sect or political group  
55389,mouflon moufflon Ovis_musimon,wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia  
55390,moulin glacier_mill,a chute through which supraglacial water enters a glacier, boring either to the bedrock or to the depth of common crevasse formation; "the icy river plunged, roaring, into the moulin's blue depths"  
55391,mound hill,structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind"  
55392,mound hill pitcher's_mound,(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands  
55393,mount setting,a 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"  
55394,mountain mount,a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill  
55395,mountain_ash,any of various trees of the genus Sorbus  
55396,mountain_ash Eucalyptus_regnans,tree having wood similar to the alpine ash; tallest tree in Australia and tallest hardwood in the world  
55397,mountain_ash Fraxinus_texensis,low-growing ash of Texas  
55398,mountain_avens Dryas_octopetala,creeping evergreen shrub with large white flowers; widely distributed in northern portions of Eurasia and North America  
55399,mountain_beaver sewellel Aplodontia_rufa,bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent  
55400,mountain_bike all-terrain_bike off-roader,a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country  
55401,mountain_bladder_fern Cystopteris_montana,fern of rocky mountainous areas of hemisphere  
55402,mountain_chinchilla mountain_viscacha,a rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity  
55403,mountain_climbing mountaineering,the activity of climbing a mountain  
55404,mountain_devil spiny_lizard Moloch_horridus,desert lizard that feeds on ants  
55405,mountain_ebony orchid_tree Bauhinia_variegata,small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood  
55406,mountain_everlasting,a variety of cat's foot  
55407,mountain_fern Oreopteris_limbosperma Dryopteris_oreopteris,common European mountain fern having fragrant lemon or balsam scented fronds  
55408,mountain_four_o'clock Mirabilis_oblongifolia,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  
55409,mountain_goat Rocky_Mountain_goat Oreamnos_americanus,sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North America  
55410,mountain_gorilla Gorilla_gorilla_beringei,gorilla of Kivu highlands  
55411,mountain_heath Phyllodoce_caerulea Bryanthus_taxifolius,small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe and United States  
55412,mountain_hemlock black_hemlock Tsuga_mertensiana,large evergreen of western United States; wood much harder than Canadian hemlock  
55413,mountain_hollyhock Iliamna_ruvularis Iliamna_acerifolia,perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers  
55414,mountain_lady's_slipper Cypripedium_montanum,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  
55415,mountain_laurel wood_laurel American_laurel calico_bush Kalmia_latifolia,a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers  
55416,mountain_lily Lilium_auratum,Japanese lily with golden rays  
55417,mountain_lily Mount_Cook_lily Ranunculus_lyalii,showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand  
55418,mountain_male_fern Dryopteris_oreades,a fern of the genus Dryopteris  
55419,mountain_maple mountain_alder Acer_spicatum,small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumn  
55420,mountain_mint,any of a number of perennial herbs of the genus Pycnanthemum; eastern North America and California  
55421,mountain_nyala Tragelaphus_buxtoni,shaggy antelope of mountains of Ethiopia  
55422,mountain_paca,rodent of mountains of western South America  
55423,mountain_peak,the summit of a mountain  
55424,mountain_pride Penstemon_newberryi,mat-forming plant with deep pink flowers on short erect leafy stems; rocky places at high elevations from Oregon to California  
55425,mountain_quail mountain_partridge Oreortyx_picta_palmeri,California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail  
55426,mountain_rice silkgrass silk_grass Indian_millet Oryzopsis_hymenoides,valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico  
55427,mountain_rimu Lepidothamnus_laxifolius Dacridium_laxifolius,low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing branches; New Zealand  
55428,mountain_rose Rosa_pendulina,European alpine rose with crimson flowers  
55429,mountain_sandwort mountain_starwort mountain_daisy Arenaria_groenlandica,boreal or alpine sandwort  
55430,mountain_sheep,any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions  
55431,mountain_sickness,nausea and shortness of breath experienced by mountain climbers above ten thousand feet  
55432,mountain_skink Eumeces_callicephalus,frequents oak and pine habitats in rocky mountainous areas of United States southwest and Mexico  
55433,mountain_spleenwort Asplenium_montanum,a spleenwort of eastern North America  
55434,mountain_swamp_gum Eucalyptus_camphora,medium-sized swamp gum of New South Wales and Victoria  
55435,mountain_tent,a lightweight tent with a floor; flaps close with a zipper  
55436,mountain_trail,a trail through mountainous country  
55437,mountain_zebra Equus_zebra_zebra,narrow-striped nearly extinct zebra of southern Africa  
55438,mountaineer mountain_climber,someone who climbs mountains  
55439,mountainside versant,the side or slope of a mountain; "conifer forests cover the eastern versant"  
55440,mountebank charlatan,a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes  
55441,mounter,a skilled worker who mounts pictures or jewels etc.  
55442,mounter climber,someone who ascends on foot; "a solitary mounter of the staircase"  
55443,mounting,framework used for support or display  
55444,mourner griever sorrower lamenter,a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)  
55445,mournfulness sorrowfulness ruthfulness,a state of gloomy sorrow  
55446,mourning bereavement,state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one  
55447,mourning_cloak mourning_cloak_butterfly Camberwell_beauty Nymphalis_antiopa,of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders  
55448,mourning_dove Zenaidura_macroura,wild dove of the United States having a mournful call  
55449,mourning_ring,a ring worn as a memorial to a dead person  
55450,mouse,person who is quiet or timid  
55451,mouse,any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails  
55452,mouse computer_mouse,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 device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad; "a mouse takes much more room than a trackball"  
55453,mouse-ear_chickweed mouse_eared_chickweed mouse_ear clammy_chickweed chickweed,any of various plants related to the common chickweed  
55454,mouse-ear_hawkweed Pilosella_officinarum Hieracium_pilocella,European hawkweed having soft hairy leaves; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium  
55455,mouse-eared_bat,a carnivorous bat with ears like a mouse  
55456,mouse-tooth_forceps,a type of forceps  
55457,mouse_button,a push button on the mouse  
55458,mouse_nest mouse's_nest,where mice bear and raise their young  
55459,mousepad mouse_mat,a small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of a computer mouse  
55460,mouser,a cat proficient at mousing  
55461,mousetrap,a trap for catching mice  
55462,mousetrap trap_play,(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  
55463,moussaka,casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs  
55464,mousse,a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream  
55465,mousse,a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin  
55466,mousse hair_mousse,toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling  
55467,mousseline_de_sole,a gauze-like fabric of silk or rayon  
55468,mouth,a person conceived as a consumer of food; "he has four mouths to feed"  
55469,mouth,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"  
55470,mouth,the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water; "New York is at the mouth of the Hudson"  
55471,mouth,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"  
55472,mouth,the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth"  
55473,mouth oral_cavity oral_fissure rima_oris,the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"  
55474,mouth_hole,a hole (as in a ski mask) for the mouth  
55475,mouthbreeder,any of various fishes that carry their eggs and their young in their mouths  
55476,mouthful,the quantity that can be held in the mouth  
55477,mouthpart,any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding  
55478,mouthpiece,a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person; "the mouthpiece of a respirator"  
55479,mouthpiece,an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks  
55480,mouthpiece,the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth  
55481,mouthpiece embouchure,the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly  
55482,mouthpiece gumshield,(especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth  
55483,mouthpiece mouth,a spokesperson (as a lawyer)  
55484,mouton mutton,meat from a mature domestic sheep  
55485,movability movableness,the quality of being movable; capable of being moved or rearranged  
55486,movable_barrier,a barrier that can be moved to allow passage  
55487,movable_feast moveable_feast,a religious holiday that falls on different dates in different years  
55488,move,(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game  
55489,move,the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"  
55490,move relocation,the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire"  
55491,movement,a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic"  
55492,movement,the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock); "it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement"  
55493,movement,the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel"  
55494,movement motion,a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something  
55495,movement social_movement front,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"  
55496,mover,workman employed by a moving company; "the movers were very careful with the grand piano"  
55497,mover,someone who moves  
55498,mover public_mover moving_company removal_firm removal_company,a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another  
55499,movie film picture moving_picture moving-picture_show motion_picture motion-picture_show picture_show pic flick,a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"  
55500,movie_projector cine_projector film_projector,projects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving pictures  
55501,moviegoer motion-picture_fan,someone who goes to see movies  
55502,moviemaking movie_making film_making,the production of movies  
55503,moving-coil_galvanometer,a galvanometer that is operated by the force exerted by an electric current flowing in a movable coil suspended in a magnetic field  
55504,moving_expense,the cost of moving your residence from one location to another  
55505,moving_van,a van used for moving home or office furniture  
55506,mozzarella,mild white Italian cheese  
55507,mrem millirem,a dosage of ionizing radiation equivalent to one thousandth (1/1000) of a rem  
55508,msasa Brachystegia_speciformis,small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers  
55509,mu,the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet  
55510,much,a great amount or extent; "they did much for humanity"  
55511,muchness,greatness of quantity or measure or extent  
55512,mucic_acid,a solid acid (C6H10O8) found in milk or sugar  
55513,mucilage,a gelatinous substance secreted by plants  
55514,mucin,a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces  
55515,muckraker mudslinger,one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)  
55516,muckraking,the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)  
55517,mucocutaneous_leishmaniasis New_World_leishmaniasis American_leishmaniasis leishmaniasis_americana nasopharyngeal_leishmaniasis,a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa  
55518,mucoid,any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin  
55519,mucopolysaccharide,complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue  
55520,mucopolysaccharidosis,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  
55521,mucor,any mold of the genus Mucor  
55522,mucous_membrane mucosa,mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior  
55523,mucuna,any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres  
55524,mucus mucous_secretion,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  
55525,mud,slanderous remarks or charges  
55526,mud clay,water soaked soil; soft wet earth  
55527,mud_bath,a bath in warm mud (as for treating rheumatism)  
55528,mud_brick,a brick made from baked mud  
55529,mud_dauber,wasp that constructs mud cells on a solid base in which females place eggs laid in paralyzed insect larvae  
55530,mud_flat,a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide  
55531,mud_midget bogmat Wolffiella_gladiata,having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds; North America  
55532,mud_pie,a mass of mud that a child has molded into the shape of pie  
55533,mud_puddle,a puddle of mud; "the children loved a mud puddle"  
55534,mud_puppy Necturus_maculosus,aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills  
55535,mud_stain,a stain produced by mud  
55536,mud_turtle,bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America  
55537,mudder,a racehorse that runs well on a muddy racetrack  
55538,mudguard splash_guard splash-guard,a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels  
55539,mudhif,a reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drained  
55540,mudra,ritual hand movement in Hindu religious dancing  
55541,mudskipper mudspringer,found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins  
55542,mudslide,a landslide of mud  
55543,muesli,mixture of untoasted dry cereals and fruits  
55544,muezzin muazzin muadhdhin,the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day  
55545,muff,a warm tubular covering for the hands  
55546,muffin gem,a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan  
55547,muffin_man,formerly an itinerant peddler of muffins  
55548,muffle,a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature  
55549,muffler,a scarf worn around the neck  
55550,mufti,a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law  
55551,mufti,civilian dress worn by a person who is entitled to wear a military uniform  
55552,mug,with handle and usually cylindrical  
55553,mug mugful,the quantity that can be held in a mug  
55554,mug's_game,a futile or unprofitable endeavor  
55555,mug_file mug_book,a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police)  
55556,mug_shot mugshot,a photograph of someone's face (especially one made for police records)  
55557,muggee,a victim of a mugging; "the law seems to give more protection to the mugger than to the muggee"  
55558,mugger,a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street)  
55559,mugginess,a state of warm humidity  
55560,mugging,assault with intent to rob  
55561,mugwort,any of several weedy composite plants of the genus Artemisia  
55562,mugwump independent fencesitter,a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)  
55563,muishond,southern African weasel  
55564,mujahid,a Muslim engaged in what he considers to be a jihad  
55565,mujahidin mujahedin mujahedeen mujahadeen mujahadin mujahideen mujahadein,a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad; "some call the mujahidin international warriors but others just call them terrorists"  
55566,mujtihad,an Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the effort to derive rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts  
55567,mukataa,an Arabic word for headquarters or administrative center; "Arafat was holed up in the mukataa of his West Bank compound"  
55568,mulatto,an offspring of a black and a white parent  
55569,mulberry,sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit of any of several mulberry trees of the genus Morus  
55570,mulberry mulberry_tree,any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry  
55571,mulch,a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion  
55572,mule,hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile  
55573,mule scuff,a slipper that has no fitting around the heel  
55574,mule's_ears Wyethia_amplexicaulis,balsamic-resinous herb with clumps of lanceolate leaves and stout leafy stems ending in large deep yellow flowers on long stalks; northwestern United States  
55575,mule_deer burro_deer Odocoileus_hemionus,long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers  
55576,mule_fat Baccharis_viminea,California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are important browse for mule deer  
55577,muleteer mule_skinner mule_driver skinner,a worker who drives mules  
55578,mull,a term used in Scottish names of promontories; "the Mull of Kintyre"  
55579,mulled_cider,sweet cider heated with spices and citrus fruit  
55580,mulled_wine,wine heated with sugar and spices and often citrus fruit  
55581,mullein flannel_leaf velvet_plant,any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers  
55582,mullein_pink rose_campion gardener's_delight dusty_miller Lychnis_coronaria,an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers  
55583,muller,a vessel in which wine is mulled  
55584,mullet,bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin  
55585,mullet grey_mullet gray_mullet,highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet  
55586,mullet grey_mullet gray_mullet,freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide  
55587,mulligan_stew mulligan Irish_burgoo,Irish version of burgoo  
55588,mulligatawny,a soup of eastern India that is flavored with curry; prepared with a meat or chicken base  
55589,mullion,a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen)  
55590,mulloway jewfish Sciaena_antarctica,large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre  
55591,multi-billionaire,a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at many billions of dollars  
55592,multibank_holding_company,a bank holding company owning several banks  
55593,multichannel_recorder,a recorder with two or more channels; makes continuous records of two or more signals simultaneously  
55594,multicollinearity,a case of multiple regression in which the predictor variables are themselves highly correlated  
55595,multiculturalism,the doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can coexist peacefully and equitably in a single country  
55596,multidimensional_language,a programming language whose expressions are assembled in more than one dimension  
55597,multiengine_airplane multiengine_plane,a plane with two or more engines  
55598,multiflora multiflora_rose Japanese_rose baby_rose Rosa_multiflora,vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock  
55599,multifocal_lens_implant multifocal_IOL,a type of lens implant that contains several rings with a common center and adjusts for near or far vision; the eye is in focus for near and far vision simultaneously  
55600,multimedia multimedia_system,transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.)  
55601,multiple,the product of a quantity by an integer; "36 is a multiple of 9"  
55602,multiple_correlation_coefficient,an estimate of the combined influence of two or more variables on the observed (dependent) variable  
55603,multiple_mononeuropathy,pathology of several individual nerve trunks  
55604,multiple_myeloma,myeloma that develops in several places at the same time  
55605,multiple_regression multiple_correlation,a statistical technique that predicts values of one variable on the basis of two or more other variables  
55606,multiple_sclerosis MS disseminated_sclerosis disseminated_multiple_sclerosis,a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers  
55607,multiple_star,a system of three or more stars associated by gravity  
55608,multiple_voting,the act of voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.)  
55609,multiplex,communicates two or more signals over a common channel  
55610,multiplex,a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building  
55611,multiplex_operation,an operation in which two or more activities are interleaved  
55612,multiplexer,a device that can interleave two or more activities  
55613,multiplicand,the number that is multiplied by the multiplier  
55614,multiplication,a multiplicative increase; "repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"; "this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth"  
55615,multiplication times,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"  
55616,multiplicative_inverse reciprocal,(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  
55617,multiplicity,the property of being multiple  
55618,multiplier multiplier_factor,the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied  
55619,multiprocessing parallel_processing,simultaneous processing by two or more processing units  
55620,multiprocessor,a computer that uses two or more processing units under integrated control  
55621,multiprogramming concurrent_execution,the execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer  
55622,multistage,occurring in more than one stage  
55623,multistage_rocket step_rocket,a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted  
55624,multitude masses mass hoi_polloi people the_great_unwashed,the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"  
55625,multitude throng concourse,a large gathering of people  
55626,multitudinousness,a very large number (especially of people)  
55627,multivariate_analysis,a generic term for any statistical technique used to analyze data from more than one variable  
55628,multiversity,a university system having several separate campuses and colleges and research centers  
55629,multivitamin multivitamin_pill,a pill or tablet containing several vitamins  
55630,mum,secrecy; "mum's the word"  
55631,mumble,a soft indistinct utterance  
55632,mumblety-peg mumble-the-peg,a game in which players throw or flip a jackknife in various ways so that the knife sticks in the ground  
55633,mumbling,indistinct enunciation  
55634,mumbling gumming,ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)  
55635,mumbo_jumbo,language or ritual causing, or intending to cause, confusion  
55636,mummery flummery,meaningless ceremonies and flattery  
55637,mummichog Fundulus_heteroclitus,silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States  
55638,mummification,a condition resembling that of a mummy; "bureaucratic mummification in red tape"  
55639,mummification,embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy  
55640,mummy,a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)  
55641,mumps epidemic_parotitis,an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands  
55642,mumpsimus,a traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable; "he still holds to the old mumpsimus that a woman's place is in the kitchen"  
55643,munch,a large bite; "he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich"  
55644,muncher,a chewer who makes a munching noise  
55645,mung mung_bean green_gram golden_gram moong mash_bean munggo monggo green_soy green_bean,seed of the mung bean plant; used for food  
55646,mung mung_bean mung_bean_plant Vigna_radiata Phaseolus_aureus,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  
55647,mung_bean mung green_bean green_gram golden_gram moong mash_bean munggo monggo green_soy,seed of the mung bean plant used for food  
55648,municipal_bond,a bond issued by a state or local government  
55649,municipal_government,the government of a municipality  
55650,municipal_note,a municipal debt instrument with a maturity of less than 2 years  
55651,municipality,an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government  
55652,municipality,people living in a town or city having local self-government  
55653,munificence largess largesse magnanimity openhandedness,liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit  
55654,muniments,deeds and other documentary evidence of title to land  
55655,munition ordnance ordnance_store,military supplies  
55656,munitions_industry arms_industry,an industry that manufacturers weapons of war  
55657,munj munja Saccharum_bengalense Saccharum_munja,tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets  
55658,muntjac barking_deer,small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark  
55659,muon negative_muon mu-meson,an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino  
55660,mural wall_painting,a painting that is applied to a wall surface  
55661,muralist,a painter of murals  
55662,murder slaying execution,unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being  
55663,murder_charge murder_indictment,an indictment charging someone with murder  
55664,murder_conviction,conviction for murder  
55665,murder_mystery,a narrative about a murder and how the murderer is discovered  
55666,murder_suspect,someone suspected of committing murder  
55667,murderee,a victim who is murdered  
55668,murderer liquidator manslayer,a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)  
55669,murderess,a woman murderer  
55670,murderousness,a bloodthirsty hatred arousing murderous impulses  
55671,murderousness,cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder  
55672,muriatic_acid,a former name for hydrochloric acid  
55673,murine,a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae  
55674,murine_typhus rat_typhus urban_typhus endemic_typhus,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  
55675,murmur_vowel murmur,a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant  
55676,murrain,any disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague  
55677,murre,black-and-white diving bird of northern seas  
55678,musca_volitans muscae_volitantes floater spots,spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens; "floaters seem to drift through the field of vision"  
55679,muscadine Vitis_rotundifolia,native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties  
55680,muscadine bullace_grape,dull-purple grape of southern United States  
55681,muscat muscatel muscadel muscadelle,wine from muscat grapes  
55682,muscat muscatel muscat_grape,sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine  
55683,muscat muskat,any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes  
55684,muscle,authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"  
55685,muscle muscular_tissue,animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells  
55686,muscle musculus,one of the contractile organs of the body  
55687,muscle_cell muscle_fiber muscle_fibre,an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body  
55688,muscle_relaxant,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  
55689,muscleman muscle,a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"  
55690,muscovite,a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium  
55691,muscovy_duck musk_duck Cairina_moschata,large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated  
55692,muscular_dystrophy dystrophy,any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles  
55693,muscular_structure musculature muscle_system,the muscular system of an organism  
55694,muscular_tonus muscle_tone,normal tonicity of the muscles; "exercise improves muscle tone"  
55695,muscularity,the physiological state of having or consisting of muscle  
55696,musculophrenic_artery arteria_musculophrenica,an artery that supplies the abdomen and intercostal muscles  
55697,musculophrenic_vein vena_musculophrenica,veins that drain the upper abdominal wall and the lower intercostal spaces and the abdomen  
55698,musculoskeletal_system,the system of muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones and joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form  
55699,musculus_abductor_digiti_minimi_manus,the abductor muscle of the little finger  
55700,musculus_abductor_digiti_minimi_pedis,the abductor muscles of the little toe  
55701,musculus_abductor_hallucis,the abductor muscle of the great toe  
55702,musculus_abductor_pollicis,the abductor muscle of the thumb  
55703,musculus_adductor_brevis,the short adductor muscle of the thigh  
55704,musculus_adductor_hallucis,the adductor muscle of the great toe  
55705,musculus_adductor_longus,the long adductor muscle of the thigh  
55706,musculus_adductor_magnus great_adductor_muscle,the muscle that adducts and extends the thigh  
55707,musculus_articularis_cubiti,a small branch of the triceps that inserts into the capsule of the elbow joint  
55708,musculus_articularis_genus,the articular muscle of the knee  
55709,musculus_biceps_femoris femoral_biceps,the biceps muscle of the thigh; it flexes the knee and rotates the leg laterally  
55710,musculus_sphincter_ani_externus,an external ring of striated muscle surrounding the anus  
55711,musculus_sphincter_ani_internus,an internal ring of smooth muscle formed by circular fibers of the rectum  
55712,musculus_sphincter_ductus_choledochi,the smooth muscle sphincter of the common bile duct  
55713,musculus_sphincter_ductus_pancreatici,the smooth muscle sphincter of the main pancreatic duct  
55714,muse,the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse"  
55715,muser muller ponderer ruminator,a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation  
55716,musette shepherd's_pipe,a small bagpipe formerly popular in France  
55717,musette_pipe,a small simple oboe  
55718,museum,a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value  
55719,mush,a journey by dogsled  
55720,mush cornmeal_mush,cornmeal boiled in water  
55721,musher,a traveler who drives (or travels with) a dog team  
55722,mushiness pulpiness,a mushy pulpy softness  
55723,mushroom,common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)  
55724,mushroom,mushrooms and related fleshy fungi (including toadstools, puffballs, morels, coral fungi, etc.)  
55725,mushroom,any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium  
55726,mushroom,fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi  
55727,mushroom mushroom_cloud mushroom-shaped_cloud,a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb)  
55728,mushroom_anchor,an anchor used for semipermanent moorings; has a bowl-shaped head that will dig in however it falls  
55729,mushroom_coral,flattened disk-shaped stony coral (usually solitary and unattached)  
55730,mushroom_pimple,any of various fungi of the family Hypocreaceae  
55731,mushroom_poisoning,toxic condition caused by eating certain species of mushrooms (especially Amanita species)  
55732,mushroom_sauce,brown sauce and sauteed mushrooms  
55733,mushy_peas,marrowfat peas that have been soaked overnight and then boiled; served with fish and chips  
55734,music,an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner  
55735,music,(music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)  
55736,music,musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"  
55737,music euphony,any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds; "he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes"  
55738,music medicine,punishment for one's actions; "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine"  
55739,music_box musical_box,produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate  
55740,music_critic,a critic of musical performances  
55741,music_department department_of_music,the academic department responsible for teaching music and music appreciation  
55742,music_genre musical_genre genre musical_style,an expressive style of music  
55743,music_hall vaudeville_theater vaudeville_theatre,a theater in which vaudeville is staged  
55744,music_lesson,a lesson in performing music  
55745,music_of_the_spheres,an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial  
55746,music_paper score_paper,paper with lines appropriate for writing music  
55747,music_school,a school specializing in music  
55748,music_school school_of_music,a school for the study of music  
55749,music_stand music_rack,a light stand for holding sheets of printed music  
55750,music_stool piano_stool,a stool for piano players; usually adjustable in height  
55751,music_teacher,someone who teaches music  
55752,musical musical_comedy musical_theater,a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing  
55753,musical_arrangement arrangement,a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments  
55754,musical_chairs,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"  
55755,musical_chairs going_to_Jerusalem,a child's game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of players; 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  
55756,musical_composition opus composition piece piece_of_music,a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"  
55757,musical_drama,opera in which the musical and dramatic elements are equally important; the music is appropriate to the action  
55758,musical_instrument instrument,any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds  
55759,musical_instrument_digital_interface MIDI,a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers  
55760,musical_notation,(music) notation used by musicians  
55761,musical_organization musical_organisation musical_group,an organization of musicians who perform together  
55762,musical_perception,the auditory perception of musical sounds  
55763,musical_performance,the act of performing music  
55764,musical_soiree soiree_musicale,a soiree assembled for the purpose of listening to music  
55765,musical_time,(music) the beat of musical rhythm  
55766,musicality musicalness,the property of sounding like music  
55767,musician,artist who composes or conducts music as a profession  
55768,musician instrumentalist player,someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)  
55769,musicianship,artistry in performing music  
55770,musicogenic_epilepsy,reflex epilepsy induced by music  
55771,musicologist,a student of musicology  
55772,musicology,the scholarly and scientific study of music  
55773,musk,an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative  
55774,musk,the scent of a greasy glandular secretion from the male musk deer  
55775,musk_clover muskus_grass white-stemmed_filaree Erodium_moschatum,low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to alfilaria  
55776,musk_deer Moschus_moschiferus,small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk  
55777,musk_kangaroo Hypsiprymnodon_moschatus,small kangaroo of northeastern Australia  
55778,musk_mallow mus_rose Malva_moschata,erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States  
55779,musk_ox musk_sheep Ovibos_moschatus,large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep  
55780,musk_rose Rosa_moschata,rose native to Mediterranean region having curved or climbing branches and loose clusters of musky-scented flowers  
55781,musk_thistle nodding_thistle Carduus_nutans,Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar  
55782,musk_turtle stinkpot,small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor  
55783,muskellunge,flesh of very large North American pike; a game fish  
55784,muskellunge Esox_masquinongy,large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America  
55785,musket,a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen  
55786,musket_ball ball,a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"  
55787,musketeer,a foot soldier armed with a musket  
55788,musketry,musketeers and their muskets collectively  
55789,musketry,the technique of using small arms (especially in battle)  
55790,muskiness,having the olfactory properties of musk  
55791,muskmelon sweet_melon,the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers  
55792,muskrat muskrat_fur,the brown fur of a muskrat  
55793,muskrat musquash Ondatra_zibethica,beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur  
55794,muskwood Olearia_argophylla,musk-scented shrub or tree of southern and southeastern Australia having creamy-yellow flower heads  
55795,muslin,plain-woven cotton fabric  
55796,musnud,a seat with a cushion that is used as a throne by Indian princes  
55797,musophobia,a morbid fear of mice  
55798,mussel,black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine  
55799,mussel,marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.  
55800,must,a necessary or essential thing; "seat belts are an absolute must"  
55801,must,grape juice before or during fermentation  
55802,mustache moustache,an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip; "he looked younger after he shaved off his mustache"  
55803,mustache_cup moustache_cup,a drinking cup with a bar inside the rim to keep a man's mustache out of the drink  
55804,mustachio moustachio handle-bars,a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth)  
55805,mustang,small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish  
55806,mustang_mint Monardella_lanceolata,fragrant California annual herb having lanceolate leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowers  
55807,mustard,any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica  
55808,mustard mustard_greens leaf_mustard Indian_mustard,leaves eaten as cooked greens  
55809,mustard table_mustard,pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds  
55810,mustard_gas mustard_agent blistering_agent dichloroethyl_sulfide sulfur_mustard,a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote  
55811,mustard_oil,oil obtained from mustard seeds and used in making soap  
55812,mustard_plaster sinapism,a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient  
55813,mustard_sauce,sauce of prepared mustard thinned with vinegar and vegetable oil with sugar and seasonings  
55814,mustard_seed,black or white seeds ground to make mustard pastes or powders  
55815,musteline_mammal mustelid musteline,fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals  
55816,muster,a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown in the brig for missing muster"  
55817,muster_call,a call of the names of personnel at a military assembly  
55818,muster_roll,a list of names of officers and men in a military unit or ship's company  
55819,musth,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"  
55820,mustiness must moldiness,the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy  
55821,mutability mutableness,the quality of being capable of mutation  
55822,mutagen,any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation  
55823,mutagenesis,an event capable of causing a mutation  
55824,mutant,an animal that has undergone mutation  
55825,mutant mutation variation sport,(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration  
55826,mutant_gene,a gene that has changed so that the normal transmission and expression of a trait is affected  
55827,mutation,a change or alteration in form or qualities  
55828,mutation genetic_mutation chromosomal_mutation,(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism  
55829,mutchkin,a Scottish unit of liquid measure equal to 0.9 United States pint  
55830,mute,a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument  
55831,mute deaf-mute deaf-and-dumb_person,a deaf person who is unable to speak  
55832,mute_swan Cygnus_olor,soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated  
55833,muteness silence,a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising"  
55834,mutilation,an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part  
55835,mutilator maimer mangler,a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples  
55836,mutineer,someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers)  
55837,mutiny,open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)  
55838,mutisia,any of various plants of the genus Mutisia  
55839,mutism muteness,the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak; "her muteness was a consequence of her deafness"  
55840,muton,the smallest unit of DNA where a mutation can occur  
55841,mutter muttering murmur murmuring murmuration mussitation,a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech  
55842,mutterer mumbler murmurer,a person who speaks softly and indistinctly  
55843,mutton_chop,chop cut from a mature sheep  
55844,mutton_snapper muttonfish Lutjanus_analis,similar to and often marketed as `red snapper'  
55845,mutton_tallow,tallow from the body of a mature sheep  
55846,mutual_aid international_logistic_support,arrangements made between nations to assist each other  
55847,mutual_fund,the pooled money that is invested in assets  
55848,mutual_fund mutual_fund_company open-end_fund open-end_investment_company,a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares  
55849,mutual_induction,generation of electromotive forces in each other by two adjacent circuits  
55850,mutual_opposition polarity,a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies; "he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil"  
55851,mutual_resemblance,symmetrical resemblance  
55852,mutual_savings_bank MSB,a state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees  
55853,mutual_understanding mutual_affection,sympathy of each person for the other  
55854,mutuality interdependence interdependency,a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)  
55855,mutuality mutualness,a reciprocality of sentiments; "the mutuality of their affection was obvious"  
55856,muzhik moujik mujik muzjik,a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)  
55857,muzzle,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  
55858,muzzle,forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose  
55859,muzzle_loader,an obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle  
55860,muzzle_velocity,the velocity of a projectile as it leaves the muzzle of a gun  
55861,muzzler,someone who muzzles animals  
55862,myalgia myodynia,pain in a muscle or group of muscles  
55863,myasthenia,any muscular weakness  
55864,myasthenia_gravis myasthenia,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  
55865,mycelium,the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae  
55866,mycobacteria mycobacterium,rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases  
55867,mycologist,a botanist who specializes in the study of fungi  
55868,mycology,the branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseases  
55869,mycomycin,a highly unsaturated antibiotic acid obtained from an actinomycete  
55870,mycophagist mycophage,a person or animal who eats fungi (especially mushrooms)  
55871,mycophagy,the practice of eating fungi (especially mushrooms collected in the wild)  
55872,mycoplasma,any of a group of small parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection  
55873,mycotoxin,a toxin produced by a fungus  
55874,mydriasis,reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs  
55875,mydriatic mydriatic_drug,a drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinations  
55876,myelatelia,any developmental defect of the spinal cord  
55877,myelencephalon,the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults  
55878,myelin myeline medulla,a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers  
55879,myelinization myelinisation,the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber  
55880,myelitis,inflammation of the spinal cord  
55881,myeloblast,a precursor of leukocytes that normally occurs only in bone marrow  
55882,myeloblastic_leukemia,a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by numerous myeloblasts in the blood stream  
55883,myelocyte,an immature leukocyte normally found in bone marrow  
55884,myelocytic_leukemia granulocytic_leukemia,a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood  
55885,myelofibrosis,fibrosis of the bone marrow  
55886,myelogram,X-ray film of the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots and subarachnoid space  
55887,myelography,roentgenography of the spinal cord to detect possible lesions (usually after injection of a contrast medium into the subarachnoid space)  
55888,myeloma,a tumor of the bone marrow (usually malignant) composed of cells normally found in bone marrow  
55889,myelomeningocele,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  
55890,myenteric_plexus plexus_myentericus,a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines  
55891,myiasis,infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation  
55892,mylodon,large (bear-sized) extinct edentate mammal of the Pleistocene in South America  
55893,mylodontid,a variety of extinct edentate  
55894,myna mynah mina minah myna_bird mynah_bird,tropical Asian starlings  
55895,myocardial_infarction myocardial_infarct MI,destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle  
55896,myocardial_inflammation myocarditis,inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart)  
55897,myocardium,the middle muscular layer of the heart wall  
55898,myoclonus,a clonic spasm of a muscle or muscle group  
55899,myoclonus_epilepsy Lafora's_disease,epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin  
55900,myofibril myofibrilla sarcostyle,one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber  
55901,myoglobin,a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed  
55902,myoglobinuria,the presence of myoglobin in the urine  
55903,myogram,a graphical recording of muscle activity  
55904,myology,the branch of physiology that studies muscles  
55905,myoma,a benign tumor composed of muscle tissue  
55906,myometritis,inflammation of the myometrium  
55907,myometrium,the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus  
55908,myonecrosis,localized death of muscle cell fibers  
55909,myopathy,any pathology of the muscles that is not attributable to nerve dysfunction  
55910,myope,a person with myopia; a nearsighted person  
55911,myopia nearsightedness shortsightedness,(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred  
55912,myosarcoma,sarcoma of muscle tissue  
55913,myosin,the commonest protein in muscle; a globulin that combines with actin to form actomyosin  
55914,myositis,inflammation of muscle tissue  
55915,myotomy,surgical incision or division of a muscle  
55916,myotonia,abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction  
55917,myotonia_congenita Thomsen's_disease,a mild, rare, congenital form of myotonia characterized by muscle stiffness  
55918,myotonic_muscular_dystrophy myotonic_dystrophy myotonia_atrophica Steinert's_disease,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  
55919,myriad,a large indefinite number; "he faced a myriad of details"  
55920,myriagram myg,one ten thousandth of a centner  
55921,myriameter myriametre mym,a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters  
55922,myriapod,general term for any terrestrial arthropod having an elongated body composed of many similar segments: e.g. centipedes and millipedes  
55923,myringectomy,surgical removal of the eardrum  
55924,myringoplasty,surgical repair of a perforated eardrum with a tissue graft  
55925,myringotomy,surgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear)  
55926,myristic_acid tetradecanoic_acid,a saturated fatty acid occurring naturally in animal and vegetable fats  
55927,myrmecophile,an organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of ant  
55928,myrmecophyte,plant that affords shelter or food to ants that live in symbiotic relations with it  
55929,myrmidon,a follower who carries out orders without question  
55930,myrrh gum_myrrh sweet_cicely,aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume  
55931,myrrh_tree Commiphora_myrrha,tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh  
55932,myrtaceous_tree,trees and shrubs  
55933,myrtle,any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus  
55934,myrtle Vinca_minor,widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers  
55935,myrtle_beech Nothofagus_cuninghamii,large evergreen tree of Tasmania  
55936,myrtle_oak seaside_scrub_oak Quercus_myrtifolia,small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas  
55937,myrtle_warbler myrtle_bird Dendroica_coronata,similar to Audubon's warbler  
55938,mysoandry,hatred for men or boys  
55939,mysophilia,abnormal attraction to filth  
55940,mysophobia,a morbid fear of dirt or contamination  
55941,mystery enigma secret closed_book,something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"  
55942,mystery mystery_story whodunit,a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie  
55943,mystery_play,a medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ  
55944,mystic religious_mystic,someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension  
55945,mysticism,obscure or irrational thought  
55946,mysticism religious_mysticism,a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality  
55947,mystification,something designed to mystify or bewilder  
55948,mystification obfuscation,the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered  
55949,mystique,an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing  
55950,myth,a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people  
55951,mythical_being,an imaginary being of myth or fable  
55952,mythical_monster mythical_creature,a monster renowned in folklore and myth  
55953,mythologist,an expert on mythology  
55954,mythologization mythologisation,the restatement of a message as a myth  
55955,mythology,myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person  
55956,mythology,the study of myths  
55957,myxedema myxoedema,hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration  
55958,myxobacteria myxobacterium myxobacter gliding_bacteria slime_bacteria,bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste  
55959,myxoma,a benign tumor of connective tissue containing jellylike material  
55960,myxoma_virus,a poxvirus closely related to smallpox virus; causes benign gelatinous tumors in humans  
55961,myxomatosis,a viral disease (usually fatal) of rabbits  
55962,myxosporidian,mostly parasitic in fishes and including various serious pathogens  
55963,myxovirus,any of a group of RNA viruses including those that cause influenza and mumps  
55964,n-type_semiconductor,a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of electrons  
55965,nabob,a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)  
55966,naboom cactus_euphorbia Euphorbia_ingens,small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra  
55967,nabothian_cyst nabothian_follicle,a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix  
55968,nabothian_gland,one of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus  
55969,nabumetone Relafen,a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Relafen)  
55970,nacelle,a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine  
55971,nacho,a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled  
55972,nacreous_cloud mother-of-pearl_cloud,a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon  
55973,nadir,the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected  
55974,nadir low-water_mark,an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything  
55975,nadolol Corgard,a beta-adrenergic blocking agent (trade name Corgard) that is used to treat hypertension and angina  
55976,nafcillin Nafcil,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  
55977,nagami nagami_kumquat oval_kumquat Fortunella_margarita,shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats  
55978,nagi Nageia_nagi,medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves; southern China to Taiwan and southern Japan  
55979,naiad,(Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains  
55980,naiad water_nymph,submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water  
55981,naif,a naive or inexperienced person  
55982,nail,a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard  
55983,nail,horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits  
55984,nail,a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener  
55985,nail-tailed_wallaby nail-tailed_kangaroo,small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail  
55986,nail_hole,a hole left after a nail is removed  
55987,nail_polish nail_enamel nail_varnish,a cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied to the nails to color them or make them shiny  
55988,nail_pulling nail_removal,a form of torture in which the fingernails or toenails are removed  
55989,nailbrush,a brush used to clean a person's fingernails  
55990,nailer,a worker who attaches something by nailing it  
55991,nailfile,a small flat file for shaping the nails  
55992,nailhead,something resembling the head of a nail that is used as an ornamental device  
55993,nailhead,flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point  
55994,nainsook,a soft lightweight muslin used especially for babies  
55995,naira,the basic unit of money in Nigeria  
55996,naivete naivety naiveness,lack of sophistication or worldliness  
55997,naked_eye,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"  
55998,naked_mole_rat,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  
55999,naked_option,a put or call option for which the seller or buyer has no underlying security position  
56000,nakedness nudity nudeness,the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind  
56001,nakedwood,any of several small to medium-sized trees of Florida and West Indies with thin scaly bark and heavy dark heartwood  
56002,nakedwood Eugenia_dicrana,tree of extreme southern Florida and West Indies having thin scaly bark and aromatic fruits and seeds and yielding hard heavy close-grained zebrawood  
56003,nalidixic_acid NegGram,antibacterial agent used especially to treat genitourinary infections  
56004,nalorphine Nalline,a narcotic antagonist (trade name Nalline) that counteracts the effects of narcotics (especially the effects of poisoning by morphine)  
56005,naloxone Narcan,a potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine  
56006,naltrexone,an oral antagonist against the action of opiates  
56007,namby-pamby,an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental  
56008,name,a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name"  
56009,name,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"  
56010,name,by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"  
56011,name epithet,a defamatory or abusive word or phrase  
56012,name figure public_figure,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"  
56013,name gens,family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"  
56014,name-dropping,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"  
56015,name_calling names,verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument; "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me"  
56016,name_day,the feast day of a saint whose name one bears  
56017,name_dropper,someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends  
56018,name_tag,a tag showing the name of the person who wears it  
56019,nameko viscid_mushroom Pholiota_nameko,one of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan  
56020,nameplate,a plate bearing a name  
56021,namer,a person who gives a name or names; "the owner is usually the namer of a boat"  
56022,namesake,a person with the same name as another  
56023,naming,the verbal act of naming; "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals"  
56024,nan,your grandmother  
56025,nan naan,leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop  
56026,nandrolone Durabolin Kabolin,an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis  
56027,nankeen,a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color  
56028,nanny nanny-goat she-goat,female goat  
56029,nanny nursemaid nurse,a woman who is the custodian of children  
56030,nanogram ng,one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram  
56031,nanometer nanometre nm millimicron micromillimeter micromillimetre,a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter  
56032,nanomia,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  
56033,nanophthalmos,condition in which both eyes are abnormally small but otherwise normal  
56034,nanosecond,one billionth (10^-9) of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond  
56035,nanotechnology,the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)  
56036,nanovolt,a unit of potential equal to one billionth of a volt  
56037,nap,a soft or fuzzy surface texture  
56038,nap catnap light_sleep short_sleep forty_winks snooze,sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)  
56039,napalm,gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers  
56040,nape scruff nucha,the back side of the neck  
56041,naphazoline Privine Sudafed,vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation  
56042,naphtha,any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents  
56043,naphthalene,a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs  
56044,naphthalene_poisoning,toxic condition resulting from inhaling or ingesting naphthalene  
56045,naphthol,either of two phenols derived from naphthalene  
56046,napkin table_napkin serviette,a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing  
56047,napkin_ring,a circular band used to hold a particular person's napkin  
56048,napoleon,a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream  
56049,naprapath,a therapist who practices naprapathy  
56050,naprapathy,a drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues  
56051,naproxen Naprosyn,a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal inflammation and moderate pain  
56052,naproxen_sodium Aleve Anaprox Aflaxen,a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) that fights pain and inflammation  
56053,napu Tragulus_Javanicus,chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya  
56054,naranjilla Solanum_quitoense,small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges  
56055,narc nark narcotics_agent,a lawman concerned with narcotics violations  
56056,narcissist narcist,someone in love with themselves  
56057,narcissistic_personality,personality marked by self-love and self-absorption; unrealistic views about your own qualities and little regard for others  
56058,narcissus,bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters  
56059,narco-state,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"  
56060,narcolepsy,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"  
56061,narcoleptic,a person who has narcolepsy  
56062,narcoleptic,a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep  
56063,narcosis,unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia  
56064,narcoterrorism,the financing of terrorist activities by participation in the drug trade  
56065,narcotic,a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction  
56066,narcotic_antagonist,an antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics (especially to counteract the depression of respiration)  
56067,nard spikenard,an aromatic ointment used in antiquity  
56068,nardoo nardo common_nardoo Marsilea_drummondii,Australian clover fern  
56069,naris,any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx  
56070,nark copper's_nark,an informer or spy working for the police  
56071,narration,(rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth  
56072,narration recital yarn,the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"  
56073,narrative narration story tale,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"  
56074,narrator storyteller teller,someone who tells a story  
56075,narrow,a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water  
56076,narrow-leaf_penstemon Penstemon_linarioides,plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona  
56077,narrow-leaved_flame_flower Talinum_augustissimum,similar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and yellow-orange flowers; southwestern United States  
56078,narrow-leaved_water_plantain,a variety of water plantain  
56079,narrow-leaved_white-topped_aster,a variety of white-topped aster  
56080,narrow-mindedness narrowness,an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior  
56081,narrow_gauge,a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches  
56082,narrow_goldenrod Solidago_spathulata,western American goldenrod with long narrow clusters of small yellow flowers  
56083,narrow_margin narrowness slimness,a small margin; "the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory"; "the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote"  
56084,narrow_wale,corduroy with narrow ribs  
56085,narrowbody_aircraft narrow-body_aircraft narrow-body,a commercial airliner with a single aisle  
56086,narrowing,a decrease in width  
56087,narrowing,an instance of becoming narrow  
56088,narrowing,the act of making something narrower  
56089,narrowness,a restriction of range or scope; "the problem with achievement tests is the narrowness they impose on students"; "the attraction of the book is precisely its narrowness of focus"; "frustrated by the narrowness of people's horizons"  
56090,narrowness,the property of being narrow; having little width; "the narrowness of the road"  
56091,narthex,portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church  
56092,narthex,a vestibule leading to the nave of a church  
56093,narwhal narwal narwhale Monodon_monoceros,small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk  
56094,nasal nasal_bone os_nasale,an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose  
56095,nasal_canthus,the inner corner of the eye  
56096,nasal_cavity,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  
56097,nasal_concha,one of several turbinate bones in the nasal cavity  
56098,nasal_consonant nasal,a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed  
56099,nasal_decongestant,a decongestant that provides temporary relief of nasal symptoms of the common cold and rhinitis and upper respiratory infections  
56100,nasal_meatus,the passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projections of the nasal conchae  
56101,nasal_septum,a partition of bone and cartilage between the nasal cavities  
56102,nasality,a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators  
56103,nasalization nasalisation,the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators  
56104,nasion,the craniometric point at the bridge of the nose where the frontal and nasal bones of the skull meet  
56105,nasofrontal_vein vena_nasofrontalis,a vein located in the anterior medial part of the orbit; connects the superior ophthalmic with the angular vein  
56106,nasogastric_feeding,feeding consisting of delivering liquid nutrients through a tube passing through the nose and into the stomach  
56107,nasolacrimal_duct,a duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity  
56108,nasopharynx,cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx  
56109,nasotracheal_tube,a tube inserted into the trachea through the nose and pharynx; used to deliver oxygen  
56110,nastiness,the quality of being highly unpleasant; "I flinched at the nastiness of his wound"  
56111,nasturtium,any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers  
56112,nasturtium,flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings  
56113,natal_plum amatungulu Carissa_macrocarpa Carissa_grandiflora,very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves  
56114,nation,a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation"  
56115,nation land country,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"  
56116,national subject,a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"  
56117,national_anthem,a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation  
56118,national_bank,a commercial bank chartered by the federal government  
56119,national_capital,the capital city of a nation  
56120,national_censorship,censorship under civil authority of communications entering or leaving or crossing the borders of the United States or its territories or possessions  
56121,national_debt,the debt of the national government (as distinguished from the debts of individuals and businesses and political subdivisions)  
56122,national_debt_ceiling,a limit set by Congress beyond which the national debt cannot rise; periodically raised by Congress  
56123,national_flag ensign,an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality  
56124,national_income,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)  
56125,national_insurance,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  
56126,national_monument,memorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment  
56127,national_park,a tract of land declared by the national government to be public property  
56128,national_service,compulsory service in the military during peacetime  
56129,nationalism,the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination  
56130,nationalism,the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals  
56131,nationalism,the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other  
56132,nationalist,an advocate of national independence of or a strong national government  
56133,nationalist_leader,the leader of a nationalist movement  
56134,nationality,the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization  
56135,nationality,people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation; "immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out"; "such images define their sense of nationality"  
56136,nationalization nationalisation,the action of forming or becoming a nation  
56137,nationalization nationalisation,the action of rendering national in character  
56138,nationalization nationalisation communization communisation,changing something from private to state ownership or control  
56139,nationhood,the state of being a nation  
56140,native,a person born in a particular place or country; "he is a native of Brazil"  
56141,native,indigenous plants and animals  
56142,native indigen indigene aborigine aboriginal,an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"  
56143,native_beech flindosa flindosy Flindersia_australis,tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc  
56144,native_cat Dasyurus_viverrinus,carnivorous arboreal cat-like marsupials of Australia and Tasmania  
56145,native_cranberry groundberry ground-berry cranberry_heath Astroloma_humifusum Styphelia_humifusum,small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia  
56146,native_language,the language that a person has spoken from earliest childhood  
56147,native_orange Capparis_mitchellii,small Australian tree bearing edible dark purple fruit  
56148,native_pear woody_pear Xylomelum_pyriforme,tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp  
56149,native_pomegranate Capparis_arborea,small Australian tree bearing edible fruit resembling the pomegranate  
56150,native_speaker,a speaker of a particular language who has spoken that language since earliest childhood; "native speakers of French"  
56151,nativeness,the quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin  
56152,nativism,the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation)  
56153,nativism,(philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate  
56154,nativist,a philosopher who subscribes to nativism  
56155,natriuresis,the presence of abnormally large amounts of sodium in the urine  
56156,natrolite,a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum  
56157,natterjack Bufo_calamita,common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs rather than hops  
56158,natural,someone regarded as certain to succeed; "he's a natural for the job"  
56159,natural,(craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake  
56160,natural cancel,a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat  
56161,natural_ability,ability that is inherited  
56162,natural_childbirth,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"  
56163,natural_depression depression,a sunken or depressed geological formation  
56164,natural_elevation elevation,a raised or elevated geological formation  
56165,natural_family_planning,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  
56166,natural_fiber natural_fibre,fiber derived from plants or animals  
56167,natural_gas gas,a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes  
56168,natural_glass,magma of any composition that cooled very rapidly  
56169,natural_history,the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals  
56170,natural_immunity innate_immunity,immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup  
56171,natural_language tongue,a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language  
56172,natural_language_processing NLP human_language_technology,the branch of information science that deals with natural language information  
56173,natural_language_processor natural_language_processing_application,an application program that deals with natural language text  
56174,natural_logarithm Napierian_logarithm,a logarithm to the base e  
56175,natural_number,the number 1 and any other number obtained by adding 1 to it repeatedly  
56176,natural_object,an object occurring naturally; not made by man  
56177,natural_order,the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws  
56178,natural_phenomenon,all phenomena that are not artificial  
56179,natural_process natural_action action activity,a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"  
56180,natural_resin,a plant exudate  
56181,natural_resource natural_resources,resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature  
56182,natural_science,the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena  
56183,natural_shape,a shape created by natural forces; not man-made  
56184,natural_theology,a theology that holds that knowledge of God can be acquired by human reason without the aid of divine revelation  
56185,natural_virtue,(scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature  
56186,naturalism,(philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations  
56187,naturalism realism,an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description  
56188,naturalist,an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms  
56189,naturalist natural_scientist,a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)  
56190,naturalization naturalisation,the quality of being brought into conformity with nature  
56191,naturalization naturalisation,the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship  
56192,naturalization naturalisation,the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous  
56193,naturalization naturalisation,changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words"  
56194,naturalness,the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner"  
56195,naturalness,the likeness of a representation to the thing represented; "engineers strove to increase the naturalness of recorded music"  
56196,nature,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"  
56197,nature,the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it"  
56198,nature,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"  
56199,nature,the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"  
56200,nature,the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"  
56201,nature_study,the study of animals and plants in the natural world (usually at an elementary level)  
56202,nature_worship,a system of religion that deifies and worships natural forces and phenomena  
56203,naturopath,a therapist who practices naturopathy  
56204,naturopathy,a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process  
56205,naught,complete failure; "all my efforts led to naught"  
56206,naughtiness mischievousness badness,an attribute of mischievous children  
56207,naumachy naumachia,a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans  
56208,nausea,disgust so strong it makes you feel sick  
56209,nausea sickness,the state that precedes vomiting  
56210,nautch nauch nautch_dance,an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls  
56211,nautch_girl,a professional dancing girl in India  
56212,nautical_chain,a nautical unit of length (15 ft)  
56213,nautical_linear_unit,a linear unit of distance used in navigation  
56214,nautical_mile mile mi naut_mi international_nautical_mile air_mile,a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude  
56215,nautical_mile naut_mi mile mi geographical_mile Admiralty_mile,a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile  
56216,nautilus nuclear_submarine nuclear-powered_submarine,a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power  
56217,naval_academy,an academy for training naval officers  
56218,naval_attache,a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in a navy  
56219,naval_battle,a pitched battle between naval fleets  
56220,naval_blockade,the interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power  
56221,naval_brass Admiralty_brass Admiralty_Metal Tobin_bronze,alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark  
56222,naval_campaign,an operation conducted primarily by naval forces in order to gain or extend or maintain control of the sea  
56223,naval_chart navigational_chart pilot_chart,a chart for a navigator showing the prevailing meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditions  
56224,naval_commander,naval officer in command of a fleet of warships  
56225,naval_engineering,the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of ships  
56226,naval_equipment,equipment for a navy  
56227,naval_gun,naval weaponry consisting of a large gun carried on a warship  
56228,naval_installation shore_station,military installation servicing naval forces  
56229,naval_missile,naval weaponry consisting of a missile carried on a warship  
56230,naval_officer,an officer in the navy  
56231,naval_radar,naval equipment consisting of a shipboard radar  
56232,naval_tactical_data_system,a shipboard system for collecting and displaying tactical data  
56233,naval_unit,a military unit that is part of a navy  
56234,naval_weaponry,weaponry for warships  
56235,nave,the central area of a church  
56236,navel navel_point,the center point or middle of something; "the Incas believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe"  
56237,navel umbilicus bellybutton belly_button omphalos omphalus,a scar where the umbilical cord was attached; "you were not supposed to show your navel on television"; "they argued whether or not Adam had a navel"; "she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton"  
56238,navel_orange,seedless orange enclosing a small secondary fruit at the apex  
56239,navigability,the quality of being suitable for the passage of a ship or aircraft  
56240,navigation,ship traffic; "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts"  
56241,navigation pilotage piloting,the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place  
56242,navigation_light,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  
56243,navigational_instrument,an instrument used for navigating  
56244,navigational_system,a system that provides information useful in determining the position and course of a ship or aircraft  
56245,navigator,the member of an aircrew who is responsible for the aircraft's course  
56246,navigator,in earlier times, a person who explored by ship  
56247,navy naval_forces,an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare  
56248,navy_base,base of operations for a naval fleet  
56249,navy_bean pea_bean white_bean,white-seeded bean; usually dried  
56250,navy_yard naval_shipyard,a military shipyard  
56251,nawab nabob,a governor in India during the Mogul empire  
56252,nay,a negative; "the nays have it"  
56253,naysayer,someone with an aggressively negative attitude  
56254,naysaying,the act of saying no to a request  
56255,nazi,derogatory term for a person who is fanatically dedicated to, or seeks to control, some activity, practice, etc.  
56256,neap_tide neap,a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon  
56257,near-death_experience,the experience of being close to death but surviving  
56258,near_beer,drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent alcohol  
56259,near_miss,an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided  
56260,near_thing,something that barely avoids failure or disaster  
56261,near_vision,vision for objects 2 feet or closer to the viewer  
56262,nearness closeness,the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"  
56263,nearside,the side of a vehicle nearest the kerb  
56264,neat's-foot_oil,a pale yellow oil made from the feet and legs of cattle; used as a dressing for leather  
56265,neatness spruceness,the state of being neat and smart and trim  
56266,nebbish nebbech,(Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton  
56267,nebuchadnezzar,a very large wine bottle holding the equivalent of 20 normal bottles of wine; used especially for display  
56268,nebula,a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer  
56269,nebula,cloudiness of the urine  
56270,nebula,an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space  
56271,nebula,(pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea  
56272,nebular_hypothesis,(cosmology) the theory that the solar system evolved from a hot gaseous nebula  
56273,nebule,a small cloud  
56274,necessitarian,someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will  
56275,necessity,the condition of being essential or indispensable  
56276,necessity essential requirement requisite necessary,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"  
56277,neck,a narrow elongated projecting strip of land  
56278,neck,a cut of meat from the neck of an animal  
56279,neck,a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form; "the banjo had a long neck"; "the bottle had a wide neck"  
56280,neck cervix,the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck"  
56281,neck neck_opening,an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck  
56282,neck_brace,a brace worn to steady the neck  
56283,neck_exercise,exercise designed to strengthen the neck muscles  
56284,neck_sweetbread throat_sweetbread,edible thymus gland of an animal  
56285,neckband,a band around the collar of a garment  
56286,neckcloth stock,an ornamental white cravat  
56287,necker,a lover who necks  
56288,neckerchief,a kerchief worn around the neck  
56289,necklace,jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)  
56290,necklace_tree,a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads  
56291,necklet,decoration worn about the neck (fur piece or tight necklace) as an ornament  
56292,neckline,the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck  
56293,neckpiece,an article of apparel worn about the neck  
56294,necktie tie,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"  
56295,neckwear,articles of clothing worn about the neck  
56296,necrobiosis cell_death,(physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)  
56297,necrobiosis_lipoidica necrobiosis_lipoidica_diabeticorum,skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs); often associated with diabetes mellitus  
56298,necrology,a list of people who died recently  
56299,necrolysis,disintegration and dissolution of dead tissue  
56300,necromancer,one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead  
56301,necromancy,conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying  
56302,necrophagia necrophagy,feeding on corpses or carrion  
56303,necrophilia necrophilism necromania,an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies  
56304,necrosis mortification gangrene sphacelus,the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)  
56305,necrotizing_enteritis,enteritis characterized by bloody diarrhea and severe abdominal pain  
56306,necrotizing_enterocolitis NEC,an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow  
56307,nectar,a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators  
56308,nectar,fruit juice especially when undiluted  
56309,nectarine,a variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin  
56310,nectarine nectarine_tree Prunus_persica_nectarina,variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh  
56311,nectary honey_gland,a gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar  
56312,need demand,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"  
56313,need want,anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"  
56314,neediness,the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree; "he recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it"  
56315,needle,a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument  
56316,needle,a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)  
56317,needle_biopsy,biopsy of deep tissue that is obtained through a hollow needle  
56318,needle_blight needle_cast leaf_cast,a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall  
56319,needle_spike_rush needle_rush slender_spike_rush hair_grass Eleocharis_acicularis,fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums  
56320,needlebush needle-bush needle_bush Hakea_lissosperma,shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia  
56321,needlefish gar billfish,elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters  
56322,needlenose_pliers,small pliers with long thin jaws for fine work  
56323,needlepoint needlepoint_embroidery,embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry  
56324,needlewood needle-wood needle_wood Hakea_leucoptera,large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia  
56325,needlework needlecraft,a creation created or assembled by needle and thread  
56326,needlework needlecraft,work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle  
56327,needleworker,someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle  
56328,needy,needy people collectively; "they try to help the needy"  
56329,neem neem_tree nim_tree margosa arishth Azadirachta_indica Melia_Azadirachta,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  
56330,neem_cake,residue after oil is pressed from neem seeds  
56331,neem_seed,seed of neem trees; source of pesticides and fertilizer and medicinal products  
56332,neencephalon neoencephalon,the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts  
56333,nefariousness wickedness vileness ugliness,the quality of being wicked  
56334,nefazodone Serzone,an antidepressant drug (trade name Serzone)  
56335,negation,a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement  
56336,negation,the speech act of negating  
56337,negation,(logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false  
56338,negative,a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"  
56339,negative,a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed  
56340,negative_charge,having a surplus of electrons; having a lower electric potential  
56341,negative_chemotaxis,movement away from a chemical stimulus  
56342,negative_correlation indirect_correlation,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  
56343,negative_feedback,feedback in opposite phase with (decreasing) the input  
56344,negative_identification,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"  
56345,negative_magnetic_pole negative_pole south-seeking_pole,the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely  
56346,negative_pole,the terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative plate  
56347,negative_reinforcing_stimulus negative_reinforcer,a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it  
56348,negative_stimulus,a stimulus with undesirable consequences  
56349,negativist,someone who refuses to do what is asked or does the opposite of what is asked  
56350,negativity negativeness,the character of the negative electric pole  
56351,negativity negativeness,an amount less than zero  
56352,negativity negativeness negativism,characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands  
56353,neglect disuse,the state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect"  
56354,neglect_of_duty,(law) breach of a duty  
56355,neglecter,a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities; "he tried vainly to impress his neglecters"  
56356,negligee neglige peignoir wrapper housecoat,a loose dressing gown for women  
56357,negligence carelessness neglect nonperformance,failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances  
56358,negligence neglect neglectfulness,the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern  
56359,negotiable_instrument,an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money  
56360,negotiation,the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms  
56361,negotiation dialogue talks,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"  
56362,negotiator negotiant treater,someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)  
56363,negotiatress negotiatrix,a woman negotiator  
56364,negro_peach Sarcocephalus_latifolius Sarcocephalus_esculentus,a stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with round brownish-red warty fruit; Africa  
56365,negro_vine Vincetoxicum_hirsutum Vincetoxicum_negrum,twining vine with hairy foliage and dark purplish-brown flowers  
56366,negus,wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg  
56367,neigh nicker whicker whinny,the characteristic sounds made by a horse  
56368,neighbor neighbour,a person who lives (or is located) near another  
56369,neighbor neighbour,a nearby object of the same kind; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?"  
56370,neighborhood,an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community); "an ethnic neighborhood"  
56371,neighborhood neighbourhood,people living near one another; "it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush"  
56372,neighborliness neighbourliness good-neighborliness good-neighbourliness,a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors  
56373,nekton,the aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales  
56374,nelfinavir Viracept,a protease inhibitor (trade name Viracept) used in treating HIV usually in combination with other drugs  
56375,nelson,any of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck  
56376,nematode nematode_worm roundworm,unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic  
56377,nemophila,any plant of the genus Nemophila  
56378,neo-Darwinism,a modern Darwinian theory that explains new species in terms of genetic mutations  
56379,neoclassicism,revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation  
56380,neoclassicist,an advocate of neoclassicism  
56381,neocolonialism,control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures  
56382,neoconservatism,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)  
56383,neoconservative neocon,a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism  
56384,neodymium Nd atomic_number_60,a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium  
56385,neoexpressionism,an art movement based on expressionism; developed in 1980s in Europe and United States; crudely drawn garish paintings  
56386,neoliberal,a liberal who subscribes to neoliberalism  
56387,neoliberalism,a political orientation originating in the 1960s; blends liberal political views with an emphasis on economic growth  
56388,neolith,a stone tool from the Neolithic Age  
56389,neologism neology coinage,a newly invented word or phrase  
56390,neologism neology coinage,the act of inventing a word or phrase  
56391,neologist,a lexicographer of new words and expressions  
56392,neomycin fradicin Neobiotic,an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery  
56393,neon Ne atomic_number_10,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  
56394,neon_lamp neon_induction_lamp neon_tube,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  
56395,neonatal_death,death of a liveborn infant within the first 28 days of life  
56396,neonatal_intensive_care_unit NICU,an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn  
56397,neonatal_mortality neonatal_mortality_rate,the death rate during the first 28 days of life  
56398,neonatal_period,the first 28 days of life  
56399,neonate newborn,a baby from birth to four weeks  
56400,neonatology,that branch of pediatric medicine concerned with the newborn; the diagnosis and treatment of neonates  
56401,neopallium neocortex,the cortical part of the neencephalon  
56402,neophobia,a morbid fear of novelty  
56403,neophyte,a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously  
56404,neoplasia,the pathological process that results in the formation and growth of a tumor  
56405,neoplastic_cell,a cell that is part of tumor  
56406,neoprene,a synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging; used in waterproof products  
56407,neoromanticism,an art movement based on a revival of Romanticism in art and literature  
56408,neostigmine Prostigmin,a cholinergic drug (trade name Prostigmin) used to treat some ophthalmic conditions and to treat myasthenia gravis  
56409,neoteny,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  
56410,neotony,the state resulting when juvenile characteristics are retained by the adults of a species  
56411,nepheline nephelite,a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels  
56412,nephelinite,an igneous rock consisting of nepheline and pyroxene  
56413,nephew,a son of your brother or sister  
56414,nephology,the branch of meteorology that studies clouds and cloud formation  
56415,nephoscope,a measuring instrument that uses a grid for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of movement of clouds  
56416,nephralgia,pain in the kidney (usually felt in the loins)  
56417,nephrectomy,surgical removal of a kidney  
56418,nephrite,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  
56419,nephritis Bright's_disease,an inflammation of the kidney  
56420,nephrocalcinosis,renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney function and blood in the urine  
56421,nephrogenic_diabetes_insipidus,diabetes insipidus caused by a failure of the kidney to respond to normal levels of vasopressin  
56422,nephrolithiasis renal_lithiasis,the presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney  
56423,nephrology,the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders  
56424,nephron uriniferous_tubule,any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney  
56425,nephroptosis nephroptosia,prolapse of the kidney  
56426,nephrosclerosis nephroangiosclerosis,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  
56427,nephrotic_syndrome nephrosis,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  
56428,nephrotomy,incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone)  
56429,nephrotoxin,any toxin that affects the kidneys  
56430,nephthytis,any plant of the genus Nephthytis  
56431,nepotism,favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)  
56432,nepotist,a powerful person who shows favoritism to relatives or close friends  
56433,neptunium Np atomic_number_93,a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of plutonium  
56434,nerd,an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession  
56435,nerita,a neritid gastropod having a short smooth or spirally ridged shell with thick usually toothed outer lip and toothed operculum  
56436,neritic_zone,the ocean waters from the low tide mark to a depth of about 100 fathoms  
56437,neritid neritid_gastropod,operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell  
56438,neritina,ornately marked and brightly colored snails of brackish waters  
56439,neroli_oil,an odoriferous yellow oil found in orange flowers and used in perfumery and as a flavoring  
56440,nerve nervus,any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body  
56441,nerve_cell neuron,a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses  
56442,nerve_center nerve_centre,a center that provides information and control; "the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam"  
56443,nerve_compression,harmful pressure on a nerve (especially in nerves that pass over rigid prominences); causes nerve damage and muscle weakness  
56444,nerve_ending nerve_end,the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse  
56445,nerve_entrapment,repeated and long-term nerve compression (usually in nerves near joints that are subject to inflammation or swelling)  
56446,nerve_fiber nerve_fibre,a threadlike extension of a nerve cell  
56447,nerve_gas nerve_agent,a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system  
56448,nerve_growth_factor NGF,a protein that is involved in the growth of peripheral nerve cells  
56449,nerve_impulse nervous_impulse neural_impulse impulse,the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; "they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus"  
56450,nerve_pathway tract nerve_tract pathway,a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain  
56451,nerve_plexus,a network of intersecting nerves  
56452,nerves,control of your emotions; "this kind of tension is not good for my nerves"  
56453,nervous_breakdown,a severe or incapacitating emotional disorder  
56454,nervous_disorder neurological_disorder neurological_disease,a disorder of the nervous system  
56455,nervous_exhaustion nervous_prostration,an emotional disorder that leaves you exhausted and unable to work  
56456,nervous_system systema_nervosum,the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells  
56457,nervous_tissue nerve_tissue,tissue composed of neurons  
56458,nervousness,a sensitive or highly strung temperament  
56459,nervousness nerves,an uneasy psychological state; "he suffered an attack of nerves"  
56460,nest,a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young  
56461,nest,a cosy or secluded retreat  
56462,nest,a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; "a nest of thieves"  
56463,nest,furniture pieces made to fit close together  
56464,nest,a kind of gun emplacement; "a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of snipers"  
56465,nest_egg,device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it  
56466,nester,a bird that has built (or is building) a nest  
56467,nesting_place,a place suitable for nesting  
56468,nestling baby_bird,young bird not yet fledged  
56469,net,a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)  
56470,net,game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton  
56471,net,a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects  
56472,net network mesh meshing meshwork,an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals  
56473,net_estate,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)  
56474,net_income net net_profit lucre profit profits earnings,the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)  
56475,net_melon netted_melon nutmeg_melon,the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh  
56476,net_melon netted_melon nutmeg_melon Cucumis_melo_reticulatus,a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh  
56477,net_sales,gross sales reduced by customer discounts, returns, freight out, and allowances  
56478,netball,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  
56479,netting,creating nets  
56480,nettle,any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)  
56481,nettle-leaved_goosefoot nettleleaf_goosefoot Chenopodium_murale,European annual with coarsely dentate leaves; widespread in United States and southern Canada  
56482,network,a system of intersecting lines or channels; "a railroad network"; "a network of canals"  
56483,network,(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"  
56484,network electronic_network,(electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits  
56485,network web,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"  
56486,network_architecture,specification of design principles (including data formats and procedures) for creating a network configuration of data processors  
56487,network_army,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"  
56488,network_programming,the schedule of programs to be broadcast on a network  
56489,neural_arch vertebral_arch,a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord  
56490,neural_network neural_net,computer architecture in which processors are connected in a manner suggestive of connections between neurons; can learn by trial and error  
56491,neural_network neural_net,any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body  
56492,neural_structure,a structure that is part of the nervous system  
56493,neural_tube,a tube of ectodermal tissue in the embryo from which the brain and spinal cord develop  
56494,neuralgia neuralgy,acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves  
56495,neurasthenia,nervous breakdown (not in technical use)  
56496,neurasthenic,a person suffering a nervous breakdown  
56497,neurectomy,surgical removal of all or part of a nerve  
56498,neurinoma,tumor (usually benign) of the sheath surrounding a nerve  
56499,neuritis,inflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of function  
56500,neuroanatomy,the anatomy of the nervous system  
56501,neurobiologist,a specialist in neurobiology  
56502,neurobiology,the branch of biology that deals with the anatomy and physiology and pathology of the nervous system  
56503,neuroblast,a cell from which a nerve cell develops  
56504,neuroblastoma,malignant tumor containing embryonic nerve cells; usually metastasizes quickly  
56505,neurochemical,any organic substance that occurs in neural activity  
56506,neurodermatitis,dermatitis in which localized areas (especially the forearms or back of the neck or outer part of the ankle) itch persistently; cause is unknown  
56507,neuroepithelioma,malignant tumor of the neuroepithelium  
56508,neuroepithelium,epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings  
56509,neuroethics,the study of ethical implications of treatments for neurological diseases  
56510,neurofibroma neurilemoma,tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve  
56511,neurofibromatosis von_Recklinghausen's_disease,autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities  
56512,neurogenesis,the development of nerve tissues  
56513,neurogenic_bladder,a urinary bladder disorder caused by a lesion in the nervous system  
56514,neuroglia glia,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  
56515,neurogliacyte neuroglial_cell glial_cell,a cell of the neuroglia  
56516,neurohormone,a hormone that is released by nerve impulses (e.g., norepinephrine or vasopressin)  
56517,neurolemma neurilemma,thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber  
56518,neurolinguist,someone trained in neuroscience and linguistics who studies brain processes during language production and reception  
56519,neurolinguistics,the branch of linguistics that studies the relation between language and the structure and function of the nervous system  
56520,neurologist brain_doctor,a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it  
56521,neurology,the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system  
56522,neurology clinical_neurology,(neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders  
56523,neuroma,any tumor derived from cells of the nervous system  
56524,neuromarketing neuro-marketing,marketing based on studies of  consumers' sensorimotor, cognitive, and affective responses  
56525,neuromuscular_blocking_agent,a substance that interferes with the neural transmission between motor neurons and skeletal muscles  
56526,neuromuscular_junction myoneural_junction,the junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies  
56527,neuropathy,any pathology of the peripheral nerves  
56528,neurophysiology,the branch of neuroscience that studies the physiology of the nervous system  
56529,neuropil neuropile,the complex network of unmyelinated axones, dendrites, and glial branches that form the bulk of the central nervous system's grey matter and in which nerve cell bodies are embedded  
56530,neuroplasty,plastic surgery of the nerves  
56531,neuropsychiatry,the branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders attributable to diseases of the nervous system  
56532,neuropteron neuropteran neuropterous_insect,insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins  
56533,neurosarcoma malignant_neuroma,a malignant neoplasm of nerve tissue and fibrous tissue and connective tissue  
56534,neuroscience,the scientific study of the nervous system  
56535,neuroscientist,a neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain  
56536,neurosis neuroticism psychoneurosis,a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction  
56537,neurosurgeon brain_surgeon,someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain)  
56538,neurosurgery,any surgery that involves the nervous system (brain or spinal cord or peripheral nerves)  
56539,neurosyphilis,syphilis of the central nervous system  
56540,neurotic psychoneurotic mental_case,a person suffering from neurosis  
56541,neurotic_depression,a term used for any state of depression that is not psychotic  
56542,neurotoxin neurolysin,any toxin that affects neural tissues  
56543,neurotransmitter,a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse  
56544,neurotropism,an affinity for neural tissues  
56545,neuter,a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)  
56546,neutering fixing altering,the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering"  
56547,neutral,one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute  
56548,neutral_spirits ethyl_alcohol,nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs  
56549,neutralism,a policy of neutrality or nonalignment in international affairs  
56550,neutralist,an advocate of neutrality in international affairs  
56551,neutrality,pH value of 7  
56552,neutrality,nonparticipation in a dispute or war  
56553,neutralization neutralisation,(euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)  
56554,neutralization neutralisation,action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war; "the neutralization of Belgium"  
56555,neutralization neutralisation counteraction,action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action  
56556,neutralization neutralisation neutralization_reaction neutralisation_reaction,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  
56557,neutralization_fire,fire that is delivered in order to render the target ineffective or unusable  
56558,neutrino,an elementary, electrically neutral particle with a very small mass  
56559,neutron,an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus  
56560,neutron_bomb,atom bomb that produces lethal neutrons with less blast  
56561,neutron_flux,the rate of flow of neutrons; the number of neutrons passing through a unit area in unit time  
56562,neutron_radiation,radiation of neutrons (as by a neutron bomb)  
56563,neutron_star,a star that has collapsed under its own gravity; it is composed of neutrons  
56564,neutropenia,leukopenia in which the decrease is primarily in number of neutrophils (the chief phagocytic leukocyte)  
56565,neutrophil neutrophile,the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes  
56566,neve,the upper part of a glacier (beyond the limit of perpetual snow) where the snow turns to ice  
56567,never-never_land dreamland dreamworld,a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination  
56568,nevirapine Viramune,a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Viramune) used to treat AIDS and HIV  
56569,nevoid_elephantiasis pachyderma,thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction  
56570,new_caledonian_pine Araucaria_columnaris,very tall evergreen of New Caledonia and the New Hebrides similar to norfolk island pine  
56571,new_criticism,literary criticism based on close analysis of the text  
56572,new_deal,a reapportioning of something  
56573,new_edition,a publication (such as a book) that has been modified or updated and offered again for sale  
56574,new_line,the operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed as the first character on the next line  
56575,new_moon new_phase_of_the_moon,the time at which the Moon appears as a narrow waxing crescent  
56576,new_penny,a coin used in Great Britain since 1971 worth one hundredth of a pound  
56577,new_town,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  
56578,newcomer,a recent arrival; "he's a newcomer to Boston"  
56579,newcomer fledgling fledgeling starter neophyte freshman newbie entrant,any new participant in some activity  
56580,newel,the central pillar of a circular staircase  
56581,newel_post newel,the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail  
56582,newlywed honeymooner,someone recently married  
56583,newmarket,a long close-fitting coat worn for riding in the 19th century  
56584,newness,the quality of being new; the opposite of oldness  
56585,news,information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"  
56586,news,informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone; "it was news to me"  
56587,news intelligence tidings word,information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome"  
56588,news_agency press_agency wire_service press_association news_organization news_organisation,an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically  
56589,news_article news_story newspaper_article,an article reporting news  
56590,news_bulletin newsflash flash newsbreak,a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story  
56591,news_event,a newsworthy event  
56592,news_item,an item in a newspaper  
56593,news_magazine,a magazine devoted to reports of current events; usually published weekly  
56594,news_photography,photography of newsworthy events  
56595,news_program news_show news,a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night"  
56596,newsagent newsdealer newsvendor newsstand_operator,someone who sells newspapers  
56597,newscast,a broadcast of news or commentary on the news  
56598,newscaster,someone who broadcasts the news  
56599,newsletter newssheet,report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group  
56600,newspaper newsprint,cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; "they used bales of newspaper every day"  
56601,newspaper paper,a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast"  
56602,newspaper paper,the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher; "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper"  
56603,newspaper paper newspaper_publisher,a business firm that publishes newspapers; "Murdoch owns many newspapers"  
56604,newspaper_ad newspaper_advertisement,a printed advertisement that is published in a newspaper  
56605,newspaper_columnist,a columnist who writes for newspapers  
56606,newspaper_critic,a critic who writes a column for the newspapers  
56607,newspaper_editor,the editor of a newspaper  
56608,newspapering,journalism practiced for the newspapers  
56609,newspeak,deliberately ambiguous and contradictory language used to mislead and manipulate the public; "the welfare state brought its own newspeak"  
56610,newsreader news_reader,someone who reads out broadcast news bulletin  
56611,newsreel,a short film and commentary about current events  
56612,newsroom,the staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical; "every newspaper editor is criticized by the newsroom"  
56613,newsroom,an office in which news is processed by a newspaper or news agency or television or radio station  
56614,newsroom,a reading room (in a library or club) where newspapers and other periodicals can be read  
56615,newsstand,a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold  
56616,newswoman,a female newsperson  
56617,newsworthiness news,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"  
56618,newt triton,small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia  
56619,newton N,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  
56620,next_friend,(law) a person who acts on behalf of an infant or disabled person  
56621,next_of_kin,the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person  
56622,nexus,a connected series or group  
56623,ngultrum,the basic unit of money in Bhutan  
56624,ngwee,100 ngwee equal 1 kwacha in Zambia  
56625,niacin nicotinic_acid,a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract  
56626,nib pen_nib,the writing point of a pen  
56627,nibble,gentle biting  
56628,nibbler,a biter who takes dainty repeated bites  
56629,niblick nine_iron,an iron with considerable loft  
56630,nicad nickel-cadmium_accumulator,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  
56631,niceness,the quality of nice  
56632,niche,a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it; "he found his niche in the academic world"  
56633,niche ecological_niche,(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)  
56634,nick,(British slang) a prison; "he's in the nick"  
56635,nickel,a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar  
56636,nickel Ni atomic_number_28,a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite  
56637,nickel nickel_note,five dollars worth of a drug; "a nickel bag of drugs"; "a nickel deck of heroin"  
56638,nickel-base_alloy nickel_alloy,an alloy whose main constituent is nickel  
56639,nickel-iron_battery nickel-iron_accumulator,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  
56640,nickel_bronze,a bronze containing up to 30% nickel  
56641,nickel_silver German_silver,a silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel  
56642,nickel_steel,an alloy steel containing nickel  
56643,nickname,a descriptive name for a place or thing; "the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'"  
56644,nickname moniker cognomen sobriquet soubriquet byname,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"  
56645,nicotinamide_adenine_dinucleotide NAD,a coenzyme present in most living cells and derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid; serves as a reductant in various metabolic processes  
56646,nicotinamide_adenine_dinucleotide_phosphate NADP,a coenzyme similar to NAD and present in most living cells but serves as a reductant in different metabolic processes  
56647,nicotine,an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide  
56648,nicotine_addiction,an addiction to nicotine  
56649,nicotine_poisoning,toxic condition caused by the ingestion or inhalation of large amounts of nicotine  
56650,nictitating_membrane third_eyelid,a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals  
56651,nidus,a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs  
56652,niece,a daughter of your brother or sister  
56653,nifedipine Procardia,calcium blocker (trade name Procardia); appears to increase the risk of recurrent heart attacks  
56654,niff pong,an unpleasant smell  
56655,nigella,any plant of the genus Nigella  
56656,niggard skinflint scrooge churl,a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend  
56657,night,a shortening of nightfall; "they worked from morning to night"  
56658,night,a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom  
56659,night,the period spent sleeping; "I had a restless night"  
56660,night,the time between sunset and midnight; "he watched television every night"  
56661,night,the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit; "three nights later he collapsed"  
56662,night,darkness; "it vanished into the night"  
56663,night nighttime dark,the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside  
56664,night-blooming_cereus,any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus  
56665,night-blooming_cereus,any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus  
56666,night-blooming_cereus,any of several cacti of the genus Cereus  
56667,night-light,light (as a candle or small bulb) that burns in a bedroom at night (as for children or invalids)  
56668,night-line,a fishing line with baited hooks left in the water to catch fish over night  
56669,night-stop,a break in a journey for the night  
56670,night_bell,a doorbell to be used at night  
56671,night_bird,any bird associated with night: owl; nightingale; nighthawk; etc  
56672,night_court,a criminal court (in large cities) that sits at night  
56673,night_game,a game played under artificial illumination at night  
56674,night_heron night_raven,nocturnal or crepuscular herons  
56675,night_jasmine night_jessamine Cestrum_nocturnum,West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night  
56676,night_latch,doorlock operated by a knob on the inside and a key on the outside  
56677,night_letter,a cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day  
56678,night_lizard,small secretive nocturnal lizard of southwestern North America and Cuba; bear live young  
56679,night_owl nighthawk nightbird,a person who likes to be active late at night  
56680,night_porter,a porter on duty during the night  
56681,night_raven,any bird that cries at night  
56682,night_rider nightrider,member of a secret mounted band in United States South after the American Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revenge  
56683,night_school,a school that holds classes in the evenings for students who cannot attend during the day  
56684,night_shift graveyard_shift,the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)  
56685,night_shift graveyard_shift,workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)  
56686,night_snake Hypsiglena_torquata,nocturnal prowler of western United States and Mexico  
56687,night_soil,human excreta used as fertilizer  
56688,night_terror,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  
56689,night_vision night-sight scotopic_vision twilight_vision,the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight)  
56690,night_watchman,a watchman who works during the night  
56691,nightcap,an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic  
56692,nightcap,a cloth cap worn in bed  
56693,nightcap,the final game of a double header  
56694,nightgown gown nightie night-robe nightdress,lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women  
56695,nighthawk bullbat mosquito_hawk,mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker  
56696,nightingale Luscinia_megarhynchos,European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song  
56697,nightlife night_life,the entertainment available to people seeking nighttime diversion; "a futile search for intelligent nightlife"  
56698,nightlife night_life,the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.); "in the summer the nightlife shifts to the dance clubs"  
56699,nightmare,a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream  
56700,nightmare incubus,a situation resembling a terrifying dream  
56701,nightshade,any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit  
56702,nightshirt,nightclothes worn by men  
56703,nightwear sleepwear nightclothes,garments designed to be worn in bed  
56704,nightwork,work to be done at night  
56705,nihil,(Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ); "nihil habet"  
56706,nihil_obstat,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  
56707,nihil_obstat,authoritative approval  
56708,nihilism,complete denial of all established authority and institutions  
56709,nihilism,a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake  
56710,nihilist,someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief  
56711,nihilistic_delusion nihilism,the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal  
56712,nilgai nylghai nylghau blue_bull Boselaphus_tragocamelus,large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns  
56713,nim,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  
56714,nimbleness mental_dexterity,intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of mind; "nimbleness of wit and imagination"  
56715,nimblewill nimble_Will Muhlenbergia_schreberi,slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States  
56716,nimbus nimbus_cloud rain_cloud,a dark grey cloud bearing rain  
56717,nincompoop poop ninny,a stupid foolish person  
56718,nine 9 IX niner Nina_from_Carolina ennead,the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one  
56719,nine-spot nine,one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face  
56720,ninepence,a coin worth nine pennies  
56721,ninepin skittle skittle_pin,a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles  
56722,ninepin_ball skittle_ball,ball used to knock down ninepins  
56723,ninepins skittles,a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins  
56724,nineteen 19 XIX,the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one  
56725,nineteenth,position 19 in a countable series of things  
56726,nineties 1890s,the decade from 1890 to 1899  
56727,nineties 1990s,the decade from 1990 to 1999  
56728,nineties mid-nineties,the time of life between 90 and 100  
56729,ninetieth,position 90 in a countable series of things  
56730,ninety 90 XC,the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine  
56731,ninja,a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu  
56732,ninja,a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations  
56733,ninjutsu ninjitsu,the traditional Japanese method of espionage; involves stealthy movements and the use of camouflage  
56734,ninon,a fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or nylon  
56735,ninth,position nine in a countable series of things; "going into the ninth they were a run ahead"  
56736,niobite columbite,a black mineral that is an ore of niobium and tantalum  
56737,niobium Nb atomic_number_41,a soft grey ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs in niobite; formerly called columbium  
56738,nip pinch,a small sharp bite or snip  
56739,nip piquance piquancy piquantness tang tanginess zest,a tart spicy quality  
56740,nip shot,a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"  
56741,nipa,made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm  
56742,nipa_palm Nipa_fruticans,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  
56743,nipple,a flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier  
56744,nipple mammilla mamilla pap teat tit,the small projection of a mammary gland  
56745,nipple_shield,a rubber or plastic shield to protect the nipples of nursing women  
56746,niqaabi,an observant Muslim woman who covers her face and hands when in public or in the presence of any man outside her immediate family  
56747,niqab,a face veil covering the lower part of the face (up to the eyes) worn by observant Muslim women  
56748,nirvana enlightenment,(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness  
56749,nit,a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source  
56750,nit,egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing  
56751,nitpicker,someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms  
56752,nitrate,any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)  
56753,nitrate_bacterium nitric_bacterium,any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into nitrates  
56754,nitrazepam,a hypnotic and sedative drug of the benzodiazepine type  
56755,nitric_acid aqua_fortis,acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels  
56756,nitric_bacteria nitrobacteria,soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates  
56757,nitric_oxide,a poisonous red-brown gas (NO)  
56758,nitride,a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal)  
56759,nitrification,the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound)  
56760,nitrification,the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants)  
56761,nitrile nitril cyanide,any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN  
56762,nitrite,the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid)  
56763,nitrite_bacterium nitrous_bacterium,any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites  
56764,nitro_group,the group -NO3  
56765,nitrobacterium,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  
56766,nitrobenzene,a poisonous oily water-soluble liquid used as a solvent and in the manufacture of aniline  
56767,nitrocalcite,the mineral form of calcium nitrate  
56768,nitrochloromethane,gaseous form of chloropicrin used as tear gas  
56769,nitrofuran,derivative of furan used to inhibit bacterial growth  
56770,nitrofurantoin Macrodantin,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  
56771,nitrogen N atomic_number_7,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  
56772,nitrogen_balance,the balance between the amount of nitrogen taken in (to the soil or the body) and the amount given off (lost or excreted)  
56773,nitrogen_cycle,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  
56774,nitrogen_dioxide,a highly poisonous brown gas (NO2)  
56775,nitrogen_fixation,the assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteria  
56776,nitrogen_mustard,a toxic compound resembling mustard gas in structure; important in cancer treatment  
56777,nitrogen_narcosis,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"  
56778,nitrogen_oxide,any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhausts  
56779,nitrogen_trichloride Agene,a yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour  
56780,nitrogenase,an enzyme of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms that catalyzes the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia  
56781,nitroglycerin nitroglycerine trinitroglycerin glyceryl_trinitrate Nitrospan Nitrostat,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)  
56782,nitrosobacteria nitrous_bacteria,soil bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrites  
56783,nitrous_acid,an unstable inorganic acid known only in solution and as nitrite salts  
56784,nitrous_oxide laughing_gas,inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery  
56785,nitta_tree,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  
56786,no,a negative; "his no was loud and clear"  
56787,no-brainer,anything that requires little thought  
56788,no-go_area,an area that is dangerous or impossible to enter or to which entry is forbidden  
56789,no-goal,a nonexistent goal; "he lived without a reason progressing toward no-goal"  
56790,no-hit_game no-hitter,a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits  
56791,no-par-value_stock no-par_stock,stock with no par value specified in the corporate charter or on the stock certificate  
56792,no-parking_zone,a space where automobiles are not allowed to park  
56793,no-show,a guest who fails to notify a hotel or restaurant when canceling a reservation  
56794,no-show nonattender truant,someone who shirks duty  
56795,no-trump,a version of contract bridge in which no suit is designated as trump for the duration of the hand  
56796,no-win_situation,a situation in which a favorable outcome is impossible; you are bound to lose whatever you do  
56797,no_ball,unlawfully delivered ball in cricket; "the umpire called it a no ball"  
56798,no_fault_insurance no_fault_automobile_insurance,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"  
56799,no_man's_land,land that is unowned and uninhabited (and usually undesirable)  
56800,no_man's_land,an unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies  
56801,nobelium No atomic_number_102,a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known  
56802,nobility aristocracy,a privileged class holding hereditary titles  
56803,nobility nobleness magnanimousness grandeur,the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct  
56804,nobility noblesse,the state of being of noble birth  
56805,noble_cane,sugarcanes representing the highest development of the species; characterized by large juicy stalks with soft rinds and high sugar content  
56806,noble_gas inert_gas argonon,any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table  
56807,noble_metal,any metal that is resistant to corrosion or oxidation  
56808,noblesse,members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility)  
56809,noblesse_oblige,the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically)  
56810,noctiluca Noctiluca_miliaris,large bioluminescent marine protozoan  
56811,noctuid_moth noctuid owlet_moth,usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests  
56812,nocturia nycturia,excessive urination at night; especially common in older men  
56813,nocturnal_emission,ejaculation during sleep (usually during a dream)  
56814,nocturne notturno,a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)  
56815,nod,a sign of assent or salutation or command  
56816,nod,the act of nodding the head  
56817,nodding_groundsel Senecio_bigelovii,plant with erect leafy stems bearing clusters of rayless yellow flower heads on bent individual stalks; moist regions of southwestern United States  
56818,nodding_onion nodding_wild_onion lady's_leek Allium_cernuum,widely distributed North American wild onion with white to rose flowers  
56819,noddle,an informal British expression for head or mind; "use your noddle"  
56820,node,a connecting point at which several lines come together  
56821,node,(physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system  
56822,node,(astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane  
56823,node,any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part  
56824,node client guest,(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network  
56825,node knob thickening,any thickened enlargement  
56826,node leaf_node,(botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge  
56827,nodule,(mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)  
56828,nodule,a small node  
56829,nodule tubercle,small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant  
56830,nog,a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it  
56831,nogging,rough brick masonry used to fill in the gaps in a wooden frame  
56832,noise,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"  
56833,noise,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"  
56834,noise,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"  
56835,noise dissonance racket,the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me"  
56836,noise interference disturbance,electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication  
56837,noise_conditions,the condition of being noisy (as in a communication channel)  
56838,noise_level background_level,the amplitude level of the undesired background noise  
56839,noise_pollution sound_pollution,annoying and potentially harmful environmental noise  
56840,noiselessness,the property of making no noise  
56841,noisemaker,a device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration  
56842,noisiness racketiness,the auditory effect characterized by loud and constant noise  
56843,noli-me-tangere,a cancerous ulcer of soft tissue and bone  
56844,nolle_prosequi nol_pros,an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed  
56845,nolo_contendere non_vult,(law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction  
56846,noma,acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals; often seen in undernourished children  
56847,nomad,a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons  
56848,nombril,the center point on a shield  
56849,nomenklatura,the system of patronage in communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party  
56850,nomia genus_Nomia,a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes  
56851,nominal_aphasia anomic_aphasia anomia amnesic_aphasia amnestic_aphasia,inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects  
56852,nominal_damages,(law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract)  
56853,nominalism,(philosophy) the doctrine that the various objects labeled by the same term have nothing in common but their name  
56854,nominalist,a philosopher who has adopted the doctrine of nominalism  
56855,nominating_speech nominating_address nomination,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"  
56856,nomination,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"  
56857,nomination,the act of officially naming a candidate; "the Republican nomination for Governor"  
56858,nominative nominative_case subject_case,the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb  
56859,nominator,someone who proposes a candidate for appointment or election  
56860,nomogram nomograph,a graphic representation of numerical relations  
56861,non-Catholic,a religious person who is not a Catholic  
56862,non-Euclidean_geometry,(mathematics) geometry based on axioms different from Euclid's; "non-Euclidean geometries discard or replace one or more of the Euclidean axioms"  
56863,non-cash_expense,an expense (such as depreciation) that is not paid for in cash  
56864,non-dedicated_file_server,(computer science) a file server that can be used simultaneously as a workstation  
56865,non-discrimination,fairness in treating people without prejudice  
56866,non-engagement nonparticipation non-involvement,withdrawing from the activities of a group  
56867,non-flowering_plant,a plant that does not bear flowers  
56868,non-market_economy,an economy that is not a market economy  
56869,non-nucleoside_reverse_transcriptase_inhibitor NNRTI,an antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA; often used in combination with other drugs  
56870,non-resistant passive_resister,a reformer who believes in passive resistance  
56871,non-standard_speech,speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community  
56872,non-volatile_storage nonvolatile_storage,computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off  
56873,non_prosequitur non_pros,a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court)  
56874,non_sequitur,a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it  
56875,non_sequitur,(logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises  
56876,nonabsorbency,the property of not being absorbent  
56877,nonacceptance turndown,the act of refusing an offer; "the turndown was polite but very firm"  
56878,nonaccomplishment nonachievement,an act that does not achieve its intended goal  
56879,nonagenarian,someone whose age is in the nineties  
56880,nonaggression,a policy of not initiating hostilities; "they signed a nonaggression pact"  
56881,nonagon,a nine-sided polygon  
56882,nonalignment nonalinement,people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty  
56883,nonallele,genes that are not competitors at the same locus  
56884,nonappearance,failure to appear (especially as at court)  
56885,nonattendance,the failure to attend  
56886,nonbeing,the state of not being  
56887,nonbeliever,someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity)  
56888,nonbiodegradable_pollution,pollution that accumulates in the environment and may appear in the food chain  
56889,noncallable_bond,a bond containing a provision that the holder cannot redeem the security before a specific date (usually at maturity)  
56890,noncandidate,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  
56891,nonce_word hapax_legomenon,a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion  
56892,nonchalance unconcern indifference,the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern  
56893,noncombatant,a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon)  
56894,noncommissioned_officer noncom enlisted_officer,a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel  
56895,nonconformism,the practice of nonconformity  
56896,nonconformist recusant,someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct  
56897,nonconformity,lack of harmony or correspondence  
56898,nonconformity,unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values  
56899,nonconformity nonconformance,failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior  
56900,nonconformity nonconformism nonconformance,a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs  
56901,nondepository_financial_institution,a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance  
56902,nondescript,a person is not easily classified and not very interesting  
56903,nondevelopment,failure of normal development to occur  
56904,nondiscretionary_trust fixed_investment_trust,an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized  
56905,nondisjunction,meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate; results in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the daughter cells  
56906,nondriver,a person who is not a driver  
56907,none,a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise  
56908,none,a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier  
56909,nonequivalence,not interchangeable  
56910,nones,the fifth of the seven canonical hours; about 3 p.m.  
56911,nonevent,an anticipated event that turns out to be far less significant than was expected  
56912,nonexistence nonentity,the state of not existing  
56913,nonfat_dry_milk,dehydrated skimmed milk  
56914,nonfeasance,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  
56915,nonfiction nonfictional_prose,prose writing that is not fictional  
56916,nongonococcal_urethritis NGU,sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia)  
56917,nongovernmental_organization NGO,an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government  
56918,nonintervention noninterference,a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes  
56919,nonlinear_distortion amplitude_distortion,distortion that occurs when the output signal does not have a linear relation to the input signal  
56920,nonlinear_system,a system whose performance cannot be described by equations of the first degree  
56921,nonmember,a person who is not a member  
56922,nonmetal,a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties  
56923,nonobservance,a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc.  
56924,nonoccurrence,absence by virtue of not occurring  
56925,nonparametric_statistic distribution_free_statistic,a statistic computed without knowledge of the form or the parameters of the distribution from which observations are drawn  
56926,nonparametric_statistics,the branch of statistics dealing with variables without making assumptions about the form or the parameters of their distribution  
56927,nonpareil,colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies  
56928,nonpareil,a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar  
56929,nonparticipant,a person who does not participate  
56930,nonpartisan nonpartizan,a person who is nonpartisan  
56931,nonpasserine_bird,chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order Coraciiformes  
56932,nonpayment default nonremittal,loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid  
56933,nonperson unperson,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"  
56934,nonprofit_organization nonprofit not-for-profit,an organization chartered for other than profit-making activities  
56935,nonproliferation non-proliferation,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"  
56936,nonreader,a student who is very slow in learning to read  
56937,nonreligious_person,a person who does not manifest devotion to a deity  
56938,nonresident,someone who does not live in a particular place; "described by an admiring nonresident as a green and pleasant land"  
56939,nonresistance,group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence  
56940,nonrestrictive_clause descriptive_clause,a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies  
56941,nonsense bunk nonsensicality meaninglessness hokum,a message that seems to convey no meaning  
56942,nonsingular_matrix,a square matrix whose determinant is not zero  
56943,nonsmoker,a person who does not smoke tobacco  
56944,nonsmoker nonsmoking_car,a passenger car for passengers who want to avoid tobacco smoke  
56945,nonsocial_infection cross_infection,an infection that is acquired at a hospital or other healthcare facility  
56946,nonsolid_color nonsolid_colour dithered_color dithered_colour,a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color  
56947,nonspecific_urethritis NSU,inflammation of the urethra of unknown cause  
56948,nonstarter,a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered  
56949,nonsteroid nonsteroidal,an organic compound that does no contain a steroid  
56950,nonsteroidal_anti-inflammatory nonsteroidal_anti-inflammatory_drug NSAID,an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids; "NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox-1 and Cox-2 enzymes"  
56951,nonstop_flight nonstop,a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination; "how many nonstops are there to Dallas?"  
56952,nonthrombocytopenic_purpura,purpura resulting from a defect in the capillaries caused by bacteria or drugs  
56953,nontricyclic nontricyclic_drug nontricyclic_antidepressant nontricyclic_antidepressant_drug,a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO  
56954,nonuniformity,the quality of being diverse and interesting  
56955,nonvascular_organism,organisms without vascular tissue: e.g. algae, lichens, fungi, mosses  
56956,nonverbal_intelligence,intelligence that is manifested in the performance of tasks requiring little or no use of language  
56957,nonworker,a person who does nothing  
56958,noodle,a ribbonlike strip of pasta  
56959,nook,a sheltered and secluded place  
56960,nook_and_cranny nooks_and_crannies,something remote; "he explored every nook and cranny of science"  
56961,noon twelve_noon high_noon midday noonday noontide,the middle of the day  
56962,noose running_noose slip_noose,a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled  
56963,nopal,any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears  
56964,nopal Opuntia_lindheimeri,cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits  
56965,noradrenaline norepinephrine,a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses  
56966,norethindrone norethindrone_acetate norethandrolone Norlutin,a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis  
56967,norethynodrel,a progesterone derivative used in oral contraceptives and in the control of menstruation and the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding  
56968,norfolk_island_pine Araucaria_heterophylla Araucaria_excelsa,evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South Pacific  
56969,norgestrel,synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives  
56970,noria,a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel  
56971,norm,a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family"  
56972,normal_curve bell-shaped_curve Gaussian_curve Gaussian_shape,a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution  
56973,normal_distribution Gaussian_distribution,a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance  
56974,normal_fault gravity_fault common_fault,an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall  
56975,normal_school teachers_college,a two-year school for training elementary teachers  
56976,normal_tension_glaucoma,glaucoma that results from damage to the optic nerve although the intraocular pressure is normal  
56977,normality,conformity with the norm  
56978,normality N,(of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter  
56979,normality normalcy,being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning  
56980,normality normalcy,expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common  
56981,normalizer normaliser,a person who normalizes  
56982,normothermia,normal body temperature  
56983,north,the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point  
56984,north,a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city  
56985,north due_north northward N,the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees  
56986,north magnetic_north compass_north,the direction in which a compass needle points  
56987,north-south_direction,in a direction parallel with lines of longitude  
56988,north_by_east NbE,the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north  
56989,north_by_west NbW,the compass point that is one point west of due north  
56990,north_celestial_pole,the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere; near Polaris  
56991,north_island_edelweiss Leucogenes_leontopodium,perennial herb closely resembling European edelweiss; New Zealand  
56992,north_northeast nor'-nor'-east NNE,the compass point that is midway between north and northeast  
56993,north_northwest nor'-nor'-west NNW,the compass point that is midway between north and northwest  
56994,north_side,the side that is on the north  
56995,north_wind northerly norther boreas,a wind that blows from the north  
56996,northeast,the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point  
56997,northeast,a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city  
56998,northeast nor'-east northeastward NE,the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees  
56999,northeast_by_east NEbE,the compass point that is one point east of northeast  
57000,northeast_by_north NEbN,the compass point that is one point north of northeast  
57001,northeaster noreaster,a storm blowing from the northeast  
57002,northern_Europe,the northernmost countries of Europe  
57003,northern_Jacob's_ladder Polemonium_boreale,perennial erect herb with white flowers; circumboreal  
57004,northern_bobwhite Colinus_virginianus,a favorite game bird of eastern and central United States  
57005,northern_bog_lemming Synaptomys_borealis,of wet alpine and subalpine meadows of Canada and Alaska  
57006,northern_cricket_frog Acris_crepitans,a cricket frog of eastern and central United States  
57007,northern_dune_tansy Tanacetum_douglasii,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  
57008,northern_flying_squirrel Glaucomys_sabrinus,large flying squirrel; chiefly of Canada  
57009,northern_hemisphere,the hemisphere that is to the north of the equator  
57010,northern_holly_fern Polystichum_lonchitis,evergreen European fern widely cultivated  
57011,northern_oriole Icterus_galbula,a kind of New World oriole  
57012,northern_phalarope Lobipes_lobatus,breeds in Arctic regions of Old and New Worlds; large flocks often seen far out at sea  
57013,northern_pike Esox_lucius,voracious piscivorous pike of waters of northern hemisphere  
57014,northern_pocket_gopher Thomomys_talpoides,greyish to brown gopher of western and central United States  
57015,northern_red_oak Quercus_rubra Quercus_borealis,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  
57016,northern_sea_robin Prionotus_carolinus,large searobin; found from Nova Scotia to Florida  
57017,northern_shrike Lanius_borealis,a butcherbird of northern North America  
57018,northern_snakehead,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  
57019,northern_whiting Menticirrhus_saxatilis,whiting of the east coast of United States; closely resembles king whiting  
57020,northernness,the property of being to the north  
57021,northland,any region lying in or toward the north  
57022,northwest,the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point  
57023,northwest,a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city  
57024,northwest nor'-west northwestward NW,the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees  
57025,northwest_by_north NWbN,the compass point that is one point north of northwest  
57026,northwest_by_west NWbW,the compass point that is one point west of northwest  
57027,northwest_wind northwester,a wind from the northwest  
57028,nortriptyline Pamelor,a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs  
57029,nose,a small distance; "my horse lost the race by a nose"  
57030,nose,a symbol of inquisitiveness; "keep your nose out of it"  
57031,nose,the sense of smell (especially in animals); "the hound has a good nose"  
57032,nose,a natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals"  
57033,nose,the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon; "he ducked under the nose of the gun"  
57034,nose,a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft); "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry"  
57035,nose olfactory_organ,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"  
57036,nose_cone ogive,front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere  
57037,nose_flute,a flute that is played by blowing through the nostrils (used in some Asian countries)  
57038,nose_job rhinoplasty,cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose  
57039,nose_ring,a ring worn on the nose as an ornament or on the nose of an animal to control it  
57040,nosebag feedbag,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  
57041,noseband nosepiece,a strap that is the part of a bridle that goes over the animal's nose  
57042,nosebleed epistaxis,bleeding from the nose  
57043,nosedive,a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline; "the stock took a nosedive"  
57044,nosepiece,armor plate that protects the nose  
57045,nosewheel,a wheel located under the nose of an airplane that is part of the plane's landing gear  
57046,nosh,(Yiddish) a snack or light meal  
57047,nosh-up,a large satisfying meal  
57048,nosher snacker,someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals  
57049,nosiness prying snoopiness,offensive inquisitiveness  
57050,nosology diagnostics,the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease  
57051,nostalgia,longing for something past  
57052,nostoc,found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies  
57053,nostril anterior_naris,either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose  
57054,nostrum,patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable  
57055,nota_bene NB N.B.,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"  
57056,notary notary_public,someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions  
57057,notation,the activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters  
57058,notation notational_system,a technical system of symbols used to represent special things  
57059,notch,a V-shaped indentation; "mandibular notch"  
57060,notch,a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface; "there were four notches in the handle of his revolver"  
57061,notch nick snick,a small cut  
57062,note,a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling; "there was a note of uncertainty in his voice"  
57063,note,a brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment"  
57064,note,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"  
57065,note annotation notation,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"  
57066,note musical_note tone,a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"  
57067,note promissory_note note_of_hand,a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank"  
57068,note short_letter line billet,a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"  
57069,note_payable,a note promising to pay a certain amount of money at a certain time  
57070,note_receivable,your right in a promissory note in which the maker promises to pay a certain amount of money at a certain time  
57071,notebook,a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda  
57072,notebook notebook_computer,a small compact portable computer  
57073,notebook_entry,an entry in a notebook  
57074,notepad,a pad of paper for keeping notes  
57075,notepaper,writing paper intended for writing short notes or letters  
57076,nothing nil nix nada null aught cipher cypher goose_egg naught zero zilch zip zippo,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"  
57077,nothingness void nullity nihility,the state of nonexistence  
57078,nothings,inconsequential conversation; "they traded a few nothings as they parted"  
57079,nothosaur,extinct marine reptile with longer more slender limbs than plesiosaurs and less completely modified for swimming  
57080,notice,advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract; "we received a notice to vacate the premises"; "he gave notice two months before he moved"  
57081,notice,an announcement containing information about an event; "you didn't give me enough notice"; "an obituary notice"; "a notice of sale"  
57082,notice,a short critical review; "the play received good notices"  
57083,notice,polite or favorable attention; "his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice"  
57084,notice observation observance,the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police"  
57085,noticer,someone who takes notice; "a careful noticer of details"  
57086,noticer,someone who gives formal notice  
57087,notification notice,a request for payment; "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting"  
57088,notion,a general inclusive concept  
57089,notion,(usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions"  
57090,notion whim whimsy whimsey,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"  
57091,notions_counter,counter where notions are sold  
57092,notochord,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  
57093,notoriety ill_fame,the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality  
57094,notornis takahe Notornis_mantelli,flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules  
57095,nougat,nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste  
57096,nougat_bar,a bar of nougat candy often dipped in chocolate  
57097,noumenon thing-in-itself,the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception  
57098,noun,a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action  
57099,noun,the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition  
57100,noun_phrase nominal_phrase nominal,a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb  
57101,nourishment,the act of nourishing; "her nourishment of the orphans saved many lives"  
57102,nous,common sense; "she has great social nous"  
57103,nouvelle_cuisine,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  
57104,nova,a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process  
57105,novation,(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  
57106,novel,an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story  
57107,novel,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"  
57108,novelette novella,a short novel  
57109,novelist,one who writes novels  
57110,novelization novelisation,converting something into the form of a novel  
57111,novelty freshness,originality by virtue of being new and surprising  
57112,novena,a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days  
57113,novice beginner tyro tiro initiate,someone new to a field or activity  
57114,novillada,a bullfight in which the bulls are less than four years old  
57115,novillero,a bullfighter who is required to fight bulls less than four years of age  
57116,novitiate novice,someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows  
57117,novitiate noviciate,the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)  
57118,novobiocin,an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used to treat infections by Gram-positive bacteria  
57119,now,the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now"  
57120,nowhere,an insignificant place; "he came out of nowhere"  
57121,nozzle nose,a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged  
57122,nu,the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet  
57123,nuance nicety shade subtlety refinement,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"  
57124,nub nubble,a small lump or protuberance  
57125,nub stub,a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil"  
57126,nubbin,a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn)  
57127,nucellus,central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac  
57128,nuclear-powered_ship,ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor  
57129,nuclear_RNA nRNA,ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell  
57130,nuclear_cataract,a cataract that affects the nucleus of the lens  
57131,nuclear_chemist radiochemist,a chemist who specializes in nuclear chemistry  
57132,nuclear_club,the nations possessing nuclear weapons  
57133,nuclear_deterrence,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"  
57134,nuclear_engineering,the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors  
57135,nuclear_explosion atomic_explosion,the explosion of an atomic bomb  
57136,nuclear_family conjugal_family,a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner  
57137,nuclear_fuel,fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity  
57138,nuclear_magnetic_resonance NMR proton_magnetic_resonance,resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field  
57139,nuclear_medicine,the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cells  
57140,nuclear_physicist,a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics  
57141,nuclear_physics atomic_physics nucleonics,the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei  
57142,nuclear_propulsion,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)  
57143,nuclear_reaction,(physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei  
57144,nuclear_reactor reactor,(physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements  
57145,nuclear_resonance,the resonance absorption of a gamma ray by a nucleus identical to the nucleus that emitted the gamma ray  
57146,nuclear_rocket,a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant  
57147,nuclear_terrorism,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"  
57148,nuclear_weapon atomic_weapon,a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction  
57149,nuclear_winter,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  
57150,nuclease,general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units  
57151,nucleic_acid,(biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells  
57152,nucleolus nucleole,a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis  
57153,nucleolus_organizer nucleolus_organiser nucleolar_organizer nucleolar_organiser,the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division  
57154,nucleon,a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus  
57155,nucleoplasm karyoplasm,the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell  
57156,nucleoprotein,any of several substances found in the nuclei of all living cells; consists of a protein bound to a nucleic acid  
57157,nucleoside,a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid  
57158,nucleoside_reverse_transcriptase_inhibitor NRTI,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  
57159,nucleosynthesis,(astronomy) the cosmic synthesis of atoms more complex than the hydrogen atom  
57160,nucleotide base,a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)  
57161,nucleus,(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  
57162,nucleus,the positively charged dense center of an atom  
57163,nucleus,any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord  
57164,nucleus cell_nucleus karyon,a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction  
57165,nude,without clothing (especially in the phrase `in the nude'); "they swam in the nude"  
57166,nude nude_painting,a painting of a naked human figure  
57167,nude nude_person,a naked person  
57168,nude nude_sculpture nude_statue,a statue of a naked human figure  
57169,nude_dancing,erotic dancing with little or no clothing  
57170,nude_mouse,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  
57171,nudge jog,a slight push or shake  
57172,nudger,someone who nudges; someone who gives a gentle push; "he needs a regular nudger to keep him awake"  
57173,nudism naturism,going without clothes as a social practice  
57174,nudist naturist,a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion  
57175,nudnik nudnick,(Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest  
57176,nugget,a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth  
57177,nuisance,(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive  
57178,null_set,a set that is empty; a set with no members  
57179,null_space,a space that contains no points; and empty space  
57180,nullah,a ravine or gully in southern Asia  
57181,nullification,the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress  
57182,nullification override,the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something  
57183,nullifier,an advocate of nullification; someone who believes that a state can resist federal laws  
57184,nullipara,(obstetrics) a woman who has never give birth to a child  
57185,nullity,something that is null (especially an enactment that has no legal validity)  
57186,numbat banded_anteater anteater Myrmecobius_fasciatus,small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct  
57187,number,a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"  
57188,number,a select company of people; "I hope to become one of their number before I die"  
57189,number,a numbered item in a series; "take the number 2 to the main square, then change to the number 5"  
57190,number,a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc.; "she refused to give them her Social Security number"  
57191,number,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"  
57192,number,a clothing measurement; "a number 13 shoe"  
57193,number,an item of clothing; "she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number"  
57194,number figure,the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"  
57195,number_agreement,agreement in number between words in the same grammatical construction (e.g., between adjectives and the nouns they modify)  
57196,number_cruncher,someone able to perform complex and lengthy calculations  
57197,number_cruncher,a computer capable of performing a large number of mathematical operations per second  
57198,number_crunching,performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations  
57199,number_one,a reference to yourself or myself etc.; `take care of number one' means to put your own interests first  
57200,number_theorist,a mathematician specializing in number theory  
57201,numbers_pool numbers_game numbers_racket numbers,an illegal daily lottery  
57202,numbness,partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction  
57203,numdah numdah_rug nammad,an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt  
57204,numen,a spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion)  
57205,numeracy,skill with numbers and mathematics  
57206,numeral number,a symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"  
57207,numeration,naming numbers  
57208,numeration_system number_system number_representation_system system_of_numeration,any notation for the representation of numbers  
57209,numerator,the dividend of a fraction  
57210,numerical_analysis,(mathematics) the branch of mathematics that studies algorithms for approximating solutions to problems in the infinitesimal calculus  
57211,numerical_quantity,a quantity expressed as a number  
57212,numerologist,a believer in numerology  
57213,numerology,the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs  
57214,numerousness numerosity multiplicity,a large number  
57215,numismatics numismatology coin_collecting coin_collection,the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)  
57216,numismatist numismatologist coin_collector,a collector and student of money (and coins in particular)  
57217,nummulite,large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary period  
57218,nun,a woman religious  
57219,nun,the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
57220,nun's_habit,a long loose habit worn by nuns in a convent  
57221,nuncio papal_nuncio,(Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status  
57222,nunnery,the convent of a community of nuns  
57223,nurse,one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)  
57224,nurse-midwife,a registered nurse who has received special training as a midwife  
57225,nurse-patient_relation,the responsibility of a nurse to act in the best interests of the patient  
57226,nurse_log,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  
57227,nurse_practitioner NP nurse_clinician,a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician  
57228,nurse_shark Ginglymostoma_cirratum,small bottom-dwelling shark of warm shallow waters on both coasts of North America and South America and from southeast Asia to Australia  
57229,nurser,a person who treats something carefully; "a great nurser of pennies"  
57230,nursery baby's_room,a child's room for a baby  
57231,nursery_rhyme,a tale in rhymed verse for children  
57232,nursery_school,a small preschool for small children  
57233,nursing,the profession of a nurse  
57234,nursing,the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm  
57235,nursing breast_feeding,nourishing at the breast  
57236,nursing_aide nurse's_aide,someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training  
57237,nursing_care,care by a skilled nurse  
57238,nursing_school school_of_nursing,a school for training nurses  
57239,nursling nurseling suckling,an infant considered in relation to its nurse  
57240,nurturance,physical and emotional care and nourishment  
57241,nut,usually large hard-shelled seed  
57242,nut,a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt  
57243,nut-leaved_screw_tree Helicteres_isora,East Indian shrub often cultivated for its hairy leaves and orange-red flowers  
57244,nut_and_bolt,a fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt  
57245,nut_bar,paste of nuts and sugar on a pastry base cut into bars  
57246,nut_bread,bread containing chopped nuts  
57247,nut_butter,ground nuts blended with a little butter  
57248,nut_pine,any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds  
57249,nut_tree,tree bearing edible nuts  
57250,nutation,uncontrolled nodding  
57251,nutcracker,a compound lever used to crack nuts open  
57252,nutcracker,speckled birds that feed on nuts  
57253,nutgrass nut_grass nutsedge nut_sedge Cyperus_rotundus,a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers  
57254,nuthatch nutcracker,any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects  
57255,nutlet,a small nut  
57256,nutmeg,hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground  
57257,nutmeg nutmeg_tree Myristica_fragrans,East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace  
57258,nutmeg_hickory Carya_myristicaeformis Carya_myristiciformis,hickory of southern United States and Mexico having hard nutmeg-shaped nuts  
57259,nutrient,any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis  
57260,nutrient_artery arteria_nutricia,an artery that supplies the medullary cavity of the long bone  
57261,nutriment nourishment nutrition sustenance aliment alimentation victuals,a source of materials to nourish the body  
57262,nutrition,(physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance  
57263,nutrition,the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)  
57264,nutritionist,a specialist in the study of nutrition  
57265,nutritiousness nutritiveness,the quality of being nourishing and promoting healthy growth  
57266,nuts_and_bolts,detailed practical information about how something works or how something can be accomplished  
57267,nutshell,the shell around the kernel of a nut  
57268,nutter wacko whacko,a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad  
57269,nux_vomica,a medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree; contains strychnine and brucine; formerly used as a stimulant  
57270,nyala Tragelaphus_angasi,spiral-horned South African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along back and neck  
57271,nybble nibble,a small byte  
57272,nyctalopia night_blindness moon_blindness,inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder  
57273,nyctophobia,a morbid fear of night or darkness  
57274,nylon,a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers  
57275,nylon,a synthetic fabric  
57276,nylons nylon_stocking rayons rayon_stocking silk_stocking,women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)  
57277,nymph,(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"  
57278,nymph,a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)  
57279,nymph houri,a voluptuously beautiful young woman  
57280,nymphalid nymphalid_butterfly brush-footed_butterfly four-footed_butterfly,medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast  
57281,nymphet,a sexually attractive young woman  
57282,nympholepsy,a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable  
57283,nympholept,a person seized by nympholepsy  
57284,nymphomania,abnormally intense sexual desire in women  
57285,nymphomaniac nympho,a woman with abnormal sexual desires  
57286,nystagmus,involuntary movements of the eyeballs; its presence or absence is used to diagnose a variety of neurological and visual disorders  
57287,nystatin Mycostatin Nystan,an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes  
57288,oak,the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring  
57289,oak oak_tree,a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"  
57290,oak-leaved_goosefoot oakleaf_goosefoot Chenopodium_glaucum,annual European plant with spikes of greenish flowers and leaves that are white and hairy on the underside; common as a weed in North America  
57291,oak_apple,oak gall caused by larvae of a cynipid wasp  
57292,oak_blight,a black plant louse that lives on oaks and dogwoods  
57293,oak_chestnut,a tree of the genus Castanopsis  
57294,oak_fern Gymnocarpium_dryopteris Thelypteris_dryopteris,bright blue-green fern widely distributed especially in damp acid woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere  
57295,oakum,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  
57296,oar,an implement used to propel or steer a boat  
57297,oarfish king_of_the_herring ribbonfish Regalecus_glesne,thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin  
57298,oarsman rower,someone who rows a boat  
57299,oarsmanship,skill as an oarsman  
57300,oarswoman,a woman oarsman  
57301,oasis,a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)  
57302,oast,a kiln for drying hops  
57303,oast_house,a building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops); usually has a conical or pyramidal roof  
57304,oat,annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')  
57305,oat,seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats')  
57306,oat_cell_carcinoma small_cell_carcinoma,highly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-shaped cells with little cytoplasm; lung cancers are frequently oat cell carcinomas  
57307,oatcake,thin flat unleavened cake of baked oatmeal  
57308,oath,a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior; "they took an oath of allegiance"  
57309,oath swearing,a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury  
57310,oatmeal burgoo,porridge made of rolled oats  
57311,oatmeal rolled_oats,meal made from rolled or ground oats  
57312,oatmeal_cookie,cookies containing rolled oats  
57313,obbligato obligato,a persistent but subordinate motif  
57314,obbligato obligato,a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission  
57315,obeah obi,(West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery  
57316,obeah obi,a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas  
57317,obeche,the wood of an African obeche tree; used especially for veneering  
57318,obeche obechi arere samba Triplochiton_scleroxcylon,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  
57319,obedience,the trait of being willing to obey  
57320,obedience obeisance,the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person  
57321,obedience respect,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"  
57322,obelion,the craniometric point on the sagittal suture near the lamboid suture  
57323,obelisk,a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top  
57324,obfuscation,darkening or obscuring the sight of something  
57325,obidoxime_chloride,a chloride used as an antidote for nerve gases such as sarin or VX  
57326,obiism,belief in a kind of sorcery that originated in Africa and is practiced in the West Indies  
57327,obiter_dictum dictum,an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding  
57328,obiter_dictum passing_comment,an incidental remark  
57329,obituary obit necrology,a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography  
57330,object,(grammar) a constituent that is acted upon; "the object of the verb"  
57331,object,(computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer; "in object-oriented programming, objects include data and define its status, its methods of operation and how it interacts with other objects"  
57332,object,the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"  
57333,object physical_object,a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"  
57334,object-oriented_database,a database in which the operations carried out on information items (data objects) are considered part of their definition  
57335,object-oriented_database_management_system,a database management system designed to manage an object-oriented database  
57336,object-oriented_programming object-oriented_programing,creating a program that can use and support objects  
57337,object-oriented_programming_language object-oriented_programing_language,(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"  
57338,object_ball,the billiard ball that is intended to be the first ball struck by the cue ball  
57339,object_code,the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer  
57340,object_language target_language,a computer language into which something written in another computer language is to be translated  
57341,object_language target_language,the language into which a text written in another language is to be translated  
57342,object_program target_program,a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer  
57343,object_recognition,the visual perception of familiar objects  
57344,objectification,a concrete representation of an abstract idea or principle  
57345,objectification,the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing  
57346,objection,the speech act of objecting  
57347,objection,(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  
57348,objective objective_lens object_lens object_glass,the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed  
57349,objectivity objectiveness,judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices  
57350,objet_d'art art_object piece,a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece"  
57351,oblanceolate_leaf,a leaf having a rounded apex and tapering base  
57352,oblate,a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life  
57353,oblateness ellipticity,the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles; "the oblateness of the planet"  
57354,oblation offering,the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity; "oblations for aid to the poor"  
57355,obligate_anaerobe,an organism that cannot grow in the presence of oxygen  
57356,obligation,the state of being obligated to do or pay something; "he is under an obligation to finish the job"  
57357,obligation,a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply  
57358,obligation indebtedness,a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor  
57359,obliger accommodator,someone who performs a service or does a favor  
57360,oblique oblique_case,any grammatical case other than the nominative  
57361,oblique_angle,an angle that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle  
57362,oblique_bandage,a bandage in which successive turns proceed obliquely up or down a limb  
57363,oblique_triangle,a triangle that contains no right angle  
57364,oblique_vein_of_the_left_atrium vena_obliqua_atrii_sinistri,a tributary of the coronary sinus; on the posterior wall of the left atrium  
57365,obliqueness,the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle  
57366,obliterator,an eliminator that does away with all traces  
57367,oblivion limbo,the state of being disregarded or forgotten  
57368,obliviousness oblivion,total forgetfulness; "he sought the great oblivion of sleep"  
57369,oblong,a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation  
57370,oblong_leaf,a simple leaf that is rounded at each end with parallel sides  
57371,obloquy opprobrium,state of disgrace resulting from public abuse  
57372,oboe hautboy hautbois,a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece  
57373,oboe_d'amore,an oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe; used to perform baroque music  
57374,oboe_da_caccia,an alto oboe; precursor of the English horn  
57375,oboist,a musician who plays the oboe  
57376,obolus,a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram  
57377,obovate_leaf,an egg-shaped leaf with the narrower end at the base  
57378,obscenity,an obscene act  
57379,obscenity lewdness bawdiness salaciousness salacity,the trait of behaving in an obscene manner  
57380,obscenity smut vulgarism filth dirty_word,an offensive or indecent word or phrase  
57381,obscurantism,a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge  
57382,obscurantism,a deliberate act intended to make something obscure  
57383,obscurantist,a person who is deliberately vague  
57384,obscureness obscurity abstruseness reconditeness,the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand  
57385,obscurity,an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known; "he worked in obscurity for many years"  
57386,obscurity obscureness,the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination  
57387,obsequiousness servility subservience,abject or cringing submissiveness  
57388,observation,facts learned by observing; "he reported his observations to the mayor"  
57389,observation,the act of making and recording a measurement  
57390,observation observance watching,the act of observing; taking a patient look  
57391,observation reflection reflexion,a remark expressing careful consideration  
57392,observation_dome,lookout consisting of a dome-shaped observatory  
57393,observation_station,a station set up for making observations of something  
57394,observatory,a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena  
57395,observed_fire,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  
57396,observer commentator,an expert who observes and comments on something  
57397,observer's_meridian,a meridian that passes through the observer's zenith  
57398,obsession fixation,an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone  
57399,obsessive,a person who has obsessions  
57400,obsessive-compulsive,a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics  
57401,obsessive-compulsive_disorder,an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent and persistent thoughts and feelings and repetitive, ritualized behaviors  
57402,obsessive-compulsive_personality,personality characterized by a strong need to repeat certain acts or rituals  
57403,obsessiveness obsessivity,extreme compulsiveness  
57404,obsidian,acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces  
57405,obsolescence,the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date; "a policy of planned obsolescence"  
57406,obsoleteness superannuation,the property of being out of date and not current  
57407,obstacle,an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)  
57408,obstacle obstruction,something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination 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"  
57409,obstacle_race,a race in which competitors must negotiate obstacles  
57410,obstetrical_toad midwife_toad Alytes_obstetricans,European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch  
57411,obstetrician accoucheur,a physician specializing in obstetrics  
57412,obstetrics OB tocology midwifery,the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother  
57413,obstipation,severe constipation resulting from an obstruction in the intestines  
57414,obstreperousness,noisy defiance  
57415,obstruction,the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice"  
57416,obstruction,getting in someone's way  
57417,obstruction blockage,the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction  
57418,obstruction obstructor obstructer impediment impedimenta,any structure that makes progress difficult  
57419,obstruction_of_justice,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  
57420,obstructionism,deliberate interference  
57421,obstructionist obstructor obstructer resister thwarter,someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take  
57422,obstructive_shock,shock caused by obstruction of blood flow  
57423,obstruent,a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth  
57424,obtainment obtention,the act of obtaining  
57425,obtrusiveness,an unwelcome conspicuousness  
57426,obturator,a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)  
57427,obturator_vein vena_obturatoria,a vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the hip joints and thigh muscles; empties into the internal iliac vein  
57428,obtuse_angle,an angle between 90 and 180 degrees  
57429,obtuse_leaf,a simple leaf having a rounded or blunt tip  
57430,obtuse_triangle obtuse-angled_triangle,a triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle  
57431,obtuseness,the quality of lacking a sharp edge or point  
57432,obverse,the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides; "the obverse of this issue"  
57433,obverse,the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design  
57434,obviation forestalling preclusion,the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively  
57435,obviousness noticeability noticeableness patency,the property of being easy to see and understand  
57436,oca oka Oxalis_tuberosa Oxalis_crenata,South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers  
57437,ocarina sweet_potato,egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes  
57438,occasion,the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday"  
57439,occasion,an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"  
57440,occasion,reason; "there was no occasion for complaint"  
57441,occasions,something you have to do; "he minded his own specialized occasions"  
57442,occidentalism,the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Western civilizations  
57443,occipital_bone,a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull  
57444,occipital_gyrus,any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum  
57445,occipital_lobe occipital_cortex,that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head  
57446,occipital_protuberance,prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone  
57447,occipital_vein vena_occipitalis,a vein that drains the occipital region  
57448,occipitomastoid_suture,the suture between the occipital and the temporal bones; a continuation of the lamboid suture  
57449,occiput,back part of the head or skull  
57450,occluded_front occlusion,(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft  
57451,occlusion,closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)  
57452,occlusion,(dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed  
57453,occult occult_arts,supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult"  
57454,occultism,the study of the supernatural  
57455,occultism,a belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control  
57456,occultist,a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts  
57457,occupancy tenancy,an act of being a tenant or occupant  
57458,occupancy_rate,the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time  
57459,occupation,the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied; "during the German occupation of Paris"  
57460,occupation,any activity that occupies a person's attention; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game"  
57461,occupation business job line_of_work line,the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"  
57462,occupation military_control,the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power  
57463,occupation occupancy moving_in,the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"  
57464,occupation_license occupation_licence,a license to pursue a particular occupation  
57465,occupational_disease industrial_disease,disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts)  
57466,occupational_group vocation,a body of people doing the same kind of work  
57467,occupational_hazard,any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury  
57468,occupational_safety_and_health_act federal_job_safety_law,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  
57469,occupational_therapy,therapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life, especially to enable or encourage participation in such activities in spite of impairments or limitations in physical or mental functions  
57470,occupier,a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country  
57471,occurrence,an instance of something occurring; "a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets"  
57472,ocean,a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere  
57473,ocean sea,anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume  
57474,ocean_current,the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction  
57475,ocean_floor sea_floor ocean_bottom seabed sea_bottom Davy_Jones's_locker Davy_Jones,the bottom of a sea or ocean  
57476,ocean_pout Macrozoarces_americanus,common along northeastern coast of North America  
57477,ocean_sunfish sunfish mola headfish,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  
57478,ocean_trip voyage,an act of traveling by water  
57479,oceanfront,land bordering an ocean  
57480,oceanographer,a scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas  
57481,oceanography oceanology,the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans  
57482,ocellated_turkey Agriocharis_ocellata,wild turkey of Central America and northern South America  
57483,ocelot panther_cat Felis_pardalis,nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat  
57484,ocher ochre,any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment  
57485,ocher ochre,a moderate yellow-orange to orange color  
57486,ochronosis,an accumulation of dark pigment in cartilage and other connective tissue; usually a symptom of alkaptonuria or phenol poisoning  
57487,oconee_bells Shortia_galacifolia,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  
57488,ocotillo coachwhip Jacob's_staff vine_cactus Fouquieria_splendens,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  
57489,octagon,an eight-sided polygon  
57490,octahedron,any polyhedron having eight plane faces  
57491,octal_digit,a digit from 0 to 7 in octal notation  
57492,octal_notation,any mathematical notation that uses 8 different characters (usually the digits 0 to 7)  
57493,octal_numeration_system octal_number_system,a positional system of numeration that uses octal digits and a radix of eight  
57494,octameter,a verse line having eight metrical feet  
57495,octane,any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent  
57496,octane_number octane_rating,a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline  
57497,octant,a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration  
57498,octave,a feast day and the seven days following it  
57499,octave,a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse  
57500,octave musical_octave,a musical interval of eight tones  
57501,octavo eightvo 8vo,the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves  
57502,octet octette,eight performers or singers who perform together  
57503,octet octette,a set of eight similar things considered as a unit  
57504,octet octette,a musical composition written for eight performers  
57505,octet octette eightsome,eight people considered as a unit  
57506,octillion,the number that is represented as a one followed by 27 zeros  
57507,octogenarian,someone whose age is in the eighties  
57508,octopod,a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell  
57509,octopus,tentacles of octopus prepared as food  
57510,octopus devilfish,bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles  
57511,octoroon,an offspring of a quadroon and a white parent; a person who is one-eighth black  
57512,octosyllable,a verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic lines  
57513,octroi,a tax on various goods brought into a town  
57514,ocular_muscle eye_muscle,one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball  
57515,oculism,the craft of an oculist  
57516,oculomotor oculomotor_nerve nervus_oculomotorius third_cranial_nerve,supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye  
57517,oculopharyngeal_muscular_dystrophy,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  
57518,oculus_dexter OD,the right eye  
57519,oculus_sinister OS,the left eye  
57520,odalisque,a woman slave in a harem  
57521,odd-leg_caliper,caliper having the points on its legs both curve in the same direction  
57522,odd-pinnate_leaf,a pinnate leaf with a single leaflet at the apex  
57523,odd-toed_ungulate perissodactyl perissodactyl_mammal,placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot  
57524,oddity oddness,eccentricity that is not easily explained  
57525,oddity queerness quirk quirkiness crotchet,a strange attitude or habit  
57526,oddness,the parity of odd numbers (not divisible by two)  
57527,odds,the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring  
57528,odds betting_odds,the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another; "he offered odds of two to one"  
57529,odds-maker handicapper,someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)  
57530,odds_and_ends oddments melange farrago ragbag mishmash mingle-mangle hodgepodge hotchpotch gallimaufry omnium-gatherum,a motley assortment of things  
57531,ode,a lyric poem with complex stanza forms  
57532,odist,a poet who writes odes  
57533,odium,state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior  
57534,odometer hodometer mileometer milometer,a meter that shows mileage traversed  
57535,odonate,large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings  
57536,odontoglossum,any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors  
57537,odontoid_process,a toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck  
57538,odynophagia,severe pain on swallowing due to a disorder of the esophagus  
57539,odyssey,a long wandering and eventful journey  
57540,oeil_de_boeuf,a circular or oval window; 17th or 18th century French architecture  
57541,oenomel,wine mixed with honey  
57542,oersted,the magnetic field strength 1 cm from a unit magnetic pole  
57543,oeuvre work body_of_work,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"  
57544,off-Broadway,low-budget theaters located outside the Broadway area in Manhattan  
57545,off-day,a day when things go poorly; "I guess this is one of my off-days"  
57546,off-line_equipment auxiliary_equipment,electronic equipment not in direct communication (or under the control of) the central processing unit  
57547,off-season,the season when travel is least active and rates are lowest  
57548,off_year,a year in which productivity is low or inferior  
57549,off_year,a year in which no major political elections are held  
57550,offal,viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans  
57551,offense offence,the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score  
57552,offense offence,a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right  
57553,offense offence offensive,the action of attacking an enemy  
57554,offensiveness odiousness distastefulness,the quality of being offensive  
57555,offer offering,the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance"  
57556,offer offering,something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"  
57557,offer_price,(stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to sell a certain security  
57558,offerer offeror,someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection  
57559,offering,money contributed to a religious organization  
57560,offertory,the offerings of the congregation at a religious service  
57561,office,a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; "the offices of the mass"  
57562,office business_office,place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building"  
57563,office office_staff,professional or clerical workers in an office; "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard"  
57564,office power,(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"  
57565,office-bearer,the person who holds an office  
57566,office_boy,a young man who is employed to do odd jobs in a business office  
57567,office_building office_block,a building containing offices where work is done  
57568,office_furniture,furniture intended for use in an office  
57569,officeholder officer,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"  
57570,officer ship's_officer,a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"  
57571,officer's_mess,a mess for the exclusive use of officers  
57572,official,someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"  
57573,official functionary,a worker who holds or is invested with an office  
57574,official_immunity,personal immunity accorded to a public official from liability to anyone injured by actions that are the consequence of exerting official authority  
57575,officialese,the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure  
57576,officiant,a clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service  
57577,officiation,the performance of a religious or ceremonial or public duty  
57578,offing,the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing"  
57579,offing,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"  
57580,offprint reprint separate,a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication  
57581,offset offset_printing,a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper  
57582,offset_lithography,offset printing by lithography  
57583,offside,(sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.)  
57584,offspring materialization materialisation,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"  
57585,offspring progeny issue,the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"  
57586,ogee cyma_reversa,a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below  
57587,ogee_arch keel_arch,a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides  
57588,ogler,a viewer who gives a flirtatious or lewd look at another person  
57589,ogre,(folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings  
57590,ogress,(folklore) a female ogre  
57591,ohm,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  
57592,ohmage,the ohmic resistance of a conductor  
57593,ohmmeter,a meter for measuring electrical resistance in ohms  
57594,oil,a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water  
57595,oil oil_color oil_colour,oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist  
57596,oil-hardened_steel,steel that is quenched in oil  
57597,oil-industry_analyst,an analyst of the oil industry  
57598,oil-water_interface,an interface forming the boundary between the non-miscible liquids oil and water  
57599,oil_beetle,any of various beetles that exude an oily substance from the leg joints that deters enemies  
57600,oil_burner oil_furnace,a furnace that burns oil  
57601,oil_cake,mass of e.g. linseed or cottonseed or soybean from which the oil has been pressed; used as food for livestock  
57602,oil_cartel,a cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oil  
57603,oil_change,replacing dirty oil with clean  
57604,oil_company,a company that sells oil  
57605,oil_conservation,the conservation of petroleum resources  
57606,oil_filter,a filter that removes impurities from the oil used to lubricate an internal-combustion engine  
57607,oil_future petroleum_future,petroleum bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date  
57608,oil_gland,a gland that secretes oil  
57609,oil_heater oilstove kerosene_heater kerosine_heater,heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking  
57610,oil_industry refining_industry oil_business,an industry that produces and delivers oil and oil products  
57611,oil_lamp kerosene_lamp kerosine_lamp,a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light  
57612,oil_meal,ground oil cake  
57613,oil_paint,paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle  
57614,oil_painter,a painter who uses oil paints  
57615,oil_painting,a picture painted with oil paints  
57616,oil_painting,the art or method of painting with oil paints  
57617,oil_palm,pinnate-leaved palms of the genus Elaeis having dense clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruit and yielding high quality palm oils  
57618,oil_pipeline,a pipeline used to transport oil  
57619,oil_pressure,pressure that keeps oil on the moving parts of an internal-combustion engine  
57620,oil_pump,a pump that keeps a supply of oil on moving parts  
57621,oil_refinery petroleum_refinery,a refinery for petroleum  
57622,oil_shale,shale from which oil can be obtained by heating  
57623,oil_slick,a thin film of oil floating on top of water (especially crude oil spilled from a ship)  
57624,oil_stain,a stain produced by oil  
57625,oil_tanker oiler tanker tank_ship,a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk  
57626,oil_tycoon,a powerful person in the oil business  
57627,oil_well oiler,a well that yields or has yielded oil  
57628,oilbird guacharo Steatornis_caripensis,nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter  
57629,oilcan,a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery  
57630,oilcloth,cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin  
57631,oiler,a worker who oils engines or machinery  
57632,oilfield,a region rich in petroleum deposits (especially one with producing oil wells)  
57633,oilfish Ruvettus_pretiosus,very large deep-water snake mackerel  
57634,oilman,a person who owns or operates oil wells  
57635,oilman,a worker who produces or sells petroleum  
57636,oilpaper,paper that has been made translucent and waterproof by soaking in oil  
57637,oilseed oil-rich_seed,any of several seeds that yield oil  
57638,oilskin slicker,a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof  
57639,oilstone,a whetstone for use with oil  
57640,ointment unction unguent balm salve,semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation  
57641,oka,a Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds  
57642,oka,a Turkish liquid unit equal to 1.3 pints  
57643,okapi Okapia_johnstoni,similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs  
57644,okra,long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant  
57645,okra gumbo okra_plant lady's-finger Abelmoschus_esculentus Hibiscus_esculentus,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  
57646,ola olla,leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper  
57647,old,past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')  
57648,old-age_insurance,insurance paid to the elderly  
57649,old-age_pension retirement_pension retirement_check retirement_benefit retirement_fund superannuation,a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work  
57650,old-age_pensioner,an old person who receives an old-age pension  
57651,old-fashionedness,the property of being no longer fashionable  
57652,old-man-of-the-woods Strobilomyces_floccopus,edible mild-tasting mushroom found in coniferous woodlands of eastern North America  
57653,old-timer oldtimer gaffer old_geezer antique,an elderly man  
57654,old_age years age eld geezerhood,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"  
57655,old_boy,a former male pupil of a school  
57656,old_boy,a vivacious elderly man  
57657,old_boy old_man,a familiar term of address for a man  
57658,old_boy_network,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"  
57659,old_country,the country of origin of an immigrant  
57660,old_fashioned,a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices  
57661,old_gold,a dark yellow  
57662,old_growth virgin_forest,forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity  
57663,old_guard,a faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas  
57664,old_lady,your own wife; "meet my old lady"  
57665,old_maid,the loser in a game of old maid  
57666,old_maid,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')  
57667,old_man,(slang) boss  
57668,old_man,an informal term for your father  
57669,old_man greybeard graybeard Methuselah,a man who is very old  
57670,old_man_of_the_mountain alpine_sunflower Tetraneuris_grandiflora Hymenoxys_grandiflora,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  
57671,old_master,a great European painter prior to 19th century  
57672,old_rose,a greyish-pink color  
57673,old_school,a class of people favoring traditional ideas  
57674,old_school_tie,necktie indicating the school the wearer attended  
57675,old_squaw oldwife Clangula_hyemalis,a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States  
57676,old_style old_style_font,a typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes  
57677,old_wives'_tale,a bit of lore passed on by word of mouth  
57678,old_woman,a woman who is old  
57679,oldie golden_oldie,a song that was formerly popular  
57680,oldness,the opposite of youngness  
57681,oldness,the quality of being old; the opposite of newness  
57682,oldster old_person senior_citizen golden_ager,an elderly person  
57683,oleander rose_bay Nerium_oleander,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  
57684,oleander_fern Oleandra_neriiformis Oleandra_mollis,tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander; found from Asia to Polynesia  
57685,oleaster,any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits  
57686,olecranon olecranon_process,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  
57687,oleic_acid,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  
57688,oleo_oil,obtained from beef fat; used in making margarine and soap and in lubrication  
57689,oleoresin,a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants  
57690,oleoresin_capiscum,an oleoresin extracted from the capsicum pepper plant  
57691,olfactory_bulb,one of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal cavities  
57692,olfactory_nerve nervii_olfactorii first_cranial_nerve,a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa  
57693,olfactory_property smell aroma odor odour scent,any property detected by the olfactory system  
57694,oligarch,one of the rulers in an oligarchy  
57695,oligarchy,a political system governed by a few people; "one of his cardinal convictions was that Britain was not run as a democracy but as an oligarchy"; "the big cities were notoriously in the hands of the oligarchy of local businessmen"  
57696,oligochaete oligochaete_worm,hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body  
57697,oligodactyly,congenital condition in which some fingers or toes are missing  
57698,oligodendrocyte,a cell of the oligodendroglia  
57699,oligodendroglia oligodendria,tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers  
57700,oligodontia,congenital condition in which some of the teeth are missing  
57701,oligomenorrhea,abnormally light or infrequent menstruation  
57702,oligonucleotide oligo,(biochemistry) a polynucleotide whose molecules contain relatively few nucleotides  
57703,oligopoly,(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  
57704,oligosaccharide,any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis  
57705,oligospermia,insufficient spermatozoa in the semen  
57706,oliguria,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  
57707,oliguria,production of an abnormally small amount of urine  
57708,olive,small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil  
57709,olive,hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork  
57710,olive,one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish  
57711,olive,a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation  
57712,olive European_olive_tree Olea_europaea,evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits  
57713,olive-tree_agaric Pleurotus_phosphoreus,red luminescent mushroom of Europe  
57714,olive_brown,a shade of brown tinged with green  
57715,olive_drab,a cloth of an olive-brown color used for military uniforms  
57716,olive_drab drab,a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown  
57717,olive_drab olive-drab_uniform,military uniform of the United States Army; made from cloth of a dull olive color  
57718,olive_green olive-green,a color that is lighter and greener than olive  
57719,olive_oil,oil from olives  
57720,olive_tree,a tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit  
57721,olivenite,rare green to black mineral consisting of hydrated copper arsenate that is found in copper deposits  
57722,olivine,a mineral consisting of magnesium iron silicate; a source of magnesium  
57723,olla_podrida Spanish_burgoo,Spanish version of burgoo  
57724,olm Proteus_anguinus,European aquatic salamander with permanent external gills that lives in caves  
57725,ology,an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge  
57726,olympic_salamander Rhyacotriton_olympicus,small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States Northwest  
57727,ombu bella_sombra Phytolacca_dioica,fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves  
57728,ombudsman,a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government  
57729,omega,the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet  
57730,omega Z,the ending of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelation  
57731,omega-3_fatty_acid omega-3,a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning  
57732,omega-6_fatty_acid omega-6,a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond six carbons from the beginning  
57733,omelet omelette,beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly  
57734,omelet_pan omelette_pan,pan for cooking omelets  
57735,omen portent presage prognostic prognostication prodigy,a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"  
57736,omentum,a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera  
57737,omeprazole Prilosec,antacid (trade name Prilosec) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach  
57738,omerta,a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities  
57739,omicron,the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet  
57740,omission,something that has been omitted; "she searched the table for omissions"  
57741,omission,neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something  
57742,omission deletion,any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases  
57743,omission skip,a mistake resulting from neglect  
57744,ommastrephes,extremely active cylindrical squid with short strong arms and large rhombic terminal fins  
57745,ommatidium,any of the numerous small cone-shaped eyes that make up the compound eyes of some arthropods  
57746,omnibus,an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author  
57747,omnidirectional_antenna nondirectional_antenna,an antenna that sends or receives signals equally in all directions  
57748,omnipotence,the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power  
57749,omnirange omnidirectional_range omnidirectional_radio_range,a navigational system consisting of a network of radio beacons that provide aircraft with information about exact position and bearing  
57750,omniscience,the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge  
57751,omnivore,a person who eats all kinds of foods  
57752,omnivore,an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances  
57753,omophagia,the eating of raw food  
57754,omphaloskepsis navel-gazing,literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption  
57755,on-license,a license to sell liquor for consumption on the premises  
57756,on_the_road on_tour,travelling about; "they took the show on the road"; "they lost all their games on the road"  
57757,onager Equus_hemionus,Asiatic wild ass  
57758,once-over look-over,a swift cursory examination or inspection; "I gave him the once-over"  
57759,onchocerciasis river_blindness,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  
57760,oncidium dancing_lady_orchid butterfly_plant butterfly_orchid,any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants  
57761,oncogene transforming_gene,a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells  
57762,oncologist,a specialist in oncology  
57763,oncology,the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors  
57764,one,a single person or thing; "he is the best one"; "this is the one I ordered"  
57765,one 1 I ace single unity,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"  
57766,one-and-one,a foul shot that must be made in order to earn the right to a second foul shot  
57767,one-billionth billionth,one part in a billion equal parts  
57768,one-dimensional_language,a programming language whose expressions are represented by strings of characters  
57769,one-dimensionality linearity,the property of having one dimension  
57770,one-eighth eighth,one part in eight equal parts  
57771,one-fifth fifth fifth_part twenty_percent,one part in five equal parts  
57772,one-flowered_wintergreen one-flowered_pyrola Moneses_uniflora Pyrola_uniflora,delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed in genus Pyrola  
57773,one-fourth fourth one-quarter quarter fourth_part twenty-five_percent quartern,one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound"  
57774,one-half half,one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half"  
57775,one-hitter 1-hitter,a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one hit  
57776,one-hundred-millionth,one part in a hundred million equal parts  
57777,one-hundred-thousandth,one part in a hundred thousand equal parts  
57778,one-hundredth hundredth one_percent,one part in a hundred equal parts  
57779,one-liner,a one-line joke  
57780,one-millionth millionth,one part in a million equal parts  
57781,one-night_stand,a brief sexual encounter lasting only for a single night; "he ran through a series of loveless one-night stands"  
57782,one-night_stand,a performance in one place on one night only  
57783,one-ninth ninth,one part in nine equal parts  
57784,one-off,a happening that occurs only once and is not repeated  
57785,one-quadrillionth quadrillionth,one part in a quadrillion equal parts  
57786,one-quintillionth quintillionth,one part in a quintillion equal parts  
57787,one-seventh seventh,one part in seven equal parts  
57788,one-sixteenth sixteenth sixteenth_part,one part in sixteen equal parts  
57789,one-sixth sixth,one part in six equal parts  
57790,one-sixtieth sixtieth,one part in sixty equal parts  
57791,one-sixty-fourth sixty-fourth,one part in sixty-four equal parts  
57792,one-spot,a domino or die whose upward face shows one pip  
57793,one-step,an early ballroom dance; precursor to the fox-trot  
57794,one-ten-thousandth ten-thousandth,one part in ten thousand equal parts  
57795,one-tenth tenth tenth_part ten_percent,a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts  
57796,one-third third tierce,one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"  
57797,one-thirty-second thirty-second thirty-second_part,one part in thirty-two equal parts  
57798,one-thousandth thousandth,one part in a thousand equal parts  
57799,one-trillionth trillionth,one part in a trillion equal parts  
57800,one-twelfth twelfth twelfth_part duodecimal,one part in twelve equal parts  
57801,one-upmanship,the practice of keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor  
57802,one-way_light_time OWLT,the elapsed time it takes for light (or radio signals) to travel between the Earth and a celestial object  
57803,one-way_street,unilateral interaction; "cooperation cannot be a one-way street"  
57804,one-way_street,a street on which vehicular traffic is allowed to move in only one direction  
57805,one_of_the_boys,a man who has been socially accepted into a group of other men; "he quickly became one of the boys"  
57806,oneiromancer,someone who divines through the interpretation of dreams  
57807,oneiromancy,divination through the interpretation of dreams  
57808,oneness unity,the quality of being united into one  
57809,onion,the bulb of an onion plant  
57810,onion,an aromatic flavorful vegetable  
57811,onion onion_plant Allium_cepa,bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb  
57812,onion_bagel,bagel flavored with onion  
57813,onion_bread,bread containing finely minced onions  
57814,onion_butter,butter blended with minced onion  
57815,onion_dome,a dome that is shaped like a bulb; characteristic of Russian and Byzantine church architecture  
57816,onion_mildew Peronospora_destructor,fungus causing a downy mildew on onions  
57817,onion_roll,yeast-raised roll flavored with onion  
57818,onion_salt,ground dried onion and salt  
57819,onion_smut Urocystis_cepulae,smut fungus causing blackish blisters on scales and leaves of onions; especially destructive to seedlings  
57820,onion_stem Lepiota_cepaestipes,a white agaric that tends to cluster and has a club-shaped base  
57821,onion_thrips onion_louse Thrips_tobaci,injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco  
57822,onion_yellow-dwarf_virus,the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of onion plants  
57823,onion_yellow_dwarf,the yellow dwarf disease of onion plants  
57824,onionskin flimsy,a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies  
57825,onlooker looker-on,someone who looks on  
57826,onomancer,one who practices onomancy  
57827,onomancy,divination by the letters of a name  
57828,onomasticon,a list of proper nouns naming persons or places  
57829,onomastics,the branch of lexicology that studies the forms and origins of proper names  
57830,onomatomania,obsession with a particular word which the person uses repeatedly or which intrudes into consciousness  
57831,onomatopoeia,using words that imitate the sound they denote  
57832,onrush,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 onrush of her thoughts"  
57833,onset oncoming,the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"  
57834,onslaught,a sudden and severe onset of trouble  
57835,ontology,(computer science) a rigorous and exhaustive organization of some knowledge domain that is usually hierarchical and contains all the relevant entities and their relations  
57836,ontology,the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence  
57837,onycholysis,separation of a nail from its normal attachment to the nail bed  
57838,onychophoran velvet_worm peripatus,any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms  
57839,onychosis,any disease or disorder of the nails  
57840,onyx,a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos  
57841,oocyte,a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions  
57842,oogenesis,development of ova  
57843,oology,the branch of zoology that studies eggs (especially birds' eggs and their size, shape, coloration, and number)  
57844,oolong,Chinese tea leaves that have been partially fermented before being dried  
57845,oophorectomy ovariectomy,surgical removal of one of both ovaries  
57846,oophoritis,inflammation of one or both ovaries  
57847,oophorosalpingectomy,surgical removal of one or both ovaries and the corresponding Fallopian tubes  
57848,oosphere,a gamete; used especially of lower plants  
57849,oospore,a thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi  
57850,ootid,mature ovum after penetration by sperm but before the formation of a zygote  
57851,ooze_leather,a very soft leather made from the skins of calves and having a suede finish on the flesh side  
57852,op_art,a style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s; produces dramatic visual effects with colors and contrasts that are difficult for the eye to resolve  
57853,opacification,the process of becoming cloudy or opaque  
57854,opacity,the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation  
57855,opacity opaqueness,incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning  
57856,opacity opaqueness,the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light  
57857,opah moonfish Lampris_regius,large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean  
57858,opal,a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones  
57859,opal_glass milk_glass,a milky white translucent or opaque glass  
57860,opalescence iridescence,the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface  
57861,opaque_gem,a gemstone that is opaque  
57862,open,a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play  
57863,open clear,a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"  
57864,open surface,information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"  
57865,open-air_market open-air_marketplace market_square,a public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold  
57866,open-door_policy open_door,the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries  
57867,open-end_credit revolving_credit charge_account_credit,a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time  
57868,open-end_wrench tappet_wrench,a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle)  
57869,open-face_sandwich open_sandwich,sandwich without a covering slice of bread  
57870,open-heart_surgery,heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open, the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine while a heart valve or coronary artery is surgically repaired  
57871,open-hearth_furnace,a furnace for making steel in which the steel is placed on a shallow hearth and flames of burning gas and hot air play over it  
57872,open-hearth_process,a process for making steel using an open-hearth furnace  
57873,open_account,an unpaid credit order  
57874,open_chain,a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring  
57875,open_circuit,an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows  
57876,open_door,freedom of access; "he maintained an open door for all employees"  
57877,open_frame break,any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match"  
57878,open_house,an informal party of people with hospitality for all comers  
57879,open_interval unbounded_interval,an interval that does not include its endpoints  
57880,open_letter,a letter of protest; addressed to one person but intended for the general public  
57881,open_marriage,a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other  
57882,open_order,a military formation leaving enough space between ranks to allow an inspecting officer to pass  
57883,open_primary,a primary in which any registered voter can vote (but must vote for candidates of only one party)  
57884,open_secret,something that is supposed to be secret but is generally known; "their love affair was an open secret"  
57885,open_sesame,a magical command; used by Ali Baba  
57886,open_sesame,any very successful means of achieving a result  
57887,open_shop,a company whose workers are hired without regard to their membership in a labor union  
57888,open_sight,rear gunsight having an open notch instead of a peephole or telescope  
57889,open_society,a society that allows its members considerable freedom (as in a democracy); "America's open society has made it an easy target for terrorists"  
57890,open_weave,a weave in which warp threads never come together, leaving interstices in the fabric  
57891,openbill,stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip  
57892,opener,the first event in a series; "she played Chopin for her opener"; "the season's opener was a game against the Yankees"  
57893,opener,a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans)  
57894,opening,opportunity especially for employment or promotion; "there is an opening in the sales department"  
57895,opening,a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise  
57896,opening,the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme"  
57897,opening,a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"  
57898,opening,becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"  
57899,opening,the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"  
57900,opening chess_opening,a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess; "he memorized all the important chess openings"  
57901,opening gap,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"  
57902,opening opening_night curtain_raising,the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews"  
57903,opening_line,the first line of a piece of writing (as a newspaper story)  
57904,openness,without obstructions to passage or view; "the openness of the prairies"  
57905,openness nakedness,characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive  
57906,openside_plane rabbet_plane,a woodworking plane designed to cut rabbets  
57907,openwork,ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings  
57908,opepe Nauclea_diderrichii Sarcocephalus_diderrichii,large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus  
57909,opera,a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes  
57910,opera opera_house,a building where musical dramas are performed  
57911,opera_cloak opera_hood,a large cloak worn over evening clothes  
57912,opera_company,a company that produces operas  
57913,opera_star operatic_star,singer of lead role in an opera  
57914,operagoer,a patron of the opera  
57915,operand,a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed  
57916,operant_conditioning,conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response  
57917,operating_budget,a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements  
57918,operating_capability performance_capability,the capability of a technological system to perform as intended  
57919,operating_capital,capital available for the operations of a firm (e.g. manufacturing or transportation) as distinct from financial transactions and long-term improvements  
57920,operating_expense operating_cost overhead budget_items,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  
57921,operating_microscope,binocular microscope used in surgery to provide a clear view of small and inaccessible parts of the body (as in microsurgery)  
57922,operating_procedure,a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation  
57923,operating_room OR operating_theater operating_theatre surgery,a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic"  
57924,operating_system OS,(computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services  
57925,operating_table,table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation  
57926,operation,the state of being in effect or being operative; "that rule is no longer in operation"  
57927,operation,(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"  
57928,operation,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"  
57929,operation,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"  
57930,operation,the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"  
57931,operation functioning performance,process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determines 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"  
57932,operation military_operation,activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"  
57933,operation procedure,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"  
57934,operation surgery surgical_operation surgical_procedure surgical_process,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"  
57935,operation_code order_code,the portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed; the set of operations in a computer  
57936,operational_cell,a terrorist cell that performs clandestine activities  
57937,operational_damage operational_casualty,loss of military equipment in field operations  
57938,operationalism,(philosophy) the doctrine that the meaning of a proposition consists of the operations involved in proving or applying it  
57939,operations trading_operations,financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records  
57940,operations_research,research designed to determine most efficient way to do something  
57941,operative_field,the area that is open during surgery  
57942,operator,(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation  
57943,operator,a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets  
57944,operator,someone who owns or operates a business; "who is the operator of this franchise?"  
57945,operator manipulator,an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard"  
57946,operator_gene,a gene that activates the production of messenger RNA by adjacent structural genes  
57947,operculum,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  
57948,operetta light_opera,a short amusing opera  
57949,operon,a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene  
57950,ophidism,poisoning by snake venom  
57951,ophiolatry serpent-worship,the worship of snakes  
57952,ophryon,the craniometric point in the midline of the forehead immediately above the orbits  
57953,ophthalmectomy,surgical removal of an eye  
57954,ophthalmia ophthalmitis,severe conjunctivitis  
57955,ophthalmia_neonatorum,ophthalmia in newborns; contracted while passing through the birth canal; usually prevented with silver nitrate drops  
57956,ophthalmic_artery arteria_ophthalmica,a branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies the eye and neighboring structures  
57957,ophthalmic_vein vena_ophthalmica,either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus  
57958,ophthalmologist eye_doctor oculist,a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye  
57959,ophthalmology,the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases  
57960,ophthalmoplegia,paralysis of the motor nerves of the eye  
57961,ophthalmoscope,medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye  
57962,ophthalmoscopy,examination of the interior of an eye using an ophthalmoscope  
57963,opiate,a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative  
57964,opinion legal_opinion judgment judgement,the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge"  
57965,opinion ruling,the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)  
57966,opinion sentiment persuasion view thought,a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"  
57967,opinion view,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"  
57968,opisthorchiasis,infestation with flukes obtained from eating raw fish; common in eastern Asia  
57969,opisthotonos,severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back  
57970,opium,an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy  
57971,opium_addict opium_taker,someone addicted to opium  
57972,opium_den,a building where opium is sold and used  
57973,opium_poppy Papaver_somniferum,southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium  
57974,opopanax,an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines  
57975,opossum possum,nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America  
57976,opossum_rat,terrestrial marsupials of southern South America that resemble shrews  
57977,opossum_shrimp,shrimp-like crustaceans whose females carry eggs and young in a pouch between the legs  
57978,opportuneness patness timeliness,timely convenience  
57979,opportunism self-interest self-seeking expedience,taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others  
57980,opportunist self-seeker,a person who places expediency above principle  
57981,opportunistic_infection,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)  
57982,opportunity chance,a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"  
57983,opportunity_cost,cost in terms of foregoing alternatives  
57984,opposition,a direction opposite to another  
57985,opposition,a body of people united in opposing something  
57986,opposition opponent opposite,a contestant that you are matched against  
57987,opposition oppositeness,the relation between opposed entities  
57988,oppression,the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"  
57989,oppression oppressiveness,a feeling of being oppressed  
57990,oppression subjugation,the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people"  
57991,oppressor,a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures  
57992,opsin,retinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin  
57993,opsonin,an antibody in blood serum that attaches to invading microorganisms and other antigens to make them more susceptible to the action of phagocytes  
57994,opsonization opsonisation,process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis  
57995,optative_mood optative,a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs  
57996,optic_axis,in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs; "a crystal may have either one or two optic axes"  
57997,optic_chiasma optic_chiasm chiasma_opticum,the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain  
57998,optic_cup eyecup,(embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina  
57999,optic_nerve nervus_opticus second_cranial_nerve optic_tract,the cranial nerve that serves the retina  
58000,optic_radiation radiatio_optica,a nerve pathway from the lateral geniculate body to the visual cortex  
58001,optical_bench,apparatus for observation and measurement of optical phenomena  
58002,optical_crown crown_glass optical_crown_glass,optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index  
58003,optical_density transmission_density photographic_density absorbance,(physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation  
58004,optical_device,a device for producing or controlling light  
58005,optical_disk optical_disc,a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface  
58006,optical_fiber glass_fiber optical_fibre glass_fibre,a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images  
58007,optical_flint flint_glass,optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index  
58008,optical_glass,clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index; used to make lenses  
58009,optical_illusion,an optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual impression  
58010,optical_instrument,an instrument designed to aid vision  
58011,optical_opacity,opacity to light  
58012,optical_phenomenon,a physical phenomenon related to or involving light  
58013,optical_pyrometer pyroscope,a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object  
58014,optical_telescope,an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources  
58015,optician lens_maker,a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision  
58016,optics,the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light  
58017,optics,optical properties; "the optics of a telescope"  
58018,optimism,the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well  
58019,optimism,a general disposition to expect the best in all things  
58020,optimist,a person disposed to take a favorable view of things  
58021,optimization optimisation,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"  
58022,optimum,most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances  
58023,option,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  
58024,option alternative choice,one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there is no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse"  
58025,optometrist oculist,a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses  
58026,optometry,the practice of an optometrist  
58027,orach orache,any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes  
58028,oracle,a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible  
58029,oracle,a shrine where an oracular god is consulted  
58030,oral oral_exam oral_examination viva_voce viva,an examination conducted by spoken communication  
58031,oral_cancer,malignant neoplasm of the lips of mouth; most common in men over the age of 60  
58032,oral_contraception,contraception achieved by taking oral contraceptive pills  
58033,oral_contract,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  
58034,oral_herpes herpes_labialis cold_sore fever_blister,caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)  
58035,oral_personality,(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  
58036,oral_sex head,oral stimulation of the genitals; "they say he gives good head"  
58037,oral_smear,alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the mouth  
58038,oral_stage oral_phase,(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  
58039,orange,any pigment producing the orange color  
58040,orange,round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees  
58041,orange orange_tree,any citrus tree bearing oranges  
58042,orange orangeness,orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow  
58043,orange-blossom_orchid Sarcochilus_falcatus,diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip  
58044,orange_bat orange_horseshoe_bat Rhinonicteris_aurantius,a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur  
58045,orange_daisy orange_fleabane Erigeron_aurantiacus,mat-forming herb of Turkestan with nearly double orange-yellow flowers  
58046,orange_grass nitweed pineweed pine-weed Hypericum_gentianoides,annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers  
58047,orange_grove,grove of orange trees  
58048,orange_hawkweed Pilosella_aurantiaca Hieracium_aurantiacum,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  
58049,orange_juice,bottled or freshly squeezed juice of oranges  
58050,orange_liqueur,liqueur flavored with orange  
58051,orange_marmalade,marmalade made from oranges  
58052,orange_milkwort yellow_milkwort candyweed yellow_bachelor's_button Polygala_lutea,bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers  
58053,orange_mushroom_pimple,a variety of mushroom pimple  
58054,orange_peel,strips of orange peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar  
58055,orange_peel orange_rind,the rind of an orange  
58056,orange_pekoe pekoe,a superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java  
58057,orange_sneezeweed owlclaws Helenium_hoopesii,stout perennial herb of western United States having flower heads with drooping orange-yellow rays; causes spewing sickness in sheep  
58058,orange_soda,orange-flavored carbonated drink  
58059,orange_toast,buttered toast with sugar and grated orange rind and a little orange juice  
58060,orange_tortrix tortrix Argyrotaenia_citrana,California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges  
58061,orange_yellow saffron,a shade of yellow tinged with orange  
58062,orange_zest,tiny bits of orange peel  
58063,orangeade,sweetened beverage of diluted orange juice  
58064,orangery,a place where oranges are grown; a plantation of orange trees in warm climes or a greenhouse in cooler areas  
58065,orangewood,fine-grained wood of an orange tree; used in fine woodwork  
58066,orangutan orang orangutang Pongo_pygmaeus,large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits  
58067,oration,an instance of oratory; "he delivered an oration on the decline of family values"  
58068,orator speechmaker rhetorician public_speaker speechifier,a person who delivers a speech or oration  
58069,oratory,addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory"  
58070,orb-weaving_spider,a spider that spins a circular (or near circular) web  
58071,orb_web,a circular spider web  
58072,orbiculate_leaf,circular or nearly circular leaf  
58073,orbit celestial_orbit,the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon"  
58074,orbit electron_orbit,the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom  
58075,orbit_period,the time it takes to complete one full orbit around a celestial body; "the orbit period depends on the altitude of the satellite"  
58076,orbital_plane,(astronomy) the plane on which a body is orbiting  
58077,orbital_rotation orbital_motion,motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point; "satellites in orbital rotation"  
58078,orbitale orbital_point,the craniometric point at the lowest point on the lower edge of the orbit  
58079,orchard_grass cocksfoot cockspur Dactylis_glomerata,widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass  
58080,orchard_oriole Icterus_spurius,the male is chestnut-and-black  
58081,orchestra,a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players  
58082,orchestra,seating on the main floor in a theater  
58083,orchestra_pit pit,lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers  
58084,orchestration,an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band  
58085,orchestration,an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; "the skillful orchestration of his political campaign"  
58086,orchestration instrumentation,the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments  
58087,orchestrator,an arranger who writes for orchestras  
58088,orchid orchidaceous_plant,any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors  
58089,orchidalgia,pain in the testes  
58090,orchidectomy orchiectomy,surgical removal of one or both testicles  
58091,orchil archil cudbear,a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens  
58092,orchiopexy,operation to bring an undescended testicle into the scrotum  
58093,orchis,any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes  
58094,orchitis,inflammation of one or both testes; characterized by pain and swelling  
58095,orchotomy,surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count)  
58096,ordainer,a cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders  
58097,ordeal,a severe or trying experience  
58098,ordeal trial_by_ordeal,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  
58099,order,established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"  
58100,order,(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families  
58101,order,a request for something to be made, supplied, or served; "I gave the waiter my order"; "the company's products were in such demand that they got more orders than their call center could handle"  
58102,order,(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"  
58103,order,(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  
58104,order monastic_order,a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict"  
58105,order order_of_magnitude,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"  
58106,order ordering,the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"  
58107,order purchase_order,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"  
58108,order rules_of_order parliamentary_law parliamentary_procedure,a body of rules followed by an assembly  
58109,order_Myxobacteria Myxobacterales order_Myxobacterales Myxobacteriales order_Myxobacteriales,an order of higher bacteria  
58110,order_arms,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  
58111,order_book,a book in which customers' orders are entered; usually makes multiple copies of the order  
58112,order_form,a form to use when placing an order  
58113,order_of_magnitude magnitude,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  
58114,order_of_the_day,the order of business for an assembly on a given day  
58115,order_paper order_book,a printed copy of the order of the day  
58116,orderer,someone who places an order to buy  
58117,orderer systematizer systematiser systemizer systemiser systematist,an organizer who puts things in order; "Aristotle was a great orderer of ideas"  
58118,ordering order ordination,logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"  
58119,orderliness methodicalness,the quality of appreciating method and system  
58120,orderliness order,a condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order"  
58121,orderly,a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform"  
58122,orderly hospital_attendant,a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients  
58123,orderly_sergeant,the first sergeant of a company; duties formerly included the conveyance of orders  
58124,ordinal_number ordinal no.,the number designating place in an ordered sequence  
58125,ordinance,a statute enacted by a city government  
58126,ordinand,a person being ordained  
58127,ordinariness mundaneness mundanity,the quality of being commonplace and ordinary  
58128,ordinary,the expected or commonplace condition or situation; "not out of the ordinary"  
58129,ordinary,a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death  
58130,ordinary,a judge of a probate court  
58131,ordinary,(heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields  
58132,ordinary ordinary_bicycle,an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel  
58133,ordinary_annuity,an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the end of equally spaced periods  
58134,ordinate,the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis  
58135,ordination,the status of being ordained to a sacred office  
58136,ordination ordinance,the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination"  
58137,ore,a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined  
58138,ore,a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona  
58139,ore_bed,a stratum of ore  
58140,oregano marjoram pot_marjoram wild_marjoram winter_sweet Origanum_vulgare,aromatic Eurasian perennial  
58141,oreo oreo_cookie,chocolate cookie with white cream filling  
58142,organ,a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function; "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department"  
58143,organ,a periodical that is published by a special interest group; "the organ of the communist party"  
58144,organ,a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function  
58145,organ pipe_organ,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  
58146,organ-grinder,a street musician who plays a hand organ or hurdy-gurdy  
58147,organ_donor,someone from whom an organ is taken for transplantation  
58148,organ_loft,a gallery occupied by a church organ  
58149,organ_of_Corti,the hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waves  
58150,organ_of_hearing,the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound  
58151,organ_pipe pipe pipework,the flues and stops on a pipe organ  
58152,organ_stop,a graduated set of organ pipes of like tone quality  
58153,organdy organdie,a sheer stiff muslin  
58154,organelle cell_organelle cell_organ,a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus"  
58155,organic organic_fertilizer organic_fertiliser,a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter  
58156,organic_brain_syndrome,mental abnormality resulting from disturbance of the structure or function of the brain  
58157,organic_chemistry,the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially)  
58158,organic_compound,any compound of carbon and another element or a radical  
58159,organic_disorder,disorder caused by a detectable physiological or structural change in an organ  
58160,organic_light-emitting_diode OLED,a self-luminous diode (it glows when an electrical field is applied to the electrodes) that does not require backlighting or diffusers  
58161,organic_phenomenon,(biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals  
58162,organic_process biological_process,a process occurring in living organisms  
58163,organicism,theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes  
58164,organification,the process of organ formation  
58165,organism,a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body; "the social organism"  
58166,organism being,a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently  
58167,organist,a person who plays an organ  
58168,organization organisation,a group of people who work together  
58169,organization organisation,the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business; "he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department"  
58170,organization organisation,the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"  
58171,organization organisation system,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"  
58172,organization_chart,a chart showing the lines of responsibility between departments of a large organization  
58173,organization_expense,the cost (over a period of five years) of organizing a new corporation or partnership  
58174,organization_man,an employee who sacrifices his own individuality for the good of an organization  
58175,organized_crime gangland gangdom,underworld organizations  
58176,organized_labor,employees who are represented by a labor union  
58177,organizer organiser arranger,a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise; "she was the organizer of the meeting"  
58178,organizer organiser labor_organizer,someone who enlists workers to join a union  
58179,organon,a system of principles for philosophic or scientific investigations; an instrument for acquiring knowledge  
58180,organophosphate,an insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system  
58181,organophosphate_nerve_agent,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  
58182,organza,a fabric made of silk or a silklike fabric that resembles organdy  
58183,orgasm climax sexual_climax coming,the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse  
58184,orgy,secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity  
58185,orgy binge splurge,any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending"  
58186,orgy debauch debauchery saturnalia riot bacchanal bacchanalia drunken_revelry,a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity  
58187,oriel oriel_window,a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall  
58188,oriental_cherry Japanese_cherry Japanese_flowering_cherry Prunus_serrulata,ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms  
58189,oriental_cockroach oriental_roach Asiatic_cockroach blackbeetle Blatta_orientalis,dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution  
58190,oriental_plane Platanus_orientalis,large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor  
58191,oriental_poppy Papaver_orientale,commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange flowers  
58192,oriental_spruce Picea_orientalis,evergreen tree of the Caucasus and Asia Minor used as an ornamental having pendulous branchlets  
58193,orientalism,the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian civilizations; "orientalisms can be found in Mozart's operas"  
58194,orientalist,a specialist in oriental subjects  
58195,orientation,position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions  
58196,orientation,an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs  
58197,orientation,a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships  
58198,orientation,the act of orienting  
58199,orientation_course orientation,a course introducing a new situation or environment  
58200,orifice opening porta,an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"  
58201,oriflamme,an inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point in a struggle  
58202,oriflamme,a red or orange-red flag used as a standard by early French kings  
58203,origami,the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)  
58204,origanum,any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings  
58205,origin,the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived; "the rumor had its origin in idle gossip"; "vegetable origins"; "mineral origin"; "origin in sensation"  
58206,origin,the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero  
58207,origin descent extraction,properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"  
58208,origin origination inception,an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events  
58209,original archetype pilot,something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies; "this painting is a copy of the original"  
58210,original_sin,a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam; "Adam and Eve committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden"  
58211,originalism,the belief that the United States Constitution should be interpreted in the way the authors originally intended it  
58212,originality,the ability to think and act independently  
58213,originality,the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)  
58214,origination_fee,a fee charged to a borrower (especially for a mortgage loan) to cover the costs of initiating the loan  
58215,originator conceiver mastermind,someone who creates new things  
58216,orinasal_phone orinasal,a speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels)  
58217,orlop_deck orlop fourth_deck,the fourth or lowest deck  
58218,ormer sea-ear Haliotis_tuberculata,an abalone found near the Channel Islands  
58219,ormolu,brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture  
58220,ornamental,any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value  
58221,ornamentalism,the practice of ornamental display  
58222,ornamentation,the state of being ornamented  
58223,ornamentation embellishment,the act of adding extraneous decorations to something  
58224,ornateness elaborateness,an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated  
58225,ornithine,an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is important in the formation of urea  
58226,ornithischian ornithischian_dinosaur,herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird  
58227,ornithologist bird_watcher,a zoologist who studies birds  
58228,ornithology,the branch of zoology that studies birds  
58229,ornithomimid,lightly built medium-sized dinosaur having extremely long limbs and necks with small heads and big brains and large eyes  
58230,ornithopod ornithopod_dinosaur,bipedal herbivorous dinosaur  
58231,orogeny,the process of mountain formation (especially by the upward displacement of the earth's crust)  
58232,oroide oreide,alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry  
58233,orology orography,the science of mountains  
58234,oropharynx,cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth  
58235,orphan,someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision  
58236,orphan,a child who has lost both parents  
58237,orphan,the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column  
58238,orphan,a young animal without a mother  
58239,orphan_site,a toxic waste area where the polluter could not be identified or the polluter refused to take action or pay for the cleanup  
58240,orphanage orphanhood,the condition of being a child without living parents; "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult"  
58241,orphanage orphans'_asylum,a public institution for the care of orphans  
58242,orphenadrine Norflex,a skeletal muscle relaxant (trade name Norflex) used to treat severe muscle strain and Parkinsonism  
58243,orphrey,a richly embroidered edging on an ecclesiastical vestment  
58244,orpiment,a yellow mineral occurring in conjunction with realgar; an ore of arsenic  
58245,orpine orpin livelong live-forever Sedum_telephium,perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers  
58246,orrery,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  
58247,orrisroot orris,fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines  
58248,orthicon image_orthicon,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  
58249,orthochorea,a form of chorea in which spasms occur mainly when the patient is erect  
58250,orthochromatic_film,a photographic film sensitive to green and blue and violet light  
58251,orthoclase,a white or colored monoclinic feldspar  
58252,orthodontic_treatment,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"  
58253,orthodontics orthodontia orthodonture dental_orthopedics dental_orthopaedics,the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth  
58254,orthodontist,a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth  
58255,orthodox_sleep nonrapid_eye_movement_sleep NREM_sleep nonrapid_eye_movement NREM,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  
58256,orthodoxy,a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards  
58257,orthodoxy,the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)  
58258,orthoepist,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)  
58259,orthoepy,a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the `correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to `correct' orthography  
58260,orthogonality,the quality of lying or intersecting at right angles  
58261,orthogonality perpendicularity orthogonal_opposition,the relation of opposition between things at right angles  
58262,orthography writing_system,a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols  
58263,orthomyxovirus,a group of viruses including those causing influenza  
58264,orthopedics orthopaedics,the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints  
58265,orthopedist orthopaedist,a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children)  
58266,orthopnea,form of dyspnea in which the person can breathe comfortably only when standing or sitting erect; associated with asthma and emphysema and angina pectoris  
58267,orthopter ornithopter,heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings  
58268,orthopterous_insect orthopteron orthopteran,any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts  
58269,orthoptics,treatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles)  
58270,orthoptist,a specialist in orthoptics  
58271,orthoscope,an ophthalmoscope with a layer of water to neutralize the refraction of the cornea  
58272,orthostatic_hypotension postural_hypotension,low blood pressure occurring in some people when they stand up  
58273,orthotropous_ovule,a completely straight ovule with the micropyle at the apex  
58274,ortolan ortolan_bunting Emberiza_hortulana,brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy  
58275,ortygan,any of several East Indian birds  
58276,oryx pasang,large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns  
58277,orzo,pasta shaped like pearls of barley; frequently prepared with lamb in Greek cuisine  
58278,os,a mouth or mouthlike opening  
58279,osage_orange bow_wood mock_orange Maclura_pomifera,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  
58280,oscheocele oscheocoele,swelling of the scrotum  
58281,oscillation,the process of oscillating between states  
58282,oscillation vibration,(physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean  
58283,oscillator,generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current  
58284,oscillogram,the recording produced by an oscillograph  
58285,oscillograph,a device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating voltages or currents  
58286,oscilloscope scope cathode-ray_oscilloscope CRO,electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities  
58287,oscine oscine_bird,passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus  
58288,oscitancy oscitance,drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning  
58289,osculation,(mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent  
58290,osier,flexible twig of a willow tree  
58291,osier,any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture  
58292,osmiridium iridosmine,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.  
58293,osmium Os atomic_number_76,a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known  
58294,osmoreceptor,sensory end organ that responds to changes in osmotic pressure  
58295,osmosis,(biology, chemistry) 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  
58296,osmotic_pressure,(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  
58297,osprey fish_hawk fish_eagle sea_eagle Pandion_haliaetus,large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years  
58298,ossicle bonelet ossiculum,a small bone; especially one in the middle ear  
58299,ossification,the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material  
58300,ossification,the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior  
58301,ossification,the developmental process of bone formation  
58302,ossification conformity,hardened conventionality  
58303,osso_buco,sliced veal knuckle or shin bone cooked with olive oil and wine and tomatoes and served with rice or vegetables  
58304,ossuary,any receptacle for the burial of human bones  
58305,osteitis,inflammation of a bone as a consequence of infection or trauma or degeneration  
58306,ostensive_definition,a definition that points out or exhibits instances of the term defined  
58307,ostentation,pretentious or showy or vulgar display  
58308,ostentation fanfare flash,a gaudy outward display  
58309,ostentation ostentatiousness pomposity pompousness pretentiousness puffiness splashiness inflation,lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity  
58310,osteoarthritis degenerative_arthritis degenerative_joint_disease,chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age  
58311,osteoblast bone-forming_cell,a cell from which bone develops  
58312,osteoblastoma,benign tumor of bone and fibrous tissue; occurs in the vertebrae or femur or tibia or arm bones (especially in young adults)  
58313,osteochondroma,benign tumor containing both bone and cartilage; usually occurs near the end of a long bone  
58314,osteoclasis,treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone  
58315,osteoclast,cell that functions in the breakdown and resorption of bone tissue  
58316,osteocyte,mature bone cell  
58317,osteodystrophy,defective bone development; usually attributable to renal disease or to disturbances in calcium and phosphorus metabolism  
58318,osteogenesis_imperfecta,autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue characterized by brittle bones that fracture easily  
58319,osteologist osteologer,an anatomist who is skilled is osteology  
58320,osteology,the branch of anatomy that studies the bones of the vertebrate skeleton  
58321,osteolysis,lysis of bone caused by disease or infection or inadequate blood supply  
58322,osteoma,a slow growing benign tumor of consisting of bone tissue; usually on the skull or mandible  
58323,osteomalacia,abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin D  
58324,osteomyelitis,an inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection)  
58325,osteopath osteopathist,a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles  
58326,osteopathy,therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles  
58327,osteopetrosis Albers-Schonberg_disease marble_bones_disease,an inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated  
58328,osteophyte,small abnormal bony outgrowth  
58329,osteoporosis,abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women  
58330,osteosarcoma osteogenic_sarcoma,malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur  
58331,osteosclerosis,abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone  
58332,osteostracan cephalaspid,extinct jawless fish of the Devonian with armored head  
58333,osteotomy,surgical sectioning of bone  
58334,ostinato,a musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition  
58335,ostiole,a small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass  
58336,ostomy,surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes  
58337,ostracism,the act of excluding someone from society by general consent  
58338,ostracoderm,extinct fish-like jawless vertebrate having a heavily armored body; of the Paleozoic  
58339,ostrich,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)  
58340,ostrich Struthio_camelus,fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird  
58341,ostrich_fern shuttlecock_fern fiddlehead Matteuccia_struthiopteris Pteretis_struthiopteris Onoclea_struthiopteris,tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes  
58342,otherness distinctness separateness,the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known  
58343,otherworld,an abstract spiritual world beyond earthly reality  
58344,othonna,a South African plant of the genus Othonna having smooth often fleshy leaves and heads of yellow flowers  
58345,otic_ganglion otoganglion,an autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland  
58346,otitis,inflammation of the ear  
58347,otitis_externa,inflammation of the external ear (including auricle and ear canal)  
58348,otitis_media,inflammation of the middle ear; common in children  
58349,otology,the branch of medicine concerned with the ear  
58350,otoplasty,reconstructive surgery of the auricle of the external ear  
58351,otorrhea,discharge from the external ear  
58352,otosclerosis,hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness  
58353,otoscope auriscope auroscope,medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane)  
58354,ottava_rima,a stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with the rhyme scheme abababcc  
58355,otter,the fur of an otter  
58356,otter,freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur  
58357,otter_shrew potamogale Potamogale_velox,amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter  
58358,otterhound otter_hound,hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters  
58359,ottoman pouf pouffe puff hassock,thick cushion used as a seat  
58360,oubliette,a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling  
58361,ouguiya,the basic unit of money in Mauritania  
58362,ounce oz.,a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams  
58363,ounce troy_ounce apothecaries'_ounce,a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound  
58364,ouster,a wrongful dispossession  
58365,ouster ejector,a person who ousts or supplants someone else  
58366,ouster ousting,the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out  
58367,out,(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"  
58368,out-and-outer,someone who is excellent at something  
58369,out-basket out-tray,a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material  
58370,out-of-body_experience,the dissociative experience of observing yourself from an external perspective as though your mind or soul had left and was observing your body  
58371,out-of-court_settlement,resolution of a dispute prior to the rendering of a final decision by the trial court  
58372,outage,the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation  
58373,outage,a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers); "there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m."  
58374,outback,the bush country of the interior of Australia  
58375,outboard_motor outboard,internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat  
58376,outboard_motorboat outboard,a motorboat with an outboard motor  
58377,outbreak eruption irruption,a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"  
58378,outbuilding,a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building  
58379,outburst burst flare-up,a sudden intense happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"  
58380,outburst tumultuous_disturbance,a sudden violent disturbance  
58381,outcast castaway pariah Ishmael,a person who is rejected (from society or home)  
58382,outcaste,a person belonging to no caste  
58383,outcrop outcropping rock_outcrop,the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land  
58384,outdoor_game,an athletic game that is played outdoors  
58385,outdoor_sport field_sport,a sport that is played outdoors  
58386,outdoors out-of-doors open_air open,where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open"  
58387,outdoorsman,a person who spends time outdoors (e.g., hunting or fishing)  
58388,outdoorswoman,a woman who spends time outdoors (e.g., hunting and fishing)  
58389,outer_planet,(astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)  
58390,outer_space space,any location outside the Earth's atmosphere; "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"; "the first major milestone in space exploration was in 1957, when the USSR's Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth"  
58391,outercourse,sexual stimulation without vaginal penetration; "since pregnancy cannot happen if sperm are kept out of the vagina, outercourse is one method of birth control"  
58392,outerwear overclothes,clothing for use outdoors  
58393,outfall,the outlet of a river or drain or other source of water  
58394,outfield,the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases  
58395,outfielder,(baseball) a person who plays in the outfield  
58396,outfielder,a fielder in cricket who is stationed in the outfield  
58397,outfit,any cohesive unit such as a military company  
58398,outfit getup rig turnout,a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant"  
58399,outfitter,someone who sells men's clothes  
58400,outfitter,a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose; "an outfitter provided everything needed for the safari"  
58401,outfitting,the act of renovating and fitting out a ship  
58402,outflow effluence efflux,the process of flowing out  
58403,outgo spending expenditure outlay,money paid out; an amount spent  
58404,outgrowth branch offshoot offset,a natural consequence of development  
58405,outhouse privy earth-closet jakes,a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate  
58406,outlandishness bizarreness weirdness,strikingly out of the ordinary  
58407,outlet_box,(electricity) receptacle consisting of the metal box designed for connections to a wiring system  
58408,outlier,a person who lives away from his place of work  
58409,outlier,an extreme deviation from the mean  
58410,outline lineation,the line that appears to bound an object  
58411,outline schema scheme,a schematic or preliminary plan  
58412,outline synopsis abstract precis,a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory  
58413,outpatient,a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated  
58414,outport,a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port (but usually farther from the center of trade)  
58415,outpost,a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops  
58416,output outturn turnout,what is produced in a given time period  
58417,output yield,production of a certain amount  
58418,output yield production,the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter"  
58419,output-to-input_ratio,the output power of a transducer divided by the input power  
58420,output_contract,a contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it  
58421,output_device,electronic or electromechanical equipment connected to a computer and used to transfer data out of the computer in the form of text, images, sounds, or other media  
58422,output_file,(computer science) a computer file that contains data that are the output of a device or program  
58423,output_program,a utility program that organizes the output of a computer  
58424,output_routine,a routine that controls an output device  
58425,output_signal output,signal that comes out of an electronic system  
58426,outrage,a wantonly cruel act  
58427,outrageousness enormity,the quality of being outrageous  
58428,outreach,the act of reaching out; "the outreach toward truth of the human spirit"  
58429,outrider,an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard)  
58430,outrigger,a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or float parallel to the hull  
58431,outrigger_canoe,a seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with an outrigger to prevent it from upsetting  
58432,outside exterior,the region that is outside of something  
58433,outside exterior,the outer side or surface of something  
58434,outside_caliper,caliper for measuring outside dimensions; points on its legs curve inward  
58435,outside_clinch,a clinch with the end of the line outside the loop  
58436,outside_loop,a loop consisting of a dive followed by inverted flight followed by a climb that returns to horizontal flight  
58437,outside_mirror,car mirror that reflects the view at side and behind car  
58438,outsider,a contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win  
58439,outsider_art self-taught_art vernacular_art naive_art primitive_art,a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists  
58440,outsize,an unusual garment size (especially one that is very large)  
58441,outskirt fringe,a part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city"  
58442,outskirts,outlying areas (as of a city or town); "they lived on the outskirts of Houston"; "they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd"  
58443,outsole,the outer sole of a shoe or boot that is the bottom of the shoe and makes contact with the ground  
58444,outstation outpost,a station in a remote or sparsely populated location  
58445,outstroke,the stroke of an engine piston moving toward the crankshaft  
58446,outtake,a scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film  
58447,outthrust,an outcropping of rock that extends outward  
58448,outwardness,concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit; "what is the origin of the outwardness of our sensations of sound, smell, or taste"; "an abstract conception with feelings of reality and spatial outwardness attached to it"  
58449,outwardness,a concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts); "hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness"  
58450,outwardness externality,the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior; "the outwardness of the world"  
58451,outwork,subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area; "the outworks of the castle"  
58452,ouzo,a Greek liquor flavored with anise  
58453,ovarian_artery arteria_ovarica,the artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood to the ovaries  
58454,ovarian_cyst,a cystic tumor (usually benign) of the ovary  
58455,ovarian_pregnancy,ectopic pregnancy in the ovary  
58456,ovarian_vein vena_ovarica,one of the veins that drain the ovaries; the right opens into the inferior vena cava; the left opens into the left renal vein  
58457,ovaritis,inflammation of the ovaries  
58458,ovary,the organ that bears the ovules of a flower  
58459,ovary,(vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone  
58460,ovate_leaf,an egg-shaped leaf with the broader end at the base  
58461,ovation standing_ovation,enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)  
58462,oven,kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting  
58463,oven_thermometer,a thermometer that registers the temperature inside an oven  
58464,ovenbird,small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests  
58465,ovenbird Seiurus_aurocapillus,American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground  
58466,ovenware,heat-resistant dishware in which food can be cooked as well as served  
58467,over,(cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch  
58468,over-the-counter_drug over-the-counter_medicine,a drug that is sold without a prescription  
58469,over-the-counter_market OTC_market,a stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange  
58470,over-the-shoulder_bombing,a special case of loft bombing in which the bomb is released past the vertical so it is tossed back to the target  
58471,over_the_counter_stock OTC_stock unlisted_stock,stock that is not listed and traded on an organized exchange  
58472,overabundance overmuch overmuchness superabundance,a quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email"  
58473,overachievement,better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)  
58474,overachiever,a student who attains higher standards than the IQ indicated  
58475,overactivity,excessive activity; "overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily"  
58476,overage,a surplus or excess of money or merchandise that is actually on hand and that exceeds expectations  
58477,overall,(usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)  
58478,overall boilersuit boilers_suit,a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work  
58479,overanxiety,excessive anxiety  
58480,overbid,a bid that is higher than preceding bids  
58481,overbid overcall,(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)  
58482,overbite,(dentistry) malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend abnormally far over the lower teeth  
58483,overburden,the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits  
58484,overcapitalization overcapitalisation,(business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants)  
58485,overcast,a cast that falls beyond the intended spot  
58486,overcast overcasting,a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling  
58487,overcharge,a price that is too high  
58488,overcoat overcoating,an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish)  
58489,overcompensation,(psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite  
58490,overcompensation,excessive compensation  
58491,overcredulity,too much credulity  
58492,overcup_oak Quercus_lyrata,medium-large deciduous timber tree of central and southern United States; acorns deeply immersed in the cup and mature in first year  
58493,overdraft,a draft in excess of the credit balance  
58494,overdraft_credit check_overdraft_credit,credit provided by a bank in honoring a customer's overdrafts  
58495,overdrive,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"  
58496,overdrive,a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power  
58497,overemphasis,too much emphasis  
58498,overestimate overestimation overrating overreckoning,a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high  
58499,overestimate overestimation overvaluation overappraisal,an appraisal that is too high  
58500,overexertion,excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results  
58501,overexploitation overuse overutilization overutilisation,exploitation to the point of diminishing returns  
58502,overexposure,the act of exposing film to too much light or for too long a time  
58503,overexposure,the act of exposing someone excessively to an influencing experience; "an overexposure to violence on television"  
58504,overfeeding,excessive feeding  
58505,overflight,a flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreign territory)  
58506,overflow runoff overspill,the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity  
58507,overflow_incontinence,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  
58508,overgarment outer_garment,a garment worn over other garments  
58509,overgrowth,a profusion of growth on or over something else  
58510,overhand_knot,a simple small knot (often used as part of other knots)  
58511,overhand_pitch,a baseball pitch in which the hand moves above the shoulder  
58512,overhand_stitch,a stitch passing over an edge vertically  
58513,overhang,projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else  
58514,overhaul inspection_and_repair service,periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"  
58515,overhead,(nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship  
58516,overhead smash,a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head  
58517,overhead_projector,a projector operated by a speaker; projects the image over the speaker's head  
58518,overheating,excessive heating  
58519,overindulgence excess,excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence"  
58520,overkill,the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required  
58521,overkill,any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal  
58522,overlap,the property of partial coincidence in time  
58523,overlap convergence intersection,a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals"  
58524,overlay,a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface  
58525,overlip,the upper lip  
58526,overload,an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power  
58527,overload overburden,an excessive burden  
58528,overlook,a high place affording a good view  
58529,overlord master lord,a person who has general authority over others  
58530,overlordship,the position of overlord  
58531,overmantel,a shelf over a mantelpiece  
58532,overnighter,a guest who stays overnight  
58533,overnighter overnight_bag overnight_case,a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight  
58534,overpass flyover,bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels  
58535,overpayment,a payment larger than needed or expected  
58536,overpayment,the act of paying too much  
58537,overplus plethora superfluity embarrassment,extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches"  
58538,overpopulation,too much population  
58539,overpressure,a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure; "the overpressure of the blast kills by lethal concussion"  
58540,overprint surprint,something added by overprinting  
58541,overproduction overrun,too much production or more than expected  
58542,overreaction,an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior  
58543,override,a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device  
58544,overseer superintendent,a person who directs and manages an organization  
58545,oversensitiveness,sensitivity leading to easy irritation or upset  
58546,overshoe,footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold  
58547,overshoot wave-off go-around,an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt  
58548,oversight inadvertence,an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something  
58549,oversight lapse,a mistake resulting from inattention  
58550,oversimplification simplism,a simplification that goes too far (to the point of misrepresentation)  
58551,oversimplification simplism,an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is  
58552,overskirt,an outer skirt worn over another skirt  
58553,overspill,the relocation of people from overcrowded cities; they are accommodated in new houses or apartments in smaller towns  
58554,overstrain,too much strain  
58555,overt_operation,the collection of intelligence openly without concealment  
58556,overthrow,the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)  
58557,overtime,work done in addition to regular working hours  
58558,overtime extra_time,playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie  
58559,overtime_period,a period of overtime play to resolve a tie; e.g. basketball  
58560,overtolerance,too much permissiveness  
58561,overtone,(usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair"  
58562,overtone partial partial_tone,a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency  
58563,overture,orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio  
58564,overture advance approach feeler,a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"  
58565,overturn upset,an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"  
58566,overvaluation,too high a value or price assigned to something  
58567,overview,a general summary of a subject; "the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences"  
58568,overwork overworking,the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork"  
58569,ovipositor,egg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in many female insects and some fishes  
58570,oviraptorid,advanced carnivorous theropod  
58571,ovoid,an egg-shaped object  
58572,ovolo thumb quarter_round,a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse  
58573,ovotestis,hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue  
58574,ovulation,the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle)  
58575,ovulation_method_of_family_planning ovulation_method,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  
58576,ovule,a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization  
58577,ovule,a small or immature ovum  
58578,ovum egg_cell,the female reproductive cell; the female gamete  
58579,owl bird_of_Minerva bird_of_night hooter,nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes  
58580,owlet,young owl  
58581,own_goal,(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"  
58582,owner possessor,a person who owns something; "they are searching for the owner of the car"; "who is the owner of that friendly smile?"  
58583,owner proprietor,(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants"  
58584,owner-driver,a motorist who owns the car that he/she drives  
58585,owner-occupier,an occupant who owns the home that he/she lives in  
58586,ownership,the state or fact of being an owner  
58587,ownership,the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others  
58588,ox,an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus  
58589,ox wild_ox,any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos  
58590,oxacillin,a form of penicillin resistant to penicillinase and effective against penicillin-resistant staphylococci  
58591,oxalacetate oxaloacetate,a salt or ester of oxalacetic acid  
58592,oxalacetic_acid oxaloacetic_acid,an acid formed by oxidation of maleic acid (as in metabolism of fats and carbohydrates)  
58593,oxalate,a salt or ester of oxalic acid  
58594,oxalic_acid ethanedioic_acid,a toxic colorless crystalline organic acid found in oxalis and other plants; used as a bleach and rust remover and in chemical analysis  
58595,oxalis sorrel wood_sorrel,any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis  
58596,oxaprozin Daypro,a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Daypro)  
58597,oxazepam Serax,a tranquilizing drug (trade name Serax) used to treat anxiety and insomnia and alcohol withdrawal  
58598,oxblood_red,a dark brownish-red color  
58599,oxbow,the land inside an oxbow bend in a river  
58600,oxbow,a U-shaped curve in a stream  
58601,oxbow,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  
58602,oxbow_lake,a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel  
58603,oxcart,a cart that is drawn by an ox  
58604,oxeye,Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers  
58605,oxeye,an oval or round dormer window  
58606,oxeye_daisy Leucanthemum_maximum Chrysanthemum_maximum,similar to oxeye daisy  
58607,oxeye_daisy ox-eyed_daisy marguerite moon_daisy white_daisy Leucanthemum_vulgare Chrysanthemum_leucanthemum,tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum  
58608,oxford,a low shoe laced over the instep  
58609,oxidant oxidizer oxidiser oxidizing_agent,a substance that oxidizes another substance  
58610,oxidase,any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation  
58611,oxidation oxidization oxidisation,the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction  
58612,oxidation-reduction oxidoreduction redox,a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction  
58613,oxidation-reduction_indicator,an indicator that shows a reversible color change between oxidized and reduced forms  
58614,oxidation_number oxidation_state,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"  
58615,oxidative_phosphorylation,an enzymatic process in cell metabolism that synthesizes ATP from ADP  
58616,oxide,any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical  
58617,oxidized_LDL_cholesterol,LDL cholesterol that has been bombarded by free radicals; it is thought to cause atherosclerosis  
58618,oxidoreductase,an enzyme that catalyzes oxidation-reduction  
58619,oxime,any compound containing the group -C=NOH  
58620,oximeter,a measuring instrument that measures the oxygen in arterial blood  
58621,oxlip paigle Primula_elatior,Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel  
58622,oxtail,the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups  
58623,oxtail_soup,a soup made from the skinned tail of an ox  
58624,oxtant,a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant  
58625,oxtongue bristly_oxtongue bitterweed bugloss Picris_echioides,widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States  
58626,oxyacetylene,a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals  
58627,oxyacetylene_torch,a blowtorch that burns oxyacetylene  
58628,oxyacid oxygen_acid,any acid that contains oxygen  
58629,oxycephaly acrocephaly,a congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape  
58630,oxygen O atomic_number_8,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  
58631,oxygen_debt,a cumulative deficit of oxygen resulting from intense exercise; the deficit must be made up when the body returns to rest  
58632,oxygen_deficit,temporary oxygen shortage in cells resulting from strenuous exercise  
58633,oxygen_mask,a breathing device that is placed over the mouth and nose; supplies oxygen from an attached storage tank  
58634,oxygenase,an oxidoreductase that catalyzes the incorporation of molecular oxygen  
58635,oxygenation,the process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen; "the oxygenation of the blood"  
58636,oxyhemoglobin oxyhaemoglobin,the bright red hemoglobin that is a combination of hemoglobin and oxygen from the lungs; "oxyhemoglobin transports oxygen to the cells of the body"  
58637,oxymoron,conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')  
58638,oxyopia,unusually acute vision  
58639,oxyphenbutazone Tandearil,an anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tandearil) used to treat arthritis and bursitis  
58640,oxyphencyclimine Daricon,an anticholinergic drug (trade name Daricon) used in treating peptic ulcers  
58641,oxytetracycline hydroxytetracycline oxytetracycline_hydrochloride Terramycin,a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections  
58642,oxytocic oxytocic_drug,a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus  
58643,oxytocin Pitocin,hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk  
58644,oxytone,word having stress or an acute accent on the last syllable  
58645,oyabun,a Japanese supervisor  
58646,oyster,a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl  
58647,oyster,marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters  
58648,oyster_bar,a bar (as in a restaurant) that specializes in oysters prepared in different ways  
58649,oyster_bed oyster_bank oyster_park,a workplace where oysters are bred and grown  
58650,oyster_crab Pinnotheres_ostreum,tiny soft-bodied crab living within the mantle cavity of oysters  
58651,oyster_cracker,a small dry usually round cracker  
58652,oyster_fish oyster-fish oysterfish,a variety of toadfish  
58653,oyster_mushroom oyster_fungus oyster_agaric Pleurotus_ostreatus,edible agaric with a soft greyish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood  
58654,oyster_plant vegetable_oyster,long white salsify  
58655,oyster_shell,a shell of an oyster  
58656,oyster_stew,oysters in cream  
58657,oyster_stuffing oyster_dressing,stuffing made with oysters  
58658,oystercatcher oyster_catcher,black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.  
58659,oysters_Rockefeller,oysters spread with butter and spinach and seasonings and baked on the half shell  
58660,ozena ozaena,a chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures  
58661,ozone,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)  
58662,ozone_hole,an area of the ozone layer (near the poles) that is seasonally depleted of ozone  
58663,ozone_layer ozonosphere,a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun  
58664,ozone_sickness,illness that can occur to persons exposed to ozone in high-altitude aircraft; characterized by sleepiness and headache and chest pains and itchiness  
58665,ozonide,any of a class of unstable chemical compounds resulting from the addition of ozone to a double bond in an unsaturated compound  
58666,p-n-p_transistor,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  
58667,p-n_junction,the junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor; "a p-n junction has marked rectifying characteristics"  
58668,p-type_semiconductor,a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of positive holes  
58669,pH pH_scale,(from potential of Hydrogen) 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 more basic and less than 7 is more acidic)  
58670,pa'anga,the basic unit of money in Tonga  
58671,pabulum,insipid intellectual nourishment  
58672,pac-man_strategy,the target company defends itself by threatening to take over its acquirer  
58673,paca Cuniculus_paca,large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food  
58674,pace gait,the rate of moving (especially walking or running)  
58675,pace rate,the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"  
58676,pace stride tread,a step in walking or running  
58677,pace_car,a high-performance car that leads a parade of competing cars through the pace lap and then pulls off the course  
58678,pace_lap,the first lap of a car race that prepares the cars for a fast start  
58679,pacemaker artificial_pacemaker,an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker  
58680,pacemaker cardiac_pacemaker sinoatrial_node SA_node,a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat  
58681,pacer,a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together  
58682,pacer pacemaker pacesetter,a horse used to set the pace in racing  
58683,pacesetter pacemaker,a leading instance in its field; "the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations"  
58684,pachinko,a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board  
58685,pachisi parchesi parchisi,an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board  
58686,pachuco,a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes  
58687,pachycephalosaur pachycephalosaurus,bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest boneheaded dinosaur ever found  
58688,pachycheilia,an abnormal thickness of the lips  
58689,pachyderm,any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus  
58690,pachysandra,any plant of the genus Pachysandra; low-growing evergreen herbs or subshrubs having dentate leaves and used as ground cover  
58691,pachytene,the third stage of the prophase of meiosis  
58692,pacification counterinsurgency,actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency  
58693,pacification mollification,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"  
58694,pacifier,anything that serves to pacify  
58695,pacifism pacificism,the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration  
58696,pacifism pacificism passivism,the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable  
58697,pacifist pacificist disarmer,someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes  
58698,pacing,walking with slow regular strides  
58699,pack,a group of hunting animals  
58700,pack,a complete collection of similar things  
58701,pack,a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect  
58702,pack,a bundle (especially one carried on the back)  
58703,pack,a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)  
58704,pack face_pack,a cream that cleanses and tones the skin  
58705,pack_animal sumpter,an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loads  
58706,pack_ice ice_pack,a large expanse of floating ice  
58707,pack_of_cards deck_of_cards deck,a pack of 52 playing cards  
58708,pack_riding,riding with a pack  
58709,package bundle packet parcel,a collection of things wrapped or boxed together  
58710,package parcel,a wrapped container  
58711,package_store liquor_store off-licence,a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere  
58712,package_tour package_holiday,a tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price  
58713,packaged_goods,groceries that are packaged for sale  
58714,packaging,material used to make packages  
58715,packaging,the business of packing; "his business is packaging for transport"  
58716,packaging_company packaging_concern,a company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage  
58717,packed_cells,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"  
58718,packer bagger boxer,a workman employed to pack things into containers  
58719,packet,(computer science) a message or message fragment  
58720,packet,a small package or bundle  
58721,packhorse,a workhorse used as a pack animal  
58722,packing backpacking,carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts"  
58723,packing boxing,the enclosure of something in a package or box  
58724,packing_box packing_case,a large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage  
58725,packing_material packing wadding,any material used especially to protect something  
58726,packing_needle,a large needle used to sew up canvas packages  
58727,packinghouse,a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed; "they came from an apple packinghouse"  
58728,packinghouse packing_plant,a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products  
58729,packrat,a collector of miscellaneous useless objects  
58730,packrat pack_rat trade_rat bushytail_woodrat Neotoma_cinerea,any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects  
58731,packsaddle,a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached  
58732,packthread,a strong three-ply twine used to sew or tie packages  
58733,pad,the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)  
58734,pad,a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort  
58735,pad,the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger  
58736,pad inkpad inking_pad stamp_pad,a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp  
58737,pad pad_of_paper tablet,a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge  
58738,padauk padouk amboyna Pterocarpus_indicus,tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain  
58739,padding cushioning,artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort  
58740,paddle,small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games  
58741,paddle,a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel  
58742,paddle,an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board  
58743,paddle boat_paddle,a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat  
58744,paddle_box paddle-box,a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel  
58745,paddle_steamer paddle-wheeler,a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels  
58746,paddlefish duckbill Polyodon_spathula,primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout  
58747,paddlewheel paddle_wheel,a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat  
58748,paddock,pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race  
58749,paddy,rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field  
58750,paddy paddy_field rice_paddy,an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown  
58751,pademelon paddymelon,small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea  
58752,padlock,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  
58753,padrone,an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy  
58754,padrone,an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.  
58755,paean pean,(ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)  
58756,paella,saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken  
58757,pagan,a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew)  
58758,paganism pagan_religion heathenism,any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism  
58759,page,a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings  
58760,page,one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains  
58761,page pageboy,a boy who is employed to run errands  
58762,page varlet,in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood  
58763,page_printer page-at-a-time_printer,a printer that prints one page at a time  
58764,pageant pageantry,a rich and spectacular ceremony  
58765,pageant pageantry,an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes  
58766,pageboy,a smooth hair style with the ends of the hair curled inward  
58767,pagination folio page_number paging,the system of numbering pages  
58768,paging,calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system); "the public address system in the hospital was used for paging"  
58769,pagoda,an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof  
58770,pagoda_tree temple_tree Plumeria_acutifolia,frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardens  
58771,pahautea Libocedrus_bidwillii mountain_pine,evergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka  
58772,pahoehoe,freely flowing lava  
58773,paid_vacation,a vacation from work by an employee with pay granted  
58774,pail pailful,the quantity contained in a pail  
58775,paillasse palliasse,mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust  
58776,pain hurting,a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"  
58777,pain pain_in_the_neck nuisance,a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain"  
58778,pain pain_sensation painful_sensation,a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain"  
58779,pain painfulness,emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness"  
58780,pain_threshold,the lowest intensity of stimulation at which pain is experienced; "some people have much higher pain thresholds than do other people"  
58781,pain_unit,a unit measuring the intensity of pain  
58782,painfulness distressingness,the quality of being painful; "she feared the painfulness of childbirth"  
58783,paint pigment,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; "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"  
58784,paint_roller,a roller that has an absorbent surface used for spreading paint  
58785,paintball,a capsule filled with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in playing the game of paintball  
58786,paintball,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  
58787,paintball_gun,an air gun used in the game of paintball; designed to simulate a semiautomatic  
58788,paintbox,a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint  
58789,paintbrush,a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)  
58790,painted_beauty Vanessa_virginiensis,American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots  
58791,painted_daisy pyrethrum Tanacetum_coccineum Chrysanthemum_coccineum,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  
58792,painted_greenling convict_fish convictfish Oxylebius_pictus,greenling with whitish body marked with black bands  
58793,painted_nettle Joseph's_coat Coleus_blumei Solenostemon_blumei Solenostemon_scutellarioides,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  
58794,painted_sandgrouse Pterocles_indicus,sandgrouse of India  
58795,painted_tongue Salpiglossis_sinuata,Chilean herb having velvety funnel-shaped yellowish or violet flowers with long tonguelike styles at the corolla throat  
58796,painted_turtle painted_terrapin painted_tortoise Chrysemys_picta,freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States  
58797,painter,a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint  
58798,painter,an artist who paints  
58799,painter,a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing)  
58800,painting,creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"  
58801,painting,the act of applying paint to a surface; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush"  
58802,painting house_painting,the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew"  
58803,painting picture,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"  
58804,pair,two people considered as a unit  
58805,pair,a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value  
58806,pair brace,a set of two similar things considered as a unit  
58807,pair_production pair_creation pair_formation,the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus  
58808,pairing,the act of grouping things or people in pairs  
58809,paisa,a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan  
58810,paisley,a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes  
58811,pajama pyjama,a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries  
58812,pajama pyjama pj's jammies,(usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers  
58813,palace,the governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects"  
58814,palace,a large ornate exhibition hall  
58815,palace,official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)  
58816,palace castle,a large and stately mansion  
58817,palanquin palankeen,a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers  
58818,palatability palatableness,the property of being acceptable to the mouth  
58819,palatability palatableness,acceptability to the mind or feelings; "the pursuit of electoral palatability"  
58820,palatal,a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')  
58821,palate roof_of_the_mouth,the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities  
58822,palatinate,a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine  
58823,palatine,any of various important officials in ancient Rome  
58824,palatine palatine_bone os_palatinum,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  
58825,palatine palsgrave,(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands  
58826,palatine_artery arteria_palatina,one of several arteries supplying the face  
58827,palatine_raphe,the seam at the middle of the hard palate  
58828,palatine_vein vena_palatina,a vein that drains the region of the palate and empties into the facial vein  
58829,palatopharyngoplasty PPP uvulopalatopharyngoplasty UPPP,surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea)  
58830,palaver hot_air empty_words empty_talk rhetoric,loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"  
58831,pale_ale,an amber colored ale brewed with pale malts; similar to bitter but drier and lighter  
58832,pale_chrysanthemum_aphid,important pest of chrysanthemums  
58833,pale_violet striped_violet cream_violet Viola_striata,leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple  
58834,pale_yellow straw wheat,a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white  
58835,paleencephalon paleoencephalon palaeencephalon,the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex  
58836,paleness blondness fairness,the property of having a naturally light complexion  
58837,paleness pallidity,being deficient in color  
58838,paleoanthropology palaeoanthropology human_paleontology human_palaeontology,the scientific study of human fossils  
58839,paleobiology palaeobiology,a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms  
58840,paleobotany palaeobotany,the study of fossil plants  
58841,paleocerebellum,the anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain to develop in mammals  
58842,paleoclimatology palaeoclimatology,the study of the climate of past ages  
58843,paleodendrology palaeodendrology,the branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees  
58844,paleoecology palaeoecology,the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology  
58845,paleoethnography palaeoethnography,the ethnography of paleolithic humans  
58846,paleogeography palaeogeography,the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs  
58847,paleogeology palaeogeology,the study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks  
58848,paleographer paleographist,an archeologist skilled in paleography  
58849,paleography,the study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them)  
58850,paleolith,a stone tool from the Paleolithic age  
58851,paleology palaeology,the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities  
58852,paleomammalogy,the paleobiology of ancient mammals  
58853,paleontologist palaeontologist fossilist,a specialist in paleontology  
58854,paleontology palaeontology fossilology,the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains  
58855,paleopathology palaeopathology,the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence)  
58856,paleornithology palaeornithology,the paleobiology of birds  
58857,paleozoology palaeozoology,the study of fossil animals  
58858,palestra palaestra,a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes  
58859,paletiology palaetiology,the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes)  
58860,palette pallet,the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art  
58861,palette pallet,board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used  
58862,palette_knife,a spatula used by artists for mixing or applying or scraping off oil paints  
58863,palfrey,especially a light saddle horse for a woman  
58864,palilalia,a pathological condition in which a word is rapidly and involuntarily repeated  
58865,palimony,support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship ends  
58866,palimpsest,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  
58867,palindrome,a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward  
58868,palingenesis recapitulation,emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species  
58869,palisade,fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground  
58870,pall shroud cerement winding-sheet winding-clothes,burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped  
58871,pall-mall,a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet  
58872,palladium Pd atomic_number_46,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  
58873,pallas's_sandgrouse Syrrhaptes_paradoxus,Eurasiatic sandgrouse with a black patch on the belly  
58874,pallasite,a meteorite composed principally of olivine and metallic iron  
58875,pallbearer bearer,one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral  
58876,pallet,a portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it  
58877,pallet,a hand tool with a flat blade used by potters for mixing and shaping clay  
58878,pallet,a mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts; used as a bed  
58879,pallette palette,one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor  
58880,palliation,easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause  
58881,palliative alleviant alleviator,remedy that alleviates pain without curing  
58882,pallid_bat cave_bat Antrozous_pallidus,drab yellowish big-eared bat that lives in caves  
58883,pallidum globus_pallidus paleostriatum,the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus  
58884,pallium,(Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back  
58885,pallium,cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome  
58886,pallone,an Italian game similar to tennis  
58887,palm,a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand  
58888,palm palm_tree,any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves  
58889,palm thenar,the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers  
58890,palm_cat palm_civet,spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies  
58891,palm_nut palm_kernel,seed of any oil palm  
58892,palm_oil,oil from nuts of oil palms especially the African oil palm  
58893,palmate_leaf,a leaf resembling an open hand; having lobes radiating from a common point  
58894,palmature,an abnormality in which the fingers are webbed  
58895,palmetto,any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves  
58896,palmist palmister chiromancer,fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms  
58897,palmistry palm_reading chiromancy chirology,telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand  
58898,palmitic_acid hexadecanoic_acid,a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products  
58899,palmitin,an ester of glycerol and palmitic acid  
58900,palmyra palmyra_palm toddy_palm wine_palm lontar longar_palm Borassus_flabellifer,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  
58901,palo_santo Bulnesia_sarmienti,South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense  
58902,palo_verde Parkinsonia_florida Cercidium_floridum,densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium  
58903,palometa California_pompano Palometa_simillima,smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies  
58904,palomino,a horse of light tan or golden color with cream-colored or white mane and tail  
58905,paloverde,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  
58906,palpation tactual_exploration,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)  
58907,palpebra_conjunctiva conjunctival_layer_of_eyelids tunica_conjunctiva_palpebrarum,the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids; continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva  
58908,palpebration,repeated blinking or winking (especially if uncontrolled and persistent)  
58909,palpitation,a rapid and irregular heart beat  
58910,palsy,a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor  
58911,paltriness sorriness,worthlessness due to insignificance  
58912,pampas,the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina  
58913,pampas_grass Cortaderia_selloana,tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps  
58914,pamperer spoiler coddler mollycoddler,someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence  
58915,pamphleteer,a writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on public issues)  
58916,pan,shallow container made of metal  
58917,pan cooking_pan,cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel  
58918,panacea nostrum catholicon cure-all,hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists  
58919,panache,a feathered plume on a helmet  
58920,panatela panetela panetella,a long slender cigar  
58921,pancake battercake flannel_cake flannel-cake flapcake flapjack griddlecake hotcake hot_cake,a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle  
58922,pancake_batter,batter for making pancakes  
58923,pancake_turner,turner for serving or turning pancakes  
58924,pancarditis,inflammation of the entire heart (the epicardium and the myocardium and the endocardium)  
58925,panchayat panchayet punchayet,a village council in India or southern Pakistan  
58926,panchromatic_film,photographic film sensitive to light of all colors (including red)  
58927,pancreas,a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin  
58928,pancreatectomy,surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas  
58929,pancreatic_artery arteria_pancreatica,a branch of the splenic artery that supplies the pancreas  
58930,pancreatic_cancer,cancer of the pancreas  
58931,pancreatic_duct,a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine  
58932,pancreatic_juice,a fluid secreted into the duodenum by the pancreas; important for breaking down starches and proteins and fats  
58933,pancreatic_vein venae_pancreatica,veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veins  
58934,pancreatin,extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions  
58935,pancreatitis,inflammation of the pancreas; usually marked by abdominal pain  
58936,pancytopenia,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  
58937,panda_car,a police cruiser  
58938,pandanus,fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats)  
58939,pandanus screw_pine,any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves  
58940,pandeism,the belief that God created the universe and its phenomena by becoming the universe, thereafter the sole manifestation of God  
58941,pandemic,an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world  
58942,panderer,a person who serves or caters to the vulgar passions or plans of others (especially in order to make money)  
58943,pandiculation,yawning and stretching (as when first waking up)  
58944,pandurate_leaf panduriform_leaf,a fiddle-shaped leaf  
58945,pane pane_of_glass window_glass,sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors  
58946,panel,a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc  
58947,panel,a soft pad placed under a saddle  
58948,panel,sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something  
58949,panel venire,(law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)  
58950,panel_discussion,discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience  
58951,panel_heating,heating system consisting of wall or floor or baseboard or ceiling panels containing electric conductors or heating pipes  
58952,panel_light,a light to illuminate an instrument panel  
58953,paneling panelling pane,a panel or section of panels in a wall or door  
58954,panelist panellist,a member of a panel  
58955,panencephalitis,diffuse inflammation of the entire brain  
58956,panenthesism,the belief that God is in part of the universe and its phenomena and also transcends the universe and intervenes in its operations  
58957,panfish,any of numerous small food fishes; especially those caught with hook and line and not available on the market  
58958,pang,a sharp spasm of pain  
58959,pang stab twinge,a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"  
58960,pang sting,a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience"  
58961,pangolin scaly_anteater anteater,toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites  
58962,panhandle,a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area; "Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia"  
58963,panhandle,the handle of a pan  
58964,panhandler,a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money  
58965,panic scare,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"  
58966,panic terror affright,an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety  
58967,panic_button,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"  
58968,panic_disorder,an anxiety disorder characterized by unpredictable panic attacks; the attacks are usually severe but brief  
58969,panic_grass,any grass of the genus Panicum; grown for grain and fodder  
58970,panicle,compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers  
58971,panicled_aster,a variety of aster  
58972,pannier,either of a pair of bags or boxes hung over the rear wheel of a vehicle (as a bicycle)  
58973,pannier,a large basket (usually one of a pair) carried by a beast of burden or on by a person  
58974,pannier,set of small hoops used to add fullness over the hips  
58975,pannikin,a small pan or cup (usually of tin)  
58976,panoply,a complete and impressive array  
58977,panopticon,an area where everything is visible  
58978,panopticon,a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791  
58979,panorama cyclorama diorama,a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene  
58980,panoramic_sight,gunsight (a telescopic device for an artillery piece) that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle  
58981,panpipe pandean_pipe syrinx,a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together  
58982,pansexual,a person who participates in (or is open to) sexual activities of many kinds  
58983,pansinusitis,inflammation of all of the paranasal sinuses  
58984,pansy Viola_tricolor_hortensis,large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors  
58985,pansy_orchid,any of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading flowers  
58986,pant,the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)  
58987,pant_leg trouser_leg,the leg of a pair of trousers  
58988,pantaloon,trousers worn in former times  
58989,pantechnicon,a large moving van (especially one used for moving furniture)  
58990,pantheism,(rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods  
58991,pantheism,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  
58992,pantheist,someone who believes that God and the universe are the same  
58993,pantheon,all the gods of a religion  
58994,pantheon,a monument commemorating a nation's dead heroes  
58995,pantheon,(antiquity) a temple to all the gods  
58996,panther,a leopard in the black color phase  
58997,pantie panty scanty step-in,short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)  
58998,pantile,a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap  
58999,panting heaving,breathing heavily (as after exertion)  
59000,panting trousering,any fabric used to make trousers  
59001,panto,an abbreviation of pantomime  
59002,pantograph,mechanical device used to copy a figure or plan on a different scale  
59003,pantothenic_acid pantothen,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  
59004,pantry larder buttery,a small storeroom for storing foods or wines  
59005,pants_suit pantsuit,a pair of pants and a matching jacket worn by women  
59006,panty_girdle,a woman's undergarment that combines a girdle and panties  
59007,pantyhose,a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings  
59008,panzer,an armored vehicle or tank  
59009,pap pablum,worthless or oversimplified ideas  
59010,papacy pontificate,the government of the Roman Catholic Church  
59011,papain,a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer  
59012,papal_cross,a cross with three crossbars  
59013,papal_infallibility,belief of the Roman Catholic Church that God protects the pope from error when he speaks about faith or morality  
59014,paparazzo,a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities trying to take candid photographs of them to sell to newspapers or magazines  
59015,papaverine Kavrin,an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive  
59016,papaw pawpaw,fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples  
59017,papaya,large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh  
59018,papaya papaia pawpaw papaya_tree melon_tree Carica_papaya,tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit  
59019,papaya_juice,juice from papayas  
59020,paper,a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses  
59021,paper,a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses; "he has written many scientific papers"  
59022,paper,a medium for written communication; "the notion of an office running without paper is absurd"  
59023,paper-pusher,a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork  
59024,paper_chain,a chain made of loops of colored paper; used to decorate a room  
59025,paper_chase hare_and_hounds,an outdoor game; one group of players (the hares) start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a designated spot  
59026,paper_chromatography,chromatography that uses selective adsorption on a strip of paper  
59027,paper_clip paperclip gem_clip,a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together; "the paper clip was invented in 1900"  
59028,paper_cutter,a cutting implement for cutting sheets of paper to the desired size  
59029,paper_doll,a piece of paper cut or folded into the shape of a human being  
59030,paper_electrophoresis carrier_electrophoresis,electrophoresis carried out on filter paper  
59031,paper_fastener,a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place  
59032,paper_feed,a device for inserting sheets of paper into a printer or typewriter; "the job was delayed because the paper feed was clogged"  
59033,paper_flower Bougainvillea_glabra,Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously  
59034,paper_loss,an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost  
59035,paper_mill,a mill where paper is manufactured  
59036,paper_money folding_money paper_currency,currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie  
59037,paper_mulberry Broussonetia_papyrifera,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  
59038,paper_nautilus nautilus Argonaut Argonauta_argo,cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells  
59039,paper_plate,a disposable plate made of cardboard  
59040,paper_profit,an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market price  
59041,paper_route,the job of delivering newspapers regularly  
59042,paper_route paper_round,the route taken when delivering newspapers every day  
59043,paper_tape,a long narrow strip of paper  
59044,paper_tiger,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"  
59045,paper_towel,a disposable towel made of absorbent paper  
59046,paper_toweling,absorbent paper used as toweling  
59047,paper_trail,the written evidence of someone's activities; "this paper trail consisted mainly of electronically stored information"  
59048,paper_wasp,any of several social wasps that construct nests of a substance like paper  
59049,paper_white Narcissus_papyraceus,a daffodil having star-shaped white blossoms; often grown indoors to bloom in the winter  
59050,paperback_book paper-back_book paperback softback_book softback soft-cover_book soft-cover,a book with paper covers  
59051,paperboard poster_board posterboard,a cardboard suitable for making posters  
59052,paperboy,a boy who sells or delivers newspapers  
59053,paperhanger,someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money  
59054,paperhanger paperer,one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper  
59055,papering paperhanging,the application of wallpaper  
59056,papermaking,the craft of making paper  
59057,paperweight,a weight used to hold down a stack of papers  
59058,paperwork,work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.  
59059,papier-mache paper-mache,a substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when wet and painted when dry  
59060,papilla,(botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf  
59061,papilla,a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; "the papillae of the tongue"  
59062,papilla,a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather  
59063,papillary_muscle,any of several muscles associated with the atrioventricular valves; "the papillary muscles contract during systole to prevent regurgitation of blood into the atria"  
59064,papilledema,swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure  
59065,papilloma villoma papillary_tumor papillary_tumour,a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass  
59066,papillon,small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted brown to white coat  
59067,papist,an offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy  
59068,papoose pappoose,an American Indian infant  
59069,papovavirus,any of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas  
59070,pappus,calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions  
59071,paprika,a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos  
59072,papule,a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox)  
59073,papulovesicle vesicopapule,a papule that changes into a blister  
59074,papyrus,paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans  
59075,papyrus,a document written on papyrus  
59076,papyrus Egyptian_paper_reed Egyptian_paper_rush paper_rush paper_plant Cyperus_papyrus,tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times  
59077,par,(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"  
59078,par_value face_value nominal_value,the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value  
59079,para,100 para equal 1 dinar in Yugoslavia  
59080,para_aminobenzoic_acid PABA,a metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells; used to make dyes and drugs and sun blockers  
59081,parable,(New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; "the parable of the prodigal son"  
59082,parabola,a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve  
59083,parabolic_mirror,a parabolic reflector for light radiation  
59084,parabolic_reflector paraboloid_reflector,a concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming parallel beam  
59085,paraboloid,a surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis  
59086,paracentral_scotoma,a scotoma that is adjacent to the fixation point  
59087,paracervical_block,regional anesthesia resulting from the injection of a local anesthetic on each side of the cervix; used during labor and childbirth  
59088,parachute chute,rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall  
59089,parachutist parachuter parachute_jumper,a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute  
59090,paracosm,a prolonged fantasy world invented by children; can have a definite geography and language and history  
59091,parade,an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; "a parade of strollers on the mall"; "a parade of witnesses"  
59092,parade,a ceremonial procession including people marching  
59093,parade,a visible display; "she made a parade of her sorrows"  
59094,parade_ground,an area for holding parades  
59095,paradiddle roll drum_roll,the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously  
59096,paradigm,systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word  
59097,paradigm,the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"  
59098,paradise_tree bitterwood Simarouba_glauca,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  
59099,paradox,(logic) a statement that contradicts itself; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"  
59100,paradoxical_sleep rapid_eye_movement_sleep REM_sleep rapid_eye_movement REM,a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep  
59101,paraduodenal_smear duodenal_smear,alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the duodenum  
59102,paraffin paraffin_oil,(British usage) kerosine  
59103,paraffin paraffin_wax,from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings  
59104,parafovea,area of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea  
59105,paragon idol perfection beau_ideal,an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept  
59106,paragonite,a colorless or pale brown mica with sodium  
59107,paragraph,one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line  
59108,paragrapher,a writer of paragraphs (as for publication on the editorial page of a newspaper)  
59109,parainfluenza_virus,a virus that causes upper respiratory infection (including the common cold and bronchiolitis); most often in children  
59110,parakeet parrakeet parroket paraquet paroquet parroquet,any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots  
59111,paralanguage paralinguistic_communication,the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings  
59112,paraldehyde ethanal_trimer,a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent  
59113,paralegal legal_assistant,a person with specialized training who assists lawyers  
59114,paralepsis paraleipsis paralipsis preterition,suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted  
59115,parallax,the apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object  
59116,parallel,(mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes); "parallels never meet"  
59117,parallel-veined_leaf,a leaf whose veins run in parallel from the stem  
59118,parallel_bars bars,gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights  
59119,parallel_circuit shunt_circuit,a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit  
59120,parallel_interface parallel_port,an interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously  
59121,parallel_operation simultaneous_operation,the simultaneous execution of two or more operations  
59122,parallelepiped parallelopiped parallelepipedon parallelopipedon,a prism whose bases are parallelograms  
59123,parallelism correspondence,similarity by virtue of corresponding  
59124,parallelogram,a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length  
59125,paralogism,an unintentionally invalid argument  
59126,paralysis palsy,loss of the ability to move a body part  
59127,paralysis_agitans Parkinsonism Parkinson's_disease Parkinson's_syndrome Parkinson's shaking_palsy,a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination  
59128,paralytic,a person suffering from paralysis  
59129,paralytic_abasia,abasia related to paralysis of the leg muscles  
59130,paramagnet,magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it  
59131,paramagnetism,materials like aluminum or platinum become magnetized in a magnetic field but it disappears when the field is removed  
59132,paramecium paramecia,any member of the genus Paramecium  
59133,paramedic paramedical,a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment  
59134,parameter,any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance  
59135,parameter,a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data  
59136,parameter parametric_quantity,a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves  
59137,parametric_statistic,any statistic computed by procedures that assume the data were drawn from a particular distribution  
59138,parametritis,inflammation of connective tissue adjacent to the uterus  
59139,paramilitary paramilitary_force paramilitary_unit paramilitary_organization paramilitary_organisation,a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)  
59140,paramnesia,(psychiatry) a disorder of memory in which dreams or fantasies are confused with reality  
59141,paramount_issue,an issue whose settlement is more important than anything else; and issue that must be settled before anything else can be settled  
59142,paramountcy,the state of being paramount; the highest rank or authority  
59143,paramyxovirus,a group of viruses including those causing mumps and measles  
59144,paranasal_sinus sinus_paranasales nasal_sinus,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 the lining of the nasal cavities  
59145,parang,a stout straight knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia  
59146,paranoia,a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur  
59147,paranoid paranoiac,a person afflicted with paranoia  
59148,paranoid_schizophrenia paranoic_type_schizophrenia paraphrenic_schizophrenia paraphrenia,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  
59149,paraparesis,a slight paralysis or weakness of both legs  
59150,parapet,a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony  
59151,parapet breastwork,fortification consisting of a low wall  
59152,paraph,a flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery)  
59153,paraphilia,abnormal sexual activity  
59154,paraphrase paraphrasis,rewording for the purpose of clarification  
59155,paraphysis,a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed  
59156,paraplegia,paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma)  
59157,paraplegic,a person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down)  
59158,parapodium,one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing  
59159,paraprofessional,a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional  
59160,parapsychologist,someone who studies the evidence for such psychological phenomena as psychokinesis and telepathy and clairvoyance  
59161,paraquat,a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide  
59162,paraquat_poisoning,poisoning caused by ingestion of paraquat; characterized by progressive damage to the esophagus and liver and kidneys  
59163,parasail,parachute that will lift a person up into the air when it is towed by a motorboat or a car  
59164,parasailing paragliding,gliding in a parasail  
59165,parasite,an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host  
59166,parasite_yew Parasitaxus_ustus,rare and endangered monoecious parasitic conifer of New Caledonia; parasitic on Falcatifolium taxoides  
59167,parasitemia parasitaemia,a condition in which parasites are present in the blood  
59168,parasitic_jaeger arctic_skua Stercorarius_parasiticus,a variety of jaeger  
59169,parasitic_plant,plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it  
59170,parasitism,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)  
59171,parasol sunshade,a handheld collapsible source of shade  
59172,parasol_mushroom Lepiota_procera,edible long-stalked mushroom with white flesh and gills and spores; found in open woodlands in autumn  
59173,parasympathetic_nervous_system parasympathetic,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  
59174,parathion,a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide  
59175,parathion_poisoning,a toxic condition resulting from inhalation or ingestion of the insecticide parathion; characterized by nausea and abdominal pains and headache and convulsions and sweating  
59176,parathyroid_gland parathyroid,any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland  
59177,parathyroid_hormone parathormone,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  
59178,paratrooper para,a soldier in the paratroops  
59179,paratroops,infantry trained and equipped to parachute  
59180,paratyphoid paratyphoid_fever,any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever  
59181,paraumbilical_vein vena_paraumbilicalis,small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as accessory portal veins  
59182,parcel portion share,the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"  
59183,parcel_post,postal service that handles packages  
59184,parcellation,the division into parcels; "the increasing parcellation of land with every generation"  
59185,parchment,a superior paper resembling sheepskin  
59186,parchment sheepskin lambskin,skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on  
59187,pardon amnesty,a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense  
59188,pardoner,a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences  
59189,pardoner forgiver excuser,a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense  
59190,paregmenon,juxtaposing words having a common derivation (as in `sense and sensibility')  
59191,paregoric camphorated_tincture_of_opium,medicine used to treat diarrhea  
59192,parenchyma,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  
59193,parenchyma,animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels  
59194,parent,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  
59195,parent,an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained  
59196,parentage birth,the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents  
59197,parental_quality,a quality appropriate to a parent  
59198,parenthesis,either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material  
59199,parenthesis-free_notation,a notation for forming mathematical expressions that does not use parentheses to delimit components  
59200,parenthetical_expression parenthetical,an expression in parentheses; "his writing was full of parentheticals"  
59201,parenthood parentage,the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man"  
59202,parer,a manicurist who trims the fingernails  
59203,parer paring_knife,a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables  
59204,paresis,a slight or partial paralysis  
59205,paresthesia paraesthesia,abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage  
59206,paretic,a person afflicted with paresis (partial paralysis)  
59207,parfait,layers of ice cream and syrup and whipped cream  
59208,parfait_glass,a tall slender glass with a short stem in which parfait is served  
59209,parget pargeting pargetting,plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys  
59210,pargeting pargetting,ornamental plastering  
59211,pargeting pargetting pargetry,ornamental plasterwork  
59212,parhelion mock_sun sundog,a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once"  
59213,pari-mutuel_machine totalizer totaliser totalizator totalisator,computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won  
59214,pariah_dog pye-dog pie-dog,ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India  
59215,parietal_bone,either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium  
59216,parietal_gyrus,any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum  
59217,parietal_lobe parietal_cortex,that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head  
59218,parietal_pericardium,the tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum  
59219,parietal_placentation,where ovules develop on the wall or slight outgrowths of the wall forming broken partitions within a compound ovary  
59220,parietal_pleura,pleura that lines the inner chest walls and covers the diaphragm  
59221,parieto-occipital_sulcus parieto-occipital_fissure,a sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in both hemispheres  
59222,parietomastoid_suture,the suture between the parietal and the temporal bones  
59223,parimutuel,betting where winners share the total amount wagered  
59224,paring,(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"  
59225,paring sliver shaving,a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something  
59226,parish,the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor  
59227,parish,a local church community  
59228,parishioner,a member of a parish  
59229,parisology,the use of ambiguous words  
59230,parity,(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; "parity is often used to check the integrity of transmitted data"  
59231,parity,functional equality  
59232,parity conservation_of_parity space-reflection_symmetry mirror_symmetry,(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  
59233,parity para,(obstetrics) the number of liveborn 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"  
59234,parity_bit parity check_bit,(computer science) a bit 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  
59235,parity_check redundancy_check odd-even_check,a system of checking for errors in computer functioning  
59236,park,a gear position that acts as a parking brake; "the put the car in park and got out"  
59237,park commons common green,a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park"  
59238,park parkland,a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park"  
59239,park_bench,a bench in a public park  
59240,park_commissioner,a commissioner in charge of public parks  
59241,parka windbreaker windcheater anorak,a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)  
59242,parking,space in which vehicles can be parked; "there is plenty of parking behind the store"  
59243,parking,the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily  
59244,parking_lot car_park park parking_area,a lot where cars are parked  
59245,parking_meter,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  
59246,parking_space parking_zone,a space where an automobile can be parked  
59247,parking_ticket,a ticket issued for parking in a restricted place  
59248,parlance idiom,a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language  
59249,parlay,a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers  
59250,parley,a negotiation between enemies  
59251,parliament,a legislative assembly in certain countries  
59252,parliamentarian,an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures  
59253,parliamentary_agent,a person who is employed to look after the affairs of businesses that are affected by legislation of the British Parliament  
59254,parliamentary_democracy,a democracy having a parliament  
59255,parliamentary_monarchy,a monarchy having a parliament  
59256,parlor parlour,reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received  
59257,parlor_car parlour_car drawing-room_car palace_car chair_car,a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs  
59258,parlor_game parlour_game,a game suitable for playing in a parlor  
59259,parlormaid parlourmaid,a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door  
59260,parnassia grass-of-Parnassus,any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup  
59261,parochialism,a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish  
59262,parodist lampooner,mimics literary or musical style for comic effect  
59263,parody lampoon spoof sendup send-up mockery takeoff burlesque travesty pasquinade put-on,a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way  
59264,parody mockery takeoff,humorous or satirical mimicry  
59265,parol_evidence_rule,a rule that oral evidence cannot be used to contradict the terms of a written contract  
59266,parole,(law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with  
59267,parole word word_of_honor,a promise; "he gave his word"  
59268,paronychia,infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe  
59269,paronym,a word that strongly resembles another word in spelling  
59270,parotid_gland,a large salivary gland that produces 50% of daytime saliva; in human beings it is located in front of and below each ear  
59271,parotid_vein,parotid branches of the facial vein; they drain part of the parotid gland and empty into the retromandibular vein  
59272,parotitis,inflammation of one or both parotid glands  
59273,paroxetime Paxil,a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Paxil)  
59274,paroxysm fit convulsion,a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter"  
59275,paroxysmal_trepidant_abasia,abasia related to spasticity of the legs  
59276,paroxytone,word having stress or acute accent on the next to last syllable  
59277,parquet,seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle  
59278,parquet parquet_floor,a floor made of parquetry  
59279,parquet_circle parterre,seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies)  
59280,parquetry parqueterie,a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor  
59281,parr,a young salmon up to 2 years old  
59282,parr,the young of various fishes  
59283,parricide,someone who kills his or her parent  
59284,parricide,the murder of your own father or mother  
59285,parrot,a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated  
59286,parrot,usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds  
59287,parrot's_beak parrot's_bill Clianthus_puniceus,evergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike flowers; New Zealand  
59288,parrotfish polly_fish pollyfish,gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth  
59289,parry,(fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword  
59290,pars_distilis pars_anterior,the anterior part of the anterior pituitary  
59291,pars_intermedia,a thin piece of tissue that has become part of the posterior pituitary  
59292,parsec secpar,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  
59293,parser,a computer program that divides code up into functional components; "compilers must parse source code in order to translate it into object code"  
59294,parsimony parsimoniousness thrift penny-pinching,extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily  
59295,parsley,aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food  
59296,parsley Petroselinum_crispum,annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves  
59297,parsley_haw parsley-leaved_thorn Crataegus_apiifolia Crataegus_marshallii,southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves  
59298,parsnip,the whitish root of cultivated parsnip  
59299,parsnip,whitish edible root; eaten cooked  
59300,parsnip Pastinaca_sativa,a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root  
59301,parson's_nose pope's_nose,the tail of a dressed fowl  
59302,parsonage vicarage rectory,an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector  
59303,part,that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation; "it requires vigilance on our part"; "they resisted every effort on his part"  
59304,part parting,a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions; "his part was right in the middle"  
59305,part piece,a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"  
59306,part portion,something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"  
59307,part portion component_part component constituent,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"; "the animal constituent of plankton"  
59308,part section division,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"  
59309,part voice,the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part"  
59310,part-of-speech_tagger pos_tagger,a tagging program whose labels indicate a word's part of speech  
59311,part-owner,a person who owns something in common with others  
59312,part-singing,singing with three or more voice parts  
59313,part-timer,someone who works less than the customary or standard time  
59314,part_music,vocal music for several voices in independent parts (usually performed without accompaniment)  
59315,part_of_speech form_class word_class,one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context  
59316,partaker sharer,someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share  
59317,parted_leaf,a leaf having margins incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes  
59318,parterre,an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern  
59319,parthenocarpy,(botany) the development of a fruit without fertilization or seeds  
59320,parthenogenesis parthenogeny,process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods  
59321,parthenogenesis parthenogeny virgin_birth,human conception without fertilization by a man  
59322,parthenote,a cell resulting from parthenogenesis  
59323,partial_breach,a breach that does not destroy the value of the contract but can give rise to a claim for damages  
59324,partial_correlation,a correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed  
59325,partial_denture,a denture replacing one or more teeth in a dental arch  
59326,partial_derivative partial,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  
59327,partial_differential_equation,a differential equation involving a functions of more than one variable  
59328,partial_eclipse,an eclipse in which the eclipsed body is only partially obscured  
59329,partial_veil,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  
59330,partial_verdict,(criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others  
59331,partiality partisanship,an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives  
59332,partialness,the state of being only a part; not total; incomplete  
59333,participant player,someone who takes part in an activity; "he was a major player in setting up the corporation"  
59334,participation involvement,the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)  
59335,participation_loan loan_participation participation_financing,a loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make a loan too big for any one of them alone  
59336,participle participial,a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses  
59337,particle,a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs  
59338,particle subatomic_particle,a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions  
59339,particle_beam,a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules)  
59340,particle_detector,a chamber in which particles can be made visible  
59341,particle_physics high-energy_physics high_energy_physics,the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions  
59342,particolored_buckeye,a buckeye marked by different colors or tints  
59343,particular particular_proposition,(logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class  
59344,particular specific,a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general"  
59345,particularism,a focus on something particular  
59346,particularity specialness,the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance; "the particularity of human situations"  
59347,particularization particularisation detailing,an individualized description of a particular instance  
59348,particulate particulate_matter,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)  
59349,partisan partizan,a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries  
59350,partisan zealot drumbeater,a fervent and even militant proponent of something  
59351,partita,one of the variations contained in a partita  
59352,partita,(music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century  
59353,partition,(computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit  
59354,partition,(anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism  
59355,partition divider,a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)  
59356,partitionist,an advocate of partitioning a country  
59357,partitive,word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole  
59358,partner,a person who is a member of a partnership  
59359,partner_relation,the responsibility of partners to act in one another's best interests  
59360,partnership,a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal; "effective language learning is a partnership between school, teacher and student"; "the action teams worked in partnership with the government"  
59361,partnership,the members of a business venture created by contract  
59362,partnership,a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses  
59363,partnership_certificate,a certificate showing the interests of all parties in a business partnership  
59364,partridge,flesh of either quail or grouse  
59365,partridge,small Old World gallinaceous game birds  
59366,partridge_pea sensitive_pea wild_sensitive_plant Chamaecrista_fasciculata Cassia_fasciculata,tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia  
59367,partridgeberry boxberry twinberry Mitchella_repens,creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries  
59368,parts,the local environment; "he hasn't been seen around these parts in years"  
59369,parts_bin,a bin for holding spare parts  
59370,parts_catalog parts_catalogue,a list advertising parts for machinery along with prices  
59371,parts_department,the division of a business (e.g. a service garage) that sells replacement parts  
59372,parts_inventory,an inventory of replacement parts  
59373,partsong,a song with two or more voice parts  
59374,parturiency labor labour confinement lying-in travail childbed,concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"  
59375,parturition birth giving_birth birthing,the process of giving birth  
59376,party,a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the first part"  
59377,party,a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner"  
59378,party,an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"  
59379,party company,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"  
59380,party political_party,an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"  
59381,party_boss political_boss boss,a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption"  
59382,party_favor party_favour favor favour,souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party  
59383,party_game,a game to amuse guests at a party  
59384,party_girl,an attractive young woman hired to attend parties and entertain men  
59385,party_line,the policy of a political group; "He won in a vote along party lines"  
59386,party_line,a telephone line serving two or more subscribers  
59387,party_man party_liner,a member of a political party who follows strictly the party line  
59388,party_spirit,devotion to a political party  
59389,party_to_the_action party_to_the_transaction,a party of people taking a role in legal proceedings  
59390,party_wall,a wall erected on the line between two properties and shared by both owners  
59391,partygoer,someone who is attending a party; "the hall was crowded with an overflow of partygoers"  
59392,parula_warbler northern_parula Parula_americana,small grey-blue wood warbler with yellow throat and breast; of eastern North America  
59393,parvis,a courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral)  
59394,parvovirus parvo,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  
59395,pas,(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)  
59396,pas_de_deux duet,(ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)  
59397,pas_de_quatre,(ballet) a dance for four people  
59398,pas_de_trois,(ballet) a dance for three people  
59399,pas_seul variation,(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure  
59400,pascal Pa,a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter  
59401,pascal_celery Paschal_celery,any of several types of commercially grown celery having green stalks  
59402,pasha pacha,a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt  
59403,paso_doble,music in march time composed for dancing the paso doble; often played at bull fights  
59404,paso_doble,a ballroom dance in fast duple time  
59405,pasqueflower pasque_flower,any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone  
59406,pass,(military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days"  
59407,pass,one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"  
59408,pass,a complimentary ticket; "the star got passes for his family"  
59409,pass,a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass"  
59410,pass head straits,a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"  
59411,pass laissez_passer,a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes"  
59412,pass liberty_chit,a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out"  
59413,pass mountain_pass notch,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"  
59414,pass passing_play passing_game passing,(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"  
59415,pass passport,any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"  
59416,pass strait straits,a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs  
59417,pass toss flip,(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"  
59418,pass-through,an opening that resembles a window between two rooms (especially a shelved opening between a kitchen and dining room that is used to pass dishes)  
59419,passage,a section of text; particularly a section of medium length  
59420,passage,a way through or along which someone or something may pass  
59421,passage handing_over,the act of passing something to another person  
59422,passage musical_passage,a short section of a musical composition  
59423,passage passageway,a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages"  
59424,passage passing,a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus"  
59425,passage transit,a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days"  
59426,passage transition,the act of passing from one state or place to the next  
59427,passageway,a passage between rooms or between buildings  
59428,passbook_savings_account,a savings account in which deposits and withdrawals are recorded in the depositor's passbook  
59429,passe-partout,a mounting for a picture using gummed tape  
59430,passed_ball,a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not; allows a base runner to advance a base  
59431,passenger rider,a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it  
59432,passenger_car coach carriage,a railcar where passengers ride  
59433,passenger_pigeon Ectopistes_migratorius,gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct  
59434,passenger_ship,a ship built to carry passengers  
59435,passenger_train,a train that carries passengers  
59436,passenger_van,a van that carries passengers  
59437,passer,a person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group  
59438,passer,a student who passes an examination  
59439,passer forward_passer,(football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass  
59440,passerby passer-by passer,a person who passes by casually or by chance  
59441,passerine passeriform_bird,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  
59442,passing,the end of something; "the passing of winter"  
59443,passing loss departure exit expiration going release,euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"  
59444,passing overtaking,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"  
59445,passing pass qualifying,success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"  
59446,passing passage,the motion of one object relative to another; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"  
59447,passing_note passing_tone,a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes  
59448,passing_shot,a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net  
59449,passion,a feeling of strong sexual desire  
59450,passion passionateness,a strong feeling or emotion  
59451,passion_fruit,egg-shaped tropical fruit of certain passionflower vines; used for sherbets and confectionery and drinks  
59452,passionflower passionflower_vine,any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit  
59453,passive_air_defense,air defense by the use of deception or dispersion or protective construction  
59454,passive_immunity,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)  
59455,passive_matrix_display,a type of LCD display 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"  
59456,passive_resistance nonviolent_resistance nonviolence,peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate  
59457,passive_source,an informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has  
59458,passive_transport,transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion; expenditure of energy is not required  
59459,passive_trust,a trust in which the trustee performs no active duties  
59460,passive_voice passive,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"  
59461,passivity passiveness,submission to others or to outside influences  
59462,passivity passiveness,the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative  
59463,passkey passe-partout master_key master,key that secures entrance everywhere  
59464,passport,a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country  
59465,password watchword word parole countersign,a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password"  
59466,past,a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret); "reporters dug into the candidate's past"  
59467,past past_tense,a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past  
59468,past past_times yesteryear,the time that has elapsed; "forget the past"  
59469,past_master,someone who was formerly a master  
59470,past_master,someone who has long and thorough experience in a given activity  
59471,past_participle perfect_participle,a participle that expresses completed action  
59472,past_perfect past_perfect_tense pluperfect pluperfect_tense,a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect"  
59473,past_progressive past_progressive_tense,a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past; "`I had been running' is an example of the past progressive"  
59474,pasta,a dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient  
59475,pasta alimentary_paste,shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg  
59476,pasta_salad,a salad having any of various pastas as the base  
59477,paste,a hard, brilliant lead glass that is used in making artificial jewelry  
59478,paste,any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency  
59479,paste library_paste,an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard  
59480,paste-up,a composition of flat objects pasted on a board or other backing; "they showed him a paste-up of the book jacket"  
59481,pasteboard,stiff cardboard made by pasting together layers of paper  
59482,pastel,any of various pale or light colors  
59483,paster,a workman who pastes  
59484,pastern fetter_bone,the part between the fetlock and the hoof  
59485,pasteurization pasteurisation,partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food  
59486,pasteurized_milk,milk that has been exposed briefly to high temperatures to destroy microorganisms and prevent fermentation  
59487,pastiche,a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work  
59488,pastime interest pursuit,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"  
59489,pastis,similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood  
59490,pastness,the quality of being past  
59491,pastoral,a letter from a pastor to the congregation  
59492,pastoral,a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)  
59493,pastorale pastoral idyll idyl,a musical composition that evokes rural life  
59494,pastorate,pastors collectively  
59495,pastorship pastorate,the position of pastor  
59496,pastrami,highly seasoned cut of smoked beef  
59497,pastry,any of various baked foods made of dough or batter  
59498,pastry pastry_dough,a dough of flour and water and shortening  
59499,pastry_cart,a serving cart for displaying pastry desserts to restaurant patrons  
59500,pastry_cook,a chef who specializes in pastry  
59501,pasture pastureland grazing_land lea ley,a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock  
59502,pasty,small meat pie or turnover  
59503,pasty,(usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers  
59504,pat rap tap,the sound made by a gentle blow  
59505,pataca,the basic unit of money in Macao  
59506,patas hussar_monkey Erythrocebus_patas,reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa  
59507,patch,a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program  
59508,patch,a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole  
59509,patch_pocket,a flat pocket sewn to the outside of a garment  
59510,patch_test,a test to determine allergic sensitivity by applying small pads soaked with allergen to the unbroken skin  
59511,patchcord,a length of wire that has a plug at each end; used to make connections at a patchboard  
59512,patchiness,unevenness in quality or performance  
59513,patching,the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it  
59514,patchouli patchouly pachouli,a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant  
59515,patchouli patchouly pachouli Pogostemon_cablin,small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes  
59516,patchwork,sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern  
59517,patchwork hodgepodge jumble,a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas  
59518,patchwork patchwork_quilt,a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together  
59519,pate,liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned  
59520,pate poll crown,the top of the head  
59521,patella kneecap kneepan,a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint  
59522,patency,the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct  
59523,patent letters_patent,an official document granting a right or privilege  
59524,patent patent_of_invention,a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention  
59525,patent_application,an application for sole rights to an invention  
59526,patent_ductus_arteriosus,a ductus arteriosus that failed to close at birth; may require surgical correction  
59527,patent_infringement,violation of the rights secured by a patent  
59528,patent_law,that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing patents  
59529,patent_leather,leather with a hard glossy surface  
59530,patent_log screw_log taffrail_log,a cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed  
59531,patent_medicine,medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription  
59532,patent_right,the right granted by a patent; especially the exclusive right to an invention  
59533,patent_system,a legal system for protecting the rights of inventors  
59534,patentee,the inventor to whom a patent is issued  
59535,pater,an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously  
59536,paternalism,the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good  
59537,paternity,the state of being a father; "tests were conducted to determine paternity"  
59538,paternity_suit bastardy_proceeding,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)  
59539,paternity_test,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  
59540,paternoster,a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor  
59541,path,a way especially designed for a particular use  
59542,path route itinerary,an established line of travel or access  
59543,path track course,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"  
59544,pathetic_fallacy,the fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects; `the friendly sun' is an example of the pathetic fallacy  
59545,pathogen,any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)  
59546,pathogenesis,the origination and development of a disease  
59547,pathologic_process pathological_process,an organic process occurring as a consequence of disease  
59548,pathological_state,a physical condition that is caused by disease  
59549,pathology,any deviation from a healthy or normal condition  
59550,pathology,the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases  
59551,pathos,a style that has the power to evoke feelings  
59552,pathos poignancy,a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"  
59553,pathway footpath,a trodden path  
59554,patience forbearance longanimity,good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence  
59555,patient,a person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"  
59556,patina,an acquired change in the appearance of something (other than metal or wood); "a patina of frost"; "a patina of good breeding"  
59557,patina,a gloss or sheen on wooden furniture produced by age, polishing, or handling  
59558,patina,a fine coating of oxide (produced by oxidation over a long period of time) on the surface of a metal (particularly copper)  
59559,patio terrace,usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence  
59560,patisserie,a bakery specializing in French pastry  
59561,patka,a scarf worn by Sikh men  
59562,patois,a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard  
59563,patrial,a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent)  
59564,patriarch,title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)  
59565,patriarch,any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race  
59566,patriarch,a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself  
59567,patriarch paterfamilias,the male head of family or tribe  
59568,patriarchal_cross,a cross with two crossbars  
59569,patriarchate,the jurisdiction of a patriarch  
59570,patriarchy patriarchate,a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line  
59571,patrician,a person of refined upbringing and manners  
59572,patricide,a person who murders their father  
59573,patricide,the murder of your father  
59574,patrilineage agnation,line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family  
59575,patrimony,a church endowment  
59576,patriot nationalist,one who loves and defends his or her country  
59577,patriotism nationalism,love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high"  
59578,patristics patrology,the writings of the early Church Fathers  
59579,patristics patrology,the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers  
59580,patrol,a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security  
59581,patrol,a detachment used for security or reconnaissance  
59582,patrol,the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes  
59583,patrol_boat patrol_ship,a vessel assigned to patrol an area  
59584,patroller,someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area  
59585,patron,the proprietor of an inn  
59586,patron frequenter,a regular customer  
59587,patron sponsor supporter,someone who supports or champions something  
59588,patron_saint,a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation  
59589,patronage,(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support  
59590,patroness patronne,a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron  
59591,patronymic patronym,a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)  
59592,patter,a quick succession of light rapid sounds; "the patter of mice"; "the patter of tiny feet"  
59593,pattern,a model considered worthy of imitation; "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics"  
59594,patternmaker,someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentry or metalworking)  
59595,patty,small pie or pasty  
59596,patty,round flat candy  
59597,patty cake,small flat mass of chopped food  
59598,patty-pan,a pan for cooking patties or pasties  
59599,patty_shell bouchee,shell of puff paste  
59600,pattypan_squash,round greenish-white squash having one face flattened with a scalloped edge  
59601,patzer,a poor chess player  
59602,pauper,a person who is very poor  
59603,pauperization pauperisation impoverishment,the act of making someone poor  
59604,pause,temporary inactivity  
59605,pause intermission break interruption suspension,a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something  
59606,pavage,a tax toward paving streets  
59607,pavane pavan,music composed for dancing the pavane  
59608,pavane pavan,a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries  
59609,pave,a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows  
59610,paved_surface,a level horizontal surface covered with paving material  
59611,pavement paving,the paved surface of a thoroughfare  
59612,pavement_artist,someone who draws on the pavement with colored chalks (hoping that passers-by will give them money)  
59613,pavilion marquee,large and often sumptuous tent  
59614,paving pavage,the act of applying paving materials to an area  
59615,paving pavement paving_material,material used to pave an area  
59616,paving_stone,a stone used for paving  
59617,pavior paviour paving_machine,a machine for laying pavement  
59618,pavis pavise,(Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position  
59619,pavlova,a dessert consisting of a meringue base or cup filled with fruit and whipped cream  
59620,pavonia,any of various evergreen plants of the genus Pavonia having white or yellow or purple flowers  
59621,paw,a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped  
59622,pawer,a person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or overfamiliar manner  
59623,pawl detent click dog,a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward  
59624,pawn,an article deposited as security  
59625,pawn,(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  
59626,pawn,borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan  
59627,pawn_ticket,a pawnbroker's receipt for articles taken as security  
59628,pawnbroker,a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security  
59629,pawnbroker's_shop pawnshop loan_office,a shop where loans are made with personal property as security  
59630,pawpaw papaw papaw_tree Asimina_triloba,small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit  
59631,pax kiss_of_peace,(Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist  
59632,pay-phone pay-station,a coin-operated telephone  
59633,pay_cut salary_cut,the act of reducing a salary  
59634,pay_dirt,ore that yields a substantial profit to the miner  
59635,pay_dirt,a profitable success; "the inventor worked for years before hitting pay dirt"  
59636,pay_envelope pay_packet,wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner  
59637,pay_rate rate_of_pay,amount of money received per unit time; "women's pay rate is lower than men's"  
59638,payables,money that you currently expect to pay on notes and accounts  
59639,payback,financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)  
59640,paycheck payroll_check,a check issued in payment of wages or salary  
59641,payday,the day on which you receive pay for your work  
59642,payee,a person to whom money is paid  
59643,payer remunerator,a person who pays money for something  
59644,paymaster,a person in charge of paying wages  
59645,payment,a sum of money paid or a claim discharged  
59646,payment defrayal defrayment,the act of paying money  
59647,payment_rate rate_of_payment repayment_rate installment_rate,the amount of money paid out per unit time  
59648,paynim,a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim)  
59649,payoff final_payment,the final payment of a debt  
59650,payola,a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record  
59651,payroll payroll_department,the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee  
59652,payroll paysheet,the total amount of money paid in wages; "the company had a large payroll"  
59653,payroll paysheet,a list of employees and their salaries; "the company had a long payroll"  
59654,payslip,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  
59655,pe,the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
59656,pea,the fruit or seed of a pea plant  
59657,pea,seed of a pea plant used for food  
59658,pea pea_plant,a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds  
59659,pea_crab,tiny soft-bodied crab living commensally in the mantles of certain bivalve mollusks  
59660,pea_flour,meal made from dried peas  
59661,pea_jacket peacoat,a sailor's heavy woolen double-breasted jacket  
59662,pea_pod peasecod,husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas  
59663,pea_shooter,a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target  
59664,pea_soup,a thick soup made of dried peas (usually made into a puree)  
59665,pea_soup pea-souper,a heavy thick yellow fog  
59666,pea_tree caragana,any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod  
59667,pea_weevil Bruchus_pisorum,larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant  
59668,peace,the state prevailing during the absence of war  
59669,peace,harmonious relations; freedom from disputes; "the roommates lived in peace together"  
59670,peace peace_treaty pacification,a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"  
59671,peace peacefulness peace_of_mind repose serenity heartsease ataraxis,the absence of mental stress or anxiety  
59672,peace public_security,the general security of public places; "he was arrested for disturbing the peace"  
59673,peace_advocacy,any policy that advocates maintaining peaceful international relations  
59674,peace_initiative,opening move in negotiating a peace treaty  
59675,peace_march,a protest march against (a particular) war and in favor of peace  
59676,peace_offering olive_branch,something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace  
59677,peace_process,any social process undertaken by governments who want their citizens to believe they are trying to avoid armed hostilities  
59678,peaceableness peacefulness,a state that is calm and tranquil  
59679,peacekeeper,a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area  
59680,peacekeeper,someone who keeps peace; "she's the peacekeeper in that family"  
59681,peacekeeper,the pistol of a law officer in the old West  
59682,peacekeeping peacekeeping_mission peacekeeping_operation,the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations)  
59683,peacetime,a period of time during which there is no war  
59684,peach,downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh  
59685,peach peach_tree Prunus_persica,cultivated in temperate regions  
59686,peach_bells peach_bell willow_bell Campanula_persicifolia,perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue flowers  
59687,peach_blight,a disease of trees bearing drupes  
59688,peach_ice_cream,ice cream flavored with fresh peaches  
59689,peach_melba,ice cream and peaches with a liqueur  
59690,peach_orchard,a grove of peach trees  
59691,peach_pit,the stone seed of a peach  
59692,peach_sauce,for Chinese dishes: peach preserves and chutney  
59693,peachick pea-chick,a young peafowl  
59694,peachleaf_willow peach-leaved_willow almond-leaves_willow Salix_amygdaloides,willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees  
59695,peacock,male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots  
59696,peacock peacock_butterfly Inachis_io,European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot  
59697,peacock-throne,the golden throne of former kings of Delhi; stolen by the Persians in 1739 and subsequently lost; symbol of the former Shah of Iran  
59698,peafowl bird_of_Juno,very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird  
59699,peahen,female peafowl  
59700,peak crown crest top tip summit,the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"  
59701,peal pealing roll rolling,a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)  
59702,peanut,underground pod of the peanut vine  
59703,peanut,a young child who is small for his age  
59704,peanut earthnut goober goober_pea groundnut monkey_nut,pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms  
59705,peanut peanut_vine Arachis_hypogaea,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  
59706,peanut_bar,bar of peanuts in taffy  
59707,peanut_brittle,brittle containing peanuts  
59708,peanut_butter,a spread made from ground peanuts  
59709,peanut_gallery,(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"  
59710,peanut_oil groundnut_oil,an oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap  
59711,peanut_worm sipunculid,small unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanut  
59712,peanuts,an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount; "her salary is peanuts compared to his"  
59713,pear,sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties  
59714,pear pear_tree Pyrus_communis,Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties  
59715,pearl,a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel  
59716,pearl_ash,an impure form of potassium carbonate  
59717,pearl_barley,barley ground into small round pellets  
59718,pearl_diver pearler,a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls  
59719,pearl_fishery,a fishery where they fish for pearl oysters  
59720,pearl_hominy,hominy prepared by milling to pellets of medium size  
59721,pearl_millet bulrush_millet cattail_millet Pennisetum_glaucum Pennisetum_Americanum,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  
59722,pearl_oyster Pinctada_margaritifera,tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls  
59723,pearl_sago,sago ground into small round grains  
59724,pearlfish pearl-fish,found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds  
59725,pearlite,a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron  
59726,pearlwort pearlweed pearl-weed,any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls  
59727,pearly-shelled_mussel,the pearly lining of the dark shells is a source of mother-of-pearl  
59728,pearly_everlasting cottonweed Anaphalis_margaritacea,an American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts  
59729,pearly_razorfish Hemipteronatus_novacula,a kind of razor fish  
59730,peasant,one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers  
59731,peasant barbarian boor churl Goth tyke tike,a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement  
59732,peasant provincial bucolic,a country person  
59733,peasanthood,the state of being a peasant; "the same homely dress she wore in the days of her peasanthood"  
59734,peasantry,the class of peasants  
59735,pease_pudding,a pudding made with strained split peas mixed with egg  
59736,peat,partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried  
59737,peavey peavy cant_dog dog_hook,a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs  
59738,peba nine-banded_armadillo Texas_armadillo Dasypus_novemcinctus,having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay  
59739,pebble,a small smooth rounded rock  
59740,pebibit Pibit,a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibits or 2^50 bits  
59741,pecan,wood of a pecan tree  
59742,pecan,smooth brown oval nut of south central United States  
59743,pecan pecan_tree Carya_illinoensis Carya_illinoinsis,tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts  
59744,pecan_pie,pie made of pecans and sugar and corn syrup and butter and eggs  
59745,peccary musk_hog,nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America  
59746,peck,a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons  
59747,peck,a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches  
59748,pecopteris,Carboniferous fossil fern characterized by a regular arrangement of the leaflets resembling a comb  
59749,pectic_acid,a complex acid that occurs in ripe fruit and some vegetables  
59750,pectin,any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams  
59751,pectoral pectoral_medallion,an adornment worn on the chest or breast  
59752,pectoral pectoral_muscle pectoralis musculus_pectoralis pecs,either of two large muscles of the chest  
59753,pectoral_fin,either of a pair of fins situated just behind the head in fishes that help control the direction of movement  
59754,pectoral_girdle,a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached  
59755,pectoral_sandpiper jacksnipe Calidris_melanotos,American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting  
59756,pectoral_vein vena_pectoralis,veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian vein  
59757,pectoralis_major musculus_pectoralis_major greater_pectoral_muscle,a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm  
59758,pectoralis_minor musculus_pectoralis_minor smaller_pectoral_muscle,a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs  
59759,peculiar_velocity,velocity with respect to the local standard of rest  
59760,peculiarity distinctive_feature distinguishing_characteristic,an odd or unusual characteristic  
59761,peculiarity specialness specialty speciality distinctiveness,a distinguishing trait  
59762,pedal treadle foot_pedal foot_lever,a lever that is operated with the foot  
59763,pedal_point pedal,a sustained bass note  
59764,pedal_pushers toreador_pants,(used in the plural) snug trousers ending at the calves; worn by women and girls  
59765,pedaler pedaller,a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle)  
59766,pedant bookworm scholastic,a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit  
59767,pedantry,an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning  
59768,pedate_leaf,a leaf having the radiating lobes each deeply cleft or divided  
59769,peddler pedlar packman hawker pitchman,someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)  
59770,pederast paederast child_molester,a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner  
59771,pederasty paederasty,sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner)  
59772,pedestal,a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); "they put him on a pedestal"  
59773,pedestal plinth footstall,an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)  
59774,pedestal_table,a table supported by a single central column  
59775,pedestrian walker footer,a person who travels by foot  
59776,pedestrian_crossing zebra_crossing,street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes)  
59777,pedestrian_traffic foot_traffic,people coming and going on foot  
59778,pediatrics paediatrics pediatric_medicine pedology,the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children  
59779,pedicab cycle_rickshaw,a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire; "boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs"  
59780,pedicel pedicle,a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle  
59781,pediculicide,a chemical agent that kills lice  
59782,pediculosis lousiness,infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching  
59783,pediculosis_capitis head_lice,infestation of the scalp with lice  
59784,pediculosis_corporis,infestation of body skin with lice  
59785,pediculosis_pubis crabs,infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice  
59786,pedicure,professional care for the feet and toenails  
59787,pedigree,line of descent of a purebred animal  
59788,pedigree bloodline,ancestry of a purebred animal  
59789,pediment,a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof  
59790,pedodontist,a dentist who specializes in the care of children's teeth  
59791,pedometer,measuring instrument for recording the number of steps taken in walking  
59792,pedophile paedophile,an adult who is sexually attracted to children  
59793,pedophilia paedophilia,a sexual attraction to children  
59794,peduncle,the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body  
59795,peduncle,stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower  
59796,peduncle cerebral_peduncle,a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain  
59797,pedunculated_polyp,a polyp with a stalk or peduncle  
59798,peeing pee pissing piss,informal terms for urination; "he took a pee"  
59799,peek peep,a secret look  
59800,peekaboo bopeep,a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo!  
59801,peel skin,the rind of a fruit or vegetable  
59802,peeler,a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables  
59803,peeler,a device for peeling vegetables or fruits; "she invented a potato peeler"  
59804,peen,the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes)  
59805,peep_sight,rear gunsight having an adjustable eyepiece with a small aperture through which the front sight and the target are aligned  
59806,peeper,an informal term referring to the eye  
59807,peeper,an animal that makes short high-pitched sounds  
59808,peephole spyhole eyehole,a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep  
59809,peepshow,a short pornographic film shown in a small coin-operated booth  
59810,peepshow raree-show,an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass  
59811,peer,a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage  
59812,peer equal match compeer,a person who is of equal standing with another in a group  
59813,peer_group,contemporaries of the same status  
59814,peer_of_the_realm,a peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords  
59815,peerage baronage,the peers of a kingdom considered as a group  
59816,peeve,an annoyed or irritated mood  
59817,peg,regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument  
59818,peg nog,a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface  
59819,peg pin,small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.  
59820,peg pin thole tholepin rowlock oarlock,a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing  
59821,peg wooden_leg leg pegleg,a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg  
59822,peg_top,a pear-shaped top made of wood with a metal center pin  
59823,pegboard,a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted  
59824,pegmatite,a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements  
59825,pelagic_bird oceanic_bird,bird of the open seas  
59826,pelecaniform_seabird,large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet  
59827,pelican,large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish  
59828,pelican_crossing,an acronym for pedestrian light control; a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights that are controlled by pedestrians  
59829,pelisse,a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur  
59830,pellagra Alpine_scurvy mal_de_la_rosa mal_rosso maidism mayidism Saint_Ignatius'_itch,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  
59831,pellet,a small sphere  
59832,pellicle,thin protective membrane in some protozoa  
59833,pellitory pellitory-of-Spain Anacyclus_pyrethrum,a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache  
59834,pellitory-of-the-wall wall_pellitory pellitory Parietaria_difussa,herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers  
59835,pellucidness pellucidity limpidity,passing light without diffusion or distortion  
59836,peltate_leaf,a shield-shaped leaf; as a nasturtium leaf  
59837,pelter,a thrower of missiles; "the police were too busy to chase the pelters"  
59838,peludo poyou Euphractus_sexcinctus,Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts  
59839,pelvic_cavity,the space bounded by the bones of the pelvis and containing the pelvic viscera  
59840,pelvic_fin ventral_fin,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  
59841,pelvic_inflammatory_disease PID,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  
59842,pelvimeter,measuring instrument for performing pelvimetry  
59843,pelvimetry,measurement of the dimensions of the bony birth canal (to determine whether vaginal birth is possible)  
59844,pelvis pelvic_girdle pelvic_arch hip,the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates  
59845,pelvis renal_pelvis,a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter  
59846,pelycosaur,large primitive reptile having a tall spinal sail; of the Permian or late Paleozoic in Europe and North America  
59847,pemmican pemican,lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians  
59848,pemphigus,a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane  
59849,pen,an enclosure for confining livestock  
59850,pen,a writing implement with a point from which ink flows  
59851,pen,female swan  
59852,pen-and-ink,a drawing executed with pen and ink  
59853,pen_name nom_de_plume,an author's pseudonym  
59854,pen_pal pen-friend,a person you come to know by frequent friendly correspondence  
59855,penal_code,the legal code governing crimes and their punishment  
59856,penal_colony,a penal institution where prisoners are exiled (often located on an island from which escape is difficult or impossible)  
59857,penal_institution penal_facility,an institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public  
59858,penalty,a payment required for not fulfilling a contract  
59859,penalty,the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty"  
59860,penalty,(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game  
59861,penalty_box,(ice hockey) an enclosed bench to the side of an ice-hockey rink for players who are serving time penalties  
59862,penance,a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution  
59863,penance self-mortification self-abasement,voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing  
59864,pencil,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"  
59865,pencil,a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point  
59866,pencil,a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil"  
59867,pencil,a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood  
59868,pencil_box pencil_case,a box for holding pencils  
59869,pencil_cedar,wood of a pencil cedar tree; used for making pencils  
59870,pencil_cedar pencil_cedar_tree,any of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils  
59871,pencil_sharpener,a rotary implement for sharpening the point on pencils  
59872,pendant pendent,an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)  
59873,pendant_earring drop_earring eardrop,an earring with a pendant ornament  
59874,pendragon,the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons  
59875,pendulum,an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity  
59876,pendulum_clock,a clock regulated by a pendulum  
59877,pendulum_watch,(18th century) a watch with a balance wheel having a fake pendulum attached to it  
59878,peneplain peneplane,a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements  
59879,penetrability perviousness,the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.)  
59880,penetralium,the innermost parts  
59881,penetrating_trauma penetrating_injury,injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body  
59882,penetration,the ability to make way into or through something; "the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries"  
59883,penetration,the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)  
59884,penetration,the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman  
59885,penetration,the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women"  
59886,penetration incursion,an attack that penetrates into enemy territory  
59887,penetration insight,clear or deep perception of a situation  
59888,penetration_bomb,a bomb with about 30% explosive and a casing designed to penetrate hardened targets before the explosive detonates  
59889,penetrator,an intruder who passes into or through (often by overcoming resistance)  
59890,pengo,formerly the basic unit of money in Hungary until it was replaced by the forint in 1946  
59891,penguin,short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers  
59892,penicillamine Cuprimine,a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis  
59893,penicillin,any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases  
59894,penicillin-resistant_bacteria,bacteria that are unaffected by penicillin  
59895,penicillin_F,the first form of penicillin that was isolated in Great Britain  
59896,penicillin_G benzylpenicillin,the penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibiotics  
59897,penicillin_O,a penicillin that is similar in antibiotic action to penicillin G but is obtained differently  
59898,penicillin_V phenoxymethyl_penicillin,a crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G but more resistant to the action of gastric acids  
59899,penicillin_V_potassium Ledercillin_VK,a form of penicillin V (trade name Ledercillin VK)  
59900,penicillinase beta-lactamase,enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic  
59901,penicillinase-resistant_antibiotic,a form of penicillin that is not rendered inactive by penicillinase  
59902,penile_implant,an implant that creates an artificial erection  
59903,peninsula,a large mass of land projecting into a body of water  
59904,penis phallus member,the male sex organ (`member' is a euphemism)  
59905,penis_envy,(psychoanalysis) a female's presumed envy of the male's penis; said to explain femininity  
59906,penitent,(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)  
59907,penitentiary pen,a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes  
59908,penknife,a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens  
59909,penlight,a small flashlight resembling a fountain pen  
59910,pennant,a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)  
59911,pennant crown,the award given to the champion  
59912,pennant pennon streamer waft,a long flag; often tapering  
59913,penne,pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends  
59914,penni,100 pennia formerly equaled 1 markka in Finland  
59915,pennon pinion,wing of a bird  
59916,pennoncel penoncel pennoncelle,a small pennant borne on a lance  
59917,penny,a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound  
59918,penny cent centime,a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit  
59919,penny_ante,a business deal on a trivial scale  
59920,penny_ante penny_ante_poker,poker played for small stakes  
59921,penny_arcade,an arcade with coin-operated devices for entertainment  
59922,penny_pincher,someone who is excessively careful with money (who pinches every penny before letting go of it)  
59923,penny_stock,a stock selling for less that $1/share  
59924,pennycress,any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi  
59925,pennyroyal American_pennyroyal Hedeoma_pulegioides,erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine  
59926,pennyroyal Mentha_pulegium,Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil  
59927,pennyroyal_oil,oil from European pennyroyal having an odor like mint; used chiefly in soaps  
59928,pennyroyal_oil hedeoma_oil,aromatic oil from American pennyroyal  
59929,pennyweight,a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains  
59930,pennywhistle tin_whistle whistle,an inexpensive fipple flute  
59931,pennyworth penn'orth,the amount that can be bought for a penny  
59932,penologist,a person who studies the theory and practice of prison management  
59933,penology poenology,the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation  
59934,penpusher pencil_pusher,a clerk who does boring paperwork  
59935,pension,a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working  
59936,pension_fund,a financial institution that collects regular contributions from employers to provide retirement income for employees  
59937,pension_fund superannuation_fund,a fund reserved to pay workers' pensions when they retire from service  
59938,pension_plan pension_account retirement_plan retirement_savings_plan retirement_savings_account retirement_account retirement_program,a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement  
59939,pensioner pensionary,the beneficiary of a pension fund  
59940,pensiveness brooding,persistent morbid meditation on a problem  
59941,pensiveness meditativeness contemplativeness,deep serious thoughtfulness  
59942,pentacle pentagram pentangle,a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon  
59943,pentaerythritol Peritrate,a coronary vasodilator (trade name Peritrate) used to treat angina pectoris  
59944,pentagon,a five-sided polygon  
59945,pentahedron,any polyhedron having five plane faces  
59946,pentail pen-tail pen-tailed_tree_shrew,brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia  
59947,pentameter,a verse line having five metrical feet  
59948,pentathlete,an athlete who competes in a pentathlon  
59949,pentathlon,an athletic contest consisting of five different events  
59950,pentatonic_scale pentatone,a gapped scale with five notes; usually the fourth and seventh notes of the diatonic scale are omitted  
59951,pentazocine Talwin,analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine  
59952,pentecostalism,the principles and practices of Pentecostal religious groups; characterized by religious excitement and talking in tongues  
59953,penthouse,an apartment located on the top floors of a building  
59954,pentimento,the reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age)  
59955,pentlandite,a mineral (iron and nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel  
59956,pentobarbital_sodium pentobarbital Nembutal yellow_jacket,a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic  
59957,pentode,a thermionic tube having five electrodes  
59958,pentose,any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule  
59959,pentoxide,an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule  
59960,pentoxifylline Trental,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  
59961,pentylenetetrazol pentamethylenetetrazol Metrazol,a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark  
59962,penuche penoche panoche panocha,fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts  
59963,penult penultima penultimate,the next to last syllable in a word  
59964,penumbra,a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra  
59965,penuriousness,a disposition to be niggardly with money  
59966,peonage,the condition of a peon  
59967,peonage,the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged  
59968,peony paeony,any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers  
59969,people,members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?"  
59970,people,(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"  
59971,peoples,the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group; "the indigenous peoples of Australia"  
59972,pep peppiness ginger,liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"  
59973,pep_rally,a rally (especially of students) before a game  
59974,pep_talk,a speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staff  
59975,peperomia,any of various plants of the genus Peperomia; grown primarily for their often succulent foliage  
59976,peplos peplus peplum,a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist  
59977,peplum,a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse  
59978,pepper,sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum  
59979,pepper common_pepper black_pepper white_pepper Madagascar_pepper Piper_nigrum,climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam  
59980,pepper peppercorn,pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground  
59981,pepper-and-salt,a fabric woven with flecks of light and dark  
59982,pepper_mill pepper_grinder,a mill for grinding pepper  
59983,pepper_pot Philadelphia_pepper_pot,a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings  
59984,pepper_sauce Poivrade,for venison: brown sauce with sauteed vegetables and trimmings and marinade and plenty of pepper  
59985,pepper_shaker pepper_box pepper_pot,a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper  
59986,pepper_shrub Pseudowintera_colorata Wintera_colorata,evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits  
59987,pepper_spray,a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent  
59988,pepper_steak,strips of steak sauteed with green peppers and onions  
59989,pepper_tree Kirkia_wilmsii,small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs  
59990,pepper_tree molle Peruvian_mastic_tree Schinus_molle,small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits  
59991,peppercorn_rent,very low or nominal rent  
59992,peppermint Mentha_piperita,herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring  
59993,peppermint peppermint_candy,a candy flavored with peppermint oil  
59994,peppermint_oil,oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring  
59995,peppermint_patty,a patty flavored with peppermint  
59996,pepperoni,a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage)  
59997,pepperoni_pizza,tomato and cheese pizza with pepperoni  
59998,pepsin,an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones  
59999,pepsinogen,precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach  
60000,peptic_ulcer peptic_ulceration,an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract  
60001,peptide,amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein  
60002,peptide_bond peptide_linkage,the primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide  
60003,peptization peptisation,the process of converting to a sol; bringing to a colloidal solution  
60004,peptone,any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids  
60005,per_capita_income,the total national income divided by the number of people in the nation  
60006,per_diem,a daily allowance for living expenses (especially while traveling in connection with your job)  
60007,peradventure,doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case; "this proves beyond peradventure that he is innocent"  
60008,perambulation,a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries  
60009,perboric_acid,a form of boric acid  
60010,percale,a fine closely woven cotton fabric  
60011,perceiver percipient observer beholder,a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses  
60012,percent_sign percentage_sign,a sign (`%') used to indicate that the number preceding it should be understood as a proportion multiplied by 100  
60013,percentage percent per_centum pct,a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)  
60014,percentile centile,(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  
60015,percept perception perceptual_experience,the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept  
60016,perceptibility,the property of being perceptible by the mind or the senses  
60017,perception,a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new perception of the Bible"  
60018,perception,knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"  
60019,perception,the process of perceiving  
60020,perceptiveness,the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding  
60021,perch,an elevated place serving as a seat  
60022,perch,any of numerous fishes of America and Europe  
60023,perch,support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)  
60024,perch,spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes  
60025,perch,any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes  
60026,perch rod pole,a linear measure of 16.5 feet  
60027,perch rod pole,a square rod of land  
60028,percher,a person situated on a perch  
60029,perchlorate,a salt of perchloric acid  
60030,perchloric_acid,a powerful oxidizing agent; forms perchlorates  
60031,perchloride,a chloride containing an unusually high proportion of chlorine  
60032,percoid_fish percoid percoidean,any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes  
60033,percolate,the product of percolation  
60034,percolation,the act of making coffee in a percolator  
60035,percolation,the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification  
60036,percolation infiltration,the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava"  
60037,percolator,a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans  
60038,percussion,the act of playing a percussion instrument  
60039,percussion,the act of exploding a percussion cap  
60040,percussion pleximetry,tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes  
60041,percussion_cap,a detonator that explodes when struck  
60042,percussion_instrument percussive_instrument,a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another  
60043,percussion_section percussion rhythm_section,the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments  
60044,percussionist,a musician who plays percussion instruments  
60045,perdurability,the property of being extremely durable  
60046,pere_david's_deer elaphure Elaphurus_davidianus,large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds  
60047,peregrination,traveling or wandering around  
60048,peregrine peregrine_falcon Falco_peregrinus,a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry  
60049,perennation,the process of living through a number of years (as a perennial plant)  
60050,perennial,(botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more  
60051,perennial_ryegrass English_ryegrass Lolium_perenne,European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and hay and as a lawn grass  
60052,perennial_salt_marsh_aster,a variety of aster  
60053,perestroika,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  
60054,perfect_game,a game in which a pitcher does not allow any opposing player to reach base  
60055,perfecter,a skilled worker who perfects something; "although not the inventor he must be recognized as the perfecter of this technique"  
60056,perfectibility,the capability of becoming perfect; "he believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man"  
60057,perfection,the act of making something perfect  
60058,perfection flawlessness ne_plus_ultra,the state of being without a flaw or defect  
60059,perfectionism,a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable; "his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students"  
60060,perfectionist,a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards  
60061,perfective perfective_aspect,the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action  
60062,perfective perfective_tense perfect perfect_tense,a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)  
60063,perfidy perfidiousness treachery,betrayal of a trust  
60064,perfluorocarbon PFC,a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum  
60065,perfoliate_leaf,a leaf with the base united around--and apparently pierced by--the stem  
60066,perforated_eardrum,an eardrum with a hole or tear in it; can interfere with normal hearing and cause other ear problems  
60067,perforating_vein vena_perforantis,veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg muscles; empty into the deep femoral vein  
60068,perforation,a hole made in something; "a perforation of the eardrum"  
60069,perforation,a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place  
60070,perforation,the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)  
60071,performance,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"  
60072,performance,any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe"  
60073,performance execution carrying_out carrying_into_action,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"  
60074,performance public_presentation,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"  
60075,performance_bond surety_bond,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  
60076,performer performing_artist,an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience  
60077,performing_arts,arts or skills that require public performance  
60078,perfume essence,a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor  
60079,perfumer,a person who makes (and sells) perfumes  
60080,perfumery,perfumes in general  
60081,perfumery,store where perfumes are sold  
60082,perfumery,an establishment where perfumes are made  
60083,perfumery,the art of making perfumes  
60084,perfusion,pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels)  
60085,peri,a beautiful and graceful girl  
60086,peri,(Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done  
60087,perianth chlamys floral_envelope perigone perigonium,collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils  
60088,periapsis point_of_periapsis,(astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited  
60089,periarterial_plexus plexus_periarterialis,an autonomic plexus that accompanies an artery  
60090,periarteritis,inflammation of the outer coat of an artery  
60091,periarteritis_nodosa polyarteritis_nodosa,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  
60092,pericardial_cavity pericardial_space,the space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movement  
60093,pericardial_sac,the membrane surrounding the heart  
60094,pericardial_vein vena_pericardiaca,several small veins from the pericardium  
60095,pericarditis,inflammation of the pericardium  
60096,pericardium,a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart  
60097,pericarp seed_vessel,the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary  
60098,pericementoclasia,pus pocket formation around a tooth  
60099,periclase magnesia magnesium_oxide,a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium  
60100,peridinian,flagellate with a thick test composed of plates  
60101,peridium,outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi  
60102,peridot,a pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone  
60103,peridotite,a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine  
60104,perigee,periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth  
60105,perigon round_angle,an angle of 360 degrees  
60106,perihelion,periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun  
60107,perijove,periapsis in orbit around Jupiter  
60108,perilymph,the bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear  
60109,perimeter,a line enclosing a plane areas  
60110,perimysium,the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of muscle fibers  
60111,perinatologist,an obstetrician specializing in perinatology  
60112,perinatology,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  
60113,perineal_artery arteria_perinealis,a branch of the internal pudendal artery that supplies superficial structures of the perineum  
60114,perineotomy,surgical incision into the perineum  
60115,perineum,the general region between the anus and the genital organs  
60116,perineurium,the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of nerve fibers  
60117,period,the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon  
60118,period,(ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games  
60119,period,the end or completion of something; "death put a period to his endeavors"; "a change soon put a period to my tranquility"  
60120,period geological_period,a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed; "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods"  
60121,period point full_stop stop full_point,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"  
60122,period_piece,any work of art whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period  
60123,periodic_acid,any acid of iodine that contains oxygen  
60124,periodic_apnea_of_the_newborn,irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden infant death syndrome  
60125,periodic_breathing Cheyne-Stokes_respiration,abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate  
60126,periodic_event recurrent_event,an event that recurs at intervals  
60127,periodic_law Mendeleev's_law,(chemistry) the principle that chemical properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers  
60128,periodic_motion periodic_movement,motion that recurs over and over and the period of time required for each recurrence remains the same  
60129,periodic_sentence,a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause  
60130,periodic_table,(chemistry) a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to atomic number as based on the periodic law  
60131,periodical,a publication that appears at fixed intervals  
60132,periodontal_disease periodontitis,a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth  
60133,periodontics periodontia,the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth  
60134,periodontist,a dentist specializing in diseases of the gums and other structure surrounding the teeth  
60135,periosteum,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  
60136,peripatetic,a person who walks from place to place  
60137,peripeteia peripetia peripety,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"  
60138,peripheral computer_peripheral peripheral_device,electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals"  
60139,peripheral_nervous_system systema_nervosum_periphericum,the section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord  
60140,peripheral_vision,vision at the edges of the visual field using only the periphery of the retina  
60141,periphery fringe outer_boundary,the outside boundary or surface of something  
60142,periscope,an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field  
60143,periselene perilune,periapsis in orbit around the moon  
60144,perishability perishableness,unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or spoilage or destruction  
60145,perishable spoilable,food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated  
60146,perisher,bounder  
60147,perisperm,the nutritive tissue outside the sac containing the embryo in some seeds  
60148,peristalsis vermiculation,the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along  
60149,peristome,(botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule  
60150,peristome,region around the mouth in various invertebrates  
60151,peristyle,a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court  
60152,perithecium,flask-shaped ascocarp  
60153,perithelium,tissue layer around small blood vessels  
60154,peritoneal_cavity greater_peritoneal_sac,the interior of the peritoneum; a potential space between layers of the peritoneum  
60155,peritoneum,a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera  
60156,peritonitis peritoneal_inflammation,inflammation of the peritoneum  
60157,periwig peruke,a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries  
60158,periwinkle,chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers  
60159,periwinkle rose_periwinkle Madagascar_periwinkle old_maid Cape_periwinkle red_periwinkle cayenne_jasmine Catharanthus_roseus Vinca_rosea,commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers  
60160,periwinkle winkle,small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked  
60161,periwinkle winkle,edible marine gastropod  
60162,periwinkle_plant_derivative,an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer  
60163,perjurer false_witness,a person who deliberately gives false testimony  
60164,perjury bearing_false_witness lying_under_oath,criminal offense of making false statements under oath  
60165,permafrost,ground that is permanently frozen  
60166,permanence permanency,the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration  
60167,permanent_injunction final_injunction,injunction issued on completion of a trial  
60168,permanent_magnet static_magnet,a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field  
60169,permanent_press durable_press,a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape  
60170,permanent_tooth adult_tooth,any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age  
60171,permanent_wave permanent perm,a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals  
60172,permanganate,a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic  
60173,permanganic_acid,an unstable purple acid (HMnO4) known only in solution or of permanganate salts  
60174,permeability permeableness,the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion)  
60175,permeation pervasion suffusion,the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance  
60176,permissibility,admissibility as a consequence of being permitted  
60177,permission,approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave"  
60178,permissiveness tolerance,a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior  
60179,permit Trachinotus_falcatus,large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies  
60180,permutability permutableness transposability,ability to change sequence  
60181,permutation,the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements  
60182,permutation,complete change in character or condition; "the permutations...taking place in the physical world"- Henry Miller  
60183,permutation,act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group  
60184,pernicious_anemia pernicious_anaemia malignant_anemia malignant_anaemia,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)  
60185,perniciousness toxicity,grave harmfulness or deadliness  
60186,pernyi_moth Antheraea_pernyi,a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk  
60187,peroneal_vein fibular_vein vena_peroneus,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  
60188,peroneus,muscle of the lower leg that is involved in moving the foot  
60189,peroration,a flowery and highly rhetorical oration  
60190,peroration,(rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration"  
60191,peroxidase,any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide  
60192,peroxide,an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O-  
60193,peroxide_blond peroxide_blonde,a blond whose hair is bleached with peroxide  
60194,perpendicular,a straight line at right angles to another line  
60195,perpendicular,an extremely steep face  
60196,perpendicular perpendicular_style English-Gothic English-Gothic_architecture,a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting  
60197,perpendicularity,the quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane (especially the plane of the horizon)  
60198,perpetration commission committal,the act of committing a crime  
60199,perpetrator culprit,someone who perpetrates wrongdoing  
60200,perpetual_calendar,a chart or mechanical device that indicates the days of the week corresponding to any given date over a long period of years  
60201,perpetual_motion,motion that continues indefinitely without any external source of energy; impossible in practice because of friction  
60202,perpetual_motion_machine,a machine that can continue to do work indefinitely without drawing energy from some external source; impossible under the law of conservation of energy  
60203,perpetual_warrant,a warrant with no expiration date  
60204,perpetuity sempiternity,the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless)  
60205,perphenazine Triavil,tranquilizer and antidepressant (trade name Triavil) sometimes used as an antiemetic for adults  
60206,perplexity,trouble or confusion resulting from complexity  
60207,perry,a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider  
60208,persecution,the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)  
60209,perseverance persistence perseveration,the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate"  
60210,perseveration,the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it  
60211,persiflage,light teasing  
60212,persimmon,orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe  
60213,persimmon persimmon_tree,any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros  
60214,person,a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party; "stop talking about yourself in the third person"  
60215,person,a human body (usually including the clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person"  
60216,person individual someone somebody mortal soul,a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"  
60217,person_agreement,agreement in person between pronouns and verbs  
60218,person_of_color person_of_colour,(formal) any non-European non-white person  
60219,persona image,(Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty"  
60220,persona_grata,a diplomat who is acceptable to the government to which he is sent  
60221,persona_non_grata,a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent  
60222,personableness,the complex of attributes that make a person socially attractive  
60223,personage,another word for person; a person not meriting identification; "a strange personage appeared at the door"  
60224,personal,a short newspaper article about a particular person or group  
60225,personal_business personal_matters affairs,matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order"  
60226,personal_care,care for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to care for themselves; can including bathing and cooking and managing bodily functions  
60227,personal_check personal_cheque,a check drawn against funds deposited in your personal checking account  
60228,personal_computer PC microcomputer,a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time  
60229,personal_digital_assistant PDA personal_organizer personal_organiser organizer organiser,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.  
60230,personal_equation,variability attributable to individual differences  
60231,personal_expense,the cost of personal or family living; "some personal expenses are tax deductible"  
60232,personal_foul,a foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in basketball or football)  
60233,personal_identification_number PIN PIN_number,a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts  
60234,personal_income,the income received by a single individual  
60235,personal_letter,a letter dealing with personal affairs  
60236,personal_loan consumer_loan,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  
60237,personal_pronoun,a pronoun expressing a distinction of person  
60238,personal_property personal_estate personalty private_property,movable property (as distinguished from real estate)  
60239,personal_relation personal_relationship,a relation between persons  
60240,personal_representative,a person who manages the affairs of another  
60241,personality,a person of considerable prominence; "she is a Hollywood personality"  
60242,personality,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"  
60243,personality_disorder,inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior  
60244,personality_inventory personality_assessment,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"  
60245,personality_test,any test that is intended to assess personality  
60246,personhood,being a person; "finding her own personhood as a campus activist"  
60247,personification,a person who represents an abstract quality; "she is the personification of optimism"  
60248,personification incarnation,the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.  
60249,personification prosopopoeia,representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature  
60250,personnel_carrier,a military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting military personnel and their equipment  
60251,personnel_casualty loss,military personnel lost by death or capture  
60252,personnel_department personnel_office personnel staff_office,the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management  
60253,perspective linear_perspective,the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer  
60254,perspicuity perspicuousness plainness,clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous  
60255,perspiration sweat sudor,salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow"  
60256,perspiration sweating diaphoresis sudation hidrosis,the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process"  
60257,perspirer sweater,a person who perspires  
60258,persuader inducer,someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on  
60259,persuasion suasion,the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action  
60260,persuasiveness strength,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"  
60261,pertainym,meaning relating to or pertaining to  
60262,pertness,quality of being lively and confident; "there was a pertness about her that attracted him"  
60263,perturbation,(physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly  
60264,perturbation disturbance,activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption; "the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset"; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function"  
60265,perturbation fluster,a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset  
60266,perusal perusing poring_over studying,reading carefully with intent to remember  
60267,pervaporation,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  
60268,pervasiveness,the quality of filling or spreading throughout; "the pervasiveness of the odor of cabbage in tenement hallways"  
60269,perversion,a curve that reverses the direction of something; "the tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion"; "perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords"  
60270,perversion,the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use); "it was a perversion of justice"  
60271,perversion sexual_perversion,an aberrant sexual practice  
60272,perversity perverseness,deliberately deviating from what is good; "there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism"  
60273,pervert deviant deviate degenerate,a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior  
60274,pesantran pesantren,a Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders; produces young militants skilled in jihad  
60275,peseta Spanish_peseta,formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos  
60276,pesewa,100 pesewas equal 1 cedi in Ghana  
60277,peshmerga,a member of a Kurdish guerilla organization that fights for a free Kurdish state  
60278,pessimism,the feeling that things will turn out badly  
60279,pessimism,a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things  
60280,pessimist,a person who expects the worst  
60281,pest,any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.; "he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"; "many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides"  
60282,pest blighter cuss pesterer gadfly,a persistently annoying person  
60283,pesthole,a breeding ground for epidemic disease  
60284,pesticide,a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)  
60285,pesticide_poisoning,toxic condition resulting from ingesting or inhaling a pesticide  
60286,pestilence canker,a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of; "racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"; "according to him, I was the canker in their midst"  
60287,pestle,a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar  
60288,pestle muller pounder,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  
60289,pesto,a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil  
60290,pet,a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)  
60291,pet,a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement  
60292,pet_name hypocorism,a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix); "`Billy' is a hypocorism for `William'"  
60293,pet_peeve,an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed; "grammatical mistakes are his pet peeve"  
60294,pet_shop,a shop where pet animals can be purchased  
60295,pet_sitter critter_sitter,someone left in charge of pets while their owners are away from home  
60296,pet_sitting,the work of a pet sitter; caring for pets in their own home while their owners are away from home  
60297,petabit Pbit Pb,a unit of information equal to 1000 terabits or 10^15 bits  
60298,petabyte PB,a unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes  
60299,petabyte pebibyte PB PiB,a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes  
60300,petal flower_petal,part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored  
60301,petard,an explosive device used to break down a gate or wall  
60302,petcock,regulator consisting of a small cock or faucet or valve for letting out air or releasing compression or draining  
60303,petechia,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)  
60304,petfood pet-food pet_food,food prepared for animal pets  
60305,petiole leafstalk,the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf  
60306,petiolule,the stalk of a leaflet  
60307,petit_bourgeois,a member of the lower middle class  
60308,petit_bourgeois petite_bourgeoisie petty_bourgeoisie,lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)  
60309,petit_four,small (individual) frosted and ornamented cake  
60310,petit_juror petty_juror,a member of a petit jury  
60311,petit_jury petty_jury,a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings  
60312,petit_larceny petty_larceny petty,larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)  
60313,petit_mal epilepsia_minor,a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching; "the girl was frightened by her first petit mal"  
60314,petit_mal_epilepsy petit_mal epilepsia_minor,epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities); "she has been suffering from petit mal since childhood"  
60315,petit_point,needlepoint done with small stitches  
60316,petit_point tent_stitch,a small diagonal needlepoint stitch  
60317,petite,a garment size for short or slender women  
60318,petite_marmite minestrone vegetable_soup,soup made with a variety of vegetables  
60319,petitio_principii petitio,the logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises; begging the question  
60320,petitioner suppliant supplicant requester,one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors"  
60321,petrel,relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land  
60322,petrifaction,a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form  
60323,petrifaction petrification,the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape  
60324,petrissage,massage of the skin which is gently lifted and squeezed  
60325,petrochemical,any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas  
60326,petroglyph,a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people)  
60327,petrolatum petroleum_jelly mineral_jelly,a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication  
60328,petrolatum_gauze,gauze saturated with petrolatum  
60329,petroleum crude_oil crude rock_oil fossil_oil oil,a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons  
60330,petroleum_geologist oil_geologist,a specialist in petroleum geology  
60331,petroleum_geology,the branch of economic geology that deals with the occurrence and exploitation of oil and gas fields  
60332,petrology lithology,the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification  
60333,petter fondler,a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one; "they are heavy petters"  
60334,petticoat half-slip underskirt,undergarment worn under a skirt  
60335,pettiness,narrowness of mind or ideas or views  
60336,pettiness littleness smallness,lack of generosity in trifling matters  
60337,pettiness triviality slightness puniness,the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous  
60338,petting_zoo,a collection of docile animals for children to pet and feed  
60339,petty_apartheid,racial segregation enforced primarily in public transportation and hotels and restaurants and other public places  
60340,petty_cash,a small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expenses  
60341,petty_officer PO P.O.,a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army  
60342,petty_spurge devil's_milk Euphorbia_peplus,an Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States  
60343,petunia,any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers  
60344,pew church_bench,long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation  
60345,pewee peewee peewit pewit wood_pewee Contopus_virens,small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America  
60346,pewter,any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead)  
60347,pfannkuchen german_pancake,puffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled with confectioners' sugar and served with jam or a wine or fruit sauce  
60348,pfennig,100 pfennigs formerly equaled 1 Deutsche Mark in Germany  
60349,phacoemulsification,extracapsular surgery for cataracts in which ultrasonic sound breaks the cortex and nucleus of the lens into small fragments that are then vacuumed away through a small tube  
60350,phagocyte scavenger_cell,a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms  
60351,phagocytosis,process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection  
60352,phaius,an orchid of the genus Phaius having large plicate leaves and racemes of showy flowers  
60353,phalanger opossum possum,small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails  
60354,phalangitis,inflammation of a finger or toe  
60355,phalanx,any closely ranked crowd of people  
60356,phalanx,a body of troops in close array  
60357,phalanx,any of the bones of the fingers or toes  
60358,phalarope,small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the Arctic and winter in the tropics  
60359,phallic_stage phallic_phase,(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  
60360,phalloplasty,reconstructive surgery on the penis to repair congenital abnormality or injury  
60361,phalsa Grewia_asiatica,drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets  
60362,phaneromania,an irresistible desire to pick at superficial body parts (as in obsessive nail-biting)  
60363,phantasmagoria,a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream)  
60364,phantom_limb,the illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated  
60365,phantom_limb_pain,pain felt by an amputee that seems to be located in the missing limb  
60366,phantom_limb_syndrome,syndrome consisting of discomfort or pain in a limb that has been amputated  
60367,phantom_orchid snow_orchid Eburophyton_austinae,waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho  
60368,pharaoh_ant pharaoh's_ant Monomorium_pharaonis,small red ant of warm regions; a common household pest  
60369,pharisee,a self-righteous or sanctimonious person  
60370,pharmaceutical pharmaceutic,drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment  
60371,pharmacist druggist chemist apothecary pill_pusher pill_roller,a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs  
60372,pharmacogenetics,the branch of genetics that studies the genetically determined variations in responses to drugs in humans or laboratory organisms  
60373,pharmacokinetics,the study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion; duration of effect; etc.  
60374,pharmacologist pharmaceutical_chemist,someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects)  
60375,pharmacology pharmacological_medicine materia_medica,the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects  
60376,pharmacopoeia,a collection or stock of drugs  
60377,pharmacy pharmaceutics,the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,  
60378,pharyngeal_recess,a small recess in the wall of the pharynx  
60379,pharyngeal_reflex gag_reflex,normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth  
60380,pharyngeal_tonsil adenoid Luschka's_tonsil third_tonsil tonsilla_pharyngealis tonsilla_adenoidea,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"  
60381,pharyngeal_vein vena_pharyngeus,veins from the pharyngeal plexus that empty into the internal jugular vein  
60382,phase,(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"  
60383,phase form,(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"  
60384,phase phase_angle,a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle  
60385,phase stage,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"  
60386,phase-out,the act or instance of a planned discontinuation  
60387,phase_III_clinical_trial phase_III,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 these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA  
60388,phase_II_clinical_trial phase_II,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  
60389,phase_IV_clinical_trial phase_IV,sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires the manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects; during this phase the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials  
60390,phase_I_clinical_trial phase_I,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  
60391,phase_change phase_transition state_change physical_change,a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition  
60392,phase_modulation PM,modulation of the phase of the carrier wave  
60393,phase_of_cell_division,a stage in meiosis or mitosis  
60394,phase_of_the_moon,a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance  
60395,phase_space,(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"  
60396,phasianid,a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae  
60397,phasmid phasmid_insect,large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects  
60398,phatic_speech phatic_communication,conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information  
60399,pheasant,flesh of a pheasant; usually braised  
60400,pheasant,large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere  
60401,pheasant's-eye Adonis_annua,Eurasian herb cultivated for its deep red flowers with dark centers  
60402,pheasant_coucal pheasant_cuckoo Centropus_phasianinus,Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant  
60403,pheasant_under_glass,a dish of roast pheasant served in a manner characteristic of expensive restaurants  
60404,phellem cork,(botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells  
60405,phenacomys,any of several vole-like terrestrial or arboreal rodents of cold forested regions of Canada and western United States  
60406,phenazopyridine Pyridium,analgesic (trade name Pyridium) used to treat urinary tract infections  
60407,phencyclidine phencyclidine_hydrochloride PCP angel_dust,a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen  
60408,phenelzine Nardil,monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Nardil) used to treat clinical depression  
60409,pheniramine,an antihistamine used in preparations to treat allergies and respiratory infections; used to treat rhinitis and skin rashes and pruritus  
60410,pheno-safranine,a purplish red water-soluble dye used in microscopy  
60411,phenol,any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups  
60412,phenolic_plastic phenolic_urea,a plastic consisting of phenolic resins  
60413,phenolic_resin phenolic phenoplast,a thermosetting resin  
60414,phenolphthalein,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  
60415,phenomenology,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  
60416,phenomenon,a remarkable development  
60417,phenomenon,any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning  
60418,phenothiazine thiodiphenylamine,a compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites  
60419,phenotype,what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment  
60420,phensuximide Milontin,anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit mal  
60421,phentolamine Vasomax,a virility drug (trade name Vasomax) to treat erectile dysfunction in men  
60422,phenylalanine,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  
60423,phenylbutazone Butazolidin,anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Butazolidin)  
60424,phenylephrine,a powerful vasoconstrictor used to dilate the pupils and relieve nasal congestion  
60425,phenylketonuria PKU,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  
60426,phenylpropanolamine,an adrenergic drug used in many preparations to relieve allergic reactions or respiratory infections; "drugs containing phenylpropanolamine are being recalled"  
60427,phenyltoloxamine,antihistamine included in some preparations used to treat coughing and nasal congestion  
60428,pheochromocytoma phaeochromocytoma,a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension  
60429,pheromone,a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species  
60430,phi,the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet  
60431,phi_coefficient phi_correlation fourfold_point_correlation,an index of the relation between any two sets of scores that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions (e.g., male-female)  
60432,phial vial ampule ampul ampoule,a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)  
60433,philadelphus,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  
60434,philanthropic_foundation,a foundation that provides funds for science or art or education or religion or relief from disease etc.  
60435,philanthropist altruist,someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being  
60436,philanthropy philanthropic_gift,voluntary promotion of human welfare  
60437,philatelist stamp_collector,a collector and student of postage stamps  
60438,philately stamp_collecting stamp_collection,the collection and study of postage stamps  
60439,philhellene philhellenist Graecophile,an admirer of Greece and everything Greek  
60440,philhellenism,admiration for Greece and the Greeks and Greek customs  
60441,philistine anti-intellectual lowbrow,a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits  
60442,phillipsite,a group of white or reddish crystalline minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and potassium and aluminum  
60443,philodendron,often grown as a houseplant  
60444,philogyny,admiration for women  
60445,philologist philologue,a humanist specializing in classical scholarship  
60446,philomath,a lover of learning  
60447,philosopher,a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity  
60448,philosopher,a specialist in philosophy  
60449,philosopher's_stone philosophers'_stone elixir,hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold  
60450,philosophical_doctrine philosophical_theory,a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy  
60451,philosophizer philosophiser,someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view  
60452,philosophizing,the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy  
60453,philosophy,the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics  
60454,philosophy,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"  
60455,philosophy_department department_of_philosophy,the academic department responsible for teaching philosophy  
60456,philter philtre love-potion love-philter love-philtre,a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it  
60457,phimosis,an abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans  
60458,phlebectomy,surgical removal or all or part of a vein; sometimes done in cases of severe varicose veins  
60459,phlebitis,inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs)  
60460,phlebothrombosis venous_thrombosis,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  
60461,phlebotomist,someone who practices phlebotomy  
60462,phlegm sputum,expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness  
60463,phloem bast,(botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes  
60464,phlogiston,a hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning  
60465,phlogopite,a brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum  
60466,phlomis,any of various plants of the genus Phlomis; grown primarily for their dense whorls of lipped flowers and attractive foliage  
60467,phlox,any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers  
60468,phobia phobic_disorder phobic_neurosis,an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias"  
60469,phobophobia,a morbid fear of developing a phobia  
60470,phocomelia seal_limbs,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  
60471,phoebe phoebe_bird Sayornis_phoebe,small dun-colored North American flycatcher  
60472,phoenicophorium genus_Phoenicophorium,latanier palm  
60473,phoenix,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  
60474,phoenix genus_Phoenix,a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa  
60475,phon,a unit of subjective loudness  
60476,phone speech_sound sound,(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language  
60477,phone-in,a program in which the audience participates by telephone  
60478,phone_bill telephone_bill,statement of charges for telephone service  
60479,phone_message telephone_message,a message transmitted by telephone  
60480,phone_number telephone_number number,the number is used in calling a particular telephone; "he has an unlisted number"  
60481,phonebook phone_book telephone_book telephone_directory,a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers  
60482,phoneme,(linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language  
60483,phonemic_system,the system of phonemes recognized in a language  
60484,phonetic_alphabet sound_alphabet,an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech  
60485,phonetic_symbol,a written character used in phonetic transcription of represent a particular speech sound  
60486,phonetic_transcription,a transcription intended to represent each distinct speech sound with a separate symbol  
60487,phonetician,a specialist in phonetics  
60488,phonetics,the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis  
60489,phonics,teaching reading by training beginners to associate letters with their sound values  
60490,phonogram,any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or morpheme or word  
60491,phonograph_album record_album,an album for holding phonograph records  
60492,phonograph_needle needle,a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record  
60493,phonograph_record phonograph_recording record disk disc platter,sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove  
60494,phonological_system phonologic_system,the system of phones used in a particular language  
60495,phonologist,a specialist in phonology  
60496,phonology phonemics,the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes  
60497,phonophobia acousticophobia,a morbid fear of sounds including your own voice  
60498,phoronid,hermaphrodite wormlike animal living in mud of the sea bottom  
60499,phosgene,a colorless poisonous gas that smells like new-mown hay; used in chemical warfare  
60500,phosphatase,any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates  
60501,phosphate,carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid  
60502,phosphate orthophosphate inorganic_phosphate,a salt of phosphoric acid  
60503,phosphate_buffer_solution PBS,a solution containing a phosphate buffer  
60504,phosphine,a colorless gas with a strong fishy smell; used as a pesticide  
60505,phosphocreatine creatine_phosphate creatine_phosphoric_acid,an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction  
60506,phospholipid,any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes  
60507,phosphoprotein,containing chemically bound phosphoric acid  
60508,phosphor,a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes  
60509,phosphor_bronze,a corrosion-resistant bronze containing phosphorus; used in bearings and gears  
60510,phosphorescence,a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased  
60511,phosphoric_acid orthophosphoric_acid,an acid used in fertilizers and soaps: H3PO4  
60512,phosphorus P atomic_number_15,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  
60513,phot,a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter; 10,000 phots equal 1 lux  
60514,photalgia photophobia,pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism)  
60515,photo-offset_printing photo-offset,a method of offset printing using photomechanical plates  
60516,photo_credit,a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph  
60517,photo_finish,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  
60518,photo_opportunity photo_op,an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed  
60519,photocathode,a cathode that emits electrons when illuminated  
60520,photochemical_exchange,an exchange produced by the chemical action of radiant energy (especially light)  
60521,photochemical_reaction,a chemical reaction produced by the action of light  
60522,photochemistry,branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light  
60523,photocoagulation,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  
60524,photocoagulator,surgical instrument containing a laser for use in photocoagulation  
60525,photoconductivity photoconduction,change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation  
60526,photocopier,a copier that uses photographic methods of making copies  
60527,photocopy,a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work  
60528,photoelectric_cell photoconductive_cell photocell electric_eye magic_eye,a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations  
60529,photoelectric_emission,the release or absorption of quanta above a certain energy level  
60530,photoelectricity,electricity generated by light or affected by light  
60531,photoelectron,an electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon  
60532,photoemission,an emission of photoelectrons (especially from a metallic surface)  
60533,photogenic_epilepsy,reflex epilepsy induced by a flickering light  
60534,photograph photo exposure picture pic,a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format  
60535,photograph_album,an album for photographs  
60536,photographer lensman,someone who takes photographs professionally  
60537,photographer's_model,a model who poses for photographers  
60538,photographic_equipment,equipment used by a photographer  
60539,photographic_paper photographic_material,light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed  
60540,photographic_print print,a printed picture produced from a photographic negative  
60541,photography,the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces  
60542,photography,the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies  
60543,photography picture_taking,the act of taking and printing photographs  
60544,photogravure,printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods  
60545,photogravure rotogravure,using photography to produce a plate for printing  
60546,photojournalism,journalism that presents a story primarily through the use of pictures  
60547,photojournalist,a journalist who presents a story primarily through the use of photographs  
60548,photolithograph,a lithograph produced by photographically produced plates  
60549,photolithography,a planographic printing process using plates made from a photographic image  
60550,photomechanics,the technique of using photomechanical methods to make photographs into plates for printing  
60551,photomechanics photoplate_making,the process whereby printing surfaces (plates or cylinders) are produced by photographic methods; "photomechanics revolutionized the practice of printing"  
60552,photometer,measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source  
60553,photometrist photometrician,someone who practices photometry  
60554,photometry,measurement of the properties of light (especially luminous intensity)  
60555,photomicrograph,a photograph taken with the help of a microscope  
60556,photomontage,a montage that uses photographic images  
60557,photon,a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle  
60558,photophobia,a morbid fear of light  
60559,photopigment,a special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina  
60560,photoretinitis,damage to the retina resulting from exposure of the eye to the sun without adequate protection  
60561,photosensitivity radiosensitivity,sensitivity to the action of radiant energy  
60562,photosphere,the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun)  
60563,photostat,a photocopy made on a Photostat machine  
60564,photosynthesis,synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)  
60565,phototherapy,the use of strong light to treat acne or hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn  
60566,phototrophic_bacteria phototropic_bacteria,green and purple bacteria; energy for growth is derived from sunlight; carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or organic carbon  
60567,phototropism,an orienting response to light  
60568,phragmocone phragmacone,the thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite  
60569,phrasal_verb,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?'"  
60570,phrase,an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence  
60571,phrase,dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence  
60572,phrase musical_phrase,a short musical passage  
60573,phrase_book,a book containing common expressions in a foreign language along with their translations  
60574,phrasing,the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line  
60575,phrenic_nerve nervus_phrenicus,one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing  
60576,phrenic_vein vena_phrenica,either of two veins that drain the diaphragm  
60577,phrenologist craniologist,someone who claims to be able to read your character from the shape of your skull  
60578,phrenology,a now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different faculties  
60579,phrontistery,an establishment for study and learning (sometimes including modern universities)  
60580,phthalic_acid,a colorless acid used to make dyes and perfumes  
60581,phthalic_anhydride,a white cyclic anhydride  
60582,phycobilin,water-soluble proteinaceous pigments found in red algae and cyanobacteria  
60583,phycocyanin,blue pigment in algae  
60584,phycoerythrin,red pigment in red algae  
60585,phycology algology,the branch of botany that studies algae  
60586,phycomycosis,any fungal infection caused by fungi of the Phycomycetes group  
60587,phylactery tefillin,(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  
60588,phyle,a tribe of ancient Athenians  
60589,phyllo,tissue thin sheets of pastry used especially in Greek dishes  
60590,phyllode,an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade  
60591,phylum,(linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related  
60592,phylum,(biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes  
60593,physa,any member of the genus Physa  
60594,physic_nut Jatropha_curcus,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  
60595,physical_ability,the ability to perform some physical act; contrasting with mental ability  
60596,physical_anthropology,the branch of anthropology dealing with the genesis and variation of human beings  
60597,physical_chemistry,the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances  
60598,physical_condition physiological_state physiological_condition,the condition or state of the body or bodily functions  
60599,physical_education,training in the development of and care for the human body; stresses athletics; includes hygiene  
60600,physical_entity,an entity that has physical existence  
60601,physical_geography physiography,the study of physical features of the earth's surface  
60602,physical_pendulum compound_pendulum,pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis  
60603,physical_phenomenon,a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy  
60604,physical_property,any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions  
60605,physical_rehabilitation physical_restoration therapeutic_rehabilitation,providing help for disabled persons; the removal or reduction of disabilities  
60606,physical_therapist physiotherapist,therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder  
60607,physical_therapy physiotherapy physiatrics,therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities  
60608,physical_topology,the appearance of the network; "the physical topologies of local area networks include the bus, the ring and the star"  
60609,physician-assisted_suicide,assisted suicide where the assistant is a physician  
60610,physician-patient_privilege,the right of a physician to refuse to divulge confidential information from a patient without the consent of the patient  
60611,physicist,a scientist trained in physics  
60612,physics natural_philosophy,the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"  
60613,physics physical_science,the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something; "he studied the physics of radiation"  
60614,physics_department department_of_physics,the academic department responsible for teaching and research in physics  
60615,physics_lab physics_laboratory,a laboratory for research in physics  
60616,physiological_nystagmus,small involuntary tremors of the eyeballs; when it is eliminated by stabilizing the image on the retina, visual perception fades rapidly from fatigue of the retinal receptors  
60617,physiological_property,a property having to do with the functioning of the body  
60618,physiological_psychology neuropsychology psychophysiology,the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes  
60619,physiological_sphincter,a sphincter that is not recognizable at autopsy because its resting arrangement cannot be distinguished from adjacent tissue  
60620,physiologist,a biologist specializing in physiology  
60621,physiology,the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms  
60622,physiology,processes and functions of an organism  
60623,physique build body-build habitus,constitution of the human body  
60624,physostegia,any of various plants of the genus Physostegia having sessile linear to oblong leaves and showy white or rose or lavender flowers  
60625,physostigmine,used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma  
60626,phytelephas genus_Phytelephas,small genus of South American feather palms  
60627,phytochemical,a chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive  
60628,phytochemist,a chemist who specializes in the chemistry of plants  
60629,phytochemistry,the branch of organic chemistry dealing with the chemistry of plants  
60630,phytohormone plant_hormone growth_regulator,(botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone  
60631,phytoplankton,photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae  
60632,phytotherapy herbal_therapy botanical_medicine,the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet)  
60633,pi,the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...  
60634,pi,the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet  
60635,pia Indian_arrowroot Tacca_leontopetaloides Tacca_pinnatifida,perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch  
60636,pia_mater,the highly vascular innermost of the 3 meninges  
60637,piaffe,a cadenced trot executed by the horse in one spot  
60638,pianism,performance by or technique of a pianist; "a program of pianism"  
60639,pianist piano_player,a person who plays the piano  
60640,piano pianissimo,(music) low loudness  
60641,piano pianoforte forte-piano,a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds  
60642,piano_accordion,an accordion with a right-hand keyboard  
60643,piano_action,action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed  
60644,piano_keyboard fingerboard clavier,a bank of keys on a musical instrument  
60645,piano_lesson,a lesson in playing the piano  
60646,piano_maker,a person who makes pianos  
60647,piano_music,sheet music to be played on a piano  
60648,piano_music,the sound of music produced by a piano; "he thought he heard piano music next door"  
60649,piano_sonata,a sonata for piano  
60650,piano_teacher,someone who teaches students to play the piano  
60651,piano_wire,thin steel wire of high tensile strength  
60652,piassava_palm pissaba_palm Bahia_piassava bahia_coquilla Attalea_funifera,Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes  
60653,piaster piastre,a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria  
60654,pibroch,martial music with variations; to be played by bagpipes  
60655,pica,an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently  
60656,picador,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  
60657,piccalilli,relish of chopped pickled cucumbers and green peppers and onion  
60658,piccolo,a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute  
60659,pichi Fabiana_imbricata,Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic  
60660,pichiciago pichiciego fairy_armadillo chlamyphore Chlamyphorus_truncatus,very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck  
60661,piciform_bird,any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood  
60662,pick,a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material; "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"  
60663,pick,a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick"  
60664,pick pickax pickaxe,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"  
60665,pick plectrum plectron,a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument  
60666,pick-off,a baseball play in which a base runner is caught off base and tagged out  
60667,pickaback_plant piggyback_plant youth-on-age Tolmiea_menziesii,vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalk  
60668,pickaninny piccaninny picaninny,(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child  
60669,pickelhaube,a spiked helmet worn by German soldiers  
60670,picker,someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.  
60671,picker chooser selector,a person who chooses or selects out  
60672,pickerel,flesh of young or small pike  
60673,pickerel,any of several North American species of small pike  
60674,pickerel_frog Rana_palustris,a meadow frog of eastern North America  
60675,pickerelweed pickerel_weed wampee Pontederia_cordata,American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds  
60676,picket,a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work  
60677,picket,a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack  
60678,picket,a vehicle performing sentinel duty  
60679,picket pale,a wooden strip forming part of a fence  
60680,picket piquet,a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake  
60681,picket_boat,a boat serving as a picket  
60682,picket_fence paling,a fence made of upright pickets  
60683,picket_line,a line of people acting as pickets  
60684,picket_ship,a ship serving as a picket  
60685,picking,the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)  
60686,picking pick,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"  
60687,pickings taking,the act of someone who picks up or takes something; "the pickings were easy"; "clothing could be had for the taking"  
60688,pickle,vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar  
60689,pickle_barrel,a barrel holding vinegar in which cucumbers are pickled  
60690,pickle_relish,relish of chopped (usually sweet) pickles  
60691,pickled_herring,herring preserved in a pickling liquid (usually brine or vinegar)  
60692,pickpocket cutpurse dip,a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places  
60693,pickup,a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships  
60694,pickup,a warrant to take someone into custody; "put out a pickup on that man"  
60695,pickup,the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places; "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays"  
60696,pickup,the act of taking aboard passengers or freight  
60697,pickup getaway,the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup"  
60698,pickup pick-me-up,anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her"  
60699,pickup pickup_truck,a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard  
60700,picnic,any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion  
60701,picnic_area picnic_ground,a tract of land set aside for picnicking  
60702,picnic_ham picnic_shoulder,shoulder of a hog usually smoked  
60703,picnicker picknicker,a person who is picnicking  
60704,picofarad,a unit of capacitance equal to one trillionth of a farad  
60705,picometer picometre micromicron,a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter  
60706,picornavirus,a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat  
60707,picosecond,one trillionth (10^-12) of a second; one thousandth of a nanosecond  
60708,picot,an edging of small loops, as on lace or ribbon  
60709,picovolt,a unit of potential equal to one trillionth of a volt  
60710,picric_acid,a yellow toxic highly explosive strong acid; used in high explosives and as a dye and in chemical reactions  
60711,pictograph,a graphic character used in picture writing  
60712,pictorial,a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures  
60713,pictorial_representation picturing,visual representation as by photography or painting  
60714,picture,a typical example of some state or quality; "the very picture of a modern general"; "she was the picture of despair"  
60715,picture image icon ikon,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"  
60716,picture pictorial_matter,illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; "the dictionary had many pictures"  
60717,picture scene,a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"  
60718,picture_book,a book consisting chiefly of pictures  
60719,picture_frame,a framework in which a picture is mounted  
60720,picture_hat,a woman's dressy hat with a wide brim  
60721,picture_plane,the plane that is in the foreground of a drawing or painting; coextensive with but different from the objective surface of the work  
60722,picture_postcard,a postcard with a picture on one side  
60723,picture_rail,rail fixed to a wall for hanging pictures  
60724,picture_window,a large window with a single pane (usually overlooking a view)  
60725,picture_writing,a writing system using pictographs  
60726,picturesqueness,the quality of being strikingly expressive or vivid  
60727,picturesqueness,visually vivid and pleasing  
60728,picturing envisioning,visual imagery  
60729,picul,a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)  
60730,piculet,small woodpeckers of South America and Africa and East Indies having soft rounded tail feathers  
60731,piddock,marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells  
60732,pidgin,an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages  
60733,pie,dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top  
60734,pie_chart,a circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional to the percentages of the whole  
60735,pie_crust pie_shell,pastry used to hold pie fillings  
60736,pie_plant garden_rhubarb Rheum_cultorum Rheum_rhabarbarum Rheum_rhaponticum,long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves  
60737,piece,an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"  
60738,piece,a distance; "it is down the road a piece"  
60739,piece,a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"  
60740,piece bit,an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck"  
60741,piece part,an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china"; "my dog swallowed a Lego part"  
60742,piece slice,a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"  
60743,piece_de_resistance,the most important dish of a meal  
60744,piece_of_cloth piece_of_material,a separate part consisting of fabric  
60745,piece_of_eight,an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales  
60746,piece_of_leather,a separate part consisting of leather  
60747,piecework,work paid for according to the quantity produced  
60748,pied-a-terre,lodging for occasional or secondary use; "they bought a pied-a-terre in London"  
60749,pied-billed_grebe Podilymbus_podiceps,American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill  
60750,pied_lemming,North American lemming having a white winter coat and some claws much enlarged  
60751,pied_piper,a leader who entices people to follow (especially to their doom)  
60752,piedmont,a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land  
60753,pieplant rhubarb,long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened  
60754,pier,(architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)  
60755,pier,a support for two adjacent bridge spans  
60756,pier wharf wharfage dock,a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats  
60757,pier_arch,an arch supported on piers  
60758,pier_glass pier_mirror,a large mirror between two windows  
60759,pier_table,a low table set below a pier glass  
60760,pierid pierid_butterfly,any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs  
60761,pieta,a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus  
60762,piety piousness,righteousness by virtue of being pious  
60763,piezoelectric_crystal,a crystal that can be used as a transducer  
60764,piezoelectricity piezoelectric_effect piezo_effect,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  
60765,piezometer,a measuring instrument for measuring high pressures  
60766,pig,a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace  
60767,pig's_ears Cantharellus_clavatus,an edible agaric with a brown fruiting body that is often compound  
60768,pig_bed pig,mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast  
60769,pig_iron,crude iron tapped from a blast furnace  
60770,pig_lead,lead that is cast in pigs  
60771,pigeon,wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs  
60772,pigeon_breast chicken_breast,abnormal protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets  
60773,pigeon_droppings,droppings of pigeons  
60774,pigeon_guillemot Cepphus_columba,northern Pacific guillemot  
60775,pigeon_hawk merlin Falco_columbarius,small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry  
60776,pigeon_pea pigeon-pea_plant cajan_pea catjang_pea red_gram dhal dahl Cajanus_cajan,tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics  
60777,pigeon_toes,disability in which the toes are turned inward; often associated with knock-knee  
60778,pigeonhole,a specific (often simplistic) category  
60779,pigfish giant_pigfish Achoerodus_gouldii,found around the Great Barrier Reef  
60780,pigfish hogfish Orthopristis_chrysopterus,found from Long Island southward  
60781,piggery pig_farm,a farm where pigs are raised or kept  
60782,piggy_bank penny_bank,a child's coin bank (often shaped like a pig)  
60783,piggyback,the act of carrying something piggyback  
60784,piglet piggy shoat shote,a young pig  
60785,pigment,any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color  
60786,pigment,dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)  
60787,pigmentation,the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings  
60788,pigmentation,coloration of living tissues by pigment  
60789,pigmy_talinum Talinum_brevifolium,low plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the ground; southwestern United States  
60790,pignut pignut_hickory brown_hickory black_hickory Carya_glabra,an American hickory tree having bitter nuts  
60791,pigs'_feet pigs'_knuckles,feet or knuckles of hogs used as food; pickled or stewed or jellied  
60792,pigs_in_blankets,small frankfurters wrapped in biscuit dough and baked  
60793,pigskin,leather from the skin of swine  
60794,pigsticking,the sport of hunting wild boar with spears  
60795,pigtail,a plait of braided hair  
60796,pigweed Amaranthus_hypochondriacus,leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China  
60797,pika mouse_hare rock_rabbit coney cony,small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America  
60798,pike,highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh  
60799,pike,a sharp point (as on the end of a spear)  
60800,pike,medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet  
60801,pike,any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere  
60802,pike-perch pike_perch,any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family  
60803,pikeblenny,tropical American fishes; males are aggressively defensive of their territory  
60804,piked_reverse_hang,a reverse hang performed on the rings  
60805,pikestaff,the staff of a pike  
60806,pilaf pilaff pilau pilaw,rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes  
60807,pilaster,a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached  
60808,pilchard sardine Sardina_pilchardus,small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring  
60809,pile bundle big_bucks megabucks big_money,a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"  
60810,pile heap mound agglomerate cumulation cumulus,a collection of objects laid on top of each other  
60811,pile nap,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"  
60812,pile spile piling stilt,a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure  
60813,pile_driver,a machine that drives piling into the ground  
60814,pileup,multiple collisions of vehicles  
60815,pilferage,the act of stealing small amounts or small articles  
60816,pilgrim,someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion  
60817,pilgrim,someone who journeys in foreign lands  
60818,pilgrimage pilgrim's_journey,a journey to a sacred place  
60819,pill,a unpleasant or tiresome person  
60820,pill,something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; "his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take"  
60821,pill,something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size  
60822,pill birth_control_pill contraceptive_pill oral_contraceptive_pill oral_contraceptive anovulatory_drug anovulant,a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception  
60823,pill lozenge tablet tab,a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet  
60824,pill_bottle,a small bottle for holding pills  
60825,pill_bug,small terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that can roll up into a ball  
60826,pill_head,a consumer of amphetamine pills  
60827,pillar,a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition"  
60828,pillar mainstay,a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community"  
60829,pillar_box,a red pillar-shaped letter box  
60830,pillar_of_Islam,(Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims  
60831,pillbox,a small case for holding pills  
60832,pillbox,a small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified concrete)  
60833,pillbox toque turban,a small round woman's hat  
60834,pillion,a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.  
60835,pillory,a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn  
60836,pillow,a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person  
60837,pillow_block,a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing  
60838,pillow_fight,a child's game of fighting with pillows  
60839,pillow_lace bobbin_lace,a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins  
60840,pillow_lava,lava that hardened in rounded shapes suggestive of pillows; believed to result from underwater eruptions  
60841,pillow_sham,bed linen consisting of a decorative cover for a pillow  
60842,pillow_talk,intimate conversation between lovers (typically occurring in bed)  
60843,pillwort Pilularia_globulifera,European water fern found around margins of bodies of water or in wet acid soil having small globose sporocarps  
60844,pilocarpine,cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma  
60845,pilomotor_reflex gooseflesh goose_bump goosebump goose_pimple goose_skin horripilation,reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation  
60846,pilot,a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor  
60847,pilot airplane_pilot,someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight  
60848,pilot_balloon,meteorological balloon used to observe air currents  
60849,pilot_bit,a small bit that drills a first hole to guide a larger drill  
60850,pilot_boat,a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships  
60851,pilot_burner pilot_light pilot,small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner  
60852,pilot_cloth,a thick blue cloth used to make overcoats and coats for sailors etc  
60853,pilot_engine,a locomotive that precedes a train to check the track  
60854,pilot_experiment,a preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experiment  
60855,pilot_light pilot_lamp indicator_lamp,indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation  
60856,pilot_program pilot_film pilot,a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors  
60857,pilot_project pilot_program,activity planned as a test or trial; "they funded a pilot project in six states"  
60858,pilot_whale black_whale common_blackfish blackfish Globicephala_melaena,small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school  
60859,pilotfish Naucrates_ductor,small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas  
60860,pilothouse wheelhouse,an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated  
60861,piloting pilotage,the occupation of a pilot  
60862,pilus,hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism  
60863,pimento pimiento,fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked  
60864,pimento_butter,butter blended with mashed pimento  
60865,pimozide,the most commonly used diphenylbutyl piperidine  
60866,pimp procurer panderer pander pandar fancy_man ponce,someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)  
60867,pimpernel,any of several plants of the genus Anagallis  
60868,pimple hickey zit,a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne  
60869,pin,a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment  
60870,pin,a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things  
60871,pin flag,flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green  
60872,pin peg stick,informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks"  
60873,pin pin_tumbler,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  
60874,pin-tailed_sandgrouse pin-tailed_grouse Pterocles_alchata,sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers  
60875,pin_bone,part of the sirloin between the flat bone and the porterhouse  
60876,pin_cherry Prunus_pensylvanica,small shrubby North American wild cherry with small bright red acid fruit  
60877,pin_curl,a curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pin  
60878,pin_oak swamp_oak Quercus_palustris,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  
60879,pin_wrench,a wrench that has a projecting pin that fits into a socket on the object to be turned  
60880,pina_cloth,a fine cloth made from pineapple fibers  
60881,pina_colada,a mixed drink made of pineapple juice and coconut cream and rum  
60882,pinata,plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks  
60883,pinball pinball_game,a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets  
60884,pinball_machine pin_table,game equipment on which pinball is played; "in Britain they call a pinball machine a pin table"  
60885,pince-nez,spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring  
60886,pincer pair_of_pincers tweezer pair_of_tweezers,a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping  
60887,pinch,a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession"  
60888,pinch,an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed  
60889,pinch tweak,a squeeze with the fingers  
60890,pinch_bar,a lever with a pointed projection that serves as a fulcrum; used to roll heavy wheels  
60891,pinch_hitter,(baseball) a substitute for the regular batter  
60892,pinchbeck,an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold  
60893,pinche Leontocebus_oedipus,South American tamarin with a tufted head  
60894,pinchgut,a niggardly person who starves himself (and others)  
60895,pincurl_clip,a variety of clip for holding pin curls  
60896,pincushion,a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use  
60897,pindolol Visken,an oral beta blocker (trade name Visken) used in treating hypertension  
60898,pine,straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus  
60899,pine pine_tree true_pine,a coniferous tree  
60900,pine-barren_sandwort longroot Arenaria_caroliniana,deep-rooted perennial of southeastern United States  
60901,pine-tar_rag,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  
60902,pine_fern Anemia_adiantifolia,fern of Florida and West Indies and Central America with rhizome densely clad in grown hairs  
60903,pine_grosbeak Pinicola_enucleator,large grosbeak of coniferous forests of Old and New Worlds  
60904,pine_hyacinth Clematis_baldwinii Viorna_baldwinii,erect clematis of Florida having pink to purple flowers  
60905,pine_knot,a joint of pine wood used for fuel  
60906,pine_leaf_aphid Pineus_pinifoliae,a variety of adelgid  
60907,pine_marten Martes_martes,dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests  
60908,pine_nut pignolia pinon_nut,edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America  
60909,pine_sawyer,large beetle whose larvae bore holes in pine trees  
60910,pine_siskin pine_finch Spinus_pinus,small finch of North American coniferous forests  
60911,pine_snake,any of several bull snakes of eastern and southeastern United States found chiefly in pine woods; now threatened  
60912,pine_spittlebug,North American insect that attacks pines  
60913,pine_tar,a dark viscous substance obtained from the destructive distillation of pine wood  
60914,pine_vole pine_mouse Pitymys_pinetorum,short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United States  
60915,pineal_gland pineal_body epiphysis_cerebri epiphysis,a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin  
60916,pinealoma,tumor of the pineal gland  
60917,pineapple ananas,large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated  
60918,pineapple pineapple_plant Ananas_comosus,a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics  
60919,pineapple_juice,the juice of pineapples (usually bottled or canned)  
60920,pineapple_weed rayless_chamomile Matricaria_matricarioides,annual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United States and northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves and rayless yellow flowers  
60921,pinecone,the seed-producing cone of a pine tree  
60922,pinesap false_beachdrops Monotropa_hypopithys,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  
60923,pinetum,an area planted with pine trees or related conifers  
60924,pinfish sailor's-choice squirrelfish Lagodon_rhomboides,similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States  
60925,pinfold,a pen where stray animals are confined  
60926,ping,a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)  
60927,ping-pong_ball,light hollow ball used in playing table tennis  
60928,pinger,a pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar  
60929,pinguecula,a slightly elevated elastic tissue deposit in the conjunctiva that may extend to the cornea but does not cover it  
60930,pinhead,the head of a pin  
60931,pinhole,a small puncture that might have been made by a pin  
60932,pining,a feeling of deep longing  
60933,pinion,a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack  
60934,pinite,grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and containing aluminum and potassium sulphates  
60935,pink,a light shade of red  
60936,pink garden_pink,any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers  
60937,pink-and-white_everlasting pink_paper_daisy Acroclinium_roseum,flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers; grown for drying  
60938,pink_bollworm Gelechia_gossypiella,larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls  
60939,pink_calla Zantedeschia_rehmanii,calla having a rose-colored spathe  
60940,pink_cockatoo Kakatoe_leadbeateri,white Australian cockatoo with roseate tinged plumage  
60941,pink_disease,serious bark disease of many tropical crop trees (coffee, citrus, rubber); branches have a covering of pink hyphae  
60942,pink_disease_fungus Corticium_salmonicolor,fungus causing pink disease in citrus and coffee and rubber trees etc  
60943,pink_elephants,any visual hallucination arising from heavy drinking  
60944,pink_fivecorner Styphelia_triflora,heathlike shrub of southwestern Australia grown for its sharply scented foliage and pink flowers followed by pentagonal fruit  
60945,pink_lady,a cocktail made of gin and brandy with lemon juice and grenadine shaken with an egg white and ice  
60946,pink_shower pink_shower_tree horse_cassia Cassia_grandis,tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental  
60947,pinkness,the quality of being pink  
60948,pinko pink,a person with mildly leftist political views  
60949,pinkroot,a fungal disease of onions  
60950,pinna pinnule,division of a usually pinnately divided leaf  
60951,pinnacle,a lofty peak  
60952,pinnacle,(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower  
60953,pinnate_leaf,a leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each side of a common axis  
60954,pinner,a woman's cap with two long flaps pinned on  
60955,pinning,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  
60956,pinniped_mammal pinniped pinnatiped,aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers  
60957,pinochle pinocle penuchle bezique,a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist  
60958,pinocytosis,process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid  
60959,pinole,meal made of finely ground corn mixed with sugar and spices  
60960,pinon pinyon,any of several low-growing pines of western North America  
60961,pinon_pine Mexican_nut_pine Pinus_cembroides,a small two-needled or three-needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas  
60962,pinpoint,a very brief moment; "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together"  
60963,pinpoint,the sharp point of a pin  
60964,pinprick,a minor annoyance  
60965,pinprick,small puncture (as if made by a pin)  
60966,pins_and_needles,a sharp tingling sensation from lack of circulation  
60967,pinscher,any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped  
60968,pinstripe,a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes  
60969,pinstripe,a fabric with very thin stripes  
60970,pinstripe,a very thin stripe (especially a white stripe on a dark fabric)  
60971,pint,a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters  
60972,pint,a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart  
60973,pint dry_pint,a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches  
60974,pintail pin-tailed_duck Anas_acuta,long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers  
60975,pintle,a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge  
60976,pinto,a spotted or calico horse or pony  
60977,pinto_bean,mottled or spotted bean of southwestern United States; usually dried  
60978,pinwheel,a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim; "he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'"  
60979,pinwheel Aeonium_haworthii,perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels  
60980,pinwheel pinwheel_wind_collector,a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind  
60981,pinwheel_roll,pinwheel-shaped rolls spread with cinnamon and sugar and filled with e.g. jam before baking  
60982,pinworm threadworm Enterobius_vermicularis,small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children  
60983,pion pi-meson,a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision  
60984,pioneer,one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory; "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them"  
60985,pioneer innovator trailblazer groundbreaker,someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art  
60986,pip,a disease of poultry  
60987,pip,a minor nonspecific ailment  
60988,pip,a small hard seed found in some fruits  
60989,pip-squeak squirt small_fry,someone who is small and insignificant  
60990,pipage,a fee charged for the use of pipes  
60991,pipal pipal_tree pipul peepul sacred_fig bo_tree Ficus_religiosa,fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists  
60992,pipe,a tubular wind instrument  
60993,pipe pipage piping,a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.  
60994,pipe tobacco_pipe,a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco  
60995,pipe tube,a hollow cylindrical shape  
60996,pipe_bomb,a small homemade bomb usually contained in a metal pipe  
60997,pipe_cleaner,cleaning implement consisting of a flexible tufted wire that is used to clean a pipe stem  
60998,pipe_cutter,a hand tool for cutting pipe  
60999,pipe_dream dream,a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"  
61000,pipe_major,the chief piper in a band of bagpipes  
61001,pipe_rack,a rack for holding a smoker's pipes  
61002,pipe_smoker,a smoker who uses a pipe  
61003,pipe_vise pipe_clamp,a clamp for holding pipe that is to be cut or threaded  
61004,pipe_wrench tube_wrench,adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe; has two serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe  
61005,pipeclay terra_alba,fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather  
61006,pipefish needlefish,fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates  
61007,pipefitting pipe_fitting,fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together  
61008,pipeful,the quantity of tobacco that can be smoked in a pipe at one time  
61009,pipeline line,a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport"  
61010,pipeline_company,a company that operates oil pipelines for the oil industry  
61011,piper bagpiper,someone who plays the bagpipe  
61012,piperacillin Pipracil,a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections  
61013,piperazine,vermifuge used to treat infestations by roundworms or pinworms  
61014,piperin piperine,derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper  
61015,piperocaine piperocaine_hydrochloride Metycaine,a compound used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local or spinal anesthetic  
61016,pipestem_clematis Clematis_lasiantha,clematis of California  
61017,pipet pipette,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  
61018,pipewort Eriocaulon_aquaticum,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  
61019,piping,a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems  
61020,piping,playing a pipe or the bagpipes  
61021,piping_crow piping_crow-shrike Gymnorhina_tibicen,crow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged  
61022,piping_guan,a kind of guan  
61023,piping_plover Charadrius_melodus,small plover of eastern North America  
61024,pipistrelle pipistrel Pipistrellus_pipistrellus,small European brown bat  
61025,pipit titlark lark,a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage  
61026,pipsissewa prince's_pine,any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila  
61027,piquancy piquance piquantness,the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting  
61028,pique,tightly woven fabric with raised cords  
61029,pique temper irritation,a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"  
61030,piquet,a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards  
61031,piracy buccaneering,hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it; "air piracy"  
61032,piranha pirana caribe,small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals  
61033,pirate buccaneer sea_robber sea_rover,someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation  
61034,pirate pirate_ship,a ship that is manned by pirates  
61035,pirogi piroshki pirozhki,small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried  
61036,piroplasm,minute parasite of red blood cells of mammals transmitted by a tick and causing diseases of domestic animals  
61037,pirouette,(ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)  
61038,piroxicam Feldene,a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Feldene) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions  
61039,pis_aller last_resort,an expedient adopted only in desperation; "`pis aller' is French for `worst going'"  
61040,pisang_wax,a wax obtained from the leaves of a plantain  
61041,pisanosaur pisanosaurus,primitive dinosaur found in Argentina  
61042,pisha_paysha,(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 hoping to build up or down from the open card; the player with the fewest cards when the deck is exhausted is the winner  
61043,pisiform pisiform_bone os_pisiforme,a small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral  
61044,piss-up,vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking  
61045,pisser,a very disagreeable difficulty  
61046,pisser urinator,a person who urinates  
61047,pistachio Pistacia_vera pistachio_tree,small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts  
61048,pistachio pistachio_nut,nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel  
61049,piste,a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts  
61050,piste,a ski run densely packed with snow  
61051,pistia water_lettuce water_cabbage Pistia_stratiotes Pistia_stratoites,pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes  
61052,pistil,the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma  
61053,pistillode,a sterile vestigial pistil remaining in a staminate flower  
61054,pistol handgun side_arm shooting_iron,a firearm that is held and fired with one hand  
61055,pistol_grip,a handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol  
61056,pistoleer,someone armed with a pistol (especially a soldier so armed)  
61057,piston plunger,mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion  
61058,piston_ring,seal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap between a piston and the cylinder wall  
61059,piston_rod,connecting rod that moves or is moved by a piston  
61060,pit,an enclosure in which animals are made to fight  
61061,pit,(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on  
61062,pit,(auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled  
61063,pit cavity,a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body"  
61064,pit fossa,a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)  
61065,pit pitfall,a trap in the form of a concealed hole  
61066,pit quarry stone_pit,a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"  
61067,pit_of_the_stomach epigastric_fossa,a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus)  
61068,pit_stop,a stop during an automobile trip for rest and refreshment  
61069,pit_stop,a brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the car  
61070,pit_viper,New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head  
61071,pita pocket_bread,usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling  
61072,pitahaya,highly colored edible fruit of pitahaya cactus having bright red juice; often as large as a peach  
61073,pitahaya_cactus pitahaya Acanthocereus_tetragonus Acanthocereus_pentagonus,cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit  
61074,pitch,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"  
61075,pitch,the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration  
61076,pitch,the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"  
61077,pitch auction_pitch,an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump  
61078,pitch delivery,(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter  
61079,pitch pitch_shot,a high approach shot in golf  
61080,pitch rake slant,degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"  
61081,pitch soccer_field,a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer  
61082,pitch tar,any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue  
61083,pitch_apple strangler_fig Clusia_rosea Clusia_major,a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers  
61084,pitch_pine northern_pitch_pine Pinus_rigida,large three-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine  
61085,pitch_pipe,a small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequency; used to establish the starting pitch for unaccompanied singing  
61086,pitched_battle,a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place  
61087,pitcher,(botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer  
61088,pitcher ewer,an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring  
61089,pitcher hurler twirler,(baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm"  
61090,pitcher mound,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"  
61091,pitcher pitcherful,the quantity contained in a pitcher  
61092,pitcher_plant,any of several insectivorous herbs of the order Sarraceniales  
61093,pitcher_sage Lepechinia_calycina Sphacele_calycina,California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers  
61094,pitcher_sage Salvia_spathacea,California erect and sparsely branched perennial  
61095,pitchfork,a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay  
61096,pitching,(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team  
61097,pitching_change,replacing a pitcher in baseball  
61098,pitching_coach,an assistant baseball coach in charge of pitchers  
61099,pitching_wedge,a wedge used to loft the golf ball over obstacles  
61100,pitchman,an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something  
61101,pitchstone,dark acid granitic glass  
61102,pitfall booby_trap,an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty  
61103,pith,soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants  
61104,pith_hat pith_helmet sun_helmet topee topi,a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun  
61105,pithead,the entrance to a coal mine  
61106,pitilessness ruthlessness,mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity  
61107,piton,a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold  
61108,pitprop sprag,a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine  
61109,pitsaw,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  
61110,pitta,any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills  
61111,pittance,an inadequate payment; "they work all day for a mere pittance"  
61112,pitter-patter,a series of rapid tapping sounds; "she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house"  
61113,pitting roughness indentation,the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion  
61114,pituitary pituitary_gland pituitary_body hypophysis,the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain  
61115,pituitary_dwarf hypophysial_dwarf Levi-Lorrain_dwarf,a dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf)  
61116,pity shame,an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it"  
61117,pityriasis,any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin  
61118,pityriasis_alba,common form of pityriasis (usually in children or young adults) characterized by round patches of depigmentation  
61119,pityriasis_rosea,pityriasis in which an itchy rash develops over the trunk and extremities  
61120,pivot,the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"  
61121,pivot pin,axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns  
61122,pivot pivot_man,the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver  
61123,pivot_joint rotary_joint rotatory_joint articulatio_trochoidea,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"  
61124,pivot_shot,a one-handed basketball shot made while whirling on the pivot foot  
61125,pivoting_window,a window that opens by pivoting either horizontally or vertically  
61126,pixel pel picture_element,(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"  
61127,pizza pizza_pie,Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese  
61128,pizzeria pizza_shop pizza_parlor,a shop where pizzas are made and sold  
61129,pizzicato,a note or passage that is played pizzicato  
61130,placation conciliation propitiation,the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity  
61131,place,proper or appropriate position or location; "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"  
61132,place,a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago"  
61133,place,the passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the page"  
61134,place,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"  
61135,place position,an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"  
61136,place property,any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"  
61137,place shoes,a particular situation; "If you were in my place what would you do?"  
61138,place station,proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"  
61139,place-kicker placekicker,(football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal  
61140,place_bet,a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second  
61141,place_kick place-kicking,(sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking  
61142,place_mat,a mat serving as table linen for an individual place setting  
61143,place_name toponym,the name by which a geographical place is known  
61144,place_of_business business_establishment,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  
61145,place_of_worship house_of_prayer house_of_God house_of_worship,any building where congregations gather for prayer  
61146,place_setting setting,a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware"  
61147,placebo,an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug  
61148,placebo,(Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead  
61149,placebo_effect,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  
61150,placeholder,a symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set  
61151,placeman placeseeker,a disparaging term for an appointee  
61152,placement,contact established between applicants and prospective employees; "the agency provided placement services"  
61153,placement arrangement,the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs"  
61154,placement location locating position positioning emplacement,the act of putting something in a certain place  
61155,placement_office placement_center,an office that finds suitable employment for applicants  
61156,placenta,that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form  
61157,placenta,the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus  
61158,placenta_previa,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  
61159,placental placental_mammal eutherian eutherian_mammal,mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials  
61160,placentation,the formation of the placenta in the uterus  
61161,placentation,arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary  
61162,placer,an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral  
61163,placer_miner,a miner who extracts minerals from a placer by washing or dredging  
61164,placer_mining,mining valuable minerals from a placer by washing or dredging  
61165,placidity placidness,a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling  
61166,placket,a piece of cloth sewn under an opening  
61167,placoderm,fish-like vertebrate with bony plates on head and upper body; dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian; considered the earliest vertebrate with jaws  
61168,plagal_cadence amen_cadence,a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic  
61169,plage,the beach at a seaside resort  
61170,plagiarism,a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work  
61171,plagiarism plagiarization plagiarisation piracy,the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own  
61172,plagiarist plagiarizer plagiariser literary_pirate pirate,someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own  
61173,plagiocephaly,congenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is oblique  
61174,plagioclase oligoclase,any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks  
61175,plague,any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)  
61176,plague,an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"  
61177,plague pestilence pest,any epidemic disease with a high death rate  
61178,plague pestilence pest pestis,a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal  
61179,plague_spot,a spot on the skin characteristic of the plague  
61180,plaice,flesh of large European flatfish  
61181,plaice Pleuronectes_platessa,large European food fish  
61182,plain field champaign,extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"  
61183,plain_flour,flour that does not contain a raising agent  
61184,plain_sailing clear_sailing easy_going,easy unobstructed progress; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing"  
61185,plain_turkey Choriotis_australis,popular Australian game bird  
61186,plain_wanderer Pedionomus_torquatus,small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains  
61187,plain_weave taffeta_weave,a basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect  
61188,plainclothesman,a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty  
61189,plainness,the state of being unmixed with other material; "the plainness of vanilla ice cream"  
61190,plainness,the appearance of being plain and unpretentious  
61191,plains_lemon_monarda Monarda_pectinata,annual of southern United States  
61192,plains_pocket_gopher Geomys_bursarius,gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America  
61193,plains_pocket_mouse Perognathus_flavescens,small rodent of open areas of United States plains states  
61194,plains_spadefoot Scaphiopus_bombifrons,this spadefoot toad lives in plains and hills and river bottoms in areas of low rainfall east of the Rocky Mountains  
61195,plainsman,an inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America)  
61196,plainsong plainchant,(Roman Catholic Church) a liturgical chant consisting of a single, unaccompanied melodic line  
61197,plaint,(United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed  
61198,plaintiff complainant,a person who brings an action in a court of law  
61199,plaintiveness,expressing sorrowfulness  
61200,plaiter,someone who plaits (hair or fabric etc.)  
61201,plan architectural_plan,scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file"  
61202,plan program programme,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"  
61203,plan_of_action,a plan for actively doing something  
61204,planarian planaria,free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts  
61205,planation,the process of erosion whereby a level surface is produced  
61206,planchet coin_blank,a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin  
61207,planchette,a triangular board supported on casters; when lightly touched with the fingertips it is supposed to spell out supernatural (or unconscious) messages  
61208,plane,a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane"  
61209,plane carpenter's_plane woodworking_plane,a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work"  
61210,plane planer planing_machine,a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood  
61211,plane sheet,(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"  
61212,plane_angle,an angle formed by two straight lines (in the same plane)  
61213,plane_figure two-dimensional_figure,a two-dimensional shape  
61214,plane_geometry,the geometry of 2-dimensional figures  
61215,plane_seat,a seat on a commercial airliner  
61216,plane_table,surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board and a ruler that are mounted on a tripod; used to sight and map topographical details  
61217,plane_ticket airplane_ticket,a ticket good for a trip on an airplane  
61218,plane_tree sycamore platan,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  
61219,planet,any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star  
61220,planet major_planet,(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction  
61221,planetarium,a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling  
61222,planetarium,an optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome  
61223,planetarium,an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems  
61224,planetary_gear epicyclic_gear planet_wheel planet_gear,an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train  
61225,planetary_nebula,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  
61226,planetesimal,one of many small solid celestial bodies thought to have existed at an early stage in the development of the solar system  
61227,planetesimal_hypothesis,(cosmology) the theory that the solar system was formed by the gravitational accumulation of planetesimals  
61228,plangency resonance reverberance ringing sonorousness sonority vibrancy,having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant  
61229,plank,an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party  
61230,plank-bed,a bed of boards (without a mattress)  
61231,planking,planks collectively; a quantity of planks  
61232,planking,(nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship)  
61233,planking,the work of covering an area with planks  
61234,plankton,the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water  
61235,planktonic_algae,unicellular algae  
61236,planned_community,a residential district that is planned for a certain class of residents  
61237,planner,a notebook for recording appointments and things to be done, etc.  
61238,planner contriver deviser,a person who makes plans  
61239,planning,an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; "the planning was more fun than the trip itself"  
61240,planning,the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise  
61241,planning preparation provision,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"  
61242,planning_commission,a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments  
61243,planographic_printing planography,the process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as opposed to ink repellent)  
61244,plant,an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience  
61245,plant,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"  
61246,plant flora plant_life,(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion  
61247,plant works industrial_plant,buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"  
61248,plant_cell,a cell that is a structural and functional unit of a plant  
61249,plant_closing,act of shutting down operation of a plant  
61250,plant_department building_department,the division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant  
61251,plant_disease,a disease that affects plants  
61252,plant_family,a family of plants  
61253,plant_fiber plant_fibre,fiber derived from plants  
61254,plant_genus,a genus of plants  
61255,plant_hopper planthopper,related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants  
61256,plant_louse louse,any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants  
61257,plant_material plant_substance,material derived from plants  
61258,plant_order,the order of plants  
61259,plant_organ,a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus  
61260,plant_part plant_structure,any part of a plant or fungus  
61261,plant_process enation,a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ  
61262,plant_product,a product made from plant material  
61263,plant_tissue,the tissue of a plant  
61264,plant_toxin phytotoxin,any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin  
61265,plant_virus,a plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single strand of RNA  
61266,plantain,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  
61267,plantain,starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics  
61268,plantain plantain_tree Musa_paradisiaca,a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics  
61269,plantain-leaved_pussytoes,a variety of pussytoes  
61270,plantain_lily day_lily,any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover  
61271,plantar_reflex,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)  
61272,plantar_wart,a wart occurring on the sole of the foot; "pressure causes plantar warts to develop a painful callus around the soft center"  
61273,plantation,an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)  
61274,planter,a worker who puts or sets seeds or seedlings into the ground  
61275,planter,a decorative pot for house plants  
61276,planter plantation_owner,the owner or manager of a plantation  
61277,planter's_punch,a cocktail made of rum and lime or lemon juice with sugar and sometimes bitters  
61278,plantigrade_mammal plantigrade,an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings  
61279,planting,a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area; "the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner"  
61280,planting,the act of fixing firmly in place; "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway"  
61281,planting,putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow; "the planting of corn is hard work"  
61282,plantlet,a young plant or a small plant  
61283,plantlike_flagellate,unicellular organisms having many characteristics of typical algae  
61284,planula,the flat ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates  
61285,plaque,(pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body  
61286,plasma,a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone  
61287,plasma,(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"  
61288,plasma plasm blood_plasma,the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended  
61289,plasma_cell plasmacyte,a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood  
61290,plasma_physics,the branch of physics concerned with matter in its plasma phase  
61291,plasma_protein,any of the proteins in blood plasma  
61292,plasma_thromboplastin_antecedent factor_XI,coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a hemorrhagic tendency  
61293,plasmablast,the precursor of a plasma cell  
61294,plasmacytoma,neoplasm of plasma cells (usually in bone marrow)  
61295,plasmapheresis,plasma is separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor  
61296,plasmid plasmid_DNA,a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication  
61297,plasmin fibrinolysin,an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots  
61298,plasminogen,an inactive form of plasmin that occurs in plasma and is converted to plasmin by organic solvents  
61299,plasminogen_activator urokinase,protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis  
61300,plasmodium,multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds  
61301,plasmodium Plasmodium_vivax malaria_parasite,parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans  
61302,plaster,a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings  
61303,plaster adhesive_plaster sticking_plaster,adhesive tape used in dressing wounds  
61304,plaster plasterwork,a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster"  
61305,plaster_of_Paris plaster,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  
61306,plaster_saint,a person (considered to be) without human failings; "he's no plaster saint"  
61307,plasterboard gypsum_board,wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bonded to layers of paper or fiberboard; used instead of plaster or wallboard to make interior walls  
61308,plasterer,a worker skilled in applying plaster  
61309,plastering daubing,the application of plaster  
61310,plastering_trowel,a trowel used to spread and smooth plaster  
61311,plastic,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  
61312,plastic_art,the arts of shaping or modeling; carving and sculpture  
61313,plastic_bag,a bag made of thin plastic material  
61314,plastic_bomb,a bomb made of plastic explosive  
61315,plastic_explosive plastique,an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy  
61316,plastic_laminate,a laminate made by bonding plastic layers  
61317,plastic_surgery reconstructive_surgery anaplasty,surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue  
61318,plastic_wrap,wrapping consisting of a very thin transparent sheet of plastic  
61319,plasticizer plasticiser,a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable  
61320,plastics_industry,an industry that manufactures plastic articles  
61321,plastid,any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein  
61322,plastination,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"  
61323,plastron,the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt  
61324,plastron,the front of man's dress shirt  
61325,plastron,a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail  
61326,plastron,a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest  
61327,plastron,(zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside  
61328,plat,a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)  
61329,plate,the thin under portion of the forequarter  
61330,plate,a main course served on a plate; "a vegetable plate"; "the blue plate special"  
61331,plate,any flat platelike body structure or part  
61332,plate,the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube  
61333,plate,a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)  
61334,plate,structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage  
61335,plate,a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic  
61336,plate,dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten  
61337,plate collection_plate,a shallow receptacle for collection in church  
61338,plate crustal_plate,a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly  
61339,plate photographic_plate,a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded  
61340,plate plateful,the quantity contained in a plate  
61341,plate scale shell,a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)  
61342,plate_glass sheet_glass,glass formed into large thin sheets  
61343,plate_iron,a plate of iron  
61344,plate_rack,a rack for holding plates to dry after they have been washed  
61345,plate_rail,rail or narrow shelf fixed to a wall to display plates  
61346,plateau_striped_whiptail Cnemidophorus_velox,having distinct longitudinal stripes: of Colorado Plateau from Arizona to western Colorado  
61347,platelayer tracklayer,a workman who lays and repairs railroad tracks  
61348,platelet blood_platelet thrombocyte,tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting  
61349,plateletpheresis,platelets are separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor  
61350,platen,work table of a machine tool  
61351,platen,the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type  
61352,platen,the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike  
61353,plater,a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold)  
61354,platform,the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system  
61355,platform,a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"  
61356,platform political_platform political_program program,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"  
61357,platform weapons_platform,any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons  
61358,platform_bed,a bed without springs  
61359,platform_rocker,rocking chair on a stationary base  
61360,plating,the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)  
61361,plating metal_plating,a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface  
61362,platinum Pt atomic_number_78,a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits  
61363,platinum_black,a fine black powder of platinum; used as a catalyst in chemical reactions  
61364,platinum_blond platinum_blonde,a blond whose hair is a pale silvery (often artificially colored) blond  
61365,platitude cliche banality commonplace bromide,a trite or obvious remark  
61366,platitudinarian,a bore who makes excessive use of platitudes  
61367,platoon,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"  
61368,platoon,a team of policemen working under the military platoon system  
61369,platoon,a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant  
61370,platter,a large shallow dish used for serving food  
61371,platy Platypoecilus_maculatus,small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish  
61372,platyctenean,ctenophore have long tentacles and flattened body  
61373,platypus duckbill duckbilled_platypus duck-billed_platypus Ornithorhynchus_anatinus,small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae  
61374,platysma,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  
61375,plausibility plausibleness,apparent validity  
61376,play,a state in which action is feasible; "the ball was still in play"; "insiders said the company's stock was in play"  
61377,play,a theatrical performance of a drama; "the play lasted two hours"  
61378,play,utilization or exercise; "the play of the imagination"  
61379,play,a preset plan of action in team sports; "the coach drew up the plays for her team"  
61380,play child's_play,activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"  
61381,play drama dramatic_play,a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"  
61382,play frolic romp gambol caper,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"  
61383,play swordplay,the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully  
61384,play_reading,performance of a play by a group of readers  
61385,play_therapy,form of psychotherapy for children that uses play situations for diagnosis or treatment  
61386,playback,electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material  
61387,playback,the act of reproducing recorded sound; "he was allowed to hear the playback of his testimony"  
61388,playbill,a theatrical program; "he couldn't find her name on the playbill"  
61389,playbook,a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team)  
61390,playbook,a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays; "the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene"  
61391,playbook,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"  
61392,playbox play-box,a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school)  
61393,playboy man-about-town Corinthian,a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure  
61394,player,a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously  
61395,player participant,a person who participates in or is skilled at some game  
61396,playfulness fun,a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with"  
61397,playgoer theatergoer theatregoer,someone who attends the theater  
61398,playground,yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play  
61399,playhouse wendy_house,plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of  
61400,playing,the act of playing a musical instrument  
61401,playing,the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation  
61402,playing_card,one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games  
61403,playing_field,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"  
61404,playing_field athletic_field playing_area field,a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"  
61405,playing_period period_of_play play,(in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"  
61406,playlet,a short play  
61407,playlist play_list,a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio  
61408,playmaker,a player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score  
61409,playmate playfellow,a companion at play  
61410,playoff,any final competition to determine a championship  
61411,playoff_game,one game in the series of games constituting a playoff  
61412,playpen pen,a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play  
61413,playschool play_group,a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions  
61414,playsuit,a sports outfit for women or children; usually consists of shorts and a blouse  
61415,plaything toy,an artifact designed to be played with  
61416,playtime playday,time for play or diversion  
61417,plaza mall center shopping_mall shopping_center shopping_centre,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"  
61418,plaza place piazza,a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"  
61419,plea,(law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)  
61420,plea,an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed  
61421,plea_bargain plea_bargaining,(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"  
61422,pleading,(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding  
61423,pleasance,a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion  
61424,pleasantness,the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling  
61425,pleasantness sweetness,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"  
61426,pleasantry,an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries"  
61427,pleaser,a pleasing entertainer; "he is quite the crowd pleaser"  
61428,pleasing,the act of one who pleases  
61429,pleasingness,the quality of giving pleasure to the senses; "the liveliness and pleasingness of dark eyes"- T.N. Carver  
61430,pleasure,a formal expression; "he serves at the pleasure of the President"  
61431,pleasure,an activity that affords enjoyment; "he puts duty before pleasure"  
61432,pleasure,sexual gratification; "he took his pleasure of her"  
61433,pleasure pleasance,a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure"  
61434,pleasure_principle pleasure-pain_principle pleasure-unpleasure_principle,(psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality  
61435,pleat plait,any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape  
61436,plebeian pleb,one of the common people  
61437,plebiscite,a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance  
61438,plectognath plectognath_fish,tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines  
61439,plectranthus,any of various ornamental plants of the genus Plectranthus  
61440,pledge,a deposit of personal property as security for a debt; "his saxophone was in pledge"  
61441,pledge,someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group  
61442,pledge toast,a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event  
61443,pledge_taker,a volunteer who records (usually by telephone) contributions pledged in a fund drive  
61444,pledgee,someone to whom a pledge is made or someone with whom something is deposited as a pledge  
61445,pledger,someone who makes or gives a pledge  
61446,plenipotentiary,a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government  
61447,plenty plentifulness plenteousness plenitude plentitude,a full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone"  
61448,plenum,a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present; "the plenum will vote on all tax increases"  
61449,plenum,an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside  
61450,pleochroism,the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions  
61451,pleomorphic_rhabdomyosarcoma pleomorphic_rhabdosarcoma,form of rhabdomyosarcoma that affects limb muscles of older adults  
61452,pleomorphism,(biology) the appearance of two or more distinctly different forms in the life cycle of some organisms  
61453,pleonasm,using more words than necessary; "a tiny little child"  
61454,plesiosaur plesiosaurus,extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous  
61455,plethysmograph,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)  
61456,pleura,the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest  
61457,pleural_cavity,the cavity in the thorax that contains the lungs and heart  
61458,pleural_space,the small potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleura  
61459,pleurisy,inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer)  
61460,pleurocarp pleurocarpous_moss,a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk  
61461,pleurodont,an animal having teeth fused with the inner surface of the alveolar ridge without sockets  
61462,pleurodynia pleuralgia costalgia,pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs  
61463,pleuropneumonia,pleurisy and pneumonia  
61464,pleuropneumonialike_organism PPLO,a mycoplasma resistant to antibiotics that causes a kind of pneumonia in humans  
61465,pleurothallis,any of numerous small tufted orchids of the genus Pleurothallis having leathery to fleshy leaves and racemes of 1 to many small flowers  
61466,pleximeter plessimeter,a small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations  
61467,plexor plessor percussor,(medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes  
61468,plexus rete,a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels  
61469,plexus_dentalis,a plexus of nerves serving the teeth  
61470,pliability pliancy pliantness suppleness,adaptability of mind or character; "he was valued for his reliability and pliability"; "he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization"  
61471,pliancy pliantness suppleness,the property of being pliant and flexible  
61472,plication pleating,the act of folding in parallel folds  
61473,plier plyer,someone who plies a trade  
61474,pliers pair_of_pliers plyers,a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws  
61475,plight troth,a solemn pledge of fidelity  
61476,plimsoll,a light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top  
61477,ploce,(rhetoric) repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning  
61478,plodder slogger,someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours  
61479,plodder slowpoke stick-in-the-mud slowcoach,someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"  
61480,plodding plod,the act of walking with a slow heavy gait; "I could recognize his plod anywhere"  
61481,plonk,a cheap wine of inferior quality  
61482,plonk,the noise of something dropping (as into liquid)  
61483,plop,the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash  
61484,plosion explosion,the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant  
61485,plot,a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object  
61486,plot,the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"  
61487,plot plot_of_land plot_of_ground patch,a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"  
61488,plot secret_plan game,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"  
61489,plot_element,a component or element of the plot of a story  
61490,plotter,an instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures  
61491,plotter mapper,a clerk who marks data on a chart  
61492,ploughman's_lunch,a meal consisting of a sandwich of bread and cheese and a salad  
61493,plover,any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers  
61494,plow plough,a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing  
61495,plow_horse plough_horse,a horse used to pull a plow  
61496,plowboy ploughboy,a boy who leads the animals that draw a plow  
61497,plowing ploughing,tilling the land with a plow; "he hired someone to do the plowing for him"  
61498,plowman ploughman plower,a man who plows  
61499,plowshare ploughshare share,a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil  
61500,plowwright ploughwright,a workman who makes and repairs plows  
61501,ploy gambit stratagem,a maneuver in a game or conversation  
61502,pluck,the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord  
61503,plug male_plug,an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection  
61504,plug stopper stopple,blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly  
61505,plug-in add-on,a software module that extends or enhances the capabilities of an existing application  
61506,plug_fuse,a fuse with a thread that screws into a socket  
61507,plughole,a hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away)  
61508,plum,any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit  
61509,plum,a highly desirable position or assignment; "a political plum"  
61510,plum plum_tree,any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone  
61511,plum-fruited_yew Prumnopitys_andina Prumnopitys_elegans,South American evergreen tree or shrub  
61512,plum-yew,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  
61513,plum_pudding Christmas_pudding,a rich steamed or boiled pudding that resembles cake  
61514,plum_sauce,for Chinese dishes: plum preserves and chutney  
61515,plum_tomato,an Italian variety of cherry tomato that is shaped like a plum  
61516,plum_tomato,a kind of cherry tomato that is frequently used in cooking rather than eaten raw  
61517,plumb_bob plumb plummet,the metal bob of a plumb line  
61518,plumb_level,a carpenter's level with a plumb line at right angles to it  
61519,plumb_line perpendicular,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  
61520,plumb_rule,a plumb line attached to a narrow board  
61521,plumbago,any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago  
61522,plumber pipe_fitter,a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances  
61523,plumber's_snake snake auger,a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes  
61524,plumbing plumbery,the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building)  
61525,plumbing plumbing_system,utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage  
61526,plumbing_fixture,a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building  
61527,plumcot,hybrid between plum and apricot  
61528,plumcot plumcot_tree,hybrid produced by crossing Prunus domestica and Prunus armeniaca  
61529,plume,anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness; "a plume of smoke"; "grass with large plumes"  
61530,plume,a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament  
61531,plume_grass,a reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes  
61532,plume_poppy bocconia Macleaya_cordata,herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers  
61533,plume_thistle plumed_thistle,any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads  
61534,plumed_scorpionfish Scorpaena_grandicornis,a kind of scorpionfish  
61535,plumed_tussock toe_toe toetoe Cortaderia_richardii Arundo_richardii,tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads  
61536,plump,the sound of a sudden heavy fall  
61537,plumpness embonpoint roundness,the bodily property of being well rounded  
61538,plumule,down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds  
61539,plunderage,the act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard)  
61540,plunderer pillager looter spoiler despoiler raider freebooter,someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)  
61541,plundering pillage pillaging,the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"  
61542,plunge,a steep and rapid fall  
61543,plunger plumber's_helper,hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains  
61544,plunk,a hollow twanging sound  
61545,plunk plunker,(baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly  
61546,plural plural_form,the form of a word that is used to denote more than one  
61547,pluralism,a social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated  
61548,pluralism,the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements  
61549,pluralism,the practice of one person holding more than one benefice at a time  
61550,pluralist,a cleric who holds more than one benefice at a time  
61551,pluralist,a philosopher who believes that no single explanation can account for all the phenomena of nature  
61552,pluralist,someone who believes that distinct ethnic or cultural or religious groups can exist together in society  
61553,plurality,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"  
61554,plurality relative_majority,(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)  
61555,pluralization pluralisation,the act of pluralizing or attributing plurality to  
61556,plus_fours,men's baggy knickers hanging below the knees; formerly worn for sports (especially golf)  
61557,plus_sign,a sign indicating the operation of addition  
61558,plush,a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet  
61559,plutocracy,a political system governed by the wealthy people  
61560,plutocrat,someone who exercises power by virtue of wealth  
61561,plutonium Pu atomic_number_94,a solid silvery grey 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  
61562,plutonium_239,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  
61563,plutonium_trigger plutonium_pit,a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives  
61564,ply,one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination; "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn"  
61565,ply,(usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood  
61566,plywood plyboard,a laminate made of thin layers of wood  
61567,pneumatic_drill,a power drill powered by compressed air  
61568,pneumatic_tire pneumatic_tyre,a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc  
61569,pneumatics,the branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases  
61570,pneumatophore,an air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function as a respiratory organ of a marsh or swamp plant  
61571,pneumococcal_pneumonia,pneumonia caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus  
61572,pneumococcal_vaccine Pneumovax,vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcus  
61573,pneumococcus Diplococcus_pneumoniae,bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans  
61574,pneumoconiosis pneumonoconiosis,chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles  
61575,pneumocytosis pneumocystis_pneumonia pneumocystis_carinii_pneumonia interstitial_plasma_cell_pneumonia,pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims)  
61576,pneumonectomy,surgical removal of a lung (usually to treat lung cancer)  
61577,pneumonia,respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants  
61578,pneumonic_plague pulmonic_plague plague_pneumonia,a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever  
61579,pneumonitis,inflammation of the lungs; caused by a virus or an allergic reaction  
61580,pneumothorax,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)  
61581,poached_egg dropped_egg,egg cooked in gently boiling water  
61582,poacher,someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another  
61583,poacher,a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs)  
61584,poacher sea_poacher sea_poker,small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters  
61585,poaching,cooking in simmering liquid  
61586,pochard Aythya_ferina,heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and reddish head  
61587,pock,a pustule in an eruptive disease  
61588,pocket,(bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left; "the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike"  
61589,pocket,a supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"  
61590,pocket,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"  
61591,pocket,an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck  
61592,pocket,a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles  
61593,pocket-handkerchief,a handkerchief that is carried in a pocket  
61594,pocket_battleship,a small battleship built to conform with treaty limitations on tonnage and armament (from 1925 to 1930)  
61595,pocket_borough,a sparsely populated borough in which all or most of the land is owned by a single family  
61596,pocket_dictionary little_dictionary,a dictionary that is small enough to carry in your pocket  
61597,pocket_flap,a flap that covers the access to a pocket  
61598,pocket_money pin_money spending_money,cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses  
61599,pocket_mouse,any of various small nocturnal burrowing desert rodents with cheek pouches and long hind legs and tail  
61600,pocket_rat,any of various rodents with cheek pouches  
61601,pocket_veto,indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it  
61602,pocket_watch,a watch that is carried in a small watch pocket  
61603,pocketbook,your personal financial means; "that car is too expensive for my pocketbook"  
61604,pocketbook pocket_book pocket_edition,pocket-sized paperback book  
61605,pocketbook_issue bread-and-butter_issue,an issue whose settlement will affect financial resources  
61606,pocketcomb pocket_comb,a small comb suitable for carrying in a pocket  
61607,pocketed_bat pocketed_freetail_bat Tadirida_femorosacca,small brown bat of California and northern Mexico  
61608,pocketful,the quantity a pocket will hold  
61609,pocketknife pocket_knife,a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket  
61610,pockmark,a scar or pit on the skin that is left by a pustule of smallpox or acne or other eruptive disease  
61611,pod,a group of aquatic mammals  
61612,pod cod seedcase,the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)  
61613,pod fuel_pod,a detachable container of fuel on an airplane  
61614,pod seedpod,a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant  
61615,podalgia,foot pain  
61616,podetium,an organ or body resembling a stalk; especially the outgrowth of the thallus of certain lichens on which the ascocarp is borne  
61617,podiatry chiropody,the branch of medicine concerned with the feet  
61618,podicipitiform_seabird,aquatic birds related to the loons  
61619,podocarp,any evergreen in the southern hemisphere of the genus Podocarpus having a pulpy fruit with one hard seed  
61620,podzol podzol_soil podsol podsol_soil podsolic_soil,a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer  
61621,poem verse_form,a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines  
61622,poet,a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)  
61623,poet_laureate,a poet who is unofficially regarded as holding an honorary position in a particular group or region; "she is the poet laureate of all lyricists"; "he is the poet laureate of Arkansas"  
61624,poet_laureate,the poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great Britain; "the poet laureate is expected to provide poems for great national occasions"  
61625,poetess,a woman poet  
61626,poetic_license,license used by a writer or artist to heighten the effect of their work  
61627,poetic_rhythm rhythmic_pattern prosody,(prosody) a system of versification  
61628,poetics,study of poetic works  
61629,poetry,any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling  
61630,poetry poesy verse,literature in metrical form  
61631,pogge armed_bullhead Agonus_cataphractus,northern Atlantic sea poacher  
61632,pogo_stick,plaything consisting of a pole with foot rests and a strong spring; propelled by jumping  
61633,pogonia,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  
61634,pogonion,the craniometric point that is the most forward-projecting point on the anterior surface of the chin  
61635,pogrom,organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)  
61636,poi,Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment  
61637,poignance poignancy,a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; "a moment of extraordinary poignancy"  
61638,poikilotherm ectotherm,an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals  
61639,poilu,a French soldier (especially in World War I)  
61640,poinsettia Christmas_star Christmas_flower lobster_plant Mexican_flameleaf painted_leaf Euphorbia_pulcherrima,tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers  
61641,point,a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect  
61642,point,a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch  
61643,point,the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"  
61644,point,one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan  
61645,point,a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point"  
61646,point,the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"  
61647,point,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"  
61648,point,the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?"  
61649,point,a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"  
61650,point,a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"  
61651,point,sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"  
61652,point dot,a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"  
61653,point gunpoint,the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"  
61654,point head,a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"  
61655,point point_in_time,an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"  
61656,point pointedness,the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip  
61657,point power_point,a wall socket  
61658,point spot,an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"  
61659,point tip peak,a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"  
61660,point-and-shoot_camera,a lightweight photographic camera with an autofocus  
61661,point_after point_after_touchdown extra_point,in American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown  
61662,point_duty,the control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersection  
61663,point_lace needlepoint,lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern  
61664,point_man,someone who is the forefront of an important enterprise; "he is the president's point man on economic issues"  
61665,point_man,a soldier who goes ahead of a patrol  
61666,point_mutation gene_mutation,(genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene  
61667,point_of_honor,a concern that seriously reflects on your honor  
61668,point_of_order,a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure  
61669,point_of_view,the spatial property of the position from which something is observed  
61670,point_of_view viewpoint stand standpoint,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"  
61671,point_source,a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted  
61672,point_system,a system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point  
61673,point_system,a system of writing or printing using patterns of raised dots that can be read by touch  
61674,point_system,a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules  
61675,point_woman,a woman who is the forefront of an important enterprise  
61676,pointed-leaf_maple Acer_argutum,small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn  
61677,pointed_arch,an arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic architecture  
61678,pointedness,the quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing; "the pointedness of his sarcasm was unmistakable"  
61679,pointer,an indicator as on a dial  
61680,pointer Spanish_pointer,a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game  
61681,pointillism,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  
61682,pointillism,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  
61683,pointillist,a painter who uses the technique of pointillism  
61684,pointing_out,indication by demonstration  
61685,pointing_trowel,a trowel used to fill and finish masonry joints with mortar or cement  
61686,pointsman,a policeman stationed at an intersection to direct traffic  
61687,poise,a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium  
61688,poise,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  
61689,poison,anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism"  
61690,poison toxicant poisonous_substance,any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism  
61691,poison_ash poison_dogwood poison_sumac Toxicodendron_vernix Rhus_vernix,smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil  
61692,poison_bush poison_pea gastrolobium,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  
61693,poison_camas Zigadenus_nuttalli,a common perennial death camas; Tennessee to Kansas to Texas  
61694,poison_gas,a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare  
61695,poison_ivy,dermatitis resulting from contact with the poison ivy plant; "my poison ivy is drying up"  
61696,poison_ivy markweed poison_mercury poison_oak Toxicodendron_radicans Rhus_radicans,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  
61697,poison_milkweed horsetail_milkweed Asclepias_subverticillata,milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock  
61698,poison_oak,dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison oak plant  
61699,poison_pill,the target company defends itself by making its stock less attractive to an acquirer  
61700,poison_sumac,dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison sumac plant  
61701,poisoner,someone who kills with poison  
61702,poisoning,the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill  
61703,poisoning toxic_condition intoxication,the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance  
61704,poisonous_parasol Lepiota_morgani,an agaric regarded as poisonous  
61705,poisonous_plant,a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism  
61706,poke pigeon_berry garget scoke Phytolacca_americana,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  
61707,poke_check,knocking the puck away by jabbing at it with the hockey stick  
61708,poke_milkweed Asclepias_exaltata,milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed  
61709,poker poker_game,any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand  
61710,poker stove_poker fire_hook salamander,fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire  
61711,poker_alumroot poker_heuchera Heuchera_cylindrica,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  
61712,poker_face,a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player)  
61713,poker_hand,the 5 cards held in a game of poker  
61714,poker_plant Kniphofia_uvaria,clump-forming plant of South Africa with spikes of scarlet flowers  
61715,pokeweed,perennial of the genus Phytolacca  
61716,polack,a person of Polish descent  
61717,polar_body,a small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded  
61718,polar_circle,a line of latitude at the north or south poles  
61719,polar_coordinate,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  
61720,polar_glacier,a glacier near the Arctic or Antarctic poles  
61721,polar_hare Arctic_hare Lepus_arcticus,a large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter  
61722,polar_opposition,an opposition that can be graded between two extremes or poles  
61723,polarimeter polariscope,an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light  
61724,polarity sign,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"  
61725,polarization polarisation,the condition of having or giving polarity  
61726,polarization polarisation,the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration  
61727,polarography,an electrochemical method of chemical analysis  
61728,polder,low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands)  
61729,pole,one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface  
61730,pole,one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"  
61731,pole,a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting  
61732,pole,a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic  
61733,pole celestial_pole,one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere  
61734,pole magnetic_pole,one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated  
61735,pole_bean,a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis  
61736,pole_horse,the horse having a starting position next to the inside rail in a harness race  
61737,pole_horse poler,a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle  
61738,pole_position,the most favorable position at the start of a race  
61739,pole_vault pole_vaulting pole_jump pole_jumping,a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole  
61740,poleax poleaxe,an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade  
61741,poleax poleaxe,a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick  
61742,polecat fitch foulmart foumart Mustela_putorius,dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened  
61743,polemic,a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)  
61744,polemicist polemist polemic,a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)  
61745,polemics,the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors  
61746,polemonium,any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to Arctic regions  
61747,polenta,a thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in stock or water  
61748,police police_force constabulary law,the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"  
61749,police_academy,an academy for training police officers  
61750,police_action,a local military action without declaration of war; against violators of international peace and order  
61751,police_boat,a boat used by harbor police  
61752,police_commissioner,a civil commissioner appointed to supervise the duties and discipline of the police  
61753,police_court,a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused of serious offenses  
61754,police_department,the department of local government concerned with enforcing the law and preventing crime  
61755,police_dog,any dog trained to assist police especially in tracking  
61756,police_matron policewoman,a woman policeman  
61757,police_precinct,a precinct in which law enforcement is the responsibility of particular police force  
61758,police_sergeant sergeant,a lawman with the rank of sergeant  
61759,police_squad squad,a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime  
61760,police_state,a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)  
61761,police_station police_headquarters station_house,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  
61762,police_van police_wagon paddy_wagon patrol_wagon wagon black_Maria,van used by police to transport prisoners  
61763,police_work police_investigation,the investigation of criminal activities  
61764,policeman police_officer officer,a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"  
61765,policeman_bird black-necked_stork jabiru Xenorhyncus_asiaticus,large mostly white Australian stork  
61766,policy,a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation"  
61767,policy,a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies"  
61768,policy insurance_policy insurance,written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy"  
61769,policy_maker,someone who sets the plan pursued by a government or business etc.; "policy makers often make the right decision for the wrong reason"  
61770,policyholder,a person who holds an insurance policy; usually, the client in whose name an insurance policy is written  
61771,poliomyelitis polio infantile_paralysis acute_anterior_poliomyelitis,an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord  
61772,poliosis,loss of color from the hair  
61773,poliovirus,the virus causing poliomyelitis  
61774,poliovirus_vaccine,vaccine prepared from poliovirus to provide immunity to poliomyelitis  
61775,polish,a preparation used in polishing  
61776,polish gloss glossiness burnish,the property of being smooth and shiny  
61777,polish refinement culture cultivation finish,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  
61778,politburo,the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party  
61779,politeness civility,the act of showing regard for others  
61780,politeness niceness,a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage  
61781,political_action_committee PAC,committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates  
61782,political_arena political_sphere,a sphere of intense political activity  
61783,political_campaign campaign run,a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run"  
61784,political_contribution political_donation,a contribution made to a politician or a political campaign or a political party  
61785,political_correctness political_correctitude,avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against  
61786,political_dissident,a dissenter from political orthodoxy  
61787,political_incorrectness,the use of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult groups who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against  
61788,political_movement,a group of people working together to achieve a political goal  
61789,political_orientation ideology political_theory,an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation  
61790,political_prisoner,someone who is imprisoned because of their political views  
61791,political_scientist,a social scientist specializing in the study of government  
61792,political_system form_of_government,the members of a social organization who are in power  
61793,political_unit political_entity,a unit with political responsibilities  
61794,politician,a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways  
61795,politician,a leader engaged in civil administration  
61796,politician politico pol political_leader,a person active in party politics  
61797,politics,the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government; "unemployment dominated the politics of the inter-war years"; "government agencies multiplied beyond the control of representative politics"  
61798,politics,the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs  
61799,politics political_relation,social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power; "office politics is often counterproductive"  
61800,politics political_science government,the study of government of states and other political units  
61801,politics political_sympathies,the opinion you hold with respect to political questions  
61802,polity,a politically organized unit  
61803,polity,shrewd or crafty management of public affairs; "we was innocent of stratagems and polity"  
61804,polka,music performed for dancing the polka  
61805,polka,a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time  
61806,polka_dot,design consisting of a pattern of regularly spaced circular spots  
61807,poll,the part of the head between the ears  
61808,poll,the counting of votes (as in an election)  
61809,poll opinion_poll public_opinion_poll canvass,an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people  
61810,poll poll_parrot,a tame parrot  
61811,poll_tax,a tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote  
61812,pollack pollock,lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish  
61813,pollack pollock Pollachius_pollachius,important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod  
61814,pollard,a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage  
61815,pollard,a usually horned animal that has either shed its horns or had them removed  
61816,pollen,the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant  
61817,pollen_count,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  
61818,pollen_tube,(botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a pollen grain when deposited on the stigma for a flower; it penetrates the style and conveys the male gametes to the ovule  
61819,pollination pollenation,transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant  
61820,pollinator,an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another  
61821,polling_booth,a temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to cast their votes  
61822,polling_day election_day,the day appointed for an election; in the United States it is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November  
61823,polling_place polling_station,a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election  
61824,pollinium,a coherent mass of pollen grains (as in orchids)  
61825,polls,the place where people vote  
61826,pollster poll_taker headcounter canvasser,someone who conducts surveys of public opinion; "a pollster conducts public opinion polls"; "a headcounter counts heads"  
61827,pollucite,a rare mineral that is an important source of cesium  
61828,pollutant,waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil  
61829,polluter defiler,a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment  
61830,pollution,undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities  
61831,polo,a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball  
61832,polo_ball,wooden ball that is struck with mallets in playing polo  
61833,polo_mallet polo_stick,a mallet used to strike the ball in polo  
61834,polo_pony,a small agile horse specially bred and trained for playing polo  
61835,polo_shirt sport_shirt,a shirt with short sleeves designed for comfort and casual wear  
61836,polonaise,a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt  
61837,polonium Po atomic_number_84,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  
61838,polony,another name for Bologna sausage  
61839,poltergeist,a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder  
61840,poltroon craven recreant,an abject coward  
61841,poltroonery,abject pusillanimity  
61842,polyamide polymeric_amide,a polymer containing repeated amide groups  
61843,polyandrist,a woman with two or more husbands  
61844,polyandry,polygamy in which a woman has more than one husband at a time  
61845,polyanthus Primula_polyantha,florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose  
61846,polyarteritis,inflammation of several arteries  
61847,polybutylene polybutene,a polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubber  
61848,polychaete polychete polychaete_worm polychete_worm,chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles  
61849,polychrome,a piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors  
61850,polyconic_projection,a conic projection of a map having distances between meridians equal to those distances on a globe  
61851,polycystic_kidney_disease PKD,kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts; often leads to kidney failure  
61852,polycythemia,a disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood  
61853,polydactyly hyperdactyly,birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes  
61854,polydipsia,excessive thirst (as in cases of diabetes or kidney dysfunction)  
61855,polyelectrolyte,an electrolyte of high molecular weight  
61856,polyester,any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant  
61857,polyester,a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer  
61858,polyester,any of a large class of synthetic fabrics  
61859,polyester_fiber,a quick-drying resilient synthetic fiber consisting primarily of polyester  
61860,polyethylene polythene,a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation  
61861,polyfoam polyurethane_foam,a foam made by adding water to polyurethane plastics  
61862,polygamist,someone who is married to two or more people at the same time  
61863,polygamy,the condition or practice of having more than one spouse at a time  
61864,polygene,a gene that by itself has little effect on the phenotype but which can act together with others to produce observable variations  
61865,polygenic_disorder polygenic_disease,an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once  
61866,polygon polygonal_shape,a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides  
61867,polygraph,a medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration)  
61868,polygynist,a man with two or more wives  
61869,polygyny,polygamy in which a man has more than one wife at a time  
61870,polyhedral_angle,the space enclosed by three or more planes that intersect in a vertex  
61871,polyhedron,a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces  
61872,polymastigote,flagellates with several flagella  
61873,polymath,a person of great and varied learning  
61874,polymer,a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers  
61875,polymerase,an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA  
61876,polymerization polymerisation,a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound  
61877,polymethyl_methacrylate,a transparent plastic used as a substitute for glass  
61878,polymorph,an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites  
61879,polymorphism,(genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on  
61880,polymorphism,(biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)  
61881,polymorphism pleomorphism,(chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound  
61882,polymyositis,myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling; progression and severity vary among individuals  
61883,polymyxin,any of several toxic antibiotics obtained from a particular soil bacterium  
61884,polyneuritis multiple_neuritis,inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in leprosy)  
61885,polynomial multinomial,a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms  
61886,polynucleotide,(biochemistry) a linear polymer whose molecule is composed of many nucleotide units constituting a section of a nucleic acid molecule  
61887,polynya,a stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arctic seas)  
61888,polyoma polyoma_virus,a virus the can initiate various kinds of tumors in mice  
61889,polyp,one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth; "in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase"  
61890,polyp polypus,a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane  
61891,polypectomy,surgical removal of a polyp  
61892,polypeptide,a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids  
61893,polyphemus_moth Antheraea_polyphemus,very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees  
61894,polyphone polyphonic_letter,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'"  
61895,polyphonic_prose,a rhythmical prose employing the poetic devices of alliteration and assonance  
61896,polyphony polyphonic_music concerted_music,music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments  
61897,polyphosphate,a salt or ester of polyphosphoric acid  
61898,polyphosphoric_acid,a series of oxyacids of phosphorus  
61899,polyploid,(genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes  
61900,polyploidy,the condition of being polyploid  
61901,polypody,any of numerous ferns of the genus Polypodium  
61902,polypore pore_fungus pore_mushroom,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  
61903,polypropenonitrile Acrilan,acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan)  
61904,polypropylene polypropene,a polymer of propylene used as a thermoplastic molding material  
61905,polyptoton,repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence; "My own heart's heart"  
61906,polysaccharide polyose,any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules  
61907,polysemant polysemantic_word polysemous_word,a word having more than one meaning  
61908,polysemy lexical_ambiguity,the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings  
61909,polysomy,congenital defect of having one or more extra chromosomes in somatic cells  
61910,polystyrene,a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic; "expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is used as packing or insulation"  
61911,polysyllable polysyllabic_word,a word of more than three syllables  
61912,polysyndeton,using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy')  
61913,polytechnic_institute polytechnic engineering_school,a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences  
61914,polytheism,belief in multiple Gods  
61915,polytheist,one who believes in a plurality of gods  
61916,polytonality polytonalism,music that uses two or more different keys at the same time  
61917,polyunsaturated_fat,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  
61918,polyunsaturated_fatty_acid,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  
61919,polyurethane polyurethan,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  
61920,polyuria,renal disorder characterized by the production of large volumes of pale dilute urine; often associated with diabetes  
61921,polyvalence polyvalency,(toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism  
61922,polyvalence polyvalency multivalence multivalency,(chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two  
61923,polyvinyl-formaldehyde,a polymer of vinyl formaldehyde  
61924,polyvinyl_acetate PVA,a vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives  
61925,polyvinyl_chloride PVC,a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables  
61926,pomade pomatum,hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment  
61927,pome false_fruit,a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part  
61928,pomegranate,large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind  
61929,pomegranate pomegranate_tree Punica_granatum,shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit  
61930,pomelo pomelo_tree pummelo shaddock Citrus_maxima Citrus_grandis Citrus_decumana,southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits  
61931,pomelo shaddock,large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp  
61932,pomfret Brama_raii,deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food  
61933,pommel,a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse  
61934,pommel saddlebow,handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle  
61935,pommel_horse side_horse,a gymnastic 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  
61936,pommy pom,a disparaging term for a British person  
61937,pomologist,someone versed in pomology or someone who cultivates fruit trees  
61938,pomology,the branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits  
61939,pomp eclat,ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses"  
61940,pompadour,a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead  
61941,pompano,flesh of pompano; warm-water fatty fish  
61942,pompano,any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico  
61943,pompon black_margate Anisotremus_surinamensis,dusky grey food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward  
61944,pompon pom-pom,decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat  
61945,ponce,a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses  
61946,poncho,a blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head  
61947,pond pool,a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing"  
61948,pond-scum_parasite,an aquatic fungus of genus Synchytriaceae that is parasitic on pond scum  
61949,pond_apple,ovoid yellow fruit with very fragrant peach-colored flesh; related to custard apples  
61950,pond_apple pond-apple_tree Annona_glabra,small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock  
61951,pond_cypress bald_cypress Taxodium_ascendens,smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum  
61952,pond_pine Pinus_serotina,large three-needled pine of sandy swamps of southeastern United States; needles longer than those of the northern pitch pine  
61953,pond_scum,free-floating freshwater green algae  
61954,ponderosa ponderosa_pine western_yellow_pine bull_pine Pinus_ponderosa,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  
61955,ponderousness heaviness,an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency; "a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness"; "his lectures tend to heaviness and repetition"  
61956,pondweed,any of several submerged or floating freshwater perennial aquatic weeds belonging to the family Potamogetonaceae  
61957,pongee,a soft thin cloth woven from raw silk (or an imitation)  
61958,poniard bodkin,a dagger with a slender blade  
61959,pons pons_Varolii,a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain  
61960,pons_asinorum,a problem that severely tests the ability of an inexperienced person  
61961,pontifex,a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome  
61962,pontifical,the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop)  
61963,pontoon,(nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge  
61964,pontoon,a float supporting a seaplane  
61965,pontoon_bridge bateau_bridge floating_bridge,a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons  
61966,pony,an informal term for a racehorse; "he liked to bet on the ponies"  
61967,pony,any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder  
61968,pony,a range horse of the western United States  
61969,pony trot crib,a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)  
61970,pony-trekking,a sport in which people ride across country on ponies  
61971,pony_cart ponycart donkey_cart tub-cart,a cart with an underslung axle and two seats  
61972,pony_express,express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback; especially between Missouri and California around 1860  
61973,ponytail,a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail  
61974,pooch doggie doggy barker bow-wow,informal terms for dogs  
61975,pood,a Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 pounds  
61976,poodle poodle_dog,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  
61977,pool,any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool"  
61978,pool,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"  
61979,pool,an excavation that is (usually) filled with water  
61980,pool kitty,the combined stakes of the betters  
61981,pool pocket_billiards,any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets  
61982,pool puddle,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"  
61983,pool puddle,something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines"  
61984,pool_ball,ball used in playing pool  
61985,pool_player,someone who shoots pool  
61986,pool_table billiard_table snooker_table,game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played  
61987,pooler,someone who shares in and contributes to a general fund for use by all  
61988,pooling_of_interest,an accounting method used in the merging of companies; the balance sheets are added together item by item; this method is tax-free  
61989,poolroom,a room with pool tables where pool is played  
61990,poon,wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars  
61991,poon,any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood  
61992,poop_deck,an exposed partial weather deck on the stern superstructure of a ship  
61993,poor_box alms_box mite_box,box for collecting alms, especially one in a church  
61994,poor_devil wretch,someone you feel sorry for  
61995,poor_law,a law providing support for the poor  
61996,poor_people poor,people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); "the urban poor need assistance"  
61997,poor_person have-not,a person with few or no possessions  
61998,poor_rates,a local tax for the relief of the poor  
61999,poorhouse,an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless  
62000,poorness,less than adequate; "the relative poorness of New England farmland"  
62001,poorness,the quality of being poorly made or maintained; "she was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography"  
62002,poorwill Phalaenoptilus_nuttallii,goatsucker of western North America  
62003,pop popping,a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork  
62004,pop soda soda_pop soda_water tonic,a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics"  
62005,pop-up_book pop-up,a book (usually for children) that contains one or more pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when a page is opened  
62006,pop_bottle soda_bottle,a bottle for holding soft drinks  
62007,pop_fly pop-fly pop-up,a short high fly ball  
62008,pop_group,a group that plays pop music  
62009,pop_music pop,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  
62010,pop_quiz,a quiz given without prior warning  
62011,pop_tent,a small tent that is easy to carry and quick to set up  
62012,popcorn,small kernels of corn exploded by heat  
62013,popcorn Zea_mays_everta,corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat  
62014,popcorn_ball,popcorn combined with a thick sugar or molasses or caramel syrup and formed into balls  
62015,pope Catholic_Pope Roman_Catholic_Pope pontiff Holy_Father Vicar_of_Christ Bishop_of_Rome,the head of the Roman Catholic Church  
62016,popery papism,offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church  
62017,popgun,plaything consisting of a toy gun that makes a popping sound  
62018,popinjay,a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot)  
62019,popinjay,an archaic term for a parrot  
62020,poplar,soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar  
62021,poplar poplar_tree,any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins  
62022,poplin,a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery  
62023,popliteal_artery arteria_poplitea,a continuation of the femoral artery that branches to supply the legs and feet  
62024,popliteal_vein vena_poplitea,a vein arising in the knee and ascending to become the femoral vein  
62025,popover,light hollow muffin made of a puff batter (individual Yorkshire pudding) baked in a deep muffin cup  
62026,popper,a container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite)  
62027,popper,a container for cooking popcorn  
62028,poppet poppet_valve,a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines  
62029,poppy,annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers  
62030,poppy_mallow,a plant of the genus Callirhoe having palmately cleft leaves and white to red or purple flowers borne throughout the summer  
62031,poppy_seed,small grey seed of a poppy flower; used whole or ground in baked items  
62032,populace public world,people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"  
62033,popular_front,a leftist coalition organized against a common opponent  
62034,popular_music popular_music_genre,any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)  
62035,popularism,music adapted to the understanding and taste of the majority  
62036,popularity,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"  
62037,popularity_contest,competition (real or figurative) for popular support  
62038,popularization popularisation,an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable  
62039,popularization popularisation vulgarization vulgarisation,the act of making something attractive to the general public  
62040,popularizer populariser vulgarizer vulgariser,someone who makes something attractive to the general public  
62041,population,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"  
62042,population,the people who inhabit a territory or state; "the population seemed to be well fed and clothed"  
62043,population,a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area; "they hired hunters to keep down the deer population"  
62044,population,the act of populating (causing to live in a place); "he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals"  
62045,population universe,(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population"  
62046,population_control,control over the growth of population; a government program  
62047,population_growth,increase in the number of people who inhabit a territory or state  
62048,population_profile,a chart showing the number of people as a function of their ages  
62049,population_shift,a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population  
62050,populism,the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite  
62051,populist,someone who advocates the rights of the common people over those of the elite  
62052,porbeagle Lamna_nasus,voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific  
62053,porcelain,ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic  
62054,porch,a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance  
62055,porcupine hedgehog,relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur  
62056,porcupine_ball porcupines,meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce  
62057,porcupinefish porcupine_fish Diodon_hystrix,spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters  
62058,pore,any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)  
62059,pore,any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal  
62060,porgy,important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide  
62061,porgy scup,lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States  
62062,pork porc,meat from a domestic hog or pig  
62063,pork-and-veal_goulash,made with sauerkraut and caraway seeds and served with sour cream  
62064,pork-barreling,acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale; "keeps his hold on his constituents through unashamed pork-barreling"  
62065,pork_and_beans,dried beans cooked with pork and tomato sauce  
62066,pork_barrel pork,a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents  
62067,pork_belly,side of fresh pork  
62068,pork_butcher,a vendor of pork and products made from pork  
62069,pork_loin,meat from a loin of pork  
62070,pork_pie,small pie filled with minced seasoned pork  
62071,pork_roast roast_pork,cut of pork suitable for roasting  
62072,pork_sausage,sausage containing pork  
62073,pork_tenderloin,pork loin muscle  
62074,porkchop,chop cut from a hog  
62075,porker,a pig fattened to provide meat  
62076,porkfish pork-fish Anisotremus_virginicus,black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil  
62077,porkholt,made of lamb or pork  
62078,porkpie porkpie_hat,man's hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim  
62079,pornographer porn_merchant,someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community mores  
62080,pornography porno porn erotica smut,creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire  
62081,porosity porousness,the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids  
62082,porphyria,a genetic abnormality of metabolism causing abdominal pains and mental confusion  
62083,porphyrin,any of various pigments distributed widely in living tissues  
62084,porphyry porphyritic_rock,any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals  
62085,porpoise,any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth  
62086,porpoise_oil,a yellow fatty oil obtained from porpoises and used as a fine lubricant  
62087,porridge,soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick  
62088,porringer,a shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle); "the child was eating pottage from a porringer"  
62089,port,a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country  
62090,port embrasure porthole,an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through  
62091,port port_wine,sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal  
62092,port-access_coronary_bypass_surgery,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  
62093,port-wine_stain nevus_flammeus,a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple  
62094,port_of_call,any port where a ship stops except its home port  
62095,port_of_entry point_of_entry,a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise  
62096,porta_hepatis,opening for major blood vessels to enter and leave the liver  
62097,portability,the quality of being light enough to be carried  
62098,portable,a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried  
62099,portable_circular_saw portable_saw,a circular saw that is portable and is operated with a hand grip  
62100,portable_computer,a personal computer that can easily be carried by hand  
62101,portacaval_shunt,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  
62102,portage,the cost of carrying or transporting  
62103,portage,overland track between navigable waterways  
62104,portage,carrying boats and supplies overland  
62105,portal,a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically); "the portals of the cathedral"; "the portals of heaven"; "the portals of success"  
62106,portal_hypertension,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  
62107,portal_site portal,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."  
62108,portal_system,system of veins that carry blood from the abdominal organs to the liver  
62109,portal_vein hepatic_portal_vein portal vena_portae,a short vein that carries blood into the liver  
62110,portcullis,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  
62111,porte-cochere,a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard  
62112,porte-cochere,canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehicles  
62113,porter,a person employed to carry luggage and supplies  
62114,porter Pullman_porter,a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)  
62115,porter porter's_beer,a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley  
62116,porterage,the charge for carrying burdens by porters  
62117,porterage,the transportation of burdens by porters  
62118,porterhouse porterhouse_steak,large steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin  
62119,portfolio,a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers; "the artist had put together a portfolio of his work"; "every actor has a portfolio of photographs"  
62120,portfolio,a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution; "they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio"  
62121,portfolio,a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather; "he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio"  
62122,portfolio,the role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs"  
62123,porthole,a window in a ship or airplane  
62124,portia_tree bendy_tree seaside_mahoe Thespesia_populnea,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  
62125,portico,a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area  
62126,portiere,a heavy curtain hung across a doorway  
62127,portmanteau Gladstone Gladstone_bag,a large travelling bag made of stiff leather  
62128,portrait portrayal,any likeness of a person, in any medium; "the photographer made excellent portraits"  
62129,portrait_camera,a camera with a portrait lens  
62130,portrait_lens,a compound camera lens with a relatively high aperture  
62131,portraitist portrait_painter portrayer limner,a painter or drawer of portraits  
62132,portraiture,the activity of making portraits  
62133,portrayal characterization enactment personation,acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture  
62134,portrayal portraiture portrait,a word picture of a person's appearance and character  
62135,portulaca,a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers  
62136,portwatcher port_watcher,a watchman on a wharf  
62137,pose,a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes  
62138,poser stumper toughie sticker,a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem  
62139,poseur poser,a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not  
62140,poseuse,a woman poseur  
62141,position,the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position"  
62142,position,(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"  
62143,position,the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom  
62144,position place,the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"  
62145,position post berth office spot billet place situation,a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"  
62146,position posture attitude,the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"  
62147,position spatial_relation,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"  
62148,position stance posture,a rationalized mental attitude  
62149,position view perspective,a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"  
62150,position_effect,(genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome  
62151,position_paper,a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy  
62152,positional_notation positional_representation_system,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  
62153,positive,a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject  
62154,positive positive_degree,the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution  
62155,positive_charge,having a deficiency of electrons; having a higher electric potential  
62156,positive_chemotaxis,movement toward a chemical stimulus  
62157,positive_correlation direct_correlation,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  
62158,positive_feedback regeneration,feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input  
62159,positive_identification,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"  
62160,positive_pole,the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate  
62161,positive_pole positive_magnetic_pole north-seeking_pole,the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely  
62162,positive_reinforcing_stimulus positive_reinforcer,a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it  
62163,positive_stimulus,a stimulus with desirable consequences  
62164,positivism logical_positivism,the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)  
62165,positivist rationalist,someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes  
62166,positivity positiveness,the character of the positive electric pole  
62167,positivity positiveness,an amount greater than zero  
62168,positivity positiveness positivism,a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness  
62169,positron antielectron,an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation  
62170,positron_emission_tomography PET,using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)  
62171,positron_emission_tomography_scanner PET_scanner,a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body  
62172,posology,the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicines  
62173,posse posse_comitatus,a temporary police force  
62174,posseman,an able-bodied man serving as a member of a posse  
62175,possession,being controlled by passion or the supernatural  
62176,possession,a territory that is controlled by a ruling state  
62177,possession,(sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"  
62178,possession,anything owned or possessed  
62179,possession ownership,the act of having and controlling property  
62180,possessiveness,excessive desire to possess or dominate  
62181,posset,sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer  
62182,possibility,a future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities"  
62183,possibility possible_action opening,a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility"  
62184,possibility possibleness,capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"  
62185,possible,an applicant who might be suitable  
62186,possible,something that can be done; "politics is the art of the possible"  
62187,post,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"  
62188,post,the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post"  
62189,post stake,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"  
62190,post station,the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"  
62191,post-maturity post-menopause,the state in which women have stopped ovulating  
62192,post-obit_bond,a bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan; payable out of his reversion  
62193,post-office_box_number PO_box_number PO_Box_No box_number,the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected  
62194,post-rotational_nystagmus,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  
62195,post_and_lintel,a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel)  
62196,post_chaise,closed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used to transport passengers and mail  
62197,post_exchange PX,a commissary on a United States Army post  
62198,post_hoc post_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc,the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation  
62199,post_horn,wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries  
62200,post_horse post-horse poster,a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers  
62201,post_oak box_white_oak brash_oak iron_oak Quercus_stellata,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  
62202,post_office,a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters  
62203,post_office local_post_office,a local branch where postal services are available  
62204,post_road,a road over which mail is carried  
62205,postage,the charge for mailing something  
62206,postage postage_stamp stamp,a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid  
62207,postage_meter,meter for bulk mailings that imprints correct prepaid postage on pieces of mail and records the total charge  
62208,postal_clerk mail_clerk,a clerk in a post office  
62209,postbox mailbox letter_box,public box for deposit of mail  
62210,postcard post_card postal_card mailing-card,a card for sending messages by post without an envelope  
62211,postcentral_gyrus,the convolution of parietal lobe that is bounded in front by the central sulcus  
62212,postdiluvian,anything living after Noah's flood  
62213,postdoc post_doc,a scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree  
62214,postdoctoral postdoc post_doc,a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research  
62215,poste_restante,a notation written on mail that is to be held at the post office until called for (not in the United States or Canada)  
62216,poster posting placard notice bill card,a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"  
62217,poster_boy,a male poster child  
62218,poster_child,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"  
62219,poster_girl,a female poster child  
62220,posterior_cardinal_vein,a major drainage channel from the caudal part of the body  
62221,posterior_cerebral_artery,arises from the basilar artery; divides into three branches  
62222,posterior_meningeal_artery,branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery that supplies the dura mater of the posterior cranial fossa  
62223,posterior_naris,either one of the two posterior openings at the back of the nasal cavity leading to the nasopharynx  
62224,posterior_pituitary posterior_pituitary_gland neurohypophysis pars_nervosa,the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature  
62225,posterior_serratus_muscle serratus_posterior musculus_serratus_posterior,skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward  
62226,posterior_subcapsular_cataract,a cataract in the rear of the lens capsule  
62227,posterior_synechia,adhesion between the iris and the lens  
62228,posterior_temporal_artery arteria_temporalis_posterior,temporal artery that supplies the posterior part of the cortex of the temporal lobe  
62229,posterior_vein_of_the_left_ventricle vena_posterior_ventriculi_sinistri,arises near the apex of the heart and empties into the coronary sinus  
62230,posteriority,the quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end  
62231,posteriority subsequentness subsequence,following in time  
62232,posterity,all future generations  
62233,postern,a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle  
62234,postfix_notation suffix_notation reverse_Polish_notation,a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operands  
62235,posthitis,inflammation of the foreskin of the penis; usually caused by bacterial infection  
62236,posthole post_hole,a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post  
62237,posthole_digger post-hole_digger,a shovel used to sink postholes  
62238,posthouse post_house,an inn for exchanging post horses and accommodating riders  
62239,posthumous_birth,birth of a child after the father has died  
62240,posthumous_birth,birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother  
62241,posthypnotic_amnesia,selective amnesia after being in a hypnotic state of events occurring during hypnosis or of information designated by the hypnotist  
62242,posthypnotic_suggestion,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  
62243,postilion postillion,someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman)  
62244,posting,(bookkeeping) a listing on the company's records; "the posting was made in the cash account"  
62245,postlude,a voluntary played at the end of a religious service  
62246,postmark,a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing  
62247,postmaster,the person in charge of a post office  
62248,postmaster_general,the official in charge of the national postal service  
62249,postmature_infant,infant born after 42 weeks of gestation; usually shows signs of placental insufficiency  
62250,postmistress,a woman postmaster  
62251,postmodernism,genre of art and literature and especially architecture in reaction against principles and practices of established modernism  
62252,postmortem post-mortem,discussion of an event after it has occurred  
62253,postnasal_drip,chronic secretion of mucus from the rear of the nasal cavity into the nasopharynx  
62254,postponement deferment deferral,act of putting off to a future time  
62255,postposition,(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)  
62256,postscript PS,a note appended to a letter after the signature  
62257,posttraumatic_epilepsy traumatic_epilepsy,a convulsive epileptic state caused by a head injury  
62258,posttraumatic_stress_disorder PTSD,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  
62259,postulant,one submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order  
62260,postulate posit,(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning  
62261,postulation predication,(logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument  
62262,postulator,(Roman Catholic Church) someone who proposes or pleads for a candidate for beatification or canonization  
62263,postulator,someone who assumes or takes something for granted as the basis of an argument  
62264,posturer,someone who behaves in a manner calculated to impress or mislead others  
62265,posturing,adopting a vain conceited posture  
62266,pot,metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid  
62267,pot flowerpot,a container in which plants are cultivated  
62268,pot grass green_goddess dope weed gage sess sens smoke skunk locoweed Mary_Jane,street names for marijuana  
62269,pot jackpot kitty,the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)  
62270,pot potbelly bay_window corporation tummy,slang for a paunch  
62271,pot potful,the quantity contained in a pot  
62272,pot-au-feu,traditional French stew of vegetables and beef  
62273,pot_farm,a plot of ground where marijuana is grown and harvested (often hidden in a national forest)  
62274,pot_metal,cast iron used for making cooking wares  
62275,pot_metal,an alloy of copper and lead used especially for making large pots  
62276,pot_plant,a plant suitable for growing in a flowerpot (especially indoors)  
62277,pot_roast,cut of beef suitable for simmering in liquid in a closed pot  
62278,potage pottage,thick (often creamy) soup  
62279,potash caustic_potash potassium_hydroxide,a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry  
62280,potassium K atomic_number_19,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  
62281,potassium-argon_dating,geological dating that relies on the proportions of radioactive potassium in a rock sample and its decay product, argon  
62282,potassium_bicarbonate potassium_acid_carbonate potassium_hydrogen_carbonate,a crystalline salt (KHCO3) that is used in baking powder and as an antacid  
62283,potassium_bromide,a white crystalline salt (KBr) used as a sedative and in photography  
62284,potassium_carbonate,a white salt (K2CO3) that is basic in solution; used to make glass and cleansing agents  
62285,potassium_chlorate,a white salt (KClO3) used in matches, fireworks, and explosives; also used as a disinfectant and bleaching agent  
62286,potassium_chloride potassium_muriate potash_muriate K-Dur_20 Kaochlor K-lor Klorvess K-lyte,salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency  
62287,potassium_cyanide,a poisonous salt (KCN) used in electroplating and in photography  
62288,potassium_dichromate,an orange-red salt used in making dyes and in photography  
62289,potassium_ferrocyanide yellow_prussiate_of_potash,a cyanide compound that is prepared by the reaction of potassium cyanide with ferrous salts; commonly used by gardeners  
62290,potassium_iodide,a crystalline salt in organic synthesis and in making photographic emulsions and in iodized table salt  
62291,potassium_nitrate saltpeter saltpetre niter nitre,(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive  
62292,potassium_permanganate permanganate_of_potash,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  
62293,potation,the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink)  
62294,potato white_potato Irish_potato murphy spud tater,an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland  
62295,potato white_potato white_potato_vine Solanum_tuberosum,annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous  
62296,potato_blight potato_mold potato_disease potato_mildew potato_murrain,a blight of potatoes  
62297,potato_fern Marattia_salicina,large Australasian evergreen fern with an edible rhizome sometimes used as a vegetable by indigenous people  
62298,potato_fern Solanopteris_bifrons,small epiphytic fern of South America with tuberous swellings along rhizomes  
62299,potato_fungus Pellicularia_filamentosa Rhizoctinia_solani,fungus causing a disease in potatoes characterized by black scurfy spots on the tubers  
62300,potato_mosaic,a disease of the leaves of potato plants  
62301,potato_moth potato_tuber_moth splitworm Phthorimaea_operculella,greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm  
62302,potato_pancake latke,made of grated potato and egg with a little flour  
62303,potato_race,a novelty race in which competitors move potatoes from one place to another one at a time  
62304,potato_salad,any of various salads having chopped potatoes as the base  
62305,potato_scab_bacteria Streptomyces_scabies,cause of a potato disease characterized by brownish corky tissue  
62306,potato_skin potato_peel potato_peelings,crisp fried potato peeling  
62307,potato_tree Brazilian_potato_tree Solanum_wrightii Solanum_macranthum,South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato  
62308,potato_tree Solanum_crispum,hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers; not a true potato  
62309,potato_tuberworm Phthorimaea_operculella,larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco  
62310,potato_vine Solanum_jasmoides,copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue  
62311,potato_vine giant_potato_creeper Solanum_wendlandii,vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and having large lilac-blue flowers  
62312,potato_wart,fungous disease causing dark warty spongy excrescences in the eyes of potato tubers  
62313,potato_wart_fungus Synchytrium_endobioticum,fungus causing potato wart disease in potato tubers  
62314,potato_yellow-dwarf_virus,the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of potato plants  
62315,potbelly potbelly_stove,a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned  
62316,potboiler,a literary composition of poor quality that was written quickly to make money (to boil the pot)  
62317,potboy potman,a worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores  
62318,poteen,unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey  
62319,potency effectiveness strength,capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks"  
62320,potency potence,the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse  
62321,potential potentiality potency,the inherent capacity for coming into being  
62322,potential_divider voltage_divider,resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage  
62323,potential_energy P.E.,the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy  
62324,potential_unit,a measure of the potential energy of a unit charge at a given point in a circuit relative to a reference point (ground)  
62325,potentiation,(medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously  
62326,potentiometer,a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces  
62327,potentiometer pot,a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets  
62328,pothead,someone who smokes marijuana habitually  
62329,potherb,any of various herbaceous plants whose leaves or stems or flowers are cooked and used for food or seasoning  
62330,potholder,an insulated pad for holding hot pots  
62331,pothole chuckhole,a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface)  
62332,potholer spelunker speleologist spelaeologist,a person who explores caves  
62333,pothook,an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire  
62334,pothos,any of various tropical lianas of the genus Scindapsus  
62335,pothunter,a nonprofessional archeologist  
62336,pothunter,someone who participates in contests in order to collect trophies  
62337,pothunter,someone who hunts for food (not for sport)  
62338,potion,a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage  
62339,potlatch,a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)  
62340,potluck,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"  
62341,potoroo,Australian rat kangaroos  
62342,potpie,deep-dish meat and vegetable pie or a meat stew with dumplings  
62343,potpourri,a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume  
62344,potsherd,a shard of pottery  
62345,potshot,criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration; "reporters took potshots at the mayor"  
62346,potshot,a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter)  
62347,pottage,a stew of vegetables and (sometimes) meat  
62348,potter thrower ceramicist ceramist,a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln  
62349,potter's_clay potter's_earth,clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery or for modeling  
62350,potter's_field,a cemetery for unknown or indigent people  
62351,potter's_wheel,a horizontal rotating wheel holding the clay being shaped by a potter; "the potter's wheel was invented in Asia Minor around 6500 BC"  
62352,potter_bee,solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and attached to a plant  
62353,potter_wasp,any of various solitary wasps that construct vase-shaped cells of mud for their eggs  
62354,pottery,a workshop where clayware is made  
62355,pottery,the craft of making earthenware  
62356,pottery clayware,ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln  
62357,pottle,a pot that holds 2 quarts  
62358,potto kinkajou Perodicticus_potto,a kind of lemur  
62359,potty_seat potty_chair,toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children  
62360,pouch,a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things  
62361,pouch pocket,(anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)  
62362,pouch sac sack pocket,an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"  
62363,pouched_mole marsupial_mole Notoryctus_typhlops,small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole  
62364,pouched_mouse marsupial_mouse marsupial_rat,any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or rats  
62365,poulette,allemande sauce with chopped parsley  
62366,poultice cataplasm plaster,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.  
62367,poultry,flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food  
62368,poultryman poulterer,a dealer in poultry and poultry products  
62369,pounce,the act of pouncing  
62370,pound,a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy  
62371,pound dog_pound,a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"  
62372,pound lb,16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"  
62373,pound lbf.,a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec  
62374,pound pound_sign,a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)  
62375,pound_cake,rich loaf cake made of a pound each of butter and sugar and flour  
62376,pound_net,trap consisting of an arrangement of nets directing fish into an enclosure  
62377,poundage,a charge based on weight measured in pounds  
62378,poundage,a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals  
62379,poundage,weight expressed in pounds  
62380,poundal pdl,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  
62381,pounder,(used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds; "the fisherman caught a 10-pounder"; "their linemen are all 300-pounders"  
62382,pounding buffeting,repeated heavy blows  
62383,pounds_per_square_inch psi,a unit of pressure  
62384,pousse-cafe,small drink served after dinner (especially several liqueurs poured carefully so as to remain in separate layers)  
62385,pout moue wry_face,a disdainful grimace  
62386,pouter_pigeon pouter,one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out  
62387,poverty poorness impoverishment,the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions  
62388,poverty_line poverty_level,a level of personal income defining the state of poverty  
62389,poverty_trap,a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off  
62390,powder,any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder  
62391,powder pulverization pulverisation,a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized  
62392,powder-post_termite Cryptotermes_brevis,extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions  
62393,powder_and_shot,ammunition consisting of gunpowder and bullets for muskets  
62394,powder_blue,a pale blue color with grey in it  
62395,powder_horn powder_flask,container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal  
62396,powder_keg,a potentially explosive state  
62397,powder_keg,keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder  
62398,powder_metallurgy,the metallurgy of powdered metals; how to produce solid metal objects from powdered metal by compaction and sintering  
62399,powder_monkey,someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship)  
62400,powder_photography powder_method powder_technique,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  
62401,powdered_milk dry_milk dried_milk milk_powder,dehydrated milk  
62402,powdered_mustard dry_mustard,a substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic  
62403,powdered_sugar,sugar granulated into a fine powder  
62404,powderer,someone who applies or scatters powder  
62405,powderpuff puff,a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin  
62406,powdery_mildew,any of various fungi of the genus Erysiphe producing powdery conidia on the host surface  
62407,power,(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)  
62408,power force,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"  
62409,power powerfulness,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"  
62410,power_brake,a brake on an automobile that magnifies a small force applied to the brake pedal into a proportionately larger force applied to slow or stop the vehicle  
62411,power_breakfast,a meeting of influential people to conduct business while eating breakfast  
62412,power_broker powerbroker,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"  
62413,power_company power_service electric_company light_company,a public utility that provides electricity  
62414,power_cord,a cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance  
62415,power_couple,a couple both of whom have high-powered careers or are politically influential  
62416,power_dive,a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine  
62417,power_drill,a power tool for drilling holes into hard materials  
62418,power_hunger status_seeking,a drive to acquire power  
62419,power_line power_cable,cable used to distribute electricity  
62420,power_loading,the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its engine power  
62421,power_loom,a loom operated mechanically  
62422,power_module,module that provides power to operate other modules  
62423,power_mower motor_mower,a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor  
62424,power_of_appointment,authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property  
62425,power_of_attorney,a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent  
62426,power_outage power_failure,equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage"  
62427,power_pack,a device for converting a power supply to a voltage required by particular equipment  
62428,power_play,a play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play; "they used a power play to return the kickoff"  
62429,power_play,(ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties; "the team was unable to capitalize on the power play"  
62430,power_play squeeze_play squeeze,an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power; "she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away"  
62431,power_politics gunboat_diplomacy,diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives  
62432,power_saw saw sawing_machine,a power tool for cutting wood  
62433,power_series,the sum of terms containing successively higher integral powers of a variable  
62434,power_shovel excavator digger shovel,a machine for excavating  
62435,power_station power_plant powerhouse,an electrical generating station  
62436,power_steering power-assisted_steering,automotive steering where engineer power amplifies the torque applied to the steering wheel  
62437,power_system power_grid grid,a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region  
62438,power_takeoff PTO,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)  
62439,power_tool,a tool driven by a motor  
62440,power_trip,(slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people  
62441,power_unit,a measure of electric power  
62442,power_user,(computing) a computer user who needs the fastest and most powerful computers available  
62443,power_walking,a form of cardiopulmonary exercise consisting of rapid walking accompanied by vigorous swinging of the arms  
62444,power_worker power-station_worker,a worker at a power station  
62445,powerhouse,a team considered to be the best of its class  
62446,powerhouse human_dynamo ball_of_fire fireball,a highly energetic and indefatigable person  
62447,powerlessness impotence impotency,the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble  
62448,powwow,a council of or with Native Americans  
62449,pox,a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks  
62450,poxvirus,any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates  
62451,practicability practicableness,the quality of being usable  
62452,practical_joke,a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)  
62453,practicality,concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities  
62454,practice,knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"  
62455,practice,the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired"  
62456,practice pattern,a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"  
62457,practice praxis,translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism"  
62458,practice_range,a place for practicing golf shots  
62459,practitioner practician,someone who practices a learned profession  
62460,praenomen,the first name of a citizen of ancient Rome  
62461,praetor pretor,an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic  
62462,praetorium pretorium,the tent of an ancient Roman general  
62463,praetorship,the office of praetor  
62464,pragmatic_sanction pragmatic,an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land  
62465,pragmatics,the study of language use  
62466,pragmatism,(philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value  
62467,pragmatist,an adherent of philosophical pragmatism  
62468,pragmatist,a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actions  
62469,prairia_Sabbatia Texas_star Sabbatia_campestris,prairie herb with solitary lilac-colored flowers  
62470,prairie,a treeless grassy plain  
62471,prairie_aster Aster_turbinellis,violet-flowered perennial aster of central United States having solitary heads  
62472,prairie_bird's-foot_trefoil compass_plant prairie_lotus prairie_trefoil Lotus_americanus,North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers  
62473,prairie_chicken prairie_grouse prairie_fowl,brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies  
62474,prairie_coneflower Ratibida_tagetes,coneflower of central to southwestern United States  
62475,prairie_cordgrass freshwater_cordgrass slough_grass Spartina_pectinmata,North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns  
62476,prairie_dog prairie_marmot,any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry  
62477,prairie_gentian tulip_gentian bluebell Eustoma_grandiflorum,one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers having large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas  
62478,prairie_gourd,small hard green-and-white inedible fruit of the prairie gourd plant  
62479,prairie_gourd prairie_gourd_vine Missouri_gourd wild_pumpkin buffalo_gourd calabazilla Cucurbita_foetidissima,perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit  
62480,prairie_mallow red_false_mallow Sphaeralcea_coccinea Malvastrum_coccineum,false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum  
62481,prairie_mimosa prickle-weed Desmanthus_ilinoensis,perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers  
62482,prairie_orchid prairie_white-fringed_orchis Habenaria_leucophaea,orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers  
62483,prairie_rattlesnake prairie_rattler Western_rattlesnake Crotalus_viridis,widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies  
62484,prairie_rocket,any of several North American plants of the genus Erysimum having large yellow flowers  
62485,prairie_rocket,any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers  
62486,prairie_smoke purple_avens Geum_triflorum,North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits  
62487,prairie_soil,a type of soil occurring under grasses in temperate climates  
62488,prairie_star Lithophragma_parviflorum,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  
62489,prairie_sunflower Helianthus_petiolaris,similar to the common sunflower with slender usually branching stems common in central United States  
62490,prairie_vole Microtus_ochrogaster,typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada  
62491,prairie_wake-robin prairie_trillium Trillium_recurvatum,trillium of central United States having dark purple sessile flowers  
62492,prairie_white-fringed_orchid Platanthera_leucophea,of central North America; a threatened species  
62493,prairie_willow Salix_humilis,slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America  
62494,praise,offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a hymn of praise to God"  
62495,praise congratulations kudos extolment,an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work"  
62496,praiseworthiness laudability laudableness,the quality of being worthy of praise  
62497,praisworthiness,the property of deserving praise  
62498,praline,cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans  
62499,prancer,a mettlesome or fiery horse  
62500,prang,a crash involving a car or plane  
62501,prankishness rascality roguishness,the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks  
62502,prankster cut-up trickster tricker hoaxer practical_joker,someone who plays practical jokes on others  
62503,praseodymium Pr atomic_number_59,a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process  
62504,prate prattle idle_talk blether chin_music,idle or foolish and irrelevant talk  
62505,pratfall,a fall onto your buttocks  
62506,pratincole glareole,Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers  
62507,prattler,someone who speaks in a childish way  
62508,pravastatin Pravachol,an oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after nonfatal heart attacks  
62509,prawn,shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible  
62510,prawn shrimp,any of various edible decapod crustaceans  
62511,praya,colonial siphonophore of up to 130 ft long  
62512,prayer,a fixed text used in praying  
62513,prayer petition orison,reverent petition to a deity  
62514,prayer supplicant,someone who prays to God  
62515,prayer supplication,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"  
62516,prayer_book prayerbook,a book containing prayers  
62517,prayer_meeting prayer_service,a service at which people sing hymns and pray together  
62518,prayer_rug prayer_mat,a small rug used by Muslims during their devotions  
62519,prayer_shawl tallith tallis,(Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer  
62520,prayer_wheel,a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet  
62521,praying_mantis praying_mantid Mantis_religioso,the common mantis  
62522,prazosin Minipress,antihypertensive drug (trade name Minipress)  
62523,pre-Socratic,any philosopher who lived before Socrates  
62524,pre-emptive_strike,a surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy from doing it to you  
62525,preacher preacher_man sermonizer sermoniser,someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel  
62526,preachification,moralization delivered tediously in a preachy manner  
62527,preamble,a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)  
62528,prearrangement,something arranged in advance  
62529,prebend,the stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon  
62530,prebendary,a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church  
62531,precariousness,extreme dangerousness  
62532,precaution,the trait of practicing caution in advance  
62533,precaution safeguard guard,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"  
62534,precedence precedency priority,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"  
62535,precedent,a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)  
62536,precedent case_in_point,an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time  
62537,precentorship,the position of precentor  
62538,precentral_gyrus,the convolution of the frontal lobe that is bounded in back by the central sulcus and that contains the motor area  
62539,preceptor don,teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)  
62540,preceptorship,the position of preceptor  
62541,precession,the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone  
62542,precession precedence precedency,the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)  
62543,precession_of_the_equinoxes,a slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation  
62544,prechlorination,chlorination prior to another chemical process  
62545,precinct,a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes  
62546,preciosity preciousness,the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined  
62547,precious_metal,any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry  
62548,precipice,a very steep cliff  
62549,precipitant,an agent that causes a precipitate to form  
62550,precipitate,a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering  
62551,precipitation,the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time; "the storm brought several inches of precipitation"  
62552,precipitation,the process of forming a chemical precipitate  
62553,precipitation,the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height  
62554,precipitation,an unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise"  
62555,precipitation downfall,the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)  
62556,precipitator electrostatic_precipitator Cottrell_precipitator,removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation  
62557,precipitin,an antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen  
62558,preciseness clearcutness,clarity as a consequence of precision  
62559,preciseness precision,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"  
62560,precision_cookie,a cookie that is saved permanently on your hard drive  
62561,preclinical_trial preclinical_test preclinical_phase,a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial  
62562,precocious_dentition,teething at an earlier age than expected  
62563,precociousness precocity,intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules  
62564,precognition foreknowledge,knowledge of an event before it occurs  
62565,preconception prepossession parti_pris preconceived_opinion preconceived_idea preconceived_notion,an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions"  
62566,precondition,a condition that is a prerequisite  
62567,precordium,the external surface of the body overlying the heart and stomach  
62568,precursor,a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)  
62569,precursor forerunner,a person who goes before or announces the coming of another  
62570,predation,the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey  
62571,predator predatory_animal,any animal that lives by preying on other animals  
62572,predecessor,one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)  
62573,predestinarianism,the belief or doctrine of predestinarians  
62574,predestination,previous determination as if by destiny or fate  
62575,predestination foreordination preordination predetermination,(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)  
62576,predetermination,a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something; "he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong"  
62577,predetermination,the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place  
62578,predicament quandary plight,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"  
62579,predicate,(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"  
62580,predicate verb_phrase,one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements  
62581,predicate_calculus functional_calculus,a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions)  
62582,predicator,an expression that predicates  
62583,predictability,the quality of being predictable  
62584,prediction anticipation prevision,the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)  
62585,prediction foretelling forecasting prognostication,a statement made about the future  
62586,predictor,information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events; "the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance"  
62587,predictor,a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival  
62588,predictor_variable,a variable that can be used to predict the value of another variable (as in statistical regression)  
62589,predilection preference orientation,a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"  
62590,predisposition,an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way  
62591,predisposition,a disposition in advance to react in a particular way  
62592,prednisolone Pediapred Prelone,a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions  
62593,prednisone Orasone Deltasone Liquid_Pred Meticorten,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  
62594,predominance predomination prepotency,the state of being predominant over others  
62595,predomination predominance,the quality of being more noticeable than anything else; "the predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet tone"  
62596,preeclampsia pre-eclampsia,abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated  
62597,preemployment_training_program,a training program to prepare you for employment  
62598,preemption pre-emption,the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject  
62599,preemption pre-emption,the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)  
62600,preemption pre-emption,the right to purchase something in advance of others  
62601,preemption pre-emption,a prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests"  
62602,preemptive_bid pre-empt preempt,a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding  
62603,preemptive_right,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  
62604,preemptor pre-emptor,someone who acquires land by preemption  
62605,preemptor pre-emptor,a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid  
62606,preexistence,existing in a former state or previous to something else  
62607,prefab,a prefabricated structure  
62608,prefabrication,the manufacture of sections of a building at the factory so they can be easily and rapidly assembled at the building site  
62609,prefect,a chief officer or chief magistrate; "the prefect of Paris police"  
62610,prefecture,the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)  
62611,prefecture,the office of prefect  
62612,preference,grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)  
62613,preference druthers,the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake"  
62614,preference penchant predilection taste,a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"  
62615,preferment,the act of making accusations; "preferment of charges"  
62616,preferment,the act of preferring; "the preferment went to the younger candidate"  
62617,preferred_stock preferred_shares preference_shares,stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights  
62618,prefiguration,an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come  
62619,prefiguration foreshadowing adumbration,the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand  
62620,prefix,an affix that is added in front of the word  
62621,prefix_notation Lukasiewicz_notation Polish_notation,a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator precedes its operands  
62622,prefixation,formation of a word by means of a prefix  
62623,preformation theory_of_preformation,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  
62624,prefrontal_lobe prefrontal_cortex,the anterior part of the frontal lobe  
62625,pregnancy gestation maternity,the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus  
62626,pregnancy_test,a physiological test to determine whether a woman is pregnant  
62627,pregnanediol,a compound found in women's urine during certain phases of the menstrual cycle and in the urine of pregnant women  
62628,prehensor,the anterior pair of legs of a centipede that are modified to seize prey and inject venom from the toxicognaths  
62629,prehistory prehistoric_culture,the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word  
62630,prejudgment prejudgement,a judgment reached before the evidence is available  
62631,prelacy prelature,prelates collectively  
62632,prelacy prelature,the office or station of a prelate  
62633,preliminary overture prelude,something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"  
62634,preliminary prelim,a minor match preceding the main event  
62635,preliminary_examination preliminary_exam prelim,an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue  
62636,preliminary_prospectus red_herring,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"  
62637,prelude,music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera  
62638,premature_baby preterm_baby premature_infant preterm_infant preemie premie,an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation  
62639,premature_ejaculation,ejaculation during the early stages of sexual excitement or soon after the insertion of the penis into the vagina  
62640,premature_labor premature_labour,labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation  
62641,premature_ventricular_contraction PVC,irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation  
62642,prematureness prematurity,the state of being premature  
62643,premeditation,(law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent  
62644,premeditation forethought,planning or plotting in advance of acting  
62645,premenstrual_syndrome PMS,a syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation  
62646,premiere,the first public performance of a play or movie  
62647,premiership,the office of premier  
62648,premise premiss assumption,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 play"  
62649,premises,land and the buildings on it; "bread is baked on the premises"; "the were evicted from the premises"  
62650,premium,the amount that something in scarce supply is valued above its nominal value; "they paid a premium for access to water"  
62651,premium,a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.; "they encouraged customers with a premium for loyal patronage"  
62652,premium insurance_premium,payment for insurance  
62653,premolar bicuspid,a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars  
62654,prenatal_diagnosis,any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality  
62655,preoccupancy preoccupation,the act of taking occupancy before someone else does  
62656,preoccupation,an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention  
62657,preoccupation preoccupancy absorption engrossment,the mental state of being preoccupied by something  
62658,preparation,(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 dissonance"  
62659,preparation readying,the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun"  
62660,preparation_fire,fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault  
62661,preparatory_school prep_school,a private secondary school  
62662,prepayment,payment in advance  
62663,preponderance,superiority in power or influence; "the preponderance of good over evil"; "the preponderance of wealth and power"  
62664,preponderance,exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"  
62665,preponderance prevalence,a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"  
62666,preposition,(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)  
62667,preposition,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  
62668,prepositional_object object_of_a_preposition,the object governed by a preposition  
62669,prepositional_phrase,a phrase beginning with a preposition  
62670,prepossession,the condition of being prepossessed; "the king's prepossession in my favor is very valuable"  
62671,prepuberty,a period of two years immediately prior to the onset of puberty when growth and changes leading to sexual maturity occur  
62672,prepuce foreskin,a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris  
62673,prepuce foreskin,a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis  
62674,prepyloric_vein vena_pylorica,a tributary of the right gastric vein  
62675,prerequisite requirement,something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission"  
62676,prerogative privilege perquisite exclusive_right,a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"  
62677,presage,a foreboding about what is about to happen  
62678,presbyope,a person with presbyopia; someone who is farsighted resulting from the progressive loss with aging of the elasticity of the crystalline lens  
62679,presbyopia farsightedness,a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45  
62680,presbyter,an elder in the Presbyterian Church  
62681,presbytery,building reserved for the officiating clergy  
62682,preschool,an educational institution for children too young for elementary school  
62683,preschooler kindergartner kindergartener,a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten  
62684,prescience prevision,the power to foresee the future  
62685,prescription,directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success"  
62686,prescription,written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person  
62687,prescription,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  
62688,prescription_drug prescription prescription_medicine ethical_drug,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"  
62689,prescriptive_grammar,a grammar that is produced by prescriptive linguistics  
62690,prescriptive_linguistics,an account of how a language should be used instead of how it is actually used; a prescription for the `correct' phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics  
62691,prescriptivism,(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior  
62692,prescriptivism,(linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics  
62693,preseason,a period prior to the beginning of the regular season which is devoted to training and preparation  
62694,presence,the state of being present; current existence; "he tested for the presence of radon"  
62695,presence,an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby  
62696,presence,the impression that something is present; "he felt the presence of an evil force"  
62697,presence,the act of being present  
62698,presence front,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"  
62699,presence_chamber,room in which a monarch or other great person receives guests, assemblies, etc.  
62700,presence_of_mind,self-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency  
62701,presenile_dementia,dementia with onset before the age of 65  
62702,present,something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife"  
62703,present nowadays,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"  
62704,present present_tense,a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking  
62705,present_participle,a participle expressing present action; in English is formed by adding -ing  
62706,present_perfect present_perfect_tense,a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present; "`I have finished' is an example of the present perfect"  
62707,present_progressive present_progressive_tense,a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance  
62708,presentation,the act of presenting a proposal  
62709,presentation,the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it; "he prepared his presentation carefully in advance"  
62710,presentation,(obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; "Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations"  
62711,presentation,the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward); "she gave the trophy but he made the presentation"  
62712,presentation introduction intro,formally making a person known to another or to the public  
62713,presentation presentment demonstration,a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration"  
62714,presenter,someone who presents a message of some sort (as a petition or an address or a check or a memorial etc.)  
62715,presenter sponsor,an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)  
62716,presentism,the doctrine that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) are presently in the course of being fulfilled  
62717,presentist,a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) are being fulfilled at the present time  
62718,presentment,a document that must be accepted and paid by another person  
62719,presentment notification,an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative  
62720,presentness nowness,the quality of being the present; "a study of the pastness of the present and...of the presentness of the past"- R.E.Spiller  
62721,preservation,the condition of being (well or ill) preserved  
62722,preservation,a process that saves organic substances from decay  
62723,preservation saving,the activity of protecting something from loss or danger  
62724,preservationist,someone who advocates the preservation of historical sites or endangered species or natural areas  
62725,preservative,a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition  
62726,preserve,a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; "medicine is no longer a male preserve"  
62727,preserve,a reservation where animals are protected  
62728,preserver,a cook who preserves fruits or meat  
62729,preserver,someone who keeps safe from harm or danger  
62730,presidency presidential_term administration,the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration"  
62731,presidency presidentship,the office and function of president; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time"  
62732,president,an executive officer of a firm or corporation  
62733,president,the chief executive of a republic  
62734,president chairman chairwoman chair chairperson,the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson"  
62735,president prexy,the head administrative officer of a college or university  
62736,presiding_officer,the leader of a group meeting  
62737,presidio,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"  
62738,presidium praesidium,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  
62739,press,clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use  
62740,press mechanical_press,any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids  
62741,press military_press,a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead  
62742,press pressure pressing,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"  
62743,press printing_press,a machine used for printing  
62744,press public_press,the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines  
62745,press_agent publicity_man public_relations_man PR_man,someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure)  
62746,press_box,box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event)  
62747,press_conference news_conference,a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity  
62748,press_corps,a group of journalists representing different publications who all cover the same topics; "the White House press corps"  
62749,press_gallery,an area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall)  
62750,press_gang,a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy  
62751,press_lord,a powerful newspaper proprietor  
62752,press_of_sail press_of_canvas,the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely  
62753,press_photographer,a photographer who works for a newspaper  
62754,pressing,a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press  
62755,pressure,an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress  
62756,pressure,a force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear on the government"  
62757,pressure pressure_level force_per_unit_area,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"  
62758,pressure pressure_sensation,the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal"  
62759,pressure_cabin,cabin consisting of the pressurized section of an aircraft or spacecraft  
62760,pressure_cooker,autoclave for cooking at temperatures above the boiling point of water  
62761,pressure_dome,a dome-shaped building that is pressurized  
62762,pressure_gauge pressure_gage,gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure  
62763,pressure_point,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  
62764,pressure_point,where problems or difficulties are likely to occur; "a key pressure point in the controversy was the building permit"  
62765,pressure_point,an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure; "you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu"  
62766,pressure_suit,protective garment consisting of an inflatable suit for space or high altitude flying  
62767,pressure_unit,a unit measuring force per unit area  
62768,pressurized_water_reactor PWR,a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the steam produced can drive a steam turbine  
62769,prestidigitation sleight_of_hand,manual dexterity in the execution of tricks  
62770,prestige prestigiousness,a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.; "he wanted to achieve power and prestige"  
62771,presumption,(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed  
62772,presumption,a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming; "his presumption was intolerable"  
62773,presumption presumptuousness effrontery assumption,audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"  
62774,presupposition,the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)  
62775,preteen preteenager,a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age); "little league is intended for the preteens"  
62776,pretense pretence feigning dissembling,pretending with intention to deceive  
62777,pretense pretence make-believe,imaginative intellectual play  
62778,pretense pretence pretending simulation feigning,the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"  
62779,pretension,the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"  
62780,pretension pretense pretence,a false or unsupportable quality  
62781,pretentiousness pretension largeness,the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)  
62782,preterist,a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) have already been fulfilled  
62783,preterit preterite,a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense  
62784,pretermission,letting pass without notice  
62785,pretext stalking-horse,something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason  
62786,pretrial pretrial_conference,(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  
62787,prettiness cuteness,the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)  
62788,pretzel,glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot  
62789,prevailing_party,the party in a lawsuit who obtains a judgment in their own favor  
62790,prevailing_westerly westerly,the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth  
62791,prevailing_wind,the predominant wind direction; "the prevailing wind is from the southwest"  
62792,prevalence,(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  
62793,prevalence,the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"  
62794,prevention bar,the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"  
62795,preventive preventative prophylactic,remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"  
62796,preventive_medicine,the branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease; "the medical establishment doesn't profit from preventive medicine"  
62797,preventive_strike preventive_attack,a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces  
62798,preview,a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public  
62799,preview prevue trailer,an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future  
62800,previous_question,a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly  
62801,prevision,a prophetic vision (as in a dream)  
62802,prevision foresight farsightedness prospicience,seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing  
62803,prey quarry,animal hunted or caught for food  
62804,prey quarry target fair_game,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"  
62805,priapism,condition in which the penis is continually erect; usually painful and seldom with sexual arousal  
62806,price,cost of bribing someone; "they say that every politician has a price"  
62807,price,a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal; "the cattle thief has a price on his head"  
62808,price,the high value or worth of something; "her price is far above rubies"  
62809,price cost toll,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?"  
62810,price terms damage,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?"  
62811,price-fixing,control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce  
62812,price-to-earnings_ratio P/E_ratio,(stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings  
62813,price_bracket,a category of merchandise based on their price  
62814,price_control,restriction on maximum prices that is established and maintained by the government (as during periods of war or inflation)  
62815,price_cutting price_cut,cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price  
62816,price_floor,floor below which prices are not allowed to fall; "the government used price supports to maintain the price floor"  
62817,price_freeze,a freeze of prices at a given level  
62818,price_gouging,pricing above the market price when no alternative retailer is available  
62819,price_increase,increase in price  
62820,price_index price_level,an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time  
62821,price_list,a listing of prices for different goods or services  
62822,price_support,a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level  
62823,price_tag,a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to  
62824,price_war price_competition,intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business  
62825,pricing,the evaluation of something in terms of its price  
62826,pricing_system,a system for setting prices on goods or services  
62827,prick pricking,the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick"  
62828,pricket,a sharp metal spike to hold a candle  
62829,pricket,male deer in his second year  
62830,prickle_cell,a cell in the germinal layer of the skin (the prickle-cell layer); has many spines and radiating processes  
62831,prickleback,small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely of spines  
62832,prickliness bristliness spininess thorniness,the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines  
62833,prickling tingle tingling,a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings  
62834,prickly-edged_leaf,a leaf having prickly margins  
62835,prickly_ash,any of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches  
62836,prickly_ash Orites_excelsa,Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers  
62837,prickly_heat heat_rash miliaria,obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity  
62838,prickly_lettuce horse_thistle Lactuca_serriola Lactuca_scariola,European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States  
62839,prickly_pear,round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti  
62840,prickly_pear prickly_pear_cactus,cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock  
62841,prickly_poppy Papaver_argemone,annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit  
62842,prickly_poppy argemone white_thistle devil's_fig,any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America  
62843,pride,a group of lions  
62844,pride,satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements; "he takes pride in his son's success"  
62845,pride,the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards  
62846,pride pridefulness,a feeling of self-respect and personal worth  
62847,pride superbia,unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)  
62848,pride_of_California Lathyrus_splendens,shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet flowers; cultivated as an ornamental  
62849,pride_of_barbados paradise_flower flamboyant_tree Caesalpinia_pulcherrima Poinciana_pulcherrima,tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana  
62850,pride_of_place,the first or highest or most important or most ostentatious place  
62851,prie-dieu,low bench for kneeling on  
62852,priest,a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders  
62853,priest non-Christian_priest,a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion  
62854,priest-penitent_privilege,the right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential information received from a person during confession or similar exchanges  
62855,priestcraft,a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs  
62856,priestcraft,the skills involved in the work of a priest  
62857,priestess,a woman priest  
62858,priesthood,the body of ordained religious practitioners  
62859,priggishness primness,exaggerated and arrogant properness  
62860,prima_ballerina,a leading female ballet dancer  
62861,prima_donna,a vain and temperamental person  
62862,prima_donna diva,a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star  
62863,primacy,the state of being first in importance  
62864,primality,the property of being a prime number  
62865,primaquine,synthetic antimalarial drug  
62866,primary,(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it  
62867,primary primary_election,a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen  
62868,primary primary_feather primary_quill,one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing  
62869,primary_amenorrhea,delay of menarche beyond age 18  
62870,primary_care,the medical care received on first contact with the medical system (before being referred elsewhere)  
62871,primary_care_physician,the physician who provides primary care; "the primary care physician acts as a gatekeeper to the medical system"  
62872,primary_censorship,armed forces censorship performed by personnel of a military unit on the personal communications of persons assigned to that unit  
62873,primary_coil primary_winding primary,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"  
62874,primary_color primary_colour,any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing  
62875,primary_color_for_light primary_colour_for_light,any of three primary colors of light from which all colors can be obtained by additive mixing; "the primary colors for light are red, blue, and green"  
62876,primary_color_for_pigments primary_colour_for_pigments,any of three pigments from which all colors can be obtained by mixing; "the primary colors for pigments are red, blue, and yellow"  
62877,primary_dentition,dentition of deciduous teeth  
62878,primary_dysmenorrhea,painful menstruation that is intrinsic to menstruation and not the result of a disease  
62879,primary_health_care,health care that is provided by a health care professional in the first contact of a patient with the health care system  
62880,primary_sex_characteristic primary_sexual_characteristic primary_sex_character,the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction)  
62881,primary_subtractive_color_for_light primary_subtractive_colour_for_light,any of the three colors that give the primary colors for light after subtraction from white light; "the primary subtractive colors for light are magenta, cyan, and yellow"  
62882,primary_syphilis,the first stage; characterized by a chancre at the site of infection  
62883,primary_tooth deciduous_tooth baby_tooth milk_tooth,one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)  
62884,primate,any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet  
62885,primateship,the office of primate  
62886,primatology,the branch of zoology that studies primates  
62887,prime,the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.  
62888,prime prime_of_life,the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest  
62889,prime prime_quantity,a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself  
62890,prime_factor,the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity  
62891,prime_interest_rate,the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings  
62892,prime_meridian,meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England)  
62893,prime_number,an integer that has no integral factors but itself and 1  
62894,prime_time,the hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is available  
62895,primer,an introductory textbook  
62896,primidone Mysoline,an anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremor  
62897,primigravida gravida_I,(obstetrics) a woman who is pregnant for the first time  
62898,priming,the act of making something ready  
62899,primipara para_I,(obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time  
62900,primitive,a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived  
62901,primitive,a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms; "`pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived"  
62902,primitive primitive_person,a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization  
62903,primitivism,a genre characteristic of (or imitative of) primitive artists or children  
62904,primness prudishness prudery Grundyism,excessive or affected modesty  
62905,primo,the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet)  
62906,primogeniture,right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son  
62907,primordial_dwarf hypoplastic_dwarf true_dwarf normal_dwarf,an achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal  
62908,primordium anlage,an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development  
62909,primping,careful or finicky grooming; "the primping alone took more than an hour"  
62910,primrose primula,any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads  
62911,primrose_jasmine Jasminum_mesnyi,evergreen rambling yellow-flowered shrub of western China  
62912,primrose_path,a life of ease and pleasure  
62913,primus,the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland  
62914,prince,a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)  
62915,prince's-feather gentleman's-cane prince's-plume red_amaranth purple_amaranth Amaranthus_cruentus Amaranthus_hybridus_hypochondriacus Amaranthus_hybridus_erythrostachys,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  
62916,prince's-feather princess_feather kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate prince's-plume Polygonum_orientale,annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America  
62917,prince_charming,a suitor who fulfills the dreams of his beloved  
62918,prince_consort,a prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereign  
62919,princedom,the dignity or rank or position of a prince  
62920,princeling,a petty or insignificant prince who rules some unimportant principality  
62921,princeling,a young prince  
62922,princess,a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)  
62923,princess_royal,the eldest daughter of a British sovereign  
62924,princewood Spanish_elm Cordia_gerascanthus,tropical American timber tree  
62925,principal,the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated  
62926,principal,(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement  
62927,principal corpus principal_sum,capital as contrasted with the income derived from it  
62928,principal dealer,the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account  
62929,principal school_principal head_teacher head,the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"  
62930,principal_axis optic_axis,a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted; "in a normal eye the optic axis is the direction in which objects are seen most distinctly"  
62931,principal_investigator PI,the scientist in charge of an experiment or research project  
62932,principality princedom,territory ruled by a prince  
62933,principalship,the post of principal  
62934,principle,a rule or standard especially of good behavior; "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles"  
62935,principle,a basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy"  
62936,principle precept,rule of personal conduct  
62937,principle rule,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"  
62938,principle rule,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"  
62939,principle_of_equivalence,(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  
62940,principle_of_liquid_displacement,(hydrostatics) the volume of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the volume of the displaced fluid  
62941,principle_of_relativity,(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  
62942,principle_of_superposition Huygens'_principle_of_superposition,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"  
62943,principle_of_superposition superposition_principle superposition,(geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest  
62944,print,the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication; "I want to see it in print"  
62945,print,availability in printed form; "we've got to get that story into print"; "his book is no longer in print"  
62946,print,a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it)  
62947,print,a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers)  
62948,print,a picture or design printed from an engraving  
62949,print_buffer,a buffer that stores data until the printer is ready  
62950,print_media,a medium that disseminates printed matter  
62951,print_run press_run,the period that presses run to produce an issue of a newspaper  
62952,print_seller,someone who sells etchings and engravings etc.  
62953,print_shop printing_shop,a workplace where printing is done  
62954,printed_circuit,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  
62955,printer,(computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing  
62956,printer pressman,someone whose occupation is printing  
62957,printer printing_machine,a machine that prints  
62958,printer's_devil,an apprentice in a printing establishment  
62959,printer's_ink printing_ink,a semisolid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing  
62960,printer_cable,a cable between a computer and a printer  
62961,printing,text handwritten in the style of printed matter  
62962,printing,the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution  
62963,printing printing_process,reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication  
62964,printing_concern printing_business printing_company,a company that does commercial printing  
62965,printing_operation,an operation that controls the printing or display of information  
62966,printing_unit,a unit of measurement for printing  
62967,printmaker graphic_artist,an artist who designs and makes prints  
62968,printmaking,artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens  
62969,printout,the output of a computer in printed form  
62970,prion,(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  
62971,prior,the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot  
62972,priority antecedence antecedency anteriority precedence precedency,preceding in time  
62973,priority_processing,data processing in which the operations performed are determined by a system of priorities  
62974,priorship,the office of prior  
62975,priory,religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress  
62976,prism,a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms  
62977,prism optical_prism,optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image  
62978,prismatoid,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  
62979,prismoid,a prismatoid whose bases are polygons having the same number of sides and whose other faces are trapezoids or parallelograms  
62980,prison prison_house,a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement  
62981,prison prison_house,a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment  
62982,prison_camp internment_camp prisoner_of_war_camp POW_camp,a camp for prisoners of war  
62983,prison_chaplain,a chaplain in a prison  
62984,prison_guard jailer jailor gaoler screw turnkey,someone who guards prisoners  
62985,prison_term sentence time,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"  
62986,prisoner captive,a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war  
62987,prisoner's_base,a children's game; two teams capture opposing players by tagging them and taking them to their own base  
62988,prisoner_of_war POW,a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war  
62989,prisoner_of_war_censorship,military censorship of communication to and from prisoners of war and civilian internees held by the armed forces  
62990,privacy privateness seclusion,the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others  
62991,privacy privateness secrecy concealment,the condition of being concealed or hidden  
62992,private buck_private common_soldier,an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"  
62993,private_citizen,a citizen who does not hold any official or public position  
62994,private_detective PI private_eye private_investigator operative shamus sherlock,someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information  
62995,private_foundation,a charity that does not receive a major part of its support from the public  
62996,private_line,a telephone line serving a single subscriber  
62997,private_nuisance,a nuisance that interferes with your interest in and private use and enjoyment of your land  
62998,private_practice,the practice of a profession independently and not as an employee; "he teaches at the medical school but his fortune came from private practice"; "lawyers in private practice are in business and must make a profit to survive"  
62999,private_school,a school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition  
63000,private_treaty,a sale of property at a price agreed on by the seller and buyer without an intervening agency  
63001,privateer,a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation  
63002,privateer privateersman,an officer or crew member of a privateer  
63003,privation deprivation,act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"  
63004,privation want deprivation neediness,a state of extreme poverty  
63005,privet,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  
63006,privet_hedge,hedge of privet plants  
63007,privilege,(law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship  
63008,privilege,a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all  
63009,privilege_of_the_floor,the right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative assembly while it is in session  
63010,privy_council,an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British Crown)  
63011,privy_purse,allowance for a monarch's personal expenses  
63012,prix_fixe,a menu listing fixed meals at fixed prices  
63013,prize award,something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe"  
63014,prize_money,any money given as a prize  
63015,prize_winner lottery_winner,the winner of a lottery  
63016,prizefight prize_fight,a boxing match between professional boxers for a cash prize  
63017,prizefighter gladiator,a professional boxer  
63018,pro,an argument in favor of a proposal  
63019,pro-choice_faction,those who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the mother  
63020,pro-life_faction,those who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibited  
63021,pro-lifer,an advocate of full legal protection for embryos and fetuses; someone opposed to legalized induced abortion  
63022,proaccelerin prothrombin_accelerator accelerator_factor factor_V,a coagulation factor  
63023,probabilism,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  
63024,probabilism,(philosophy) the doctrine that (since certainty is unattainable) probability is a sufficient basis for belief and action  
63025,probability,the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event; "for a while mutiny seemed a probability"; "going by past experience there was a high probability that the visitors were lost"  
63026,probability chance,a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible; "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"; "if that phone call is for me, chances are it's my wife"  
63027,probability_theorist,a mathematician who specializes in probability theory  
63028,probability_theory theory_of_probability,the branch of applied mathematics that deals with probabilities  
63029,probable,an applicant likely to be chosen  
63030,probable_cause,(law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure; "a magistrate determined that there was probable cause to search the house"  
63031,probate,the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements  
63032,probate probate_will,a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate  
63033,probate_court,a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates  
63034,probation,a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership  
63035,probation,a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself  
63036,probation,(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"  
63037,probation_officer,the officer of the court who supervises probationers  
63038,probationer parolee,someone released on probation or on parole  
63039,probationer student_nurse,a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period  
63040,probe,a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities  
63041,probe,an exploratory action or expedition  
63042,probe,an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity  
63043,probe investigation,an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"  
63044,probenecid,a uricosuric drug that reduces the level of uric acid in the blood; used to treat gout  
63045,probiotic probiotic_bacterium probiotic_microflora probiotic_flora,a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant  
63046,probity,complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles; "in a world where financial probity may not be widespread"; "he enjoys an exaggerated reputation for probity"  
63047,problem,a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"  
63048,problem job,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"  
63049,problem_solver solver convergent_thinker,a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution  
63050,problem_solving,the area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problems  
63051,problem_solving,the thought processes involved in solving a problem  
63052,proboscidean proboscidian,massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk  
63053,proboscis,the human nose (especially when it is large)  
63054,proboscis trunk,a long flexible snout as of an elephant  
63055,proboscis_monkey Nasalis_larvatus,Borneo monkey having a long bulbous nose  
63056,procaine Ethocaine,a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine  
63057,procaine_hydrochloride novocaine Novocain,procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain)  
63058,procarbazine,an antineoplastic drug used to treat Hodgkin's disease  
63059,procedure,a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings  
63060,procedure process,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"  
63061,proceeding legal_proceeding proceedings,(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked  
63062,procellariiform_seabird,large long-winged bird with hooked bill and tubular nostrils that wanders the open seas  
63063,process cognitive_process mental_process operation cognitive_operation,(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering"  
63064,process outgrowth appendage,a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"  
63065,process physical_process,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"  
63066,process unconscious_process,a mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial"  
63067,process-server,someone who personally delivers a process (a writ compelling attendance in court) or court papers to the defendant  
63068,process_cheese processed_cheese,made by blending several lots of cheese  
63069,process_printing,a method of printing colored reproductions from halftone plates  
63070,processing,preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure; "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals"  
63071,processing_time,the time it takes to complete a prescribed procedure; "they increased output by decreasing processing time"  
63072,procession,the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden"  
63073,processional prosodion,religious music used in a procession  
63074,processional_march recessional_march,a march to be played for processions  
63075,processor,someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)  
63076,processor,a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market  
63077,prochlorperazine,antipsychotic and antiemetic drug used to treat schizophrenia and to combat nausea and vomiting  
63078,proclamation promulgation,the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature"  
63079,proclivity propensity leaning,a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"  
63080,proconsul,an official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power  
63081,proconsul,a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire  
63082,proconsul,an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul  
63083,proconsulship proconsulate,the position of proconsul  
63084,proconvertin cothromboplastin stable_factor factor_VII,a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K  
63085,procrastination cunctation shillyshally,the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time  
63086,procrastinator postponer cunctator,someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)  
63087,procrustean_standard procrustean_rule procrustean_bed,a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality  
63088,proctalgia,pain in the rectum  
63089,proctitis,inflammation of the rectum; marked by bloody stools and a frequent urge to defecate; frequently associated with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis  
63090,proctologist,a doctor specializing in diseases of the rectum and anus  
63091,proctology,the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the colon or rectum or anus  
63092,proctoplasty rectoplasty,reconstructive surgery of the anus or rectum  
63093,proctor monitor,someone who supervises (an examination)  
63094,proctorship,the position of proctor  
63095,proctoscope,an endoscope for examining the rectum  
63096,proctoscopy,visual examination of the rectum and the end of the colon by means of a proctoscope  
63097,procurator,(ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes  
63098,procurement procurance procural,the act of getting possession of something; "he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies"  
63099,procurer securer,someone who obtains or acquires; "the procurer of opera tickets"  
63100,procuress,a woman pimp  
63101,procursive_epilepsy,epilepsy in which a seizure is induced by whirling or running  
63102,procyclidine Kemadrin,drug (trade name Kemadrin) used to reduce tremors in Parkinsonism  
63103,procyonid,plantigrade carnivorous mammals  
63104,prod goad,a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion  
63105,prodigal profligate squanderer,a recklessly extravagant consumer  
63106,prodigy,an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy"  
63107,prodigy,an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality; "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor"  
63108,prodrome prodroma,an early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur  
63109,produce green_goods green_groceries garden_truck,fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market  
63110,producer,someone who finds financing for and supervises the making and presentation of a show (play or film or program or similar work)  
63111,producer,something that produces; "Maine is a leading producer of potatoes"; "this microorganism is a producer of disease"  
63112,producer_gas air_gas,a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen; made by passing air over hot coke  
63113,producer_price_index wholesale_price_index,an index of changes in wholesale prices  
63114,product,a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction; "a product of lime and nitric acid"  
63115,product,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"  
63116,product mathematical_product,a quantity obtained by multiplication; "the product of 2 and 3 is 6"  
63117,product production,an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production"  
63118,product-moment_correlation_coefficient Pearson_product-moment_correlation_coefficient,the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly related  
63119,product_development,improving an existing product or developing new kinds of products  
63120,product_introduction,the introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product line  
63121,product_research,marketing research that yields information about desired characteristics of the product or service  
63122,production,a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated; "she tends to make a big production out of nothing"  
63123,production,a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television; "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?"  
63124,production,(economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production"  
63125,production,the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services  
63126,production,the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells"  
63127,production,(law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents"  
63128,production_cost,combined costs of raw material and labor incurred in producing goods  
63129,production_line assembly_line line,mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it  
63130,production_order,an order that initiates the manufacturing process  
63131,productiveness productivity,the quality of being productive or having the power to produce  
63132,productivity,(economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time  
63133,proenzyme zymogen,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  
63134,profanation,degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening  
63135,profanation desecration blasphemy sacrilege,blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"  
63136,profaneness,an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity  
63137,profaneness unsanctification,unholiness by virtue of being profane  
63138,profanity,vulgar or irreverent speech or action  
63139,profession,the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical profession"; "they formed a community of scientists"  
63140,profession,affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith; "a profession of Christianity"  
63141,profession,an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)  
63142,profession professing,an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement"  
63143,professional pro,an athlete who plays for pay  
63144,professional professional_person,a person engaged in one of the learned professions  
63145,professional_association,an association of practitioners of a given profession  
63146,professional_baseball,playing baseball for money  
63147,professional_basketball,playing basketball for money  
63148,professional_boxing,boxing for money  
63149,professional_football,football played for pay  
63150,professional_golf,playing golf for money  
63151,professional_organization professional_organisation,an organization of and for professional people  
63152,professional_relation,the relation that exists when one person requests and is granted professional help from a qualified source  
63153,professional_tennis,playing tennis for money  
63154,professional_wrestling,wrestling for money  
63155,professionalism,the expertness characteristic of a professional person  
63156,professionalization professionalisation,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"  
63157,professor prof,someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university  
63158,professorship chair,the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"  
63159,proficiency,the quality of having great facility and competence  
63160,proficiency technique,skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency"  
63161,profile,an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side)  
63162,profile,a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers  
63163,profile,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"  
63164,profile,biographical sketch  
63165,profiling,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  
63166,profit gain,the advantageous quality of being beneficial  
63167,profit_and_loss profit_and_loss_account,an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss  
63168,profit_sharing,a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business  
63169,profit_taker,someone who sells stock shares at a profit  
63170,profitableness profitability gainfulness lucrativeness,the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit  
63171,profiteer,someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)  
63172,profiterole,a small hollow pastry that is typically filled with cream and covered with chocolate  
63173,profligacy dissipation dissolution licentiousness looseness,dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure  
63174,profoundness,extremeness of degree; "the profoundness of his ignorance"  
63175,profundity profoundness,intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc; "the depth of my feeling"; "the profoundness of the silence"  
63176,profusion profuseness richness cornucopia,the property of being extremely abundant; "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English"  
63177,progenitor primogenitor,an ancestor in the direct line  
63178,progeria,a rare abnormality marked by premature aging (grey hair and wrinkled skin and stooped posture) in a child  
63179,progesterone Lipo-Lutin,a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy  
63180,progestin progestogen,any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone  
63181,prognathism,the condition of being prognathous; the condition of having a projecting jaw  
63182,prognosis forecast,a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop  
63183,prognosis prospect medical_prognosis,a prediction of the course of a disease  
63184,program programme,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"  
63185,program programme,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"  
63186,program programme,a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours"  
63187,program programme computer_program computer_programme,(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code"  
63188,program_music programme_music,musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events  
63189,program_trading,a trading technique involving large blocks of stock with trades triggered by computer programs  
63190,programma,an edict that has been publicly posted  
63191,programmer computer_programmer coder software_engineer,a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs  
63192,programming programing computer_programming computer_programing,creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something  
63193,programming_language programing_language,(computer science) a language designed for programming computers  
63194,progress progression advance,a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops"  
63195,progress progression procession advance advancement forward_motion onward_motion,the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)  
63196,progress_report,a report of work accomplished during a specified time period  
63197,progression patterned_advance,a series with a definite pattern of advance  
63198,progressive progressive_tense imperfect imperfect_tense continuous_tense,a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going  
63199,progressive_aspect,the aspect of a verb that expresses its on-going action  
63200,progressive_rock art_rock,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  
63201,progressive_tax graduated_tax,any tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases  
63202,progressive_vaccinia vaccinia_gangrenosa,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  
63203,progressiveness progressivity,advancement toward better conditions or policies or methods  
63204,progressivism,the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society  
63205,progymnosperm,an ancestral fossil type from which modern gymnosperms are thought to have derived  
63206,prohibition,refusal to approve or assent to  
63207,prohibition,a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"  
63208,prohibition ban proscription,a decree that prohibits something  
63209,prohibition inhibition forbiddance,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"  
63210,prohibition prohibition_era,the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment  
63211,project projection,a planned undertaking  
63212,projectile missile,a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled  
63213,projection,any solid convex shape that juts out from something  
63214,projection,(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else  
63215,projection,the projection of an image from a film onto a screen  
63216,projection,a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations  
63217,projection,the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction  
63218,projection,any structure that branches out from a central support  
63219,projection acoustic_projection sound_projection,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"  
63220,projectionist,the person who operates the projector in a movie house  
63221,projective_geometry descriptive_geometry,the geometry of properties that remain invariant under projection  
63222,projective_test projective_device projective_technique,any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations  
63223,projector,an optical device for projecting a beam of light  
63224,projector,an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a screen  
63225,prokaryote procaryote,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  
63226,prolactin lactogenic_hormone luteotropin,gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition  
63227,prolamine,a simple protein found in plants  
63228,prolapse prolapsus descensus,the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)  
63229,prolate_cycloid,a cycloid generated by a point outside the rolling circle  
63230,prolegomenon,a preliminary discussion inserted at the beginning of a book or treatise  
63231,prolepsis,anticipating and answering objections in advance  
63232,proletarian prole worker,a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!"  
63233,proliferation,a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons); "the proliferation of nuclear weapons"  
63234,proliferation,growth by the rapid multiplication of parts  
63235,proline,an amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen)  
63236,prolixity prolixness windiness long-windedness wordiness,boring verbosity  
63237,prologue,an introduction to a play  
63238,prolongation protraction perpetuation lengthening,the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"  
63239,prolonge,a rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage  
63240,prolonge_knot sailor's_breastplate,a knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage  
63241,prolonged_interrogation,a form of psychological torture inflicted by questioning the victim for hours  
63242,promenade,a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle  
63243,promenade,a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance  
63244,promenade mall,a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk  
63245,promenade prom,a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year  
63246,promethazine Phenergan,antihistamine (trade name Phenergan) used to treat allergies; also an antiemetic used to treat motion sickness  
63247,promethium Pm atomic_number_61,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  
63248,prominence,the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent  
63249,prominence,relative importance  
63250,promiscuity promiscuousness sleeping_around,indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations  
63251,promise,a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future  
63252,promise hope,grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"  
63253,promisee,a person to whom a promise is made  
63254,promiser promisor,a person who makes a promise  
63255,promontory headland head foreland,a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)  
63256,promoter booster plugger,someone who is an active supporter and advocate  
63257,promotion,act of raising in rank or position  
63258,promotion furtherance advancement,encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something  
63259,promotion promo publicity promotional_material packaging,a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas"  
63260,promotion_system,a system for advancing participants to higher-status positions  
63261,promotional_expense,the cost of promoting a product  
63262,prompt command_prompt,(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command  
63263,prompt prompting,a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting"  
63264,prompt_box prompter's_box,a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage  
63265,promptbook prompt_copy,the copy of the playscript used by the prompter  
63266,prompter autocue,a device that displays words for people to read  
63267,prompter theater_prompter,someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech  
63268,promptness promptitude,the characteristic of doing things without delay  
63269,promulgation,the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect  
63270,promulgator,(law) one who promulgates laws (announces a law as a way of putting it into execution)  
63271,promycelium,the basidium of various fungi  
63272,pronation,rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward  
63273,pronator,a muscle that produces or assists in pronation  
63274,proneness,being disposed to do something; "accident proneness"  
63275,prong,a pointed projection  
63276,pronghorn prongbuck pronghorn_antelope American_antelope Antilocapra_americana,fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns  
63277,pronominal_phrase pronominal,a phrase that functions as a pronoun  
63278,pronoun,a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase  
63279,pronouncement dictum say-so,an authoritative declaration  
63280,pronucleus,the nucleus of the ovum or sperm after fertilization but before they fuse to form the nucleus of the zygote  
63281,pronunciation,the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation"  
63282,pronunciation orthoepy,the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation"  
63283,proof,a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)  
63284,proof,a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it  
63285,proof,a trial photographic print from a negative  
63286,proof cogent_evidence,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"  
63287,proof test_copy trial_impression,(printing) an impression made to check for errors  
63288,proof_spirit,a mixture containing half alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit  
63289,proofreader reader,someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections  
63290,prop,a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling  
63291,prop_root,a root that grows from and supports the stem above the ground in plants such as mangroves  
63292,propaedeutic propaedeutics,a course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally)  
63293,propaganda,information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause  
63294,propagandist,a person who disseminates messages calculated to assist some cause or some government  
63295,propagation,the movement of a wave through a medium  
63296,propagation extension,the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions  
63297,propagator,someone who propagates plants (as under glass)  
63298,propagator disseminator,someone who spreads the news  
63299,propanal propionaldehyde,a colorless liquid aldehyde  
63300,propane,colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel  
63301,propanol propyl_alcohol,a clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent and antiseptic  
63302,propanolol Inderal,the first beta blocker (trade name Inderal) used in treating hypertension and angina pectoris and essential tremor  
63303,proparoxytone,word having stress or acute accent on the antepenult  
63304,propellant propellent,any substance that propels  
63305,propellant_explosive impulse_explosive,an explosive that is used to propel projectiles from guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth charges  
63306,propeller propellor,a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water  
63307,propeller_plane,an airplane that is driven by a propeller  
63308,propenal acrolein,a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene  
63309,propenoate acrylate,a salt or ester of propenoic acid  
63310,propenoic_acid acrylic_acid,an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins  
63311,propenonitrile acrylonitrile vinyl_cyanide,a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene  
63312,proper_fraction,a fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator  
63313,proper_noun proper_name,a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized  
63314,property,a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"  
63315,property attribute dimension,a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property"  
63316,property belongings holding,something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"  
63317,property prop,any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"  
63318,property_line,the boundary line between two pieces of property  
63319,property_man propman property_master,member of the stage crew in charge of properties  
63320,property_right,the legal right of ownership  
63321,property_settlement,(matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriage  
63322,property_tax land_tax,a capital tax on property imposed by municipalities; based on the estimated value of the property  
63323,prophase,the first stage of meiosis  
63324,prophase,the first stage of mitosis  
63325,prophecy divination,a prediction uttered under divine inspiration  
63326,prophecy prognostication vaticination,knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)  
63327,prophet,someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God  
63328,prophet prophesier oracle seer vaticinator,an authoritative person who divines the future  
63329,prophetess,a woman prophet  
63330,prophylaxis,the prevention of disease  
63331,prophyll,a plant structure resembling a leaf  
63332,propionic_acid propanoic_acid,a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates  
63333,propjet turboprop turbo-propeller_plane,an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine  
63334,proportion,the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole  
63335,proportion dimension,magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions"  
63336,proportion proportionality balance,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  
63337,proportion ratio,the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree; "an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations"; "a dry martini has a large proportion of gin"  
63338,proportional,one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion  
63339,proportional_counter_tube proportional_counter,counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced  
63340,proportional_font,any font whose different characters have different widths  
63341,proportional_representation,representation of all parties in proportion to their popular vote  
63342,proportional_tax,any tax in which the rate is constant as the amount subject to taxation increases  
63343,proportionality,a ratio of two quantities that is constant  
63344,proposal,something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)  
63345,proposal proposition,the act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal"  
63346,proposer mover,(parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion  
63347,proposition,an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)  
63348,proposition,(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false  
63349,proposition,a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"  
63350,propositional_logic propositional_calculus,a branch of symbolic logic dealing with propositions as units and with their combinations and the connectives that relate them  
63351,propositus,the person immediately affected by or concerned with an action  
63352,propoxyphene propoxyphene_hydrochloride Darvon,a mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive  
63353,proprietary_colony,a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century)  
63354,proprietorship proprietary,an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits  
63355,proprietorship_certificate,a certificate showing who is responsible in an individually owned business  
63356,proprietress,a woman proprietor  
63357,propriety properness correctitude,correct or appropriate behavior  
63358,proprioception,the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts  
63359,proprioceptor,special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body  
63360,proprionamide propanamide,the amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2)  
63361,props,proper respect; "I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem"  
63362,propulsion,a propelling force  
63363,propulsion actuation,the act of propelling  
63364,propulsion_system,a system that provides a propelling or driving force  
63365,propyl propyl_group propyl_radical,the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane  
63366,propylene propene,a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis  
63367,propylene_glycol propanediol,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  
63368,propylthiouracil,a crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter  
63369,proration,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  
63370,prorogation,discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it  
63371,proscenium apron forestage,the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)  
63372,proscenium proscenium_wall,the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater  
63373,proscenium_arch,the arch over the opening in the proscenium wall  
63374,prosciutto,Italian salt-cured ham usually sliced paper thin  
63375,prose,matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression  
63376,prose,ordinary writing as distinguished from verse  
63377,prose_poem,prose that resembles poetry  
63378,prosecution,the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant  
63379,prosecution criminal_prosecution,the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior  
63380,prosecutor public_prosecutor prosecuting_officer prosecuting_attorney,a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state  
63381,proselyte,a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism  
63382,proselytism,the practice of proselytizing  
63383,proselytism,the state of being a proselyte; spiritual rebirth resulting from the zeal of crusading advocacy of the gospel  
63384,prosimian,primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits  
63385,prosiness prosaicness,commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting  
63386,prosody inflection,the patterns of stress and intonation in a language  
63387,prosody metrics,the study of poetic meter and the art of versification  
63388,prospect chance,the possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent"  
63389,prospector,someone who explores an area for mineral deposits  
63390,prospectus,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"  
63391,prosperity,an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment  
63392,prosperity successfulness,the condition of prospering; having good fortune  
63393,prostaglandin,a potent substance that acts like a hormone and is 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  
63394,prostate_cancer prostatic_adenocarcinoma,cancer of the prostate gland  
63395,prostate_gland prostate,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  
63396,prostate_specific_antigen PSA,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  
63397,prostatectomy,surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland  
63398,prostatitis,inflammation of the prostate gland characterized by perineal pain and irregular urination and (if severe) chills and fever  
63399,prosthesis prosthetic_device,corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body  
63400,prosthetics,the branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts  
63401,prosthetist,an expert in prosthetics  
63402,prosthion prostheon alveolar_point,craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla  
63403,prosthodontics prosthodontia,the branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices  
63404,prosthodontist,a dentist who is expert in prosthodontics  
63405,prostitute cocotte whore harlot bawd tart cyprian fancy_woman working_girl sporting_lady lady_of_pleasure woman_of_the_street,a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money  
63406,prostitution harlotry whoredom,offering sexual intercourse for pay  
63407,prostration,abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body  
63408,prostration,the act of assuming a prostrate position  
63409,protactinium protoactinium Pa atomic_number_91,a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead  
63410,protagonist agonist,the principal character in a work of fiction  
63411,protamine,a simple protein found in fish sperm; rich in arginine; simpler in composition than globulin or albumin; counteracts the anticoagulant effect of heparin  
63412,protanopia red-blindness,dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to distinguish red and purplish blue  
63413,protea,any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones  
63414,protease peptidase proteinase proteolytic_enzyme,any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis  
63415,protease_inhibitor PI,an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs  
63416,protection,the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"  
63417,protection shelter,the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"  
63418,protection trade_protection,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"  
63419,protection tribute,payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"  
63420,protectionism,the policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition  
63421,protectionist,an advocate of protectionism  
63422,protective_coloration,coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators  
63423,protective_covering,the tough natural covering of some organisms  
63424,protective_covering protective_cover protection,a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"  
63425,protective_fold,a flap of tissue that protects what it covers  
63426,protective_garment,clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury  
63427,protective_tariff,a tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import competition  
63428,protectiveness,a feeling of protective affection  
63429,protectiveness,the quality of providing protection; "statistical evidence for the protectiveness of vaccination"  
63430,protectorate associated_state,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  
63431,protectorship,the position of protector  
63432,protege,a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career  
63433,protegee,a woman protege  
63434,protein,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"  
63435,protein_folding folding,the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape; "understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code"  
63436,protein_molecule,any large molecule containing chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds  
63437,proteolysis,the hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds  
63438,proteome,the full complement of proteins produced by a particular genome  
63439,proteomics,the branch of genetics that studies the full set of proteins encoded by a genome  
63440,proteosome_vaccine proteosome,a form of vaccine that can be administered by an inhaler  
63441,protest,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"  
63442,protest objection dissent,the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent  
63443,protest protestation,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"  
63444,protest_march,occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license  
63445,protestation,a strong declaration of protest  
63446,prothalamion prothalamium,a song in celebration of a marriage  
63447,prothorax,the anterior part of an insect's thorax; bears the first pair of legs  
63448,prothrombin factor_II,a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin  
63449,prothrombinase factor_X,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  
63450,protist protistan,free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes  
63451,proto-oncogene,a normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene  
63452,protoarcheology protoarchaeology,the study of prehistoric human artifacts and human fossils  
63453,protoavis,most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having bird-like jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbs  
63454,protoceratops,small horned dinosaur  
63455,protocol,forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state  
63456,protocol,code of correct conduct; "safety protocols"; "academic protocol"  
63457,protocol communications_protocol,(computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data  
63458,protoctist,any of the unicellular protists  
63459,protoctist_family,any of the families of Protoctista  
63460,protoctist_genus,any genus of Protoctista  
63461,protoctist_order,the order of protoctists  
63462,protohippus,Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in size  
63463,protohistory protoanthropology,the study humans prior to the invention of writing  
63464,protology,the study of origins and first things; "To Christians, protology refers to God's fundamental purpose for humanity"  
63465,proton,a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron  
63466,proton_accelerator,a collider that collides beams of protons and antiprotons  
63467,protoplasm living_substance,the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)  
63468,protoplasmic_astrocyte,a kind of astrocyte found in the grey matter  
63469,prototherian,primitive oviparous mammals found only in Australia and Tasmania and New Guinea  
63470,prototype paradigm epitome image,a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"  
63471,protozoal_infection,any infection caused by a protozoan  
63472,protozoan protozoon,any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic  
63473,protozoologist,a zoologist who studies protozoans  
63474,protozoology,the branch of zoology that studies protozoans  
63475,protractor,drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles  
63476,protriptyline,tricyclic antidepressant used to treat clinical depression  
63477,protrusion projection jut jutting,the act of projecting out from something  
63478,protuberance,the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out; "the protuberance of his belly"  
63479,proturan telsontail,any of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter  
63480,proud_flesh,the swollen tissue around a healing wound or ulcer  
63481,proverb adage saw byword,a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people  
63482,providence,a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures  
63483,providence,the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources  
63484,providence,the guardianship and control exercised by a deity; "divine providence"  
63485,provider,someone who provides the means for subsistence  
63486,province responsibility,the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself"  
63487,provincial,(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"  
63488,provincial_capital,the capital city of a province  
63489,provincialism,a lack of sophistication  
63490,proving_ground,a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas  
63491,provirus,cDNA copy of the RNA genome of a retrovirus; the genetic material of a virus as incorporated into and able to replicate with the genome of a host cell  
63492,provision,a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)  
63493,provision proviso,a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision"  
63494,provision supply supplying,the activity of supplying or providing something  
63495,provitamin,vitamin precursor; a substance that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues  
63496,provitamin_A carotene carotin,an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver  
63497,provocation incitement,needed encouragement; "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation"  
63498,provost,a high-ranking university administrator  
63499,provost_court,a military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied area  
63500,provost_guard,a detachment under the command of a provost marshall  
63501,provost_marshal,the supervisor of the military police  
63502,prowl,the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)  
63503,prowler sneak stalker,someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions  
63504,proxemics,the study of spatial distances between individuals in different cultures and situations  
63505,proximity,the region close around a person or thing  
63506,proximity law_of_proximity,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  
63507,proximity propinquity,the property of being close together  
63508,proxy,a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting  
63509,proxy placeholder procurator,a person authorized to act for another  
63510,proxy_fight,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  
63511,proxy_war,a war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate  
63512,prude puritan,a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum  
63513,prudence,discretion in practical affairs  
63514,prune,dried plum  
63515,prune_cake,moist cake containing prunes that have been made into a puree  
63516,prune_whip,dessert made of prune puree and whipped cream  
63517,pruner pruning_hook lopper,a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees  
63518,pruner trimmer,a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs; "untouched by the pruner's axe"  
63519,pruning,something that has been pruned off of a plant  
63520,pruning,the act of trimming a plant  
63521,pruning_knife,a knife with a curved or hooked blade  
63522,pruning_saw,a handsaw used for pruning trees  
63523,pruning_shears,shears with strong blades used for light pruning of woody plants  
63524,pruno,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  
63525,prurience pruriency lasciviousness carnality lubricity,feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness  
63526,prurigo,chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by blister capped papules and intense itching  
63527,pruritus,an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.)  
63528,pruritus_ani,chronic itching of the skin around the anus  
63529,pruritus_vulvae,persistent itching of the external female genitalia  
63530,psalm,any sacred song used to praise the deity  
63531,psalmist,a composer of sacred songs; "David is called The Psalmist because he is believed to be the author of the Book of Psalms"  
63532,psalmody hymnody,the act of singing psalms or hymns  
63533,psalterium omasum third_stomach,the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant  
63534,psaltery,an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings  
63535,psammoma sand_tumor,a tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with the brain; characterized by sandlike particles  
63536,psephologist,a sociologist who studies election trends  
63537,psephology,the branch of sociology that studies election trends (as by opinion polls)  
63538,pseudobulb,a solid bulblike enlargement of the stem of some orchids  
63539,pseudoephedrine,poisonous crystalline alkaloid occurring with ephedrine and isomorphic with it  
63540,pseudohallucination,an image vivid enough to be a hallucination but recognized as unreal  
63541,pseudohermaphrodite,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  
63542,pseudohermaphroditism,congenital condition in which a person has external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex  
63543,pseudomonad,bacteria usually producing greenish fluorescent water-soluble pigment; some pathogenic for plants and animals  
63544,pseudonym anonym nom_de_guerre,a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role  
63545,pseudophloem,false phloem  
63546,pseudopod pseudopodium,temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion  
63547,pseudoscience,an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions  
63548,psi,the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet  
63549,psilocybin psilocin,a hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom  
63550,psilomelane,a mineral consisting of hydrated basic oxide of manganese and barium; a source of manganese  
63551,psilophyte,any plant of the order Psilophytales: a savannah plant  
63552,psilophyton,any plant or fossil of the genus Psilophyton  
63553,psilosis,falling out of hair  
63554,psittacosaur psittacosaurus,primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal  
63555,psittacosis parrot_disease,infectious disease of birds  
63556,psittacosis parrot_fever ornithosis,an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds  
63557,psoas,either of two muscles of the abdomen and pelvis that flex the trunk and rotate the thigh  
63558,psocid,small winged insect living on the bark and leaves of trees and feeding on e.g. fungi and decaying plant matter  
63559,psocopterous_insect,small soft-bodied insect with chewing mouthparts and either no wings or two pairs  
63560,psoriasis,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  
63561,psoriatic_arthritis,a form of rheumatoid arthritis usually affecting fingers and toes and associated with psoriasis  
63562,psychedelia,the subculture of users of psychedelic drugs  
63563,psychedelic_rock acid_rock,a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience  
63564,psychiatrist head-shrinker shrink,a physician who specializes in psychiatry  
63565,psychiatry psychopathology psychological_medicine,the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders  
63566,psychic,a person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception  
63567,psychic_communication psychical_communication anomalous_communication,communication by paranormal means  
63568,psychic_energy mental_energy,an actuating force or factor  
63569,psychic_phenomena psychic_phenomenon parapsychology,phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes  
63570,psychoactive_drug mind-altering_drug consciousness-altering_drug psychoactive_substance,a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions  
63571,psychoanalysis analysis depth_psychology,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"  
63572,psychoanalytic_process,a process that is assumed to occur in psychoanalytic theory  
63573,psychobabble,using language loaded with psychological terminology  
63574,psychodid,a fly of the family Psychodidae  
63575,psychodynamics,the interrelation of conscious and unconscious processes and emotions that determine personality and motivation  
63576,psychodynamics,the branch of social psychology that deals with the processes and emotions that determine psychology and motivation  
63577,psychogenesis,the development in the life of an individual of some disorder that is caused by psychological rather than physiological factors  
63578,psychogenesis,a general term for the origin and development of almost any aspect of the mind  
63579,psycholinguist,a person (usually a psychologist but sometimes a linguist) who studies the psychological basis of human language  
63580,psycholinguistics,the branch of cognitive psychology that studies the psychological basis of linguistic competence and performance  
63581,psychological_feature,a feature of the mental life of a living organism  
63582,psychological_moment,the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect  
63583,psychological_operation psyop,military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments  
63584,psychological_state psychological_condition mental_state mental_condition,(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"  
63585,psychological_warfare war_of_nerves,the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' morale  
63586,psychologist,a scientist trained in psychology  
63587,psychology psychological_science,the science of mental life  
63588,psychology_department department_of_psychology,the academic department responsible for teaching and research in psychology  
63589,psychometry psychometrics psychometrika,any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements  
63590,psychomotor_development,progressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activities  
63591,psychomotor_epilepsy temporal_lobe_epilepsy,epilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of consciousness and amnesia for the episode; often involves purposeful movements of the arms and legs and sometimes hallucinations  
63592,psychopharmacology,the study of drugs that affect the mind  
63593,psychophysicist,a psychologist trained in psychophysics  
63594,psychophysics,the branch of psychology concerned with quantitative relations between physical stimuli and their psychological effects  
63595,psychopomp,a conductor of souls to the afterworld; "Hermes was their psychopomp"  
63596,psychosexual_development,(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  
63597,psychosexuality,the mental representation of sexual activities  
63598,psychosis,any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted  
63599,psychosomatic_disorder,a mental disorder that causes somatic symptoms  
63600,psychosurgery,brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems  
63601,psychotherapist clinical_psychologist,a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders  
63602,psychotherapy,the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means  
63603,psychotherapy psychotherapeutics mental_hygiene,the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods  
63604,psychotherapy_group,a meeting of people for psychotherapeutic purposes  
63605,psychotic psychotic_person psycho,a person afflicted with psychosis  
63606,psychotic_depression,a state of depression so severe that the person loses contact with reality and suffers a variety of functional impairments  
63607,psychotropic_agent,a chemical substance that can influence human consciousness  
63608,psychrometer,a hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the dryness of the surrounding air  
63609,ptarmigan,large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage  
63610,pteridologist,an expert in the study of ferns  
63611,pteridology,the branch of botany that studies ferns  
63612,pteridophyte nonflowering_plant,plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores  
63613,pterion,the craniometric point in the region of the sphenoid fontanelle  
63614,pterodactyl,extinct flying reptile  
63615,pteropogon Pteropogon_humboltianum,southern Australian plant having feathery hairs surrounding the fruit  
63616,pterosaur flying_reptile,an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb  
63617,pterygium,either of two thickened triangular layers of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; it arises from irritation of the pinguecula  
63618,pterygoid_muscle,muscle descending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw  
63619,pterygoid_plexus,a plexus of veins draining the region of the pterygoid muscles and draining into the internal maxillary and anterior facial veins  
63620,pterygoid_process,two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone  
63621,ptomaine ptomain,any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria  
63622,ptomaine ptomaine_poisoning,a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines  
63623,ptosis,drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle paralysis and weakness  
63624,ptyalin,an amylase secreted in saliva  
63625,ptyalism,excessive flow of saliva  
63626,ptyalith,calculus in a salivary gland  
63627,pub_crawl,a tour of bars or public houses (usually taking one drink at each stop)  
63628,puberty pubescence,the time of life when sex glands become functional  
63629,pubes pubic_region loins,the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs  
63630,pubic_hair bush crotch_hair,hair growing in the pubic area  
63631,pubis pubic_bone os_pubis,one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis  
63632,public,a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public"  
63633,public-relations_campaign,an advertising campaign intended to improve public relations  
63634,public_address_system P.A._system PA_system P.A. PA,an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas  
63635,public_charity,a charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its support from the public (rather than from a small group of individuals)  
63636,public_debt,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  
63637,public_defender,a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense  
63638,public_discussion ventilation,free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest; "such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion"  
63639,public_domain,property rights that are held by the public at large  
63640,public_easement,any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public's right to use public streets)  
63641,public_house pub saloon pothouse gin_mill taphouse,tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals  
63642,public_knowledge general_knowledge,knowledge that is available to anyone  
63643,public_law,a law affecting the public at large  
63644,public_library,a nonprofit library maintained for public use  
63645,public_nuisance common_nuisance,a nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public; "a public nuisance offends the public at large"  
63646,public_office,a position concerning the people as a whole  
63647,public_opinion popular_opinion opinion vox_populi,a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion"  
63648,public_property,property owned by a government  
63649,public_relations PR,a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution  
63650,public_relations_person,a person employed to establish and promote a favorable relationship with the public  
63651,public_school,private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition  
63652,public_school,a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board  
63653,public_servant,someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)  
63654,public_service,employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)  
63655,public_speaking speechmaking speaking oral_presentation,delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking"  
63656,public_square square,an open area at the meeting of two or more streets  
63657,public_toilet comfort_station public_convenience convenience public_lavatory restroom toilet_facility wash_room,a toilet that is available to the public  
63658,public_transit,a public transportation system for moving passengers  
63659,public_transport,conveyance for passengers or mail or freight  
63660,public_treasury trough till,a treasury for government funds  
63661,public_works,structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use  
63662,publican tavern_keeper,the keeper of a public house  
63663,publication,a copy of a printed work offered for distribution  
63664,publication,the communication of something to the public; making information generally known  
63665,publication publishing,the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution  
63666,publicist publicizer publiciser,someone who publicizes  
63667,publicity,the quality of being open to public view; "the publicity of the court room"  
63668,publisher,a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music  
63669,publisher newspaper_publisher,the proprietor of a newspaper  
63670,publisher publishing_house publishing_firm publishing_company,a firm in the publishing business  
63671,publishing_conglomerate publishing_empire,a conglomerate of publishing companies  
63672,puccoon Lithospermum_caroliniense,perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment  
63673,puce,a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red  
63674,puck hockey_puck,a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey  
63675,pucker ruck,an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)  
63676,pudding,any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes; "corn pudding"  
63677,pudding,any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed  
63678,pudding pud,(British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally)  
63679,pudding_face pudding-face,a large fat human face  
63680,pudding_stone conglomerate,a composite rock made up of particles of varying size  
63681,puddingwife pudding-wife Halicoeres_radiatus,bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil  
63682,puddle,a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry  
63683,puddler,a worker who turns pig iron into wrought iron by puddling  
63684,pudendal_artery arteria_pudenda,arteries supplying the external genital organs of humans  
63685,pudendal_block,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  
63686,pudendal_cleft urogenital_cleft rima_pudendi rima_vulvae pudendal_cleavage pudendal_slit vulvar_slit,the fissure between the labia majora  
63687,pudendal_vein venae_pudendum,vein of the pudendum  
63688,pudendum,human external genital organs collectively especially of a female  
63689,pudge,a short fat person  
63690,pueblo,a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States  
63691,puerpera,a woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter  
63692,puerperal_fever childbed_fever,serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon  
63693,puerperium,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"  
63694,puff,a light inflated pastry or puff shell  
63695,puff,exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)  
63696,puff drag pull,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"  
63697,puff puff_of_air whiff,a short light gust of air  
63698,puff_adder Bitis_arietans,large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed  
63699,puff_batter pouf_paste pate_a_choux,batter for making light hollow cases to hold various fillings  
63700,puff_paste pate_feuillete,dough used for very light flaky rich pastries  
63701,puffball true_puffball,any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature  
63702,puffbird,brownish tropical American bird having a large head with fluffed out feathers  
63703,puffed_rice,puffy rice kernels  
63704,puffed_wheat,puffy wheat berries  
63705,puffer pufferfish blowfish globefish,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  
63706,puffery,a flattering commendation (especially when used for promotional purposes)  
63707,puffin,any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills  
63708,puffing,blowing tobacco smoke out into the air; "they smoked up the room with their ceaseless puffing"  
63709,puffing huffing snorting,an act of forcible exhalation  
63710,pug pug-dog,small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle  
63711,pug_nose,a short nose; flattened and turned up at the end  
63712,puissance,power to influence or coerce; "the puissance of the labor vote"  
63713,puka Griselinia_lucida,South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers  
63714,puka Meryta_sinclairii,small roundheaded New Zealand tree having large resinous leaves and panicles of green-white flowers  
63715,puku Adenota_vardoni,an African antelope closely related to the waterbuck  
63716,pul,100 puls equal 1 afghani in Afghanistan  
63717,pula,the basic unit of money in Botswana  
63718,pulasan pulassan,fruit of an East Indian tree similar to the rambutan but sweeter  
63719,pulasan pulassan pulasan_tree Nephelium_mutabile,East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan  
63720,pulchritude,physical beauty (especially of a woman)  
63721,pull,the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"  
63722,pull,a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"  
63723,pull,a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"  
63724,pull clout,special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"  
63725,pull pulling,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"  
63726,pull-in pull-up,a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers  
63727,pull-off rest_area rest_stop layby lay-by,designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily  
63728,pull-through,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  
63729,pull-up chin-up,an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar  
63730,pull_chain,a chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet)  
63731,pullback,(military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops); "the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops"  
63732,pullback tieback,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"  
63733,puller,someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself  
63734,puller tugger dragger,someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something  
63735,pullet,young hen usually less than a year old  
63736,pulley pulley-block pulley_block block,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  
63737,pullorum_disease bacillary_white_diarrhea bacillary_white_diarrhoea,a serious bacterial disease of young chickens  
63738,pullover slipover,a sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head  
63739,pullulation,a rapid and abundant increase  
63740,pullulation gemmation,asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual  
63741,pulmonary_anthrax inhalation_anthrax anthrax_pneumonia ragpicker's_disease ragsorter's_disease woolsorter's_pneumonia woolsorter's_disease,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  
63742,pulmonary_artery arteria_pulmonalis,one of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs  
63743,pulmonary_circulation,circulation of blood between the heart and the lungs  
63744,pulmonary_congestion,congestion in the lungs  
63745,pulmonary_embolism,blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot  
63746,pulmonary_plexis plexus_pulmonalis,one of two autonomic nerve plexuses in each lung  
63747,pulmonary_reserve,the additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress  
63748,pulmonary_stenosis,abnormal narrowing of the opening into the pulmonary artery from the right ventricle  
63749,pulmonary_trunk truncus_pulmonalis,the artery that carries venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart and divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries  
63750,pulmonary_tuberculosis consumption phthisis wasting_disease white_plague,involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body  
63751,pulmonary_valve,a semilunar valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery; prevents blood from flowing from the artery back into the heart  
63752,pulmonary_vein vena_pulmonalis,any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart  
63753,pulp,a mixture of cellulose fibers  
63754,pulp,the soft inner part of a tooth  
63755,pulp flesh,a soft moist part of a fruit  
63756,pulp mush,any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp"  
63757,pulp pulp_magazine,an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper  
63758,pulp_cavity,the central cavity of a tooth containing the pulp (including the root canal)  
63759,pulpwood,softwood used to make paper  
63760,pulque,fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey  
63761,pulsar,a degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation  
63762,pulsation,a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity  
63763,pulsation pulsing pulse impulse,(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"  
63764,pulse,edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)  
63765,pulse pulsation heartbeat beat,the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"  
63766,pulse pulse_rate heart_rate,the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health  
63767,pulse-time_modulation,modulation of the time between successive pulses  
63768,pulse_counter,an electronic counter that counts the number of electric pulses  
63769,pulse_generator,a generator of single or multiple voltage pulses; usually adjustable for pulse rate  
63770,pulse_modulation,modulation that imposes a signal on a train of pulses  
63771,pulse_timing_circuit,a circuit that times pulses  
63772,pulverization pulverisation,annihilation by pulverizing something  
63773,pumice pumice_stone,a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive  
63774,pump,a low-cut shoe without fastenings  
63775,pump,a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction  
63776,pump-and-dump_scheme,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  
63777,pump-type_pliers,a type of pliers  
63778,pump_action slide_action,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  
63779,pump_house pumping_station,a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated  
63780,pump_priming,introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing  
63781,pump_room,a pump house at a spa where medicinal waters are pumped and where patrons gather  
63782,pump_well,an enclosure in the middle of a ship's hold that protects the ship's pumps  
63783,pumpkin,usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn  
63784,pumpkin pumpkin_vine autumn_pumpkin Cucurbita_pepo,a coarse vine widely cultivated for its 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  
63785,pumpkin_ash Fraxinus_tomentosa,timber tree of central and southeastern United States having hairy branchlets and a swollen trunk base  
63786,pumpkin_pie,pie made of mashed pumpkin and milk and eggs and sugar  
63787,pumpkin_seed,the edible seed of a pumpkin  
63788,pumpkinseed Lepomis_gibbosus,small brilliantly colored North American sunfish  
63789,pun punning wordplay paronomasia,a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"  
63790,punch,an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl  
63791,punch clout poke lick biff slug,(boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"  
63792,punch puncher,a tool for making holes or indentations  
63793,punch-up,a fistfight; "the quarrel ended in a punch-up"  
63794,punch_bowl,a large bowl for serving beverages; usually with a ladle  
63795,punch_line laugh_line gag_line tag_line,the point of a joke or humorous story  
63796,punch_pliers,punch consisting of pliers for perforating paper or leather  
63797,punch_press,a power driven press used to shape metal parts  
63798,punchboard,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  
63799,punched_card punch_card Hollerith_card,a card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched holes  
63800,puncher,someone who delivers punches  
63801,punching_bag,a person on whom another person vents their anger; "he resigned because his boss used him as a punching bag"  
63802,punching_bag punch_bag punching_ball punchball,an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing  
63803,punctilio,a fine point of etiquette or petty formality  
63804,punctilio,strict observance of formalities  
63805,punctuality promptness,the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time  
63806,punctuated_equilibrium theory_of_punctuated_equilibrium,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  
63807,punctuation,something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions  
63808,punctuation,the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases  
63809,punctuation punctuation_mark,the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases  
63810,punctum,(anatomy) a point or small area  
63811,puncture,loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object  
63812,puncture,a small hole made by a sharp object  
63813,puncture,the act of puncturing or perforating  
63814,pung,a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners  
63815,pungapung telingo_potato elephant_yam Amorphophallus_paeonifolius Amorphophallus_campanulatus,putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber  
63816,pungency bite,wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"  
63817,pungency bite sharpness raciness,a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine"  
63818,puniness runtiness stuntedness,smallness of stature  
63819,punishment penalty penalization penalisation,the act of punishing  
63820,punitive_damages exemplary_damages smart_money,(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)  
63821,punk,substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)  
63822,punk_rock punk,rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock  
63823,punk_rocker punk,a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture  
63824,punkah,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  
63825,punkie punky punkey no-see-um biting_midge,minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects  
63826,punks,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)  
63827,punnet,a small light basket used as a measure for fruits  
63828,punster,someone overly fond of making puns  
63829,punt,an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole  
63830,punt punting,(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"  
63831,punter,someone who propels a boat with a pole  
63832,punter,(football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground  
63833,pup whelp,young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf  
63834,pup_tent shelter_tent,a wedge-shaped tent; usually without a floor or windows  
63835,pupa,an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult  
63836,pupil,the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot  
63837,pupillary_sphincter musculus_sphincter_pupillae,a ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris  
63838,puppet,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  
63839,puppet marionette,a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer  
63840,puppet_government puppet_state pupet_regime,a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed  
63841,puppet_ruler puppet_leader,a leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a government  
63842,puppet_show puppet_play,a show in which the actors are puppets  
63843,puppeteer,one who operates puppets or marionettes  
63844,puppetry,the art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows  
63845,puppetry,a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets)  
63846,puppy,a young dog  
63847,puppy pup,an inexperienced young person  
63848,puppy_fat,fat on the body of a baby or child; disappears at adolescence  
63849,puppy_love calf_love crush infatuation,temporary love of an adolescent  
63850,purchase,something acquired by purchase  
63851,purchase,a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could get no purchase on the situation"  
63852,purchase,the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake"  
63853,purchase_contract purchase_agreement,a contract stating the terms of a purchase  
63854,purchase_price,the price at which something is actually purchased  
63855,purchasing_agent,an agent who purchases goods or services for another  
63856,purchasing_department,the division of a business that is responsible for purchases  
63857,purdah,a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers  
63858,purdah sex_segregation,the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded  
63859,pure_absence simple_absence,an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes  
63860,pure_imaginary_number,an imaginary number of the form a+bi where a is 0  
63861,pure_mathematics,the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness  
63862,puree,food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender  
63863,purgative cathartic physic aperient,a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels  
63864,purgatory,a temporary condition of torment or suffering; "a purgatory of drug abuse"  
63865,purgatory,(theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins  
63866,purge,an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place; "he died in a purge by Stalin"  
63867,purge purging,an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements  
63868,purge purging purgation,the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge  
63869,purification,the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities  
63870,purification,the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance"  
63871,purification purgation,a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites  
63872,purifier,an apparatus for removing impurities  
63873,purine,any of several bases that are derivatives of purine  
63874,purine,a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances  
63875,purism,scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language); "linguistic purisms"  
63876,purist,someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)  
63877,puritan,someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures  
63878,purity pureness,being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material  
63879,purity pureness sinlessness innocence whiteness,the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil  
63880,purl,gold or silver wire thread  
63881,purl purl_stitch,a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stich from the righthand side  
63882,purloo chicken_purloo poilu,thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S.  
63883,purple purpleness,a purple color or pigment  
63884,purple the_purple,(in ancient Rome) position of imperial status; "he was born to the purple"  
63885,purple the_purple,(Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes  
63886,purple-fringed_orchid purple-fringed_orchis Habenaria_fimbriata,North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers  
63887,purple-fringed_orchid purple-fringed_orchis Habenaria_psycodes,North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers  
63888,purple-stemmed_aster,a variety of aster  
63889,purple_anise Illicium_floridanum,small shrubby tree with purple flowers; found in wet soils of southeastern United States  
63890,purple_apricot black_apricot Prunus_dasycarpa,small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit  
63891,purple_bacteria,free-living Gram-negative pink to purplish-brown bacteria containing bacteriochlorophyll  
63892,purple_chinese_houses innocense Collinsia_bicolor Collinsia_heterophylla,white and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a kind of pagoda; California  
63893,purple_clematis purple_virgin's_bower mountain_clematis Clematis_verticillaris,climber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish-blue flowers  
63894,purple_cress Cardamine_douglasii,small perennial herb of cooler regions of North America with racemose purple flowers  
63895,purple_emperor Apatura_iris,large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple  
63896,purple_finch Carpodacus_purpureus,North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump  
63897,purple_fringeless_orchid purple_fringeless_orchis Habenaria_peramoena,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  
63898,purple_gallinule,gallinules with showy purplish plumage  
63899,purple_grackle Quiscalus_quiscula,eastern United States grackle  
63900,purple_heather Brewer's_mountain_heather Phyllodoce_breweri,semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States  
63901,purple_locoweed purple_loco Oxytropis_lambertii,tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers  
63902,purple_loosestrife spiked_loosestrife Lythrum_salicaria,marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States  
63903,purple_martin Progne_subis,large North American martin of which the male is blue-black  
63904,purple_milk_vetch Astragalus_danicus,perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowers  
63905,purple_mullein Verbascum_phoeniceum,Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers  
63906,purple_onion red_onion,flat mild onion having purplish tunics; used as garnish on hamburgers and salads  
63907,purple_passage,a passage full of ornate and flowery language  
63908,purple_poppy_mallow Callirhoe_involucrata,hairy perennial of central United States having round deeply lobed leaves and loose panicles of large crimson-purple or cherry-red flowers  
63909,purple_rock_brake Pellaea_atropurpurea,very short shallowly creeping North American fern usually growing on cliffs or walls and having dark glossy leaf axes  
63910,purple_sage chaparral_sage Salvia_leucophylla,silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers  
63911,purple_sanicle Sanicula_bipinnatifida,sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow or red or purple flowers  
63912,purple_saxifrage Saxifraga_oppositifolia,plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America  
63913,purple_silkweed Asclepias_purpurascens,perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple flowers  
63914,purple_trillium red_trillium birthroot Trillium_erectum,trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth  
63915,purple_willow red_willow red_osier basket_willow purple_osier Salix_purpurea,Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin  
63916,purplish_blue royal_blue,a shade of blue tinged with purple  
63917,purplish_red purplish-red,a red with a tinge of purple  
63918,purpose intent intention aim design,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"  
63919,purposefulness sense_of_purpose,the quality of having a definite purpose  
63920,purposelessness aimlessness,the quality of lacking any definite purpose  
63921,purpura peliosis,any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding  
63922,purr,a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat  
63923,purse,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"  
63924,purse,a sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses"  
63925,purse,a small bag for carrying money  
63926,purse_seine,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  
63927,purse_string,a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse  
63928,purse_strings,financial resources or support; "who controls the purse strings in this family?"  
63929,purser,an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare  
63930,purslane,a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas  
63931,purslane_speedwell Veronica_peregrina,North American annual with small white flowers widely naturalized as a weed in South America and Europe  
63932,pursuance prosecution,the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion  
63933,pursued chased,a person who is being chased; "the film jumped back and forth from the pursuer to the pursued"  
63934,pursuer,a person who pursues some plan or goal; "a pursuer of truth"  
63935,pursuer chaser,a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture; "always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers"  
63936,pursuit chase pursual following,the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"  
63937,pursuit pursuance quest,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"  
63938,purulence purulency,symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus)  
63939,purulent_pleurisy,a collection of pus in the lung cavity  
63940,purveyance,the act of supplying something  
63941,purveyor,someone who supplies provisions (especially food)  
63942,pus purulence suppuration ichor sanies festering,a fluid product of inflammation  
63943,pus-forming_bacteria,bacteria that produce pus  
63944,push,an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"  
63945,push pushing,the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"  
63946,push thrust,the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"  
63947,push-bike,a bicycle that must be pedaled  
63948,push-button_radio,a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons  
63949,push-down_list push-down_stack stack,a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)  
63950,push-down_queue,a queue in which the last item to go in is the first item to come out (LIFO)  
63951,push-down_storage push-down_store stack,a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)  
63952,push_broom,a wide broom that is pushed ahead of the sweeper  
63953,push_button push button,an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"  
63954,pushball,a game using a leather ball six feet in diameter; the two side try to push it across the opponents' goal  
63955,pusher drug_peddler peddler drug_dealer drug_trafficker,an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs  
63956,pusher shover,someone who pushes  
63957,pusher thruster,one who intrudes or pushes himself forward  
63958,pusher zori,a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes  
63959,pushover,someone who is easily taken advantage of  
63960,pushup press-up,an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms  
63961,pusillanimity pusillanimousness,contemptible fearfulness  
63962,pussy-paw pussy-paws pussy's-paw Spraguea_umbellatum Calyptridium_umbellatum,pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America  
63963,pussy_willow Salix_discolor,small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves  
63964,pussycat,a person who is regarded as easygoing and agreeable  
63965,pustule,a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus  
63966,put-down squelch squelcher takedown,a crushing remark  
63967,put-put,a small gasoline engine (as on motor boat)  
63968,put_option,an option to sell  
63969,put_option put,the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date  
63970,putamen,the outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus  
63971,putoff,a pretext for delay or inaction  
63972,putout,an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout); "the first baseman made 15 putouts"  
63973,putrefaction rot,a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor  
63974,putrescence putridness rottenness corruption,in a state of progressive putrefaction  
63975,putrescence rottenness,the quality of rotting and becoming putrid  
63976,putrescine,a colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter  
63977,putridity,the state of being putrid  
63978,putt putting,hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; "his putting let him down today; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet"  
63979,puttee,a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I  
63980,putter,a golfer who is putting  
63981,putter putting_iron,the iron normally used on the putting green  
63982,putterer potterer,a person who putters about  
63983,putty,a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass  
63984,putty_knife,a spatula used to mix or apply putty  
63985,puttyroot adam-and-eve Aplectrum_hyemale,North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers  
63986,putz,(Yiddish) a fool; an idiot  
63987,puzzle,a game that tests your ingenuity  
63988,puzzle puzzler mystifier teaser,a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"  
63989,pya,100 pyas equal 1 kyat in Myanmar  
63990,pycnidium,flask-shaped asexual structure containing conidia  
63991,pycnodysostosis,a form of dwarfism accompanied by fragile bones and bad teeth  
63992,pycnosis pyknosis,a degenerative state of the cell nucleus  
63993,pyelitis,inflammation of the renal pelvis  
63994,pyelogram,an X ray of the kidneys and ureters  
63995,pyelography,roentgenography of the kidney and ureters (usually after injection with a radiopaque dye)  
63996,pyelonephritis,inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection  
63997,pyemia pyaemia,septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess  
63998,pygmy pigmy,an unusually small individual  
63999,pygmy_chimpanzee bonobo Pan_paniscus,small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species  
64000,pygmy_cypress Cupressus_pigmaea Cupressus_goveniana_pigmaea,rare small cypress native to northern California; sometimes considered the same species as gowen cypress  
64001,pygmy_marmoset Cebuella_pygmaea,the smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon  
64002,pygmy_mouse Baiomys_taylori,very small dark greyish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico  
64003,pygmy_sperm_whale Kogia_breviceps,small sperm whale of warm waters of both coasts of North America  
64004,pyinma,relatively hard durable timber from the Queen's crape myrtle; light reddish brown, smooth and lustrous  
64005,pylon,a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race  
64006,pylon power_pylon,a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists"  
64007,pyloric_sphincter pyloric_valve musculus_sphincter_pylori,the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum  
64008,pyloric_stenosis,narrowing of the pyloric sphincter that blocks the passage of food from the stomach into the duodenum  
64009,pyloric_vein right_gastric_vein vena_gastrica-dextra,receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein  
64010,pylorus,a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum  
64011,pyocyanase,a yellow-green mixture of antibiotics obtained from the bacillus of green pus  
64012,pyocyanin,a toxic blue crystalline antibiotic found in green pus  
64013,pyorrhea pyorrhoea,discharge of pus  
64014,pyorrhea pyorrhoea pyorrhea_alveolaris Riggs'_disease,chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets  
64015,pyralid pyralid_moth,usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests  
64016,pyramid,a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex  
64017,pyramid,(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  
64018,pyramid_bugle Ajuga_pyramidalis,European evergreen carpeting perennial  
64019,pyramid_scheme,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  
64020,pyramidal_tent,a large tent shaped like a pyramid; can hold half a dozen people  
64021,pyramidal_tract pyramidal_motor_system corticospinal_tract,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 root of the spinal cord  
64022,pyramiding,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  
64023,pyre funeral_pyre,wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite  
64024,pyrene,a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar  
64025,pyrene,the small hard nutlet of a drupe or drupelet; the seed and the hard endocarp that surrounds it  
64026,pyrethrum,made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants  
64027,pyrethrum Dalmatian_pyrethrum Dalmatia_pyrethrum Tanacetum_cinerariifolium Chrysanthemum_cinerariifolium,white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum  
64028,pyridine,a toxic colorless flammable liquid organic base with a disagreeable odor; usually derived from coal  
64029,pyriform_area piriform_area pyriform_lobe piriform_lobe,pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon  
64030,pyrilamine,antihistamine used to treat rhinitis and pruritus  
64031,pyrimidine,any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine  
64032,pyrimidine,a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor  
64033,pyrite iron_pyrite fool's_gold,a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color  
64034,pyrites,any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest)  
64035,pyrocellulose,nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powder  
64036,pyrochemical_process pyrochemistry,processes for chemical reactions at high temperatures  
64037,pyroelectricity,generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature  
64038,pyrogallol pyrogallic_acid,a toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer  
64039,pyrogen,any substance characterized by its great flammability  
64040,pyrogen pyrectic,any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature  
64041,pyrograph,a design produced by pyrography  
64042,pyrographer,an artist who practices pyrography  
64043,pyrography,the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame  
64044,pyrolatry fire-worship,the worship of fire  
64045,pyroligneous_acid wood_vinegar,a red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tars  
64046,pyrolusite,a mineral consisting of manganese dioxide; an important source of manganese  
64047,pyrolysis,transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat  
64048,pyromancer,one who practices pyromancy  
64049,pyromancy,divination by fire or flames  
64050,pyromania,an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things  
64051,pyromaniac,a person with a mania for setting things on fire  
64052,pyrometer,a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures  
64053,pyrometric_cone,a pyrometer consisting of a series of cones that melt at different temperatures  
64054,pyromorphite green_lead_ore,a mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor source of lead  
64055,pyrope,a deep red garnet used as a gemstone  
64056,pyrophobia,a morbid fear of fire  
64057,pyrophoric_alloy,an alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with steel; used in lighter flints  
64058,pyrophosphate,a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid  
64059,pyrophosphoric_acid,a solid acid formed by reactions of orthophosphoric acid  
64060,pyrophyllite,a white or greenish aluminum silicate mineral (resembles talc)  
64061,pyrostat,a thermostat that operates at very high temperatures  
64062,pyrotechnics,(music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music)  
64063,pyrotechnics pyrotechny,the craft of making fireworks  
64064,pyroxene,any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks  
64065,pyroxylin pyroxyline,highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers  
64066,pyrrhic,an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare  
64067,pyrrhic dibrach,a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables  
64068,pyrrhotite pyrrhotine magnetic_pyrites,a brownish iron sulfide mineral (FeS) having weak magnetic properties  
64069,pyrrhuloxia Pyrrhuloxia_sinuata,crested grey-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico  
64070,pyruvic_acid,a colorless acid formed as an important intermediate in metabolism or fermentation  
64071,pythium,any fungus of the genus Pythium  
64072,python,a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit  
64073,python,large Old World boas  
64074,pythoness,a witch with powers of divination  
64075,pyuria,presence of white blood cells in the urine; symptom of urinary tract infection  
64076,pyx pix,any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept  
64077,pyx pix pyx_chest pix_chest,a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay  
64078,pyxidium pyxis,fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released  
64079,pyxie pixie pixy Pyxidanthera_barbulata,creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas  
64080,pyxis,a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines  
64081,qadi,an Islamic judge  
64082,qepiq,100 qepiq equal 1 manat in Azerbaijan  
64083,qi chi ch'i ki,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  
64084,qibla,the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers  
64085,qindarka qintar,100 qindarka equal 1 lek in Albania  
64086,qoph,the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
64087,quack,an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice  
64088,quack,the harsh sound of a duck  
64089,quack-quack,child's word for a duck  
64090,quackery empiricism,medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings  
64091,quad quadrangle,a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings  
64092,quad space,(printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences  
64093,quadrangular_prism,a prism whose bases are quadrangles  
64094,quadrant,any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes  
64095,quadrant,the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle  
64096,quadrant,a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies  
64097,quadrant quarter-circle,a quarter of the circumference of a circle  
64098,quadrantanopia,blindness in one fourth of the visual field  
64099,quadraphony quadraphonic_system quadriphonic_system,a stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system using four separate channels  
64100,quadrate,a cubelike object  
64101,quadrate,a square-shaped object  
64102,quadratic quadratic_polynomial,a polynomial of the second degree  
64103,quadratic_equation quadratic,an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square  
64104,quadratics,a branch of algebra dealing with quadratic equations  
64105,quadrature,the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure  
64106,quadrennium,a period of four years  
64107,quadric quadric_surface,a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree  
64108,quadriceps quadriceps_femoris musculus_quadriceps_femoris quad,a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg  
64109,quadrilateral quadrangle tetragon,a four-sided polygon  
64110,quadrille,music for dancing the quadrille  
64111,quadrille,a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples  
64112,quadrillion,the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros; "in England they call a septillion a quadrillion"  
64113,quadrillion,the number that is represented as a one followed by 15 zeros  
64114,quadripara,(obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of four pregnancies  
64115,quadriplegia,paralysis of both arms and both legs  
64116,quadriplegic,a person who is paralyzed in both arms and both legs  
64117,quadrivium,(Middle Ages) a higher division of the curriculum in a medieval university involving arithmetic and music and geometry and astronomy  
64118,quadroon,an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black  
64119,quadrumvirate,a group of four men  
64120,quadruped,an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking  
64121,quadruple,a quantity that is four times as great as another  
64122,quadruplet quad,one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy  
64123,quadruplicate,any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one another exactly; "it was signed in quadruplicate"  
64124,quadrupling,increase by a factor of four  
64125,quaestor,any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)  
64126,quaff,a hearty draft  
64127,quaffer,a person who drinks heartily  
64128,quagga Equus_quagga,mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century  
64129,quahaug quahog hard-shell_clam round_clam,Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes  
64130,quahog quahaug hard-shell_clam hard_clam round_clam Venus_mercenaria Mercenaria_mercenaria,an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians  
64131,quail,flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised  
64132,quail,small gallinaceous game birds  
64133,quail_bush quail_brush white_thistle Atriplex_lentiformis,spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico  
64134,quaintness,the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned; "she liked the old cottage; its quaintness was appealing"  
64135,quaintness,strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned; "some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness"  
64136,quaker trembler,one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear  
64137,quaking_aspen European_quaking_aspen Populus_tremula,Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa  
64138,qualification,the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea; "his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform"  
64139,qualification making,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"  
64140,qualifier,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"  
64141,quality,high social status; "a man of quality"  
64142,quality,an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare  
64143,quality caliber calibre,a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber"  
64144,quality character lineament,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"  
64145,quality_control,maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goods  
64146,quality_of_life,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"  
64147,quandong blue_fig,the fruit of the Brisbane quandong tree  
64148,quandong quandang quandong_tree Eucarya_acuminata Fusanus_acuminatus,Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed  
64149,quandong quandang quantong native_peach,red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam  
64150,quandong quandong_tree Brisbane_quandong silver_quandong_tree blue_fig Elaeocarpus_grandis,Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit  
64151,quandong_nut,edible nutlike seed of the quandong fruit  
64152,quango quasi-NGO,a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government  
64153,quantic,a homogeneous polynomial having at least two variables  
64154,quantifiability measurability,the quality of being measurable  
64155,quantification,a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no')  
64156,quantification,the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something  
64157,quantifier,(grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as `fifteen' or `many')  
64158,quantifier logical_quantifier,(logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition  
64159,quantitative_analysis quantitative_chemical_analysis,chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance  
64160,quantity,the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable  
64161,quantity,an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition"  
64162,quantization quantisation,the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory  
64163,quantum,a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory  
64164,quantum,(physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)  
64165,quantum_chromodynamics QCD,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  
64166,quantum_electrodynamics QED,a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons  
64167,quantum_field_theory,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  
64168,quantum_jump,(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  
64169,quantum_leap quantum_jump,a sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer"  
64170,quantum_mechanics,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)  
64171,quantum_physics,the branch of physics based on quantum theory  
64172,quantum_theory,(physics) a physical theory that certain properties occur only in discrete amounts (quanta)  
64173,quarantine,enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease  
64174,quarantine,isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease  
64175,quark,(physics) 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; "quarks have not been observed directly but theoretical predictions based on their existence have been confirmed experimentally"  
64176,quark_cheese quark,fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet  
64177,quarrel,an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges  
64178,quarrel wrangle row words run-in dustup,an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"  
64179,quarreler quarreller,a disputant who quarrels  
64180,quarrelsomeness contentiousness,an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious  
64181,quarrying,the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry  
64182,quarryman quarrier,a man who works in a quarry  
64183,quart,a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters  
64184,quart,a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon  
64185,quart dry_quart,a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches  
64186,quartan,a malarial fever that recurs every fourth day  
64187,quarter,(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter"  
64188,quarter,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"  
64189,quarter,one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"  
64190,quarter,a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter"  
64191,quarter,one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter"  
64192,quarter,a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)  
64193,quarter,a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)  
64194,quarter,a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"  
64195,quarter,an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter"  
64196,quarter,a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter"  
64197,quarter,piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp  
64198,quarter,clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter"  
64199,quarter-century,a period of 25 years  
64200,quarter-hour 15_minutes,a quarter of an hour  
64201,quarter_crack,a crack on the inside of a horse's forefoot  
64202,quarter_day,a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due  
64203,quarter_horse,a small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia  
64204,quarter_mile 440_yards,a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile  
64205,quarter_note crotchet,a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note  
64206,quarter_plate,a photographic plate measuring 3.25 inches by 4.25 inches  
64207,quarter_pound,4 ounces avoirdupois  
64208,quarter_rest,a musical rest having one-fourth the time value of a whole rest  
64209,quarter_section,a land unit equal to a quarter of a section (160 acres) and measuring 1/2 mile on a side  
64210,quarter_sessions,a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions  
64211,quarter_stock,stock with a par value of $25/share  
64212,quarter_tone quarter-tone,half of a semitone  
64213,quarterback signal_caller field_general,(football) the person who plays quarterback  
64214,quarterback signal_caller field_general,(American football) 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"  
64215,quarterdeck,the stern area of a ship's upper deck  
64216,quarterfinal,one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals  
64217,quartering,a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages  
64218,quartering,living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)  
64219,quartering,dividing into four equal parts  
64220,quarterlight,car window consisting of a small pivoted glass vent in the door of a car  
64221,quarterly,a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year)  
64222,quartermaster,an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops  
64223,quartermaster_general,a staff officer in charge of supplies for a whole army  
64224,quarterstaff,a long stout staff used as a weapon  
64225,quartet quartette,four performers or singers who perform together  
64226,quartet quartette,a musical composition for four performers  
64227,quartet quartette foursome,four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m."  
64228,quartet quartette quadruplet quadruple,a set of four similar things considered as a unit  
64229,quartile,(statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores  
64230,quarto 4to,the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves  
64231,quartz,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  
64232,quartz_battery quartz_mill,a stamp mill for stamping quartz  
64233,quartz_crystal,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  
64234,quartz_glass quartz vitreous_silica lechatelierite crystal,colorless glass made of almost pure silica  
64235,quartz_lamp,a mercury-vapor lamp that is enclosed in a quartz container instead of a glass container  
64236,quartzite,hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals  
64237,quasar quasi-stellar_radio_source,a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts  
64238,quasi_contract,a contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent  
64239,quasiparticle,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  
64240,quassia,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  
64241,quassia bitterwood Quassia_amara,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  
64242,quatercentennial quatercentenary,the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it)  
64243,quaternary_ammonium_compound,a compound derived from ammonium with hydrogen atoms replaced by organic groups; used as surface-active agents, disinfectants, and in drugs  
64244,quatrain,a stanza of four lines  
64245,quattrocento,the 15th century in Italian art and literature  
64246,quaver,a tremulous sound  
64247,quay,wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline  
64248,queasiness squeamishness qualm,a mild state of nausea  
64249,queen,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"  
64250,queen,the wife or widow of a king  
64251,queen,one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen  
64252,queen,(chess) the most powerful piece  
64253,queen,the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs  
64254,queen queen_mole_rat,an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males  
64255,queen queen_regnant female_monarch,a female sovereign ruler  
64256,queen's_cup bride's_bonnet Clintonia_uniflora,plant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless stalks; Alaska to California and east to Oregon and Montana  
64257,queen_bee,fertile egg-laying female bee  
64258,queen_consort,the wife of a reigning king  
64259,queen_dowager,the widow of a king  
64260,queen_mother,a queen dowager who is mother of the reigning sovereign  
64261,queen_of_the_night Selenicereus_grandiflorus,tropical American climbing cactus having triangular branches; often cultivated for its large showy night-blooming flowers followed by yellow red-streaked fruits  
64262,queen_post,vertical tie post in a roof truss  
64263,queen_regent,a queen who serves as ruler when the king cannot  
64264,queen_triggerfish Bessy_cerca oldwench oldwife Balistes_vetula,tropical Atlantic fish  
64265,quellung quellung_reaction,the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms; "pneumococcus quellung"  
64266,quenched_steel,steel that has been hardened by immersing it in water or oil to cool it  
64267,quercitron,a yellow dye made from the bark of the quercitron oak tree  
64268,quern,a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand  
64269,querulousness,the quality of being given to complaining  
64270,quesadilla,a tortilla that is filled with cheese and heated  
64271,quest seeking,the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds"  
64272,question,an informal reference to a marriage proposal; "he was ready to pop the question"  
64273,question head,the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"  
64274,question inquiry enquiry query interrogation,an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"  
64275,question interrogation interrogative interrogative_sentence,a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"  
64276,question_mark interrogation_point,a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question  
64277,question_master quizmaster,the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game  
64278,question_of_fact matter_of_fact,a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide  
64279,question_of_law matter_of_law,a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide  
64280,question_time,a period during a parliamentary session when members of British Parliament may ask questions of the ministers  
64281,questioning inquiring,a request for information  
64282,questionnaire,a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information  
64283,quetzal,the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos  
64284,quetzal quetzal_bird,large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage  
64285,queue,(information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted  
64286,queue,a braid of hair at the back of the head  
64287,queue waiting_line,a line of people or vehicles waiting for something  
64288,quibble quiddity cavil,an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections  
64289,quibbler caviller caviler pettifogger,a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections  
64290,quiche,a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables)  
64291,quiche_Lorraine,quiche made with cheese and bacon  
64292,quick,any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)  
64293,quick_bread,breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking  
64294,quick_march,marching at quick time  
64295,quick_study sponge,someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily; "she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge"  
64296,quick_time,a normal marching pace of 120 steps per minute  
64297,quickener invigorator enlivener,an agent that gives or restores life or vigor; "the soul is the quickener of the body"  
64298,quickening,the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus  
64299,quickening,the process of showing signs of life; "the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"  
64300,quicksand,a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy  
64301,quicksand,a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down  
64302,quickset,cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines; "a quickset of a vine planted in a vineyard"  
64303,quickstep,military march accompanying quick time  
64304,quickstep,a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps  
64305,quid_pro_quo quid,something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises  
64306,quiddity haecceity,the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other  
64307,quiescence quiescency dormancy sleeping,quiet and inactive restfulness  
64308,quietism,a form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of God  
64309,quietist,a religious mystic who follows quietism  
64310,quietness soundlessness,the property of making no sound  
64311,quiff,a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead)  
64312,quill,a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog  
64313,quill calamus shaft,the hollow spine of a feather  
64314,quill quill_pen,pen made from a bird's feather  
64315,quillwort,any of several spore-bearing aquatic or marsh plants having short rhizomes and leaves resembling quills; worldwide except Polynesia  
64316,quilt comforter comfort puff,bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together  
64317,quilted_bedspread,a bedspread constructed like a thin quilt  
64318,quilting,stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design  
64319,quilting,a material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric  
64320,quilting_bee,a gathering to make quilts  
64321,quinacrine quinacrine_hydrochloride mepacrine Atabrine,a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria  
64322,quince,aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves  
64323,quince quince_bush Cydonia_oblonga,small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated  
64324,quincentennial quincentenary,the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)  
64325,quinidine Quinidex Quinora,cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias  
64326,quinine,a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy  
64327,quinone benzoquinone,any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes  
64328,quinquefoliate_leaf,a compound leaf having five leaflets  
64329,quinquennium,a period of five years  
64330,quinsy peritonsillar_abscess,a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis  
64331,quintal,a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms  
64332,quintessence,the purest and most concentrated essence of something  
64333,quintessence,the most typical example or representative of a type  
64334,quintessence ether,the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies  
64335,quintet quintette,five performers or singers who perform together  
64336,quintet quintette,a musical composition for five performers  
64337,quintet quintette fivesome,five people considered as a unit  
64338,quintet quintette quintuplet quintuple,a set of five similar things considered as a unit  
64339,quintillion,the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros  
64340,quintipara,(obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of five pregnancies  
64341,quintuplet quint quin,one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy  
64342,quintupling,increasing by a factor of five  
64343,quipu,calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping records  
64344,quira,any of several tropical American trees some yielding economically important timber  
64345,quire,a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets  
64346,quirk,a narrow groove beside a beading  
64347,quirk_bead bead_and_quirk,beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates  
64348,quirk_molding quirk_moulding,a molding having a small groove in it  
64349,quirt,whip with a leather thong at the end  
64350,quitclaim,act of transferring a title or right or claim to another  
64351,quitclaim quitclaim_deed,document transferring title or right or claim to another  
64352,quittance,a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt  
64353,quitter,a person who gives up too easily  
64354,quiver,case for holding arrows  
64355,quiz,an examination consisting of a few short questions  
64356,quiz_program,a game show in which contestants answer questions  
64357,quo_warranto,a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty  
64358,quodlibet,an issue that is presented for formal disputation  
64359,quoin coign coigne,expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase  
64360,quoin coign coigne,the keystone of an arch  
64361,quoit,game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoits  
64362,quoits horseshoes,a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it  
64363,quorum,a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business  
64364,quota,a prescribed number; "all the salesmen met their quota for the month"  
64365,quota,a proportional share assigned to each participant  
64366,quota,a limitation on imports; "the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated"  
64367,quotability,the quality of being worthy of being quoted  
64368,quotation,a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity  
64369,quotation,the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"  
64370,quotation quote citation,a passage or expression that is quoted or cited  
64371,quotation_mark quote inverted_comma,a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else  
64372,quoter,a communicator (speaker or writer) who uses quotations  
64373,quotient,the ratio of two quantities to be divided  
64374,quotient,the number obtained by division  
64375,quotient_verdict,an improper and unacceptable kind of compromise verdict  
64376,qurush,20 qurush equal 1 riyal in Saudi Arabia  
64377,rabato rebato,a wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th century  
64378,rabbet rebate,a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together  
64379,rabbet_joint,a joint formed by fitting together two rabbeted boards  
64380,rabbi,spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law  
64381,rabbinate,rabbis collectively  
64382,rabbinate,the office or function of a rabbi  
64383,rabbit coney cony,any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food  
64384,rabbit hare,flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food  
64385,rabbit-eared_bandicoot rabbit_bandicoot bilby Macrotis_lagotis,bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit  
64386,rabbit_brush rabbit_bush Chrysothamnus_nauseosus,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  
64387,rabbit_burrow rabbit_hole,a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbits  
64388,rabbit_ears,an indoor TV antenna; consists of two extendible rods that form a V  
64389,rabbit_ears,the long ears of a rabbit  
64390,rabbit_hutch,a hutch for rabbits  
64391,rabbit_punch,a short chopping blow to the back of the neck  
64392,rabbiteye_blueberry rabbit-eye_blueberry rabbiteye Vaccinium_ashei,shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially especially for canning industry  
64393,rabbitfish Chimaera_monstrosa,large European chimaera  
64394,rabbitweed rabbit-weed snakeweed broom_snakeweed broom_snakeroot turpentine_weed Gutierrezia_sarothrae,low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads  
64395,rabbitwood buffalo_nut Pyrularia_pubera,shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes  
64396,rabble riffraff ragtag ragtag_and_bobtail,disparaging terms for the common people  
64397,rabies hydrophobia lyssa madness,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  
64398,raccoon,the fur of the North American racoon  
64399,raccoon racoon,an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America  
64400,raccoon_dog Nyctereutes_procyonides,small wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like those of a raccoon  
64401,race,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"  
64402,race,any competition; "the race for the presidency"  
64403,race,a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"  
64404,race_meeting,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"  
64405,race_problem,a social and political problem caused by conflict between races occupying the same or adjacent regions  
64406,race_riot,a riot caused by hatred for one another of members of different races in the same community  
64407,raceabout,a small sloop having the keep of a knockabout but with finer lines and carrying more sail  
64408,racecard,a program for a race meeting; lists the races and the names of the horses  
64409,racehorse race_horse bangtail,a horse bred for racing  
64410,raceme,usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first  
64411,racemic_acid,the optically inactive form of tartaric acid that is often found in grape juice  
64412,racer,an animal that races  
64413,racer,slender fast-moving North American snakes  
64414,racer race_car racing_car,a fast car that competes in races  
64415,racer race_driver automobile_driver,someone who drives racing cars at high speeds  
64416,racerunner race_runner six-lined_racerunner Cnemidophorus_sexlineatus,very swift lizard of eastern and central United States  
64417,racetrack racecourse raceway track,a course over which races are run  
64418,racetrack_tout,someone who offers advice about betting on horses (either to influence the odds or in the hope of sharing some of the winnings)  
64419,raceway race,a canal for a current of water  
64420,rachis,axis of a compound leaf or compound inflorescence  
64421,rachitis,inflammation of the vertebral column  
64422,racial_immunity,natural immunity shared by all members of a particular race  
64423,racial_profiling,a form of racism consisting of the (alleged) policy of policemen who stop and search vehicles driven by persons belonging to particular racial groups  
64424,racial_segregation,segregation by race  
64425,racing,the sport of engaging in contests of speed  
64426,racing_boat,a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing  
64427,racing_circuit circuit,a racetrack for automobile races  
64428,racing_gig,a light narrow racing boat for two or more oarsmen  
64429,racing_skiff single_shell,a shell for a single oarsman  
64430,racing_start,the start of a race  
64431,racism,the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races  
64432,racism racialism racial_discrimination,discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race  
64433,racist racialist,a person with a prejudiced belief that one racial group is superior to others  
64434,rack,rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton  
64435,rack,framework for holding objects  
64436,rack,a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body  
64437,rack single-foot,a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately  
64438,rack stand,a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"  
64439,rack wheel,an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims  
64440,rack_and_pinion,a wheel gear (the pinion) meshes with a toothed rack; converts rotary to reciprocating motion (and vice versa)  
64441,rack_of_lamb crown_roast,a roast of the rib section of lamb  
64442,rack_rent,an extortionate rent  
64443,racker,an attendant who puts pool or billiard balls into a rack  
64444,racket,a loud and disturbing noise  
64445,racket fraudulent_scheme illegitimate_enterprise,an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit  
64446,racket racquet,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  
64447,racket_club,club for players of racket sports  
64448,racketeer,someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)  
64449,racketeering,engaging in a racket  
64450,racquetball,the ball used in playing the game of racquetball  
64451,racquetball,a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets  
64452,rad,a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material  
64453,radar microwave_radar radio_detection_and_ranging radiolocation,measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects  
64454,radar_beacon racon,a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position  
64455,radar_echo,an electronic signal that has been reflected back to the radar antenna; contains information about the location and distance of the reflecting object  
64456,radar_fire,gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar  
64457,radial radial_tire radial-ply_tire,pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing  
64458,radial_artery arteria_radialis,branch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the palm  
64459,radial_asymmetry,the absence of symmetry about an axis  
64460,radial_engine rotary_engine,an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase  
64461,radial_keratotomy,radial pattern of incisions in the cornea that cause the cornea to bulge; performed to correct myopia  
64462,radial_nerve nervus_radialis musculospiral_nerve,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  
64463,radial_pulse,pulse of the radial artery (felt in the wrist)  
64464,radial_symmetry,the property of symmetry about an axis; "the starfish illustrates radial symmetry"  
64465,radial_vein vena_radialis,superficial veins ascending the radial side of the forearm; combines with the ulnar veins to form the brachial vein  
64466,radial_velocity,velocity along the line of sight toward or away from the observer  
64467,radian rad,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)  
64468,radiance,an attractive combination of good health and happiness; "the radiance of her countenance"  
64469,radiance glow glowing,the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface  
64470,radiance radiancy shine effulgence refulgence refulgency,the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light  
64471,radiant_energy,energy that is transmitted in the form of (electromagnetic) radiation; energy that exists in the absence of matter  
64472,radiant_flux,the rate of flow of radiant energy (electromagnetic waves)  
64473,radiant_heating,heating a building by radiation from panels containing hot water or electrical heaters  
64474,radiation,energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles  
64475,radiation,the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats  
64476,radiation,a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain  
64477,radiation,the act of spreading outward from a central source  
64478,radiation radioactivity,the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay  
64479,radiation_field,a field that represents the energy lost from the radiator to space  
64480,radiation_pattern radiation_diagram pattern,graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle  
64481,radiation_pressure corpuscular-radiation_pressure,the minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a wave  
64482,radiation_pyrometer,a pyrometer for estimating the temperature of distant sources of heat; radiation is focussed on a thermojunction connected in circuit with a galvanometer  
64483,radiation_sickness radiation_syndrome radiation,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"  
64484,radiator,any object that radiates energy  
64485,radiator,heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings  
64486,radiator,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  
64487,radiator_cap,cap on the opening in the top of a radiator through which a coolant liquid can be added  
64488,radiator_hose,a flexible hose between the radiator and the engine block  
64489,radical,(mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity  
64490,radical,a person who has radical ideas or opinions  
64491,radical,a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram  
64492,radical_chic,an affectation of radical left-wing views and the fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them  
64493,radical_hysterectomy panhysterectomy,surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes  
64494,radical_mastectomy,removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit  
64495,radical_sign,a sign indicating the extraction of a root  
64496,radicalism,the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society  
64497,radicchio,prized variety of chicory having globose heads of red leaves  
64498,radicle,(anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve)  
64499,radiculitis,inflammation of the radicle of a nerve  
64500,radio radiocommunication wireless,medium for communication  
64501,radio wireless,a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves  
64502,radio-phonograph radio-gramophone,electronic equipment consisting of a combination of a radio receiver and a record player  
64503,radio_announcer,an announcer whose voice is broadcast on radio  
64504,radio_antenna radio_aerial,omnidirectional antenna comprising the part of a radio receiver by means of which radio signals are received  
64505,radio_astronomy,the branch of astronomy that detects and studies the radio waves emitted by celestial bodies  
64506,radio_beacon,a characteristic signal emitted by a transmitter used for navigation  
64507,radio_beacon beacon,a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes  
64508,radio_beam beam,a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather  
64509,radio_brightness,the strength of a radio wave picked up by a radio telescope  
64510,radio_broadcast,a broadcast via radio  
64511,radio_chassis,a chassis for a radio receiver  
64512,radio_compass,a direction finder that gives a bearing by determining the direction of incoming radio signals  
64513,radio_frequency,an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared  
64514,radio_interferometer,radio telescope that uses interference patterns from two antennas instead of a parabolic antenna  
64515,radio_link link,a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network  
64516,radio_news,a radio broadcast of news  
64517,radio_noise,static at radio wavelengths  
64518,radio_observation,an observation made with a radio telescope  
64519,radio_operator,someone who operates a radio transmitter  
64520,radio_receiver receiving_set radio_set radio tuner wireless,an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals  
64521,radio_signal,a radio wave used to transmit and receive messages  
64522,radio_source,an object that radiates radio waves  
64523,radio_spectrum radio-frequency_spectrum,the entire spectrum of electromagnetic frequencies used for communications; includes frequencies used for radio and radar and television  
64524,radio_station,station for the production and transmission of AM or FM radio broadcasts  
64525,radio_telescope radio_reflector,astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extraterrestrial sources  
64526,radio_transmitter,transmitter that is the part of a radio system that transmits signals  
64527,radio_wave radio_emission radio_radiation,an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to 30,000 m  
64528,radioactive_dating,measurement of the amount of radioactive material (usually carbon 14) that an object contains; can be used to estimate the age of the object  
64529,radioactive_iodine_excretion_test,radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine excreted in the urine  
64530,radioactive_iodine_test,test of thyroid function in which the patient is given an oral dose of radioactive iodine-131  
64531,radioactive_iodine_uptake_test RAIU,radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland  
64532,radioactive_material,material that is radioactive  
64533,radioactive_waste,useless radioactive materials that are left after some laboratory or commercial process is completed  
64534,radioactivity_unit,a measure of radioactivity  
64535,radiobiologist,a biologist who studies the effects of radiation on living organisms  
64536,radiobiology,the branch of biology that studies the effects of radiation on living organisms  
64537,radiocarbon carbon_14,a radioactive isotope of carbon  
64538,radiocarbon_dating carbon_dating carbon-14_dating,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  
64539,radiochemistry nuclear_chemistry,the chemistry of radioactive substances  
64540,radiochlorine,a radioactive isotope of chlorine  
64541,radiogram,a message transmitted by wireless telegraphy  
64542,radiogram radiograph shadowgraph skiagraph skiagram,a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)  
64543,radiographer,a person who makes radiographs  
64544,radiography,photography that uses other kinds of radiation than visible light  
64545,radiography skiagraphy,the process of making a radiograph; producing an image on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light  
64546,radioimmunoassay,immunoassay of a substance that has been radioactively labeled  
64547,radioisotope,a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially  
64548,radiolarian,protozoa with amoeba-like bodies and radiating filamentous pseudopods  
64549,radiologic_technologist,a scientist trained in radiological technology  
64550,radiologist radiotherapist,a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease  
64551,radiology,the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation  
64552,radiolysis,molecular disintegration resulting from radiation  
64553,radiometer,meter to detect and measure radiant energy (electromagnetic or acoustic)  
64554,radiomicrometer,radiometer that is extremely sensitive  
64555,radiopacity radio-opacity,opacity to X-rays or other radiation  
64556,radiopaque_dye,dye that does not allow the passage of X rays or other radiation; used to outline certain organs during X-ray examination  
64557,radiopharmaceutical,pharmaceutical consisting of a radioactive compound used in radiation therapy  
64558,radiophotograph radiophoto,a photograph transmitted by radio waves  
64559,radiophotography,transmission of photographs by radio waves  
64560,radioprotection,protection against harmful effects of radiation  
64561,radioscopy radiology,(radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation  
64562,radiotelegraph radiotelegraphy wireless_telegraph wireless_telegraphy,the use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code)  
64563,radiotelegraph radiotelegraphy wireless_telegraphy,telegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire  
64564,radiotelephone radiophone wireless_telephone,a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables  
64565,radiotelephone radiotelephony wireless_telephone,telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire  
64566,radiotherapy radiation_therapy radiation actinotherapy irradiation,(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance  
64567,radiotherapy_equipment,equipment used to treat diseases with x-rays or radioactivity  
64568,radish,pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants  
64569,radish,pungent fleshy edible root  
64570,radish Raphanus_sativus,Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw  
64571,radish daikon Japanese_radish Raphanus_sativus_longipinnatus,radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked  
64572,radish_plant radish,a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root  
64573,radium Ra atomic_number_88,an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores  
64574,radium_therapy Curietherapy,the use of radium in radiation therapy  
64575,radius,a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere)  
64576,radius,a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius; "they located it within a radius of 2 miles"  
64577,radius,the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm  
64578,radius r,the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere  
64579,radius_of_curvature,the radius of the circle of curvature; the absolute value of the reciprocal of the curvature of a curve at a given point  
64580,radius_vector,a line connecting a satellite to the center of the body around which it is rotating  
64581,radius_vector,a line connecting a point in space to the origin of a polar coordinate system  
64582,radome radar_dome,a housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio waves  
64583,radon Rn atomic_number_86,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  
64584,raffia,fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets  
64585,raffia raphia,leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.  
64586,raffia_palm Raffia_farinifera Raffia_ruffia,a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks  
64587,raffinose,a trisaccharide that occurs in sugar beets and cotton seeds and certain cereals  
64588,raffle,a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money  
64589,raft,a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers  
64590,raft_foundation raft mat,a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete  
64591,rafter balk baulk,one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof  
64592,raftsman raftman rafter,someone who travels by raft  
64593,rag,a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)  
64594,rag rag_week,a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities  
64595,rag shred tag tag_end tatter,a small piece of cloth or paper  
64596,rag_day,a day on which university students hold a rag  
64597,rag_doll,a cloth doll that is stuffed and (usually) painted  
64598,rag_paper,paper made partly or wholly from rags  
64599,ragamuffin tatterdemalion,a dirty shabbily clothed urchin  
64600,ragbag,a bag in which rags are kept  
64601,rage,a state of extreme anger; "she fell into a rage and refused to answer"  
64602,rage,violent state of the elements; "the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks"  
64603,rage passion,something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him"  
64604,ragged_orchid ragged_orchis ragged-fringed_orchid green_fringed_orchis Habenaria_lacera,fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerated  
64605,ragged_robin cuckoo_flower Lychnis_flos-cuculi Lychins_floscuculi,common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals  
64606,raggedness,shabbiness by virtue of being in rags  
64607,raglan,a garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves  
64608,raglan_sleeve,a sleeve that extends in one piece to the neckline of a coat or sweater with seams from the armhole to the neck  
64609,ragout,well-seasoned stew of meat and vegetables  
64610,ragpicker,an unskilled person who picks up rags from trash cans and public dumps as a means of livelihood  
64611,ragsorter,a worker who sorts rags and old clothing for new uses (as in papermaking)  
64612,ragtime rag,music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)  
64613,ragweed ambrosia bitterweed,any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma  
64614,ragweed_pollen,pollen of the ragweed plant is a common allergen  
64615,ragwort tansy_ragwort ragweed benweed Senecio_jacobaea,widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity  
64616,raid,an attempt by speculators to defraud investors  
64617,raider,a corporate investor who intends to take over a company by buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new management  
64618,rail,short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"  
64619,rail,a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)  
64620,rail,any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud  
64621,rail-splitter splitter,a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences  
64622,rail_fence split-rail_fence,a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle)  
64623,rail_technology railroading,the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads  
64624,railbird,a fan of racing who watches races from the outer rail of the track  
64625,railhead,the end of the completed track on an unfinished railway  
64626,railhead,a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution  
64627,railing,material for making rails or rails collectively  
64628,railing rail,a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports  
64629,railroad_bed,a bed on which railroad track is laid  
64630,railroad_flat,an apartment whose rooms are all in a line with doors between them  
64631,railroad_ticket train_ticket,a ticket good for a ride on a railroad train  
64632,railroad_track railroad railway,a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track"  
64633,railroad_tunnel,a tunnel through which the railroad track runs  
64634,railroad_vine beach_morning_glory Ipomoea_pes-caprae,a prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to Texas  
64635,railway railroad railroad_line railway_line railway_system,line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight  
64636,railway_junction,a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross  
64637,railway_station railroad_station railroad_terminal train_station train_depot,terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods  
64638,rain pelting,anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults"  
64639,rain rainfall,water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere  
64640,rain rainwater,drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds  
64641,rain-wash,the washing away of soil or other loose material by rain  
64642,rain_barrel,a barrel used as a cistern to hold rainwater  
64643,rain_check,a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future  
64644,rain_check,a ticket stub entitling the holder to admission to a future event if the scheduled event was cancelled due to rain  
64645,rain_dance,a ritual dance intended to bring rain  
64646,rain_date,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"  
64647,rain_forest rainforest,a forest with heavy annual rainfall  
64648,rain_gauge rain_gage pluviometer udometer,gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation  
64649,rain_shadow,an area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it  
64650,rain_stick,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  
64651,rain_tree saman monkeypod monkey_pod zaman zamang Albizia_saman,large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle  
64652,rainbow,an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain  
64653,rainbow,an illusory hope; "chasing rainbows"  
64654,rainbow_cactus,a stout cylindrical cactus of the southwest United States and adjacent Mexico  
64655,rainbow_lorikeet Trichoglossus_moluccanus,a kind of lorikeet  
64656,rainbow_runner Elagatis_bipinnulata,streamlined cigar-shaped jack; good game fish  
64657,rainbow_seaperch rainbow_perch Hipsurus_caryi,Pacific coast fish  
64658,rainbow_shower Cassia_javonica,deciduous ornamental hybrid of southeastern Asia and Hawaii having racemes of flowers ranging in color from cream-colored to orange and red  
64659,rainbow_smelt Osmerus_mordax,important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska  
64660,rainbow_trout,flesh of Pacific trout that migrate from salt to fresh water  
64661,rainbow_trout Salmo_gairdneri,found in Pacific coastal waters and streams from lower California to Alaska  
64662,raincoat waterproof,a water-resistant coat  
64663,raindrop,a drop of rain  
64664,rainmaker,executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm  
64665,rainmaker,American Indian medicine man who attempt to make it rain  
64666,rainmaking,activity intended to produce rain  
64667,rainstorm,a storm with rain  
64668,rainy_day,a (future) time of financial need; "I am saving for a rainy day"  
64669,rainy_season,one of the two seasons in tropical climates  
64670,raise,increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your raise and double it"  
64671,raise rise wage_hike hike wage_increase salary_increase,the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"  
64672,raised_doughnut,a doughnut made light with yeast rather than baking powder  
64673,raiser,a bridge partner who increases the partner's bid  
64674,raisin,dried grape  
64675,raisin-nut_cookie,cookie filled with a paste of raisins and nuts  
64676,raisin_bran,bran flakes with raisins  
64677,raisin_bread,bread containing raisins  
64678,raisin_cookie,cookie containing raisins  
64679,raisin_moth Cadra_figulilella,moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products  
64680,raising rearing nurture,the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child  
64681,raising_hell hell_raising,making trouble just for the fun of it  
64682,raison_d'etre,reason for being  
64683,raison_d'etre,the purpose that justifies a thing's existence  
64684,raita,an Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices  
64685,raj,British dominion over India (1757-1947)  
64686,raja rajah,a prince or king in India  
64687,rajanya,the second highest of the four varnas: the noble or warrior category  
64688,rake,a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil  
64689,rake rakehell profligate rip blood roue,a dissolute man in fashionable society  
64690,rake-off vigorish,a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster  
64691,rake_handle,the handle of a rake  
64692,rakishness,the quality of a rake  
64693,rally,a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness  
64694,rally,an automobile race run over public roads  
64695,rally exchange,(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point"  
64696,rally mass_meeting,a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm  
64697,rally rallying,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"  
64698,rallying,the act of mobilizing for a common purpose; "the bell was a signal for the rallying of the whole neighborhood"  
64699,rallying_point,a point or principle on which scattered or opposing groups can come together  
64700,ram,a tool for driving or forcing something by impact  
64701,ram tup,uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is `tup'"  
64702,ram's-head ram's-head_lady's_slipper Cypripedium_arietinum,orchid of northern North America having a brownish-green flower and red-and-white lip suggestive of a ram's head  
64703,ramble meander,an aimless amble on a winding course  
64704,rambler,a person who takes long walks in the country  
64705,rambler,a person whose speech or writing is not well organized  
64706,rambutan rambotan,pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spines  
64707,rambutan rambotan rambutan_tree Nephelium_lappaceum,Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit  
64708,ramekin ramequin,a cheese dish made with egg and bread crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes  
64709,ramekin ramequin,a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual portions  
64710,ramie ramee Chinese_silk_plant China_grass Boehmeria_nivea,tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax  
64711,ramification,an arrangement of branching parts  
64712,ramipril Altace,an ACE inhibitor (trade name Altace) used to treat high blood pressure or in some patients who have had a heart attack  
64713,ramjet ramjet_engine atherodyde athodyd flying_drainpipe,a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed  
64714,rammer,a tool for driving something with force  
64715,ramp,a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft  
64716,ramp incline,an inclined surface connecting two levels  
64717,ramp wild_leek Allium_tricoccum,North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers  
64718,rampage violent_disorder,violently angry and destructive behavior  
64719,rampant_arch,an arch whose support is higher on one side than on the other  
64720,rampart bulwark wall,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"  
64721,rampion rampion_bellflower Campanula_rapunculus,bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad  
64722,ramrod,a harshly demanding overseer  
64723,ramrod,a rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm  
64724,ramrod,a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm  
64725,ramus,the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical  
64726,ranch spread cattle_ranch cattle_farm,farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)  
64727,ranch_hand,a hired hand on a ranch  
64728,ranch_house,a one story house with a low pitched roof  
64729,rancher,a person who owns or operates a ranch  
64730,ranching,farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle)  
64731,rancidity,the state of being rancid; having a rancid scent or flavor (as of old cooking oil)  
64732,rancidness,the property of being rancid  
64733,rand,the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents  
64734,random-access_memory random_access_memory random_memory RAM read/write_memory,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  
64735,random_number_generator,a routine designed to yield a random number  
64736,random_sample,a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected  
64737,random_sample,a sample grabbed at random  
64738,random_sampling,the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of being selected  
64739,random_variable variate variant stochastic_variable chance_variable,a variable quantity that is random  
64740,random_walk,a stochastic process consisting of a sequence of changes each of whose characteristics (as magnitude or direction) is determined by chance  
64741,randomization randomisation,a deliberately haphazard arrangement of observations so as to simulate chance  
64742,randomness entropy S,(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"  
64743,randomness haphazardness stochasticity noise,the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan  
64744,range,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"  
64745,range,a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection"  
64746,range,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"  
64747,range mountain_range range_of_mountains chain mountain_chain chain_of_mountains,a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"  
64748,range reach,the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"  
64749,range_animal,any animal that lives and grazes in the grassy open land of western North America (especially horses, cattle, sheep)  
64750,range_hood,exhaust hood over a kitchen range  
64751,range_pole ranging_pole flagpole,surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors  
64752,rangefinder range_finder,a measuring instrument (acoustic or optical or electronic) for finding the distance of an object  
64753,rangeland,land suitable for grazing livestock  
64754,rangpur rangpur_lime lemanderin Citrus_limonia,hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel  
64755,rani ranee,(the feminine of raja) a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja  
64756,ranitidine Zantac,a histamine blocker and antacid (trade name Zantac) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux  
64757,rank,relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"  
64758,rank,a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"  
64759,rank-order_correlation_coefficient rank-order_correlation rank-difference_correlation_coefficient rank-difference_correlation,the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between the ranks of scores on two variables  
64760,rank_and_file,people who constitute the main body of any group  
64761,rank_and_file rank,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"  
64762,rank_order,an arrangement according to rank  
64763,ranker,a commissioned officer who has been promoted from enlisted status  
64764,ranker,an enlisted soldier who serves in the ranks of the armed forces  
64765,ranking,position on a scale in relation to others in status or rank or achievement  
64766,ransacking rummage,a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis"  
64767,ransom,payment for the release of someone  
64768,ransom,the act of freeing from captivity or punishment  
64769,ransom ransom_money,money demanded for the return of a captured person  
64770,ranter raver,someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner  
64771,ranula,a cyst on the underside of the tongue  
64772,rap,voluble conversation  
64773,rap rap_music hip-hop,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  
64774,rap strike tap,a gentle blow  
64775,rap_group,a gathering of people holding a rap session  
64776,rap_session,conversation in a situation where feelings can be expressed and criticized or supported  
64777,rape colza Brassica_napus,Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop  
64778,rape rapine,the act of despoiling a country in warfare  
64779,rape violation assault ravishment,the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will  
64780,rape_conviction,conviction for rape  
64781,rape_oil rapeseed_oil colza_oil,edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as a lubricant or illuminant  
64782,rape_suspect,someone who is suspected of committing rape  
64783,raper rapist,someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse  
64784,rapeseed,seed of rape plants; source of an edible oil  
64785,raphe rhaphe,a ridge that forms a seam between two parts  
64786,rapid,a part of a river where the current is very fast  
64787,rapid_climb rapid_growth zoom,a rapid rise  
64788,rapid_transit mass_rapid_transit,an urban public transit system using underground or elevated trains  
64789,rapier tuck,a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges  
64790,rappee,strong snuff made from dark coarse tobacco  
64791,rappel abseil,(mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body  
64792,rapper,someone who performs rap music  
64793,rapport resonance,a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people  
64794,rapporteur,a recorder appointed by a committee to prepare reports of the meetings  
64795,raptus_hemorrhagicus,seizure caused by a sudden profuse hemorrhage  
64796,rare_bird rara_avis,a rare or unique person  
64797,rare_earth rare-earth_element lanthanoid lanthanide lanthanon,any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71)  
64798,raree-show,a street show  
64799,rarefaction,a decrease in the density of something; "a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium"  
64800,rariora,(plural) rare collector's items  
64801,rarity rareness infrequency,noteworthy scarcity  
64802,rarity tenuity low_density,a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere"  
64803,rascality shiftiness slipperiness trickiness,the quality of being a slippery rascal  
64804,rash blizzard,a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; "a rash of bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits"  
64805,rash roseola efflorescence skin_rash,any red eruption of the skin  
64806,rasp rasping,uttering in an irritated tone  
64807,rasp wood_file,a coarse file with sharp pointed projections  
64808,raspberry,red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries  
64809,raspberry raspberry_bush,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  
64810,raster,the rectangular formation of parallel scanning lines that guide the electron beam on a television screen or a computer monitor  
64811,rat,a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure  
64812,rat,any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse  
64813,rat-a-tat-tat rat-a-tat rat-tat,a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door)  
64814,rat-catcher disinfestation_officer,a workman employed to destroy or drive away vermin  
64815,rat-tail_file,a thin round file shaped like the tail of a rat  
64816,rat_cheese store_cheese,informal names for American cheddar  
64817,rat_kangaroo kangaroo_rat,any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos  
64818,rat_race,an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation  
64819,rat_snake,any of various nonvenomous rodent-eating snakes of North America and Asia  
64820,rat_terrier ratter,any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats  
64821,ratability,the quality of being capable of being rated or estimated  
64822,ratability rateability,the state of being liable to assessment or taxation  
64823,ratables rateables,property that provides tax income for local governments  
64824,ratafia ratafee,sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds  
64825,ratafia ratafia_biscuit,macaroon flavored with ratafia liqueur  
64826,ratatouille,a vegetable stew; usually made with tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, peppers, onion, and seasonings  
64827,ratbite_fever,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  
64828,ratbite_fever_bacterium Spirillum_minus,a bacterium causing ratbite fever  
64829,ratchet rachet ratch,mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction  
64830,ratchet_wheel,toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever  
64831,rate,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"  
64832,rate,a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure; "the literacy rate"; "the retention rate"; "the dropout rate"  
64833,rate charge_per_unit,amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"  
64834,rate_of_depreciation depreciation_rate,the rate at which the value of property is reduced; used to calculate tax deduction  
64835,rate_of_exchange exchange_rate,the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another  
64836,rate_of_return,the amount returned per unit of time expressed as a percentage of the cost  
64837,ratel honey_badger Mellivora_capensis,nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia  
64838,ratepayer,a person who pays local rates (especially a householder)  
64839,rates,a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)  
64840,rathole,a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats  
64841,rathole,a small dirty uncomfortable room  
64842,rathskeller,a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall  
64843,ratification confirmation,making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the appointment"  
64844,rating,standing or position on a scale  
64845,rating_system scoring_system,a system of classifying according to quality or merit or amount  
64846,ratio,the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)  
64847,ratiocination,logical and methodical reasoning  
64848,ration,a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)  
64849,ration,the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced"  
64850,ration_card,a card certifying the bearer's right to purchase rationed goods  
64851,rational_motive,a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument  
64852,rational_number rational,an integer or a fraction  
64853,rationale principle,(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"  
64854,rationalism,the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth  
64855,rationalism,(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience  
64856,rationalism freethinking,the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct  
64857,rationality rationalness,the quality of being consistent with or based on logic  
64858,rationality reason reasonableness,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"  
64859,rationalization rationalisation,(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening  
64860,rationalization rationalisation,the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason  
64861,rationalization rationalisation,(mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation  
64862,rationalization rationalisation,the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency  
64863,rationing,the act of rationing; "during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline"  
64864,ratite ratite_bird flightless_bird,flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds  
64865,ratline ratlin,(nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft  
64866,rattail_cactus rat's-tail_cactus Aporocactus_flagelliformis,commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days  
64867,rattan ratan,a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms  
64868,rattan rattan_cane,the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes  
64869,rattan rattan_palm Calamus_rotang,climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes  
64870,rattle,a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken  
64871,rattle,loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail  
64872,rattle rattling rale,a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"  
64873,rattlesnake rattler,pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken  
64874,rattlesnake_fern Botrychium_virginianum,American fern whose clustered sporangia resemble a snake's rattle  
64875,rattlesnake_master rattlesnake's_master button_snakeroot Eryngium_yuccifolium,coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite  
64876,rattlesnake_orchid,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  
64877,rattlesnake_plantain helleborine,any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme  
64878,rattlesnake_root,a plant of the genus Nabalus  
64879,rattlesnake_root Prenanthes_purpurea,herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets  
64880,rattlesnake_weed Hieracium_venosum,a hawkweed with a rosette of purple-veined basal leaves; Canada to northern Georgia and Kentucky  
64881,rattrap,a difficult entangling situation  
64882,rattrap,filthy run-down dilapidated housing  
64883,rattrap,a trap for catching rats  
64884,rauli_beech Nothofagus_procera,large Chilean timber tree yielding coarse lumber  
64885,rauwolfia,any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina  
64886,rauwolfia rauvolfia,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  
64887,ravage depredation,(usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease"  
64888,ravaging devastation,plundering with excessive damage and destruction  
64889,rave,a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played; "raves are very popular in Berlin"  
64890,rave,an extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave"  
64891,rave-up,a raucous gathering  
64892,ravehook,a hooked hand tool used to prepare the seams of a boat for oakum  
64893,raveling ravelling,a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric  
64894,raven Corvus_corax,large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail  
64895,raver,a participant in a rave dancing party  
64896,ravigote ravigotte,veloute sauce seasoned with chopped chervil, chives, tarragon, shallots and capers  
64897,ravine,a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)  
64898,raving,declaiming wildly; "the raving of maniacs"  
64899,ravioli cappelletti,small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings  
64900,raw altogether birthday_suit,informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"  
64901,raw_beauty,beauty that is stark and powerfully impressive  
64902,raw_data,unanalyzed data; data not yet subjected to analysis  
64903,raw_deal,unfair treatment  
64904,raw_material staple,material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing  
64905,raw_meat,uncooked meat  
64906,raw_milk,unpasteurized milk  
64907,raw_recruit,an inexperienced and untrained recruit  
64908,raw_sienna,a yellowish-brown pigment made from untreated sienna  
64909,raw_talent,powerfully impressive talent  
64910,raw_umber,greenish brown pigment  
64911,raw_vegetable rabbit_food,an uncooked vegetable  
64912,raw_weather,unpleasantly cold and damp weather  
64913,raw_wood,wood that is not finished or painted  
64914,raw_wool,wool in its natural condition; not refined or processed  
64915,raw_wound,a wound that exposes subcutaneous tissue  
64916,rawhide,untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes  
64917,rawness,a chilly dampness; "the rawness of the midnight air"  
64918,ray,(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point  
64919,ray,a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence  
64920,ray,any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish  
64921,ray,cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins  
64922,ray_flower ray_floret,small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower  
64923,rayon,a synthetic silklike fabric  
64924,razbliuto,the sentimental feeling you have about someone you once loved but no longer do  
64925,razing leveling tearing_down demolishing,complete destruction of a building  
64926,razing wrecking,the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled  
64927,razor,edge tool used in shaving  
64928,razor_clam jackknife_clam knife-handle,marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell  
64929,razor_edge,an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor  
64930,razor_fish razor-fish,any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean  
64931,razorback razorback_hog razorbacked_hog,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  
64932,razorbill razor-billed_auk Alca_torda,black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill  
64933,razorblade,a blade that has very sharp edge  
64934,razzle-dazzle razzle razzmatazz razmataz,any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent  
64935,re ray,the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization  
64936,re-creation,the act of creating again  
64937,re-echo,the echo of an echo  
64938,re-establishment,restoration to a previous state; "regular exercise resulted in the re-establishment of his endurance"  
64939,re-formation regeneration,forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting  
64940,re-introduction,a proposal of something previously rejected; "they avoided a re-introduction of the old terminology"  
64941,reach reaching stretch,the act of physically reaching or thrusting out  
64942,reactance,opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance)  
64943,reactant,a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction  
64944,reaction,(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"  
64945,reaction,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"  
64946,reaction,extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election"  
64947,reaction,an idea evoked by some experience; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"  
64948,reaction,doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"  
64949,reaction response,a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"  
64950,reaction-propulsion_engine reaction_engine,a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream  
64951,reaction_formation,(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"  
64952,reaction_propulsion,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  
64953,reaction_time response_time latency latent_period,the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it  
64954,reaction_turbine,a turbine with blades arranged to develop torque from gradual decrease of steam pressure from inlet to exhaust  
64955,reactionary ultraconservative extreme_right-winger,an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism  
64956,reactionism,the political orientation of reactionaries  
64957,reactivity,ready susceptibility to chemical change  
64958,reactor,an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit  
64959,read,something that is read; "the article was a very good read"  
64960,read-only_file,(computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change  
64961,read-only_memory ROM read-only_storage fixed_storage,(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed  
64962,read-only_memory_chip,a memory chip providing read-only memory  
64963,read/write_head head,(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk  
64964,readability,the quality of written language that makes it easy to read and understand  
64965,reader,a person who can read; a literate person  
64966,reader,a person who enjoys reading  
64967,reader,one of a series of texts for students learning to read  
64968,readership,the audience reached by written communications (books or magazines or newspapers etc.)  
64969,readiness eagerness zeal forwardness,prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle"  
64970,readiness preparedness preparation,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"  
64971,reading,a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart"  
64972,reading,the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; "his main reading was detective stories"; "suggestions for further reading"  
64973,reading meter_reading,the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company"  
64974,reading meter_reading indication,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"  
64975,reading reading_material,written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport"  
64976,reading_assignment,the reading of a passage assigned by the teacher  
64977,reading_clinic,a clinic for people with reading disabilities  
64978,reading_lamp,a lamp that provides light for reading  
64979,reading_program,a program designed to teach literacy skills  
64980,reading_room,a room set aside for reading  
64981,reading_teacher,someone who teaches students to read  
64982,readjustment,the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances)  
64983,readmission,the act of admitting someone again; "the surgery was performed on his readmission to the clinic"  
64984,readout read-out,the output of a computer in readable form  
64985,readout read-out,the information displayed or recorded on an electronic device  
64986,readout read-out,an electronic device the displays information in a visual form  
64987,ready,poised for action; "their guns were at the ready"  
64988,ready-made,a manufactured artifact (as a garment or piece of furniture) that is made in advance and available for purchase; "their apartment was furnished with ready-mades"  
64989,ready-mix,a commercial preparation containing most of the ingredients for a dish  
64990,ready-to-wear,ready-made clothing; "she couldn't find anything in ready-to-wear that she liked"  
64991,ready_cash cold_cash ready_money,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"  
64992,reaffiliation,affiliation anew  
64993,reagent,a chemical agent for use in chemical reactions  
64994,reagin,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  
64995,real,the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos  
64996,real,an old small silver Spanish coin  
64997,real-estate_business,the business of selling real estate  
64998,real-time_processing real-time_operation,data processing fast enough to keep up with an outside process  
64999,real_McCoy real_thing real_stuff,informal usage attributing authenticity  
65000,real_estate_broker real_estate_agent estate_agent land_agent house_agent,a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land; "in England they call a real estate agent a land agent"  
65001,real_estate_loan mortgage_loan,a loan on real estate that is usually secured by a mortgage  
65002,real_gross_national_product real_GNP,a version of the GNP that has been adjusted for the effects of inflation  
65003,real_matrix,a matrix whose elements are all real numbers  
65004,real_number real,any rational or irrational number  
65005,real_presence,(Christianity) the Christian doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist  
65006,real_property real_estate realty immovable,property consisting of houses and land  
65007,real_storage,the main memory in a virtual memory system  
65008,real_time,the actual time that it takes a process to occur; "information is updated in real time"  
65009,real_time,(computer science) the time it takes for a process under computer control to occur  
65010,real_world real_life,the practical world as opposed to the academic world; "a good consultant must have a lot of experience in the real world"  
65011,realgar,a rare soft orange mineral consisting of arsenic sulphide; an important ore of arsenic  
65012,realism naive_realism,(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived  
65013,realism pragmatism,the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth  
65014,realist,a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly  
65015,realist,a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style  
65016,realist,a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them  
65017,reality,the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be; "businessmen have to face harsh realities"  
65018,reality,the quality possessed by something that is real  
65019,reality realness realism,the state of being actual or real; "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him"  
65020,reality_check,an occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of things in the real world; "this program is intended as a reality check for CEOs"; "after all those elaborate productions, I felt in need of a reality check"  
65021,reality_principle,(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  
65022,realization realisation,a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer  
65023,realization realisation,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  
65024,realization realisation,the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer  
65025,realization realisation actualization actualisation,making real or giving the appearance of reality  
65026,realization realisation fruition,something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work"  
65027,realization realisation recognition,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"  
65028,reallocation,a share that has been allocated again  
65029,reallotment reapportionment reallocation,a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)  
65030,realpolitik practical_politics,politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations  
65031,ream,a large quantity of written matter; "he wrote reams and reams"  
65032,ream,a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires  
65033,reamer,a drill that is used to shape or enlarge holes  
65034,reamer juicer juice_reamer,a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit  
65035,reappearance,the event of something appearing again; "the reappearance of Halley's comet"  
65036,reappearance return,the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"  
65037,reappraisal revaluation review reassessment,a new appraisal or evaluation  
65038,rear,the back of a military formation or procession; "infantrymen were in the rear"  
65039,rear back,the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"  
65040,rear backside back_end,the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"  
65041,rear_admiral,an admiral junior to a vice admiral  
65042,rear_window,car window that allows vision out of the back of the car  
65043,rearguard,a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body  
65044,rearmament,the act of arming again; "he opposed the rearmament of Japan after World War II"  
65045,rearrangement,changing an arrangement  
65046,rearview_mirror,car mirror that reflects the view out of the rear window  
65047,rearward,direction toward the rear; "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions"  
65048,reason,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"  
65049,reason,a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"  
65050,reason ground,a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"  
65051,reason understanding intellect,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"  
65052,reasonableness,goodness of reason and judgment; "the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges"  
65053,reasonableness,moderation in expectations; "without greater reasonableness by both parties we will never settle this matter!"  
65054,reasonableness moderateness modestness,the property of being moderate in price or expenditures; "the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices"; "the modestness of the living standards here becomes obvious immediately"  
65055,reasonableness tenability tenableness,the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person; "he questioned the tenability of my claims"  
65056,reasoner ratiocinator,someone who reasons logically  
65057,reasoning logical_thinking abstract_thought,thinking that is coherent and logical  
65058,reassembly refabrication,assembling again  
65059,reassertion reaffirmation,renewed affirmation  
65060,reassignment,assignment to a different duty  
65061,reassurance,the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence  
65062,rebate discount,a refund of some fraction of the amount paid  
65063,rebellion,refusal to accept some authority or code or convention; "each generation must have its own rebellion"; "his body was in rebellion against fatigue"  
65064,rebellion insurrection revolt rising uprising,organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another  
65065,rebirth Renaissance Renascence,the revival of learning and culture  
65066,rebound,a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration; "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death"  
65067,rebound,the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot  
65068,rebound_tenderness,pain felt when a hand pressing on the abdomen is suddenly released; a symptom of peritoneal inflammation  
65069,reboxetine Edronax,an antidepressant drug that blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine  
65070,rebozo,a long woolen or linen scarf covering the head and shoulders (also used as a sling for holding a baby); traditionally worn by Latin-American women  
65071,rebroadcast,a broadcast that repeated at a later time  
65072,rebuff slight,a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)  
65073,rebuff snub repulse,an instance of driving away or warding off  
65074,rebuilding,building again  
65075,rebuke reproof reproval reprehension reprimand,an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"  
65076,reburying reburial,the act of burying again  
65077,rebus,a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words  
65078,rebuttal,the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument  
65079,rebutter disprover refuter confuter,a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument  
65080,rebutter rebuttal,(law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder  
65081,recalculation,the act of calculating again (usually to eliminate errors or to include additional data); "recalculation yielded a much larger value"  
65082,recall,a call to return; "the recall of our ambassador"  
65083,recall,a bugle call that signals troops to return  
65084,recall,the act of removing an official by petition  
65085,recall callback,a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)  
65086,recall recollection reminiscence,the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode"  
65087,recapitulation,(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated  
65088,recapitulation,(music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement)  
65089,recapitulation recap review,a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion  
65090,recapture,a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount  
65091,recapture retaking,the act of taking something back  
65092,recce recco reccy,reconnaissance (by shortening)  
65093,receding fadeout,a slow or gradual disappearance  
65094,receding recession,the act of becoming more distant  
65095,receipt,an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made  
65096,receivables,money that you currently expect to receive from notes or accounts  
65097,receiver,the tennis player who receives the serve  
65098,receiver pass_receiver pass_catcher,a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass  
65099,receiver receiving_system,set that receives radio or tv signals  
65100,receiver-creditor_relation,the responsibility of receiver or trustee in bankruptcy to act in the best interests of the creditor  
65101,receivership,the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver; "the business is in receivership"  
65102,receivership,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  
65103,receivership,the office of a receiver  
65104,recency recentness,a time immediately before the present  
65105,recency recentness,the property of having happened or appeared not long ago  
65106,receptacle,enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts  
65107,receptacle,an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert  
65108,receptacle,a container that is used to put or keep things in  
65109,reception,a formal party of people; as after a wedding  
65110,reception,quality or fidelity of a received broadcast  
65111,reception,(American football) the act of catching a pass in football; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line"  
65112,reception receipt,the act of receiving  
65113,reception response,the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"  
65114,reception_desk,a counter (as in a hotel) where guests are received  
65115,reception_line,a line of people (hosts and guests of honor) who welcome the guests at a reception party  
65116,reception_room,a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel)  
65117,receptionist,a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors  
65118,receptiveness receptivity openness,willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas); "he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform"; "this receptiveness is the key feature in oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur"; "their receptivity to the proposal"  
65119,receptor,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  
65120,recess niche,an enclosure that is set back or indented  
65121,recess recession niche corner,a small concavity  
65122,recession,the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year  
65123,recession ceding_back,the act of ceding back  
65124,recession recessional,the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service  
65125,recessional,a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw  
65126,recessive_allele recessive,an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical  
65127,recessive_gene,gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical; "the recessive gene for blue eyes"  
65128,rechauffe,warmed leftovers  
65129,recidivism,habitual relapse into crime  
65130,recidivist backslider reversionist,someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior  
65131,recidivist repeater habitual_criminal,someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)  
65132,recipe formula,directions for making something  
65133,recipient receiver,a person who receives something  
65134,recipient_role recipient,the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause  
65135,reciprocal,something (a term or expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else; "risk is the reciprocal of safety"  
65136,reciprocal_cross reciprocal,hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype  
65137,reciprocal_inhibition reciprocal-inhibition_therapy,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  
65138,reciprocal_pronoun,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"  
65139,reciprocality reciprocity,a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence  
65140,reciprocating_engine,an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders  
65141,reciprocation,the act of making or doing something in return  
65142,reciprocation,alternating back-and-forth movement  
65143,reciprocity,mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges  
65144,recirculation,circulation again  
65145,recission rescission,(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"  
65146,recital,a detailed statement giving facts and figures; "his wife gave a recital of his infidelities"  
65147,recital,a detailed account or description of something; "he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings"  
65148,recital,performance of music or dance especially by soloists  
65149,recitalist,a musician who gives recitals  
65150,recitation,written matter that is recited from memory  
65151,recitation recital reading,a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"  
65152,recitative,a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech  
65153,reciter,someone who recites from memory  
65154,recklessness foolhardiness rashness,the trait of giving little thought to danger  
65155,reckoner ready_reckoner,a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation  
65156,reckoning tally,a bill for an amount due  
65157,reclamation,the recovery of useful substances from waste products  
65158,reclamation reformation,rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children"  
65159,reclamation renewal rehabilitation,the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation  
65160,reclassification,classifying something again (usually in a new category)  
65161,recliner reclining_chair lounger,an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it  
65162,reclining,the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position  
65163,reclusiveness,a disposition to prefer seclusion or isolation  
65164,recoding,converting from one code to another  
65165,recognition,(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"  
65166,recognition,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"  
65167,recognition,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"  
65168,recognition,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"  
65169,recognition acknowledgment acknowledgement,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"  
65170,recognition credit,approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"  
65171,recognition identification,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"  
65172,recognizance recognisance,(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  
65173,recoil kick,the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired  
65174,recoil repercussion rebound backlash,a movement back from an impact  
65175,recollection,something recalled to the mind  
65176,recombinant,a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred  
65177,recombinant_deoxyribonucleic_acid recombinant_DNA,genetically engineered DNA made by recombining fragments of DNA from different organisms  
65178,recombinant_human_insulin Humulin,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  
65179,recombinant_protein,a protein derived from recombinant DNA  
65180,recombination,(physics) a combining 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  
65181,recombination,(genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents  
65182,recommendation,something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable  
65183,recommendation passport,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"  
65184,recommendation testimonial good_word,something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable  
65185,recompense,payment or reward (as for service rendered)  
65186,recompense compensation,the act of compensating for service or loss or injury  
65187,reconciliation balancing,getting two things to correspond; "the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement"  
65188,reconciliation rapprochement,the reestablishing of cordial relations  
65189,reconditeness abstruseness abstrusity profoundness profundity,wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs"  
65190,reconnaissance reconnaissance_mission,the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy); "an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission"  
65191,reconnaissance_by_fire,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  
65192,reconnaissance_in_force,an offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's strength (or to obtain other information)  
65193,reconnaissance_plane,a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy  
65194,reconnaissance_vehicle scout_car,fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top  
65195,reconsideration,a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision  
65196,reconsideration second_thought afterthought rethink,thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had second thoughts about his purchase"  
65197,reconstruction,an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence  
65198,reconstruction,the activity of constructing something again  
65199,reconstruction reconstructive_memory,recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall  
65200,record,the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had; "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league"  
65201,record,a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase"  
65202,record,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"  
65203,record,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"  
65204,record record_book book,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 record books"  
65205,record track_record,the sum of recognized accomplishments; "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president"  
65206,record-breaker record-holder,someone who breaks a record  
65207,record_changer auto-changer changer,an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention  
65208,record_company,a company that makes and sells musical recordings  
65209,record_jacket,the jacket for a phonograph record  
65210,record_player phonograph,machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically  
65211,record_sleeve record_cover,a sleeve for storing a phonograph record  
65212,recorder,a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs  
65213,recorder recording_equipment recording_machine,equipment for making records  
65214,recorder_player,someone who plays the recorder  
65215,recording,a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded  
65216,recording,a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded  
65217,recording transcription,the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth"  
65218,recording_studio,studio where tapes and records are recorded  
65219,recording_system,audio system for recoding sound  
65220,recount,an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election  
65221,recourse refuge resort,something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"  
65222,recourse resort refuge,act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"  
65223,recovery,return to an original state; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"  
65224,recovery retrieval,the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)  
65225,recovery_room,a hospital room for the care of patients immediately after surgery  
65226,recreation_room rec_room,a room equipped for informal entertaining  
65227,recreational_drug,a narcotic drug that is used only occasionally and is claimed to be nonaddictive  
65228,recreational_facility recreation_facility,a public facility for recreation  
65229,recreational_vehicle RV R.V.,a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities  
65230,recrimination,mutual accusations  
65231,recrudescence,a return of something after a period of abatement; "a recrudescence of racism"; "a recrudescence of the symptoms"  
65232,recruit enlistee,any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)  
65233,recruit military_recruit,a recently enlisted soldier  
65234,recruiter,someone who supplies members or employees  
65235,recruiter,an official who enlists personnel for military service  
65236,recruiting-sergeant,a sergeant deputized to enlist recruits  
65237,recruitment enlisting,the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)  
65238,rectal_artery arteria_rectalis,one of the arteries supplying the rectal area  
65239,rectangle,a parallelogram with four right angles  
65240,rectangularity oblongness,the property of being shaped like a rectangle  
65241,rectification,(chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation  
65242,rectification,the conversion of alternating current to direct current  
65243,rectification,determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve  
65244,rectifier,a person who corrects or sets right; "a rectifier of prejudices"  
65245,rectifier,electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current  
65246,recto,right-hand page  
65247,rectocele proctocele,protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth  
65248,rectorship rectorate,the office or station of a rector  
65249,rectum,the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus  
65250,rectus,any of various straight muscles  
65251,recurrence return,happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring"  
65252,recursion,(mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation  
65253,recursive_definition,(mathematics) a definition of a function from which values of the function can be calculated in a finite number of steps  
65254,recursive_routine,a routine that can call itself  
65255,recusancy,refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England  
65256,recusation,(law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties  
65257,recusation recusal,(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  
65258,recycling,used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products; "Every Monday, we put our recycling out on the curb for pick-up"  
65259,recycling,the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products  
65260,recycling_bin,a bin for depositing things to be recycled  
65261,recycling_plant,a plant for reprocessing used or abandoned materials  
65262,red redness,red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood  
65263,red-backed_mouse redback_vole,any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America  
65264,red-backed_sandpiper dunlin Erolia_alpina,small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions  
65265,red-bellied_snake Storeria_occipitamaculata,harmless woodland snake of southeastern United States  
65266,red-bellied_terrapin red-bellied_turtle redbelly Pseudemys_rubriventris,freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell  
65267,red-breasted_merganser Mergus_serrator,widely distributed merganser of America and Europe  
65268,red-breasted_nuthatch Sitta_canadensis,bluish-grey nuthatch with reddish breast; of northern coniferous forests  
65269,red-breasted_sapsucker Sphyrapicus_varius_ruber,western North American sapsucker  
65270,red-breasted_snipe Limnodromus_scolopaceus,a dowitcher with a red breast  
65271,red-eyed_vireo Vireo_olivaceous,of northern North America having red irises and an olive-grey body with white underparts  
65272,red-flowered_silky_oak Grevillea_banksii,tall shrub with cylindrical racemes of red flowers and pinnatifid leaves silky and grey beneath; eastern Australia  
65273,red-green_dichromacy red-green_color_blindness red-green_colour_blindness,confusion of red and green  
65274,red-hot_poker Kniphofia_praecox,widely cultivated hybrid poker plant  
65275,red-lead_putty,a cement resembling putty; made by mixing white and red lead in boiled linseed oil; used as luting on pipe fittings  
65276,red-legged_partridge Alectoris_ruffa,common western European partridge with red legs  
65277,red-letter_day,a memorably happy or noteworthy day (from the custom of marking holy days in red on church calendars)  
65278,red-light_district,a district with many brothels  
65279,red-necked_grebe Podiceps_grisegena,large stocky grebe of circumpolar regions having a dark neck  
65280,red-shafted_flicker Colaptes_caper_collaris,western United States bird with red undersurface to wings and tail  
65281,red-shouldered_hawk Buteo_lineatus,North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders  
65282,red-skinned_onion Allium_haematochiton,onion with white to deep red tunic; California  
65283,red-spotted_purple Limenitis_astyanax,similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces  
65284,red-winged_blackbird redwing Agelaius_phoeniceus,North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings  
65285,red_Clintonia Andrew's_clintonia Clintonia_andrewsiana,plant with nearly leafless stalk topped by a cluster of red or reddish lavender flowers; California to Oregon  
65286,red_admiral Vanessa_atalanta,of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings  
65287,red_alder Oregon_alder Alnus_rubra,large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture  
65288,red_alert,the highest level of alert when an attack by the enemy seems imminent (or more generally a state of alert resulting from imminent danger)  
65289,red_algae,marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenan  
65290,red_angel's_trumpet Brugmansia_sanguinea Datura_sanguinea,arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-red flowers  
65291,red_ash downy_ash Fraxinus_pennsylvanica,smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower leaf surfaces  
65292,red_baneberry redberry red-berry snakeberry Actaea_rubra,North American perennial herb with alternately compound leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by bright red oval poisonous berries  
65293,red_bat Lasiurus_borealis,North American bat of a brick or rusty red color with hairs tipped with white  
65294,red_beech brown_oak booyong crow's_foot stave_wood silky_elm Heritiera_trifoliolata Terrietia_trifoliolata,large tree of Australasia  
65295,red_blood_cell RBC erythrocyte,a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus  
65296,red_brass guinea_gold,brass with enough copper to give it a reddish tint; used for plumbing pipe and other brass hardware and in cheap jewelry  
65297,red_bryony wild_hop Bryonia_dioica,bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia  
65298,red_buckeye,a shrub buckeye of southern United States  
65299,red_cabbage,cabbage plant with a compact head of reddish purple leaves  
65300,red_cabbage,compact head of purplish-red leaves  
65301,red_campion red_bird's_eye Silene_dioica Lychnis_dioica,biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis  
65302,red_carpet,a strip of red carpeting laid down for dignitaries to walk on  
65303,red_cedar,fragrant reddish wood of any of various red cedar trees  
65304,red_clay,clay whose redness results from iron oxide  
65305,red_clover purple_clover Trifolium_pratense,erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover  
65306,red_coral,corals of especially the Mediterranean having pink or red color used for ornaments and jewelry  
65307,red_currant,small red berries used primarily in jams and jellies  
65308,red_currant garden_current Ribes_rubrum,cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries  
65309,red_deer elk American_elk wapiti Cervus_elaphus,common deer of temperate Europe and Asia  
65310,red_drum channel_bass redfish Sciaenops_ocellatus,large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico  
65311,red_dwarf red_dwarf_star,a small, old, relatively cool star; approximately 100 times the mass of Jupiter  
65312,red_eft Notophthalmus_viridescens,red terrestrial form of a common North American newt  
65313,red_fire,combustible material (usually salts of lithium or strontium) that burns bright red; used in flares and fireworks  
65314,red_flag,a flag that serves as a warning signal; "we didn't swim at the beach because the red flag was up"  
65315,red_flag,the emblem of socialist revolution  
65316,red_flag,something that irritates or demands immediate action; "doing that is like waving a red flag in front of a bull"  
65317,red_fox Celosia_argentea,weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers  
65318,red_fox Vulpes_fulva,New World fox; often considered the same species as the Old World fox  
65319,red_fox Vulpes_vulpes,the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species  
65320,red_giant red_giant_star,a large, old, luminous star; has a relatively low surface temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun  
65321,red_ginger Alpinia_purpurata,an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands  
65322,red_goatfish Mullus_auratus,body bright scarlet with 2 yellow to reddish strips on side  
65323,red_goosefoot French_spinach Chenopodium_rubrum,common Eurasian weed; naturalized in United States  
65324,red_grouse moorfowl moorbird moor-bird moorgame Lagopus_scoticus,reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain  
65325,red_gum marri Eucalyptus_calophylla,very large red gum tree  
65326,red_gum peppermint peppermint_gum Eucalyptus_amygdalina,red gum tree of Tasmania  
65327,red_haw Crataegus_pedicellata Crataegus_coccinea,American red-fruited hawthorn with dense corymbs of pink-red flowers  
65328,red_haw downy_haw Crataegus_mollis Crataegus_coccinea_mollis,American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs  
65329,red_helleborine Cephalanthera_rubra,orchid of Mediterranean and Asia having a lax spike of bright rose-pink flowers  
65330,red_herring,any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue  
65331,red_herring smoked_herring,a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color  
65332,red_jungle_fowl Gallus_gallus,a jungle fowl of southeastern Asia that is considered ancestral to the domestic fowl  
65333,red_kauri Agathis_lanceolata,New Zealand tree with glossy leaves and scaly reddish-brown bark  
65334,red_lauan,hard heavy red wood of the red lauan tree; often sold as Philippine mahogany  
65335,red_lauan red_lauan_tree Shorea_teysmanniana,valuable Philippine timber tree  
65336,red_laver laver,edible red seaweeds  
65337,red_lead minium,a reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints and in glass and ceramics  
65338,red_light,the signal to stop  
65339,red_light warning_light,a cautionary sign of danger  
65340,red_line,a line that is colored red and that bisects an ice hockey rink  
65341,red_maids redmaids Calandrinia_ciliata,succulent carpet-forming plant having small brilliant reddish-pink flowers; southwestern United States  
65342,red_maple scarlet_maple swamp_maple Acer_rubrum,maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves turn scarlet and yellow in autumn  
65343,red_marrow red_bone_marrow,bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is required for the formation of red blood cells  
65344,red_meat,meat that is dark in color before cooking (as beef, venison, lamb, mutton)  
65345,red_morning-glory star_ipomoea Ipomoea_coccinea,annual herb having scarlet flowers; the eastern United States  
65346,red_mulberry Morus_rubra,North American mulberry having dark purple edible fruit  
65347,red_oak,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  
65348,red_osier red_osier_dogwood red_dogwood American_dogwood redbrush Cornus_stolonifera,common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers  
65349,red_phalarope Phalaropus_fulicarius,phalarope of northern oceans and lakes  
65350,red_pine Canadian_red_pine Pinus_resinosa,pine of eastern North America having long needles in bunches of two and reddish bark  
65351,red_poll,hornless short-haired breed of beef and dairy cattle  
65352,red_porgy Pagrus_pagrus,food fish of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of Europe and America  
65353,red_raspberry,any of several raspberries bearing red fruit  
65354,red_rockfish,red flesh of large food fish of Pacific coast  
65355,red_rockfish Sebastodes_ruberrimus,a large fish of the Pacific coast of North America  
65356,red_salmon sockeye sockeye_salmon,fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers  
65357,red_sandalwood red_sanders red_sanderswood red_saunders Pterocarpus_santalinus,tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood  
65358,red_scare,a period of general fear of communists  
65359,red_shift redshift,(astronomy) a shift in the spectra of very distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths (toward the red end of the spectrum); generally interpreted as evidence that the universe is expanding  
65360,red_shrubby_penstemon redwood_penstemon,low branching dark green shrub with bunches of brick-red flowers at ends of branches; coastal ranges and foothills of northern California  
65361,red_silk-cotton_tree simal Bombax_ceiba Bombax_malabarica,East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok  
65362,red_silk_cotton,a plant fiber from the red silk-cotton tree of eastern India; inferior to kapok  
65363,red_siskin Carduelis_cucullata,South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail  
65364,red_snapper,highly esteemed reddish lean flesh of snapper from Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico  
65365,red_snapper Lutjanus_blackfordi,an esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in the Atlantic coastal waters of North America and the Gulf of Mexico  
65366,red_spider red_spider_mite Panonychus_ulmi,small web-spinning mite; a serious orchard pest  
65367,red_spruce eastern_spruce yellow_spruce Picea_rubens,medium-sized spruce of eastern North America; chief lumber spruce of the area; source of pulpwood  
65368,red_squirrel cat_squirrel Sciurus_vulgaris,common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia  
65369,red_tide,seawater that is discolored by large numbers of certain dinoflagellates that produce saxitoxin  
65370,red_trillium toadshade sessile_trillium Trillium_sessile,trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor  
65371,red_underwing Catocala_nupta,moth having dull forewings and red-marked hind wings  
65372,red_valerian French_honeysuckle Centranthus_ruber,European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers  
65373,red_water,a disease of cattle; characterized by hematuria  
65374,red_wine,wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes  
65375,red_wolf maned_wolf Canis_rufus Canis_niger,reddish-grey wolf of southwestern North America  
65376,redact redactor reviser rewriter rewrite_man,someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication  
65377,redaction,the act of putting something in writing  
65378,redberry red-berry Rhamnus_croceus,small spiny evergreen shrub of western United States and Mexico with minute flowers and bright red berries  
65379,redbone,a speedy red or red-and-tan American hound  
65380,redbrick_university,(British informal) a provincial British university of relatively recent founding; distinguished from Oxford University and Cambridge University  
65381,redbud Cercis_canadensis,small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp sheltered underwood  
65382,redcap,a member of the military police in Britain  
65383,redcap,a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at a railroad station  
65384,redcoat lobsterback,British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution)  
65385,reddish_brown sepia burnt_sienna Venetian_red mahogany,a shade of brown with a tinge of red  
65386,reddish_orange,an orange color closer to red than to yellow  
65387,reddish_purple royal_purple,a shade of purple tinged with red  
65388,rededication,a new dedication; "the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem"  
65389,redeemer,someone who redeems or buys back (promissory notes or merchandise or commercial paper etc.)  
65390,redefinition,the act of giving a new definition; "words like `conservative' require periodic redefinition"; "she provided a redefinition of his duties"  
65391,redemption,repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)  
65392,redemption repurchase buyback,the act of purchasing back something previously sold  
65393,redemption salvation,(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil  
65394,redeployment redisposition,the withdrawal and redistribution of forces in an attempt to use them more effectively  
65395,redeposition,deposition from one deposit to another  
65396,redetermination,determining again  
65397,redevelopment_authority,a public administrative unit given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas  
65398,redeye redeye_flight,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"  
65399,redfin_pickerel barred_pickerel Esox_americanus,small but gamy pickerel of Atlantic coastal states  
65400,redfish,male salmon that has recently spawned  
65401,redfish rosefish ocean_perch,North Atlantic rockfish  
65402,redhead Aythya_americana,North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head  
65403,redhead redheader red-header carrottop,someone who has red hair  
65404,redheaded_woodpecker redhead Melanerpes_erythrocephalus,black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck  
65405,redhorse redhorse_sucker,North American sucker with reddish fins  
65406,redirect_examination reexamination,(law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination  
65407,rediscovery,the act of discovering again  
65408,redistribution,distributing again; "the revolution resulted in a redistribution of wealth"  
65409,redneck cracker,a poor White person in the southern United States  
65410,redoubt,(military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses  
65411,redoubt,an entrenched stronghold or refuge  
65412,redpoll Carduelis_flammea,small siskin-like finch with a red crown and a rosy breast and rump  
65413,redpoll Carduelis_hornemanni,small siskin-like finch with a red crown  
65414,redraft,a draft for the amount of a dishonored draft plus the costs and charges of drafting again  
65415,redress remedy remediation,act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil  
65416,redshank Tringa_totanus,a common Old World wading bird with long red legs  
65417,redstart redtail,European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins  
65418,redstem_storksbill alfilaria alfileria filaree filaria clocks pin_grass pin_clover Erodium_cicutarium,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  
65419,redtail red-tailed_hawk Buteo_jamaicensis,dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail  
65420,reduced_instruction_set_computing reduced_instruction_set_computer RISC,(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform  
65421,reducer,pipefitting that joins two pipes of different diameter  
65422,reducing,loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer; "a doctor supervised her reducing"  
65423,reducing_agent reducer reductant,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 loose silver  
65424,reducing_diet obesity_diet,a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat)  
65425,reductase,an enzyme that catalyses the biochemical reduction of some specified substance  
65426,reductio_ad_absurdum reductio,(reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction  
65427,reduction reducing,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  
65428,reduction simplification,the act of reducing complexity  
65429,reduction_gear,gearing that reduces an input speed to a slower output speed  
65430,reductionism,a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components  
65431,reductionism,the analysis of complex things into simpler constituents  
65432,redundancy,repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission  
65433,redundancy,(electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails  
65434,redundancy,repetition of an act needlessly  
65435,redundancy redundance,the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers"  
65436,reduplication,the syllable added in a reduplicated word form  
65437,reduplication,a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word)  
65438,reduplication reiteration,the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)  
65439,redwing Turdus_iliacus,small European thrush having reddish flanks  
65440,redwood,the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees  
65441,reed,tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites  
65442,reed vibrating_reed,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"  
65443,reed_bunting Emberiza_schoeniclus,European bunting inhabiting marshy areas  
65444,reed_canary_grass gardener's_garters lady's_laces ribbon_grass Phalaris_arundinacea,perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America  
65445,reed_grass,any of various tall perennial grasses of the genus Calamagrostis having feathery plumes; natives of marshland fens and wet woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere  
65446,reed_meadow_grass Glyceria_grandis,a pasture grass of moist places throughout North America  
65447,reed_pipe,organ pipe with a vibrating reed  
65448,reed_rhapis slender_lady_palm Rhapis_humilis,Chinese lady palm with more slender stems and finer sheath fibers than Rhapis excelsa  
65449,reed_section,the section of a band or orchestra that plays reed instruments  
65450,reed_stop,an organ stop with the tone of a reed instrument  
65451,reef,a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water  
65452,reef,one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind  
65453,reef_knot flat_knot,a square knot used in a reef line  
65454,reef_squirrelfish Holocentrus_coruscus,on reefs from Bermuda and Florida to northern South America  
65455,reel,music composed for dancing a reel  
65456,reel,a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector  
65457,reel,winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod  
65458,reel Scottish_reel,a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps  
65459,reelection,election again; "he did not run for reelection"  
65460,reeler,a dancer of reels  
65461,reenactment,performing a role in an event that occurred at an earlier time; "the reenactment of the battle of Princeton"  
65462,reenactor,a person who enacts a role in an event that occurred earlier  
65463,reenlistment,a renewed enlistment  
65464,reentrant_angle reentering_angle,an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180 degrees  
65465,reentrant_polygon reentering_polygon,a polygon with one or more reentrant angles  
65466,reentry,the act of entering again  
65467,reevaluation,the evaluation of something a second time (or more)  
65468,reeve,female ruff  
65469,refection,a light meal or repast  
65470,refectory,a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)  
65471,refectory_table,a long narrow dining table supported by a stretcher between two trestles  
65472,referee,an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case  
65473,referee ref,(sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play  
65474,reference,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"  
65475,reference consultation,the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"  
65476,reference denotation extension,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"  
65477,reference source,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"  
65478,reference_book reference reference_work book_of_facts,a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"  
65479,reference_grid,a pattern of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image or a map  
65480,reference_manual,a manual containing information organized in a summary manner  
65481,reference_point point_of_reference reference,an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"  
65482,referendum,a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate  
65483,referent,something referred to; the object of a reference  
65484,referent,the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate  
65485,referent,something that refers; a term that refers to another term  
65486,referral,a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group; "the patient is a referral from Dr. Bones"  
65487,referral,a recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred; "the insurance company says that you need a written referral from your physician before seeing a specialist"  
65488,referral,the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)  
65489,referred_pain,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"  
65490,refill,a prescription drug that is provided again; "he got a refill of his prescription"; "the prescription specified only one refill"  
65491,refill,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"  
65492,refilling replenishment replacement renewal,filling again by supplying what has been used up  
65493,refinement civilization civilisation,the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization"  
65494,refinement elaboration,the result of improving something; "he described a refinement of this technique"  
65495,refiner,one whose work is to refine a specific thing; "he was a sugar refiner"  
65496,refinery,an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance  
65497,refining refinement purification,the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)  
65498,refinisher renovator restorer preserver,a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture  
65499,refit,outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)  
65500,reflation,inflation of currency after a period of deflation; restore the system to a previous state  
65501,reflecting_telescope reflector,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"  
65502,reflection,(mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed  
65503,reflection reflexion,the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface  
65504,reflection reflexion,the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror"  
65505,reflection reflexion reflectivity,the ability to reflect beams or rays  
65506,reflectiveness reflectivity,the capability of quiet thought or contemplation  
65507,reflectometer,a meter that measures the reflectance of a surface  
65508,reflector,device that reflects radiation  
65509,reflex reflex_response reflex_action instinctive_reflex innate_reflex inborn_reflex unconditioned_reflex physiological_reaction,an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus  
65510,reflex_angle,an angle greater than 180 degrees (but less than 360)  
65511,reflex_arc,the neural path of a reflex  
65512,reflex_camera,camera that allows the photographer to view and focus the exact scene being photographed  
65513,reflex_epilepsy,a form of epilepsy in which attacks are induced by peripheral stimulation  
65514,reflexive_pronoun reflexive,a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent  
65515,reflexive_verb,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"  
65516,reflexivity reflexiveness,the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent  
65517,reflexivity reflexiveness,(logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itself  
65518,reflexology,the study of reflex action as it relates to the behavior of organisms  
65519,reflexology,massage to relieve tension by finger pressure; based on the belief that there are reflex points on the feet, hands, and head that are connected to every part of the body  
65520,reflux,an abnormal backward flow of body fluids  
65521,reflux_condenser,condenser such that vapor over a boiling liquid is condensed and flows back into the vessel to prevent its contents from boiling dry  
65522,refocusing,focusing again  
65523,reforestation re-afforestation,the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting  
65524,reform,a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"  
65525,reform,self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice; "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"  
65526,reform,a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"  
65527,reform_movement,a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms  
65528,reformation,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  
65529,reformatory reform_school training_school,correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders  
65530,reformer,an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel; "a catalytic reformer"  
65531,reformer reformist crusader social_reformer meliorist,a disputant who advocates reform  
65532,reformism,a doctrine of reform  
65533,refracting_telescope,optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece  
65534,refraction,the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another  
65535,refractive_index index_of_refraction,the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium  
65536,refractivity refractiveness,the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction  
65537,refractometer,measuring instrument for measuring the refractive index of a substance  
65538,refractoriness unmanageableness recalcitrance recalcitrancy,the trait of being unmanageable  
65539,refractory_anemia refractory_anaemia,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)  
65540,refractory_period,(neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response  
65541,refrain chorus,the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers  
65542,refresher,a fee (in addition to that marked on the brief) paid to counsel in a case that lasts more than one day  
65543,refresher,a drink that refreshes; "he stopped at the bar for a quick refresher"  
65544,refresher_course refresher,a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments  
65545,refreshment,snacks and drinks served as a light meal  
65546,refreshment recreation,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"  
65547,refried_beans frijoles_refritos,dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasonings  
65548,refrigerant,any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator)  
65549,refrigeration,deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes; "refrigeration by immersing the patient's body in a cold bath"  
65550,refrigeration infrigidation,the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes  
65551,refrigeration_system,a cooling system for chilling or freezing (usually for preservative purposes)  
65552,refrigerator icebox,white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures  
65553,refrigerator_car,a freight car that is equipped with refrigeration system  
65554,refrigerator_cookie,dough formed into a roll and chilled in the refrigerator then sliced and baked  
65555,refuge sanctuary asylum,a shelter from danger or hardship  
65556,refugee,an exile who flees for safety  
65557,refund,money returned to a payer  
65558,refund repayment,the act of returning money received previously  
65559,refusal,the act of refusing  
65560,refusal,a message refusing to accept something that is offered  
65561,refutation defense defence,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"  
65562,regalia,paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)  
65563,regard respect,a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect"  
65564,regard wish compliments,(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes"  
65565,regatta,a meeting for boat races  
65566,regency,the period of time during which a regent governs  
65567,regency,the office of a regent  
65568,regeneration,(biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs  
65569,regeneration,the activity of spiritual or physical renewal  
65570,regent,someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch  
65571,regent trustee,members of a governing board  
65572,reggae,popular music originating in the West Indies; repetitive bass riffs and regular chords played on the off beat by a guitar  
65573,regicide,someone who commits regicide; the killer of a king  
65574,regicide,the act of killing a king  
65575,regimen regime,(medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)  
65576,regiment,army unit smaller than a division  
65577,regimentals,the military uniform and insignia of a regiment  
65578,regimentation,the imposition of order or discipline  
65579,region,a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"  
65580,region neighborhood,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"  
65581,region part,the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"  
65582,region realm,a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult"  
65583,regional_anatomy topographic_anatomy topology,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  
65584,regional_anesthesia regional_anaesthesia,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)  
65585,regional_enteritis regional_ileitis Crohn's_disease,a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss  
65586,regionalism,a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region  
65587,regionalism,a foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas  
65588,regionalism,loyalty to the interests of a particular region  
65589,register,a book in which names and transactions are listed  
65590,register,(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  
65591,register,(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  
65592,register,an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room  
65593,register,a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device  
65594,register registry,an official written record of names or events or transactions  
65595,register_language,a tone language that uses different voice registers  
65596,registered_bond,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  
65597,registered_mail registered_post,mail that is registered by the post office when sent in order to assure safe delivery  
65598,registered_nurse RN,a graduate nurse who has passed examinations for registration  
65599,registered_security,a security whose owner's name is recorded on the books of the issuer (or issuer's agent)  
65600,registrant,a person who is formally entered (along with others) in a register (and who obtains certain rights thereby)  
65601,registrar,a person employed to keep a record of the owners of stocks and bonds issued by the company  
65602,registrar,the administrator responsible for student records  
65603,registrar record-keeper recorder,someone responsible for keeping records  
65604,registration,a document certifying an act of registering  
65605,registration,(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  
65606,registration enrollment,the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time  
65607,registration enrollment enrolment,the act of enrolling  
65608,registration_fire,fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent effective engagement of targets  
65609,regnellidium Regnellidium_diphyllum,small latex-containing aquatic fern of southern Brazil  
65610,regosol,a type of soil consisting of unconsolidated material from freshly deposited alluvium or sand  
65611,regress reasoning_backward,the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence  
65612,regression,(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state  
65613,regression regress reversion retrogression retroversion,returning to a former state  
65614,regression simple_regression regression_toward_the_mean statistical_regression,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)  
65615,regression_analysis,the use of regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another  
65616,regression_coefficient,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  
65617,regression_equation regression_of_y_on_x,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  
65618,regression_line regression_curve,a smooth curve fitted to the set of paired data in regression analysis; for linear regression the curve is a straight line  
65619,regular,a soldier in the regular army  
65620,regular,a dependable follower (especially in party politics); "he is one of the party regulars"  
65621,regular,a garment size for persons of average height and weight  
65622,regular habitue fixture,a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture"  
65623,regular_dodecahedron,a dodecahedron with twelve regular pentagons as faces  
65624,regular_hexagon,a hexagon with six sides of equal length  
65625,regular_icosahedron,an icosahedron with twenty equilateral triangles as faces  
65626,regular_octahedron,an octahedron with eight equilateral triangles as faces  
65627,regular_payment,a payment made at regular times  
65628,regular_polygon,a polygon with all sides and all angles equal  
65629,regular_polyhedron regular_convex_solid regular_convex_polyhedron Platonic_body Platonic_solid ideal_solid,any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent  
65630,regular_tetrahedron,a tetrahedron with four equilateral triangular faces  
65631,regularity,the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate; "he was famous for the regularity of his habits"  
65632,regularity geometrical_regularity,a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles  
65633,regularization regularisation,the condition of having been made regular (or more regular)  
65634,regulation,the state of being controlled or governed  
65635,regulation,(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered  
65636,regulation ordinance,an authoritative rule  
65637,regulation regularization regularisation,the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular  
65638,regulation regulating,the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"  
65639,regulation_time,(sports) the normal prescribed duration of a game; "the game was finished in regulation time"  
65640,regulator,an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest  
65641,regulator,any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.  
65642,regulatory_agency regulatory_authority,a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest  
65643,regulatory_gene regulator_gene,a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene  
65644,regur regur_soil,a rich black loam of India  
65645,regurgitation,backflow of blood through a defective heart valve  
65646,regurgitation,recall after rote memorization; "he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation"  
65647,rehabilitation,vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation  
65648,rehabilitation,the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises  
65649,rehabilitation,the restoration of someone to a useful place in society  
65650,rehabilitation_program,a program for restoring someone to good health  
65651,reharmonization reharmonisation,a piece of music whose original harmony has been revised  
65652,rehash,old material that is slightly reworked and used again; "merely a dull rehash of his first novel"  
65653,rehearsal,(psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory  
65654,rehearsal dry_run,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"  
65655,reign,a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful; "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism"  
65656,reign,the period during which a monarch is sovereign; "during the reign of Henry VIII"  
65657,reign sovereignty,royal authority; the dominion of a monarch  
65658,reign_of_terror,any period of brutal suppression thought to resemble the Reign of Terror in France  
65659,reimbursement,compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.; "he received reimbursement for his travel expenses"  
65660,reimposition,imposition again  
65661,rein,any means of control; "he took up the reins of government"  
65662,rein,one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse  
65663,rein_orchid rein_orchis,any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip  
65664,reincarnation,embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form); "his reincarnation as a lion"  
65665,reincarnation,the Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that a 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  
65666,reincarnation rebirth renascence,a second or new birth  
65667,reincarnationism,a doctrine that on the death of the body the soul migrates to or is born again in another body  
65668,reindeer_moss reindeer_lichen arctic_moss Cladonia_rangiferina,an erect greyish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans  
65669,reinforced_concrete ferroconcrete,concrete with metal and/or mesh added to provide extra support against stresses  
65670,reinforcement reenforcement,information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints"  
65671,reinforcing_stimulus reinforcer reinforcement,(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it  
65672,reinstatement,the condition of being reinstated; "her reinstatement to her former office followed quickly"  
65673,reinstatement,the act of restoring someone to a previous position; "we insisted on the reinstatement of the colonel"  
65674,reinsurance,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"  
65675,reinterpretation,a new or different meaning  
65676,reinterpretation,a new or different interpretation  
65677,reintroduction,an act of renewed introduction  
65678,reissue reprint reprinting,a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale  
65679,rejection,the state of being rejected  
65680,rejection,(medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign; "rejection of the transplanted liver"  
65681,rejection,the speech act of rejecting  
65682,rejection,the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection"  
65683,rejoicing,a feeling of great happiness  
65684,rejoinder,(law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication  
65685,rejoinder retort return riposte replication comeback counter,a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"  
65686,rejuvenation,the act of restoring to a more youthful condition  
65687,rejuvenation greening,the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored; "the annual rejuvenation of the landscape"  
65688,relapsing_fever recurrent_fever,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  
65689,relatedness,a particular manner of connectedness; "the relatedness of all living things"  
65690,relation,(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups; "international relations"  
65691,relation,an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together  
65692,relation telling recounting,an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"  
65693,relation_back relation,(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 amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed"  
65694,relational_adjective classifying_adjective,an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous disease' or `a musical instrument')  
65695,relational_database,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"  
65696,relational_database_management_system,a database management system designed to manage a relational database  
65697,relations dealings,mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups  
65698,relationship,a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries  
65699,relationship,a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection); "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship"  
65700,relationship human_relationship,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"  
65701,relative congener congenator congeneric,an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)  
65702,relative relation,a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"  
65703,relative_clause,a clause introduced by a relative pronoun; "`who visits frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence `John, who visits frequently, is ill'"  
65704,relative_density,the ratio of the density of something to the density of a standard  
65705,relative_humidity,the ratio of the amount of water in the air at a given temperature to the maximum amount it could hold at that temperature; expressed as a percentage  
65706,relative_pronoun,a pronoun (as `that' or `which' or `who') that introduces a relative clause referring to some antecedent  
65707,relative_quantity,a quantity relative to some purpose  
65708,relativism,(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved  
65709,relativistic_mass,(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  
65710,relativity,the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else  
65711,relativity theory_of_relativity relativity_theory Einstein's_theory_of_relativity,(physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts  
65712,relatum,a term in a proposition that is related to the referent of the proposition  
65713,relaxant,a drug that relaxes and relieves tension  
65714,relaxation,(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers  
65715,relaxation loosening slackening,an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"  
65716,relaxation relaxation_behavior,(physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance  
65717,relaxation relaxation_method,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  
65718,relaxation_time,the time constant of an exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance  
65719,relaxer,any agent that produces relaxation; "music is a good relaxer"  
65720,relaxin,hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor  
65721,relay,a crew of workers who relieve another crew  
65722,relay,a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals  
65723,relay,the act of passing something along from one person or group to another; "the relay was successful"  
65724,relay electrical_relay,electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit  
65725,relay relay_race,a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance  
65726,release,a process that liberates or discharges something; "there was a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the thyroid gland"  
65727,release,merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra"  
65728,release button,a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism  
65729,release outlet vent,activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"  
65730,release tone_ending,(music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone  
65731,release waiver discharge,a formal written statement of relinquishment  
65732,releasing_factor releasing_hormone RF,a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland  
65733,releasing_hormone RH releasing_factor hypothalamic_releasing_hormone hypothalamic_releasing_factor,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 of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone  
65734,relegation,the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category  
65735,relegation,mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position; "he has been relegated to a post in Siberia"  
65736,relentlessness inexorability inexorableness,mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up; "the relentlessness or their pursuit"  
65737,relevance relevancy,the relation of something to the matter at hand  
65738,reliance,the state of relying on something  
65739,reliance trust,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"  
65740,relic,an antiquity that has survived from the distant past  
65741,relict,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  
65742,relict,geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared  
65743,relief,(law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?"  
65744,relief,aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped; "he has been on relief for many years"  
65745,relief,the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged; "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta"  
65746,relief alleviation assuagement,the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"  
65747,relief ease,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"  
65748,relief relievo rilievo embossment sculptural_relief,sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background  
65749,relief succor succour ministration,assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims"  
65750,relief_printing letterpress,printing from a plate with raised characters  
65751,reliever allayer comforter,a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears"  
65752,reliever relief_pitcher fireman,a pitcher who does not start the game  
65753,religion faith organized_religion,an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"  
65754,religion faith religious_belief,a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"  
65755,religionism,exaggerated religious zealotry  
65756,religionist,a person addicted to religion or a religious zealot  
65757,religiosity religionism religiousism pietism,exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal  
65758,religious,a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience  
65759,religious_ceremony religious_ritual,a ceremony having religious meaning  
65760,religious_doctrine church_doctrine gospel creed,the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group  
65761,religious_festival church_festival,a festival having religious significance  
65762,religious_holiday holy_day,a day specified for religious observance  
65763,religious_leader,leader of a religious order  
65764,religious_movement,a movement intended to bring about religious reforms  
65765,religious_music church_music,genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies  
65766,religious_orientation,an attitude toward religion or religious practices  
65767,religious_person,a person who manifests devotion to a deity  
65768,religious_residence cloister,residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)  
65769,religious_right,United States political faction that advocates social and political conservativism, school prayer, and federal aid for religious groups and schools  
65770,religious_school,a school run by a religious body  
65771,religious_song,religious music for singing  
65772,religious_trance ecstatic_state,a trance induced by intense religious devotion; does not show reduced bodily functions that are typical of other trances  
65773,religiousness,the quality of being extremely conscientious; "his care in observing the rules of good health amounted to a kind of religiousness"  
65774,relinquishment relinquishing,a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.  
65775,relinquishment relinquishing,the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.  
65776,reliquary,a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)  
65777,relish,spicy or savory condiment  
65778,relish flavor flavour sapidity savor savour smack nip tang,the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth  
65779,relistening rehearing,the act of hearing again  
65780,reliving re-experiencing,a recurrence of a prior experience; "the reliving of a strong emotion can be therapeutic"  
65781,relocatable_program,a program that can be located in different parts of memory at different times  
65782,reluctance,(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)  
65783,reluctance hesitancy hesitation disinclination indisposition,a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed"  
65784,reluctivity,(physics) the resistance of a material to the establishment of a magnetic field in it  
65785,rem,(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  
65786,remainder,the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor  
65787,remainder balance residual residue residuum rest,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"  
65788,remainder difference,the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend  
65789,remains,any object that is left unused or still extant; "I threw out the remains of my dinner"  
65790,remake remaking,creation that is created again or anew; "it is a remake of an old film"  
65791,remand,the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)  
65792,remark,explicit notice; "it passed without remark"  
65793,remark comment input,a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"; "we would appreciate input from our users on how we can improve our software"   
65794,remarriage,the act of marrying again  
65795,remedy curative cure therapeutic,a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain  
65796,remembrance recollection anamnesis,the ability to recall past occurrences  
65797,remilitarization remilitarisation,the act of militarizing again  
65798,reminder,a message that helps you remember something; "he ignored his wife's reminders"  
65799,reminder,an experience that causes you to remember something  
65800,reminiscence,a mental impression retained and recalled from the past  
65801,remise,an expensive or high-class hackney  
65802,remise,(fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte)  
65803,remission remitment remit,(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)  
65804,remission remittal subsidence,an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"  
65805,remit,the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with; "they set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life"  
65806,remittance remittal remission remitment,a payment of money sent to a person in another place  
65807,remittance_man,an exile living on money sent from home  
65808,remora suckerfish sucking_fish,marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects  
65809,remote-control_bomb,a bomb that can be detonated by remote control  
65810,remote_control remote,a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV"  
65811,remote_terminal link-attached_terminal remote_station link-attached_station,a terminal connected to a computer by a data link  
65812,remoulade_sauce,a mayonnaise sauce flavored with herbs and mustard and capers; served with e.g. salad and cold meat  
65813,remount,a fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed or injured in battle  
65814,removable_disk,a hard disk that can be removed from the disk drive; removal prevents unauthorized use  
65815,removal,dismissal from office  
65816,removal remotion,the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy"  
65817,remove,degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness"; "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy"  
65818,remover,a solvent that removes a substance (usually from a surface); "paint remover"; "rust remover"; "hair remover"  
65819,remover,someone who works for a company that moves furniture  
65820,remuda,the herd of horses from which those to be used the next day are chosen  
65821,remuneration,the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses; "adequate remuneration for his work"  
65822,renal_artery arteria_renalis,an artery originating from the abdominal aorta and supplying the kidneys and adrenal glands and ureters  
65823,renal_colic,sharp pain in the lower back that radiates into the groin; associated with the passage of a renal calculus through the ureter  
65824,renal_cortex,the cortex of the kidney containing the glomeruli and the convoluted tubules  
65825,renal_failure kidney_failure,inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance  
65826,renal_insufficiency,insufficient excretion of wastes by the kidneys  
65827,renal_vein vena_renalis,veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra  
65828,render,a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls  
65829,rendering,a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall  
65830,rendering,perspective drawing of an architect's design  
65831,rendering,giving in acknowledgment of obligation  
65832,rendezvous,a place where people meet; "he was waiting for them at the rendezvous"  
65833,rendezvous,a meeting planned at a certain time and place  
65834,rendition,handing over prisoners to the country in which a crime was committed  
65835,rendition rendering,a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert"  
65836,rendition rendering interpretation,the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving"  
65837,renegade,someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw  
65838,renewable_resource,any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time  
65839,renewal,the act of renewing  
65840,reniform_leaf,a simple kidney-shaped leaf  
65841,renin,a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys; catalyzes the formation of angiotensin and thus affects blood pressure  
65842,rennet,a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket  
65843,rennin chymosin,an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate  
65844,renovation redevelopment overhaul,the act of improving by renewing and restoring; "they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property"; "a major overhaul of the healthcare system was proposed"  
65845,renovation restoration refurbishment,the state of being restored to its former good condition; "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house"  
65846,rensselaerite,a kind of soft talc; sometimes used as wood filler  
65847,rent,a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service  
65848,rent rip split,the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"  
65849,rent-rebate,a rebate on rent given by a local government authority  
65850,rent-roll,a register of rents; includes the names of tenants and the amount of rent they pay  
65851,rent_collector,a person who goes from house to house collecting rents for the owner  
65852,rent_seeking rent-seeking,(economics) the theory that a person or firm seeks to make money by manipulating the economic environment rather than by making a profit through production or trade  
65853,rental renting,the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car)  
65854,rental_collection,a collection of books that can be rented by readers in return for a small daily fee  
65855,rental_income,income received from rental properties  
65856,renter,an owner of property who receives payment for its use by another person  
65857,rentier,someone whose income is from property rents or bond interest and other investments  
65858,renunciation forgoing forswearing,the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)  
65859,renunciation renouncement,an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned  
65860,reorder,a repeated order for the same merchandise; "he's the one who sends out all the new orders and reorders"  
65861,reordering,a rearrangement in a different order  
65862,reorganization,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"  
65863,reorganization reorganisation shake-up shakeup,the imposition of 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"  
65864,reorientation,a fresh orientation; a changed set of attitudes and beliefs  
65865,reovirus,any of a group of non-arboviruses including the rotavirus causing infant enteritis  
65866,rep,informal abbreviation of `representative'  
65867,rep repp,a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs  
65868,repair,a formal way of referring to the condition of something; "the building was in good repair"  
65869,repair fix fixing fixture mend mending reparation,the act of putting something in working order again  
65870,repair_shop fix-it_shop,a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance  
65871,repairman maintenance_man service_man,a skilled worker whose job is to repair things  
65872,reparation,compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury; "an act for which there is no reparation"  
65873,reparation,(usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors; "Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I"  
65874,reparation amends,something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends"  
65875,repartee,adroitness and cleverness in reply  
65876,repatriate,a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored  
65877,repatriation,the act of returning to the country of origin  
65878,repayment quittance,payment of a debt or obligation  
65879,repeat repetition,an event that repeats; "the events today were a repeat of yesterday's"  
65880,repeater,a person who repeats; "the audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times"  
65881,repeater,(electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again; "repeaters can be used in computer networks to extend cabling distances"  
65882,repeating_firearm repeater,a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading  
65883,repechage,a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race  
65884,repellent repellant,a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water  
65885,repellent repellant,a chemical substance that repels animals  
65886,repellent repellant,the power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his advances"  
65887,repentance penitence penance,remorse for your past conduct  
65888,repercussion reverberation,a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later"  
65889,repertoire repertory,a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule  
65890,repertory,a storehouse where a stock of things is kept  
65891,repertory repertoire,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"  
65892,repetition,the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device  
65893,repetition repeating,the act of doing or performing again  
65894,repetitiveness repetitiousness,verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions  
65895,replaceability substitutability commutability,exchangeability by virtue of being replaceable  
65896,replacement replacing,the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"  
65897,replacement_cost,current cost of replacing a fixed asset with a new one of equal effectiveness  
65898,replay instant_replay action_replay,the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape  
65899,replay rematch,something (especially a game) that is played again  
65900,repletion satiety satiation,the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more  
65901,repletion surfeit,eating until excessively full  
65902,replica replication reproduction,copy that is not the original; something that has been copied  
65903,replication,(genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division  
65904,replication,(law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer  
65905,replication,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"  
65906,reply response,the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"  
65907,report,a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence"  
65908,report account,the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"  
65909,report news_report story account write_up,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"  
65910,report study written_report,a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"  
65911,report_card report,a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment; "his father signed his report card"  
65912,reporter newsman newsperson,a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories  
65913,reporting_weight,a person's body weight (as an athlete's) at the beginning of the season (when first reporting for practice)  
65914,repose quiet placidity serenity tranquillity tranquility,a disposition free from stress or emotion  
65915,repositing reposition storage warehousing,depositing in a warehouse; "they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn"; "my car is in storage"; "publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing"  
65916,repositioning,the act of placing in a new position  
65917,repository monument,a burial vault (usually for some famous person)  
65918,repository secretary,a person to whom a secret is entrusted  
65919,repossession,the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)  
65920,reprehensibility,being reprehensible; worthy of and deserving reprehension or reproof  
65921,representation,a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency; "a Congressional vacancy occurred in the representation from California"  
65922,representation,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"  
65923,representation,a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting; "certain representations were made concerning police brutality"  
65924,representation,the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body  
65925,representation,a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something  
65926,representation,the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf  
65927,representation,an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent  
65928,representation delegacy agency,the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent  
65929,representation mental_representation internal_representation,a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image  
65930,representational_process,any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else  
65931,representative,a person who represents others  
65932,repression,a state of forcible subjugation; "the long repression of Christian sects"  
65933,repression,(psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious  
65934,repression,the act of repressing; control by holding down; "his goal was the repression of insolence"  
65935,repressor represser,an agent that represses  
65936,repressor_gene,gene that prevents a nonallele from being transcribed  
65937,reprieve,a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)  
65938,reprieve respite,a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort  
65939,reprieve respite,the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment  
65940,reprisal,a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime  
65941,reproach,disgrace or shame; "he brought reproach upon his family"  
65942,reproach,a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach"  
65943,reprobate miscreant,a person without moral scruples  
65944,reprobation,rejection by God; the state of being condemned to eternal misery in Hell  
65945,reprobation,severe disapproval  
65946,reproducer,an audio system that can reproduce and amplify signals to produce sound  
65947,reproducibility duplicability,the quality of being reproducible  
65948,reproduction,the process of generating offspring  
65949,reproduction procreation breeding facts_of_life,the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring  
65950,reproduction replication,the act of making copies; "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient"  
65951,reproduction reproductive_memory,recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall  
65952,reproduction_cost physical_value,cost of reproducing physical property minus various allowances (especially depreciation)  
65953,reproductive_cell germ_cell sex_cell,a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation  
65954,reproductive_cloning,making a full living copy of an organism; requires a surrogate mother  
65955,reproductive_organ sex_organ,any organ involved in sexual reproduction  
65956,reproductive_structure,the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction  
65957,reproductive_system genital_system,organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring  
65958,reptile reptilian,any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms  
65959,reptile_family,a family of reptiles  
65960,reptile_genus,a genus of reptiles  
65961,republic,a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"  
65962,republican,an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy)  
65963,republicanism,the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government  
65964,republication,something that has been published again; a fresh publication (as of a literary work)  
65965,republication republishing,the act of publishing again  
65966,repudiation,refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities); "the repudiation of the debt by the city"  
65967,repudiation debunking,the exposure of falseness or pretensions; "the debunking of religion has been too successful"  
65968,repudiation renunciation,rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"  
65969,repugnance repulsion revulsion horror,intense aversion  
65970,repulsion repulsive_force,the force by which bodies repel one another  
65971,repulsion standoff,the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand  
65972,reputation,notoriety for some particular characteristic; "his reputation for promiscuity"  
65973,reputation report,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"  
65974,repute reputation,the state of being held in high esteem and honor  
65975,request asking,the verbal act of requesting  
65976,request petition postulation,a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority  
65977,requiem_shark,any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species  
65978,requiescat,a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person  
65979,required_course,a course that all students are required to take  
65980,requirement demand,required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time"  
65981,requirements_contract,a contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party  
65982,requisiteness,the state of being absolutely required  
65983,requisition,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  
65984,requisition requisition_form,an official form on which a request in made; "first you have to fill out the requisition"  
65985,requital payment,an act of requiting; returning in kind  
65986,rerebrace upper_cannon,cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm  
65987,rerun,a program that is broadcast again; "she likes to watch `I love Lucy' reruns"  
65988,res_gestae,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  
65989,res_gestae,things done  
65990,res_ipsa_loquitur,a rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened  
65991,res_judicata res_adjudicata,a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again  
65992,resale,the selling of something purchased  
65993,rescript,a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality  
65994,rescue deliverance delivery saving,recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"  
65995,rescue_equipment,equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency  
65996,rescue_operation,an operation organized to free from danger or confinement  
65997,rescue_party,a party of rescuers  
65998,rescuer recoverer saver,someone who saves something from danger or violence  
65999,research,systematic investigation to establish facts  
66000,research_center research_facility,a center where research is done  
66001,research_colloquium,a colloquium at which the results of (scientific) research are reported  
66002,research_director director_of_research,a supervisor in a research center  
66003,research_staff,a group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratory  
66004,research_worker researcher investigator,a scientist who devotes himself to doing research  
66005,reseau,a net or mesh foundation for lace  
66006,reseau,a network of fine lines used by astronomers as a reference for measurements on star photographs  
66007,resection,surgical removal of part of a structure or organ  
66008,reseda,any plant of the genus Reseda  
66009,resemblance,similarity in appearance or external or superficial details  
66010,resentment bitterness gall rancor rancour,a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will  
66011,reserpine Raudixin Rau-Sed Sandril Serpasil,antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil)  
66012,reservation,the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance  
66013,reservation,something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.)  
66014,reservation,the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion  
66015,reservation qualification,a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations"  
66016,reservation reserve,a district that is reserved for particular purpose  
66017,reserve,(medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions  
66018,reserve backlog stockpile,something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose  
66019,reserve reticence taciturnity,the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary  
66020,reserve_account reserve_fund,funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments  
66021,reserve_assets,capital held back from investment in order to meet probable or possible demands  
66022,reserve_clause,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"  
66023,reservist,a member of a military reserve  
66024,reservoir,a large or extra supply of something; "a reservoir of talent"  
66025,reservoir,tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)  
66026,reservoir artificial_lake man-made_lake,lake used to store water for community use  
66027,reservoir source,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"  
66028,reset,device for resetting instruments or controls  
66029,reset_button,a push button that you press to activate the reset mechanism  
66030,resettlement relocation,the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)  
66031,resh,the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
66032,reshipment,the act of shipping again (especially by transferring to another ship)  
66033,reshuffle,a redistribution of something; "there was a reshuffle of cabinet officers"  
66034,reshuffle reshuffling,shuffling again; "the gambler demanded a reshuffle"  
66035,residence,the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); "he refused to live in the governor's residence"  
66036,residence abode,any address at which you dwell more than temporarily; "a person can have several residences"  
66037,residence_time,the period of time spent in a particular place  
66038,residency,the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship)  
66039,residency residence abidance,the act of dwelling in a place  
66040,resident occupant occupier,someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there  
66041,resident_commissioner,the representative of Puerto Rico in the United States House of Representatives  
66042,residential_district residential_area community,a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences  
66043,residual,(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"  
66044,residual_oil resid,oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled  
66045,residual_soil residual_clay,the soil that is remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved  
66046,residue,matter that remains after something has been removed  
66047,resignation,the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)  
66048,resignation,a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign; "he submitted his resignation as of next month"  
66049,resignation surrender,acceptance of despair  
66050,resilience resiliency,an occurrence of rebounding or springing back  
66051,resilience resiliency,the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit  
66052,resin rosin,any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules  
66053,resinoid,a plastic containing resins  
66054,resistance,the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents; "these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog"  
66055,resistance,any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion  
66056,resistance,the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)  
66057,resistance,(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness  
66058,resistance,group action in opposition to those in power  
66059,resistance,the military action of resisting the enemy's advance; "the enemy offered little resistance"  
66060,resistance opposition,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"  
66061,resistance_pyrometer,pyrometer that measures high temperatures by the resistance in a heated wire  
66062,resistance_thermometer platinum_thermometer,thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire  
66063,resistance_unit,the reciprocal of conductance  
66064,resisting_arrest,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  
66065,resistor resistance,an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current  
66066,resoluteness firmness firmness_of_purpose resolve resolution,the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"  
66067,resolution,(computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture  
66068,resolution,the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)  
66069,resolution,(music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord  
66070,resolution,a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions"  
66071,resolution declaration resolve,a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote  
66072,resolution resolving,analysis into clear-cut components  
66073,resolution solving,finding a solution to a problem  
66074,resolving_power resolution,the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together  
66075,resonance,an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation  
66076,resonance,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  
66077,resonance,the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities  
66078,resonator,any system that resonates  
66079,resonator cavity_resonator resonating_chamber,a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves  
66080,resonator resonant_circuit,an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude  
66081,resorcinol,a crystalline phenol obtained from various resins; used in ointments for acne and in dandruff shampoos  
66082,resorption reabsorption,the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation  
66083,resort resort_hotel holiday_resort,a hotel located in a resort area  
66084,resort_area playground vacation_spot,an area where many people go for recreation  
66085,resort_hotel spa,a fashionable hotel usually in a resort area  
66086,resource,available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed  
66087,resource,a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource"  
66088,resource resourcefulness imagination,the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a man of resource"  
66089,resourcefulness,the quality of being able to cope with a difficult situation; "a man of great resourcefulness"  
66090,respect esteem regard,an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him"  
66091,respect regard,(usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs in that respect"  
66092,respectability reputability,honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation  
66093,respecter,a person who respects someone or something; usually used in the negative; "X is no respecter of Y"  
66094,respects,(often used with `pay') a formal expression of esteem; "he paid his respects to the mayor"  
66095,respiration,a single complete act of breathing in and out; "thirty respirations per minute"  
66096,respiration internal_respiration cellular_respiration,the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; 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  
66097,respirator inhalator,a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration  
66098,respiratory_acidosis carbon_dioxide_acidosis,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  
66099,respiratory_alkalosis,alkalosis resulting from increased gas exchange in the lungs (as in hyperventilation associated with extreme anxiety or aspirin intoxication or metabolic acidosis)  
66100,respiratory_center,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  
66101,respiratory_disease respiratory_illness respiratory_disorder,a disease affecting the respiratory system  
66102,respiratory_distress_syndrome respiratory_distress_syndrome_of_the_newborn hyaline_membrane_disease,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  
66103,respiratory_organ,any organ involved in the process of respiration  
66104,respiratory_quotient,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  
66105,respiratory_rate rate_of_respiration,the rate at which a person inhales and exhales; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health  
66106,respiratory_syncytial_virus,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)  
66107,respiratory_system systema_respiratorium,the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing  
66108,respiratory_tract airway,the passages through which air enters and leaves the body  
66109,respiratory_tract_infection respiratory_infection,any infection of the respiratory tract  
66110,respite recess break time_out,a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"  
66111,respite rest relief rest_period,a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"  
66112,resplendent_quetzel resplendent_trogon Pharomacrus_mocino,very rare Central American bird; the national bird of Guatemala  
66113,respondent,the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent  
66114,respondent responder answerer,someone who responds  
66115,response,a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"  
66116,response,a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister  
66117,response,the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals  
66118,responsibility responsibleness,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"  
66119,responsiveness,the quality of being responsive; reacting quickly; as a quality of people, it involves responding with emotion to people and events  
66120,responsiveness reactivity,responsive to stimulation  
66121,rest,a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"  
66122,rest,a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration  
66123,rest,a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"  
66124,rest ease repose relaxation,freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"  
66125,rest eternal_rest sleep eternal_sleep quietus,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"  
66126,rest-cure,rest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc.  
66127,rest_day day_of_rest,a day set aside for rest  
66128,rest_energy,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  
66129,rest_house,a building used for shelter by travelers (especially in areas where there are no hotels)  
66130,rest_mass,(physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body  
66131,restatement,a revised statement  
66132,restaurant eating_house eating_place eatery,a building where people go to eat  
66133,restaurant_chain,a chain of restaurants  
66134,restaurateur restauranter,the proprietor of a restaurant  
66135,rester,a person who rests  
66136,restfulness,the attribute of being restful; "he longed for the restfulness of home"  
66137,restharrow rest-harrow Ononis_repens,European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners  
66138,restharrow rest-harrow Ononis_spinosa,Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots  
66139,resting_potential,the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse  
66140,resting_spore,a spore of certain algae or fungi that lies dormant; may germinate after a prolonged period  
66141,restitution,the act of restoring something to its original state  
66142,restitution return restoration regaining,getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"  
66143,restless_legs_syndrome restless_legs Ekbom_syndrome,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  
66144,restlessness,the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active; "the restlessness of the wind"  
66145,restlessness impatience,a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay  
66146,restlessness uneasiness queasiness,inability to rest or relax or be still  
66147,restoration,some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; "the restoration looked exactly like the original"  
66148,restoration,a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.  
66149,restoration,the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state  
66150,restrainer,a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film  
66151,restrainer controller,a person who directs and restrains  
66152,restraint,a rule or condition that limits freedom; "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports"  
66153,restraint,the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"  
66154,restraint constraint,a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"  
66155,restraint control,discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"  
66156,restraint_of_trade,any act that tends to prevent free competition in business  
66157,restriction confinement,the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); "the restriction of the infection to a focal area"  
66158,restriction limitation,a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"  
66159,restriction_endonuclease restriction_nuclease restriction_enzyme,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  
66160,restriction_fragment,the fragment of DNA that is produced by cleaving DNA with a restriction enzyme  
66161,restriction_site,the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA  
66162,restrictive_clause,a subordinate clause that limits or restricts the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies  
66163,restrictiveness,a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat')  
66164,result resultant final_result outcome termination,something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"  
66165,resultant end_point,the final point in a process  
66166,resultant_role result,the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause  
66167,resulting_trust,a trust created by a court when it is judged that it was the intention of the parties to create a trust  
66168,resumption recommencement,beginning again  
66169,resurrection,a revival from inactivity and disuse; "it produced a resurrection of hope"  
66170,resurrection_plant rose_of_Jericho Selaginella_lepidophylla,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  
66171,resurvey,a new survey or study  
66172,resuscitation,the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness; "although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration"  
66173,resuscitator,a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration  
66174,resuspension,a renewed suspension of insoluble particles after they have been precipitated  
66175,retail,the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale  
66176,retail_chain,a chain of retail stores  
66177,retail_price_index,an index of changes in retail prices  
66178,retailer retail_merchant,a merchant who sells goods at retail  
66179,retailing,the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers  
66180,retained_object,an object in a passive construction  
66181,retainer,a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment  
66182,retainer consideration,a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone  
66183,retaining_wall,a wall that is built to resist lateral pressure (especially a wall built to prevent the advance of a mass of earth)  
66184,retake,a shot or scene that is photographed again  
66185,retaliation revenge,action taken in return for an injury or offense  
66186,retaliatory_eviction,an eviction in reprisal for the tenant's good-faith complaints against the landlord; illegal in many states  
66187,retardant retardent retardation,any agent that retards or delays or hinders; "flame-retardant"  
66188,retardation,the extent to which something is delayed or held back  
66189,retardation mental_retardation backwardness slowness subnormality,lack of normal development of intellectual capacities  
66190,retarded_depression,a state of clinical depression in which the individual is lethargic and slow to initiate action  
66191,rete_testis,network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia  
66192,retem raetam juniper_bush juniper Retama_raetam Genista_raetam,desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista  
66193,retention keeping holding,the act of retaining something  
66194,retention_basin,a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream  
66195,retentiveness retentivity,the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired  
66196,retentiveness retentivity retention,the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil"  
66197,reticle reticule graticule,a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument  
66198,reticular_activating_system RAS,the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function  
66199,reticular_formation RF,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  
66200,reticulated_python Python_reticulatus,of southeast Asia and East Indies; the largest snake in the world  
66201,reticulation,(photography) the formation of a network of cracks or wrinkles in a photographic emulsion  
66202,reticulation,an arrangement resembling a net or network; "the reticulation of a leaf"; "the reticulation of a photographic emulsion"  
66203,reticule,a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries  
66204,reticulocyte,an immature red blood cell containing a network of filaments or granules  
66205,reticuloendothelial_system RES,a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells  
66206,reticulum,any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels)  
66207,reticulum second_stomach,the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant  
66208,retina,the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve  
66209,retinal_detachment detachment_of_the_retina detached_retina,visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation  
66210,retinal_scanning,biometric identification by scanning the retina of the eye; "identification by retinal scanning is complicated by eye movements"  
66211,retinene retinal,either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light  
66212,retinitis,inflammation of the retina  
66213,retinoblastoma,malignant ocular tumor of retinal cells; usually occurs before the third year of life; composed of primitive small round retinal cells  
66214,retinopathy,a disease of the retina that can result in loss of vision  
66215,retiree retired_person,someone who has retired from active working  
66216,retirement,the state of being retired from one's business or occupation  
66217,retirement,withdrawal from your position or occupation  
66218,retirement retreat,withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"  
66219,retirement_community retirement_complex,a planned community for residents who have retired from an active working life  
66220,retort,a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat  
66221,retraction,the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"  
66222,retraction abjuration recantation,a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion  
66223,retractor,surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision  
66224,retraining,training for a new occupation  
66225,retread recap,a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads  
66226,retreat,a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet  
66227,retreat,(military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position  
66228,retreat,(military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset  
66229,retreat,(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"  
66230,retreat,the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)  
66231,retreatant,a participant in a religious retreat  
66232,retreated,people who have retreated; "he had only contempt for the retreated"  
66233,retrenchment,entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense  
66234,retrenchment curtailment downsizing,the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable  
66235,retrial,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  
66236,retribution,the act of correcting for your wrongdoing  
66237,retribution requital,a justly deserved penalty  
66238,retrieval,(computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory  
66239,retrieval,the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory; "my retrieval of people's names is very poor"  
66240,retriever,a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game  
66241,retro,a fashion reminiscent of the past  
66242,retrobulbar_neuritis,inflammation of the optic nerve behind the eye; common in multiple sclerosis  
66243,retrofit,a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured  
66244,retrofit,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"  
66245,retroflection retroflexion,an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth  
66246,retroflection retroflexion,the act of bending backward  
66247,retrograde_amnesia,loss of memory for events immediately preceding a trauma  
66248,retromandibular_vein vena_retromandibularis posterior_facial_vein,posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear  
66249,retronym,a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate; "Nobody ever heard of analog clocks until digital clocks became common, so `analog clock' is a retronym"  
66250,retrorocket,a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course  
66251,retrospect,contemplation of things past; "in retrospect"  
66252,retrospection,reference to things past; "the story begins with no introductory retrospections"  
66253,retrospection,memory for experiences that are past; "some psychologists tried to contrast retrospection and introspection"  
66254,retrospective,an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work  
66255,retroversion,translation back into the original language; "the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion"  
66256,retroversion retroflection retroflexion,a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uterus"  
66257,retrovirus,any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell  
66258,retrovision,a vision of events in the distant past  
66259,retsina,Greek wine flavored with resin  
66260,return,a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"  
66261,return,(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble  
66262,return,the act of going back to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp"  
66263,return coming_back,the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction  
66264,return homecoming,a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"  
66265,return issue take takings proceeds yield payoff,the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"  
66266,return paying_back getting_even,a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got"  
66267,return_address,the address of the sender of a letter or parcel indicating where it should be returned if it cannot be delivered  
66268,return_key return,the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed  
66269,return_on_invested_capital return_on_investment ROI,(corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid  
66270,returning_officer,the official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results  
66271,reunion,a party of former associates who have come together again  
66272,reunion reunification,the act of coming together again; "monetary unification precipitated the reunification of the German state in October 1990"  
66273,reuptake re-uptake,a process of using up or consuming again; "psychopharmacologists discovered that amine reuptake is a process that inactivates monoamine neurotransmitters"  
66274,reusable_program,a program that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly  
66275,reusable_routine,a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly  
66276,revealed_religion,a religion founded primarily on the revelations of God to humankind  
66277,reveille,a signal to get up in the morning; in the military it is a bugle call at sunrise  
66278,reveille wake-up_signal,(military) signal to wake up  
66279,revel revelry,unrestrained merrymaking  
66280,revelation,an enlightening or astonishing disclosure  
66281,revelation divine_revelation,communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency  
66282,reveler reveller merrymaker,a celebrant who shares in a noisy party; "the clubs attract revelers as young as thirteen"  
66283,revenant,a person who returns after a lengthy absence  
66284,revenant,someone who has returned from the dead  
66285,revenue_bond,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  
66286,revenue_sharing,distribution of part of the federal tax income to states and municipalities  
66287,revenue_stamp stamp,a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid  
66288,revenue_tariff,a tariff imposed to raise revenue  
66289,revenuer,a government agent responsible for collecting revenue (especially one responsible for stopping bootlegging)  
66290,reverberatory_furnace,a furnace in which the material that is being treated is heated indirectly by flames that are directed at the roof and walls of the furnace  
66291,reverence,a reverent mental attitude  
66292,reverence,an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy)  
66293,reverie revery,an abstracted state of absorption  
66294,reverie revery daydream daydreaming oneirism air_castle castle_in_the_air castle_in_Spain,absentminded dreaming while awake  
66295,revers revere,a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side  
66296,reversal,a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside  
66297,reversal,a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function"  
66298,reversal change_of_mind flip-flop turnabout turnaround,a decision to reverse an earlier decision  
66299,reversal turn_around,turning in an opposite direction or position; "the reversal of the image in the lens"  
66300,reverse,(American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction  
66301,reverse contrary opposite,a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"  
66302,reverse reversal setback blow black_eye,an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating  
66303,reverse reverse_gear,the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed  
66304,reverse verso,the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design  
66305,reverse_hang,a hang with the arms extended in back  
66306,reverse_osmosis,(chemistry) a method of producing pure water; a solvent passes through a semipermeable membrane in a direction opposite to that for natural osmosis when it is subjected to a hydrostatic pressure greater than the osmotic pressure  
66307,reverse_split reverse_stock_split split_down,a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity  
66308,reverse_transcriptase,a polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA using RNA as a template; found especially in retroviruses  
66309,reverse_transcriptase_inhibitor,an antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV  
66310,reversibility,the quality of being reversible in either direction  
66311,reversible,a garment (especially a coat) that can be worn inside out (with either side of the cloth showing)  
66312,reversible_process,any process in which a system can be made to pass through the same states in the reverse order when the process is reversed  
66313,reversing_thermometer,a thermometer that registers the temperature in deep waters  
66314,reversion,(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)  
66315,reversion,(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)  
66316,reversion reverse reversal turnabout turnaround,turning in the opposite direction  
66317,reversionary_annuity survivorship_annuity,an annuity payable to one person in the event that someone else is unable to receive it  
66318,reversioner,(law) a party who is entitled to an estate in reversion  
66319,revetment,a barrier against explosives  
66320,revetment revetement stone_facing,a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment  
66321,review,a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art  
66322,review,(law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)  
66323,review brushup,practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory  
66324,review critique critical_review review_article,an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)  
66325,review limited_review,(accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data  
66326,review_copy,a copy of a newly published book that is sent for review to a writer or periodical  
66327,reviewer referee reader,someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication  
66328,reviewing_stand,a stand from which a parade or military force can be reviewed  
66329,revision alteration,the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"  
66330,revision revisal revise rescript,the act of rewriting something  
66331,revisionism,any dangerous departure from the teachings of Marx  
66332,revisionism,a moderate evolutionary form of Marxism  
66333,revisionist,a Communist who tries to rewrite Marxism to justify a retreat from the revolutionary position  
66334,revival resurgence revitalization revitalisation revivification,bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture"  
66335,revival revival_meeting,an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion  
66336,revivalism,an attempt to reawaken the evangelical faith  
66337,revocation,the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done; "the revocation of a law"  
66338,revocation annulment,the state of being cancelled or annulled  
66339,revoke renege,the mistake of not following suit when able to do so  
66340,revolution,a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving; "the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution"  
66341,revolution,the overthrow of a government by those who are governed  
66342,revolutionary_group,a political unit organized to promote revolution  
66343,revolutionism,a belief in the spread of revolutionary principles  
66344,revolutionist revolutionary subversive subverter,a radical supporter of political or social revolution  
66345,revolutions_per_minute rpm rev,rate of revolution of a motor; "the engine was doing 6000 revs"  
66346,revolver six-gun six-shooter,a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)  
66347,revolving_charge_account,a charge account that does not have to be paid to zero balance  
66348,revolving_door,an organization or institution with a high rate of turnover of personnel or membership  
66349,revolving_door revolver,a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings  
66350,revolving_fund,a fund which, if borrowed or used, is intended to be replenished so it may be loaned or spent repeatedly  
66351,revue review,a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians  
66352,rewa-rewa New_Zealand_honeysuckle,slender elegant tree of New Zealand having racemes of red flowers and yielding valuable mottled red timber  
66353,reward,payment made in return for a service rendered  
66354,reward,the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property  
66355,reward reinforcement,an act performed to strengthen approved behavior  
66356,rewording recasting rephrasing,changing a particular word or phrase  
66357,rewrite revision rescript,something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better"  
66358,rewriting revising,editing that involves writing something again  
66359,rex_begonia king_begonia painted-leaf_begonia beefsteak_geranium Begonia_rex,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  
66360,rhabdomyoma,benign tumor of striated muscle  
66361,rhabdomyosarcoma rhabdosarcoma,a highly malignant neoplasm derived from striated muscle  
66362,rhabdovirus,any of a group of arboviruses including those causing rabies  
66363,rhagades,cracks or fissures in the skin (especially around the mouth or anus)  
66364,rhapsody,an enthusiastic expression of emotion; "rhapsodies of joy"  
66365,rhapsody,(music) a free instrumental composition in one extended movement; typically emotional or exuberant in character  
66366,rhapsody,(in ancient Greece) an epic poem adapted for recitation  
66367,rhea Rhea_americana,larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia  
66368,rhea nandu Pterocnemia_pennata,smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan  
66369,rhenium Re atomic_number_75,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  
66370,rheology,the branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter  
66371,rheometer,an instrument for measuring the flow of liquids (especially arterial blood)  
66372,rheostat variable_resistor,resistor for regulating current  
66373,rhesus rhesus_monkey Macaca_mulatta,of southern Asia; used in medical research  
66374,rhesus_factor Rh_factor Rh,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  
66375,rhetoric,using language effectively to please or persuade  
66376,rhetoric,study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)  
66377,rhetorical_device,a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)  
66378,rhetorical_question,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"  
66379,rheum,a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose)  
66380,rheumatic,a person suffering with rheumatism  
66381,rheumatic_aortitis,aortitis occurring in rheumatic fever  
66382,rheumatic_fever,a severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves  
66383,rheumatic_heart_disease,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  
66384,rheumatism,any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues  
66385,rheumatoid_arthritis atrophic_arthritis rheumatism,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  
66386,rheumatoid_factor,autoantibody that is usually present in the serum of people with rheumatoid arthritis  
66387,rheumatologist,a physician specializing in rheumatic diseases  
66388,rheumatology,the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of pathologies of the muscles or tendons or joints  
66389,rhinencephalon olfactory_brain,a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior  
66390,rhinestone,an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste  
66391,rhinion,the anterior tip at the end of the suture of the nasal bones  
66392,rhinitis coryza,an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose (usually associated with nasal discharge)  
66393,rhinoceros rhino,massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout  
66394,rhinoceros_beetle,any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head; pest on coconuts  
66395,rhinolaryngology otorhinolaryngology otolaryngology,the medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throat  
66396,rhinopathy,any disease or malformation of the nose  
66397,rhinophyma hypertrophic_rosacea toper's_nose brandy_nose rum_nose rum-blossom potato_nose hammer_nose copper_nose,enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol  
66398,rhinorrhea,persistent watery mucus discharge from the nose (as in the common cold)  
66399,rhinoscope,medical instrument consisting of a mirror mounted at an angle on a rod; used to examine the nasal passages (through the nasopharynx)  
66400,rhinoscopy,examination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx)  
66401,rhinosporidiosis,fungal infection of the nose; often acquired while swimming  
66402,rhinostenosis,narrowing of the passages in the nasal cavities  
66403,rhinotomy,surgical procedure in which an incision is made in the nose to drain accumulated pus  
66404,rhinotracheitis,a respiratory infection of the nose and throat in cattle  
66405,rhinovirus,any of a group of picornaviruses that are responsible for many upper respiratory infections  
66406,rhizoctinia,any fungus now or formerly belonging to the form genus Rhizoctinia  
66407,rhizoctinia_disease,disease caused by rhizoctinia or fungi of Pellicularia and Corticium  
66408,rhizoid,any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc  
66409,rhizomatous_begonia,any of numerous begonias having prominent shaggy creeping stems or rhizomes  
66410,rhizome rootstock rootstalk,a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure  
66411,rhizomorph,a dense mass of hyphae forming a root-like structure characteristic of many fungi  
66412,rhizopod rhizopodan,protozoa characterized by a pseudopod  
66413,rhizopus,any of various rot causing fungi of the genus Rhizopus  
66414,rhizotomy,surgical procedure in which spinal nerve roots are cut; done (anterior roots) to relieve intractable pain or (posterior roots) to stop severe muscle spasms  
66415,rho,the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet  
66416,rhodium Rh atomic_number_45,a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum  
66417,rhodochrosite,a mineral consisting of manganese carbonate; a source of manganese  
66418,rhododendron,any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers  
66419,rhodolite,a red or pink variety of garnet used as a gemstone  
66420,rhodonite,a pink or red mineral consisting of crystalline manganese silicate; used as an ornamental stone  
66421,rhombohedron,a parallelepiped bounded by six similar faces (either rhombuses or parallelograms)  
66422,rhomboid,a parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal  
66423,rhomboid rhomboid_muscle,any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade  
66424,rhomboid_minor_muscle lesser_rhomboid_muscle musculus_rhomboideus_minor,rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward  
66425,rhomboideus_major_muscle greater_rhomboid_muscle musculus_rhomboideus_major,rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal column  
66426,rhombus rhomb diamond,a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram  
66427,rhonchus,a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels  
66428,rhubarb rhubarb_plant,plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous  
66429,rhubarb_pie,pie containing diced rhubarb and much sugar  
66430,rhumb_line rhumb loxodrome,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  
66431,rhyme rime,correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)  
66432,rhyme_royal,a stanza form having seven lines of iambic pentameter; introduced by Chaucer  
66433,rhymer rhymester versifier poetizer poetiser,a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets)  
66434,rhyming_slang,slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component; "Cockney rhyming slang"  
66435,rhyolite,very acid volcanic rock  
66436,rhythm beat musical_rhythm,the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat"  
66437,rhythm regular_recurrence,recurring at regular intervals  
66438,rhythm speech_rhythm,the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry"  
66439,rhythm_and_blues R_and_B,a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll  
66440,rhythm_and_blues_musician,a performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues music  
66441,rhythm_method_of_birth_control rhythm_method rhythm calendar_method_of_birth_control calendar_method,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)  
66442,rhythmicity,the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music  
66443,rib,cut of meat including one or more ribs  
66444,rib,a teasing remark  
66445,rib,a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant  
66446,rib,a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural  
66447,rib,support resembling the rib of an animal  
66448,rib costa,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)  
66449,rib_cage,the bony enclosing wall of the chest  
66450,rib_joint_pliers,a type of pliers  
66451,rib_roast standing_rib_roast,a cut of meat (beef or venison) including more than one rib and the meat located along the outside of the ribs  
66452,ribald,a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language  
66453,ribaldry,ribald humor  
66454,riband ribband,a ribbon used as a decoration  
66455,ribavirin Virazole,an inhaled antiviral agent (trade name Virazole) that may be used to treat serious virus infections  
66456,ribbed_vault,vault that resembles a groined vault but has ribbed arches  
66457,ribbing,a framework of ribs  
66458,ribbon,notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming  
66459,ribbon thread,any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"  
66460,ribbon typewriter_ribbon,a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter  
66461,ribbon-leaved_water_plantain,a variety of water plantain  
66462,ribbon_development,building complex in a continuous row along a road  
66463,ribbon_fern Ophioglossum_pendulum,epiphytic fern with straplike usually twisted fronds of tropical Asia and Polynesia and America  
66464,ribbon_fern spider_fern Pteris_serrulata,fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands  
66465,ribbon_snake Thamnophis_sauritus,slender yellow-striped North American garter snake; prefers wet places  
66466,ribbon_tree ribbonwood Plagianthus_regius Plagianthus_betulinus,deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton  
66467,ribbon_worm nemertean nemertine proboscis_worm,soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract  
66468,ribbonfish,marine fish having a long compressed ribbonlike body  
66469,ribier,dark reddish-purple table grape of California  
66470,ribonuclease ribonucleinase RNase,a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid  
66471,ribonucleic_acid RNA,(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"  
66472,ribose,a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid  
66473,ribosome,an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; they attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and then stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid; when it 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"  
66474,rice,annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper  
66475,rice,grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished  
66476,rice_paper,a thin delicate material resembling paper; made from the rice-paper tree  
66477,rice_rat Oryzomys_palustris,hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States  
66478,rice_weevil black_weevil Sitophylus_oryzae,brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice  
66479,ricegrass rice_grass,any grass of the genus Oryzopsis  
66480,ricer,a kitchen utensil used for ricing soft foods by extruding them through small holes  
66481,rich_people rich,people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group); "only the very rich benefit from this legislation"  
66482,rich_person wealthy_person have,a person who possesses great material wealth  
66483,richness,the quality of having high intrinsic value; "the richness of the mines and pastureland"; "the cut of her clothes and the richness of the fabric were distinctive"  
66484,richness,a strong deep vividness of hue; "the fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room"  
66485,richness rankness prolificacy fertility,the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their rankness"  
66486,richweed clearweed dead_nettle Pilea_pumilla,a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves  
66487,ricin ricin_toxin,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"  
66488,ricinoleic_acid,an oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap  
66489,rickets rachitis,childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus  
66490,rickettsia,any of a group of very small rod-shaped bacteria that live in biting arthropods (as ticks and mites) and cause disease in vertebrate hosts; they cause typhus and other febrile diseases in human beings  
66491,rickettsial_disease rickettsiosis,infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria  
66492,rickettsialpox,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  
66493,rickey,a mixed drink made of sweetened lime juice and soda water usually with liquor  
66494,rickrack ricrac,a narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming  
66495,ricochet carom,a glancing rebound  
66496,ricotta,soft Italian cheese like cottage cheese  
66497,rictus,a gaping grimace  
66498,riddle,a coarse sieve (as for gravel)  
66499,riddle conundrum enigma brain-teaser,a difficult problem  
66500,ride,a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement  
66501,rider,a traveler who actively rides a vehicle (as a bicycle or motorcycle)  
66502,rider,a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)  
66503,rider,a clause that is appended to a legislative bill  
66504,rider_plate,a horizontal beam (or plate) connected to the top of a ship's vertical keel or to the keelson  
66505,ridge,any long raised strip  
66506,ridge,a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean  
66507,ridge,a long narrow natural elevation or striation  
66508,ridge,any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane  
66509,ridge ridgeline,a long narrow range of hills  
66510,ridge ridgepole rooftree,a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters  
66511,ridge_rope,either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship  
66512,ridge_tile,a decorative tile that is bent in cross section; used to cover the ridge of a roof  
66513,ridgeling ridgling ridgel ridgil,a colt with undescended testicles  
66514,ridicule,language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate  
66515,riding horseback_riding,travel by being carried on horseback  
66516,riding horseback_riding equitation,the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements  
66517,riding_bitt,one of the large bitts used to secure the cable of a dropped anchor  
66518,riding_boot,a boot without laces that is worn for riding horses; part of a riding habit  
66519,riding_crop hunting_crop,a short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for opening gates  
66520,riding_master,someone who teaches horsemanship  
66521,riding_mower,a power mower you can ride on  
66522,riding_school,a school where horsemanship is taught and practiced  
66523,ridley,a marine turtle  
66524,riel,the basic unit of money in Cambodia; equal to 100 sen  
66525,rifampin Rifadin Rimactane,an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis  
66526,riff,a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation  
66527,riffle,shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners  
66528,rifle,a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired"  
66529,rifle_ball,a bullet designed to be fired from a rifle; no longer made spherical in shape  
66530,rifle_butt,the butt end of a rifle  
66531,rifle_grenade,a grenade that is thrown from a launching device attached to the barrel of a rifle  
66532,rifle_range,a range where people can practice shooting rifles; "during the war they turned the bowling alleys into rifle ranges"  
66533,rifle_range rifle_shot,the distance that a rifle bullet will carry; "the target was out of rifle range"  
66534,riflebird Ptloris_paradisea,velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail  
66535,rifleman,someone skilled in the use of a rifle  
66536,rifleman,a soldier whose weapon is a rifle  
66537,rifleman_bird Acanthisitta_chloris,small green-and-bronze bird  
66538,rift,a gap between cloud masses; "the sun shone through a rift in the clouds"  
66539,rift,a narrow fissure in rock  
66540,rift_valley,a valley with steep sides; formed by a rift in the earth's crust  
66541,rig,gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise  
66542,rig rigging,formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel  
66543,rigatoni,tubular pasta in short ribbed pieces  
66544,rigger,someone who rigs ships  
66545,rigger,a sailing vessel with a specified rig; "a square rigger"  
66546,rigger oil_rigger,someone who works on an oil rig  
66547,rigger rigger_brush,a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists  
66548,rigging tackle,gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails  
66549,right,(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights"  
66550,right,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"  
66551,right,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"  
66552,right,a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east; "take a right at the corner"  
66553,right right_hand,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"  
66554,right right_wing,those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged  
66555,right rightfulness,anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"  
66556,right-hand_man chief_assistant man_Friday,the most helpful assistant  
66557,right-handed_pitcher right-hander,(baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand  
66558,right-handedness dextrality,preference for using the right hand  
66559,right-hander right_hander righthander,a person who uses the right hand more skillfully than the left  
66560,right_angle,the 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines  
66561,right_ascension RA celestial_longitude,(astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere; "one hour of right ascension equals fifteen degrees"  
66562,right_atrium right_atrium_of_the_heart atrium_dextrum,the right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus  
66563,right_coronary_artery,arises from the right aortic sinus; supplies the right side of the heart  
66564,right_field rightfield,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)  
66565,right_field rightfield right,the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right  
66566,right_fielder,the person who plays right field  
66567,right_gastric_artery ateria_gastrica_dextra,a branch of the hepatic artery that supplies the pyloric portion of the stomach on the lesser curvature  
66568,right_hemisphere right_brain,the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body  
66569,right_of_action,the legal right to sue  
66570,right_of_election,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  
66571,right_of_entry,the legal right to take possession of real estate in a peaceable manner  
66572,right_of_offset,(banking) the legal right of a bank to seize deposited funds to cover a loan that is in default  
66573,right_of_privacy,a legal right (not explicitly provided in the United States Constitution) to be left alone; the right to live life free from unwarranted publicity  
66574,right_of_re-entry,the legal right to resume possession (a right that was reserved when a former possession was parted with)  
66575,right_of_search,the right of a belligerent to stop neutral ships on the high seas in wartime and search them  
66576,right_of_way,the privilege of someone to pass over land belonging to someone else  
66577,right_of_way,the right of one vehicle or vessel to take precedence over another  
66578,right_of_way,the passage consisting of a path or strip of land over which someone has the legal right to pass  
66579,right_to_an_attorney,a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution  
66580,right_to_confront_accusors,a right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution  
66581,right_to_due_process,a right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution; reaffirmed by the Fourteenth Amendment  
66582,right_to_liberty,the right to be free  
66583,right_to_life,the right to live  
66584,right_to_privacy,right to be free of unsanctioned intrusion  
66585,right_to_speedy_and_public_trial_by_jury,a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution  
66586,right_to_the_pursuit_of_happiness,the right to try to find happiness  
66587,right_to_vote vote suffrage,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"  
66588,right_triangle right-angled_triangle,a triangle with one right angle  
66589,right_ventricle,the chamber on the right side of the heart that receives venous blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary trunk  
66590,right_whale,large Arctic whalebone whale; allegedly the `right' whale to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil  
66591,righteousness,adhering to moral principles  
66592,righteye_flounder righteyed_flounder,flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head  
66593,rightism,the ideology of the political right; belief in or support of the tenets of the political right  
66594,rightist right-winger,a member of a right wing political party  
66595,rightness,according with conscience or morality  
66596,rights_offering rights_issue,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 offering usually agrees to buy any shares not bought by shareholders"  
66597,rigidity rigidness,the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending  
66598,rigmarole rigamarole,a set of confused and meaningless statements  
66599,rigmarole rigamarole,a long and complicated and confusing procedure; "all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time"  
66600,rigor_mortis,temporary stiffness of joints and muscular rigidity occurring after death  
66601,rigor_mortis,muscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and lasts for about 4 days  
66602,rigout,a person's costume (especially if bizarre); "What a queer rigout!"  
66603,rijsttaffel rijstaffel rijstafel,dish originating in Indonesia; a wide variety of foods and sauces are served with rice  
66604,rill,a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion)  
66605,rim,the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object  
66606,rim,(basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; "the ball hit the rim and bounced off"  
66607,rim,the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached  
66608,rim_blight,a disease of tea plants  
66609,rima,a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts  
66610,rima_glottidis rima_vocalis true_glottis glottis_vera,the space between the two true vocal folds  
66611,rima_vestibuli rima_respiratoria false_glottis glottis_spuria,the opening between the false vocal folds  
66612,rimu imou_pine red_pine Dacrydium_cupressinum,tall New Zealand timber tree  
66613,rind,the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)  
66614,rinderpest cattle_plague,an acute infectious viral disease of cattle (usually fatal); characterized by fever and diarrhea and inflammation of mucous membranes  
66615,ring,a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity"  
66616,ring,a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle  
66617,ring band,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"  
66618,ring halo annulus doughnut anchor_ring,a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"  
66619,ring ringing tintinnabulation,the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe  
66620,ring-around-the-rosy ring-around-a-rosy ring-a-rosy,a children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat  
66621,ring-necked_parakeet Psittacula_krameri,African parakeet  
66622,ring-necked_pheasant Phasianus_colchicus,common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring  
66623,ring_containment,a strategy of defense in cases of bioterrorism; vaccination only of people exposed and others who are in contact with them; "ring containment is a proven method of halting a smallpox epidemic"  
66624,ring_finger annualry,the third finger (especially of the left hand)  
66625,ring_girl,a young woman who holds up cards indicating the number of the next round at prize fights  
66626,ring_ouzel ring_blackbird ring_thrush Turdus_torquatus,European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck  
66627,ring_rot ring_disease tobacco_wilt,disease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearum  
66628,ring_rot_bacteria Pseudomonas_solanacearum,causes brown rot in tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc  
66629,ring_vaccination,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  
66630,ringdove Streptopelia_risoria,greyish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged  
66631,ringer,a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses  
66632,ringer,(horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg  
66633,ringer dead_ringer clone,a person who is almost identical to another  
66634,ringgit,the basic unit of money in Malaysia; equal to 100 sen  
66635,ringhals rinkhals spitting_snake Hemachatus_haemachatus,highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feet  
66636,ringing,the giving of a ring as a token of engagement  
66637,ringleader,a person who leads (especially in illicit activities)  
66638,ringlet,a small ring  
66639,ringlet ringlet_butterfly,any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae  
66640,ringmaster,the person in charge of performances in a circus ring  
66641,ringneck_snake ring-necked_snake ring_snake,any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck  
66642,rings,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"  
66643,ringside ringside_seat,first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring  
66644,ringtail,an immature golden eagle  
66645,ringworm_bush ringworm_shrub ringworm_cassia Senna_alata Cassia_alata,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  
66646,rink skating_rink,building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating  
66647,rinse,a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint  
66648,rinse,the act of giving a light tint to the hair  
66649,rinse,washing lightly without soap  
66650,rinse rinsing,the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing  
66651,riot public_violence,a public act of violence by an unruly mob  
66652,riot_act,a vigorous reprimand; "I read him the riot act"  
66653,riot_control riot_control_operation,the measures taken to control a riot  
66654,riot_gun,a firearm designed to disperse rioters rather than to inflict serious injury or death  
66655,rioter,troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority  
66656,rioting riot,a state of disorder involving group violence  
66657,rip rent snag split tear,an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"  
66658,rip riptide tide_rip crosscurrent countercurrent,a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current  
66659,riparian_forest,woodlands along the banks of stream or river  
66660,ripcord,a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend  
66661,ripcord,a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent  
66662,ripeness,the state of being ripe  
66663,ripening aging ageing,acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time  
66664,riposte,(fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge  
66665,ripper,a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife; "Jack the Ripper was probably a madman"  
66666,ripping_bar,a steel lever with one end formed into a ripping chisel and the other a gooseneck with a claw for pulling nails  
66667,ripping_chisel,a long chisel with a slightly bent cutting end; used for heavy prying or cleaning mortises  
66668,ripple,(electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value  
66669,ripple rippling riffle wavelet,a small wave on the surface of a liquid  
66670,ripple_mark,one of a series of small ridges produced in sand by water currents or by wind  
66671,ripsaw splitsaw,a handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood  
66672,riptide rip_current,a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore  
66673,rise,a growth in strength or number or importance  
66674,rise ascent ascension ascending,the act of changing location in an upward direction  
66675,rise boost hike cost_increase,an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"  
66676,rise rising ascent ascension,a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"  
66677,riser,a person who rises (especially from bed); "he's usually a late riser"  
66678,riser,structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or step  
66679,riser riser_pipe riser_pipeline riser_main,a vertical pipe in a building  
66680,risibility,a disposition to laugh  
66681,rising_trot,the rider rises from the saddle every second stride  
66682,risk peril danger,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"  
66683,risk risk_of_exposure,the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent  
66684,risk risk_of_infection,the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred  
66685,risk_arbitrage takeover_arbitrage,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  
66686,riskiness peril,a state of danger involving risk  
66687,risklessness,safety as a consequence of entailing no risk  
66688,risotto Italian_rice,rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese  
66689,rissole,minced cooked meat or fish coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried in deep fat  
66690,rite religious_rite,an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism"  
66691,rite_of_passage,a ritual performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes status (as from adolescence to adulthood)  
66692,ritonavir Norvir,a protease inhibitor (trade name Norvir) used in treating HIV  
66693,ritual,the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies  
66694,ritual,stereotyped behavior  
66695,ritual rite,any customary observance or practice  
66696,ritual_dancing ritual_dance ceremonial_dance,a dance that is part of a religious ritual  
66697,ritualism,the study of religious or magical rites and ceremonies  
66698,ritualism,exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship  
66699,ritualist,an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms  
66700,ritualist,a social anthropologist who is expert on rites and ceremonies  
66701,ritz,ostentatious display of elegance; "they put on the ritz"  
66702,rival challenger competitor competition contender,the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"  
66703,river,a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"  
66704,river_basin basin watershed drainage_basin catchment_area catchment_basin drainage_area,the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri basin"  
66705,river_boat,a boat used on rivers or to ply a river  
66706,river_boulder,a boulder that has been carried by a river to a place remote from its place of origin  
66707,river_dolphin,any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia  
66708,river_limpet freshwater_limpet Ancylus_fluviatilis,minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants  
66709,river_otter Lutra_canadensis,sociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams and lake borders in North America  
66710,river_prawn,large Australian prawn  
66711,river_red_gum river_gum Eucalyptus_camaldulensis Eucalyptus_rostrata,somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction  
66712,river_shad Alosa_chrysocloris,shad that spawns in streams of the Mississippi drainage; very similar to Alosa sapidissima  
66713,riverbank riverside,the bank of a river  
66714,riverbed river_bottom,a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river  
66715,rivet,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  
66716,rivet_line,a line of rivets at a seam; "the fuselage cracked along the rivet line"  
66717,riveter rivetter,a worker who inserts and hammers rivets  
66718,riveting_machine riveter rivetter,a machine for driving rivets  
66719,rivulet rill run runnel streamlet,a small stream  
66720,rivulus,found in small streams of tropical America; often kept in aquariums; usually hermaphroditic  
66721,riyal-omani Omani_rial rial,the basic unit of money in Oman  
66722,roach,a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead  
66723,roach,the butt of a marijuana cigarette  
66724,roach Rutilus_rutilus,European freshwater food fish having a greenish back  
66725,roach_clip roach_holder,metal tweezers used by marijuana smokers to hold a roach  
66726,road,a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame"  
66727,road route,an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation  
66728,road_builder,someone whose business is to build roads  
66729,road_construction,the construction of roads  
66730,road_gang,a gang of road workers  
66731,road_hog roadhog,a driver who obstructs others  
66732,road_map,a map showing roads (for automobile travel)  
66733,road_map guideline,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"  
66734,road_metal,broken rock used for repairing or making roads  
66735,road_rage,violence exhibited by drivers in traffic  
66736,road_sense,good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road  
66737,road_show,a show on tour  
66738,road_surface,the paved surface of a paved roadway  
66739,road_test,a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy  
66740,road_to_Damascus,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)  
66741,roadbed,a bed supporting a road  
66742,roadblock barricade,a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.  
66743,roadbook,a guidebook describing the roads of a country; contains maps and (sometimes) a gazetteer  
66744,roadhouse,an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling  
66745,roadkill,the dead body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a vehicle; "vultures usually feed on carrion or roadkill"  
66746,roadman road_mender,a workman who is employed to repair roads  
66747,roadrunner chaparral_cock Geococcyx_californianus,speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas  
66748,roads roadstead,a partly sheltered anchorage  
66749,roadster runabout two-seater,an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat  
66750,roadway,a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel  
66751,roadworthiness,(of motor vehicles) the quality of being fit to drive on the open road  
66752,roan,a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding  
66753,roan,a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray  
66754,roar,the sound made by a lion  
66755,roarer bawler bellower screamer screecher shouter yeller,someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice  
66756,roast joint,a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion  
66757,roaster,a harsh or humorous critic (sometimes intended as a facetious compliment); "the honoree gave his roasters as good as he got"  
66758,roaster,a cook who roasts food  
66759,roaster,flesh of a large young chicken over 3 1/2 lb suitable for roasting  
66760,roaster,a special cooking pan for roasting  
66761,roasting,cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added); "the slow roasting took several hours"  
66762,robalo,a kind of percoid fish  
66763,robber,a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence  
66764,robber_fly bee_killer,swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wing  
66765,robber_frog,small terrestrial frog of tropical America  
66766,robbery,larceny by threat of violence  
66767,robbery_conviction,conviction for robbery  
66768,robbery_suspect,someone suspected of committing robbery  
66769,robe,any loose flowing garment  
66770,robin American_robin Turdus_migratorius,large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen  
66771,robin redbreast robin_redbreast Old_World_robin Erithacus_rubecola,small Old World songbird with a reddish breast  
66772,robin's_plantain Erigeron_pulchellus,common perennial of eastern North America having flowers with usually violet-purple rays  
66773,roble Platymiscium_trinitatis,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  
66774,roble_beech Nothofagus_obliqua,tall deciduous South American tree  
66775,robotic_telesurgery,microsurgery in which the surgeon performs surgery by manipulating the hands of a robot  
66776,robotics,the area of AI concerned with the practical use of robots  
66777,robotics_equipment,equipment used in robotics  
66778,robusta_coffee Rio_Nunez_coffee Coffea_robusta Coffea_canephora,native to West Africa but grown in Java and elsewhere; resistant to coffee rust  
66779,robustness,the characteristic of being strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge; "the lack of robustness in the findings may be due to the small size of the sample"  
66780,robustness hardiness lustiness,the property of being strong and healthy in constitution  
66781,roc,mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength  
66782,roccella Roccella_tinctoria,a source of the dye archil and of litmus  
66783,rock,(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  
66784,rock careen sway tilt,pitching dangerously to one side  
66785,rock stone,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"  
66786,rock stone,a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me"  
66787,rock_'n'_roll rock'n'roll rock-and-roll rock_and_roll rock rock_music,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."  
66788,rock_bass rock_sunfish Ambloplites_rupestris,game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes  
66789,rock_beauty Holocanthus_tricolor,gold and black butterflyfish found from West Indies to Brazil  
66790,rock_bit roller_bit,a drill bit that has hardened rotating rollers  
66791,rock_bottom,the absolute bottom  
66792,rock_brake,dwarf deciduous lithophytic ferns  
66793,rock_cake,a small cake with a hard surface said to resemble a rock  
66794,rock_candy,sugar in large hard clear crystals on a string  
66795,rock_candy rock,hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)  
66796,rock_climber cragsman,a climber of vertical rock faces  
66797,rock_climbing,the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment)  
66798,rock_concert,a performance of rock music  
66799,rock_crab Cancer_irroratus,crab of eastern coast of North America  
66800,rock_cress rockcress,any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis  
66801,rock_crystal transparent_quartz,a clear quartz used in making electronic and optical equipment  
66802,rock_dove rock_pigeon Columba_livia,pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended  
66803,rock_elm Ulmus_thomasii,tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America  
66804,rock_garden rockery,a garden featuring rocks; usually alpine plants  
66805,rock_geranium Heuchera_americana,plant with basal leaves mottled with white and flowers in lax panicles on erect stems  
66806,rock_group rock_band,a band of musicians who play rock'n'roll music  
66807,rock_gunnel butterfish Pholis_gunnellus,slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters  
66808,rock_hind Epinephelus_adscensionis,found around rocky coasts or on reefs  
66809,rock_hopper crested_penguin,small penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand  
66810,rock_hyrax rock_rabbit Procavia_capensis,hyrax that lives in rocky areas  
66811,rock_opera,an opera with rock music  
66812,rock_penstemon cliff_penstemon Penstemon_rupicola,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  
66813,rock_pink Talinum_calycinum,pink-flowered perennial of rocky regions of western United States  
66814,rock_plant,plant that grows on or among rocks or is suitable for a rock garden  
66815,rock_polypody rock_brake American_wall_fern Polypodium_virgianum,chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia  
66816,rock_purslane,a plant of the genus Calandrinia  
66817,rock_python rock_snake Python_sebae,very large python of tropical and southern Africa  
66818,rock_rattlesnake Crotalus_lepidus,mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest  
66819,rock_salmon,any of several coarse fishes (such as dogfish or wolffish) when used as food  
66820,rock_sandwort Arenaria_stricta,low perennial tufted plant of southeastern North America  
66821,rock_sea_bass rock_bass Centropristis_philadelphica,a kind of sea bass  
66822,rock_spikemoss dwarf_lycopod Selaginella_rupestris,tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats; eastern North America  
66823,rock_squirrel Citellus_variegatus,large grey ground squirrel of rocky areas of the southwestern United States  
66824,rock_star,a famous singer of rock music  
66825,rock_wallaby rock_kangaroo,slender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves and rocky areas  
66826,rock_wren Salpinctes_obsoletus,wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico  
66827,rock_wren Xenicus_gilviventris,short-tailed bird resembling a wren  
66828,rockabilly,a fusion of black music and country music that was popular in the 1950s; sometimes described as blues with a country beat  
66829,rocker,an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle  
66830,rocker,a teenager or young adult in the 1960s who wore leather jackets and rode motorcycles  
66831,rocker,an ice skate with a curved blade  
66832,rocker,a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro  
66833,rocker cradle,a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold  
66834,rocker rock_'n'_roll_musician,a performer or composer or fan of rock music  
66835,rocker_arm valve_rocker,a lever pivoted at the center; used especially to push a valve down in an internal-combustion engine  
66836,rockers bikers,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  
66837,rocket projectile,any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine  
66838,rocket rocket_engine,a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion  
66839,rocket roquette garden_rocket rocket_salad arugula Eruca_sativa Eruca_vesicaria_sativa,erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender  
66840,rocket skyrocket,propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon  
66841,rocket_base,a military base for rocket missiles  
66842,rocket_engineer rocket_scientist,an engineer who builds and tests rockets  
66843,rocket_firing rocket_launching,the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power  
66844,rocket_fuel rocket_propellant rocket_propellent,an explosive charge that propels a rocket  
66845,rocket_larkspur Consolida_ambigua Delphinium_ajacis,commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium  
66846,rocket_propulsion,reaction propulsion using stored oxygen for combustion; used where there is insufficient atmospheric oxygen  
66847,rocket_range,a firing range for rocket missiles  
66848,rocket_scientist,a clever thinker; "you do not have to be a rocket scientist to figure that out"  
66849,rocketry,the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation  
66850,rockfish,the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks  
66851,rockfish,marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America  
66852,rockiness,the quality of abounding in rocks and stones; "due to the rockiness of the land it was quickly dry even after a heavy rain"  
66853,rocking_chair rocker,a chair mounted on rockers  
66854,rockrose rock_rose,any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small rose-like yellow or white or reddish flowers  
66855,rockrose rock_rose,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  
66856,rockslide,a landslide of rocks  
66857,rockweed,coarse brown seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide  
66858,rococo,fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century  
66859,rod,a long thin implement made of metal or wood  
66860,rod,any rod-shaped bacterium  
66861,rod rod_cell retinal_rod,a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light  
66862,rodent gnawer,relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing  
66863,rodeo,an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up  
66864,rodeo,an exhibition of cowboy skills  
66865,roe,eggs of female fish  
66866,roe,the egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans such as the lobster  
66867,roe,the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish  
66868,roe hard_roe,fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture  
66869,roe_deer Capreolus_capreolus,small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers  
66870,roebuck,male roe deer  
66871,roentgen R,a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air  
66872,roentgenium Rg element_111 atomic_number_111,a radioactive transuranic element  
66873,roentgenogram X_ray X-ray X-ray_picture X-ray_photograph,a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis  
66874,roentgenography X-ray_photography,radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram  
66875,rofecoxib Vioxx,a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Vioxx) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract; voluntarily withdrawn from the market in 2004  
66876,rogation,a solemn supplication ceremony prescribed by the church  
66877,rogue knave rascal rapscallion scalawag scallywag varlet,a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel  
66878,rogue's_gallery,a collection of pictures of criminals  
66879,rogue_elephant,a wild and vicious elephant separated from the herd  
66880,rogue_state renegade_state rogue_nation,a state that does not respect other states in its international actions  
66881,roisterer,an especially noisy and unrestrained merrymaker  
66882,role,normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; "what is your role on the team?"  
66883,roleplaying,acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy)  
66884,roll,photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light  
66885,roll,anything rolled up in cylindrical form  
66886,roll,walking with a swaying gait  
66887,roll,a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude  
66888,roll bowl,the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)  
66889,roll roster,a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls"  
66890,roll-on,a dispenser of a liquid cosmetic (such as a deodorant) having a revolving ball as an applicator  
66891,roll-on,a woman's foundation garment rolled on to the hips  
66892,roll-on_roll-off,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  
66893,roll_call,calling out an official list of names  
66894,roll_film,photographic film wound on a spool  
66895,roll_of_tobacco smoke,tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder  
66896,rollback,reducing prices back to some earlier level  
66897,rollback push_back,the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw  
66898,rolled_biscuit,biscuit made from dough rolled and cut  
66899,roller,a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)  
66900,roller,a cylinder that revolves  
66901,roller,Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers  
66902,roller,a grounder that rolls along the infield  
66903,roller roll rolling_wave,a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore  
66904,roller tumbler tumbler_pigeon,pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground  
66905,roller-skater,someone who engages in roller skating  
66906,roller_bandage,bandage consisting of a strip of sterile fabric (of variable width) rolled into a cylinder to facilitate application  
66907,roller_blind,a window shade that rolls up out of the way  
66908,roller_coaster,anything characterized by abrupt and extreme changes (especially up and down); "the economy has been on a roller coaster all year"  
66909,roller_coaster big_dipper chute-the-chute,elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines)  
66910,roller_skate,a shoe with pairs of rollers fixed to the sole  
66911,roller_skating,skating on wheels  
66912,roller_towel,a towel with the ends sewn together, hung on a roller  
66913,rollerblader,a skater who uses Rollerblades  
66914,rollerblading,skating using Rollerblades  
66915,rolling,the act of robbing a helpless person; "he was charged with rolling drunks in the park"  
66916,rolling_hitch,a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope  
66917,rolling_mill,steel mill where metal is rolled into sheets and bars  
66918,rolling_pin,utensil consisting of a cylinder (usually of wood) with a handle at each end; used to roll out dough  
66919,rolling_stock,collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier  
66920,rollmops,a pickled herring filet that has been rolled or wrapped around a pickle  
66921,rollover,the act of changing the institution that invests your pension plan without incurring a tax penalty  
66922,roly-poly roly-poly_pudding,pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamed  
66923,roman roman_type roman_letters roman_print,a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions  
66924,roman_a_clef,a novel in which actual persons and events are disguised as fictional characters  
66925,roman_fleuve,a French novel in the form of a long chronicle of a family or other social group  
66926,romance,a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life  
66927,romantic,a soulful or amorous idealist  
66928,romanticism,impractical romantic ideals and attitudes  
66929,romanticism romance,an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)  
66930,romanticist romantic,an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism  
66931,romper,a person who romps or frolics  
66932,romper romper_suit,a one-piece garment for children to wear at play; the lower part is shaped like bloomers  
66933,rondeau rondel,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  
66934,rondelet,a shorter form of rondeau  
66935,rondo rondeau,a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata  
66936,rood_screen,a screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or chancel  
66937,roof,the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space; "the roof of the cave was very high"; "I could see the roof of the bear's mouth"  
66938,roof,protective covering on top of a motor vehicle  
66939,roof,a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building  
66940,roof_garden,a garden on a flat roof of a building  
66941,roof_peak,the highest point of a roof  
66942,roofer,a craftsman who lays or repairs roofs  
66943,roofing,material used to construct a roof  
66944,roofing,the craft of a roofer  
66945,roofing_material,building material used in constructing roofs  
66946,roofing_paper tar_paper,a heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a roof for waterproofing  
66947,rooftop,the top of a (usually flat) roof  
66948,rooibos Aspalathus_linearis Aspalathus_cedcarbergensis,South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea  
66949,rook Corvus_frugilegus,common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow  
66950,rookery,a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)  
66951,room,opportunity for; "room for improvement"  
66952,room,the people who are present in a room; "the whole room was cheering"  
66953,room,an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"  
66954,room way elbow_room,space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"  
66955,room_clerk,a hotel clerk who is responsible for room assignments to guests  
66956,room_light,light that provides general illumination for a room  
66957,room_rate,the rate charged daily for a hotel room  
66958,room_temperature,the normal temperature of room in which people live  
66959,roomette,a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car  
66960,roomful,the quantity a room will hold  
66961,roommate roomie roomy,an associate who shares a room with you  
66962,roost,a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds  
66963,roost,a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep  
66964,root,a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number  
66965,root,(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  
66966,root,the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair  
66967,root root_word base stem theme radical,(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"  
66968,root_beer,carbonated drink containing extracts of roots and herbs  
66969,root_beer_float,an ice-cream soda made with ice cream floating in root beer  
66970,root_canal,the passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerve and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity  
66971,root_cap,thimble-shaped mass of cells covering and protecting the growing tip of a root  
66972,root_cellar cellar,an excavation where root vegetables are stored  
66973,root_climber,a plant that climbs by its adventitious roots e.g. ivy  
66974,root_crop,crop grown for its enlarged roots: e.g. beets; potatoes; turnips  
66975,root_hair,thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip; absorbs nutrients from the soil  
66976,root_rot,disease characterized by root decay; caused by various fungi  
66977,root_vegetable,any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers  
66978,rootage,fixedness by or as if by roots; "strengthened by rootage in the firm soil of faith"  
66979,rootage root_system,a developed system of roots  
66980,rooting,the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow  
66981,rooting_reflex,reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth or cheek  
66982,rootlet,small root or division of a root  
66983,roots,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"  
66984,rootstock,root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots  
66985,rope,a strong line  
66986,rope-a-dope,a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches  
66987,rope_bridge,a bridge consisting of ropes  
66988,rope_burn,abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope  
66989,rope_ladder,a ladder with side pieces of rope  
66990,rope_tow,a ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto  
66991,rope_yarn,the strands out of which ropes are made  
66992,ropemaker rope-maker roper,a craftsman who makes ropes  
66993,roper,a decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game)  
66994,roper,a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses  
66995,ropewalk rope_yard,workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made  
66996,ropewalker ropedancer,an acrobat who performs on a rope stretched at some height above the ground  
66997,roping,capturing cattle or horses with a lasso  
66998,roridula,either of 2 species of the genus Roridula; South African viscid perennial low-growing woody shrubs  
66999,rorqual razorback,any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin  
67000,rosary prayer_beads,a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)  
67001,rose rosebush,any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses  
67002,rose rosiness,a dusty pink color  
67003,rose-colored_starling rose-colored_pastor Pastor_sturnus Pastor_roseus,glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian  
67004,rose-root midsummer-men Sedum_rosea,Eurasian mountain plant with fleshy pink-tipped leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers  
67005,rose_apple,fragrant oval yellowish tropical fruit used in jellies and confections  
67006,rose_apple rose-apple_tree jambosa Eugenia_jambos,tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit  
67007,rose_bed bed_of_roses,a flower bed in which roses are growing  
67008,rose_chafer rose_beetle Cetonia_aurata,a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses  
67009,rose_chafer rose_bug Macrodactylus_subspinosus,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  
67010,rose_chestnut ironwood ironwood_tree Mesua_ferrea,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  
67011,rose_garden,a garden for growing roses  
67012,rose_geranium sweet-scented_geranium Pelargonium_graveolens,any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and pink flowers  
67013,rose_globe_lily Calochortus_amoenus,globe lily with deep rose-pink or purple egg-shaped flowers on flexuous stems; western slopes of Sierra Nevada in San Joaquin Valley  
67014,rose_gum Eucalypt_grandis,very tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales  
67015,rose_mallow Alcea_rosea Althea_rosea,plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock  
67016,rose_mallow swamp_mallow common_rose_mallow swamp_rose_mallow Hibiscus_moscheutos,showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers  
67017,rose_moss sun_plant Portulaca_grandiflora,widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy moss-like foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowers  
67018,rose_of_Jericho resurrection_plant Anastatica_hierochuntica,small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist  
67019,rose_of_Sharon Hibiscus_syriacus,Asiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually three-lobed leaves; widely cultivated in temperate North America and Europe  
67020,rose_quartz,a translucent rose-red variety of quartz used for ornaments  
67021,rose_water,perfume consisting of water scented with oil of roses  
67022,rose_window rosette,circular window filled with tracery  
67023,roseate_spoonbill Ajaia_ajaja,tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill  
67024,rosebay Rhododendron_maxima,late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America having rosy to pink-purple flowers  
67025,rosebud,the bud of a rose  
67026,rosebud,(a literary reference to) a pretty young girl  
67027,rosebud_cherry winter_flowering_cherry Prunus_subhirtella,shrub or tree native to Japan cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-pink flowers  
67028,rosebud_orchid Cleistes_rosea Pogonia_rosea,orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia  
67029,rosefish ocean_perch Sebastodes_marinus,large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe  
67030,roselle rozelle sorrel red_sorrel Jamaica_sorrel Hibiscus_sabdariffa,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  
67031,rosemaling,a Scandinavian style of carved or painted decoration (as on furniture or walls or dinnerware) consisting of floral motifs  
67032,rosemary,extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats  
67033,rosemary Rosmarinus_officinalis,widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery  
67034,rosette,a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground)  
67035,rosette,an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor  
67036,rosewood,hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork  
67037,rosewood rosewood_tree,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  
67038,rosid_dicot_family,a family of dicotyledonous plants  
67039,rosid_dicot_genus,a genus of dicotyledonous plants  
67040,rosilla Helenium_puberulum,a sneezeweed of southwestern United States especially southern California  
67041,rosin_bag,a bag filled with rosin; used by baseball pitchers to improve their grip on the ball  
67042,rosinweed Silphium_laciniatum,North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers  
67043,rosita Centaurium_calycosum,erect plant with small clusters of pink trumpet-shaped flowers of southwestern United States  
67044,rosy_boa Lichanura_trivirgata,boa of rocky desert of southwestern United States  
67045,rota,a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties  
67046,rotary_actuator positioner,(computer science) the actuator that moves a read/write head to the proper data track  
67047,rotary_engine,an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components  
67048,rotary_press,a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder  
67049,rotating_mechanism,a mechanism that rotates  
67050,rotating_shaft shaft,a revolving rod that transmits power or motion  
67051,rotation,(mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin  
67052,rotation,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"  
67053,rotation revolution gyration,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"  
67054,rotation rotary_motion,the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"  
67055,rotational_latency latency,(computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head  
67056,rotational_nystagmus,nystagmus caused by the body rotating rapidly; large slow movements of the eyeballs are in the direction of rotation  
67057,rotator_cuff,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  
67058,rotavirus,the reovirus causing infant enteritis  
67059,rote rote_learning,memorization by repetition  
67060,rotenone,a white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals; is used in home gardens; extracted from the roots of derris and cube  
67061,rotgut,any alcoholic beverage of inferior quality  
67062,rotifer,minute aquatic multicellular organisms having a ciliated wheel-like organ for feeding and locomotion; constituents of freshwater plankton  
67063,rotisserie,an oven or broiler equipped with a rotating spit on which meat cooks as it turns  
67064,rotisserie,a restaurant that specializes in roasted and barbecued meats  
67065,rotl,a unit of weight used in some Moslem countries near the Mediterranean; varies between one and five pounds  
67066,rotogravure,printing by transferring an image from a photogravure plate to a cylinder in a rotary press  
67067,rotogravure,printed material (text and pictures) produced by an intaglio printing process in a rotary press  
67068,rotor,the revolving bar of a distributor  
67069,rotor,rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils; "there are horizontal rotors on a helicopter or compressor rotors in a jet engine"  
67070,rotor rotor_coil,the rotating armature of a motor or generator  
67071,rotor_blade rotary_wing,the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air  
67072,rotor_head rotor_shaft,the axis around which the major rotor of a helicopter turns  
67073,rotten_borough,an English parliamentary constituency with few electors  
67074,rottenstone tripoli,a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing  
67075,rotter dirty_dog rat skunk stinker stinkpot bum puke crumb lowlife scum_bag so-and-so git,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'"  
67076,rotunda,a building having a circular plan and a dome  
67077,rotunda,a large circular room  
67078,rouge paint blusher,makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks  
67079,rouge_et_noir trente-et-quarante,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  
67080,rough,the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short  
67081,rough-leaved_aster,a variety of aster  
67082,rough-legged_hawk roughleg Buteo_lagopus,large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers  
67083,rough-skinned_newt Taricha_granulosa,newt of humid coast from Alaska to southern California  
67084,rough-stemmed_goldenrod,a variety of goldenrod  
67085,rough_bindweed Smilax_aspera,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  
67086,rough_cut,the first print of a movie after preliminary editing  
67087,rough_fish,any fish useless for food or sport or even as bait  
67088,rough_green_snake Opheodrys_aestivus,of southern and eastern United States  
67089,roughage fiber,coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis  
67090,roughcast,a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls  
67091,roughcast,a rough preliminary model  
67092,roughness,harsh or severe speech or behavior; "men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity"; "the roughness of her voice was a signal to keep quiet"  
67093,roughness raggedness,a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven  
67094,roughrider,a horseman skilled at breaking wild horses to the saddle  
67095,roughtail_stingray Dasyatis_centroura,one of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras  
67096,roulade,a dish consisting of a slice of meat that is rolled around a filling and cooked  
67097,roulade,(music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable  
67098,rouleau,a roll of ribbon  
67099,rouleau,a roll of coins wrapped in paper  
67100,roulette,a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in  
67101,roulette line_roulette,a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure  
67102,roulette toothed_wheel,a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations  
67103,roulette_ball,the ball used to play roulette  
67104,roulette_wheel wheel,game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in  
67105,round,the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington"  
67106,round,a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg  
67107,round,an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause"  
67108,round,(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"  
67109,round daily_round,the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds"  
67110,round round_of_drinks,a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round"  
67111,round troll,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"  
67112,round unit_of_ammunition one_shot,a charge of ammunition for a single shot  
67113,round-bottom_flask,a spherical flask with a narrow neck  
67114,round-headed_leek Allium_sphaerocephalum,Old World leek with a spherical bulb  
67115,round-leaved_rein_orchid Habenaria_orbiculata,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  
67116,round-tailed_muskrat Florida_water_rat Neofiber_alleni,of Florida wetlands  
67117,round-the-clock_patrol,a continuous nonstop patrol  
67118,round-trip_light_time RTLT,the elapsed time it takes for a signal to travel from Earth to a spacecraft (or other body) and back to the starting point  
67119,round-trip_ticket return_ticket,a ticket to a place and back (usually over the same route)  
67120,round_arch,an arch formed in a continuous curve; characteristic of Roman architecture  
67121,round_bone,bones that are round in shape  
67122,round_dance ring_dance,a folk dance; dancers form a circle  
67123,round_dance round_dancing,a ballroom dance characterized by revolving movement  
67124,round_file,a file with a circular cross section; used to file the inside of holes  
67125,round_hand,a clearly written style of longhand with large round curves  
67126,round_ligament_of_the_uterus ligamentum_teres_uteri,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  
67127,round_of_golf round,the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours"  
67128,round_robin,a tournament in which every contestant plays every other contestant  
67129,round_robin,a letter signed by a number of people  
67130,round_scad cigarfish quiaquia Decapterus_punctatus,small fusiform fish of western Atlantic  
67131,round_shape,a shape that is curved and without sharp angles  
67132,round_steak,a lean cut of beef from between the rump and the shank  
67133,round_table roundtable round-table_conference,a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views; "a roundtable on the future of computing"  
67134,round_trip,a trip to some place and back again  
67135,round_whitefish Menominee_whitefish Prosopium_cylindraceum,a whitefish with a bronze back; of northern North America and Siberia  
67136,roundedness bulginess,the property possessed by a rounded convexity  
67137,roundel,English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third  
67138,roundel,round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit  
67139,roundel,(heraldry) a charge in the shape of a filled circle; "a hollow roundel"  
67140,roundelay,a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain  
67141,rounder,a tool for rounding corners or edges  
67142,rounders,an English ball game similar to baseball  
67143,roundhead,a brachycephalic person  
67144,roundhouse,workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives  
67145,roundhouse,a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing  
67146,rounding rounding_error,(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals; "the error in the calculation was attributable to rounding"; "taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small"  
67147,roundness,the quality of being round numbers; "he gave us the results in round numbers, but their roundness didn't affect the point he was making"  
67148,roundness,the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular  
67149,roundness rotundity,the fullness of a tone of voice; "there is a musky roundness to his wordiness"  
67150,roundsman,a workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on)  
67151,roundup,a summary list; as in e.g. "a news roundup"  
67152,roundup,the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold  
67153,roundup,the systematic gathering up of suspects by the police; "a mass roundup of suspects"  
67154,rout,an overwhelming defeat  
67155,routemarch,a long training march for troops  
67156,router,a worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery  
67157,router,(computer science) a device that forwards data packets between computer networks  
67158,router,a power tool with a shaped cutter; used in carpentry for cutting grooves  
67159,router_plane,a woodworking plane with a narrow cutting head that will make grooves with smooth bottoms  
67160,routine modus_operandi,an unvarying or habitual method or procedure  
67161,routine subroutine subprogram procedure function,a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program  
67162,roux,a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces  
67163,rove_beetle,active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits  
67164,rover scouter,an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement  
67165,row,a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally); "a mackerel sky filled with rows of clouds"; "rows of barbed wire protected the trenches"  
67166,row,a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side  
67167,row,an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line; "a row of chairs"  
67168,row,a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; "they won the championship three years in a row"  
67169,row_house town_house,a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls  
67170,row_of_bricks,a course of bricks place next to each other (usually in a straight line)  
67171,rowan rowan_tree European_mountain_ash Sorbus_aucuparia,Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits  
67172,rowanberry,decorative red berrylike fruit of a rowan tree  
67173,rowdiness rowdyism roughness disorderliness,rowdy behavior  
67174,rowel,a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur  
67175,rowing row,the act of rowing as a sport  
67176,rowing_boat,a rowboat  
67177,rowing_club,a club for rowers  
67178,rowlock_arch,an arch that is formed with more than one concentric row of voussoirs  
67179,royal,a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast  
67180,royal royal_stag,stag with antlers of 12 or more branches  
67181,royal_agaric Caesar's_agaric Amanita_caesarea,widely distributed edible mushroom resembling the fly agaric  
67182,royal_brace,a brace to secure the royal mast  
67183,royal_casino,a form of casino in which face cards have extra point values  
67184,royal_charter,a charter granted by the sovereign (especially in Great Britain)  
67185,royal_fern royal_osmund king_fern ditch_fern French_bracken Osmunda_regalis,large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds  
67186,royal_flush,a poker hand with the ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 all in the same suit  
67187,royal_jelly,a secretion of the pharyngeal glands of bees that is fed to very young larvae and to bees destined to be queens  
67188,royal_mast,topmast immediately above the topgallant mast  
67189,royal_palm Roystonea_regia,tall feather palm of southern Florida and Cuba  
67190,royal_poinciana flamboyant flame_tree peacock_flower Delonix_regia Poinciana_regia,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  
67191,royal_road,an auspicious way or means to achieve something; "the royal road to success"  
67192,royal_tennis real_tennis court_tennis,an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court  
67193,royalism,adherence or attachment to a monarchy or to the principle of monarchal government  
67194,royalty,payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property; "he received royalties on his book"  
67195,royalty royal_family royal_line royal_house,royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty"  
67196,rub wipe,the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"  
67197,rub-a-dub rataplan drumbeat,the sound made by beating a drum  
67198,rub_up,a review that refreshes your memory; "I need a rub up on my Latin"  
67199,rubato,a flexible tempo; not strictly on the beat  
67200,rubber,a contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides; "he won three out of five games to take the rubber"  
67201,rubber natural_rubber India_rubber gum_elastic caoutchouc,an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products  
67202,rubber synthetic_rubber,any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber  
67203,rubber_band elastic_band elastic,a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together  
67204,rubber_boa tow-headed_snake Charina_bottae,boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America; looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar shape  
67205,rubber_boot gum_boot,a high boot made of rubber  
67206,rubber_bullet,a bullet made of hard rubber; designed for use in crowd control  
67207,rubber_cement,an adhesive made by dissolving unvulcanized rubber in a solvent like benzene or naphtha  
67208,rubber_eraser rubber pencil_eraser,an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil  
67209,rubber_stamp,routine authorization of an action without questions  
67210,rubberneck rubbernecker,a person who stares inquisitively  
67211,rubbing,representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal  
67212,rubbing_alcohol,lotion consisting of a poisonous solution of isopropyl alcohol or denatured ethanol alcohol for external use  
67213,rubbish trash scrap,worthless material that is to be disposed of  
67214,rubdown,the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes  
67215,rubefacient,a medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin  
67216,rubel,the basic unit of money in Belarus  
67217,rubella_panencephalitis,a rare loss of mental and physical skills in adolescents; associated with the rubella virus  
67218,rubicelle,a yellow or orange variety of ruby spinel  
67219,rubidium Rb atomic_number_37,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  
67220,rubidium-strontium_dating,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  
67221,ruble,the basic unit of money in Tajikistan  
67222,ruble rouble,the basic unit of money in Russia  
67223,rubric,directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)  
67224,rubric,an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure  
67225,rubric,a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type  
67226,rubric,category name; "it is usually discussed under the rubric of `functional obesity'"  
67227,ruby,a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers  
67228,ruby,a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem  
67229,ruby-crowned_kinglet ruby-crowned_wren Regulus_calendula,American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch  
67230,ruby_wood red_sandalwood,hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork  
67231,ruck herd,a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd"  
67232,rudaceous_rock,a sedimentary rock formed of coarse-grained material  
67233,rudapithecus Dryopithecus_Rudapithecus_hungaricus,fossil hominoids from northern central Hungary; late Miocene  
67234,rudd Scardinius_erythrophthalmus,European freshwater fish resembling the roach  
67235,rudder,a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes  
67236,rudder,(nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel  
67237,rudder_blade,the vertical blade on a rudder  
67238,rudderfish banded_rudderfish Seriola_zonata,fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters  
67239,rudderpost rudderstock,a vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot  
67240,ruddiness rosiness,a healthy reddish complexion  
67241,ruddle reddle raddle,a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking  
67242,ruddy_duck Oxyura_jamaicensis,reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America  
67243,ruddy_turnstone Arenaria_interpres,common Arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia  
67244,rudiment,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"  
67245,rudiments first_principles alphabet ABC ABC's ABCs,the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"  
67246,rue,leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy  
67247,rue,(French) a street or road in France  
67248,rue herb_of_grace Ruta_graveolens,European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy  
67249,rue_anemone Anemonella_thalictroides,woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate  
67250,ruff Philomachus_pugnax,common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season  
67251,ruff trumping,(card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit  
67252,ruffed_grouse partridge Bonasa_umbellus,valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada  
67253,ruffianism,violent lawless behavior  
67254,rug carpet carpeting,floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)  
67255,rug_merchant,a merchant who sells rugs  
67256,ruga,(anatomy) a fold or wrinkle or crease; "rugae of the stomach"  
67257,rugby rugby_football rugger,a form of football played with an oval ball  
67258,rugby_ball,inflated oval ball used in playing rugby  
67259,rugel's_plantain broad-leaved_plantain Plantago_rugelii,North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves  
67260,rugged_individualism,individualism in social and economic affairs; belief not only in personal liberty and self-reliance but also in free competition  
67261,ruggedization ruggedisation,the act of making a piece of equipment rugged (strengthening to resist wear or abuse)  
67262,ruggedness,the quality of being topologically uneven; "the ruggedness of the mountains"  
67263,rugulah rugelach ruggelach,pastry made with a cream cheese dough and different fillings (as raisins and walnuts and cinnamon or chocolate and walnut and apricot preserves)  
67264,ruin,a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins"  
67265,ruin ruination,an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family"  
67266,ruin ruination,an event that results in destruction  
67267,rule,the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"  
67268,rule,directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"  
67269,rule,any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"  
67270,rule formula,(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"  
67271,rule linguistic_rule,(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice  
67272,rule prescript,prescribed guide for conduct or action  
67273,rule regulation,a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"  
67274,rule ruler,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  
67275,rule_of_evidence,(law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved  
67276,rule_of_law,a state of order in which events conform to the law  
67277,ruler swayer,a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"  
67278,rulership,the position of ruler  
67279,ruling_class people_in_power,the class of people exerting power or authority  
67280,rum,liquor distilled from fermented molasses  
67281,rum_sling,a sling made with rum  
67282,rumba rhumba,syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba  
67283,rumba rhumba,a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement  
67284,rumba rhumba,a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance  
67285,rumble,a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage  
67286,rumble gang_fight,a fight between rival gangs of adolescents  
67287,rumble rumbling grumble grumbling,a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder"  
67288,rumble_seat,a folding outside seat in the back of some early cars  
67289,rumen first_stomach,the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing  
67290,ruminant,any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments  
67291,rumination,(of ruminants) chewing (the cud); "ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination"  
67292,rumination,regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding  
67293,rummage,a jumble of things to be given away  
67294,rummage_sale jumble_sale,a sale of donated articles  
67295,rummer,a large drinking glass (ovoid bowl on a stem) for drinking toasts  
67296,rummy rum,a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards  
67297,rumor rumour hearsay,gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth  
67298,rump,fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round  
67299,rump_roast,a cut of beef or veal from the fleshy hindquarters of the animal  
67300,rump_steak,a steak cut from the rump  
67301,rumpus_room playroom game_room,a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc)  
67302,rumrunner,someone who illegally smuggles liquor across a border  
67303,run,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"  
67304,run,unrestricted freedom to use; "he has the run of the house"  
67305,run,the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.); "a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint"  
67306,run,an unbroken chronological sequence; "the play had a long run on Broadway"; "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories"  
67307,run,a short trip; "take a run into town"  
67308,run,a regular trip; "the ship made its run in record time"  
67309,run ladder ravel,a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"  
67310,run running,the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"  
67311,run running running_play running_game,(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running"  
67312,run tally,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"  
67313,run-on_sentence,an ungrammatical sentence in which two or more independent clauses are conjoined without a conjunction  
67314,run-through,an uninterrupted rehearsal  
67315,run-time,the time at which a (software or multimedia) program is run  
67316,run-time,(computer science) the length of time it takes to execute a software program  
67317,run-up,the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed  
67318,run_batted_in rbi,a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season"  
67319,runaway blowout romp laugher shoo-in walkaway,an easy victory  
67320,runcible_spoon,a fork-like spoon with a cutting edge; coined by Edward Lear  
67321,runcinate_leaf,a leaf having incised margins with the lobes or teeth curved toward the base; as a dandelion leaf  
67322,rundle spoke rung,one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder  
67323,rune runic_letter,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"  
67324,rung round stave,a crosspiece between the legs of a chair  
67325,runner,a trained athlete who competes in foot races  
67326,runner,someone who travels on foot by running  
67327,runner,a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; "he sent a runner over with the contract"  
67328,runner,a long narrow carpet  
67329,runner,device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along  
67330,runner blue_runner Caranx_crysos,fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil  
67331,runner-up second_best,the competitor who finishes second  
67332,running,the state of being in operation; "a running engine"  
67333,running,the act of administering or being in charge of something; "he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time"  
67334,running_away,the act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be  
67335,running_back,(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  
67336,running_board,a narrow footboard serving as a step beneath the doors of some old cars  
67337,running_head running_headline,a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book  
67338,running_mate,a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices  
67339,running_pine Lycopodium_clavitum,a variety of club moss  
67340,running_shoe,a light comfortable shoe designed for running  
67341,running_stitch,small, even, hand stitches run in and out  
67342,running_suit,a matching jacket and pants worn by joggers and made of fabric that absorbs perspiration  
67343,running_time,the length of time that a movie or tv show runs  
67344,running_title,the title (or a shortened title) of a book used as a running head  
67345,runoff,a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner  
67346,runt shrimp peewee half-pint,disparaging terms for small people  
67347,runup run-up,a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time; "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are followed by corrections"  
67348,runway,a chute down which logs can slide  
67349,runway,a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.  
67350,runway,a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land  
67351,rupestral_plant rupestrine_plant rupicolous_plant saxicolous_plant,plants growing among rocks  
67352,rupiah,the basic unit of money in Indonesia; equal to 100 sen  
67353,rupture,state of being torn or burst open  
67354,rupture,the act of making a sudden noisy break  
67355,rupture breach break severance rift falling_out,a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"  
67356,rupturewort Hernaria_glabra,common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures  
67357,rural_free_delivery RFD,free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas  
67358,ruralism rusticism,a rural idiom or expression  
67359,ruralist,an advocate of rural living  
67360,rurality ruralism,a rural characteristic or trait; "a place with the rurality of a turnip field"  
67361,ruse artifice,a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)  
67362,rush,grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems  
67363,rush,a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"  
67364,rush rushing,(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"  
67365,rush spate surge upsurge,a sudden forceful flow  
67366,rush_aster,a variety of aster  
67367,rush_grass rush-grass,grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles  
67368,rush_hour,the times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are traveling to or from work  
67369,rush_rose Helianthemum_scoparium,woody yellow-flowered perennial of southeastern United States  
67370,rusher,(football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball  
67371,rusher,someone who migrates as part of a rush to a new gold field or a new territory  
67372,rusher,a person who rushes; someone in a hurry; someone who acts precipitously  
67373,rushlight rush_candle,a tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick  
67374,russet,a reddish brown homespun fabric  
67375,rust,a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture  
67376,rust,a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi  
67377,rust rust_fungus,any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants  
67378,rust rusting,the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water  
67379,rust_inhibitor,antioxidant that inhibits the formation of rust  
67380,rust_mite,any of several varieties of mite that burrow into plants and cause a reddish-brown discoloration on the leaves or fruit  
67381,rustic,an unsophisticated country person  
67382,rustication,the condition naturally attaching to life in the country  
67383,rustication,the construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner  
67384,rustication,the action of retiring to and living in the country  
67385,rustication,temporary dismissal of a student from a university  
67386,rustication,banishment into the country  
67387,rusticity gaucherie,the quality of being rustic or gauche  
67388,rustiness,the condition of being coated or clogged with rust  
67389,rustiness,ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice; "his rustiness showed when he was asked to speed up"  
67390,rustle rustling whisper whispering,a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind  
67391,rustler cattle_thief,someone who steals livestock (especially cattle)  
67392,rustling,the stealing of cattle  
67393,rusty_blackbird rusty_grackle Euphagus_carilonus,North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall  
67394,rusty_woodsia fragrant_woodsia oblong_woodsia Woodsia_ilvensis,a common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds  
67395,rut,a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)  
67396,rut groove,a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut"  
67397,rutabaga swede swedish_turnip yellow_turnip,the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food  
67398,rutabaga turnip_cabbage swede Swedish_turnip rutabaga_plant Brassica_napus_napobrassica,a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root  
67399,ruthenium Ru atomic_number_44,a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum  
67400,rutherford,a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second  
67401,rutherfordium Rf unnilquadium Unq element_104 atomic_number_104,a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized  
67402,rutile,a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide in crystalline form; occurs in metamorphic and plutonic rocks and is a major source of titanium  
67403,rya rya_rug,a shag rug made in Sweden  
67404,rydberg rydberg_constant rydberg_unit,a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element  
67405,rye,the seed of the cereal grass  
67406,rye Secale_cereale,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  
67407,rye rye_whiskey rye_whisky,whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt  
67408,rye_bread,any of various breads made entirely or partly with rye flour  
67409,rye_ergot,a sclerotium or hardened mass of mycelium  
67410,rye_grass ryegrass,any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses  
67411,sabbat witches'_Sabbath,a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy  
67412,sabbatia,any of various plants of the genus Sabbatia having usually pink cymose flowers; occur from acid bogs to brackish marshes  
67413,sabbatical sabbatical_leave,a leave usually taken every seventh year  
67414,sabbatical_year,a sabbatical leave lasting one year  
67415,saber sabre,a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle  
67416,saber-toothed_tiger sabertooth,any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene  
67417,saber_rattling sabre_rattling,the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)  
67418,saber_saw jigsaw reciprocating_saw,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  
67419,sabicu Lysiloma_sabicu,West Indian tree yielding a hard dark brown wood resembling mahogany in texture and value  
67420,sabicu sabicu_wood,the wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany  
67421,sabin,a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound  
67422,sable,the expensive dark brown fur of the marten  
67423,sable,a scarf (or trimming) made of sable  
67424,sable Martes_zibellina,marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur  
67425,sable sable_brush sable's_hair_pencil,an artist's brush made of sable hairs  
67426,sable_antelope Hippotragus_niger,large black East African antelope with sharp backward-curving horns  
67427,sable_coat,a fur coat made of sable furs  
67428,sabot wooden_shoe,a shoe carved from a single block of wood  
67429,sabotage,a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged  
67430,saboteur wrecker diversionist,someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks  
67431,sabra,a native-born Israeli  
67432,sac,a structure resembling a bag in an animal  
67433,sac_fungus,any of various ascomycetous fungi in which the spores are formed in a sac or ascus  
67434,saccade,a rapid, jerky movement of the eyes between positions of rest  
67435,saccharic_acid,a white dicarboxylic acid formed from oxidation of sugar or starch  
67436,saccharin,a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener  
67437,saccharinity,the excessive sweetness of saccharin  
67438,saccule sacculus,a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth)  
67439,sacerdotalism,a belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God  
67440,sachem,a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)  
67441,sachem sagamore,a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)  
67442,sachet,a small soft bag containing perfumed powder; used to perfume items in a drawer or chest  
67443,sack,any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)  
67444,sack,the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter; "the sack of Rome"  
67445,sack poke paper_bag carrier_bag,a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases  
67446,sack sackful,the quantity contained in a sack  
67447,sack sacque,a woman's full loose hiplength jacket  
67448,sack_coat,man's hiplength coat with a straight back; the jacket of a suit  
67449,sack_race,a novelty race in which competitors jump ahead with their feet confined in a sack  
67450,sackbut,a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone  
67451,sackcloth,a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse  
67452,sackcloth,a coarse cloth resembling sacking  
67453,sackcloth_and_ashes,a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief  
67454,sacking bagging,coarse fabric used for bags or sacks  
67455,sacral_nerve,any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the sacral region of the spinal cord  
67456,sacral_plexus plexus_sacralis,a nerve plexus formed by the 4th and 5th lumbar and 1st, 2nd, 3rd sacral nerves; supplies the pelvic region and lower limbs  
67457,sacral_vein vena_sacralis,vein of the sacral region  
67458,sacral_vertebra,one of 5 vertebrae in the human spine that fuse in the adult to form the sacrum  
67459,sacrament,a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies 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  
67460,sacred_cow,a person unreasonably held to be immune to criticism  
67461,sacred_ibis Threskiornis_aethiopica,African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians  
67462,sacred_text sacred_writing religious_writing religious_text,writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity  
67463,sacredness,the quality of being sacred  
67464,sacrifice,a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"  
67465,sacrifice,personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)  
67466,sacrifice,(baseball) an out that advances the base runners  
67467,sacrifice ritual_killing,the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity  
67468,sacrifice_fly,a sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball  
67469,sacrificer,a religious person who offers up a sacrifice  
67470,sacrilegiousness,profaneness by virtue of committing sacrilege  
67471,sacrum,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  
67472,saddle,cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins  
67473,saddle,a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe  
67474,saddle,a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal  
67475,saddle,posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl  
67476,saddle_blanket saddlecloth horse_blanket,stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle  
67477,saddle_block_anesthesia saddle_block_anaesthesia,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  
67478,saddle_hackle saddle_feather,a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic fowl  
67479,saddle_horse riding_horse mount,a lightweight horse kept for riding only  
67480,saddle_of_lamb,backbone and both loins of a lamb  
67481,saddle_oxford saddle_shoe,an oxford with a saddle of contrasting color  
67482,saddle_oyster Anomia_ephippium,thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched  
67483,saddle_seat,a chair seat that is slightly concave and sometimes has a thickened ridge in the center; "the saddle seat fitted his buttocks nicely"  
67484,saddle_soap leather_soap,a mild soap for cleansing and conditioning leather  
67485,saddle_sore,sore on a horseback rider chafed by a saddle  
67486,saddle_sore gall,an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle  
67487,saddle_stitch,a decorative overcast or running stitch, especially in a contrasting color  
67488,saddleback saddle,a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)  
67489,saddlebag,a large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle  
67490,saddlebill jabiru Ephippiorhynchus_senegalensis,large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle  
67491,saddler,a maker and repairer and seller of equipment for horses  
67492,saddlery,workshop where a saddler works  
67493,sadhe,the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
67494,sadhu saddhu,(Hinduism) an ascetic holy man  
67495,sadism,sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others  
67496,sadist,someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain on others  
67497,sadness sorrow sorrowfulness,the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness"  
67498,sadness unhappiness,emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being  
67499,sadomasochism,sadism and masochism combined in one person  
67500,sadomasochist,someone who enjoys both sadism and masochism  
67501,safari_park,an area of parkland where wild animals are kept and can be viewed by visitors driving through  
67502,safe,a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests  
67503,safe,strongbox where valuables can be safely kept  
67504,safe-conduct safeguard,a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war  
67505,safe-deposit safe-deposit_box safety-deposit safety_deposit_box deposit_box lockbox,a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables  
67506,safe_harbor,the target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive; "the acquisition gave the company a safe harbor"  
67507,safe_house,a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations  
67508,safe_period,that time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation)  
67509,safe_sex,sexual activity (especially sexual intercourse) with the use of measures (such as latex condoms) to avoid the transmission of disease (especially AIDS)  
67510,safebreaker safecracker cracksman,a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents  
67511,safehold,a refuge from attack  
67512,safeness,the quality of being safe  
67513,safety,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"  
67514,safety,a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line  
67515,safety refuge,a safe place; "He ran to safety"  
67516,safety_arch,an undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction  
67517,safety_belt life_belt safety_harness,belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt  
67518,safety_bicycle safety_bike,bicycle that has two wheels of equal size; pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear  
67519,safety_blitz linebacker_blitzing blitz,(American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line  
67520,safety_bolt safety_lock,a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate  
67521,safety_catch safety_lock,guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired  
67522,safety_curtain,a fireproof theater curtain to be dropped in case of fire  
67523,safety_factor factor_of_safety,the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use  
67524,safety_feature,feature of an artifact that is added to insure a user's safety  
67525,safety_fuse,a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance  
67526,safety_glass laminated_glass shatterproof_glass,glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering  
67527,safety_lamp Davy_lamp,an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane)  
67528,safety_match book_matches,a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface  
67529,safety_net,a guarantee of professional or financial security  
67530,safety_net,a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze  
67531,safety_pin,a pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user  
67532,safety_rail guardrail,a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety  
67533,safety_razor,a razor with a guard to prevent deep cuts in the skin  
67534,safety_squeeze_play safety_squeeze,the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully  
67535,safety_valve relief_valve escape_valve escape_cock escape,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  
67536,safflower false_saffron Carthamus_tinctorius,thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil  
67537,safflower_oil,oil from safflower seeds used as food as well as in medicines and paints  
67538,safflower_oil,oil from seeds of the safflower plant  
67539,safflower_seed,seed of the safflower  
67540,saffron,dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus  
67541,saffron saffron_crocus Crocus_sativus,Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food  
67542,safranine safranin saffranine,any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes  
67543,sag droop,a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat"  
67544,saga,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  
67545,sagacity sagaciousness judgment judgement discernment,the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations  
67546,sage,a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom  
67547,sage,aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc  
67548,sage salvia,any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb  
67549,sage_green,the color of sage leaves  
67550,sage_grouse sage_hen Centrocercus_urophasianus,large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America  
67551,sagebrush sage_brush,any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium  
67552,sagebrush_buttercup Ranunculus_glaberrimus,small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North America  
67553,sagebrush_lizard Sceloporus_graciosus,a ground dweller that prefers open ground and scattered low bushes; of United States west between Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountains  
67554,sagebrush_mariposa_tulip Calochortus_macrocarpus,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  
67555,sagitta,any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta  
67556,sagittal_suture interparietal_suture sutura_sagittalis,the suture uniting the two parietal bones  
67557,sagittate-leaf sagittiform_leaf,a leaf shaped like an arrow head  
67558,sago,powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener  
67559,sago_palm,any of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sago  
67560,sago_palm Cycas_revoluta,dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago  
67561,saguaro sahuaro Carnegiea_gigantea,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  
67562,sahib,formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name  
67563,saiga Saiga_tatarica,goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis  
67564,sail,any structure that resembles a sail  
67565,sail canvas canvass sheet,a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel  
67566,sailboat sailing_boat,a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast  
67567,sailcloth,a strong fabric (such as cotton canvas) used for making sails and tents  
67568,sailfish,a saltwater fish with lean flesh  
67569,sailfish,large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail  
67570,sailing,riding in a sailboat  
67571,sailing,the departure of a vessel from a port  
67572,sailing-race yacht_race,a race between crews of people in yachts  
67573,sailing_master navigator,the ship's officer in charge of navigation  
67574,sailing_vessel sailing_ship,a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts  
67575,sailing_warship,a warship that was powered by sails and equipped with many heavy guns; not built after the middle of the 19th century  
67576,sailmaker,a maker of sails  
67577,sailor crewman,any member of a ship's crew  
67578,sailor's-choice sailors_choice Haemulon_parra,a grunt found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico  
67579,sailor_cap,a cap worn by sailors  
67580,sailor_suit,a boy's ensemble; copied from a sailor's uniform  
67581,sainfoin sanfoin holy_clover esparcet Onobrychis_viciifolia Onobrychis_viciaefolia,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  
67582,saint,a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization  
67583,saint holy_man holy_person angel,person of exceptional holiness  
67584,saint's_day,a day commemorating a saint  
67585,sainthood,saints collectively  
67586,sainthood,the status and dignity of a saint  
67587,saintliness,the quality of resembling a saint  
67588,sake,the purpose of achieving or obtaining; "for the sake of argument"  
67589,sake interest,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"  
67590,sake saki rice_beer,Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot  
67591,saki,small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail  
67592,salaam,a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation  
67593,salability salableness,the quality of being salable or marketable  
67594,salad,food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens  
67595,salad_bar,a bar where diners can assemble a salad to their own taste  
67596,salad_bowl,a large bowl for mixing and serving a salad  
67597,salad_burnet,leaves sometimes used for salad  
67598,salad_burnet burnet_bloodwort pimpernel Poterium_sanguisorba,European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads  
67599,salad_cream,a creamy salad dressing resembling mayonnaise  
67600,salad_fork,a fork intended for eating salads  
67601,salad_green salad_greens,greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads  
67602,salad_nicoise,typically containing tomatoes and anchovies and garnished with black olives and capers  
67603,salad_oil,any of several edible vegetable oils that can be used in salad dressings  
67604,salad_plate salad_bowl,a plate or bowl for individual servings of salad  
67605,salai Boswellia_serrata,East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense  
67606,salal shallon Gaultheria_shallon,small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-sized berries  
67607,salamander,reptilian creature supposed to live in fire  
67608,salamander,any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed  
67609,salami,highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried  
67610,salat salaat salah salaah,the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca  
67611,sale,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"  
67612,sale,the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns"  
67613,sale,a particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed"  
67614,sale cut-rate_sale sales_event,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"  
67615,sale sales_agreement,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"  
67616,sale_in_gross contract_of_hazard,a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage  
67617,sales_campaign,an advertising campaign intended to promote sales  
67618,sales_department sales_division sales_force,the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services  
67619,sales_finance_company,a finance company that buys (at a discount) the installment sales contracts of retail merchants  
67620,sales_incentive,remuneration offered to a salesperson for exceeding some predetermined sales goal  
67621,sales_promotion,promotion that supplements or coordinates advertising  
67622,sales_resistance,resistance by potential customers to aggressive selling practices  
67623,sales_staff,those in a business who are responsible for sales  
67624,sales_talk sales_pitch pitch,promotion by means of an argument and demonstration  
67625,sales_tax nuisance_tax,a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyer  
67626,salesclerk shop_clerk clerk shop_assistant,a salesperson in a store  
67627,salesgirl saleswoman saleslady,a woman salesperson  
67628,salesman,a man salesperson  
67629,salesmanship,skill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy; "he read a book on salesmanship but it didn't help"  
67630,salesperson sales_representative sales_rep,a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited)  
67631,salicylate,a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)  
67632,salicylate_poisoning,poisoning caused by the excessive ingestion of salicylates (usually aspirin)  
67633,salicylic_acid 2-hydroxybenzoic_acid,a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes  
67634,salience saliency strikingness,the state of being salient  
67635,salient,(military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy  
67636,salient_angle,an angle pointing outward; an interior angle of a polygon that is less than 180 degrees  
67637,saline_solution saline,an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water  
67638,salinometer,a hydrometer that determines the concentration of salt solutions by measuring their density  
67639,saliva spit spittle,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  
67640,salivary_duct,a duct through which saliva passes from the salivary gland into the mouth  
67641,salivary_gland,any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion  
67642,salivation,the secretion of saliva  
67643,sallet salade,a light medieval helmet with a slit for vision  
67644,sallow,any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal  
67645,sallowness,a sickly yellowish skin color  
67646,sally sallying_forth,a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home"  
67647,salmagundi,cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing  
67648,salmi,ragout of game in a rich sauce  
67649,salmon,flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae  
67650,salmon,a pale pinkish orange color  
67651,salmon,any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn  
67652,salmon_loaf,fish loaf made with flaked salmon  
67653,salmon_oil,a fatty oil obtained from the wastes in canning salmon; used in making soap and dressing leather  
67654,salmonberry Rubus_spectabilis,large erect red-flowered raspberry of western North America having large pinkish-orange berries  
67655,salmonberry salmon_berry thimbleberry Rubus_parviflorus,white-flowered raspberry of western North America and northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries  
67656,salmonella,rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon  
67657,salmonellosis,a kind of food poisoning caused by eating foods contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium  
67658,salmonid,soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters  
67659,salol phenyl_salicylate,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  
67660,salon,gallery where works of art can be displayed  
67661,salon,elegant sitting room where guests are received  
67662,salon beauty_salon beauty_parlor beauty_parlour beauty_shop,a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work  
67663,saloon_keeper,the proprietor of a saloon  
67664,salp salpa,minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end  
67665,salpiglossis,any plant of the genus Salpiglossis  
67666,salpingectomy,surgical removal of one or both Fallopian tubes  
67667,salpingitis,inflammation of a Fallopian tube (usually the result of infection spreading from the vagina or uterus) or of a Eustachian tube  
67668,salpinx,a tube in the uterus or the ear  
67669,salsa,spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods  
67670,salsify,either of two long roots eaten cooked  
67671,salsify oyster_plant,edible root of the salsify plant  
67672,salsify oyster_plant vegetable_oyster Tragopogon_porrifolius,Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States  
67673,salsilla Bomarea_edulis,tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America  
67674,salsilla Bomarea_salsilla,tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia  
67675,salt,a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)  
67676,salt saltiness salinity,the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth  
67677,salt table_salt common_salt,white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food  
67678,salt-rising_bread,white wheat bread raised by a salt-tolerant bacterium in a mixture of salt and either cornmeal or potato pulp  
67679,salt_cod,codfish preserved in salt; must be desalted and flaked by soaking in water and pounding; used in e.g. codfish cakes  
67680,salt_depletion,loss of salt from the body without replacement (loss by vomiting or profuse perspiration or urination or diarrhea) thus upsetting the electrolyte balance  
67681,salt_flat salt_plain,a flat expanse of salt left by the evaporation of a body of salt water  
67682,salt_lick lick,a salt deposit that animals regularly lick  
67683,salt_marsh,low-lying wet land that is frequently flooded with saltwater  
67684,salt_marsh_mallow Kosteletzya_virginica,subshrub of southeastern United States to New York  
67685,salt_mine,a mine where salt is dug  
67686,salt_pork,fat from the back and sides and belly of a hog carcass cured with salt  
67687,salt_reed_grass Spartina_cynosuroides,tall reedlike grass common in salt meadows  
67688,salt_rush Juncus_leseurii,rush of the Pacific coast of North America  
67689,salt_tree Halimodendron_halodendron Halimodendron_argenteum,spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having elegant silvery, downy young foliage and mildly fragrant pink-purple blooms  
67690,saltation,(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface  
67691,saltation,(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species  
67692,saltbox,a type of house built in New England; has two stories in front and one behind  
67693,saltbush,any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil  
67694,saltcellar,a small container for holding salt at the dining table  
67695,salter,someone who uses salt to preserve meat or fish or other foods  
67696,salter salt_merchant,someone who makes or deals in salt  
67697,saltine,a cracker sprinkled with salt before baking  
67698,saltiness,the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution)  
67699,saltiness coarseness,language or humor that is down-to-earth; "the saltiness of their language was inappropriate"; "self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre"  
67700,salting,the act of adding salt to food  
67701,saltpan,a shallow basin in a desert region; contains salt and gypsum that was deposited by an evaporated salt lake  
67702,saltshaker salt_shaker,a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling salt  
67703,saltwater_fish,flesh of fish from the sea used as food  
67704,saltworks,a plant where salt is produced commercially  
67705,saltwort Batis_maritima,low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves  
67706,saltwort barilla glasswort kali kelpwort Salsola_kali Salsola_soda,bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash  
67707,salubrity salubriousness,the quality of being salubrious and invigorating  
67708,salutation,word of greeting used to begin a letter  
67709,salutatorian salutatory_speaker,a graduating student with the second highest academic rank; may deliver the opening address at graduation exercises  
67710,salutatory_address salutatory_oration salutatory,an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises)  
67711,salute,an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat  
67712,salute military_greeting,a formal military gesture of respect  
67713,salute salutation,an act of honor or courteous recognition; "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday"  
67714,salvage,property or goods saved from damage or destruction  
67715,salvage,the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction  
67716,salvage,the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire  
67717,salvager salvor,someone who salvages  
67718,salvation,the state of being saved or preserved from harm  
67719,salvation,a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness; "tourism was their economic salvation"; "they turned to individualism as their salvation"  
67720,salvation,saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation; "the salvation of his party was the president's major concern"  
67721,salve,anything that remedies or heals or soothes; "he needed a salve for his conscience"  
67722,salver,a tray (or large plate) for serving food or drinks; usually made of silver  
67723,salvinorin,a hallucinogen obtained from Salvia divinorum  
67724,salvo,an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs  
67725,salvo,a sudden outburst of cheers; "there was a salvo of approval"  
67726,salwar shalwar,a pair of light loose trousers with a tight fit around the ankles; worn by women from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a kameez)  
67727,samara key_fruit key,a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple  
67728,samarium Sm atomic_number_62,a grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite  
67729,samarskite,a complex black mineral occurring in pegmatites  
67730,samba,music composed for dancing the samba  
67731,samba,a lively ballroom dance from Brazil  
67732,samba,a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers  
67733,sambar sambur Cervus_unicolor,a deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines  
67734,sambuca,an Italian liqueur made with elderberries and flavored with licorice  
67735,same-sex_marriage,two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated"  
67736,samekh,the 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
67737,sameness,the quality of being alike; "sameness of purpose kept them together"  
67738,samisen shamisen,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  
67739,samite,a heavy silk fabric (often woven with silver or gold threads); used to make clothing in the Middle Ages  
67740,samizdat underground_press,a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature  
67741,samosa,small turnover of Indian origin filled with vegetables or meat and fried and served hot  
67742,samovar,a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea  
67743,sampan,an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars  
67744,sample,all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class  
67745,sample,a small part of something intended as representative of the whole  
67746,sample_distribution sample sampling,items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population  
67747,sampler,an assortment of various samples; "a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets"  
67748,sampler,a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches  
67749,sampling,measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)  
67750,sampling,(statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study  
67751,sampling_frequency,(telecommunication) the frequency of sampling a continuously varying signal  
67752,sampling_rate,(telecommunication) the frequency of sampling per unit time  
67753,sampling_station sampler,an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something  
67754,samsara,(Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth  
67755,samurai,a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy  
67756,samurai,feudal Japanese military aristocracy  
67757,sanatorium sanatarium sanitarium,a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases  
67758,sanctification,a religious ceremony in which something is made holy  
67759,sanctimoniousness sanctimony,the quality of being hypocritically devout  
67760,sanction,the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church"  
67761,sanction,a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards  
67762,sanction countenance endorsement indorsement warrant imprimatur,formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"  
67763,sanctuary,a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept  
67764,sanctum sanctum_sanctorum,a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go"  
67765,sand,a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral  
67766,sand_blackberry Rubus_cuneifolius,stiff shrubby blackberry of the eastern United States (Connecticut to Florida)  
67767,sand_cat,a desert wildcat  
67768,sand_cherry Prunus_pumila Prunus_pumilla_susquehanae Prunus_susquehanae Prunus_cuneata,small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit  
67769,sand_crack,a fissure in the wall of a horse's hoof often causing lameness  
67770,sand_cricket Jerusalem_cricket Stenopelmatus_fuscus,large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United States  
67771,sand_dab,the lean flesh of a small flounder from the Pacific coast of North America  
67772,sand_dab,small food fishes of the Pacific coast of North America  
67773,sand_devil's_claw Proboscidea_arenaria Martynia_arenaria,alternatively placed in genus Martynia  
67774,sand_dollar,flattened disklike sea urchins that live on sandy bottoms  
67775,sand_dropseed Sporobolus_cryptandrus,erect smooth grass of sandy places in eastern North America  
67776,sand_fly sandfly Phlebotomus_papatasii,any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis  
67777,sand_lance sand_launce sand_eel launce,very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches  
67778,sand_leek giant_garlic Spanish_garlic rocambole Allium_scorodoprasum,European leek cultivated and used like leeks  
67779,sand_lizard Lacerta_agilis,a common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia  
67780,sand_myrtle Leiophyllum_buxifolium,low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage  
67781,sand_painting,a painting done by Amerindians (especially Navaho); made of fine colored sands on a neutral background  
67782,sand_rat,small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas  
67783,sand_rat Meriones_longifrons,southern European gerbil  
67784,sand_sage silvery_wormwood Artemisia_filifolia,silver-haired shrub of central and southern United States and Mexico; a troublesome weed on rangelands  
67785,sand_sedge sand_reed Carex_arenaria,European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla  
67786,sand_snake,small North American burrowing snake  
67787,sand_sole Psettichthys_melanostichus,a common flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America  
67788,sand_spurry sea_spurry Spergularia_rubra,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  
67789,sand_stargazer,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  
67790,sand_tiger sand_shark Carcharias_taurus Odontaspis_taurus,shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers  
67791,sand_verbena,any of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbena  
67792,sand_wedge,a wedge used to get out of sand traps  
67793,sandal,a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot  
67794,sandalwood,close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork  
67795,sandalwood_tree true_sandalwood Santalum_album,parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests  
67796,sandarac citronwood,durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain)  
67797,sandarac sandarac_tree Tetraclinis_articulata Callitris_quadrivalvis,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  
67798,sandarac sandarach,a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes  
67799,sandbag,a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast  
67800,sandbagger,someone who deceives you about his true nature or intent in order to take advantage of you  
67801,sandbank,a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide  
67802,sandbar sand_bar,a bar of sand  
67803,sandbar_shark Carcharhinus_plumbeus,most common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen  
67804,sandblast,a blast of wind laden with sand  
67805,sandblaster,a tool that throws out a blast of steam laden with sand; used to clean or grind hard surfaces  
67806,sandbox,mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal  
67807,sandbox sandpile sandpit,a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in  
67808,sandboy,a young peddler of sand; used now only to express great happiness in `happy as a sandboy'  
67809,sandbur sandspur field_sandbur Cenchrus_tribuloides,grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs  
67810,sanderling Crocethia_alba,small sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and migrates southward along sandy coasts in most of world  
67811,sandfish,either of two small silvery scaleless fishes of the northern Pacific that burrow into sand  
67812,sandfly_fever pappataci_fever phlebotomus,a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii  
67813,sandglass,timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage  
67814,sandgrouse sand_grouse,pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young  
67815,sandhi,the articulatory process whereby the pronunciation of a word or morpheme changes when it is followed immediately by another (especially in fluent speech)  
67816,sandiness,a texture resembling that of sand  
67817,sandlot,a vacant lot used by city boys to play games  
67818,sandman,an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy  
67819,sandpiper,any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers  
67820,sandpit,a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug  
67821,sandstone,a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)  
67822,sandwich,two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them  
67823,sandwich_board,signboard consisting of two hinged boards that hang front and back from the shoulders of a walker and are used to display advertisements  
67824,sandwich_plate,a serving consisting of a sandwich or sandwiches with garnishes  
67825,sandwichman,a person with advertising boards hanging from the shoulders  
67826,sandwort,low-growing chiefly perennial plant usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens  
67827,sandwort Moehringia_lateriflora,low-growing herb having clusters of small white four-petaled flowers  
67828,sandwort Moehringia_mucosa,loosely matted plant with moss-like foliage studded with tiny starry four-petaled white blossoms; mountains of central and southern Europe  
67829,sandy_mushroom Tricholoma_populinum,an edible agaric that fruits in great clusters (especially in sandy soil under cottonwood trees)  
67830,sangapenum gum_sangapenum,a variety of gum  
67831,sangaree sangria,sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda water  
67832,sangoma,a traditional Zulu healer and respected elder  
67833,sanguinary_ant Formica_sanguinea,slave-making ant widely distributed over the northern hemisphere  
67834,sanguine,a blood-red color  
67835,sanguinity sanguineness,feeling sanguine; optimistically cheerful and confident  
67836,sanicle snakeroot,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  
67837,sanitariness,the state of being conducive to health  
67838,sanitary_code health_code,set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc  
67839,sanitary_condition,the state of sanitation (clean or dirty)  
67840,sanitary_landfill,a low area where waste is buried between layers of earth  
67841,sanitary_napkin sanitary_towel Kotex,a disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex); worn to absorb menstrual flow  
67842,sanitation,the state of being clean and conducive to health  
67843,sanitation sanitization sanitisation,making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing  
67844,sanitation_department,the department of local government responsible for collecting and disposing of garbage  
67845,sanity saneness,normal or sound powers of mind  
67846,sannup,a married male American Indian  
67847,sannyasi sannyasin sanyasi,a Hindu religious mendicant  
67848,sans_serif Helvetica,a typeface in which characters have no serifs  
67849,sansevieria bowstring_hemp,grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber  
67850,santims,100 santimi equal 1 lats in Latvia  
67851,sap,a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant  
67852,saphenous_nerve nervus_saphenus,a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot  
67853,saphenous_vein vena_saphena,either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot  
67854,sapidity sapidness,a pleasant flavor  
67855,sapiential_book wisdom_book wisdom_literature,any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain wisdom  
67856,sapling,young tree  
67857,sapodilla sapodilla_plum sapota,tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp  
67858,sapodilla sapodilla_tree Manilkara_zapota Achras_zapota,large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras  
67859,saponification,a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap)  
67860,saponin,any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers  
67861,sapote mammee marmalade_plum,brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet  
67862,sapper,a military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications)  
67863,sapphire,a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone  
67864,sapphire,a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem  
67865,sapphirine,a rare light blue or green mineral; consists of aluminum and magnesium silicate and occurs as small grains in some metamorphic rocks  
67866,sapremia sapraemia,blood poisoning caused by putrefactive bacteria; results from eating putrefied matter  
67867,saprobe,an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water  
67868,saprolite,a deposit of clay and disintegrating rock that is found in its original place  
67869,sapropel,sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans  
67870,saprophyte saprophytic_organism,an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium  
67871,sapsago,a hard green Swiss cheese made with skim-milk curd and flavored with clover  
67872,sapsucker,small American woodpecker that feeds on sap from e.g. apple and maple trees  
67873,sapwood,newly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant; usually light colored; active in water conduction  
67874,saquinavir Invirase,a weak protease inhibitor (trade name Invirase) used in treating HIV  
67875,saraband,music composed for dancing the saraband  
67876,saraband,a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow time  
67877,saran,any of various thermoplastic resins used to make things  
67878,sarcasm irony satire caustic_remark,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"--Jonathan Swift  
67879,sarcenet sarsenet,a fine soft silk fabric often used for linings  
67880,sarcodinian sarcodine,protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods  
67881,sarcoidosis,a chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands  
67882,sarcolemma,an extensible membrane enclosing the contractile substance of a muscle fiber  
67883,sarcoma,a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer  
67884,sarcomere,one of the segments into which a myofibril is divided  
67885,sarcophagus,a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions)  
67886,sarcoplasm,the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber  
67887,sarcosine,a sweetish crystalline amino acid  
67888,sarcosome,a large mitochondrion in a striated muscle fiber  
67889,sarcosporidian sarcocystidean sarcocystieian,parasite of the muscles of vertebrates  
67890,sard sardine sardius,a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony  
67891,sardine,any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned  
67892,sardine pilchard,small fatty fish usually canned  
67893,sardine_oil,oil obtained from sardines and used chiefly as a lubricant and in soap  
67894,sardonyx,an onyx characterized by parallel layers of sard and a different colored mineral  
67895,sargassum_fish,small fantastically formed and colored fishes found among masses of sargassum  
67896,sari saree,a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body  
67897,sarin GB,a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase  
67898,sarong,a loose skirt consisting of brightly colored fabric wrapped around the body; worn by both women and men in the South Pacific  
67899,sarsaparilla,any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves  
67900,sarsaparilla,carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras  
67901,sarsaparilla_root,dried root of any of various plants of the genus Smilax used as a flavoring agent  
67902,sartorius sartorius_muscle musculus_sartorius,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  
67903,sash window_sash,a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame  
67904,sash_cord sash_line,a strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash  
67905,sash_fastener sash_lock window_lock,a lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that can fix both in the shut position  
67906,sash_weight,a counterweight for a sliding sash  
67907,sash_window,a window with (usually two) sashes that slide vertically to let in air  
67908,sashay,a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps  
67909,sashimi,very thinly sliced raw fish  
67910,saskatoon serviceberry shadberry juneberry,edible purple or red berries  
67911,sass sassing backtalk back_talk lip mouth,an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"  
67912,sassaby topi Damaliscus_lunatus,a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal  
67913,sassafras,dried root bark of the sassafras tree  
67914,sassafras sassafras_tree Sassafras_albidum,yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America  
67915,sassafras_oil,oil from root bark of sassafras trees; used in perfumery and as a disinfectant  
67916,satang,100 satangs equal 1 baht in Thailand  
67917,satanophobia,an abnormal fear of Satan  
67918,satchel,luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap  
67919,sateen,a cotton fabric with a satiny finish  
67920,satellite,any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star  
67921,satellite artificial_satellite orbiter,man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon  
67922,satellite planet,a person who follows or serves another  
67923,satellite_receiver,a receiver on a communications satellite  
67924,satellite_television satellite_TV,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  
67925,satellite_transmitter,a transmitter on a communications satellite  
67926,satiation,the act of achieving full gratification  
67927,satin,a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back  
67928,satin_bowerbird satin_bird Ptilonorhynchus_violaceus,of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light grey-green  
67929,satin_stitch,flat stitches worked so closely as to resemble satin  
67930,satin_weave,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  
67931,satinet satinette,a fabric with a finish resembling satin but made partly or wholly from cotton or synthetic fiber  
67932,satinleaf satin_leaf caimitillo damson_plum Chrysophyllum_oliviforme,tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit  
67933,satinwood,hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools  
67934,satinwood West_Indian_satinwood Zanthoxylum_flavum,West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood  
67935,satinwood satinwood_tree Chloroxylon_swietenia,East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood  
67936,satirist ironist ridiculer,a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm  
67937,satisfaction,(law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation; "the full and final satisfaction of the claim"  
67938,satisfaction,the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation; "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction"  
67939,satisfaction,act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite; "the satisfaction of their demand for better services"  
67940,satisfactoriness,the quality of giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement  
67941,satisfier,any agent capable of producing satisfaction  
67942,satori,(Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment  
67943,satrap,a governor of a province in ancient Persia  
67944,satsuma,medium-sized largely seedless mandarin orange with thin smooth skin  
67945,satsuma satsuma_tree,a variety of mandarin orange  
67946,saturated_fatty_acid,a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats  
67947,saturation,a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence  
67948,saturation,the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid  
67949,saturation chroma intensity vividness,chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue  
67950,saturation_point,(chemistry) the stage at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution or in a vapor  
67951,saturniid saturniid_moth,large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons  
67952,satyr forest_god,one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns  
67953,satyr lecher lech letch,man with strong sexual desires  
67954,satyr_orchid Coeloglossum_bracteatum,orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers  
67955,satyr_play,an ancient Greek burlesque with a chorus of satyrs  
67956,satyriasis,abnormally intense sexual desire in men  
67957,sauce,flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food  
67958,sauce_Louis,mayonnaise and heavy cream combined with chopped green pepper and green onion seasoned with chili sauce and Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice  
67959,saucepan,a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling  
67960,saucepot,a cooking pot that has handles on either side and tight fitting lid; used for stewing or boiling  
67961,saucer,a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table  
67962,saucer_magnolia Chinese_magnolia Magnolia_soulangiana,large deciduous shrub or small tree having large open rosy to purplish flowers; native to Asia; prized as an ornamental in eastern North America  
67963,sauerbraten,pot roast marinated several days in seasoned vinegar before cooking; usually served with potato dumplings  
67964,sauerkraut,shredded cabbage fermented in brine  
67965,sauna sweat_room,a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks  
67966,saunter,a careless leisurely gait; "he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world"  
67967,saunterer stroller ambler,someone who walks at a leisurely pace  
67968,saurian,any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs  
67969,saurischian saurischian_dinosaur,herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile  
67970,sauropod sauropod_dinosaur,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  
67971,saury billfish Scomberesox_saurus,slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters  
67972,sausage,highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings  
67973,sausage_curl,a fat sausage-shaped curl  
67974,sausage_dog sausage_hound,informal term  
67975,sausage_meat,any meat that is minced and spiced and cooked as patties or used to fill sausages  
67976,sausage_pizza,tomato and cheese pizza with sausage  
67977,sausage_roll,sausage meat rolled and baked in pastry  
67978,saute,a dish of sauteed food  
67979,savage barbarian,a member of an uncivilized people  
67980,savageness savagery,the property of being untamed and ferocious; "the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters"; "a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums"  
67981,savanna savannah,a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions  
67982,savarin,a sponge cake baked in a ring mold  
67983,save,(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"  
67984,save-all,a receptacle for catching waste products for further use  
67985,save-all,a sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail  
67986,save-all,a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship  
67987,saveloy,a ready-cooked and highly seasoned pork sausage  
67988,saver,someone who saves (especially money)  
67989,saving_grace,a redeeming quality or characteristic; "her love of music remains her one saving grace"; "her sense of humor has to be a saving grace"; "the saving grace for both developments is that they are creating jobs"  
67990,savings nest_egg,a fund of money put by as a reserve  
67991,savings_account,a bank account that accumulates interest  
67992,savings_account_trust savings_bank_trust trust_account trustee_account Totten_trust,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  
67993,savings_and_loan savings_and_loan_association,a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages  
67994,savings_bank,a thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks  
67995,savings_bank coin_bank money_box bank,a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty"  
67996,savings_bond,non-negotiable government bond; cannot be bought and sold once the original purchase is made  
67997,savior saviour rescuer deliverer,a person who rescues you from harm or danger  
67998,savoir-faire address,social skill  
67999,savory,any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees  
68000,savory Micromeria_juliana,dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions  
68001,savory savoury,either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family  
68002,savory savoury,an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre  
68003,savoy_cabbage,cabbage plant with a compact head of crinkled leaves  
68004,savoy_cabbage savoy,head of soft crinkly leaves  
68005,saw,hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting  
68006,saw_log,log large enough to be sawed into boards  
68007,saw_palmetto scrub_palmetto Serenoa_repens,small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United States  
68008,saw_set,a tool used to bend each alternate sawtooth at a slight angle outward  
68009,sawdust,fine particles of wood made by sawing wood  
68010,sawdust_doll,a doll that is stuffed with sawdust  
68011,sawdust_saloon,a saloon whose floor is covered with sawdust  
68012,sawed-off_shotgun,a shotgun with short barrels  
68013,sawfish,primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout  
68014,sawfly,insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant  
68015,sawhorse horse sawbuck buck,a framework for holding wood that is being sawed  
68016,sawm,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  
68017,sawmill,a large sawing machine  
68018,sawpit,a pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawed by two men with a long two-handed saw  
68019,sawtooth,a serration on a saw blade  
68020,sawwort Serratula_tinctoria,European perennial whose serrate leaves yield a yellow dye  
68021,sawyer,one who is employed to saw wood  
68022,sawyer sawyer_beetle,any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers  
68023,sax saxophone,a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore  
68024,saxhorn,any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves  
68025,saxifrage breakstone rockfoil,any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga  
68026,saxitoxin,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  
68027,saxophonist saxist,a musician who plays the saxophone  
68028,say,the chance to speak; "let him have his say"  
68029,say-so,one chap's arbitrary assertion  
68030,saying expression locution,a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"  
68031,scab,the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion  
68032,scab strikebreaker blackleg rat,someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike  
68033,scabbard,a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet  
68034,scabicide,a drug that destroys the itch mite that causes scabies  
68035,scabies itch,a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation; "he has a bad case of the itch"  
68036,scabious scabiosa,any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa  
68037,scablands,(geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington)  
68038,scad,any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae  
68039,scaffold,a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)  
68040,scaffold,a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers  
68041,scaffolding staging,a system of scaffolds  
68042,scalability,the quality of being scalable  
68043,scalage,estimation of the amount of lumber in a log  
68044,scalage,the act of scaling in weight or quantity or dimension  
68045,scalar,a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components  
68046,scalar_field,a field of scalars  
68047,scalar_matrix,a diagonal matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are equal  
68048,scalar_product inner_product dot_product,a real number (a scalar) that is the product of two vectors  
68049,scalawag scallywag,a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)  
68050,scald,a burn cause by hot liquid or steam  
68051,scald,the act of burning with steam or hot water  
68052,scalded_milk,milk heated almost to boiling  
68053,scale,the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it; "the scale of the map"; "the scale of the model"  
68054,scale,relative magnitude; "they entertained on a grand scale"  
68055,scale,an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks  
68056,scale,a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals  
68057,scale musical_scale,(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)  
68058,scale scale_leaf,a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin  
68059,scale scale_of_measurement graduated_table ordered_series,an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"  
68060,scale scurf exfoliation,a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin  
68061,scale weighing_machine,a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass  
68062,scale_factor,a number used as a multiplier in scaling  
68063,scale_fern scaly_fern Asplenium_ceterach Ceterach_officinarum,small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds  
68064,scale_insect,small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering  
68065,scale_value,a value on some scale of measurement  
68066,scale_wax paraffin_scale,partly refined paraffin wax  
68067,scalene_triangle,a triangle with no two sides of equal length  
68068,scalenus scalene_muscle musculus_scalenus,any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing  
68069,scalenus_syndrome,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  
68070,scaler,an electronic pulse counter used to count pulses that occur too rapidly to be recorded individually  
68071,scaliness,the property of being scaly  
68072,scaling,act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale  
68073,scaling,ascent by or as if by a ladder  
68074,scaling grading,the act of arranging in a graduated series  
68075,scaling_ladder,a ladder used to scale walls (as in an attack)  
68076,scallop crenation crenature crenel crenelle,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.)  
68077,scallop scollop escallop,edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces  
68078,scallop scollop escallop,edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions  
68079,scallop_shell,a shell of a scallop  
68080,scallopine scallopini,sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour  
68081,scalp,the skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy"  
68082,scalp_lock,a long tuft of hair left on top of the shaven head  
68083,scalpel,a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery  
68084,scalper,someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost; "he got theater tickets through a scalper"  
68085,scaly_lentinus Lentinus_lepideus,a fungus with a scaly cap and white flesh and a ring on the stalk (with scales below the ring); odor reminiscent of licorice  
68086,scam cozenage,a fraudulent business scheme  
68087,scammony,resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia  
68088,scammony Convolvulus_scammonia,twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin  
68089,scammony Ipomoea_orizabensis,tropical American morning glory  
68090,scamper scramble scurry,rushing about hastily in an undignified way  
68091,scampi,large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic  
68092,scan,the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"  
68093,scan CAT_scan,an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"  
68094,scandal dirt malicious_gossip,disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people  
68095,scandal outrage,a disgraceful event  
68096,scandalization scandalisation,the condition of being shocked (as by improper behavior)  
68097,scandalization scandalisation outrage,the act of scandalizing  
68098,scandalmonger,a person who spreads malicious gossip  
68099,scandalmongering,spreading malicious gossip  
68100,scandalousness,disgracefulness that offends public morality  
68101,scandium Sc atomic_number_21,a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite  
68102,scanner,someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables  
68103,scanner,a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area  
68104,scanner digital_scanner image_scanner,an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer  
68105,scanner electronic_scanner,a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition; "they used scanners to monitor police radio channels"  
68106,scanning,the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer  
68107,scanning,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  
68108,scansion,analysis of verse into metrical patterns  
68109,scantling stud,an upright in house framing  
68110,scape flower_stalk,erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip  
68111,scapegoat whipping_boy,someone who is punished for the errors of others  
68112,scapegrace black_sheep,a reckless and unprincipled reprobate  
68113,scaphocephaly,congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation  
68114,scaphoid_bone os_scaphoideum navicular,the largest wrist bone on the thumb side  
68115,scaphopod,burrowing marine mollusk  
68116,scapula shoulder_blade shoulder_bone,either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings  
68117,scapular,a feather covering the shoulder of a bird  
68118,scapular scapulary,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  
68119,scar cicatrix cicatrice,a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue  
68120,scar_tissue,the connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars  
68121,scarab scarabaeus Scarabaeus_sacer,scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians  
68122,scarabaeid_beetle scarabaeid scarabaean,any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes  
68123,scarcity scarceness,a small and inadequate amount  
68124,scare panic_attack,a sudden attack of fear  
68125,scare_quote,the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology  
68126,scarecrow straw_man strawman bird-scarer scarer,an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds  
68127,scaremonger stirrer,a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble  
68128,scarf,a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration  
68129,scarf_joint scarf,a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end  
68130,scarlet vermilion orange_red,a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge  
68131,scarlet_bugler Penstemon_centranthifolius,plant with bright red tubular flowers in long narrow clusters near tips of erect stems; coastal ranges from central California southward  
68132,scarlet_bush scarlet_hamelia coloradillo Hamelia_patens Hamelia_erecta,handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil  
68133,scarlet_clematis Clematis_texensis,woody vine of Texas having showy solitary nodding scarlet flowers  
68134,scarlet_fever scarlatina,an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash  
68135,scarlet_fritillary Fritillaria_recurva,western United States herb with scarlet and yellow narrow bell-shaped flowers  
68136,scarlet_haw Crataegus_biltmoreana,common shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having few thorns and white flowers in corymbs followed by bright orange-red berries  
68137,scarlet_letter,the letter A in red; Puritans required adulterers to wear it  
68138,scarlet_lychnis maltese_cross Lychins_chalcedonica,Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads  
68139,scarlet_musk_flower Nyctaginia_capitata,viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers  
68140,scarlet_oak Quercus_coccinea,medium-large deciduous tree with a thick trunk found in the eastern United States and southern Canada and having close-grained wood and deeply seven-lobed leaves turning scarlet in autumn  
68141,scarlet_pimpernel red_pimpernel poor_man's_weatherglass Anagallis_arvensis,herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather  
68142,scarlet_plume Euphorbia_fulgens,Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted flowers  
68143,scarlet_runner running_postman Kennedia_prostrata,hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers  
68144,scarlet_runner scarlet_runner_bean Dutch_case-knife_bean runner_bean Phaseolus_coccineus Phaseolus_multiflorus,tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain  
68145,scarlet_runner scarlet_runner_bean runner_bean English_runner_bean,long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain  
68146,scarlet_tanager Piranga_olivacea redbird firebird,the male is bright red with black wings and tail  
68147,scarlet_wisteria_tree vegetable_hummingbird Sesbania_grandiflora,a softwood tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies  
68148,scat scat_singing,singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument  
68149,scatology,a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)  
68150,scatology,(medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)  
68151,scatophagy,the eating of excrement or other filth  
68152,scatter scattering strewing,the act of scattering  
68153,scatter spread,a haphazard distribution in all directions  
68154,scatter_pin,small pin usually worn in groups of two or more  
68155,scatter_rug throw_rug,a small rug; several can be used in a room  
68156,scatterbrain forgetful_person,a flighty and disorganized person  
68157,scattering,the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions  
68158,scattering sprinkle sprinkling,a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby  
68159,scattering sprinkling,a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his temples"  
68160,scaup scaup_duck bluebill broadbill,diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill  
68161,scauper scorper,a graver used to scoop out broad areas when engraving wood or metal  
68162,scavenger,a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities  
68163,scavenger,any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter  
68164,scenario,a setting for a work of art or literature; "the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror"  
68165,scenario,an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)  
68166,scenario,a postulated sequence of possible events; "planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack"  
68167,scenarist,a writer of screenplays  
68168,scene,the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime"  
68169,scene,an incident (real or imaginary); "their parting was a sad scene"  
68170,scene,a subdivision of an act of a play; "the first act has three scenes"  
68171,scene shot,a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film  
68172,scene view,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"  
68173,scene-stealer,an actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene; "babies are natural scene-stealers"  
68174,scene_painter,a painter of theatrical scenery  
68175,scenery,the appearance of a place  
68176,scenery scene,the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery"  
68177,sceneshifter shifter,a stagehand responsible for moving scenery  
68178,scenic_artist scene_painter,an artist specializing in scenic subjects  
68179,scenic_railway,small railway in an amusement park  
68180,scent,an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced  
68181,scented_fern Mohria_caffrorum,sweetly scented African fern with narrow bipinnate fronds  
68182,scentless_camomile scentless_false_camomile scentless_mayweed scentless_hayweed corn_mayweed Tripleurospermum_inodorum Matricaria_inodorum,ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria  
68183,scepter sceptre,the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter  
68184,scepter sceptre verge wand,a ceremonial or emblematic staff  
68185,schedule,an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur  
68186,schedule_feeding,feeding a baby or animal according to a fixed schedule (e.g., every 4 hours)  
68187,scheduled_fire,prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time  
68188,scheduled_maintenance,maintenance at a regularly scheduled time  
68189,scheduler,computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order  
68190,scheduling programming programing,setting an order and time for planned events  
68191,scheelite,a mineral used as an ore of tungsten  
68192,schema scheme,an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world  
68193,schematic schematic_drawing,diagram of an electrical or mechanical system  
68194,schematization schematisation,the act of reducing to a scheme or formula  
68195,schematization schematisation diagramming,providing a chart or outline of a system  
68196,scheme strategy,an elaborate and systematic plan of action  
68197,schemer plotter,a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action  
68198,schemozzle shemozzle,(Yiddish) a confused situation or affair; a mess  
68199,scherzo,a fast movement (usually in triple time)  
68200,schilling Austrian_schilling,formerly the basic unit of money in Austria  
68201,schipperke,breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium  
68202,schism,the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences  
68203,schism split,division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"  
68204,schist,any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers  
68205,schistosome blood_fluke,flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals  
68206,schistosome_dermatitis swimmer's_itch,a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomes  
68207,schistosomiasis bilharzia bilharziasis,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  
68208,schizocarp,a dry dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more parts each with a single seed  
68209,schizogony,asexual reproduction by multiple fission; characteristic of many sporozoan protozoans  
68210,schizopetalon Schizopetalon_walkeri,a dainty South American annual having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers  
68211,schizophrenia schizophrenic_disorder schizophrenic_psychosis dementia_praecox,any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact  
68212,schizophrenic,someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia  
68213,schizothymia,resembling schizophrenia but remaining within the bounds of normality  
68214,schizotypal_personality schizoid,characterized by symptoms similar to but less severe than schizophrenia  
68215,schlemiel shlemiel,(Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler  
68216,schlep shlep,a tedious or difficult journey  
68217,schlepper shlepper schlep shlep,(Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person  
68218,schlimazel shlimazel,(Yiddish) a very unlucky or inept person who fails at everything  
68219,schlock shlock dreck,merchandise that is shoddy or inferior  
68220,schlockmeister shlockmeister,(slang) a merchant who deals in shoddy or inferior merchandise  
68221,schmaltz shmaltz schmalz,(Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music  
68222,schmeer schmear shmear,(Yiddish) a batch of things that go together; "he bought the whole schmeer"  
68223,schmuck shmuck schmo shmo,(Yiddish) a jerk  
68224,schnapps schnaps,any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes  
68225,schnauzer,old German breed of sturdy black or greyish 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  
68226,schnitzel Wiener_schnitzel,deep-fried breaded veal cutlets  
68227,schnook shnook,(Yiddish) a gullible simpleton more to be pitied than despised; "don't be such an apologetic shnook"  
68228,schnorrer shnorrer,(Yiddish) a scrounger who takes advantage of the generosity of others  
68229,scholar,a student who holds a scholarship  
68230,scholar scholarly_person bookman student,a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines  
68231,scholarship,financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit  
68232,scholasticism academicism academism,orthodoxy of a scholastic variety  
68233,scholiast,a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)  
68234,scholium scholia,a marginal note written by a scholiast (a commentator on ancient or classical literature)  
68235,school,an educational institution's faculty and students; "the school keeps parents informed"; "the whole school turned out for the game"  
68236,school,an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900"  
68237,school,a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers; "the Venetian school of painting"  
68238,school schoolhouse,a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning"  
68239,school schooling,the process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?"  
68240,school schooltime school_day,the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school 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"  
68241,school shoal,a large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by"  
68242,school_assignment schoolwork,a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher  
68243,school_bell,a bell rung to announce beginning or ending of class  
68244,school_board board_of_education,a board in charge of local public schools  
68245,school_bus,a bus used to transport children to or from school  
68246,school_crossing,a pedestrian crossing where school children cross a street on the way to school  
68247,school_day,any day on which school is in session; "go to bed early because tomorrow is a school day"  
68248,school_district,a district whose public schools are administered together  
68249,school_newspaper school_paper,a newspaper written and published by students in a school  
68250,school_phobia,a child's sudden fear of attending school  
68251,school_ship training_ship,a ship used to train students as sailors  
68252,school_superintendent,the superintendent of a school system  
68253,school_system,establishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school  
68254,school_term academic_term academic_session session,the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term"  
68255,school_year academic_year,the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying  
68256,schoolbag,a bag for carrying school books and supplies; "found just the right dictionary to fit into his schoolbag"  
68257,schoolboy,a boy attending school  
68258,schoolchild school-age_child pupil,a young person attending school (up through senior high school)  
68259,schooldays schooltime,the time of life when you are going to school  
68260,schoolfriend,a friend who attends the same school  
68261,schoolgirl,a girl attending school  
68262,schooling,the training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage)  
68263,schooling,the act of teaching at school  
68264,schoolmarm schoolma'am schoolmistress mistress,a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)  
68265,schoolmaster,any person (or institution) who acts as an educator  
68266,schoolmaster Lutjanus_apodus,food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters  
68267,schoolmate classmate schoolfellow class_fellow,an acquaintance that you go to school with  
68268,schoolteacher school_teacher,a teacher in a school below the college level  
68269,schoolyard,the yard associated with a school  
68270,schooner,a large beer glass  
68271,schooner,sailing vessel used in former times  
68272,schorl,black tourmaline  
68273,schottische,music performed for dancing the schottische  
68274,schottische,a German round dance resembling a slow polka  
68275,schrod scrod,flesh of young Atlantic cod weighing up to 2 pounds; also young haddock and pollock; often broiled  
68276,schwa shwa,a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables  
68277,sciaenid_fish sciaenid,widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound  
68278,sciatic_nerve nervus_ischiadicus,arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves  
68279,sciatica,neuralgia along the sciatic nerve  
68280,science scientific_discipline,a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics"  
68281,science_fiction,literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society  
68282,science_museum,a museum that collects and displays objects having scientific interest  
68283,science_teacher,someone who teaches science  
68284,scientific_fact,an observation that has been confirmed repeatedly and is accepted as true (although its truth is never final)  
68285,scientific_instrument,an instrument used by scientists  
68286,scientific_knowledge,knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles; "mathematics is the basis for much scientific knowledge"  
68287,scientific_method,a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses  
68288,scientific_research research_project,research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses  
68289,scientific_theory,a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable"  
68290,scientist,a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences  
68291,scilla squill,an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers  
68292,scimitar,a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade  
68293,scintilla,a sparkling glittering particle  
68294,scintillating_scotoma flittering_scotoma,a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of migraine  
68295,scintillation,(physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle  
68296,scintillation,a brilliant display of wit  
68297,scintillation,the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight  
68298,scintillation_counter,counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to ionizing radiation  
68299,sciolism,pretentious superficiality of knowledge  
68300,scion,a descendent or heir; "a scion of royal stock"  
68301,scire_facias,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  
68302,scission,the act of dividing by cutting or splitting  
68303,scissors,a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move  
68304,scissors pair_of_scissors,an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades  
68305,scissors scissors_hold scissor_hold scissor_grip scissors_grip,a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze  
68306,scissors_kick,a kick used in the sidestroke; legs are brought together in a scissoring motion  
68307,scissortail scissortailed_flycatcher Muscivora-forficata,grey flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings  
68308,sclaff,a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball  
68309,sclera sclerotic_coat,the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball  
68310,scleral_veins venae_sclerales,tributaries of the anterior ciliary veins that drain the sclera of the eye  
68311,scleredema,a skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the face  
68312,sclerite,hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods  
68313,scleritis,inflammation of the sclera  
68314,scleroderma dermatosclerosis,an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin  
68315,sclerometer,a measuring instrument that measures the hardness of materials by penetrating them with a stylus that has a diamond point  
68316,scleroprotein albuminoid,a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye  
68317,sclerosis induration,any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue  
68318,sclerotinia,any fungus of the genus Sclerotinia; some causing brown rot diseases in plants  
68319,sclerotium,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  
68320,sclerotium_disease sclerotium_rot,plant disease cause by fungi of the genus Sclerotium; also one in which sclerotia are formed  
68321,sclerotomy,surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye  
68322,scoffer flouter mocker jeerer,someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision  
68323,scoffer gorger,someone who eats food rapidly and greedily  
68324,scofflaw,one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses  
68325,scoinson_arch sconcheon_arch,an arch that supports part of the wall  
68326,scold scolder nag nagger common_scold,someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault  
68327,scolion banquet_song,a song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet  
68328,scoliosis,an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column  
68329,scolopendrium,a fern thought to resemble a millipede  
68330,scombroid scombroid_fish,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  
68331,sconce,a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather  
68332,sconce,a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate  
68333,sconce,a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce  
68334,sconce,a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light  
68335,scone,small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle  
68336,scoop,a large ladle; "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream"  
68337,scoop pocket,a hollow concave shape made by removing something  
68338,scoop scoop_shovel,the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe  
68339,scoop scoopful,the quantity a scoop will hold  
68340,scoop_shot,a basketball shot made with an underhand scooping motion  
68341,scooter,child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot  
68342,scope range reach orbit compass ambit,an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "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"  
68343,scopolamine hyoscine,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"  
68344,scops_owl,any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call  
68345,scorch,a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues  
68346,scorch,a discoloration caused by heat  
68347,scorch singe,a surface burn  
68348,scorched-earth_policy,the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels  
68349,scorcher,an extremely hot day  
68350,scorcher screamer,a very hard hit ball  
68351,score,an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar); "add it to my score and I'll settle later"  
68352,score,a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0"  
68353,score,a set of twenty members; "a score were sent out but only one returned"  
68354,score,the facts about an actual situation; "he didn't know the score"  
68355,score,the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"  
68356,score account,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"  
68357,score musical_score,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"  
68358,score scotch,a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)  
68359,scoreboard,a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)  
68360,scorekeeper scorer,an official who records the score during the progress of a game  
68361,scorer,a player who makes a score in a game or contest  
68362,scorer,a logger who marks trees to be felled  
68363,scorpaenid scorpaenid_fish,any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific  
68364,scorpaenoid scorpaenoid_fish,fishes having the head armored with bony plates  
68365,scorpioid_cyme,a cyme with flowers or branches alternating in opposite ranks  
68366,scorpion,arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger  
68367,scorpion_fly,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  
68368,scorpion_shell,any of numerous tropical marine snails that as adults have the outer lip of the aperture produced into a series of long curved spines  
68369,scorpionfish scorpion_fish sea_scorpion,marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines  
68370,scorpionweed scorpion_weed phacelia,any plant of the genus Phacelia  
68371,scorzonera black_salsify,long black salsify  
68372,scot_and_lot,obligations of all kinds taken as a whole  
68373,scoter scooter,large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere  
68374,scotoma,an isolated area of diminished vision within the visual field  
68375,scour,a place that is scoured (especially by running water)  
68376,scourer,someone who cleanses by scouring  
68377,scourer,someone who travels widely and energetically; "he was a scourer of the seven seas"  
68378,scourge flagellum,a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)  
68379,scouring,moving over territory to search for something; "scouring the entire area revealed nothing"  
68380,scouring_pad,a small abrasive cleaning pad used for scouring pots and pans  
68381,scouring_rush rough_horsetail Equisetum_hyemale Equisetum_hyemale_robustum Equisetum_robustum,evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils  
68382,scours,diarrhea in livestock  
68383,scout pathfinder guide,someone who can find paths through unexplored territory  
68384,scout talent_scout,someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)  
68385,scouting exploratory_survey reconnoitering reconnoitring,exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous"  
68386,scouting_trip,an expedition undertaken to gain information  
68387,scoutmaster,the leader of a troop of Scouts  
68388,scow,any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends  
68389,scow,a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold  
68390,scrag,lean end of the neck  
68391,scrag scrag_end,the lean end of a neck of veal  
68392,scramble scuffle,an unceremonious and disorganized struggle  
68393,scrambled_eggs,eggs beaten and cooked to a soft firm consistency while stirring  
68394,scrambler,a rapid mover; someone who scrambles; "their quarterback was a good scrambler"; "scramblers can often unnerve a better tennis player"  
68395,scrambler,electronic equipment that makes speech unintelligible during transmission and restores it at reception  
68396,scrap,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"  
68397,scrap_iron,iron to be melted again and reworked  
68398,scrap_metal,discarded metal suitable for reprocessing; "he finally sold the car for scrap metal"  
68399,scrapbook,an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted  
68400,scrape scraping,a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"  
68401,scrape scraping scratch scratching,a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"  
68402,scraper,any of various hand tools for scraping  
68403,scrapheap,pile of discarded metal  
68404,scrapie,a fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system  
68405,scraping,(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected; "they collected blood scrapings for analysis"  
68406,scrappiness,the trait of being scrappy and pugnacious  
68407,scrapple,scraps of meat (usually pork) boiled with cornmeal and shaped into loaves for slicing and frying  
68408,scratch,a competitor who has withdrawn from competition  
68409,scratch,(golf) a handicap of zero strokes; "a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course"  
68410,scratch scrape scar mark,an indication of damage  
68411,scratch_pad scratch_paper scribbling_block,pad for preliminary or hasty writing or notes or sketches etc; "scribbling block" is a British term  
68412,scratch_race,a race in which all contestants start from scratch (on equal terms)  
68413,scratch_test,a test to determine allergic sensitivity to various substances by applying them to scratches in the skin  
68414,scratcher,a workman who uses a tool for scratching  
68415,scratcher,a person who scratches to relieve an itch  
68416,scratcher,a device used for scratching  
68417,scratchpad,(computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information  
68418,scrawler scribbler,a writer whose handwriting is careless and hard to read  
68419,scrawniness scrubbiness,the property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality; "the scrawniness of sickly trees"  
68420,scream screaming shriek shrieking screech screeching,sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"  
68421,screamer,a sensational newspaper headline  
68422,screamer,gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call  
68423,screech screeching shriek shrieking scream screaming,a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"  
68424,screech_owl,any owl that has a screeching cry  
68425,screech_owl Otus_asio,small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle  
68426,screed,a long monotonous harangue  
68427,screed,a long piece of writing  
68428,screed,an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete  
68429,screen,partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space  
68430,screen,a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame; "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers"  
68431,screen CRT_screen,the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube  
68432,screen cover covert concealment,a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"  
68433,screen silver_screen projection_screen,a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing  
68434,screen_actor movie_actor,an actor who plays a role in a film  
68435,screen_door,a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; "he heard the screen door slam as she left"  
68436,screen_font raster_font,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"  
68437,screen_memory,an imagined memory of a childhood experience; hides another memory of distressing significance  
68438,screen_pass,a short forward pass in which the receiver is protected by a screen of blockers  
68439,screen_saver,(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"  
68440,screen_test,a filmed audition of an actor or actress  
68441,screener,a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint  
68442,screening,fabric of metal or plastic mesh  
68443,screening,testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics  
68444,screening showing viewing,the display of a motion picture  
68445,screenplay,a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets  
68446,screenwriter film_writer,someone who writes screenplays  
68447,screw,a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole  
68448,screw,a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head  
68449,screw screw_propeller,a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air  
68450,screw_augur Spiranthes_cernua,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  
68451,screw_bean,spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed  
68452,screw_bean screwbean tornillo screwbean_mesquite Prosopis_pubescens,shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods  
68453,screw_eye,a woodscrew having its shank bent into a ring  
68454,screw_key,a wrench for turning a screw  
68455,screw_thread thread,the raised helical rib going around a screw  
68456,screw_tree,a tree or shrub of the genus Helicteres  
68457,screw_wrench,adjustable wrench that has one jaw that can be adjusted by turning a screw  
68458,screwball,a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown  
68459,screwballer,(baseball) a pitcher who throws screwballs  
68460,screwdriver,a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice  
68461,screwdriver,a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw  
68462,screwtop,the top of a container that must be screwed off and on  
68463,screwup,the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation; "a typical bureaucratic screwup"  
68464,scribble scrabble doodle,an aimless drawing  
68465,scribble scratch scrawl cacography,poor handwriting  
68466,scribe scribbler penman,informal terms for journalists  
68467,scriber scribe scratch_awl,a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut  
68468,scrim,a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater  
68469,scrimmage,(American football) practice play between a football team's squads  
68470,scrimmage_line line_of_scrimmage,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"  
68471,scrimshanker,a shirker  
68472,scrimshaw,a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers  
68473,scrip,a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency  
68474,script,a particular orthography or writing system  
68475,script book playscript,a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance  
68476,scriptorium,a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts  
68477,scripture sacred_scripture,any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group  
68478,scriptwriter,someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas  
68479,scrod schrod,young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned for cooking  
68480,scrofula struma king's_evil,a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands  
68481,scroll roll,a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)  
68482,scrotal_vein vena_scrotalis,veins passing from the scrotum to the pudendal veins  
68483,scrotum,the external pouch that contains the testes  
68484,scrub chaparral bush,dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes  
68485,scrub scrubbing scouring,the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water  
68486,scrub_beefwood beefwood Stenocarpus_salignus,tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood  
68487,scrub_brush scrubbing_brush scrubber,a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning  
68488,scrub_nurse,a nurse who helps a surgeon prepare for surgery  
68489,scrub_oak,any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets  
68490,scrub_pine Virginia_pine Jersey_pine Pinus_virginiana,common small shrubby pine of the eastern United States having straggling often twisted or branches and short needles in bunches of 2  
68491,scrub_plane,a narrow woodworking plane used to cut away excess stock  
68492,scrubber,a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)  
68493,scrubber,a purifier that removes impurities from a gas  
68494,scrubbird scrub-bird scrub_bird,small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub  
68495,scrubland,an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation  
68496,scrum scrummage,(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 is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession  
68497,scrumpy,strong cider (as made in western England)  
68498,scrunch,a crunching noise  
68499,scruple,a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains  
68500,scruple,an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action  
68501,scruple qualm misgiving,uneasiness about the fitness of an action  
68502,scrupulousness,conformity to high standards of ethics or excellence  
68503,scrutineer canvasser,someone who examines votes at an election  
68504,scrutinizer scrutiniser,a careful examiner; someone who inspects with great care  
68505,scrutiny,a prolonged intense look  
68506,scuba_diver,an underwater diver who uses scuba gear  
68507,scuba_diving,skin diving with scuba apparatus  
68508,scud scudding,the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)  
68509,scuff,the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)  
68510,scuffer,a lightweight flexible sandal with a sturdy sole; worn as play shoes by children and as sportswear by adults  
68511,scuffle scuffle_hoe Dutch_hoe,a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling  
68512,scull,a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward  
68513,scull,each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman  
68514,scull,a racing shell that is propelled by sculls  
68515,sculler,someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward)  
68516,scullery,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  
68517,sculling,rowing by a single oarsman in a racing shell  
68518,scullion,a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing)  
68519,sculpin,any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths  
68520,sculptor sculpturer carver statue_maker,an artist who creates sculptures  
68521,sculptress,a woman sculptor  
68522,sculpture,a three-dimensional work of plastic art  
68523,sculpture carving,creating figures or designs in three dimensions  
68524,scum,a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid  
68525,scumble,the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture  
68526,scunner,a strong dislike; "they took a scunner against the United States"  
68527,scup,flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States  
68528,scup northern_porgy northern_scup Stenotomus_chrysops,found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish  
68529,scup southern_porgy southern_scup Stenotomus_aculeatus,porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America  
68530,scupper,drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard  
68531,scuppernong,amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States  
68532,scurf,(botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts  
68533,scurrility billingsgate,foul-mouthed or obscene abuse  
68534,scurvy scorbutus,a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)  
68535,scurvy_grass common_scurvy_grass Cochlearia_officinalis,a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C  
68536,scut,a short erect tail  
68537,scut_work shitwork,trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores; "the hospital hired him to do scut work"  
68538,scute,large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake  
68539,scuttle coal_scuttle,container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire  
68540,scyphozoan,any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle  
68541,scyphus,an ancient Greek drinking cup; two handles and footed base  
68542,scythe,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  
68543,sea,turbulent water with swells of considerable size; "heavy seas"  
68544,sea,a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land  
68545,sea-duty service_abroad shipboard_duty,naval service aboard a ship at sea  
68546,sea-level_pressure,the atmospheric pressure reduced by a formula to the pressure at sea level  
68547,sea-rocket Cakile_maritima,salt-tolerant seashore annual grown for its fragrant rose or violet flowers and fleshy grey-green foliage  
68548,sea_anchor drogue,restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind  
68549,sea_anemone anemone,marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton  
68550,sea_aster sea_starwort Aster_tripolium,a common European aster that grows in salt marshes  
68551,sea_bass,any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin  
68552,sea_bass bass,the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae  
68553,sea_bathing,bathing in the sea or ocean  
68554,sea_boat,a boat that is seaworthy; that is adapted to the open seas  
68555,sea_bream bream,any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae  
68556,sea_breeze,a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime)  
68557,sea_catfish,any of numerous marine fishes most of which are mouthbreeders; not used for food  
68558,sea_change,a profound transformation  
68559,sea_chest,a sailor's storage chest for personal property  
68560,sea_chub,schooling fishes mostly of Indian and western Pacific oceans; two species in western Atlantic  
68561,sea_coal,pulverized bituminous coal; used as a foundry facing  
68562,sea_cow sirenian_mammal sirenian,any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs  
68563,sea_cucumber holothurian,echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders  
68564,sea_dahlia Coreopsis_maritima,stout herb with flowers one to a stalk; ornamental developed from a Mexican wildflower  
68565,sea_duck,any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser  
68566,sea_eagle,any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish  
68567,sea_fan,corals having a treelike or fan-shaped horny skeleton  
68568,sea_feather,corals forming featherlike colonies  
68569,sea_god,a deity that personifies the sea and is usually believed to live in or to control the sea  
68570,sea_gooseberry,ctenophore having a rounded body with longitudinal rows of cilia  
68571,sea_green,the property of a moderate green color resembling the waters of the sea  
68572,sea_hare Aplysia_punctata,naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles  
68573,sea_holly sea_holm sea_eryngium Eryngium_maritimum,European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac  
68574,sea_island_cotton tree_cotton Gossypium_barbadense,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  
68575,sea_kale sea_cole Crambe_maritima,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  
68576,sea_king,a Viking pirate chief  
68577,sea_ladder sea_steps,(nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard  
68578,sea_lamprey Petromyzon_marinus,large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes  
68579,sea_lavender marsh_rosemary statice,any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowers  
68580,sea_lawyer,an argumentative and contentious seaman  
68581,sea_lettuce laver,seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds  
68582,sea_level,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  
68583,sea_lily,crinoid with delicate radiating arms and a stalked body attached to a hard surface  
68584,sea_lion,any of several large eared seals of the northern Pacific related to fur seals but lacking their valuable coat  
68585,sea_louse sea_slater,marine isopod crustacean  
68586,sea_lyme_grass European_dune_grass Elymus_arenarius Leymus_arenaria,a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder  
68587,sea_mile mile,a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)  
68588,sea_milkwort sea_trifoly black_saltwort Glaux_maritima,a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers  
68589,sea_moss,any of various red algae having graceful rose to purple fronds (e.g. dulse or carrageen)  
68590,sea_mouse,any of several large worms having a broad flattened body with a mat of coarse hairs covering the back  
68591,sea_nymph,(Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus  
68592,sea_otter Enhydra_lutris,large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur  
68593,sea_pen,fleshy featherlike warm-water colonies  
68594,sea_power,a nation that possesses formidable naval strength  
68595,sea_power,naval strength  
68596,sea_raven Hemitripterus_americanus,large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when caught  
68597,sea_robin searobin,American gurnard; mostly found in bays and estuaries  
68598,sea_room,space for maneuver at sea  
68599,sea_scallop,muscle of large deep-water scallops  
68600,sea_scallop giant_scallop Pecten_magellanicus,a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America  
68601,sea_serpent,huge creature of the sea resembling a snake or dragon  
68602,sea_slug nudibranch,any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body  
68603,sea_snake,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  
68604,sea_spider pycnogonid,any of various small spiderlike marine arthropods having small thin bodies and long slender legs  
68605,sea_spray,spray from ocean waves  
68606,sea_squill sea_onion squill Urginea_maritima,having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties  
68607,sea_squirt,ascidian that can contract its body and eject streams of water  
68608,sea_swallow Sterna_hirundo,common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and grey plumage  
68609,sea_tangle tang,any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria  
68610,sea_trout,any of several sciaenid fishes of North American coastal waters  
68611,sea_trout,silvery marine variety of brown trout that migrates to fresh water to spawn  
68612,sea_trout salmon_trout,flesh of marine trout that migrate from salt to fresh water  
68613,sea_turtle marine_turtle,any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas  
68614,sea_urchin,shallow-water echinoderms having soft bodies enclosed in thin spiny globular shells  
68615,sea_wormwood Seriphidium_maritimum Artemisia_maritima,plants of western and northern European coasts  
68616,sea_wrack wrack,growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp  
68617,seabag,a cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear  
68618,seabeach_sandwort Arenaria_peploides,perennial succulent herb with small solitary axillary or terminal flowers  
68619,seabird sea_bird seafowl,a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.  
68620,seaborgium Sg element_106 atomic_number_106,a transuranic element  
68621,seafaring navigation sailing,the work of a sailor  
68622,seafood,edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc  
68623,seafood_Newburg,seafood in Newburg sauce served on toast or rice  
68624,seafront,the waterfront of a seaside town  
68625,seagrass,any of various seaweeds that grow underwater in shallow beds; "seagrass provides a protective environment in which young fish can develop"  
68626,seahorse sea_horse,small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position  
68627,seal,a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it); "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal"  
68628,seal,a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture  
68629,seal,fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure  
68630,seal,any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions  
68631,seal sealskin,the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; "a coat of seal"  
68632,seal stamp,a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents  
68633,seal_bomb,a small explosive device (resembling a firecracker) that is used underwater in order to frighten mammals away from fishing grounds  
68634,seal_oil,a pale yellow to red-brown fatty oil obtained from seal blubber; used in making soap and dressing leather and as a lubricant  
68635,sealant sealer,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)  
68636,sealed_instrument contract_under_seal special_contract,a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached  
68637,sealer,an official who affixes a seal to a document  
68638,sealing_material,any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface  
68639,sealing_wax seal,fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters  
68640,sealskin,a garment (as a jacket or coat or robe) made of sealskin  
68641,seam,joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces  
68642,seam bed,a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds"  
68643,seamanship,skill in sailing  
68644,seamount,an underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor  
68645,seance sitting session,a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"  
68646,seaplane hydroplane,an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane"  
68647,seaport haven harbor harbour,a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo  
68648,seaquake submarine_earthquake,an earthquake at the sea bed  
68649,search,the examination of alternative hypotheses; "his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful"  
68650,search,boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; "right of search"  
68651,search,an investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the search"  
68652,search hunt hunting,the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone  
68653,search lookup,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"  
68654,search_and_destroy_mission,an operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area destroying troops as they found them  
68655,search_and_rescue_mission,a rescue mission to search for survivors and to rescue them  
68656,search_engine,a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)  
68657,search_mission,a mission to discover something  
68658,search_party,a party of people to search for someone  
68659,search_warrant,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  
68660,searcher,a customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items  
68661,searcher searcher_beetle Calosoma_scrutator,large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America  
68662,searching_fire,fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun  
68663,searchlight,a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction  
68664,searing_iron,a hot iron used to destroy tissue  
68665,seascape,a view of the sea  
68666,seascape waterscape,a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape)  
68667,seashell,the shell of a marine organism  
68668,seashore coast seacoast sea-coast,the shore of a sea or ocean  
68669,seashore_mallow,any of various plants of the genus Kosteletzya predominantly of coastal habitats; grown for their flowers that resemble hibiscus  
68670,seasickness mal_de_mer naupathia,motion sickness experienced while traveling on water  
68671,seaside seaboard,the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort  
68672,seaside_alder Alnus_maritima,shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood  
68673,seaside_centaury,a variety of centaury found at the seaside  
68674,seaside_daisy beach_aster Erigeron_glaucous,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  
68675,seaside_goldenrod beach_goldenrod Solidago_sempervirens,vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern coast and Gulf Coast of North America  
68676,seasnail,any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids  
68677,season,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"  
68678,season,a recurrent time marked by major holidays; "it was the Christmas season"  
68679,season time_of_year,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"  
68680,seasonableness timeliness,being at the right time  
68681,seasonal_adjustment,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"  
68682,seasonal_worker seasonal,a worker who finds employment only in certain seasons  
68683,seasoned_salt,combination of salt and vegetable extracts and spices and monosodium glutamate  
68684,seasoner,a cook who uses seasonings; "the cook is a light seasoner"  
68685,seasoning,the act of adding a seasoning to food  
68686,seat,a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)  
68687,seat,the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based; "the brain is said to be the seat of reason"  
68688,seat,the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body; "he was elected to a seat in the Senate"  
68689,seat,a part of a machine that supports or guides another part  
68690,seat,the cloth covering for the buttocks; "the seat of his pants was worn through"  
68691,seat,furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests"  
68692,seat,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"  
68693,seat place,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"  
68694,seat_belt seatbelt,a safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident  
68695,seat_cushion,a cushion that makes a seat more comfortable  
68696,seating,the service of ushering people to their seats  
68697,seating seats seating_room seating_area,an area that includes places where several people can sit; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom"  
68698,seating_capacity,the number of people that can be seated in a vehicle or auditorium or stadium etc.  
68699,seaward,the direction toward the sea  
68700,seawater saltwater brine,water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater"  
68701,seaway sea_lane ship_route trade_route,a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels  
68702,seaweed,plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae  
68703,seaworthiness,fitness to traverse the seas  
68704,sebaceous_cyst pilar_cyst wen steatocystoma,a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked  
68705,sebaceous_gland sebaceous_follicle glandulae_sebaceae,a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin  
68706,sebacic_acid decanedioic_acid,a dicarboxylic acid used to make resins  
68707,seborrhea,a condition in which overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily  
68708,seborrheic_dermatitis seborrheic_eczema,a chronic skin disease associated with seborrhea and greasy scales on the scalp or eyelids or other parts of the skin  
68709,seborrheic_keratosis,a skin condition characterized by circumscribed wartlike lesions that can be itchy and covered with a greasy crust  
68710,sebum,the oily secretion of the sebaceous glands; with perspiration it moistens and protects the skin  
68711,secant,a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points  
68712,secant sec,ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle  
68713,secateurs,small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface  
68714,secession sezession,an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s  
68715,secession withdrawal,formal separation from an alliance or federation  
68716,secessionism,a doctrine that maintains the right of secession  
68717,secessionist,an advocate of secessionism  
68718,seckel seckel_pear,small yellowish- to reddish-brown pear  
68719,seclusion,the act of secluding yourself from others  
68720,secobarbital_sodium secobarbital Seconal red_devil,barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions  
68721,second,following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second"  
68722,second,the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match  
68723,second arcsecond,a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here"  
68724,second sec s,1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites  
68725,second secondment endorsement indorsement,a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?"  
68726,second-degree_burn,burn causing blisters on the skin and superficial destruction of the dermis  
68727,second-hand_speech,overheard conversation (especially overheard cellphone conversation)  
68728,second-in-command,someone who relieves a commander  
68729,second-place_finish runner-up_finish,a finish in second place (as in a race)  
68730,second-rater mediocrity,a person of second-rate ability or value; "a team of aging second-raters"; "shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him"  
68731,second_balcony family_circle upper_balcony peanut_gallery,rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats  
68732,second_base,the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball  
68733,second_base second,the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield  
68734,second_baseman second_sacker,(baseball) the person who plays second base  
68735,second_class,not the highest rank in a classification  
68736,second_class,not the highest quality in a classification  
68737,second_cousin,a child of a first cousin of one's parent  
68738,second_estate Lords_Temporal,the nobility in France and the peerage in Britain  
68739,second_fiddle,a secondary role or function; "he hated to play second fiddle to anyone"  
68740,second_fiddle second_banana,someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role  
68741,second_gear second,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"  
68742,second_growth,a second growth of trees covering an area where the original stand was destroyed by fire or cutting  
68743,second_half last_half,the second of two halves of play  
68744,second_hand,an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand'; "he could learn at second hand from books"  
68745,second_hand,hand marking seconds on a timepiece  
68746,second_joint thigh,the upper joint of the leg of a fowl  
68747,second_law_of_motion Newton's_second_law_of_motion Newton's_second_law,the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force  
68748,second_law_of_thermodynamics,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  
68749,second_lieutenant 2nd_lieutenant,a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps holding the lowest rank  
68750,second_moment,the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from the point of origin  
68751,second_mortgage,a mortgage that is subordinate to a first mortgage  
68752,second_nature,acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate  
68753,second_period,the second division into which the play of a game is divided  
68754,second_person,pronouns and verbs used to refer to the person addressed by the language in which they occur  
68755,second_reading,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)  
68756,second_string,a squad of players that are available either individually or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started the game  
68757,second_trimester,time period extending from the 13th to the 27th week of gestation  
68758,second_wind,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"  
68759,second_wind,the return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion  
68760,secondary,the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen  
68761,secondary_amenorrhea,cessation of menstruation in a woman who had previously menstruated  
68762,secondary_censorship,armed forces censorship of the personal communications of officers or civilian employees or enlisted personnel not subject to primary censorship  
68763,secondary_coil secondary_winding secondary,coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil  
68764,secondary_dentition,dentition of permanent teeth  
68765,secondary_diagonal,the diagonal of a square matrix running from the lower left entry to the upper right entry  
68766,secondary_dysmenorrhea,painful menstruation that is caused by some specific disorder (as endometriosis)  
68767,secondary_education,education beyond the elementary grades; provided by a high school or college preparatory school  
68768,secondary_emission,the emission of electrons from a surface that is bombarded by higher energy primary electrons  
68769,secondary_hypertension,hypertension that is secondary to another disease  
68770,secondary_modern_school,a former British secondary school emphasizing practical rather than academic education  
68771,secondary_school lyceum lycee Gymnasium middle_school,a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12  
68772,secondary_sex_characteristic secondary_sexual_characteristic secondary_sex_character,the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)  
68773,secondary_syphilis,the second stage; characterized by eruptions of the skin and mucous membrane  
68774,seconder,someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote  
68775,secondment,the detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere  
68776,secondo,the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet)  
68777,secrecy secretiveness silence,the trait of keeping things secret  
68778,secret,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"  
68779,secret arcanum,information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking"  
68780,secret_agent intelligence_officer intelligence_agent operative,a person secretly employed in espionage for a government  
68781,secret_ballot,a vote in which each person's choice is secret but the totaled votes are public  
68782,secret_police,a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)  
68783,secret_society,a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers  
68784,secretarial_school,a school where secretarial skills (typing and shorthand and filing etc) are taught  
68785,secretariat secretariate,an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations  
68786,secretary,a person who is head of an administrative department of government  
68787,secretary secretarial_assistant,an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization  
68788,secretary writing_table escritoire secretaire,a desk used for writing  
68789,secretary_bird Sagittarius_serpentarius,large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles  
68790,secretaryship,the position of secretary  
68791,secretase,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)  
68792,secretin,a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of water and bicarbonate from the pancreas and bile ducts whenever the stomach empties too much acid into the small intestine  
68793,secretion,a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell  
68794,secretion secernment,the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance  
68795,secretory_phase luteal_phase,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  
68796,sect religious_sect religious_order,a subdivision of a larger religious group  
68797,sectarian sectary sectarist,a member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect"  
68798,sectarianism denominationalism,a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination; "he condemned religious sectarianism"  
68799,section,a land unit equal to 1 square mile  
68800,section,a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope; "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"  
68801,section,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"  
68802,section,a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class  
68803,section,a small army unit usually having a special function  
68804,section,a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon  
68805,section,a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange"  
68806,section discussion_section,a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately; "a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course"  
68807,section plane_section,(geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid  
68808,section segment,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"  
68809,section subdivision,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"  
68810,section_gang,a work crew assigned to a section of a railroad  
68811,section_hand,a laborer assigned to a section gang  
68812,section_man,someone who teaches a section of a large college course  
68813,sectional,a piece of furniture made up of sections that can be arranged individually or together  
68814,sectionalism provincialism localism,a partiality for some particular place  
68815,sector,a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle  
68816,sector,the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes  
68817,sector,a portion of a military position  
68818,sector,a social group that forms part of the society or the economy; "the public sector"  
68819,sector,measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end  
68820,sector sphere,a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in an important sector of his life"  
68821,secularism,a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations  
68822,secularist,an advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and education  
68823,secularization secularisation,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  
68824,secularization secularisation,transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession  
68825,secundigravida gravida_II,a woman who is pregnant for the second time  
68826,secured_bond,a bond that is back by collateral  
68827,secureness,the state of freedom from fear or danger  
68828,securities_law,the body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securities  
68829,security,the state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security"  
68830,security,freedom from anxiety or fear; "the watch dog gave her a feeling of security"  
68831,security certificate,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"  
68832,security protection,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"  
68833,security security_department,a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers; "the head of security was a former policeman"  
68834,security security_measures,measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising"  
68835,security surety,property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation; "bankers are reluctant to lend without good security"  
68836,security surety,a guarantee that an obligation will be met  
68837,security_blanket,anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety  
68838,security_blanket,a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety  
68839,security_consultant,an adviser about alarm systems to prevent burglaries  
68840,security_director,head of a private security force working for a business or industry  
68841,security_force private_security_force,a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry  
68842,security_intelligence,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  
68843,security_interest,any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation  
68844,security_staff,those in an organization responsible for preventing spying or theft  
68845,security_system,(computing) a system that enforces boundaries between computer networks  
68846,security_system security_measure security,an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in  
68847,sedan saloon,a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors  
68848,sedan sedan_chair,a closed litter for one passenger  
68849,sedateness staidness solemnity solemness,a trait of dignified seriousness  
68850,sedation,a state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent  
68851,sedation drugging,the administration of a sedative agent or drug  
68852,sedative sedative_drug depressant downer,a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person  
68853,sedative-hypnotic sedative-hypnotic_drug,a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep  
68854,sedge,grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers  
68855,sedge_warbler sedge_bird sedge_wren reedbird Acrocephalus_schoenobaenus,small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa  
68856,sedge_wren short-billed_marsh_wren Cistothorus_platensis,small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows  
68857,sediment deposit,matter that has been deposited by some natural process  
68858,sedimentary_clay,clay soil formed by sedimentary deposits  
68859,sedimentary_rock,rock formed from consolidated clay sediments  
68860,sedition,an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government  
68861,seducer,a bad person who entices others into error or wrongdoing  
68862,seducer ladies'_man lady_killer,a man who takes advantage of women  
68863,seduction,enticing someone astray from right behavior  
68864,seduction conquest,an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone  
68865,seductress,a woman who seduces  
68866,sedulity sedulousness,the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive  
68867,sedum,any of various plants of the genus Sedum  
68868,see,the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located  
68869,seed,a small hard fruit  
68870,seed,a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa  
68871,seed_beetle seed_weevil,a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes  
68872,seed_catalog seed_catalogue,a list advertising seeds and their prices  
68873,seed_corn seed_grain,good quality seeds (as kernels of corn) that are reserved for planting  
68874,seed_fern pteridosperm,an extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae)  
68875,seed_lac,granular material obtained from stick lac by crushing and washing  
68876,seed_money,capital needed to set up a new business or enterprise  
68877,seed_oyster,a young oyster especially of a size for transplantation  
68878,seed_pearl,a small imperfect pearl  
68879,seed_shrimp mussel_shrimp ostracod,tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell  
68880,seed_stock,a supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting  
68881,seedbed,a bed where seedlings are grown before transplanting  
68882,seedcake seed_cake,a sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon  
68883,seeded_player seed,one of the outstanding players in a tournament  
68884,seeded_raisin,seeded grape that has been dried  
68885,seeder,a mechanical device that sows grass seed or grain evenly over the ground  
68886,seeder,a kitchen utensil that removes seeds from fruit  
68887,seeder cloud_seeder,a person who seeds clouds  
68888,seedless_raisin sultana,dried seedless grape  
68889,seedling,young plant or tree grown from a seed  
68890,seedsman seedman,a dealer in seeds  
68891,seedtime,any time of new development  
68892,seedtime,the time during which seeds should be planted  
68893,seek,the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk  
68894,seek_time,(computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track  
68895,seeker,a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves)  
68896,seeker searcher quester,someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth"  
68897,seeking,an attempt to acquire or gain something  
68898,seemliness grace,a sense of propriety and consideration for others; "a place where the company of others must be accepted with good grace"  
68899,seepage ooze oozing,the process of seeping  
68900,seer,an observer who perceives visually; "an incurable seer of movies"  
68901,seersucker,a light puckered fabric (usually striped)  
68902,seesaw teeter teeter-totter teetertotter teeterboard tilting_board dandle_board,a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end  
68903,segment,one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange"  
68904,segmental_arch,a shallow arch; an arch that is less than a semicircle  
68905,segno,(music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a passage that is to be repeated  
68906,sego_lily Calochortus_nuttallii,perennial plant having 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  
68907,segregate,someone who is or has been segregated  
68908,segregation,(genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes  
68909,segregation separatism,a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups  
68910,segregation sequestration,the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"  
68911,segregationism,a political orientation favoring political or racial segregation  
68912,segregator segregationist,someone who believes the racial groups should be kept apart  
68913,segue,the act of changing smoothly from one state or situation to another  
68914,sei_whale Balaenoptera_borealis,similar to but smaller than the finback whale  
68915,seiche,a wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay; caused by atmospheric or seismic disturbances  
68916,seidel,a glass for beer  
68917,seif_dune,a long and tall sand dune with a sharp crest; common in the Sahara  
68918,seigneury seigniory signory,the estate of a seigneur  
68919,seigniorage,charged by a government for coining bullion  
68920,seigniory seigneury feudal_lordship,the position and authority of a feudal lord  
68921,seine,a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom  
68922,seismogram,the graphical record of an earth tremor made by using a seismograph  
68923,seismograph,a measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake)  
68924,seismography,the measurement of tremors and shocks and undulatory movements of earthquakes  
68925,seismologist,a geophysicist who studies earthquakes and the mechanical characteristics of the Earth  
68926,seismology,the branch of geology that studies earthquakes  
68927,seizing,small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together  
68928,seizure,the taking possession of something by legal process  
68929,seizure ictus raptus,a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure"  
68930,seizure-alert_dog,a dog that can alert or assist people with seizure disorders  
68931,select_committee,a parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose  
68932,selection,an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"  
68933,selective-serotonin_reuptake_inhibitor SSRI,an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain  
68934,selective_amnesia,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?"  
68935,selectivity,the property of being selective  
68936,selectman,an elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns  
68937,selector selector_switch,a switch that is used to select among alternatives  
68938,selectwoman,an elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns  
68939,selenic_acid,a strong acid (H2SeO4) analogous to sulfuric acid  
68940,selenium Se atomic_number_34,a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite)  
68941,selenium_cell,a photoelectric cell that uses a strip of selenium  
68942,selenology,the branch of astronomy that deals with the moon  
68943,self,a person considered as a unique individual; "one's own self"  
68944,self ego,your consciousness of your own identity  
68945,self-absorption,preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else  
68946,self-accusation self-condemnation,an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be  
68947,self-adapting_program,a program that can change its performance in response to its environment  
68948,self-aggrandizement self-aggrandisement ego_trip,an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance  
68949,self-analysis,the application of psychotherapeutic principles to the analysis of your own personality  
68950,self-assertion,the act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others  
68951,self-assertion,the act of asserting yourself in an aggressive manner  
68952,self-awareness,awareness of your own individuality  
68953,self-consciousness,self-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of you  
68954,self-consciousness uneasiness uncomfortableness,embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you  
68955,self-contradiction,contradicting yourself  
68956,self-control self-possession possession willpower will_power self-command self-will,the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior  
68957,self-criticism,criticism of yourself  
68958,self-deception self-deceit,a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it  
68959,self-defense self-defence self-protection,the act of defending yourself  
68960,self-denial self-discipline self-control,the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses  
68961,self-depreciation,a feeling of being of little worth  
68962,self-destruction,the act of destroying yourself; "his insistence was pure self-destruction"  
68963,self-determination,determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion  
68964,self-discipline self-denial,the trait of practicing self discipline  
68965,self-discovery,discovering your own individuality  
68966,self-disgust self-hatred,shame resulting from strong dislike of yourself or your actions  
68967,self-education self-cultivation,the process of educating yourself  
68968,self-esteem self-pride,a feeling of pride in yourself  
68969,self-expression,the expression of one's individuality (usually through creative activities)  
68970,self-feeder feeder,a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material; "the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock"  
68971,self-fertilization self-fertilisation,fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual  
68972,self-flagellation,self-punishment inflicted by whipping  
68973,self-fulfillment self-realization self-realisation,the fulfillment of your capacities  
68974,self-government self-determination self-rule,government of a political unit by its own people  
68975,self-gratification head_trip,the act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself pleasure  
68976,self-heal heal_all Prunella_vulgaris,decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America  
68977,self-help,the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else  
68978,self-hypnosis,hypnosis induced by yourself  
68979,self-improvement self-reformation,the act of improving yourself  
68980,self-incrimination,an accusation that incriminates yourself  
68981,self-induction,generation of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by changing the current in that circuit; usually measured in henries  
68982,self-insurance,insuring yourself by setting aside money to cover possible losses rather than by purchasing an insurance policy  
68983,self-knowledge,an understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities  
68984,self-love narcism narcissism,an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself; "self-love that shut out everyone else"  
68985,self-organization self-organisation,organizing yourself (especially organizing your own labor union)  
68986,self-pity,a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings  
68987,self-pollination,fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower  
68988,self-portrait,a portrait of yourself created by yourself  
68989,self-preservation,preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency  
68990,self-propelled_vehicle,a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion  
68991,self-punishment,punishment inflicted on yourself  
68992,self-registering_thermometer,a thermometer that records the temperature automatically  
68993,self-renewal,the act of renewing yourself (or itself)  
68994,self-report_personality_inventory self-report_inventory,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  
68995,self-reproach self-reproof,the act of blaming yourself  
68996,self-restraint temperateness,exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate"  
68997,self-rising_flour self-raising_flour,a commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agent  
68998,self-service,the practice of serving yourself (as in a grocery or cafeteria)  
68999,self-starter,an energetic person with unusual initiative  
69000,self-starter,an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine  
69001,self-stimulation self-abuse,manual stimulation of your own genital organ for sexual pleasure  
69002,self-torture self-torment,self-imposed distress  
69003,self_acceptance,an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all  
69004,selfish_person,a person who is unusually selfish  
69005,selfishness,stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others  
69006,selflessness self-sacrifice,acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity  
69007,selfsameness,the quality of being identical with itself  
69008,sell,the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"  
69009,sell-by_date,a date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by which it should be sold  
69010,seller marketer vender vendor trafficker,someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money  
69011,seller's_market sellers'_market,a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell  
69012,selling merchandising marketing,the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money  
69013,selling_agent,someone who sells goods (on commission) for others  
69014,selling_point,a characteristic of something that is up for sale that makes it attractive to potential customers  
69015,selling_race,a horse race in which the winning horse must be put up for auction  
69016,selloff,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  
69017,sellout,someone who has sold out  
69018,sellout,an event for which all tickets are sold; "get your tickets for the concert early, it is sure to be a sellout"  
69019,sellout,the selling of an entire stock of something; "the latest Xbox game is so popular, shops are warning of a probable sellout before Christmas"  
69020,sellout,a betrayal of one's principles principles, country, cause, etc.  
69021,selsyn synchro,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  
69022,seltzer,naturally effervescent mineral water  
69023,selvage selvedge,border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet  
69024,selvage selvedge,the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray  
69025,semantic_error run-time_error runtime_error,an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time  
69026,semantic_memory,your memory for meanings and general (impersonal) facts  
69027,semantic_relation,a relation between meanings  
69028,semantic_role participant_role,(linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause  
69029,semanticist semiotician,a specialist in the study of meaning  
69030,semantics,the study of language meaning  
69031,semantics,the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text; "a petty argument about semantics"  
69032,semaphore,an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms  
69033,semblance gloss color colour,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"  
69034,semen seed seminal_fluid ejaculate cum come,the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract  
69035,semester,one of two divisions of an academic year  
69036,semester,half a year; a period of 6 months  
69037,semester_hour credit_hour,a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic semester  
69038,semi-abstraction,a semiabstract painting  
69039,semi-climber,a plant that tends to climb and on occasion can grow like a vine  
69040,semi-detached_house,a dwelling that is attached to something on only one side  
69041,semi-skimmed_milk,milk from which some of the cream has been removed  
69042,semiautomatic_firearm,an autoloader that fires only one shot at each pull of the trigger  
69043,semiautomatic_pistol semiautomatic,a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously  
69044,semicentennial semicentenary,the 50th anniversary (or the celebration of it)  
69045,semicircle hemicycle,a plane figure with the shape of half a circle  
69046,semicircular_canal,one of three tube loops filled with fluid and in planes nearly at right angles with one another; concerned with equilibrium  
69047,semicolon,a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period  
69048,semicoma,a mild comatose state; a coma from which the person can be roused by appropriate stimuli  
69049,semiconductor semiconducting_material,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  
69050,semiconductor_device semiconductor_unit semiconductor,a conductor made with semiconducting material  
69051,semidarkness,partial darkness  
69052,semidesert,a region much like a desert but usually located between a desert and the surrounding regions  
69053,semidiameter,the apparent radius of a celestial body when viewed as a disc from the earth  
69054,semifinal semi,one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament  
69055,semifinalist,one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination  
69056,semifluidity,a property midway between a solid and a liquid  
69057,semigloss,a paint that dries with a finish between glossy and flat  
69058,semilunar_valve,a heart valve with cusps shaped like half-moons; prevents blood from flowing back into the heart  
69059,semimajor_axis,one-half the major axis of an ellipse; the distance from the center of an ellipse to one end  
69060,semiminor_axis,one-half the minor axis of an ellipse  
69061,semimonthly,a periodical that is published twice each month (or 24 issues per year)  
69062,seminal_duct,the efferent duct of the testis in man  
69063,seminal_vesicle,either of a pair of glands located on either side of the male urinary bladder that open into the vas deferens and that secrete many components of semen during ejaculation  
69064,seminar,any meeting for an exchange of ideas  
69065,seminar,a course offered for a small group of advanced students  
69066,seminarian seminarist,a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary)  
69067,seminary,a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis  
69068,seminary,a private place of education for the young  
69069,seminiferous_tubule,any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature  
69070,seminoma testicular_cancer,malignant tumor of the testis; usually occurring in older men  
69071,semiotics semiology,(philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols  
69072,semipermeable_membrane,a membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecules to pass through but not others  
69073,semiprofessional semipro,an athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis  
69074,semitone half_step,the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument  
69075,semitrailer semi,a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle  
69076,semitrance,a trancelike state in which the person can follow instructions but voluntary action is weak or absent  
69077,semivowel glide,a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant  
69078,semiweekly,a periodical that is published twice each week (or 104 issues per year)  
69079,semolina,milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in pasta  
69080,sen,a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel  
69081,senate,assembly possessing high legislative powers  
69082,senate_campaign senate_race,a race for election to the senate  
69083,senator,a member of a senate  
69084,senatorship,the office of senator  
69085,sendee,the intended recipient of a message  
69086,sender transmitter,someone who transmits a message; "return to sender"  
69087,sending,the act of causing something to go (especially messages)  
69088,sene,100 sene equal 1 tala in Western Samoa  
69089,senega,dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin  
69090,senega Polygala_alba,perennial bushy herb of central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot  
69091,senile_dementia senile_psychosis,dementia of the aged; results from degeneration of the brain in the absence of cerebrovascular disease  
69092,senility,the state of being senile  
69093,senior,an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation  
69094,senior_chief_petty_officer SCPO,a senior noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army  
69095,senior_class,final grade or class in high school or college  
69096,senior_high_school senior_high high highschool high_school,a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"  
69097,senior_master_sergeant SMSgt,a senior noncommissioned officer in the Air Force with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army  
69098,senior_moment,a momentary lapse of memory (especially in older people)  
69099,senior_vice_president,the ranking vice president in a firm that has more than one  
69100,seniority senior_status higher_status higher_rank,higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service  
69101,seniti,100 seniti equal 1 pa'anga in Tonga  
69102,senna,any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally  
69103,sennit,flat braided cordage that is used on ships  
69104,sensation,a state of widespread public excitement and interest; "the news caused a sensation"  
69105,sensation,a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest; "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear"  
69106,sensation esthesis aesthesis sense_experience sense_impression sense_datum,an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch"  
69107,sensationalism,subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes  
69108,sensationalism luridness,the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"  
69109,sensationalist ballyhoo_artist,someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention  
69110,sense,a natural appreciation or ability; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing"  
69111,sense,a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"  
69112,sense sensation sentience sentiency sensory_faculty,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"  
69113,sense signified,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"  
69114,sense_of_direction,an awareness of your orientation in space  
69115,sense_of_responsibility,an awareness of your obligations  
69116,sense_of_shame sense_of_duty,a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility  
69117,sense_of_the_meeting,general agreement reached by an assembled group; "no vote was taken, but after each discussion the chair summed up the sense of the meeting"  
69118,sense_organ sensory_receptor receptor,an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation  
69119,sense_tagger,a tagging program whose labels indicate the meanings of words or expressions  
69120,sensibility,refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions; "cruelty offended his sensibility"  
69121,sensibility esthesia aesthesia,mental responsiveness and awareness  
69122,sensibleness,the quality of showing good sense or practical judgment  
69123,sensing perception,becoming aware of something via the senses  
69124,sensitive_fern bead_fern Onoclea_sensibilis,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  
69125,sensitive_plant Mimosa_sensitiva,semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch  
69126,sensitive_plant touch-me-not shame_plant live-and-die humble_plant action_plant Mimosa_pudica,prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled  
69127,sensitivity predisposition,susceptibility to a pathogen  
69128,sensitivity sensitiveness,sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)  
69129,sensitivity sensitiveness,the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences; "a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity"; "the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth"  
69130,sensitivity sensitiveness,the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment  
69131,sensitivity sensitiveness sensibility,(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; "sensitivity to pain"  
69132,sensitization sensitisation,the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)  
69133,sensitization sensitisation,(psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)  
69134,sensitizer sensitiser,(chemistry) a substance other than a catalyst that facilitates the start of a catalytic reaction  
69135,sensitizing sensitising sensitization sensitisation,rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections  
69136,sensitometer,a measuring instrument for measuring the light sensitivity of film over a range of exposures  
69137,sensorimotor_area sensorimotor_region,an area of the cortex including the precentral gyrus and the postcentral gyrus and combining sensory and motor functions  
69138,sensorineural_hearing_loss nerve_deafness,hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve  
69139,sensorium,the areas of the brain that process and register incoming sensory information and make possible the conscious awareness of the world  
69140,sensory_activity,activity intended to achieve a particular sensory result  
69141,sensory_deprivation,a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of all sensory input  
69142,sensory_epilepsy,focal epilepsy initiated by somatosensory phenomena  
69143,sensory_fiber afferent_fiber,a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central nervous system  
69144,sensory_nerve afferent_nerve afferent,a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system  
69145,sensory_neuron afferent_neuron,a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord  
69146,sensory_system,the body's system of sense organs  
69147,sensualism sensationalism,(philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good  
69148,sensualist,a person who enjoys sensuality  
69149,sensuality sensualness sensualism,desire for sensual pleasures  
69150,sensuousness,a sensuous feeling  
69151,sent,100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia  
69152,sente,100 lisente equal 1 loti in Lesotho; one sente is worth one-hundredth of a loti  
69153,sentence,a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language; "he always spoke in grammatical sentences"  
69154,sentence_stress,the distribution of stresses within a sentence  
69155,sentential_function,formal expression containing variables; becomes a sentence when variables are replaced by constants  
69156,sentience,the readiness to perceive sensations; elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "gave sentience to slugs and newts"- Richard Eberhart  
69157,sentiment,tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion  
69158,sentimentalism,the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form  
69159,sentimentalism,a predilection for sentimentality  
69160,sentimentalist romanticist,someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality  
69161,sentimentality,extravagant or affected feeling or emotion  
69162,sentimentalization sentimentalisation romanticization romanticisation,the act of indulging in sentiment  
69163,sentry_box,a small shelter with an open front to protect a sentry from the weather  
69164,sepal,one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower  
69165,separability,the capability of being separated  
69166,separate,a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments  
69167,separateness,political independence; "seeking complete political separateness for Taiwan"  
69168,separation,the state of lacking unity  
69169,separation,the space where a division or parting occurs; "he hid in the separation between walls"  
69170,separation,the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)  
69171,separation,sorting one thing from others; "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones"  
69172,separation,the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state"  
69173,separation,the act of dividing or disconnecting  
69174,separation breakup detachment,coming apart  
69175,separationism separatism,advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state  
69176,separatism,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"  
69177,separatist separationist,an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union)  
69178,sepia,rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes  
69179,sepsis,the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues  
69180,septal_defect,a congenital abnormality in the septum between the left and right sides of the heart  
69181,septation,the division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum  
69182,septectomy,surgical removal of all or part of a septum (especially the nasal septum or atrial septum)  
69183,septet septette,seven performers or singers who perform together  
69184,septet septette,a set of seven similar things considered as a unit  
69185,septet septette,a musical composition written for seven performers  
69186,septet septette sevensome,seven people considered as a unit  
69187,septic_tank,large tank where solid matter or sewage is disintegrated by bacteria  
69188,septicemic_plague,an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to person  
69189,septillion,the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros  
69190,septuagenarian,someone whose age is in the seventies  
69191,septum,a partition or wall especially in an ovary  
69192,septum,(anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities  
69193,sequel continuation,a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it  
69194,sequel subsequence,something that follows something else  
69195,sequela,any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment; "paralysis is one of the sequelae of poliomyelitis"  
69196,sequella,a secondary consequence  
69197,sequence,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"  
69198,sequence,several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys  
69199,sequence chronological_sequence succession successiveness chronological_succession,a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"  
69200,sequence episode,film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie  
69201,sequencer,computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence  
69202,sequencer sequenator,(chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer  
69203,sequestration,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  
69204,sequestration,a writ that authorizes the seizure of property  
69205,sequestration requisition,seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized  
69206,sequin spangle diamante,adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing  
69207,sequoia redwood,either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae  
69208,serape sarape,a long brightly colored shawl; worn mainly by Mexican men  
69209,seraph,an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child  
69210,serenade,a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman  
69211,serendipity,good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries  
69212,sereness,a withered dryness  
69213,serf helot villein,(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord  
69214,serfdom serfhood vassalage,the state of a serf  
69215,serge,a twilled woolen fabric  
69216,sergeant,any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal  
69217,sergeant_at_arms serjeant-at-arms,an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands  
69218,sergeant_major Abudefduf_saxatilis,large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide  
69219,sergeant_major command_sergeant_major,a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army  
69220,serger,a sewing machine that overcasts the raw edges of a fabric with a V-shaped stitch  
69221,serial series,a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series"  
69222,serial_killer serial_murderer,someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval  
69223,serial_monogamy,a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces)  
69224,serial_operation sequential_operation consecutive_operation,the sequential execution of operations one after another  
69225,serial_port,an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a time  
69226,serial_processing,sequential processing by two or more processing units  
69227,serialism serial_music,20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition  
69228,serialization serialisation,publication in serial form  
69229,sericea_lespedeza Lespedeza_sericea Lespedeza_cuneata,perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land  
69230,sericulture,raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk  
69231,sericulture,the production of raw silk by raising silkworms  
69232,sericulturist,a producer of raw silk  
69233,series,(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"  
69234,series,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"  
69235,series,similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies"  
69236,series,(sports) several contests played successively by the same teams; "the visiting team swept the series"  
69237,series,(mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions  
69238,series serial serial_publication,a periodical that appears at scheduled times  
69239,series_circuit,a circuit having its parts connected serially  
69240,serif seriph,a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character  
69241,serigraphy,the act of making a print by the silkscreen method  
69242,serin,any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe  
69243,serine,a sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteine  
69244,seriocomedy tragicomedy,a comedy with serious elements or overtones  
69245,seriousness distressfulness,the quality of arousing fear or distress; "he learned the seriousness of his illness"  
69246,seriousness earnestness serious-mindedness sincerity,the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice  
69247,serjeant-at-law serjeant sergeant-at-law sergeant,an English barrister of the highest rank  
69248,sermon discourse preaching,an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)  
69249,sermon preaching,a moralistic rebuke; "your preaching is wasted on him"  
69250,serologist,a medical scientist who specializes in serology  
69251,serology,the branch of medical science that deals with serums; especially with blood serums and disease  
69252,serotine European_brown_bat Eptesicus_serotinus,common brown bat of Europe  
69253,serotonin 5-hydroxytryptamine,a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory  
69254,serous_membrane serosa,a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid  
69255,serow,short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern Asia  
69256,serpent,a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited  
69257,serpent,an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake  
69258,serranid_fish serranid,marine food sport fishes mainly of warm coastal waters  
69259,serrate_leaf,a leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex  
69260,serrated_wrack Fucus_serratus tang,brown algae seaweed with serrated edges  
69261,serration,the condition of being serrated; "the serrations of a city skyline"  
69262,serration,a row of notches; "the pliers had serrations to improve the grip"  
69263,serration,a single notch in a row of notches; "one of the serrations was broken off"  
69264,serratus serratus_muscles,any of several muscles of the trunk  
69265,serratus_posterior_inferior,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  
69266,serratus_posterior_superior,a thin quadrilateral muscle of the upper and dorsal part of the thorax; acts to elevate the upper ribs  
69267,sertraline Zoloft,a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Zoloft)  
69268,sertularian,feathery colony of long-branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps  
69269,serum blood_serum,an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates  
69270,serum_albumin,albumin occurring in blood serum; serves to maintain the somatic pressure of the blood  
69271,serum_globulin,globulins occurring in blood serum and containing most of the antibodies of the blood  
69272,serum_sickness serum_disease,a delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serum  
69273,serval Felis_serval,slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coat  
69274,servant retainer,a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)  
69275,servant_girl serving_girl,a girl who is a servant  
69276,serve service,(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game"  
69277,server,(court games) the player who serves to start a point  
69278,server,utensil used in serving food or drink  
69279,server host,(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network  
69280,service,a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation  
69281,service,an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service"  
69282,service,employment in or work for another; "he retired after 30 years of service"  
69283,service,(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  
69284,service,work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services"  
69285,service,the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; "that restaurant has excellent service"  
69286,service religious_service divine_service,the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the Sunday service"  
69287,service serving service_of_process,the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he accepted service of the subpoena"  
69288,service table_service,tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table  
69289,service_agency service_bureau service_firm,a business that makes its facilities available to others for a fee; achieves economy of scale  
69290,service_area,place on a highway providing garage services and eating and toilet facilities  
69291,service_book,a book setting forth the forms of church service  
69292,service_break,a tennis game won on the opponent's service  
69293,service_call,a trip made by a repairman to visit the location of something in need of service  
69294,service_charge service_fee,a percentage of a bill (as at a hotel or restaurant) added in payment for service  
69295,service_club,a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services  
69296,service_club,a recreational center for servicemen  
69297,service_contract,a contract for maintenance services  
69298,service_cutback,the act of reducing service  
69299,service_department,the division of a business that provides customer services  
69300,service_door service_entrance servant's_entrance,an entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuse  
69301,service_industry,an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects  
69302,service_line baseline,the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line  
69303,service_staff maintenance_staff,those in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant  
69304,service_station,a station where gasoline and oil are sold and facilities are available for repairing or maintaining automobiles  
69305,service_stripe hashmark hash_mark,an insignia worn to indicate years of service  
69306,service_tree sorb_apple sorb_apple_tree Sorbus_domestica,medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing edible fruit  
69307,serviceability serviceableness usableness useableness usability,the quality of being able to provide good service  
69308,serviceman military_man man military_personnel,someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"  
69309,services,performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others; "the mayor tried to maintain city services"; "the medical services are excellent"  
69310,servicing service,the act of mating by male animals; "the bull was worth good money in servicing fees"  
69311,serving_cart,a handcart for serving food  
69312,serving_dish,a dish used for serving food  
69313,servitor,someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else  
69314,servitude,state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment; "penal servitude"  
69315,servo servomechanism servosystem,control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system  
69316,sesame benne benni benny Sesamum_indicum,East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil  
69317,sesame_oil,oil obtained from sesame seeds  
69318,sesame_seed benniseed,small oval seeds of the sesame plant  
69319,sesamoid_bone sesamoid os_sesamoideum,any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint  
69320,sesbania,any of various plants of the genus Sesbania having pinnate leaves and large showy pea-like flowers  
69321,sesquicentennial,the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)  
69322,sesquipedalian sesquipedalia,a very long word (a foot and a half long)  
69323,sesquipedality,using long words  
69324,sessile_polyp,a relatively flat polyp  
69325,session,a meeting for execution of a group's functions; "it was the opening session of the legislature"  
69326,session,a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming session"; "a gossip session"  
69327,session_cookie,a cookie that is stored temporarily and is destroyed when you close the link  
69328,sestet,a rhythmic group of six lines of verse  
69329,set,a unit of play in tennis or squash; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner"  
69330,set,(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"  
69331,set,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"  
69332,set,the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon; "before the set of sun"  
69333,set,any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals; "the early sets ran on storage batteries"  
69334,set,the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final set to his hat"  
69335,set circle band lot,an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"  
69336,set exercise_set,several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press"  
69337,set readiness,(psychology) being temporarily ready 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"  
69338,set-back setoff offset,structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly  
69339,set-to,a brief but vigorous fight  
69340,set_decoration,a decoration used as part of the set of a theatrical or movie production  
69341,set_gun spring_gun,a gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it off  
69342,set_piece,a piece of scenery intended to stand alone as part of the stage setting  
69343,set_point,(tennis) the final point needed to win a set in tennis  
69344,set_shot,a two-handed basketball shot from a stationary position  
69345,set_square,a try square with an adjustable sliding head  
69346,set_theory,the branch of pure mathematics that deals with the nature and relations of sets  
69347,seta,stalk of a moss capsule  
69348,seta,a stiff hair or bristle  
69349,setscrew,a screw that is used to adjust the tension on a spring  
69350,setscrew,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  
69351,settee,a small sofa  
69352,setter,a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point  
69353,setting,the physical position of something; "he changed the setting on the thermostat"  
69354,setting background scope,the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting"  
69355,setting scene,the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story"  
69356,settle settee,a long wooden bench with a back  
69357,settlement,an area where a group of families live together  
69358,settlement,a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it  
69359,settlement resolution closure,something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they 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"  
69360,settlement_house,a center in an underprivileged area that provides community services  
69361,settler,a negotiator who settles disputes  
69362,settler,a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings  
69363,settler colonist,a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country  
69364,settling subsiding subsidence,a gradual sinking to a lower level  
69365,settlor trustor,(law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee  
69366,setup,the way something is organized or arranged; "it takes time to learn the setup around here"  
69367,seven 7 VII sevener heptad septet septenary,the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one  
69368,seven-spot seven,one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face  
69369,seven-up old_sledge,a form of all fours in which a total of seven points is game  
69370,seven_seas,an informal expression for all of the oceans of the world; "the old salt had sailed the seven seas"  
69371,seventeen 17 XVII,the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one  
69372,seventeen-year_locust periodical_cicada Magicicada_septendecim,North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature  
69373,seventeenth,position 17 in a countable series of things  
69374,seventh,position seven in a countable series of things  
69375,seventh,the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it  
69376,seventh_chord,a triad with a seventh added  
69377,seventies 1970s,the decade from 1970 to 1979  
69378,seventies mid-seventies,the time of life between 70 and 80  
69379,seventieth,position 70 in a countable series of things  
69380,seventy 70 LXX,the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven  
69381,seventy-eight 78,a shellac based phonograph record that played at 78 revolutions per minute  
69382,seventy-eight 78 LXXVIII,the cardinal number that is the sum of seventy and eight  
69383,severable_contract,a contract which, in the event of a breach by one of the parties, can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument  
69384,severalty,exclusive individual ownership  
69385,severance severing,the act of severing  
69386,severance_agreement,an agreement on the terms on which an employee will leave  
69387,severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome SARS,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  
69388,severe_combined_immunodeficiency severe_combined_immunodeficiency_disease SCID,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  
69389,severity severeness harshness rigor rigour rigorousness rigourousness inclemency hardness stiffness,excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"  
69390,sewage sewerage,waste matter carried away in sewers or drains  
69391,sewage_disposal,the disposal of sewage  
69392,sewage_disposal_plant disposal_plant,a plant for disposing of sewage  
69393,sewage_farm,a farm that is irrigated and fertilized with raw sewage  
69394,sewage_system sewer_system sewage_works,facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage  
69395,sewer,someone who sews; "a sewer of fine gowns"  
69396,sewer sewerage cloaca,a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water  
69397,sewer_gas,foul-smelling gas that forms in sewers  
69398,sewer_main sewer_line,a main in a sewage system  
69399,sewer_rat,brown rat commonly found in sewers  
69400,sewing stitchery,needlework on which you are working with needle and thread; "she put her sewing back in the basket"  
69401,sewing stitching,joining or attaching by stitches  
69402,sewing-machine_operator,someone who sews by operating a sewing machine  
69403,sewing_basket,a workbasket in which sewing materials can be stored  
69404,sewing_kit,a kit of articles used in sewing  
69405,sewing_machine,a textile machine used as a home appliance for sewing  
69406,sewing_needle,a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth  
69407,sewing_room,a room set aside for sewing  
69408,sewing_stitch embroidery_stitch,a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather  
69409,sex,either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided; "the war between the sexes"  
69410,sex gender sexuality,the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus"  
69411,sex sexual_urge,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"  
69412,sex-change_operation transsexual_surgery,surgical procedures and hormonal treatments designed to alter a person's sexual characteristics so that the resemble those of the opposite sex  
69413,sex-linked_disorder,any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormones; "hemophilia is determined by a gene defect on an X chromosome"  
69414,sex_appeal desirability desirableness oomph,attractiveness to the opposite sex  
69415,sex_change,a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics (as by surgery and hormone treatments)  
69416,sex_characteristic sexual_characteristic sex_character,those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other  
69417,sex_chromatin,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"  
69418,sex_chromosome,(genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual; "mammals normally have two sex chromosomes"  
69419,sex_drive,a physiological need for sexual activity; "testosterone is responsible for the male sex drive"  
69420,sex_kitten sexpot sex_bomb,a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal  
69421,sex_linkage,an association between genes in sex chromosomes that makes some characteristics appear more frequently in one sex than in the other  
69422,sex_manual,a manual containing instruction in sexual techniques; intended to enhance the reader's sexual life  
69423,sex_object,any person regarded simply as an object of sexual gratification  
69424,sex_offender,someone who has been convicted of a sex crime  
69425,sex_symbol,a person (especially a celebrity) who is well-known for their sexual attractiveness  
69426,sexagenarian,someone whose age is in the sixties  
69427,sexcapade,a sexual escapade; an illicit affair  
69428,sexism,discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex  
69429,sexploitation,the commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material; "sexploitation by advertisers is notorious"  
69430,sext,the fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon  
69431,sextant,a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees  
69432,sextant,a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant  
69433,sextet sextette sestet,six performers or singers who perform together  
69434,sextet sextette sestet,a set of six similar things considered as a unit  
69435,sextet sextette sestet,a musical composition written for six performers  
69436,sextet sextette sixsome,six people considered as a unit  
69437,sextillion,the number that is represented as a one followed by 21 zeros  
69438,sexton sacristan,an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects  
69439,sexual_activity sexual_practice sex sex_activity,activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"  
69440,sexual_arousal,the arousal of sexual desires in preparation for sexual behavior  
69441,sexual_assault sexual_abuse sex_crime sex_offense,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"  
69442,sexual_attraction,attractiveness on the basis of sexual desire  
69443,sexual_conquest score,a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang"  
69444,sexual_desire eros concupiscence physical_attraction,a desire for sexual intimacy  
69445,sexual_discrimination,discrimination (usually in employment) that excludes one sex (usually women) to the benefit of the other sex  
69446,sexual_harassment,unwelcome sexual behavior by a supervisor toward an employee  
69447,sexual_immorality,the evil ascribed to sexual acts that violate social conventions; "sexual immorality is the major reason for last year's record number of abortions"  
69448,sexual_intercourse intercourse sex_act copulation coitus coition sexual_congress sexual_relation relation carnal_knowledge,sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur  
69449,sexual_love lovemaking making_love love love_life,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"  
69450,sexual_pleasure,pleasure derived from sexual activities  
69451,sexual_relationship,a relationship involving sexual intimacy  
69452,sexual_reproduction amphimixis,reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete  
69453,sforzando,an accented chord  
69454,sforzando,(music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack  
69455,sgraffito,a ceramic or mural decoration made by scratching off a surface layer to reveal the ground  
69456,shabbiness seediness manginess sleaziness,a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing  
69457,shackle,a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar  
69458,shackle bond hamper trammel,a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)  
69459,shad,bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of Atlantic coast  
69460,shad,herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn  
69461,shad_roe,roe of shad; may be parboiled or baked or sauteed gently  
69462,shade,a position of relative inferiority; "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade"  
69463,shade,a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)  
69464,shade,protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"  
69465,shade shadiness shadowiness,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"  
69466,shade tint tincture tone,a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"  
69467,shade_tree,a tree planted or valued chiefly for its shade from sunlight  
69468,shades,(plural) something that reminds you of someone or something; "aren't there shades of 1948 here?"  
69469,shadiness,questionable honesty or legality; "they acted with such obvious shadiness that they were instantly recognizable"; "the shadiness of their transactions"  
69470,shading,graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting  
69471,shading blending,a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades  
69472,shadow,shade within clear boundaries  
69473,shadow,a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"  
69474,shadow,an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow"  
69475,shadow,a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness"  
69476,shadow,refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow"  
69477,shadow_box,a shallow rectangular box with a transparent front used to protect and display small items (jewelry, coins, etc.)  
69478,shadow_cabinet,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  
69479,shadowboxing,sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training)  
69480,shadowing tailing,the act of following someone secretly  
69481,shaft,a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer  
69482,shaft,a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)  
69483,shaft,a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel  
69484,shaft,a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)  
69485,shaft scape,(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column  
69486,shag,a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded  
69487,shag,a matted tangle of hair or fiber; "the dog's woolly shag"  
69488,shag,a fabric with long coarse nap; "he bought a shag rug"  
69489,shag,a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn  
69490,shag_rug,a rug with long pile  
69491,shagbark shagbark_hickory shellbark shellbark_hickory Carya_ovata,North American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and edible nuts  
69492,shagginess,unkemptness of hair  
69493,shagginess,roughness of nap produced by long woolly hairs  
69494,shaggy_dog_story,a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness  
69495,shaggymane shaggy_cap shaggymane_mushroom Coprinus_comatus,common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black spores  
69496,shahadah,the first pillar of Islam is an affirmation of faith  
69497,shaheed,Arabic term for holy martyrs  
69498,shaitan shaytan,(Islam) a rebellious jinni who leads men astray  
69499,shakedown,initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state; "the new industry's economic shakedown"  
69500,shakedown,a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"  
69501,shakedown,extortion of money (as by blackmail)  
69502,shakeout,an economic 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"  
69503,shaker,a container in which something can be shaken  
69504,shaker mover_and_shaker,a person who wields power and influence; "a shaker of traditional beliefs"; "movers and shakers in the business world"  
69505,shakiness,the quality of being unstable and insecure; "the shakiness of the present regime"  
69506,shaking,the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements  
69507,shaking shakiness trembling quiver quivering vibration palpitation,a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"  
69508,shale,a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay  
69509,shale_oil,oil extracted from oil shale by heating  
69510,shallot,aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion  
69511,shallot,small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning  
69512,shallot eschalot multiplier_onion Allium_cepa_aggregatum Allium_ascalonicum,type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning  
69513,shallow_fording,fording at a shallow place  
69514,shallowness,the quality of lacking physical depth; "take into account the shallowness at that end of the pool before you dive"  
69515,shallu Sorghum_vulgare_rosburghii,sorghum having slender dry stalks and small hard grains; introduced into United States from India  
69516,shaman priest-doctor,in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination  
69517,shamanism,any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes)  
69518,shamanism Asian_shamanism,an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans  
69519,shamble shambling shuffle shuffling,walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old"  
69520,shambles,a condition of great disorder  
69521,shame,a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt  
69522,shame disgrace ignominy,a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"  
69523,shamefacedness sheepishness,feeling embarrassed about yourself  
69524,shamefulness disgracefulness ignominiousness,unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor  
69525,shamelessness brazenness,behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame  
69526,shampoo,cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair  
69527,shampoo,the act of washing your hair with shampoo  
69528,shamrock_pea Parochetus_communis,trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers  
69529,shandygaff shandy,a drink made of beer and lemonade  
69530,shanghaier seizer,a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship  
69531,shank,a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg  
69532,shank,the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle  
69533,shank,cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head  
69534,shank,cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill  
69535,shank,a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball  
69536,shank stem,cylinder forming a long narrow part of something  
69537,shank waist,the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole  
69538,shank's_mare shanks'_mare shank's_pony shanks'_pony,you own legs; "I traveled on shank's mare"  
69539,shanny Blennius_pholis,European scaleless blenny  
69540,shantung,a heavy silk fabric with a rough surface (or a cotton imitation)  
69541,shantytown,a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties  
69542,shape embodiment,a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life"  
69543,shape form,the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"  
69544,shape form configuration contour conformation,any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"  
69545,shape-up,a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired  
69546,shape_constancy,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)  
69547,shapelessness,an amorphous or indefinite shape; "a shapeless mass"  
69548,shapelessness,the quality of lacking an esthetically pleasing shape  
69549,shaper shaping_machine,a machine tool for shaping metal or wood  
69550,shaping defining,any process serving to define the shape of something  
69551,shaping_tool,a tool for shaping metal  
69552,shard sherd fragment,a broken piece of a brittle artifact  
69553,share,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"  
69554,share portion part percentage,assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"  
69555,sharecropper cropper sharecrop_farmer,small farmers and tenants  
69556,shareholding,a holding in the form of shares of corporations  
69557,shareware,software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc.  
69558,shariah shariah_law sharia sharia_law Islamic_law,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"  
69559,sharing,using or enjoying something jointly with others  
69560,sharing,having in common; "the sharing of electrons creates molecules"  
69561,sharing share-out,a distribution in shares  
69562,shark,a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest  
69563,shark,a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways; "a card shark"  
69564,shark,any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales  
69565,shark_oil shark-liver_oil,a fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of sharks; used for dressing leather and as a source of vitamin A  
69566,shark_repellent porcupine_provision,a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts  
69567,sharkskin,a smooth crisp fabric  
69568,sharksucker Echeneis_naucrates,remoras found attached to sharks  
69569,sharp,a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named  
69570,sharp,a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point  
69571,sharp-tailed_grouse sprigtail sprig_tail Pedioecetes_phasianellus,large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America  
69572,sharp_tongue,a bitter or critical manner of speaking  
69573,sharpener,any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper; "a knife sharpener"  
69574,sharpie,a shallow-draft sailboat with a sharp prow, flat bottom, and triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States  
69575,sharpness,the quality of being keenly and painfully felt; "the sharpness of her loss"  
69576,sharpness keenness,thinness of edge or fineness of point  
69577,sharpshooter,an athlete noted for accurate aim  
69578,sharpshooter,a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters  
69579,sharptail_mola Mola_lanceolata,caudal fin has a central projection  
69580,shasta_daisy Leucanthemum_superbum Chrysanthemum_maximum_maximum,hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus Chrysanthemum  
69581,shave shaving,the act of removing hair with a razor  
69582,shaver,an adult male who shaves  
69583,shaver electric_shaver electric_razor,a razor powered by an electric motor  
69584,shaving-brush_tree Pseudobombax_ellipticum,tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear  
69585,shaving_brush,a brush used to apply lather prior to shaving  
69586,shaving_cream shaving_soap,toiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard before shaving  
69587,shaving_foam,toiletry consisting of a liquid preparation containing many small bubbles that soften the beard before shaving  
69588,shawl,cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders  
69589,shawm,a medieval oboe  
69590,she-devil,a cruel woman  
69591,she-oak,any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina  
69592,shear,(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"  
69593,shear,a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it  
69594,shearer,a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles  
69595,shearer,a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals  
69596,shearing,removing by cutting off or clipping  
69597,shears,large scissors with strong blades  
69598,shearwater,long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves  
69599,sheath,a protective covering (as for a knife or sword)  
69600,sheath case,an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part  
69601,sheathing overlay overlayer,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  
69602,shebang,an entire system; used in the phrase `the whole shebang'  
69603,shebeen,unlicensed drinking establishment  
69604,shed,an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage  
69605,shedder spiller,an attacker who sheds or spills blood; "a great hunter and spiller of blood"  
69606,shedding sloughing,the process whereby something is shed  
69607,sheep,a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon  
69608,sheep,a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision; "his students followed him like sheep"  
69609,sheep,woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat  
69610,sheep-tick sheep_tick Ixodes_ricinus,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  
69611,sheep_bell,a bell hung round the neck of a sheep so that the sheep can be easily located  
69612,sheep_botfly sheep_gadfly Oestrus_ovis,larvae are parasitic on sheep  
69613,sheep_dip,a liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are dipped to kill parasites  
69614,sheep_fescue sheep's_fescue Festuca_ovina,cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass  
69615,sheep_frog,mostly of Central America  
69616,sheep_ked sheep-tick sheep_tick Melophagus_Ovinus,wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle  
69617,sheep_laurel pig_laurel lambkill Kalmia_angustifolia,North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock  
69618,sheep_plant vegetable_sheep Raoulia_lutescens Raoulia_australis,perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly foliage  
69619,sheep_sorrel sheep's_sorrel Rumex_acetosella,small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places  
69620,sheepherder shepherd sheepman,a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock  
69621,sheepman,a man who raises (or tends) sheep  
69622,sheepshank,a knot for shortening a line  
69623,sheepshead Archosargus_probatocephalus,large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico  
69624,sheepshead_porgy Calamus_penna,from Florida and Bahamas to Brazil  
69625,sheepshearing,the time or season when sheep are sheared  
69626,sheepshearing,a festival held at the time sheep are normally sheared  
69627,sheepshearing,act of shearing sheep  
69628,sheepskin fleece,tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing  
69629,sheepskin_coat afghan,a coat made of sheepskin  
69630,sheepwalk sheeprun,farm devoted to raising sheep  
69631,sheet,any broad thin expanse or surface; "a sheet of ice"  
69632,sheet bed_sheet,bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs  
69633,sheet flat_solid,a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width  
69634,sheet piece_of_paper sheet_of_paper,paper used for writing or printing  
69635,sheet tack mainsheet weather_sheet shroud,(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind  
69636,sheet-metal_work,the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems)  
69637,sheet_anchor waist_anchor,spare anchor for use in emergency  
69638,sheet_bend becket_bend weaver's_knot weaver's_hitch,a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)  
69639,sheet_iron,plate iron thinner than tank iron  
69640,sheet_lighting,lightning that appears as a broad sheet; due to reflections of more distant lightning and to diffusion by the clouds  
69641,sheet_metal,sheet of metal formed into a thin plate  
69642,sheet_music,a musical composition in printed or written form; "she turned the pages of the music as he played"  
69643,sheet_pile sheath_pile sheet_piling,a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage  
69644,sheet_web,an irregular spider web woven in a single plane and looking like flattened hammocks  
69645,sheeting,fabric from which bed sheets are made  
69646,shegetz,an offensive term for non-Jewish young man; "why does she like all those shkotzim?"  
69647,sheik tribal_sheik sheikh tribal_sheikh Arab_chief,the leader of an Arab village or family  
69648,sheika sheikha,the wife of a sheik  
69649,sheikdom sheikhdom,the domain ruled by a sheik  
69650,shekel,the basic unit of money in Israel  
69651,sheldrake,Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill  
69652,shelduck,female sheldrake  
69653,shelf,a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects  
69654,shelf_bracket,a bracket to support a shelf  
69655,shelf_ice ice_shelf,ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea  
69656,shelf_life,the length of time a packaged food or drug will last without deteriorating  
69657,shelfful,the amount that a shelf will hold; "he bought a shelfful of books"  
69658,shell,the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals  
69659,shell,the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts  
69660,shell,a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"  
69661,shell,ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun  
69662,shell,the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod  
69663,shell case casing,the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"  
69664,shell eggshell,the exterior covering of a bird's egg  
69665,shell racing_shell,a very light narrow racing boat  
69666,shell_bean,unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking  
69667,shell_bean shell_bean_plant,a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod  
69668,shell_corporation shell_entity,a company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations  
69669,shell_game thimblerig,a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under  
69670,shell_plating,the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship  
69671,shell_stitch,a crochet stitch  
69672,shellac,lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white  
69673,shellac shellac_varnish,a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood  
69674,shellac_wax lac_wax,a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol  
69675,sheller,a worker who removes shells (as of peas or oysters)  
69676,shellfire,shooting artillery shells  
69677,shellfish,meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)  
69678,shellflower shall-flower shell_ginger Alpinia_Zerumbet Alpinia_speciosa Languas_speciosa,cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes  
69679,shellflower shell-flower turtlehead snakehead snake-head Chelone_glabra,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  
69680,shelter,temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons  
69681,shelter,protective covering that provides protection from the weather  
69682,shelter,a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger  
69683,sheltered_workshop,a workshop that offers jobs to members of the physically or developmentally disabled population  
69684,shelver,a worker who puts things (as books) on shelves  
69685,shepherd,a clergyman who watches over a group of people  
69686,shepherd's_pie,pie of hash covered with mashed potatoes and browned in the oven  
69687,shepherd's_purse shepherd's_pouch Capsella_bursa-pastoris,white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed  
69688,shepherd_dog sheepdog sheep_dog,any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep  
69689,shepherdess,a woman shepherd  
69690,sherbert sherbet,a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin  
69691,sheriff,the principal law-enforcement officer in a county  
69692,sheriff's_sale execution_sale judicial_sale forced_sale,a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation  
69693,sherry,dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif  
69694,shibboleth,a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people  
69695,shield,a protective covering or structure  
69696,shield buckler,armor carried on the arm to intercept blows  
69697,shield_fern buckler_fern,any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori  
69698,shielding,shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference  
69699,shielding,a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay  
69700,shielding,the act of shielding from harm  
69701,shift,a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time  
69702,shift displacement,an event in which something is displaced without rotation  
69703,shift shifting,the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"  
69704,shift work_shift duty_period,the time period during which you are at work  
69705,shift_key shift,the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters  
69706,shift_register,(computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right  
69707,shiftiness,the quality of being changeable in direction; "the shiftiness of the wind caused the boat to veer unpredictably"  
69708,shiftlessness,a failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition  
69709,shiga_bacillus Shigella_dysentariae,a bacillus that causes dysentery  
69710,shigella,rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon  
69711,shigellosis bacillary_dysentery,an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains  
69712,shiitake shiitake_mushroom Chinese_black_mushroom golden_oak_mushroom Oriental_black_mushroom Lentinus_edodes,edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe  
69713,shiksa shikse,a derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women  
69714,shill,a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others  
69715,shillelagh shillalah,a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn)  
69716,shilling,an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound  
69717,shim,a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices  
69718,shimmer play,a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water"  
69719,shimmy,an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels); "he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel"  
69720,shimmy,lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips  
69721,shin,the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
69722,shin,the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle  
69723,shin shin_bone,a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg  
69724,shin_guard shinpad,a stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shins  
69725,shin_splints,painful inflammation of the muscles around the shins; frequent among runners  
69726,shindig shindy,a large and noisy party of people  
69727,shiner,something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)  
69728,shiner,any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis  
69729,shiner black_eye mouse,a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye  
69730,shingle,coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)  
69731,shingle,a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g.  
69732,shingle shake,building material used as siding or roofing  
69733,shingle_oak laurel_oak Quercus_imbricaria,small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles  
69734,shingle_tree Acrocarpus_fraxinifolius,East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxes  
69735,shingler,a worker who shingles roofs  
69736,shingling,(geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction  
69737,shingling,the laying on of shingles; "shingling is a craft very different from carpentry"  
69738,shininess sheen luster lustre,the visual property of something that shines with reflected light  
69739,shining polishing,the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"; "every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing"  
69740,shining_clubmoss Lycopodium_lucidulum,a variety of club moss  
69741,shining_willow Salix_lucida,common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves  
69742,shinny shinney,a simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck  
69743,shinplaster,paper money of little value issued on insufficient security  
69744,ship,a vessel that carries passengers or freight  
69745,ship's_chandler,a dealer in sails and ropes and other supplies for sailing ships  
69746,ship's_company company,crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship  
69747,ship's_papers,official papers which a ship is legally required to have; related to ownership, cargo, etc.  
69748,ship-breaker,a contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap  
69749,ship-towed_long-range_acoustic_detection_system,a shipboard system consisting of an acoustic detection system that is towed behind the ship  
69750,ship_broker,an agent for the ship owner; obtains cargo and may arrange for its loading or discharge  
69751,ship_canal shipway,a canal large enough for seagoing vessels  
69752,ship_chandler,a dealer in equipment and supplies for ships  
69753,ship_money,an impost levied in England to provide money for ships for national defense  
69754,shipboard_system,a system designed to work as a coherent entity on board a naval ship  
69755,shipbuilder,a business that builds and repairs ships  
69756,shipbuilder ship_builder,a person who builds ships as a business  
69757,shipbuilding ship_building,the construction of ships  
69758,shipbuilding_industry,an industry that builds ships  
69759,shipmate,an associate on the same ship with you  
69760,shipowner,someone who owns a ship or a share in a ship  
69761,shipper,someone who ships goods  
69762,shipper,a company in the business of shipping freight  
69763,shipping cargo_ships merchant_marine merchant_vessels,conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry  
69764,shipping_agent,the agent of a shipowner  
69765,shipping_clerk,an employee who ships and receives goods  
69766,shipping_company,a company that provides shipping services  
69767,shipping_fever shipping_pneumonia,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)  
69768,shipping_office,the office of a shipping agent; an office where seamen are hired  
69769,shipping_room,a room where goods are packaged and shipped  
69770,shipside,the part of a wharf that is next to a ship  
69771,shipworm teredinid,wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells  
69772,shipwreck,an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance"  
69773,shipwreck,a wrecked ship (or a part of one)  
69774,shipwreck wreck,an accident that destroys a ship at sea  
69775,shipwright shipbuilder ship_builder,a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels  
69776,shipyard,a workplace where ships are built or repaired  
69777,shire,a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county  
69778,shire shire_horse,British breed of large heavy draft horse  
69779,shirking slacking soldiering goofing_off goldbricking,the evasion of work or duty  
69780,shirred_egg baked_egg egg_en_cocotte,egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small ramekin  
69781,shirring,baking shelled eggs  
69782,shirt,a garment worn on the upper half of the body  
69783,shirt_button,a button on a shirt  
69784,shirtdress,a dress that is tailored like a shirt and has buttons all the way down the front  
69785,shirtfront,the front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket); "he had spilled catsup on his shirtfront"  
69786,shirting,any of various fabrics used to make men's shirts  
69787,shirtmaker,a maker of shirts  
69788,shirtsleeve,the sleeve of a shirt  
69789,shirtsleeves,not wearing a jacket; "in your shirtsleeves" means you are not wearing anything over your shirt; "in hot weather they dined in their shirtsleeves"  
69790,shirttail,a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article  
69791,shirttail,fabric forming the tail of a shirt  
69792,shirtwaist shirtwaister,a blouse with buttons down the front; "in Britain they call a shirtwaist a shirtwaister"  
69793,shit dump,a coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit"  
69794,shittah shittah_tree,source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia  
69795,shittimwood,wood of the shittah tree used to make the ark of the Hebrew Tabernacle  
69796,shiv,a knife used as a weapon  
69797,shiva shivah shibah,(Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative; "the family is sitting shiva"  
69798,shivaree chivaree charivari callithump callathump belling,a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple  
69799,shmegegge schmegegge,(Yiddish) baloney; hot air; nonsense  
69800,shmooze,(Yiddish) a warm heart-to-heart talk  
69801,shoal,a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide  
69802,shoal shallow,a stretch of shallow water  
69803,shock,(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"  
69804,shock,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 sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"  
69805,shock,a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair"  
69806,shock blow,an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"  
69807,shock impact,the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle"  
69808,shock seismic_disturbance,an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"  
69809,shock_absorber shock cushion,a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks"  
69810,shock_therapy shock_treatment,treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions  
69811,shock_troops,soldiers who are specially trained and armed to lead an assault  
69812,shock_wave blast_wave,a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity; "the explosion created a shock wave"  
69813,shocker,a shockingly bad person  
69814,shocker,a sensational message (in a film or play or novel)  
69815,shoddiness trashiness,the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better  
69816,shoddy,reclaimed wool fiber  
69817,shoe,(card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time  
69818,shoe,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  
69819,shoe_bomb,an explosive device concealed inside the heel and sole of a shoe  
69820,shoe_industry,an industry that manufactures and sells shoes  
69821,shoe_leather,leather used to make shoes  
69822,shoe_polish blacking,a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear  
69823,shoe_shop shoe-shop shoe_store,a shop where shoes are sold  
69824,shoebill shoebird Balaeniceps_rex,large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe  
69825,shoebox,a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment)  
69826,shoebox,an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes  
69827,shoeful,the amount that a shoe will hold; "he emptied out a shoeful of water"  
69828,shoehorn,a device used for easing the foot into a shoe  
69829,shoelace shoe_lace shoestring shoe_string,a lace used for fastening shoes  
69830,shoemaking shoe_repairing cobbling,the shoemaker's trade  
69831,shoeshine,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"  
69832,shoeshine,the act of shining shoes; "he charged a dollar for a shoeshine"  
69833,shoestring shoe_string,a small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring"  
69834,shoestring_catch,(baseball) a running catch made near the ground  
69835,shoestring_fungus,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  
69836,shoetree,a wooden or metal device that is inserted into a shoe to preserve its shape when it is not being worn  
69837,shofar shophar,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  
69838,shogi,a form of chess played on a board of 81 squares; each player has 20 pieces  
69839,shogun,a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68  
69840,shoji,a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper  
69841,shoofly,an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen  
69842,shoofly,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)  
69843,shoofly_pie,open pie filled with a mixture of sweet crumbs and molasses  
69844,shook,a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment  
69845,shoot,a new branch  
69846,shoot,the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"  
69847,shoot-'em-up,a movie featuring shooting and violence  
69848,shoot-down,murder by shooting someone down in cold blood  
69849,shooter,(sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)  
69850,shooter crap-shooter,a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps  
69851,shooting,killing someone by gunfire; "when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies"  
69852,shooting shot,the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"  
69853,shooting_brake,another name for a station wagon  
69854,shooting_gallery,a building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroin  
69855,shooting_gallery shooting_range,an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practice  
69856,shooting_lodge shooting_box,a small country house used by hunters during the shooting season  
69857,shooting_preserve,a preserve on which hunting is permitted during certain months of the year  
69858,shooting_script,the final detailed script for making a movie or TV program  
69859,shooting_stick,device that resembles a spiked walking stick but the top opens into a seat  
69860,shop store,a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"  
69861,shop_bell,a bell attached to the door of a small shop; warns the proprietor that a customer has entered the shop  
69862,shop_boy,a young male shop assistant  
69863,shop_class shop,a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity); "I built a birdhouse in shop"  
69864,shop_floor,workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines; "the productive work is done on the shop floor"  
69865,shop_girl,a young female shop assistant  
69866,shop_steward steward,a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management  
69867,shop_talk,talk about your business that only others in the same business can understand  
69868,shopaholic,a compulsive shopper; "shopaholics can never resist a bargain"  
69869,shopfront storefront,the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows  
69870,shopkeeper tradesman storekeeper market_keeper,a merchant who owns or manages a shop  
69871,shoplifting shrinkage,the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting"  
69872,shopper,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  
69873,shopper,someone who visits stores in search of articles to buy  
69874,shopping,the commodities purchased from stores; "she loaded her shopping into the car"; "women carrying home shopping didn't give me a second glance"  
69875,shopping,searching for or buying goods or services; "went shopping for a reliable plumber"; "does her shopping at the mall rather than down town"  
69876,shopping_bag,a bag made of plastic or strong paper (often with handles); used to transport goods after shopping  
69877,shopping_basket,a handbasket used to carry goods while shopping  
69878,shopping_cart,a handcart that holds groceries or other goods while shopping  
69879,shopping_list,a list of items to be purchased  
69880,shore,the land along the edge of a body of water  
69881,shore shoring,a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support  
69882,shore_boulder,a boulder found on a shore remote from its place of origin  
69883,shore_duty,naval service at land bases  
69884,shore_leave liberty,leave granted to a sailor or naval officer  
69885,shore_patrol,the military police of the navy  
69886,shore_pine lodgepole lodgepole_pine spruce_pine Pinus_contorta,shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares  
69887,shorebird shore_bird limicoline_bird,any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries  
69888,shoreline,a boundary line between land and water  
69889,shoring shoring_up propping_up,the act of propping up with shores  
69890,short,the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed  
69891,short-horned_grasshopper acridid,grasshopper with short antennae  
69892,short-spurred_fragrant_orchid Gymnadenia_odoratissima,similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs  
69893,short-staple_cotton,cotton with relatively short fibers  
69894,short-tailed_shrew Blarina_brevicauda,North American shrew with tail less than half its body length  
69895,short-term_memory STM immediate_memory,what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it  
69896,short_account,a brokerage account of someone who sells short (sells securities he does not own)  
69897,short_account,the aggregate of short sales on an open market  
69898,short_bone os_breve,a bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all directions  
69899,short_circuit short,accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference  
69900,short_covering,the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale  
69901,short_division,the operation of division in which the sequence of steps is performed without writing them out  
69902,short_gastric_artery arteria_gastrica_breves vasa_brevis,several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach  
69903,short_iron,an iron with a short shaft and pitched face; for hitting short high shots  
69904,short_line,a transportation system that operates over relatively short distances  
69905,short_list shortlist,a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen  
69906,short_loin,the portion of the loin from which porterhouse steaks are cut  
69907,short_order,an order for food that can be prepared quickly  
69908,short_pants shorts trunks,(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee  
69909,short_ribs,cut of beef containing rib ends near the sternum  
69910,short_sale short_selling,sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)  
69911,short_saphenous_vein,a vein running from the foot up the back of the leg to the knee  
69912,short_shrift summary_treatment,a brief and unsympathetic rejection; "they made short shrift of my request"  
69913,short_sleeve,a sleeve extending from the shoulder to the elbow  
69914,short_story,a prose narrative shorter than a novel  
69915,short_subject,a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature  
69916,short_ton ton net_ton,a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds  
69917,short_wave,a radio wave with a wavelength less than 100 meters (a frequency greater than 3 megahertz)  
69918,shortbread shortbread_cookie,very rich thick butter cookie  
69919,shortcake,very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream  
69920,shortcut cutoff crosscut,a route shorter than the usual one  
69921,shortener,any agent that shortens; "alcohol is a great shortener of life"  
69922,shortening,fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods  
69923,shortening,act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening"  
69924,shortfin_mako Isurus_oxyrhincus,very swift active bluish shark found worldwide in warm waters; important game fish  
69925,shortgrass short-grass,any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains  
69926,shorthand stenography tachygraphy,a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system  
69927,shortia,any plant of the genus Shortia; evergreen perennial herbs with smooth leathery basal leaves and showy white solitary flowers  
69928,shortleaf_pine short-leaf_pine shortleaf_yellow_pine Pinus_echinata,large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature  
69929,shortness,the condition of being short of something; "there was no shortness of money"; "can cause shortness of breath"  
69930,shortness,the property of being of short spatial extent; "the shortness of the Channel crossing"  
69931,shortness,the property of being of short temporal extent; "the shortness of air travel time"  
69932,shortness,the property of being shorter than average stature  
69933,shortness truncation,the property of being truncated or short  
69934,shortness_of_breath SOB breathlessness,a dyspneic condition  
69935,shortstop,(baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position  
69936,shortstop short,the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base  
69937,shortwave_diathermy_machine,a diathermy machine that uses short wave radiation as the source of heat  
69938,shot,sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"  
69939,shot,an explosive charge used in blasting  
69940,shot,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"  
69941,shot,an attempt to score in a game  
69942,shot crack,a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"  
69943,shot pellet,a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"  
69944,shot shaft slam dig barb jibe gibe,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"  
69945,shot shooter,a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"  
69946,shot stab,informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"  
69947,shot_glass jigger pony,a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey  
69948,shot_hole,drill hole for a charge of an explosive  
69949,shot_metal,an alloy that is 98% lead and 2% arsenic; used in making small shot  
69950,shot_put,an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possible  
69951,shot_putter,an athlete who competes in the shot put  
69952,shot_tower,tower of a kind once used to make shot; molten lead was poured through a sieve and dropped into water  
69953,shotgun scattergun,firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges  
69954,shotgun_shell,a shell containing lead shot; used in shotguns  
69955,shoulder,a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg  
69956,shoulder,the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm  
69957,shoulder,the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder; "an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform"  
69958,shoulder berm,a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder"  
69959,shoulder shoulder_joint articulatio_humeri,a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula  
69960,shoulder_bag,a large handbag that can be carried by a strap looped over the shoulder  
69961,shoulder_board shoulder_mark,epaulets that indicate rank  
69962,shoulder_flash,something worn on the shoulder of a military uniform as an emblem of a division etc.  
69963,shoulder_girdle pectoral_arch,the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans  
69964,shoulder_holster,a holster worn over your shoulder so a gun can be concealed under your jacket  
69965,shoulder_pad,protective garment consisting of a hard rounded pad worn by football players to protect their shoulders  
69966,shoulder_patch,patch worn on the shoulder of a military uniform to indicate rank  
69967,shouldered_arch,an arch consisting of a horizontal lintel supported at each end by corbels that project into the aperture  
69968,shove,the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"  
69969,shovel,a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace  
69970,shovel,a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle  
69971,shovel shovelful spadeful,the quantity a shovel can hold  
69972,shovel_board shove-halfpenny shove-ha'penny,a game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a board toward a mark  
69973,shovel_hat,a stiff broad-brimmed hat with the brim turned up at the sides and projecting in front; worn by some clergymen in Britain  
69974,shoveler shoveller,a worker who shovels; "a shoveler of coal"  
69975,shoveler shoveller broadbill Anas_clypeata,freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill  
69976,shovelhead bonnethead bonnet_shark Sphyrna_tiburo,small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries  
69977,show,a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"  
69978,show,the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill"  
69979,show-stopper showstopper,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"  
69980,show-stopper showstopper stopper,an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down  
69981,show_bill show_card theatrical_poster,a poster advertising a show or play  
69982,show_time,the point in time at which an entertainment (a movie or television show etc.) is scheduled to begin  
69983,show_trial,a trial held for show; the guilt of the accused person has been decided in advance  
69984,showboat,a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)  
69985,showcase show_window,a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect; "it was a showcase for democracy in Africa"  
69986,shower,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"  
69987,shower,a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom"  
69988,shower cascade,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"  
69989,shower rain_shower,a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"  
69990,shower shower_bath,washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game"  
69991,shower_cap,a tight cap worn to keep hair dry while showering  
69992,shower_curtain,a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area  
69993,shower_room,a room with several showers  
69994,shower_stall shower_bath,booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom  
69995,showerhead,a perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather  
69996,showjumping stadium_jumping,riding horses in competitions over set courses to demonstrate skill in jumping over obstacles  
69997,showman,a person skilled at making effective presentations  
69998,showman promoter impresario,a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments  
69999,showmanship,the ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner  
70000,showplace,a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty  
70001,showroom salesroom saleroom,an area where merchandise (such as cars) can be displayed; "in Britain a showroom is called a salesroom"  
70002,showy_daisy Erigeron_speciosus,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  
70003,showy_goldenrod,a variety of goldenrod  
70004,showy_milkweed Asclepias_speciosa,milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple and pink flowers  
70005,showy_orchis purple_orchis purple-hooded_orchis Orchis_spectabilis,North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood  
70006,showy_sunflower Helianthus_laetiflorus,tall rough-leaved perennial with a few large flower heads; central United States  
70007,shrapnel,shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight  
70008,shred scintilla whit iota tittle smidgen smidgeon smidgin smidge,a tiny or scarcely detectable amount  
70009,shredder,a device that shreds documents (usually in order to prevent the wrong people from reading them)  
70010,shrew shrewmouse,small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles  
70011,shrew termagant,a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman  
70012,shrew_mole,slender mole having a long snout and tail  
70013,shrewdness astuteness perspicacity perspicaciousness,intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)  
70014,shrewishness,a nature given to nagging or scolding  
70015,shrift,the act of being shriven  
70016,shrike,any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals  
70017,shrilling,a continuing shrill noise; "the clash of swords and the shrilling of trumpets"--P. J. Searles  
70018,shrillness,the quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses; "the shrillness of her hair color"  
70019,shrillness stridence stridency,having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound  
70020,shrimp,small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible  
70021,shrimp_Newburg,shrimp in Newburg sauce usually served in a rice ring  
70022,shrimp_butter,butter blended with chopped shrimp or seasoned with essence from shrimp shells  
70023,shrimp_cocktail,a cocktail of cold cooked shrimp and a sauce  
70024,shrimper,a vessel engaged in shrimping  
70025,shrimpfish shrimp-fish,slender tropical shallow-water East Indian fish covered with transparent plates  
70026,shrine,a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person  
70027,shrink-wrap,the clinging transparent plastic film that is used to shrinkwrap something  
70028,shrink-wrapped_software,software on CD-ROMs that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform)  
70029,shrinkage,the amount by which something shrinks  
70030,shrinking,the act of becoming less  
70031,shrinking shrinkage,process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"  
70032,shroud,a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute  
70033,shrub bush,a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems  
70034,shrubbery,an area where a number of shrubs are planted  
70035,shrubbery,a collection of shrubs growing together  
70036,shrubby_St_John's_wort Hypericum_prolificum Hypericum_spathulatum,stiff shrub having oblong entire leaves and dense cymes of yellow flowers  
70037,shrubby_penstemon lowbush_penstemon Penstemon_fruticosus,low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems  
70038,shrublet,dwarf shrub  
70039,shrug,a gesture involving the shoulders  
70040,shtik schtik shtick schtick,(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik"  
70041,shtik schtik shtick schtick,(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh"  
70042,shtik schtik shtick schtick,(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"  
70043,shtik shtick schtik schtick,(Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"  
70044,shtikl shtickl schtikl schtickl,a really little shtik; "have a shtikl cake"  
70045,shucks,an expression of disappointment or irritation  
70046,shuffle shuffling make,the act of mixing cards haphazardly  
70047,shuffleboard shovelboard,a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface  
70048,shuffler,the card player who shuffles the cards  
70049,shuffler,someone who walks without raising the feet  
70050,shufti,a quick look around (originally military slang); "take a shufti while you're out there"  
70051,shunt,a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus shunt"  
70052,shunt,implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body  
70053,shunt electrical_shunt bypass,a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current  
70054,shunter,a small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips  
70055,shuteye shut-eye,informal term for sleep  
70056,shutout skunk,a defeat in a game where one side fails to score  
70057,shutter,a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure  
70058,shutter,a hinged blind for a window  
70059,shutterbug,a photography enthusiast  
70060,shutting closing,the act of closing something  
70061,shutting_post,the gatepost against which the gate closes  
70062,shuttle,public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that flies back and forth between two points  
70063,shuttle,bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads  
70064,shuttle_bus,shuttle consisting of a bus that travels between two points  
70065,shuttle_diplomacy,international negotiations conducted by a mediator who frequently flies back and forth between the negotiating parties; "Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East"  
70066,shuttle_helicopter,a helicopter that shuttles back and forth  
70067,shuttlecock bird birdie shuttle,badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers  
70068,shy,a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"  
70069,shy_person shrinking_violet,someone who shrinks from familiarity with others  
70070,shyness,a feeling of fear of embarrassment  
70071,shyster pettifogger,a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods  
70072,sial,the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum  
70073,sialadenitis,inflammation of the salivary glands  
70074,sialolith salivary_calculus,a stone formed in the salivary gland  
70075,siamang Hylobates_syndactylus Symphalangus_syndactylus,large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web  
70076,siamese siamese_connection,an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building  
70077,sibilant sibilant_consonant,a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)  
70078,sibilation assibilation,pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound  
70079,sibling sib,a person's brother or sister  
70080,sibyl,a woman who tells fortunes  
70081,sibyl,(ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet  
70082,sick,people who are sick; "they devote their lives to caring for the sick"  
70083,sick_bag sickbag,a bag provided on an airplane for passengers who are suffering from airsickness and need to vomit  
70084,sick_benefit sickness_benefit,money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work  
70085,sick_call sick_parade,the daily military formation at which individuals report to the medical officer as sick  
70086,sick_headache,a headache accompanied by nausea  
70087,sick_joke,a joke in bad taste  
70088,sick_leave,a leave of absence from work because of illness  
70089,sick_list,a list of those who are ill (e.g. on a warship or in a regiment etc)  
70090,sick_pay,wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave  
70091,sick_person diseased_person sufferer,a person suffering from an illness  
70092,sickbay sick_berth,(nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship)  
70093,sickbed,the bed on which a sick person lies  
70094,sickle reaping_hook reap_hook,an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle  
70095,sickle-cell_anemia sickle-cell_anaemia sickle-cell_disease crescent-cell_anemia crescent-cell_anaemia drepanocytic_anemia drepanocytic_anaemia,a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape  
70096,sickle_alfalfa sickle_lucerne sickle_medick Medicago_falcata,European medic naturalized in North America having yellow flowers and sickle-shaped pods  
70097,sickle_cell,an abnormal red blood cell that has a crescent shape and an abnormal form of hemoglobin  
70098,sickle_feather,one of the long curved tail feathers of a rooster  
70099,sicklepod Arabis_Canadensis,North American rock cress having very long curved pods  
70100,sicklepod Senna_obtusifolia Cassia_tora,cosmopolitan tropical herb or subshrub with yellow flowers and slender curved pods; a weed; sometimes placed in genus Cassia  
70101,sickleweed_golden_aster,a variety of golden aster  
70102,sickness,defectiveness or unsoundness; "drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure"; "a great sickness of his judgment"  
70103,sickroom,a room to which a sick person is confined  
70104,side,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"  
70105,side,a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"  
70106,side,one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"  
70107,side,a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"  
70108,side,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"  
70109,side,either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side"  
70110,side,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"  
70111,side face,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"; "they travelled across the face of the continent"  
70112,side position,an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"  
70113,side side_of_meat,a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food  
70114,side-blotched_lizard sand_lizard Uta_stansburiana,one of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United States  
70115,side-glance side-look,a glance sideways; "she shot him an impatient side-glance"  
70116,side-wheeler,a paddle steamer having a paddle wheel on each side  
70117,side_chapel,a small chapel off the side aisle of a church  
70118,side_dish side_order entremets,a dish that is served with, but is subordinate to, a main course  
70119,side_door side_entrance,an exterior door at one side of a building  
70120,side_effect,a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy; "severe headaches are one of the side effects of the drug"  
70121,side_effect fallout,any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal"  
70122,side_judge,a football official  
70123,side_of_beef,dressed half of a beef carcass  
70124,side_of_pork,dressed half of a hog carcass  
70125,side_pocket,a pocket on the side of a billiard table  
70126,side_road,a minor road branching off of a main road  
70127,side_street,a street intersecting a main street and terminating there  
70128,side_view,a view from the side of something  
70129,side_yard,the grounds at either side of a house  
70130,sidebar,(law) a courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge that is held out of the jury's hearing  
70131,sidebar,a short news story presenting sidelights on a major story  
70132,sideboard,a removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity  
70133,sideboard,a board that forms part of the side of a bed or crib  
70134,sideburn burnside mutton_chop side-whiskers,facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)  
70135,sidecar,a cocktail made of orange liqueur with lemon juice and brandy  
70136,sidecar,conveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle  
70137,sidelight running_light,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  
70138,sideline,an auxiliary line of merchandise  
70139,sideline out_of_bounds,a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field  
70140,sidereal_day day,the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day  
70141,sidereal_hour,1/24 of a sidereal day  
70142,sidereal_month,period between successive conjunctions with a star, 27.322 days  
70143,sidereal_time,measured by the diurnal motion of stars  
70144,sidereal_year,the time for the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun, relative to the fixed stars  
70145,siderite,a meteorite consisting principally of nickel and iron  
70146,siderite chalybite,iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate  
70147,sideroblast,an erythroblast having granules of ferritin  
70148,sideroblastic_anemia sideroblastic_anaemia siderochrestic_anemia siderochrestic_anaemia,refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrow  
70149,siderocyte,an abnormal red blood cell containing granules of iron not bound in hemoglobin  
70150,sideropenia,a deficiency of iron; results from inadequate iron in the diet or from hemorrhage  
70151,siderosis,fibrosis of the lung caused by iron dust; occurs among welders and other metal workers  
70152,sidesaddle,a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse  
70153,sideshow,a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event; "instruction is not an educational sideshow"  
70154,sideshow,a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus)  
70155,sidesman,(Church of England) an assistant to the churchwarden; collects offerings of money in the church  
70156,sidestep,a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)  
70157,sidestroke,a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick  
70158,sideswipe,a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)  
70159,sidewalk pavement,walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway  
70160,sidewall,the side of an automobile tire; "the car had white sidewalls"  
70161,sidewall,a wall that forms the side of a structure  
70162,sidewinder,air-to-air missile with infrared homing device  
70163,sidewinder horned_rattlesnake Crotalus_cerastes,small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve  
70164,siding,material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof  
70165,siding railroad_siding turnout sidetrack,a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass  
70166,siege besieging beleaguering military_blockade,the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack  
70167,sienna,an earth color containing ferric oxides; used as a pigment  
70168,sierra,a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)  
70169,sierra Scomberomorus_sierra,a Spanish mackerel of western North America  
70170,siesta,a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)  
70171,sieva_bean butter_bean butter-bean_plant lima_bean Phaseolus_lunatus,bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds  
70172,sieva_bean butter_bean butterbean civet_bean,small flat green bean similar to lima beans  
70173,sieve screen,a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles  
70174,sieve_tube,tube formed by cells joined end-to-end through which nutrients flow in flowering plants and brown algae  
70175,sifter,a household sieve (as for flour)  
70176,sigeh,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 minutes to 99 years; "sigeh legally wraps premarital sex in an Islamic cloak"  
70177,sigh,a sound like a person sighing; "she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees"  
70178,sigh suspiration,an utterance made by exhaling audibly  
70179,sight,anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights"  
70180,sight,a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong"  
70181,sight,an instance of visual perception; "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight"  
70182,sight ken,the range of vision; "out of sight of land"  
70183,sight vision visual_sense visual_modality,the ability to see; the visual faculty  
70184,sight_draft sight_bill,a draft payable on presentation  
70185,sight_gag visual_joke,a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)  
70186,sight_setting,the adjustment of a gunsight for elevation and windage on a particular range under favorable light conditions  
70187,sighting,the act of observing; "several sightings of enemy troops were reported"  
70188,sightreader,a performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music)  
70189,sights,an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument  
70190,sightseeing rubber-necking,going about to look at places of interest  
70191,sightseer excursionist tripper rubberneck,a tourist who is visiting sights of interest  
70192,sigma,the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet  
70193,sigmoid_colon sigmoid_flexure,the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum  
70194,sigmoid_sinus sinus_sigmoideus,an S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones  
70195,sigmoid_vein vena_sigmoideus,tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein; drains the sigmoid colon  
70196,sigmoidectomy,surgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor)  
70197,sigmoidoscope flexible_sigmoidoscope,an endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colon  
70198,sigmoidoscopy flexible_sigmoidoscopy,visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps  
70199,sign,(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease; "there were no signs of asphyxiation"  
70200,sign,a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; "The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure  
70201,sign,a gesture that is part of a sign language  
70202,sign,a character indicating a relation between quantities; "don't forget the minus sign"  
70203,sign,a public display of a message; "he posted signs in all the shop windows"  
70204,sign mark,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"  
70205,sign_industry,an industry that produces signs  
70206,sign_language signing,language expressed by visible hand gestures  
70207,sign_manual,the signature of a sovereign on an official document  
70208,sign_of_the_cross,a gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross; used by Catholics as a profession of faith  
70209,sign_of_the_zodiac star_sign sign mansion house planetary_house,(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided  
70210,sign_painter,someone who paints signs and billboards etc.  
70211,signage,signs collectively (especially commercial signs or posters); "there will be signage displayed at each post"  
70212,signal,an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes  
70213,signal,any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration"  
70214,signal signaling sign,any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"  
70215,signal-to-noise_ratio signal-to-noise signal/noise_ratio signal/noise S/N,the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity  
70216,signal_box signal_tower,a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains  
70217,signal_detection detection,the detection that a signal is being received  
70218,signal_fire signal_light,a fire set as a signal  
70219,signal_level,the amplitude level of the desired signal  
70220,signaler signaller,someone who communicates by signals  
70221,signaling_device,a device used to send signals  
70222,signalization signalisation,a conspicuous indication  
70223,signalman,a railroad employee in charge of signals and point in a railroad yard  
70224,signals_intelligence SIGINT,intelligence information gathered from communications intelligence or electronics intelligence or telemetry intelligence  
70225,signature,your name written in your own handwriting  
70226,signature,a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book  
70227,signature signature_tune theme_song,a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program  
70228,signature_recognition,biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's signature and matching it electronically against a library of known signatures  
70229,signboard sign,structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards"  
70230,signer,someone who can use sign language to communicate  
70231,signer signatory,someone who signs and is bound by a document  
70232,signet,a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)  
70233,signet_ring seal_ring,a ring bearing a signet  
70234,significance,the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"  
70235,significance import implication,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"  
70236,significant_digit significant_figure,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"  
70237,signor signior,used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately  
70238,signora,an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name  
70239,signore,an Italian title of respect for a man; equivalent to the English `sir'; used separately (not prefixed to his name)  
70240,signorina,an Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to `Miss', it is either used alone or before a name  
70241,signpost guidepost,a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way  
70242,silage ensilage,fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo  
70243,sild,any of various young herrings (other than brislings) canned as sardines in Norway  
70244,sildenafil sildenafil_citrate Viagra,virility drug (trade name Viagra) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men  
70245,silence,the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking); "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"  
70246,silence quiet,the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"  
70247,silencer,short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing  
70248,silencer muffler,a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise  
70249,silene campion catchfly,any plant of the genus Silene  
70250,silent_butler,a small receptacle with a handle and a hinged lid; used for collecting crumbs or ashes  
70251,silent_movie silent_picture silents,a movie without a soundtrack  
70252,silent_partner sleeping_partner,a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge  
70253,silent_treatment,an aloof refusal to speak to someone you know  
70254,silenus,any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs)  
70255,silesia,a sturdy twill-weave cotton fabric; used for pockets and linings  
70256,silex,a pure form of finely ground silica  
70257,silhouette,an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)  
70258,silhouette,a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color  
70259,silica silicon_oxide silicon_dioxide,a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite  
70260,silica_gel,a porous form of silica that is highly absorbent  
70261,silicate,a salt or ester derived from silicic acid  
70262,silicic_acid,a jellylike substance (hydrated silica)  
70263,silicide,any of various compounds of silicon with a more electropositive element or radical  
70264,silicle,short broad silique occurring in some cruciferous plants  
70265,silicon Si atomic_number_14,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  
70266,silicon_bronze,a bronze with 2-3% silicon that is resistant to corrosion  
70267,silicon_carbide,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  
70268,silicone silicone_polymer,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  
70269,silicone_resin,a polymeric silicone compound  
70270,silicone_rubber,made from silicone elastomers; retains flexibility resilience and tensile strength over a wide temperature range  
70271,silicosis,a lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or quartz or slate  
70272,silique siliqua,narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae  
70273,silk,animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders  
70274,silk,a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae  
70275,silk_gland serictery sericterium,silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders  
70276,silk_oak,any of several Australian timber trees having usually fernlike foliage and mottled wood used in cabinetry and veneering  
70277,silk_tree Albizia_julibrissin Albizzia_julibrissin,attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens  
70278,silk_vine Periploca_graeca,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  
70279,silkiness sleekness,the smooth feel of silk fabric  
70280,silks,the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable  
70281,silkscreen silk_screen_print serigraph,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  
70282,silkworm,the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk  
70283,silkworm giant_silkworm wild_wilkworm,larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon  
70284,silkworm_seed,eggs of a silkworm  
70285,silky_anteater two-toed_anteater Cyclopes_didactylus,squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur  
70286,silky_cornel silky_dogwood Cornus_amomum,shrub of eastern North America having purplish stems and blue fruit  
70287,silky_dogwood Cornus_obliqua,shrub of eastern North America closely resembling silky cornel  
70288,silky_oak Grevillea_robusta,medium to tall fast-growing tree with orange flowers and feathery bipinnate leaves silky-hairy beneath; eastern Australia  
70289,silky_pocket_mouse Perognathus_flavus,small pale yellowish soft-furred rodent of southwestern United States and Mexico  
70290,silky_tamarin Leontocebus_rosalia,golden South American monkey with long soft hair forming a mane  
70291,silky_terrier Sydney_silky,Australian breed of toy dogs having a silky blue coat  
70292,silky_wisteria Wisteria_venusta,a wisteria of China having white flowers  
70293,sill,(geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock  
70294,sill,structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure  
70295,silly,a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly"  
70296,silly_season,a time usually late summer characterized by exaggerated news stories about frivolous matters for want of real news  
70297,silo,military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired  
70298,silo,a cylindrical tower used for storing silage  
70299,siloxane,any of a large class of compounds that have alternate silicon and oxygen atoms  
70300,silt,mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake  
70301,siltstone,a fine-grained sandstone of consolidated silt  
70302,silurid silurid_fish,Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin  
70303,silva sylva,the forest trees growing in a country or region  
70304,silver,coins made of silver  
70305,silver Ag atomic_number_47,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  
70306,silver-bell_tree silverbell_tree snowdrop_tree opossum_wood Halesia_carolina Halesia_tetraptera,medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas  
70307,silver_age,(classical mythology) the second age of the world, characterized by opulence and irreligion; by extension, a period secondary in achievement to a golden age  
70308,silver_ash,any of various timber trees of the genus Flindersia  
70309,silver_beech Nothofagus_menziesii,New Zealand beech with usually pale silvery bark  
70310,silver_bell,any of various deciduous trees of the genus Halesia having white bell-shaped flowers  
70311,silver_birch common_birch European_white_birch Betula_pendula,European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches  
70312,silver_bromide,a bromide that darkens when exposed to light; used in making photographic emulsions  
70313,silver_bullet,a simple guaranteed solution for a difficult problem; "no silver bullet can make the world safe from terrorism"  
70314,silver_certificate,formerly a bank note issued by the United States Treasury and redeemable in silver  
70315,silver_chloride,a chloride used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions  
70316,silver_cord,the emotional bond between a mother and her offspring  
70317,silver_dollar cartwheel,a dollar made of silver  
70318,silver_fern Pityrogramma_argentea,fern of southern tropical Africa having fronds with white undersides  
70319,silver_fern Pityrogramma_calomelanos,tropical American fern having fronds with white undersides  
70320,silver_fir,any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath  
70321,silver_fox,red fox in the color phase when its pelt is tipped with white  
70322,silver_grass,of Australia and New Zealand  
70323,silver_hake Merluccius_bilinearis whiting,found off Atlantic coast of North America  
70324,silver_iodide,an iodide that is used in photography, in seeding clouds to make rain, and in medicine  
70325,silver_jenny Eucinostomus_gula,silvery mojarra found along sandy shores of the western Atlantic  
70326,silver_jubilee,an anniversary celebrating the passage of 25 years  
70327,silver_lace_vine China_fleece_vine Russian_vine Polygonum_aubertii,twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia  
70328,silver_lime silver_linden Tilia_tomentosa,large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental  
70329,silver_lining bright_side,a consoling aspect of a difficult situation; "every cloud has a silver lining"; "look on the bright side of it"  
70330,silver_maple Acer_saccharinum,a common North American maple tree; five-lobed leaves are light green above and silvery white beneath; source of hard close-grained but brittle light-brown wood  
70331,silver_medal silver,a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition  
70332,silver_mine,a mine where silver ore is dug  
70333,silver_nitrate,a nitrate used in making photographic emulsions; also used in medicine as a cautery and as a topical antibacterial agent  
70334,silver_oak Grevillela_parallela,small slender tree with usually entire grey-green pendulous leaves and white or cream-colored flowers; northern Australia  
70335,silver_perch mademoiselle Bairdiella_chrysoura,small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico  
70336,silver_plate,tableware that is plated with silver  
70337,silver_plate,a thin layer of silver deposited on something  
70338,silver_protein,a colloid preparation of protein (albumin or gelatin) and silver oxide; used in aqueous solution as an antibacterial agent  
70339,silver_quandong,pale easily worked timber from the quandong tree  
70340,silver_sage silver_sagebrush grey_sage gray_sage Seriphidium_canum Artemisia_cana,low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant  
70341,silver_salmon coho_salmon coho cohoe,fatty pinkish flesh of small salmon caught in the Pacific and Great Lakes  
70342,silver_screen,the film industry  
70343,silver_solder,a solder that contains silver  
70344,silver_spoon old_money,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"  
70345,silver_standard,a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of silver  
70346,silver_tree Leucadendron_argenteum,small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage  
70347,silver_tree Tarrietia_argyrodendron,Australian timber tree  
70348,silver_tree_fern sago_fern black_tree_fern Cyathea_medullaris,a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides  
70349,silver_wattle mimosa Acacia_dealbata,evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers  
70350,silver_wedding_anniversary,the 25th wedding anniversary  
70351,silver_whiting Menticirrhus_littoralis,a dull silvery whiting of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States  
70352,silver_willow silky_willow Salix_alba_sericea Salix_sericea,North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying  
70353,silverback,an adult male gorilla with grey hairs across the back  
70354,silverberry silver_berry silverbush silver-bush Elaeagnus_commutata,deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits  
70355,silverfish,a silvery variety of Carassius auratus  
70356,silverfish Lepisma_saccharina,silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing  
70357,silverpoint,a drawing made on specially prepared paper with an instrument having a silver tip (15th and 16th centuries)  
70358,silverrod Solidago_bicolor,plant of eastern North America having creamy white flowers  
70359,silversides silverside,small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States  
70360,silversmith silverworker silver-worker,someone who makes or repairs articles of silver  
70361,silverspot,butterfly with silver spots on the underside of the hind wings  
70362,silversword Argyroxiphium_sandwicense,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  
70363,silvervine silver_vine Actinidia_polygama,ornamental vine of eastern Asia having yellow edible fruit and leaves with silver-white markings  
70364,silverware,tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or stainless steel  
70365,silverweed,any of various twining shrubs of the genus Argyreia having silvery leaves and showy purple flowers  
70366,silverweed goose-tansy goose_grass Potentilla_anserina,low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia  
70367,silverwork,decorative work made of silver  
70368,silvery_spleenwort Deparia_acrostichoides Athyrium_thelypteroides,fern with elongate silvery outgrowths enclosing the developing spores  
70369,silvery_spleenwort glade_fern narrow-leaved_spleenwort Athyrium_pycnocarpon Diplazium_pycnocarpon,North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks  
70370,silvex,a herbicide that is effective in controlling woody plants but is toxic to animals  
70371,silviculture,the branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests  
70372,sima,rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium  
70373,simazine,a herbicide used to control weeds (especially among crops)  
70374,simian,an ape or monkey  
70375,similarity,the quality of being similar  
70376,similarity law_of_similarity,a Gestalt 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  
70377,simile,a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')  
70378,simmer,temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"  
70379,simnel,a crisp bread of fine white flour  
70380,simnel,a fruitcake (sometimes covered with almond paste) eaten at mid-Lent or Easter or Christmas  
70381,simony barratry,traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments  
70382,simoom simoon samiel,a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa  
70383,simper,a silly self-conscious smile  
70384,simperer,a smiler whose smile is silly and self-conscious and sometimes coy  
70385,simple,any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties  
70386,simple_closed_curve Jordan_curve,a closed curve that does not intersect itself  
70387,simple_eye stemma ocellus,an eye having a single lens  
70388,simple_fracture closed_fracture,an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin  
70389,simple_fruit bacca,an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape; tomato; cranberry  
70390,simple_harmonic_motion,periodic motion in which the restoring force is proportional to the displacement  
70391,simple_interest,interest paid on the principal alone  
70392,simple_leaf,a leaf that is not divided into parts  
70393,simple_mastectomy,removal of a breast leaving the underlying muscles and the lymph nodes intact  
70394,simple_pendulum,a hypothetical pendulum suspended by a weightless frictionless thread of constant length  
70395,simple_phobia,any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimuli  
70396,simple_pistil,consists of one carpel  
70397,simple_protein,a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed  
70398,simple_sentence,a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses  
70399,simpleton simple,a person lacking intelligence or common sense  
70400,simplicity simmpleness,absence of affectation or pretense  
70401,simplicity simpleness,the quality of being simple or uncompounded; "the simplicity of a crystal"  
70402,simplicity simpleness simple_mindedness,a lack of penetration or subtlety; "they took advantage of her simplicity"  
70403,simplification,an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity  
70404,simplification,elimination of superfluous details  
70405,simulacrum,an insubstantial or vague semblance  
70406,simulation,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)  
70407,simulation computer_simulation,(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"  
70408,simulative_electronic_deception electronic_simulative_deception,actions to represent friendly notional or actual capabilities to mislead hostile forces  
70409,simulator,a machine that simulates an environment for the purpose of training or research  
70410,simulcast,a broadcast that is carried simultaneously by radio and television (or by FM and AM radio)  
70411,simultaneity simultaneousness,happening or existing or done at the same time  
70412,simultaneous_equations,a set of equations in two or more variables for which there are values that can satisfy all the equations simultaneously  
70413,simvastatin Zocor,an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks  
70414,sin,the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
70415,sin sinfulness wickedness,estrangement from god  
70416,sin sinning,an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will  
70417,sincerity,the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical; "his sincerity inspired belief"; "they demanded some proof of my sincerity"  
70418,sincerity unassumingness,a quality of naturalness and simplicity; "the simple sincerity of folk songs"  
70419,sinciput,the front part of the head or skull (including the forehead)  
70420,sine sin,ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle  
70421,sine_curve sinusoid,the curve of y=sin x  
70422,sine_wave,a wave whose waveform resembles a sine curve  
70423,sinecure,a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached  
70424,sinecure,an office that involves minimal duties  
70425,singalong singsong,informal group singing of popular songs  
70426,singer vocalist vocalizer vocaliser,a person who sings  
70427,singing vocalizing,the act of singing vocal music  
70428,singing_voice,the musical quality of the voice while singing  
70429,single bingle,a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base  
70430,single-breasted_jacket,a jacket having fronts that overlap only enough for a single row of buttons  
70431,single-breasted_suit,a suit having a single-breasted jacket  
70432,single-leaf single-leaf_pine single-leaf_pinyon Pinus_monophylla,pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine  
70433,single-mindedness,characterized by one unified purpose  
70434,single-reed_instrument single-reed_woodwind,a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone)  
70435,single-rotor_helicopter,a helicopter having a single rotor  
70436,single-spacing,typing that does not leave lines blank  
70437,single_bed,a bed for one occupant  
70438,single_combat,a fight between two people; "in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat"  
70439,single_crochet single_stitch,the basic crochet stitch  
70440,single_entry single-entry_bookkeeping,a simple bookkeeping system; transactions are entered in only one account  
70441,single_nucleotide_polymorphism SNP,(genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered; SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily successful enough to recur in a significant proportion of the population of a species  
70442,single_prop single-propeller_plane,a propeller plane with a single propeller  
70443,single_quote,a single quotation mark  
70444,single_supplement,a surcharge added to the cost per person when traveling alone  
70445,single_tax,a system of taxation in which a tax is levied on a single commodity (usually land)  
70446,singleness,the quality of concentrating on one central objective; "his singleness of purpose"  
70447,singleness straightforwardness,without hypocrisy; "the singleness of his motives could not be questioned"  
70448,singles,badminton played with one person on each side  
70449,singles,tennis played with one person on each side  
70450,singlestick fencing_stick backsword,a stick used instead of a sword for fencing  
70451,singlet vest undershirt,a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body  
70452,singletary_pea Caley_pea rough_pea wild_winterpea Lathyrus_hirsutus,a weak-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region for long established in southern United States; cultivated as a cover and pasture crop  
70453,singleton,a single object (as distinguished from a pair)  
70454,singleton,a set containing a single member  
70455,singleton,the playing card that is the only card in a suit held in a bridge hand as initially dealt  
70456,singsong,a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation  
70457,singular singular_form,the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton  
70458,singular_matrix,a square matrix whose determinant is zero  
70459,singularity,strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual  
70460,singularity uniqueness,the quality of being one of a kind; "that singularity distinguished him from all his companions"  
70461,sink,(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"  
70462,sink,plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe  
70463,sinker,a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)  
70464,sinker,a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate  
70465,sinkhole sink swallow_hole,a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof  
70466,sinking,a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"  
70467,sinking,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"  
70468,sinking sinking_feeling,a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"  
70469,sinking_fund,a fund accumulated regularly in a separate account and used to redeem debt securities  
70470,sinking_spell,a temporary decline in health or value  
70471,sinner evildoer,a person who sins (without repenting)  
70472,sinopis sinopia sinoper,a red ocher formerly used as a pigment  
70473,sinuosity sinuousness,having curves; "he hated the sinuosity of mountain roads"  
70474,sinus,any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull  
70475,sinus_headache,a headache resulting from congestion or infection in the paranasal sinuses  
70476,sinusitis,inflammation of one of the paranasal sinuses  
70477,sinusoid,tiny endothelium-lined passages for blood in the tissue of an organ  
70478,sinusoidal_projection Sanson-Flamsteed_projection,an equal-area map projection showing parallels and the equator as straight lines and other meridians as curved; used to map tropical latitudes  
70479,sip,a small drink  
70480,siphon syphon,a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube  
70481,siphon syphon,a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled  
70482,siphonophore,a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored  
70483,sipper,a drinker who sips  
70484,sir,term of address for a man  
70485,sirdar,an important person in India  
70486,sire,a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority  
70487,sire,male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse  
70488,siren,a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound  
70489,siren,an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning  
70490,siren,eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills  
70491,siren_call siren_song,the enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous; "he succumbed to the siren call of the wilderness"  
70492,siris siris_tree Albizia_lebbeck Albizzia_lebbeck,large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind  
70493,sirloin,the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump  
70494,sirloin_steak,a cut of beef from the sirloin  
70495,sirloin_tip,a cut of beef from the upper end of the sirloin  
70496,sirrah,formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger  
70497,sisal Agave_sisalana,Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope  
70498,sisal sisal_hemp,a plant fiber used for making rope  
70499,siskin Carduelis_spinus,small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak  
70500,siskiyou_lewisia Lewisia_cotyledon,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  
70501,sissoo sissu sisham Dalbergia_sissoo,East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties  
70502,sissy pantywaist pansy milksop Milquetoast,a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive  
70503,sister,a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group; "none of her sisters would betray her"  
70504,sister sis,a female person who has the same parents as another person; "my sister married a musician"  
70505,sister-in-law,the sister of your spouse  
70506,sister_ship,a ship that is one of two or more similar ships built at the same time  
70507,sisterhood,a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns)  
70508,sisterhood sistership,the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings  
70509,sisterhood sistership,an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest  
70510,sit-down sit-down_strike,a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached  
70511,sit-in,a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move  
70512,sit-up,a stomach exercise in which a person sits up from a supine position without using the arms for leverage  
70513,sitar,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  
70514,sitar_player,a musician who plays the sitar  
70515,site land_site,the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school"  
70516,site situation,physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"  
70517,site_visit,a visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprise  
70518,sitter,an organism (person or animal) that sits  
70519,sitting,a session as of a legislature or court  
70520,sitting,the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"  
70521,sitting posing,(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"  
70522,sitting_duck easy_mark,a defenseless victim  
70523,sitting_trot,the rider sits still in the saddle  
70524,situation,a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"  
70525,situation position,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"  
70526,situation state_of_affairs,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  
70527,situation_comedy sitcom,a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life  
70528,situation_comedy sitcom,a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life  
70529,sitz_bath hip_bath,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  
70530,six 6 VI sixer sise Captain_Hicks half_a_dozen sextet sestet sextuplet hexad,the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one  
70531,six-footer,a person who is at least six feet tall  
70532,six-pack six_pack sixpack,a carton containing six bottles or cans  
70533,six-spot six,a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips  
70534,sixpence tanner,a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970  
70535,sixpenny_nail,a nail 2 inches long  
70536,sixteen 16 XVI,the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one  
70537,sixteenth,position 16 in a countable series of things  
70538,sixteenth_note semiquaver,a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note  
70539,sixth,position six in a countable series of things  
70540,sixth,the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it  
70541,sixth-former,a student in the sixth form  
70542,sixties 1960s,the decade from 1960 to 1969  
70543,sixties mid-sixties,the time of life between 60 and 70  
70544,sixtieth,position 60 in a countable series of things  
70545,sixty 60 LX,the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six  
70546,sixty-fourth_note hemidemisemiquaver,a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note  
70547,size,a large magnitude; "he blanched when he saw the size of the bill"; "the only city of any size in that area"  
70548,size,the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf is about the size of a large dog"  
70549,size,the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"  
70550,size size_of_it,the actual state of affairs; "that's the size of the situation"; "she hates me, that's about the size of it"  
70551,size sizing,any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics; "size gives body to a fabric"  
70552,size_constancy,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)  
70553,size_stick,a mechanical measuring stick used by shoe fitters to measure the length and width of your foot  
70554,sizzle,a sizzling noise  
70555,skank,a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees  
70556,skate,sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs  
70557,skate,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  
70558,skateboard,a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot  
70559,skateboarder,someone who skates on a skateboard  
70560,skateboarding,the sport of skating on a skateboard  
70561,skater,someone who skates  
70562,skating,the sport of gliding on skates  
70563,skedaddle,a hasty flight  
70564,skeen_arch skene_arch scheme_arch diminished_arch,an arch whose height is less than half its width  
70565,skeet skeet_shooting trapshooting,the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird  
70566,skeg,a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost  
70567,skein,coils of worsted yarn  
70568,skeletal_muscle striated_muscle,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  
70569,skeletal_structure,any structure created by the skeleton of an organism  
70570,skeletal_system skeleton frame systema_skeletale,the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal  
70571,skeleton,something reduced to its minimal form; "the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"; "the bare skeleton of a novel"  
70572,skeleton skeletal_frame frame underframe,the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton"  
70573,skeleton skeleton_in_the_closet skeleton_in_the_cupboard,a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet"   
70574,skeleton_fork_fern Psilotum_nudum,pantropical epiphytic or terrestrial whisk fern with usually dull yellow branches and minute leaves; America; Japan; Australia  
70575,skeleton_key,a passkey with much of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks  
70576,skeleton_shrimp,small amphipod crustacean having a grotesque form suggestive of the praying mantis; found chiefly on seaweed  
70577,skep,a large round wicker basket (used on farms)  
70578,skep,a domed beehive made of twisted straw  
70579,skepful,the quantity a skep can hold  
70580,skeptic sceptic doubter,someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs  
70581,sketch study,preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"  
70582,sketch survey resume,short descriptive summary (of events)  
70583,sketch vignette,a brief literary description  
70584,sketch_map,a map drawn from observation (rather than from exact measurements) and representing the main features of an area  
70585,sketchbook sketch_block sketch_pad,a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn  
70586,sketcher,someone who draws sketches  
70587,sketcher,an implement for sketching  
70588,sketchiness,incompleteness of details  
70589,skew_arch,an arch whose jambs are not at right angles with the face  
70590,skewer,a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted  
70591,ski,narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow  
70592,ski-plane,an airplane equipped with skis so it can land on a snowfield  
70593,ski_binding binding,one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall  
70594,ski_boot,a stiff boot that is fastened to a ski with a ski binding  
70595,ski_cap stocking_cap toboggan_cap,a close-fitting woolen cap; often has a tapering tail with a tassel  
70596,ski_conditions,the amount and state of snow for skiing  
70597,ski_jump,a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump  
70598,ski_jumper,a skier who leaps through the air (especially on a ski jump)  
70599,ski_jumping,the act of performing a jump on skis from a high ramp overhanging a snow covered slope  
70600,ski_lodge,a hotel at a ski resort  
70601,ski_mask,a woolen face mask to protect the face from cold while skiing on snow  
70602,ski_parka ski_jacket,a parka to be worn while skiing  
70603,ski_pole,a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing  
70604,ski_race skiing_race,a race between people wearing skis  
70605,ski_rack,a carrier for holding skis on top of a vehicle  
70606,ski_resort,a resort with lodging and facilities for skiing  
70607,ski_run ski_trail,trail or slope prepared for skiing  
70608,ski_slope,a snow-covered slope for skiing  
70609,ski_tow ski_lift lift,a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill  
70610,ski_wax,wax used on the bottom of skis  
70611,skibob,a vehicle resembling a bicycle but having skis instead of wheels; the rider wears short skis for balancing  
70612,skid,one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects  
70613,skid slip sideslip,an unexpected slide  
70614,skid_lid,a crash helmet  
70615,skid_road,the district of a town frequented by loggers  
70616,skid_road,a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled  
70617,skid_row,a city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts  
70618,skidder,a worker who uses a skid to move logs  
70619,skidder,a tractor used to haul logs over rough terrain  
70620,skidder slider slipper,a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction  
70621,skidpan,a paved surface on which cars can be made to skid so that drivers can practice controlling them  
70622,skier,someone who skis  
70623,skiff,any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor  
70624,skiffle,a style of popular music in the 1950s; based on American folk music and played on guitars and improvised percussion instruments  
70625,skiffle_group,a band of musicians who play skiffle  
70626,skiing,a sport in which participants must travel on skis  
70627,skill accomplishment acquirement acquisition attainment,an ability that has been acquired by training  
70628,skill science,ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"  
70629,skilled_worker trained_worker skilled_workman,a worker who has acquired special skills  
70630,skillet_bread fry_bread,usually cooked in a skillet over an open fire: especially cornbread with ham bits and sometimes Irish soda bread  
70631,skillet_corn_bread,cornbread usually containing ham or bacon bits and cooked in a skillet  
70632,skillet_fish skilletfish Gobiesox_strumosus,clingfish with typical skillet shape  
70633,skillfulness,the state of being cognitively skillful  
70634,skilly,a thin porridge or soup (usually oatmeal and water flavored with meat)  
70635,skim,a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"  
70636,skim skimming,reading or glancing through quickly  
70637,skim_milk skimmed_milk,milk from which the cream has been skimmed  
70638,skimmer,a rapid superficial reader  
70639,skimmer,a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids  
70640,skimmer,gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food  
70641,skimming,the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid  
70642,skimming,failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it  
70643,skin,a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"  
70644,skin,a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal  
70645,skin,an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"  
70646,skin tegument cutis,a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"  
70647,skin-diver aquanaut,an underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder  
70648,skin_cancer,a malignant neoplasm of the skin  
70649,skin_care skincare,care for the skin  
70650,skin_cell,any of the cells making up the skin  
70651,skin_disease disease_of_the_skin skin_disorder,a disease affecting the skin  
70652,skin_diving skin-dive,underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel  
70653,skin_effect,the tendency of high-frequency alternating current to distribute near the surface of a conductor  
70654,skin_flick,a pornographic movie  
70655,skin_graft,a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury or burn  
70656,skin_test,any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skin  
70657,skinful,a quantity of alcoholic drink sufficient to make you drunk; "someone had to drive me home last night because I had a skinful"  
70658,skinhead skin,a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent  
70659,skinheads bootboys,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 work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism  
70660,skink scincid scincid_lizard,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  
70661,skinner,a person who prepares or deals in animal skins  
70662,skinniness scrawniness,the bodily property of lacking flesh  
70663,skinny,confidential information about a topic or person; "he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner"  
70664,skinny-dip,a naked swim  
70665,skinny-dipper,a naked swimmer  
70666,skip,a gait in which steps and hops alternate  
70667,skip_distance,the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere  
70668,skipjack Atlantic_bonito Sarda_sarda,medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna  
70669,skipjack skipjack_tuna Euthynnus_pelamis,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  
70670,skipper,a student who fails to attend classes  
70671,skirl,the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe  
70672,skirmisher,someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party)  
70673,skirret Sium_sisarum,an Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous root  
70674,skirt,cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist  
70675,skirt,a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women  
70676,skirt_of_tasses,armor plate that protects the body below the waist  
70677,skit,a short theatrical episode  
70678,skittishness restiveness,characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright  
70679,skivvies,(used in the plural) men's underwear consisting of cotton undershirt and underpants  
70680,skivvy slavey,a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work  
70681,skua bonxie,gull-like jaeger of northern seas  
70682,skull,the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates  
70683,skull_and_crossbones,emblem warning of danger or death  
70684,skull_session,a session (as of executives or advisors) to discuss policy or strategy or to solve problems or exchange ideas  
70685,skull_session skull_practice,teaching strategy to an athletic team  
70686,skullcap,rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head  
70687,skullcap helmetflower,a herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised  
70688,skunk polecat wood_pussy,American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae  
70689,skunk_cabbage Lysichiton_americanum,clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spathe  
70690,skunk_cabbage polecat_weed foetid_pothos Symplocarpus_foetidus,deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe  
70691,skunkweed skunk-weed Polemonium_viscosum,tall herb of the Rocky Mountains having sticky leaves and an offensive smell  
70692,sky,the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth  
70693,sky_burial,a traditional Tibetan funeral ritual in which the corpse is exposed to the open air to be eaten by sacred vultures  
70694,sky_glow,illumination of the night sky in urban areas  
70695,sky_wave,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  
70696,skybox,an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium  
70697,skycap,a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at an airport  
70698,skydiver,a person who jumps from a plane and performs various gymnastic maneuvers before pulling the parachute cord  
70699,skydiving,performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute  
70700,skyhook,helicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects  
70701,skyhook,a hook that is imagined to be suspended from the sky  
70702,skylark Alauda_arvensis,brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height  
70703,skylight fanlight,a window in a roof to admit daylight  
70704,skyline,the outline of objects seen against the sky  
70705,skyrocket rocket,sends a firework display high into the sky  
70706,skysail,the sail above the royal on a square-rigger  
70707,skyscraper,a very tall building with many stories  
70708,skywalk,an elevated walkway between buildings (usually enclosed)  
70709,skywriting,writing formed in the sky by smoke released from an airplane  
70710,slab,block consisting of a thick piece of something  
70711,slack,dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve  
70712,slack,a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack"  
70713,slack slack_water,a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless"  
70714,slack slackness,the quality of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"  
70715,slack_suit,casual dress consisting of slacks and matching jacket  
70716,slack_water slack_tide,the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide  
70717,slacker shirker,a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)  
70718,slacks,(used in the plural) pants for casual wear  
70719,slag scoria dross,the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals  
70720,slagheap,pile of waste matter from coal mining etc  
70721,slain,people who have been slain (as in battle)  
70722,slalom,a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles  
70723,slam,the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects  
70724,slam,a forceful impact that makes a loud noise  
70725,slam sweep,winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge  
70726,slam_dancing slam_dance,a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another; normally performed to punk rock  
70727,slam_dunk,something that is a sure to occur; a foregone conclusion; "predicting his success was a slam dunk"  
70728,slam_dunk,a forceful dunk  
70729,slammer,a person who closes things violently; "she's a dramatic slammer of doors"  
70730,slander,words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another  
70731,slang cant jargon lingo argot patois vernacular,a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"  
70732,slang slang_expression slang_term,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"  
70733,slanginess,casualness in use of language  
70734,slanguage,language characterized by excessive use of slang or cant  
70735,slant angle,a biased way of looking at or presenting something  
70736,slap smack,a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)  
70737,slapper spanker,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"  
70738,slapshot,a fast shot made with a short powerful swing of the hockey stick  
70739,slapstick,a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes  
70740,slapstick,acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone  
70741,slash,an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)  
70742,slash gash,a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument  
70743,slash_pocket,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  
70744,slasher,someone who slashes another person  
70745,slasher,a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing  
70746,slat spline,a thin strip (wood or metal)  
70747,slate,a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers  
70748,slate,(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate  
70749,slate slating,thin layers of rock used for roofing  
70750,slate ticket,a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices  
70751,slate_club,a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas)  
70752,slate_pencil,a pencil of soft slate (or soapstone) used for writing on a slate  
70753,slate_roof,a roof covered with slate  
70754,slating,a severely critical attack; "the reviewers gave his book a sound slating"  
70755,slating,the act of laying slates for a roof  
70756,slattern slut slovenly_woman trollop,a dirty untidy woman  
70757,slatternliness sluttishness,in the manner of a slattern  
70758,slaughter,the killing of animals (as for food)  
70759,slaughter massacre mass_murder carnage butchery,the savage and excessive killing of many people  
70760,slave,someone entirely dominated by some influence or person; "a slave to fashion"; "a slave to cocaine"; "his mother was his abject slave"  
70761,slave,a person who is owned by someone  
70762,slave striver hard_worker,someone who works as hard as a slave  
70763,slave-making_ant slave-maker,an ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and carries off the young to be reared as slave ants  
70764,slave_ant,any of various ants captured as larvae and enslaved by another species  
70765,slave_driver,a supervisor of slaves at work  
70766,slave_driver Simon_Legree,a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees  
70767,slave_market,a marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially in the southern United States before the American Civil War)  
70768,slave_ship,a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage  
70769,slave_state,any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War  
70770,slave_trade slave_traffic,traffic in slaves; especially in Black Africans transported to America in the 16th to 19th centuries  
70771,slaveholder slave_owner slaver,someone who holds slaves  
70772,slaver slave_dealer slave_trader,a person engaged in slave trade  
70773,slavery,work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay  
70774,slavery slaveholding,the practice of owning slaves  
70775,sleaziness,morally dishonorable; "an embarrassing sleaziness that I hope will be corrected by the more ethical newspapers"  
70776,sled sledge sleigh,a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow  
70777,sled_dog sledge_dog,a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team  
70778,sledder,someone who rides a sled  
70779,sledding,the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh  
70780,sleekness,the quality of being well-groomed and neatly tailored; "the sleekness of his appearance reminded me of his financial successes"  
70781,sleep nap,a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap"  
70782,sleep slumber,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"  
70783,sleep sopor,a torpid state resembling deep sleep  
70784,sleep-learning hypnopedia,teaching during sleep (as by using recordings to teach a foreign language to someone who is asleep)  
70785,sleep_apnea,apnea that occurs during sleep  
70786,sleep_deprivation,a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of sleep  
70787,sleep_disorder,a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern  
70788,sleep_talking somniloquy somniloquism,uttering speech while asleep  
70789,sleep_terror_disorder pavor_nocturnus,a disorder of sleep characterized by a dream of terrifying dimensions far worse than a typical nightmare; they occur during NREM sleep  
70790,sleeper,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  
70791,sleeper,an unexpected achiever of success; "the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it"  
70792,sleeper,pajamas with feet; worn by children  
70793,sleeper,a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed  
70794,sleeper,an unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer"  
70795,sleeper sleeper_goby,tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water  
70796,sleeper slumberer,a rester who is sleeping  
70797,sleeper_cell,a cell of sleepers; "an al-Qaeda sleeper cell may have used Arizona as its base"  
70798,sleeper_nest,a nest of sleepers awaiting a prearranged signal; "sleeper nests of Islamic terrorists were capable of launching major attacks in Europe"  
70799,sleepiness drowsiness somnolence,a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents"  
70800,sleeping,the state of being asleep  
70801,sleeping,the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate  
70802,sleeping_bag,large padded bag designed to be slept in outdoors; usually rolls up like a bedroll  
70803,sleeping_beauty,a person who is sleeping soundly  
70804,sleeping_beauty,a potential takeover target that has not yet been put in play  
70805,sleeping_car sleeper wagon-lit,a passenger car that has berths for sleeping  
70806,sleeping_pill sleeping_tablet sleeping_capsule sleeping_draught,a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule)  
70807,sleeping_sickness sleepy_sickness epidemic_encephalitis lethargic_encephalitis encephalitis_lethargica,an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness  
70808,sleepover,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)  
70809,sleepwalker somnambulist noctambulist,someone who walks about in their sleep  
70810,sleepwalking somnambulism somnambulation noctambulism noctambulation,walking by a person who is asleep  
70811,sleepyhead,a sleepy person  
70812,sleet,partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)  
70813,sleeve,small case into which an object fits  
70814,sleeve arm,the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm  
70815,sleigh_bed,a bed with solid headboard and footboard that roll outward at the top  
70816,sleigh_bell cascabel,a bell attached to a sleigh, or to the harness of a horse that is pulling a sleigh  
70817,slender-tailed_meerkat Suricata_suricatta,a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail  
70818,slender_centaury,a slender variety of centaury  
70819,slender_knapweed,a variety of knapweed  
70820,slender_loris Loris_gracilis,slim-bodied lemur of southern India and Sri Lanka  
70821,slender_rush Juncus_tenuis,tufted wiry rush of wide distribution  
70822,slender_salamander worm_salamander,any of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast of the United States  
70823,slender_wheatgrass Agropyron_trachycaulum Agropyron_pauciflorum Elymus_trachycaulos,North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop  
70824,slender_wild_oat Avena_barbata,oat of southern Europe and southwestern Asia  
70825,slenderness,the quality of being slight or inadequate; "he knew the slenderness of my wallet"; "the slenderness of the chances that anything would be done"; "the slenderness of the evidence"  
70826,slenderness slightness slimness,the property of an attractively thin person  
70827,sleuth sleuthhound,a detective who follows a trail  
70828,slice,a thin flat piece cut off of some object  
70829,slice,a spatula for spreading paint or ink  
70830,slice fade slicing,a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"  
70831,slice piece,a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"  
70832,slice_bar,iron bar used to loosen and rake clinkers out of furnaces  
70833,slicer,a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers)  
70834,slicer,a machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade  
70835,slicer,knife especially designed for slicing particular foods, as cheese  
70836,slicing,the act of cutting into slices  
70837,slick,a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water  
70838,slick,a trowel used to make a surface slick  
70839,slick slick_magazine glossy,a magazine printed on good quality paper  
70840,slicker,a person with good manners and stylish clothing  
70841,slickness slick slipperiness slip,a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"  
70842,slide,(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.  
70843,slide glide coast,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"  
70844,slide lantern_slide,a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector  
70845,slide microscope_slide,a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study  
70846,slide playground_slide sliding_board,plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide  
70847,slide_chart,a hand-held device, usually of paper, cardboard, or plastic, for conducting simple calculations or looking up information  
70848,slide_fastener zip zipper zip_fastener,a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab  
70849,slide_projector,projector that projects an enlarged image of a slide onto a screen  
70850,slide_rule slipstick,analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket calculators  
70851,slide_valve,valve that opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a port  
70852,slider,a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown  
70853,slider yellow-bellied_terrapin Pseudemys_scripta,freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets  
70854,sliding_door,a door that opens by sliding instead of swinging  
70855,sliding_scale,a wage scale that fluctuates in response to the cost-of-living index  
70856,sliding_seat,rower's seat that slides fore and aft  
70857,sliding_window,a window that opens by sliding horizontally  
70858,slight_care,such care as a careless or inattentive person would exercise  
70859,slime_mold slime_mould,a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists  
70860,slime_mushroom,a mushroom of the genus Amanita  
70861,sliminess,a property resembling or being covered with slime  
70862,sling,a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice  
70863,sling,a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released  
70864,sling scarf_bandage triangular_bandage,bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck  
70865,slingback sling,a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel  
70866,slinger,a person who uses a sling to throw something  
70867,slinger_ring,dispenser consisting of a tubular ring around the propeller hub of an airplane through which antifreeze solution is spread over the blades  
70868,slinging,throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling)  
70869,slingshot sling catapult,a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones  
70870,slip,potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics  
70871,slip,a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad"  
70872,slip elusion eluding,the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)  
70873,slip sideslip,a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air  
70874,slip slip-up miscue parapraxis,a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.  
70875,slip slip_of_paper,a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip"; "a withdrawal slip"  
70876,slip trip,an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"  
70877,slip-joint_pliers,pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws  
70878,slip-on,an article of clothing (garment or shoe) that is easily slipped on or off  
70879,slip_clutch slip_friction_clutch,a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great  
70880,slip_coach slip_carriage,a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train  
70881,slip_of_the_tongue,an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking  
70882,slip_ring,connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts  
70883,slip_stitch,a loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric; designed to be invisible from the right side  
70884,slipcover,a removable fitted cloth covering for upholstered furniture  
70885,slipknot,a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made  
70886,slippage,decline from a standard level of performance or achievement  
70887,slippage,a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping  
70888,slippage,failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage"  
70889,slipper carpet_slipper,low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors  
70890,slipper_spurge slipper_plant,any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts  
70891,slippery_dick Halicoeres_bivittatus,small wrasse of tropical Atlantic  
70892,slippery_elm red_elm Ulmus_rubra,North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood  
70893,slipskin_grape,a grape whose skin slips readily from the pulp  
70894,slipstream airstream race backwash wash,the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller  
70895,slit,a narrow fissure  
70896,slit,a long narrow opening  
70897,slit_lamp,(ophthalmology) a lamp that emits a narrow but intense beam of light that enables an ophthalmologist, using a microscope, to view the retina and optic nerve  
70898,slit_trench,narrow trench for shelter in battle  
70899,slivovitz,a colorless plum brandy popular in the Balkans  
70900,slob sloven pig slovenly_person,a coarse obnoxious person  
70901,sloe,small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush  
70902,sloe_gin,gin flavored with sloes (fruit of the blackthorn)  
70903,sloganeer,someone who coins and uses slogans to promote a cause  
70904,sloganeering,persuasion by means of empty slogans  
70905,sloop,a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow  
70906,sloop_of_war,a sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck  
70907,slop,(usually plural) waste water from a kitchen or bathroom or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand; "she carried out the sink slops"  
70908,slop,(usually plural) weak or watery unappetizing food or drink; "he lived on the thin slops that food kitchens provided"  
70909,slop mire,deep soft mud in water or slush; "they waded through the slop"  
70910,slop slops swill pigswill pigwash,wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk  
70911,slop_basin slop_bowl,a bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table  
70912,slop_chest,commissary maintained aboard merchant ships to sell merchandise to the crew  
70913,slop_pail slop_jar,a large pail used to receive waste water from a washbasin or chamber pot  
70914,slope incline side,an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"  
70915,sloppiness slovenliness unkemptness,a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for  
70916,slops,cheap clothing (as formerly issued to sailors in Britain)  
70917,slopseller slop-seller,a dealer in cheap ready-made clothing  
70918,slopshop slopseller's_shop,a store that sells cheap ready-made clothing  
70919,slot,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"  
70920,slot,the trail of an animal (especially a deer); "he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees"  
70921,slot,a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he developed a version of slot grammar"  
70922,slot,a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot"  
70923,slot expansion_slot,(computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional memory"  
70924,slot one-armed_bandit,a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots"  
70925,slot_machine coin_machine,a machine that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a slot  
70926,sloth laziness acedia,apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)  
70927,sloth slothfulness,a disinclination to work or exert yourself  
70928,sloth tree_sloth,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  
70929,sloth_bear Melursus_ursinus Ursus_ursinus,common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia  
70930,slouch,an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions; "he's no slouch when it comes to baseball"  
70931,slouch,a stooping carriage in standing and walking  
70932,sloucher,a person who slouches; someone with a drooping carriage  
70933,slough,a hollow filled with mud  
70934,slough,a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)  
70935,slough,any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)  
70936,slough_of_despond,(formal) extreme depression  
70937,slovenliness,habitual uncleanliness  
70938,slow_lane,the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving slowly  
70939,slow_loris Nycticebus_tardigradua Nycticebus_pygmaeus,stocky lemur of southeastern Asia  
70940,slow_match,match or fuse made to burn slowly and evenly  
70941,slow_motion,a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate  
70942,slow_virus,a virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time before symptoms appear; "kuru is caused by a slow virus"  
70943,slowdown lag retardation,the act of slowing down or falling behind  
70944,slowness deliberation deliberateness unhurriedness,a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry  
70945,slub knot burl,soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design  
70946,sludge,the precipitate produced by sewage treatment  
70947,sludge slime goo goop gook guck gunk muck ooze,any thick, viscous matter  
70948,slug,a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms  
70949,slug,a counterfeit coin  
70950,slug,an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped; "he took a slug of hard liquor"  
70951,slug,any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell  
70952,sluggard slug,an idle slothful person  
70953,slugger slogger,a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches  
70954,sluggishness,the pace of things that move relatively slowly; "the sluggishness of the economy"; "the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold"  
70955,sluice sluiceway penstock,conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate  
70956,sluicegate sluice_valve floodgate penstock head_gate water_gate,regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice  
70957,slum slum_area,a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions  
70958,slumber,a dormant or quiescent state  
70959,slumber_party,an overnight party of girls who dress in nightclothes and pass the night talking  
70960,slumgullion,a thin stew of meat and vegetables  
70961,slump slack drop-off falloff falling_off,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"  
70962,slur,(music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato  
70963,slurry,a suspension of insoluble particles (as plaster of Paris or lime or clay etc.) usually in water  
70964,slush,partially melted snow  
70965,slush_fund,a fund for buying votes or bribing public officials  
70966,smack,a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast  
70967,smack smacking slap,the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand  
70968,smack smooch,an enthusiastic kiss  
70969,smacker,a loud kiss  
70970,smacker,a very powerful blow with the fist  
70971,small,the slender part of the back  
70972,small,a garment size for a small person  
70973,small-for-gestational-age_infant SGA_infant,an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age  
70974,small-leaved_linden small-leaved_lime Tilia_cordata,large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental  
70975,small-particle_pollution,air pollution caused by fine particles of soot (as from power plants or diesel engines)  
70976,small_boat,a boat that is small  
70977,small_businessman,a businessman who runs a business employing less than 100 people  
70978,small_cane switch_cane Arundinaria_tecta,small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States  
70979,small_cap,a corporation with a small capitalization; "this annual conference is a showcase for ambitious small caps"  
70980,small_capital small_cap,a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case letters  
70981,small_change chickenfeed chump_change,a trifling sum of money  
70982,small_civet Viverricula_indica Viverricula_malaccensis,a common civet of southeast Asia  
70983,small_computer_system_interface SCSI,interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers  
70984,small_farmer,a farmer on a small farm  
70985,small_fortune,a large sum of money; "he made a small fortune in the commodities market"  
70986,small_hours,the hours just after midnight  
70987,small_indefinite_quantity small_indefinite_amount,an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude  
70988,small_intestine,the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed  
70989,small_letter lowercase lower-case_letter minuscule,the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case  
70990,small_person,a person of below average size  
70991,small_print fine_print,material printed in small type; "he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print"  
70992,small_ship,a ship that is small  
70993,small_stores,personal items conforming to regulations that are sold aboard ship or at a naval base and charged to the person's pay  
70994,small_stuff,any light rope used on shipboard  
70995,small_white Pieris_rapae,small widely distributed form  
70996,small_white_aster,a variety of aster  
70997,smalleye_hammerhead Sphyrna_tudes,fished for the hide and vitamin-rich liver  
70998,smallholder,a person owning or renting a smallholding  
70999,smallholding,a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation  
71000,smallmouth smallmouth_bass smallmouthed_bass smallmouth_black_bass smallmouthed_black_bass Micropterus_dolomieu,a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye  
71001,smallmouth_bass,flesh of smallmouth bass  
71002,smallness,the property of being a relatively small amount; "he was attracted by the smallness of the taxes"  
71003,smallness littleness,the property of having a relatively small size  
71004,smallness littleness,the property of having relatively little strength or vigor; "the smallness of her voice"  
71005,smallpox variola variola_major,a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars  
71006,smalltooth_sawfish Pristis_pectinatus,commonly found in tropical bays and estuaries; not aggressive  
71007,smaltite,a grey mineral consisting of cobalt arsenide and nickel; an important source of cobalt and nickel  
71008,smart smarting smartness,a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore  
71009,smart_bomb,a bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its target; "smart bombs have revolutionized aerial bombardment"  
71010,smart_card,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  
71011,smart_money,money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors (especially if they have inside information)  
71012,smart_money,people who are highly experienced or who have inside information; "the smart money said Truman would lose the election"  
71013,smarta,one of a group of brahmans who uphold nonsectarian orthodoxy according to the Vedanta school of Hinduism  
71014,smash smash-up,a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)  
71015,smasher,a person who smashes something  
71016,smasher stunner knockout beauty ravisher sweetheart peach lulu looker mantrap dish,a very attractive or seductive looking woman  
71017,smashing shattering,the act of breaking something into small pieces  
71018,smattering,a slight or superficial understanding of a subject  
71019,smear cytologic_smear cytosmear,a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope  
71020,smear vilification malignment,slanderous defamation  
71021,smear_word,an epithet that can be used to smear someone's reputation; "he used the smear word `communist' for everyone who disagreed with him"  
71022,smegma,a white secretion of the sebaceous glands of the foreskin  
71023,smell odor odour olfactory_sensation olfactory_perception,the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"  
71024,smell sense_of_smell olfaction olfactory_modality,the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents  
71025,smell smelling,the act of perceiving the odor of something  
71026,smelling_bottle,a bottle containing smelling salts  
71027,smelling_salts,a pungent preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume; sniffed as a stimulant to relieve faintness  
71028,smelt,small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water  
71029,smelt,small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters  
71030,smelter smeltery,an industrial plant for smelting  
71031,smew Mergus_albellus,smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia  
71032,smilax Asparagus_asparagoides,fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration  
71033,smile smiling grin grinning,a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement  
71034,smiler,a person who smiles  
71035,smiley,an emoticon of a smiling face  
71036,smilo smilo_grass Oryzopsis_miliacea,perennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and introduced into North America  
71037,smirk,a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure  
71038,smirker,a smiler whose smile is offensively self-satisfied  
71039,smith,someone who works at something specified  
71040,smith metalworker,someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable)  
71041,smithereens,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 smithereens"  
71042,smocking,embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches  
71043,smog smogginess,air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog  
71044,smoke,an indication of some hidden activity; "with all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere"  
71045,smoke,something with no concrete substance; "his dreams all turned to smoke"; "it was just smoke and mirrors"  
71046,smoke fume,a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas  
71047,smoke smoking,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"  
71048,smoke smoking,the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; "he went outside for a smoke"; "smoking stinks"  
71049,smoke_bomb smoke_grenade,a bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to make a smoke screen or to mark a position  
71050,smoke_bush,any of various shrubs of the genus Conospermum with panicles of mostly white woolly flowers  
71051,smoke_hole,a vent (as in a roof) for smoke to escape  
71052,smoke_screen smokescreen,(military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements  
71053,smoke_screen smokescreen,an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures"  
71054,smoke_tree Dalea_spinosa,greyish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States and Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor  
71055,smoke_tree smoke_bush,any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus  
71056,smoked_eel,eel cured by smoking  
71057,smoked_mackerel,mackerel cured by smoking  
71058,smoked_salmon,salmon cured by smoking  
71059,smokehouse meat_house,a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish  
71060,smokeless_powder Ballistite,an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant  
71061,smoker smoking_car smoking_carriage smoking_compartment,a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke  
71062,smoker tobacco_user,a person who smokes tobacco  
71063,smokestack stack,a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated  
71064,smoking_gun,indisputable evidence (especially of a crime)  
71065,smoking_mixture,a blend of tobaccos to be smoked in a pipe  
71066,smoking_room,room in a hotel or club set apart for smokers  
71067,smooth,the act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth"  
71068,smooth-haired_fox_terrier,a fox terrier with smooth hair  
71069,smooth-leaved_elm European_field_elm Ulmus_carpinifolia,European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental  
71070,smooth_alder hazel_alder Alnus_serrulata,common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark  
71071,smooth_aster,a variety of aster  
71072,smooth_crabgrass Digitaria_ischaemum,a weed  
71073,smooth_darling_pea Swainsona_galegifolia,erect or trailing perennial of eastern Australia having axillary racemes of blue to purple or red flowers  
71074,smooth_dogfish,small bottom-dwelling shark found along both Atlantic coasts  
71075,smooth_green_snake Opheodrys_vernalis,of western and central United States  
71076,smooth_hammerhead Sphyrna_zygaena,fished for the hides and vitamin-rich liver  
71077,smooth_lip_fern Alabama_lip_fern Cheilanthes_alabamensis,southeastern United States to northern Mexico and Jamaica  
71078,smooth_muscle,muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets  
71079,smooth_muscle involuntary_muscle,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)  
71080,smooth_muscle_cell,cells of the smooth muscles  
71081,smooth_plane smoothing_plane,a small plane for finish work  
71082,smooth_softshell Trionyx_muticus,river turtle of Mississippi basin; prefers running water  
71083,smooth_sumac scarlet_sumac vinegar_tree Rhus_glabra,common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries  
71084,smooth_winterberry_holly,a holly shrub  
71085,smooth_woodsia Woodsia_glabella,rock-inhabiting fern of Arctic and subarctic Europe to eastern Asia  
71086,smoothbark,any of several Australian eucalypts having the bark smooth except at or near the base of the trunk  
71087,smoothbore,a firearm that has no rifling  
71088,smoothhound smoothhound_shark Mustelus_mustelus,smooth dogfish of European coastal waters  
71089,smoothie,a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milk  
71090,smoothie smoothy sweet_talker charmer,someone with an assured and ingratiating manner  
71091,smoothness,a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch; "admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs"; "some artists prefer the smoothness of a board"  
71092,smoothness,the quality of having a level and even surface; "the water was a glassy smoothness"; "the weather system of the Pacific is determined by the uninterrupted smoothness of the ocean"  
71093,smoothness,the quality of being free from errors or interruptions; "the five-speed manual gearbox is smoothness personified"  
71094,smorgasbord,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  
71095,smother,a stifling cloud of smoke  
71096,smoulder smolder,a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame; "the smoulder suddenly became a blaze"  
71097,smudge,a smoky fire to drive away insects  
71098,smudge spot blot daub smear smirch slur,a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"  
71099,smuggler runner contrabandist moon_curser moon-curser,someone who imports or exports without paying duties  
71100,smuggling,secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due  
71101,smugness,an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction  
71102,smut,destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores  
71103,smut smut_fungus,any fungus of the order Ustilaginales  
71104,smut_grass blackseed carpet_grass Sporobolus_poiretii,grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus  
71105,smuttiness dirtiness,obscenity in speech or writing  
71106,smuttiness sootiness,the state of being dirty with soot  
71107,snack_bar snack_counter buffet,usually inexpensive bar  
71108,snack_food,food for light meals or for eating between meals  
71109,snaffle snaffle_bit,a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb  
71110,snafu,an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up  
71111,snag,a sharp protuberance  
71112,snag,a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"  
71113,snail,freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell  
71114,snail_butter,for preparing snails: butter seasoned with shallots and garlic and parsley  
71115,snail_darter Percina_tanasi,a small snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River  
71116,snail_mail,any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service; "email is much faster than snail mail"  
71117,snailfish seasnail sea_snail Liparis_liparis,small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish  
71118,snailflower snail-flower snail_flower snail_bean corkscrew_flower Vigna_caracalla Phaseolus_caracalla,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  
71119,snake,something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake  
71120,snake serpent ophidian,limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous  
71121,snake snake_in_the_grass,a deceitful or treacherous person  
71122,snake's_head_fritillary guinea-hen_flower checkered_daffodil leper_lily Fritillaria_meleagris,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  
71123,snake_charmer,a performer who uses movements and music to control snakes  
71124,snake_dance,a group advancing in a single-file serpentine path  
71125,snake_dance,a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invoked  
71126,snake_mackerel Gempylus_serpens,predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth  
71127,snake_muishond Poecilogale_albinucha,small slender burrowing muishond with white top of the head  
71128,snake_oil,(medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless  
71129,snake_polypody Microgramma-piloselloides,epiphytic ferns with long rhizomes; tropical America  
71130,snake_venom,venom secreted by certain snakes  
71131,snakebird anhinga darter,fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill  
71132,snakebite,a bite inflicted by a (venomous) snake  
71133,snakeblenny Lumpenus_lumpretaeformis,found in Arctic and northern Atlantic waters  
71134,snakefly,predatory insect of western North America having a long necklike prothorax  
71135,snakes_and_ladders,a board game for children who use dice to move counters up ladders and down snakes  
71136,snakewood Rauwolfia_serpentina,East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents  
71137,snap,a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May"  
71138,snap,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"  
71139,snap,a sudden breaking  
71140,snap,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"  
71141,snap snap_fastener press_stud,a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; "children can manage snaps better than buttons"  
71142,snap-brim_hat,a hat with a snap brim  
71143,snap_bean snap,tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections  
71144,snap_brim,a brim that can be turned up and down on opposite sides  
71145,snap_roll,a fast roll  
71146,snapdragon,a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon  
71147,snapper,flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas  
71148,snapper,any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters  
71149,snapper Chrysophrys_auratus,Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots  
71150,snapping_shrimp pistol_shrimp,small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae  
71151,snapping_turtle,large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws  
71152,snapshot snap shot,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"  
71153,snapshot_program,a trace program that produces output for selected conditions  
71154,snare,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  
71155,snare,strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit  
71156,snare gin noose,a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose  
71157,snare_drum snare side_drum,a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head  
71158,snarer,someone who sets snares for birds or small animals  
71159,snarl,a vicious angry growl  
71160,snarl,an angry vicious expression  
71161,snatch,a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion  
71162,snatch bit,a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation"  
71163,snatch_block,a pulley-block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope  
71164,snatcher,a thief who grabs and runs; "a purse snatcher"  
71165,sneak,a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible  
71166,sneak_preview,a preview to test audience reactions  
71167,sneak_thief pilferer snitcher,a thief who steals without using violence  
71168,sneer,a contemptuous or scornful remark  
71169,sneer leer,a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls  
71170,sneerer scorner,a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression  
71171,sneeze sneezing sternutation,a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose  
71172,sneezer,a person who sneezes  
71173,sneezeweed,any of various plants of the genus Helenium characteristically causing sneezing  
71174,sneezeweed_yarrow sneezewort Achillea_ptarmica,Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white flowers and long grey-green leaves that cause sneezing when powdered  
71175,snick,a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat  
71176,snicker snort snigger,a disrespectful laugh  
71177,sniff snuff,sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose  
71178,sniffer,a person who sniffs  
71179,sniffler sniveler,a person who breathes audibly through a congested nose  
71180,snifter brandy_snifter brandy_glass,a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy  
71181,snip snippet snipping,a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)  
71182,snipe,Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks  
71183,snipe,a gunshot from a concealed location  
71184,snipe_hunt,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"  
71185,snipefish bellows_fish,small bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouth  
71186,sniper,a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place  
71187,sniper_rifle precision_rifle,an extremely powerful rifle developed for the military; capable of destroying light armored vehicles and aircraft more than a mile away  
71188,snips tinsnips,(plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal  
71189,snit,a state of agitated irritation; "he was in a snit"  
71190,snivel sniveling,whining in a tearful manner  
71191,snob prig snot snoot,a person regarded as arrogant and annoying  
71192,snobbery snobbism snobbishness,the trait of condescending to those of lower social status  
71193,snogging,(British informal) cuddle and kiss  
71194,snood,an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head  
71195,snook,large tropical American food and game fishes of coastal and brackish waters; resemble pike  
71196,snooker,a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball  
71197,snoop snooper,a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others  
71198,snootiness,the quality of being snooty; "he disliked his neighbors' snootiness"  
71199,snore,the rattling noise produced when snoring  
71200,snore snoring stertor,the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound  
71201,snorer,someone who snores while sleeping  
71202,snorkel,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  
71203,snorkel schnorkel schnorchel snorkel_breather breather,air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time  
71204,snorkeling snorkel_diving,skin diving with a snorkel  
71205,snorter,someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound  
71206,snorter,something outstandingly difficult; "the problem was a real snorter"  
71207,snorter,something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent; "a snorter of a sermon"; "the storm wasn't long but it was a snorter"  
71208,snot,nasal mucus  
71209,snout neb,a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose  
71210,snout rostrum,beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils  
71211,snout_beetle,small weevil having a prolonged snout; destructive to e.g. grains and nuts  
71212,snow,a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground  
71213,snow snowfall,precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals  
71214,snow-in-summer love-in-a-mist Cerastium_tomentosum,chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large white flowers  
71215,snow-on-the-mountain snow-in-summer ghost_weed Euphorbia_marginata,annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk  
71216,snow_bunting snowbird snowflake Plectrophenax_nivalis,white Arctic bunting  
71217,snow_goose,blue goose in the white color phase  
71218,snow_gum ghost_gum white_ash Eucalyptus_coriacea Eucalyptus_pauciflora,small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips  
71219,snow_job,a long and elaborate misrepresentation  
71220,snow_leopard ounce Panthera_uncia,large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur  
71221,snow_line,the line on a mountain above which there is perpetual snow and ice  
71222,snow_mushroom Tremella_fuciformis,popular in China and Japan and Taiwan; gelatinous mushrooms; most are dried  
71223,snow_pea sugar_pea,variety of pea plant producing peas having thin flat edible pods  
71224,snow_pea sugar_pea,green peas with flat edible pods  
71225,snow_plant Sarcodes_sanguinea,a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground  
71226,snow_thrower snow_blower,a machine that removes snow by scooping it up and throwing it forcefully through a chute  
71227,snow_tire,an automobile pneumatic tire with deep tread to give traction in snow  
71228,snowball,ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce  
71229,snowball,ball of crushed ice with fruit syrup  
71230,snowball,snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)  
71231,snowball sweet_sand_verbena Abronia_elliptica,plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions  
71232,snowbank snow_bank,a mound or heap of snow  
71233,snowbell Styrax_obassia,small tree native to Japan  
71234,snowberry common_snowberry waxberry Symphoricarpos_alba,deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries  
71235,snowblindness snow-blindness,temporary blindness caused by exposure to sunlight reflected from snow or ice  
71236,snowboard,a board that resembles a broad ski or a small surfboard; used in a standing position to slide down snow-covered slopes  
71237,snowboarder,someone who slides down snow-covered slopes while standing on a snowboard  
71238,snowboarding,the act of sliding down a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard  
71239,snowcap,a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak)  
71240,snowdrift,a mass of snow heaped up by the wind  
71241,snowdrop_anemone snowdrop_windflower Anemone_sylvestris,Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers  
71242,snowfield,a permanent wide expanse of snow  
71243,snowflake flake,a crystal of snow  
71244,snowman,a figure of a person made of packed snow  
71245,snowmobile,tracked vehicle for travel on snow having skis in front  
71246,snowplow snowplough,a vehicle used to push snow from roads  
71247,snowshoe,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  
71248,snowshoe_hare snowshoe_rabbit varying_hare Lepus_americanus,large large-footed North American hare; white in winter  
71249,snowsuit,a child's overgarment for cold weather  
71250,snowy_egret snowy_heron Egretta_thula,small New World egret  
71251,snowy_orchid Habenaria_nivea,slender fringed orchid of eastern North America having white flowers  
71252,snowy_tree_cricket Oecanthus_fultoni,pale yellowish tree cricket widely distributed in North America  
71253,snub cut cold_shoulder,a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional"  
71254,snuff,the charred portion of a candlewick  
71255,snuff,a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time  
71256,snuff,finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose  
71257,snuff-color snuff-colour,dark yellowish brown  
71258,snuffbox,a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket  
71259,snuffbox_fern meadow_fern Thelypteris_palustris_pubescens Dryopteris_thelypteris_pubescens,fern of northeastern North America  
71260,snuffer,a person who snuffs out candles  
71261,snuffer,a cone-shaped implement with a handle; for extinguishing candles  
71262,snuffer snuff_user,a person who uses snuff  
71263,snuffers,scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick  
71264,snuffle sniffle snivel,the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)  
71265,snuffler,a person who breathes noisily (as through a nose blocked by mucus)  
71266,soak soakage soaking,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"  
71267,soak soaking,washing something by allowing it to soak  
71268,soap,money offered as a bribe  
71269,soap,a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats  
71270,soap scoop max liquid_ecstasy grievous_bodily_harm goop Georgia_home_boy easy_lay,street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate  
71271,soap_bubble,a bubble formed by a thin soap film  
71272,soap_dish,a bathroom or kitchen fixture for holding a bar of soap  
71273,soap_dispenser,dispenser of liquid soap  
71274,soap_film,a film left on objects after they have been washed in soap  
71275,soap_flakes,soap that has been cut into flakes to make suds faster  
71276,soap_opera,a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products)  
71277,soap_pad,a cleaning pad containing soap  
71278,soap_powder built-soap_powder washing_powder,soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders  
71279,soapberry soapberry_tree,a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin  
71280,soapberry_vine,tendril-climbing vine  
71281,soapbox,a crate for packing soap  
71282,soapfish,fishes with slimy mucus-covered skin; found in the warm Atlantic coastal waters of America  
71283,soapiness,the quality of being soap or being covered with soap; "she could smell the soapiness of the doctor's hands"  
71284,soapstone soaprock soap-rock steatite,a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments  
71285,soapsuds suds lather,the froth produced by soaps or detergents  
71286,soapweed soap-weed soap_tree Yucca_elata,tall arborescent yucca of southwestern United States  
71287,soapwort hedge_pink bouncing_Bet bouncing_Bess Saponaria_officinalis,plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised  
71288,soapwort_gentian Gentiana_saponaria,erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort  
71289,soar zoom,the act of rising upward into the air  
71290,sob sobbing,convulsive gasp made while weeping  
71291,sob_sister,a journalist who specializes in sentimental stories  
71292,sob_story sob_stuff,a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy  
71293,soberness sobriety,the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol  
71294,sobersides,a serious and sedate individual  
71295,sobralia,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  
71296,sobriety dryness,moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs  
71297,sobriety temperance,abstaining from excess  
71298,socage,land tenure by agricultural service or payment of rent; not burdened with military service  
71299,soccer association_football,a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal  
71300,soccer_ball,an inflated ball used in playing soccer  
71301,soccer_player,an athlete who plays soccer  
71302,sociability sociableness,the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows  
71303,sociable social mixer,a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity  
71304,social_action,a social policy of reform (especially socioeconomic reform)  
71305,social_activity,activity considered appropriate on social occasions  
71306,social_anthropologist cultural_anthropologist,an anthropologist who studies such cultural phenomena as kinship systems  
71307,social_anthropology cultural_anthropology,the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society  
71308,social_climber climber,someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior  
71309,social_contract,an implicit agreement among people that results in the organization of society; individual surrenders liberty in return for protection  
71310,social_control,control exerted (actively or passively) by group action  
71311,social_dancing,dancing as part of a social occasion  
71312,social_democracy,the belief in a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism by democratic means  
71313,social_event,an event characteristic of persons forming groups  
71314,social_gathering social_affair,a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship  
71315,social_group,people sharing some social relation  
71316,social_insect,an insect that lives in a colony with other insects of the same species  
71317,social_insurance,government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue  
71318,social_organization social_organisation social_structure social_system structure,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"  
71319,social_phobia,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)  
71320,social_policy,a policy of for dealing with social issues  
71321,social_process,a process involved in the formation of groups of persons  
71322,social_psychology,the branch of psychology that studies persons and their relationships with others and with groups and with society as a whole  
71323,social_relation,a relation between living organisms (especially between people)  
71324,social_science,the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society  
71325,social_scientist,someone expert in the study of human society and its personal relationships  
71326,social_season,the season for major social events  
71327,social_secretary,a personal secretary who handles your social correspondence and appointments  
71328,social_station social_status social_rank rank,position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are"  
71329,social_welfare welfare public_assistance,governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need; "she lives on welfare"  
71330,social_work,any of various services designed to aid the poor and aged and to increase the welfare of children  
71331,social_worker caseworker welfare_worker,someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)  
71332,socialism,a political theory advocating state ownership of industry  
71333,socialism socialist_economy,an economic system based on state ownership of capital  
71334,socialist,a political advocate of socialism  
71335,socialite,a socially prominent person  
71336,sociality,the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups; "mammals as a class are not strong on sociality"  
71337,socialization socialisation,the action of establishing on a socialist basis; "the socialization of medical services"  
71338,socialization socialisation acculturation enculturation,the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"  
71339,socialization socialisation socializing socialising,the act of meeting for social purposes; "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men"  
71340,socializer socialiser,a person who takes part in social activities  
71341,society,an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization  
71342,society high_society beau_monde smart_set bon_ton,the fashionable elite  
71343,sociobiologist,a biologist who studies the biological determinants of social behavior  
71344,sociobiology,the branch of biology that conducts comparative studies of the social organization of animals (including human beings) with regard to its evolutionary history  
71345,sociolinguist,a linguist who studies the social and cultural factors that influence linguistic communication  
71346,sociolinguistics,the study of language in relation to its sociocultural context  
71347,sociologist,a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society  
71348,sociology,the study and classification of human societies  
71349,sociology_department department_of_sociology,the academic department responsible for teaching and research in sociology  
71350,sociometry,the quantitative study of social relationships  
71351,sociopath psychopath,someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')  
71352,sock,hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee  
71353,socket,a bony hollow into which a structure fits  
71354,socket,receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted  
71355,socket,a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted  
71356,socket_wrench,a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted  
71357,sockeye sockeye_salmon red_salmon blueback_salmon Oncorhynchus_nerka,small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning  
71358,socle,a plain plinth that supports a wall  
71359,sod_house soddy adobe_house,a house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses  
71360,soda_can,a can for holding soft drinks  
71361,soda_cracker,unsweetened cracker leavened slightly with soda and cream of tartar  
71362,soda_fountain,a counter where ice cream and sodas and sundaes are prepared and served  
71363,soda_fountain,an apparatus for dispensing soda water  
71364,soda_jerk soda_jerker,someone who works at a soda fountain  
71365,soda_lime,a mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides; absorbs liquids and gases  
71366,soda_water carbonated_water club_soda seltzer sparkling_water,effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide  
71367,sodalist,a member of a sodality  
71368,sodalite,a vitreous mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate and sodium chloride in crystalline form; occurs in igneous rocks  
71369,sodium Na atomic_number_11,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)  
71370,sodium-vapor_lamp sodium-vapour_lamp,lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lighting  
71371,sodium_carbonate washing_soda sal_soda soda_ash soda,a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper  
71372,sodium_carboxymethyl_cellulose,a gummy substance that is a sodium salt of carboxymethyl cellulose; used as a thickening or emulsifying agent  
71373,sodium_chlorate,a colorless salt (NaClO3) used as a weed killer and an antiseptic  
71374,sodium_chloride common_salt,a white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl)  
71375,sodium_cyanide,a white poisonous salt (NaCN) used in electroplating  
71376,sodium_dichromate sodium_bichromate,a red-orange salt used as a mordant  
71377,sodium_fluoride,a colorless crystalline salt of sodium (NaF) used in fluoridation of water and to prevent tooth decay  
71378,sodium_hydride,a flammable grey crystalline binary compound (NaH)  
71379,sodium_hydroxide caustic_soda,a strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds  
71380,sodium_hypochlorite,an unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant  
71381,sodium_iodide,a crystalline salt used like potassium iodide  
71382,sodium_lauryl_sulphate sodium_lauryl_sulfate SLS,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  
71383,sodium_nitrate soda_niter,(NaNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive  
71384,sodium_nitrite,nitrite used to preserve and color food especially in meat and fish products; implicated in the formation of suspected carcinogens  
71385,sodium_phosphate sodium_orthophosphate,phosphate of sodium; used as a laxative to cleanse the bowels  
71386,sodium_pyrophosphate tetrasodium_pyrophosphate,a sodium salt of pyrophosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents  
71387,sodium_salicylate,a crystalline salt used as an analgesic and antipyretic  
71388,sodium_sulphate sodium_sulfate,a solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and paper and dyes and pharmaceuticals  
71389,sodium_thiopental phenobarbital phenobarbitone Luminal purple_heart,a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative  
71390,sodium_tripolyphosphate,a sodium salt of triphosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents  
71391,sodoku spirillum_fever,the form of ratbite fever occurring in the Far East  
71392,sodom,any location known for vice and corruption  
71393,sodomite sodomist sod bugger,someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)  
71394,sodomy buggery anal_sex anal_intercourse,intercourse via the anus, committed by a man with a man or woman  
71395,sofa couch lounge,an upholstered seat for more than one person  
71396,soffit,the underside of a part of a building (such as an arch or overhang or beam etc.)  
71397,soft-coated_wheaten_terrier,Irish breed of medium-sized terrier with an abundant coat any shade of wheat and very hairy head and muzzle  
71398,soft-finned_fish malacopterygian,any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii  
71399,soft-shell_clam steamer steamer_clam long-neck_clam,a clam that is usually steamed in the shell  
71400,soft-shell_clam steamer steamer_clam long-neck_clam Mya_arenaria,an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe  
71401,soft-shell_crab soft-shelled_crab,freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible  
71402,soft-shell_crab soft-shelled_crab,edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell  
71403,soft-shelled_turtle pancake_turtle,voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites  
71404,soft-shoe soft-shoe_shuffle soft-shoe_dancing,tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles  
71405,soft_copy,(computer science) matter that is in a form that a computer can store or display it on a computer screen; "he sent them soft copy of the report"  
71406,soft_corn flour_corn squaw_corn Zea_mays_amylacea,corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch  
71407,soft_diet pap spoon_food,a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders  
71408,soft_drink,nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)  
71409,soft_drug,a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction  
71410,soft_glass,glass having a relatively low softening point  
71411,soft_money,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)  
71412,soft_news,news that does not deal with serious topics or events  
71413,soft_option,an easier alternative; "the instructor took the soft option and gave the boy a passing grade"  
71414,soft_palate velum,a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking  
71415,soft_pedal,a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound  
71416,soft_pretzel,a pretzel made of soft bread  
71417,soft_roll,yeast-raised roll with a soft crust  
71418,soft_rot,mushy or slimy decay of plants caused by bacteria or fungi  
71419,soft_scale,an insect active in all stages  
71420,soft_sell,suggestive or persuasive advertising  
71421,soft_shield_fern Polystichum_setiferum,European shield fern cultivated in many varieties  
71422,soft_soap green_soap,a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils; used in certain skin diseases  
71423,soft_solder,solder that melts at a relatively low temperature  
71424,soft_spot,a sentimental affection; "she had a soft spot for her youngest son"  
71425,soft_tick argasid,tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head  
71426,soft_tree_fern Dicksonia_antarctica,of Australia and Tasmania; often cultivated; hardy in cool climates  
71427,soft_water,water that is not hard (does not contain mineral salts that interfere with the formation of lather with soap)  
71428,soft_wheat,wheat with soft starch kernels used in pastry and breakfast cereals  
71429,softball playground_ball,ball used in playing softball  
71430,softball softball_game,a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer  
71431,softener,a substance added to another to make it less hard  
71432,softening,the process of becoming softer; "refrigeration delayed the softening of the fruit"; "he observed the softening of iron by heat"  
71433,softheartedness tenderness,a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)  
71434,softness,a state of declining economic condition; "orders have recently picked up after a period of extreme softness"; "he attributes the disappointing results to softness in the economy"  
71435,softness,a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency; "and in softness almost beyond hearing"  
71436,softness,a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare; "the softness of the morning sky"  
71437,softness,the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded  
71438,softness,a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is not something permitted of good leaders"  
71439,software software_program computer_software software_system software_package package,(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"  
71440,software_documentation documentation,program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs  
71441,software_error programming_error,error resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result  
71442,software_package software_product,merchandise consisting of a computer program that is offered for sale  
71443,softwood deal,wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)  
71444,softy softie,a person who is weak and excessively sentimental  
71445,sogginess,a heavy wetness  
71446,soil dirt,the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock  
71447,soil_bank,land retired from crop cultivation and planted with soil-building crops; government subsidies are paid to farmers for their retired land  
71448,soil_conditioner,a chemical substance used to improve the structure of the soil and increase its porosity; "gypsum can be used as a soil conditioner"  
71449,soil_conservation,protection of soil against erosion or deterioration  
71450,soil_erosion,the washing away of soil by the flow of water  
71451,soil_horizon,a layer in a soil profile  
71452,soil_pipe,drain that conveys liquid waste from toilets, etc.  
71453,soil_profile,a vertical section of soil from the ground surface to the parent rock  
71454,soiling soilure dirtying,the act of soiling something  
71455,soiree,a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)  
71456,soixante-neuf sixty-nine,oral sex practiced simultaneously by two people  
71457,sojourn visit,a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)  
71458,sojourner,a temporary resident  
71459,sol colloidal_solution colloidal_suspension,a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid  
71460,sol soh so,the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization  
71461,solace solacement,comfort in disappointment or misery  
71462,solan solan_goose solant_goose Sula_bassana,very large white gannet with black wing tips  
71463,solanaceous_vegetable,any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon  
71464,solar_array solar_battery solar_panel,electrical device consisting of a large array of connected solar cells  
71465,solar_calendar,a calendar based on solar cycles  
71466,solar_cell photovoltaic_cell,a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy  
71467,solar_constant,the rate at which radiant solar energy is received at the outer layer of the earth's atmosphere  
71468,solar_dish solar_collector solar_furnace,a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun; can produce high temperatures  
71469,solar_eclipse,the moon interrupts light from the sun  
71470,solar_energy solar_power,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"  
71471,solar_flare flare,a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference  
71472,solar_gravity,the gravity of the sun; "solar gravity creates extreme pressures and temperatures"  
71473,solar_halo parhelic_circle parhelic_ring,a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere  
71474,solar_heater,a heater that makes direct use of solar energy  
71475,solar_house,a house designed to use solar radiation for heating; usually has large areas of glass in front of heat-absorbing materials  
71476,solar_magnetic_field,the magnetic field of the sun  
71477,solar_month,one-twelfth of a solar or tropical year  
71478,solar_parallax,the angle subtended by the mean equatorial radius of the Earth at a distance of one astronomical unit  
71479,solar_physics,the branch of astronomy that deals with the sun  
71480,solar_plexus coeliac_plexus plexus_celiacus abdominal_nerve_plexus,a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach  
71481,solar_prominence,large eruptions of luminous hydrogen gas that rise thousands of kilometers above the chromosphere  
71482,solar_radiation,radiation from the sun  
71483,solar_system,the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field  
71484,solar_telescope,a telescope designed to make observations of the sun  
71485,solar_thermal_system,a system that converts sunlight into heat  
71486,solar_wind,a stream of protons moving radially from the sun  
71487,solar_year tropical_year astronomical_year equinoctial_year,the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes  
71488,solarization solarisation,exposure to the rays of the sun  
71489,solder,an alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaces  
71490,solderer,a worker who joins or mends with solder  
71491,soldering_flux,flux applied to surfaces that are to be joined by soldering; flux cleans the surfaces and results in a better bond  
71492,soldering_iron,a hand tool with a heatable tip; used to melt and apply solder  
71493,soldier,an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"  
71494,soldier,a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony  
71495,soldier_grainy_club,a variety of grainy club  
71496,soldierfish soldier-fish,the larger squirrelfishes  
71497,soldiering soldiership,skills that are required for the life of soldier  
71498,sole,the underside of the foot  
71499,sole,the underside of footwear or a golf club  
71500,sole,right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European  
71501,sole fillet_of_sole,lean flesh of any of several flatfish  
71502,solenogaster aplacophoran,deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle  
71503,solenoid,a coil of wire around an iron core; becomes a magnet when current passes through the coil  
71504,soleus soleus_muscle,a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle  
71505,solfa_syllable,one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization  
71506,solfege solfeggio,a voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllable  
71507,solferino purplish_pink,a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino  
71508,solicitation,an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; "a solicitation to the king for relief"  
71509,solicitation allurement,the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)  
71510,solicitation appeal collection ingathering,request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"  
71511,solicitor,a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents  
71512,solicitor canvasser,a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes  
71513,solicitor_general,a law officer appointed to assist an attorney general  
71514,solicitorship,the position of solicitor  
71515,solicitude solicitousness,a feeling of excessive concern  
71516,solid,matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure  
71517,solid,a three-dimensional shape  
71518,solid solidness solid_state,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  
71519,solid-state_physics,the branch of physics that studies the properties of materials in the solid state: electrical conduction in crystals of semiconductors and metals; superconductivity; photoconductivity  
71520,solid_angle,an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting at a common point (the vertex)  
71521,solid_body_substance,the solid parts of the body  
71522,solid_figure three-dimensional_figure,a three-dimensional shape  
71523,solid_geometry,the geometry of 3-dimensional space  
71524,solid_solution primary_solid_solution,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  
71525,solidarity,a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group  
71526,solidity,state of having the interior filled with matter  
71527,solidity solidness,the consistency of a solid  
71528,solidity solidness,the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally; "the solidity of the evidence worked in his favor"; "the solidness of her faith gave her enduring hope"  
71529,solidus slash virgule diagonal stroke separatrix,a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information  
71530,soliloquy,a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections  
71531,soliloquy monologue,speech you make to yourself  
71532,solipsism,(philosophy) the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist  
71533,solitaire,a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself  
71534,solitaire,a dull grey North American thrush noted for its beautiful song  
71535,solitaire Pezophaps_solitaria,extinct flightless bird related to the dodo  
71536,solitaire patience,a card game played by one person  
71537,solitary_confinement solitary,confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners; "he was held in solitary"  
71538,solitary_pussytoes,a variety of pussytoes  
71539,solitary_vireo Vireo_solitarius,of eastern North America having a bluish-grey head and mostly green body  
71540,soliton soliton_wave solitary_wave,(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"  
71541,solitude,the state or situation of being alone  
71542,solitude,a solitary place  
71543,solitude purdah,a state of social isolation  
71544,solleret sabaton,armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel  
71545,solmization solfege solfeggio,singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major  
71546,solmization solmisation,a system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters  
71547,solo,a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)  
71548,solo,any activity that is performed alone without assistance  
71549,solo,a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied  
71550,solo_homer solo_blast,a home run with no runners on base  
71551,soloist,a musician who performs a solo  
71552,solstice,either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator  
71553,solubility,the quantity of a particular substance that can dissolve in a particular solvent (yielding a saturated solution)  
71554,solubility,the quality of being soluble and easily dissolved in liquid  
71555,soluble_glass water_glass sodium_silicate,a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs  
71556,solute,the dissolved matter in a solution; the component of a solution that changes its state  
71557,solution,a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; "he used a solution of peroxide and water"  
71558,solution,a method for solving a problem; "the easy solution is to look it up in the handbook"  
71559,solution,the successful action of solving a problem; "the solution took three hours"  
71560,solution answer result resolution solvent,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"  
71561,solution root,the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation  
71562,solvability solubility,the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it possible to solve  
71563,solvate,a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute)  
71564,solvating_agent,an agent that converts something into a solvate  
71565,solvation,a chemical process in which solvent molecules and molecules or ions of the solute combine to form a compound  
71566,solvency,the ability to meet maturing obligations as they come due  
71567,solvent dissolvent dissolver dissolving_agent resolvent,a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"  
71568,som,the basic unit of money in Uzbekistan  
71569,som,the basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan  
71570,soma haoma Sarcostemma_acidum,leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink  
71571,soman GD,a nerve agent easily absorbed into the body; a lethal cholinesterase inhibitor that is highly toxic when inhaled  
71572,somatic_cell vegetative_cell,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"  
71573,somatic_cell_nuclear_transplantation somatic_cell_nuclear_transfer SCNT nuclear_transplantation,moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another  
71574,somatic_delusion,a delusion concerning the body image or parts of the body  
71575,somatosense,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  
71576,somatotropin somatotrophin somatotropic_hormone somatotrophic_hormone STH human_growth_hormone growth_hormone,a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans  
71577,sombrero,a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico  
71578,somersault somerset summersault summerset somersaulting flip,an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return  
71579,somesthesia somaesthesia somatesthesia somatic_sensation,the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations; "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes"  
71580,somesthesia somesthesis somaesthesia somaesthesis somatesthesia somataesthesis somatosensory_system somatic_sensory_system somatic_sense,the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs  
71581,somewhere,an indefinite or unknown location; "they moved to somewhere in Spain"  
71582,sommelier wine_waiter wine_steward,a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant  
71583,somniloquist,someone who talks while asleep  
71584,son boy,a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is"  
71585,son-in-law,the husband of your daughter  
71586,sonant voiced_sound,a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords  
71587,sonar echo_sounder asdic,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 antisubmarine detection investigation committee"  
71588,sonata,a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms  
71589,sonata_form,the form of a movement, which consists of exposition and development and recapitulation  
71590,sonatina,a short and simple sonata  
71591,sone,a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold  
71592,song,a very small sum; "he bought it for a song"  
71593,song,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"  
71594,song strain,the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"  
71595,song vocal,a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"  
71596,song_and_dance,theatrical performance combining singing and dancing  
71597,song_sparrow Melospiza_melodia,small songbird common in North America  
71598,song_thrush mavis throstle Turdus_philomelos,common Old World thrush noted for its song  
71599,songbird songster,any bird having a musical call  
71600,songbook,a book containing a collection of songs  
71601,songster,a person who sings  
71602,songstress,a woman songster (especially of popular songs)  
71603,songwriter songster ballad_maker,a composer of words or music for popular songs  
71604,sonic_barrier sound_barrier,the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound  
71605,sonic_boom,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"  
71606,sonic_depth_finder fathometer,depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves  
71607,sonnet,a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme  
71608,sonneteer,a poet who writes sonnets  
71609,sonogram echogram,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  
71610,sonograph,an instrument that uses the differential transmission and reflection of ultrasonic waves in order to provide an image of a bodily organ  
71611,sonography ultrasonography echography ultrasound,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  
71612,sooth,truth or reality; "in sooth"  
71613,soothing_syrup,medicine in the form of a syrup that has a calming effect  
71614,sop,a concession given to mollify or placate; "the offer was a sop to my feelings"  
71615,sop sops,piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid  
71616,sophism sophistry sophistication,a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone  
71617,sophisticate man_of_the_world,a worldly-wise person  
71618,sophistication,being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject; "understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication"  
71619,sophistication,falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies; "he practiced the art of sophistication upon reason"  
71620,sophistication worldliness mundaneness mundanity,the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment  
71621,sophomore soph,a second-year undergraduate  
71622,sophomore_class,the second class in a four-year college or high school  
71623,soporific hypnotic,a drug that induces sleep  
71624,soprano,a female singer  
71625,soprano,the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty  
71626,soprano treble,the pitch range of the highest female voice  
71627,soprano_clef,a clef that puts middle C on the bottom line of the staff  
71628,sorb sorb_apple,acid gritty-textured fruit  
71629,sorbate,a material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption  
71630,sorbent sorbent_material,a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption  
71631,sorbic_acid,a white crystalline carboxylic acid used as a preservative  
71632,sorcerer magician wizard necromancer thaumaturge thaumaturgist,one who practices magic or sorcery  
71633,sorceress,a woman sorcerer  
71634,sorcery black_magic black_art necromancy,the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world  
71635,sordidness squalor squalidness,sordid dirtiness  
71636,sore,an open skin infection  
71637,sore_throat pharyngitis raw_throat,inflammation of the fauces and pharynx  
71638,sorehead,someone who is peevish or disgruntled  
71639,sorghum,economically important Old World tropical cereal grass  
71640,sorghum sorghum_molasses,made from juice of sweet sorghum  
71641,sorgo sorgho sweet_sorghum sugar_sorghum,any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup  
71642,sorority,a social club for female undergraduates  
71643,sorption,the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)  
71644,sorrel,a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color  
71645,sorrel common_sorrel,large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces  
71646,sorrel_tree Hibiscus_heterophyllus,Australian tree with acid foliage  
71647,sorrel_tree sourwood titi Oxydendrum_arboreum,deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves  
71648,sorrow,an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"  
71649,sorrow regret rue ruefulness,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"  
71650,sort,a person of a particular character or nature; "what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort"  
71651,sort,an approximate definition or example; "she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing"  
71652,sort sorting,an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting"  
71653,sort_program sorting_program,a utility program that sorts data items  
71654,sorter,a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)  
71655,sorter,a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes  
71656,sortie,(military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)  
71657,sortie sally,a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position  
71658,sorting,grouping by class or kind or size  
71659,sorting_algorithm,an algorithm for sorting a list  
71660,sorus,a spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi  
71661,sorus,cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond  
71662,soteriology,the branch of Christian theology that deals with salvation as the effect of a divine agency  
71663,sottishness,stupefaction from drink  
71664,sottishness,lack of restraint in use of alcohol  
71665,sou,a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money; "he hasn't a sou to his name"  
71666,sou'wester,waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front  
71667,souari souari_nut souari_tree Caryocar_nuciferum,large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil  
71668,souari_nut,a large nutlike seed of a South American tree  
71669,soubrette,a pert or flirtatious young girl  
71670,soubrette,a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy  
71671,souchong soochong,a fine quality of black tea native to China  
71672,souffle,light fluffy dish of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with e.g. cheese or fish or fruit  
71673,souk,an open-air market in an Arabian city  
71674,soul,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"  
71675,soul,the human embodiment of something; "the soul of honor"  
71676,soul psyche,the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life  
71677,soul soulfulness,deep feeling or emotion  
71678,soul-searching self-analysis,a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives  
71679,soul_brother,a fellow Black man  
71680,soul_food,food traditionally eaten by African-Americans in the South  
71681,soul_kiss deep_kiss French_kiss,an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth  
71682,soul_mate,someone for whom you have a deep affinity  
71683,soul_patch Attilio,a small patch of facial hair just below the lower lip and above the chin  
71684,sound,mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"  
71685,sound,a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"  
71686,sound,the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"  
71687,sound,the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"  
71688,sound auditory_sensation,the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"  
71689,sound_bite,a very short speech; usually on radio or television  
71690,sound_bow,contact (the part of a bell) against which the clapper strikes  
71691,sound_camera,a movie camera that records sounds in synchrony with the visual images  
71692,sound_effect,an effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of a play  
71693,sound_film,motion-picture film with sound effects and dialogue recorded on it  
71694,sound_hole,a hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones  
71695,sound_law,a law describing sound changes in the history of a language  
71696,sound_pressure instantaneous_sound_pressure,the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point  
71697,sound_property,an attribute of sound  
71698,sound_ranging,locating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by measurements of the time the sound arrives at microphones in known positions  
71699,sound_recording audio_recording audio,a recording of acoustic signals  
71700,sound_reproduction,the reproduction of sound  
71701,sound_spectrograph,a spectrograph for acoustic spectra  
71702,sound_spectrum acoustic_spectrum,the distribution of energy as a function of frequency for a particular sound source  
71703,sound_truck,a truck equipped with a loudspeaker and used for advertising  
71704,sound_unit,any acoustic unit of measurement  
71705,sound_wave acoustic_wave,(acoustics) a wave that transmits sound  
71706,soundbox body,a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)  
71707,sounder,a device for making soundings  
71708,sounding,a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line  
71709,sounding,the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)  
71710,sounding_board,a person whose reactions to something serve as an indication of its acceptability; "I would use newspapermen as a sounding board for such policies"  
71711,sounding_board soundboard,(music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument  
71712,sounding_lead,a metal bob at the end of a sounding line  
71713,sounding_rocket,a research rocket used to obtain information about the atmosphere at various altitudes  
71714,soundman,a technician in charge of amplifying sound or producing sound effects (as for a TV or radio broadcast)  
71715,soundness,a state or condition free from damage or decay  
71716,soundtrack,sound recording on a narrow strip of a motion picture film  
71717,soup,any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup  
71718,soup,an unfortunate situation; "we're in the soup now"  
71719,soup,liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food  
71720,soup-strainer toothbrush,slang for a mustache  
71721,soup_bowl,a bowl for serving soup  
71722,soup_du_jour,the soup that a restaurant is featuring on a given day  
71723,soup_kitchen,a place where food is dispensed to the needy  
71724,soup_ladle,a ladle for serving soup  
71725,soup_plate,a deep plate with a wide rim  
71726,soupfin_shark soupfin soup-fin Galeorhinus_zyopterus,Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A)  
71727,soupspoon soup_spoon,a spoon with a rounded bowl for eating soup  
71728,sour,a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar  
71729,sour sourness tartness,the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth  
71730,sour_bread sourdough_bread,made with a starter of a small amount of dough in which fermentation is active  
71731,sour_cherry,acid cherries used for pies and preserves  
71732,sour_cherry Eugenia_corynantha,Australian tree with sour red fruit  
71733,sour_cherry sour_cherry_tree Prunus_cerasus,rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit  
71734,sour_cream soured_cream,artificially soured light cream  
71735,sour_dock garden_sorrel Rumex_acetosa,European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens  
71736,sour_gourd,acid-tasting Australian gourd-like fruit with a woody rind and large seeds  
71737,sour_gourd monkey_bread,African gourd-like fruit with edible pulp  
71738,sour_grapes,disparagement of something that is unattainable  
71739,sour_gum black_gum pepperidge Nyssa_sylvatica,columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall  
71740,sour_mash,a mash with optimum acidity for yeast fermentation; a mixture of old and new mash; used in distilling some whiskeys  
71741,sour_mash sour_mash_whiskey,any whiskey distilled from sour mash  
71742,sour_milk,milk that has turned sour  
71743,sour_orange Seville_orange bitter_orange bitter_orange_tree bigarade marmalade_orange Citrus_aurantium,any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock  
71744,sour_salt,crystals of citric acid used as seasoning  
71745,sourball,round piece of tart hard candy  
71746,source,(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system; "a heat source"; "a source of carbon dioxide"  
71747,source,a document (or organization) from which information is obtained; "the reporter had two sources for the story"  
71748,source,a facility where something is available  
71749,source seed germ,anything that provides inspiration for later work  
71750,source_book,a collection of historically important documents published together as a book  
71751,source_code,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  
71752,source_language,a language that is to be translated into another language  
71753,source_materials,publications from which information is obtained  
71754,source_of_illumination,any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic radiation  
71755,source_program,a program written in a language from which statements are translated into machine language  
71756,sourdine,an organ stop resulting in a soft muted sound  
71757,sourdine sordino,a mute for a violin  
71758,sourdough,a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread  
71759,sourdough,a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska)  
71760,souring,the process of becoming sour  
71761,sourness sour acidity,the property of being acidic  
71762,sourpuss picklepuss gloomy_Gus pouter,someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression  
71763,soursop guanabana,large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples  
71764,soursop prickly_custard_apple soursop_tree Annona_muricata,small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit  
71765,souse,pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled  
71766,soutache,a narrow braid used as a decorative trimming  
71767,soutane,a long cassock with buttons down the front; worn by Roman Catholic priests  
71768,south,the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point  
71769,south,a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city  
71770,south due_south southward S,the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees  
71771,south_by_east SbE,the compass point that is one point east of due south  
71772,south_by_west SbW,the compass point that is one point west of due south  
71773,south_celestial_pole,the celestial pole above the southern hemisphere  
71774,south_side,the side that is on the south  
71775,south_southeast sou'-sou'-east SSE,the compass point midway between south and southeast  
71776,south_southwest sou'-sou'-west SSW,the compass point midway between south and southwest  
71777,south_wind souther southerly,a wind from the south  
71778,southeast,the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point  
71779,southeast,a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city  
71780,southeast sou'-east southeastward SE,the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees  
71781,southeast_by_east SEbE,the compass point that is one point east of southeast  
71782,southeast_by_south SEbS,the compass point that is one point south of southeast  
71783,southeaster sou'easter,a strong wind from the southeast  
71784,southeastern_pocket_gopher Geomys_pinetis,gopher of Alabama and Georgia and Florida  
71785,southern_aster,a variety of aster  
71786,southern_beech evergreen_beech,any of various beeches of the southern hemisphere having small usually evergreen leaves  
71787,southern_blue_flag Iris_virginica,similar to blue flag; the eastern United States  
71788,southern_bog_lemming Synaptomys_cooperi,of low bogs and meadows of northeastern and central United States and southern Canada  
71789,southern_buckthorn shittimwood shittim mock_orange Bumelia_lycioides,shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit  
71790,southern_cabbage_butterfly Pieris_protodice,common North American form of cabbage butterfly  
71791,southern_flounder Paralichthys_lethostigmus,flounder of southern United States  
71792,southern_flying_squirrel Glaucomys_volans,small large-eyed nocturnal flying squirrel of eastern United States  
71793,southern_harebell Campanula_divaricata,bellflower of southeastern United States (Maryland to Georgia) having pale blue flowers  
71794,southern_hemisphere,the hemisphere to the south of the equator  
71795,southern_live_oak Quercus_virginiana,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  
71796,southern_magnolia evergreen_magnolia large-flowering_magnolia bull_bay Magnolia_grandiflora,evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers  
71797,southern_red_cedar Juniperus_silicicola,juniper of swampy coastal regions of southeastern United States; similar to eastern red cedar  
71798,southern_red_oak swamp_red_oak turkey_oak Quercus_falcata,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  
71799,southern_spadefoot Scaphiopus_multiplicatus,this spadefoot toad lives in the southwestern United States  
71800,southern_spatterdock Nuphar_sagittifolium,of flowing waters of the southeastern United States; may form obstructive mats in streams  
71801,southern_white_cedar coast_white_cedar Atlantic_white_cedar white_cypress white_cedar Chamaecyparis_thyoides,slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae  
71802,southernism,a locution or pronunciation peculiar to the southern United States  
71803,southernism,an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US)  
71804,southernness,the property of being to the south  
71805,southernwood Artemisia_abrotanum,shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America; sometimes used in brewing beer  
71806,southland,any region lying in or toward the south  
71807,southwest,the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point  
71808,southwest,a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city  
71809,southwest sou'-west southwestward SW,the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees  
71810,southwest_by_south SWbS,the compass point that is one point south of southwest  
71811,southwest_by_west SWbW,the compass point that is one point west of southwest  
71812,southwester sou'wester,a strong wind from the southwest  
71813,southwestern_lip_fern Cheilanthes_eatonii,lip fern of Texas to Oklahoma and Colorado and Arizona and Mexico having tall erect tufted fronds  
71814,southwestern_toad Bufo_microscaphus,a uniformly warty stocky toad of washes and streams of semiarid southwestern United States  
71815,southwestern_white_pine Pinus_strobiformis,medium-size pine of northwestern Mexico; bark is dark brown and furrowed when mature  
71816,souvlaki souvlakia,made of lamb  
71817,sovereign crowned_head monarch,a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right  
71818,sovereign_immunity,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"  
71819,sovereignty,government free from external control  
71820,sovereignty,the authority of a state to govern another state  
71821,soviet,an elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)  
71822,sow,an adult female hog  
71823,sow_bug,terrestrial isopod having an oval segmented body (a shape like a sow)  
71824,sow_thistle milk_thistle,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  
71825,sowbane red_goosefoot Chenopodium_hybridum,herb considered fatal to swine  
71826,sowbelly,salt pork from the belly of a hog carcass  
71827,sowbread Cyclamen_hederifolium Cyclamen_neopolitanum,common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers  
71828,sower,someone who sows  
71829,soy soya soybean soya_bean soybean_plant soja soja_bean Glycine_max,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  
71830,soy soybean soya soya_bean,the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein)  
71831,soy soybean soya_bean,a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food  
71832,soy_sauce soy,thin sauce made of fermented soy beans  
71833,soya_milk soybean_milk soymilk,a milk substitute containing soybean flour and water; used in some infant formulas and in making tofu  
71834,soybean_future,soybeans bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date  
71835,soybean_meal soybean_flour soy_flour,meal made from soybeans  
71836,soybean_oil soyabean_oil,oil from soya beans  
71837,space,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"  
71838,space,an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space"  
71839,space,one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff; "the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E"  
71840,space blank,a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet"  
71841,space blank_space place,a blank area; "write your name in the space provided"  
71842,space infinite,the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite"  
71843,space-time space-time_continuum,the four-dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of space and 1 of time) in which physical events are located  
71844,space_age,the age beginning with the first space travel; from 1957 to the present  
71845,space_bar,the bar-shaped typewriter key that introduces spaces when used  
71846,space_cadet,someone who seems unable to respond appropriately to reality (as if under the influence of some narcotic drug)  
71847,space_capsule capsule,a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space  
71848,space_heater,heater consisting of a self-contained (usually portable) unit to warm a room  
71849,space_helmet,a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space  
71850,space_lattice crystal_lattice Bravais_lattice,a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal  
71851,space_medicine,the branch of medicine concerned with the effects of space flight on human beings  
71852,space_probe,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  
71853,space_program,a technological program intended to explore outer space  
71854,space_rocket,a rocket powerful enough to travel into outer space  
71855,space_shuttle,a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere  
71856,space_station space_platform space_laboratory,a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research  
71857,space_walk,any kind of physical activity outside a spacecraft by one of the crew  
71858,space_writer,a writer paid by the area of the copy  
71859,spacecraft ballistic_capsule space_vehicle,a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun  
71860,spacecraft_clock_time SCLK,the clock time given by a clock carried on board a spacecraft  
71861,spacecraft_event_time SCET,the coordinated universal time on board the spacecraft; "SCET = TRM + OWLT"  
71862,spaceflight space_travel spacefaring,a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere  
71863,spacesuit,a pressure suit worn by astronauts while in outer space  
71864,spacewalker,an astronaut who is active outside a spacecraft in outer space  
71865,spacing,the time between occurrences of a repeating event; "some women do not control the spacing of their children"  
71866,spacing spatial_arrangement,the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them  
71867,spackle spackling_compound,powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster  
71868,spade,a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it; "she led a low spade"; "spades were trumps"  
71869,spade,a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot  
71870,spade_bit,a thin bit with a center point and cutting edges on either side  
71871,spade_casino,a form of casino in which spades have the value of one point  
71872,spadefish angelfish Chaetodipterus_faber,deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters  
71873,spadefoot spadefoot_toad,a burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot  
71874,spadework,dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking  
71875,spadix,the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe  
71876,spaghetti,spaghetti served with a tomato sauce  
71877,spaghetti,pasta in the form of long strings  
71878,spaghetti_Western,a low-budget Western movie produced by a European (especially an Italian) film company  
71879,spaghetti_and_meatballs,spaghetti with meatballs in a tomato sauce  
71880,spaghetti_junction,a complicated highway interchange with multiple overpasses  
71881,spaghetti_sauce pasta_sauce,any of numerous sauces for spaghetti or other kinds of pasta  
71882,spaghetti_squash,squash plant bearing oval fruit with smooth yellowish skin and tender stranded flesh resembling spaghetti  
71883,spaghetti_squash,medium-sized oval squash with flesh in the form of strings that resemble spaghetti  
71884,spaghettini,thin spaghetti  
71885,spall spawl,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"  
71886,spallation,(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"  
71887,spam junk_e-mail,unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)  
71888,spammer,someone who sends unwanted email (often in bulk)  
71889,span,the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"  
71890,span,a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)  
71891,span,the distance or interval between two points  
71892,span_loading,the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wingspan  
71893,spandex,an elastic synthetic fabric  
71894,spandrel spandril,an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them  
71895,spaniel,any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears  
71896,spank,a slap with the flat of the hand  
71897,spanker,a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel  
71898,spanking,the act of slapping on the buttocks; "he gave the brat a good spanking"  
71899,spar,any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable  
71900,spar,a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging  
71901,spar sparring,making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer  
71902,spar_buoy,a buoy resembling a vertical log  
71903,spare,a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls  
71904,spare_part spare,an extra component of a machine or other apparatus  
71905,spare_time free_time,time available for hobbies and other activities that you enjoy  
71906,spare_tire love_handle,excess fat around the waistline  
71907,sparer,someone who refrains from injuring or destroying  
71908,sparerib,a cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off  
71909,spareribs,cut of pork from the rib section with most of the meat trimmed off  
71910,sparge_pipe,a horizontal pipe having fine holes drilled throughout its length so as to deliver a spray of water  
71911,sparid sparid_fish,spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth  
71912,spark,a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency"  
71913,spark,a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction  
71914,spark_advance lead,the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine  
71915,spark_arrester,electrical device to reduce sparking when electrical contacts are opened or closed  
71916,spark_arrester sparker,a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack  
71917,spark_chamber spark_counter,an instrument that detects ionizing radiation from elementary particles  
71918,spark_coil,an induction coil used to create sparks  
71919,spark_gap,a component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped electrodes and the space between them  
71920,spark_gap,the gap between two high-potential terminals  
71921,spark_lever,(on early automobiles) a lever mounted on the steering column and used to adjust the timing of the ignition  
71922,spark_plug sparking_plug plug,electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark  
71923,spark_transmitter,an early radio transmitter using a discharge across a spark gap as the source of its power  
71924,sparkle twinkle spark light,merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"  
71925,sparkle_metal,matte that has 74 percent copper  
71926,sparkler,a firework that burns slowly and throws out a shower of sparks  
71927,sparkling_wine,effervescent wine  
71928,sparkplug_wrench,a wrench for removing or tightening spark plugs into the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine  
71929,sparling European_smelt Osmerus_eperlanus,the common smelt of Europe  
71930,sparring,an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage  
71931,sparring_match,a practice or exhibition boxing match  
71932,sparring_partner sparring_mate,a boxer who spars with another boxer who is training for an important fight  
71933,sparrow true_sparrow,any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects  
71934,sparrow_hawk Accipiter_nisus,small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa  
71935,sparrow_hawk American_kestrel kestrel Falco_sparverius,small North American falcon  
71936,sparseness spareness sparsity thinness,the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness  
71937,spasm,(pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)  
71938,spasm cramp muscle_spasm,a painful and involuntary muscular contraction  
71939,spasmolysis,the relaxation or relief of muscle spasms  
71940,spastic,a person suffering from spastic paralysis  
71941,spastic_abasia,abasia due to spastic contractions of the leg muscles  
71942,spastic_bladder,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  
71943,spasticity,the quality of moving or acting in spasms  
71944,spat,a young oyster or other bivalve  
71945,spat gaiter,a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles  
71946,spatchcock,flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed)  
71947,spathe,a conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence  
71948,spathiphyllum peace_lily spathe_flower,any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental  
71949,spatial_property spatiality,any property relating to or occupying space  
71950,spatter spattering splash splashing splattering,the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface  
71951,spatter spattering splatter splattering sputter splutter sputtering,the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire"  
71952,spatterdock cow_lily yellow_pond_lily Nuphar_advena,common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water  
71953,spatula,a turner with a narrow flexible blade  
71954,spatula,a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances  
71955,spatulate_leaf,spatula-shaped leaf; having a broad rounded apex and narrow base  
71956,spavin,a swelling of the hock joint of a horse; resulting in lameness  
71957,spawn,the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs  
71958,spawner,a female fish at spawning time  
71959,spaying,neutering a female by removing the ovaries  
71960,speakeasy,(during prohibition) an illegal barroom  
71961,speaker talker utterer verbalizer verbaliser,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"  
71962,speaker_identification talker_identification,identification of a person from the sound of their voice  
71963,speakerphone,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  
71964,speakership,the position of Speaker  
71965,speaking speech_production,the utterance of intelligible speech  
71966,speaking_trumpet,a trumpet-shaped acoustic device to intensify and direct the human voice; formerly held to the ear by a hard-of-hearing person  
71967,speaking_tube,a tube for conveying the sound of a voice from one room to another  
71968,spear gig fizgig fishgig lance,an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish  
71969,spear lance shaft,a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon  
71970,spearfish,any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare  
71971,spearhead,someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.)  
71972,spearhead,the leading military unit in an attack  
71973,spearhead spearpoint spear-point,the head and sharpened point of a spear  
71974,spearmint Mentha_spicata,common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring  
71975,spearmint_oil,an aromatic oil obtained from the spearmint plant  
71976,spearnose_bat,New World bat with a pointed nose leaf; found from southern United States to Paraguay  
71977,special,a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant  
71978,special,a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising; "they are having a special on pork chops"  
71979,special,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"  
71980,special_act,a legislative act that applies only to a particular person or particular district  
71981,special_agent,someone whose authority is limited to the special undertaking they have been instructed to perform  
71982,special_assessment,an additional tax levied on private property for public improvements that enhance the value of the property  
71983,special_court-martial,a court-martial to try soldiers for offenses less serious that than those committed in action; consists of at least three officers  
71984,special_delivery,mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge)  
71985,special_drawing_rights paper_gold,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  
71986,special_education,education of physically or mentally handicapped children whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroom  
71987,special_effect,an effect used to produce scenes that cannot be achieved by normal techniques (especially on film)  
71988,special_interest special-interest_group special_interest_group advocacy_group lobby_group lobby pressure_group third_house,an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying  
71989,special_jury blue_ribbon_jury,a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues  
71990,special_pleading,an argument that ignores all unfavorable evidence  
71991,special_pleading,(law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations  
71992,special_relativity special_theory_of_relativity special_relativity_theory Einstein's_special_theory_of_relativity,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  
71993,special_session,a session that is held in addition to the regular sessions  
71994,special_verdict,a verdict rendered on certain specific factual issues posed by the court without finding for one party or the other  
71995,specialism,the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation  
71996,specialist medical_specialist,practices one branch of medicine  
71997,specialist specializer specialiser,an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning  
71998,specialization specialisation,the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose  
71999,specialization specialisation differentiation,(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"  
72000,specialization specialisation specialty speciality specialism,the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"  
72001,specialty_store,a store that sells only one kind of merchandise  
72002,speciation,the evolution of a biological species  
72003,species,(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed  
72004,species,a specific kind of something; "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy"  
72005,specific,a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria"  
72006,specific_gravity,the density of a substance relative to the density of water  
72007,specific_heat,the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade  
72008,specific_performance,the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms  
72009,specification,naming explicitly  
72010,specification,(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 use of an invention  
72011,specification spec,a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work  
72012,specificity,the quality of being specific to a particular organism; "host specificity of a parasite"  
72013,specificity,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"  
72014,specifier,someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining a patent)  
72015,specimen,an example regarded as typical of its class  
72016,specimen,a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis"  
72017,specimen_bottle,a bottle for holding urine specimens  
72018,specious_argument,an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious  
72019,speciousness meretriciousness,an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility; "the speciousness of his argument"  
72020,speck pinpoint,a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky"  
72021,speckled_alder Alnus_rugosa,common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down  
72022,speckled_rattlesnake Crotalus_mitchellii,markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of southwestern Arizona and Baja California  
72023,spectacle,something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight); "the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape"  
72024,spectacle,an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale  
72025,spectacle,a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself  
72026,spectacled_caiman Caiman_sclerops,caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina  
72027,spectacles specs eyeglasses glasses,(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision  
72028,spectacular,a lavishly produced performance; "they put on a Christmas spectacular"  
72029,spectator witness viewer watcher looker,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"  
72030,spectator_pump spectator,a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel  
72031,spectator_sport,a sport that many people find entertaining to watch  
72032,spectinomycin,an antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea  
72033,spectrogram spectrograph,a photographic record of a spectrum  
72034,spectrograph,a spectroscope by which spectra can be photographed  
72035,spectrophotometer,a photometer for comparing two light radiations wavelength by wavelength  
72036,spectroscope prism_spectroscope,an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis  
72037,spectroscopy spectrometry spectroscopic_analysis spectrum_analysis spectrographic_analysis,the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra  
72038,spectrum,an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave  
72039,spectrum,a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities  
72040,spectrum_line,an isolated component of a spectrum formed by radiation at a uniform frequency  
72041,speculation conjecture,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"  
72042,speculation venture,an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"  
72043,speculativeness,financial risk; "he rejected stocks that didn't pay dividends because of their speculativeness"  
72044,speculativeness,the quality of being a conclusion or opinion based on supposition and conjecture rather than on fact or investigation; "her work is highly contentious because of its speculativeness and lack of supporting evidence"  
72045,speculator,someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts  
72046,speculator plunger,someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains  
72047,speculum,a mirror (especially one made of polished metal) for use in an optical instrument  
72048,speculum,a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior  
72049,speech,something spoken; "he could hear them uttering merry speeches"  
72050,speech,the exchange of spoken words; "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"  
72051,speech speech_communication spoken_communication spoken_language language voice_communication oral_communication,(language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"  
72052,speech_act,the use of language to perform some act  
72053,speech_community,people sharing a given language or dialect  
72054,speech_day,an annual day in the schools when speeches are made and prizes are distributed  
72055,speech_disorder speech_defect defect_of_speech,a disorder of oral speech  
72056,speech_intelligibility,the intelligibility of speech (usually measured in the presence of noise or distortion)  
72057,speech_organ vocal_organ organ_of_speech,any of the organs involved in speech production  
72058,speech_perception,the auditory perception (and comprehension) of speech  
72059,speech_spectrum,the average sound spectrum for the human voice  
72060,speech_therapist,a therapist who treats speech defects and disorders  
72061,speech_therapy,any therapy intended to correct a disorder of speech  
72062,speechlessness,the property of being speechless  
72063,speechwriter,a writer who composes speeches for others to deliver  
72064,speed speeding hurrying,changing location rapidly  
72065,speed swiftness fastness,a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed"  
72066,speed velocity,distance travelled per unit time  
72067,speed-reading,reading at speeds significantly faster than normal  
72068,speed_bump,a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway  
72069,speed_freak,addict who habitually uses stimulant drugs (especially amphetamines)  
72070,speed_limit,regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road  
72071,speed_of_light light_speed c,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  
72072,speed_skate racing_skate,an ice skate with a long blade; worn for racing  
72073,speed_skating,competitive skating on speed skates (usually around an oval course)  
72074,speed_trap,a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders  
72075,speedboat,a fast motorboat  
72076,speeder speed_demon,a driver who exceeds the safe speed limit  
72077,speeding_ticket,a ticket issued for driving above the speed limit  
72078,speedometer speed_indicator,a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed  
72079,speedskater speed_skater,an ice-skater who races competitively; usually around an oval course  
72080,speedway,road where high speed driving is allowed  
72081,speedway,a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles  
72082,speleology spelaeology,the scientific study of caves  
72083,speleology spelaeology,the pastime of exploring caves  
72084,spell magic_spell magical_spell charm,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"  
72085,spell-checker spelling_checker,an electronic dictionary in a word processor that can be used to catch misspelled words  
72086,spellbinder,an orator who can hold his listeners spellbound  
72087,speller,an introductory textbook to teach spelling  
72088,speller good_speller poor_speller,someone who spells words  
72089,spelling,forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage  
72090,spelling_bee spelldown spelling_contest,a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly  
72091,spelt Triticum_spelta Triticum_aestivum_spelta,hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed  
72092,spelter,impure zinc containing about three percent lead and other impurities (especially in the form of ingots)  
72093,spender disburser expender,someone who spends money to purchase goods or services  
72094,spending disbursement disbursal outlay,the act of spending or disbursing money  
72095,spending_cut,the act of reducing spending  
72096,spending_spree,a brief period of extravagant spending  
72097,spendthrift spend-all spender scattergood,someone who spends money prodigally  
72098,spendthrift_trust,a trust created to maintain a beneficiary but to be secure against the beneficiary's improvidence  
72099,sperm sperm_cell spermatozoon spermatozoan,the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material"  
72100,sperm_bank,a depository for storing sperm  
72101,sperm_count,the number of sperm in an ejaculate; "the sperm count is used as an indicator of male fertility"  
72102,sperm_count,the act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate  
72103,sperm_oil,an animal oil found in the blubber of the sperm whale  
72104,sperm_whale cachalot black_whale Physeter_catodon,large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris  
72105,spermaceti,a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale  
72106,spermatic_cord,a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves  
72107,spermatid,an immature gamete produced by a spermatocyte; develops into a spermatozoon  
72108,spermatocele,a swelling on the epididymis or the testis; usually contains spermatozoa  
72109,spermatocyte,a male gametocyte that develops into four spermatids  
72110,spermatogenesis,development of spermatozoa  
72111,spermatophyte phanerogam seed_plant,plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores  
72112,spermicide spermatocide,a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa  
72113,sphagnum sphagnum_moss peat_moss bog_moss,any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat  
72114,sphecoid_wasp sphecoid,any of various solitary wasps  
72115,sphenion,the anterior tip of the parietal bone  
72116,sphenisciform_seabird,flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins  
72117,sphenoid_bone sphenoid os_sphenoidale,butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull  
72118,sphenoid_fontanelle sphenoid_fontanel sphenoidal_fontanelle sphenoidal_fontanel,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  
72119,sphere,a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)  
72120,sphere,a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center  
72121,sphere,any spherically shaped artifact  
72122,sphere domain area orbit field arena,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"  
72123,sphere sphere_of_influence,the geographical area in which one nation is very influential  
72124,spherical_aberration,an optical aberration resulting in a distorted image  
72125,spherical_angle,an angle formed at the intersection of the arcs of two great circles  
72126,spherical_geometry,(mathematics) the geometry of figures on the surface of a sphere  
72127,spherical_polygon,a figure on the surface of a sphere bounded by arcs of 3 or more great circles  
72128,spherical_triangle,a spherical polygon formed by the arcs of 3 great circles  
72129,spherical_trigonometry,(mathematics) the trigonometry of spherical triangles  
72130,sphericity sphericalness globosity globularness rotundity rotundness,the roundness of a 3-dimensional object  
72131,spherocyte,an abnormal spherical red blood cell  
72132,spheroid ellipsoid_of_revolution,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"  
72133,spherometer,a measuring instrument for measuring the curvature of a surface  
72134,spherule,a small sphere  
72135,sphincter anatomical_sphincter sphincter_muscle,a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening  
72136,sphinx,an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret  
72137,sphinx,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  
72138,sphygmomanometer,a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure  
72139,spic spik spick,(ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent  
72140,spiccato spiccato_bowing,bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings  
72141,spice,aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative  
72142,spice,any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food  
72143,spice_cake,cake flavored with spices  
72144,spice_cookie,cookie flavored with spices  
72145,spice_rack,a rack for displaying containers filled with spices  
72146,spice_tree,tree bearing aromatic bark or berries  
72147,spicebush California_allspice Calycanthus_occidentalis,straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers  
72148,spicebush spice_bush American_spicebush Benjamin_bush Lindera_benzoin Benzoin_odoriferum,deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries  
72149,spicemill,a mill for grinding spices  
72150,spiciness spice spicery,the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored  
72151,spicule spiculum,small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals  
72152,spider,a skillet made of cast iron  
72153,spider,predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey  
72154,spider wanderer,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  
72155,spider_angioma spider_nevus vascular_spider,a dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate  
72156,spider_brake spider_fern Pteris_multifida,Asiatic fern introduced in America  
72157,spider_crab,any of numerous crabs with very long legs and small triangular bodies  
72158,spider_flower spider_plant Cleome_hassleriana,native to South America but naturalized in warm parts of United States; grown for its long-lasting spider-shaped white to pink-purple flowers  
72159,spider_mite tetranychid,web-spinning mite that attacks garden plants and fruit trees  
72160,spider_monkey Ateles_geoffroyi,arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail  
72161,spider_orchid,any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys  
72162,spider_orchid Brassia_lawrenceana,South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers  
72163,spider_orchid Brassia_verrucosa,Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts  
72164,spider_web spider's_web,a web resembling the webs spun by spiders  
72165,spider_web spider's_web,a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey  
72166,spiderflower cleome,any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers  
72167,spiderwort dayflower,any plant of the family Commelinaceae  
72168,spiegeleisen spiegel spiegel_iron,pig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent and to raise the manganese content in making steel  
72169,spiel patter line_of_gab,plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)  
72170,spiff,attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner; "he gets by largely on pure spiff"  
72171,spike,(botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis  
72172,spike,a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor"  
72173,spike,a transient variation in voltage or current  
72174,spike,each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves); "the second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game"; "golfers' spikes damage the putting greens"  
72175,spike,a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)  
72176,spike,a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal); "one of the spikes impaled him"  
72177,spike,a large stout nail; "they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie"  
72178,spike,sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction"  
72179,spike spindle,any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object; "the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order"  
72180,spike_heath Bruckenthalia_spiculifolia,small evergreen mat-forming shrub of southern Europe and Asia Minor having stiff stems and terminal clusters of small bell-shaped flowers  
72181,spike_heel spike stiletto_heel,a very high narrow heel on women's shoes  
72182,spike_lavender French_lavender Lavandula_latifolia,Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil  
72183,spike_lavender_oil spike_oil,pale yellow essential oil obtained from spike lavender used in scenting soaps and cosmetics  
72184,spike_microphone spike_mike,a contact microphone for listening through walls  
72185,spike_rush,a sedge of the genus Eleocharis  
72186,spikemoss spike_moss little_club_moss,any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella  
72187,spill,liquid that is spilled; "clean up the spills"  
72188,spill spillage release,the act of allowing a fluid to escape  
72189,spill tumble fall,a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"  
72190,spillage,the amount that has spilled  
72191,spillover,(economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure  
72192,spillway spill wasteweir,a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction  
72193,spin,a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)  
72194,spin,a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin"  
72195,spin,a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"  
72196,spin twirl twist twisting whirl,the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"  
72197,spin_doctor spinmeister,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"  
72198,spin_dryer spin_drier,a clothes dryer that uses centrifugal motion to dry the clothes that are put into it  
72199,spin_the_bottle,a game in which a player spins a bottle and kisses the person that it points to when it stops spinning  
72200,spin_the_plate spin_the_platter,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  
72201,spina_bifida rachischisis schistorrhachis,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  
72202,spinach,dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads  
72203,spinach spinach_plant prickly-seeded_spinach Spinacia_oleracea,southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves  
72204,spinach_blight,a disease of spinach plants  
72205,spinal_anesthesia spinal_anaesthesia spinal,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  
72206,spinal_anesthetic spinal_anaesthetic,an anesthetic that is injected into the spine  
72207,spinal_canal vertebral_canal canalis_vertebralis,the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes  
72208,spinal_column vertebral_column spine backbone back rachis,the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"  
72209,spinal_cord medulla_spinalis,a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region  
72210,spinal_curvature,an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column  
72211,spinal_fluid cerebrospinal_fluid,clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord  
72212,spinal_nerve nervus_spinalis,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)  
72213,spinal_nerve_root,one of two roots of the spinal nerves  
72214,spinal_nerve_roots,either of two roots of the spinal nerves  
72215,spinal_vein vena_spinalis,veins that drain the spinal cord  
72216,spindle,(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"  
72217,spindle,a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.  
72218,spindle,a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning  
72219,spindle mandrel mandril arbor,any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts  
72220,spindle_tree spindleberry spindleberry_tree,any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries  
72221,spindlelegs spindleshanks,a thin person with long thin legs  
72222,spindlelegs spindleshanks,long thin legs  
72223,spindrift spoondrift,spray blown up from the surface of the sea  
72224,spine,a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin  
72225,spine backbone,the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"  
72226,spine thorn prickle pricker sticker spikelet,a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf  
72227,spinel,a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones  
72228,spinel_ruby ruby_spinel,a spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red)  
72229,spinelessness,the quality of lacking a strong character; an irresolute disposition  
72230,spinet,a small and compactly built upright piano  
72231,spinet,early model harpsichord with only one string per note  
72232,spinnability,the quality of being suitable for spinning or the capability of being spun (used of textile fibers)  
72233,spinnaker,a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind  
72234,spinnbarkeit,the capacity of a viscous liquid (especially the cervical mucus) to be drawn out into a strand or blown up into a bubble  
72235,spinner,board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game  
72236,spinner,fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water  
72237,spinner spinster thread_maker,someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)  
72238,spinney,a copse that shelters game  
72239,spinning,creating thread  
72240,spinning_frame,spinning machine that draws, twists, and winds yarn  
72241,spinning_jenny,an early spinning machine with multiple spindles  
72242,spinning_machine,a textile machine for spinning yarn and thread  
72243,spinning_rod,a fishing rod designed for casting a spinning lure  
72244,spinning_wheel,a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot  
72245,spinocerebellar_disorder,any of several congenital disorders marked by degeneration of the cerebellum and spinal cord resulting in spasticity and ataxia  
72246,spinster old_maid,an elderly unmarried woman  
72247,spinsterhood,the state of being a spinster (usually an elderly unmarried woman)  
72248,spiny-finned_fish acanthopterygian,a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays  
72249,spiny_dogfish,small bottom-dwelling dogfishes  
72250,spiny_lizard,any of numerous lizards with overlapping ridged pointed scales; of North America and Central America  
72251,spiny_lobster langouste rock_lobster crawfish crayfish sea_crawfish,large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters  
72252,spiny_lobster langouste rock_lobster crayfish,warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California  
72253,spiny_puffer,puffers having rigid or erectile spines  
72254,spiny_softshell Trionyx_spiniferus,river turtle of western United States with a warty shell; prefers quiet water  
72255,spiny_talinum Talinum_spinescens,low cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the leaves die; southwestern United States  
72256,spiracle,a breathing orifice  
72257,spiral,a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center  
72258,spiral,a continuously accelerating change in the economy  
72259,spiral,flying downward in a helical path with a large radius  
72260,spiral volute,ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center  
72261,spiral_bandage,an oblique bandage in which successive turns overlap preceding turns  
72262,spiral_galaxy spiral_nebula,a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center  
72263,spiral_ratchet_screwdriver ratchet_screwdriver,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  
72264,spiral_spring,a spring that is wound like a spiral  
72265,spirea spiraea,any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers  
72266,spirea spiraea Astilbe_japonica,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  
72267,spirillum,spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water  
72268,spirillum spirilla,any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form  
72269,spirit,the vital principle or animating force within living things  
72270,spirit,a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character  
72271,spirit disembodied_spirit,any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings  
72272,spirit tone feel feeling flavor flavour look smell,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"  
72273,spirit_gum,an adhesive solution made of gum and ether and used to attach false hair to skin  
72274,spirit_lamp,a lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol  
72275,spirit_rapper,someone who claims to receive messages from the dead in the form of raps on a table  
72276,spirit_stove,a stove that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol  
72277,spirit_world,any imaginary place where spiritual beings (demons or fairies or angels or the like) abide; "science has emptied the spirit world of its former inhabitants"  
72278,spirits_of_ammonia sal_volatile,a solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and alcohol  
72279,spirits_of_wine,rectified ethyl alcohol  
72280,spiritual Negro_spiritual,a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States  
72281,spiritual_being supernatural_being,an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events  
72282,spiritual_bouquet,(Roman Catholic Church) a card indicating that the sender will perform certain devotional acts on behalf of another  
72283,spiritual_leader,a leader in religious or sacred affairs  
72284,spiritual_world spiritual_domain unseen,a belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine spirit  
72285,spiritualism,(theology) any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God  
72286,spiritualism,the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium)  
72287,spirituality spiritualism spiritism otherworldliness,concern with things of the spirit  
72288,spiritualization spiritualisation,the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content  
72289,spiritualty spirituality church_property,property or income owned by a church  
72290,spirochete spirochaete,parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals  
72291,spirogram,a recording of breathing made with a spirograph  
72292,spirograph,a measuring instrument for recording the depth and rapidity of breathing movements  
72293,spirogyra,freshwater algae consisting of minute filaments containing spiral chlorophyll bands  
72294,spirometer,a measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs  
72295,spirometry,the use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity  
72296,spironolactone Aldactone,a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension  
72297,spirula Spirula_peronii,a small tropical cephalopod of the genus Spirula having prominent eyes and short arms and a many-chambered shell coiled in a flat spiral  
72298,spit,a skewer for holding meat over a fire  
72299,spit spitting expectoration,the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)  
72300,spit tongue,a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea  
72301,spit_and_polish,careful attention to order and appearance (as in the military)  
72302,spit_curl kiss_curl,a spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek  
72303,spitball,a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere  
72304,spitball spitter,an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it  
72305,spitfire,a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman)  
72306,spitter expectorator,a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)  
72307,spitting_image,a perfect likeness or counterpart  
72308,spittle_insect spittlebug,small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete  
72309,spittoon cuspidor,a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)  
72310,spitz,any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail  
72311,spiv,a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time  
72312,splanchnic_nerve,any of several nerves of the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system that innervate viscera and blood vessels  
72313,splash,a patch of bright color; "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color"  
72314,splash plash,the sound like water splashing  
72315,splash splashing,the act of scattering water about haphazardly  
72316,splashboard splasher dashboard,protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.  
72317,splashdown,a landing of a spacecraft in the sea at the end of a space flight  
72318,splasher,a protective covering over or beside a wheel to protect the upper part of a vehicle from splashes of mud  
72319,splat,a single splash; "he heard a splat as it hit the floor"  
72320,splat,a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair  
72321,splay,an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger  
72322,spleen lien,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  
72323,spleenwort,any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium  
72324,splenectomy,surgical removal of the spleen  
72325,splenic_vein vena_lienalis,a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein  
72326,splenitis,inflammation of the spleen  
72327,splenius splenius_muscle,either of two flat muscles that extend from the upper vertebrae to the base of the skull and serve to rotate or flex or extend the head and neck  
72328,splenomegaly,an abnormal enlargement of the spleen  
72329,splice splicing,a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together; "the break was due to an imperfect splice"  
72330,splicer,a woodworker who joins pieces of wood with a splice  
72331,splicer,a worker who splices ropes together by interweaving strands  
72332,splicer,a mechanical device for joining two pieces of paper or film or magnetic tape  
72333,spline,a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines  
72334,splint,a thin sliver of wood; "he lit the fire with a burning splint"  
72335,splint,an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)  
72336,splint_bone,a rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal  
72337,splinter sliver,a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers"  
72338,splinter_group,a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization  
72339,split,a bottle containing half the usual amount  
72340,split,a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"  
72341,split,a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"  
72342,split,a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts  
72343,split,(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"  
72344,split,extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)  
72345,split stock_split split_up,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"  
72346,split-brain_technique,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  
72347,split-half_correlation chance-half_correlation,a correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a test; taken as an indication of the reliability of the test  
72348,split-pea,dried hulled pea; used in soup  
72349,split-pea_soup,made of stock and split peas with onions carrots and celery  
72350,split_decision,a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous  
72351,split_end,(football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen  
72352,split_infinitive,an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go')  
72353,split_personality multiple_personality,a relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more independent personalities emerge  
72354,split_rail fence_rail,a rail that is split from a log  
72355,split_run,a print run of a newspaper during which some articles or advertisements are changed to produce a different edition  
72356,split_shift,a working shift divided into two periods of time with several hours in between  
72357,split_ticket,a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party  
72358,splitsville,separation or breakup or divorce; "after 15 years together they are headed for splitsville"  
72359,splitter,a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone  
72360,splitter divider,a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics  
72361,splurge,an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)  
72362,spodumene,a pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminum silicate; a source of lithium  
72363,spoil,(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"  
72364,spoil spoiling spoilage,the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"  
72365,spoil spoliation spoilation despoilation despoilment despoliation,the act of stripping and taking by force  
72366,spoilage,the amount that has spoiled  
72367,spoilage spoiling,the process of becoming spoiled  
72368,spoiler,a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning  
72369,spoiler,an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds  
72370,spoiler,a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag  
72371,spoils_system,the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power  
72372,spoilsport killjoy wet_blanket party_pooper,someone who spoils the pleasure of others  
72373,spoke wheel_spoke radius,support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim  
72374,spokeshave,a small plane that has a handle on each side of its blade; used for shaping or smoothing cylindrical wooden surfaces (originally wheel spokes)  
72375,spokesman,a male spokesperson  
72376,spokesperson interpreter representative voice,an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"  
72377,spokeswoman,a female spokesperson  
72378,spoliation,(law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence  
72379,spondee,a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables  
72380,spondylarthritis,arthritis that affects one or more of the intervertebral joints in the spine  
72381,spondylitis,inflammation of a spinal joint; characterized by pain and stiffness  
72382,spondylolisthesis,a forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one beneath it producing pressure on spinal nerves  
72383,sponge,a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used  
72384,sponge poriferan parazoan,primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies  
72385,sponge_bath,you wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub  
72386,sponge_cake,a light porous cake made with eggs and flour and sugar without shortening  
72387,sponge_cloth,any soft porous fabric (especially in a loose honeycomb weave)  
72388,sponge_genus,a genus of Porifera  
72389,sponge_mop,a wet mop with a sponge as the absorbent  
72390,spongefly spongillafly,hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges  
72391,sponger,a workman employed to collect sponges  
72392,sponginess,the porosity of a sponge  
72393,spongioblast,any of various columnar epithelial cells in the central nervous system that develop into neuroglia  
72394,sponsorship,the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially)  
72395,spontaneity spontaneousness,the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint; "the spontaneity of his laughter"  
72396,spontaneous_abortion miscarriage stillbirth,a natural loss of the products of conception  
72397,spontaneous_combustion,ignition of a substance (as oily rags) resulting from an internal oxidation process  
72398,spoon,formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face  
72399,spoon,a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food  
72400,spoon spoonful,as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of sugar"  
72401,spoon_bread batter_bread,soft bread made of cornmeal and sometimes rice or hominy; must be served with a spoon (chiefly southern)  
72402,spoonbill,wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon  
72403,spoonerism,transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words  
72404,spoonfeeding,feeding someone (as a baby) from a spoon  
72405,spoonfeeding,teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought  
72406,spoor,the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game; "the hounds followed the fox's spoor"  
72407,sporangiophore,stalk bearing one or more sporangia  
72408,sporangium spore_case spore_sac,organ containing or producing spores  
72409,spore,a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion; "a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes"  
72410,spore_mother_cell,cell from which a spore develops  
72411,sporocarp spore_case,specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia  
72412,sporophore,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  
72413,sporophyll sporophyl,leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia  
72414,sporophyte,the spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations  
72415,sporotrichosis,a chronic fungal infection of the skin and lymph nodes  
72416,sporozoan,parasitic spore-forming protozoan  
72417,sporozoite,one of the minute active bodies into which sporozoans divide in one stage of their life cycle  
72418,sporran,a fur or leather pouch worn at the front of the kilt as part of the traditional dress of Scottish Highlanders  
72419,sport,a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances; "a good sport"; "a poor sport"  
72420,sport,the occupation of athletes who compete for pay  
72421,sport athletics,an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition  
72422,sport sportsman sportswoman,someone who engages in sports  
72423,sport summercater,(Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine  
72424,sport_kite stunt_kite,a maneuverable kite controlled by two lines and flown with both hands  
72425,sport_utility sport_utility_vehicle S.U.V. SUV,a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis  
72426,sporting_dog gun_dog,a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns  
72427,sporting_goods,sports equipment sold as a commodity  
72428,sporting_life,active interest in gambling on sports events  
72429,sporting_man,someone who leads a merry existence; especially a gambler on the outcome of sporting events  
72430,sporting_man outdoor_man,someone who enjoys outdoor activities  
72431,sports_announcer sportscaster sports_commentator,an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events  
72432,sports_car sport_car,a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons  
72433,sports_desk,the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the sports news  
72434,sports_editor,the newspaper editor responsible for sports news  
72435,sports_equipment,equipment needed to participate in a particular sport  
72436,sports_fan fan rooter,an enthusiastic devotee of sports  
72437,sports_implement,an implement used in a sport  
72438,sports_medicine,the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of injuries or illness resulting from athletic activities  
72439,sports_page,any page in the sports section of a newspaper  
72440,sports_section,the section of a newspaper that reports on sports  
72441,sports_writer sportswriter,a journalist who writes about sports  
72442,sportscast,a broadcast of sports news or commentary  
72443,sportsmanship,fairness in following the rules of the game  
72444,sportswear athletic_wear activewear,attire worn for sport or for casual wear  
72445,spot,a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising  
72446,spot,a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program"  
72447,spot,a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight-spot"  
72448,spot,a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"  
72449,spot bit,a small piece or quantity of something; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"; "a bit of lint"; "I gave him a bit of my mind"  
72450,spot pip,a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)  
72451,spot speckle dapple patch fleck maculation,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"  
72452,spot-welder spot_welder,a welder who does spot welding  
72453,spot_check,a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning; "spot checks ensure a high level of performance by employees"  
72454,spot_jamming selective_jamming,electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency  
72455,spot_market,a market in which a commodity is bought or sold for immediate delivery or delivery in the very near future  
72456,spot_pass,a pass to a designated spot on the field; the receiver should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does  
72457,spot_price cash_price,the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the spot market  
72458,spot_weld spot-weld,each of the welds made by welding at a separate point  
72459,spot_welding spot-welding,creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points  
72460,spotlessness immaculateness,the state of being spotlessly clean  
72461,spotlight spot,a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer  
72462,spotted_antbird Hylophylax_naevioides,a kind of antbird  
72463,spotted_coral_root Corallorhiza_maculata,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  
72464,spotted_cowbane spotted_hemlock spotted_water_hemlock,tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes  
72465,spotted_crake Porzana_porzana,Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes  
72466,spotted_dick,a suet pudding containing currants  
72467,spotted_eagle_ray spotted_ray Aetobatus_narinari,ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely distributed in warm seas  
72468,spotted_fever,any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin  
72469,spotted_flycatcher Muscicapa_striata Muscicapa_grisola,common European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown plumage  
72470,spotted_gum Eucalyptus_maculata,large gum tree with mottled bark  
72471,spotted_hyena laughing_hyena Crocuta_crocuta,African hyena noted for its distinctive howl  
72472,spotted_lynx Lynx_pardina,of southern Europe  
72473,spotted_owl Strix_occidentalis,a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest  
72474,spotted_salamander Ambystoma_maculatum,glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots  
72475,spotted_salamander fire_salamander Salamandra_maculosa,European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots  
72476,spotted_sandpiper Actitis_macularia,common North American sandpiper  
72477,spotted_skunk little_spotted_skunk Spilogale_putorius,small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico  
72478,spotted_sunfish stumpknocker Lepomis_punctatus,inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish  
72479,spotted_weakfish spotted_sea_trout spotted_squeateague Cynoscion_nebulosus,weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States  
72480,spotter,a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots  
72481,spotter,a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers)  
72482,spouse partner married_person mate better_half,a person's partner in marriage  
72483,spout,an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain  
72484,spouter,an oil well that is spouting  
72485,spouter,a spouting whale  
72486,sprachgefuhl,an intuitive feeling for the natural idiom of a language; "Dubyuh has no sprachgefuhl"  
72487,sprag,a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline  
72488,sprain,a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments  
72489,sprat brisling,small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines  
72490,sprawl sprawling,an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about  
72491,sprawler,a person who sprawls; "he is such a sprawler he needs a bed to himself"  
72492,spray,water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall  
72493,spray,a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying  
72494,spray,a jet of vapor  
72495,spray,flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage  
72496,spray spraying,a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray of bullets"  
72497,spray_gun,an applicator resembling a gun for applying liquid substances (as paint) in the form of a spray  
72498,spray_paint,paint applied with a spray gun  
72499,spray_painting,applying paint with a sprayer  
72500,sprayer,a worker who applies spray to a surface  
72501,spraying,the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer  
72502,spread,the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age); "she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread"  
72503,spread paste,a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes  
72504,spread spread_head spreadhead facing_pages,two facing pages of a book or other publication  
72505,spread spreading,process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space  
72506,spread spreading,act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time  
72507,spread_eagle,an emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States  
72508,spread_eagle,a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line  
72509,spreader,a hand tool for spreading something; "he used his knife as a spreader"  
72510,spreading_fleabane Erigeron_divergens,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  
72511,spreading_pogonia funnel-crest_rosebud_orchid Cleistes_divaricata Pogonia_divaricata,orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia  
72512,spreadsheet,a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen  
72513,sprechgesang sprechstimme,a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking  
72514,spree fling,a brief indulgence of your impulses  
72515,spree_killer,a serial killer whose murders occur within a brief period of time  
72516,sprig,an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers  
72517,spring,a point at which water issues forth  
72518,spring,a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken"  
72519,spring fountain outflow outpouring natural_spring,a natural flow of ground water  
72520,spring springtime,the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year"  
72521,spring-cleaning,the activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of winter  
72522,spring_balance spring_scale,a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring  
72523,spring_beauty Clatonia_lanceolata,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  
72524,spring_break,a week or more of recess during the spring term at school  
72525,spring_cankerworm,variably colored looper; larva of Paleacrita vernata  
72526,spring_chicken,a young chicken having tender meat  
72527,spring_cress Cardamine_bulbosa,small white-flowered cress common in wet places in eastern North America  
72528,spring_mattress,a mattress containing springs in a rigid frame  
72529,spring_peeper Hyla_crucifer,a small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early spring  
72530,spring_squill Scilla_verna sea_onion,European scilla with small blue or purple flowers  
72531,spring_training,preseason training during the spring  
72532,spring_vetch Vicia_sativa,herbaceous climbing plant valuable as fodder and for soil-building  
72533,spring_vetchling spring_vetch Lathyrus_vernus,bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers  
72534,spring_water,water from a spring  
72535,springboard,a flexible board for jumping upward  
72536,springboard jumping-off_point point_of_departure,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"  
72537,springbok springbuck Antidorcas_marsupialis Antidorcas_euchore,a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air  
72538,springer impost,the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs  
72539,springer springing_cow,a cow about to give birth  
72540,springer_spaniel springer,a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white  
72541,springtide,a swelling rush of anything; "he rose on the springtide of prosperity"  
72542,springtide,a greater than average tide occurring during the new and full moons  
72543,sprinkle sprinkling sparge,the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"  
72544,sprinkler,mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden  
72545,sprinkler_system,a system for extinguishing fires; water from a network of overhead pipes is released through nozzles that open automatically with the rise in temperature  
72546,sprinter,someone who runs a short distance at top speed  
72547,sprit,a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally  
72548,sprites red_sprites,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)  
72549,spritsail,a fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit  
72550,spritz,a quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water)  
72551,spritzer,a mixed drink made of wine mixed with a sparkling water  
72552,sprocket,roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through  
72553,sprocket sprocket_wheel,thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain  
72554,sprog,a new military recruit  
72555,sprog,a child  
72556,sprout,any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud  
72557,sprout,a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)  
72558,spruce,light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork  
72559,spruce,any coniferous tree of the genus Picea  
72560,spruce_bark_beetle Dendroctonus_rufipennis,small beetle that likes to bore through the bark of spruce trees and eat the cambium which eventually kills the tree; "the spruce bark beetle is the major tree-killing insect pest of Alaska spruce forests"  
72561,spruce_beer,a brew made by fermenting molasses and other sugars with the sap of spruce trees (sometimes with malt)  
72562,spruce_gall_aphid Adelges_abietis,a variety of adelgid  
72563,spruce_grouse Canachites_canadensis,North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles  
72564,spruce_pine Pinus_glabra,large two-needled pine of southeastern United States with light soft wood  
72565,sprue tropical_sprue psilosis,a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation  
72566,sprung_rhythm,a poetic rhythm that imitates the rhythm of speech  
72567,spud stump_spud,a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds  
72568,spume,foam or froth on the sea  
72569,spun_yarn,(nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together  
72570,spur,tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers  
72571,spur gad,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"  
72572,spur spine acantha,any sharply pointed projection  
72573,spur_blight,a disease of raspberries  
72574,spur_gear spur_wheel,gear wheels that mesh in the same plane  
72575,spurge,any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice  
72576,spurge_laurel wood_laurel Daphne_laureola,bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowers  
72577,spurge_nettle tread-softly devil_nettle pica-pica Cnidoscolus_urens Jatropha_urens Jatropha_stimulosus,a stinging herb of tropical America  
72578,spurious_correlation,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  
72579,spuriousness,state of lacking genuineness  
72580,spurner,a person who rejects (someone or something) with contempt; "she was known as a spurner of all suitors"; "he was no spurner of rules"  
72581,spurred_gentian,any of various plants of the genus Halenia having flowers with spurred lobes  
72582,sputnik,a Russian artificial satellite; "Sputnik was the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth"  
72583,sputter splutter,an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)  
72584,spy,a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"  
72585,spy undercover_agent,(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors  
72586,spy_satellite,a satellite with sensors to detect nuclear explosions  
72587,spying,keeping a secret or furtive watch  
72588,spying undercover_work,the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes  
72589,spymaster,someone who directs clandestine intelligence activities  
72590,spyware,computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent  
72591,squab,a soft padded sofa  
72592,squab,an unfledged pigeon  
72593,squab dove,flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled  
72594,squabbler,someone who quarrels about a small matter  
72595,squad,a smallest army unit  
72596,squad_room,a room in a police station where members of the force assemble for roll call and duty assignments  
72597,squad_room,a room in a barracks where soldiers are billeted  
72598,squadron,a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task  
72599,squadron,a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms  
72600,squadron,an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group  
72601,squall,sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation  
72602,squall_line,a cold front along which squalls or thunderstorms are likely  
72603,squama,a protective structure resembling a scale  
72604,squamous_cell,an epithelial cell that is flat like a plate and form a single layer of epithelial tissue  
72605,squamule,a minute scale  
72606,squandering,spending resources lavishly and wastefully; "more wasteful than the squandering of time"  
72607,squandermania,prodigious squandering (usually by a government)  
72608,square,something approximating the shape of a square  
72609,square,any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; "a checkerboard has 64 squares"  
72610,square,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"  
72611,square foursquare,(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"  
72612,square lame,someone who doesn't understand what is going on  
72613,square second_power,the product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance"  
72614,square square_toes,a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views  
72615,square-bashing,drill on a barracks square  
72616,square-dance_music,music performed for square dancing  
72617,square-rigger,a square-rigged sailing ship  
72618,square_dance square_dancing,American country dancing in which couples form squares  
72619,square_dancer,someone who does square dancing  
72620,square_foot sq_ft,a unit of area equal to one foot by one foot square  
72621,square_inch sq_in,a unit of area equal to one inch by one inch square  
72622,square_knot,a double knot made of two half hitches and used to join the ends of two cords  
72623,square_matrix,a matrix with the same number of rows and columns  
72624,square_meal,a substantial and nourishing meal; "he seldom got three square meals a day"  
72625,square_meter square_metre centare,a centare is 1/100th of an are  
72626,square_mile,an area of 640 acres  
72627,square_nut,nut with a square shape  
72628,square_one,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"  
72629,square_root,a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number  
72630,square_sail,a four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast  
72631,square_shooter straight_shooter straight_arrow,a frank and honest person  
72632,square_yard sq_yd,a unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square  
72633,squareness,the property of being shaped like a square  
72634,squaretail,sluggish square-tailed fish armored with tough bony scales; of deep warm waters  
72635,squash,edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable  
72636,squash squash_racquets squash_rackets,a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets  
72637,squash squash_vine,any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits  
72638,squash_ball,rubber ball used in playing squash  
72639,squash_bug Anasa_tristis,large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the gourd family  
72640,squash_court,the indoor court in which squash is played  
72641,squash_pie,similar to pumpkin pie but made with winter squash instead of pumpkin  
72642,squash_racket squash_racquet bat,a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash  
72643,squat squatting,the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels  
72644,squatness stubbiness,the property of being short and broad  
72645,squatter,someone who settles on land without right or title  
72646,squatter homesteader nester,someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it  
72647,squaw,derogatory terms for an American Indian woman  
72648,squaw_grass bear_grass Xerophyllum_tenax,plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers  
72649,squaw_man,derogatory term for a white man married to a North American Indian woman  
72650,squawbush squaw-bush skunkbush Rhus_trilobata,deciduous shrub of California with unpleasantly scented usually trifoliate leaves and edible fruit  
72651,squawk,the noise of squawking; "she awoke to the squawk of chickens"; "the squawk of car horns"  
72652,squawk_box squawker intercom_speaker,the loudspeaker on an intercom or public address system  
72653,squeak,a short high-pitched noise; "the squeak of shoes on powdery snow"  
72654,squeaker,any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used; "those sneakers are squeakers"; "which hinge is the squeaker?"  
72655,squeal,a high-pitched howl  
72656,squeamishness,the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked; "the program was withdrawn because of the squeamishness of some viewers"; "he refused to allow squeamishness to deter him from his duty"  
72657,squeegee,T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows)  
72658,squeeze,a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer; "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"  
72659,squeeze,(slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend; "she was his main squeeze"  
72660,squeeze,the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"  
72661,squeeze squeezing,the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"  
72662,squeeze wring,a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring"  
72663,squeeze_play,a baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts the pitch  
72664,squeezer,a kitchen utensil for squeezing juice from fruit  
72665,squelch_circuit squelch squelcher,an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise  
72666,squib,firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise  
72667,squid,widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins  
72668,squid calamari calamary,(Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food  
72669,squiggle,an illegible scrawl; "his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle"  
72670,squiggle curlicue,a short twisting line  
72671,squill,bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant  
72672,squilla mantis_prawn,a kind of mantis shrimp  
72673,squinch,a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)  
72674,squint,the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed  
72675,squinter squint-eye,a person with strabismus  
72676,squire,young nobleman attendant on a knight  
72677,squire,an English country landowner  
72678,squire gallant,a man who attends or escorts a woman  
72679,squirrel,the fur of a squirrel  
72680,squirrel,a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail  
72681,squirrel's-foot_fern ball_fern Davalia_bullata Davalia_bullata_mariesii Davallia_Mariesii,feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia  
72682,squirrel_cage,cage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside it  
72683,squirrel_corn Dicentra_canadensis,American plant with cream-colored flowers and tuberous roots resembling kernels of corn  
72684,squirrel_monkey Saimiri_sciureus,small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle  
72685,squirrelfish,very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark  
72686,squirreltail_barley foxtail_barley squirreltail_grass Hordeum_jubatum,barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia  
72687,squirting_cucumber exploding_cucumber touch-me-not Ecballium_elaterium,Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched  
72688,squish,the noise of soft mud being walked on  
72689,stab thrust knife_thrust,a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"  
72690,stabber,someone who stabs another person  
72691,stabile,a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support  
72692,stability,a stable order (especially of society)  
72693,stability stableness,the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast  
72694,stabilization stabilisation,the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn  
72695,stabilization stabilisation,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"  
72696,stabilizer,a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state  
72697,stabilizer,airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft  
72698,stabilizer stabiliser,a device for making something stable  
72699,stabilizer_bar anti-sway_bar,a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks; serves to stabilize the chassis  
72700,stable stalls horse_barn,a farm building for housing horses or other livestock  
72701,stable_gear saddlery tack,gear for a horse  
72702,stableman stableboy groom hostler ostler,someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses  
72703,stablemate stable_companion,a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person  
72704,stabling,accommodation for animals (especially for horses)  
72705,stachyose,a tetrasaccharide found in the tubers of the Chinese artichoke  
72706,stack,an orderly pile  
72707,stacked_heel,a heel made of many layers of leather  
72708,stacker,a laborer who builds up a stack or pile  
72709,stacks,storage space in a library consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves where most of the books are stored  
72710,stacte,(Old Testament) one of several sweet-smelling spices used in incense  
72711,staddle,a base or platform on which hay or corn is stacked  
72712,stadium bowl arena sports_stadium,a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments  
72713,staff,building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration  
72714,staff,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"  
72715,staff,a rod carried as a symbol  
72716,staff,a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"  
72717,staff faculty,the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"  
72718,staff stave,(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written  
72719,staff_line,any of the 5 horizontal marks comprising a staff  
72720,staff_member staffer,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)  
72721,staff_officer,a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff  
72722,staff_sergeant,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  
72723,staff_tree,any small tree or twining shrub of the genus Celastrus  
72724,stag,adult male deer  
72725,stag_beetle,a kind of lamellicorn beetle; the male has branched mandibles resembling antlers  
72726,stag_party smoker,a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only)  
72727,stage,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"  
72728,stage,the theater as a profession (usually `the stage'); "an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage"  
72729,stage,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"  
72730,stage leg,a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"  
72731,stage microscope_stage,a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination  
72732,stage_crew,crew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a theatrical production  
72733,stage_dancing choreography,a show involving artistic dancing  
72734,stage_direction,an instruction written as part of the script of a play  
72735,stage_director,someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a stage show  
72736,stage_door,an entrance to the backstage area of theater; used by performers and other theater personnel  
72737,stage_effect,a special effect created on the stage  
72738,stage_fright,fear that affects a person about to face an audience  
72739,stage_left left_stage,the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience  
72740,stage_manager stager,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  
72741,stage_name,the pseudonym of an actor  
72742,stage_right right_stage,the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience  
72743,stage_set set,representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic"  
72744,stage_whisper,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  
72745,stagecoach stage,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"  
72746,stagecraft,skill in writing or staging plays  
72747,stagehand stage_technician,an employee of a theater who performs work involved in putting on a theatrical production  
72748,stagflation,a period of slow economic growth and high unemployment (stagnation) while prices rise (inflation)  
72749,staggerbush stagger_bush Lyonia_mariana,deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock  
72750,staggered_board_of_directors,a board of directors a portion of whose members are elected each year instead of all members being elected annually  
72751,staggerer totterer reeler,someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall  
72752,staggers blind_staggers,a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling  
72753,staghorn_coral stag's-horn_coral,large branching coral resembling antlers  
72754,staghorn_fern,any of various tropical ferns of the genus Platycerium having large flat lobed fronds often resembling the antlers of a stag  
72755,staghorn_sumac velvet_sumac Virginian_sumac vinegar_tree Rhus_typhina,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  
72756,staghound,a large heavy hound formerly used in hunting stags and other large game; similar to but larger than a foxhound  
72757,staginess theatricality,an artificial and mannered quality  
72758,staging,travel by stagecoach  
72759,staging,getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket  
72760,staging_area,an area where troops and equipment in transit are assembled before a military operation  
72761,stagnation stagnancy,inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation  
72762,stagnation stagnancy doldrums,a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"  
72763,stain,(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible  
72764,stain discoloration discolouration,a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain"  
72765,stainability,(cytology) the capacity of cells or cell parts to stain specifically with certain dyes  
72766,stained-glass_window,a window made of stained glass  
72767,stained_glass,glass that has been colored in some way; used for church windows  
72768,stainer,a worker who stains (wood or fabric)  
72769,staining,(histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study  
72770,staining spotting maculation,the act of spotting or staining something  
72771,stainless_steel stainless chromium_steel,steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion  
72772,stair-carpet,a strip of carpet for laying on stairs  
72773,stair-rod,a rod that holds a stair-carpet in the angle between two steps  
72774,stairhead,platform at the top of a staircase  
72775,stairs steps,a flight of stairs or a flight of steps  
72776,stairway staircase,a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps  
72777,stairwell,a vertical well around which there is a stairway  
72778,stake,instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning  
72779,stake,a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground  
72780,stake stakes bet wager,the money risked on a gamble  
72781,stake_race,a horse race in which part of the prize is put up by the owners of the horses in the race  
72782,stakeholder,someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner  
72783,stakeout,surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime)  
72784,stalactite,a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave  
72785,stalagmite,a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave  
72786,stalemate,drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check  
72787,staleness,having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging  
72788,stalk angry_walk,a stiff or threatening gait  
72789,stalk stalking,the act of following prey stealthily  
72790,stalk stalking still_hunt,a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush  
72791,stalk stem,a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ  
72792,stalked_puffball,mushroom of the genus Tulostoma that resembles a puffball  
72793,stalked_puffball,a variety of Podaxaceae  
72794,stalker,someone who walks with long stiff strides  
72795,stalker,someone who stalks game  
72796,stalking-horse,a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate  
72797,stalking-horse,screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game  
72798,stalking-horse,a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game  
72799,stall,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"  
72800,stall,seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater  
72801,stall,a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed  
72802,stall stalling,a tactic used to mislead or delay  
72803,stall stand sales_booth,a booth where articles are displayed for sale  
72804,stall_bar,a gymnastic apparatus used for strengthening exercises; uprights fastened to a wall and connected by horizontal rungs  
72805,stallion entire,uncastrated adult male horse  
72806,stamen,the male reproductive organ of a flower  
72807,stamina staying_power toughness,enduring strength and energy  
72808,stammel,a coarse woolen cloth formerly used for undergarments and usually dyed bright red  
72809,stammer stutter,a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds  
72810,stammerer stutterer,someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions  
72811,stamp,a type or class; "more men of his stamp are needed"  
72812,stamp,a block or die used to imprint a mark or design  
72813,stamp impression,a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; "he put his stamp on the envelope"  
72814,stamp pestle,machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores  
72815,stamp_album,an album for stamps  
72816,stamp_collection,a collection of stamps  
72817,stamp_dealer,a dealer in stamps (whose customers are stamp collectors)  
72818,stamp_mill stamping_mill,a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps  
72819,stamp_tax stamp_duty,a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications)  
72820,stampede,a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)  
72821,stampede,a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"  
72822,stamper,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)  
72823,stamper stomper tramper trampler,someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground  
72824,stamping_machine stamper,a power tool that stamps; "a metal stamper"  
72825,stance,standing posture  
72826,stanchion,any vertical post or rod used as a support  
72827,stand,the position where a thing or person stands  
72828,stand,a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area; "they cut down a stand of trees"  
72829,stand,a small table for holding articles of various kinds; "a bedside stand"  
72830,stand,tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)  
72831,stand,a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance; "a one-night stand"  
72832,stand,a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone"  
72833,stand standstill tie-up,an interruption of normal activity  
72834,stand-in substitute relief reliever backup backup_man fill-in,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"  
72835,stand_oil,a thick oil comprised of linseed, tung, or soya oils which have been heated to over 300 C  
72836,standard,a board measure = 1980 board feet  
72837,standard,an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support); "distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps supported on standards provided illumination"  
72838,standard banner,any distinctive flag  
72839,standard criterion measure touchstone,a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"  
72840,standard monetary_standard,the value behind the money in a monetary system  
72841,standard-bearer,an outstanding leader of a political movement  
72842,standard_atmosphere atmosphere atm standard_pressure,a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade  
72843,standard_cell,a primary cell used as a standard of electromotive force  
72844,standard_deviation,the square root of the variance  
72845,standard_gauge,railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches  
72846,standard_generalized_markup_language SGML,(computer science) a standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents; a set of rules for using whatever markup vocabulary is adopted  
72847,standard_of_living living_standards standard_of_life,a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group; "they enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country"; "the lower the standard of living the easier it is to introduce an autocratic production system"  
72848,standard_poodle,a breed or medium-sized poodles  
72849,standard_schnauzer,a medium-sized schnauzer  
72850,standard_temperature,exactly zero degrees centigrade  
72851,standard_transmission stick_shift,a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal  
72852,standardization standardisation,the condition in which a standard has been successfully established; "standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars"  
72853,standardization standardisation normalization normalisation,the imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization"  
72854,standardizer standardiser,a person who sets a standard for things to conform to  
72855,standby,something that can be relied on when needed  
72856,standdown stand-down,a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness  
72857,standdown stand-down,(military) a temporary stop of offensive military action  
72858,standee,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"  
72859,standee,a lifesize cardboard cutout (usually of a celebrity); "he had his picture taken with a standee of the president"  
72860,stander,an organism (person or animal) that stands; "a crowd of sitters and standers"  
72861,standing,social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"  
72862,standing,an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event  
72863,standing,the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position  
72864,standing_army,a permanent army of paid soldiers  
72865,standing_committee,a permanent committee  
72866,standing_operating_procedure standard_operating_procedure SOP standard_procedure,a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries"  
72867,standing_order,a rule of order permanently in force  
72868,standing_press,a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically  
72869,standing_room,room for passengers or spectators to stand; "there was standing room for thousands more people"  
72870,standing_wave stationary_wave,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  
72871,standpipe,a vertical pipe  
72872,stanhope,a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat  
72873,stanhopea,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  
72874,stannic_chloride,a colorless caustic liquid made by treating tin with chlorine  
72875,stannite tin_pyrites,a dark grey mineral with a metallic luster that is a source of tin  
72876,stannous_fluoride,a white powder that is used to fluoridate toothpaste  
72877,stanza,a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem  
72878,stapedectomy,surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear  
72879,stapelia carrion_flower starfish_flower,any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large foul-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers  
72880,stapes stirrup,the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea  
72881,staphylococcal_enterotoxin,a soluble exotoxin produced by some strains of staphylococcus; a cause of food poisoning  
72882,staphylococcal_enterotoxin_B SEB,a form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as an incapacitating agent in biological warfare  
72883,staphylococcal_infection,an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation  
72884,staphylococcus staphylococci staph,spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections  
72885,staple,a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables  
72886,staple,paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together  
72887,staple staple_fiber staple_fibre,a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn; "staple fibers vary widely in length"  
72888,staple_gun staplegun tacker,a hand-held machine for driving staples home  
72889,stapler stapling_machine,a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together  
72890,star,a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem  
72891,star,any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night  
72892,star,(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior  
72893,star principal lead,an actor who plays a principal role  
72894,star-duckweed Lemna_trisulca,cosmopolitan in temperate regions except North America  
72895,star-of-Bethlehem,any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers  
72896,star-thistle caltrop Centauria_calcitrapa,Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America  
72897,star_anise Chinese_anise Illicium_verum,small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative  
72898,star_anise Illicium_anisatum,small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant  
72899,star_apple caimito Chrysophyllum_cainito,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  
72900,star_begonia star-leaf_begonia Begonia_heracleifolia,rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers  
72901,star_chart,a chart showing the relative positions of the stars in a particular part of the sky  
72902,star_drill,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  
72903,star_grass,any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa; Australia; southern Asia; North America  
72904,star_jasmine confederate_jasmine Trachelospermum_jasminoides,evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers  
72905,star_magnolia Magnolia_stellata,deciduous shrubby magnolia from Japan having fragrant white starlike flowers blooming before leaves unfold; grown as an ornamental in United States  
72906,star_sapphire,a sapphire that when cut shows a starlike figure in reflected light because of its crystalline structure  
72907,star_saxifrage starry_saxifrage Saxifraga_stellaris,small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe  
72908,star_shell,an artillery shell containing an illuminant  
72909,star_topology star,the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub  
72910,star_tulip elegant_cat's_ears Calochortus_elegans,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  
72911,starboard,the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose  
72912,starch,a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering  
72913,starch amylum,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  
72914,starches,foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread)  
72915,stardom,the status of being acknowledged as a star; "stardom meant nothing to her"  
72916,stardust,a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality  
72917,stare,a fixed look with eyes open wide  
72918,starer,a viewer who gazes fixedly (often with hostility)  
72919,starets,a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church  
72920,starfish sea_star,echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk  
72921,starflower sleepy_dick summer_snowflake Ornithogalum_umbellatum,common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States  
72922,stargazer,heavy-bodied marine bottom-lurkers with eyes on flattened top of the head  
72923,stargazing,observation of the stars  
72924,starkness absoluteness utterness,the quality of being complete or utter or extreme; "the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections"  
72925,starlet,a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star  
72926,starlet,a small star  
72927,starlight,the light of the stars  
72928,starling,gregarious birds native to the Old World  
72929,starnose_mole star-nosed_mole Condylura_cristata,amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose  
72930,starship spaceship,a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)  
72931,start,the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"  
72932,start head_start,the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"  
72933,start starting,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"  
72934,start starting_line scratch scratch_line,a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game  
72935,starter,a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning  
72936,starter,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"  
72937,starter dispatcher,the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition  
72938,starter starter_motor starting_motor,an electric motor for starting an engine  
72939,starting_block,block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race  
72940,starting_buffer,buffer solution at the start of a reaction  
72941,starting_gate starting_stall,a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course  
72942,starting_pitcher,(baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game  
72943,starting_post,a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race)  
72944,starting_signal start,a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start"  
72945,startle jump start,a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"  
72946,startle_reflex Moro_reflex,a normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs  
72947,startle_response startle_reaction,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  
72948,startup,the act of setting in operation; "repeated shutdowns and startups are expensive"  
72949,starvation famishment,a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period  
72950,starvation starving,the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; "the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"  
72951,starvation_acidosis,acidosis in which the acidity results from lack of food which leads to fat catabolism which in turn releases acidic ketone bodies  
72952,starved_aster calico_aster,a variety of aster  
72953,starveling,someone who is starving (or being starved)  
72954,stash_house,a house where weapons and supplies are hidden; "attacks on stash houses is the most frequently used method of counterterrorism"  
72955,stasis,an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped  
72956,stasis,inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces  
72957,state,a state of depression or agitation; "he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him"  
72958,state,the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax"  
72959,state,the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"  
72960,state nation country land commonwealth res_publica body_politic,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"  
72961,state province,the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south"  
72962,state's_attorney state_attorney,a prosecuting attorney for a state  
72963,state's_evidence,evidence for the prosecution in criminal proceedings  
72964,state-sponsored_terrorism,terrorism practiced by a government against its own people or in support of international terrorism  
72965,state_bank,a bank chartered by a state rather than by the federal government  
72966,state_capital,the capital city of a political subdivision of a country  
72967,state_capitalism,an economic system that is primarily capitalistic but there is some degree of government ownership of the means of production  
72968,state_government,the government of a state in the United States  
72969,state_line state_boundary,the boundary between two states  
72970,state_of_matter state,(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"  
72971,state_of_mind frame_of_mind,a temporary psychological state  
72972,state_of_the_art,the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time; "the state of the art in space travel"  
72973,state_prison,a prison maintained by a state of the U.S.  
72974,state_senator,a member of a state senate  
72975,state_socialism,an economic system in which the government owns most means of production but some degree of private capitalism is allowed  
72976,state_tax_lien,a lien on the property of a taxpayer that the tax collector can use upon default of payment of taxes  
72977,state_treasurer,the treasurer for a state government  
72978,stateliness,an elaborate manner of doing something; "she served coffee with great stateliness"  
72979,stateliness majesty loftiness,impressiveness in scale or proportion  
72980,stately_home,a mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family  
72981,statement,(music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata"  
72982,statement,a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"  
72983,statement,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"  
72984,statement financial_statement,a document showing credits and debits  
72985,stater,any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece  
72986,stater,a resident of a particular state or group of states; "Keystone stater"; "farm staters"  
72987,stateroom,a guest cabin  
72988,states'_rights,a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states  
72989,states'_rights,the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution  
72990,statesman solon national_leader,a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs  
72991,statesmanship statecraft diplomacy,wisdom in the management of public affairs  
72992,stateswoman,a woman statesman  
72993,static,angry criticism; "they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial"  
72994,static atmospherics atmospheric_static,a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference  
72995,static_electricity,electricity produced by friction  
72996,static_line,a cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane  
72997,static_tube,a measuring instrument used to measure static pressure in a stream of fluid  
72998,statics,the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium  
72999,station,(nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty  
73000,station,the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station  
73001,station,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"  
73002,stationariness immobility fixedness,remaining in place  
73003,stationary_stochastic_process,a stochastic process in which the distribution of the random variables is the same for any value of the variable parameter  
73004,stationer stationery_seller,a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies  
73005,stationery letter_paper,paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes  
73006,stationmaster station_agent,the person in charge of a railway station  
73007,statistic,a datum that can be represented numerically  
73008,statistical_mechanics,the branch of physics that makes theoretical predictions about the behavior of macroscopic systems on the basis of statistical laws governing its component particles  
73009,statistical_method statistical_procedure,a method of analyzing or representing statistical data; a procedure for calculating a statistic  
73010,statistician actuary,someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)  
73011,statistician mathematical_statistician,a mathematician who specializes in statistics  
73012,statistics,a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters  
73013,stator stator_coil,mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves  
73014,statuary,statues collectively  
73015,statue,a sculpture representing a human or animal  
73016,stature,high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement; "a man of great stature"  
73017,stature height,(of a standing person) the distance from head to foot  
73018,status position,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"  
73019,status_asthmaticus,a prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond to standard treatment  
73020,status_epilepticus,a condition in which there are continuing attacks of epilepsy without intervals of consciousness; can lead to brain damage and death  
73021,status_quo,the existing state of affairs  
73022,statute_book,a record of the whole body of legislation in a given jurisdiction  
73023,statute_of_limitations,a statute prescribing the time period during which legal action can be taken  
73024,statutory_law,the body of laws created by legislative statutes  
73025,statutory_offense statutory_offence regulatory_offense regulatory_offence,crimes created by statutes and not by common law  
73026,statutory_rape carnal_abuse,sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly)  
73027,staurikosaur staurikosaurus,primitive dinosaur found in Brazil  
73028,stave lag,one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket  
73029,stay,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"  
73030,stay,a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)  
73031,stay,(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar  
73032,stay,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"  
73033,stay-at-home homebody,a person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering or travel  
73034,stay_of_execution,an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time  
73035,stayer,a person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance; "the horse that won the race is a good stayer"  
73036,staysail,a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts)  
73037,stead position place lieu,the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"  
73038,steadfastness,steadfast resolution  
73039,steadfastness staunchness,loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty  
73040,steadiness,freedom from wavering or indecision; constancy of resolve or conduct; "He trusted her clear steadiness that she would do what she said"  
73041,steadiness,the quality of being steady--regular and unvarying  
73042,steadiness firmness,the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place  
73043,steady_state_theory continuous_creation_theory,(cosmology) the theory that the universe maintains a constant average density with matter created to fill the void left by galaxies that are receding from each other; "the steady state theory has been abandoned in favor of the big bang theory"  
73044,steak,a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish  
73045,steak_and_kidney_pie,steak with sauteed kidneys and onions cooked in wine and stock then covered with pastry and baked  
73046,steak_au_poivre peppered_steak pepper_steak,steak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and served with brandy-and-butter sauce  
73047,steak_knife,a sharp table knife used in eating steak  
73048,steak_sauce,pungent bottled sauce for steak  
73049,steak_tartare tartar_steak cannibal_mound,ground beef mixed with raw egg and e.g. onions and capers and anchovies; eaten raw  
73050,steakhouse chophouse,a restaurant that specializes in steaks  
73051,steal,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)  
73052,stealth stealing,avoiding detection by moving carefully  
73053,stealth_aircraft,an aircraft designed in accordance with technology that makes detection by radar difficult  
73054,stealth_bomber,a bomber that is difficult to detect by radar  
73055,stealth_fighter,a fighter that is difficult to detect by radar; is built for precise targeting and uses laser-guided bombs  
73056,steam,water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere  
73057,steam_bath steam_room vapor_bath vapour_bath,a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term  
73058,steam_chest,the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder  
73059,steam_coal,coal suitable for use under steam boilers  
73060,steam_engine,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  
73061,steam_fitting,care (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating  
73062,steam_heat steam_heating,a heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and piped to radiators  
73063,steam_iron,a pressing iron that can emit steam  
73064,steam_line steam_pipe,a pipe conducting steam  
73065,steam_locomotive,a locomotive powered by a steam engine  
73066,steam_shovel,a power shovel that is driven by steam  
73067,steam_turbine,turbine in which steam strikes blades and makes them turn  
73068,steam_whistle,a whistle in which the sound is produced by steam; usually attached to a steam boiler  
73069,steamboat,a boat propelled by a steam engine  
73070,steamed_pudding,a pudding cooked by steaming  
73071,steamer,a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it  
73072,steamer steamship,a ship powered by one or more steam engines  
73073,steamfitter,a craftsman who installs and maintains equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating  
73074,steamroller road_roller,vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements  
73075,steamship_company steamship_line,a line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships  
73076,stearic_acid octadecanoic_acid,a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats  
73077,stearin,an ester of glycerol and stearic acid  
73078,steatopygia,an extreme accumulation of fat on the buttocks  
73079,steatorrhea,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  
73080,steed,(literary) a spirited horse for state of war  
73081,steel,an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range  
73082,steel,knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod  
73083,steel-wool_pad,abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing  
73084,steel_arch_bridge,a steel bridge constructed in the form of an arch  
73085,steel_band,a band that plays instruments made from the heads of oil drums (Caribbean Islands)  
73086,steel_blue,a greyish blue color  
73087,steel_company,a company that makes and sells steel  
73088,steel_drum,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)  
73089,steel_engraving,an impression taken from an engraved steel plate  
73090,steel_engraving,engraving on a steel plate  
73091,steel_engraving,the act of engraving on a steel plate  
73092,steel_industry,the industry that makes steel and steel products  
73093,steel_mill steelworks steel_plant steel_factory,a factory where steel is made  
73094,steel_plate,a plate of steel  
73095,steel_production,making steel from pig iron  
73096,steel_trap,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"  
73097,steel_trap,a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey  
73098,steel_wool wire_wool,a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive  
73099,steelmaker steelworker steelman,a worker engaged in making steel  
73100,steelyard lever_scale beam_scale,a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length  
73101,steenbok steinbok Raphicerus_campestris,small plains antelope of southeastern Africa  
73102,steep,a steep place (as on a hill)  
73103,steeper,a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping  
73104,steeple spire,a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top  
73105,steeplechase,a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump  
73106,steeplechase,a horse race over an obstructed course  
73107,steeplechaser,a horse trained to run in steeplechases  
73108,steeplejack,someone who builds or maintains very tall structures  
73109,steer_roping,capturing a steer with a lasso  
73110,steerage,the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship  
73111,steerageway,(nautical) the minimum rate of motion needed for a vessel to be maneuvered  
73112,steering guidance direction,the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"  
73113,steering steerage,the act of steering a ship  
73114,steering_committee,a committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) body  
73115,steering_gear,a gear that couples the steering wheel to the steering linkage of a motor vehicle  
73116,steering_linkage,mechanism consisting of a system of rods and levers connected to the front wheels of a motor vehicle; the steering gear pushes it left or right which swivels the front wheels, causing the vehicle to turn  
73117,steering_system steering_mechanism,a mechanism by which something is steered (especially a motor vehicle)  
73118,steering_wheel wheel,a handwheel that is used for steering  
73119,stegosaur stegosaurus Stegosaur_stenops,herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon  
73120,stele,the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant  
73121,stele stela,an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings  
73122,stelis,any of various small tropical American orchids of the genus Stelis having long slender racemes of numerous small to minute flowers  
73123,stellar_parallax,the heliocentric parallax of a star  
73124,stellate_venule,a star-shaped group of venules in the renal cortex  
73125,stem,the tube of a tobacco pipe  
73126,stem-cell_research,research on stem cells and their use in medicine  
73127,stem-winder,a watch that is wound by turning a knob at the stem  
73128,stem_blight,a fungous blight attacking the stems of plants  
73129,stem_cell,an undifferentiated cell whose daughter cells may differentiate into other cell types (such as blood cells)  
73130,stem_turn stem,a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it  
73131,stem_vowel thematic_vowel,a vowel that ends a stem and precedes an inflection  
73132,stemless_carline_thistle Carlina_acaulis,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  
73133,stemless_golden_weed Stenotus_acaulis Haplopappus_acaulis,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  
73134,stemless_hymenoxys Tetraneuris_acaulis Hymenoxys_acaulis,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  
73135,stemma,a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work  
73136,stemmatology stemmatics,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 cladistic analysis); "stemmatology also plays an important role in musicology"; "transcription errors are of decisive importance in stemmatics"  
73137,stemmer,a worker who makes or applies stems for artificial flowers  
73138,stemmer,a miner's tamping bar for ramming packing in over a blasting charge  
73139,stemmer,a device for removing stems from fruit (as from grapes or apples)  
73140,stemmer stemming_algorithm,an algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem  
73141,stencil,a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below  
73142,stenograph,a shorthand character  
73143,stenograph,a machine for typewriting shorthand characters  
73144,stenographer amanuensis shorthand_typist,someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)  
73145,stenography,the act or art of writing in shorthand  
73146,stenopterygius Stenopterygius_quadrisicissus,an ichthyosaur of the genus Stenopterygius  
73147,stenosis stricture,abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway  
73148,stent,a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis  
73149,stentor,a speaker with an unusually loud voice  
73150,stentor,any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor  
73151,step,a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed  
73152,step,the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"  
73153,step stair,support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step"  
73154,step stone's_throw,a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore"  
73155,step-down_transformer,a transformer that reduces voltage  
73156,step-up_transformer,a transformer that increases voltage  
73157,step_dancing hoofing,dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures  
73158,step_ladder stepladder,a folding portable ladder hinged at the top  
73159,step_stool,a stool that has one or two steps that fold under the seat  
73160,stepbrother half-brother half_brother,a brother who has only one parent in common with you  
73161,stepchild,a child of your spouse by a former marriage  
73162,stepdaughter,a daughter of your spouse by a former marriage  
73163,stepfather,the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage  
73164,stephanion,the craniometric point on the coronal suture above the acoustic meatus  
73165,stephanotis,any of various evergreen climbing shrubs of the genus Stephanotis having fragrant waxy flowers  
73166,stepmother,the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage  
73167,stepparent,the spouse of your parent by a subsequent marriage  
73168,steppe,extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)  
73169,stepper high_stepper,a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting  
73170,stepper stepping_motor,a motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps  
73171,stepping_stone,a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing  
73172,stepping_stone,any means of advancement; "the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches"  
73173,steprelationship,a family relationship by virtue of remarriage  
73174,steps,the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; "I followed in his steps"; "he retraced his steps"; "his steps turned toward home"  
73175,stepson,the son your spouse by a former marriage  
73176,steradian sr,the unit of solid angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites  
73177,sterculia,any tree of the genus Sterculia  
73178,sterculia_gum karaya_gum,exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics  
73179,stereo stereophony stereo_system stereophonic_system,reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound  
73180,stereo stereoscopic_picture stereoscopic_photograph,two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together  
73181,stereoscope,an optical device for viewing stereoscopic photographs  
73182,stereoscopic_vision stereoscopy,three-dimensional vision produced by the fusion of two slightly different views of a scene on each retina  
73183,stereotype,a conventional or formulaic conception or image; "regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding"  
73184,sterility infertility,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  
73185,sterilization sterilisation,the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)  
73186,sterilization sterilisation,the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)  
73187,sterling,British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK  
73188,sterling_area sterling_bloc scheduled_territories,the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling  
73189,sterling_silver,a silver alloy with no more than 7.5% copper  
73190,stern after_part quarter poop tail,the rear part of a ship  
73191,stern_chaser,a naval gun able to fire astern at a ship in chase  
73192,sternness,the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding; "the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable"  
73193,sternness strictness,uncompromising resolution  
73194,sternocleidomastoid sternocleidomastoid_muscle sternocleido_mastoideus musculus_sternocleidomastoideus,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  
73195,sternocleidomastoid_vein vena_sternocleidomastoidea,drains the sternocleidomastoid muscle; empties into the internal jugular vein  
73196,sternpost,(nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel  
73197,sternum breastbone,the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs  
73198,sternutator sternutatory,a chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying; "police used a sternutatory to subdue the mob"  
73199,sternwheeler,a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern  
73200,steroid,any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects  
73201,steroid_hormone steroid sex_hormone,any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs  
73202,sterol steroid_alcohol,any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances  
73203,stethoscope,a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body  
73204,stevedore loader longshoreman docker dockhand dock_worker dockworker dock-walloper lumper,a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port  
73205,stevia,any plant of the genus Stevia or the closely related genus Piqueria having glutinous foliage and white or purplish flowers; Central and South America  
73206,stevia,any plant of the genus Piqueria or the closely related genus Stevia  
73207,stew,food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables  
73208,stew_meat,tough meat that needs stewing to be edible  
73209,steward,the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements  
73210,steward,someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else  
73211,steward flight_attendant,an attendant on an airplane  
73212,stewardess air_hostess hostess,a woman steward on an airplane  
73213,stewardship,the position of steward  
73214,stewing,an extreme state of worry and agitation; "his stewing over the fight kept him awake most of the night"  
73215,stewing_pan stewpan,a saucepan used for stewing  
73216,sthene,a unit of force equal to 1000 newtons  
73217,stibnite,a soft grey mineral; the chief ore of antimony  
73218,stick,a small thin branch of a tree  
73219,stick,a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine  
73220,stick,a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball  
73221,stick,a long thin implement resembling a length of wood; "cinnamon sticks"; "a stick of dynamite"  
73222,stick,an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"  
73223,stick,threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"  
73224,stick control_stick joystick,a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane  
73225,stick_cinnamon,dried rolled strips of cinnamon bark  
73226,stick_figure,drawing of a human or animal that represents the head by a circle and the rest of the body by straight lines  
73227,stick_horse,a child's plaything consisting on an imitation horse's head on one end of a stick  
73228,stick_lac,lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried  
73229,stickball stickball_game,a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle  
73230,stickiness,the property of sticking to a surface  
73231,sticking_point,a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal  
73232,stickleback prickleback,small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research  
73233,stickler,someone who insists on something; "a stickler for promptness"  
73234,stickpin,a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie  
73235,sticks_and_stone,a general term for building materials  
73236,sticktight sticktight_flea Echidnophaga_gallinacea,parasitic on especially the heads of chickens  
73237,stickweed,any of several herbaceous plants having seeds that cling to clothing  
73238,sticky_aster Machaeranthera_bigelovii,wild aster having leafy stems and flower heads with narrow bright reddish-lavender or purple rays; western Colorado to Arizona  
73239,sticky_end,an end of DNA in which one strand of the double helix extends a few units beyond the other  
73240,sticky_geranium Geranium_viscosissimum,geranium of western North America having pinkish-purple flowers in open clusters  
73241,stiff,an ordinary man; "a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff"  
73242,stiff_aster Aster_linarifolius,wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowers  
73243,stiff_upper_lip,self-restraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief); "the British like to keep a stiff upper lip"  
73244,stiffener,material used for stiffening something  
73245,stiffening,the act of becoming stiff; "stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance"  
73246,stiffening rigidifying rigidification,the process of becoming stiff or rigid  
73247,stiffness,the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend  
73248,stiffness,the property of moving with pain or difficulty; "he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck"  
73249,stiffness,firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action; "a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity"  
73250,stifle knee,joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee  
73251,stifler smotherer,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"  
73252,stigma,the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil  
73253,stigma,an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod  
73254,stigma,a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease  
73255,stigmata,marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ  
73256,stigmatic stigmatist,a person whose body is marked by religious stigmata (such as marks resembling the wounds of the crucified Christ)  
73257,stigmatism,the condition of having or being marked by stigmata  
73258,stigmatism,(optics) condition of an optical system (as a lens) in which light rays from a single point converge in a single focal point  
73259,stigmatism,normal eyesight  
73260,stigmatization stigmatisation branding,the act of stigmatizing  
73261,stile,an upright that is a member in a door or window frame  
73262,stiletto,a small dagger with a tapered blade  
73263,still,a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad"  
73264,still,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  
73265,still_life,a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers  
73266,stillborn_infant,infant who shows no signs of life after birth  
73267,stillness windlessness,calmness without winds  
73268,stillroom still_room,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  
73269,stilt,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"  
73270,stilt Australian_stilt,long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia  
73271,stilt stiltbird longlegs long-legs stilt_plover Himantopus_stilt,long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons  
73272,stimulant stimulant_drug excitant,a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process  
73273,stimulation,(physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)  
73274,stimulation,the act of arousing an organism to action  
73275,stimulation stimulus stimulant input,any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action  
73276,sting bite insect_bite,a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin  
73277,sting sting_operation,operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act; "the police conducted a sting operation"  
73278,sting stinging,a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"  
73279,sting_operation,a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals)  
73280,stinger,a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy  
73281,stinger,a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland  
73282,stinger,a sharp stinging blow  
73283,stinger cut,a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all"  
73284,stinginess,a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money  
73285,stinging_hair,a multicellular hair in plants like the stinging nettle that expels an irritating fluid  
73286,stinging_nettle Urtica_dioica,perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs  
73287,stingray,large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds  
73288,stink_bell Fritillaria_agrestis,a malodorous California herb with bell-shaped flowers; a common weed in grainfields  
73289,stink_bomb stench_bomb,a small bomb designed to give off a foul odor when it explodes  
73290,stinker,anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar)  
73291,stinkhorn carrion_fungus,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"  
73292,stinking_cedar stinking_yew Torrey_tree Torreya_taxifolia,rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed  
73293,stinking_goosefoot Chenopodium_vulvaria,European goosefoot with strong-scented foliage; adventive in eastern North America  
73294,stinking_hellebore bear's_foot setterwort Helleborus_foetidus,digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally  
73295,stinking_iris gladdon gladdon_iris stinking_gladwyn roast_beef_plant Iris_foetidissima,iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa  
73296,stinky_squid Pseudocolus_fusiformis,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  
73297,stint,an individual's prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"  
73298,stinter,an economizer who stints someone with something  
73299,stipe,supporting stalk or stem-like structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap  
73300,stipend,a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose  
73301,stipendiary stipendiary_magistrate,(United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases  
73302,stippler,a painter who stipples (creates a stippled effect)  
73303,stipulation judicial_admission,(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"  
73304,stipulation specification,a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement  
73305,stipulative_definition,a definition that is stipulated by someone and that is not a standard usage  
73306,stipule,a small leafy outgrowth at the base of a leaf or its stalk; usually occurring in pairs and soon shed  
73307,stir,emotional agitation and excitement  
73308,stir splash,a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"  
73309,stirk,yearling heifer or bullock  
73310,stirrer,an implement used for stirring  
73311,stirring,agitating a liquid with an implement; "constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan"  
73312,stirrup stirrup_iron,support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go  
73313,stirrup_cup,a farewell drink (especially one offered to a horseman ready to depart); usually alcoholic  
73314,stirrup_pump,a hand-operated reciprocating pump; used in fighting fires  
73315,stitch,a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running  
73316,stitch,a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing  
73317,stitcher,a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps  
73318,stitchwort greater_stitchwort starwort Stellaria_holostea,low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side  
73319,stoat,the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail  
73320,stob,a short straight stick of wood  
73321,stochastic_process,a statistical process involving a number of random variables depending on a variable parameter (which is usually time)  
73322,stock,the reputation and popularity a person has; "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor"  
73323,stock,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"  
73324,stock,a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants  
73325,stock,lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter"  
73326,stock,the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock"  
73327,stock caudex,persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant  
73328,stock gillyflower,any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers  
73329,stock gunstock,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"  
73330,stock inventory,the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"  
73331,stock-in-trade,any equipment constantly used as part of a profession or occupation; "friendliness is the salesman's stock in trade"  
73332,stock-index_futures,a futures contract based on a stock index; a bet on the future price of the indexed group of stocks  
73333,stock_buyback,a corporation's purchase of its own outstanding stock; increases earnings/share so stock price rises (which can discourage a takeover attempt)  
73334,stock_car,a car kept in dealers' stock for regular sales  
73335,stock_car,a racing car with the basic chassis of a commercially available car  
73336,stock_certificate stock,a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year"  
73337,stock_company,a company whose capital is represented by stock  
73338,stock_company repertory_company repertory,a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire  
73339,stock_cube,a cube of dehydrated stock  
73340,stock_dividend,a dividend paid in stock rather than in cash  
73341,stock_exchange stock_market securities_market,an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers  
73342,stock_index stock_market_index,index based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocks  
73343,stock_issue,(corporation law) the authorization and delivery of shares of stock for sale to the public or the shares thus offered at a particular time  
73344,stock_of_record,stock held by stockholders of record on a given date  
73345,stock_option,the right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a stated period  
73346,stock_option,a benefit given by a company to an employee in the form of an option to buy stock in the company at a discount or at a fixed price; "stock options are not much use as an incentive if the price at which they can be exercised is out of reach"  
73347,stock_photograph stock_image,an exisitng photograph licensed for a specific use  
73348,stock_power,a power of attorney document to transfer ownership of a registered security from the owner to another party  
73349,stock_purchase_plan,an organized plan for employees of a company to buy shares of its stock  
73350,stock_saddle Western_saddle,an ornamented saddle used by cowboys; has a high horn to hold the lariat  
73351,stock_symbol,the letters used to identify listed companies on the securities exchanges where they are traded  
73352,stock_trader,someone who buys and sells stock shares  
73353,stock_warrant,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  
73354,stockade,fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense  
73355,stockbroker,an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds  
73356,stockbroker_belt,a wealthy residential suburb  
73357,stockcar,boxcar with latticed sides; for transporting livestock  
73358,stocker,a domestic animal (especially a young steer or heifer) kept as stock until fattened or matured and suitable for a breeding establishment  
73359,stockfish,fish cured by being split and air-dried without salt  
73360,stockholder shareholder shareowner,someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation  
73361,stockholder_of_record,the stockholder whose name is registered on the books of the corporation as owning the shares at a particular time  
73362,stockholders_meeting,a meeting at which the management reports to the stockholders of a company  
73363,stockholding,ownership of stocks; the state or fact of holding stock; "prohibition of unrestricted intercorporate stockholding"- W.Z.Ripley  
73364,stockholding stockholdings,a specific number of stocks or shares owned; "sell holdings he has in corporations"  
73365,stockinet stockinette,knit used especially for infants' wear and undergarments  
73366,stockinette_stitch,knitting stitch having alternate rows of knit stitches and purl stitches, producing a fabric as for stockings  
73367,stocking,close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)  
73368,stocking,the activity of supplying a stock of something; "he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout"  
73369,stocking_filler stocking_stuffer,a small Christmas present included in the Christmas stocking  
73370,stockist,one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goods  
73371,stockjobber,one who deals only with brokers or other jobbers  
73372,stockman stock_raiser stock_farmer,farmer who breed or raises livestock  
73373,stockpile,a storage pile accumulated for future use  
73374,stockpiling,accumulating and storing a reserve supply; "the stockpiling of war materials"  
73375,stockpot,a pot used for preparing soup stock  
73376,stockroom stock_room,storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business  
73377,stocks,a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction  
73378,stocks,a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod  
73379,stocks,a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked  
73380,stocktake stock-take,an instance of stocktaking; "the auditor did not attend the stocktake or check the valuations"  
73381,stocktaker stock-taker,an employee whose job is to take inventory; "an outside stocktaker had to be hired"  
73382,stocktaking stock-taking,reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook  
73383,stockyard,enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily  
73384,stodge,heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food  
73385,stodginess stuffiness,dull and pompous gravity  
73386,stogy stogie,a cheap cigar  
73387,stoic unemotional_person,someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions  
73388,stoichiometry,(chemistry) the relation between the quantities of substances that take part in a reaction or form a compound (typically a ratio of whole integers)  
73389,stoicism stolidity stolidness,an indifference to pleasure or pain  
73390,stokehold stokehole fireroom,(nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired  
73391,stoker,a mechanical device for stoking a furnace  
73392,stoker fireman,a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)  
73393,stokes'_aster cornflower_aster Stokesia_laevis,erect perennial of southeastern United States having large heads of usually blue flowers  
73394,stole,a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women  
73395,stolen_property,property that has been stolen  
73396,stolon runner offset,a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips  
73397,stoma,a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ)  
73398,stoma stomate pore,a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass  
73399,stomach,an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness; "he had no stomach for a fight"  
73400,stomach,an appetite for food; "exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner"  
73401,stomach tummy tum breadbasket,an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion  
73402,stomach_exercise tummy_crunch,an exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles  
73403,stomach_pump,a suction pump used to remove the contents of the stomach  
73404,stomach_sweetbread,edible pancreas of an animal  
73405,stomachache stomach_ache bellyache gastralgia,an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region  
73406,stomacher,garment consisting of a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century  
73407,stomatitis,inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth  
73408,stomatopod stomatopod_crustacean,a kind of crustacean  
73409,stomp,a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step  
73410,stone,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"  
73411,stone,a lack of feeling or expression or movement; "he must have a heart of stone"; "her face was as hard as stone"  
73412,stone,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"  
73413,stone pit endocarp,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"  
73414,stone_bass wreckfish Polyprion_americanus,brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks  
73415,stone_bramble Rubus_saxatilis,European trailing bramble with red berrylike fruits  
73416,stone_breaker,someone who breaks up stone  
73417,stone_crab,pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare  
73418,stone_crab Menippe_mercenaria,large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida)  
73419,stone_curlew thick-knee Burhinus_oedicnemus,large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint  
73420,stone_marten beech_marten Martes_foina,Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat  
73421,stone_parsley Sison_amomum,a slender roadside herb of western Europe and Mediterranean areas that has foliage resembling parsley and has white flowers with aromatic seeds  
73422,stone_pine umbrella_pine European_nut_pine Pinus_pinea,medium-sized two-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds  
73423,stone_wall,a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields  
73424,stonechat Saxicola_torquata,common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast  
73425,stonecress stone_cress,any Old World herb of the genus Aethionema; native of sunny limestone habitats  
73426,stonecrop,any of various northern temperate plants of the genus Sedum having fleshy leaves and red or yellow or white flowers  
73427,stonecutter cutter,someone who cuts or carves stone  
73428,stonefish Synanceja_verrucosa,venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock  
73429,stonefly stone_fly plecopteran,primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones  
73430,stoner lapidator,an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill)  
73431,stonewaller,one who stonewalls or refuses to answer or cooperate; someone who delays by lengthy speeches etc.  
73432,stonewalling,stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate  
73433,stoneware,ceramic ware that is fired in high heat and vitrified and nonporous  
73434,stonework,masonry done with stone  
73435,stonewort,any of various submerged aquatic algae of the genus Chara having nodes with whorled filamentlike branches; usually encrusted with calcium carbonate deposits  
73436,stoning lapidation,the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)  
73437,stony_coral madrepore madriporian_coral,corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands  
73438,stool,(forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings  
73439,stool,a simple seat without a back or arms  
73440,stool_pigeon,a dummy pigeon used to decoy others  
73441,stoop,an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward  
73442,stoop stoep,small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house  
73443,stooper,a person at a racetrack who searches for winning parimutuel tickets that have been carelessly discarded by others  
73444,stooper,a person who carries himself or herself with the head and shoulders habitually bent forward  
73445,stop,a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta"  
73446,stop,(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"  
73447,stop halt,the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"  
73448,stop stopover layover,a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"  
73449,stop stoppage,the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"  
73450,stop_bath short-stop short-stop_bath,an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer  
73451,stop_consonant stop occlusive plosive_consonant plosive_speech_sound plosive,a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"  
73452,stop_order stop-loss_order,an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level  
73453,stop_payment,a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check  
73454,stop_press,late news that is inserted into the newspaper at the last minute  
73455,stopcock cock turncock,faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid  
73456,stoplight brake_light,a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop  
73457,stopover way_station,a stopping place on a journey; "there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago"  
73458,stopper,(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"  
73459,stopper_knot,a knot that prevents a rope from passing through a hole  
73460,stopping,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"  
73461,stopping_point finale finis finish last conclusion close,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"  
73462,stopwatch stop_watch,a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race)  
73463,storage,(computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk  
73464,storage,the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials  
73465,storage,the act of storing something  
73466,storage_battery accumulator,a voltaic battery that stores electric charge  
73467,storage_cell secondary_cell,a cell that can be recharged  
73468,storage_medium data-storage_medium,a medium for storing information  
73469,storage_ring,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  
73470,storage_space,the area in any structure that provides space for storage  
73471,storax,a vanilla-scented resin from various trees of the genus Styrax  
73472,store stock fund,a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"  
73473,store_detective,a private detective employed by a merchant to stop pilferage  
73474,stored_program,a program that is stored in the memory of the computer that executes it  
73475,storehouse depot entrepot storage store,a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"  
73476,storeroom storage_room stowage,a room in which things are stored  
73477,stork,large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage  
73478,storksbill heron's_bill,any of various plants of the genus Erodium  
73479,storm,a direct and violent assault on a stronghold  
73480,storm tempest,a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"  
73481,storm violent_storm,a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning  
73482,storm_cellar cyclone_cellar tornado_cellar,an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes  
73483,storm_center storm_centre,a center of trouble or disturbance  
73484,storm_center storm_centre,the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm  
73485,storm_cloud,a heavy dark cloud presaging rain or a storm  
73486,storm_cone,a canvas cone hoisted to warn of high winds  
73487,storm_door,an extra outer door for protection against severe weather or winter  
73488,storm_petrel,any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts  
73489,storm_signal,a signal announcing the approach of a storm (particularly a storm of marked violence)  
73490,storm_trooper,a member of the Nazi SA  
73491,storm_window storm_sash,a window outside an ordinary window to protect against severe weather or winter  
73492,storminess,the state of being stormy; "he dreaded the storminess of the North Atlantic in winter"  
73493,storminess,violent passion in speech or action; "frightened by the storminess of their argument"  
73494,stormy_petrel northern_storm_petrel Hydrobates_pelagicus,sooty black petrel with white markings; of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean  
73495,story,a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"  
73496,storybook,a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children)  
73497,storyline plot_line,the plot of a book or play or film  
73498,storyteller fibber fabricator,someone who tells lies  
73499,stotinka,100 stotinka equal 1 lev in Bulgaria  
73500,stoup,an archaic drinking vessel  
73501,stoup stoop,basin for holy water  
73502,stout,a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops  
73503,stout,a garment size for a large or heavy person  
73504,stoutheartedness,the trait of having a courageous spirit  
73505,stoutness stalwartness,the property of being strong and resolute  
73506,stove,any heating apparatus  
73507,stove kitchen_stove range kitchen_range cooking_stove,a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove"  
73508,stove_bolt,a small machine bolt  
73509,stovepipe,chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue  
73510,stovepipe_iron,plate iron that is thinner than tank iron  
73511,stovepiping,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  
73512,stover,the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvested  
73513,stowage,the charge for stowing goods  
73514,stowage stowing,the act of packing or storing away  
73515,stowaway,a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage  
73516,strabismus squint,abnormal alignment of one or both eyes  
73517,strabotomy,the surgical operation of cutting a muscle or tendon of the eye in order to correct strabismus  
73518,straddle,a noncommittal or equivocal position  
73519,straddle,a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars  
73520,straddle,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  
73521,straddle span,the act of sitting or standing astride  
73522,strafe,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"  
73523,strafer,a combat pilot who strafes the enemy  
73524,straggle,a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); "a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers"  
73525,straggler strayer,someone who strays or falls behind  
73526,straight,a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)  
73527,straight-arm,(American football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent  
73528,straight-line_method straight-line_method_of_depreciation,(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  
73529,straight_and_narrow strait_and_narrow,the way of proper and honest behavior; "he taught his children to keep strictly to the straight and narrow"  
73530,straight_angle,an angle of 180 degrees  
73531,straight_chain,an open chain of atoms with no side chains  
73532,straight_chair side_chair,a straight-backed chair without arms  
73533,straight_face,a serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusement  
73534,straight_flush,a poker hand with consecutive cards in the same suit  
73535,straight_flute straight-fluted_drill,a rock drill with flutes that are straight  
73536,straight_hang,a hang performed on the rings or parallel bars with the body erect and the arms at the sides  
73537,straight_line,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"  
73538,straight_man second_banana,a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian  
73539,straight_pin,pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end; used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper together  
73540,straight_poker,poker in which each player gets 5 cards face down and bets are made without drawing any further cards  
73541,straight_razor,a razor with a straight cutting edge enclosed in a case that forms a handle when the razor is opened for use  
73542,straight_sinus tentorial_sinus sinus_rectus,an unpaired sinus of the dura mater  
73543,straight_ticket,a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party  
73544,straightaway straight,a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse  
73545,straightedge,hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness)  
73546,straightener,a device for straightening; "a hair straightener"  
73547,straightness,(of hair) lack of a tendency to curl  
73548,straightness,freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles  
73549,strain,injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain  
73550,strain,(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces  
73551,strain mental_strain nervous_strain,(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"  
73552,strain straining,an intense or violent exertion  
73553,strain_gauge strain_gage,a gauge for measuring strain in a surface  
73554,strainer,a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through  
73555,strait sound,a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water  
73556,straitjacket,anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"  
73557,straitjacket straightjacket,a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person  
73558,strand,a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)  
73559,strand,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"  
73560,strand,line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable  
73561,strange_attractor chaotic_attractor,an attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaotic  
73562,strange_particle,an elementary particle with non-zero strangeness  
73563,strange_quark squark,a quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 988 times that of an electron and a strangeness of -1  
73564,strangeness,(physics) one of the six flavors of quark  
73565,stranger,an individual that one is not acquainted with  
73566,stranger alien unknown,anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found  
73567,stranglehold,a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe  
73568,stranglehold chokehold throttlehold,complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"  
73569,strangler strangler_tree,an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree  
73570,strangulation,the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage  
73571,strangulation,(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the intestine"  
73572,strap,hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it  
73573,strap,an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position  
73574,strap,whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging  
73575,strap shoulder_strap,a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag  
73576,strap_fern,fern with long narrow strap-shaped leaves  
73577,strap_hinge joint_hinge,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  
73578,straphanger,a commuter who uses public transportation  
73579,straphanger,a standing subway or bus passenger who grips a hanging strap for support  
73580,strapless,a woman's garment that exposes the shoulders and has no shoulder straps  
73581,strappado strapado,a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope  
73582,strategic_buyout,an acquisition based on analysis of the benefits of consolidation in anticipation of increased earning power  
73583,strategic_intelligence,intelligence that is required for forming policy and military plans at national and international levels  
73584,strategic_warning,(military) a warning prior to the start of a threatening act  
73585,strategics,the science or art of strategy  
73586,strategist strategian,an expert in strategy (especially in warfare)  
73587,strategy,the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war  
73588,stratification,forming or depositing in layers  
73589,stratification,a layered configuration  
73590,stratification,the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata  
73591,stratification,the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination  
73592,stratification social_stratification,the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group  
73593,stratified_language,a language that cannot be used as its own metalanguage  
73594,stratified_sample representative_sample proportional_sample,the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum  
73595,stratified_sampling representative_sampling proportional_sampling,the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum  
73596,stratigraphy,the branch of geology that studies the arrangement and succession of strata  
73597,stratosphere,the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere  
73598,stratum,one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)  
73599,stratum,a subpopulation divided into a stratified sampling  
73600,stratum_corneum corneum horny_layer,the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off  
73601,stratum_germinativum stratum_basale malpighian_layer rete_Malpighii,the innermost layer of the epidermis  
73602,stratum_granulosum,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  
73603,stratum_lucidum,the layer of epidermis immediately under the stratum corneum in the skin of the palms and soles  
73604,stratus stratus_cloud,a large dark low cloud  
73605,straw,plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder  
73606,straw drinking_straw,a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth  
73607,straw_boss assistant_foreman,a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers  
73608,straw_man strawman,a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted  
73609,straw_mushroom Chinese_mushroom Volvariella_volvacea,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  
73610,straw_vote straw_poll,an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue  
73611,straw_wine,sweet wine from grapes partially sun-dried on the vine or on straw mats  
73612,strawberry,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  
73613,strawberry,sweet fleshy red fruit  
73614,strawberry strawberry_mark hemangioma_simplex,a soft red birthmark  
73615,strawberry_blite strawberry_pigweed Indian_paint Chenopodium_capitatum,European annual with clusters of greenish flowers followed by red pulpy berrylike fruit; naturalized North America  
73616,strawberry_bush wahoo Euonymus_americanus,upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas  
73617,strawberry_daiquiri,daiquiri with crushed strawberries  
73618,strawberry_geranium strawberry_saxifrage mother-of-thousands Saxifraga_stolonifera Saxifraga_sarmentosam,eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons  
73619,strawberry_hemangioma strawberry_haemangioma,a congenital bright red superficial vascular tumor resembling a strawberry; tends to decrease in size during childhood  
73620,strawberry_ice_cream,ice cream flavored with fresh strawberries  
73621,strawberry_jam strawberry_preserves,made with strawberries  
73622,strawberry_tomato dwarf_cape_gooseberry Physalis_pruinosa,stout hairy annual of eastern North America with sweet yellow fruits  
73623,strawberry_tree Irish_strawberry Arbutus_unedo,small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor  
73624,strawboard,a coarse yellow cardboard made of straw pulp  
73625,strawflower,any of various plants of the genus Helipterum  
73626,strawflower cornflower Uvularia_grandiflora,plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried  
73627,strawflower golden_everlasting yellow_paper_daisy Helichrysum_bracteatum,Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the frequent choice of those who love dried flowers  
73628,strawworm jointworm,larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains  
73629,stray,an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)  
73630,streak,a sudden flash (as of lightning)  
73631,streak,a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness"  
73632,streak run,an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies"  
73633,streaker,someone who takes off all their clothes and runs naked through a public place  
73634,stream flow,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"  
73635,stream flow current,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"  
73636,stream watercourse,a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth  
73637,stream_of_consciousness,a literary genre that reveals a character's thoughts and feeling as they develop by means of a long soliloquy  
73638,stream_of_consciousness,the continuous flow of ideas and feelings that constitute an individual's conscious experience  
73639,stream_orchid chatterbox giant_helleborine Epipactis_gigantea,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  
73640,streambed creek_bed,a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream  
73641,streamer,light that streams; "streamers of flames"  
73642,streamer banner,a newspaper headline that runs across the full page  
73643,streamer_fly,an artificial fly that has wings extending back beyond the crook of the fishhook  
73644,streamline_flow,flow of a gas or liquid in which the velocity at any point is relatively steady  
73645,streamliner,a streamlined train  
73646,street,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"  
73647,street,a situation offering opportunities; "he worked both sides of the street"; "cooperation is a two-way street"  
73648,street,people living or working on the same street; "the whole street protested the absence of street lights"  
73649,street,the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel; "be careful crossing the street"  
73650,street,a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"  
73651,street_address,the address where a person or organization can be found  
73652,street_arab gamin throwaway,(sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets  
73653,street_cleaner street_sweeper,a worker employed to clean streets (especially one employed by a municipal sanitation department)  
73654,street_clothes,ordinary clothing suitable for public appearances (as opposed to costumes or sports apparel or work clothes etc.)  
73655,street_credibility street_cred cred,credibility among young fashionable urban individuals  
73656,street_fighter,a contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods  
73657,street_fighter tough,someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing  
73658,street_name,an alternative name that a person chooses or is given (especially in inner city neighborhoods); "her street name is Bonbon"  
73659,street_name,slang for something (especially for an illegal drug); "`smack' is a street name for heroin"  
73660,street_name,the name of a brokerage firm in which stock is held on behalf of a customer; "all my stocks are held in street name"  
73661,street_name,the name of a street  
73662,street_sign,a sign visible from the street  
73663,street_smarts,a shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment  
73664,street_urchin guttersnipe,a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas  
73665,streetcar tram tramcar trolley trolley_car,a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity  
73666,streetlight street_lamp,a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street  
73667,streetwalker street_girl hooker hustler floozy floozie slattern,a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets  
73668,strength,the condition of financial success; "the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks"  
73669,strength,the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"  
73670,strengthener reinforcement,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"  
73671,strengthening,becoming stronger  
73672,strengthening,the act of increasing the strength of something  
73673,streptobacillus,any of various rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria  
73674,streptocarpus,any of various plants of the genus Streptocarpus having leaves in a basal rosette and flowers like primroses  
73675,streptococcal_sore_throat strep_throat streptococcus_tonsilitis septic_sore_throat throat_infection,an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus  
73676,streptococcus streptococci strep,spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis  
73677,streptodornase,an enzyme produced by some hemolytic strains of streptococcus that dissolves fibrinous secretions from infections; used medicinally (often in combination with streptokinase)  
73678,streptokinase,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  
73679,streptolysin,any of several hemolysins derived from strains of streptococcus  
73680,streptomyces,aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin)  
73681,streptomycin,an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis  
73682,streptothricin,a basic antibiotic derived from a soil actinomycete  
73683,stress,(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"  
73684,stress emphasis accent,the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"  
73685,stress focus,special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"  
73686,stress strain,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  
73687,stress_incontinence,urinary incontinence that occurs when involuntary pressure is put on the bladder by coughing or laughing or sneezing or lifting or straining  
73688,stress_mark,a mark indicating the stress on a syllable  
73689,stress_test,a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress  
73690,stressor,any agent that causes stress to an organism  
73691,stretch,a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"  
73692,stretch,a straightaway section of a racetrack  
73693,stretch,extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding"  
73694,stretch stint,an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"  
73695,stretch stretchiness stretchability,the capacity for being stretched  
73696,stretch stretching,exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent  
73697,stretch_mark,a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy)  
73698,stretch_pants,trousers made of a stretchy fabric  
73699,stretch_receptor,a receptor in a muscle that responds to stretching of the muscle tissue  
73700,stretch_reflex myotactic_reflex,reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture  
73701,stretcher,a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting  
73702,stretcher,a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it  
73703,stretcher,a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles  
73704,stretcher-bearer litter-bearer,one who helps carry a stretcher  
73705,stretcher_party,a party of people with stretchers to carry an injured person  
73706,stretching,act of expanding by lengthening or widening  
73707,streusel,pastry with a topping of streusel  
73708,streusel,a crumbly topping for a pastry  
73709,stria striation,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  
73710,striate_cortex striate_area first_visual_area area_17_of_Brodmann Brodmann's_area_17,the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision  
73711,striated_muscle_cell striated_muscle_fiber,an elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue  
73712,striated_muscle_tissue,muscle tissue characterized by transverse stripes  
73713,strickle,an implement for sharpening scythes  
73714,strickle,a tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure  
73715,strickle,a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand  
73716,strictness stringency,conscientious attention to rules and details  
73717,stricture,severe criticism  
73718,stride,significant progress (especially in the phrase `make strides'); "they made big strides in productivity"  
73719,strider,a person who walks rapidly with long steps; "he was such a strider that she couldn't keep up without running"  
73720,stridor,a whistling sound when breathing (usually heard on inspiration); indicates obstruction of the trachea or larynx  
73721,stridulation,a shrill grating or chirping noise made by some insects by rubbing body parts together  
73722,strife,bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension  
73723,strike,an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"  
73724,strike,(baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"  
73725,strike ten-strike,a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"  
73726,strike work_stoppage,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"  
73727,strike-slip_fault,a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally  
73728,strike_leader,someone who leads a strike  
73729,strike_pay,money paid to strikers from union funds  
73730,strike_zone,(baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike  
73731,strikebreaking,confrontational activities intended to break up a strike by workers  
73732,strikeout,an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes  
73733,striker,a forward on a soccer team  
73734,striker,someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating  
73735,striker,an employee on strike against an employer  
73736,striker,the part of a mechanical device that strikes something  
73737,string,a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)  
73738,string,a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)  
73739,string,a collection of objects threaded on a single strand  
73740,string,a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket  
73741,string cosmic_string,(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop  
73742,string train,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"  
73743,string twine,a lightweight cord  
73744,string_bean,green beans with strings that must be removed  
73745,string_cheese,cheese formed in long strings twisted together  
73746,string_of_words word_string linguistic_string,a linear sequence of words as spoken or written  
73747,string_orchestra,an orchestra playing only stringed instruments  
73748,string_quartet string_quartette,an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello  
73749,string_section strings,the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments  
73750,string_theory,(particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings  
73751,string_tie,a very narrow necktie usually tied in a bow  
73752,stringed_instrument,a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound  
73753,stringency tightness,a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit  
73754,stringer,a member of a squad on a team; "a first stringer"; "a second stringer"  
73755,stringer,a worker who strings; "a stringer of beads"  
73756,stringer,brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull  
73757,stringer,a long horizontal timber to connect uprights  
73758,stringybark,any of several Australian eucalypts having fibrous inner bark  
73759,stringybark_pine Callitris_parlatorei,Australian cypress pine with fibrous inner bark  
73760,strip,a relatively long narrow piece of something; "he felt a flat strip of muscle"  
73761,strip,thin piece of wood or metal  
73762,strip slip,artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material  
73763,strip striptease strip_show,a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone"  
73764,strip_alert,a state of readiness for domestic defense aircraft; "the Air Force will keep fighters on strip alert at bases around the country"  
73765,strip_cropping,cultivation of crops in strips following the contours of the land to minimize erosion  
73766,strip_lighting,light consisting of long tubes (instead of bulbs) that provide the illumination  
73767,strip_mall,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  
73768,strip_mine,an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface  
73769,strip_miner,a miner who does strip mining  
73770,strip_mining opencast_mining,the mining of ore or coal from an open mine  
73771,strip_poker,poker in which a player's losses are paid by removing an article of clothing  
73772,strip_search,searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes  
73773,strip_steak New_York_strip,steak from upper part of the short loin  
73774,stripe,a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service  
73775,stripe,a kind or category; "businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal"  
73776,stripe streak bar,a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave"  
73777,stripe_blight,a disease of oats  
73778,striped_bass striper,caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States  
73779,striped_bass striper Roccus_saxatilis rockfish,marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone  
73780,striped_button_quail Turnix_sylvatica,a variety of button quail having stripes  
73781,striped_coral_root Corallorhiza_striata,nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowers; western Canada to Mexico  
73782,striped_drum Equetus_pulcher,a kind of drumfish  
73783,striped_gentian Gentiana_villosa,a perennial marsh gentian of eastern North America  
73784,striped_hyena Hyaena_hyaena,of northern Africa and Arabia and India  
73785,striped_killifish mayfish may_fish Fundulus_majalis,black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the United States  
73786,striped_marlin Makaira_mitsukurii,Pacific food and game fish marked with dark blue vertical stripes  
73787,striped_muishond Ictonyx_striata,ferret-sized muishond often tamed  
73788,striped_mullet Mugil_cephalus,most important commercial mullet in eastern United States  
73789,striped_skunk Mephitis_mephitis,most common and widespread North American skunk  
73790,striper,a serviceman who wears stripes on the uniform to indicate rank or years of service; "he's a four-striper"  
73791,striping,the act of marking with stripes  
73792,stripper,a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish  
73793,stripper stemmer sprigger,a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books  
73794,stripper striptease_artist striptease stripteaser exotic_dancer ecdysiast peeler,a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music  
73795,stripper_well stripper,an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day  
73796,striving nisus pains strain,an effortful attempt to attain a goal  
73797,stroboscope strobe strobe_light,scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary  
73798,stroke,(golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club; "Nicklaus won by three strokes"  
73799,stroke,the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew  
73800,stroke,a light touch  
73801,stroke,a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush; "she applied the paint in careful strokes"  
73802,stroke,any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing  
73803,stroke,a single complete movement  
73804,stroke apoplexy cerebrovascular_accident CVA,a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain  
73805,stroke shot,(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 requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"  
73806,stroke stroking,a light touch with the hands  
73807,stroma,a mass of fungal tissue that has spore-bearing structures embedded in it or on it  
73808,stroma,the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast  
73809,stroma,the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma)  
73810,strong_breeze,wind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scale  
73811,strong_gale,wind moving 47-54 knots; 9 on the Beaufort scale  
73812,strong_interaction strong_force color_force,(physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons  
73813,strong_suit,a long suit including high cards  
73814,strongbox deedbox,a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked  
73815,stronghold fastness,a strongly fortified defensive structure  
73816,strongman,a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus  
73817,strongman,a powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of force or violence; "he is determined to bring down the Iraqi strongman"  
73818,strongroom,a burglarproof and fireproof room in which valuables are kept  
73819,strontianite,a mineral consisting of strontium carbonate  
73820,strontium Sr atomic_number_38,a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite  
73821,strontium_90,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  
73822,strop,a leather strap used to sharpen razors  
73823,strophanthin,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  
73824,strophanthus,any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Strophanthus having whorled leaves and showy flowers of various colors in dense and corymbose clusters; some have poisonous seeds  
73825,strophe,one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama  
73826,structural_formula,an expanded molecular formula showing the arrangement of atoms within the molecule  
73827,structural_gene,a gene that controls the production of a specific protein or peptide  
73828,structural_genomics,the branch of genomics that determines the three-dimensional structures of proteins  
73829,structural_iron,iron that has been cast or worked in structural shapes  
73830,structural_member,support that is a constituent part of any structure or building  
73831,structural_steel,a strong steel that is rolled into shapes that are used in construction  
73832,structuralism structural_anthropology,an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena  
73833,structuralism structural_linguistics,linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse  
73834,structuralism structural_sociology,a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals  
73835,structure,the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure"  
73836,structure,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"  
73837,structure anatomical_structure complex_body_part bodily_structure body_structure,a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement; "he has good bone structure"  
73838,structure construction,a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"  
73839,strudel,thin sheet of filled dough rolled and baked  
73840,struggle,strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"  
73841,struggle battle,an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"  
73842,struggler,a person who struggles with difficulties or with great effort  
73843,strum,sound of strumming; "the strum of a guitar"  
73844,strut,brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression  
73845,strut prance swagger,a proud stiff pompous gait  
73846,struthiomimus,small light-boned toothless dinosaur resembling an ostrich in size and proportions  
73847,strychnine,an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant  
73848,stub,a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost  
73849,stub check_stub counterfoil,the part of a check that is retained as a record  
73850,stub ticket_stub,a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt  
73851,stub_nail,a short thick nail  
73852,stubble,short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days  
73853,stubbornness bullheadedness obstinacy obstinance pigheadedness self-will,resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires  
73854,stubbornness obstinacy obstinance mulishness,the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome  
73855,stucco,a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces  
73856,stud he-man macho-man,a man who is virile and sexually active  
73857,stud rivet,ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)  
73858,stud stud_poker,poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt  
73859,stud studhorse,adult male horse kept for breeding  
73860,stud_farm,a farm where horses are bred  
73861,stud_finder,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  
73862,studbook,official record of the pedigree of purebred animals especially horses  
73863,student pupil educatee,a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution  
73864,student_center,a center for student activities at a college or university  
73865,student_lamp,a reading lamp with a flexible neck; used on a desk  
73866,student_teacher practice_teacher,a college student who is teaching under the supervision of a certified teacher in order to qualify for a degree in education  
73867,student_union,a building on a college campus dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body  
73868,studentship,the position of student  
73869,studio,workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded  
73870,studio,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"  
73871,studio_apartment studio,an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small kitchen  
73872,studio_couch day_bed,convertible consisting of an upholstered couch that can be converted into a double bed  
73873,studiousness,diligent study  
73874,study,someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play); "he is a quick study"  
73875,study,a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique; "a study in spiccato bowing"  
73876,study,a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study"  
73877,study,a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"  
73878,study work,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"  
73879,study_hall,a period of time during the school day that is set aside for study  
73880,study_hall,a classroom reserved for study  
73881,stuff,information in some unspecified form; "it was stuff I had heard before"; "there's good stuff in that book"  
73882,stuff,a critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative"  
73883,stuff,unspecified qualities required to do or be something; "the stuff of heros"; "you don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine"  
73884,stuff,miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff"  
73885,stuff clobber,informal terms for personal possessions; "did you take all your clobber?"  
73886,stuff stuff_and_nonsense hooey poppycock,senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff"  
73887,stuffed_cabbage,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  
73888,stuffed_mushroom,mushrooms stuffed with any of numerous mixtures of e.g. meats or nuts or seafood or spinach  
73889,stuffed_peppers,parboiled green peppers stuffed usually with rice and meat and baked briefly  
73890,stuffed_shirt,a bore who is extremely formal, pompous, and old-fashioned  
73891,stuffed_tomato cold_stuffed_tomato,tomato cases filled with various salad mixtures and served cold  
73892,stuffed_tomato hot_stuffed_tomato,tomato cases filled with various mixtures and baked briefly  
73893,stuffer,an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail  
73894,stuffiness,state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat  
73895,stuffiness closeness,the quality of being close and poorly ventilated  
73896,stuffing,padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture  
73897,stuffing dressing,a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables  
73898,stuffing_box packing_box,a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal  
73899,stuffing_nut packing_nut,a nut used to tighten a stuffing box  
73900,stultification befooling,derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent  
73901,stultification constipation impairment deadening,the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)  
73902,stumblebum palooka,a second-rate prize fighter  
73903,stumbler tripper,a walker or runner who trips and almost falls  
73904,stumbling_block,any obstacle or impediment  
73905,stump,the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed  
73906,stump,(cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket  
73907,stump tree_stump,the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled  
73908,stump_speech,political oratory  
73909,stumping,campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches)  
73910,stun_gun stun_baton,a weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shock  
73911,stunner,an unexpected and amazing event; "the stunner was what happened on Saturday"  
73912,stunt,a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth  
73913,stunt,a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention  
73914,stupa tope,a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists  
73915,stupefaction,a feeling of stupefied astonishment  
73916,stupefaction,the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic; "the professor was noted for his stupefaction of the students"  
73917,stupid stupid_person stupe dullard dolt pudding_head pudden-head poor_fish pillock,a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"  
73918,stupidity,a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience  
73919,stupidity betise folly foolishness imbecility,a stupid mistake  
73920,sturdiness,the state of being vigorous and robust  
73921,sturdiness,the property of something that is strongly built  
73922,sturdiness,resoluteness evidenced by strength of character; "sturdiness of moral principle"  
73923,sturgeon,large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone  
73924,sty pigsty pigpen,a pen for swine  
73925,sty stye hordeolum eye_infection,an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid  
73926,style,(botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma  
73927,style,editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display  
73928,style,a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is in demand"  
73929,style,a slender bristlelike or tubular process; "a cartilaginous style"  
73930,style_sheet,a sheet summarizing the editorial conventions to be followed in preparing text for publication  
73931,stylet,small needlelike appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade  
73932,stylist,an artist who is a master of a particular style  
73933,stylite,an early Christian ascetic who lived on top of high pillars  
73934,stylization stylisation,the act of stylizing; causing to conform to a particular style  
73935,styloid_process,extends from the base of the temporal bone  
73936,stylomastoid_vein vena_stylomastoidea,a vein that drains the tympanic cavity and empties into the retromandibular vein  
73937,stylopodium,an enlargement at the base of the style in some Umbelliferae  
73938,stylus,a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player  
73939,stylus style,a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus"  
73940,stymie stymy,a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole  
73941,stymie stymy,a thwarting and distressing situation  
73942,styracosaur styracosaurus,an unusual ceratopsian dinosaur having many large spikes around the edge of its bony frill and a long nose horn; late Cretaceous  
73943,styrax,any shrub or small tree of the genus Styrax having fragrant bell-shaped flowers that hang below the dark green foliage  
73944,styrene cinnamene phenylethylene vinylbenzene,a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene  
73945,suavity suaveness blandness smoothness,the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner  
73946,sub-assembly,a unit assembled separately but designed to fit with other units in a manufactured product  
73947,sub-interval,an interval that is included in another interval  
73948,sub-test,one of a battery of related tests  
73949,subacute_bacterial_endocarditis,a chronic bacterial infection of the endocardium and heart valves; symptoms develop slowly  
73950,subacute_sclerosing_panencephalitis SSPE inclusion_body_encephalitis subacute_inclusion_body_encephalitis sclerosing_leukoencephalitis subacute_sclerosing_leukoencephalitis Bosin's_disease Dawson's_encephalitis Van_Bogaert_encephalitis,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  
73951,subalpine_larch Larix_lyallii,medium-sized larch of the Rocky Mountains; closely related to Larix occidentalis  
73952,subaltern,a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain  
73953,subarachnoid_space,a space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid  
73954,subbase,the lowest molding of an architectural base or of a baseboard  
73955,subbing substituting,working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence  
73956,subclass,(biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order  
73957,subclavian_artery arteria_subclavia,either of two arteries that supply blood to the neck and arms  
73958,subclavian_vein vena_subclavia,a continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein  
73959,subclinical_absence,a transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brainwave spikes  
73960,subcommittee,a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose  
73961,subcompact subcompact_car,a car smaller than a compact car  
73962,subconscious_mind subconscious,psychic activity just below the level of awareness  
73963,subconsciousness,a state of mind not immediately available to consciousness  
73964,subcontinent,a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent  
73965,subcontract,a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract  
73966,subcontractor,someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor  
73967,subculture,a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs  
73968,subcutaneous_injection,an injection under the skin  
73969,subdata_base,a subset of data in a database that are used in a specific application  
73970,subdeacon,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  
73971,subdirectory,(computer science) a directory that is listed in another directory  
73972,subdivider,someone who divides parts into smaller parts (especially a divider of land into building sites)  
73973,subdivision,an area composed of subdivided lots  
73974,subdivision,the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided  
73975,subdominant,(music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale  
73976,subduction,a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate  
73977,subduer surmounter overcomer,someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion  
73978,subeditor,an assistant editor  
73979,suberic_acid octanedioic_acid,a dicarboxylic acid found in cork  
73980,subfamily,(biology) a taxonomic category below a family  
73981,subfigure,a figure that is a part of another figure  
73982,subgenus,(biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species  
73983,subgenus_Azalea Azaleastrum subgenus_Azaleastrum,group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron  
73984,subgenus_Calliopsis,used in some classification systems for some plants of genus Coreopsis  
73985,subgroup,a distinct and often subordinate group within a group  
73986,subgroup,(mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group  
73987,subheading subhead,a heading of a subdivision of a text  
73988,subject,(logic) the first term of a proposition  
73989,subject,(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated  
73990,subject case guinea_pig,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"  
73991,subject content depicted_object,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"  
73992,subject topic theme,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"  
73993,subjectivism,(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge and value are dependent on and limited by your subjective experience  
73994,subjectivism,the quality of being subjective  
73995,subjectivist,a person who subscribes to subjectivism  
73996,subjectivity subjectiveness,judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts  
73997,subjugation subjection,forced submission to control by others  
73998,subjugator,a conqueror who defeats and enslaves  
73999,subjunctive_mood subjunctive,a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible  
74000,subkingdom,(biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom  
74001,sublease sublet,a lease from one lessee to another  
74002,sublieutenant,an officer ranking next below a lieutenant  
74003,sublimate,the product of vaporization of a solid  
74004,sublimation,(chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid  
74005,sublimation,(psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable  
74006,sublimity,nobility in thought or feeling or style  
74007,sublingual_gland sublingual_salivary_gland,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  
74008,sublingual_vein vena_sublingualis,a tributary of the lingual vein  
74009,subluxation,partial displacement of a joint or organ  
74010,submachine_gun,machine gun that is a portable automatic firearm  
74011,submarine pigboat sub U-boat,a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes  
74012,submarine_ball submarine_pitch,a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead  
74013,submarine_torpedo,a torpedo designed to be launched from a submarine  
74014,submariner,a member of the crew of a submarine  
74015,submaxillary_gland submaxillary_salivary_gland submandibular_gland submandibular_salivary_gland mandibular_gland,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  
74016,submediant,(music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic)  
74017,submergence submerging submersion immersion,sinking until covered completely with water  
74018,submersible,an apparatus intended for use under water  
74019,submersible submersible_warship,a warship designed to operate under water  
74020,submersion immersion ducking dousing,the act of wetting something by submerging it  
74021,submission,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"  
74022,submission,a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter  
74023,submission,an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter  
74024,submission,(law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing  
74025,submission compliance,the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another  
74026,submission entry,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?"  
74027,submissiveness,the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.  
74028,submitter,someone who yields to the will of another person or force  
74029,submitter,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"  
74030,submucosa,the connective tissue beneath mucous membrane  
74031,subnormal,a person of less than normal intelligence  
74032,subnormality,the state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence)  
74033,suborder,(biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order  
74034,suborder_Ceratosaura,primitive saurischian dinosaurs  
74035,suborder_Pachycephalosaurus,boneheaded dinosaurs; late Cretaceous  
74036,subordinate subsidiary underling foot_soldier,an assistant subject to the authority or control of another  
74037,subordinate_clause dependent_clause,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  
74038,subordinateness subsidiarity,secondary importance  
74039,subordinating_conjunction,the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another  
74040,subordinating_conjunction subordinate_conjunction,a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause  
74041,subordination,the state of being subordinate to something  
74042,subordination,the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head  
74043,subordination,the quality of obedient submissiveness  
74044,subornation,underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful  
74045,subornation,perjured testimony that someone was persuaded to give  
74046,subornation_of_perjury,(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"  
74047,subpart,a part of a part  
74048,subphylum,(biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and a class  
74049,subpoena subpoena_ad_testificandum,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  
74050,subpoena_duces_tecum,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  
74051,subpopulation,a population that is part of a larger population  
74052,subrogation,(law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another  
74053,subscriber contributor,someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money  
74054,subscriber endorser indorser ratifier,someone who expresses strong approval  
74055,subscriber reader,someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication  
74056,subscript inferior,a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character  
74057,subscription,a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time  
74058,subscription,agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name  
74059,subscription,a pledged contribution  
74060,subscription,the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document); "the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature"  
74061,subscription_right,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  
74062,subscription_warrant,a warrant that expires on a stipulated date  
74063,subsection subdivision,a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided  
74064,subservience,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"  
74065,subservience subservientness,in a subservient state  
74066,subset,a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set  
74067,subshrub suffrutex,low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base  
74068,subsidiary_company subsidiary,a company that is completely controlled by another company  
74069,subsidiary_ledger,details of an account supporting the amount stated in the general ledger  
74070,subsidization subsidisation,money (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy  
74071,subsidizer subsidiser,someone who assists or supports by giving a subsidy  
74072,subsidy,a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"  
74073,subsistence,a means of surviving; "farming is a hard means of subsistence"  
74074,subsistence,the state of existing in reality; having substance  
74075,subsistence,minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting; "social security provided only a bare subsistence"  
74076,subsistence_farming,farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing  
74077,subsoil undersoil,the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock  
74078,subspace,a space that is contained within another space  
74079,subspecies race,(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species  
74080,substance,material of a particular kind or constitution; "the immune response recognizes invading substances"  
74081,substance,a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man"  
74082,substance,the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes"  
74083,substance_abuse drug_abuse habit,excessive use of drugs  
74084,substantia_nigra nucleus_niger locus_niger,a layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with Huntington's disease  
74085,substantiality substantialness solidness,the quality of being substantial or having substance  
74086,substantive,any word or group of words functioning as a noun  
74087,substation,a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network  
74088,substitute replacement,a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another  
74089,substitute reserve second-stringer,an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced  
74090,substitution exchange commutation,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"  
74091,substitution permutation transposition replacement switch,an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"  
74092,substitution_class paradigm,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)  
74093,substrate,the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment  
74094,substrate substratum,a surface on which an organism grows or is attached; "the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants"  
74095,substrate substratum,any stratum or layer lying underneath another  
74096,substrate substratum,an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population; "the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English"  
74097,substring,a string that is part of a longer string  
74098,subsumption,incorporating something under a more general category  
74099,subsystem,a system that is part of some larger system  
74100,subterfuge blind,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"  
74101,subthalamic_nucleus,an oval mass of grey matter located in the caudal part of the subthalamus; associated with the striate body  
74102,subthalamus,the ventral part of the thalamus  
74103,subtilin,a polypeptide antibiotic (similar to bacitracin) obtained from a soil bacterium  
74104,subtitle,secondary or explanatory title  
74105,subtitle caption,translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen  
74106,subtlety niceness,the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; "you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew"  
74107,subtonic leading_tone,(music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale  
74108,subtopia,monotonous urban sprawl of standardized buildings  
74109,subtotal,the sum of part of a group of numbers  
74110,subtracter,a person who subtracts numbers  
74111,subtracter,a machine that subtracts numbers  
74112,subtraction deduction,the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"  
74113,subtraction minus,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"  
74114,subtrahend,the number to be subtracted from the minuend  
74115,subtreasury,a subordinate treasury or place of deposit  
74116,subtropics semitropics,regions adjacent to the tropics  
74117,suburb suburbia suburban_area,a residential district located on the outskirts of a city  
74118,suburbanite,a resident of a suburb  
74119,suburbia,suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture  
74120,subvention,grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution  
74121,subvention,the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort  
74122,subversion subversive_activity,the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government  
74123,subvocalizer subvocaliser,someone who articulates speech without uttering sounds  
74124,subway_fare,the fare charged for riding a subway train  
74125,subway_station,a terminal where subways load and unload passengers  
74126,subway_token,a token that is used to pay for entry to the subway system  
74127,subway_train,a train that runs in a subway system  
74128,subwoofer,a loudspeaker that is designed to reproduce very low bass frequencies  
74129,succedaneum,(medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another)  
74130,success,a state of prosperity or fame; "he is enjoying great success"; "he does not consider wealth synonymous with success"  
74131,success,an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs"  
74132,success,an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"  
74133,succession,a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures"  
74134,succession ecological_succession,(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  
74135,succession sequence,the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence"  
74136,succession taking_over,acquisition of property by descent or by will  
74137,successor,a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone  
74138,successor heir,a person who inherits some title or office  
74139,successor replacement,a person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln's successor"  
74140,succinic_acid,a dicarboxylic acid (C4H6O4) active in metabolic processes  
74141,succinylcholine,a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures  
74142,succorer succourer,someone who gives help in times of need or distress or difficulty  
74143,succotash,fresh corn and lima beans with butter or cream  
74144,succubus succuba,a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men  
74145,succulence succulency juiciness,a juicy appetizingness  
74146,succulent,a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs  
74147,succussion,shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity  
74148,sucker,a shoot arising from a plant's roots  
74149,sucker,a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw)  
74150,sucker,flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws  
74151,sucker,an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction  
74152,sucker,mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps  
74153,sucker_punch,an unexpected punch  
74154,sucking suck suction,the act of sucking  
74155,sucking_pig,an unweaned piglet  
74156,suckling,a young mammal that has not been weaned  
74157,suckling lactation,feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast  
74158,suckling_reflex,reflex behavior in newborn mammals; includes finding and grasping the nipple in the mouth and sucking on it and swallowing the milk  
74159,sucralfate Carafate,medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers; said to bind to the ulcer site and coat it  
74160,sucre,the basic unit of money in Ecuador; equal to 100 centavos  
74161,sucrose saccharose,a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent  
74162,suction,a force over an area produced by a pressure difference  
74163,suction_cup,a cup-shaped device (made of rubber, glass, or plastic) that produces a partial vacuum; used to adhere or draw something to a surface  
74164,suction_curettage vacuum_aspiration,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  
74165,suction_pump,a pump for raising fluids by suction  
74166,suction_stop click,a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)  
74167,sudatorium sudatory,a bathhouse for hot air baths or steam baths  
74168,sudden_death,(sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golf  
74169,sudden_infant_death_syndrome SIDS infant_death crib_death cot_death,sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep  
74170,sudoku,a number puzzle in which the numbers 1 through 9 must be placed into a grid of cells so that each row or column contains only one of each number  
74171,sudorific sudatory,a medicine that causes or increases sweating  
74172,sudra shudra,the lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status  
74173,suds,a dysphemism for beer (especially for lager that effervesces)  
74174,suede suede_leather,leather with a napped surface  
74175,suede_cloth suede,a fabric made to resemble suede leather  
74176,suer petitioner,someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right  
74177,suet,hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep  
74178,suet_pudding,a sweet or savory pudding made with suet and steamed or boiled  
74179,sufferance,patient endurance especially of pain or distress  
74180,suffering hurt,feelings of mental or physical pain  
74181,suffering woe,misery resulting from affliction  
74182,sufficiency,sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations; "her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency"  
74183,sufficiency adequacy,the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"  
74184,suffix postfix,an affix that is added at the end of the word  
74185,suffixation,formation of a word by means of a suffix  
74186,suffocation asphyxiation,the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture"  
74187,suffocation asphyxiation,killing by depriving of oxygen  
74188,suffragan suffragan_bishop,an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese  
74189,suffragette,a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)  
74190,suffragism,the belief that the right to vote should be extended (as to women)  
74191,suffragist,an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)  
74192,sugar refined_sugar,a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative  
74193,sugar-bush sugar_sumac Rhus_ovata,evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes of reddish yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruits  
74194,sugar_beet,form of the common beet having a sweet white root from which sugar is obtained  
74195,sugar_beet,white-rooted beet grown as a source of sugar  
74196,sugar_bowl,a dish in which sugar is served  
74197,sugar_candy,made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens  
74198,sugar_cookie,cookies sprinkled with granulated sugar  
74199,sugar_daddy,a wealthy older man who gives a young person expensive gifts in return for friendship or intimacy  
74200,sugar_maple rock_maple Acer_saccharum,maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-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  
74201,sugar_palm gomuti gomuti_palm Arenga_pinnata,Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago  
74202,sugar_refinery,a refinery for sugar  
74203,sugar_snap_pea,green peas with edible pods that are very crisp and not flat  
74204,sugar_snap_pea snap_pea,variety of pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded edible pods  
74205,sugar_spoon sugar_shell,a spoon for serving sugar; often made in the shape of a seashell  
74206,sugar_syrup,sugar and water and sometimes corn syrup boiled together; used as sweetening especially in drinks  
74207,sugar_water,water sweetened with sugar  
74208,sugarberry Celtis_laevigata,deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern United States; yields soft yellowish wood  
74209,sugarberry hackberry,small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States  
74210,sugarcane sugar_cane,juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice  
74211,sugarcane sugar_cane Saccharum_officinarum,tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar  
74212,sugariness,the sweetness of sugar  
74213,sugarloaf sugar_loaf loaf_sugar,a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar  
74214,sugarplum,any of various small sugary candies  
74215,suggester proposer,someone who advances a suggestion or proposal; "the suggester of this absurd strategy was a fool"  
74216,suggestibility,susceptibility or responsiveness to suggestion  
74217,suggestion,an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion"  
74218,suggestion,the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association  
74219,suggestion prompting,persuasion formulated as a suggestion  
74220,suggestion proposition proffer,a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"  
74221,suicide felo-de-se,a person who kills himself intentionally  
74222,suicide self-destruction self-annihilation,the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide"  
74223,suicide_bomber,a terrorist who blows himself up in order to kill or injure other people  
74224,suicide_bombing,a terrorist bombing carried out by someone who does not hope to survive it  
74225,suicide_mission martyr_operation sacrifice_operation,killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb  
74226,suicide_pact,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"  
74227,suicide_pill,a poison pill with potentially catastrophic implications for the company it is intended to protect  
74228,suicide_squeeze_play suicide_squeeze,the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher delivers the ball  
74229,suit,(slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit; "all the suits care about is the bottom line"  
74230,suit,a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank  
74231,suit,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?"  
74232,suit suit_of_clothes,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"  
74233,suitability suitableness,the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose; "an important requirement is suitability for long trips"  
74234,suite,a matching set of furniture  
74235,suite,a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected  
74236,suite rooms,apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)  
74237,suiting,a fabric used for suits  
74238,suitor suer wooer,a man who courts a woman; "a suer for the hand of the princess"  
74239,sukiyaki,thin beef strips (or chicken or pork) cooked briefly at the table with onions and greens and soy sauce  
74240,suksdorfia,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  
74241,sulcus,(anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain  
74242,sulfa_drug sulfa sulpha sulfonamide,antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA  
74243,sulfacetamide Sulamyd,a topical sulfonamide (trade name Sulamyd) used to treat eye infections  
74244,sulfadiazine,a sulfa drug used in treating meningitis and pneumonia and other infections  
74245,sulfamethazine sulfamezathine,a sulfa drug used like sulfadiazine and also in veterinary medicine  
74246,sulfamethoxazole Gantanol,a sulfonamide (trade name Gantanol) used to treat infections (especially infections of the urinary tract)  
74247,sulfanilamide,a white odorless crystalline sulfa drug; the parent compound of most of the sulfa drugs  
74248,sulfanilic_acid sulphanilic_acid,a crystalline acid made from aniline and used as a dye  
74249,sulfapyridine,sulfa drug derived from pyridine and sulfanilamide  
74250,sulfate sulphate,a salt or ester of sulphuric acid  
74251,sulfide sulphide,a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive  
74252,sulfisoxazole Gantrisin,a sulfonamide (trade name Gantrisin) used to treat infections of the urinary tract  
74253,sulfonate,a salt of sulphonic acid  
74254,sulfonic_acid sulphonic_acid,an acid derived from sulphuric acid  
74255,sulfonylurea,antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus  
74256,sulfur S sulphur atomic_number_16,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)  
74257,sulfur_dioxide sulphur_dioxide,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  
74258,sulfur_hexafluoride sulphur_hexafluoride,a colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a powerful greenhouse gas widely used in the electrical utility industry  
74259,sulfur_oxide sulphur_oxide,any of several oxides of sulphur  
74260,sulfur_paintbrush Castilleja_sulphurea,plant of moist highland meadows having ragged clusters of pale yellow flowers  
74261,sulindac Clinoril,a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril)  
74262,sulk sulkiness,a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; "stayed home in a sulk"  
74263,sulkiness huffishness,a feeling of sulky resentment  
74264,sulkiness sullenness moroseness sourness,a sullen moody resentful disposition  
74265,sulky,a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse  
74266,sulphur-crested_cockatoo Kakatoe_galerita Cacatua_galerita,white cockatoo with a yellow erectile crest  
74267,sulphur_butterfly sulfur_butterfly,any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies  
74268,sulphur_mine sulfur_mine,a mine where sulphur is dug from the ground  
74269,sultan grand_Turk,the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)  
74270,sultana,pale yellow seedless grape used for raisins and wine  
74271,sultanate,country or territory ruled by a sultan  
74272,sultriness,oppressively hot and humid weather  
74273,sultriness,the quality of expressing or arousing sexual desire; "the sultriness of her look was unmistakable"; "the sultriness of lust was in the air"  
74274,sum amount total,a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers  
74275,sum sum_of_money amount amount_of_money,a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"  
74276,sum summation sum_total,the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"  
74277,sum total totality aggregate,the whole amount  
74278,sumac,wood of a sumac  
74279,sumac sumach shumac,a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)  
74280,summarization summarisation,the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly  
74281,summary sum-up,a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"  
74282,summary_judgment summary_judgement judgment_on_the_pleadings judgement_on_the_pleadings,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  
74283,summation,(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  
74284,summation addition plus,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"  
74285,summation summing_up rundown,a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)  
74286,summer,the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty; "the golden summer of his life"  
74287,summer summertime,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"  
74288,summer_cypress burning_bush fire_bush fire-bush belvedere Bassia_scoparia Kochia_scoparia,densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn  
74289,summer_flounder Paralichthys_dentatus,flounder of eastern coast of North America  
74290,summer_house,a country house (usually located in the country) that provides a cool place to live in the summer  
74291,summer_hyacinth cape_hyacinth Hyacinthus_candicans Galtonia_candicans,southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers  
74292,summer_savory Satureja_hortensis Satureia_hortensis,erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers; used to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads; southeastern Europe and naturalized elsewhere  
74293,summer_savory summer_savoury,herb with delicately flavored leaves with many uses  
74294,summer_school,an academic session during the summer; usually for remedial or supplementary study  
74295,summer_solstice June_21 midsummer,June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point  
74296,summer_squash,any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind harden  
74297,summer_squash summer_squash_vine Cucurbita_pepo_melopepo,any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden  
74298,summer_stock,theatrical productions performed by a stock company during the summer  
74299,summer_tanager summer_redbird Piranga_rubra,of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow  
74300,summercaters,(Maine colloquial) temporary summer residents of coastal Maine  
74301,summit summit_meeting,a meeting of heads of governments  
74302,summons,an order to appear in person at a given place and time  
74303,summons process,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  
74304,summum_bonum,the supreme good in which all moral values are included or from which they are derived  
74305,sumo,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  
74306,sumo_ring,the circular ring in which Sumo wrestlers compete  
74307,sumo_wrestler,a wrestler who participates in sumo (a Japanese form of wrestling); "sumo wrestlers are large heavy men"  
74308,sump,an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine  
74309,sump,a well or other hole in which water has collected  
74310,sump_pump,a suction pump for removing liquid from a sump  
74311,sumpsimus,a correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression; "he preferred his erroneous but pleasing mumpsimus to the correct sumpsimus"  
74312,sun,a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc  
74313,sun,any star around which a planetary system revolves  
74314,sun Sun,the 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"; "the Earth revolves around the Sun"  
74315,sun_bathing,immersing the body in sunlight  
74316,sun_dance,a ceremonial dance performed by Amerindians at the summer solstice  
74317,sun_deck,an unroofed deck  
74318,sun_gear,the central gear in an epicyclic train  
74319,sun_god,a god that personifies the sun or is otherwise associated with the sun  
74320,sun_parlor sun_parlour sun_porch sunporch sunroom sun_lounge solarium,a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun  
74321,sun_pitcher,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  
74322,sun_protection_factor SPF,the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun  
74323,sun_spurge wartweed wartwort devil's_milk Euphorbia_helioscopia,not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun  
74324,sun_tea,tea made by exposing tea leaves steeped in water to the direct rays of the sun; usually served with ice  
74325,sun_visor,a shade (sometimes of green mica) affixed above the windshield of an automobile  
74326,sun_worshiper,someone who worships the sun  
74327,sunbather,someone who basks in the sunshine in order to get a suntan  
74328,sunbeam sunray,a ray of sunlight  
74329,sunbonnet,a large bonnet that shades the face; worn by girls and women  
74330,sunburn erythema_solare,redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun  
74331,sunburst,a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds  
74332,sunburst,a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it  
74333,sunburst,a jeweled brooch with a pattern resembling the sun  
74334,sunburst_pleat sunray_pleat,knife pleat cut on the bias to produce a flared effect  
74335,sundew sundew_plant daily_dew,any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution  
74336,sundial,timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial  
74337,sundowner,a tramp who habitually arrives at sundown  
74338,sundowner,a drink taken at sundown  
74339,sundress,a light loose sleeveless summer dress with a wide neckline and thin shoulder straps that expose the arms and shoulders  
74340,sundries,miscellaneous objects too numerous or too small to be specified  
74341,sundrops Oenothera_fruticosa,a day-flowering biennial or perennial of the genus Oenothera  
74342,sunfish,the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae  
74343,sunfish centrarchid,small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed  
74344,sunflower helianthus,any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays  
74345,sunflower_oil sunflower-seed_oil,oil from sunflower seeds  
74346,sunflower_seed,edible seed of sunflowers; used as food and poultry feed and as a source of oil  
74347,sunglass,a convex lens that focuses the rays of the sun; used to start a fire  
74348,sunglasses dark_glasses shades,(plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; "he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades"  
74349,sunhat sun_hat,a hat with a broad brim that protects the face from direct exposure to the sun  
74350,sunk_fence ha-ha haw-haw,a ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape  
74351,sunken_arch fallen_arch,an instep flattened so the entire sole rests on the ground  
74352,sunken_garden,a garden set below the level of the ground surrounding it  
74353,sunlamp sun_lamp sunray_lamp sun-ray_lamp,a mercury-vapor lamp used in medical or cosmetic treatments  
74354,sunlight sunshine sun,the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind"  
74355,sunniness,lightness created by sunlight  
74356,sunray Enceliopsis_nudicaulis,herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona  
74357,sunray sun-ray,a ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp  
74358,sunrise,atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun  
74359,sunrise,the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon  
74360,sunrise_industry,a new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics)  
74361,sunroof sunshine-roof,an automobile roof having a sliding or raisable panel; "`sunshine-roof' is a British term for `sunroof'"  
74362,sunscreen sunblock sun_blocker,a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn  
74363,sunset,atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun  
74364,sunset,the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon  
74365,sunset sundown,the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon  
74366,sunspot macula,a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field  
74367,sunstone aventurine,a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals  
74368,sunstroke insolation thermic_fever siriasis,sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat  
74369,sunsuit,a child's garment consisting of a brief top and shorts  
74370,suntrap solar_trap,a terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold winds  
74371,super_heavyweight,an amateur boxer who weighs more than 201 pounds  
74372,superannuation,the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension)  
74373,superbug,a strain of bacteria that is resistant to all antibiotics  
74374,superbug Bemisia_tabaci poinsettia_strain,a strain of pest 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  
74375,supercargo,an officer on a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase  
74376,supercharger,compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine  
74377,superclass,(biology) a taxonomic class below a phylum and above a class  
74378,superclass_Myriapoda,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  
74379,supercomputer,a mainframe computer that is one of the most powerful available at a given time  
74380,superconducting_supercollider,a collider that operates at very low temperatures  
74381,superconductivity,the disappearance of electrical resistance at very low temperatures  
74382,superego,(psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience  
74383,supererogation,an effort above and beyond the call of duty  
74384,superfamily,(biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family  
74385,superfecta,a bet that you can pick the first four finishers in a race in the right order  
74386,superfecundation,fertilization of two or more ova released during the same menstrual cycle by sperm from separate acts of coitus (especially by different males)  
74387,superfetation,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"  
74388,superficial_epigastric_vein vena_epigastrica_superficialis,empties into the great saphenous vein  
74389,superficial_middle_cerebral_vein,a large vein along the line of the Sylvian fissure to the cavernous sinus  
74390,superficial_temporal_vein,join the middle temporal vein to empty into the retromandibular vein  
74391,superficiality,shallowness in terms of affecting only surface layers of something; "he ignored the wound because of its superficiality"  
74392,superficiality shallowness,lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling  
74393,superficies,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  
74394,superficies,outer surface of an area or a body  
74395,supergiant,an extremely bright star of very large diameter and low density  
74396,supergrass grass,a police informer who implicates many people  
74397,superhigh_frequency SHF,3 to 30 gigahertz  
74398,superhighway information_superhighway,an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form  
74399,superinfection,infection that occurs while you are being treated for another infection  
74400,superintendent super,a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector  
74401,superior,the head of a religious community  
74402,superior higher-up superordinate,one of greater rank or station or quality  
74403,superior_alveolar_artery arteria_alveolaris_superior,the alveolar artery that supplies the upper teeth  
74404,superior_cerebellar_artery,the superior branch of the cerebellar artery  
74405,superior_cerebral_vein vena_cerebrum_superior,a cerebral vein that drains the dorsal convexity of the cerebral hemisphere and empties into the cavernous sinus  
74406,superior_colliculus,an essential visual center between the retina and the striate cortex  
74407,superior_conjunction,(astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the opposite side of the sun  
74408,superior_court,any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court  
74409,superior_epigastric_veins venae_epigastricae_superiores,veins that accompany the superior epigastric artery  
74410,superior_labial_artery arteria_labialis_superior,an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the upper lip  
74411,superior_labial_vein vena_labialis_superior,a tributary of the facial vein that drains the upper lip  
74412,superior_mesenteric_artery,originates from the upper part of the aorta that supplies the small intestines and the cecum and the colon  
74413,superior_ophthalmic_vein,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  
74414,superior_planet,any of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit  
74415,superior_pulmonary_vein vena_pulmonalis_superior,either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs  
74416,superior_rectus_muscle superior_rectus rectus_superior,the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially  
74417,superior_skill,more than ordinary ability  
74418,superior_thalamostriate_vein,a long vein that helps to form the internal cerebral vein  
74419,superior_thyroid_vein,a vein on each side that drains the upper part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein  
74420,superior_vena_cava precava,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  
74421,superiority,displaying a sense of being better than others; "he hated the white man's superiority and condescension"  
74422,superiority favorable_position favourable_position,the quality of being at a competitive advantage  
74423,superiority high_quality,the quality of being superior  
74424,superiority_complex,an exaggerated estimate of your own value and importance  
74425,superlative,an exaggerated expression (usually of praise); "the critics lavished superlatives on it"  
74426,superlative superlative_degree,the superlative form of an adjective or adverb; "`fastest' is the superlative of the adjective `fast'"; "`least famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`most surely' is the superlative of the adverb `surely'"  
74427,supermarket,a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods  
74428,supermarketer supermarketeer,an operator of a supermarket  
74429,supermodel,a fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity  
74430,supermom,an informal term for a mother who can combine childcare and full-time employment  
74431,supernatant,the clear liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate  
74432,supernatural occult,supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural"  
74433,supernaturalism,a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding  
74434,supernaturalism supernaturalness,the quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces  
74435,supernova,a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process  
74436,supernumerary,a person serving no apparent function; "reducing staff is difficult because our employees include no supernumeraries"  
74437,supernumerary spear_carrier extra,a minor actor in crowd scenes  
74438,superorder,(biology) a taxonomic group ranking above an order and below a class or subclass  
74439,superoxide,a metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2-  
74440,superoxide superoxide_anion,the univalent anion O2-; "much of the O2 supporting cellular respiration is reduced to the superoxide anion O2-"  
74441,superoxide_dismutase SOD,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"  
74442,superphylum,(biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and below a class or subclass  
74443,superposition,(geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another  
74444,superposition,(geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide  
74445,superposition,the placement of one thing on top of another  
74446,superscript superior,a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character  
74447,superscription,an inscription written above something else  
74448,superscription,the activity of superscribing  
74449,supersedure supersession,act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior  
74450,superstition superstitious_notion,an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear  
74451,superstrate superstratum,any stratum or layer superimposed on another  
74452,superstrate superstratum,the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language  
74453,superstring,a hypothetical particle that is the elementary particle in a theory of space-time  
74454,superstructure,structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck  
74455,supersymmetry,(physics) a theory that tries to link the four fundamental forces; "according to supersymmetry each force emerged separately during the big bang"  
74456,supertanker,the largest class of oil tankers  
74457,supertitle surtitle,translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage  
74458,supertonic,(music) the second note of a diatonic scale  
74459,supertwister,the most powerful tornado which can create enormously devastating damage; "supertwisters are fortunately rare"  
74460,supervention,a following on in addition  
74461,supervision supervising superintendence oversight,management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group  
74462,supervisor,one who supervises or has charge and direction of  
74463,supervisory_program supervisor executive_program,a program that controls the execution of other programs  
74464,supervisory_routine executive_routine,a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines  
74465,supervisory_software,specialized programs that reside permanently in the computer's main memory and control the processing of user's programs  
74466,supination,rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward  
74467,supinator,a muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination  
74468,supper,a social gathering where a light evening meal is served; "her suppers often included celebrities"  
74469,supper,a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime  
74470,supper_club,usually a small luxurious nightclub  
74471,supping,ingestion of liquid food with a spoon or by drinking  
74472,supplanting displacement,act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics  
74473,supplejack,walking stick made from the wood of an American tropical vine  
74474,supplement supplementation,a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)  
74475,supplementary_benefit social_assistance national_assistance,benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law  
74476,supplementation subjunction subjoining,the act of supplementing  
74477,supplication plea,a humble request for help from someone in authority  
74478,supplier provider,someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity  
74479,supply,an amount of something available for use  
74480,supply,offering goods and services for sale  
74481,supply-side_economics,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  
74482,supply_chamber,a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it as needed  
74483,supply_closet,a closet for storing supplies  
74484,supply_line supply_route,a route over which supplies can be delivered  
74485,supply_officer,a commissioned officer responsible for logistics  
74486,support,something providing immaterial 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"  
74487,support,supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support"  
74488,support,any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"  
74489,support,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"  
74490,support,aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support"  
74491,support financial_support funding backing financial_backing,financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment"  
74492,support keep livelihood living bread_and_butter sustenance,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"  
74493,support reinforcement reenforcement,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"  
74494,support supporting,the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support"  
74495,support_column,a column that supports a heavy weight  
74496,support_hose support_stocking,elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins)  
74497,support_level,(stock market) the price at which a certain security becomes attractive to investors  
74498,support_payment,a payment made by one person for the support of another  
74499,support_system,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  
74500,supporter protagonist champion admirer booster friend,a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"  
74501,supporting_fire,fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat  
74502,supporting_structure,a structure that serves to support something  
74503,supporting_tower,a tower that serves to support something  
74504,supposition supposal,the cognitive process of supposing  
74505,suppository,a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts  
74506,suppressant appetite_suppressant,a drug that suppresses appetite  
74507,suppression,the failure to develop some part or organ  
74508,suppression crushing quelling stifling,forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"  
74509,suppression curtailment,the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper"  
74510,suppressive_fire,fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives  
74511,suppressor suppresser,someone who suppresses; "dictators are suppressors of free speech"  
74512,suppressor suppresser,an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents  
74513,suppressor suppresser suppressor_gene suppresser_gene,a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)  
74514,supra_expressionism,a movement that tried to go beyond expressionism  
74515,suprainfection,secondary infection caused by an opportunistic infection  
74516,supraorbital_ridge supraorbital_torus superciliary_ridge superciliary_arch,a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket  
74517,supraorbital_vein vena_supraorbitalis,drains the front of the scalp; unites with the supratrochlear vein to form the angular vein  
74518,supratrochlear_vein vena_supratrochlearis,drains the front of the scalp; unites with the supraorbital vein to form the angular vein  
74519,supremacism,the belief that some particular group or race is superior to all others; "white supremacism"  
74520,supremacist,a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or racial group over all others  
74521,suprematism,a geometric abstractionist movement originated by Kazimir Malevich in Russia that influenced constructivism  
74522,suprematist,an artist of the school of suprematism  
74523,supreme_court state_supreme_court high_court,the highest court in most states of the United States  
74524,supremo,the most important person in an organization  
74525,sura,one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran; "the Quran is divided in 114 suras"  
74526,surbase,the molding or border above the base of a structure (a pedestal or podium or wall)  
74527,surcharge,an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)  
74528,surcoat,a loose outer coat usually of rich material  
74529,surcoat,a tunic worn over a knight's armor  
74530,surd voiceless_consonant,a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords  
74531,sureness,the quality of being steady and unfailing; "sureness of hand"  
74532,surety,something clearly established  
74533,surf breaker breakers,waves breaking on the shore  
74534,surf_casting surf_fishing,casting (artificial) bait far out into the ocean (up to 200 yards) with the waves breaking around you  
74535,surface,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"  
74536,surface,a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"  
74537,surface,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"  
74538,surface Earth's_surface,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"  
74539,surface-to-air_missile SAM,a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target  
74540,surface-to-air_missile_system,the shipboard system that fires missiles at aircraft  
74541,surface_chemistry,the branch of chemistry that studies processes occurring at interfaces between phases (especially those between liquid and gas)  
74542,surface_fire,a forest fire that burns only the surface litter and undergrowth  
74543,surface_gauge surface_gage scribing_block,gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces  
74544,surface_lift,a ski tow that pulls skiers up a slope without lifting them off the ground  
74545,surface_mail,mail that is sent by land or sea  
74546,surface_noise,noise produced by the friction of the stylus of a record player moving over the rotating record  
74547,surface_search_radar,a naval radar to search for surface targets  
74548,surface_ship,a warship that operates on the surface of the water  
74549,surface_tension,a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces  
74550,surfacing,emerging to the surface and becoming apparent  
74551,surfbird Aphriza_virgata,sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North America and South America  
74552,surfboard,a narrow buoyant board for riding surf  
74553,surfboat,a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf  
74554,surfeit excess overabundance,the state of being more than full  
74555,surfer surfboarder,someone who engages in surfboarding  
74556,surfing surfboarding surfriding,the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave  
74557,surfperch surffish surf_fish,small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America  
74558,surge upsurge,a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime"  
74559,surge_suppressor surge_protector spike_suppressor spike_arrester lightning_arrester,electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current  
74560,surgeon operating_surgeon sawbones,a physician who specializes in surgery  
74561,surgeon's_knot,any of several knots used in tying stitches or ligatures  
74562,surgeonfish,brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail  
74563,surgery,the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School"  
74564,surgery,a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery"  
74565,surgical_contraception,contraception by surgical sterilization  
74566,surgical_dressing,a loosely woven cotton dressing for incisions made during surgery  
74567,surgical_instrument,a medical instrument used in surgery  
74568,surgical_knife,a very sharp knife used in surgery  
74569,surgical_spirit,methylated spirit used in the practice of medicine (especially for cleansing the skin before injections or before surgery)  
74570,surgical_strike,an attack (usually without prior warning) intended to deal only with a specific target  
74571,suricate Suricata_tetradactyla,burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet  
74572,surname family_name cognomen last_name,the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)  
74573,surplice,a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves  
74574,surprise,the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you  
74575,surprise,a sudden unexpected event  
74576,surprise surprisal,the act of surprising someone  
74577,surprise_attack coup_de_main,an attack without warning  
74578,surpriser,a captor who uses surprise to capture the victim  
74579,surrealism,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  
74580,surrealist,an artist who is a member of the movement called surrealism  
74581,surrebutter surrebuttal,(law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter  
74582,surrejoinder,(law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rejoinder  
74583,surrender,the delivery of a principal into lawful custody  
74584,surrenderer yielder,a person who yields or surrenders  
74585,surrey,a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats  
74586,surrogate alternate replacement,someone who takes the place of another person  
74587,surrogate_mother,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"  
74588,sursum_corda,(Roman Catholic Church) a Latin versicle meaning `lift up your hearts'  
74589,surtax supertax,an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed  
74590,surtout,a man's overcoat in the style of a frock coat  
74591,surveillance,close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)  
74592,surveillance_of_disease,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  
74593,surveillance_system,a closed-circuit television system used to maintain close observation of a person or group  
74594,survey study,a detailed critical inspection  
74595,survey_mile,a U.S. unit of measure equal to 1609.347 meters; derived from the use of 39.37 inches as the conversion for one meter  
74596,surveying,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"  
74597,surveying_instrument surveyor's_instrument,an instrument used by surveyors  
74598,surveyor,someone who conducts a statistical survey  
74599,surveyor,an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures  
74600,surveyor's_level,surveying instrument consisting basically of a small telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a vertical axis; for measuring relative heights of land  
74601,survival,something that survives  
74602,survival endurance,a state of surviving; remaining alive  
74603,survival survival_of_the_fittest natural_selection selection,a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment  
74604,survivalist,someone who tries to insure their personal survival or the survival of their group or nation  
74605,survivor,one who outlives another; "he left his farm to his survivors"  
74606,survivor,an animal that survives in spite of adversity; "only the fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters"  
74607,survivor subsister,one who lives through affliction; "the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital"  
74608,survivor_guilt,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"  
74609,survivors_insurance,insurance paid to surviving spouses  
74610,susceptibility susceptibleness,the state of being susceptible; easily affected  
74611,sushi,rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed  
74612,sushi_bar,a bar where sushi is served  
74613,suslik souslik Citellus_citellus,rather large central Eurasian ground squirrel  
74614,suspect,someone who is under suspicion  
74615,suspended_animation,a temporary cessation of vital functions with loss of consciousness resembling death; usually resulting from asphyxia  
74616,suspense,apprehension about what is going to happen  
74617,suspense,excited anticipation of an approaching climax; "the play kept the audience in suspense"  
74618,suspense,an uncertain cognitive state; "the matter remained in suspense for several years"  
74619,suspense_account,an account used temporarily to carry doubtful receipts and disbursements or discrepancies pending their analysis and permanent classification  
74620,suspension,a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy  
74621,suspension dangling hanging,the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"  
74622,suspension respite reprieve hiatus abatement,an interruption in the intensity or amount of something  
74623,suspension suspension_system,a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle  
74624,suspension temporary_removal,a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)  
74625,suspension_bridge,a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends  
74626,suspension_point,(usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete  
74627,suspensory suspensory_bandage,a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast)  
74628,suspicion,the state of being suspected; "he tried to shield me from suspicion"  
74629,suspicion suspiciousness,being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage"  
74630,sustainability,the property of being sustainable  
74631,sustaining_pedal loud_pedal,a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating  
74632,sustaining_program,a program without a commercial sponsor  
74633,sustenance sustentation sustainment maintenance upkeep,the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"  
74634,susurration susurrus,the indistinct sound of people whispering; "a soft susurrus of conversation"  
74635,sutler victualer victualler provisioner,a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army  
74636,sutra,a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization  
74637,suttee,the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband  
74638,suture,thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together  
74639,suture surgical_seam,a seam used in surgery  
74640,suture sutura fibrous_joint,an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)  
74641,suturing,surgical joining of two surfaces  
74642,suzerain,a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs  
74643,suzerainty,the position or authority of a suzerain; "under the suzerainty of..."  
74644,suzerainty,the domain of a suzerain  
74645,svoboda,(Russia) freedom  
74646,swab,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  
74647,swab swob mop,cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors  
74648,swabbing mopping,cleaning with a mop; "he gave it a good mopping"  
74649,swad,a bunch; "a thick swad of plants"  
74650,swaddling_clothes,restrictions placed on the immature  
74651,swaddling_clothes swaddling_bands,a garment (a gown or narrow strips of cloth) for an infant  
74652,swag,valuable goods  
74653,swag,a bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman  
74654,swage_block,an iron block cut with holes and grooves to assist in cold working metal  
74655,swagger_stick,a short cane or stick covered with leather and carried by army officers  
74656,swaggerer,someone who walks in an arrogant manner  
74657,swagman swagger swaggie,an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work  
74658,swale,a low area (especially a marshy area between ridges)  
74659,swallow,small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations  
74660,swallow drink deglutition,the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"  
74661,swallow sup,a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale"  
74662,swallow-tailed_coat swallowtail morning_coat,a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back  
74663,swallow-tailed_kite swallow-tailed_hawk Elanoides_forficatus,graceful North American black-and-white kite  
74664,swami,a Hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respect  
74665,swamp,a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables; "he was trapped in a medical swamp"  
74666,swamp swampland,low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog  
74667,swamp_ash Fraxinus_caroliniana,small ash of swampy areas of southeastern United States  
74668,swamp_azalea swamp_honeysuckle white_honeysuckle Rhododendron_viscosum,shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle  
74669,swamp_birch water_birch mountain_birch Western_paper_birch Western_birch Betula_fontinalis,birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark  
74670,swamp_buggy marsh_buggy,an amphibious vehicle typically having four-wheel drive and a raised body  
74671,swamp_candles Lysimachia_terrestris,North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found in wet places  
74672,swamp_chestnut_oak Quercus_michauxii,medium to large deciduous tree of moist areas of southeastern United States similar to the basket oak  
74673,swamp_cottonwood black_cottonwood downy_poplar swamp_poplar Populus_heterophylla,North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood  
74674,swamp_dewberry swamp_blackberry Rubus_hispidus,of eastern North America  
74675,swamp_fever leptospirosis,an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever  
74676,swamp_fly_honeysuckle,a variety of fly honeysuckle  
74677,swamp_gum Eucalypt_ovata,medium-sized tree of southern Australia  
74678,swamp_horsetail water_horsetail Equisetum_fluviatile,Eurasia; northern North America to Virginia  
74679,swamp_laurel bog_laurel bog_kalmia Kalmia_polifolia,laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath  
74680,swamp_milkweed Asclepias_incarnata,densely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or purple flowers  
74681,swamp_oak Viminaria_juncea Viminaria_denudata,Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers  
74682,swamp_pine,any of several pines that prefer or endure moist situations such as loblolly pine or longleaf pine  
74683,swamp_rabbit canecutter swamp_hare Sylvilagus_aquaticus,a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands  
74684,swamp_sparrow Melospiza_georgiana,North American finch of marshy area  
74685,swamp_sunflower Helianthus_angustifolius,sunflower of eastern North America having narrow leaves and found in bogs  
74686,swamp_white_oak swamp_oak Quercus_bicolor,large deciduous oak of the eastern United States with a flaky bark and leaves that have fewer lobes than other white oaks; yields heavy strong wood used in construction; thrives in wet soil  
74687,swamp_willow black_willow Salix_nigra,North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes  
74688,swampy_beggar-ticks Bidens_connata,bur marigold of eastern and northern United States and Canada common in wet pastures and meadows  
74689,swan,stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult  
74690,swan's_down,soft woolen fabric used especially for baby clothes  
74691,swan's_down,down of the swan  
74692,swan_dive swallow_dive,a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water  
74693,swan_orchid swanflower swan-flower swanneck swan-neck,any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan  
74694,swan_song last_hurrah,a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)  
74695,swap_space swap_file,the disk space that is set aside for virtual memory  
74696,swarm cloud,a group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores"  
74697,swash,the movement or sound of water; "the swash of waves on the beach"  
74698,swashbuckling,flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior  
74699,swastika Hakenkreuz,the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction  
74700,swat,a sharp blow  
74701,swatch,a sample piece of cloth  
74702,swath,the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine  
74703,swath belt,a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)  
74704,swathe wrapping,an enveloping bandage  
74705,swathing,cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby)  
74706,swatter flyswatter flyswat,an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects  
74707,sway,controlling influence  
74708,swearer,someone who uses profanity  
74709,swearer,someone who takes a solemn oath  
74710,sweat,condensation of moisture on a cold surface; "the cold glasses were streaked with sweat"  
74711,sweat_bag,a porous bag (usually of canvas) that holds water and cools it by evaporation  
74712,sweat_duct,a small duct that conveys sweat from a sudoriferous gland to the surface of the skin  
74713,sweat_equity,interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenance  
74714,sweat_gland sudoriferous_gland,any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration  
74715,sweat_pants sweatpants,loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes  
74716,sweat_suit sweatsuit sweats workout_suit,garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt  
74717,sweatband,a band of material tied around the forehead or wrist to absorb sweat  
74718,sweatband,a band of fabric or leather sewn inside the crown of a hat  
74719,sweatbox,small or narrow cell  
74720,sweatbox,a device that causes tobacco leaves or fruit or hides to sweat  
74721,sweater jumper,a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body  
74722,sweater_girl,a girl with an attractive bust who wears tight sweaters  
74723,sweating_sickness,a disease of cattle (especially calves)  
74724,sweating_sickness miliary_fever,epidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by profuse sweating and high mortality  
74725,sweatshirt,cotton knit pullover with long sleeves worn during athletic activity  
74726,sweatshop,factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry  
74727,sweep,a movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm"  
74728,sweep expanse,a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains"  
74729,sweep sweep_oar,a long oar used in an open boat  
74730,sweep_hand sweep-second,a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes  
74731,sweeper,an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.)  
74732,sweeper,little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed body  
74733,sweeping,the act of cleaning with a broom  
74734,sweepstakes,a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants  
74735,sweet confection,a food rich in sugar  
74736,sweet sweetness sugariness,the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth  
74737,sweet-potato_ring_rot,disease of sweet potatoes in which roots are girdled by rings of dry rot  
74738,sweet-potato_whitefly,a variety of whitefly  
74739,sweet_William Dianthus_barbatus,Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers  
74740,sweet_alyssum sweet_alison Lobularia_maritima,perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens  
74741,sweet_bay swamp_bay swamp_laurel Magnolia_virginiana,shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States  
74742,sweet_bells Leucothoe_racemosa,bushy deciduous shrub of the eastern United States with long racemes of pinkish flowers  
74743,sweet_birch cherry_birch black_birch Betula_lenta,common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture  
74744,sweet_buckeye,a tall and often cultivated buckeye of the central United States  
74745,sweet_calabash,apple-sized passion fruit of the West Indies  
74746,sweet_calabash Passiflora_maliformis,West Indian passionflower with edible apple-sized fruit  
74747,sweet_cassava Manihot_dulcis,South American plant with roots used as a vegetable and herbage used for stock feed  
74748,sweet_cherry Prunus_avium,large Eurasian tree producing small dark bitter fruit in the wild but edible sweet fruit under cultivation  
74749,sweet_cherry black_cherry,any of several fruits of cultivated cherry trees that have sweet flesh  
74750,sweet_cicely,fresh ferny leaves and green seeds used as garnish in salads and cold vegetables; dried seeds used in confectionery and liqueurs  
74751,sweet_cicely Myrrhis_odorata,European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers  
74752,sweet_cider,unfermented cider  
74753,sweet_coltsfoot Petasites_sagitattus,American sweet-scented herb  
74754,sweet_corn green_corn,corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft  
74755,sweet_corn sugar_corn green_corn sweet_corn_plant Zea_mays_rugosa Zea_saccharata,a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating  
74756,sweet_false_chamomile wild_chamomile German_chamomile Matricaria_recutita Matricaria_chamomilla,annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior  
74757,sweet_fern Comptonia_peregrina Comptonia_asplenifolia,deciduous shrub of eastern North America with sweet scented fernlike leaves and tiny white flowers  
74758,sweet_flag calamus sweet_calamus myrtle_flag flagroot Acorus_calamus,perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots  
74759,sweet_four_o'clock maravilla Mirabilis_longiflora,leafy wildflower having fragrant slender white or pale pink trumpet-shaped flowers; southwestern United States and northern Mexico  
74760,sweet_gale Scotch_gale Myrica_gale,bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves  
74761,sweet_gum liquidambar,aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree  
74762,sweet_gum satin_walnut hazelwood red_gum,reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture  
74763,sweet_gum sweet_gum_tree bilsted red_gum American_sweet_gum Liquidambar_styraciflua,a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap  
74764,sweet_lemon sweet_lime Citrus_limetta,lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp  
74765,sweet_marjoram knotted_marjoram Origanum_majorana Majorana_hortensis,aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe  
74766,sweet_melon muskmelon sweet_melon_vine Cucumis_melo,any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell  
74767,sweet_nothings honeyed_words,inconsequential expressions of affection; "he whispered sweet nothings into her ear"  
74768,sweet_oil,mild vegetable oil when used as food; especially olive or edible rape oil  
74769,sweet_orange,orange with sweet juicy pulp; often has a thin skin  
74770,sweet_orange sweet_orange_tree Citrus_sinensis,probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges  
74771,sweet_pea sweetpea Lathyrus_odoratus,climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers  
74772,sweet_pepper,large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads  
74773,sweet_pepper bell_pepper pimento pimiento paprika sweet_pepper_plant Capsicum_annuum_grossum,plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers  
74774,sweet_pepperbush pepper_bush summer_sweet white_alder Clethra_alnifolia,shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers  
74775,sweet_pickle,pickle cured in brine and preserved in sugar and vinegar  
74776,sweet_potato,the edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine which is grown widely in warm regions of the United States  
74777,sweet_potato sweet_potato_vine Ipomoea_batatas,pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh  
74778,sweet_roll coffee_roll,any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without raisins or nuts or spices or a glaze  
74779,sweet_sand_verbena Abronia_fragrans,taller than Abronia elliptica and having night-blooming flowers  
74780,sweet_scabious pincushion_flower mournful_widow Scabiosa_atropurpurea,Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States  
74781,sweet_sultan Amberboa_moschata Centaurea_moschata,Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea  
74782,sweet_sultan Centaurea_imperialis,perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers  
74783,sweet_tooth,a strong appetite for sweet food  
74784,sweet_unicorn_plant Proboscidea_fragrans Martynia_fragrans,a herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea  
74785,sweet_vermouth Italian_vermouth,sweet dark amber variety  
74786,sweet_vetch Hedysarum_boreale,perennial of western United States having racemes of pink to purple flowers followed by flat pods that separate into nearly orbicular joints  
74787,sweet_violet garden_violet English_violet Viola_odorata,European violet typically having purple to white flowers; widely naturalized  
74788,sweet_white_violet white_violet woodland_white_violet Viola_blanda,short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowers  
74789,sweet_woodruff waldmeister,fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine  
74790,sweet_woodruff waldmeister woodruff fragrant_bedstraw Galium_odoratum Asperula_odorata,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  
74791,sweet_wormwood Artemisia_annua,wormwood of southeastern Europe to Iran  
74792,sweetbread sweetbreads,edible glands of an animal  
74793,sweetbrier sweetbriar brier briar eglantine Rosa_eglanteria,Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips  
74794,sweetening,the act of adding a sweetener to food  
74795,sweetening sweetener,something added to foods to make them taste sweeter  
74796,sweetheart,any well-liked individual; "he's a sweetheart"  
74797,sweetheart sweetie steady truelove,a person loved by another person  
74798,sweetleaf Symplocus_tinctoria,small yellowwood tree of southern United States having small fragrant white flowers; leaves and bark yield a yellow dye  
74799,sweetmeat,a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry)  
74800,sweetness sweet,the property of tasting as if it contains sugar  
74801,sweetness_and_light,a mild reasonableness; "when he learned who I was he became all sweetness and light"  
74802,sweetsop annon sugar_apple,sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds  
74803,sweetsop sweetsop_tree Annona_squamosa,tropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds  
74804,swell,a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)  
74805,swell,a crescendo followed by a decrescendo  
74806,swell crestless_wave,the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea  
74807,swelling puffiness lump,an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement  
74808,swerve swerving veering,the act of turning aside suddenly  
74809,swift,a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight  
74810,swiftlet Collocalia_inexpectata,swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest  
74811,swimmer,a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets; "he was an Olympic swimmer"  
74812,swimmer natator bather,a person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer"  
74813,swimmeret pleopod,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  
74814,swimming swim,the act of swimming; "it was the swimming they enjoyed most"; "they took a short swim in the pool"  
74815,swimming_crab,marine crab with some legs flattened and fringed for swimming  
74816,swimming_event,an athletic competition that involves swimming  
74817,swimming_hole,a small body of water (usually in a creek) that is deep enough to use for swimming  
74818,swimming_kick,a movement of the legs in swimming  
74819,swimming_meet swim_meet,a swimming competition between two or more teams  
74820,swimming_pool swimming_bath natatorium,pool that provides a facility for swimming; "`swimming bath' is a British term"  
74821,swimming_stroke,a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward  
74822,swimming_trunks bathing_trunks,swimsuit worn by men while swimming  
74823,swimsuit swimwear bathing_suit swimming_costume bathing_costume,tight fitting garment worn for swimming  
74824,swindle cheat rig,the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"  
74825,swindler defrauder chiseller chiseler gouger scammer grifter,a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud  
74826,swine,stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals  
74827,swine_influenza swine_flu,an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic  
74828,swineherd pigman,a herder or swine  
74829,swing,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"  
74830,swing,mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth  
74831,swing,a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"  
74832,swing,a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them  
74833,swing swing_music jive,a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz  
74834,swing swinging vacillation,changing location by moving back and forth  
74835,swing_door swinging_door,a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either direction  
74836,swing_voter floating_voter,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  
74837,swinger,someone who swings sports implements  
74838,swinger tramp,a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex  
74839,swinging_chad,a chad that is incompletely removed and still attached at two corners  
74840,swipe,a sweeping stroke or blow  
74841,swish,a brushing or rustling sound  
74842,switch,hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure  
74843,switch,railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock  
74844,switch,a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment  
74845,switch,a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other  
74846,switch electric_switch electrical_switch,control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit  
74847,switch switching shift,the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"  
74848,switch-hitter,slang term for a bisexual person  
74849,switch-hitter,a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed  
74850,switch_engine donkey_engine,a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard  
74851,switch_grass Panicum_virgatum,grass of western America used for hay  
74852,switchblade switchblade_knife flick-knife flick_knife,a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button  
74853,switchboard patchboard plugboard,telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords  
74854,switcher whipper,a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip  
74855,switcheroo,a sudden unexpected switch  
74856,switchman,a man who operates railroad switches  
74857,swivel,a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin  
74858,swivel_chair,a chair that swivels on its base  
74859,swivet,a panic or extreme discomposure; "it threw her into a swivet"  
74860,swiz,British slang for a swindle  
74861,swizzle,any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice  
74862,swizzle_stick,a small stick used to stir mixed drinks  
74863,swoop,a very rapid raid  
74864,swoop,a swift descent through the air  
74865,swoop slide,(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"  
74866,swoosh whoosh,the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)  
74867,sword blade brand steel,a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard  
74868,sword-cut,a scar from a cut made by a sword  
74869,sword_bean Canavalia_gladiata,twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food  
74870,sword_cane sword_stick,a cane concealing a sword or dagger  
74871,sword_dance sword_dancing,any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air  
74872,sword_fern,any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed  
74873,sword_grass,any of various grasses or sedges having sword-shaped leaves with sharp edges  
74874,sword_knot,an ornamental tassel on the hilt of a sword  
74875,sword_of_Damocles,a constant and imminent peril; "the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles"  
74876,swordfish,flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks  
74877,swordfish Xiphias_gladius,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  
74878,swordsmanship,skill in fencing  
74879,swordtail helleri topminnow Xyphophorus_helleri,freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish  
74880,swot grind nerd wonk dweeb,an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious  
74881,swung_dash,a punctuation mark used in text to indicate the omission of a word  
74882,sycamore great_maple scottish_maple Acer_pseudoplatanus,Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn  
74883,sycamore lacewood,variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree  
74884,sycamore sycamore_fig mulberry_fig Ficus_sycomorus,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  
74885,syconium,the fleshy multiple fruit of the fig consisting of an enlarged hollow receptacle containing numerous fruitlets  
74886,sycophancy,fawning obsequiousness  
74887,sycophant toady crawler lackey ass-kisser,a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage  
74888,syllabary syllabic_script,a writing system whose characters represent syllables  
74889,syllabication syllabification,forming or dividing words into syllables  
74890,syllabicity,the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language  
74891,syllable,a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme; "the word `pocket' has two syllables"  
74892,syllabub sillabub,spiced hot milk with rum or wine  
74893,syllabub sillabub,sweetened cream beaten with wine or liquor  
74894,syllepsis,use of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in number or case etc. with only one  
74895,syllogism,deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises  
74896,syllogist syllogizer syllogiser,logician skilled in syllogistic reasoning  
74897,sylph,a slender graceful young woman  
74898,sylph,an elemental being believed to inhabit the air  
74899,sylvan silvan,a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods  
74900,sylvanite graphic_tellurium,a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride; a source of gold in Australia and America  
74901,sylvite sylvine,a mineral consisting of native potassium chloride; an important ore of potassium that is found in sedimentary beds  
74902,symbiosis mutualism,the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other  
74903,symbol,an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance  
74904,symbol symbolization symbolisation symbolic_representation,something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States"  
74905,symbolatry symbololatry symbol-worship,the worship of symbols  
74906,symbolic_logic mathematical_logic formal_logic,any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity  
74907,symbolic_logician,a person skilled at symbolic logic  
74908,symbolism,an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images  
74909,symbolism,a system of symbols and symbolic representations  
74910,symbolism symbolization symbolisation,the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning  
74911,symbolist,a member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols  
74912,symbolist symbolizer symboliser,someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols  
74913,symbolization symbolisation,the use of symbols to convey meaning  
74914,symbolizing symbolising,the act of representing something with a symbol  
74915,symbology,the study or the use of symbols and symbolism  
74916,symmetry proportion,balance among the parts of something  
74917,symmetry symmetricalness correspondence balance,(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane  
74918,sympathectomy,surgical interruption of a nerve pathway in the sympathetic nervous system  
74919,sympathetic_nervous_system,originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels  
74920,sympathetic_vibration,(physics) vibration produced by resonance  
74921,sympathizer sympathiser comforter,a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune  
74922,sympathizer sympathiser well-wisher,someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful  
74923,sympathy,a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other; "the two of them were in close sympathy"  
74924,sympathy fellow_feeling,sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)  
74925,sympathy understanding,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"  
74926,sympathy_card,a card expressing sympathy  
74927,sympathy_strike sympathetic_strike,a strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer  
74928,sympatry,the occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding  
74929,symphonic_poem tone_poem,an orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales  
74930,symphonist,a composer of symphonies  
74931,symphony symphonic_music,a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra  
74932,symphony_orchestra symphony philharmonic,a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the Vienna symphony"  
74933,symphysion,the most forward point of the alveolar process of the mandible  
74934,symphysis,an abnormal adhesion of two or more structures  
74935,symphysis,a growing together of parts or structures  
74936,symploce,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  
74937,symposiast,someone who participates in a symposium  
74938,symposium,a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations  
74939,symptom,(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease  
74940,symptom,anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence  
74941,synagogue temple tabernacle,(Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation  
74942,synapse,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"  
74943,synapsid synapsid_reptile,extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull  
74944,synapsis,the side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis  
74945,syncategorem syncategoreme,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"  
74946,synchrocyclotron,cyclotron that achieves relativistic velocities by modulating the frequency of the accelerating electric field  
74947,synchroflash,a device used in photography to synchronize the peak of a flash with the opening of the camera shutter  
74948,synchromesh,an automotive system for shifting gears in which the gears revolve at the same speed and so shift smoothly  
74949,synchronic_linguistics,the study of a language without reference to its historical context  
74950,synchronism synchrony synchronicity synchroneity synchronization synchronisation synchronizing,the relation that exists when things occur at the same time; "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves"  
74951,synchronization synchronisation synchronizing,coordinating by causing to indicate the same time; "the synchronization of their watches was an important preliminary"  
74952,synchronization synchronisation synchronizing synchronising,an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison  
74953,synchronous_converter rotary rotary_converter,electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa  
74954,synchronous_motor,electric motor in which the speed of rotation is proportional to the frequency of the A.C. power  
74955,synchronous_operation,operations that are initiated predictably by a clock  
74956,synchroscope synchronoscope synchronizer synchroniser,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)  
74957,synchrotron,cyclotron in which the electric field is maintained at a constant frequency  
74958,syncopation,a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat  
74959,syncopation,music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm  
74960,syncopator,a musician who plays syncopated jazz music (usually in a dance band); "they called themselves the Dixie Syncopators"  
74961,syncope syncopation,(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')  
74962,syncretism,the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy); "a syncretism of material and immaterial theories"  
74963,syncretism,the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)  
74964,syncytium,a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)  
74965,syndactyly syndactylism,birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes  
74966,syndic,one appointed to represent a city or university or corporation in business transactions  
74967,syndicalism,a radical political movement that advocates bringing industry and government under the control of labor unions  
74968,syndicate,a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication  
74969,syndicate crime_syndicate mob family,a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities  
74970,syndication,organizing into or administering as a syndicate  
74971,syndication,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"  
74972,syndicator,a businessman who forms a syndicate  
74973,syndrome,a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease  
74974,syndrome,a complex of concurrent things; "every word has a syndrome of meanings"  
74975,synecdoche,substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa  
74976,synechia,adhesions between the iris and the lens or cornea resulting from trauma or eye surgery or as a complication of glaucoma or cataract; can lead to blindness  
74977,syneresis synaeresis,the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong  
74978,syneresis synaeresis,the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)  
74979,synergism,the theological doctrine that salvation results from the interaction of human will and divine grace  
74980,synergist,a drug that augments the activity of another drug  
74981,synergy synergism,the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects  
74982,synesthesia synaesthesia,a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated  
74983,synesthetic_metaphor,a metaphor that exploits a similarity between experiences in different sense modalities  
74984,synizesis synezesis,the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis  
74985,synod,a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business  
74986,synonym equivalent_word,two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context  
74987,synonymist,a student of synonyms  
74988,synonymy synonymity synonymousness,the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning  
74989,synovia synovial_fluid,viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc.  
74990,synovial_joint articulatio_synovialis diarthrosis,a joint so articulated as to move freely  
74991,synovial_membrane synovium,a thin membrane in synovial (freely moving) joints that lines the joint capsule and secretes synovial fluid  
74992,synovitis,inflammation of the synovial membrane that lines a synovial joint; results in pain and swelling  
74993,synset,a set of one or more synonyms  
74994,syntagma syntagm,a syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit  
74995,syntax,a systematic orderly arrangement  
74996,syntax,studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences  
74997,syntax sentence_structure phrase_structure,the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences  
74998,syntax_checker,a program to check natural language syntax  
74999,syntax_error,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"  
75000,syntax_language,a language used to describe the syntax of another language  
75001,synthesis,the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)  
75002,synthesis synthetic_thinking,the combination of ideas into a complex whole  
75003,synthesist synthesizer synthesiser,an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods  
75004,synthesizer synthesiser,(music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments  
75005,synthetic synthetic_substance,a compound made artificially by chemical reactions  
75006,synthetic_cubism,the late phase of cubism  
75007,synthetic_resin,a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics  
75008,synthetism,a genre of French painting characterized by bright flat shapes and symbolic treatments of abstract ideas  
75009,syphilis syph pox lues_venerea lues,a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)  
75010,syphilitic,a person suffering from syphilis  
75011,syringe,a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids  
75012,syrinx,the vocal organ of a bird  
75013,syrup sirup,a thick sweet sticky liquid  
75014,system,(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"  
75015,system,a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"  
75016,system,a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion"  
75017,system,the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole; "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system"  
75018,system,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"  
75019,system scheme,a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"  
75020,system system_of_rules,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"  
75021,system_administrator,a person in charge of managing and maintaining a computer system of telecommunication system (as for a business or institution)  
75022,system_call supervisor_call_instruction,an instruction that interrupts the program being executed and passes control to the supervisor  
75023,system_clock,a time-of-day clock in a computer system  
75024,system_clock,an electronic device in a computer that issues a steady high-frequency signal that synchronizes all the internal components  
75025,system_command,a computer user's instruction (not part of a program) that calls for action by the computer's executive program  
75026,system_error,an instruction that is either not recognized by an operating system or is in violation of the procedural rules  
75027,system_of_measurement metric,a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic  
75028,system_of_weights weight,a system of units used to express the weight of something  
75029,system_of_weights_and_measures,system of measurement for length and weight and duration  
75030,system_program systems_program systems_software,a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer  
75031,systematics,the science of systematic classification  
75032,systematism,the habitual practice of systematization and classification  
75033,systematization systematisation rationalization rationalisation,systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale  
75034,systemic_circulation,circulation that supplies blood to all the body except to the lungs  
75035,systemic_lupus_erythematosus SLE disseminated_lupus_erythematosus,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  
75036,systems_analysis,analysis of all aspects of a project along with ways to collect information about the operation of its parts  
75037,systems_analyst,a person skilled at systems analysis  
75038,systole,the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery  
75039,systolic_murmur,a murmur heard during systole  
75040,systolic_pressure,the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) during the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart  
75041,syzygy,the straight line configuration of 3 celestial bodies (as the sun and earth and moon) in a gravitational system  
75042,t'ai_chi tai_chi t'ai_chi_chuan tai_chi_chuan taichi taichichuan,a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health  
75043,tab,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"; "the filing cards were organized by cards having indexed tabs"  
75044,tab_key tab,the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation  
75045,tabard,a short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms; worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald  
75046,tabasco red_pepper,very hot red peppers; usually long and thin; some very small  
75047,tabasco_pepper hot_pepper tabasco_plant Capsicum_frutescens,plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce  
75048,tabbouleh tabooli,a finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat  
75049,tabby queen,female cat  
75050,tabby tabby_cat,a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black  
75051,tabes,wasting of the body during a chronic disease  
75052,tabes_dorsalis locomotor_ataxia,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  
75053,tabi tabis,a sock with a separation for the big toe; worn with thong sandals by the Japanese  
75054,tablature,a musical notation indicating the fingering to be used  
75055,table,a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game; "he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks"  
75056,table,a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it; "I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant"  
75057,table,a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table"  
75058,table tabular_array,a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1"  
75059,table-mountain_pine prickly_pine hickory_pine Pinus_pungens,a small two-needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scales  
75060,table-tennis_racquet table-tennis_bat pingpong_paddle,paddle used to play table tennis  
75061,table-tennis_table ping-pong_table pingpong_table,a table used for playing table tennis  
75062,table_d'hote,a menu offering a complete meal with limited choices at a fixed price  
75063,table_game,a game that is played on a table  
75064,table_knife,a knife used for eating at dining table  
75065,table_lamp,a lamp that sits on a table  
75066,table_linen napery,linens for the dining table  
75067,table_mat hot_pad,a pad for use under a hot dish to protect a table  
75068,table_rapping table_tapping spirit_rapping,alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead  
75069,table_saw,a circular saw mounted under a table or bench so that the blade of the saw projects up through a slot  
75070,table_talk,conversation during a meal  
75071,table_tennis Ping-Pong,a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball  
75072,table_tipping table_tilting table_turning table_lifting,manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits  
75073,table_wine,wine containing not more than 14 percent alcohol usually served with a meal  
75074,tableau,any dramatic scene  
75075,tableau tableau_vivant,a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)  
75076,tablecloth,a covering spread over a dining table  
75077,tablefork,a fork for eating at a dining table  
75078,tableland plateau,a relatively flat highland  
75079,tablemate dining_companion,someone you dine with  
75080,tablespoon,a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving  
75081,tablespoon tablespoonful,as much as a tablespoon will hold  
75082,tablet,a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription  
75083,tablet,a small flat compressed cake of some substance; "a tablet of soap"  
75084,tablet-armed_chair,a chair with an arm that has been widened for writing  
75085,tabletop,the top horizontal work surface of a table  
75086,tableware,articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)  
75087,tabloid rag sheet,newspaper with half-size pages  
75088,taboo tabu,a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature  
75089,taboo tabu,an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion  
75090,tabor tabour,a small drum with one head of soft calfskin  
75091,tabor_pipe,a small fipple flute that is played with the left hand while the right hand is free to beat a tabor  
75092,taboret tabouret,a low stool in the shape of a drum  
75093,tabula_rasa,a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke)  
75094,tabulation,the act of putting into tabular form; "the tabulation of the results"  
75095,tabulation tabular_matter,information set out in tabular form  
75096,tabun GA,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  
75097,tachina_fly,bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects; important in control of noxious insects  
75098,tachistoscope t-scope,scientific instrument used by psychologists; presents visual stimuli for brief exposures  
75099,tachogram,a graphical record of speed and distance produced by a tachograph  
75100,tachograph,a tachometer that produces a graphical record of its readings; used to record the speed and duration of trips in a motor vehicle  
75101,tachometer tach,measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation  
75102,tachycardia,abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute)  
75103,tachylite,a basic or basalt glass  
75104,tachymeter tacheometer,a theodolite designed for rapid measurements  
75105,tack,the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails  
75106,tack,a short nail with a sharp point and a large head  
75107,tack,sailing a zigzag course  
75108,tack tacking,(nautical) the act of changing tack  
75109,tack_hammer,a light hammer that is used to drive tacks  
75110,tacker,a worker who fastens things by tacking them (as with tacks or by spotwelding)  
75111,tackle,the person who plays that position on a football team; "the right tackle is a straight A student"  
75112,tackle,(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "it takes a big man to play tackle"  
75113,tackle,(American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground  
75114,tackler,a football player who tackles the ball carrier  
75115,taco,a tortilla rolled cupped around a filling  
75116,taco_sauce,spicy tomato-based sauce for tacos  
75117,taconite,a variety of chert containing magnetite and hematite; mined as a low-grade iron ore  
75118,tact tactfulness,consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense  
75119,tactic tactics maneuver manoeuvre,a plan for attaining a particular goal  
75120,tactical_intelligence combat_intelligence,intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations  
75121,tactical_warning,(military) a warning after the initiation of a hostile act  
75122,tactician,a person who is skilled at planning tactics  
75123,tactics,the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy  
75124,tactile_property feel,a property perceived by touch  
75125,tactlessness,the quality of lacking tact  
75126,tactual_sensation tactility touch_perception skin_perceptiveness,the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain  
75127,tad shade,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"  
75128,tadalafil Cialis,virility drug (trade name Cialis) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men  
75129,tadpole polliwog pollywog,a larval frog or toad  
75130,tadpole_shrimp,a kind of branchiopod crustacean  
75131,tae_kwon_do taekwondo,a Korean martial art similar to karate  
75132,tael,a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces  
75133,taenia,tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host  
75134,taenia tenia fillet,a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband  
75135,taffeta,a crisp smooth lustrous fabric  
75136,taffrail,the railing around the stern of a ship  
75137,taffy,chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy  
75138,tag,a label associated with something for the purpose of identification; "semantic tags were attached in order to identify different meanings of the word"  
75139,tag,a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser  
75140,tag,(sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)  
75141,tag ticket,a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.  
75142,tagalong hanger-on,someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along  
75143,tagasaste Chamaecytisus_palmensis Cytesis_proliferus,shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate leaves; used as cattle fodder  
75144,tagger,someone who assigns labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter  
75145,tagger,someone who appends or joins one thing to another; "a theory that was simply added on by some anonymous tagger"  
75146,tagger tagging_program,a computer program that attaches labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter  
75147,tagliatelle,pasta cut in narrow ribbons  
75148,taguan flying_marmot flying_cat Petaurista_petaurista,East Indian flying squirrel  
75149,tahini,a thick Middle Eastern paste made from ground sesame seeds  
75150,tahoka_daisy tansy_leaf_aster Machaeranthera_tanacetifolia,wild aster with fernlike leaves and flower heads with very narrow bright purple rays; Alberta to Texas and Mexico  
75151,tail,(usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head  
75152,tail,the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body  
75153,tail shadow shadower,a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements  
75154,tail tail_assembly empennage,the rear part of an aircraft  
75155,tail tail_end,any projection that resembles the tail of an animal  
75156,tail_feather,feather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird  
75157,tail_fin caudal_fin,the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates  
75158,tail_fin tailfin fin,one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile  
75159,tail_gate,a gate downstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the lower end  
75160,tail_rotor anti-torque_rotor,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  
75161,tailback,(American football) the person who plays tailback  
75162,tailback,(American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage  
75163,tailed_frog bell_toad ribbed_toad tailed_toad Ascaphus_trui,western North American frog with a taillike copulatory organ  
75164,tailgate tailboard,a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading  
75165,tailgater,a driver who follows too closely behind another motor vehicle  
75166,tailless_tenrec Tenrec_ecaudatus,prolific animal that feeds chiefly on earthworms  
75167,taillight tail_lamp rear_light rear_lamp,lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle  
75168,tailor seamster sartor,a person whose occupation is making and altering garments  
75169,tailor's_chalk,chalk used by tailors to make temporary marks on cloth  
75170,tailor's_tack,a loose, looped, sewing stitch used to transfer marking for darts, etc., from a pattern to material  
75171,tailor-made,custom-made clothing  
75172,tailorbird Orthotomus_sutorius,tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest  
75173,tailoring,the occupation of a tailor  
75174,tailpiece,appendage added to extend the length of something  
75175,tailpipe,a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car  
75176,tailrace,a watercourse that carries water away from a mill or water wheel or turbine  
75177,tailspin,loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse  
75178,tailspin spin,rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral  
75179,tailstock,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  
75180,tailwind,wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft  
75181,taipan Oxyuranus_scutellatus,large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia  
75182,taka,the basic unit of money in Bangladesh; equal to 100 paisa  
75183,take,the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption  
75184,take-home_pay,what is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etc  
75185,take-in,the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone  
75186,take-up,any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom); "a take-up that winds photographic film on a spool"  
75187,take-up,the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in  
75188,takeaway,a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures  
75189,takeaway,the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass)  
75190,takedown,(amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position; "a takedown counts two points"  
75191,takeoff,the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne  
75192,takeoff,a departure; especially of airplanes  
75193,takeout,(bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit  
75194,takeout takeout_food takeaway,prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises; "in England they call takeout food `takeaway'"  
75195,takeover,a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation  
75196,takeover_attempt,an attempt to take control of a corporation  
75197,takeover_bid,an offer to buy shares in order to take over the company  
75198,taker,one who accepts an offer  
75199,taker,one who takes a bet or wager  
75200,takin gnu_goat Budorcas_taxicolor,large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area  
75201,tala,the basic unit of money in Western Samoa  
75202,talapoin Cercopithecus_talapoin,smallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African forests  
75203,talaria,a winged sandal (as worn by Hermes in Graeco-Roman art)  
75204,talc talcum,a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder  
75205,talcum talcum_powder,a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture  
75206,talent,a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity  
75207,talent_agent,an agent who represents performers  
75208,talentlessness,a lack of talent  
75209,talipes_calcaneus,talipes in which the toes are pointed upward and the person walks on the heel of the foot  
75210,talipes_equinus,talipes in which the toes are pointed downward  
75211,talipes_valgus,deformity of the foot in which the foot is twisted outward  
75212,talipot talipot_palm Corypha_umbraculifera,tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper  
75213,talk,discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'); "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"  
75214,talk,the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"  
75215,talk talk_of_the_town,idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately"  
75216,talk talking,an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"  
75217,talk_show chat_show,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"  
75218,talking_book,sound recording of someone reading a book; frequently used by blind people  
75219,talking_head,a talker on television who talks directly into the cameras and whose upper body is all that is shown on the screen  
75220,talking_picture talkie,a movie with synchronized speech and singing  
75221,talking_point,an especially persuasive point helping to support an argument or discussion  
75222,tall,a garment size for a tall person  
75223,tall_bellflower Campanula_americana,annual or perennial of eastern North America with long spikes of blue or white flowers  
75224,tall_cupflower Nierembergia_frutescens,shrubby Chilean herb having bluish-white tubular flowers used as an ornamental  
75225,tall_gallberry_holly,an evergreen shrub  
75226,tall_goldenrod,a variety of goldenrod  
75227,tall_mallow high_mallow cheese cheeseflower Malva_sylvestris,erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States  
75228,tall_oat_grass tall_meadow_grass evergreen_grass false_oat French_rye Arrhenatherum_elatius,coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage  
75229,tall_oil,an oil derived from wood pulp and used in making soaps or lubricants  
75230,tall_order large_order,a formidable task or requirement; "finishing in time was a tall order but we did it"  
75231,tall_tale,an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story  
75232,tall_yellow-eye Xyris_operculata,of Australia  
75233,tallgrass tall-grass,any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture  
75234,tallness,the property of being taller than average stature  
75235,tallow,obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants  
75236,tallow_oil,an animal oil obtained by pressing tallow; used as a lubricant  
75237,tallyman,one who sells goods on the installment plan  
75238,tallyman tally_clerk,one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received  
75239,talon,a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey  
75240,talus scree,a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff  
75241,tam tam-o'-shanter tammy,a woolen cap of Scottish origin  
75242,tamal tamale,dough stuffed with a meat mixture and sometimes wrapped in corn husks and steamed  
75243,tamale_pie,a meat mixture covered with cornbread topping that resembles a Mexican dish  
75244,tamandua tamandu lesser_anteater Tamandua_tetradactyla,small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America  
75245,tamarau tamarao Bubalus_mindorensis Anoa_mindorensis,small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines  
75246,tamarin lion_monkey lion_marmoset leoncita,small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail  
75247,tamarind tamarind_tree tamarindo Tamarindus_indica,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  
75248,tamarind tamarindo,large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys  
75249,tamarisk,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  
75250,tamarisk_gerbil Meriones_unguiculatus,a gerbil that is popular as a pet  
75251,tambala,100 tambala equal 1 kwacha in Malawi  
75252,tambour,a drum  
75253,tambour embroidery_frame embroidery_hoop,a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering  
75254,tambourine,a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides  
75255,tameness domestication,the attribute of having been domesticated  
75256,tamer,an animal trainer who tames wild animals  
75257,tammy,plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains  
75258,tamp tamper tamping_bar,a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)  
75259,tampion tompion,plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture  
75260,tampon,plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)  
75261,tamponade tamponage,blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding)  
75262,tan suntan sunburn burn,a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun  
75263,tan topaz,a light brown the color of topaz  
75264,tanager,any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males  
75265,tanbark,bark rich in tannin; bruised and cut in pieces to use for tanning; spent tanbark used as a ground covering  
75266,tanbark_oak Lithocarpus_densiflorus,evergreen tree of the Pacific coast area having large leathery leaves; yields tanbark  
75267,tandem,an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another  
75268,tandem_trailer,trucking rig with two trailers in tandem  
75269,tandoor,a clay oven used in northern India and Pakistan  
75270,tanekaha Phyllocladus_trichomanoides,medium tall celery pine of New Zealand  
75271,tang sea_tang,any of various coarse seaweeds  
75272,tanga,100 tanga equal 1 Tajikistani ruble  
75273,tangelo tangelo_tree ugli_fruit Citrus_tangelo,hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida  
75274,tangelo ugli ugli_fruit,large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin  
75275,tangency,the state of being tangent; having contact at a single point or along a line without crossing  
75276,tangent,a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point  
75277,tangent tan,ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle  
75278,tangent_plane,the plane that contains all the lines tangent to a specific point on a surface  
75279,tangerine,any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United States and southern Africa  
75280,tangerine,a reddish to vivid orange color  
75281,tangerine tangerine_tree,a variety of mandarin orange  
75282,tangibility tangibleness palpability,the quality of being perceivable by touch  
75283,tangible_possession material_possession,property or belongings that are tangible  
75284,tangle,a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"  
75285,tangle snarl maze,something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"  
75286,tangle_orchid,an orchid of the genus Plectorrhiza having tangled roots and long wiry stems bearing lax racemes of small fragrant green flowers  
75287,tanglebush desert_olive Forestiera_neomexicana,spiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive black berrylike fruits  
75288,tango,music written in duple time for dancing the tango  
75289,tango,a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin  
75290,tangram,a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square divided into seven pieces that must be arranged to match particular designs  
75291,tank army_tank armored_combat_vehicle armoured_combat_vehicle,an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads  
75292,tank storage_tank,a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids  
75293,tank tankful,as much as a tank will hold  
75294,tank_car tank,a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk  
75295,tank_circuit,an oscillatory circuit  
75296,tank_destroyer,an armored vehicle equipped with an antitank gun and capable of high speeds  
75297,tank_engine tank_locomotive,a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed  
75298,tank_farm,an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks  
75299,tank_furnace,furnace into one end of which a batch of measured raw materials is shoveled and from the other end molten glass is obtained  
75300,tank_iron,plate iron that is thinner than boilerplate but thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron  
75301,tank_shell,a shell fired by the cannon on a tank  
75302,tank_top,a tight-fitting sleeveless shirt with wide shoulder straps and low neck and no front opening; often worn over a shirt or blouse  
75303,tanka,a form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables  
75304,tanka,a Tibetan religious painting on fabric  
75305,tankage,the quantity contained in (or the capacity of) a tank or tanks  
75306,tankage,the charge for storing something in tanks  
75307,tankage,the act of storing in tanks  
75308,tankard,large drinking vessel with one handle  
75309,tanker tank_driver,a soldier who drives a tank  
75310,tanker_plane,an airplane constructed to transport chemicals that can be dropped in order to fight a forest fire  
75311,tanner,a craftsman who tans skins and hides  
75312,tannery,workplace where skins and hides are tanned  
75313,tannin tannic_acid,any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine  
75314,tanning,process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light  
75315,tanning,making leather from rawhide  
75316,tannoy,a loudspeaker  
75317,tansy golden_buttons scented_fern Tanacetum_vulgare,common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally  
75318,tansy-leaved_rocket Hugueninia_tanacetifolia Sisymbrium_tanacetifolia,perennial stellate and hairy herb with small yellow flowers of mountains of southern Europe; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium  
75319,tansy_mustard Descurainia_pinnata,North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy  
75320,tantalite,a mineral consisting of tantalum oxide of iron and manganese that occurs with niobite or in coarse granite; an ore of tantalum  
75321,tantalizer tantaliser,someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach  
75322,tantalum Ta atomic_number_73,a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite  
75323,tantra,any of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mind  
75324,taoiseach,the prime minister of the Irish Republic  
75325,tap,a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)  
75326,tap,a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads  
75327,tap pat dab,a light touch or stroke  
75328,tap spigot,a plug for a bunghole in a cask  
75329,tap_dancer tapper,a dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes  
75330,tap_dancing tap_dance,a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet  
75331,tap_water,water directly from the spigot  
75332,tap_wrench,a wrench for turning a tap to create an internal screw thread  
75333,tapa tapa_bark tappa tappa_bark,the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus  
75334,tapa tappa,a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark  
75335,tape,the finishing line for a foot race; "he broke the tape in record time"  
75336,tape,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"  
75337,tape tape_recording taping,a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape"  
75338,tape tapeline tape_measure,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"  
75339,tape_cartridge,a cartridge containing magnetic tape; for use with audio or video recorders or computer systems  
75340,tape_deck,electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers); a component in an audio system  
75341,tape_drive tape_transport transport,a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder  
75342,tape_grass eelgrass wild_celery Vallisneria_spiralis,submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia  
75343,tape_player,electronic equipment for playing back magnetic tapes  
75344,tape_recorder tape_machine,a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape  
75345,tapenade,a spread consisting of capers and black olives and anchovies made into a puree with olive oil  
75346,taper,a convex shape that narrows toward a point  
75347,taper,the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)  
75348,taper_file,a file with converging edges  
75349,tapering,the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose"  
75350,tapestry,something that resembles a tapestry in its intricacy; "the tapestry of European history"  
75351,tapestry arras,a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric often with pictorial designs  
75352,tapestry tapis,a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery  
75353,tapeworm cestode,ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates  
75354,tapeworm_infection,intestinal infection by a species of parasitic tapeworm; usually the result of eating inadequately cooked meat or fish  
75355,taphephobia,a morbid fear of being buried alive  
75356,tapioca,granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings  
75357,tapioca_pudding,sweet pudding thickened with tapioca  
75358,tapir,large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout  
75359,tapotement,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  
75360,tapper,a person who strikes a surface lightly and usually repeatedly; "finger tappers irritated her"  
75361,tapper,a worker who uses a tap to cut screw threads  
75362,tapper wiretapper phone_tapper,someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire  
75363,tappet,a lever that is moved in order to tap something else  
75364,tapping,the sound of light blow or knock; "he heard the tapping of the man's cane"  
75365,taproot,(botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem  
75366,taproot,something that provides an important central source for growth or development; "the taproot of his resentment"; "genius and insanity spring from the same taproot"  
75367,taps lights-out,(military) signal to turn the lights out  
75368,tapster tapper,a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks  
75369,tar_pit,a natural accumulation of bitumens at the surface of the earth; often acts as a trap for animals whose bones are thus preserved  
75370,tarahumara_frog Rana_tarahumarae,Mexican frog found within a jump or two of water  
75371,tarantella,music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella  
75372,tarantella tarantelle,a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons  
75373,tarantism,a nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance; popularly attributed to bite of the southern European tarantula or wolf spider  
75374,tarantula,large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites  
75375,tardigrade,an arthropod of the division Tardigrada  
75376,tardiness,the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time  
75377,tardive_dyskinesia,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  
75378,tare,an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods  
75379,tare,any of several weedy vetches grown for forage  
75380,tare,the weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo  
75381,tare,(chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals  
75382,taret_organ,(endocrinology) organ most affected by a particular hormone  
75383,target butt,sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at  
75384,target mark,a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"  
75385,target target_area,the location of the target that is to be hit  
75386,target_acquisition_system,a shipboard system for the detection and identification and location of a target with enough detail to permit effective weapon employment  
75387,target_cell,any cell that has a specific receptor for an antigen or antibody or hormone or drug, or is the focus of contact by a virus or phagocyte or nerve fiber etc.  
75388,target_cell,an abnormal red blood cell with the appearance of a dark ring surrounding a dark center; associated with anemia  
75389,target_company takeover_target,a company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer  
75390,target_organ,(radiology) organ intended to receive the therapeutic dose of a radioactive substance  
75391,target_practice,practice in shooting at targets  
75392,tarmacadam tarmac,a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving  
75393,tarmacadam tarmac macadam,a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar  
75394,tarn,a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers)  
75395,tarnish,discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation  
75396,tarnished_plant_bug Lygus_lineolaris,widespread plant and fruit pest  
75397,taro cocoyam dasheen eddo,edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants  
75398,taro taro_plant dalo dasheen Colocasia_esculenta,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  
75399,taro taro_root cocoyam dasheen edda,tropical starchy tuberous root  
75400,tarot_card tarot,any of a set of (usually 78) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used for playing card games and for divination by fortunetellers  
75401,tarpan Equus_caballus_gomelini,European wild horse extinct since the early 20th century  
75402,tarpaulin tarp,waterproofed canvas  
75403,tarpon Tarpon_atlanticus,large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida  
75404,tarragon estragon,fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning  
75405,tarragon estragon Artemisia_dracunculus,aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia  
75406,tarriance lingering,the act of tarrying  
75407,tarsal tarsal_bone,any bone of the tarsus  
75408,tarsier,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  
75409,tarsitis,inflammation of the eyelid  
75410,tarsus,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  
75411,tart,a small open pie with a fruit filling  
75412,tart,a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust  
75413,tartan plaid,a cloth having a crisscross design  
75414,tartar calculus tophus,an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums  
75415,tartar_emetic antimony_potassium_tartrate,a poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine  
75416,tartare_sauce tartar_sauce,mayonnaise with chopped pickles and sometimes capers and shallots and parsley and hard-cooked egg; sauce for seafood especially fried fish  
75417,tartaric_acid,an acid found in many fruits; used in soft drinks and confectionery and baking powder  
75418,tartlet,a small tart usually used as a canape  
75419,tartrate,a salt or ester of tartaric acid  
75420,tarweed,any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia; of western North and South America  
75421,tarwood tar-wood Dacrydium_colensoi,New Zealand silver pine of conical habit with long slender flexuous branches; adapted to cold wet summers and high altitudes  
75422,tarwood tar-wood New_Zealand_mountain_pine Halocarpus_bidwilli Dacrydium_bidwilli,New Zealand shrub  
75423,task_force,a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task  
75424,task_force,a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective  
75425,taskmaster,someone who imposes hard or continuous work  
75426,taskmistress,a woman taskmaster  
75427,tassel,adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end  
75428,tassel_flower Emilia_coccinea Emilia_javanica Emilia_flammea Cacalia_javanica Cacalia_lutea,tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia  
75429,tassel_flower Emilia_sagitta,tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowers  
75430,tassel_hyacinth Muscari_comosum,large beautiful Mediterranean species having sterile bluish-violet flowers with fringed corollas forming a tuft above the fertile flowers  
75431,tasset tasse,one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs  
75432,taste,a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence"  
75433,taste appreciation discernment perceptiveness,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"  
75434,taste gustation sense_of_taste gustatory_modality,the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"  
75435,taste mouthful,a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it"  
75436,taste taste_sensation gustatory_sensation taste_perception gustatory_perception,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"  
75437,taste tasting,a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting"  
75438,taste_cell gustatory_cell,an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve  
75439,taste_property,a property appreciated via the sense of taste  
75440,tastebud taste_bud gustatory_organ,an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue  
75441,tastefulness,elegance indicated by good taste  
75442,tastelessness,inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste  
75443,taster taste_tester taste-tester sampler,someone who samples food or drink for its quality  
75444,tastiness,a pleasing palatability  
75445,tasting,a small amount (especially of food or wine)  
75446,tasting savoring savouring relishing degustation,taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most"  
75447,tatouay cabassous Cabassous_unicinctus,naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America  
75448,tatting,needlework consisting of handmade lace made by looping and knotting a single thread on a small shuttle  
75449,tattle singing telling,disclosing information or giving evidence about another  
75450,tattler,any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry  
75451,tattletale tattler taleteller talebearer telltale blabbermouth,someone who gossips indiscreetly  
75452,tattletale_grey tattletale_gray,a greyish white  
75453,tattoo,a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters  
75454,tattoo,a design on the skin made by tattooing  
75455,tattoo,the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining  
75456,tau,the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet  
75457,tau_coefficient_of_correlation Kendall's_tau Kendall_rank_correlation,a nonparametric measure of the agreement between two rankings  
75458,tau_cross St._Anthony's_cross,cross resembling the Greek letter tau  
75459,tauon tau-minus_particle,a lepton of very great mass  
75460,taupe,a greyish brown  
75461,taurine,a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals  
75462,tautog blackfish Tautoga_onitis,large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America  
75463,tautology,(logic) a statement that is necessarily true; "the statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology"  
75464,tautology,useless repetition; "to say that something is `adequate enough' is a tautology"  
75465,tavern tap_house,a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks  
75466,taw,the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
75467,taw shooter,a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles  
75468,tawniness,the quality or state of being the color of tanned leather; "the tawniness of his complexion"  
75469,tawny_eagle Aquila_rapax,brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia  
75470,tawny_owl Strix_aluco,reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes  
75471,tawse,a leather strap for punishing children  
75472,tax taxation revenue_enhancement,charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government  
75473,tax-exempt_security tax-exempt,a security that is not subject to taxation  
75474,tax-increase tax_boost tax_hike,the amount by which taxes are increased; "a tax increase of 15 percent"  
75475,tax_advantage,an advantage bestowed by legislation that reduces a tax on some preferred activity  
75476,tax_assessment,the value set on taxable property  
75477,tax_assessor assessor,an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it  
75478,tax_avoidance,the minimization of tax liability by lawful methods  
75479,tax_base,collective value of taxable assets  
75480,tax_benefit tax_break,a tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a particular type of commercial activity  
75481,tax_bill,money owed for taxes  
75482,tax_collection,the collection of taxes  
75483,tax_collector taxman exciseman collector_of_internal_revenue internal_revenue_agent,someone who collects taxes for the government  
75484,tax_credit,a direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket)  
75485,tax_cut,the act of reducing taxation; "the new administration's large tax cut was highly controversial"  
75486,tax_evasion,the deliberate failure to pay taxes (usually by making a false report)  
75487,tax_form,a form to use when paying your taxes  
75488,tax_haven,a country or independent region where taxes are low  
75489,tax_income taxation tax_revenue revenue,government income due to taxation  
75490,tax_law,the body of laws governing taxation  
75491,tax_liability,the amount of tax owed; calculated by applying the tax rate to the tax base  
75492,tax_lien,lien of which a tax collector may avail himself in default of taxes (analogous to a judgment lien)  
75493,tax_program tax_policy,a program for setting taxes  
75494,tax_rate,rate used to calculate tax liability  
75495,tax_return income_tax_return return,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"  
75496,tax_shelter shelter,a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings  
75497,tax_system,a legal system for assessing and collecting taxes  
75498,tax_write-off tax_deduction deduction,a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket  
75499,taxability,liability to taxation  
75500,taxation,the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state  
75501,taxer,a bureaucrat who levies taxes  
75502,taxi_dancer,a woman employed to dance with patrons who pay a fee for each dance  
75503,taxidermist animal_stuffer stuffer,a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display  
75504,taxidermy,the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance  
75505,taxidriver taximan cabdriver cabman cabby hack_driver hack-driver livery_driver,someone who drives a taxi for a living  
75506,taximeter,a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride)  
75507,taxis,a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism  
75508,taxis,the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part  
75509,taxiway taxi_strip,a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport  
75510,taxonomic_group taxonomic_category taxon,animal or plant group having natural relations  
75511,taxonomist taxonomer systematist,a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior  
75512,taxonomy,a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc  
75513,taxonomy,(biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification  
75514,taxonomy,practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships  
75515,taxpayer,someone who pays taxes  
75516,tayra taira Eira_barbara,long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America  
75517,tea,a reception or party at which tea is served; "we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers"  
75518,tea,a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink"  
75519,tea Camellia_sinensis,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"  
75520,tea afternoon_tea teatime,a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"  
75521,tea tea_leaf,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"  
75522,tea-like_drink,a beverage that resembles tea but is not made from tea leaves  
75523,tea-strainer,a device to keep back tea leaves when pouring a cup of tea  
75524,tea_bag,a measured amount of tea in a bag for an individual serving of tea  
75525,tea_bag,small paper bag holding a measure of tea  
75526,tea_ball,a kitchen utensil consisting of a perforated metal ball for making tea  
75527,tea_bread,sweetened buns to be eaten with tea  
75528,tea_cart teacart tea_trolley tea_wagon,serving cart for serving tea or light refreshments  
75529,tea_ceremony chanoyu,an ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking tea  
75530,tea_chest,chest for storing or transporting tea  
75531,tea_cloth,a small tablecloth  
75532,tea_garden,a public garden where tea is served  
75533,tea_gown,a long loose-fitting gown formerly popular for wear at afternoon tea  
75534,tea_maker,a covered spoon with perforations  
75535,tea_napkin,a small napkin used when tea is served  
75536,tea_party,a party at which tea is served  
75537,tea_rose Rosa_odorata,any of several hybrid bush roses derived from a tea-scented Chinese rose with pink or yellow flowers  
75538,tea_service tea_set,a set of china or silverware for serving tea  
75539,tea_table,a small table for serving afternoon tea  
75540,tea_tortrix tortrix Homona_coffearia,small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants  
75541,tea_tray,a tray that accommodates a tea service  
75542,tea_urn,an urn in which tea is brewed and from which it is served  
75543,teaberry wintergreen checkerberry mountain_tea groundberry ground-berry creeping_wintergreen Gaultheria_procumbens,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  
75544,teacake,any of various small cakes or cookies often served with tea  
75545,teacake tea_biscuit,flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea  
75546,teach-in,an extended session (as on a college campus) for lectures and discussion on an important and usually controversial issue  
75547,teacher,a personified abstraction that teaches; "books were his teachers"; "experience is a demanding teacher"  
75548,teacher instructor,a person whose occupation is teaching  
75549,teacher's_pet,the teacher's favorite student  
75550,teacher-student_relation,the academic relation between teachers and their students  
75551,teachership,the position of teacher  
75552,teaching instruction pedagogy,the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"  
75553,teaching precept commandment,a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"  
75554,teaching_aid,materials and equipment used in teaching  
75555,teaching_certificate teacher's_certificate,a certificate saying that the holder is qualified to teach in the public schools  
75556,teaching_fellow,a graduate student with teaching responsibilities  
75557,teaching_method pedagogics pedagogy,the principles and methods of instruction  
75558,teaching_reading,teaching beginners to read  
75559,teacup,a cup from which tea is drunk  
75560,teacup teacupful,as much as a teacup will hold  
75561,teak Tectona_grandis,tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood  
75562,teak teakwood,hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding  
75563,teakettle,kettle for boiling water to make tea  
75564,teal,any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America  
75565,team,two or more draft animals that work together to pull something  
75566,team squad,a cooperative unit (especially in sports)  
75567,team_sport,a sport that involves competition between teams of players; "baseball is a team sport by golf is not"  
75568,team_teaching,a method of coordinated classroom teaching involving a team of teachers working together with a single group of students  
75569,teammate mate,a fellow member of a team; "it was his first start against his former teammates"  
75570,teamster,the driver of a team of horses doing hauling  
75571,teamster trucker truck_driver,someone who drives a truck as an occupation  
75572,teamwork,cooperative work done by a team (especially when it is effective); "it will take money, good planning and, above all, teamwork"  
75573,teapot,pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle  
75574,tear,the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"  
75575,tear teardrop,a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes"  
75576,tear_gas teargas lacrimator lachrymator,a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds  
75577,tear_sheet,a sheet that can be easily torn out of a publication  
75578,tearaway,a reckless and impetuous person  
75579,teardrop,anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)  
75580,tearjerker,an excessively sentimental narrative  
75581,tease teaser annoyer vexer,someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)  
75582,tease teasing ribbing tantalization,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"  
75583,teasel teazel teasle,any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts  
75584,teaser,a worker who teases wool  
75585,teaser,an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest  
75586,teaser,an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show  
75587,teaser,a device for teasing wool; "a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers"  
75588,teashop teahouse tearoom tea_parlor tea_parlour,a restaurant where tea and light meals are available  
75589,teasing,playful vexation; "the parody was just a form of teasing"  
75590,teaspoon,a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee; holds about one fluid dram  
75591,teaspoon teaspoonful,as much as a teaspoon will hold  
75592,tebibit Tibit,a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibits or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bits  
75593,techie tekki,a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing)  
75594,technetium Tc atomic_number_43,a crystalline metallic element not found in nature; occurs as one of the fission products of uranium  
75595,technical,a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it  
75596,technical_analysis technical_analysis_of_stock_trends,(stock exchange) analysis of past price changes in the hope of forecasting future price changes  
75597,technical_foul technical,(basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play  
75598,technical_knockout TKO,a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue  
75599,technical_school tech,a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences  
75600,technical_sergeant,a noncommissioned officer ranking below a master sergeant in the air force or marines  
75601,technicality,the state of being technical as in the use of technical terms or methods; "the judicial system suffered from too much technicality and formality"; "It is a tribute to the tribunals that the technicality at the heart of the appellate process in these tribunals can and does coexist with the relative informality in atmosphere and with procedural flexibility."  
75602,technicality,a specific detail in a set of rules or terms belonging to a particular field; "the resolution died on a technicality"; "the defendant was acquitted on a legal technicality"  
75603,technician,someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique  
75604,technician,someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process  
75605,technicolor,a trademarked method of making color motion pictures  
75606,technique,a practical method or art applied to some particular task  
75607,techno,a style of fast heavy electronic dance music usually without vocals  
75608,technobabble,technical jargon from computing and other high-tech subjects  
75609,technocracy,a form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control; "technocracy was described as that society in which those who govern justify themselves by appeal to technical experts who justify themselves by appeal to scientific forms of knowledge"  
75610,technocrat,an expert who is a member of a highly skilled elite group  
75611,technocrat,an advocate of technocracy  
75612,technology,machinery and equipment developed from engineering or other applied sciences  
75613,technology,the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment; "the mastery of fire was a huge advance in human technology"  
75614,technophile,a person who is enthusiastic about new technology  
75615,technophilia,enthusiasm for new technology  
75616,technophobe,a person who dislikes or avoids new technology  
75617,technophobia,dislike for new technology  
75618,tectonics plate_tectonics plate_tectonic_theory,the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust  
75619,teddy teddy_bear,plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)  
75620,teddy_boys,a British youth subculture that first appeared in the 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  
75621,tediousness tedium tiresomeness,dullness owing to length or slowness  
75622,tee football_tee,support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff  
75623,tee golf_tee,a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground  
75624,tee teeing_ground,the starting place for each hole on a golf course; "they were waiting on the first tee"  
75625,tee_hinge T_hinge,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  
75626,teens,the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20  
75627,teens,all the numbers that end in -teen  
75628,teeoff,the act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole  
75629,teething dentition odontiasis,the eruption through the gums of baby teeth  
75630,teetotaler teetotaller teetotalist,a total abstainer  
75631,teetotaling teetotalism,abstaining from alcohol  
75632,teff teff_grass Eragrostis_tef Eragrostic_abyssinica,an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hay  
75633,teg,two-year-old sheep  
75634,teiid_lizard teiid,tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail  
75635,teju,large (to 3 feet) blackish yellow-banded South American lizard; raid henhouses; used as food  
75636,tektite,thought to derive from meteorites  
75637,telecast,a television broadcast  
75638,telecaster,a television broadcaster  
75639,telecom_hotel telco_building,a building that houses telecommunications equipment; "the telecom hotels are prime targets for bombing"  
75640,telecommunication,(often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance  
75641,telecommunication telecom,(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically  
75642,telecommunication_system telecom_system telecommunication_equipment telecom_equipment,a communication system for communicating at a distance  
75643,telecommuting teleworking,employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem  
75644,teleconference teleconferencing,a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television  
75645,telefilm,a movie that is made to be shown on television  
75646,telegnosis,apparent knowledge of distant events without using sensory perceptions  
75647,telegram wire,a message transmitted by telegraph  
75648,telegraph telegraphy,apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)  
75649,telegraph_form,a form to use when sending a telegram  
75650,telegraph_key,key consisting of a lever that sends a telegraph signal when it is depressed and the circuit is closed  
75651,telegraph_plant semaphore_plant Codariocalyx_motorius Desmodium_motorium Desmodium_gyrans,erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine  
75652,telegrapher telegraphist telegraph_operator,someone who transmits messages by telegraph  
75653,telegraphese,language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams  
75654,telegraphic_signal radiotelegraphic_signal,a signal transmitted by telegraphy  
75655,telegraphy,communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire  
75656,telekinesis psychokinesis,the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force  
75657,telemark,a turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and turned gradually inwards  
75658,telemarketing teleselling telecommerce,the use of the telephone as an interactive medium for promotion and sales  
75659,telemeter,any scientific instrument for observing events at a distance and transmitting the information back to the observer  
75660,telemetry,automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means  
75661,telemetry_intelligence TELINT,intelligence derived from the interception and processing and analysis of foreign telemetry  
75662,telencephalon,the anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamus  
75663,teleologist,advocate of teleology  
75664,teleology,(philosophy) a doctrine explaining phenomena by their ends or purposes  
75665,teleost_fish teleost teleostan,a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei  
75666,telepathist thought-reader mental_telepathist mind_reader,someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly  
75667,telepathy thought_transference,apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions  
75668,telephone phone telephone_set,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"  
75669,telephone telephony,transmitting speech at a distance  
75670,telephone_bell,electric bell that rings to signal a call  
75671,telephone_booth phone_booth call_box telephone_box telephone_kiosk,booth for using a telephone  
75672,telephone_company telephone_service phone_company phone_service telco,a public utility that provides telephone service  
75673,telephone_conversation,a conversation over the telephone  
75674,telephone_cord phone_cord,the telephone wire that connects to the handset  
75675,telephone_interview,an interview conducted over the telephone  
75676,telephone_jack phone_jack,a jack for plugging in a telephone  
75677,telephone_line phone_line telephone_circuit subscriber_line line,a telephone connection  
75678,telephone_operator telephonist switchboard_operator,someone who helps callers get the person they are calling  
75679,telephone_order,receiving orders via telephone  
75680,telephone_plug phone_plug,a plug for connecting a telephone  
75681,telephone_pole telegraph_pole telegraph_post,tall pole supporting telephone wires  
75682,telephone_receiver receiver,earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds  
75683,telephone_system phone_system,a communication system that transmits sound between distant points  
75684,telephone_unit,a unit of measurement for telephone use  
75685,telephone_wire telephone_line telegraph_wire telegraph_line,the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals  
75686,telephoto_lens zoom_lens,a camera lens that magnifies the image  
75687,telephotograph,a photograph transmitted and reproduced over a distance  
75688,telephotograph telephoto,a photograph made with a telephoto lens  
75689,telephotography,transmission and reproduction of photographs and charts and pictures over a distance  
75690,telephotography,photography using a telephoto lens  
75691,teleportation,a hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another  
75692,telerobotics,the area of robotics that is concerned with the control of robots from a distance  
75693,telescope scope,a magnifier of images of distant objects  
75694,telescopic_sight telescope_sight,gunsight consisting of a telescope on a firearm for use as a sight  
75695,telescopy,the art of making and using telescopes  
75696,telethermometer,a thermometer that registers the temperature at some distant point  
75697,teletypewriter teleprinter teletype_machine telex telex_machine,a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter  
75698,televangelism,evangelism at a distance by the use of television  
75699,televangelist,an evangelist who conducts services on television  
75700,television telecasting TV video,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  
75701,television television_system,a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points  
75702,television-camera_tube television_pickup_tube,a tube that rapidly scans an optical image and converts it into electronic signals  
75703,television_antenna tv-antenna,an omnidirectional antenna tuned to the broadcast frequencies assigned to television  
75704,television_camera tv_camera camera,television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam  
75705,television_equipment video_equipment,electronic equipment that broadcasts or receives electromagnetic waves representing images and sound  
75706,television_monitor tv_monitor,monitor used in a studio for monitoring the program being broadcast  
75707,television_news,a television broadcast of news  
75708,television_program TV_program television_show TV_show,a program broadcast by television  
75709,television_receiver television television_set tv tv_set idiot_box boob_tube telly goggle_box,an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a telly"  
75710,television_reporter television_newscaster TV_reporter TV_newsman,someone who reports news stories via television  
75711,television_room tv_room,a room set aside for viewing television  
75712,television_star TV_star,a star in a television show  
75713,television_station TV_station,station for the production and transmission of television broadcasts  
75714,television_transmitter,transmitter that is part of a television system  
75715,teliospore,a chlamydospore that develops in the last stage of the life cycle of the rust fungus  
75716,teller cashier bank_clerk,an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money  
75717,teller vote_counter,an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly)  
75718,telling apprisal notification,informing by words  
75719,tellurian earthling earthman worldling,an inhabitant of the earth  
75720,telluride,any binary compound of tellurium with other more electropositive elements  
75721,tellurium Te atomic_number_52,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  
75722,telocentric_chromosome,a chromosome like a straight rod with the centromere in terminal position  
75723,telomerase,an enzyme in eukaryotic cells that can add telomeres to the ends of chromosomes after they divide  
75724,telomere,either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome; "telomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together"  
75725,telophase,the final stage of meiosis when the chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle  
75726,telophase,the final stage of mitosis  
75727,telpher telfer,one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage  
75728,telpherage telferage,a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity  
75729,temazepam Restoril,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  
75730,temp temporary temporary_worker,a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis  
75731,temper biliousness irritability peevishness pettishness snappishness surliness,a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"  
75732,temper mood humor humour,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"  
75733,temper toughness,the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking  
75734,tempera poster_paint poster_color poster_colour,pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk  
75735,temperament,excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)  
75736,temperament,an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys  
75737,temperance,the act of tempering  
75738,temperance moderation,the trait of avoiding excesses  
75739,temperate_rain_forest,a rain forest in a temperate area  
75740,temperature,the somatic sensation of cold or heat  
75741,temperature,the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)  
75742,temperature_change,a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes  
75743,temperature_gradient,change in temperature as a function of distance (especially altitude)  
75744,temperature_scale,a system of measuring temperature  
75745,temperature_unit,a unit of measurement for temperature  
75746,tempest,(literary) a violent wind; "a tempest swept over the island"  
75747,tempestuousness,a state of wild storminess  
75748,template templet guide,a model or standard for making comparisons  
75749,temple,the flat area on either side of the forehead; "the veins in his temple throbbed"  
75750,temple,an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes  
75751,temple,place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity  
75752,temple_orange,large sweet easily-peeled Florida fruit with deep orange rind  
75753,temple_orange temple_orange_tree tangor king_orange Citrus_nobilis,large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida  
75754,tempo pace,the rate of some repeating event  
75755,tempo pacing,(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played  
75756,temporal_arrangement temporal_order,arrangement of events in time  
75757,temporal_arteritis,inflammation of the temporal arteries; characterized by headaches and difficulty chewing and (sometimes) visual impairment  
75758,temporal_artery,any of the three arteries on either side of the brain supplying the cortex of the temporal lobe  
75759,temporal_bone os_temporale,a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear  
75760,temporal_canthus,the outer corner of the eye  
75761,temporal_gyrus,any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum  
75762,temporal_lobe temporal_cortex,that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head  
75763,temporal_property,a property relating to time  
75764,temporal_relation,a relation involving time  
75765,temporal_role temporal,the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb  
75766,temporal_vein vena_temporalis,any of several veins draining the temporal region  
75767,temporalis_muscle temporal_muscle temporalis musculus_temporalis,muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws  
75768,temporalty temporality,the worldly possessions of a church  
75769,temporariness,the property of lasting only a short time  
75770,temporary_hookup patch,a connection intended to be used for a limited time  
75771,temporary_injunction interlocutory_injunction,injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the trial is over  
75772,temporary_state,a state that continues for a limited time  
75773,temporizer temporiser,someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time  
75774,temptation,the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid; "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened"  
75775,temptation enticement,something that seduces or has the quality to seduce  
75776,tempter,a person who tempts others; "Satan is the great tempter of mankind"  
75777,tempura,vegetables and seafood dipped in batter and deep-fried  
75778,ten 10 X tenner decade,the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system  
75779,ten-spined_stickleback Gasterosteus_pungitius,confined to rivers  
75780,ten-spot ten,one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face  
75781,ten_thousand 10000 myriad,the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand  
75782,tenant,a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)  
75783,tenant,any occupant who dwells in a place  
75784,tenant renter,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"  
75785,tenant_farmer,a farmer who works land owned by someone else  
75786,tenantry,tenants of an estate considered as a group  
75787,tench Tinca_tinca,freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water  
75788,tendency inclination,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"  
75789,tendency trend,a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"  
75790,tendentiousness,an intentional and controversial bias  
75791,tender,car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water  
75792,tender legal_tender stamp,something that can be used as an official medium of payment  
75793,tender ship's_boat pinnace cutter,a boat for communication between ship and shore  
75794,tender supply_ship,ship that usually provides supplies to other ships  
75795,tender_loving_care TLC,considerate and solicitous care; "young children need lots of TLC"  
75796,tender_offer,an offer to buy shares in a corporation (usually above the market price) for cash or securities or both  
75797,tenderfoot,an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)  
75798,tendergreen spinach_mustard Brassica_perviridis Brassica_rapa_perviridis,Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage  
75799,tenderization tenderisation,the act of making meat tender by pounding or marinating it  
75800,tenderizer tenderiser,a substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender  
75801,tenderloin undercut,the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column  
75802,tenderness,a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling  
75803,tenderness soreness rawness,a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched); "the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness"; "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on"  
75804,tenderness tenderheartedness,warm compassionate feelings  
75805,tendinitis tendonitis tenonitis,inflammation of a tendon  
75806,tendon sinew,a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment  
75807,tendril,slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support  
75808,tenement tenement_house,a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards  
75809,tenement_district,a residential district occupied primarily with tenement houses  
75810,tenesmus,painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome  
75811,tenge,100 tenge equal 1 manat in Turkmenistan  
75812,tenge,the basic unit of money in Kazakhstan  
75813,tenner ten_dollar_bill,a United States bill worth 10 dollars  
75814,tennis lawn_tennis,a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court  
75815,tennis_ball,ball about the size of a fist used in playing tennis  
75816,tennis_camp,a camp where tennis is taught  
75817,tennis_club,a club of people to play tennis  
75818,tennis_coach,a coach of tennis players  
75819,tennis_court,the court on which tennis is played  
75820,tennis_elbow lateral_epicondylitis lateral_humeral_epicondylitis,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)  
75821,tennis_lesson,a lesson in playing tennis  
75822,tennis_match,a match between tennis players  
75823,tennis_player,an athlete who plays tennis  
75824,tennis_pro professional_tennis_player,someone who earns a living playing or teaching tennis  
75825,tennis_racket tennis_racquet,a racket used to play tennis  
75826,tennis_stroke tennis_shot,the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket  
75827,tenon,a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint  
75828,tenor,an adult male with a tenor voice  
75829,tenor,a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life; "nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways"  
75830,tenor,the pitch range of the highest male voice  
75831,tenor strain,the general meaning or substance of an utterance; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"  
75832,tenor tenor_voice,the adult male singing voice above baritone  
75833,tenor_clef,a clef that puts middle C on the fourth line of the staff; used for writing music for bassoons or cellos or tenor horns  
75834,tenor_drum tom-tom,any of various drums with small heads  
75835,tenor_saxophonist tenorist,a musician who plays the tenor saxophone  
75836,tenoroon,a tenor bassoon; pitched a fifth higher than the ordinary bassoon  
75837,tenosynovitis tendosynovitis tendonous_synovitis,inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath  
75838,tenpence,a decimal coin worth ten pennies  
75839,tenpenny_nail,a nail 3 inches long  
75840,tenpin,one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling  
75841,tenpins tenpin_bowling,bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins  
75842,tenrec tendrac,small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog  
75843,tense,a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time  
75844,tense_system,a system of tenses used in a particular language  
75845,tensile_strength,the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart  
75846,tensimeter,a manometer for measuring vapor pressure  
75847,tensiometer,a measuring instrument for measuring the moisture content of soil  
75848,tensiometer,a measuring instrument for measuring the tension in a wire or fiber or beam  
75849,tensiometer,a measuring instrument for measuring the surface tension of a liquid  
75850,tension,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"  
75851,tension,(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"  
75852,tension,the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys"  
75853,tension tenseness stress,(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"  
75854,tension tensity tenseness tautness,the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"  
75855,tension_headache,a headache located at the back of the head; usually caused by body tension resulting from overwork or psychological stress  
75856,tensor,a generalization of the concept of a vector  
75857,tensor,any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm  
75858,tensor_tympani,a small muscle in the middle ear that tenses to protect the eardrum  
75859,tent,a web that resembles a tent or carpet  
75860,tent collapsible_shelter,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"  
75861,tent-caterpillar_moth Malacosoma_americana,moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars  
75862,tent-caterpillar_moth Malacosoma_disstria,moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets  
75863,tent-fly rainfly fly_sheet fly tent_flap,flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent  
75864,tent_caterpillar,the larvae of moths that build and live in communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees  
75865,tent_peg,a peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a tent  
75866,tentacle,something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold; "caught in the tentacles of organized crime"  
75867,tentacle,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  
75868,tenter,a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth  
75869,tenterhook,one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter  
75870,tenth,position ten in a countable series of things  
75871,tentmaker,someone who makes or repairs tents  
75872,tentorium,(anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum  
75873,tenure land_tenure,the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands  
75874,tenure term_of_office incumbency,the term during which some position is held  
75875,tepal,an undifferentiated part of a perianth that cannot be distinguished as a sepal or a petal (as in lilies and tulips)  
75876,tepary_bean Phaseolus_acutifolius_latifolius,twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beans  
75877,tepee tipi teepee,a Native American tent; usually of conical shape  
75878,tepidness lukewarmness,lack of passion, force or animation  
75879,tequila,Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant  
75880,terabit Tbit Tb,a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabits or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bits  
75881,terabyte TB,a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabytes or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bytes  
75882,terabyte tebibyte TB TiB,a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes  
75883,teraflop trillion_floating_point_operations_per_second,(computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system  
75884,terahertz THz,one trillion periods per second  
75885,teratogen,any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples  
75886,teratogenesis,the development of defects in an embryo  
75887,teratology,the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism  
75888,teratoma,a tumor consisting of a mixture of tissues not normally found at that site  
75889,terazosin Hytrin,antihypertensive drug (trade name Hytrin) used to treat high blood pressure  
75890,terbinafine Lamisil,an oral antifungal drug (trade name Lamisil) used to treat cases of fungal nail disease  
75891,terbium Tb atomic_number_65,a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite  
75892,terbium_metal,a separate group of related lanthanides, including terbium, europium, gadolinium, and sometimes dysprosium  
75893,terce tierce,the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.  
75894,tercentennial tercentenary triennial,the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)  
75895,terebinth Pistacia_terebinthus,a Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine  
75896,teredo,typical shipworm  
75897,teres teres_muscle,either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and arms  
75898,teres_major teres_major_muscle musculus_teres_major,teres muscle that moves the arm and rotates it medially  
75899,teres_minor teres_minor_muscle musculus_teres_minor,teres muscle that adducts the arm and rotates it laterally  
75900,teriyaki,beef or chicken or seafood marinated in spicy soy sauce and grilled or broiled  
75901,term,a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"  
75902,term,one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition; "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"  
75903,term,a word or expression used for some particular thing; "he learned many medical terms"  
75904,term,any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial; "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"  
75905,term full_term,the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent; "a healthy baby born at full term"  
75906,term_infant,infant born at a gestational age between 37 and 42 completed weeks  
75907,term_insurance,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"  
75908,term_paper,a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term  
75909,termer,a person who serves a specified term; "there are not many fourth termers in the Senate"  
75910,terminable_interest,an interest in property that terminates under specific conditions  
75911,terminal,electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display  
75912,terminal pole,a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves  
75913,terminal terminus depot,station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods  
75914,terminal_emulation,(computer science) having a computer act exactly like a terminal  
75915,terminal_leave,final leave before discharge from military service  
75916,terminal_velocity,the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling through the atmosphere under the attraction of gravity  
75917,termination ending conclusion,the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"  
75918,termination expiration expiry,a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"  
75919,terminology nomenclature language,a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"  
75920,terminus,either end of a railroad or bus route  
75921,terminus terminal_figure term,(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  
75922,terminus_a_quo starting_point,earliest limiting point  
75923,terminus_ad_quem terminal_point limit,final or latest limiting point  
75924,termite white_ant,whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood  
75925,tern,small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail  
75926,terpene,an unsaturated hydrocarbon obtained from plants  
75927,terra_alba,finely pulverized gypsum used especially as a pigment  
75928,terra_cotta,a hard unglazed brownish-red earthenware  
75929,terra_sigillata Samian_ware,earthenware made from the reddish-brown clay found on the Aegean island of Lemnos  
75930,terrace,a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor Terrace"  
75931,terrace bench,a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)  
75932,terraced_house,a house that is part of a terrace  
75933,terrain,a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain"  
75934,terrain_flight low_level_flight,flight at very low altitudes  
75935,terrain_intelligence,tactical intelligence on the natural and man-made characteristics of an area  
75936,terrapin,any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water  
75937,terrarium,a vivarium in which selected living plants are kept and observed  
75938,terreplein,level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart  
75939,terrestrial_guidance,a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to the strength and direction of the earth's gravitational field  
75940,terrestrial_planet,a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system  
75941,terrestrial_time TT terrestrial_dynamical_time TDT ephemeris_time,(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  
75942,terrier,any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground  
75943,terrine,a pate or fancy meatloaf baked in an earthenware casserole  
75944,territorial,nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit  
75945,territorial territorial_reserve,a territorial military unit  
75946,territorial_waters,the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction  
75947,territoriality,the behavior of a male animal that defines and defends its territory  
75948,territorialization territorialisation,the act of organizing as a territory  
75949,territory,an area of knowledge or interest; "his questions covered a lot of territory"  
75950,territory soil,the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"  
75951,terror,the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons); "he used terror to make them confess"  
75952,terror brat little_terror holy_terror,a very troublesome child  
75953,terror scourge threat,a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood"  
75954,terrorism act_of_terrorism terrorist_act,the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear  
75955,terrorist,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  
75956,terrorist_attack,a surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims  
75957,terrorist_cell radical_cell,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"  
75958,terrorist_organization terrorist_group foreign_terrorist_organization FTO,a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals  
75959,terrorization terrorisation,an act of terrorism  
75960,terrorization terrorisation frightening,the act of inspiring with fear  
75961,terry terry_cloth terrycloth,a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes  
75962,terseness,a neatly short and concise expressive style  
75963,tertiary_syphilis,the third stage; characterized by involvement of internal organs especially the brain and spinal cord as well as the heart and liver  
75964,tertigravida gravida_III,a woman who is pregnant for the third time  
75965,tertium_quid,some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both  
75966,terza_rima,a verse form with a rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc, etc.  
75967,tesla,a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter  
75968,tessella,a small tessera  
75969,tessellation,the careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern; "a tessellation of hexagons"  
75970,tessellation,the act of adorning with mosaic  
75971,tessera,a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics  
75972,tesseract,the four-dimensional analogue of a cube  
75973,test,a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins  
75974,test mental_test mental_testing psychometric_test,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"  
75975,test trial,the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"  
75976,test trial run,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"  
75977,test-tube_baby,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  
75978,test_ban,a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons that is mutually agreed to by countries that possess nuclear weapons  
75979,test_bed,a place equipped with instruments for testing (e.g. engines or machinery or computer programs etc.) under working conditions  
75980,test_case test_suit,a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent  
75981,test_drive,test of the roadworthiness of a vehicle one is considering buying  
75982,test_driver,a driver who drives a motor vehicle to evaluate its performance  
75983,test_equipment,equipment required to perform a test  
75984,test_match match_game matched_game,an international championship match  
75985,test_paper,paper impregnated with an indicator for use in chemical tests  
75986,test_paper examination_paper exam_paper question_sheet,a written examination  
75987,test_pilot,a pilot hired to fly experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test them  
75988,test_range,a range for conducting tests  
75989,test_rocket research_rocket test_instrument_vehicle,a rocket fired for test purposes  
75990,test_room testing_room,a room in which tests are conducted  
75991,test_tube,glass tube closed at one end  
75992,testa episperm seed_coat,protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants  
75993,testacean,any of various rhizopods of the order Testacea characterized by having a shell  
75994,testament,strong evidence for something; "his easy victory was a testament to his skill"  
75995,testament,a profession of belief; "he stated his political testament"  
75996,testamentary_trust,a trust that is created under a will and that becomes active after the grantor dies  
75997,testator testate,a person who makes a will  
75998,testatrix,a female testator  
75999,testcross test-cross,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  
76000,testee examinee,someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination)  
76001,tester,a flat canopy (especially one over a four-poster bed)  
76002,testicular_artery internal_spermatic_artery arteria_testicularis,a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles  
76003,testicular_vein vena_testicularis,a vein from the testicles  
76004,testifier deponent deposer,a person who testifies or gives a deposition  
76005,testimony,a solemn statement made under oath  
76006,testimony,an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact; "according to his own testimony he can't do it"  
76007,testimony testimonial,something that serves as evidence; "his effort was testimony to his devotion"  
76008,testiness touchiness tetchiness,feeling easily irritated  
76009,testing,an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"  
76010,testing,the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"  
76011,testing_ground laboratory,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"  
76012,testis testicle orchis ball ballock bollock nut egg,one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"  
76013,testosterone,a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics  
76014,testudo,a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification  
76015,tetanus,a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses  
76016,tetanus lockjaw,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  
76017,tetanus_antitoxin,antitoxin given for short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus  
76018,tetanus_immunoglobulin tetanus_immune_globulin,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 bacillus  
76019,tetany tetanilla intermittent_tetanus intermittent_cramp apyretic_tetanus,clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis  
76020,tetartanopia yellow-blindness,a form of dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to yellow light; so rare that its existence has been questioned  
76021,tete-a-tete,a private conversation between two people  
76022,teth,the 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
76023,tetherball,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  
76024,tetra,brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes  
76025,tetrabasic_acid,an acid containing four replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule  
76026,tetracaine,a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic  
76027,tetrachlorethylene tetrachloroethylene ethylene_tetrachloride carbon_dichloride,anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes  
76028,tetrachloride,any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule  
76029,tetrachoric_correlation_coefficient tetrachoric_correlation,a correlation coefficient computed for two normally distributed variables that are both expressed as a dichotomy  
76030,tetracycline Achromycin,an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections  
76031,tetraethyl_lead lead_tetraethyl,a clear oily poisonous liquid added to gasoline to prevent knocking  
76032,tetrafluoroethylene,a flammable gaseous fluorocarbon used in making plastics (polytetrafluoroethylene resins)  
76033,tetragram,a word that is written with four letters in an alphabetic writing system  
76034,tetrahalide,any halide containing four halogen atoms in its molecules  
76035,tetrahedron,any polyhedron having four plane faces  
76036,tetrahydrocannabinol THC,psychoactive substance present in marijuana  
76037,tetrahymena,relative of the paramecium; often used in genetics research  
76038,tetralogy,a series of four related works (plays or operas or novels)  
76039,tetralogy_of_Fallot Fallot's_tetralogy Fallot's_syndrome,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  
76040,tetrameter,a verse line having four metrical feet  
76041,tetrapod,a vertebrate animal having four feet or legs or leglike appendages  
76042,tetrasaccharide,any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield four monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis  
76043,tetraskelion tetraskele,a figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center  
76044,tetrasporangium,a sporangium containing four asexual spores  
76045,tetraspore,one of the four asexual spores produced within a sporangium  
76046,tetri,100 tetri equal 1 lari in Georgia  
76047,tetrode,a thermionic tube having four electrodes  
76048,tetrodotoxin,a powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish  
76049,tetrose,any monosaccharide sugar containing four atoms of carbon per molecule  
76050,tetroxide,an oxide containing four atoms of oxygen in the molecule  
76051,tetryl nitramine,a yellow crystalline explosive solid that is used in detonators  
76052,text,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"  
76053,text,the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.); "pictures made the text easier to understand"  
76054,text textual_matter,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"  
76055,text-matching,a computer program that looks for text that matches a given text; "Google uses text-matching to find web pages containing a particular text"  
76056,text_editor,(computer science) an application that can be used to create and view and edit text files  
76057,text_file document,(computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters  
76058,textbook text text_edition schoolbook school_text,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"  
76059,textile_machine,a machine for making textiles  
76060,textile_mill,a factory for making textiles  
76061,textile_screw_pine lauhala Pandanus_tectorius,Polynesian screw pine  
76062,textual_criticism,comparison of a particular text with related materials in order to establish authenticity  
76063,texture,the essential quality of something; "the texture of Neapolitan life"  
76064,texture,the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together; "then another melodic line is added to the texture"  
76065,texture,the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality  
76066,texture,the feel of a surface or a fabric; "the wall had a smooth texture"  
76067,texture grain,the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance); "breadfruit has the same texture as bread"; "sand of a fine grain"; "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"; "a stone of coarse grain"  
76068,thalamostriate_vein,a vein serving the thalamus and corpus striatum  
76069,thalamus,large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon  
76070,thalassemia thalassaemia Mediterranean_anemia Mediterranean_anaemia,an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin  
76071,thalidomide,a sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis  
76072,thallium Tl atomic_number_81,a soft grey 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  
76073,thallophyte,any of a group of cryptogamic organisms consisting principally of a thallus and thus showing no differentiation into stem and root and leaf  
76074,thallus,a plant body without true stems or roots or leaves or vascular system; characteristic of the thallophytes  
76075,thalweg,the middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states  
76076,thalweg,a line following the lowest points of a valley  
76077,thanatology,the branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects)  
76078,thanatophobia,a morbid fear of death  
76079,thanatopsis,an essay expressing a view on the subject of death  
76080,thane,a feudal lord or baron  
76081,thane,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)  
76082,thaneship,the position of thane  
76083,thank_offering,an offering made as an expression of thanks  
76084,thank_you,a conversational expression of gratitude  
76085,thanks,an acknowledgment of appreciation  
76086,thanks,with the help of or owing to; "thanks to hard work it was a great success"  
76087,thatch,plant stalks used as roofing material  
76088,thatch,hair resembling thatched roofing material  
76089,thatch thatched_roof,a house roof made with a plant material (as straw)  
76090,thatch_palm thatch_tree silver_thatch broom_palm Thrinax_parviflora,small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto  
76091,thatcher,someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage  
76092,thaumatolatry miracle-worship,the worship of miracles  
76093,thaw,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"  
76094,thaw melt thawing melting,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"  
76095,thaw thawing warming,warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw"  
76096,the_City,used to allude to the securities industry of Great Britain  
76097,the_Irish_Famine the_Great_Hunger the_Great_Starvation the_Great_Calamity,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)  
76098,the_devil,something difficult or awkward to do or deal with; "it will be the devil to solve"  
76099,the_halt,(archaic) lame persons collectively; "the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind"--Luke 14:21  
76100,the_hots,intense sexual desire  
76101,the_shits the_trots,obscene terms for diarrhea  
76102,the_way_of_the_world the_ways_of_the_world,the manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen; "the ordinary reader is endowed with considerable wisdom and knowledge of the way of the world"; "she was well-versed in the ways of the world before she had taken the veil"; "he was amazingly innocent of the ways of the world"  
76103,theanthropism,(theology) the doctrine that Jesus was a union of the human and the divine  
76104,theater theatre house,a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"  
76105,theater_company,a company that produces plays  
76106,theater_curtain theatre_curtain,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  
76107,theater_light,any of various lights used in a theater  
76108,theater_of_the_absurd,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"  
76109,theater_of_war theatre_of_war,the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations  
76110,theater_stage theatre_stage,a stage in a theater on which actors can perform  
76111,theater_ticket theatre_ticket,a ticket good for admission to a theater  
76112,theatrical_performance theatrical representation histrionics,a performance of a play  
76113,theatrical_producer,someone who produces theatrical performances  
76114,theatrical_production staging,the production of a drama on the stage  
76115,theatrical_season,the season when new plays are produced  
76116,thebe,100 thebe equal 1 pula in Botswana  
76117,theca,outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects  
76118,theca sac,a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule  
76119,thecodont thecodont_reptile,presumably in the common ancestral line to dinosaurs and crocodiles and birds  
76120,theism,the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods  
76121,theist,one who believes in the existence of a god or gods  
76122,thelarche,the start of breast development in a woman at the beginning of puberty  
76123,theme melodic_theme musical_theme idea,(music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"  
76124,theme motif,a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"  
76125,theme_park,an amusement park that is organized around some theme (as the world of tomorrow)  
76126,theme_song,a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie  
76127,then,that time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on"  
76128,thenar,the fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb  
76129,theocracy,a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)  
76130,theocracy,the belief in government by divine guidance  
76131,theodicy,the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil  
76132,theodolite transit,a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod  
76133,theogony,the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods  
76134,theologian theologist theologizer theologiser,someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology  
76135,theological_doctrine,the doctrine of a religious group  
76136,theological_virtue supernatural_virtue,according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues  
76137,theology,the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary); "he studied theology at Oxford"  
76138,theology divinity,the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth  
76139,theology theological_system,a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology"  
76140,theophany,a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person  
76141,theophylline Elixophyllin Slo-Bid Theobid,a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator  
76142,theorem,a proposition deducible from basic postulates  
76143,theorem,an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth  
76144,theorist theoretician theorizer theoriser idealogue,someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)  
76145,theorization theorisation,the production or use of theories  
76146,theory,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"  
76147,theory,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"  
76148,theory_of_dissociation theory_of_electrolytic_dissociation Arrhenius_theory_of_dissociation,(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  
76149,theory_of_evolution theory_of_organic_evolution evolutionism,(biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals  
76150,theory_of_gravitation theory_of_gravity gravitational_theory Newton's_theory_of_gravitation,(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  
76151,theory_of_indicators Ostwald's_theory_of_indicators,(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  
76152,theory_of_inheritance,(biology) a theory of how characteristics of one generation are derived from earlier generations  
76153,theosophism,belief in theosophy  
76154,theosophist,a believer in theosophy  
76155,theosophy,a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul  
76156,theoterrorism,terrorism for a religious purpose  
76157,therapeutic_abortion,a legally induced abortion for medical reasons (as when the mother's life is threatened)  
76158,therapeutic_cloning biomedical_cloning,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  
76159,therapeutics,branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease  
76160,therapist healer,a person skilled in a particular type of therapy  
76161,therapsid protomammal,probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals  
76162,therapy,(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"  
76163,there,a location other than here; that place; "you can take it from there"  
76164,theremin,an electronic musical instrument; melodies can be played by moving the right hand between two rods that serve as antennas to control pitch; the left hand controls phrasing  
76165,thereness,real existence; "things are really there...capture the thereness of them"--Charles Hopkinson  
76166,thereness,the state of being there--not here--in position  
76167,therm,a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units  
76168,thermal,rising current of warm air  
76169,thermal_barrier heat_barrier,a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating  
76170,thermal_equilibrium,a state in which all parts of a system are at the same temperature  
76171,thermal_pollution,harm to lakes and rivers resulting from the release of excessive waste heat into them  
76172,thermal_printer,a printer that produces characters by applying heat to special paper that is sensitive to heat  
76173,thermal_reactor,a nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator  
76174,thermalgesia,pain caused by heat  
76175,thermion,an electrically charged particle (electron or ion) emitted by a substance at a high temperature  
76176,thermionic_current,an electric current produced between two electrodes as a result of electrons emitted by thermionic emission  
76177,thermionic_emission thermal_emission,the emission of electrons from very hot substances  
76178,thermionics,the branch of electronics dealing with thermionic phenomena (especially thermionic vacuum tubes)  
76179,thermistor thermal_resistor,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  
76180,thermoacidophile,archaebacteria that thrive in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures  
76181,thermobaric_bomb fuel-air_bomb vacuum_bomb volume-detonation_bomb aerosol_bomb,a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb"  
76182,thermocautery,cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat  
76183,thermochemistry,the branch of chemistry that studies the relation between chemical action and the amount of heat absorbed or generated  
76184,thermocoagulation,congealing tissue by heat (as by electric current)  
76185,thermocouple thermocouple_junction,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  
76186,thermodynamics,the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy  
76187,thermoelectric_thermometer thermel electric_thermometer,a thermometer that uses thermoelectric current to measure temperature  
76188,thermoelectricity,electricity produced by heat (as in a thermocouple)  
76189,thermogram,a graphical record produced by a thermograph  
76190,thermograph,medical instrument that uses an infrared camera to reveal temperature variations on the surface of the body  
76191,thermograph thermometrograph,a thermometer that records temperature variations on a graph as a function of time  
76192,thermography,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  
76193,thermogravimetry,the measurement of changes in weight as a function of changes in temperature used as a technique of chemically analyzing substances  
76194,thermohydrometer thermogravimeter,a hydrometer that includes a thermometer  
76195,thermojunction,a junction between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears  
76196,thermometer,measuring instrument for measuring temperature  
76197,thermometry,the measurement of temperature  
76198,thermonuclear_reaction,a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun)  
76199,thermonuclear_reactor fusion_reactor,a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy  
76200,thermopile,a kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series  
76201,thermoplastic thermoplastic_resin,a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled  
76202,thermoreceptor,a sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold  
76203,thermos thermos_bottle thermos_flask,vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks  
76204,thermosetting_compositions thermosetting_resin,a material that hardens when heated and cannot be remolded  
76205,thermosphere,the atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere  
76206,thermostat thermoregulator,a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat  
76207,thermostatics thermodynamics_of_equilibrium,the aspect of thermodynamics concerned with thermal equilibrium  
76208,thermotherapy,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  
76209,thermotropism,an orienting response to warmth  
76210,theropod theropod_dinosaur bird-footed_dinosaur,any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs  
76211,thesaurus synonym_finder,a book containing a classified list of synonyms  
76212,thesis,an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument  
76213,theta,the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet  
76214,theta_rhythm theta_wave,the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed and drowsy; occurs with low frequency and low amplitude  
76215,theurgy,the effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs  
76216,theurgy,white magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits (as formerly practiced by Neoplatonists)  
76217,thiabendazole,an antifungal agent and anthelmintic  
76218,thiazide,any of a group of drugs commonly used as diuretics in the treatment of hypertension; they block the reabsorption of sodium in the kidneys  
76219,thiazine,a compound made up of a ring of four carbon atoms and one sulfur atom and one nitrogen atom  
76220,thick-billed_murre Uria_lomvia,a variety of murre  
76221,thick_skin,skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros)  
76222,thickening inspissation,the act of thickening  
76223,thickening thickener,any material used to thicken; "starch is used in cooking as a thickening"  
76224,thickhead whistler,Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call  
76225,thickness,indistinct articulation; "judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily"  
76226,thickness,the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width  
76227,thickness,resistance to flow  
76228,thickness heaviness,used of a line or mark  
76229,thief stealer,a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it  
76230,thievishness larcenous,having a disposition to steal  
76231,thigh,the part of the leg between the hip and the knee  
76232,thigh_pad,protective garment consisting of a pad worn over the thighs by football players  
76233,thill,one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it  
76234,thimble,a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container  
76235,thimble thimbleful,as much as a thimble will hold  
76236,thimbleweed Anemone_cylindrica,a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles  
76237,thimerosal sodium_ethylmercurithiosalicylate Merthiolate,a light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic  
76238,thin-shelled_mussel,mussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary hinge teeth  
76239,thin_air,nowhere to be found in a giant void; "it vanished into thin air"  
76240,thin_person skin_and_bones scrag,a person who is unusually thin and scrawny  
76241,thing,a special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing"  
76242,thing,a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion; "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him"  
76243,thing,an event; "a funny thing happened on the way to the..."  
76244,thing,a statement regarded as an object; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?"  
76245,thing,a special objective; "the thing is to stay in bounds"  
76246,thing,a special abstraction; "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart"  
76247,thing,any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence; "the thing I like about her is ..."  
76248,thing,an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was"  
76249,thing,an artifact; "how does this thing work?"  
76250,thing,an action; "how could you do such a thing?"  
76251,thing,a separate and self-contained entity  
76252,things,any movable possession (especially articles of clothing); "she packed her things and left"  
76253,think,an instance of deliberate thinking; "I need to give it a good think"  
76254,think_piece,an article in a newspaper or magazine or journal that represents opinions and ideas and discussion rather than bare facts  
76255,think_tank think_factory,a company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications  
76256,thinker,someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)  
76257,thinker creative_thinker mind,an important intellectual; "the great minds of the 17th century"  
76258,thinking thought thought_process cerebration intellection mentation,the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"  
76259,thinking_cap,a state in which one thinks  
76260,thinness,a consistency of low viscosity; "he disliked the thinness of the soup"  
76261,thinness tenuity slenderness,relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width; "the tenuity of a hair"; "the thinness of a rope"  
76262,thinning_shears,shears with one serrate blade; used for thinning hair  
76263,thiobacillus,small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur  
76264,thiobacteria sulphur_bacteria sulfur_bacteria,any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus  
76265,thiocyanate,a salt of thiocyanic acid; formed when alkaline cyanides are fused with sulfur  
76266,thiocyanic_acid,an unstable acid that can be obtained by distilling a thiocyanate salt  
76267,thioguanine,an antineoplastic drug used to treat acute leukemias  
76268,thiopental thiopental_sodium thiopentobarbital_sodium Pentothal,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  
76269,thioridazine Mellaril,a tranquilizer (trade name Mellaril) used to treat schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders  
76270,thiotepa,an antineoplastic drug used to treat certain malignancies  
76271,thiothixene Navane,a tranquilizer (trade name Navane) used to treat schizophrenia  
76272,thiouracil,depresses the function of the thyroid gland  
76273,third,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"  
76274,third,the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds"  
76275,third-class_mail third_class,mail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced postal rates  
76276,third-degree_burn,burn characterized by destruction of both epidermis and dermis  
76277,third-place_finish,a finish in third place (as in a race)  
76278,third-rater,one who is third-rate or distinctly inferior  
76279,third_base third,the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third"  
76280,third_base third,the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate); "he is playing third"  
76281,third_baseman third_sacker,(baseball) the person who plays third base  
76282,third_degree,interrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confession  
76283,third_dimension,the dimension whereby a solid object differs from a two-dimensional drawing of it  
76284,third_estate Commons,the common people  
76285,third_eye pineal_eye,a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles  
76286,third_gear third,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"  
76287,third_law_of_motion Newton's_third_law_of_motion Newton's_third_law law_of_action_and_reaction,action and reaction are equal and opposite  
76288,third_law_of_thermodynamics,law stating that the entropy of a substance approaches zero as its temperature approaches absolute zero  
76289,third_party,someone other than the principals who are involved in a transaction  
76290,third_party,a political party organized in opposition to the major parties in a two-party system  
76291,third_person,pronouns and verbs that are used to refer to something other than the speaker or addressee of the language in which they occur  
76292,third_rail,a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive  
76293,third_trimester,time period extending from the 28th week of gestation until delivery  
76294,third_ventricle,a narrow ventricle in the midplane below the corpus callosum; communicates with the fourth ventricle via the Sylvian aqueduct  
76295,thirst thirstiness,a physiological need to drink  
76296,thirteen 13 XIII baker's_dozen long_dozen,the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one  
76297,thirteenth,position 13 in a countable series of things  
76298,thirties 1930s,the decade from 1930 to 1939  
76299,thirties mid-thirties thirty-something,the time of life between 30 and 40  
76300,thirtieth,position 30 in a countable series of things  
76301,thirty 30 XXX,the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three  
76302,thirty-second_note demisemiquaver,a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note  
76303,thistle,any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves  
76304,thistledown,pappus of a thistle consisting of silky featherlike hairs attached to the seed-like fruit of a thistle  
76305,thong,underpants resembling a G-string; worn by women especially under very tight pants; "she wore thongs in her quest for the callipygian ideal"  
76306,thong,a thin strip of leather; often used to lash things together  
76307,thoracic_actinomycosis,a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the chest  
76308,thoracic_aorta,a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries  
76309,thoracic_duct,the major duct of the lymphatic system  
76310,thoracic_medicine,the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the chest  
76311,thoracic_nerve,any of twelve pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the thoracic region of the spinal cord  
76312,thoracic_outlet_syndrome,tingling sensations in the fingers; caused by compression on a nerve supplying the arm  
76313,thoracic_vein vena_thoracica,veins that drain the thoracic walls  
76314,thoracic_vertebra dorsal_vertebra,one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra  
76315,thoracocentesis thoracentesis,removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes  
76316,thoracoepigastric_vein vena_thoracoepigastrica,a vein arising from the region of the superficial epigastric vein and opening into the axillary vein or thoracic vein  
76317,thoracotomy,surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity  
76318,thorax,the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen  
76319,thorax,part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs  
76320,thorax chest pectus,the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates  
76321,thorite,a radioactive mineral consisting of thorium silicate; it is a source of thorium that is found in coarse granite  
76322,thorium Th atomic_number_90,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  
76323,thorium-228 radiothorium,radioactive isotope of thorium with mass number 228  
76324,thorn,a Germanic character of runic origin  
76325,thorn_apple,any of several plants of the genus Datura  
76326,thornbill,any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill  
76327,thorny_amaranth Amaranthus_spinosus,erect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a pair of divergent spines at most leaf nodes  
76328,thorny_skate Raja_radiata,cold-water bottom fish with spines on the back; to 40 inches  
76329,thoroughbred,a well-bred person  
76330,thoroughbred,a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares  
76331,thoroughbred purebred pureblood,a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses  
76332,thoroughbred_race,a race between thoroughbred horses  
76333,thoroughbred_racing,the sport of racing thoroughbred horses  
76334,thoroughfare,a public road from one place to another  
76335,thoroughness,conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task  
76336,thortveitite,a mineral consisting of scandium yttrium silicate; a source of scandium  
76337,thought,the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought"  
76338,thoughtfulness,the trait of thinking carefully before acting  
76339,thousand one_thousand 1000 M K chiliad G grand thou yard,the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100  
76340,thousandth,position 1,000 in a countable series of things  
76341,thrall,someone held in bondage  
76342,thrash,a swimming kick used while treading water  
76343,thrasher mocking_thrush,thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs  
76344,thrashing walloping debacle drubbing slaughter trouncing whipping,a sound defeat  
76345,thread yarn,a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving  
76346,thread_blight,a disease of tropical woody plants (cacao or tea or citrus)  
76347,threadfin,mullet-like tropical marine fishes having pectoral fins with long threadlike rays  
76348,threadfish thread-fish Alectis_ciliaris,fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins  
76349,threadleaf_groundsel Senecio_doublasii,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  
76350,threat,a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest"  
76351,threat,declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"  
76352,three 3 III trio threesome tierce leash troika triad trine trinity ternary ternion triplet tercet terzetto trey deuce-ace,the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one  
76353,three-D 3-D 3D,a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance  
76354,three-D 3-D 3D,having a three-dimensional form or appearance; "aren't dreams always in 3-D?"  
76355,three-centered_arch basket-handle_arch,a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers  
76356,three-cornered_leek triquetrous_leek Allium_triquetrum,European leek naturalized in Great Britain; leaves are triangular  
76357,three-day_event,an equestrian competition; the first day is dressage; the second is cross-country jumping; the third is stadium jumping  
76358,three-decker,any ship having three decks  
76359,three-decker,a warship carrying guns on three decks  
76360,three-dimensional_radar 3d_radar,radar that will report altitude as well as azimuth and distance of a target  
76361,three-dimensionality third-dimensionality,the property of having three dimensions  
76362,three-fourths three-quarters,three of four equal parts; "three-fourths of a pound"  
76363,three-hitter 3-hitter,a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits  
76364,three-mile_limit,the limit of a nation's territorial waters  
76365,three-piece_suit,a business suit consisting of a jacket and vest and trousers  
76366,three-point_landing,a landing in which all three wheels of the aircraft touch the ground at the same time  
76367,three-point_turn,the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs  
76368,three-quarter_binding,the spine and much of the sides are a different material from the rest of the cover  
76369,three-ring_circus,a circus with simultaneous performances in three rings  
76370,three-seeded_mercury Acalypha_virginica,weedy herb of eastern North America  
76371,three-spined_stickleback Gasterosteus_aculeatus,of rivers and coastal regions  
76372,three-toed_sloth ai Bradypus_tridactylus,a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot  
76373,three-way_calling,a way of adding a third party to your conversation without the assistance of a telephone operator  
76374,three-way_switch three-point_switch,an electric switch that has three terminals; used to control a circuit from two different locations  
76375,three-year-old_horse three_year_old,a racehorse that is three years old  
76376,threepence,former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies  
76377,threescore,a set with 3 times 20 members  
76378,threonine,a colorless crystalline amino acid found in protein; occurs in the hydrolysates of certain proteins; an essential component of human nutrition  
76379,thresher thrasher thresher_shark fox_shark Alopius_vulpinus,large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed  
76380,thresher thrasher threshing_machine,a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw  
76381,threshing,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"  
76382,threshing_floor,a floor or ground area for threshing or treading out grain  
76383,threshold,the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood"  
76384,threshold limen,the smallest detectable sensation  
76385,threshold_element threshold_gate,a logic element that performs a threshold operation  
76386,threshold_function,a function that takes the value 1 if a specified function of the arguments exceeds a given threshold and 0 otherwise  
76387,threshold_level,the intensity level that is just barely perceptible  
76388,threshold_operation,an operation performed on operands in order to obtain the value of a threshold function  
76389,thrift,any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers  
76390,thrift_institution,a depository financial institution intended to encourage personal savings and home buying  
76391,thriftlessness waste wastefulness,the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"  
76392,thriftshop second-hand_store,a shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices  
76393,thrill,something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation; "the thrills of space travel"  
76394,thriller,a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie  
76395,thrips thrip thripid,any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive  
76396,throat,an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep  
76397,throat,a passage resembling a throat in shape or function; "the throat of the vase"; "the throat of a chimney"  
76398,throat,the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's throat  
76399,throat pharynx,the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone  
76400,throat_protector,protective garment worn by hockey goalkeeper and catcher in baseball  
76401,throatwort nettle-leaved_bellflower Campanula_trachelium,European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat  
76402,throb,a deep pulsating type of pain  
76403,throb throbbing pounding,an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head"  
76404,throbbing,a sound with a strong rhythmic beat; "the throbbing of the engines"  
76405,throe,hard or painful trouble or struggle; "a country in the throes of economic collapse"  
76406,throe,severe spasm of pain; "the throes of dying"; "the throes of childbirth"  
76407,throes,violent pangs of suffering; "death throes"  
76408,thrombasthenia,a rare autosomal recessive disease in which the platelets do not produce clots in the normal way and hemorrhage results  
76409,thrombectomy,surgical removal of a blood clot (thrombus) from a blood vessel  
76410,thrombin,an enzyme that acts on fibrinogen in blood causing it to clot  
76411,thrombocytopenia thrombopenia,a blood disease characterized by an abnormally small number of platelets in the blood  
76412,thrombocytopenic_purpura idiopathic_thrombocytopenic_purpura purpura_hemorrhagica Werlhof's_disease,purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors  
76413,thrombocytosis,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  
76414,thromboembolism,occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus that has broken away from a thrombus  
76415,thrombolysis,the process of breaking up and dissolving blood clots  
76416,thrombolytic thrombolytic_agent clot_buster,a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle  
76417,thrombolytic_therapy,therapy consisting of the administration of a pharmacological agent to cause thrombolysis of an abnormal blood clot  
76418,thrombophlebitis,phlebitis in conjunction with the formation of a blood clot (thrombus)  
76419,thromboplastin thrombokinase factor_III,an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot  
76420,thrombosis,the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel  
76421,thrombus,a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin  
76422,throne,the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.; "the king sat on his throne"  
76423,throne,the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions  
76424,throstle,a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously  
76425,throughput,output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time)  
76426,throw,a single chance or instance; "he couldn't afford $50 a throw"  
76427,throw,bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something  
76428,throw,casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice"  
76429,throw,the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"  
76430,throw stroke cam_stroke,the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam  
76431,throw-in,(rugby) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it into play  
76432,throw-weight,the weight of the payload of a missile (not including the weight of the rocket)  
76433,throw_pillow,a small cushion that is used for decorative purposes  
76434,throwaway,words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis  
76435,thrower,someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm)  
76436,throwing_stick throwing_board spear_thrower dart_thrower,a device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear  
76437,throwster thrower,a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn  
76438,thrum,a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"  
76439,thrush,candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults  
76440,thrush,a woman who sings popular songs  
76441,thrush,songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast  
76442,thrush_nightingale Luscinia_luscinia,large nightingale of eastern Europe  
76443,thrust,verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"  
76444,thrust_bearing,a bearing designed to take thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution  
76445,thrust_fault overthrust_fault reverse_fault,a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression  
76446,thrust_stage,a theater stage that extends out into the audience's part of a theater and has seats on three sides  
76447,thruster,a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft  
76448,thuggee,murder and robbery by thugs  
76449,thuggery,violent or brutal acts as of thugs  
76450,thulium Tm atomic_number_69,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  
76451,thumb,the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb  
76452,thumb pollex,the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb  
76453,thumb_index,one of a series of rounded notches in the fore edge of a book to indicate sections  
76454,thumbhole,the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb  
76455,thumbhole,a finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball)  
76456,thumbnail,the nail of the thumb  
76457,thumbprint,fingerprint made by the thumb (especially by the pad of the thumb)  
76458,thumbscrew,instrument of torture that crushes the thumb  
76459,thumbscrew,screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers  
76460,thumbstall,protective covering for an injured thumb  
76461,thumbtack drawing_pin pushpin,a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board  
76462,thump,a heavy blow with the hand  
76463,thump thumping clump clunk thud,a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)  
76464,thunder,a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning  
76465,thunder_snake worm_snake Carphophis_amoenus,small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States  
76466,thunderbird,(mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird  
76467,thunderbolt bolt bolt_of_lightning,a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder  
76468,thunderclap,a single sharp crash of thunder  
76469,thunderer,a noisemaker that makes a sound like thunder  
76470,thunderhead,a rounded projecting mass of a cumulus cloud with shining edges; often appears before a thunderstorm  
76471,thundershower,a short rainstorm accompanied by thunder and lightning  
76472,thunderstorm electrical_storm electric_storm,a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning  
76473,thunk,a dull hollow sound; "the basketball made a thunk as it hit the rim"  
76474,thurifer,an acolyte who carries a thurible  
76475,thwack,a hard blow with a flat object  
76476,thwart cross_thwart,a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat  
76477,thylacine Tasmanian_wolf Tasmanian_tiger Thylacinus_cynocephalus,rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct  
76478,thyme,any of various mints of the genus Thymus  
76479,thyme,leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables  
76480,thyme-leaved_sandwort Arenaria_serpyllifolia,Eurasian annual sprawling plant naturalized throughout North America  
76481,thyme-leaved_speedwell Veronica_serpyllifolia,perennial decumbent herb having small opposite leaves and racemes of blue flowers; throughout Eurasia and the New World  
76482,thymine T,a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine  
76483,thymol thyme_camphor thymic_acid,a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic  
76484,thymosin,hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue  
76485,thymus_gland thymus,a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age  
76486,thyroglobulin,an iodine containing protein that is obtained from the thyroid gland and exhibits the general properties of the globulins  
76487,thyroid_cartilage Adam's_apple,the largest cartilage of the larynx  
76488,thyroid_gland thyroid,located near the base of the neck  
76489,thyroid_hormone,any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically  
76490,thyroid_vein vena_thyroidea,any of several small veins draining blood from the thyroid area  
76491,thyroidectomy,surgical removal of the thyroid gland  
76492,thyroiditis,inflammation of the thyroid gland  
76493,thyronine,a phenolic amino acid of which thyroxine is a derivative  
76494,thyroprotein,a preparation made from iodinated protein and having an action similar to thyroxine  
76495,thyrotropin thyrotropic_hormone thyrotrophin thyrotrophic_hormone thyroid-stimulating_hormone TSH,anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland  
76496,thyrotropin-releasing_hormone TRH thyrotropin-releasing_factor TRF protirelin,hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary  
76497,thyroxine thyroxin tetraiodothyronine T,hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells; "thyroxine is 65% iodine"  
76498,thyrse thyrsus,a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose  
76499,thyrsopteris Thyrsopteris_elegans,a terrestrial tree fern of South America  
76500,thysanopter thysanopteron thysanopterous_insect,an insect of the order Thysanoptera  
76501,thysanuran_insect thysanuron,primitive wingless insects: bristletail  
76502,ti Cordyline_terminalis,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  
76503,ti te si,the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization  
76504,tiara,a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions  
76505,tibia shinbone shin_bone shin,the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle  
76506,tibial_vein vena_tibialis,veins of the lower leg; empty into the popliteal vein  
76507,tibialis tibialis_muscle musculus_tibialis,either of two skeletal muscle in each leg arising from the tibia; provides for movement of the foot  
76508,tibialis_anticus tibialis_anterior,a muscle running from the tibia to the first metatarsal and cuneiform bones  
76509,tibialis_posticus tibialis_posterior,a deep muscle of the leg  
76510,tic,a local and habitual twitching especially in the face  
76511,tick,a light mattress  
76512,tick,any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals  
76513,tick ticking,a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock"  
76514,tick_trefoil beggar_lice beggar's_lice,any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments  
76515,ticker stock_ticker,a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape  
76516,ticker_tape,a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written  
76517,ticket,a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation)  
76518,ticket,a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)  
76519,ticket just_the_ticket,the appropriate or desirable thing; "this car could be just the ticket for a small family"  
76520,ticket-of-leave,a permit formerly given to convicts allowing them to leave prison under specific restrictions  
76521,ticket_agent booking_clerk,someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations)  
76522,ticket_book,a book of tickets that can be torn out and used  
76523,ticket_collector ticket_taker,someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchased tickets  
76524,ticket_holder,holder of a ticket (for admission or for passage)  
76525,ticket_line,a queue of people waiting to buy tickets  
76526,ticket_window,a window through which tickets are sold (as from a ticket booth)  
76527,ticking,a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers  
76528,tickle,a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking  
76529,tickle tickling titillation,the act of tickling  
76530,tickler tickler_file,a file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done  
76531,tickler_coil,a small coil in series with the anode of a vacuum tube and coupled to the grid to provide feedback  
76532,tickseed_sunflower Bidens_coronata Bidens_trichosperma,North American bur marigold with large flowers  
76533,ticktack,system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks  
76534,ticktacktoe ticktacktoo tick-tack-toe tic-tac-toe tit-tat-toe noughts_and_crosses,a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine spaces; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does  
76535,ticktock tocktact tictac,steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock  
76536,tidal_basin,a basin that is full of water at high tide  
76537,tidal_bore bore eagre aegir eager,a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)  
76538,tidal_flow tidal_current,the water current caused by the tides  
76539,tidal_river tidewater_river tidal_stream tidewater_stream,a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream  
76540,tidal_wave,an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon; "a tidal wave of nausea"; "the flood of letters hit him with the force of a tidal wave"; "a tidal wave of crime"  
76541,tidal_wave,an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide  
76542,tidal_wave,a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun  
76543,tidal_zone,an area subject to tidal action  
76544,tiddlywinks,a game in which players try to flip plastic disks into a cup by pressing them on the side sharply with a larger disk  
76545,tide,something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea); "a rising tide of popular interest"  
76546,tide,the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon  
76547,tide lunar_time_period,there are usually two high and two low tides each day  
76548,tideland,land near the sea that is overflowed by the tide  
76549,tidemark,indicator consisting of a line at the highwater or low-water limits of the tides  
76550,tidewater,low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams  
76551,tideway,a channel in which a tidal current runs  
76552,tidiness,the habit of being tidy  
76553,tidiness neatness,the trait of being neat and orderly  
76554,tidy,receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)  
76555,tidytips tidy_tips Layia_platyglossa,California annual having flower heads with yellow rays tipped with white  
76556,tie,equality of score in a contest  
76557,tie,(music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value  
76558,tie,a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages"  
76559,tie railroad_tie crosstie sleeper,one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"  
76560,tie tie_beam,a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam"  
76561,tie_clip,a piece of jewelry that holds a man's tie in place  
76562,tie_rack,a rack for storing ties  
76563,tie_rod,either of two rods that link the steering gear to the front wheels  
76564,tie_tack tiepin scarfpin,a pin used to hold the tie in place  
76565,tiebreaker,overtime play in order to break a tie; e.g. tennis and soccer  
76566,tier,any one of two or more competitors who tie one another  
76567,tier,something that is used for tying; "the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers"  
76568,tier,one of two or more layers one atop another; "tier upon tier of huge casks"; "a three-tier wedding cake"  
76569,tier tier_up,a worker who ties something  
76570,tiercel tercel tercelet,male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon  
76571,tiered_seat,seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front  
76572,tiger,a fierce or audacious person; "he's a tiger on the tennis court"; "it aroused the tiger in me"  
76573,tiger Panthera_tigris,large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered  
76574,tiger_beetle,active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects  
76575,tiger_cat,a cat having a striped coat  
76576,tiger_cat Felis_tigrina,medium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-striped coat  
76577,tiger_cowrie Cypraea_tigris,cowrie whose shell is used for ornament  
76578,tiger_cub,a young tiger  
76579,tiger_lily devil_lily kentan Lilium_lancifolium,east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals  
76580,tiger_lily leopard_lily pine_lily Lilium_catesbaei,lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals  
76581,tiger_moth,medium-sized moth with long richly colored and intricately patterned wings; larvae are called woolly bears  
76582,tiger_rattlesnake Crotalus_tigris,having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico  
76583,tiger_salamander Ambystoma_tigrinum,widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches  
76584,tiger_shark Galeocerdo_cuvieri,large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted body  
76585,tiger_snake Notechis_scutatus,highly venomous brown-and-yellow snake of Australia and Tasmania  
76586,tight_end,(football) an offensive end who lines up close to the tackle  
76587,tight_money,the economic condition in which credit is difficult to secure and interest rates are high  
76588,tightening,the act of making something tighter; "the tightening of economic controls"  
76589,tightness tautness,lack of movement or room for movement  
76590,tightrope,tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground  
76591,tights leotards,skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls  
76592,tiglon tigon,offspring of a male tiger and a female lion  
76593,tigress,a female tiger  
76594,tilde,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  
76595,tile,game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc.  
76596,tile,a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces  
76597,tile roofing_tile,a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing  
76598,tile_cutter,a cutter (tool for cutting) for floor tiles  
76599,tile_roof,a roof made of fired clay tiles  
76600,tilefish Lopholatilus_chamaeleonticeps,yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters  
76601,tiler,a worker who lays tile  
76602,tiling,the application of tiles to cover a surface  
76603,till boulder_clay,unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together  
76604,tillage,the cultivation of soil for raising crops  
76605,tiller,a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass  
76606,tiller,someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)  
76607,tiller,lever used to turn the rudder on a boat  
76608,tilling,cultivation of the land in order to raise crops  
76609,tilt,a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"  
76610,tilt list inclination lean leaning,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"  
76611,tilt-top_table tip-top_table tip_table,a pedestal table whose top is hinged so that it can be tilted to a vertical position  
76612,tilt_angle,the angle a rocket makes with the vertical as it curves along its trajectory  
76613,tilter,someone who engages in a tilt or joust  
76614,tilter,a device for emptying a cask by tilting it without disturbing the dregs  
76615,tilth,the state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growth  
76616,tiltyard,(formerly) an enclosed field for tilting contests  
76617,timbale,individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell  
76618,timbale timbale_case,small pastry shell for creamy mixtures of minced foods  
76619,timber,a post made of wood  
76620,timber,a beam made of wood  
76621,timber_hitch,a hitch used to secure a rope to a log or spar; often supplemented by a half hitch  
76622,timber_line timberline tree_line,line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes  
76623,timber_rattlesnake banded_rattlesnake Crotalus_horridus_horridus,widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States  
76624,timber_tree,any tree that is valued as a source of lumber or timber  
76625,timber_wolf grey_wolf gray_wolf Canis_lupus,a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North America  
76626,timberman,an owner or manager of a company that is engaged in lumbering  
76627,timbre timber quality tone,(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"  
76628,timbrel,small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers  
76629,time,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"; "he waited for a long time"  
76630,time,a suitable moment; "it is time to go"  
76631,time,an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time"  
76632,time,a person's experience on a particular occasion; "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together"  
76633,time,the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past; "he waited for along time"; "it took some time before he got an answer"; "time flies like an arrow"  
76634,time clip,an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"  
76635,time-ball,a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time; especially at an observatory  
76636,time-delay_measuring_instrument time-delay_measuring_system,chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two events  
76637,time-fuse,a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb)  
76638,time-out,a brief suspension of play; "each team has two time-outs left"  
76639,time-scale_factor,the ratio of the simulation time to the time of the real process  
76640,time-switch,a switch set to operate at a desired time  
76641,time_and_a_half,a rate of pay that is 1.5 times the regular rate; for overtime work  
76642,time_and_motion_study time-and-motion_study time-motion_study motion_study time_study work_study,an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort  
76643,time_being nonce,the present occasion; "for the nonce"  
76644,time_bomb infernal_machine,a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time  
76645,time_bomb ticking_bomb,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"  
76646,time_capsule,container for preserving historical records to be discovered at some future time  
76647,time_clock,clock used to record the hours that people work  
76648,time_constant,(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  
76649,time_constant,the ratio of the inductance of a circuit in henries to its resistance in ohms  
76650,time_deposit,a certificate of deposit from which withdrawals can be made only after advance notice or at a specified future date  
76651,time_deposit_account deposit_account,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  
76652,time_draft time_bill,a draft payable at a specified future date  
76653,time_exposure,a photograph produced with a relatively long exposure time  
76654,time_exposure,exposure of a film for a relatively long time (more than half a second)  
76655,time_frame,a time period during which something occurs or is expected to occur; "an agreement can be reached in a reasonably short time frame"  
76656,time_immemorial time_out_of_mind,the distant past beyond memory  
76657,time_interval interval,a definite length of time marked off by two instants  
76658,time_limit,a time period within which something must be done or completed  
76659,time_loan,a loan that is payable on or before a specified date  
76660,time_machine,a science fiction machine that is supposed to transport people or objects into the past or the future  
76661,time_note,a note that specifies the time (or times) of repayment  
76662,time_of_life,a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state  
76663,time_off,a time period when you are not required to work; "he requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral"  
76664,time_period period_of_time period,an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"  
76665,time_scale,an arrangement of events used as a measure of duration; "on the geological time scale mankind has existed but for a brief moment"  
76666,time_series,a series of values of a variable at successive times  
76667,time_sharing,(computer science) the use of a central computer by many users simultaneously  
76668,time_sheet,a record of the hours worked by employees  
76669,time_signal,a signal (especially electronic or by radio) indicating the precisely correct time  
76670,time_signature musical_time_signature,a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat  
76671,time_slot slot,a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot"  
76672,time_unit unit_of_time,a unit for measuring time periods  
76673,time_zone,any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used  
76674,timecard,a card recording an employee's starting and quitting times each work day  
76675,timecard,a card used with a time clock to record an employee's starting and quitting times each day  
76676,timekeeper,a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees  
76677,timekeeper timer,(sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed  
76678,timekeeping,the act or process of determining the time  
76679,timeline,a sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line (usually drawn left to right or top to bottom)  
76680,timepiece timekeeper horologe,a measuring instrument or device for keeping time  
76681,timer,a regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times  
76682,timer,a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end  
76683,times,a more or less definite period of time now or previously present; "it was a sign of the times"  
76684,timeserver,one who conforms to current ways and opinions for personal advantage  
76685,timetable,a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place  
76686,timetable,a schedule of times of arrivals and departures  
76687,timework,work paid for at a rate per unit of time  
76688,timid cautious,people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"  
76689,timidity timidness timorousness,fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions  
76690,timidity timorousness,fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities  
76691,timing,the time when something happens  
76692,timing,the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics)  
76693,timolol Blocadren,a beta blocker (trade name Blocadren) administered after heart attacks  
76694,timothy,a grass grown for hay  
76695,timothy herd's_grass Phleum_pratense,grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay  
76696,timucu,found in warm waters of western Atlantic  
76697,tin,a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking  
76698,tin Sn atomic_number_50,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  
76699,tin_can,informal term for a destroyer  
76700,tin_ear,insensitivity to the appropriateness or subtlety of language; "he has a tin ear for dialogue"  
76701,tin_pest tin_disease tin_plague,the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures  
76702,tin_plate tinplate,a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tins  
76703,tinamou partridge,heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds  
76704,tincture,a substance that colors or dyes  
76705,tincture,(pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution  
76706,tincture_of_iodine iodine,a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic  
76707,tinderbox,a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence; "the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe"  
76708,tinderbox,a box for holding tinder  
76709,tine,prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler  
76710,tine_test,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  
76711,tinea ringworm roundworm,infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches  
76712,tinea_barbae barber's_itch,fungal infection of the face and neck  
76713,tinea_capitis,fungal infection of the scalp characterized by bald patches  
76714,tinea_corporis,fungal infection of nonhairy parts of the skin  
76715,tinea_cruris jock_itch eczema_marginatum,fungal infection of the groin (most common in men)  
76716,tinea_pedis athlete's_foot,fungal infection of the feet  
76717,tinea_unguium,fungal infection of the nails (especially toenails)  
76718,tineid tineid_moth,small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur  
76719,tineoid tineoid_moth,small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts  
76720,tinfoil tin_foil,foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead  
76721,ting tinkle,a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell  
76722,tinker,formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living  
76723,tinker tinkerer,a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts  
76724,tinkerer fiddler,an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend  
76725,tinning,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"  
76726,tinning tin-plating,the application of a protective layer of tin  
76727,tinnitus,a ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears; a symptom of an ear infection or Meniere's disease  
76728,tinsel,a showy decoration that is basically valueless; "all the tinsel of self-promotion"  
76729,tinsel,a thread with glittering metal foil attached  
76730,tinsmith tinner,someone who makes or repairs tinware  
76731,tintack,tack or small nail of tinned iron  
76732,tinter,a hairdresser who tints hair  
76733,tinting,the act of adding a tinge of color; "the hairdresser gave her hair a modest tinting"  
76734,tinware,articles of commerce made of tin plate  
76735,tip,the extreme end of something; especially something pointed  
76736,tip lead steer confidential_information wind hint,an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"  
76737,tip-off,inside information that something is going to happen  
76738,tip-off tap-off,the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball  
76739,tip_in,a basketball shot made by tapping the rebounding ball back into the basket  
76740,tip_sheet,a publication containing the latest information or tips or predictions for a particular business or stock market information or horse racing results, etc.  
76741,tipper,a person who leaves a tip; "a generous tipper"  
76742,tippet,a woman's fur shoulder cape with hanging ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten  
76743,tippler social_drinker,someone who drinks liquor repeatedly in small quantities  
76744,tipstaff,staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable  
76745,tipster tout,one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)  
76746,tipsy_cake,a trifle soaked in wine and decorated with almonds and candied fruit  
76747,tiptoe,the tip of a toe  
76748,tiptop,the extreme top or summit  
76749,tipu tipu_tree yellow_jacaranda pride_of_Bolivia,semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental  
76750,tirade philippic broadside,a speech of violent denunciation  
76751,tiramisu,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  
76752,tire tyre,hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air"  
76753,tire_chain snow_chain,chain attached to wheels to increase traction on ice or snow  
76754,tire_iron tire_tool,hand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the casing of a pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel  
76755,tisane,infusion of e.g. dried or fresh flowers or leaves  
76756,tissue,part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function  
76757,tissue tissue_paper,a soft thin (usually translucent) paper  
76758,tissue_plasminogen_activator Activase,a thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot; used in treating acute myocardial infarction  
76759,tissue_typing,a series of diagnostic tests before an organ transplant to determine whether the tissues of a donor and recipient are compatible  
76760,tit_for_tat,an equivalent given in return  
76761,titanic_acid,a white weak acid that is a hydrated form of titanium dioxide  
76762,titanium Ti atomic_number_22,a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite  
76763,titanium_dioxide titanium_oxide titanic_oxide titania,a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability  
76764,titanosaur titanosaurian,amphibious quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur with a long thin neck and whiplike tail; of the Cretaceous mostly in the southern hemisphere  
76765,titer titre,the concentration of a solution as determined by titration  
76766,titfer,a hat (Cockney rhyming slang: `tit for tat' rhymes with `hat')  
76767,tithe,a levy of one tenth of something  
76768,tithe,an offering of a tenth part of some personal income  
76769,tithe_barn,barn originally built to hold tithes paid in kind and common in England  
76770,tither,someone who pays tithes  
76771,titi buckwheat_tree Cliftonia_monophylla,tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers  
76772,titi titi_monkey,small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail  
76773,titillation,a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling)  
76774,titillation,an agreeable arousal  
76775,titivation tittivation,sprucing up; making decorative additions to  
76776,title,a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; "the novel had chapter titles"  
76777,title,(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"  
76778,title,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"  
76779,title,an appellation signifying nobility; "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king"  
76780,title claim,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"  
76781,title statute_title rubric,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"  
76782,title title_of_respect form_of_address,an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title"  
76783,title_bar,(computer science) a horizontal label at the top of a window, bearing the name of the currently active document  
76784,title_deed,a legal document proving a person's right to property  
76785,title_page,a page of a book displaying the title and author and publisher  
76786,title_role name_part,the role of the character after whom the play is named  
76787,titmouse tit,small insectivorous birds  
76788,titration,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 then be calculated  
76789,titrator,an apparatus for performing a titration  
76790,titter,a nervous restrained laugh  
76791,titterer giggler,a person who laughs nervously  
76792,tiyin,100 tiyin equal 1 som in Uzbekistan  
76793,tiyin,100 tiyin equal 1 tenge in Kazakhstan  
76794,to_leeward leeward_side,the side sheltered from the wind  
76795,toad-in-the-hole,sausage baked in batter  
76796,toad_lily Montia_chamissoi,a floating or creeping Indian lettuce having terminal racemes of pale rose flowers; wet areas at high elevations of western North America  
76797,toad_rush Juncus_bufonius,low-growing annual rush of damp low-lying ground; nearly cosmopolitan  
76798,toadfish Opsanus_tau,bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth  
76799,toadflax butter-and-eggs wild_snapdragon devil's_flax Linaria_vulgaris,common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America  
76800,toadstool,common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom)  
76801,toast,a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention; "he was the toast of the town"  
76802,toast,slices of bread that have been toasted  
76803,toast_mistress,a woman toastmaster  
76804,toaster,a kitchen appliance (usually electric) for toasting bread  
76805,toaster wassailer,someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture  
76806,toaster_oven,kitchen appliance consisting of a small electric oven for toasting or warming food  
76807,toasting browning,cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill; "proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread"  
76808,toasting_fork,long-handled fork for cooking or toasting frankfurters or bread etc. (especially over an open fire)  
76809,toastmaster symposiarch,the person who proposes toasts and introduces speakers at a banquet  
76810,toastrack,a rack for holding slices of toast  
76811,tobacco baccy,leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion  
76812,tobacco tobacco_plant,aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs  
76813,tobacco_hornworm tomato_worm Manduca_sexta,large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm  
76814,tobacco_industry,an industry that manufactures and sells products containing tobacco  
76815,tobacco_juice,saliva colored brown by tobacco (snuff or chewing tobacco)  
76816,tobacco_mildew Peronospora_hyoscyami,fungus causing a downy mildew on growing tobacco  
76817,tobacco_mosaic,a plant disease causing discoloration of the leaves of tobacco plants  
76818,tobacco_mosaic_virus TMV,the widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic; it was the first virus discovered (1892)  
76819,tobacco_moth cacao_moth Ephestia_elutella,small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products  
76820,tobacco_pouch,a pouch for carrying pipe tobacco  
76821,tobacco_shop tobacconist_shop tobacconist,a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and cigarettes  
76822,tobacco_thrips Frankliniella_fusca,injurious to growing tobacco and peanuts  
76823,tobacconist,a retail dealer in tobacco and tobacco-related articles  
76824,toboggan,a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front  
76825,tobogganing,riding on a long light sled with low handrails  
76826,tobogganist,someone who rides a toboggan  
76827,tobramycin Nebcin,an antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against Gram-negative bacteria  
76828,toby toby_jug toby_fillpot_jug,a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat  
76829,tocainide Tonocard,antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Tonocard) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias when less dangerous drugs have failed  
76830,toccata,a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style  
76831,tocsin alarm_bell,the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)  
76832,tocsin warning_bell,a bell used to sound an alarm  
76833,tod,a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds  
76834,today,the present time or age; "the world of today"; "today we have computers"  
76835,today,the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow); "Today is beautiful"; "did you see today's newspaper?"  
76836,toddler yearling tot bambino,a young child  
76837,tody,tiny insectivorous West Indian bird having red-and-green plumage and a long straight bill  
76838,toe,forepart of a hoof  
76839,toe,one of the digits of the foot  
76840,toe,(golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft  
76841,toe,the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes  
76842,toe-in,the alignment of the front wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the front than at the back  
76843,toe_box,the forward tip of the upper of a shoe or boot that provides space and protection for the toes; "the toe box may be rounded or pointed"  
76844,toe_crack,a crack on the forepart of a horse's hindfoot  
76845,toe_dancing toe_dance,a dance performed on tiptoe  
76846,toea,100 toea equal 1 kina in Papua New Guinea  
76847,toecap,a protective leather or steel cover for the toe of a boot or shoe, reinforcing or decorating it  
76848,toehold,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"  
76849,toehold,a small foothold used in climbing  
76850,toehold,a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints  
76851,toenail,the nail at the end of a toe  
76852,toetoe toitoi Arundo_conspicua Chionochloa_conspicua,used by Maoris for thatching  
76853,toff nob,informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person  
76854,toga,a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome  
76855,toga_virilis,(ancient Rome) a toga worn by a youth as a symbol of manhood and citizenship  
76856,togetherness,affectionate closeness; "togetherness is the new wonder ingredient in marriage"  
76857,toggle,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  
76858,toggle,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)  
76859,toggle_bolt,a fastener consisting of a threaded bolt and a hinged spring-loaded toggle; used to fasten objects to hollow walls  
76860,toggle_joint,a joint made by two arms attached by a pivot; used to apply pressure at the two ends by straightening the joint  
76861,toggle_switch toggle on-off_switch on/off_switch,a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions  
76862,togs threads duds,informal terms for clothing  
76863,toiler,one who works strenuously  
76864,toilet can commode crapper pot potty stool throne,a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination  
76865,toilet lavatory lav can john privy bathroom,a room or building equipped with one or more toilets  
76866,toilet toilette,the act of dressing and preparing yourself; "he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast"  
76867,toilet_bag sponge_bag,a waterproof bag for holding bathrooms items (soap and toothpaste etc.) when you are travelling  
76868,toilet_bowl,the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with water  
76869,toilet_kit travel_kit,a kit for carrying toilet articles while traveling  
76870,toilet_powder bath_powder dusting_powder,a fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing)  
76871,toilet_roll,a roll of toilet paper  
76872,toilet_seat,the hinged seat on a toilet  
76873,toilet_soap face_soap bath_soap,soap used as a toiletry  
76874,toilet_tissue toilet_paper bathroom_tissue,a soft thin absorbent paper for use in toilets  
76875,toilet_training,training a young child to use the toilet  
76876,toilet_water eau_de_toilette,a perfumed liquid lighter than cologne  
76877,toiletry toilet_articles,artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body)  
76878,tokamak,a doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research; a plasma is heated and confined in a magnetic bottle  
76879,toke,a puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette; "the boys took a few tokes on a joint"  
76880,token,something serving as a sign of something else  
76881,token,a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines  
76882,token item,an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word `error' contains three tokens of `r'"  
76883,token_economy,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  
76884,token_money,coins of regular issue whose face value is greater than their intrinsic value  
76885,token_payment,a small payment made in acknowledgement of an obligation  
76886,tolazamide Tolinase,a drug (trade name Tolinase) used in treating stable adult-onset diabetes mellitus  
76887,tolazoline,vasodilator that is used to treat spasms of peripheral blood vessels (as in acrocyanosis)  
76888,tolbutamide Orinase,sulfonylurea; an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Orinase) used in the treatment of adult-onset diabetes mellitus  
76889,tole,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"  
76890,tolerance,willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others  
76891,tolerance,the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions  
76892,tolerance,the act of tolerating something  
76893,toleration,official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)  
76894,toleration acceptance sufferance,a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace"  
76895,toll,a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)  
76896,toll_bridge,a bridge where toll is charged for crossing  
76897,toll_call,a long-distance telephone call at charges above a local rate  
76898,toll_line,a telephone line for long-distance calls  
76899,toll_plaza,an area where tollbooths are located  
76900,tollbooth tolbooth tollhouse,a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls  
76901,toller bell_ringer ringer,a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)  
76902,tollgate tollbar,a gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid  
76903,tollkeeper tollman tollgatherer toll_collector toll_taker toll_agent toller,someone employed to collect tolls  
76904,tolmetin_sodium Tolectin,a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tolectin)  
76905,tolu balsam_of_tolu tolu_balsam,aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups  
76906,tolu_tree tolu_balsam_tree Myroxylon_balsamum Myroxylon_toluiferum,medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork  
76907,toluene methylbenzene,a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels  
76908,toluic_acid,an isomeric acid derived from toluene  
76909,tom tomcat,male cat  
76910,tomahawk hatchet,weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians  
76911,tomalley,edible greenish substance in boiled lobster  
76912,tomatillo husk_tomato Mexican_husk_tomato,small edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a bladderlike husk  
76913,tomatillo jamberry Mexican_husk_tomato Physalis_ixocarpa,annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes  
76914,tomatillo miltomate purple_ground_cherry jamberry Physalis_philadelphica,Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes  
76915,tomato,mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable  
76916,tomato love_apple tomato_plant Lycopersicon_esculentum,native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties  
76917,tomato_blight tomato_yellows,a disease of tomato plants  
76918,tomato_concentrate,a concentrated form of tomatoes  
76919,tomato_hornworm potato_worm Manduca_quinquemaculata,large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm  
76920,tomato_juice,the juice of tomatoes (usually bottled or canned)  
76921,tomato_paste,thick concentrated tomato puree  
76922,tomato_sauce,sauce made with a puree of tomatoes (or strained tomatoes) with savory vegetables and other seasonings; can be used on pasta  
76923,tomato_streak,disease of a wide range of plants (tomatoes, potatoes, peas) resulting from a mixed infection of potato and tomato mosaic  
76924,tombac tombak tambac,an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding  
76925,tombola,a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum  
76926,tomboy romp hoyden,a girl who behaves in a boyish manner  
76927,tome,a (usually) large and scholarly book  
76928,tomentum tomentum_cerebri,a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex  
76929,tomograph,X-ray machine in which a computer builds a detailed image of a particular plane through an object from multiple X-ray measurements  
76930,tomorrow,the near future; "tomorrow's world"; "everyone hopes for a better tomorrow"  
76931,tomorrow,the day after today; "what are our tasks for tomorrow?"  
76932,tomtate Haemulon_aurolineatum,found off the West Indies and Florida  
76933,tone,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"  
76934,tone,(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones"  
76935,tone pure_tone,a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"  
76936,tone tone_of_voice,the quality of a person's voice; "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"  
76937,tone whole_tone step whole_step,a musical interval of two semitones  
76938,tone_arm pickup pickup_arm,mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge  
76939,tone_deafness tin_ear,an inability to distinguish differences in pitch  
76940,tone_language tonal_language,a language in which different tones distinguish different meanings  
76941,tone_system tonal_system,the system of tones used in a particular language or dialect of a tone language  
76942,toner,a solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print  
76943,toner,a black or colored powder used in a printer to develop a xerographic image  
76944,toner,a lotion for cleansing the skin and contracting the pores  
76945,tongs pair_of_tongs,any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below  
76946,tongue,the tongue of certain animals used as meat  
76947,tongue,a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"  
76948,tongue,the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot  
76949,tongue knife,any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"  
76950,tongue lingua glossa clapper,a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity  
76951,tongue_and_groove_joint,a mortise joint made by fitting a projection on the edge of one board into a matching groove on another board  
76952,tongue_depressor,a thin depressor used to press the tongue down during an examination of the mouth and throat  
76953,tongue_tie ankyloglossia,a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue  
76954,tongue_twister,an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly; "`rubber baby buggy bumper' is a tongue twister"  
76955,tongue_worm pentastomid,wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals  
76956,tonguefish tongue-fish,left-eyed marine flatfish whose tail tapers to a point; of little commercial value  
76957,tongueflower tongue-flower,orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue-shaped or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base  
76958,tongueless_frog,almost completely aquatic frog native to Africa and Panama and northern South America  
76959,tonic keynote,(music) the first note of a diatonic scale  
76960,tonic restorative,a medicine that strengthens and invigorates  
76961,tonic tonic_water quinine_water,lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine  
76962,tonic_accent pitch_accent,emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness  
76963,tonic_epilepsy,epilepsy in which the body is rigid during the seizure  
76964,tonic_key home_key,the basic key in which a piece of music is written  
76965,tonic_solfa solfa,a system of solmization using the solfa syllables: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti  
76966,tonicity tonus tone,the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity"  
76967,tonight,the present or immediately coming night  
76968,tonka_bean coumara_nut,fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla  
76969,tonka_bean tonka_bean_tree Coumarouna_odorata Dipteryx_odorata,tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring  
76970,tonnage tunnage tonnage_duty,a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship  
76971,tonometer,measuring instrument for measuring tension or pressure (especially for measuring intraocular pressure in testing for glaucoma)  
76972,tonometry,the measurement of intraocular pressure by determining the amount of force needed to make a slight indentation in the cornea  
76973,tons dozens heaps lots piles scores stacks loads rafts slews wads oodles gobs scads lashings,a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers"  
76974,tonsil palatine_tonsil faucial_tonsil tonsilla,either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx  
76975,tonsillectomy,surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy  
76976,tonsillitis,inflammation of the tonsils (especially the palatine tonsils)  
76977,tonsure,the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head  
76978,tonsure,shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order  
76979,tontine,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  
76980,tontine tontine_insurance,a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members  
76981,tool,an implement used in the practice of a vocation  
76982,tool-and-die_work,the craft of making special tools and dies  
76983,tool_bag,a bag in which tools are carried  
76984,tool_steel,alloy steel that is suitable for making tools; is hard and tough and can retain a cutting edge  
76985,toolbox tool_chest tool_cabinet tool_case,a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools  
76986,toolmaker,someone skilled in making or repairing tools  
76987,toolshed toolhouse,a shed for storing tools  
76988,toot,a blast of a horn  
76989,tooth,hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense  
76990,tooth,one of a number of uniform projections on a gear  
76991,tooth,something resembling the tooth of an animal  
76992,tooth,toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell  
76993,tooth,a means of enforcement; "the treaty had no teeth in it"  
76994,tooth_fairy,a fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling out  
76995,tooth_fungus,a fungus of the family Hydnaceae  
76996,tooth_powder toothpowder,a dentifrice in the form of a powder  
76997,tooth_shell tusk_shell,any of various seashore mollusks having a tapering tubular shell open at each end and a foot pointed like a spade for burrowing  
76998,tooth_socket alveolus,a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth  
76999,toothache odontalgia,an ache localized in or around a tooth  
77000,toothache_tree sea_ash Zanthoxylum_americanum Zanthoxylum_fraxineum,small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America  
77001,toothbrush,small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth  
77002,toothbrush_tree mustard_tree Salvadora_persica,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  
77003,toothed_spurge Euphorbia_dentata,an annual weed of northeastern North America with dentate leaves  
77004,toothed_whale,any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.  
77005,toothpaste,a dentifrice in the form of a paste  
77006,toothpick,pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth  
77007,tootle,the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument; "he enjoyed hearing the tootles of their horns as the musicians warmed up"  
77008,top,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"  
77009,top,the greatest possible intensity; "he screamed at the top of his lungs"  
77010,top,platform surrounding the head of a lower mast  
77011,top,a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top"  
77012,top cover,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"  
77013,top top_of_the_inning,the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"  
77014,top top_side upper_side upside,the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted"  
77015,top whirligig teetotum spinning_top,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"  
77016,top-up,an amount needed to restore something to its former level  
77017,top_banana,the leading comedian in a burlesque show  
77018,top_billing,the advertisement of a star's name at the top of a theatrical poster  
77019,top_brass,the most important persons in a governing body  
77020,top_dressing,a layer of fertilizer or manure not plowed in  
77021,top_fermentation,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"  
77022,top_fermenting_yeast,brewer's yeast used in top fermentation of ale  
77023,top_lift,the bottom layer of a heel  
77024,top_of_the_line,the best (most expensive) in a given line of merchandise  
77025,top_quark truth_quark,a hypothetical quark with a charge of +2/3 and a mass more than 100,000 times that of an electron  
77026,top_round,roast cut from the round; usually suitable for roasting  
77027,topaz,a mineral (fluosilicate of aluminum) that occurs in crystals of various colors and is used as a gemstone  
77028,topaz false_topaz common_topaz,a yellow quartz  
77029,topgallant topgallant_mast,a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel  
77030,topgallant topgallant_sail,a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast  
77031,tophus chalkstone,a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout  
77032,topiary,a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animals  
77033,topiary,making decorative shapes by trimming shrubs or trees  
77034,topic subject issue matter,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"  
77035,topic_sentence,a sentence that states the topic of its paragraph  
77036,topical_anesthesia topical_anaesthesia,loss of sensation confined to the skin or mucous surfaces (as when benzocaine or Lidocaine is applied to the surface)  
77037,topical_prostaglandin_eyedrop,a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops increase the outflow of aqueous humor through the uveoscleral pathway  
77038,topicality,the attribute of being of interest at the present time; "the library had to discard books that had lost their topicality"  
77039,topicalization,(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"  
77040,topknot,headdress consisting of a decorative ribbon or bow worn in the hair  
77041,topknot,showy crest or knot of hair or feathers  
77042,topmast,the mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig  
77043,topminnow poeciliid_fish poeciliid live-bearer,small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control  
77044,topognosia topognosis,recognition of the location of a stimulus on the skin  
77045,topographic_point place spot,a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"  
77046,topography,precise detailed study of the surface features of a region  
77047,topography,the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features  
77048,topolatry place-worship,the worship of places  
77049,topology,topographic study of a given place (especially the history of the place as indicated by its topography); "Greenland's topology has been shaped by the glaciers of the ice age"  
77050,topology analysis_situs,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  
77051,topology network_topology,the configuration of a communication network  
77052,toponymy toponomy,the nomenclature of regional anatomy  
77053,toponymy toponomy,the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language  
77054,topos,a traditional theme or motif or literary convention; "James Joyce uses the topos of the Wandering Jew in his Ulysses"  
77055,topper,a worker who makes or adds the top to something  
77056,topper,a worker who cuts tops off (of trees or vegetables etc.)  
77057,topper,an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before  
77058,topper,a woman's short coat  
77059,topping,a flavorful addition on top of a dish  
77060,topsail,a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast  
77061,topside,(usually plural) weather deck; the part of a ship's hull that is above the waterline  
77062,topsoil surface_soil,the layer of soil on the surface  
77063,topspin,forward spin (usually of a moving ball) that is imparted by an upward stroke  
77064,toque,a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs  
77065,tor,a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill  
77066,tor,a high rocky hill  
77067,torch,a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance  
77068,torch_race,(ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner to the next  
77069,torch_singer,a singer (usually a woman) who specializes in singing torch songs  
77070,torch_song,a popular song concerned with disappointment in love  
77071,torchbearer,a leader in a campaign or movement  
77072,torchlight,light from a torch or torches  
77073,torero,a matador or one of the supporting team during a bull fight  
77074,tormenter tormentor teaser,a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings  
77075,tormentor tormenter persecutor,someone who torments  
77076,tornado twister,a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground  
77077,toroid,the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus  
77078,torpedo,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)  
77079,torpedo,a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface  
77080,torpedo,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  
77081,torpedo,armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target  
77082,torpedo-boat_destroyer,small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern destroyers; designed to destroy torpedo boats  
77083,torpedo_boat,small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters  
77084,torpedo_tube,a tube near the waterline of a vessel through which a torpedo is fired  
77085,torpor torpidity,a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor"  
77086,torque_converter,converter for transmitting and amplifying torque (especially by hydraulic means)  
77087,torque_wrench,a wrench that has a gauge that indicates the amount of torque being applied  
77088,torr millimeter_of_mercury mm_Hg,a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named after Torricelli  
77089,torrent violent_stream,a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"  
77090,torridity,extreme heat  
77091,torsion torque,a twisting force  
77092,torsion_balance,measuring instrument designed to measure small forces by the torsion they exert on a thin wire  
77093,torso trunk body,the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"  
77094,tort civil_wrong,(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought  
77095,tort-feasor tortfeasor,a party who has committed a tort  
77096,torte,rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria  
77097,tortellini,small ring-shaped stuffed pasta  
77098,torticollis wryneck,an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted  
77099,tortilla,thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour  
77100,tortilla_chip,a small piece of tortilla  
77101,tortoise,usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica  
77102,tortoiseshell,the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles  
77103,tortoiseshell tortoiseshell-cat calico_cat,a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings  
77104,tortoiseshell tortoiseshell_butterfly,brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles  
77105,tortricid tortricid_moth,any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls  
77106,tortuosity tortuousness torsion contortion crookedness,a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"  
77107,torture torment,unbearable physical pain  
77108,torture torturing,the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"  
77109,torture_chamber,a room in which torture is inflicted  
77110,torturer,someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion)  
77111,torus tore,commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column  
77112,torus toroid,a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle  
77113,toss,an abrupt movement; "a toss of his head"  
77114,tossed_salad,salad tossed with a dressing  
77115,tosser,someone who throws lightly (as with the palm upward)  
77116,tosser jerk-off wanker,terms of abuse for a masturbator  
77117,tossup toss-up even_chance,an unpredictable phenomenon; "it's a toss-up whether he will win or lose"  
77118,tostada,a flat tortilla with various fillings piled on it  
77119,tostada,a crisp flat tortilla  
77120,tot,a small amount (especially of a drink); "a tot of rum"  
77121,total_darkness lightlessness blackness pitch_blackness black,total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night"  
77122,total_depravity,the Calvinist doctrine that everyone is born in a state of corruption as a result of original sin  
77123,total_eclipse,an eclipse as seen from a place where the eclipsed body is completely obscured  
77124,total_hysterectomy,surgical removal of the uterus and cervix  
77125,total_parenteral_nutrition TPN hyperalimentation,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  
77126,totalitarian,an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government  
77127,totalitarian_state totalitation_regime,a government that subordinates the individual to the state and strictly controls all aspects of life by coercive measures  
77128,totality,the quality of being complete and indiscriminate; "the totality of war and its consequences"; "the all-embracing totality of the state"  
77129,totara Podocarpus_totara,valuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves  
77130,totem,a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object  
77131,totem,emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)  
77132,totem_pole,a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast  
77133,totemism,belief in the kinship of a group of people with a common totem  
77134,totemist,a person who belongs to a clan or tribe having a totem  
77135,totipotency totipotence,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"  
77136,toucan,brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak  
77137,toucanet,small toucan  
77138,touch,the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan); "he watched the beggar trying to make a touch"  
77139,touch,deftness in handling matters; "he has a master's touch"  
77140,touch,the feel of mechanical action; "this piano has a wonderful touch"  
77141,touch hint tinge mite pinch jot speck soupcon,a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"  
77142,touch sense_of_touch skin_senses touch_modality cutaneous_senses,the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands); "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us"  
77143,touch signature,a distinguishing style; "this room needs a woman's touch"  
77144,touch spot,a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"  
77145,touch touch_sensation tactual_sensation tactile_sensation feeling,the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling"  
77146,touch touching,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"  
77147,touch touching,the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"  
77148,touch trace ghost,a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"  
77149,touch-typist,a skilled typist who can type a document without looking at the keyboard  
77150,touch_football,a version of American football in which the ball carrier is touched rather than tackled  
77151,touch_screen touchscreen,a computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen  
77152,touch_typing touch_system,typewriting in which the fingers are trained to hit particular keys; typist can read and type at the same time  
77153,touchback,(American football) a play in which the opposing team has kicked the football into your end zone  
77154,touchdown,a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes  
77155,touchdown,a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line  
77156,toucher,a person who causes or allows a part of the body to come in contact with someone or something  
77157,touchline,either of the sidelines in soccer or rugby  
77158,tough_guy plug-ugly,someone who bullies weaker people  
77159,toupee toupe,a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness  
77160,tour circuit,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"  
77161,tour_de_force,a masterly or brilliant feat  
77162,tour_guide,a guide who leads others on a tour  
77163,touraco turaco turacou turakoo,large brightly crested bird of Africa  
77164,touring_car phaeton tourer,large open car seating four with folding top  
77165,tourism touristry,the business of providing services to tourists; "Tourism is a major business in Bermuda"  
77166,tourist tourer holidaymaker,someone who travels for pleasure  
77167,tourist_attraction,a characteristic that attracts tourists  
77168,tourist_class third_class,inexpensive accommodations on a ship or train  
77169,tourmaline,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  
77170,tournament,a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize  
77171,tournament tourney,a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner  
77172,tournedos,thick steak cut from the beef tenderloin  
77173,tourtiere,a meat pie that is usually eaten at Christmas in Quebec  
77174,tout ticket_tout,someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit  
77175,tout touter,someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way  
77176,tout_ensemble,a total impression or effect of something made up of individual parts  
77177,tovarich tovarisch,a comrade (especially in Russian communism)  
77178,tow towage,the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage"  
77179,tow_truck tow_car wrecker,a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)  
77180,towel,a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping  
77181,towel_rack towel_horse,a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels can be hung  
77182,towel_rail towel_bar,a horizontal bar a few inches from a wall for holding towels  
77183,towel_ring,a circular hoop for holding a towel  
77184,toweling towelling,any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels  
77185,tower,a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building  
77186,tower_cress tower_mustard Arabis_turrita,European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in genus Turritis  
77187,tower_mustard tower_cress Turritis_glabra Arabis_glabra,or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europe  
77188,tower_of_strength pillar_of_strength,a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort  
77189,towhead,a person with light blond hair  
77190,towhee,any of numerous long-tailed American finches  
77191,towline towrope towing_line towing_rope,(nautical) a rope used in towing  
77192,town,an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work"  
77193,town townspeople townsfolk,the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team"  
77194,town_clerk,the official who keeps a town's records  
77195,town_crier crier,(formerly) an official who made public announcements  
77196,town_gas,coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial use  
77197,town_hall,a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government  
77198,town_meeting,a meeting of the inhabitants of a town  
77199,town_meeting,government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters  
77200,townee,townsman unacquainted with country life especially a slick and flashy male city dweller  
77201,townie towny,resident of a college town not affiliated with the college  
77202,township town,an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal"  
77203,townsman,a person from the same town as yourself; "a fellow townsman"  
77204,townsman towner,a resident of a town or city  
77205,towpath towing_path,a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats  
77206,toxemia toxaemia,blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood  
77207,toxemia_of_pregnancy toxaemia_of_pregnancy toxemia toxaemia,an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine  
77208,toxic_shock toxic_shock_syndrome TSS,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 highly absorbent tampons  
77209,toxic_site toxic_waste_area Superfund_site,a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up  
77210,toxic_waste toxic_industrial_waste,poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by chemical means)  
77211,toxic_waste_dump toxic_waste_site toxic_dumpsite,a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally)  
77212,toxicity,the degree to which something is poisonous  
77213,toxicognath,either of a pair of poison fangs in the modified front pair of legs of the centipede  
77214,toxicologist,one who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their treatment  
77215,toxicology,the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons  
77216,toxin,a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species  
77217,toxin_antitoxin,a mixture of toxin and antitoxin used to immunize against a disease  
77218,toxoplasmosis,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  
77219,toy,a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier); "a toy stove"  
77220,toy,a device regarded as providing amusement; "private airplanes are a rich man's toy"  
77221,toy_Manchester toy_Manchester_terrier,breed of small Manchester terrier  
77222,toy_box toy_chest,chest for storage of toys  
77223,toy_dog toy,any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets  
77224,toy_industry toy_business,an industry that manufactures and sells toys for children  
77225,toy_poodle,the breed of very small poodles  
77226,toy_soldier,a doll that resembles a soldier  
77227,toy_spaniel,a very small spaniel  
77228,toy_terrier,a small active dog  
77229,toyon tollon Christmasberry Christmas_berry Heteromeles_arbutifolia Photinia_arbutifolia,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  
77230,toyshop,shop where toys are sold  
77231,tra-la tra-la-la,a set of nonsensical syllables used while humming a refrain  
77232,trabecula,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)  
77233,trace,a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle  
77234,trace,either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree  
77235,trace hint tint suggestion,a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"; "a hint mockery in her manner"; "a tint of glamour"  
77236,trace vestige tincture shadow,an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"  
77237,trace_detector,a screening device for traces of explosives; used at airline terminals  
77238,trace_element,an element that occurs at very small quantities in the body but is nonetheless important for many biological processes  
77239,trace_program,a utility program that exhibits the sequence and results of executing the instructions in another program  
77240,tracer,an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods  
77241,tracer,an instrument used to make tracings  
77242,tracer,(radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processes  
77243,tracer tracer_bullet,ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke  
77244,tracery,decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs  
77245,trachea,one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids  
77246,trachea windpipe,membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi  
77247,tracheal_vein vena_trachealis,several small veins from the trachea  
77248,tracheid,long tubular cell peculiar to xylem  
77249,tracheitis,inflammation of the trachea  
77250,tracheobronchitis,common respiratory infection characterized by inflammation of the trachea and the bronchi  
77251,tracheostomy tracheotomy,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  
77252,trachodon trachodont,large duck-billed dinosaur of the Cretaceous period  
77253,trachoma,a chronic contagious disease caused by a bacterium and marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue  
77254,tracing,the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline  
77255,tracing,the discovery and description of the course of development of something; "the tracing of genealogies"  
77256,tracing trace,a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image  
77257,tracing_paper,a semitransparent paper that is used for tracing drawings  
77258,tracing_routine,a routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer program  
77259,track,a groove on a phonograph recording  
77260,track,a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels  
77261,track cart_track cartroad,any road or path affording passage especially a rough one  
77262,track caterpillar_track caterpillar_tread,an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground  
77263,track data_track,(computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data  
77264,track rail rails runway,a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll  
77265,track running,the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track  
77266,track-to-track_seek_time,(computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to an adjacent data track  
77267,track_and_field,participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it  
77268,track_event,a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor)  
77269,track_meet,a track and field competition between two or more teams  
77270,track_record,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"  
77271,track_star,a star runner  
77272,trackball,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"  
77273,tracked_vehicle,a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks  
77274,tracker,someone who tracks down game  
77275,tract,a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose  
77276,tract pamphlet,a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet  
77277,tract piece_of_land piece_of_ground parcel_of_land parcel,an extended area of land  
77278,tract_house,one of many houses of similar design constructed together on a tract of land  
77279,tract_housing,housing consisting of similar houses constructed together on a tract of land  
77280,tractability tractableness flexibility,the trait of being easily persuaded  
77281,traction,(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"  
77282,traction_engine,steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces other than tracks  
77283,tractor,a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans  
77284,tractor,a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications  
77285,trad,traditional jazz as revived in the 1950s  
77286,trade,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"  
77287,trade craft,the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"  
77288,trade patronage,the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage"  
77289,trade-in,an item of property that is given in part payment for a new one  
77290,trade-last,a compliment that I heard about you that I offer to trade for a compliment you have heard about me  
77291,trade_acceptance,a bill of exchange for a specific purchase; drawn on the buyer by the seller and bearing the buyer's acceptance  
77292,trade_barrier import_barrier,any regulation or policy that restricts international trade  
77293,trade_bill,a statute that would regulate foreign trade  
77294,trade_book trade_edition,a book intended for general readership  
77295,trade_deficit,an excess of imports over exports  
77296,trade_discount,a discount from the list price of a commodity allowed by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a merchant  
77297,trade_magazine,a magazine published for and read by members of a particular trade group  
77298,trade_name brand_name brand marque,a name given to a product or service  
77299,trade_policy national_trading_policy,a government's policy controlling foreign trade  
77300,trade_route,a route followed by traders (usually in caravans)  
77301,trade_school vocational_school,a secondary school teaching the skilled trades  
77302,trade_secret,a secret (method or device or formula) that gives a manufacturer an advantage over the competition  
77303,trade_unionist unionist union_member,a worker who belongs to a trade union  
77304,trade_wind trade,steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator; "they rode the trade winds going west"  
77305,tradecraft,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"  
77306,trademark,a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product  
77307,tradeoff trade-off,an exchange that occurs as a compromise; "I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine"  
77308,trader bargainer dealer monger,someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold  
77309,tradescant's_aster,a variety of aster  
77310,tradespeople,people engaged in trade  
77311,trading,buying or selling securities or commodities  
77312,trading_card,a card with a picture on it; collected and traded by children  
77313,trading_stamp,a token resembling a stamp given by a retailer to a buyer; the token is redeemable for articles on a special list  
77314,tradition,an inherited pattern of thought or action  
77315,traditionalism,the doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditions  
77316,traditionalism,adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters)  
77317,traditionalism traditionality,strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings  
77318,traditionalist diehard,one who adheres to traditional views  
77319,traffic,the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time  
77320,traffic,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"  
77321,traffic,buying and selling; especially illicit trade  
77322,traffic_circle circle rotary roundabout,a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"  
77323,traffic_control,control of the flow of traffic in a building or a city  
77324,traffic_cop,a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic  
77325,traffic_court,a court that has power to prosecute for traffic offenses  
77326,traffic_island safety_island safety_isle safety_zone,a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians  
77327,traffic_jam snarl-up,a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move  
77328,traffic_lane,a lane of a main road that is defined by painted lines; "that car is in the wrong traffic lane"  
77329,traffic_light traffic_signal stoplight,a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections  
77330,traffic_pattern approach_pattern pattern,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"  
77331,tragacanth,a gum used in pharmacy, adhesives, and textile printing  
77332,tragedian,a writer (especially a playwright) who writes tragedies  
77333,tragedian,an actor who specializes in tragic roles  
77334,tragedienne,an actress who specializes in tragic roles  
77335,tragedy,drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity  
77336,tragic_flaw hamartia,the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall  
77337,tragicomedy,a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating  
77338,tragopan,brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head  
77339,tragus,a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear  
77340,trail,a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek"  
77341,trail,a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country  
77342,trail_bike dirt_bike scrambler,a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground  
77343,trail_boss,the person responsible for driving a herd of cattle  
77344,trail_head trailhead,the beginning of a trail  
77345,trail_riding,riding along a roughly blazed path  
77346,trailblazer,someone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees  
77347,trailer,a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor  
77348,trailer house_trailer,a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy  
77349,trailer_camp trailer_park,a camp where space for house trailers can be rented; utilities are generally provided  
77350,trailer_truck tractor_trailer trucking_rig rig articulated_lorry semi,a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together  
77351,trailing tracking,the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind  
77352,trailing_arbutus mayflower Epigaea_repens,low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers  
77353,trailing_edge,the rear edge of an airfoil  
77354,trailing_four_o'clock trailing_windmills Allionia_incarnata,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  
77355,train,a series of consequences wrought by an event; "it led to a train of disasters"  
77356,train,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"  
77357,train railroad_train,public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction"  
77358,train_fare,the fare charged for traveling by train  
77359,train_of_thought thread,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"  
77360,train_set,a toy consisting of small models of railroad trains and the track for them to run on  
77361,trainband,a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century  
77362,trainbandsman,a member of a trainband  
77363,trainbearer,one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion  
77364,trainee,someone who is being trained  
77365,traineeship,financial aid that enables you to get trained for a specified job; "the bill provided traineeships in vocational rehabilitation"  
77366,trainer,one who trains other persons or animals  
77367,training preparation grooming,activity leading to skilled behavior  
77368,training_college,a school providing training for a special field or profession  
77369,training_program,a program designed for training in specific skills  
77370,training_school,a school providing practical vocational and technical training  
77371,training_table,planned meals for athletes in training (usually served in a mess hall)  
77372,trainload,quantity that can be carried by a train  
77373,trainman railroader railroad_man railwayman railway_man,an employee of a railroad  
77374,trait,a distinguishing feature of your personal nature  
77375,traitor treasonist,someone who betrays his country by committing treason  
77376,traitress,female traitor  
77377,trajectory flight,the path followed by an object moving through space  
77378,tramcar tram,a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine; "a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine"  
77379,tramline tramway streetcar_track,the track on which trams or streetcars run  
77380,trammel,an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace  
77381,trammel,a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble  
77382,trammel_net trammel,a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh  
77383,tramontane tramontana,a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean  
77384,tramp,a heavy footfall; "the tramp of military boots"  
77385,tramp hobo bum,a vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"  
77386,tramp_steamer tramp,a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule  
77387,trample trampling,the sound of heavy treading or stomping; "he heard the trample of many feet"  
77388,trampler,someone who injures by trampling  
77389,trampoline,gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling  
77390,tramway tram aerial_tramway cable_tramway ropeway,a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers  
77391,trance,a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep  
77392,tranche,a portion of something (especially money)  
77393,trandolapril Mavik,an ACE inhibiting drug (trade name Mavik) used in some patients after a heart attack or to treat hypertension  
77394,tranquilizer tranquillizer tranquilliser antianxiety_agent ataractic_drug ataractic_agent ataractic,a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity  
77395,tranquillity tranquility quiet,an untroubled state; free from disturbances  
77396,tranquillity tranquility quietness quietude,a state of peace and quiet  
77397,trans_fatty_acid,a fatty acid that has 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  
77398,transactinide,any of the artificially produced elements with atomic numbers greater than 103  
77399,transaction dealing dealings,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"  
77400,transaction_file detail_file,(computer science) a computer file containing relatively transient data about a particular data processing task  
77401,transactional_immunity,a broader form of use immunity that also protects the witness from any prosecution brought about relating to transactions to which they gave testimony  
77402,transactor,someone who conducts or carries on business or negotiations  
77403,transalpine,one living on or coming from the other side of the Alps from Italy  
77404,transaminase aminotransferase aminopherase,a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound)  
77405,transamination,the process of transposing an amino group within a chemical compound  
77406,transamination,the process of transfering an amino group from one compound to another  
77407,transcendence transcendency,a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience  
77408,transcendence transcendency superiority,the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits  
77409,transcendental_number,an irrational number that is not algebraic  
77410,transcendentalism transcendental_philosophy,any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material  
77411,transcendentalist,advocate of transcendentalism  
77412,transcortical_aphasia,a general term for aphasia that results from lesions outside of Broca's area or Wernicke's area of the cerebral cortex  
77413,transcriber,someone who rewrites in a different script  
77414,transcriber,someone who represents the sounds of speech in phonetic notation  
77415,transcriber,someone who makes a written version of spoken material  
77416,transcript,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"  
77417,transcript copy,a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)  
77418,transcriptase RNA_polymerase,the enzyme that copies DNA into RNA  
77419,transcription,(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  
77420,transcription,a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording)  
77421,transcription written_text,something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation  
77422,transdermal_patch skin_patch,a medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream  
77423,transducer,an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another  
77424,transducing_vector gene_delivery_vector,a vector for delivering genes into cells  
77425,transduction,(genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage  
77426,transduction,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"  
77427,transept,structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles  
77428,transfer,a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances  
77429,transfer transfer_of_training carry-over,application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation  
77430,transfer transferee,someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU"  
77431,transfer transference,transferring ownership  
77432,transfer transference,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"  
77433,transfer_RNA tRNA acceptor_RNA soluble_RNA,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)  
77434,transfer_agent,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  
77435,transfer_paper,a paper that is coated with a preparation for transferring a design to another surface  
77436,transfer_payment,a public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and services  
77437,transfer_tax,any tax levied on the passing of title to property  
77438,transferability,the quality of being transferable or exchangeable; "sterling transferability affords a means of multilateral settlement for....trade between nondollar countries"  
77439,transferase,any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound  
77440,transferee,(law) someone to whom a title or property is conveyed  
77441,transference,(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  
77442,transferer transferrer,someone who transfers something  
77443,transferor,(law) someone who conveys a title or property to another  
77444,transferred_property transferred_possession,a possession whose ownership changes or lapses  
77445,transferrin beta_globulin siderophilin,a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron  
77446,transfiguration,the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify  
77447,transfiguration metamorphosis,a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting"  
77448,transformation,(mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system  
77449,transformation,a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure  
77450,transformation,(genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA  
77451,transformation translation,the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface"  
77452,transformation transmutation shift,a qualitative change  
77453,transformer,an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage  
77454,transfusion,the action of pouring a liquid from one vessel to another  
77455,transfusion blood_transfusion,the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery  
77456,transfusion_reaction,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  
77457,transgene,an exogenous gene introduced into the genome of another organism  
77458,transgression,the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata  
77459,transgression,the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit  
77460,transgression evildoing,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"  
77461,transgressor,someone who transgresses; someone who violates a law or command; "the way of transgressors is hard"  
77462,transience transiency transitoriness,an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying  
77463,transient,one who stays for only a short time; "transient laborers"  
77464,transient,(physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load  
77465,transient_global_amnesia,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  
77466,transient_ischemic_attack TIA,brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage  
77467,transistor junction_transistor electronic_transistor,a semiconductor device capable of amplification  
77468,transit_instrument,a telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian  
77469,transit_line,a line providing public transit  
77470,transit_zone,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  
77471,transition,a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another  
77472,transition,a passage that connects a topic to one that follows  
77473,transition modulation,a musical passage moving from one key to another  
77474,transitive_verb transitive_verb_form transitive,a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical  
77475,transitivity,(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  
77476,transitivity transitiveness,the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb  
77477,translation,(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  
77478,translation,(genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm  
77479,translation,a uniform movement without rotation  
77480,translation,rewording something in less technical terminology  
77481,translation displacement,the act of uniform movement  
77482,translation interlingual_rendition rendering version,a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language  
77483,translator transcriber,a person who translates written messages from one language to another  
77484,translator translating_program,a program that translates one programming language into another  
77485,transliteration,a transcription from one alphabet to another  
77486,translocation,the transport of dissolved material within a plant  
77487,translocation,(genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts; "translocations can result in serious congenital disorders"  
77488,translucence translucency semitransparency,the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely  
77489,transmigrante,a Latin American who buys used goods in the United States and takes them to Latin America to sell  
77490,transmigration,the passing of a soul into another body after death  
77491,transmission,communication by means of transmitted signals  
77492,transmission transmission_system,the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle  
77493,transmission transmittal transmitting,the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted  
77494,transmission_control_protocol TCP,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"  
77495,transmission_control_protocol/internet_protocol TCP/IP,a set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the internet in the 1970s to get data from one network device to another  
77496,transmission_mechanism,any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being  
77497,transmission_shaft,rotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differential  
77498,transmission_time TRM,the coordinated universal time when a transmission is sent from Earth to a spacecraft or other celestial body  
77499,transmittance transmission,the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance  
77500,transmitter sender,set used to broadcast radio or tv signals  
77501,transmogrification,the act of changing into a different form or appearance (especially a fantastic or grotesque one); "the transmogrification of the prince into a porcupine"  
77502,transmutation,(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"  
77503,transmutation transubstantiation,an act that changes the form or character or substance of something  
77504,transom transom_window fanlight,a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door  
77505,transom traverse,a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it  
77506,transorbital_lobotomy,a method of performing prefrontal lobotomy in which the surgical knife is inserted above the eyeball and moved to cut brain fibers  
77507,transparency transparence,permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation  
77508,transparency transparence transparentness,the quality of being clear and transparent  
77509,transparent_gem,a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion  
77510,transparent_substance translucent_substance,a material having the property of admitting light diffusely; a partly transparent material  
77511,transpiration,the process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes  
77512,transpiration,the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature  
77513,transpiration,the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants  
77514,transplant transplantation organ_transplant,an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); "he had a kidney transplant"; "the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent"; "a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago"  
77515,transplant transplantation transplanting,the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location; "the transplant did not flower until the second year"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for families"; "she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation"  
77516,transplanter,a gardener who moves plants to new locations  
77517,transponder,electrical device designed to receive a specific signal and automatically transmit a specific reply  
77518,transport,an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes  
77519,transport_ship,a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment  
77520,transportation shipping transport,the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials  
77521,transportation transport transfer transferral conveyance,the act of moving something from one location to another  
77522,transportation_company,a company providing transportation  
77523,transportation_system transportation transit,a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods  
77524,transporter,a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships  
77525,transporter car_transporter,a long truck for carrying motor vehicles  
77526,transpose,a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix  
77527,transposition,(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome  
77528,transposition,(mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign  
77529,transposition,(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"  
77530,transposition,(music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards  
77531,transposition heterotaxy,any abnormal position of the organs of the body  
77532,transposition reversal,the act of reversing the order or place of  
77533,transposon jumping_gene,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)  
77534,transsexual transexual,a person whose sexual identification is entirely with the opposite sex  
77535,transsexual transexual transgendered,a person who has undergone a sex change operation  
77536,transsexualism,condition in which a person identifies with a gender different from his or her physical gender  
77537,transshipment,the transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment  
77538,transubstantiation,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  
77539,transudate transudation,a substance that transudes  
77540,transuranic_element,any element having an atomic number greater than 92 (which is the atomic number of uranium); all are radioactive  
77541,transurethral_resection_of_the_prostate TURP,removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia)  
77542,transverse_colon,the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon  
77543,transverse_process,one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs  
77544,transverse_sinus sinus_transversus,a paired dural sinus; terminates in the sigmoid sinus  
77545,transversus_abdominis_muscle transverse_muscle_of_abdomen musculus_transversalis_abdominis transversus_abdominis,a flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavity  
77546,transvestism transvestitism cross_dressing,the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex  
77547,transvestite cross-dresser,someone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of the opposite sex  
77548,tranylcypromine,an antidepressant drug that is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor; administered as a sulfate  
77549,trap,drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas  
77550,trap,a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters  
77551,trap,a light two-wheeled carriage  
77552,trap,a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned  
77553,trap cakehole hole maw yap gob,informal terms for the mouth  
77554,trap snare,something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"  
77555,trap-and-drain_auger,a plumber's snake for clearing a trap and drain  
77556,trap-door_spider,American spider that constructs a silk-lined nest with a hinged lid  
77557,trap_block,(American football) an illegal block  
77558,trap_door,a hinged or sliding door in a floor or ceiling  
77559,trap_line,a line or series of traps  
77560,trapeze,a swing used by circus acrobats  
77561,trapezium,a quadrilateral with no parallel sides  
77562,trapezium trapezium_bone os_trapezium,the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals  
77563,trapezius trapezius_muscle cowl_muscle musculus_trapezius,either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and arms  
77564,trapezohedron,a polyhedron whose faces are trapeziums  
77565,trapezoid,a quadrilateral with two parallel sides  
77566,trapezoid trapezoid_bone os_trapezoideum,the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones  
77567,trapper,someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)  
77568,trapper's_tea glandular_Labrador_tea,a Rocky Mountain shrub similar to Ledum groenlandicum  
77569,trapshooter,a person who engages in shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled into the air by a trap  
77570,trash scum,worthless people  
77571,trauma psychic_trauma,an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects  
77572,traumatology accident_surgery,the branch of medicine that deals with the surgical repair of injuries and wounds arising from accidents  
77573,traumatophobia,a morbid fear of battle or physical injury  
77574,trave traverse crossbeam crosspiece,a horizontal beam that extends across something  
77575,travel traveling travelling,the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"  
77576,travel_agency,an agency that arranges personal travel  
77577,travel_agent,someone who sells or arranges trips or tours for customers  
77578,travel_allowance travel_reimbursement,a sum allowed for travel  
77579,travel_bargain,a bargain rate for travellers on commercial routes (usually air routes)  
77580,travel_expense,(frequently plural) expenses incurred by an employee in the performance of the job and usually reimbursed by the employer  
77581,travel_guidebook itinerary,a guidebook for travelers  
77582,travel_iron,a small lightweight iron that can be carried while traveling  
77583,travel_plan itinerary,a proposed route of travel  
77584,travel_time,a period of time spent traveling; "workers were not paid for their travel time between home and factory"  
77585,traveler traveller,a person who changes location  
77586,traveler's_check traveller's_check banker's_check,a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer  
77587,traveler's_joy traveller's_joy old_man's_beard Clematis_vitalba,vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn  
77588,traveler's_letter_of_credit traveller's_letter_of_credit,a letter of credit given to a traveler  
77589,traveler's_tree traveller's_tree ravenala Ravenala_madagascariensis,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  
77590,traveling_salesman travelling_salesman commercial_traveler commercial_traveller roadman bagman,a salesman who travels to call on customers  
77591,traveling_wave travelling_wave,a wave in which the medium moves in the direction of propagation of the wave  
77592,travelogue travelog,a film or illustrated lecture on traveling  
77593,traversal traverse,taking a zigzag path on skis  
77594,traversal traverse,travel across  
77595,traverser,someone who moves or passes across; "the traversers slowly ascended the mountain"  
77596,trawl dragnet trawl_net,a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths  
77597,trawl trawl_line spiller setline trotline,a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)  
77598,trawler,a fisherman who use a trawl net  
77599,trawler dragger,a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish  
77600,tray,an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food  
77601,tray_cloth,table linen consisting of a small cloth for a tray  
77602,trazodone trazodone_hydrochloride Desyrel,oral antidepressant (trade name Desyrel) that is a nontricyclic drug used as a sedative  
77603,treachery betrayal treason perfidy,an act of deliberate betrayal  
77604,treacle golden_syrup,a pale cane syrup  
77605,treacle mush slop glop,writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental  
77606,tread,the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire  
77607,tread,the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground  
77608,tread,structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step  
77609,treading_water,a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms  
77610,treadmill,an exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which a person can walk or jog without changing place  
77611,treadmill salt_mine,a job involving drudgery and confinement  
77612,treadmill treadwheel tread-wheel,a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps  
77613,treadmill_test,a stress test in which the patient walks on a moving treadmill while the heart and breathing rates are monitored  
77614,treason high_treason lese_majesty,a crime that undermines the offender's government  
77615,treason subversiveness traitorousness,disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior  
77616,treasure,any possession that is highly valued by its owner; "the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures"  
77617,treasure,a collection of precious things; "the trunk held all her meager treasures"  
77618,treasure hoarded_wealth,accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies"  
77619,treasure_chest,a chest filled with valuables  
77620,treasure_flower Gazania_rigens,decumbent South African perennial with short densely leafy stems and orange flower rays with black eyespots at base  
77621,treasure_house,a storehouse for treasures  
77622,treasure_hunt,a game in which players try to find hidden articles by using a series of clues  
77623,treasure_ship,a 16th-century ship loaded with treasure  
77624,treasure_trove,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"  
77625,treasure_trove trove,treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth)  
77626,treasurer financial_officer,an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds  
77627,treasurership,the position of treasurer  
77628,treasury,the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues  
77629,treasury,a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely  
77630,treasury exchequer,the funds of a government or institution or individual  
77631,treasury_stock treasury_shares reacquired_stock,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  
77632,treat,an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight  
77633,treatise,a formal exposition  
77634,treatment,a manner of dealing with something artistically; "his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture"  
77635,treatment handling,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"  
77636,treatment intervention,care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)  
77637,treaty pact accord,a written agreement between two states or sovereigns  
77638,treaty_port,a port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to foreign trade on the basis of a trading treaty  
77639,treble_clef treble_staff G_clef,a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff  
77640,treble_damages,three times the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to  
77641,tree,a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms  
77642,tree tree_diagram,a figure that branches from a single root; "genealogical tree"  
77643,tree_cotton Gossypium_arboreum,East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms  
77644,tree_cricket,pale arboreal American cricket noted for loud stridulation  
77645,tree_farm,a forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for commercial use  
77646,tree_fern,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  
77647,tree_frog tree-frog,any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes  
77648,tree_heath briar brier Erica_arborea,evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes  
77649,tree_heath grass_tree Richea_pandanifolia,gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long  
77650,tree_house,a playhouse built in the branches of a tree  
77651,tree_hugger,derogatory term for environmentalists who support restrictions on the logging industry and the preservation of forests  
77652,tree_lizard Urosaurus_ornatus,a climbing lizard of western United States and northern Mexico  
77653,tree_lupine Lupinus_arboreus,evergreen shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having showy yellow or blue flowers; naturalized in Australia  
77654,tree_mallow velvetleaf velvet-leaf Lavatera_arborea,arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States  
77655,tree_of_heaven tree_of_the_gods Ailanthus_altissima,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  
77656,tree_of_knowledge,the biblical tree in the Garden of Eden whose forbidden fruit was tasted by Adam and Eve  
77657,tree_onion Egyptian_onion top_onion Allium_cepa_viviparum,type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers  
77658,tree_shrew,insectivorous arboreal mammal of southeast Asia that resembles a squirrel with large eyes and long sharp snout  
77659,tree_sparrow Passer_montanus,Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow  
77660,tree_sparrow Spizella_arborea,finch common in winter in the northern U.S.  
77661,tree_squirrel,any typical arboreal squirrel  
77662,tree_surgeon arborist,a specialist in treating damaged trees  
77663,tree_surgery,treatment of damaged or decaying trees  
77664,tree_swallow tree_martin Hirundo_nigricans,of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities  
77665,tree_swift crested_swift,birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees  
77666,tree_toad tree_frog tree-frog,arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America  
77667,tree_tobacco mustard_tree Nicotiana_glauca,evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United States; occasionally responsible for poisoning livestock  
77668,tree_tomato tamarillo,South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato in flavor  
77669,tree_wallaby tree_kangaroo,arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length  
77670,treehopper,small leaping insect that sucks juices of branches and twigs  
77671,treelet,a small tree  
77672,treenail trenail trunnel,a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast  
77673,trefoil,an architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle  
77674,trefoil_arch,a pointed arch having cusps in the intrados on either side of the apex  
77675,trek,a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)  
77676,trek,any long and difficult trip  
77677,trekker,a traveler who makes a long arduous journey (as hiking through mountainous country)  
77678,trellis treillage,latticework used to support climbing plants  
77679,tremble shiver shake,a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement  
77680,trembles milk_sickness,disease of livestock and especially cattle poisoned by eating certain kinds of snakeroot  
77681,tremolite,a white or pale green mineral (calcium magnesium silicate) of the amphibole group used as a form of asbestos  
77682,tremolo,(music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones  
77683,tremolo,vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one  
77684,tremor,shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)  
77685,tremor earth_tremor microseism,a small earthquake  
77686,tremor shudder,an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)  
77687,trench,any long ditch cut in the ground  
77688,trench,a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth  
77689,trench deep oceanic_abyss,a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor  
77690,trench_coat,a military style raincoat; belted with deep pockets  
77691,trench_fever,marked by pain in muscles and joints and transmitted by lice  
77692,trench_foot immersion_foot,resembling frostbite but without freezing; resulting from exposure to cold and wet  
77693,trench_knife,a knife with a double-edged blade for hand-to-hand fighting  
77694,trench_warfare,a struggle (usually prolonged) between competing entities in which neither side is able to win; "the hope that his superior campaigning skills would make a difference evaporated in the realization that electioneering had become a form of trench warfare"  
77695,trench_warfare,a type of armed combat in which the opposing troops fight from trenches that face each other; "instead of the war ending quickly, it became bogged down in trench warfare"  
77696,trencher,someone who digs trenches  
77697,trencher,a wooden board or platter on which food is served or carved  
77698,trend-setter taste-maker fashion_arbiter,someone who popularizes a new fashion  
77699,trend_analysis,analysis of changes over time  
77700,trend_line,a line on a graph indicating a statistical trend  
77701,trend_setting,the initiating or popularizing of a trend or fashion  
77702,trepan,a drill for cutting circular holes around a center  
77703,trepan trephine,a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull  
77704,trepang Holothuria_edulis,of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese  
77705,trephination,an operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skull  
77706,trepidation,a feeling of alarm or dread  
77707,treponema,spirochete that causes disease in humans (e.g. syphilis and yaws)  
77708,trespass,a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages  
77709,trespass encroachment violation intrusion usurpation,entry to another's property without right or permission  
77710,trespass_de_bonis_asportatis,an action brought to recover damages from a person who has taken goods or property from its rightful owner  
77711,trespass_on_the_case,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"  
77712,trespass_quare_clausum_fregit,the defendant unlawfully enters the land of the plaintiff  
77713,trespass_viet_armis,trespass with force and arms resulting in injury to another's person or property  
77714,trestle,a supporting tower used to support a bridge  
77715,trestle,sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop  
77716,trestle_bridge,a bridge supported by trestlework  
77717,trestle_table,a table supported on trestles  
77718,trestlework,a supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles; for a bridge or pier or scaffold e.g.  
77719,trews,(used in the plural) tight-fitting trousers; usually of tartan  
77720,trey three,one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips  
77721,tri-chad,a chad that is incompletely removed and still attached at three corners  
77722,tri-iodothyronine,thyronine with three iodine atoms added  
77723,triage,sorting and allocating aid on the basis of need for or likely benefit from medical treatment or food  
77724,trial,(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"  
77725,trial,(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"; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"  
77726,trial trial_run test tryout,trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"  
77727,trial tribulation visitation,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"  
77728,trial_and_error,experimenting until a solution is found  
77729,trial_attorney trial_lawyer,a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law  
77730,trial_balance,a balance of debits and credits in double-entry bookkeeping; drawn up to test their equality  
77731,trial_balloon,a test of public opinion  
77732,trial_balloon,a balloon sent up to test air currents  
77733,trial_court,the first court before which the facts of a case are decided  
77734,trial_judge,a judge in a trial court  
77735,trial_period test_period,a period of time during which someone or something is tested  
77736,triamcinolone Aristocort Aristopak Kenalog,a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent  
77737,triangle,something approximating the shape of a triangle; "the coastline of Chile and Argentina and Brazil forms two legs of a triangle"  
77738,triangle,any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles  
77739,triangle,a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle  
77740,triangle trigon trilateral,a three-sided polygon  
77741,triangular_prism,a prism whose bases are triangles  
77742,triangularity,the property of being shaped like a triangle  
77743,triangulation,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  
77744,triangulation,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  
77745,triazine,any of three isomeric compounds having three carbon and three nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring  
77746,triazolam Halcion,a form of benzodiazepine (trade name Halcion) frequently prescribed as a sleeping pill; usually given to people who have trouble falling asleep  
77747,tribadism,a form of lesbianism that simulates heterosexual intercourse  
77748,tribal_society,a society with the social organization of a tribe  
77749,tribalism,the state of living together in tribes  
77750,tribalism,the beliefs of a tribal society  
77751,tribalization tribalisation,the act of making tribal; unification on a tribal basis  
77752,tribasic_acid,an acid containing three replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule  
77753,tribe,(biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily  
77754,tribe federation_of_tribes,a federation (as of American Indians)  
77755,tribe folk,a social division of (usually preliterate) people  
77756,tribesman,someone who lives in a tribe  
77757,tribologist,a specialist in tribology  
77758,tribology,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  
77759,tribromoethanol tribromoethyl_alcohol,an intravenous anesthetic  
77760,tribune,(ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests  
77761,tribune,the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne  
77762,tribuneship,the position of tribune  
77763,tribute,payment by one nation for protection by another  
77764,tribute testimonial,something given or done as an expression of esteem  
77765,tribute_album benefit_album,concept album compiling a performer's work or work supporting some worthy cause  
77766,tributyrin,a bitter oily triglyceride of butyric acid; a form of butyrin  
77767,triceps,any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii)  
77768,triceps_brachii musculus_triceps_brachii,the skeletal muscle having three origins that extends the forearm when it contracts  
77769,triceratops,huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frill  
77770,trichina Trichinella_spiralis,parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles  
77771,trichinosis trichiniasis myositis_trichinosa,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  
77772,trichion crinion,point where the hairline meets the midpoint of the forehead  
77773,trichloride,any compound containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule  
77774,trichlormethiazide Naqua,diuretic drug (trade name Naqua) used to treat hypertension  
77775,trichloroacetic_acid trichloracetic_acid,a strong acid made by chlorinating acetic acid  
77776,trichloroethylene trichloroethane TCE,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  
77777,trichodesmium,large colonial bacterium common in tropical open-ocean waters; important in carbon and nitrogen fixation  
77778,trichomonad,cause of trichomoniasis in women and cattle and birds  
77779,trichomoniasis,infection of the vagina  
77780,trichopterous_insect trichopteran trichopteron,caddis fly  
77781,trichotillomania,an irresistible urge to pull out your own hair  
77782,trichotomy,being threefold; a classification into three parts or subclasses  
77783,trichroism,pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits three different colors when viewed from three different directions  
77784,trichuriasis,infestation by a roundworm; common in tropical areas with poor sanitation  
77785,trick,a period of work or duty  
77786,trick,(card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner  
77787,trick,an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; "that offer was a dirty trick"  
77788,trick fast_one,a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"  
77789,trick_or_treat,a request by children on Halloween; they pass from door to door asking for goodies and threatening to play tricks on those who refuse  
77790,trickery chicanery chicane guile wile shenanigan,the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)  
77791,trickery hocus-pocus slickness hanky_panky jiggery-pokery skulduggery skullduggery,verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way  
77792,trickiness,the quality of requiring skill or caution; "these puzzles are famous for their trickiness"  
77793,trickster,a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts  
77794,triclinium,a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides)  
77795,triclinium,a dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome  
77796,tricolor tricolour,a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag)  
77797,tricolor_television_tube tricolour_television_tube tricolor_tube tricolour_tube,a color television tube in which three primary colors are combined to give the full range of colors  
77798,tricorn tricorne,cocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points  
77799,tricot,a knitted fabric or one resembling knitting  
77800,tricuspid_valve right_atrioventricular_valve,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  
77801,tricycle trike velocipede,a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals  
77802,tricyclic tricyclic_antidepressant tricyclic_antidepressant_drug,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  
77803,trident,a spear with three prongs  
77804,tridymite,a mineral form of silica  
77805,trier,one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case  
77806,trier attempter essayer,one who tries  
77807,trifle,a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate  
77808,trifle triviality,a detail that is considered insignificant  
77809,trifler,one who behaves lightly or not seriously  
77810,trifoliate_orange trifoliata wild_orange Poncirus_trifoliata,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  
77811,trifoliolate_leaf,having three leaflets  
77812,trifurcation,the act of splitting into three branches  
77813,trigeminal trigeminal_nerve trigeminus nervus_trigeminus fifth_cranial_nerve,the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication  
77814,trigeminal_neuralgia tic_douloureux,intense paroxysmal neuralgia along the trigeminal nerve  
77815,trigger,a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen  
77816,trigger induction initiation,an act that sets in motion some course of events  
77817,triggerfish,any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin  
77818,triglyceride,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  
77819,trigon,a triangular lyre of ancient Greece and Rome  
77820,trigonometric_function circular_function,function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle  
77821,trigonometrician,a mathematician specializing in trigonometry  
77822,trigonometry trig,the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions  
77823,trigram,a word that is written with three letters in an alphabetic writing system  
77824,triiodothyronine liothyronine T,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  
77825,trill,the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula; "he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill"  
77826,trill shake,a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it  
77827,trillion one_million_million 1000000000000,the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; "in England they call a trillion a billion"  
77828,trillion one_million_million_million,the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros; "in England they call a quintillion a trillion"  
77829,trillium wood_lily wake-robin,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  
77830,trilobite,an extinct arthropod that was abundant in Paleozoic times; had an exoskeleton divided into three parts  
77831,trilogy,a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme  
77832,trim,attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation  
77833,trim trimming clipping,cutting down to the desired size or shape  
77834,trim trimness,a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim"  
77835,trimaran,a fast sailboat with 3 parallel hulls  
77836,trimer,a polymer (or a molecule of a polymer) consisting of three identical monomers  
77837,trimester,a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided  
77838,trimester,one of three divisions of an academic year  
77839,trimipramine Surmontil,tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Surmontil) used to treat depression and anxiety and (sometimes) insomnia  
77840,trimmer,a machine that trims timber  
77841,trimmer trimmer_joist,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.  
77842,trimmer trimming_capacitor,capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments  
77843,trimmer_arch,an arch built between trimmers in a floor (to support the weight of a hearth)  
77844,trimming,the act of adding decoration; "the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree"  
77845,trimming trim passementerie,a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"  
77846,trine_immersion,baptism by immersion three times (in the names in turn of the Trinity)  
77847,trinketry,trinkets and other ornaments of dress collectively  
77848,trio,three performers or singers who perform together  
77849,trio,a musical composition for three performers  
77850,trio threesome triad trinity,three people considered as a unit  
77851,trio triad triplet triple,a set of three similar things considered as a unit  
77852,triode,a thermionic vacuum tube having three electrodes; fluctuations of the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode which makes amplification possible  
77853,triolein olein,a naturally occurring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils  
77854,triose,any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule  
77855,trioxide,an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen in the molecule  
77856,trip,a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip"  
77857,trip,a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"  
77858,trip,a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead"  
77859,trip head_trip,an exciting or stimulating experience  
77860,trip trip-up stumble misstep,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"  
77861,trip_line,a light rope used in lumbering to free a dog hook from a log at a distance  
77862,trip_wire,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  
77863,trip_wire,a wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over  
77864,tripalmitin glycerol_tripalmitate,a triglyceride of palmitic acid  
77865,tripe,lining of the stomach of a ruminant (especially a bovine) used as food  
77866,triphammer,a massive power hammer; raised by a cam until released to fall under gravity  
77867,triphosphopyridine,a pyridine ring with three phosphorus groups  
77868,triphosphopyridine_nucleotide,a coenzyme of several enzymes  
77869,triphosphoric_acid,an acid that is a partial anhydride of three molecules of phosphoric acid; known chiefly in the form of its salts and esters  
77870,triple,a quantity that is three times as great as another  
77871,triple three-base_hit three-bagger,a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base  
77872,triple-crown_season,a season of baseball during which a player wins the triple crown  
77873,triple-spacing,typing that leaves two lines blank between lines of typing  
77874,triple_cream triple_creme,fresh soft French cheese containing at least 72% fat  
77875,triple_crown,(horse racing) a title won by a horse that can win the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness  
77876,triple_crown,(baseball) an unofficial title won by a batter who leads the league in hitting average, runs batted in, and home runs  
77877,triple_jump hop-step-and-jump,an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement  
77878,triple_play,the act of getting three players out on one play  
77879,triple_sec,type of curacao having higher alcoholic content  
77880,triple_time,musical time with three beats in each bar  
77881,triplet,one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy  
77882,triplet_code,the normal version of the genetic code in which a sequence of three nucleotides codes for the synthesis of a specific amino acid  
77883,tripletail,large food fish of warm waters worldwide having long anal and dorsal fins that with a caudal fin suggest a three-lobed tail  
77884,triplicate,one of three copies; any of three things that correspond to one another exactly  
77885,triplicity,the property of being triple  
77886,triplicity trigon,(astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees  
77887,tripling,increase by a factor of three  
77888,tripod,a three-legged rack used for support  
77889,tripos,final honors degree examinations at Cambridge University  
77890,tripper,(slang) someone who has taken a psychedelic drug and is undergoing hallucinations  
77891,tripper trip,a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water"  
77892,triptych,art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together)  
77893,triquetral triquetral_bone os_triquetrum cuneiform_bone pyramidal_bone,a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones  
77894,trireme,ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side  
77895,trisaccharide,any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield three monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis  
77896,triskaidekaphobia,a morbid fear of the number 13  
77897,triskelion triskele,a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center  
77898,trismus,prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles  
77899,trisodium_phosphate trisodium_orthophosphate tribasic_sodium_phosphate,the tertiary phosphate of sodium used as a builder in soaps and detergents  
77900,trisomy,chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell  
77901,tristearin glycerol_tristearate,a triglyceride of stearic acid  
77902,trisyllable,a word having three syllables  
77903,tritanopia blue-blindness,rare form of dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to blue light resulting in an inability to distinguish blue and yellow  
77904,triteness staleness,unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed  
77905,tritheism,(Christianity) the heretical belief that the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are three separate gods  
77906,tritheist,someone (not an orthodox Christian) who believes that the Father and Son and Holy Ghost are three separate gods  
77907,tritium,a radioactive isotope of hydrogen; atoms of tritium have three times the mass of ordinary hydrogen atoms  
77908,triton,tropical marine gastropods having beautifully colored spiral shells  
77909,triumph,the exultation of victory  
77910,triumphal_arch,a monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory  
77911,triumvir,one of a group of three sharing public administration or civil authority especially in ancient Rome  
77912,triumvirate,a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority  
77913,trivet,a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth  
77914,trivet,a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table  
77915,triviality trivia trifle small_beer,something of small importance  
77916,trivium,(Middle Ages) an introductory curriculum at a medieval university involving grammar and logic and rhetoric; considered to be a triple way to eloquence  
77917,trochanter,one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached  
77918,trochee,a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables  
77919,trochlear trochlear_nerve trochlearis fourth_cranial_nerve,either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes  
77920,trogon,forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails  
77921,troika,a modern Russian triumvirate  
77922,troika,a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast  
77923,trojan trojan_horse,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"  
77924,troll,(Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains  
77925,troll,a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling; "he used a spinner as his troll"  
77926,troll trolling,angling by drawing a baited line through the water  
77927,trolley_line,a transit line using streetcars or trolley buses  
77928,trolleybus trolley_coach trackless_trolley,a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires  
77929,trombiculiasis,infestation with chiggers  
77930,trombiculid,mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates  
77931,trombidiid,mite that in all stages feeds on other arthropods  
77932,trombone,a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide  
77933,trombonist trombone_player,a musician who plays the trombone  
77934,trompe_l'oeil,a painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the viewer concerning its reality  
77935,trompillo white_horse_nettle prairie_berry purple_nightshade silverleaf_nightshade silver-leaved_nightshade silver-leaved_nettle Solanum_elaeagnifolium,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  
77936,troop,a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company  
77937,troop,a group of soldiers  
77938,troop flock,an orderly crowd; "a troop of children"  
77939,troop scout_troop scout_group,a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts  
77940,troop_carrier troop_transport,any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops  
77941,troop_movement,movement of military units to a new location  
77942,trooper,a mounted police officer  
77943,trooper state_trooper,a state police officer  
77944,troopship,ship for transporting troops  
77945,trope figure_of_speech figure image,language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense  
77946,trophobiosis,a symbiotic relation in which one organism protects the other in return for some kind of food product  
77947,trophoblast,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"  
77948,trophoblastic_cancer,malignant neoplasm of the uterus derived from the epithelium of the chorion  
77949,trophotropism,an orienting response to food  
77950,trophozoite,a sporozoan in the active feeding stage of its life cycle  
77951,trophy,an award for success in war or hunting  
77952,trophy prize,something given as a token of victory  
77953,trophy_case,a case in which to display trophies  
77954,trophy_wife,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"  
77955,tropic,either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the 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  
77956,tropic_bird tropicbird boatswain_bird,mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land  
77957,tropical_medicine,the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that are found most often in tropical regions  
77958,tropical_pitcher_plant,any of several tropical carnivorous shrubs or woody herbs of the genus Nepenthes  
77959,tropical_prawn,edible tropical and warm-water prawn  
77960,tropical_rain_forest selva,a rain forest in a tropical area  
77961,tropism,an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source  
77962,troponym manner_name,a word that denotes a manner of doing something; "`march' is a troponym of `walk'"  
77963,troponymy,the semantic relation of being a manner of does something  
77964,troponymy troponomy,the place names of a region or a language considered collectively  
77965,tropopause,the region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere  
77966,troposphere,the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude)  
77967,trot,a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together  
77968,trotter,foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food  
77969,trotting_horse trotter,a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing  
77970,trou-de-loup,a sloping pit with a stake in the middle used as an obstacle to the enemy  
77971,trouble,an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"  
77972,trouble,an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"  
77973,trouble difficulty,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"  
77974,trouble problem,a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"  
77975,trouble_spot,a place where trouble exists or occurs regularly  
77976,troublemaker trouble_maker troubler mischief-maker bad_hat,someone who deliberately stirs up trouble  
77977,troubleshooter trouble_shooter,a worker whose job is to locate and fix sources of trouble (especially in mechanical devices)  
77978,troublesomeness inconvenience worriment,a difficulty that causes anxiety  
77979,trough,a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)  
77980,trough,a long narrow shallow receptacle  
77981,trouper,a person who is reliable and uncomplaining and hard working  
77982,trouser,a garment (or part of a garment) designed for or relating to trousers; "in his trouser's pocket"; "he ripped his left trouser on the fence"  
77983,trouser_cuff,a cuff on the bottoms of trouser legs  
77984,trouser_press pants_presser,a home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out  
77985,trousers pair_of_trousers pant,(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"  
77986,trousseau,the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens  
77987,trout,flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes  
77988,trout,any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons  
77989,trowel,a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials  
77990,troy troy_weight,a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains  
77991,troy_pound apothecaries'_pound,an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams  
77992,troy_unit,any of the unit of the troy system of weights  
77993,truancy hooky,failure to attend (especially school)  
77994,truant hooky_player,one who is absent from school without permission  
77995,truck motortruck,an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling  
77996,truck_bed,the floor or bottom of a wagon or truck or trailer  
77997,truck_dealer,a firm that sells and buys trucks  
77998,truck_farm truck_garden,a farm where vegetables are grown for market  
77999,truck_farming,growing vegetables for the market  
78000,truck_stop,a roadside service station (and restaurant) that caters to truck drivers  
78001,truck_traffic,trucks coming and going  
78002,truckage,a fee charged for transporting goods by truckage  
78003,trucking_company,a company that ships goods or possessions by truck  
78004,trucking_industry,an industry that provides transportation for commercial products  
78005,truckling,the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons)  
78006,truculence truculency,obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness  
78007,trudge,a long difficult walk  
78008,trudger plodder slogger,someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner  
78009,true,proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true"  
78010,true_anomaly,the angular distance of a point in an orbit past the point of periapsis measured in degrees  
78011,true_bill,an indictment endorsed by a grand jury  
78012,true_blackberry Rubus_fruticosus,the true blackberry of Europe as well as any of numerous varieties having sweet edible black or dark purple berries  
78013,true_bug,any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and especially of the suborder Heteroptera  
78014,true_frog ranid,insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs  
78015,true_fungus,any of numerous fungi of the division Eumycota  
78016,true_laurel bay bay_laurel bay_tree Laurus_nobilis,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  
78017,true_lobster,large edible marine crustaceans having large pincers on the first pair of legs  
78018,true_mahogany Cuban_mahogany Dominican_mahogany Swietinia_mahogani,mahogany tree of West Indies  
78019,true_marmoset,a marmoset  
78020,true_pepper pepper_vine,any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper  
78021,true_rib,one of the first seven ribs in a human being which attach to the sternum  
78022,true_sago_palm Metroxylon_sagu,Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used as a food thickener and fabric stiffener; Malaya to Fiji  
78023,true_slime_mold acellular_slime_mold plasmodial_slime_mold myxomycete,a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes  
78024,true_toad,tailless amphibian similar to a frog but more terrestrial and having drier warty skin  
78025,true_vocal_cord true_vocal_fold inferior_vocal_cord inferior_vocal_fold,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  
78026,trueness,exactness of adjustment; "I marveled at the trueness of his aim"  
78027,truffle chocolate_truffle,creamy chocolate candy  
78028,truffle earthnut,edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber  
78029,truffle earthnut earth-ball,any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe  
78030,truism,an obvious truth  
78031,trump,(card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand; "clubs were declared trumps"; "a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led"  
78032,trump trump_card,a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps; "the ace of trumps is a sure winner"  
78033,trumpet_arch,a conical squinch  
78034,trumpet_creeper trumpet_vine Campsis_radicans,a North American woody vine having pinnate leaves and large red trumpet-shaped flowers  
78035,trumpet_honeysuckle coral_honeysuckle trumpet_flower trumpet_vine Lonicera_sempervirens,evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or orange flowers  
78036,trumpet_section,the section of a band or orchestra that plays trumpets or cornets  
78037,trumpeter,large gregarious crane-like bird of the forests of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated  
78038,trumpeter cornetist,a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet  
78039,trumpeter trumpeter_swan Cygnus_buccinator,large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry  
78040,trumpetfish Aulostomus_maculatus,tropical Atlantic fish with a long snout; swims snout down  
78041,trumpetwood trumpet-wood trumpet_tree snake_wood imbauba Cecropia_peltata,tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems  
78042,truncated_cone,a frustum formed from a cone  
78043,truncated_pyramid,a frustum formed from a pyramid  
78044,truncation,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)  
78045,truncation,the act of cutting short; "it is an obvious truncation of the verse"; "they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs"  
78046,truncation_error,(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finished  
78047,truncheon nightstick baton billy billystick billy_club,a short stout club used primarily by policemen  
78048,trundle,small wheel or roller  
78049,trundle_bed trundle truckle_bed truckle,a low bed to be slid under a higher bed  
78050,trunk,luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage  
78051,trunk tree_trunk bole,the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber  
78052,trunk_hose,puffed breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries usually worn over hose  
78053,trunk_lid,hinged lid for a trunk  
78054,trunk_line,a telephone line connecting two exchanges directly  
78055,trunk_line trunk_route,line that is the main route on a railway  
78056,truss,(medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure  
78057,truss,a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure  
78058,truss_bridge,a bridge supported by trusses  
78059,trust,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"  
78060,trust corporate_trust combine cartel,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"  
78061,trust trustingness trustfulness,the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity"  
78062,trust_busting,(law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws)  
78063,trust_company trust_corporation,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  
78064,trust_deed deed_of_trust,a written instrument legally conveying property to a trustee often used to secure an obligation such as a mortgage or promissory note  
78065,trust_fund,a fund held in trust  
78066,trust_territory trusteeship,a dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations  
78067,trustbuster,a federal agent who engages in trust busting  
78068,trustee legal_guardian,a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit  
78069,trustee-beneficiary_relation,the responsibility of a trustee to act in the best interests of the beneficiary  
78070,trusteeship,the position of trustee  
78071,trustworthiness trustiness,the trait of deserving trust and confidence  
78072,trusty,a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges  
78073,truth,a fact that has been verified; "at last he knew the truth"; "the truth is that he didn't want to do it"  
78074,truth the_true verity trueness,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"  
78075,truth true_statement,a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"  
78076,truth_serum truth_drug,an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect; induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to induce people to talk freely  
78077,truthfulness,the quality of being truthful  
78078,try_square,a square having a metal ruler set at right angles to another straight piece  
78079,trypsin,an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units  
78080,trypsinogen,inactive precursor of trypsin; a substance secreted by the pancreas and converted to active trypsin by enterokinase in the small intestine  
78081,tryptophan tryptophane,an amino acid that occurs in proteins; is essential for growth and normal metabolism; a precursor of niacin  
78082,tryst rendezvous,a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex  
78083,tsetse_fly tsetse tzetze_fly tzetze glossina,bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.  
78084,tsoris,(Yiddish) trouble and suffering  
78085,tsunami,a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption; "a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes"  
78086,tsuris,(Yiddish) aggravating trouble; "the frustrating tsuris he subjected himself to"  
78087,tsutsugamushi_disease scrub_typhus,transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia  
78088,tuatara Sphenodon_punctatum,only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand  
78089,tub tubful,the amount that a tub will hold; "a tub of water"  
78090,tub vat,a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids  
78091,tub-thumper,a noisy and vigorous or ranting public speaker  
78092,tub_gurnard yellow_gurnard Trigla_lucerna,a kind of gurnard  
78093,tubal_ligation,a sterilization procedure with women; both Fallopian tubes are tied in two places and the tubes removed in between the ligations  
78094,tubal_pregnancy,ectopic pregnancy in a Fallopian tube  
78095,tube tube-shaped_structure,(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure  
78096,tube tubing,conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases  
78097,tube vacuum_tube thermionic_vacuum_tube thermionic_tube electron_tube thermionic_valve,electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope  
78098,tube_foot,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  
78099,tubeless tubeless_tire,pneumatic tire not needing an inner tube to be airtight  
78100,tuber,a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage  
78101,tubercle,a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis  
78102,tubercle_bacillus Mycobacterium_tuberculosis,cause of tuberculosis  
78103,tuberculin,a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis  
78104,tuberculin_test tuberculin_skin_test,a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin  
78105,tuberculoid_leprosy,leprosy characterized by tumors in the skin and cutaneous nerves  
78106,tuberculosis TB T.B.,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)  
78107,tuberose Polianthes_tuberosa,a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowers  
78108,tuberosity tubercle eminence,a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament  
78109,tuberous_begonia,any of numerous begonias having large tuberous roots  
78110,tuberous_plant,plant growing from a tuber  
78111,tubocurarine curare,a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; "curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction"  
78112,tubular_cavity,a cavity having the shape of a tube  
78113,tubule,a small tube  
78114,tuck,eatables (especially sweets)  
78115,tuck,(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  
78116,tuck,a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place  
78117,tuck_box,a box for storing eatables (especially at boarding school)  
78118,tuck_shop,a candy store in Great Britain  
78119,tucker,a sewer who tucks  
78120,tucker,a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress  
78121,tucker-bag,a bag used for carrying food; "the swagman filled his tuckerbag"  
78122,tudung,a scarf worn around the head by Muslim women in Malaysia; conceals the hair but not the face  
78123,tufa calc-tufa,a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime  
78124,tuff tufa,hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash  
78125,tuft,a bunch of feathers or hair  
78126,tuft tussock,a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass  
78127,tufted_centaury Centaurium_scilloides,tufted perennial of western Europe and Azores having bright pink to white flowers  
78128,tufted_gentian Gentianopsis_holopetala Gentiana_holopetala,small blue-flowered fringed gentian of Sierra Nevada mountains  
78129,tufted_puffin Lunda_cirrhata,northern Pacific puffin having a large yellow plume over each eye  
78130,tufted_titmouse Parus_bicolor,crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States  
78131,tufted_vetch bird_vetch Calnada_pea Vicia_cracca,common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers  
78132,tug jerk,a sudden abrupt pull  
78133,tug-of-war,a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses  
78134,tug-of-war,any hard struggle between equally matched groups  
78135,tugboat tug towboat tower,a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships  
78136,tugrik tughrik,the basic unit of money in Mongolia  
78137,tuille,armor plate that protects the hip and thigh  
78138,tuition tuition_fee,a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education); "tuition and room and board were more than $25,000"  
78139,tularemia tularaemia rabbit_fever deer_fly_fever yatobyo,a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals  
78140,tulip,any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower  
78141,tulip_bed,a flowerbed in which tulips are growing  
78142,tulip_orchid Encyclia_citrina Cattleya_citrina,Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya  
78143,tulip_tree tulip_poplar yellow_poplar canary_whitewood Liriodendron_tulipifera,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  
78144,tulipwood,the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various tulipwood trees  
78145,tulipwood true_tulipwood whitewood white_poplar yellow_poplar,light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer  
78146,tulipwood_tree,any of various trees yielding variously colored woods similar to true tulipwood  
78147,tulle,a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns  
78148,tumble,an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end  
78149,tumble-dryer tumble_drier,a clothes dryer that spins wet clothes inside a cylinder with heated air  
78150,tumblebug,any of various dung beetles  
78151,tumbler,a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.  
78152,tumbler,a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown  
78153,tumbler,a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom  
78154,tumbleweed,any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass  
78155,tumbleweed Amaranthus_albus Amaranthus_graecizans,bushy plant of western United States  
78156,tumbrel tumbril,a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution  
78157,tumefaction,the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it  
78158,tumescence,tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues  
78159,tumidity tumidness,slight swelling of an organ or part  
78160,tumor tumour neoplasm,an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose  
78161,tumor_necrosis_factor tumour_necrosis_factor TNF,a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis)  
78162,tumor_suppressor_gene,a suppressor gene that blocks unscheduled cell division  
78163,tumor_virus,a cell-free filtrate held to be a virus responsible for a specific neoplasm  
78164,tumult tumultuousness uproar garboil,a state of commotion and noise and confusion  
78165,tumult turmoil,violent agitation  
78166,tun,a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals  
78167,tuna Anguilla_sucklandii,New Zealand eel  
78168,tuna Opuntia_tuna,tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica  
78169,tuna tuna_fish tunny,important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks  
78170,tuna tunny,any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters  
78171,tuna_fish_salad tuna_salad,salad composed primarily of chopped canned tuna fish  
78172,tuna_oil,an oil obtained from tuna  
78173,tunaburger,a sandwich that resembles a hamburger but made with tuna instead of beef  
78174,tundra,a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen  
78175,tundra_soil,a black mucky soil with a frozen subsoil that is characteristic of Arctic and subarctic regions  
78176,tundra_swan Cygnus_columbianus,swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds  
78177,tune,the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch; "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune"  
78178,tune,the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency  
78179,tune melody air strain melodic_line line melodic_phrase,a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"  
78180,tune-up,adjustments made to an engine to improve its performance  
78181,tuner piano_tuner,someone who tunes pianos  
78182,tung_oil Chinese_wood_oil,a yellow oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree  
78183,tung_tree tung tung-oil_tree Aleurites_fordii,Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil  
78184,tungstate,a salt of tungstic acid  
78185,tungsten wolfram W atomic_number_74,a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite  
78186,tungsten_steel wolfram_steel,a very hard heat-resistant steel containing tungsten  
78187,tungstic_acid,an oxyacid of tungsten (often polymeric in nature) formed by neutralizing alkaline tungstate solutions  
78188,tunic,any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees  
78189,tunic tunica adventitia,an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue  
78190,tunica_albuginea_testes,whitish cover of the testicle  
78191,tunicate urochordate urochord,primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva  
78192,tuning,(music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency  
78193,tuning_fork,a metal implement with two prongs that gives a fixed tone when struck; used to tune musical instruments  
78194,tunnel,a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection"  
78195,tunnel_vision,visual impairment involving a loss of peripheral vision  
78196,tupelo,pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum  
78197,tupelo tupelo_tree,any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America  
78198,tupik tupek sealskin_tent,tent that is an Eskimo summer dwelling  
78199,turban,a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head  
78200,turban_squash,large squash shaped somewhat like a turban usually with a rounded central portion protruding from the blossom end  
78201,turban_squash Cucurbita_maxima_turbaniformis,squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding from the end opposite the stem  
78202,turbidity turbidness,muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended  
78203,turbinate_bone turbinate turbinal,any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates  
78204,turbine,rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate  
78205,turbogenerator,generator consisting of a steam turbine coupled to an electric generator for the production of electric power  
78206,turbot,flesh of a large European flatfish  
78207,turbot Psetta_maxima,a large brownish European flatfish  
78208,turbulence,instability in the atmosphere  
78209,turbulence turbulency,unstable flow of a liquid or gas  
78210,turbulence upheaval Sturm_und_Drang,a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"  
78211,turbulent_flow,flow in which the velocity at any point varies erratically  
78212,tureen,large deep serving dish with a cover; for serving soups and stews  
78213,turf,the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own  
78214,turf,range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"  
78215,turf sod sward greensward,surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots  
78216,turf_war,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"  
78217,turfing_daisy Tripleurospermum_oreades_tchihatchewii Matricaria_oreades,mat-forming perennial herb of Asia Minor; sometimes included in genus Matricaria  
78218,turfing_daisy Tripleurospermum_tchihatchewii Matricaria_tchihatchewii,low densely tufted perennial herb of Turkey having small white flowers; used as a ground cover in dry places; sometimes included in genus Matricaria  
78219,turgidity turgidness flatulence,pompously embellished language  
78220,turgor,(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  
78221,turkey,flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted  
78222,turkey Meleagris_gallopavo,large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food  
78223,turkey bomb dud,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"  
78224,turkey_cock gobbler tom tom_turkey,male turkey  
78225,turkey_leg turkey_drumstick,the lower joint of the leg of a turkey  
78226,turkey_stew,a stew made with turkey  
78227,turkey_stuffing,stuffing for turkey  
78228,turkey_trot,an early ragtime one-step  
78229,turkey_wing,the wing of a turkey  
78230,turmeric,ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning  
78231,turmeric Curcuma_longa Curcuma_domestica,widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye  
78232,turn,the act of turning away or in the opposite direction; "he made an abrupt turn away from her"  
78233,turn,taking a short walk out and back; "we took a turn in the park"  
78234,turn bout round,(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive  
78235,turn good_turn,a favor for someone; "he did me a good turn"  
78236,turn play,(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"  
78237,turn turn_of_events twist,an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn"  
78238,turn turning,the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right"  
78239,turn-on,something causing excitement or stimulating interest  
78240,turn_of_phrase turn_of_expression,a distinctive spoken or written expression; "John's succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be a good idea"  
78241,turn_of_the_century,the period from about ten years before to ten years after a new century  
78242,turnaround,an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around  
78243,turnaround turnaround_time,time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip  
78244,turnaround turnround,act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip  
78245,turnbuckle,an oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension  
78246,turncock,one employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off  
78247,turner,a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein  
78248,turner,a lathe operator  
78249,turner,one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope  
78250,turner food_turner,cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food  
78251,turnery,workshop where objects are made on a lathe  
78252,turnery,products made on a lathe  
78253,turning,a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe  
78254,turning,the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe  
78255,turning,the activity of shaping something on a lathe  
78256,turning,act of changing in practice or custom; "the law took many turnings over the years"  
78257,turning turn,a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"  
78258,turnip,root of any of several members of the mustard family  
78259,turnip white_turnip Brassica_rapa,widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root  
78260,turnip_bed,a bed in which turnips are growing  
78261,turnip_greens,tender leaves of young white turnips  
78262,turnip_plant,any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots  
78263,turnoff,a side road where you can turn off; "I missed the turnoff and went 15 miles out of my way"  
78264,turnoff negative_stimulation,something causing antagonism or loss of interest  
78265,turnout,the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting"  
78266,turnout,attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election); "the turnout for the rally"  
78267,turnout,(ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip  
78268,turnout widening,a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park  
78269,turnover,a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling  
78270,turnpike,(from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid  
78271,turnpike toll_road,an expressway on which tolls are collected  
78272,turnspit,a roasting spit that can be turned  
78273,turnstile,a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering  
78274,turnstone,migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food  
78275,turntable,a rotatable platform with a track; used to turn locomotives and cars  
78276,turntable,a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played  
78277,turntable lazy_Susan,a revolving tray placed on a dining table  
78278,turnverein,a club of tumblers or gymnasts  
78279,turpentine gum_terpentine,obtained from conifers (especially pines)  
78280,turpentine oil_of_turpentine spirit_of_turpentine turps,volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally  
78281,turpentine_camphor_weed camphorweed vinegarweed Trichostema_lanceolatum,aromatic plant of western United States  
78282,turquoise,a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate; "blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone"  
78283,turreae,any of numerous trees and shrubs grown for their beautiful glossy foliage and sweetly fragrant starry flowers  
78284,turret,a small tower extending above a building  
78285,turret_clock,a clock with more than one dial to show the time in all directions from a tower  
78286,turtle,any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming  
78287,turtle_soup green_turtle_soup,soup usually made of the flesh of green turtles  
78288,turtledove,any of several Old World wild doves  
78289,turtleneck turtle polo-neck,a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar  
78290,turtleneck_collar polo-neck_collar,a high close-fitting turnover collar  
78291,turtler,someone whose occupation is hunting turtles  
78292,tushery,writing of poor quality; characterized by affected choice of archaic words  
78293,tusk,a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog  
78294,tusker,any mammal with prominent tusks (especially an elephant or wild boar)  
78295,tussah tusseh tussur tussore tusser Antheraea_mylitta,oriental moth that produces brownish silk  
78296,tussock_bellflower spreading_bellflower Campanula_carpatica,European perennial bellflower that grows in clumps with spreading stems and blue or white flowers  
78297,tussock_caterpillar,larva of a tussock moth  
78298,tutee,learns from a tutor  
78299,tutelage tuition tutorship,teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)  
78300,tutorial,a session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students  
78301,tutti-frutti,ice cream containing chopped candied fruits  
78302,tv_announcer television_announcer,an announcer on television  
78303,twaddler,someone who twaddles; someone who writes or talks twaddle  
78304,twang,a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)  
78305,twang nasal_twang,exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)  
78306,twayblade,an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves  
78307,twayblade Listera_ovata,orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia  
78308,tweed,thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland  
78309,tweediness,an informal, homely, outdoor look characteristic of those who wear tweeds  
78310,tweet,a weak chirping sound as of a small bird  
78311,tweeter,a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds; "the sound system had both tweeters and woofers"  
78312,twelfth,position 12 in a countable series of things  
78313,twelve 12 XII dozen,the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one  
78314,twelve-tone_music 12-tone_music twelve-tone_system 12-tone_system,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)  
78315,twenties 1920s,the decade from 1920 to 1929  
78316,twenties mid-twenties,the time of life between 20 and 30  
78317,twentieth,position 20 in a countable series of things  
78318,twentieth_century,the century from 1901 to 2000  
78319,twenty 20 XX,the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one  
78320,twenty-eight 28 XXVIII,the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one  
78321,twenty-five 25 XXV,the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one  
78322,twenty-four 24 XXIV two_dozen,the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one  
78323,twenty-nine 29 XXIX,the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one  
78324,twenty-one 21 XXI,the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one  
78325,twenty-seven 27 XXVII,the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one  
78326,twenty-six 26 XXVI,the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one  
78327,twenty-three 23 XXIII,the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one  
78328,twenty-twenty 20/20,normal visual acuity, as measured by the ability to read charts at a distance of 20 feet  
78329,twenty-two .22,a .22 caliber firearm (pistol or rifle)  
78330,twenty-two 22 XXII,the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one  
78331,twenty-two_pistol,a .22-caliber pistol  
78332,twenty-two_rifle,a .22-caliber rifle  
78333,twenty_dollar_bill twenty,a United States bill worth 20 dollars  
78334,twerp twirp twit,someone who is regarded as contemptible  
78335,twiddle,a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns  
78336,twiddler fiddler,someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner  
78337,twig_blight,a disease of the ends of twigs of woody plants  
78338,twilight,a condition of decline following successes; "in the twilight of the empire"  
78339,twilight,the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth  
78340,twilight dusk gloaming gloam nightfall evenfall fall crepuscule crepuscle,the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"  
78341,twilight_sleep,a state of general anesthesia in which the person retains a slight degree of consciousness; can be induced by injection of scopolamine or morphine  
78342,twilight_zone,the lowest level of the ocean to which light can reach  
78343,twilight_zone no_man's_land,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 but might possibly be a signal"; "in the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity"; "in that no man's land between negotiation and aggression"  
78344,twill,a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs  
78345,twill twill_weave,a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs  
78346,twin,either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy  
78347,twin_bed,one of a pair of identical beds  
78348,twin_bill doubleheader double_feature,two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day)  
78349,twinberry Lonicera_involucrata,shrubby honeysuckle with purple flowers; western North America  
78350,twiner,someone who intertwines (e.g. threads) or forms something by twisting or interlacing  
78351,twinflower Linnaea_borealis,creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs  
78352,twinge,a sharp stab of pain  
78353,twinjet,a jet plane propelled by two jet engines  
78354,twinkle scintillation sparkling,a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash  
78355,twinkler,an object that emits or reflects light in an intermittent flickering manner  
78356,twins,(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other  
78357,twist,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"  
78358,twist turn,turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"  
78359,twist wrench,a jerky pulling movement  
78360,twist_bit twist_drill,a bit or drill having deep helical grooves  
78361,twit taunt taunting,aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing  
78362,twitch twitching vellication,a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition  
78363,twitterer,a bird that twitters  
78364,two 2 II deuce,the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number  
78365,two-by-four,a timber measuring (slightly under) 2 inches by 4 inches in cross section  
78366,two-dimensionality flatness planeness,the property of having two dimensions  
78367,two-eyed_violet heartsease Viola_ocellata,violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet  
78368,two-handed_backhand,a backhand shot made holding the racquet in both hands  
78369,two-handed_saw whipsaw two-man_saw lumberman's_saw,a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people  
78370,two-hitter 2-hitter,a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits  
78371,two-man_tent,a tent designed for occupancy by two persons  
78372,two-note_call,a birdcall having two notes; "the two-note call of the cuckoo"  
78373,two-piece two-piece_suit lounge_suit,a business suit consisting of a matching jacket and skirt or trousers  
78374,two-spotted_ladybug Adalia_bipunctata,red ladybug with a black spot on each wing  
78375,two-step,a ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding steps  
78376,two-thirds,two of three equal parts of a divisible whole  
78377,two-tier_bid,a takeover bid where the acquirer offers to pay more for the shares needed to gain control than for the remaining shares  
78378,two-timer,someone who deceives a lover or spouse by carrying on a sexual relationship with somebody else  
78379,two-toed_sloth unau unai Choloepus_didactylus,relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot  
78380,two-toed_sloth unau unai Choloepus_hoffmanni,a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot  
78381,two-way_street,a street on which vehicular traffic can move in either of two directions; "you have to look both ways crossing a two-way street"  
78382,two-year-old_horse two_year_old,a racehorse that is two years old  
78383,two_dollar_bill,a United States bill worth 2 dollars  
78384,twofer,an offer of two for the price of one  
78385,twofer,a coupon that allows the holder to purchase two items (as two tickets to a play) for the price of one  
78386,twopence tuppence,a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies  
78387,tying ligature,the act of tying or binding things together  
78388,tyiyn,100 tyiyn equal 1 som in Kyrgyzstan  
78389,tympanic_bone,the bone enclosing the middle ear  
78390,tympanic_vein,veins from the tympanic cavity that empty into the retromandibular vein  
78391,tympanist timpanist,a person who plays the kettledrums  
78392,tympanites,distension of the abdomen that is caused by the accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal cavity  
78393,tympanitis,inflammation of the inner ear  
78394,tympanoplasty,surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear  
78395,type,(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon  
78396,type,printed characters; "small type is hard to read"  
78397,type,all of the tokens of the same symbol; "the word `element' contains five different types of character"  
78398,type,a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"  
78399,type,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"  
78400,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 mature-onset_diabetes,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  
78401,type_I_diabetes insulin-dependent_diabetes_mellitus IDDM juvenile-onset_diabetes juvenile_diabetes growth-onset_diabetes ketosis-prone_diabetes ketoacidosis-prone_diabetes autoimmune_diabetes,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  
78402,type_family,a complete set of type suitable for printing text  
78403,type_genus,(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  
78404,type_metal,an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type  
78405,type_slug slug,a strip of type metal used for spacing  
78406,type_species,(biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs  
78407,type_specimen holotype,the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made  
78408,typescript,typewritten matter especially a typewritten copy of a manuscript  
78409,typesetting_machine,a printer that sets textual material in type  
78410,typewriter,hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time  
78411,typewriter_carriage,a carriage for carrying a sheet of paper  
78412,typewriter_font constant-width_font fixed-width_font monospaced_font,a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter)  
78413,typewriter_keyboard,a keyboard for manually entering characters to be printed  
78414,typewriter_paper typing_paper,writing paper suitable for use in a typewriter  
78415,typhoid typhoid_fever enteric_fever,serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water  
78416,typhoid_bacillus Salmonella_typhosa Salmonella_typhi,a form of salmonella that causes typhoid fever  
78417,typhoid_bacteriophage,a bacteriophage specific for the bacterium Salmonella typhi  
78418,typhoon,a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans  
78419,typhus typhus_fever,rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever  
78420,typical_jerboa,small nocturnal jumping rodent with long hind legs; of arid parts of Asia and northern Africa  
78421,typicality,the state of being that is typical  
78422,typification,the act of representing by a type or symbol; the action of typifying  
78423,typification exemplification,a representational or typifying form or model  
78424,typing typewriting,writing done with a typewriter  
78425,typing_pool,a group of typists who can work for different persons  
78426,typist,someone paid to operate a typewriter  
78427,typography,the craft of composing type and printing from it  
78428,typography composition,art and technique of printing with movable type  
78429,typology,classification according to general type  
78430,tyramine,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"  
78431,tyrannicide,killing a tyrant  
78432,tyrannid,a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni  
78433,tyrannosaur tyrannosaurus Tyrannosaurus_rex,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  
78434,tyrant,in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it  
78435,tyrant,any person who exercises power in a cruel way; "his father was a tyrant"  
78436,tyrant autocrat despot,a cruel and oppressive dictator  
78437,tyrocidine tyrocidin,a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricin  
78438,tyrolean tirolean,soft green felt hat with a feather or brush cockade  
78439,tyrosine,an amino acid found in most proteins; a precursor of several hormones  
78440,tyrosine_kinase_inhibitor,a drug used in cases of chronic myeloid leukemia  
78441,tyrosinemia,autosomal recessive defect in tyrosine metabolism resulting in liver and kidney disturbances and mental retardation  
78442,tyrothricin,a mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria  
78443,u-turn,complete reversal of direction of travel  
78444,uakari,medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin; only New World monkey with a short tail  
78445,ubiety,the state of existing and being localized in space  
78446,ubiquinone coenzyme_Q,any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration  
78447,ubiquity ubiquitousness omnipresence,the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)  
78448,udder bag,mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)  
78449,ugliness,qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses  
78450,ugly_duckling,an ugly or unpromising child who grows into a beautiful or worthy person  
78451,ukase,an edict of the Russian tsar  
78452,uke ukulele,a small guitar having four strings  
78453,ulalgia,pain in the gums  
78454,ulatrophia,recession of the gums  
78455,ulcer ulceration,a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue  
78456,ulceration,the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated  
78457,ulcerative_colitis,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  
78458,ulema ulama,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  
78459,ulemorrhagia,bleeding of the gums  
78460,ulitis,inflammation of the gums  
78461,ullage,the amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full  
78462,ulna elbow_bone,the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm  
78463,ulnar_artery arteria_ulnaris,large artery that branches from the brachial artery to supply the muscles of the forearm and wrist and hand  
78464,ulnar_nerve cubital_nerve nervus_ulnaris,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  
78465,ulnar_vein vena_ulnaris,any of several veins of the forearm  
78466,ulster,loose long overcoat of heavy fabric; usually belted  
78467,ulteriority,the quality of being ulterior; "their conversation was limited to ulteriorities"; "a terrible feeling of ulteriority"; "his stories were too susceptible to ulteriority"  
78468,ultima,the last syllable in a word  
78469,ultimacy ultimateness,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"  
78470,ultimate,the finest or most superior quality of its kind; "the ultimate in luxury"  
78471,ultimate_frisbee,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  
78472,ultimatum,a final peremptory demand  
78473,ultracentrifugation,centrifugation at very high speeds  
78474,ultracentrifuge,a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins  
78475,ultrahigh_frequency UHF,300 to 3000 megahertz  
78476,ultramarine,a vivid blue to purple-blue color  
78477,ultramarine ultramarine_blue,blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli  
78478,ultramicroscope dark-field_microscope,light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes  
78479,ultramontane,a Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline)  
78480,ultramontanism,(Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute authority of the church should be vested in the pope  
78481,ultrasound,very high frequency sound; used in ultrasonography  
78482,ultraviolet ultraviolet_radiation ultraviolet_light ultraviolet_illumination UV,radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays  
78483,ultraviolet_lamp ultraviolet_source,any source of illumination that emits ultraviolet radiation  
78484,ultraviolet_spectrum,the spectrum of ultraviolet radiation  
78485,umbel,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  
78486,umbellifer umbelliferous_plant,any of numerous aromatic herbs of the family Umbelliferae  
78487,umber,an earth pigment  
78488,umbilical_cord umbilical,membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta  
78489,umbilical_hernia omphalocele,protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth  
78490,umbilical_vein vena_umbilicalis,a vein in the umbilical cord; returns nutrient blood from the placenta to the fetus  
78491,umbo,a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum  
78492,umbra,a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light  
78493,umbrage offense offence,a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question"  
78494,umbrella,a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy  
78495,umbrella,a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets; "an air umbrella over England"  
78496,umbrella,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"  
78497,umbrella_bird Cephalopterus_ornatus,black tropical American bird having a large overhanging crest and long feathered wattle  
78498,umbrella_fern fan_fern Sticherus_flabellatus Gleichenia_flabellata,large Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked fronds; sometimes placed in genus Gleichenia  
78499,umbrella_plant Eriogonum_allenii,late blooming perennial plant of shale barrens of Virginia having flowers in flat-topped clusters  
78500,umbrella_plant Indian_rhubarb Darmera_peltata Peltiphyllum_peltatum,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  
78501,umbrella_plant umbrella_sedge Cyperus_alternifolius,African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves  
78502,umbrella_tent,a small tent with a single supporting pole and radiating metal ribs  
78503,umbrella_tree Schefflera_actinophylla Brassaia_actinophylla,erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern New Guinea having palmately compound leaves  
78504,umbrella_tree umbrella_magnolia elkwood elk-wood Magnolia_tripetala,small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches  
78505,umbrellawort,a plant of the genus Mirabilis  
78506,umlaut,a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate a change in sound in some languages  
78507,umpirage,mediation by an umpire  
78508,umpirage officiation officiating refereeing,the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent"  
78509,umpire ump,an official at a baseball game  
78510,unabridged_dictionary unabridged,a dictionary that has not been shortened by the omitting terms or definitions; a comprehensive dictionary  
78511,unacceptability unacceptableness,unsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards  
78512,unadaptability,the inability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances  
78513,unaffectedness,not affected; a personal manner that is not consciously constrained  
78514,unalterability,the quality of not being alterable  
78515,unambiguity unequivocalness,clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity  
78516,unanimity,everyone being of one mind  
78517,unappetizingness unappetisingness,the property of spoiling the appetite  
78518,unapproachability,a disposition to be unapproachable; unfriendly and inaccessible  
78519,unassertiveness,diffidence about self promotion  
78520,unattainableness,the state of being unattainable  
78521,unattractiveness,an ugliness of appearance that is not appealing to viewers  
78522,unbecomingness,the quality of being unbecoming  
78523,unbelief disbelief,a rejection of belief  
78524,unbreakableness,a consistency of something that does not break under pressure  
78525,unceremoniousness,an unceremonial manner  
78526,uncertainty uncertainness precariousness,being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income"  
78527,uncertainty_principle indeterminacy_principle,(quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same time  
78528,uncheerfulness,not conducive to cheer or good spirits  
78529,uncial,a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries  
78530,uncle,a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students"  
78531,uncle,the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt  
78532,uncleanliness,lack of cleanly habits  
78533,unclearness,incomprehensibility as a result of not being clear  
78534,uncommonness,extraordinariness as a consequence of being marked by an uncommon or superlative quality  
78535,uncommonness,extraordinariness as a consequence of being rare and seldom encountered  
78536,uncommunicativeness,the trait of being uncommunicative  
78537,unconcern,a feeling of lack of concern  
78538,unconfessed,people who have not confessed; "the unconfessed cannot be forgiven"  
78539,uncongeniality,a disposition not to be congenial  
78540,unconnectedness,the lack of a connection between things  
78541,unconscientiousness,the quality of being willing to ignore the dictates of conscience  
78542,unconscientiousness,the trait of not being painstaking or careful  
78543,unconscious_mind unconscious,that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware  
78544,unconsciousness,a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment  
78545,unconventionality,originality by virtue of being unconventional  
78546,unconventionality,unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional  
78547,uncreativeness,a lack of creativity  
78548,unction inunction,anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual  
78549,unction smarm fulsomeness,excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm  
78550,uncus,(biology) any hook-shaped process or part  
78551,undecagon,an eleven-sided polygon  
78552,undecylenic_acid,an acid that is a component of perspiration  
78553,undependability undependableness unreliability unreliableness,the trait of not being dependable or reliable  
78554,underachievement,poorer than expected performance (poorer than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)  
78555,underachiever underperformer nonachiever,a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates  
78556,underbelly,lower side; "the underbellies of clouds"  
78557,underbelly,the quality of being weak or unprotected; "the soft underbelly of the Axis"- Winston Churchill  
78558,underbelly underbody,the soft belly or underside of an animal's body  
78559,underboss,an assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate)  
78560,underbrush undergrowth underwood,the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest  
78561,undercarriage,framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle  
78562,undercharge,a price that is too low  
78563,undercharge,an insufficient charge  
78564,undercoat underfur,thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair  
78565,undercoat underseal,seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion  
78566,undercover_operation,an operation involving secret work within a community or institution  
78567,undercut,the material removed by a cut made underneath  
78568,undercut,a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall  
78569,undercut,a cut made underneath to remove material  
78570,underdevelopment,state of inadequate development; "much poverty can be traced to the underdevelopment of industry"  
78571,underdevelopment,(photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast  
78572,underdog,one at a disadvantage and expected to lose  
78573,underestimate underestimation underrating underreckoning,an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value  
78574,underevaluation,an appraisal that underestimates the value of something  
78575,underexposure,the act of exposing film to too little light or for too short a time  
78576,underexposure,inadequate publicity  
78577,underfelt,a carpet pad of thick felt  
78578,undergarment unmentionable,a garment worn under other garments  
78579,undergraduate undergrad,a university student who has not yet received a first degree  
78580,underground resistance,a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force  
78581,underlip,the lower lip  
78582,undernourishment malnourishment,not having enough food to develop or function normally  
78583,underpants,an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin  
78584,underpart,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"  
78585,underpass subway,an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway  
78586,underpayment,a payment smaller than needed or expected  
78587,underpayment,the act of paying less than required  
78588,underperformer,a business that is less successful than expected  
78589,underproduction,inadequate production or less than expected  
78590,underscore underline,a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)  
78591,undersecretary,a secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government  
78592,underseller,a seller that sells at a lower price than others do; "he went all over town looking for undersellers"  
78593,undershrub,a low shrub  
78594,understanding apprehension discernment savvy,the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"  
78595,understatement,a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said  
78596,understudy standby,an actor able to replace a regular performer when required  
78597,undertaking,the trade of a funeral director  
78598,undertaking project task labor,any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"  
78599,undertide undercurrent,a current below the surface of a fluid  
78600,undertone,a quiet or hushed tone of voice; "spoke in undertones"  
78601,undertone tinge,a pale or subdued color  
78602,undertone undercurrent,a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning  
78603,undertow,an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling; "his account had a poignant undertow of regret"  
78604,undertow sea_puss sea-puss sea_purse sea-purse sea-poose,the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore  
78605,undervaluation,too low a value or price assigned to something  
78606,underwear underclothes underclothing,undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments  
78607,underwing,moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings  
78608,underworld,the criminal class  
78609,undescended_testis undescended_testicle,a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops; "undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer"  
78610,undesirability,the quality possessed by something that should be avoided  
78611,undesirable,one whose presence is undesirable; "rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables"  
78612,undies,women's underwear  
78613,undine,any of various female water spirits  
78614,undivided_interest undivided_right,the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property  
78615,undoer,a seducer who ruins a woman; "she awoke in the arms of her cruel undoer"  
78616,undoer opener unfastener untier,a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens; "children are talented undoers of their shoelaces"  
78617,undoing,an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)  
78618,undress,partial or complete nakedness; "a state of undress"  
78619,undulation,wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves  
78620,undutifulness,impiety characterized by lack of devotion to duty  
78621,unearned_income unearned_revenue,personal income that you did not earn (e.g., dividends or interest or rent income)  
78622,unearned_income unearned_revenue,(accounting) income received but not yet earned (usually considered a current liability on a company's balance sheet)  
78623,unearned_increment,an unearned rise in the market value of property resulting from general market factors  
78624,unearned_run,a run that was scored as a result of an error by the other team  
78625,unemotionality emotionlessness,absence of emotion  
78626,unemployed_people unemployed,people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group); "the long-term unemployed need assistance"  
78627,unemployed_person,someone who is jobless  
78628,unemployment,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"  
78629,unemployment_compensation,payment by a United States agency to unemployed people  
78630,unemployment_line,a queue of people waiting for employment  
78631,unemployment_rate,the percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date  
78632,unenlightenment,a lack of understanding  
78633,uneven_parallel_bars uneven_bars,a pair of parallel bars set at different heights; used in women's gymnastics  
78634,unevenness,the quality of being unbalanced  
78635,unevenness variability,the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity  
78636,unexchangeability,the quality of being incapable of exchange or interchange  
78637,unexpectedness surprisingness,extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected; "the unexpectedness of the warm welcome"  
78638,unfairness,partiality that is not fair or equitable  
78639,unfairness inequity,injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards  
78640,unfamiliarity strangeness,unusualness as a consequence of not being well known  
78641,unfavorableness unfavourableness,the quality of not being encouraging or indicative of success  
78642,unfeelingness callousness callosity hardness insensibility,devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness  
78643,unfitness,the quality of not being suitable; "the judges agreed on his unfitness for the appointment"  
78644,unfitness softness,poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)  
78645,unfolding flowering,a developmental process; "the flowering of antebellum culture"  
78646,unformatted_capacity,(computer science) the total number of bytes on a disk including the space that will be required to format it  
78647,unfortunate unfortunate_person,a person who suffers misfortune  
78648,unfriendliness,dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness  
78649,unfriendliness,an unfriendly disposition  
78650,ungodliness godlessness,impiety by virtue of not being a godly person  
78651,ungraciousness,an offensive lack of good manners  
78652,ungradable_opposition,an opposition that has no intermediate grade; either one or the other  
78653,unguiculate unguiculate_mammal,a mammal having nails or claws  
78654,ungulate hoofed_mammal,any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically  
78655,unhappiness,state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief  
78656,unhealthfulness,the quality of promoting poor health  
78657,unhelpfulness,an inability to be helpful  
78658,unholiness,the quality of being unholy  
78659,unicameral_script,a script with a single case  
78660,unicorn,an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead  
78661,unicycle monocycle,a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals  
78662,unicyclist,a person who rides a unicycle  
78663,unidentified_flying_object UFO flying_saucer,an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins  
78664,uniform,clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification  
78665,uniformity,a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying  
78666,uniformity uniformness,the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom)  
78667,unilateral_contract,a one-sided agreement whereby you promise to do (or refrain from doing) something in return for a performance (not a promise)  
78668,unilateral_descent,line of descent traced through one side of the family  
78669,unilateralism,the doctrine that nations should conduct their foreign affairs individualistically without the advice or involvement of other nations  
78670,unilateralist,an advocate of unilateralism  
78671,unimportance,the quality of not being important or worthy of note  
78672,uninitiate,people who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it diverts the attention of the uninitiate"  
78673,uninominal_system uninominal_voting_system single-member_system scrutin_uninomial_system scrutin_uninominal_voting_system,based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district  
78674,uninsurability,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)  
78675,unintelligibility,incomprehensibility as a consequence of being unintelligible  
78676,uninterestingness,inability to capture or hold one's interest  
78677,uniocular_dichromat,a person who has normal vision in one eye and dichromacy in the other; very rare but very useful for experiments on color vision  
78678,union,a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations; "the Soviet Union"  
78679,union,the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts; "lightning produced an unusual union of the metals"  
78680,union,a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)  
78681,union conglutination,healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones  
78682,union labor_union trade_union trades_union brotherhood,an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"  
78683,union sum join,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"  
78684,union unification,the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union"  
78685,union unification uniting conjugation jointure,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"  
78686,union_card,a card certifying membership in a labor union  
78687,union_representative,a representative for a labor union  
78688,union_shop,a company allowed to hire nonunion workers on the condition that they will join the union within a specified time  
78689,unionism trade_unionism,the system or principles and theory of labor unions  
78690,unionization unionisation,act of forming labor unions; "the issue underlying the strike was unionization"  
78691,unipolar_depression,a major depressive episode that occurs without the manic phase that occurs in the classic form of bipolar disorder  
78692,unison,corresponding exactly; "marching in unison"  
78693,unison,occurring together or simultaneously; "the two spoke in unison"  
78694,unison,(music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves; "singing in unison"  
78695,unit,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"  
78696,unit,a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another"  
78697,unit building_block,a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids"  
78698,unit social_unit,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"  
78699,unit_cell,the smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the lattices of a crystal  
78700,unit_character,(genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single gene  
78701,unit_cost,calculated cost for a given unit of a product  
78702,unit_investment_trust unit_trust,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"  
78703,unit_of_measurement unit,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"  
78704,unit_of_viscosity,a unit of measurement for viscosity  
78705,unitization unitisation,the act of packaging cargo into unit loads  
78706,unitization unitisation,conversion of an investment trust into a unit investment trust  
78707,unitization unitisation,the joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companies  
78708,unitization unitisation chunking,(psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units  
78709,universal,a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings; "some form of religion seems to be a human universal"  
78710,universal linguistic_universal,(linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages  
78711,universal universal_proposition,(logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class  
78712,universal_agent general_agent,someone authorized to transact every kind of business for the principal  
78713,universal_donor,a person whose type O Rh-negative blood may be safely transfused into persons with other blood types  
78714,universal_joint universal,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"  
78715,universal_quantifier,a logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts that the proposition is true for all members of a class of things  
78716,universal_set,(mathematics) the set that contains all the elements or objects involved in the problem under consideration; "all other sets are subsets of the universal set"  
78717,universal_suffrage,suffrage for all adults who are not disqualified by the laws of the country  
78718,universal_veil,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  
78719,universalism,the theological doctrine that all people will eventually be saved  
78720,universality catholicity,the quality of being universal; existing everywhere  
78721,universe existence creation world cosmos macrocosm,everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"  
78722,universe universe_of_discourse,everything stated or assumed in a given discussion  
78723,university,a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees  
78724,university,the body of faculty and students at a university  
78725,university,establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching  
78726,unkindness,lack of sympathy  
78727,unknowingness unawareness,unconsciousness resulting from lack of knowledge or attention  
78728,unknown unknown_quantity,a variable whose values are solutions of an equation  
78729,unknown unknown_region terra_incognita,an unknown and unexplored region; "they came like angels out the unknown"  
78730,unknown_quantity,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"  
78731,unlawful_carnal_knowledge criminal_congress,forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals  
78732,unlawfulness,the quality of failing to conform to law  
78733,unleaded_gasoline unleaded_petrol,gasoline that has not been treated with a lead compound  
78734,unlikelihood unlikeliness,the improbability of a specified outcome  
78735,unlikeness dissimilitude,dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness  
78736,unlisted_security over_the_counter_security OTC_security,a security traded in the over-the-counter market  
78737,unloading,the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.  
78738,unmalleability,a lack of malleability  
78739,unmarried_woman,a woman who is not married  
78740,unmindfulness heedlessness inadvertence inadvertency,the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities  
78741,unnaturalness,the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles  
78742,unneighborliness,an unneighborly disposition  
78743,unnoticeableness,the quality of being not easily noticed  
78744,unobserved_fire,fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be observed  
78745,unobtrusiveness,the quality of not sticking out in an unwelcome way  
78746,unoriginality,uncreativeness due to a lack of originality  
78747,unoriginality,the quality of being unoriginal  
78748,unorthodoxy heterodoxy,the quality of being unorthodox  
78749,unorthodoxy heterodoxy heresy,any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position  
78750,unpalatability unpalatableness,the property of being unacceptable to the mouth  
78751,unpalatability unpalatableness,the property of being unacceptable to the mind; "the policy's unpalatability caused an uproar"  
78752,unperceptiveness,the lack of insight and sympathetic understanding  
78753,unpermissiveness restrictiveness,a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits  
78754,unpersuasiveness,inability to persuade  
78755,unpleasant_person disagreeable_person,a person who is not pleasant or agreeable  
78756,unpleasant_woman disagreeable_woman,a woman who is an unpleasant person  
78757,unpleasantness,the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling  
78758,unpleasantness,the quality of giving displeasure; "the recent unpleasantness of the weather"  
78759,unpleasingness,the quality of being unpleasant to to the senses  
78760,unpointedness,the property of having only a dull tip (if any)  
78761,unpopularity,the quality of lacking general approval or acceptance  
78762,unpredictability,lacking predictability  
78763,unpretentiousness,the quality of being natural and without pretensions  
78764,unproductiveness,the quality of lacking the power to produce  
78765,unprofitableness unprofitability,the quality of affording no gain or no benefit or no profit  
78766,unreality,the quality possessed by something that is unreal  
78767,unreality irreality,the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact  
78768,unrelatedness,the lack of any particular manner of connectedness  
78769,unrespectability disreputability disreputableness,dishonorableness by virtue of lacking respectability or a good reputation  
78770,unresponsiveness deadness,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; "she began to recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident"; "in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away"  
78771,unrest,a feeling of restless agitation  
78772,unrestraint,the quality of lacking restraint  
78773,unrighteousness,failure to adhere to moral principles; "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness"  
78774,unruliness fractiousness willfulness wilfulness,the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline  
78775,unsanitariness,a state that is not conducive to health  
78776,unsatisfactoriness,the quality of being inadequate or unsuitable  
78777,unsaturated_fatty_acid,a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms  
78778,unscrupulousness,the quality of unscrupulous dishonesty  
78779,unseasonableness untimeliness,being at an inappropriate time  
78780,unsecured_bond debenture debenture_bond,the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future  
78781,unseemliness,a lack of consideration for others  
78782,unselfconsciousness,the quality of being not self-conscious; unawareness of yourself or of others' views of yourself; "he had the unselfconsciousness of a child"  
78783,unselfishness,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"  
78784,unsightliness,ugliness that is unpleasant to look at  
78785,unskilled_person,a person who lacks technical training  
78786,unskillfulness,a lack of cognitive skill  
78787,unsnarling untangling disentanglement extrication,the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition  
78788,unsociability unsociableness,an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship  
78789,unsolvability insolubility,the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it impossible to solve  
78790,unsoundness,a condition of damage or decay  
78791,unsoundness,a misconception that is fallacious and not true or valid; "the unsoundness of his conclusion was obvious"  
78792,unsoundness,not mentally or physically healthy; "no one can be a poet without a certain unsoundness of mind"  
78793,unspoken_accusation veiled_accusation,an accusation that is understood without needing to be spoken  
78794,unsteadiness,the quality of being unsteady--varying and unpredictable  
78795,unsteadiness ricketiness,the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place  
78796,unstratified_language,a programming language that (like natural language) can be used as its own metalanguage  
78797,unsuitability unsuitableness ineptness,the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose  
78798,unsusceptibility immunity,the state of not being susceptible; "unsusceptibility to rust"  
78799,unthoughtfulness thoughtlessness,the trait of not thinking carefully before acting  
78800,untidiness,the condition of being untidy  
78801,untidiness messiness,the trait of being untidy and messy  
78802,untouchable Harijan,belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India  
78803,untrustworthiness untrustiness,the trait of not deserving trust or confidence  
78804,untruthfulness,the quality of being untruthful  
78805,untying undoing unfastening,loosening the ties that fasten something; "the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy"  
78806,ununbium Uub element_112 atomic_number_112,a radioactive transuranic element  
78807,ununhexium Uuh element_116 atomic_number_116,a radioactive transuranic element  
78808,ununpentium Uup element_115 atomic_number_115,a radioactive transuranic element  
78809,ununquadium Uuq element_114 atomic_number_114,a radioactive transuranic element  
78810,ununtrium Uut element_113 atomic_number_113,a radioactive transuranic element  
78811,unusualness,uncommonness by virtue of being unusual  
78812,unvariedness,characterized by an absence of variation  
78813,unveiling,putting on display for the first time; "he attended the unveiling of the statue"  
78814,unwariness,the trait of not being cautious and watchful  
78815,unwelcome_person persona_non_grata,a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome  
78816,unwholesomeness morbidness morbidity,the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you  
78817,unwieldiness,the quality of being difficult to direct or control by reason of complexity; "avoiding the unwieldiness of formal legal processes"; "the onset of unwieldiness and bureaucracy in large organizations"  
78818,unwillingness involuntariness,the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton"  
78819,unworthiness,the quality or state of lacking merit or value  
78820,unwritten_law,law based on customary behavior  
78821,up-bow,an upward stroke from the tip to the heel of the bow  
78822,up-tick,a small increase; "the up-tick in terrorist activity"  
78823,up_quark,a stable quark with an electric charge of +2/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electron  
78824,upbeat offbeat,an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)  
78825,upbraider reprover reproacher rebuker,someone who finds fault or imputes blame  
78826,upbringing,properties acquired during a person's formative years  
78827,upcast,air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine  
78828,update,information or data that updates; "do you have the latest software update?"; "I just heard the update on the unemployment figures"  
78829,update,the act of bringing someone or something up to date; "the server update ran overnight"; "the local news station broadcast a special weather update"  
78830,updating,the act of changing something to bring it up to date (usually by adding something); "criminal records need regular updating"  
78831,updraft,a strong upward air current  
78832,upgrade,software that provides better performance than an earlier version did  
78833,upgrade,a reservation that is improved; "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"  
78834,upgrade,hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did  
78835,upgrade,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"  
78836,upgrade rise rising_slope,the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises  
78837,upheaval uplift upthrow upthrust,(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)  
78838,uphill,the upward slope of a hill  
78839,upholder maintainer sustainer,someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy"  
78840,upholsterer,a craftsman who upholsters furniture  
78841,upholstery,covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture  
78842,upholstery,the craft of upholstering  
78843,upholstery_material,the fabric used in upholstering  
78844,upholstery_needle,any of several very heavy and sometimes curved sewing needles used by upholsterers  
78845,upland_cotton Gossypium_hirsutum,native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cotton  
78846,upland_sandpiper upland_plover Bartramian_sandpiper Bartramia_longicauda,large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands  
78847,upland_white_aster Aster_ptarmicoides,tufted rigid North American perennial with loose clusters of white flowers  
78848,uplift,a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts  
78849,uplifting,the rise of something; "the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky"  
78850,uplink,a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission  
78851,upper,piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot; "Uppers come in many styles"  
78852,upper_berth upper,the higher of two berths  
78853,upper_bound,(mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given set  
78854,upper_class upper_crust,the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy  
78855,upper_deck,a higher deck  
78856,upper_hand whip_hand,position of advantage and control  
78857,upper_jaw upper_jawbone maxilla maxillary,the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium  
78858,upper_limit,the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something  
78859,upper_mantle,the upper part of the mantle  
78860,upper_respiratory_infection,infection of the upper respiratory tract  
78861,upper_respiratory_tract,the nose and throat and trachea  
78862,upper_surface,the side that is uppermost  
78863,uppercut,a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin)  
78864,uppityness uppishness,assumption of airs beyond one's station  
78865,upright upright_piano,a piano with a vertical sounding board  
78866,upright vertical,a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"  
78867,uprightness rectitude,righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest  
78868,upset derangement overthrow,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"  
78869,upset overturn turnover,the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"  
78870,upset swage,a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging  
78871,upset_price,(auction) the minimum price at which a seller of property will entertain bids  
78872,upsetter,an unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor  
78873,upside-down_cake skillet_cake,batter baked atop a layer of sweetened fruit then turned upside down so fruit is on top  
78874,upsilon,the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet  
78875,upstage,the rear part of the stage  
78876,upstager,a selfish actor who upstages the other actors  
78877,upstairs,the part of a building above the ground floor; "no one was allowed to see the upstairs"  
78878,upstart,an arrogant or presumptuous person  
78879,upstart parvenu nouveau-riche arriviste,a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class  
78880,upstroke,a stroke normally made in an upward direction  
78881,uptake,a process of taking up or using up or consuming; "they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids"  
78882,uptick,a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction  
78883,uptime,a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use  
78884,uptown,a residential part of town away from the central commercial district  
78885,upturn,an upward movement or trend as in business activity  
78886,uracil U,a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine  
78887,uraninite pitchblende,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  
78888,uranium U atomic_number_92,a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons  
78889,uranium_235,a uranium isotope with mass number 235; capable of sustaining chain reactions  
78890,uranium_238,the commonest isotope of uranium; it is not fissionable but when irradiated with neutrons it produces fissionable plutonium 239  
78891,uranium_ore,any ore from which uranium can be extracted  
78892,uranoplasty,surgical correction of a defect of the palate  
78893,uranyl uranyl_group uranyl_radical,the bivalent radical UO2 which forms salts with acids  
78894,uranyl_nitrate,a yellow salt obtained by the reaction of uranium salts with nitric acid  
78895,uranyl_oxalate,a salt obtained by the reaction of uranium salts with oxalic acid  
78896,urate,a salt of uric acid  
78897,uratemia,presence of abnormal amounts of uric acid salts in the blood; symptom of gout  
78898,uraturia,presence of abnormally large amounts of uric acid in the urine; symptom of gout  
78899,urban_area populated_area,a geographical area constituting a city or town  
78900,urban_guerrilla,a guerrilla who fights only in cities and towns  
78901,urban_legend,a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true  
78902,urban_planning,the branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities  
78903,urban_renewal,the clearing and rebuilding and redevelopment of urban slums  
78904,urbanity,polished courtesy; elegance of manner  
78905,urbanity,the quality or character of life in a city or town; "there is an important difference between rusticity and urbanity"  
78906,urbanization urbanisation,the condition of being urbanized  
78907,urbanization urbanisation,the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban  
78908,urceole,a vessel that holds water for washing the hands  
78909,urchin,poor and often mischievous city child  
78910,urea carbamide,the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics  
78911,urea-formaldehyde_resin,a clear thermosetting resin made from urea and formaldehyde and used in electrical fittings, adhesives, and finishes  
78912,urease,an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia; is present in intestinal bacteria  
78913,uremia uraemia azotemia azotaemia,accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine  
78914,ureter,either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder  
78915,ureteritis,inflammation of the ureter  
78916,ureterocele,prolapse of the end of the ureter into the bladder; may obstruct urine flow  
78917,ureterorenal_reflux,a backflow of urine from the ureter into the renal pelvis  
78918,ureterostenosis,stenosis of the ureter  
78919,urethane,an ester of carbamic acid  
78920,urethra,duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct  
78921,urethral_orifice external_orifice,the orifice through which urine is discharged  
78922,urethral_sphincter musculus_sphincter_urethrae,a striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethra  
78923,urethritis,inflammation of the urethra; results in painful urination  
78924,urethrocele,prolapse of the urethra into the vagina  
78925,urge impulse,an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses"  
78926,urge itch,a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"  
78927,urge_incontinence,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  
78928,urgency,the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity  
78929,urgency,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"  
78930,urgency,pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need"  
78931,urging,the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging  
78932,urial Ovis_vignei,bearded reddish sheep of southern Asia  
78933,uric_acid,a white tasteless odorless crystalline product of protein metabolism; found in the blood and urine  
78934,uricaciduria,presence of abnormal amounts of uric acid in the urine; symptom of gout  
78935,urinal,a plumbing fixture (usually attached to the wall) used by men to urinate  
78936,urinalysis uranalysis,(medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis)  
78937,urinary_bladder,a membranous sac for temporary retention of urine  
78938,urinary_hesitancy,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  
78939,urinary_retention,holding urine in the urinary bladder; "he has a problem with urinary retention"  
78940,urinary_tract,the organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine  
78941,urinary_tract_infection,any infection of any of the organs of the urinary tract  
78942,urine piss pee piddle weewee water,liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"  
78943,urn,a large pot for making coffee or tea  
78944,urn,a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet  
78945,urobilin,brown bile pigment formed from urobilinogens and found in feces and in small amounts in urine  
78946,urobilinogen stercobilinogen,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  
78947,urocele,extravasation of urine into the scrotal sac  
78948,urochesia urochezia,passage of urine from the anus  
78949,urochord,a notochord of a larval tunicate typically confined to the caudal region  
78950,urodele caudate,amphibians that resemble lizards  
78951,urodynia,pain during urination  
78952,urogenital_system urogenital_apparatus urinary_system urinary_apparatus genitourinary_system genitourinary_apparatus systema_urogenitale apparatus_urogenitalis,the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine  
78953,urolith,a urinary stone  
78954,urologist,a specialist in urology  
78955,urology urogenital_medicine,the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the urinary tract or urogenital system  
78956,uropathy,any pathology of the urinary tract  
78957,uropygial_gland preen_gland,oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds  
78958,uropygium,posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow  
78959,ursinia,any of various plants of the genus Ursinia grown for their yellow- or orange- or white-rayed flowers  
78960,urtication,a sensation of having been stung by nettles  
78961,urtication urticaria hives nettle_rash,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  
78962,usage,the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written; "English usage"; "a usage borrowed from French"  
78963,usance,the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)  
78964,use,a particular service; "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses"  
78965,use enjoyment,(law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat"  
78966,use usage utilization utilisation employment exercise,the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"  
78967,use_immunity testimonial_immunity,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  
78968,used-car secondhand_car,a car that has been previously owned; not a new car  
78969,used-car_lot,a parking lot where a dealer in used-cars displays cars for sale  
78970,user,a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something  
78971,usher doorkeeper,an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber  
78972,usher guide,someone employed to conduct others  
78973,usherette,a female usher  
78974,ushering_in,the introduction of something new; "it signalled the ushering in of a new era"  
78975,usualness,commonness by virtue of not being unusual  
78976,usufruct,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  
78977,usufructuary,someone who holds property by usufruct  
78978,usurer loan_shark moneylender shylock,someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest  
78979,usurpation,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"  
78980,usurper supplanter,one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another  
78981,usury,the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest  
78982,usury vigorish,an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest  
78983,utahraptor superslasher,large (20-ft) and swift carnivorous dinosaur having an upright slashing claw 15 inches long on each hind foot; early Cretaceous  
78984,utensil,an implement for practical use (especially in a household)  
78985,uterine_artery arteria_uterina,a branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vagina  
78986,uterine_cavity,the space inside the uterus between the cervical canal and the Fallopian tubes  
78987,uterine_contraction,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  
78988,uterine_vein,one of two veins on each side that arise from the uterine plexus and empty into the internal iliac vein  
78989,uterus womb,a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus  
78990,utilitarian,someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility  
78991,utilitarianism,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  
78992,utility,(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice  
78993,utility,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"  
78994,utility,the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane"  
78995,utility public_utility public_utility_company public-service_corporation,a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation  
78996,utility usefulness,the quality of being of practical use  
78997,utility_bond utility_revenue_bond,a bond issued to finance the construction of public utility services  
78998,utility_man,a baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positions  
78999,utility_man,a workman expected to serve in any capacity when called on  
79000,utility_program utility service_program,(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"  
79001,utility_routine service_routine,a routine that can be used as needed  
79002,utilization,the state of having been made use of; "the rate of utilization"  
79003,utilizer utiliser,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"  
79004,utmost uttermost maximum level_best,the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost"  
79005,utopia,ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects  
79006,utopia,a work of fiction describing a utopia  
79007,utopian_socialism,socialism achieved by voluntary sacrifice  
79008,utricle utriculus,a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open  
79009,utterance vocalization,the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication  
79010,utterer,someone who circulates forged banknotes or counterfeit coins  
79011,utterer vocalizer vocaliser,an organism that can utter vocal sounds; "an utterer of foul oaths"; "is the giraffe a vocalizer?"  
79012,uvea,the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid  
79013,uveitis,inflammation of the uvea of the eye  
79014,uveoscleral_pathway,a tubule that drains excess aqueous humor  
79015,uvula,a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate  
79016,uvulitis,inflammation of the uvula  
79017,uxor ux.,(legal terminology) the Latin word for wife  
79018,uxoricide,a husband who murders his wife  
79019,uxoricide,the murder of a wife by her husband  
79020,uxoriousness,foolish fondness for or excessive submissiveness to one's wife  
79021,vac vacay,informal term for vacation  
79022,vacancy,being unoccupied  
79023,vacancy_rate,the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time  
79024,vacant_lot building_site,a lot on which there are no permanent buildings  
79025,vacation,the act of making something legally void  
79026,vacation holiday,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"  
79027,vacation_home,a dwelling (a second home) where you live while you are on vacation  
79028,vacationer vacationist,someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work  
79029,vacationing,the act of taking a vacation  
79030,vaccination,the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine  
79031,vaccine vaccinum,immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies  
79032,vaccinee,a patient who has been vaccinated  
79033,vaccinia vaccina variola_vaccine variola_vaccinia variola_vaccina,a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar  
79034,vacuole,a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell  
79035,vacuolization vacuolisation vacuolation,the state of having become filled with vacuoles  
79036,vacuousness,indicative of or marked by mental vacuity and an absence of ideas; "the vacuousness of her face belied her feelings"  
79037,vacuum vacuity,the absence of matter  
79038,vacuum vacuity,a region that is devoid of matter  
79039,vacuum vacuum_cleaner,an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction  
79040,vacuum_chamber,a chamber from which nearly all matter (especially air) has been removed  
79041,vacuum_flask vacuum_bottle,flask with double walls separated by vacuum; used to maintain substances at high or low temperatures  
79042,vacuum_gauge vacuum_gage,a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure  
79043,vagabond,anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place; "pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea"  
79044,vagary,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"  
79045,vagina,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"  
79046,vaginal_artery arteria_vaginalis,a branch of the internal iliac that provides blood for the vagina and the base of the bladder and the rectum  
79047,vaginal_discharge,discharge of secretions from the cervical glands of the vagina; normally clear or white  
79048,vaginal_smear,smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis  
79049,vaginismus,muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close; usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic examination  
79050,vaginitis,inflammation of the vagina (usually associated with candidiasis)  
79051,vagrancy,the state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood  
79052,vagrant drifter floater vagabond clochard,a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support  
79053,vagueness,unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning; "the Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness"; "these terms were used with a vagueness that suggested little or no thought about what each might convey"  
79054,vagueness,indistinctness of shape or character; "the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner"  
79055,vagus vagus_nerve nervus_vagus pneumogastric pneumogastric_nerve tenth_cranial_nerve wandering_nerve,a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera  
79056,vaisya,the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category  
79057,valdecoxib Bextra,a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Bextra) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract  
79058,valediction,the act of saying farewell  
79059,valediction valedictory_address valedictory_oration valedictory,a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)  
79060,valedictorian valedictory_speaker,the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement  
79061,valence valency,(biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate  
79062,valence valency,(chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)  
79063,valence_electron,an electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form molecules  
79064,valency,the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds  
79065,valentine,a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day; "will you be my valentine?"  
79066,valerian,a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers  
79067,valeric_acid pentanoic_acid,a clear liquid carboxylic acid used in perfumes and drugs  
79068,valet valet_de_chambre gentleman gentleman's_gentleman man,a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"  
79069,valet_parking,a service provided (at a club or restaurant or airport etc.) whereby a patron leaves a car at the entrance and an attendant parks and retrieves it  
79070,valetudinarian,weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health  
79071,valgus,a deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body  
79072,validation proof substantiation,the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something  
79073,validity validness,the quality of having legal force or effectiveness  
79074,valine,an essential amino acid found in proteins; important for growth in children and nitrogen balance in adults  
79075,valise,a small overnight bag for short trips  
79076,valley vale,a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river  
79077,valley_girl,a girl who grew up in the tract housing in the San Fernando Valley  
79078,valley_pocket_gopher Thomomys_bottae,of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States  
79079,valproic_acid Depokene,anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures  
79080,valsartan Diovan,an angiotensin II inhibitor that is used to treat high blood pressure  
79081,valuable,something of value; "all our valuables were stolen"  
79082,valuation,assessed price; "the valuation of this property is much too high"  
79083,valuation_reserve valuation_account allowance allowance_account,a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets  
79084,value,an ideal accepted by some individual or group; "he has old-fashioned values"  
79085,value,a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds"  
79086,value,the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"  
79087,value,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  
79088,value economic_value,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"  
79089,value time_value note_value,(music) the relative duration of a musical note  
79090,value_judgment value_judgement,an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed  
79091,value_statement,a statement of the desirability of something  
79092,valuelessness,having none of the properties that endow something with value  
79093,valuer,someone who assesses the monetary worth of possessions  
79094,values,beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something); "he has very conservatives values"  
79095,valve,a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it  
79096,valve,device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone  
79097,valve,control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid  
79098,valve,the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs  
79099,valve,one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods  
79100,valve-in-head_engine,internal-combustion engine having both inlet and exhaust valves located in the cylinder head  
79101,valvotomy valvulotomy,incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction  
79102,valvular_heart_disease,heart disease caused by stenosis of the cardiac valves and obstructed blood flow or caused by degeneration and blood regurgitation  
79103,valvular_incompetence,inability of a bodily valve to close completely  
79104,valvule valvelet valvula,a small valve  
79105,valvulitis,inflammation of a valve (especially of a cardiac valve as a consequence of rheumatic fever)  
79106,vambrace lower_cannon,cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm  
79107,vamp,an improvised musical accompaniment  
79108,vamp,piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe  
79109,vampire lamia,(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living  
79110,vampire_bat true_vampire_bat,any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood  
79111,vampirism,belief in the existence of vampires  
79112,vampirism,the actions or practices of a vampire  
79113,van,(Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight  
79114,van,a truck with an enclosed cargo space  
79115,van caravan,a camper equipped with living quarters  
79116,van_Gogh Vincent_van_Gogh Gogh,Dutch Post-impressionist painter noted for his use of color (1853-1890)  
79117,van_de_Velde Henri_van_de_Velde Henri_Clemens_van_de_Velde,Belgian architect (1863-1957)  
79118,van_der_Waal's_forces,relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particles  
79119,van_der_Waals Johannes_van_der_Waals Johannes_Diderik_van_der_Waals,Dutch physicist (1837-1923)  
79120,vanadate,a salt or ester of vanadic acid; an anion containing pentavalent vanadium  
79121,vanadinite,a mineral consisting of chloride and vanadate of lead; a source of vanadium  
79122,vanadium V atomic_number_23,a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite  
79123,vanadium_pentoxide vanadic_acid,any of various oxyacids of vanadium; known mostly in the form of its salts  
79124,vanadium_steel,steel alloyed with vanadium for greater strength and high-temperature stability  
79125,vancomycin Vancocin,an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections  
79126,vanda,any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes  
79127,vandal,someone who willfully destroys or defaces property  
79128,vandalism hooliganism malicious_mischief,willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others  
79129,vandyke_beard vandyke,a short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony Vandyke)  
79130,vane,a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it  
79131,vane web,the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft  
79132,vanguard forefront cutting_edge,the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"  
79133,vanguard van,the leading units moving at the head of an army  
79134,vanilla,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  
79135,vanilla,a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans  
79136,vanilla vanilla_extract,a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans)  
79137,vanilla_bean,long bean-like fruit; seeds are used as flavoring  
79138,vanilla_ice_cream,ice cream flavored with vanilla extract  
79139,vanilla_orchid Vanilla_planifolia,a climbing orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout tropical America  
79140,vanilla_pudding,sweet vanilla flavored custard-like pudding usually thickened with flour rather than eggs  
79141,vanillin,a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings  
79142,vanisher,a person who disappears  
79143,vanishing,a sudden or mysterious disappearance  
79144,vanishing,a sudden disappearance from sight  
79145,vanishing_point,the point beyond which something disappears or ceases to exist  
79146,vanishing_point,the appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge  
79147,vanity emptiness,the quality of being valueless or futile; "he rejected the vanities of the world"  
79148,vanity_fair,a vain and frivolous lifestyle especially in large cities  
79149,vantage,place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)  
79150,vantage_point viewpoint,a place from which something can be viewed; "from that vantage point he could survey the whole valley"  
79151,vapor vapour,a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance  
79152,vapor_density vapour_density,the density of a gas relative to the density of hydrogen  
79153,vapor_lock vapour_lock,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)  
79154,vapor_pressure vapour_pressure,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)  
79155,vaporization vaporisation,annihilation by vaporizing something  
79156,vaporization vaporisation vapor vapour evaporation,the process of becoming a vapor  
79157,vaporizer vaporiser,a device that puts out a substance in the form of a vapor (especially for medicinal inhalation)  
79158,vaquero buckaroo buckeroo,local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)  
79159,vaquita Phocoena_sinus,a short porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California; an endangered species  
79160,vara,a Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities  
79161,vardenafil Levitra,virility drug (trade name Levitra) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men  
79162,variability variableness variance,the quality of being subject to variation  
79163,variable,something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation; "the weather is one variable to be considered"  
79164,variable,a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity  
79165,variable variable_quantity,a quantity that can assume any of a set of values  
79166,variable-pitch_propeller,propeller for which the angle of the blades is adjustable  
79167,variable_star variable,a star that varies noticeably in brightness  
79168,variance,the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value  
79169,variance,an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation); "a zoning variance"  
79170,variation,the process of varying or being varied  
79171,variation,(astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)  
79172,variation,a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished  
79173,variation,an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard; "he patented a variation on the sandal"  
79174,variation,the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard; "who is responsible for these variations in taxation?"  
79175,variation fluctuation,an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change  
79176,variation variance,an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"  
79177,varicella_zoster_virus,the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox  
79178,varicocele,dilatation of the veins associated with the spermatic cord in the testes  
79179,varicose_vein,a vein that is permanently dilated; most common in the legs  
79180,varicosis,pathological condition of being varicose or having varicose veins  
79181,varicosity,varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous  
79182,varied_Lorikeet Glossopsitta_versicolor,lorikeet with a colorful coat  
79183,variedness,characterized by variation  
79184,variegated_horsetail variegated_scouring_rush Equisetum_variegatum,northern North America; Greenland; northern and central Europe  
79185,variegation,variability in coloration  
79186,varietal varietal_wine,a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape  
79187,variety,(biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics; "varieties are frequently recognized in botany"  
79188,variety change,a difference that is usually pleasant; "he goes to France for variety"; "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic"  
79189,variety_meat organs,edible viscera of a butchered animal  
79190,variety_show variety,a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances  
79191,variola_major variola_major_virus,a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent  
79192,variola_minor variola_minor_virus,a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent  
79193,variola_virus smallpox_virus,the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon  
79194,variolation variolization,the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox  
79195,variometer,a measuring instrument for measuring variations in a magnetic field  
79196,variorum variorum_edition,an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editors  
79197,variously-leaved_pondweed Potamogeton_gramineous,of Europe (except the Mediterranean area) and the northern United States  
79198,varix,abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel  
79199,varmint varment,any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g., coyote  
79200,varna,(Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)  
79201,varnish,a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface  
79202,varnish_tree lacquer_tree Chinese_lacquer_tree Japanese_lacquer_tree Japanese_varnish_tree Japanese_sumac Toxicodendron_vernicifluum Rhus_verniciflua,small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained  
79203,varnisher,someone who applies a finishing coat of varnish  
79204,varsity,a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University  
79205,varsity first_team,a team representing a college or university  
79206,varus,a deformity in which part of a limb is turned inward to an abnormal degree  
79207,vas_deferens ductus_deferens,a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct  
79208,vasa_efferentia,the several highly convoluted tubules that lead from the rete testis to the vas deferens and form the head of the epididymis  
79209,vasa_vasorum,any small blood vessel ramifying on the outside of a major artery or vein  
79210,vascular_bundle vascular_strand fibrovascular_bundle,a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem  
79211,vascular_plant tracheophyte,green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms  
79212,vascular_ray medullary_ray,a sheet of vascular tissue separating the vascular bundles  
79213,vascular_structure,a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels  
79214,vascular_system,the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant  
79215,vascular_tissue,tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants  
79216,vascularity,the property being vascular; "a prominent vascularity"  
79217,vascularization vascularisation,the organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries  
79218,vasculitis,inflammation of a blood vessel  
79219,vase,an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers  
79220,vasectomy,surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible  
79221,vasoconstriction,decrease in the diameter of blood vessels  
79222,vasoconstrictor vasoconstrictive pressor,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  
79223,vasodilation,dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries)  
79224,vasodilator vasodilative,a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels  
79225,vasopressin antidiuretic_hormone ADH Pitressin,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  
79226,vasopressor,any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure)  
79227,vasotomy vasosection,surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens  
79228,vasovasostomy,a surgical procedure that attempts to restore the function of the vas deferens after a vasectomy  
79229,vasovesiculitis,inflammation of the vas deferens and seminal vesicles; usually occurring with prostatitis  
79230,vassal liege liegeman liege_subject feudatory,a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord  
79231,vat_dye vat_color,a water-insoluble dye that is applied by reducing the dye to an alkaline form, applying the dye, then regenerating the insoluble dye by oxidation in the material; used for dyeing cotton  
79232,vaudeville music_hall,a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.  
79233,vaudevillian,a performer who works in vaudeville  
79234,vault,an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof  
79235,vault bank_vault,a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables  
79236,vault burial_vault,a burial chamber (usually underground)  
79237,vault hurdle,the act of jumping over an obstacle  
79238,vaulter pole_vaulter pole_jumper,an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole  
79239,vaulting,(architecture) a vaulted structure; "arches and vaulting"  
79240,vaulting_horse long_horse buck,a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting  
79241,vaunt,extravagant self-praise  
79242,veal veau,meat from a calf  
79243,veal_cordon_bleu,thin slices of veal stuffed with cheese and ham and then sauteed  
79244,veal_parmesan veal_parmigiana,sauteed veal cutlet in a breadcrumb-and-cheese coating served with tomato sauce  
79245,veal_roast roast_veal,cut of veal suitable for roasting  
79246,veal_scallopini,thin sauteed cutlets of veal  
79247,vector,a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction  
79248,vector,a variable quantity that can be resolved into components  
79249,vector,(genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell  
79250,vector transmitter,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"  
79251,vector-borne_transmission,indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vector bites or touches a person  
79252,vector_algebra,the part of algebra that deals with the theory of vectors and vector spaces  
79253,vector_product cross_product,a vector that is the product of two other vectors  
79254,vector_sum resultant,a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors  
79255,vedalia Rodolia_cardinalis,native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects  
79256,veery Wilson's_thrush Hylocichla_fuscescens,tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song  
79257,vegan,a strict vegetarian; someone who eats no animal or dairy products at all  
79258,vegetable,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  
79259,vegetable veggie veg,edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant  
79260,vegetable_matter,matter produced by plants or growing in the manner of a plant  
79261,vegetable_oil oil,any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants  
79262,vegetable_sheep sheep_plant Haastia_pulvinaris,cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairs  
79263,vegetable_tallow,a waxy fat obtained from certain plants (e.g. bayberry) and used as tallow  
79264,vegetable_wax,a waxy substance obtained from plants (especially from the trunks of certain palms)  
79265,vegetarian,eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products  
79266,vegetarianism,a diet excluding all meat and fish  
79267,vegetation,the process of growth in plants  
79268,vegetation,an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart)  
79269,vegetation,inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life; "their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation"  
79270,vegetation flora botany,all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"  
79271,vehemence emphasis,intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights"  
79272,vehicle,any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it  
79273,vehicle,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"; "the play was just a vehicle to display her talents"  
79274,vehicle,a conveyance that transports people or objects  
79275,vehicle-borne_transmission,indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vehicle (or fomite) touches a person's body or is ingested  
79276,vehicular_traffic vehicle_traffic,the aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a particular locality  
79277,veil velum,a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms  
79278,vein,a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes"  
79279,vein mineral_vein,a layer of ore between layers of rock  
79280,vein nervure,any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ  
79281,vein nervure,one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect  
79282,vein vena venous_blood_vessel,a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"  
79283,vein_of_penis,a vein serving the penis  
79284,velar velar_consonant,a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate  
79285,veld veldt,elevated open grassland in southern Africa  
79286,velleity,a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain  
79287,velleity,volition in its weakest form  
79288,vellum,a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment  
79289,vellum,fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb  
79290,velocipede,any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel  
79291,velociraptor,small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops; possibly related more closely to birds than to other dinosaurs  
79292,velodrome,a banked oval track for bicycle or motorcycle racing  
79293,velour velours,heavy fabric that resembles velvet  
79294,veloute,white sauce made with stock instead of milk  
79295,velvet,a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back  
79296,velvet_ant,a solitary wasp of the family Mutillidae; the body has a coat of brightly colored velvety hair and the females are wingless  
79297,velvet_bent velvet_bent_grass brown_bent Rhode_Island_bent dog_bent Agrostis_canina,common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves  
79298,velvet_grass Yorkshire_fog Holcus_lanatus,tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage  
79299,velvet_plant purple_velvet_plant royal_velvet_plant Gynura_aurantiaca,Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs  
79300,velveteen,a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet  
79301,velvetleaf velvet-leaf velvetweed Indian_mallow butter-print China_jute Abutilon_theophrasti,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  
79302,vena_bulbi_penis,vein of the head of the penis; tributary of the internal pudendal vein that drains the perineum  
79303,vena_bulbi_vestibuli,vein of the vestibular bulb  
79304,vena_canaliculi_cochleae,vein of the cochlear canal  
79305,vena_cava,either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart  
79306,vena_dorsalis_clitoridis_profunda,deep dorsal vein of the clitoris; tributary of the vesical venous plexus  
79307,vena_profunda_penis,deep vein of the penis; enters the prostatic plexus  
79308,venae_dorsales_clitoridis_superficiales,superficial dorsal veins of the clitoris; tributaries of the external pudendal vein on either side  
79309,venae_dorsales_penis_profunda,deep dorsal vein of the penis; tributary of the prostatic plexus  
79310,venae_dorsales_penis_superficiales,superficial dorsal veins of the penis; paired tributaries of the external pudendal veins on each side  
79311,venae_interlobulares_hepatis,interlobular veins of the liver  
79312,venae_interlobulares_renis,interlobular veins of the kidney; receive blood from the arcuate vein and empty into the renal veins  
79313,venae_labiales_anteriores anterior_labial_veins,veins from the labia majora to the external pudendal vein  
79314,venae_labiales_posteriores posterior_labial_veins,veins that pass posterior from the labia majora to the internal pudendal vein  
79315,venae_palpebrales,veins of the eyelids  
79316,venae_profundae_clitoridis,deep veins of the clitoris; join the vesical plexus  
79317,venae_renis,veins of the kidney; drain the kidney into the renal vein  
79318,venality,prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward  
79319,venation,(botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf  
79320,venation venous_blood_system,(zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal  
79321,vendetta blood_feud,a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other  
79322,vending peddling hawking vendition,the act of selling goods for a living  
79323,vending_machine,a slot machine for selling goods  
79324,veneer veneering,coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood  
79325,veneering,the act of applying veneer  
79326,venerability venerableness,the quality of deserving veneration  
79327,venerator,someone who regards with deep respect or reverence  
79328,venereal_disease VD venereal_infection social_disease Cupid's_itch Cupid's_disease Venus's_curse dose sexually_transmitted_disease STD,a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact  
79329,venesection phlebotomy,surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis  
79330,vengeance retribution payback,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"  
79331,venial_sin,a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace  
79332,venipuncture,(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  
79333,venire_facias,a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty  
79334,venison,meat from a deer used as food  
79335,venogram phlebogram,an X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium  
79336,venography,roentgenographic examination of veins  
79337,venom,toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)  
79338,venomous_lizard,any of two or three large heavy-bodied lizards; only known venomous lizards  
79339,venous_blood,blood found in the veins; "except in the pulmonary vein venous blood is rich in carbon dioxide and poor in oxygen"  
79340,venous_pressure,the pressure exerted on the walls of the veins by the circulating blood  
79341,venous_sinus sinus,a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel  
79342,vent,a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)  
79343,vent,external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate  
79344,vent venthole vent-hole blowhole,a hole for the escape of gas or air  
79345,vent volcano,a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt  
79346,venter,a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance  
79347,venter,the womb; "`in venter' is legal terminology for `conceived but not yet born'"  
79348,venter,a bulging body part (as the belly of a muscle)  
79349,ventilation airing,the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air  
79350,ventilation ventilation_system ventilating_system,a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air; "she was continually adjusting the ventilation"  
79351,ventilation_shaft,a shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation  
79352,ventilator,a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air  
79353,ventral_root ventral_horn anterior_root anterior_horn,one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers  
79354,ventricle,one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid  
79355,ventricle heart_ventricle,a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries  
79356,ventricular_aneurysm,a localized dilation or protrusion on the wall of the left ventricle of the heart (occurring after a myocardial infarction)  
79357,ventricular_fibrillation,fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest  
79358,ventricular_septal_defect,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  
79359,ventriloquism ventriloquy,the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)  
79360,ventriloquist,a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy  
79361,ventriloquist's_dummy,a wooden dummy into which a ventriloquist projects the voice  
79362,venture,a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit  
79363,venture,any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome  
79364,venture_capital risk_capital,wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises  
79365,venture_capitalism,capitalism that invests in innovative enterprises (especially high technology) where the potential profits are large  
79366,venture_capitalist,a speculator who makes money available for innovative projects (especially in high technology)  
79367,venturer merchant-venturer,a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas)  
79368,venturi,a tube with a constriction; used to control fluid flow (as in the air inlet of a carburetor)  
79369,venue,in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held  
79370,venue locale locus,the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)  
79371,venule venula capillary_vein,a minute vein continuous with a capillary  
79372,veracity,unwillingness to tell lies  
79373,veranda verandah gallery,a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)  
79374,verapamil Calan Isoptin,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  
79375,verb,a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence  
79376,verb,the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence  
79377,verbal_creation,creating something by the use of speech and language  
79378,verbal_intelligence,intelligence in the use and comprehension of language  
79379,verbal_noun deverbal_noun,a noun that is derived from a verb  
79380,verbalization verbalisation,the words that are spoken in the activity of verbalization  
79381,verbalization verbalisation,the activity of expressing something in words  
79382,verbena vervain,any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers  
79383,verbiage verbalism,overabundance of words  
79384,verbolatry grammatolatry word-worship,the worship of words  
79385,verboseness verbosity,an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words  
79386,verd_antique verde_antique,a dark green impure marble  
79387,verdict finding_of_fact,(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment  
79388,verdigris,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  
79389,verdigris cupric_acetate,a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment  
79390,verdin Auriparus_flaviceps,very small yellow-headed titmouse of western North America  
79391,verge,a grass border along a road  
79392,verge brink,the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy"  
79393,verger,a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies  
79394,verification,(law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement  
79395,verisimilitude,the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true  
79396,verity,an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth  
79397,vermicelli,pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti  
79398,vermicide,an agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines)  
79399,vermiculation,a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings  
79400,vermiculite,any of a group of yellow or brown hydrous silicate minerals having a micaceous structure  
79401,vermifuge anthelmintic anthelminthic helminthic,a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms  
79402,vermillion_flycatcher firebird Pyrocephalus_rubinus_mexicanus,tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage  
79403,vermillion_rockfish rasher Sebastodes_miniatus,a commercially important fish of the Pacific coast of North America  
79404,vermin,any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats; "cereals must be protected from mice and other vermin"; "he examined the child's head for vermin"; "boys in the village have probably been shooting vermin"  
79405,vermin varmint,an irritating or obnoxious person  
79406,vermis vermis_cerebelli,the narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres  
79407,vermouth,any of several white wines flavored with aromatic herbs; used as aperitifs or in mixed drinks  
79408,vernacular,the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)  
79409,vernal_equinox,(astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces  
79410,vernal_equinox March_equinox spring_equinox,March 21  
79411,vernal_witch_hazel Hamamelis_vernalis,fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very small flowers from midwinter to spring  
79412,vernation,(botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens  
79413,vernier_caliper vernier_micrometer,a caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements  
79414,vernier_scale vernier,a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale  
79415,vernix vernix_caseosa,a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus  
79416,veronica speedwell,any plant of the genus Veronica  
79417,versatility,having a wide variety of skills  
79418,verse rhyme,a piece of poetry  
79419,verse verse_line,a line of metrical text  
79420,versicle,a short verse said or sung by a priest or minister in public worship and followed by a response from the congregation  
79421,versification,a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text)  
79422,versification,the form or metrical composition of a poem  
79423,versification,the art or practice of writing verse  
79424,version,an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; "his version of the fight was different from mine"  
79425,version,manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)  
79426,version variant variation edition,something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"  
79427,verso,left-hand page  
79428,verst,a Russian unit of length (1.067 km)  
79429,vertebra,one of the bony segments of the spinal column  
79430,vertebral_artery arteria_vertebralis,the first branch of the subclavian artery; divided into four parts  
79431,vertebral_vein vena_vertebralis,a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic vein  
79432,vertebrate craniate,animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium  
79433,vertebrate_foot pedal_extremity,the extremity of the limb in vertebrates  
79434,vertebrate_paleontology,the paleontology of vertebrates  
79435,vertex,the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure  
79436,vertex peak apex acme,the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"  
79437,vertical,something that is oriented vertically  
79438,vertical_angle,either of two equal and opposite angles formed by the intersection of two straight lines  
79439,vertical_bank,a bank so steep that the plane's lateral axis approaches the vertical  
79440,vertical_circle,a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith and perpendicular to the horizon  
79441,vertical_file,a file in which records are stored upright on one edge  
79442,vertical_integration vertical_combination,absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution  
79443,vertical_section,a mechanical drawing showing the interior of an object as if made by a vertical plane passing through it  
79444,vertical_stabilizer vertical_stabiliser vertical_fin tail_fin tailfin,a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane  
79445,vertical_surface,a surface that is vertical  
79446,vertical_tail,the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft  
79447,verticality verticalness erectness uprightness,position at right angles to the horizon  
79448,verticil,a whorl of leaves growing around a stem  
79449,verticilliosis,wilt caused by fungi of the genus Verticillium  
79450,verticillium,a fungus of the genus Verticillium  
79451,vervet vervet_monkey Cercopithecus_aethiops_pygerythrus,South African monkey with black face and hands  
79452,very_high_frequency VHF,30 to 300 megahertz  
79453,very_important_person VIP high-up dignitary panjandrum high_muckamuck,an important or influential (and often overbearing) person  
79454,very_low_density_lipoprotein VLDL,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  
79455,very_low_frequency VLF,3 to 30 kilohertz  
79456,vesical_vein vena_vesicalis,veins that drain the vesical plexus and join the internal iliac veins  
79457,vesicant vesicatory,a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas)  
79458,vesicle cyst,a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)  
79459,vesicoureteral_reflux,a backflow of urine from the bladder into the ureter  
79460,vesicular_stomatitis,a disease of horses, cattle, swine, and occasionally human beings; caused by the vesiculovirus  
79461,vesiculation vesication blistering,the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin  
79462,vesiculitis,inflammation of a seminal vesicle (usually in conjunction with prostatitis)  
79463,vesiculovirus,an animal virus that causes vesicular stomatitis  
79464,vesper,a late afternoon or evening worship service  
79465,vesper_sparrow grass_finch Pooecetes_gramineus,common North American finch noted for its evening song  
79466,vespers evensong,the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays  
79467,vespertilian_bat vespertilionid,a variety of carnivorous bat  
79468,vespid vespid_wasp,mostly social nest-building wasps  
79469,vessel,an object used as a container (especially for liquids)  
79470,vessel vas,a tube in which a body fluid circulates  
79471,vessel watercraft,a craft designed for water transportation  
79472,vest waistcoat,a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat  
79473,vest_pocket,a small pocket in a man's vest  
79474,vestal,a chaste woman  
79475,vestal_virgin,(Roman mythology) one of the virgin priestesses consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to maintaining the sacred fire in her temple  
79476,vested_interest,(law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another  
79477,vested_interest,groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit  
79478,vestibular_apparatus vestibular_system,organs mediating the labyrinthine sense; concerned with equilibrium  
79479,vestibular_gland,a gland that opens into the vestibule of the vagina; secretions lubricate the vagina during coitus  
79480,vestibular_vein vena_vestibularis,veins that drain the saccule and utricle  
79481,vestibule,any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina)  
79482,vestibule_of_the_ear,the central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the ear  
79483,vestibule_of_the_vagina,the space between the labia minora containing the orifice of the urethra  
79484,vestiture,an archaic term for clothing  
79485,vestment,gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy  
79486,vestry,in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church  
79487,vestry sacristy,a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held  
79488,vestryman,a man who is a member of a church vestry  
79489,vestrywoman,a woman who is a member of a church vestry  
79490,vesture,something that covers or cloaks like a garment; "fields in a vesture of green"  
79491,vesuvianite vesuvian idocrase,a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone  
79492,vetch,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  
79493,vetchling,any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils  
79494,veteran old-timer oldtimer old_hand warhorse old_stager stager,an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service  
79495,veteran vet ex-serviceman,a person who has served in the armed forces  
79496,veteran veteran_soldier,a serviceman who has seen considerable active service; "the veterans laughed at the new recruits"  
79497,veterinarian veterinary veterinary_surgeon vet,a doctor who practices veterinary medicine  
79498,veterinary_medicine,the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals (especially domestic animals)  
79499,veterinary_school,a school teaching veterinary medicine  
79500,veto,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)  
79501,veto,a vote that blocks a decision  
79502,vexatious_litigation,litigation shown to have been instituted maliciously and without probable cause; "he got an injunction against vexatious litigation by his enemies"  
79503,viability,capable of being done in a practical and useful way  
79504,viability,(of living things) capable of normal growth and development  
79505,viaduct,bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley  
79506,viand,a choice or delicious dish  
79507,viatical_settlement,cash derived from sale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy holder  
79508,viatical_settlement viaticus_settlement,sale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy holder  
79509,viatication viaticus,purchasing insurance policies for cash from terminally ill policy holders  
79510,vibist vibraphonist,a musician who plays the vibraphone  
79511,vibraphone vibraharp vibes,a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound  
79512,vibration quiver quivering,the act of vibrating  
79513,vibration vibe,a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively; "that place gave me bad vibrations"; "it gave me a nostalgic vibe"  
79514,vibrato,(music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch  
79515,vibrator,a mechanical device that vibrates; "a reed is the vibrator that produces the sound"  
79516,vibrator,mechanical device that produces vibratory motion; used for massage  
79517,vibrio vibrion,curved rodlike motile bacterium  
79518,vicar,(Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel  
79519,vicar,(Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish  
79520,vicar,a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman  
79521,vicar-general,(Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop  
79522,vicar_apostolic,a titular Roman Catholic bishop in a non-Catholic area  
79523,vicariate vicarship,the religious institution under the authority of a vicar  
79524,vice,a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community"  
79525,vice-presidency,the office and function of a vice president  
79526,vice-presidency vice-presidential_term,the tenure of a vice president  
79527,vice-regent,a regent's deputy  
79528,vice_admiral,an admiral ranking below a full admiral and above a rear admiral  
79529,vice_chairman,one ranking below or serving in the place of a chairman  
79530,vice_chancellor,a deputy or assistant to someone bearing the title of chancellor  
79531,vice_crime,a vice that is illegal  
79532,vice_president V.P.,an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances  
79533,vice_squad,a police group to enforce laws against gambling and prostitution  
79534,vicegerent,someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy  
79535,vicereine,wife of a viceroy  
79536,viceroy Limenitis_archippus,showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller  
79537,viceroy vicereine,governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign  
79538,viceroyalty,a district or province governed by a viceroy  
79539,viceroyship,the position of viceroy  
79540,vichyssoise,a creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions; usually served cold  
79541,vicinity locality neighborhood neighbourhood neck_of_the_woods,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"  
79542,vicious_circle,an argument that assumes that which is to be proved  
79543,vicious_circle vicious_cycle,one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first  
79544,vicissitude,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"  
79545,vicissitude,mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another)  
79546,victim,an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance  
79547,victim dupe,a person who is tricked or swindled  
79548,victimization,adversity resulting from being made a victim; "his victimization infuriated him"  
79549,victimizer victimiser,a person who victimizes others; "I thought we were partners, not victim and victimizer"  
79550,victimless_crime,an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims; "he considers prostitution to be a victimless crime"  
79551,victor master superior,a combatant who is able to defeat rivals  
79552,victory triumph,a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"  
79553,victory_celebration,a celebration following a victory in a battle or sports competition  
79554,victory_garden,a kitchen garden planted during wartime to relieve food shortages  
79555,victory_lap lap_of_honour,a lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the victory  
79556,victualer victualler,an innkeeper (especially British)  
79557,vicuna,the wool of the vicuna  
79558,vicuna,a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna  
79559,vicuna Vicugna_vicugna,small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat  
79560,video,(computer science) the appearance of text and graphics on a video display  
79561,video picture,the visible part of a television transmission; "they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone"  
79562,video_digitizing,the process of capturing and converting and storing video images for use by a computer  
79563,video_iPod,(trademark) an iPod that can also play video files  
79564,video_recording video,a recording of both the visual and audible components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program)  
79565,videocassette,a cassette for videotape  
79566,videocassette_recorder VCR,a magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs  
79567,videodisk videodisc DVD,a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set  
79568,videotape,a video recording made on magnetic tape  
79569,videotape,a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound  
79570,view,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"  
79571,view,outward appearance; "they look the same in outward view"  
79572,view aspect prospect scene vista panorama,the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"  
79573,view eyeshot,the range of the eye; "they were soon out of view"  
79574,view survey sight,the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"  
79575,view_angle angle_of_view,the angle included by a photographic lens  
79576,viewer,an optical device for viewing photographic transparencies  
79577,viewgraph overhead,a transparency for use with an overhead projector  
79578,viewing_audience TV_audience viewers,the audience reached by television  
79579,vigil,a period of sleeplessness  
79580,vigil watch,the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)  
79581,vigil_light vigil_candle,a candle lighted by a worshiper in a church  
79582,vigilance_committee,a volunteer committee to maintain order where an efficient legal system does not exist  
79583,vigilante vigilance_man,member of a vigilance committee  
79584,vigilantism,the actions of a vigilance committee in trying to enforce the laws  
79585,vignette,a photograph whose edges shade off gradually  
79586,vignette,a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)  
79587,vigor vigour dynamism heartiness,active strength of body or mind  
79588,villa,detached or semidetached suburban house  
79589,villa,country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard  
79590,villa,pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds  
79591,village hamlet,a settlement smaller than a town  
79592,village small_town settlement,a community of people smaller than a town  
79593,village_green,a village park consisting of a plot of grassy land  
79594,villager,one who has lived in a village most of their life  
79595,villain baddie,the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction  
79596,villain scoundrel,a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately  
79597,villainess,a woman villain  
79598,villainy,a criminal or vicious act  
79599,villainy villainousness,the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior  
79600,villeinage,tenure by which a villein held land  
79601,villeinage villainage,the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf  
79602,villus,a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane  
79603,vin_ordinaire,cheap French table wine of unspecified origin  
79604,vinblastine Velban,periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Velban) that disrupts cell division  
79605,vincristine Oncovin,periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system  
79606,vindication exoneration,the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position"  
79607,vindictiveness vengefulness,a malevolent desire for revenge  
79608,vine,a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface  
79609,vine_maple Acer_circinatum,small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that root freely and form dense thickets  
79610,vine_snake,slender arboreal snake found from southern Arizona to Bolivia  
79611,vinegar,dilute acetic acid  
79612,vinegar acetum,sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative  
79613,vinegar_eel vinegar_worm Anguillula_aceti Turbatrix_aceti,minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar  
79614,vinegar_fly,flies whose larvae feed on pickles and imperfectly sealed preserves  
79615,vinegariness vinegarishness,a sourness resembling that of vinegar  
79616,vinegarroon Mastigoproctus_giganteus,large whip-scorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed  
79617,vineyard vinery,a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced  
79618,vinifera vinifera_grape common_grape_vine Vitis_vinifera,common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes  
79619,vinifera_grape,grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of Europe  
79620,vinification,the process whereby fermentation changes grape juice into wine  
79621,vintage,a season's yield of wine from a vineyard  
79622,vintage time_of_origin,the oldness of wines  
79623,vintager,a person who harvests grapes for making wine  
79624,vintner wine_merchant,someone who sells wine  
79625,vintner winemaker wine_maker,someone who makes wine  
79626,vinyl,shiny and tough and flexible plastic; used especially for floor coverings  
79627,vinyl vinyl_group vinyl_radical,a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene  
79628,vinyl_polymer vinyl_resin polyvinyl_resin,a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group  
79629,viol,any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family  
79630,viola,any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola  
79631,viola,a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower  
79632,viola_d'amore,viol that is the tenor of the viol family  
79633,viola_da_braccio,a member of the viol family with approximately the range of a viola  
79634,viola_da_gamba gamba bass_viol,viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello  
79635,violation infringement,an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"  
79636,violator debaucher ravisher,someone who assaults others sexually  
79637,violator lawbreaker law_offender,someone who violates the law  
79638,violence,a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.  
79639,violence force,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"  
79640,violet,any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers  
79641,violet reddish_blue,a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum  
79642,violet-flowered_petunia Petunia_integrifolia,herb or small shrublet having solitary violet to rose-red flowers  
79643,violet_suksdorfia Suksdorfia_violaceae,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  
79644,violet_wood_sorrel Oxalis_violacea,perennial herb of eastern North America with palmately compound leaves and usually rose-purple flowers  
79645,violin fiddle,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  
79646,violin_family,(music) the family of bowed stringed instruments  
79647,violin_lesson,a lesson in playing the violin  
79648,violin_maker,someone who makes violins  
79649,violin_section,the section of an orchestra that plays violins  
79650,violinist fiddler,a musician who plays the violin  
79651,violist,a musician who plays the viola  
79652,viomycin Viocin,a basic polypeptide antibiotic (trade name Viocin) administered intramuscularly (along with other drugs) in the treatment of tuberculosis  
79653,viper,venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw  
79654,viperine_grass_snake Natrix_maura,a small harmless grass snake  
79655,virago,a noisy or scolding or domineering woman  
79656,viral_delivery_vector,a transducing vector that uses a retrovirus  
79657,viral_hepatitis,hepatitis caused by a virus  
79658,viral_infection virus_infection,infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans  
79659,viral_pneumonia,pneumonia caused by a virus  
79660,viremia viraemia,the presence of a virus in the blood stream; "viremia spread the smallpox virus to the internal organs"  
79661,vireo,any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-grey in color  
79662,virga,light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)  
79663,virgin,a person who has never had sex  
79664,virgin's_bower old_man's_beard devil's_darning_needle Clematis_virginiana,common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers  
79665,virgin_wool,wool not used before; wool not processed or woven before  
79666,virginal pair_of_virginals,a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries  
79667,virginity,the condition or quality of being a virgin  
79668,viricide virucide,an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses  
79669,virilism,the development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female (or prematurely in a young boy)  
79670,virility,the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation  
79671,virility_drug anti-impotence_drug,drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction  
79672,virino,(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  
79673,virion,(virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses)  
79674,viroid virusoid,the smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat  
79675,virologist,a specialist in virology  
79676,virology,the branch of medical science that studies viruses and viral diseases  
79677,virtu,objet d'art collectively (especially fine antiques)  
79678,virtu vertu,artistic quality  
79679,virtu vertu connoisseurship,love of or taste for fine objects of art  
79680,virtual_image,a reflected optical image (as seen in a plane mirror)  
79681,virtual_memory virtual_storage,(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  
79682,virtual_reality,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  
79683,virtue,a particular moral excellence  
79684,virtue chastity sexual_morality,morality with respect to sexual relations  
79685,virtue virtuousness moral_excellence,the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong  
79686,virtuosity,technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso  
79687,virtuoso,a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry  
79688,virulence virulency,extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease); "the virulence of the plague"  
79689,virulence virulency,extreme hostility; "the virulence of the malicious old man"  
79690,virus,a harmful or corrupting agency; "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"  
79691,virus,(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  
79692,virus computer_virus,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"  
79693,visa,an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it  
79694,viscacha chinchillon Lagostomus_maximus,gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas  
79695,viscera entrails innards,internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity); "`viscera' is the plural form of `viscus'"  
79696,visceral_leishmaniasis kala-azar Assam_fever dumdum_fever,leishmaniasis of the viscera  
79697,visceral_pleura,pleura that covers the lungs  
79698,viscometer viscosimeter,a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity  
79699,viscometry viscosimetry,the measurement of viscosity  
79700,viscose_rayon viscose,a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers  
79701,viscosity viscousness,resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)  
79702,viscount,(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count  
79703,viscount,a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron  
79704,viscountcy,the title of a viscount  
79705,viscountcy viscounty,the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess  
79706,viscountess,a wife or widow of a viscount  
79707,viscountess,a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right  
79708,viscounty,the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess  
79709,vise bench_vise,a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place  
79710,visibility,capability of providing a clear unobstructed view; "a windshield with good visibility"  
79711,visibility profile,degree of exposure to public notice; "that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election"  
79712,visibility visibleness,quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye; "low visibility caused by fog"  
79713,visible_spectrum color_spectrum,the distribution of colors produced when light is dispersed by a prism  
79714,visible_speech,a phonetic alphabet invented by Melville Bell in the 19th century  
79715,visible_speech,spectrogram of speech; speech displayed spectrographically  
79716,vision,a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance; "he had a vision of the Virgin Mary"  
79717,vision,a vivid mental image; "he had a vision of his own death"  
79718,vision visual_sensation,the perceptual experience of seeing; "the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual sensation of intense light"  
79719,visionary,a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible  
79720,visionary illusionist seer,a person with unusual powers of foresight  
79721,visit,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"  
79722,visit,the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit"  
79723,visit,the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)  
79724,visit,the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist"  
79725,visitation,any disaster or catastrophe; "a visitation of the plague"  
79726,visitation,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"  
79727,visitation_right,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  
79728,visiting,the activity of making visits; "the purpose was to promote homes, clubs, visiting, and other services"  
79729,visiting_fireman,an important or distinguished visitor  
79730,visiting_nurse,a nurse who is paid to visit the sick in their homes  
79731,visiting_professor,a professor visiting another college or university to teach for a limited time  
79732,visitor visitant,someone who visits  
79733,visor vizor,a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face  
79734,visual_agnosia,inability to recognize or interpret objects in the visual field  
79735,visual_aphasia alexia word_blindness,inability to perceive written words  
79736,visual_area visual_cortex,the cortical area that receives information from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus  
79737,visual_cell,one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light  
79738,visual_communication,communication that relies on vision  
79739,visual_display_unit VDU,(British) British term for video display  
79740,visual_field field_of_vision field_of_regard,all of the points of the physical environment that can be perceived by a stable eye at a given moment  
79741,visual_hallucination,illusory visual perception  
79742,visual_image visualization visualisation,a mental image that is similar to a visual perception  
79743,visual_impairment visual_defect vision_defect visual_disorder,impairment of the sense of sight  
79744,visual_percept visual_image,a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system  
79745,visual_perception beholding seeing,perception by means of the eyes  
79746,visual_property,an attribute of vision  
79747,visual_purple rhodopsin retinal_purple,a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light  
79748,visual_range,distance at which a given standard object can be seen with the unaided eye  
79749,visual_signal,a signal that involves visual communication  
79750,visual_space,the visual perception of space  
79751,visual_system,the sensory system for vision  
79752,visualizer visualiser,one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual  
79753,visually_impaired_person,someone who has inferior vision  
79754,vital_capacity,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  
79755,vital_organ vitals,a bodily organ that is essential for life  
79756,vital_principle life_principle,a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed  
79757,vital_sign,sign of life; usually an indicator of a person's general physical condition; "he was still alive but his vital signs were weak"  
79758,vital_statistics,data relating to births and deaths and health and diseases and marriages  
79759,vitalism,(philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry  
79760,vitalist,one who believes in vitalism  
79761,vitality verve,an energetic style  
79762,vitalization vitalisation,the state of being vitalized and filled with life  
79763,vitalness,the quality of being essential to maintain life  
79764,vitamin,any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism  
79765,vitamin_A antiophthalmic_factor axerophthol A,any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes  
79766,vitamin_A1 retinol,an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene  
79767,vitamin_A2 dehydroretinol,a viscous alcohol that is less active in mammals than is vitamin A1  
79768,vitamin_B1 thiamine thiamin aneurin antiberiberi_factor,a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth  
79769,vitamin_B12 cobalamin cyanocobalamin antipernicious_anemia_factor,a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia  
79770,vitamin_B2 vitamin_G riboflavin lactoflavin ovoflavin hepatoflavin,a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss  
79771,vitamin_B6 pyridoxine pyridoxal pyridoxamine adermin,a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch  
79772,vitamin_Bc vitamin_M folate folic_acid folacin pteroylglutamic_acid pteroylmonoglutamic_acid,a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction  
79773,vitamin_C C ascorbic_acid,a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy  
79774,vitamin_D calciferol viosterol ergocalciferol cholecalciferol D,a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets  
79775,vitamin_E tocopherol E,a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body  
79776,vitamin_K naphthoquinone antihemorrhagic_factor,a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood  
79777,vitamin_K1 phylloquinone phytonadione,a form of vitamin K  
79778,vitamin_K3 menadione,a form of vitamin K  
79779,vitamin_P bioflavinoid citrin,a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation  
79780,vitamin_pill,a pill containing one or more vitamins; taken as a dietary supplement  
79781,vitelline_circulation,circulation of blood between the embryo and the yolk sac  
79782,vitiation,nullification by the destruction of the legal force; rendering null; "the vitiation of the contract"  
79783,viticulture viniculture,the cultivation of grapes and grape vines; grape growing  
79784,viticulturist,a cultivator of grape vine  
79785,vitiligo,an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border)  
79786,vitrectomy,a surgical procedure that removes the vitreous humor and replace it with saline solution  
79787,vitreous_humor vitreous_humour vitreous_body,the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball  
79788,vitrification,a vitrified substance; the glassy result of being vitrified  
79789,vitrification,the process of becoming vitreous  
79790,vitriol oil_of_vitriol sulfuric_acid sulphuric_acid,(H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry  
79791,vituperation invective vitriol,abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will  
79792,vivacity,characterized by high spirits and animation  
79793,vivarium,an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions  
79794,viverrine viverrine_mammal,small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World  
79795,vivification invigoration animation,the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something  
79796,viviparous_eelpout Zoarces_viviparus,an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous  
79797,vivisection,the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research)  
79798,vivisectionist,a biologist who cuts open live animals for research  
79799,vixen,a female fox  
79800,vixen harpy hellcat,a malicious woman with a fierce temper  
79801,vizier,a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire)  
79802,viziership,the position of vizier  
79803,vizsla Hungarian_pointer,Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat  
79804,vocable spoken_word,a word that is spoken aloud  
79805,vocabulary,a listing of the words used in some enterprise  
79806,vocabulary,the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts); "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques"  
79807,vocabulary lexicon mental_lexicon,a language user's knowledge of words  
79808,vocal_cord vocal_fold vocal_band plica_vocalis,either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx  
79809,vocal_music,music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music)  
79810,vocal_music vocal,music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment  
79811,vocational_program,a program of vocational education  
79812,vocational_rehabilitation,providing training in a specific trade with the aim of gaining employment  
79813,vocational_rehabilitation_program,a program of rehabilitation through job training with an eye to gainful employment  
79814,vocational_training vocational_education,training for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture or trade  
79815,vocative vocative_case,the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed  
79816,vociferator,a loud and vehement speaker (usually in protest)  
79817,vodka,unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia  
79818,vodka_martini,martini made with vodka rather than gin  
79819,vogue,a current state of general acceptance and use  
79820,vogue trend style,the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own"  
79821,voice,(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes  
79822,voice,(metonymy) a singer; "he wanted to hear trained voices sing it"  
79823,voice,a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance; "the noisy voice of the waterfall"; "the incessant voices of the artillery"  
79824,voice,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"  
79825,voice,the ability to speak; "he lost his voice"  
79826,voice,the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech; "A shrill voice sounded behind us"  
79827,voice,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"  
79828,voice vocalization vocalisation vocalism phonation vox,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"  
79829,voice_mail voicemail,a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed  
79830,voice_over,the voice on an unseen commentator in a film of television program  
79831,voice_part,a part written for a singer  
79832,voicelessness,having no voice in the management or control of affairs; "the voicelessness of those who live in situations of hopelessness"  
79833,voiceprint,biometric identification by electronically recording and graphically representing a person's voice; "voiceprints are uniquely characteristic of individual speakers"  
79834,voicer,someone who regulates the tone of organ pipes  
79835,voicer,a speaker who voices an opinion  
79836,voicing,the act of adjusting an organ pipe (or wind instrument) so that it conforms to the standards of tone and pitch and color  
79837,void vacancy emptiness vacuum,an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum"  
79838,voider gusset,a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate  
79839,voile,a light semitransparent fabric  
79840,vol-au-vent,puff paste shell filled with a savory meat mixture usually with a sauce  
79841,volatile,a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles"  
79842,volatile_storage,computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off  
79843,volatility,the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor  
79844,volatility unpredictability,the trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility of the market drove many investors away"  
79845,volcanic_crater crater,a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano  
79846,volcanic_eruption eruption,the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material  
79847,volcanic_glass,a kind of natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly  
79848,volcanic_rock,extrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth  
79849,volcanism,the phenomena associated with volcanic activity  
79850,volcano,a mountain formed by volcanic material  
79851,volcanology vulcanology,the branch of geology that studies volcanoes  
79852,vole field_mouse,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  
79853,volition will,the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith  
79854,volition willing,the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition"  
79855,volley,a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces  
79856,volleyball,an inflated ball used in playing volleyball  
79857,volleyball volleyball_game,a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands  
79858,volleyball_court,the court on which volleyball is played  
79859,volleyball_net,the high net that separates the two teams and over which the volleyball must pass  
79860,volleyball_player,someone who plays the game of volleyball  
79861,volt V,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  
79862,volt-ampere var,a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere  
79863,voltage electromotive_force emf,the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts  
79864,voltage_drop,a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing  
79865,voltage_regulator,a transformer whose voltage ratio of transformation can be adjusted  
79866,voltaic_battery galvanic_battery,battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel  
79867,voltaic_cell galvanic_cell primary_cell,an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged  
79868,voltaic_pile pile galvanic_pile,battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta  
79869,voltmeter,meter that measures the potential difference between two points  
79870,volume,a relative amount; "mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water"  
79871,volume,the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume"  
79872,volume,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"  
79873,volume loudness intensity,the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume"  
79874,volume_unit capacity_unit capacity_measure cubage_unit cubic_measure cubic_content_unit displacement_unit cubature_unit,a unit of measurement of volume or capacity  
79875,volumeter,a meter to measure the volume of gases, liquids, or solids (either directly or by displacement)  
79876,volumetric_analysis,determination of the volume of gases (or changes in their volume) during combination  
79877,volumetric_analysis,quantitative analysis by the use of definite volumes of standard solutions or reagents  
79878,voluntary,composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance  
79879,voluntary_muscle,striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarily  
79880,volunteer military_volunteer voluntary,(military) a person who freely enlists for service  
79881,volunteer unpaid_worker,a person who performs voluntary work  
79882,voluptuary sybarite,a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses  
79883,volution,a rolling or revolving motion  
79884,volva,cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi  
79885,volvelle wheel_chart,a circular slide chart having rotating parts  
79886,volvulus,abnormal twisting of the intestines (usually in the area of the ileum or sigmoid colon) resulting in intestinal obstruction  
79887,vomer,thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum  
79888,vomit vomiting emesis regurgitation disgorgement puking,the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth  
79889,vomit vomitus puke barf,the matter ejected in vomiting  
79890,vomiter spewer,a person who vomits  
79891,vomitory,an entrance to an amphitheater or stadium  
79892,von_Neumann Neumann John_von_Neumann,United States mathematician who contributed to the development of atom bombs and of stored-program digital computers (1903-1957)  
79893,von_Neumann_machine,any digital computer incorporating the ideas of stored programs and serial counters that were proposed in 1946 by von Neumann and his colleagues  
79894,von_Sternberg Josef_von_Sternberg,United States film maker (born in Austria) whose films made Marlene Dietrich an international star (1894-1969)  
79895,von_Willebrand's_disease angiohemophilia vascular_hemophilia,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  
79896,voodoo,(Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities  
79897,voodoo vodoun voodooism hoodooism,a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities  
79898,vortex_vein vorticose_vein vena_vorticosum,a vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veins  
79899,vorticella,any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk  
79900,votary,one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; "monasteries of votaries"  
79901,votary,a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult; "a votary of Aphrodite"  
79902,votary,a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity; "the cultured votary of science"  
79903,vote,a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote"  
79904,vote,the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote"  
79905,vote ballot voting balloting,a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"  
79906,vote voter_turnout,the total number of voters who participated; "they are expecting a large vote"  
79907,vote_of_confidence,an expression of approval and encouragement; "they gave the chairman a vote of confidence"  
79908,voter elector,a citizen who has a legal right to vote  
79909,voting_age,the age at which a person is old enough to vote in public elections  
79910,voting_booth,a booth in which a person can cast a private vote  
79911,voting_machine,a mechanical device for recording and counting votes mechanically  
79912,voting_precinct election_district,one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting; each contains one polling place  
79913,voting_right,the right to vote; especially the right of a common shareholder to vote in person or by proxy on the affairs of a company  
79914,voting_stock,shares in a corporation that entitle the shareholder to voting and proxy rights  
79915,voting_system electoral_system,a legal system for making democratic choices  
79916,voting_trust,an agreement whereby persons owning stock with voting powers retain ownership while transferring the voting rights to the trustees  
79917,vouchee,(law) a person called into court to defend a title  
79918,voucher,a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure  
79919,voucher verifier,someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement  
79920,vouge,a kind of pike used by foot soldiers in the 14th century  
79921,voussoir,wedge-shaped stone building block used in constructing an arch or vault  
79922,vow,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"  
79923,vowel,a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel  
79924,vowel vowel_sound,a speech sound made with the vocal tract open  
79925,vowel_point,a mark placed below or near a consonant (as in Hebrew or Arabic) to indicate the spoken vowel  
79926,vowel_system vocalism,the system of vowels used in a particular language  
79927,vower,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"  
79928,vox_angelica voix_celeste,an organ stop producing a gentle tremolo effect  
79929,vox_humana,an organ reed stop producing tones imitative of the human voice  
79930,voyage,a journey to some distant place  
79931,voyager,a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)  
79932,voyeur Peeping_Tom peeper,a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others  
79933,voyeurism,a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior  
79934,vroom,the roaring sound made by a motor that is running at high speed  
79935,vulcanization vulcanisation,process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them  
79936,vulcanizer vulcaniser,someone who vulcanizes rubber to improve its strength and resiliency  
79937,vulgarian,a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth)  
79938,vulgarization vulgarisation,the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined  
79939,vulgarizer vulgariser,someone who makes something vulgar  
79940,vulnerability,susceptibility to injury or attack  
79941,vulnerability exposure,the state of being vulnerable or exposed; "his vulnerability to litigation"; "his exposure to ridicule"  
79942,vulture,any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion  
79943,vulva,external parts of the female genitalia  
79944,vulvectomy,surgical removal of part or all of the vulva  
79945,vulvitis,inflammation of the vulva  
79946,vulvovaginitis,inflammation of the vulva and the vagina  
79947,wad,a small mass of soft material; "he used a wad of cotton to wipe the counter"  
79948,waddle,walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other; "ducks walk with a waddle"  
79949,waddler,someone who walks with a waddling gait; "fat waddlers who walk like pigeons"  
79950,waders,waterproof hip boots (sometimes extending to the chest) worn by anglers  
79951,wadi,gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season  
79952,wading,walking with your feet in shallow water  
79953,wading_bird wader,any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food  
79954,wading_pool,a shallow pool for children  
79955,wafer,a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters  
79956,wafer,a small thin crisp cake or cookie  
79957,wafer,thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist)  
79958,waffle,pancake batter baked in a waffle iron  
79959,waffle_iron,a kitchen appliance for baking waffles; the appliance usually consists of two indented metal pans hinged together so that they create a pattern on the waffle  
79960,waffler,someone who speaks or writes in a vague and evasive manner  
79961,wag waggle shake,causing to move repeatedly from side to side  
79962,wag wit card,a witty amusing person who makes jokes  
79963,wage pay earnings remuneration salary,something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"  
79964,wage_claim pay_claim,the wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives  
79965,wage_concession,an agreement to raise wages  
79966,wage_floor,floor below which wages are not allowed to fall  
79967,wage_freeze,a freeze of wages at a given level  
79968,wage_scale wage_schedule,a schedule of wages paid for different jobs  
79969,wage_setter,any economic condition or variable that serves to set wage rates  
79970,wages reward payoff,a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"  
79971,waggery waggishness,waggish behavior  
79972,wagon coaster_wagon,a child's four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting  
79973,wagon waggon,any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor  
79974,wagon_tire,a metal hoop forming the tread of a wheel  
79975,wagon_wheel,a wheel of a wagon  
79976,wagoner waggoner,the driver of a wagon  
79977,wagonwright waggonwright wainwright,a wagon maker  
79978,wagtail,Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks  
79979,wahoo Acanthocybium_solandri,large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide  
79980,wahoo burning_bush Euonymus_atropurpureus,deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds  
79981,waif street_child,a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"  
79982,wailer,a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries  
79983,wailing bawling,loud cries made while weeping  
79984,wain,large open farm wagon  
79985,wainscot dado,panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall  
79986,wainscot wainscoting wainscotting,wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room  
79987,wainscoting wainscotting,a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)  
79988,waist waistline,the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips  
79989,waist_pack belt_bag,a small pouch (usually with a zipper) that attaches to a belt and is worn around the waist  
79990,wait waiting,the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"  
79991,waiter,a person who waits or awaits  
79992,waiter server,a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)  
79993,waiting_game,a strategy of delay  
79994,waiting_list,a roster of those waiting to obtain something  
79995,waitress,a woman waiter  
79996,wake backwash,the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"  
79997,wake viewing,a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"  
79998,wake-up_call,a warning to take action concerning something that was overlooked or neglected; "the bombing was a wake-up call to strengthen domestic security"  
79999,wake-up_call,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."  
80000,wake_board wakeboard,a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat  
80001,wakefulness,a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world; "consciousness during wakefulness in a sane person is pretty well ordered and familiar"  
80002,wakefulness sleeplessness,a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep; "accept your wakefulness and sleep in its own contrary way is more likely to come"  
80003,waker,a person who awakes; "an early waker"  
80004,waker rouser arouser,someone who rouses others from sleep  
80005,waking,the state of remaining awake; "days of danger and nights of waking"  
80006,wale strake,thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship  
80007,wale welt weal wheal,a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions  
80008,walk,a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground  
80009,walk,the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"  
80010,walk manner_of_walking,manner of walking; "he had a funny walk"  
80011,walk walking,the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"  
80012,walk walkway paseo,a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk"  
80013,walk-in,person who walks in without having an appointment; "the emergency room was overrun with walk-ins"  
80014,walk-in,an operative who initiates his own defection (usually to a hostile country) for political asylum  
80015,walk-in,a small room large enough to admit entrance  
80016,walk-in waltz,an assured victory (especially in an election)  
80017,walk-on,plays a small part in a dramatic production  
80018,walk-through,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"  
80019,walk-through,a pedestrian passageway through the ground floor of a building  
80020,walk-through,a first perfunctory rehearsal of a theatrical production in which actors read their lines from the script and move as directed  
80021,walk-through,the act of walking in order to view something; "the realtor took her on a walk-through of the apartment"  
80022,walk-up,an apartment building without an elevator  
80023,walk-up_apartment walk-up,an apartment in a building without an elevator  
80024,walk_of_life walk,careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life"  
80025,walkabout,a walking trip or tour  
80026,walkabout,a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally  
80027,walkabout,nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine  
80028,walker,a shoe designed for comfortable walking  
80029,walker Zimmer Zimmer_frame,a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk  
80030,walker baby-walker go-cart,an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk  
80031,walkie-talkie walky-talky,small portable radio link (receiver and transmitter)  
80032,walking_delegate,a union representative who visits workers at their jobs to see whether agreements are observed  
80033,walking_fern walking_leaf Asplenium_rhizophyllum Camptosorus_rhizophyllus,ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip  
80034,walking_leaf leaf_insect,tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies  
80035,walking_papers marching_orders,(informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge  
80036,walking_shoe,a light comfortable shoe designed for vigorous walking  
80037,walking_stick,a stick carried in the hand for support in walking  
80038,walking_stick walkingstick stick_insect,any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies  
80039,walkout,a strike in which the workers walk out  
80040,walkout,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"  
80041,walkover,backbends combined with handstands  
80042,wall,a difficult or awkward situation; "his back was to the wall"; "competition was pushing them to the wall"  
80043,wall,a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)  
80044,wall,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"  
80045,wall,a layer of material that encloses space; "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container's walls were blue"  
80046,wall,a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden); "the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"  
80047,wall,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"  
80048,wall paries,(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls"  
80049,wall_clock,a clock mounted on a wall  
80050,wall_creeper tichodrome Tichodroma_muriaria,crimson-and-grey songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa  
80051,wall_germander Teucrium_chamaedrys,European perennial subshrub with red-purple or bright rose flowers with red and white spots  
80052,wall_panel,paneling that forms part of a wall  
80053,wall_pepper Sedum_acre,mossy European creeping sedum with yellow flowers; widely introduced as a ground cover  
80054,wall_plate,plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load  
80055,wall_rock,a rock immediately adjacent to a vein or fault  
80056,wall_rocket Diplotaxis_muralis Diplotaxis_tenuifolia,yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and in waste places; an adventive weed in North America  
80057,wall_rue wall_rue_spleenwort Asplenium_ruta-muraria,small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North America  
80058,wall_socket wall_plug electric_outlet electrical_outlet outlet electric_receptacle,receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices  
80059,wall_tent,a canvas tent with four vertical walls  
80060,wall_unit,a piece of furniture having several units that stands against one wall of a room  
80061,wallaby brush_kangaroo,any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored  
80062,wallah,usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing; "a kitchen wallah"; "the book wallah"  
80063,wallboard drywall dry_wall,a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses  
80064,wallet billfold notecase pocketbook,a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money  
80065,walleye divergent_strabismus exotropia,strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward  
80066,walleye walleyed_pike jack_salmon dory Stizostedion_vitreum,pike-like freshwater perches  
80067,wallflower,any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers  
80068,wallflower,remains on sidelines at social event  
80069,wallflower Cheiranthus_cheiri Erysimum_cheiri,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  
80070,wallop,a severe blow  
80071,walloper,a very hard hitter  
80072,walloper,a winner by a wide margin  
80073,wallow,a puddle where animals go to wallow  
80074,wallow,an indolent or clumsy rolling about; "a good wallow in the water"  
80075,wallpaper,a decorative paper for the walls of rooms  
80076,wallpaperer wall-paperer,a worker who papers walls  
80077,wally,a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid  
80078,walnut,hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling  
80079,walnut,nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell  
80080,walnut walnut_tree,any of various trees of the genus Juglans  
80081,walnut_blight,a disease of English walnut trees  
80082,walnut_oil,oil from walnuts  
80083,walrus seahorse sea_horse,either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber  
80084,walrus_mustache walrus_moustache,a bushy droopy mustache  
80085,waltz,music composed in triple time for waltzing  
80086,waltz valse,a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat  
80087,waltzer,a dancer who waltzes  
80088,wampum peag wampumpeag,small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency  
80089,wand,a thin supple twig or rod; "stems bearing slender wands of flowers"  
80090,wand,a rod used by a magician or water diviner  
80091,wanderer roamer rover bird_of_passage,someone who leads a wandering unsettled life  
80092,wandering roving vagabondage,travelling about without any clear destination; "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him"  
80093,wandering_albatross Diomedea_exulans,very large albatross; white with wide black wings  
80094,wanderlust itchy_feet,very strong or irresistible impulse to travel  
80095,wandflower Sparaxis_tricolor,a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers  
80096,wangle wangling,an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery  
80097,waning,a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent; "the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious"; "the waxing and waning of the moon"  
80098,want_ad,a newspaper advertisement stating what is wanted  
80099,wanted_notice wanted_poster,a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person  
80100,wanter needer,a person who wants or needs something; "an owner of many things and needer of none"  
80101,wanton,lewd or lascivious woman  
80102,wapiti elk American_elk Cervus_elaphus_canadensis,large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male  
80103,war,a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"  
80104,war state_of_war,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"  
80105,war warfare,an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"  
80106,war warfare,the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"  
80107,war_baby,conceived or born during war  
80108,war_bride,bride of a serviceman during wartime  
80109,war_chest,a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign)  
80110,war_cloud,an ominous sign that war threatens  
80111,war_correspondent,a journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a combat zone or place of battle for publication or broadcast  
80112,war_crime,a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war  
80113,war_criminal,an offender who violates international law during times of war  
80114,war_cry rallying_cry battle_cry cry watchword,a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'"  
80115,war_cry war_whoop rallying_cry battle_cry,a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle  
80116,war_dance,a ceremonial dance performed before a battle or after a victory  
80117,war_game,a simulation of a military operation intended to train military commanders or to demonstrate a situation or to test a proposed strategy  
80118,war_god god_of_war,a god worshipped as giving victory in war  
80119,war_paint,adornment consisting of paint applied to the face and body of certain Amerindians before a battle  
80120,war_paint,full ceremonial regalia  
80121,war_party,a band of warriors who raid or fight an enemy (used especially of Native Americans)  
80122,war_party,a political party that supports a war  
80123,war_power,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  
80124,war_room,a room where strategic decisions are made (especially for military or political campaigns)  
80125,war_widow,a woman whose husband has died in war  
80126,war_zone,a combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especially a designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war)  
80127,waratah Telopea_Oreades,tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes  
80128,waratah Telopea_speciosissima,straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes  
80129,warble,a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly  
80130,warble_fly,hairy bee-like fly whose larvae produce lumpy abscesses (warbles) under the skin of cattle  
80131,warbler,a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song  
80132,warbler,a small active songbird  
80133,ward,a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another  
80134,ward,a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections  
80135,ward hospital_ward,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"  
80136,warden,the chief official in charge of a prison  
80137,wardenship,the position of warden  
80138,warder,a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners  
80139,wardership,the position of warder  
80140,wardress,a woman warder  
80141,wardrobe,collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company  
80142,wardrobe,collection of clothing belonging to one person  
80143,wardrobe closet press,a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes  
80144,wardroom,military quarters for dining and recreation for officers of a warship (except the captain)  
80145,ware,articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software'  
80146,warehouse storage_warehouse,a storehouse for goods and merchandise  
80147,warehouseman's_lien,right of a warehouseman to retain goods until all storage charges have been paid  
80148,warehouser warehouseman,a workman who manages or works in a warehouse  
80149,warfarin Coumadin,an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus  
80150,warhead payload load,the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents  
80151,warhorse,a work of art (composition or drama) that is part of the standard repertory but has become hackneyed from much repetition  
80152,warhorse,horse used in war  
80153,wariness chariness,the trait of being cautious and watchful  
80154,warlock,a male witch or demon  
80155,warlord,supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak  
80156,warm-up tune-up prolusion,exercising in preparation for strenuous activity  
80157,warm_front,the front of an advancing mass of warmer air  
80158,warm_up,performing mild exercises to prepare for some more strenuous activity; "the singers have to warm up"; "the marathon runner did not warm up and hurt himself"  
80159,warmheartedness warmth,a warmhearted feeling  
80160,warming_pan,a long-handled covered pan holding live coals to warm a bed  
80161,warmongering war_advocacy,a policy of advocating war  
80162,warmth warmness,the quality of having a moderate degree of heat; "an agreeable warmth in the house"  
80163,warner,someone who gives a warning to others  
80164,warning,a message informing of danger; "a warning that still more bombs could explode"  
80165,warning,notification of something, usually in advance; "they gave little warning of their arrival"; "she had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin"  
80166,warning_of_attack,a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends to launch an attack in the near future  
80167,warning_of_war,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  
80168,warp,yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof  
80169,warp buckle,a shape distorted by twisting or folding  
80170,warp warping,a moral or mental distortion  
80171,warpath,hostile or belligerent mood; "the chief is on the warpath today"  
80172,warpath,a course leading to warfare or battle  
80173,warplane military_plane,an aircraft designed and used for combat  
80174,warrant,a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts  
80175,warrant stock_warrant stock-purchase_warrant,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"  
80176,warrant_officer,holds rank by virtue of a warrant  
80177,warrantee,a recipient of a warrant issued by a court in the United States  
80178,warrantee,a customer to whom a warrant or guarantee is given  
80179,warren,a colony of rabbits  
80180,warren rabbit_warren,a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits  
80181,warren rabbit_warren,an overcrowded residential area  
80182,warrener,maintains a rabbit warren  
80183,warrigal warragal,Australian wild horse  
80184,warrior,someone engaged in or experienced in warfare  
80185,warship war_vessel combat_ship,a government ship that is available for waging war  
80186,wart,an imperfection in someone or something that is suggestive of a wart (especially in smallness or unattractiveness)  
80187,wart,any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)  
80188,wart verruca,(pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus  
80189,warthog,African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks  
80190,wartime,a period of time during which there is armed conflict  
80191,wasabi,a Japanese plant of the family Cruciferae with a thick green root  
80192,wasabi,the thick green root of the wasabi plant that the Japanese use in cooking and that tastes like strong horseradish; in powder or paste form it is often eaten with raw fish  
80193,wash,a thin coat of water-base paint  
80194,wash,any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out; "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"  
80195,wash dry_wash,the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)  
80196,wash wash_drawing,a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other  
80197,wash washing lavation,the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)  
80198,wash-and-wear,a fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing  
80199,wash_leather,piece of chamois used for cleaning and polishing  
80200,washbasin basin washbowl washstand lavatory,a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"  
80201,washbasin handbasin washbowl lavabo wash-hand_basin,a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)  
80202,washboard,device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on  
80203,washboard splashboard,protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side  
80204,washcloth washrag flannel face_cloth,bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body  
80205,washday washing_day,a day set aside for doing household laundry  
80206,washer,someone who washes things for a living  
80207,washer,seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage  
80208,washer automatic_washer washing_machine,a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically  
80209,washerman laundryman,operates industrial washing machine  
80210,washhouse,a building or outbuilding where laundry is done  
80211,washing-up,the washing of dishes etc after a meal  
80212,washout,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"  
80213,washout wash,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"  
80214,washroom,a lavatory (particularly a lavatory in a public place)  
80215,washstand wash-hand_stand,furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term  
80216,washtub,a tub in which clothes or linens can be washed  
80217,washup bathing,the act of washing yourself (or another person)  
80218,washwoman washerwoman laundrywoman laundress,a working woman who takes in washing  
80219,wasp,social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting  
80220,wasp's_nest wasps'_nest hornet's_nest hornets'_nest,habitation for wasps or hornets  
80221,wasp_waist,a very slender waist  
80222,wassail,a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas  
80223,wassailer carouser,someone who enjoys riotous drinking  
80224,wastage,the process of wasting  
80225,wastage,anything lost by wear or waste  
80226,waste permissive_waste,(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect  
80227,waste waste_material waste_matter waste_product,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"  
80228,waste wastefulness dissipation,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"  
80229,waste_of_effort waste_of_energy,a useless effort  
80230,waste_of_material,a useless consumption of material  
80231,waste_of_money,money spent for inadequate return; "the senator said that the project was a waste of money"  
80232,waste_of_time,the devotion of time to a useless activity; "the waste of time could prove fatal"  
80233,waste_paper,paper discarded after use  
80234,wastepaper_basket waste-paper_basket wastebasket waste_basket circular_file,a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish  
80235,wastrel waster,someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently  
80236,watch,the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty  
80237,watch,a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty  
80238,watch ticker,a small portable timepiece  
80239,watch vigil,a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe  
80240,watch_cap,a knitted dark blue wool cap worn by seamen in cold or stormy weather  
80241,watch_case,the metal case in which the works of a watch are housed  
80242,watch_fire,a fire lighted at night as a signal  
80243,watch_glass,laboratory glassware; a shallow glass dish used as an evaporating surface or to cover a beaker  
80244,watch_key,winder consisting of a key with a square hole; used for winding some watches  
80245,watch_night,a devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve)  
80246,watchband watchstrap wristband watch_bracelet bracelet,a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist  
80247,watchdog,a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste; "she is the global watchdog for human rights abuses"  
80248,watchdog guard_dog,a dog trained to guard property  
80249,watcher,a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body  
80250,watchfulness vigilance weather_eye,vigilant attentiveness; "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble"  
80251,watchfulness wakefulness vigilance alertness,the process of paying close and continuous attention; "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"  
80252,watchmaker horologist horologer,someone who makes or repairs watches  
80253,watchman watcher security_guard,a guard who keeps watch  
80254,watchtower,an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies  
80255,water,once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)  
80256,water,a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"  
80257,water H2O,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  
80258,water-base_paint,paint in which water is used as the vehicle  
80259,water-cooled_reactor,nuclear reactor using water as a coolant  
80260,water-mint water_mint Mentha_aquatica,a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America  
80261,water-rate,rate per quarter for water from a public supply  
80262,water-shield Brasenia_schreberi water-target,aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums  
80263,water-shield fanwort Cabomba_caroliniana,common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers  
80264,water-skiing,skiing on water while being towed by a motorboat  
80265,water-soluble_vitamin,any vitamin that is soluble in water  
80266,water_avens Indian_chocolate purple_avens chocolate_root Geum_rivale,erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx and orange and pink petals  
80267,water_back,water heater consisting of a tank or pipes set at the back of a fireplace or in the firebox of a stove  
80268,water_bed,a bed with a mattress made of strong plastic that is filled with water  
80269,water_beetle,any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming  
80270,water_biscuit,a thin flour-and-water biscuit usually made without shortening; often served with cheese  
80271,water_blister,blister containing a nonpurulent clear watery content  
80272,water_boatman boat_bug,carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs  
80273,water_bottle,a bottle for holding water  
80274,water_boy waterer,an assistant who supplies drinking water  
80275,water_buffalo water_ox Asiatic_buffalo Bubalus_bubalis,an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal  
80276,water_bug,a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water  
80277,water_butt,a butt set on end to contain water especially to store rainwater  
80278,water_caltrop Jesuits'_nut Trapa_natans,a variety of water chestnut  
80279,water_cannon watercannon,a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters)  
80280,water_carpet water_mat Chrysosplenium_americanum,aquatic herb with yellowish flowers; central and western United States  
80281,water_cart,cart with a tank for water (especially with fresh water for sale)  
80282,water_chestnut,edible bulbous tuber of a Chinese marsh plant  
80283,water_chestnut Chinese_water_chestnut Eleocharis_dulcis,Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers  
80284,water_chestnut water_chestnut_plant caltrop,a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits  
80285,water_chevrotain water_deer Hyemoschus_aquaticus,largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa  
80286,water_chinquapin,edible nutlike seeds of an American lotus having the flavor of a chinquapin  
80287,water_chinquapin American_lotus yanquapin Nelumbo_lutea,water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds  
80288,water_chute,chute with flowing water down which toboggans and inner tubes and people slide into a pool  
80289,water_clock clepsydra water_glass,clock that measures time by the escape of water  
80290,water_closet closet W.C. loo,a toilet in Britain  
80291,water_clover Marsilea_quadrifolia,water fern of Europe and Asia and the eastern United States distinguished by four leaflets resembling clover leaves  
80292,water_company waterworks,a public utility that provides water  
80293,water_conservation,the conservation of water resources  
80294,water_cooler,a device for cooling and dispensing drinking water  
80295,water_crowfoot water_buttercup Ranunculus_aquatilis,plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America  
80296,water_development water_project water_program,making an area of water more useful  
80297,water_dog,a dog accustomed to water and usually trained to retrieve waterfowl  
80298,water_dog water_rat,a person who enjoys being in or on the water  
80299,water_dropwort hemlock_water_dropwort Oenanthe_crocata,European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous  
80300,water_elm Ulmus_laevis,Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environment  
80301,water_faucet water_tap tap hydrant,a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask  
80302,water_fennel Oenanthe_aquatica,European poisonous herb with fibrous roots  
80303,water_filter,a filter to remove impurities from the water supply  
80304,water_gap,a pass in a mountain ridge through which a stream flows  
80305,water_gas,a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with small amounts of other gases; made by blowing steam over hot coke or coal  
80306,water_gauge water_gage water_glass,gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir  
80307,water_gillyflower American_featherfoil Hottonia_inflata,a featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers  
80308,water_glass,a glass for drinking water  
80309,water_gum Nyssa_aquatica,columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood  
80310,water_hammer,the banging sound of steam in pipes  
80311,water_hazard,hazard provided by ponds of water that the golfer must avoid  
80312,water_heater hot-water_heater hot-water_tank,a heater and storage tank to supply heated water  
80313,water_hemlock Cicuta_verosa,tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb locally abundant in marshy areas  
80314,water_hickory bitter_pecan water_bitternut Carya_aquatica,hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts  
80315,water_hole,a natural hole or hollow containing water  
80316,water_horehound Lycopus_americanus,aromatic perennial herb of United States  
80317,water_hyacinth water_orchid Eichhornia_crassipes Eichhornia_spesiosa,a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States  
80318,water_ice sorbet,an ice containing no milk but having a mushy consistency; usually made from fruit juice  
80319,water_jacket,a container filled with water that surrounds a machine to cool it; especially that surrounding the cylinder block of an engine  
80320,water_jug,a jug that holds water  
80321,water_jump,a pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contest  
80322,water_level,the level of the surface of a body of water  
80323,water_level,a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube  
80324,water_lily,an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae  
80325,water_line watermark,a line marking the level reached by a body of water  
80326,water_lobelia Lobelia_dortmanna,erect perennial aquatic herb of Europe and North America having submerged spongy leaves and pendulous racemes of blue flowers above the water  
80327,water_locust swamp_locust Gleditsia_aquatica,honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood  
80328,water_main,main (a pipe or conduit) for conveying water  
80329,water_meter,meter for measuring the quantity of water passing through a particular outlet  
80330,water_milfoil,an aquatic plant of the genus Myriophyllum having feathery underwater leaves and small inconspicuous flowers  
80331,water_mill,a mill powered by a water wheel  
80332,water_moccasin,any of numerous North American water snakes inhabiting fresh waters  
80333,water_moccasin cottonmouth cottonmouth_moccasin Agkistrodon_piscivorus,venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States  
80334,water_mold,parasitic or saprobic organisms living chiefly in fresh water or moist soil  
80335,water_nymph,(Greek mythology) any nymph of the water  
80336,water_nymph fragrant_water_lily pond_lily Nymphaea_odorata,a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions  
80337,water_oak possum_oak Quercus_nigra,relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil  
80338,water_of_crystallization water_of_crystallisation water_of_hydration,the water present in hydrated compounds  
80339,water_on_the_knee,hydrarthrosis affecting the knee  
80340,water_ouzel dipper,small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom  
80341,water_parsnip Sium_suave,stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; northern United States and Asia  
80342,water_pimpernel,a white-flowered aquatic plant of the genus Samolus  
80343,water_pistol water_gun squirt_gun squirter,plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water  
80344,water_plantain Alisma_plantago-aquatica,marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves  
80345,water_pollution,pollution of the water in rivers and lakes  
80346,water_polo,a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goal  
80347,water_pump,the pump in the cooling system of an automobile that cause the water to circulate  
80348,water_rat,any of various amphibious rats  
80349,water_right riparian_right,right of access to water  
80350,water_sapphire,a deep blue cordierite often used as a gemstone  
80351,water_scooter sea_scooter scooter,a motorboat resembling a motor scooter  
80352,water_scorpion,long-legged aquatic insect having the front legs fitted for seizing and holding prey and the abdomen extended by a long breathing tube  
80353,water_shamrock buckbean bogbean bog_myrtle marsh_trefoil Menyanthes_trifoliata,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  
80354,water_shrew,any of several small semiaquatic shrews usually living near swift-flowing streams  
80355,water_ski,broad ski for skimming over water towed by a speedboat  
80356,water_snake,any of various mostly harmless snakes that live in or near water  
80357,water_softener,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  
80358,water_spaniel,any dog of two large curly-coated breeds used for hunting waterfowl  
80359,water_speedwell Veronica_michauxii Veronica_anagallis-aquatica,plant of wet places in Eurasia and America  
80360,water_sport aquatics,sports that involve bodies of water  
80361,water_sprite water_nymph water_spirit,a fairy that inhabits water  
80362,water_star_grass mud_plantain Heteranthera_dubia,grassy-leaved North American aquatic plant with yellow star-shaped blossoms  
80363,water_starwort,any of several aquatic plants having a star-shaped rosette of floating leaves; America, Europe and Asia  
80364,water_strider pond-skater water_skater,long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water  
80365,water_system,a river and all of its tributaries  
80366,water_system water_supply water,a facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water"  
80367,water_table water_level groundwater_level,underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water table"  
80368,water_thrush,brownish North American warbler found near streams  
80369,water_tower,a large reservoir for water  
80370,water_travel seafaring,travel by water  
80371,water_turkey Anhinga_anhinga,blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions  
80372,water_vapor water_vapour,water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature  
80373,water_vascular_system,system of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respiration  
80374,water_violet Hottonia_palustris,featherfoil of Europe and western Asia having submerged and floating leaves and violet flowers  
80375,water_vole Richardson_vole Microtus_richardsoni,of western North America  
80376,water_vole water_rat Arvicola_amphibius,common large Eurasian vole  
80377,water_wagon water_waggon,a wagon that carries water (as for troops or work gangs or to sprinkle down dusty dirt roads in the summertime)  
80378,water_wings,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  
80379,water_witch dowser rhabdomancer,someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water  
80380,waterbuck,any of several large African antelopes of the genus Kobus having curved ridged horns and frequenting e.g. swamps and rivers  
80381,watercolor water-color watercolour water-colour,water-soluble pigment  
80382,watercolor water-color watercolour water-colour,a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists  
80383,watercolor water-color watercolour water-colour,a painting produced with watercolors  
80384,watercolor water-color watercolour water-colour,the art or technique of painting with watercolors  
80385,watercolorist watercolourist,a painter who paints with watercolors  
80386,watercourse,natural or artificial channel through which water flows  
80387,watercourse waterway,a conduit through which water flows  
80388,watercraft,skill in the management of boats  
80389,watercress,any of several water-loving cresses  
80390,watercress,cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams  
80391,waterdog,any of several large aquatic salamanders  
80392,watered_stock,stock representing ownership of overvalued assets; stock of a corporation whose total worth is less than its invested capital  
80393,waterer,someone who waters plants or crops  
80394,waterfall falls,a steep descent of the water of a river  
80395,waterfowl water_bird waterbird,freshwater aquatic bird  
80396,waterfront,the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water  
80397,wateriness,meagerness or poorness connoted by a superfluity of water (in a literary style as well as in a food); "the haziness and wateriness of his disquisitions"; "the wateriness of his blood"; "no one enjoys the burning of his soup or the wateriness of his potatoes"  
80398,wateriness,the property of resembling the viscosity of water  
80399,wateriness muddiness sloppiness,the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water; "the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield"; "the water's muddiness made it undrinkable"; "the sloppiness of a rainy November day"  
80400,watering,wetting with water; "the lawn needs a great deal of watering"  
80401,watering_can watering_pot,a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants  
80402,watering_cart,water cart with a tank and sprinkler for sprinkling roads  
80403,watering_place watering_hole spa,a health resort near a spring or at the seaside  
80404,waterleaf,any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum  
80405,waterline water_line water_level,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  
80406,waterloo,a final crushing defeat; "he met his waterloo"  
80407,watermark,a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light  
80408,watermeal,any of various aquatic plants of the genus Wolffia; throughout warmer regions of the world  
80409,watermelon,large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp  
80410,watermelon watermelon_vine Citrullus_vulgaris,an African melon  
80411,watermelon_begonia Peperomia_argyreia Peperomia_sandersii,grown as a houseplant for its silvery striped fleshy foliage; South America  
80412,waterpower,the power to do work that is latent in a head of water  
80413,waterproof,any fabric impervious to water  
80414,waterproofing,a coating capable of making a surface waterproof  
80415,waterproofing sealing,the act of treating something to make it repel water  
80416,watershed water_parting divide,a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems  
80417,waterside,land bordering a body of water  
80418,waterskin water_skin,a container of skin for holding water  
80419,waterspout,a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist  
80420,waterspout,a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof)  
80421,waterway,a navigable body of water  
80422,waterweed,a weedy aquatic plant of genus Elodea  
80423,waterwheel water_wheel,a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond  
80424,waterwheel water_wheel,a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine  
80425,waterwheel_plant Aldrovanda_vesiculosa,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  
80426,waterworks,workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community  
80427,watt W,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  
80428,watt-hour,a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour  
80429,wattle,any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle  
80430,wattle,framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence  
80431,wattle lappet,a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards  
80432,wattle_and_daub,building material consisting of interwoven rods and twigs covered with clay  
80433,wattmeter,an instrument for measuring in watts the flow of power in an electrical circuit  
80434,wave,a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures); "a heat wave"  
80435,wave,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"  
80436,wave,a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair  
80437,wave,a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"  
80438,wave moving_ridge,one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)  
80439,wave undulation,an undulating curve  
80440,wave undulation,(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth  
80441,wave waving wafture,the act of signaling by a movement of the hand  
80442,wave_angle,the angle of arrival (or departure) of a radio wave with respect to the axis of an antenna array  
80443,wave_equation,a differential equation that describes the passage of harmonic waves through a medium  
80444,wave_form waveform wave_shape,the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time  
80445,wave_front,all the points just reached by a wave as it propagates  
80446,wave_front wavefront,(physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium  
80447,wave_mechanics,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  
80448,wave_number,the reciprocal of the wavelength of a wave  
80449,wave_theory undulatory_theory wave_theory_of_light,(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves  
80450,wave_train,a succession of waves spaced at regular intervals  
80451,waveguide wave_guide,a hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar  
80452,wavelength,a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding; "they are on the same wavelength"  
80453,wavelength,the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave  
80454,waver,someone who communicates by waving  
80455,waver flutter flicker,the act of moving back and forth  
80456,waverer vacillator hesitator hesitater,one who hesitates (usually out of fear)  
80457,waviness,unevenness produced by waves or wrinkles  
80458,wavy-leaved_aster,a variety of aster  
80459,waw,the 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
80460,wax,any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water  
80461,wax-chandler,one who deals in wax candles  
80462,wax_bean,a common bean plant grown for its edible golden pod  
80463,wax_bean yellow_bean,snap beans with yellow pods  
80464,wax_begonia Begonia_semperflorens,hybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to bronze-red leaves and small clusters of white or pink or red flowers; widely used as a bedding plant  
80465,wax_insect,any of various insects that secrete a waxy substance  
80466,wax_myrtle,any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries  
80467,wax_palm Ceroxylon_andicola Ceroxylon_alpinum,palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles  
80468,wax_paper,paper that has been waterproofed by treatment with wax or paraffin  
80469,wax_plant Hoya_carnosa,succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and white star-shaped flowers  
80470,waxflower Clusia_insignis,epiphytic clusia of British Guiana  
80471,waxiness,the quality of being made of wax or covered with wax  
80472,waxing,a gradual increase in magnitude or extent; "the waxing of the moon"  
80473,waxing,the application of wax to a surface  
80474,waxmallow wax_mallow sleeping_hibiscus,any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers  
80475,waxwing,brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips  
80476,waxwork wax_figure,an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax  
80477,waxycap,any fungus of the family Hygrophoraceae having gills that are more or less waxy in appearance  
80478,way,the condition of things generally; "that's the way it is"; "I felt the same way"  
80479,way,a portion of something divided into shares; "they split the loot three ways"  
80480,way,a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'; "they didn't have much in the way of clothing"  
80481,way,doing as one pleases or chooses; "if I had my way"  
80482,way,the property of distance in general; "it's a long way to Moscow"; "he went a long ways"  
80483,way,any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"  
80484,way,a journey or passage; "they are on the way"  
80485,way path way_of_life,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"  
80486,wayfarer,a pedestrian who walks from place to place  
80487,wayfarer journeyer,a traveler going on a trip  
80488,wayfaring,traveling (especially on foot)  
80489,wayfaring_tree twist_wood twistwood Viburnum_lantana,vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides; red berries turn black  
80490,ways shipway slipway,structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired  
80491,ways_and_means,resources available to meet expenses (especially legislation for raising revenue for a government)  
80492,wayside roadside,edge of a way or road or path; "flowers along the wayside"  
80493,weak_interaction weak_force,(physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of radioactive decay; mediated by intermediate vector bosons  
80494,weak_part weak_spot soft_spot,a place of especial vulnerability  
80495,weak_point,an attribute that is inadequate or deficient  
80496,weakener,that which weakens or causes a loss of strength; "doubt is a great weakener of resolve"  
80497,weakening,becoming weaker  
80498,weakening,the act of reducing the strength of something  
80499,weakfish,lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States  
80500,weakfish Cynoscion_regalis,food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out  
80501,weakling doormat wuss,a person who is physically weak and ineffectual  
80502,weakly_interacting_massive_particle WIMP,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  
80503,weakness,the condition of being financially weak; "the weakness of the dollar against the yen"  
80504,weakness,a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you; "he has a weakness for chocolate"  
80505,weakness,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"  
80506,weald,an area of open or forested country  
80507,wealth,property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value  
80508,wealth,the quality of profuse abundance; "she has a wealth of talent"  
80509,wealth riches,an abundance of material possessions and resources  
80510,wealth wealthiness,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"  
80511,weaning ablactation,the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal  
80512,weapon arm weapon_system,any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"  
80513,weapon artillery,a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons"  
80514,weapon_of_mass_destruction WMD W.M.D.,a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)  
80515,weaponry arms implements_of_war weapons_system munition,weapons considered collectively  
80516,weapons_carrier,military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews  
80517,weapons_plutonium weapons-grade_plutonium,plutonium 239 that is recovered when nuclear weapons are disassembled; it is stored in plutonium pits  
80518,wear,impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven wear"  
80519,wear wearing,the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear"  
80520,wearer,a person who wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory; "the wearer of the crown"  
80521,weasel,a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky  
80522,weasel,small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck  
80523,weasel_word,an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion  
80524,weather weather_condition conditions atmospheric_condition,the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow"  
80525,weather_bureau,an administrative unit responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecasts  
80526,weather_deck shelter_deck,upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below  
80527,weather_forecast weather_outlook,a forecast of the weather  
80528,weather_map weather_chart,(meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region  
80529,weather_radar,radar that is able to detect clouds and precipitation  
80530,weather_satellite meteorological_satellite,a satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth below  
80531,weather_ship,an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations  
80532,weather_strip weatherstrip weather_stripping weatherstripping,a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold  
80533,weathercock,weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster  
80534,weatherglass,a simple barometer for indicating changes in atmospheric pressure  
80535,weatherliness,(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"  
80536,weatherman weather_forecaster,predicts the weather  
80537,weathervane weather_vane vane wind_vane,mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind  
80538,weave,pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric  
80539,weaver,a craftsman who weaves cloth  
80540,weaver weaverbird weaver_finch,finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests  
80541,weaving,creating fabric  
80542,web,an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn"  
80543,web,a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)  
80544,web,membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals  
80545,web entanglement,an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim  
80546,web-spinning_mite,a mite that spins a web  
80547,web-toed_salamander,any of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tongues; excellent climbers that move with ease over smooth rock surfaces  
80548,web_log blog,a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies; "postings on a blog are usually in chronological order"  
80549,web_page webpage,a document connected to the World Wide Web and viewable by anyone connected to the internet who has a web browser  
80550,web_site website internet_site site,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"  
80551,web_spinner,any of a small order of slender typically tropical insects that nest in colonies in silken tunnels that they spin  
80552,webbed_foot,a bird's foot with folds of skin between the toes  
80553,webbing,something forming a web (as between the toes of birds)  
80554,webbing,a narrow closely woven tape; used in upholstery or for seat belts  
80555,webbing,a strong fabric woven in strips  
80556,webbing_clothes_moth webbing_moth Tineola_bisselliella,moth that forms a web in which it lives  
80557,webcam,a digital camera designed to take digital photographs and transmit them over the internet  
80558,weber Wb,a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells  
80559,webfoot,a foot having the toes connected by folds of skin  
80560,webmaster,a technician who designs or maintains a website  
80561,webworm,several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed  
80562,webworm_moth,a variety of moth that spins a web in which it lives  
80563,wedding wedding_ceremony nuptials hymeneals,the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed  
80564,wedding wedding_party,a party of people at a wedding  
80565,wedding_anniversary,the anniversary of the day on which you were married (or the celebration of it)  
80566,wedding_cake bridecake,a rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations; served at a wedding reception  
80567,wedding_day,the day of a wedding  
80568,wedding_guest,a guest at a wedding  
80569,wedding_march,a march to be played for a wedding procession  
80570,wedding_night,the night after the wedding when bride and groom sleep together  
80571,wedding_picture,photographs of bride and groom and their friends taken at their wedding  
80572,wedding_present wedding_gift,a present given to someone getting married  
80573,wedding_reception,a reception for wedding guests held after the wedding  
80574,wedding_ring wedding_band,a ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the wedding  
80575,wedge,(golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole  
80576,wedge,something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them  
80577,wedge wedge_shape cuneus,any shape that is triangular in cross section  
80578,wedge_bone,part of the sirloin nearest the rump  
80579,wedge_heel wedge,a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe  
80580,wedgie,a shoe with a wedge heel  
80581,wee,a short time; "bide a wee"  
80582,wee_small_voice small_voice voice_of_conscience,an inner voice that judges your behavior  
80583,weed,any plant that crowds out cultivated plants  
80584,weed mourning_band,a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning  
80585,weeder,a farmhand hired to remove weeds  
80586,weeder weed-whacker,a hand tool for removing weeds  
80587,weeds widow's_weeds,a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning  
80588,week calendar_week,a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday  
80589,week hebdomad,any period of seven consecutive days; "it rained for a week"  
80590,week_from_Monday,a time period of a week or more; "a week from Monday will be too soon!"  
80591,weekday,any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday)  
80592,weekend,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  
80593,weekend_warrior,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)  
80594,weekend_warrior,a reservist who fulfills the military obligation on weekends  
80595,weekender,someone who vacations on a weekend  
80596,weekender,a small suitcase to carry clothing and accessories for a weekend trip  
80597,weekly,a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)  
80598,weeknight,any night of the week except Saturday or Sunday  
80599,weeper,a hired mourner  
80600,weeper crier,a person who weeps  
80601,weepiness tearfulness,sadness expressed by weeping  
80602,weeping_beech Fagus_pendula Fagus_sylvatica_pendula,variety of European beech with pendulous limbs  
80603,weeping_love_grass African_love_grass Eragrostis_curvula,perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control  
80604,weeping_spruce Brewer's_spruce Picea_breweriana,medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches  
80605,weeping_tree_broom,small shrubby tree of New Zealand having weeping branches and racemes of white to violet flowers followed by woolly indehiscent two-seeded pods  
80606,weeping_willow Babylonian_weeping_willow Salix_babylonica,willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental  
80607,weevil,any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles  
80608,weigela Weigela_florida,deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers  
80609,weighbridge,platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc  
80610,weigher,an official who weighs and records the weight  
80611,weight,an oppressive feeling of heavy force; "bowed down by the weight of responsibility"  
80612,weight,the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity  
80613,weight,an artifact that is heavy  
80614,weight free_weight exercising_weight,sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms  
80615,weight weightiness,the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight"; "the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed"  
80616,weight weighting,(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance  
80617,weight_gaining,bodybuilding that increases muscle mass and body weight  
80618,weight_unit weight,a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan"  
80619,weightlift weightlifting,bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights  
80620,weightlifter lifter,an athlete who lifts barbells  
80621,weir,a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish  
80622,weir,a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow  
80623,weka maori_hen wood_hen,flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting  
80624,welcher welsher,someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager  
80625,welcome,the state of being welcome; "don't outstay your welcome"  
80626,welcome,a greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome"  
80627,welcome_wagon,a wheeled vehicle carrying information and gifts from local merchants for new residents in an area  
80628,welcoming_committee,a committee to welcome new residents to a community  
80629,weld,a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together  
80630,welder,joins pieces of metal by welding them together  
80631,welder's_mask,a mask that you wear for protection when doing welding  
80632,welding,fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure  
80633,weldment,an assembly of parts welded together  
80634,welfare_case charity_case,a case for a welfare worker  
80635,welfare_state,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.  
80636,welfare_work social_service,an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society  
80637,well,a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid  
80638,well,an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)  
80639,well,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  
80640,well,a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine  
80641,well wellspring fountainhead,an abundant source; "she was a well of information"  
80642,well-wishing,an expression of good will from one person to another; "much hand-shaking and well-wishing"  
80643,well_point wellpoint,a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area  
80644,wellbeing well-being welfare upbeat eudaemonia eudaimonia,a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"  
80645,wellerism,a comparison comprising a well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel  
80646,wellhead,a structure built over a well  
80647,wellhead wellspring,the source of water for a well  
80648,welt,a raised or strengthened seam  
80649,welted_thistle Carduus_crispus,European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of branches  
80650,welterweight,a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase)  
80651,welterweight,an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds  
80652,welterweight,a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds  
80653,welterweight,a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds  
80654,welwitschia Welwitschia_mirabilis,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  
80655,wencher,someone who patronizes prostitutes  
80656,werewolf wolfman lycanthrope loup-garou,a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again  
80657,west,the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point  
80658,west,a location in the western part of a country, region, or city  
80659,west due_west westward W,the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees  
80660,west_by_north WbN,the compass point that is one point north of due west  
80661,west_by_south WbS,the compass point that is one point south of due west  
80662,west_northwest WNW,the compass point midway between west and northwest  
80663,west_side,the side that is on the west  
80664,west_southwest WSW,the compass point midway between west and southwest  
80665,west_wind wester,wind that blows from west to east  
80666,western western_sandwich,a sandwich made from a western omelet  
80667,western_big-eared_bat Plecotus_townsendi,bat of western North America having extremely large ears  
80668,western_blackberry western_dewberry Rubus_ursinus,American blackberry with oblong black fruit  
80669,western_blind_snake Leptotyphlops_humilis,burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United States  
80670,western_buttercup Ranunculus_occidentalis,perennial of western North America  
80671,western_chimpanzee Pan_troglodytes_verus,masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa; distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees; possibly a distinct species  
80672,western_chokecherry Prunus_virginiana_demissa Prunus_demissa,chokecherry of western United States  
80673,western_coral_snake Micruroides_euryxanthus,ranges from Central America to southwestern United States  
80674,western_fence_lizard swift blue-belly Sceloporus_occidentalis,common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks  
80675,western_grey_squirrel western_gray_squirrel Sciurus_griseus,large grey squirrel of far western areas of United States  
80676,western_hemisphere occident New_World,the hemisphere that includes North America and South America  
80677,western_hemlock Pacific_hemlock west_coast_hemlock Tsuga_heterophylla,tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree  
80678,western_holly_fern Polystichum_scopulinum,North American fern  
80679,western_ladies'_tresses Spiranthes_porrifolia,similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana; western United States  
80680,western_larch western_tamarack Oregon_larch Larix_occidentalis,tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important timber tree  
80681,western_lowland_gorilla Gorilla_gorilla_gorilla,a kind of gorilla  
80682,western_meadowlark Sturnella_neglecta,a meadowlark of western North America  
80683,western_mugwort white_sage cudweed prairie_sage Artemisia_ludoviciana Artemisia_gnaphalodes,perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States  
80684,western_narrow-mouthed_toad Gastrophryne_olivacea,small secretive toad with smooth tough skin of central and western North America  
80685,western_omelet,a firm omelet that has diced ham and peppers and onions  
80686,western_pipistrel SPipistrellus_hesperus,of western North America  
80687,western_poison_oak Toxicodendron_diversilobum Rhus_diversiloba,poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contact  
80688,western_poppy Papaver_californicum,showy annual of California with red flowers  
80689,western_ragweed perennial_ragweed Ambrosia_psilostachya,coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren lands of southwestern United States and Mexico  
80690,western_red-backed_salamander Plethodon_vehiculum,salamander of the Pacific coast of North America  
80691,western_red_cedar red_cedar canoe_cedar Thuja_plicata,large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States  
80692,western_redbud California_redbud Cercis_occidentalis,shrub of western United States having pink or crimson flowers; often forms thickets  
80693,western_saxifrage Saxifraga_occidentalis,saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America  
80694,western_skink Eumeces_skiltonianus,found in western North American grasslands and open woodlands  
80695,western_spadefoot Scaphiopus_hammondii,this spadefoot toad live in California  
80696,western_tanager Piranga_ludoviciana,of western North America; male is black and yellow and orange-red  
80697,western_toad Bufo_boreas,of a great variety of habitats from southern Alaska to Baja California west of the Rockies  
80698,western_wall_flower Erysimum_asperum Cheiranthus_asperus Erysimum_arkansanum,biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus  
80699,western_wheatgrass bluestem_wheatgrass Agropyron_smithii,valuable forage grass of western United States  
80700,western_whiptail Cnemidophorus_tigris,active lizard having a network of dusky dark markings; of semiarid areas from Oregon and Idaho to Baja California  
80701,western_white_pine silver_pine mountain_pine Pinus_monticola,tall pine of western North America with stout blue-green needles; bark is grey-brown with rectangular plates when mature  
80702,western_wood_pewee Contopus_sordidulus,small flycatcher of western North America  
80703,westerner,an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.  
80704,westland_pine silver_pine Lagarostrobus_colensoi,timber tree of New Zealand having shiny white wood  
80705,wet-bulb_thermometer,a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin; used in a psychrometer to measure humidity  
80706,wet_bar,a bar for mixing drinks that has a sink with running water  
80707,wet_cell,a primary voltaic cell having a liquid electrolyte  
80708,wet_dream,an erotic dream (usually at night) accompanied by the (nocturnal) emission of semen  
80709,wet_fly,fisherman's fly that floats under the surface of the water  
80710,wet_nurse wet-nurse wetnurse amah,a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else  
80711,wet_suit,a close-fitting garment made of a permeable material; worn in cold water (as by skin divers) to retain body heat  
80712,wether,male sheep especially a castrated one  
80713,wetland,a low area where the land is saturated with water  
80714,wetness,the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks"  
80715,wetter,a workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process  
80716,wetting,the act of making something wet  
80717,wetting_agent wetter surfactant surface-active_agent,a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved  
80718,whack,the sound made by a sharp swift blow  
80719,whacker whopper,something especially big or impressive of its kind  
80720,whale,any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head  
80721,whale_louse,amphipod crustacean parasitic on cetaceans  
80722,whale_oil train_oil,a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminant  
80723,whale_shark Rhincodon_typus,large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton  
80724,whale_sucker whalesucker Remilegia_australis,large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins  
80725,whaleboat,a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas  
80726,whalebone baleen,a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets  
80727,whaler,a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales  
80728,whaler whaling_ship,a ship engaged in whale fishing  
80729,whaling_gun,a gun (or device resembling a gun) for discharging a projectile (especially a harpoon) at a whale  
80730,whammy,a serious or devastating setback  
80731,wharf_rat,someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses  
80732,wharf_rat,brown rat that infests wharves  
80733,wharfage quayage,a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay  
80734,what_for,a strong reprimand  
80735,wheat,annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains  
80736,wheat wheat_berry,grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour  
80737,wheat_berry,a grain of wheat  
80738,wheat_flag_smut Urocystis_tritici,fungus affecting leaves and stems of wheat  
80739,wheat_flour,flour prepared from wheat  
80740,wheat_future,wheat bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date  
80741,wheat_germ,embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins  
80742,wheat_gluten,gluten prepared from wheat  
80743,wheat_rust Puccinia_graminis,rust fungus that attacks wheat  
80744,wheat_scab,a disease of the heads of wheat plants  
80745,wheatear,small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump  
80746,wheatfield wheat_field,a field planted with wheat  
80747,wheatflake,crisp flake made from wheat  
80748,wheatgrass wheat-grass,a grass of the genus Agropyron  
80749,wheatworm wheat_eel wheat_eelworm Tylenchus_tritici,small roundworm parasitic on wheat  
80750,wheedler coaxer,someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing  
80751,wheel,forces that provide energy and direction; "the wheels of government began to turn"  
80752,wheel,a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel  
80753,wheel,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)  
80754,wheel_and_axle,hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel  
80755,wheel_bug Arilus_cristatus,large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects  
80756,wheel_horse wheeler,a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle  
80757,wheel_lock,an obsolete gunlock using flint and a revolving wheel  
80758,wheel_tree firewheel_tree Stenocarpus_sinuatus,eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers  
80759,wheelbase,the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle  
80760,wheelchair,a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant  
80761,wheeled_vehicle,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"  
80762,wheeler,the man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling  
80763,wheeling rolling,propelling something on wheels  
80764,wheelwork,mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears)  
80765,wheelwright wheeler,someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels  
80766,wheeze,(Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick; "a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat"  
80767,wheeze,breathing with a husky or whistling sound  
80768,wheeziness,presence of abnormal high-pitched sound heard with a stethoscope when an airway is blocked (as in asthma or chronic bronchitis)  
80769,whelk,large marine snail much used as food in Europe  
80770,whelk,large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell  
80771,whereabouts,the general location where something is; "I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime"  
80772,wherewithal,the necessary means (especially financial means)  
80773,wherry,light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors  
80774,wherry Norfolk_wherry,sailing barge used especially in East Anglia  
80775,whetstone,a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives  
80776,whey,watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates; "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey"  
80777,whey milk_whey,the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese  
80778,whiff,a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil  
80779,whiff,a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike  
80780,whiffer,a batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike  
80781,whiffletree whippletree swingletree,a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling  
80782,while piece spell patch,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"  
80783,whimper whine,a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way  
80784,whinchat Saxicola_rubetra,brown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadows  
80785,whiner complainer moaner sniveller crybaby bellyacher grumbler squawker,a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining  
80786,whinstone whin,any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt)  
80787,whip,a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit  
80788,whip,(golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club  
80789,whip,an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping  
80790,whip lash whiplash,a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"  
80791,whip party_whip,a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline  
80792,whip-round,(British) solicitation of money usually for a benevolent purpose  
80793,whip-scorpion whip_scorpion,nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has a long thin tail without a stinger  
80794,whip-snake whip_snake whipsnake,any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails  
80795,whipcord,closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips  
80796,whipcord,a strong worsted or cotton fabric with a diagonal rib  
80797,whiplash whiplash_injury,an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)  
80798,whipped_cream,cream that has been beaten until light and fluffy  
80799,whipper-in,huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds  
80800,whippersnapper jackanapes lightweight,someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous  
80801,whippet,small slender dog of greyhound type developed in England  
80802,whipping tanning flogging lashing flagellation,beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment  
80803,whipping_cream light_whipping_cream,cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped  
80804,whipping_post,post formerly used in public to which offenders are tied to be whipped  
80805,whipping_top whip_top,a top that is spun by whipping  
80806,whippoorwill Caprimulgus_vociferus,American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage  
80807,whipstitch whipping whipstitching,a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally  
80808,whiptail whiptail_lizard,any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards  
80809,whir whirr whirring birr,sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"  
80810,whirl commotion,confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"  
80811,whirl swirl vortex convolution,the shape of something rotating rapidly  
80812,whirler,a revolving mechanism  
80813,whirligig_beetle,aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface  
80814,whirling_dervish whirler,a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling  
80815,whirlpool vortex maelstrom,a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)  
80816,whirlwind,a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth  
80817,whisk,a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream  
80818,whisk whisk_broom,a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes  
80819,whisk_fern,chiefly tropical clump-forming plants of skeletal appearance resembling whisk brooms; lacking roots  
80820,whisker vibrissa sensory_hair,a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat  
80821,whiskey whisky,a liquor made from fermented mash of grain  
80822,whiskey_bottle,a bottle for holding whiskey  
80823,whiskey_jug,a jug that contains whiskey  
80824,whiskey_neat whisky_neat,a drink consisting of whiskey without a mixer; "he ordered a whiskey neat"  
80825,whiskey_on_the_rocks whisky_on_the_rocks,whiskey with ice  
80826,whiskey_sour whisky_sour,a sour made with whiskey  
80827,whisper whispering susurration voicelessness,speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords  
80828,whisperer,one who speaks in a whisper  
80829,whispering_campaign,the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate  
80830,whispering_gallery whispering_dome,a space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at certain points are clearly audible at certain distant points  
80831,whist long_whist short_whist,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  
80832,whist_drive,a progressive whist party  
80833,whistle,a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it  
80834,whistle,acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound  
80835,whistle whistling,the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture  
80836,whistle whistling,the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game"  
80837,whistle-stop_tour,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"  
80838,whistle_blower whistle-blower whistleblower,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"  
80839,whistle_buoy whistling_buoy,a buoy that makes a whistling noise  
80840,whistle_stop flag_stop way_station,a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal  
80841,whistler,someone who makes a loud high sound  
80842,whistling,the act of whistling a tune; "his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work"  
80843,whistling_swan Cygnus_columbianus_columbianus,North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft whistling note  
80844,white,(board games) the lighter pieces  
80845,white whiteness,the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)  
80846,white-bellied_swallow tree_swallow Iridoprocne_bicolor,bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities  
80847,white-berry_yew Pseudotaxus_chienii,yew of southeastern China, differing from the Old World yew in having white berries  
80848,white-breasted_nuthatch Sitta_carolinensis,bluish-grey nuthatch with black head and white breast; of eastern North America  
80849,white-chinned_petrel Procellaria_aequinoctialis,large black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on the chin  
80850,white-coat_hypertension,temporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor's office  
80851,white-crowned_sparrow Zonotrichia_leucophrys,finch with black-and-white striped crown  
80852,white-footed_mouse vesper_mouse Peromyscus_leucopus,American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts  
80853,white-headed_stilt Himantopus_himantopus_leucocephalus,stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck  
80854,white-leaved_rockrose Cistus_albidus,compact white pubescent shrub of southwestern Europe having pink flowers  
80855,white-lipped_peccary Tayassu_pecari,blackish peccary with whitish cheeks; larger than the collared peccary  
80856,white-rayed_mule's_ears Wyethia_helianthoides,herb with basal leaves and leafy hairy stems bearing solitary flower heads with white or pale cream-colored rays; northwestern United States  
80857,white-rumped_shrike Lanius_ludovicianus_excubitorides,a butcherbird of western North America; grey with white underparts  
80858,white-tailed_jackrabbit whitetail_jackrabbit Lepus_townsendi,largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States; brownish-grey in summer and pale grey in winter; tail nearly always all white  
80859,white-tailed_kite Elanus_leucurus,grey-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions  
80860,white-throated_sparrow whitethroat Zonotrichia_albicollis,common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown  
80861,white-topped_aster,herb having corymbose white-rayed flowers with scaly bracts and silky indehiscent fruits  
80862,white_admiral Limenitis_camilla,Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings  
80863,white_alder mountain_alder Alnus_rhombifolia,tree of western United States  
80864,white_ash Fraxinus_Americana,spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery beneath and having hard brownish wood  
80865,white_baneberry white_cohosh white_bead doll's_eyes Actaea_alba,North American herb with white poisonous berries  
80866,white_basswood cottonwood Tilia_heterophylla,American basswood of the Allegheny region  
80867,white_book white_paper,a government report; bound in white  
80868,white_bread light_bread,bread made with finely ground and usually bleached wheat flour  
80869,white_broom white_Spanish_broom Cytisus_albus Cytisus_multiflorus,low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowers  
80870,white_bryony devil's_turnip Bryonia_alba,white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran  
80871,white_cake,cake made without egg yolks  
80872,white_camas Zigadenus_glaucus,plant of eastern and central North America having creamy white flowers tinged with brown or purple; poisonous especially to grazing animals  
80873,white_campion evening_lychnis white_cockle bladder_campion Silene_latifolia Lychnis_alba,bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis  
80874,white_chocolate,a blend of cocoa butter and milk solids and sugar and vanilla; used in candy bars and baking and coatings; not technically chocolate because it contains no chocolate liquor  
80875,white_clover dutch_clover shamrock Trifolium_repens,creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage  
80876,white_crappie Pomoxis_annularis,a crappie that is white  
80877,white_croaker chenfish kingfish Genyonemus_lineatus,small silvery marine food fish found off California  
80878,white_croaker queenfish Seriphus_politus,silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters  
80879,white_currant Ribes_sativum,garden currant bearing small white berries  
80880,white_cypress_pine Callitris_glaucophylla Callitris_glauca,small tree or shrub of southern Australia  
80881,white_dead_nettle Lamium_album,European dead nettle with white flowers  
80882,white_dipladenia Mandevilla_boliviensis Dipladenia_boliviensis,shrubby climber having glossy leaves and white funnel-shaped flowers with yellow throats  
80883,white_dogtooth_violet white_dog's-tooth_violet blonde_lilian Erythronium_albidum,North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue or pink exteriors  
80884,white_dwarf white_dwarf_star,a faint star of enormous density  
80885,white_elephant,a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive  
80886,white_elephant,albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia  
80887,white_false_indigo Baptisia_lactea,erect or spreading herb having racemes of creamy white flowers; the eastern United States  
80888,white_feather,a symbol of cowardice  
80889,white_fir Colorado_fir California_white_fir Abies_concolor Abies_lowiana,medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood  
80890,white_flag flag_of_truce,flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce  
80891,white_fringed_orchis white_fringed_orchid Habenaria_albiflora,bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure white fringed flowers  
80892,white_fritillary Fritillaria_liliaceae,California herb with white conic or bell-shaped flowers usually tinged with green  
80893,white_fungus Saprolegnia_ferax,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)  
80894,white_globe_lily white_fairy_lantern Calochortus_albus,globe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped white flowers; southern California  
80895,white_gold,a pale alloy of gold usually with platinum or nickel or palladium  
80896,white_goods,large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel  
80897,white_goods household_linen,drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth  
80898,white_heat,the hotness of something heated until it turns white  
80899,white_heather Cassiope_mertensiana,heath of mountains of western United States having bell-shaped white flowers  
80900,white_hellebore American_hellebore Indian_poke bugbane Veratrum_viride,North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally  
80901,white_honeysuckle Lonicera_albiflora,bushy honeysuckle with twining branches and white or yellow-white flowers; southern United States  
80902,white_hope great_white_hope,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"  
80903,white_knight,a company that is a friendly acquirer in a takeover  
80904,white_lead ceruse lead_carbonate,a poisonous white pigment that contains lead  
80905,white_leather whit_leather,a leather that has been treated with alum and/or salt  
80906,white_lettuce cankerweed Nabalus_alba Prenanthes_alba,herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes  
80907,white_lie,an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)  
80908,white_line,a white stripe in the middle of a road to mark traffic lanes  
80909,white_lupine field_lupine wolf_bean Egyptian_lupine Lupinus_albus,white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control  
80910,white_magic,magic used only for good purposes  
80911,white_maire Olea_lanceolata,small New Zealand tree having red pulpy one-seeded fruit  
80912,white_mallee congoo_mallee Eucalyptus_dumosa,small shrubby mallee  
80913,white_man,a man who is White  
80914,white_man's_burden,the supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjects  
80915,white_mangrove Avicennia_officinalis,a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific  
80916,white_mangrove Laguncularia_racemosa,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  
80917,white_marlin Makaira_albida,small marlin (to 180 pounds) of western Atlantic  
80918,white_matter substantia_alba,whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths  
80919,white_metal bearing_metal,an alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings  
80920,white_milkweed Asclepias_albicans,tall herb with leafless white waxy stems and whitish starlike flowers; southwestern United States  
80921,white_mountain_ash Eucalyptus_fraxinoides,large tree with dark compact bark on lower trunk but smooth and white above; yields lumber similar to that of European or American ashes  
80922,white_mulberry Morus_alba,Asiatic mulberry with white to pale red fruit; leaves used to feed silkworms  
80923,white_mullein Verbascum_lychnitis,densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers; naturalized in North America  
80924,white_mullet Mugil_curema,silvery mullet of Atlantic and Pacific coasts  
80925,white_mustard Brassica_hirta Sinapis_alba,Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source of table mustard and mustard oil  
80926,white_noise,a noise produced by a stimulus containing all of the audible frequencies of vibration; "white noise is a good masking agent"  
80927,white_oak,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  
80928,white_pages,a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on white paper) where the names of people are listed alphabetically along with their telephone numbers  
80929,white_pelican Pelecanus_erythrorhynchos,large American pelican; white with black wing feathers  
80930,white_pepper,pepper ground from husked peppercorns  
80931,white_perch silver_perch Morone_americana,small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streams  
80932,white_pine,any of several five-needled pines with white wood and smooth usually light grey bark when young; especially the eastern white pine  
80933,white_pine,soft white wood of white pine trees  
80934,white_poplar white_aspen abele aspen_poplar silver-leaved_poplar Populus_alba,a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces  
80935,white_prairie_aster Aster_falcatus,perennial of western North America having white flowers  
80936,white_rhinoceros Ceratotherium_simum Diceros_simus,large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros  
80937,white_rice polished_rice,having husk or outer brown layers removed  
80938,white_rocket Diplotaxis_erucoides,from Mediterranean region; a naturalized weed throughout southern Europe  
80939,white_rust,fungus causing a disease characterized by a white powdery mass of conidia  
80940,white_sale,a sale of household linens  
80941,white_sauce bechamel_sauce bechamel,milk thickened with a butter and flour roux  
80942,white_separatism,a social system in which white people live separately from members of other races  
80943,white_separatist,someone who advocates a society in which white people live separately from members of other racial groups  
80944,white_slave,a woman sold into prostitution  
80945,white_slaver,a person who forces women to become prostitutes  
80946,white_slime_mushroom,a type of slime mushroom  
80947,white_snakeroot white_sanicle Ageratina_altissima Eupatorium_rugosum,American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium  
80948,white_snapdragon Antirrhinum_coulterianum,California plant with slender racemes of white flowers  
80949,white_spruce Picea_glauca,medium-sized spruce of northeastern North America having short blue-green leaves and slender cones  
80950,white_squire,a white knight that buys less than a majority interest  
80951,white_stork Ciconia_ciconia,the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill  
80952,white_stringybark thin-leaved_stringybark Eucalyptusd_eugenioides,stringybark having white wood  
80953,white_supremacist,a person who believes that the white race is or should be supreme  
80954,white_supremacy,the prejudice that members of the white race are superior to members of other races  
80955,white_sweet_clover white_melilot Melilotus_alba,biennial plant; valuable honey plant  
80956,white_tie,bow tie worn as part of a man's formal evening dress  
80957,white_trash poor_white_trash,(slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverished  
80958,white_turnip,white root of a turnip plant  
80959,white_water whitewater,frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls  
80960,white_whale beluga Delphinapterus_leucas,small northern whale that is white when adult  
80961,white_willow Huntingdon_willow Salix_alba,large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having greyish canescent leaves and grey bark  
80962,white_wine,pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation  
80963,white_wolf Arctic_wolf Canis_lupus_tundrarum,wolf of Arctic North America having white fur and a black-tipped tail  
80964,white_woman,a woman who is White  
80965,white_wood_aster Aster_divaricatus,rhizomatous perennial wood aster of eastern North America with white flowers  
80966,white_yam water_yam Dioscorea_alata,grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh  
80967,white_zinnia Zinnia_acerosa,subshrub with slender woolly stems and long narrow leaves and flower heads with white rays; southern United States and northern Mexico  
80968,whitebait,minnows or other small fresh- or saltwater fish (especially herring); usually cooked whole  
80969,whitebait,the edible young of especially herrings and sprats and smelts  
80970,whitebark_pine whitebarked_pine Pinus_albicaulis,small pine of western North America; having smooth grey-white bark and soft brittle wood; similar to limber pine  
80971,whitecap white_horse,a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white  
80972,whitecup Nierembergia_repens Nierembergia_rivularis,prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or rose  
80973,whited_sepulcher whited_sepulchre,a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous  
80974,whiteface,a clown whose face is covered with white make-up  
80975,whitefish,any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring  
80976,whitefish,flesh of salmon-like or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere  
80977,whitefish,silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere  
80978,whitefly,minute insect that feeds on plant juices; related to scale insects  
80979,whitehead milium,a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland  
80980,whitelash white_backlash,backlash by white racists against black civil rights advances  
80981,whiteness,lightness or fairness of complexion; "only the whiteness of her cheeks gave any indication of the stress from which she was suffering"  
80982,whitening lightening,changing to a lighter color  
80983,whiteout,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  
80984,whitetail_prairie_dog Cynomys_gunnisoni,tail is white tipped  
80985,whitethorn English_hawthorn may Crataegus_laevigata Crataegus_oxycantha,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  
80986,whitetip_shark oceanic_whitetip_shark white-tipped_shark Carcharinus_longimanus,large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark  
80987,whitetip_shark reef_whitetip_shark Triaenodon_obseus,smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins  
80988,whitewash,a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score  
80989,whitewash,wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces  
80990,whitewash,a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects  
80991,whitey honky honkey honkie,(slang) offensive names for a White man  
80992,whiting,flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe  
80993,whiting,flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America  
80994,whiting,a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish  
80995,whiting,any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters  
80996,whiting Merlangus_merlangus Gadus_merlangus,a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus  
80997,whitlow_grass shadflower shad-flower Draba_verna,annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsules  
80998,whitlowwort,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)  
80999,whittler,someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime)  
81000,whiz,a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"  
81001,whizbang whizzbang,a firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion  
81002,whizbang whizzbang whizbang_shell,a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits  
81003,whole,all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"  
81004,whole unit,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"  
81005,whole-word_method,teaching reading by training beginners to associate printed words with spoken words  
81006,whole_blood,blood that has not been modified except for the addition of an anticoagulant; "whole blood is normally used in blood transfusions"  
81007,whole_gale,wind moving 55-63 knots; 10 on the Beaufort scale  
81008,whole_life_insurance ordinary_life_insurance straight_life_insurance,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  
81009,whole_milk,milk from which no constituent (such as fat) has been removed  
81010,whole_note semibreve,a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)  
81011,whole_rest,a musical rest equal in duration to four beats in common time  
81012,whole_shebang whole_kit_and_caboodle kit_and_caboodle whole_kit_and_boodle kit_and_boodle whole_kit whole_caboodle whole_works works full_treatment,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"  
81013,whole_snipe Gallinago_gallinago,common snipe of Eurasia and Africa  
81014,whole_wheat_flour graham_flour graham whole_meal_flour,flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage)  
81015,wholeheartedness,undivided commitment or unreserved enthusiasm  
81016,wholeness haleness,a state of robust good health  
81017,wholesale,the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers  
81018,wholesomeness,the quality of being beneficial and generally good for you  
81019,whoop,a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement  
81020,whoopee,noisy and boisterous revelry  
81021,whooper whooper_swan Cygnus_cygnus,common Old World swan noted for its whooping call  
81022,whooping_cough pertussis,a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane  
81023,whooping_crane whooper Grus_americana,rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call  
81024,whopper walloper,a gross untruth; a blatant lie  
81025,whorehouse brothel bordello bagnio house_of_prostitution house_of_ill_repute bawdyhouse cathouse sporting_house,a building where prostitutes are available  
81026,whoremaster whoremonger,a pimp who procures whores  
81027,whoremaster whoremonger john trick,a prostitute's customer  
81028,whorled_aster Aster_acuminatus,North American perennial with apparently whorled leaves and showy white purple-tinged flowers  
81029,whorled_caraway,a caraway with whorled leaves  
81030,whorled_loosestrife Lysimachia_quadrifolia,common North American yellow-flowered plant  
81031,whorled_milkweed Asclepias_verticillata,milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in whorls and greenish-white flowers  
81032,why wherefore,the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'  
81033,whydah whidah widow_bird,mostly black African weaverbird  
81034,wick,any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action; "the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it"  
81035,wick taper,a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame  
81036,wickedness darkness dark,absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness"  
81037,wicker,slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork  
81038,wicker wickerwork caning,work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)  
81039,wicker_basket,a basket made of wickerwork  
81040,wicket,cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket  
81041,wicket hoop,a small arch used as croquet equipment  
81042,wicket lattice grille,small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted  
81043,wicket wicket_door wicket_gate,small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door)  
81044,wicket-keeper,stands behind the wicket to catch balls  
81045,wickiup wikiup,a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States  
81046,wide-angle_lens fisheye_lens,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  
81047,wide_area_network WAN,a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network  
81048,wide_screen,a projection screen that is much wider than it is high  
81049,wide_wale,corduroy with wide ribs  
81050,widebody_aircraft wide-body_aircraft wide-body twin-aisle_airplane,a commercial airliner with two aisles  
81051,widegrip_pushup,a pushup with the arms widely separated  
81052,wideness broadness,the property of being wide; having great width  
81053,widening broadening,an increase in width  
81054,widening broadening,the act of making something wider  
81055,widgeon wigeon Anas_penelope,freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals  
81056,widow widow_woman,a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried  
81057,widow's_peak,a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead  
81058,widow's_walk,a lookout atop a coastal house  
81059,widower widowman,a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried  
81060,widowhood,the time of a woman's life when she is a widow  
81061,widowhood,the state of being a widow who has not remarried  
81062,width breadth,the extent of something from side to side  
81063,wiener_roast weenie_roast,a cookout where roasted frankfurters are the main course  
81064,wiesenboden,a dark meadow soil rich in organic material; developed through poor drainage in humid grassy or sedge regions  
81065,wife married_woman,a married woman; a man's partner in marriage  
81066,wig,hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair  
81067,wig wigging,British slang for a scolding  
81068,wiggle wriggle squirm,the act of wiggling  
81069,wiggle_room,flexibility of interpretation or of options; "the request left some wiggle room for future restructuring"  
81070,wiggler wriggler,larva of a mosquito  
81071,wiggler wriggler squirmer,one who can't stay still (especially a child); "the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips"  
81072,wiggliness,a jerky back and forth kind of mobility; "he walked with the wiggliness of a child on high heels"  
81073,wigmaker,someone who makes and sells wigs  
81074,wigwam,a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides  
81075,wild natural_state state_of_nature,a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"  
81076,wild-goose_chase,the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable  
81077,wild_China_tree Sapindus_drumondii Sapindus_marginatus,deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin  
81078,wild_angelica Angelica_sylvestris,European herb with compound leaves and white flowers; adventive on Cape Breton Island  
81079,wild_apple crab_apple crabapple,any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit  
81080,wild_ass,any of several equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa  
81081,wild_basil cushion_calamint Clinopodium_vulgare Satureja_vulgaris,aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and Asia  
81082,wild_boar boar Sus_scrofa,Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States  
81083,wild_buckwheat California_buckwheat Erigonum_fasciculatum,low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah)  
81084,wild_cabbage Brassica_oleracea,wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal Europe  
81085,wild_calla water_arum Calla_palustris,plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berries  
81086,wild_card,an unpredictable factor; "the weather was a wild card"  
81087,wild_card,a playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it  
81088,wild_carrot Queen_Anne's_lace Daucus_carota,a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots  
81089,wild_celery Apium_graveolens,herb of Europe and temperate Asia  
81090,wild_cherry,the fruit of the wild cherry tree  
81091,wild_cherry wild_cherry_tree,an uncultivated cherry tree  
81092,wild_cinnamon white_cinnamon_tree Canella_winterana Canella-alba,large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes  
81093,wild_cotton Arizona_wild_cotton Gossypium_thurberi,shrub of southern Arizona and Mexico  
81094,wild_crab Malus_sylvestris,wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated apples  
81095,wild_dog,any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves  
81096,wild_duck,an undomesticated duck (especially a mallard)  
81097,wild_fig Clusia_flava,a West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit  
81098,wild_garlic wood_garlic Ramsons Allium_ursinum,pungent Old World weedy plant  
81099,wild_geranium spotted_cranesbill Geranium_maculatum,common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowers  
81100,wild_ginger,low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes  
81101,wild_goat,undomesticated goat  
81102,wild_hollyhock Iliamna_remota Sphaeralcea_remota,a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea  
81103,wild_horse,undomesticated or feral domestic horse  
81104,wild_hyacinth indigo_squill Camassia_scilloides,eastern camas; eastern and central North America  
81105,wild_hyacinth wood_hyacinth bluebell harebell Hyacinthoides_nonscripta Scilla_nonscripta,sometimes placed in genus Scilla  
81106,wild_hydrangea Hydrangea_arborescens,deciduous shrub with creamy white flower clusters; eastern United States  
81107,wild_indigo false_indigo,any of several plants of the genus Baptisia  
81108,wild_leek Levant_garlic kurrat Allium_ampeloprasum,coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized  
81109,wild_licorice Galium_lanceolatum,bedstraw with sweetish roots  
81110,wild_licorice wild_liquorice American_licorice American_liquorice Glycyrrhiza_lepidota,North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties  
81111,wild_licorice wild_liquorice Astragalus_glycyphyllos,European perennial  
81112,wild_lily_of_the_valley Pyrola_rotundifolia,evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old and New Worlds  
81113,wild_lily_of_the_valley shinleaf Pyrola_elliptica,North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters  
81114,wild_lupine sundial_lupine Indian_beet old-maid's_bonnet Lupinus_perennis,stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers  
81115,wild_madder white_madder white_bedstraw infant's-breath false_baby's_breath Galium_mollugo,Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America  
81116,wild_man feral_man,a person who is not socialized  
81117,wild_mango dika wild_mango_tree Irvingia_gabonensis,African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green wood that resists termites  
81118,wild_medlar wild_medlar_tree medlar Vangueria_infausta,small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit  
81119,wild_oat wild_oat_grass Avena_fatua,common in meadows and pastures  
81120,wild_olive Elaeagnus_latifolia,erect shrub or climber of India and China with red olivelike fruit  
81121,wild_onion,any of various plants of the genus Allium with edible bulbs found growing wild  
81122,wild_pansy Johnny-jump-up heartsease love-in-idleness pink_of_my_John Viola_tricolor,a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived  
81123,wild_parsley,any of various uncultivated umbelliferous plants with foliage resembling that of carrots or parsley  
81124,wild_parsnip madnep,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  
81125,wild_pea,any of various plants of the family Leguminosae that usually grow like vines  
81126,wild_peach Kiggelaria_africana,large much-branched shrub grown primarily for its evergreen foliage  
81127,wild_pink Silene_caroliniana,perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters  
81128,wild_pitch,an errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base  
81129,wild_plum wild_plum_tree,an uncultivated plum tree or shrub  
81130,wild_potato Solanum_jamesii,erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers resembling potatoes  
81131,wild_potato_vine wild_sweet_potato_vine man-of-the-earth manroot scammonyroot Ipomoea_panurata Ipomoea_fastigiata,tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato  
81132,wild_raspberry European_raspberry framboise Rubus_idaeus,the common European raspberry; fruit red or orange  
81133,wild_red_oat animated_oat Avene_sterilis,Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat  
81134,wild_rice Indian_rice,grains of aquatic grass of North America  
81135,wild_rice Zizania_aquatica,perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food  
81136,wild_rosemary marsh_tea Ledum_palustre,bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan  
81137,wild_rye,any of several grasses of the genus Elymus  
81138,wild_sage wild_clary vervain_sage Salvia_verbenaca,Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States  
81139,wild_sarsaparilla false_sarsaparilla wild_sarsparilla Aralia_nudicaulis,common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North America  
81140,wild_senna Senna_marilandica Cassia_marilandica,North American perennial herb; leaves are used medicinally; sometimes placed in genus Cassia  
81141,wild_service_tree Sorbus_torminalis,European tree bearing edible small speckled brown fruit  
81142,wild_sheep,undomesticated sheep  
81143,wild_spinach,leafy greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach  
81144,wild_spurge flowering_spurge tramp's_spurge Euphorbia_corollata,common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts  
81145,wild_strawberry wood_strawberry Fragaria_vesca,Europe  
81146,wild_tamarind Lysiloma_latisiliqua Lysiloma_bahamensis,a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods  
81147,wild_teasel Dipsacus_sylvestris,European teasel with white to pink flowers; naturalized in United States  
81148,wild_thyme creeping_thyme Thymus_serpyllum,aromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in Europe; naturalized in United States  
81149,wild_tobacco Indian_tobacco Nicotiana_rustica,tobacco plant of South America and Mexico  
81150,wild_vanilla Trilisa_odoratissima,perennial of southeastern United States with leaves having the fragrance of vanilla  
81151,wild_wheat wild_emmer Triticum_dicoccum_dicoccoides,found wild in Palestine; held to be prototype of cultivated wheat  
81152,wild_yam Dioscorea_paniculata,having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders  
81153,wildcat,any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild  
81154,wildcat_strike,a strike undertaken by workers without approval from the officials of their union  
81155,wildcat_well wildcat,an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field  
81156,wildcatter,an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field  
81157,wilderness,(politics) a state of disfavor; "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness"  
81158,wilderness,a bewildering profusion; "the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups"; "a wilderness of masts in the harbor"  
81159,wilderness wild,a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"  
81160,wildfire,a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration  
81161,wildflower wild_flower,wild or uncultivated flowering plant  
81162,wildfowl,flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food  
81163,wilding,a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree)  
81164,wilding,an outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women  
81165,wildlife,all living things (except people) that are undomesticated; "chemicals could kill all the wildlife"  
81166,wildness,an unruly disposition to do as one pleases; "Liza had always had a tendency to wildness"; "the element of wildness in his behavior was a protest against repressive convention"  
81167,wildness,an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature  
81168,wildness abandon,a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger"  
81169,will,a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way"  
81170,will testament,a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die  
81171,will-o'-the-wisp ignis_fatuus,an illusion that misleads  
81172,willet Catoptrophorus_semipalmatus,large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coasts  
81173,willies,feelings of uneasiness; "that guy gave me the willies"  
81174,willingness,cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help"  
81175,willow,a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers  
81176,willow willow_tree,any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix  
81177,willow_aster,a variety of aster  
81178,willow_oak Quercus_phellos,medium to large deciduous oak of the eastern United States having long lanceolate leaves and soft strong wood  
81179,willowherb,a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs  
81180,willowware willow-pattern,chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river  
81181,wilt wilt_disease,any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots  
81182,wilt wilting,causing to become limp or drooping  
81183,wimp chicken crybaby,a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy  
81184,wimple,headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women  
81185,win,a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"  
81186,wince,the facial expression of sudden pain  
81187,wince flinch,a reflex response to sudden pain  
81188,wincey,a plain or twilled fabric of wool and cotton used especially for warm shirts or skirts and pajamas  
81189,winceyette,cotton flannelette with a nap on both sides  
81190,winch windlass,lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds  
81191,wind,a tendency or force that influences events; "the winds of change"  
81192,wind,breath; "the collision knocked the wind out of him"  
81193,wind air_current current_of_air,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"  
81194,wind malarkey malarky idle_words jazz nothingness,empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz"  
81195,wind winding twist,the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"  
81196,wind_chime wind_bell,a decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle  
81197,wind_farm wind_park wind_energy_facility,a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity  
81198,wind_gap,a pass in a mountain ridge with no stream flowing through it  
81199,wind_generation wind_power,power derived from the wind (as by windmills)  
81200,wind_instrument wind,a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath  
81201,wind_poppy flaming_poppy Stylomecon_heterophyllum Papaver_heterophyllum,California wild poppy with bright red flowers  
81202,wind_rose,weather map showing the frequency and strength of winds from different directions  
81203,wind_tee,weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield  
81204,wind_tunnel,a structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft  
81205,wind_turbine,a turbine that is driven by the wind  
81206,windage,the retarding force of air friction on a moving object  
81207,windage,the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun  
81208,windage wind_deflection,the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind  
81209,windage wind_exposure,exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance)  
81210,windbreak shelterbelt,hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion  
81211,windburn,redness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to high-velocity wind  
81212,winder,a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)  
81213,winder,mechanical device around which something can be wound  
81214,winder key,mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)  
81215,windfall,fruit that has fallen from the tree  
81216,windfall_profit,profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it  
81217,windjammer,a large sailing ship  
81218,windmill,a mill that is powered by the wind  
81219,windmill aerogenerator wind_generator,generator that extracts usable energy from winds  
81220,windmill_grass creeping_windmill_grass star_grass Chloris_truncata,perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill  
81221,window,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"  
81222,window,an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function; "he could see them through a window in the trees"  
81223,window,an opening in a wall or screen that admits light and air and through which customers can be served; "he stuck his head in the window"  
81224,window,(computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen  
81225,window,a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material  
81226,window,a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened  
81227,window,a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air  
81228,window-washing,the activity of washing windows  
81229,window_blind,a blind for privacy or to keep out light  
81230,window_box,a long narrow box for growing plants on a windowsill  
81231,window_cleaner,someone who cleans windows for pay  
81232,window_dresser window_trimmer,someone who decorates shop windows  
81233,window_dressing,the decoration of shop windows  
81234,window_envelope,an envelope with a transparent panel that reveals the address on the enclosure  
81235,window_frame,the framework that supports a window  
81236,window_oyster windowpane_oyster capiz Placuna_placenta,marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell  
81237,window_screen,screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open window  
81238,window_seat,a bench or similar seat built into a window recess  
81239,window_shade,an opaque window blind that can cover or uncover a window  
81240,window_washer,someone who washes windows  
81241,windowpane Scophthalmus_aquosus,very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America  
81242,windowpane window,a pane of glass in a window; "the ball shattered the window"  
81243,windowsill,the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame  
81244,windshield windscreen,transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle  
81245,windshield_wiper windscreen_wiper wiper wiper_blade,a mechanical device that cleans the windshield  
81246,windsock wind_sock sock air_sock air-sleeve wind_sleeve wind_cone drogue,a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind  
81247,windstorm,a storm consisting of violent winds  
81248,windward,the direction from which the wind is coming  
81249,windward,the side of something that is toward the wind  
81250,windward_side weatherboard weather_side,the side toward the wind  
81251,wine vino,fermented juice (of grapes especially)  
81252,wine wine-colored wine-coloured,a red as dark as red wine  
81253,wine-maker's_yeast Saccharomyces_ellipsoides,used in making wine  
81254,wine_bar,a bar that serves only wine  
81255,wine_bottle,a bottle for holding wine  
81256,wine_bucket wine_cooler,a bucket of ice used to chill a bottle of wine  
81257,wine_cask wine_barrel,a barrel that holds wine  
81258,wine_lover,a connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut  
81259,wine_palm jaggery_palm kitul kittul kitul_tree toddy_palm Caryota_urens,fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago  
81260,wine_sauce,white or veloute sauce with wine and stock variously seasoned with onions and herbs; for fish or meat  
81261,wine_taster,a taster who evaluates the quality of wines  
81262,wine_tasting,a gathering of people to taste and compare different wines  
81263,wine_vinegar,vinegar made from wine  
81264,wineberry Rubus_phoenicolasius,raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits  
81265,wineglass,a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served  
81266,wineglass_heel,a heel on a woman's shoe in the shape of a wineglass  
81267,winemaking wine_making,the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine  
81268,winepress,a press that is used to extract the juice from grapes  
81269,winery wine_maker,an establishment where wine is made  
81270,wineskin,an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine  
81271,wing,a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side  
81272,wing,(in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft  
81273,wing,a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function; "they are the progressive wing of the Republican Party"  
81274,wing,a unit of military aircraft  
81275,wing,the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings"  
81276,wing,one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane  
81277,wing,a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)  
81278,wing offstage backstage,a stage area out of sight of the audience  
81279,wing_case elytron,either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings  
81280,wing_chair,easy chair having wings on each side of a high back  
81281,wing_commander,(RAF rank) one who is next below a group captain  
81282,wing_loading,the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wing area  
81283,wing_nut wing-nut,any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia  
81284,wing_nut wing-nut wing_screw butterfly_nut thumbnut,a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning  
81285,wing_shooting,shooting game birds that are flying (on the wing)  
81286,wing_tip,a shoe having a wing-tip toecap  
81287,wing_tip,a decorative toecap having a point extending toward the throat of the shoe  
81288,wingback,(football) the person who plays wingback  
81289,wingback,(American football) the position of the offensive back who lines up behind or outside the end  
81290,winged_bean winged_pea goa_bean goa_bean_vine Manila_bean Psophocarpus_tetragonolobus,a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics  
81291,winged_elm wing_elm Ulmus_alata,North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections  
81292,winged_everlasting Ammobium_alatum,Australian plant widely cultivated for its beautiful silvery-white blooms with bright yellow centers on long winged stems  
81293,winged_pea asparagus_pea Lotus_tetragonolobus,sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod  
81294,winged_pigweed tumbleweed Cycloloma_atriplicifolium,bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds  
81295,winged_spindle_tree Euonymous_alatus,bushy deciduous shrub with branches having thin wide corky longitudinal wings; brilliant red in autumn; northeastern Asia to central China  
81296,winger,(sports) player in wing position  
81297,wingman,the pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation  
81298,wings,stylized bird wings worn as an insignia by qualified pilots or air crew members  
81299,wings,a means of flight or ascent; "necessity lends wings to inspiration"  
81300,wingspan wingspread,linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil  
81301,wingspread,distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended  
81302,wingstem golden_ironweed yellow_ironweed golden_honey_plant Verbesina_alternifolia Actinomeris_alternifolia,perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States  
81303,wink,closing one eye quickly as a signal  
81304,winker,a person who winks  
81305,winker blinker blinder,blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side  
81306,winner,a gambler who wins a bet  
81307,winner victor,the contestant who wins the contest  
81308,winner's_circle,a small area at a racecourse where awards are given to the owners of winning horses  
81309,winning,succeeding with great difficulty; "winning is not everything"  
81310,winning_post,the post at the end of a racecourse  
81311,winning_streak,a streak of wins  
81312,winnings win profits,something won (especially money)  
81313,winnow winnowing sifting,the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"  
81314,winsomeness,childlike charm or appeal  
81315,winter wintertime,the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox  
81316,winter's_bark,aromatic bark having tonic and stimulant properties  
81317,winter's_bark winter's_bark_tree Drimys_winteri,South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood  
81318,winter_aconite Eranthis_hyemalis,small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is gone  
81319,winter_cress,cress cultivated for winter salads  
81320,winter_cress St._Barbara's_herb scurvy_grass,any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad  
81321,winter_crookneck winter_crookneck_squash Cucurbita_moschata,any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks  
81322,winter_crookneck_squash,a squash with a hard rind and an elongated curved neck  
81323,winter_currant Ribes_sanguineum,a flowering shrub  
81324,winter_flounder blackback_flounder lemon_sole Pseudopleuronectes_americanus,important American food fish in the winter  
81325,winter_hazel flowering_hazel,any of several Asiatic deciduous shrubs cultivated for their nodding racemes of yellow flowers that appear before the leaves  
81326,winter_heath spring_heath Erica_carnea,dwarf European shrub with very early blooming bell-shaped red flowers  
81327,winter_heliotrope sweet_coltsfoot Petasites_fragrans,European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers  
81328,winter_jasmine Jasminum_nudiflorum,deciduous rambling shrub widely cultivated for its winter-blooming yellow flowers  
81329,winter_melon,the fruit of the winter melon vine; a green melon with pale green to orange flesh that keeps well  
81330,winter_melon Persian_melon honeydew_melon winter_melon_vine Cucumis_melo_inodorus,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  
81331,winter_mushroom Flammulina_velutipes,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  
81332,winter_purslane miner's_lettuce Cuban_spinach Montia_perfoliata,succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb; grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North America  
81333,winter_savory Satureja_montana Satureia_montana,erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe  
81334,winter_savory winter_savoury,resinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and meat loaf  
81335,winter_solstice,December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost point  
81336,winter_squash,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  
81337,winter_squash winter_squash_plant,any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall  
81338,winter_sweet poison_arrow_plant Acocanthera_oblongifolia Acocanthera_spectabilis,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  
81339,winter_urn,a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae  
81340,winter_wren Troglodytes_troglodytes,small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere  
81341,wintergreen boxberry checkerberry teaberry spiceberry,spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil  
81342,wintergreen pyrola,any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola  
81343,wintergreen_oil oil_of_wintergreen,oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plant  
81344,wipeout,a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)  
81345,wiper,a worker who wipes  
81346,wiper wiper_arm contact_arm,contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet  
81347,wiper_motor,electric motor that moves the windshield wiper  
81348,wire,the finishing line on a racetrack  
81349,wire,ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc  
81350,wire conducting_wire,a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance  
81351,wire-haired_fox_terrier,a fox terrier with wiry hair  
81352,wire-puller,one who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends  
81353,wire_cloth,fabric woven of metallic wire  
81354,wire_cutter,an edge tool used in cutting wire  
81355,wire_gauge wire_gage,gauge for measuring the diameter of wire  
81356,wire_glass,a glass that contains a layer of wire netting in it  
81357,wire_matrix_printer wire_printer stylus_printer,an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli  
81358,wire_recorder,an early type of magnetic recorder using iron wire  
81359,wire_stripper,a hand tool used by electricians to remove insulation from the cut end of an insulated wire  
81360,wirehair wirehaired_terrier wire-haired_terrier,a terrier with wiry hair  
81361,wireless,transmission by radio waves  
81362,wireless_local_area_network WLAN wireless_fidelity WiFi,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  
81363,wireman wirer,a worker who installs and repairs electric wiring  
81364,wirer,someone who sends a telegram  
81365,wiretap tap,the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information  
81366,wirework grillwork,mesh netting made of wires  
81367,wireworm,wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants  
81368,wiriness,the property of being lean and tough and sinewy  
81369,wiring,a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity  
81370,wiring,the work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device  
81371,wiring_diagram,a schematic drawing of the wiring of an electrical system  
81372,wisdom,accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment  
81373,wisdom sapience,ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight  
81374,wisdom wiseness,the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight  
81375,wisdom wiseness soundness,the quality of being prudent and sensible  
81376,wisdom_tooth,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)  
81377,wise,a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise"  
81378,wise_guy smart_aleck wiseacre wisenheimer weisenheimer,an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments  
81379,wisecrack crack sally quip,witty remark  
81380,wisent aurochs Bison_bonasus,European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison  
81381,wish,the particular preference that you have; "it was his last wish"; "they should respect the wishes of the people"  
81382,wish indirect_request,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"  
81383,wish wishing want,a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"  
81384,wish-wash,any thin watery drink  
81385,wish_list,a list of events that you wish would occur  
81386,wishbone wishing_bone,the furcula of a domestic fowl  
81387,wishful_thinking,the illusion that what you wish for is actually true  
81388,wishfulness,an unrealistic yearning  
81389,wishing_cap,a magical cap that secures whatever one wishes for  
81390,wisp,a small person; "a mere wisp of a girl"  
81391,wisp,a small bundle of straw or hay  
81392,wisp,a flock of snipe  
81393,wisp,a small tuft or lock; "wisps of hair"  
81394,wisteria wistaria,any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria  
81395,wistfulness,a sadly pensive longing  
81396,wit humor humour witticism wittiness,a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter  
81397,witch,a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil  
81398,witch-hunt,searching out and harassing dissenters  
81399,witch-hunter,someone who identifies and punishes people for their opinions  
81400,witch_doctor,someone who is believed to heal through magical powers  
81401,witch_elm wych_elm Ulmus_glabra,Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree  
81402,witch_hazel witch_hazel_plant wych_hazel wych_hazel_plant,any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion  
81403,witch_hazel wych_hazel,lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant  
81404,witchcraft witchery,the art of sorcery  
81405,witches'_brew witches'_broth witch's_brew,a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gangsters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew"  
81406,witches'_broom witch_broom hexenbesen staghead,an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance  
81407,witches'_butter Tremella_lutescens,a yellow jelly fungus  
81408,witchgrass witch_grass old_witchgrass old_witch_grass tumble_grass Panicum_capillare,North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land  
81409,witching,the use or practice of witchcraft  
81410,withdrawal,the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.; "the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood"  
81411,withdrawal,the act of taking out money or other capital  
81412,withdrawal,the act of ceasing to participate in an activity  
81413,withdrawal,the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam"  
81414,withdrawal backdown climb-down,a retraction of a previously held position  
81415,withdrawal detachment,avoiding emotional involvement  
81416,withdrawal drug_withdrawal,the termination of drug taking  
81417,withdrawal_symptom,any physical or psychological disturbance (as sweating or depression) experienced by a drug addict when deprived of the drug  
81418,withdrawer,an authority who withdraws permission  
81419,withdrawer,an individualist who withdraws from social interaction  
81420,withdrawer,a drug addict who is discontinuing the use of narcotics  
81421,withdrawer,a contestant who withdraws from competition  
81422,withdrawer,a student who withdraws from the educational institution in which he or she was enrolled  
81423,withdrawer,a depositor who withdraws funds previously deposited  
81424,withe,band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems  
81425,withe withy,strong flexible twig  
81426,withers,the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals  
81427,withholder,a person who refrains from granting; "a withholder of payments"  
81428,withholder,a person who restrains or checks or holds back  
81429,withholding,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"  
81430,withholding,the act of deducting from an employee's salary  
81431,withholding_tax withholding,income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer  
81432,withstander,an opponent who resists with force or resolution; "obstinate withstanders of innovation"  
81433,witness,(law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law  
81434,witness,testimony by word or deed to your religious faith  
81435,witness attestant attestor attestator,(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature  
81436,witness witnesser informant,someone who sees an event and reports what happened  
81437,witness_box witness_stand,a box enclosure for a witness when testifying  
81438,wits marbles,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"  
81439,wittol,an archaic term for a cuckold who knows about his wife's infidelity but tolerates it  
81440,woad,a blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant  
81441,woad,any of several herbs of the genus Isatis  
81442,wobble,an unsteady rocking motion  
81443,wobbler,something that wobbles  
81444,woe woefulness,intense mournfulness  
81445,wog,(offensive British slang) term used by the British to refer to people of color from Africa or Asia  
81446,wok,pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese cooking  
81447,wold,a tract of open rolling country (especially upland)  
81448,wolf,any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs  
81449,wolf woman_chaser skirt_chaser masher,a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women  
81450,wolf_boy,a male person assumed to have been raised by wolves  
81451,wolf_pack,a group of submarines operating together in attacking enemy convoys  
81452,wolf_pack,a group of wolves hunting together  
81453,wolf_pup wolf_cub,a young wolf  
81454,wolf_spider hunting_spider,ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web  
81455,wolffish wolf_fish catfish,large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins  
81456,wolfhound,the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves  
81457,wolframite iron_manganese_tungsten,a mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks  
81458,wolfsbane wolfbane wolf's_bane Aconitum_lycoctonum,poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock  
81459,wollastonite,a white or greyish mineral typically found in metamorphic limestone; a silicate of calcium  
81460,wolverine carcajou skunk_bear Gulo_luscus,stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal  
81461,woman,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"  
81462,woman adult_female,an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"  
81463,woman's_clothing,clothing that is designed for women to wear  
81464,womanhood,the status of a woman  
81465,womanhood muliebrity,the state of being an adult woman  
81466,womanhood woman fair_sex,women as a class; "it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation"; "the fair sex gathered on the veranda"  
81467,womanizer womaniser philanderer,a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them  
81468,womankind,women as distinguished from men  
81469,womanliness womanlike,the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female  
81470,wombat,burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger  
81471,won-lost_record,(sports) a record of win versus losses  
81472,won_ton wonton,a Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup  
81473,won_ton wonton wonton_soup,a soup with won ton dumplings  
81474,wonder marvel,something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science"  
81475,wonder wonderment admiration,the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising  
81476,wonder_boy golden_boy,a man who is unusually successful at an early age  
81477,wonder_woman,a woman who can be a successful wife and have a professional career at the same time  
81478,wonderer,someone who is curious about something  
81479,wonderer marveller,someone filled with admiration and awe; someone who wonders at something  
81480,wonderland,a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder  
81481,wonderland,an imaginary realm of marvels or wonders  
81482,wood,the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees  
81483,wood,a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard"  
81484,wood-frog wood_frog Rana_sylvatica,wide-ranging light-brown frog of moist North American woodlands especially spruce  
81485,wood_anemone Anemone_nemorosa,European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands  
81486,wood_anemone snowdrop Anemone_quinquefolia,common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers  
81487,wood_ant Formica_rufa,reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands  
81488,wood_aster,any of several asters of eastern North America usually growing in woods  
81489,wood_chisel,a chisel for working wood; it is either struck with a mallet or pushed by hand  
81490,wood_drake,male wood duck  
81491,wood_duck summer_duck wood_widgeon Aix_sponsa,showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees  
81492,wood_fern wood-fern woodfern,any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris  
81493,wood_grain woodgrain woodiness,texture produced by the fibers in wood  
81494,wood_hoopoe,tropical African bird having metallic blackish plumage but no crest  
81495,wood_horsetail Equisetum_Sylvaticum,Eurasia except southern Russia; northern North America  
81496,wood_ibis wood_stork Ibis_ibis,any of several Old World birds of the genus Ibis  
81497,wood_ibis wood_stork flinthead Mycteria_americana,an American stork that resembles the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics  
81498,wood_lily Lilium_philadelphicum,lily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red purple-spotted flowers  
81499,wood_meadowgrass Poa_nemoralis Agrostis_alba,slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia  
81500,wood_mint,American herb of genus Blephilia with more or less hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or bluish flowers  
81501,wood_mouse,any of various New World woodland mice  
81502,wood_nettle Laportea_canadensis,American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles  
81503,wood_pigeon ringdove cushat Columba_palumbus,Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck  
81504,wood_pulp,wood that has been ground to a pulp; used in making cellulose products (as rayon or paper)  
81505,wood_rabbit cottontail cottontail_rabbit,common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)  
81506,wood_rat wood-rat,any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)  
81507,wood_sage Teucrium_scorodonia,European germander with one-sided racemes of yellow flowers; naturalized in North America  
81508,wood_spurge Euphorbia_amygdaloides,European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clusters  
81509,wood_sugar xylose,a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics  
81510,wood_swallow swallow_shrike,Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow  
81511,wood_tar,any tar obtained by the destructive distillation of wood  
81512,wood_thrush Hylocichla_mustelina,large thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted for its melodious song  
81513,wood_tick American_dog_tick Dermacentor_variabilis,common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia  
81514,wood_vise woodworking_vise shoulder_vise,a vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber without denting it  
81515,wood_warbler Phylloscopus_sibilatrix,European woodland warbler with dull yellow plumage  
81516,woodbine Lonicera_periclymenum,European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow-white flowers  
81517,woodborer borer,any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood  
81518,woodcarver carver,makes decorative wooden panels  
81519,woodcarving,a carving created by carving wood  
81520,woodcock,game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe  
81521,woodcraft,skill and experience in matters relating to the woods (as hunting or fishing or camping)  
81522,woodcraft,skill in carving or fashioning objects from wood  
81523,woodcut wood_block wood_engraving,engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints  
81524,woodcut wood_engraving,a print made from a woodcut  
81525,woodcutter,cuts down trees and chops wood as a job  
81526,wooden_spoon,a booby prize consisting of a spoon made of wood  
81527,wooden_spoon,a spoon made of wood  
81528,woodenness,the quality of being wooden and awkward; "he criticized the woodenness of the acting"; "there was a certain woodenness in his replies"  
81529,woodenware,ware for domestic use made of wood  
81530,woodhewer woodcreeper wood-creeper tree_creeper,any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers  
81531,woodiness woodsiness,the quality of abounding in trees  
81532,woodland_caribou Rangifer_caribou,any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus  
81533,woodland_oxeye Buphthalmum_salicifolium,hairy Eurasian perennial having deep yellow daisies on lax willowy stems; found in the wild in open woodland and on rocky slopes  
81534,woodland_star Lithophragma_affine Lithophragma_affinis Tellima_affinis,California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima  
81535,woodlouse wood_louse slater,any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats  
81536,woodpecker peckerwood pecker,bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects  
81537,woodpile,a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel  
81538,woodruff,any plant of the genus Asperula  
81539,woodscrew,a metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriver  
81540,woodshed,a shed for storing firewood or garden tools  
81541,woodsia,any fern of the genus Woodsia  
81542,woodsman woodman,someone who lives in the woods  
81543,woodwaxen dyer's_greenweed dyer's-broom dyeweed greenweed whin woadwaxen Genista_tinctoria,small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental  
81544,woodwind woodwind_instrument wood,any wind instrument other than the brass instruments  
81545,woodwind_family,(music) the family of woodwind instruments  
81546,woodwork,work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture  
81547,woodworker woodsman woodman,makes things out of wood  
81548,woodworm,a larva of a woodborer  
81549,woody_plant ligneous_plant,a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems  
81550,woof weft filling pick,the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving  
81551,woofer,a loudspeaker that reproduces lower audio frequency sounds  
81552,wool,fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving  
81553,wool fleece,outer coat of especially sheep and yaks  
81554,wool woolen woollen,a fabric made from the hair of sheep  
81555,wool_grass Scirpus_cyperinus,sedge of eastern North America having numerous clustered woolly spikelets  
81556,wool_oil,any oil used to oil wool before spinning  
81557,wool_stapler,a dealer in wool  
81558,wool_stapler woolsorter,a person who sorts wool into different grades  
81559,woolgathering,an idle indulgence in fantasy  
81560,woolly_adelgid,an insect that feeds on hemlocks; its egg sacs are small fuzzy white balls like artificial snow on a Christmas tree  
81561,woolly_alder_aphid Prociphilus_tessellatus,attacks alders  
81562,woolly_aphid woolly_plant_louse,secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threads  
81563,woolly_apple_aphid American_blight Eriosoma_lanigerum,primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees  
81564,woolly_bear woolly_bear_caterpillar,caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests  
81565,woolly_bear_moth,larva of moth of the family Arctiidae  
81566,woolly_daisy dwarf_daisy Antheropeas_wallacei Eriophyllum_wallacei,tiny grey woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus Eriophyllum  
81567,woolly_indris Avahi_laniger,nocturnal indris with thick grey-brown fur and a long tail  
81568,woolly_mammoth northern_mammoth Mammuthus_primigenius,very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the northern hemisphere  
81569,woolly_monkey,large monkeys with dark skin and woolly fur of the Amazon and Orinoco basins  
81570,woolly_rhinoceros Rhinoceros_antiquitatis,extinct thick-haired species of Arctic regions  
81571,woolly_sunflower,any plant of the genus Eriophyllum  
81572,woolly_thistle Cirsium_flodmanii,thistle of western North America having white woolly leaves  
81573,wooly_lip_fern hairy_lip_fern Cheilanthes_lanosa,small North American evergreen fern whose stipes and lower frond surfaces are densely wooly  
81574,wop dago ginzo Guinea greaseball,(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent  
81575,word,a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large computers use words up to 64 bits long"  
81576,word,a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!"  
81577,word,a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it"  
81578,word,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"  
81579,word-painter,a writer of vivid or graphic descriptive power  
81580,word_division hyphenation,division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page  
81581,word_finder wordfinder,a thesaurus organized to help you find the word you want but cannot think of  
81582,word_game,any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words  
81583,word_meaning word_sense acceptation,the accepted meaning of a word  
81584,word_order,the order of words in a text  
81585,word_picture word-painting delineation depiction picture characterization characterisation,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"  
81586,word_play,playing on words or speech sounds  
81587,word_processing,rapid and efficient processing (storage and printing) of linguistic data for composition and editing  
81588,word_processor word_processing_system,an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer  
81589,word_salad,jumble of incoherent speech as sometimes heard in schizophrenia  
81590,word_square acrostic,a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across  
81591,word_stress word_accent,the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word  
81592,wordbook,a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)  
81593,wording diction phrasing phraseology choice_of_words verbiage,the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton  
81594,wordmonger,a writer who uses language carelessly or pretentiously with little regard for meaning  
81595,wordnet,any of the machine-readable lexical databases modeled after the Princeton WordNet  
81596,words,the words that are spoken; "I listened to his words very closely"  
81597,words,language that is spoken or written; "he has a gift for words"; "she put her thoughts into words"  
81598,words_per_minute wpm,the rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or typing)  
81599,wordsmith,a fluent and prolific writer  
81600,work,(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"  
81601,work,activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"  
81602,work piece_of_work,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"  
81603,work-clothing work-clothes work_clothes work_clothing,clothing worn for doing manual labor  
81604,work-in,occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory  
81605,work-shirt,heavy-duty shirts worn for manual or physical work  
81606,work-study_program,an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study  
81607,work_animal,an animal trained for and used for heavy labor  
81608,work_camp prison_camp prison_farm,a camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects  
81609,work_flow workflow,progress (or rate of progress) in work being done  
81610,work_force workforce manpower hands men,the force of workers available  
81611,work_in_progress,a piece of work that is not yet finished  
81612,work_of_art,art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit)  
81613,work_song,a usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious work  
81614,work_surface,a horizontal surface for supporting objects used in working or playing games  
81615,work_time,a time period when you are required to work  
81616,work_to_rule,a job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplace  
81617,work_unit heat_unit energy_unit,a unit of measurement for work  
81618,workaholic,person with a compulsive need to work  
81619,workaholism,compulsiveness about working  
81620,workbasket workbox workbag,container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing)  
81621,workbench work_bench bench,a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic  
81622,workboard work-board,a horizontal board that provides a supported surface for manual work  
81623,workbook,a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them  
81624,workday working_day,the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage; "they work an 8-hour day"  
81625,workday working_day work_day,a day on which work is done  
81626,worker,a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"  
81627,worker,sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae  
81628,worker_bee,sterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hive  
81629,workhorse,machine that performs dependably under heavy use; "the IBM main frame computers have been the workhorse of the business world"  
81630,workhorse,a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor  
81631,workhouse,a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor  
81632,workhouse,a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months  
81633,working workings,a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked  
81634,working_agreement,an informal agreement to work together  
81635,working_dog,any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs  
81636,working_girl,a young woman who is employed  
81637,working_group working_party,a group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved; "the working group was supposed to report back in two weeks"  
81638,working_memory,memory for intermediate results that must be held during thinking  
81639,working_papers,records kept of activities involved in carrying out a project; "the auditor was required to produce his working papers"  
81640,working_papers work_papers work_permit,a legal document giving information required for employment of certain people in certain countries  
81641,working_principle working_rule,a rule that is adequate to permit work to be done  
81642,workload work_load,work that a person is expected to do in a specified time  
81643,workman workingman working_man working_person,an employee who performs manual or industrial labor  
81644,workmate,a fellow worker  
81645,workmen's_compensation,compensation for death or injury suffered by a worker in the course of his employment  
81646,workpiece,work consisting of a piece of metal being machined  
81647,workplace work,a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"  
81648,workroom,room where work is done  
81649,works deeds,performance of moral or religious acts; "salvation by deeds"; "the reward for good works"  
81650,works workings,the internal mechanism of a device  
81651,works_council,(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  
81652,works_program,a program to provide jobs on public works paid for by government funds  
81653,worksheet,a piece of paper recording work planned or done on a project  
81654,worksheet,a sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements  
81655,workshop,a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving  
81656,workshop shop,small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done  
81657,workspace,space allocated for your work (as in an office)  
81658,workstation,a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer  
81659,worktable work_table,a table designed for a particular task  
81660,workwear,heavy-duty clothes for manual or physical work  
81661,workweek week,hours or days of work in a calendar week; "they worked a 40-hour week"  
81662,world,a part of the earth that can be considered separately; "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects"  
81663,world domain,people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world"  
81664,world human_race humanity humankind human_beings humans mankind man,all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"  
81665,world reality,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"  
81666,world-weariness Weltschmerz,sadness on thinking about the evils of the world  
81667,world_affairs international_affairs,affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television"  
81668,world_council,a council with representatives from different nations  
81669,world_organization world_organisation international_organization international_organisation global_organization,an international alliance involving many different countries  
81670,world_power major_power great_power power superpower,a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world  
81671,world_premiere,(music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world  
81672,world_record,the best record in the whole world  
81673,world_war,a war in which the major nations of the world are involved  
81674,worldliness,concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs; "he disliked the worldliness of many bishops around him"  
81675,worldling,a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world  
81676,worldly_concern earthly_concern world earth,the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world"  
81677,worldly_possession worldly_good,a commodity or good associated with the earthly, rather than the spiritual, existence of human beings  
81678,worldly_possessions worldly_belongings worldly_goods,all the property that someone possesses; "he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter"  
81679,worm,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"  
81680,worm,screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack  
81681,worm,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  
81682,worm louse insect dirt_ball,a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect  
81683,worm_family,a family of worms  
81684,worm_fence snake_fence snake-rail_fence Virginia_fence,rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails  
81685,worm_fish,poorly known family of small tropical shallow-water fishes related to gobies  
81686,worm_gear,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  
81687,worm_genus,a genus of worms  
81688,worm_lizard,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  
81689,worm_wheel,gear with the thread of a worm  
81690,wormcast,cylindrical mass of earth voided by a burrowing earthworm or lugworm  
81691,wormcast,fossil trail of a worm  
81692,wormhole,hole made by a burrowing worm  
81693,wormseed_mustard Erysimum_cheiranthoides,slender yellow-flowered European mustard often troublesome as a weed; formerly used as an anthelmintic  
81694,wormwood,any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium  
81695,wormwood_oil absinthe_oil,a dark bitter oil obtained from wormwood leaves; flavors absinthe liqueurs  
81696,wormwood_sage prairie_sagewort Artemisia_frigida,silky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of the northern hemisphere; has tawny florets  
81697,worn_spot fret,a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion  
81698,worrier fuss-budget fusspot worrywart,thinks about unfortunate things that might happen  
81699,worry trouble,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"  
81700,worrying,the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes; "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw"  
81701,worse,something inferior in quality or condition or effect; "for better or for worse"; "accused of cheating and lying and worse"  
81702,worsening,changing something with the result that it becomes worse  
81703,worship,the activity of worshipping  
81704,worship adoration,a feeling of profound love and admiration  
81705,worshiper worshipper,someone who admires too much to recognize faults  
81706,worst,the least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen"  
81707,worst,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"  
81708,worst,the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test"  
81709,worsted,a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns "he wore a worsted suit"  
81710,worsted worsted_yarn,a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool  
81711,wort,usually used in combination: `liverwort'; `milkwort'; `whorlywort'  
81712,wort,unfermented or fermenting malt  
81713,worth,an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value; "10 dollars worth of gasoline"  
81714,worth,the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful  
81715,worthiness,the quality or state of having merit or value  
81716,worthlessness,the quality of being without practical use  
81717,worthlessness ineptitude,having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness"  
81718,worthwhileness,value sufficient to repay time or effort spent  
81719,worthy,an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously); "he told his story to some conservative worthies"; "local worthies rarely challenged the chief constable"  
81720,wound,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  
81721,wound injury combat_injury,a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat  
81722,wound lesion,an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)  
81723,wound wounding,the act of inflicting a wound  
81724,wound_tumor_virus WTV,a tumor virus transmitted by leafhoppers  
81725,wounded maimed,people who are wounded; "they had to leave the wounded where they fell"  
81726,wove_paper,writing paper having a very faint mesh pattern  
81727,wrack,dried seaweed especially that cast ashore  
81728,wrack rack,the destruction or collapse of something; "wrack and ruin"  
81729,wrangler,someone who argues noisily or angrily  
81730,wrap,a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla  
81731,wrap wrapper,cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person  
81732,wraparound,a garment (as a dress or coat) with a full length opening; adjusts to the body by wrapping around  
81733,wrapping wrap wrapper,the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped  
81734,wrapping_paper,a tough paper used for wrapping  
81735,wrasse,chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored  
81736,wrath,intense anger (usually on an epic scale)  
81737,wrath anger ire ira,belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)  
81738,wreath garland coronal chaplet lei,flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes  
81739,wreck,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"  
81740,wreck,a ship that has been destroyed at sea  
81741,wreckage,the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked; "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors"  
81742,wrecker,someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job  
81743,wren jenny_wren,any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects  
81744,wren-tit Chamaea_fasciata,small brown bird of California resembling a wren  
81745,wren_warbler,small Asiatic and African bird; constructs nests like those of tailorbirds  
81746,wrench spanner,a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt  
81747,wrench twist pull,a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"  
81748,wrester,someone who obtains something by pulling it violently with twisting movements  
81749,wrestle wrestling grapple grappling hand-to-hand_struggle,the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"  
81750,wrestler grappler matman,combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground  
81751,wrestling rassling grappling,the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down  
81752,wrestling_hold,a hold used in the sport of wrestling  
81753,wrestling_mat,a mat on which wrestling matches are conducted  
81754,wrestling_match,a match between wrestlers  
81755,wrestling_ring,a square ring in which wrestlers compete  
81756,wretch,performs some wicked deed  
81757,wretchedness,the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant; "the wretchedness for which these prisons became known"; "the grey wretchedness of the rain"  
81758,wretchedness,the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry; "he has compiled a record second to none in its wretchedness"  
81759,wright,someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)  
81760,wringer,a clothes dryer consisting of two rollers between which the wet clothes are squeezed  
81761,wrinkle,a minor difficulty; "they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"  
81762,wrinkle,a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)  
81763,wrinkle furrow crease crinkle seam line,a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"  
81764,wrist carpus wrist_joint radiocarpal_joint articulatio_radiocarpea,a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones  
81765,wrist_pad,protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football players  
81766,wrist_pin gudgeon_pin,pin joining a piston to a connecting rod  
81767,wristband,band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist  
81768,wristlet wrist_band,a band or bracelet worn around the wrist  
81769,wristwatch wrist_watch,a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist  
81770,writ judicial_writ,(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer  
81771,writ_of_detinue,a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained  
81772,writ_of_election,a writ ordering the holding of an election  
81773,writ_of_error,a judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trial  
81774,writ_of_prohibition,a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case  
81775,writ_of_right,a writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner  
81776,write-in,a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot  
81777,write-in_candidate write-in,a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters  
81778,write-off,the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset  
81779,write-off write-down,(accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset  
81780,writer,a person who is able to write and has written something  
81781,writer author,writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)  
81782,writer's_block,an inability to write; "he had writer's block; the words wouldn't come"  
81783,writer's_cramp graphospasm,muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil  
81784,writer's_name author's_name,the name that appears on the by-line to identify the author of a work  
81785,writing,(usually plural) the collected work of an author; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"  
81786,writing,letters or symbols that are 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"  
81787,writing authorship composition penning,the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"  
81788,writing committal_to_writing,the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing"  
81789,writing written_material piece_of_writing,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"  
81790,writing_arm,an arm of a tablet-armed chair; widened to provide a writing surface  
81791,writing_board,work surface consisting of a wide lightweight board that can be placed across the lap and used for writing  
81792,writing_desk,a portable case containing writing materials and having a writing surface  
81793,writing_desk,a desk for writing (usually with a sloping top)  
81794,writing_implement,an implement that is used to write  
81795,writing_ink,any permanent or washable ink used with pens  
81796,writing_paper,paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts  
81797,writing_style literary_genre genre,a style of expressing yourself in writing  
81798,written_agreement,a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties  
81799,written_assignment writing_assignment,an assignment to write something  
81800,written_communication written_language black_and_white,communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)  
81801,written_record written_account,a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events  
81802,written_symbol printed_symbol,a written or printed symbol  
81803,written_word,the written form of a word; "while the spoken word stands for something, the written word stands for something that stands for something"; "a craftsman of the written word"  
81804,wrong legal_injury damage,any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right  
81805,wrong wrongfulness,that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong"  
81806,wrong-site_surgery,a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body  
81807,wrongdoer offender,a person who transgresses moral or civil law  
81808,wrongdoing wrongful_conduct misconduct actus_reus,activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"  
81809,wrongful_death,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  
81810,wrongness,contrary to conscience or morality  
81811,wrought_iron,iron having a low carbon content that is tough and malleable and so can be forged and welded  
81812,wrymouth ghostfish Cryptacanthodes_maculatus,eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth  
81813,wryneck,Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck  
81814,wulfenite,a yellow to orange or brown mineral used as a molybdenum ore  
81815,wurtzite,a brownish-black mineral consisting of zinc sulfide  
81816,wyvern wivern,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  
81817,x-axis,the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system  
81818,xanthate,a salt or ester of xanthic acid  
81819,xanthelasma,xanthoma of the eyelids; occurs chiefly in the elderly  
81820,xanthic_acid,any of a class of unstable organic acids containing sulphur  
81821,xanthine,crystalline oxidation product of the metabolism of nucleoproteins; precursor of uric acid; found in many organs and in urine  
81822,xanthoma,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  
81823,xanthoma_disseminatum,rare chronic xanthoma of adults in which orange or brownish papules develop on many surfaces of the body  
81824,xanthomatosis xanthoma_multiplex cholesterosis_cutis lipid_granulomatosis lipoid_granulomatosis,widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism  
81825,xanthomonad,bacteria producing yellow non-water-soluble pigments; some pathogenic for plants  
81826,xanthophyll xanthophyl lutein,yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks  
81827,xanthopsia,visual defect in which objects appear to have a yellowish hue; sometimes occurs in cases of jaundice  
81828,xanthosis,an abnormal yellow discoloration of the skin  
81829,xenolith,(geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded  
81830,xenon Xe atomic_number_54,a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts  
81831,xenophobia,a fear of foreigners or strangers  
81832,xenotime,a brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form  
81833,xenotransplant xenotransplantation,a surgical procedure in which tissue or whole organs are transfered from one species to another species  
81834,xeranthemum,any plant of the genus Xeranthemum native to southern Europe having chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers  
81835,xeroderma xerodermia,a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin  
81836,xeroderma_pigmentosum,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 processes are defective so they are more likely to chromosome breaks and cancers when exposed to ultraviolet light  
81837,xerographic_printer,a page printer that uses the xerographic process  
81838,xerography,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"  
81839,xerophthalmia xerophthalmus xeroma conjunctivitis_arida,abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A  
81840,xeroradiography,radiography using X-rays and xerographic (rather than roentgenographic) techniques  
81841,xerostomia dry_mouth,abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva  
81842,xerox xerox_copy,a copy made by a xerographic copier  
81843,xi,the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet  
81844,xiphoid_process,smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib  
81845,xylem,the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels  
81846,xylene xylol,a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent  
81847,xylophonist,someone who plays a xylophone  
81848,xylosma Xylosma_congestum,shrub or small tree grown as an ornamental in mild climates for its neat evergreen foliage and fragrant late flowers; native of China  
81849,y-axis,the vertical axis in a plane coordinate system  
81850,yacca yacca_podocarp Podocarpus_coriaceus,West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves  
81851,yacht racing_yacht,an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing  
81852,yacht_chair,a light folding armchair for outdoor use  
81853,yacht_club boat_club,club that promotes and supports yachting and boating  
81854,yachtsman yachtswoman,a person who owns or sails a yacht  
81855,yagi Yagi_aerial,a sharply directional antenna  
81856,yak Bos_grunniens,large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated  
81857,yak yack yakety-yak chatter cackle,noisy talk  
81858,yak's_milk,the milk of a yak  
81859,yak_butter,butter made from yaks' milk  
81860,yakuza,a Japanese gangster  
81861,yakuza,organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprises  
81862,yam,edible tuber of any of several yams  
81863,yam,sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked  
81864,yam,edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food  
81865,yam yam_plant,any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots  
81866,yam_bean Pachyrhizus_erosus,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  
81867,yam_bean potato_bean Pachyrhizus_tuberosus,twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots  
81868,yang,the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology; "yin and yang together produce everything that comes into existence"  
81869,yanker jerker,someone who gives a strong sudden pull  
81870,yard,a tract of land where logs are accumulated  
81871,yard,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"  
81872,yard,a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen  
81873,yard,an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)  
81874,yard grounds curtilage,the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard"  
81875,yard pace,a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride  
81876,yard railway_yard railyard,an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines  
81877,yard_bird yardbird,a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks  
81878,yard_goods piece_goods,merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard  
81879,yard_line,in football; line parallel to the goal lines indicating position on the field  
81880,yard_marker,(football) a marker indicating the yard line  
81881,yardage,distance measured in the aggregate number of yards; "what is the yardage of this golf course?"  
81882,yardarm,either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship  
81883,yarder,(used only in combinations) the height or length of something in yards; "the golfer hit a 300-yarder to the green"  
81884,yarder yard_donkey,a winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road  
81885,yardgrass yard_grass wire_grass goose_grass Eleusine_indica,coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere  
81886,yardie,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"  
81887,yardman,worker in a railway yard  
81888,yardman,a laborer hired to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns)  
81889,yardmaster trainmaster train_dispatcher,a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard  
81890,yardstick,a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"  
81891,yardstick yard_measure,a ruler or tape that is three feet long  
81892,yarmulke yarmulka yarmelke,a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer)  
81893,yarrow milfoil Achillea_millefolium,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  
81894,yashmak yashmac,the face veil worn by Muslim women  
81895,yataghan,a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge  
81896,yaupon_holly,an evergreen shrub  
81897,yautia tannia spoonflower malanga Xanthosoma_sagittifolium Xanthosoma_atrovirens,tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes  
81898,yaw swerve,an erratic deflection from an intended course  
81899,yawl,a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)  
81900,yawl dandy,a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost  
81901,yawn yawning oscitance oscitancy,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 oscitancy"  
81902,yawner,a person who yawns  
81903,yaws frambesia framboesia,an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions  
81904,yea,an affirmative; "The yeas have it"  
81905,year,a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity; "a school year"  
81906,year,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"  
81907,year twelvemonth yr,a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920"  
81908,year-end,the end of a calendar year; "he had to unload the merchandise before the year-end"  
81909,year_dot,as long ago as anyone can remember; "he has been a conductor since the year dot"  
81910,year_of_grace,any year of the Christian era  
81911,yearbook,a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students  
81912,yearling,a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth  
81913,yearling,an animal in its second year  
81914,yeast,any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division  
81915,yeast barm,a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey  
81916,yeast_cake,small cake of compressed moist yeast  
81917,yelling shouting,uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement  
81918,yellow yellowness,yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons  
81919,yellow-bellied_sapsucker Sphyrapicus_varius,eastern North American sapsucker having a pale yellow abdomen  
81920,yellow-blue_dichromacy yellow-blue_color_blindness,confusion of yellow and blue  
81921,yellow-breasted_bunting Emberiza_aureola,common in Russia and Siberia  
81922,yellow-breasted_chat Icteria_virens,American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds  
81923,yellow-crowned_night_heron Nyctanassa_violacea,North American night heron  
81924,yellow-dog_contract,a labor contract (now illegal) whereby the employee agrees not to join a trade union  
81925,yellow-eyed_grass,any of several rushlike plants, especially of the pine barrens of southern United States  
81926,yellow-fever_mosquito Aedes_aegypti,mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue  
81927,yellow-green_algae,any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment  
81928,yellow-leaf_sickle_pine Falcatifolium_taxoides,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  
81929,yellow-shafted_flicker Colaptes_auratus yellowhammer,large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail  
81930,yellow-throated_marten Charronia_flavigula,large yellow and black marten of southern China and Burma  
81931,yellow_adder's_tongue trout_lily amberbell Erythronium_americanum,eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors  
81932,yellow_avens Geum_alleppicum_strictum Geum_strictum,erect subshrub with deep yellow flowers; Europe and Asia and North America  
81933,yellow_avens Geum_macrophyllum,hairy yellow-flowered plant of eastern Asia and North America  
81934,yellow_bass Morone_interrupta,North American freshwater bass resembling the larger marine striped bass  
81935,yellow_bedstraw yellow_cleavers Our_Lady's_bedstraw Galium_verum,common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America and Europe and Asia  
81936,yellow_bells California_yellow_bells whispering_bells Emmanthe_penduliflora,viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers  
81937,yellow_bile choler,a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger  
81938,yellow_birch Betula_alleghaniensis Betula_leutea,tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or grey bark  
81939,yellow_bristlegrass yellow_bristle_grass yellow_foxtail glaucous_bristlegrass Setaria_glauca,common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas  
81940,yellow_chamomile golden_marguerite dyers'_chamomile Anthemis_tinctoria,Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in North America  
81941,yellow_clintonia heal_all Clintonia_borealis,common woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruits  
81942,yellow_colicroot Aletris_aurea,colicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers; smaller than Aletris farinosa; southeastern United States  
81943,yellow_cypress yellow_cedar Nootka_cypress Alaska_cedar Chamaecyparis_nootkatensis,tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament  
81944,yellow_dwarf,any of several virus diseases of plants characterized by stunting and yellowing of the leaves  
81945,yellow_dwarf_of_potato potato_yellow_dwarf,the yellow dwarf disease of potato plants  
81946,yellow_foxglove straw_foxglove Digitalis_lutea,European yellow-flowered foxglove  
81947,yellow_giant_hyssop Agastache_nepetoides,erect perennial with stout stems and yellow-green flowers; southern Canada and southeastern United States  
81948,yellow_globe_lily golden_fairy_lantern Calochortus_amabilis,globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow egg-shaped flowers; northern California  
81949,yellow_goatfish Mulloidichthys_martinicus,schooling goatfish; greyish with yellow stripe  
81950,yellow_green yellowish_green chartreuse Paris_green pea_green,a shade of green tinged with yellow  
81951,yellow_henbane Physalis_viscosa,found on sea beaches from Virginia to South America having greenish-yellow flowers and orange or yellow berries  
81952,yellow_honeysuckle Lonicera_dioica,twining deciduous shrub with clusters of purple-tinged yellow-green flowers; northeastern America  
81953,yellow_honeysuckle Lonicera_flava,climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant yellow (later orange) flowers in terminal whorls; southeastern United States  
81954,yellow_iris yellow_flag yellow_water_flag Iris_pseudacorus,common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated  
81955,yellow_jack,yellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantine  
81956,yellow_jack Caranx_bartholomaei,fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico  
81957,yellow_jack yellow_fever black_vomit,caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito  
81958,yellow_jacket yellow_hornet Vespula_maculifrons,small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground  
81959,yellow_jasmine yellow_jessamine Carolina_jasmine evening_trumpet_flower Gelsemium_sempervirens,poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers  
81960,yellow_journalism tabloid tab,sensationalist journalism  
81961,yellow_lady's_slipper yellow_lady-slipper Cypripedium_calceolus Cypripedium_parviflorum,maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe, North America and Japan  
81962,yellow_light,the signal to proceed with caution  
81963,yellow_loosestrife garden_loosestrife Lysimachia_vulgaris,frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia  
81964,yellow_lupine Lupinus_luteus,yellow-flowered European lupine cultivated for forage  
81965,yellow_mariposa_tulip Calochortus_luteus,mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal ranges  
81966,yellow_marrow yellow_bone_marrow,bone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of long bones in adults  
81967,yellow_mountain_saxifrage Saxifraga_aizoides,tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange  
81968,yellow_ocher yellow_ochre,pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica  
81969,yellow_oleander Thevetia_peruviana Thevetia_neriifolia,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  
81970,yellow_pages,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  
81971,yellow_perch Perca_flavescens,North American perch  
81972,yellow_peril,the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples  
81973,yellow_pimpernel Lysimachia_nemorum,trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers  
81974,yellow_pine,any of various pines having yellow wood  
81975,yellow_pine,hard yellowish wood of a yellow pine  
81976,yellow_rocket rockcress rocket_cress Barbarea_vulgaris Sisymbrium_barbarea,noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium  
81977,yellow_salsify Tragopogon_dubius,European perennial naturalized throughout United States having hollow stems with a few long narrow tapered leaves and each bearing a solitary pale yellow flower  
81978,yellow_sand_verbena Abronia_latifolia,plant having hemispherical heads of yellow trumpet-shaped flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to British Columbia  
81979,yellow_spiny_daisy Haplopappus_spinulosus,slender perennial of western North America having weakly bristly leaves and yellow flower heads  
81980,yellow_spot,any of several fungous or viral diseases characterized by yellow spotting on the leaves  
81981,yellow_spot_fungus Cercospora_kopkei,fungus causing yellow spot (a sugarcane disease in Australia)  
81982,yellow_squash,any of various squash plants grown for their yellow fruits with somewhat elongated necks  
81983,yellow_squash,squash having yellow skin and yellowish flesh and usually elongated neck  
81984,yellow_sweet_clover Melilotus_officinalis,biennial yellow-flowered Eurasian plant having aromatic leaves used as carminative or flavoring agent; widely cultivated especially as green manure or cover crop  
81985,yellow_twining_snapdragon Antirrhinum_filipes,southwestern United States plant with yellow flowers on stems that twist and twine through other vegetation  
81986,yellow_warbler golden_warbler yellowbird Dendroica_petechia,yellow-throated American wood warbler  
81987,yellow_water_lily Nuphar_lutea,a water lily with yellow flowers  
81988,yellowbelly_marmot rockchuck Marmota_flaviventris,heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North America  
81989,yellowcake U308,an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore  
81990,yellowfin yellowfin_tuna Thunnus_albacares,may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics  
81991,yellowfin_croaker surffish surf_fish Umbrina_roncador,a fish of the Pacific coast of North America  
81992,yellowfin_mojarra Gerres_cinereus,popular panfish from Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil  
81993,yellowhammer yellow_bunting Emberiza_citrinella,European bunting the male being bright yellow  
81994,yellowish_brown raw_sienna buff caramel caramel_brown,a medium to dark tan color  
81995,yellowish_pink apricot peach salmon_pink,a shade of pink tinged with yellow  
81996,yellowlegs,either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs  
81997,yellowtail Seriola_dorsalis,game fish of southern California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin  
81998,yellowtail yellowtail_snapper Ocyurus_chrysurus,superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail  
81999,yellowtail_flounder,flesh of American flounder having a yellowish tail  
82000,yellowtail_flounder Limanda_ferruginea,American flounder having a yellowish tail  
82001,yellowthroat,small olive-colored American warblers with yellow breast and throat  
82002,yellowwood,the yellow wood of any of various yellowwood trees  
82003,yellowwood yellowwood_tree,any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract  
82004,yen,the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen  
82005,yenta,(Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant  
82006,yenta,(Yiddish) a woman who talks too much; a gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal  
82007,yeoman,in former times was free and cultivated his own land  
82008,yeoman yeoman_of_the_guard beefeater,officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch  
82009,yeomanry,class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land  
82010,yeomanry,a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army  
82011,yerba_buena Micromeria_chamissonis Micromeria_douglasii Satureja_douglasii,trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers; used medicinally  
82012,yerba_mansa Anemopsis_californica,stoloniferous herb of southwestern United States and Mexico having a pungent rootstock and small spicate flowers with white bracts suggesting an anemone  
82013,yerba_santa Eriodictyon_californicum,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  
82014,yes,an affirmative; "I was hoping for a yes"  
82015,yes-no_question,a question that can be answered by yes or no  
82016,yeshiva yeshivah,an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)  
82017,yesterday,the recent past; "yesterday's solutions are not good enough"; "we shared many yesterdays"  
82018,yesterday,the day immediately before today; "it was in yesterday's newspapers"  
82019,yew,wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows  
82020,yew,any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves  
82021,yield fruit,an amount of a product  
82022,yin,the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology; "the interaction of yin and yang maintains the harmony of the universe"  
82023,yip yelp yelping,a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)  
82024,yips,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"  
82025,ylem,(cosmology) the original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements  
82026,yo-yo,a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand  
82027,yobibit Yibit,a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibits or 2^80 bits  
82028,yodel,a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto  
82029,yodeling,singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto  
82030,yodeller,a singer who changes register rapidly (popular is Swiss folk songs)  
82031,yodh,the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
82032,yoga,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  
82033,yoga,a system of physical, breathing and meditation exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind  
82034,yogi,one who practices yoga and has achieved a high level of spiritual insight  
82035,yogurt yoghurt yoghourt,a custard-like food made from curdled milk  
82036,yoke,an oppressive power; "under the yoke of a tyrant"; "they threw off the yoke of domination"  
82037,yoke,a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; "pulled by a yoke of oxen"  
82038,yoke,support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end  
82039,yoke,fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment  
82040,yoke,stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team  
82041,yoke coupling,a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together  
82042,yokel rube hick yahoo hayseed bumpkin chawbacon,a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture  
82043,yolk vitellus,nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)  
82044,yolk_sac,membranous structure enclosing the yolk of eggs in birds, reptiles, marsupials, and some fishes; circulates nutrients to the developing embryo  
82045,yolk_sac vitelline_sac umbilical_vesicle vesicula_umbilicus,membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammalian embryos until the heart becomes functional  
82046,yore,time long past  
82047,yottabit Ybit Yb,a unit of information equal to 1000 zettabits or 10^24 bits  
82048,yottabyte YB,a unit of information equal to 1000 zettabytes or 10^24 bytes  
82049,yottabyte yobibyte YB YiB,a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibytes or 2^80 bytes  
82050,young offspring,any immature animal  
82051,young youth,young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt"  
82052,young_Turk,a young radical who agitates for reform  
82053,young_bird,a bird that is still young  
82054,young_buck young_man,a teenager or a young adult male  
82055,young_fish,a fish that is young  
82056,young_mammal,any immature mammal  
82057,young_person youth younker spring_chicken,a young person (especially a young man or boy)  
82058,youngness,the opposite of oldness  
82059,youth,the time of life between childhood and maturity  
82060,youth,early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced  
82061,youth early_days,an early period of development; "during the youth of the project"  
82062,youth youthfulness juvenility,the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person  
82063,youth_culture,young adults (a generational unit) considered as a cultural class or subculture  
82064,youth_gang,a gang whose members are teenagers  
82065,youth_movement youth_crusade,political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people  
82066,youth_subculture,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  
82067,ytterbium Yb atomic_number_70,a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime  
82068,yttrium Y atomic_number_39,a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys  
82069,yuan kwai,the basic unit of money in China  
82070,yucca,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  
82071,yuppie,a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style  
82072,yurt,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  
82073,z-axis,the third axis in a 3-dimensional coordinate system  
82074,zabaglione sabayon,light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled  
82075,zaire,the basic unit of money in Zaire  
82076,zakat,the fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of worship; "the zakat is earmarked for the poor and disabled"  
82077,zamia,any of various cycads of the genus Zamia; among the smallest and most verdant cycads  
82078,zany,a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect  
82079,zap,a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact; "they gave it another zap of radiation"  
82080,zapper,an electrical device that can injure or kill by means of electric currents; "a bug zapper"  
82081,zarf,an ornamental metal cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee cup  
82082,zayin,the 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  
82083,zeal,excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end; "he had an absolute zeal for litigation"  
82084,zeaxanthin,yellow carotenoid (isomeric with lutein and occurs widely with it) that is the main pigment in yellow Indian corn  
82085,zebibit Zibit,a unit of information equal to 1024 exbibits or 2^70 bits  
82086,zebra,any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines  
82087,zebra-tailed_lizard gridiron-tailed_lizard Callisaurus_draconoides,swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs; of deserts of United States and Mexico  
82088,zebra_finch Poephila_castanotis,small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's  
82089,zebra_mussel Dreissena_polymorpha,inch long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels  
82090,zebra_orchid Caladenia_cairnsiana,orchid with reddish linear leaves and panicle of purple-marked pale-yellow flowers with deep red or purple lip; southwestern Australia  
82091,zebrawood,handsomely striped or mottled wood of the zebrawood tree; used especially for cabinetwork  
82092,zebrawood zebrawood_tree,any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood  
82093,zebu,domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia  
82094,zenith,the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected  
82095,zeolite,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  
82096,zeppelin Graf_Zeppelin,a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs  
82097,zero,the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing  
82098,zero 0 nought cipher cypher,a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number  
82099,zero zero_point,the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured  
82100,zero-coupon_security zero_coupon_security,a security that makes no interest payments but instead is sold at a deep discount from its face value  
82101,zero-sum_game,a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero  
82102,zero-tolerance_policy,any policy that allows no exception; "a zero-tolerance policy toward pedophile priests"  
82103,zero_coupon_bond zero-coupon_bond,a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security  
82104,zero_hour,the time set for the start of an action or operation  
82105,zero_tolerance,extreme intolerance of antisocial behavior (usually by an uncompromising application of the law); "he urged zero tolerance for priests who abuse children sexually"  
82106,zeroth_law_of_thermodynamics,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  
82107,zeta,the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet  
82108,zettabit Zbit Zb,a unit of information equal to 1000 exabits or 10^21 bits  
82109,zettabyte ZB,a unit of information equal to 1000 exabytes or 10^21 bytes  
82110,zettabyte zebibyte ZB ZiB,a unit of information equal to 1024 exbibytes or 2^70 bytes  
82111,zeugma,use of a verb with two or more complements, playing on the verb's polysemy, for humorous effect; "`Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave' is an example of zeugma"  
82112,zidovudine Retrovir ZDV AZT,an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow  
82113,ziggurat zikkurat zikurat,a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians  
82114,zigzag zig zag,an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions  
82115,zigzag_goldenrod broad_leaved_goldenrod,a variety of goldenrod  
82116,zill,one of a pair of small metallic cymbals worn on the thumb and middle finger; used in belly dancing in rhythm with the dance  
82117,zinc Zn atomic_number_30,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 naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blende  
82118,zinc_blende blende sphalerite,an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form  
82119,zinc_cadmium_sulfide,cadmium sulfide containing zinc  
82120,zinc_deficiency,a deficiency caused by inadequate zinc in the diet or by liver disease or cystic fibrosis or other diseases  
82121,zinc_ointment,an ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases  
82122,zinc_oxide flowers_of_zinc philosopher's_wool philosophers'_wool,oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment  
82123,zinc_sulfate zinc_sulphate white_vitriol zinc_vitriol,a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc  
82124,zinc_sulfide zinc_sulphide,a yellow to white crystalline fluorescent compound that occurs naturally as sphalerite or wurtzite and is used as a luminous pigment  
82125,zinc_white Chinese_white,a white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxide  
82126,zinfandel,dry fruity red wine from California  
82127,zing,a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound; "the zing of the passing bullet"  
82128,zinger,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"  
82129,zinkenite,a steel grey metallic mineral (a sulphide of lead and antimony)  
82130,zinnia old_maid old_maid_flower,any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads  
82131,zinnwaldite,a mica containing iron and lithium  
82132,zip_gun,a crude homemade pistol  
82133,zircon zirconium_silicate,a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent  
82134,zirconium Zr atomic_number_40,a lustrous grey 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  
82135,zirconium_oxide zirconia zirconium_dioxide,a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes  
82136,zither cither zithern,a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers  
82137,ziti,medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces  
82138,zizz,a buzzing or whizzing sound; "a nasty zizz in the engine"  
82139,zizz,a nap; "Arthur's taking a short zizz"  
82140,zloty,the basic unit of money in Poland  
82141,zoanthropy,the delusion that you have assumed the form of an animal  
82142,zodiac,a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes  
82143,zodiac,(astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs  
82144,zodiacal_light,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  
82145,zombi zombie living_dead,a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force  
82146,zombi zombie snake_god,a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies  
82147,zombi zombie zombi_spirit zombie_spirit,(voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body  
82148,zombie zombi,several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur  
82149,zona_pellucida,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  
82150,zone,a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features  
82151,zone,an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic  
82152,zone geographical_zone,any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude  
82153,zone zona,(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure  
82154,zone_fire,artillery or mortar fire delivered in a constant direction at several quadrant elevations  
82155,zone_of_interior,the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations  
82156,zoning,dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc  
82157,zoning_board,a board of officials who divide an area into zones that are subject to different restrictions  
82158,zoning_commission,a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use  
82159,zonule zonula,small beltlike zone  
82160,zoo_keeper,the chief person responsible for a zoological garden  
82161,zooid,one of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoan  
82162,zoolatry animal-worship,the worship of animals  
82163,zoologist animal_scientist,a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals  
82164,zoology zoological_science,the branch of biology that studies animals  
82165,zoomastigote zooflagellate,flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics  
82166,zoomorphism,the attribution of animal forms or qualities to a god  
82167,zoonosis zoonotic_disease,an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans  
82168,zoophilia zoophilism,a sexual attraction to animals  
82169,zoophobia,a morbid fear of animals  
82170,zoophyte,any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such as a sea anemone or coral or sponge  
82171,zooplankton,animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae  
82172,zoopsia,visual hallucination of animals; sometimes occurring in delirium tremens  
82173,zoospore,an asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by means of flagella  
82174,zoot_suit,a flashy suit of extreme cut  
82175,zoril Ictonyx_frenata,muishond of northern Africa  
82176,zoysia,any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia  
82177,zucchini courgette,marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small  
82178,zucchini courgette,small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green  
82179,zumbooruk zumbooruck zamburek zamboorak zamburak camel_cavalry, a camel cavalry used in the early modern era by Arab, Afghan, Persian, and Indian armies  
82180,zwieback rusk Brussels_biscuit twice-baked_bread,slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp  
82181,zydeco,music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues  
82182,zygodactyl_foot,a bird's foot having the first and fourth toes of each foot directed backward and the second and third forward  
82183,zygoma zygomatic_arch arcus_zygomaticus,the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone  
82184,zygomatic_process,a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch  
82185,zygospore,a plant spore formed by two similar sexual cells  
82186,zygote fertilized_ovum,(genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)  
82187,zygotene,the second stage of the prophase of meiosis  
82188,zymase,a complex of enzymes that cause glycolysis; originally found in yeast but also present in higher organisms  
82189,zymology zymurgy,the branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation (as in making wine or brewing or distilling)  
82190,zymosis,(medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)  
82191,zymosis zymolysis fermentation fermenting ferment,a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol